The southern press., 1851-04-25
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
"A pril, 1927.

NRw York, April 80.
The steamship Asia arrived ut eleven o'clock
this morning, having left Liverpool at seven
o'clock, in the afternoon of the 18th instant
She brings t12,750 sterling on freight.
The political news by this arrival possesses
verv little interest
Extensive preparations are making for the
great Worlds Fair.
Affairs generally are tranquil throughout Eu-
rope.
ENGLAND.
The Russell ministry continue to have a ma.
jority in Parliament
The Queen has directed the Archbishop OF
York, and the bishops generally, TO interpose
their authority for the suppression of certain
Romish practices in the Church of England
and they have issued a circular with that view.
The Wing budget was received as a matter
OF course, and passed without material altera-
ton. A house tax of Cd. per pound on rentals
has been substituted for the Windsor duty.
The relief promised agriculture was withdrawn.
The income tax is returned Sir H. N. Barron
proposed committee to consider the state ot
Ireland, witt! n view to relief-lost by 1873 to
l39. Lord Ashley obtained leave to Introduce
bill for the encouraging the building of lodging
houses for the working classes.
The Protestant demonstration at the Merchant
Taiors Hall, TO be followed by similar popu-
lar banquet at Edinburgh on the 22d, bid fair to
give stronger demonstration than even that in
London. The list already numbers the names
Of $50 Scottish noblemen and gentlemen
Mr.. DrsRAEI.I on DrsrR Ess.-The only sub
cct of interest in Parliament is the discontinue
Of the Protectionists Tories
On the motion for Going into committee on
tow H. Al
ton of which he had given notice--that in any
relief to be granted by the remission and adjust
ment Of taxation, due regard should be paid to
the expressed condition of the owners and occu.
piers of land In the United Kingdom. He com
mented severely on the course pursued by gov
ernment during the present session, with refer
ence to the agricultural interest, inveighng
against their conduct in refusing to relieve the
distress wi ich they acknowledge to exist, and
disappointing The hope which the farmers had
been led to entertain by the royal speech. AZ
ter expressing his astonishment that the amend
ed budget withdrawal Of the modicum of relief
to the agriculturalsts which was originally pro-
posed, he proceeded to eulogize the virtues Of
the agricultural classes and to intimate some of
the stepa which the government might have
taken for their especial relief concluding by ex-
pressing his intention to agree TO the repeal Of
the widow tax, but to oppose to the utmost the
imposition of any kind of income tar on fsrmers.
The honorable gcntlemans speech occupied
nearly two hours in delivery, and was received
by loud cheers from the Protectionist members.
Mr. Labouchere said the terms Of Mr. Dis-
raeli's motion were self evident, and tho govern
ment had always endeavored TO act in full no
cordance with them. He argued that the relief
afforded to the agricultural classes, by the repeal
Of the window and modification Of the house
taxes, were much grerter than would result from
measures originally proposed with that object,
or than would be given by the repeal Of the in