The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-08

endar.
The question being first taken on the motion Of
Mr.. McMULLEN, it was negatived.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The motion Of Mr.. SEYMOUR was then agreed
to and the House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the private calendar, [Mr. STUART. Of
Michigan, in the charl and proceeded to consid-
er the bill thereon.
The committee, after being in session upwards
of an hour, and reported thirteen bills to the
House with the recommendation that they pass.
The House then proceeded to the consid Grafton
of the bill for the relief of the Raleigh and Gas
ton railroad company.
Mr., SEYMOUR, Of New York, moved to lay
the bill upon the table, which was lost-7O to "a.
Pending further action on the bill
The House adjourned until Mon day.
Arrival Of the steamer Europa.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
English, French, Austrian Italian and Persian
AUaws-Adrance in Cotton, Flour, Corn.
Beef dc.
New YoRK, May 6.--The steamer Europa.
with Liverpool dates Of the oath, arrived at about
six o'clock this evening. She brings 50 passen-
gers
Fergus O'Connor came passenger in the Eu-
ropa.
On Thursday, in the House of Commons, the
subject of aboshing the stamp on newspapers
and the duty on advertisements came up. Miner
Gibson made a long speech in favor of abolish
ing all taxes OH knowledge, and introduced
motion to that effect. The chancellor of the
exchequer looked upon tho question rs one of
revenue, and stated they could not afford to lose
El,5O0,OOO per annum. At his suggestion the
discussion was postponed till Friday week.
Sir }. Packington gave notice of motion TO
bring in a bill granting constitution to New
Zealand, and also stated that it was the inten-
ton of government to make an alteration in re-
spect TO the clergy reserves in Canada.
The Peruvian legation at London cautions all
vessels against proceeding to the islands of Lo.
bos de TERRA and Lobos Fuera without permits
sion of the Peruvian government, under penalty
| of confscation.
j. Wentworth Butler has written letter to
the London Times denying that the Guano IL
ands of Lobos belong to Peru, as they are not
enumerated among her possessions when slto
declared her independence.
Flax-planting is going on extensively in the
North of Ireland
The overland mail from India brings intelli-
gence that the ship Fattahsalam left Madras on
the Sd of December with 2s4 native emigrant.
for Mauritius. During a gale on the 23d, the
matches were battered down, and every one
persisted by suffocation.
remarkable statement appears in the Lon.
don Times respecting the course to be pursued
by Austria, Prussia, and Russia in the event Of
Louis Napoleon assuming the title of Emperor.
The substance Of it is that Pricce Schwarzcn.
berg had addressed circular to the European
courts expressing his conviction that Napoleon
was about to erect an imperial throne, adding
that Austria felt no alarm, and advocating the
claims of Napoleonto the friendship and ailian
OF their respective governments. Prussia an
swered this circular on the 18th, and Russia on
the 29th of February, and the tenor Of both re-
plies is that the two powers looked upon the
design neither with favor nor hostility that
they believed he is disposed to follow the for
eign policy Of his uncle, and was now aiming to
separate the powers in order to profit hereafter
by that separation; but that the three powers.
by acting in concert, could keep him in check.
Russia and Prussia, however would recognize
him as emperor, if elected to that office, but
mere as an elected monarch, and not us the
founder of Napoleonic dynasty.
In the case of Alderman Soomons, writ of
error was being prosecuted TO obtain the deci
sion of the highest judicial tribunals.
The ship Brilliant arrived in the Downs. from
Australia, with gold valued at E2l7Oo0. She
also reports that the ship Statesman was to sail
in February, with $4,000 ounces Twenty one
vessels, with emigrarts from adjacent colonies
were entering the harbor Of Port Phillip when
the lliant sailed.
The sloop of war Orestes has captured a
Spanish SLAYER in the Mozambique channel, after
a desperate resistance.
AT London The gold mining shares had inn
proved in demand, and on the ID prices tend
ing upwards.
La Patrie announces officially that the Presi
dent has no intention of procaiming the En-
pire.
Extensive preparations are making at Paris
for the grand fete on the 10th of Nav.
1t is stated that camp of exercise, to be
composed of 10000 men, under The command
of Napoleon, was about to be formed.
The editor of the Chararari has received
official caution to be more careful in his publ.
cations.
AUSTRIA.
A telegraph despatch from Vienna states that
the prosecutions against the mother and sisters
of Kossuth had been stopped, and they will be
allowed to come to America.
The Vienna LIQUIDS contradicts the statement
that conference is to be held at London re-.
speeding the Danish succession.
AT Genoa the state of trade had revival
wonderfully since the commercial treaty had
been made.
PERSIA.
The cholera has again broken out in differ.
ent parts of Persia, and is committing frightfuI
ravsges.