The southern press., 1852-04-17
r Ell e G r A p HIC.
Arrival Of the America.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, April ID
The steamer America arrived here at o'clock
this morning, with forty. seven through passen.
gers. She left Liverpool on the morning of the
3D. She arrived at Liverpool on the evening OF
the 29th ultimo. The Arctic arrived at 81 p NJ
MARKETS.
The Arctic's advices increased the dullness in
the cotton market, and inactivity was prevalent
at the sailing of the America. The sales. had
been unusually limited at a slight reduction in all
descript ons of American under fair. Brown g.
Shipley quote the decline at fully Id. The sales
Of the week are 81 900 bales, of which specu.
lators took 1000, and exporters 1000 bales
The Brokers quotations are : Fair Orleans, SD
middling,4 Is led; fair Mobile, 3d.; middling,
A l3-l6d.; fair Upland, 5td.; middling, ll.l6d;
ordinary, 81 sgd.
Business at Manchester has responded to the
dullness at Liverpool. Spinners and manu'ac.
turers are anxious to renew their engagements s,
and buyers had disadvantage. Goods and yarns
are lower.
HAvRE, March 3I.-Cotton continues de-
pressed and tending downward Sales yester-
day of 100 bales. Sales of the week, 3 900
bales; whilst the imports for the week were
10000 bales Orleans, at 67f 85f; Mobile, 66f.
a 74f; Uplands, 67f. . ... -
FRANCE.
The French chamber was opened on the 29th
by the President in person, attended by bril-
liant staff. His reception was of the warmest
kind He read his speech standing, and created
deep interest. He disclaimed his intention of
assuming the emperorship, but he declared in
the disaffection and intrigue forced upon him,
he would demand from the people, in the name
Of repose of France, new title, which would
rrevocaly fix on his head the power with which
the people had invested him. 0mmense APP.
plause, and cries Of vive Napoleon, during the
reading) ...
The president took an oath to support the
constitution, and the members sworn fidelity TO
the president. Cavaignac and Nj. CARROT were
absent. The following day the senate and le-
gislaive corps met in their respective chambers.
Martial law ceased from the 2Sth ult. A dep
utation arrived in Paris to protest against addi-
tional duty on foreign sugar. The presidents
dotation was fixed at ten millions. An empire
may yet be declared, and no further arrests are
TO be made except according to law
EsGLASD.-ln the House Of Commons Sec
rotary Walpole introduced new military bill.
which is supported by Palmerston and opposed
by Hume and Coden. The bill for voting by
ballot was rejected. Bills were introduced for
for the establishment Of steam communication
with Canada and New Foundand.
Additional by the America.
Secretary Walpole introduced new military
bill in the House Of Commons. Lord Palmer.
ston supported il. Russell did not oppose,
Hume protested, and Golden ridiculed IT, Mt
Berkley's bill for voting ballots at parliamentary
elections was rejected by n majority of one
hundred and two. Sherman Crawford's Irish
tenant bill was also rejected by vancouver on
the part Of government. a bill was announced
establishing steam communication between
Canada, New Foundland, and England None
ton Mines offered a resolution concerning
Austrian restrictions on British travellers.
Virginia Wing Stat, Contention.
RICHMOND, April Is.
The Wing State convention was in session
from eleven till halfpast two o'clock. A long
debate ensued, on n proposition 10 give 20 the
people Of each Congressional district the cleo.
ton Of delegates 10 the national convention. II
was decided 10 appoint them.-Ayes SO, nays
30. This result " claimed as n test vote, for
majority for Fillmore. The convention I'D.
journed 20 meet at eight o'clock 10 night, when
the resolutions expressive Of Wing principles,
will be reported from the committee who are
instructed TO be explicit on the compromise.
The proceedings have been harmonious
Neio York Marked
New YoRK, April Is.
The announcement Of the Americas arrival at
Halifax has checked operations and transactions
have been very small OF yesterdays rates.