The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-22

the lUth INST, and bO passengers, has arrived.
The anniversary of the 4th of July was cee.
brated on board The steamer Baltic, in patriotic
style.
Apart from the elections, the news is unim
portant The markets are dull owing to the
political excitements.
ENGLAND.
The elections for members of Parliament had
been held in most of the boroughs, and the result
was adverse to the ministry. The county cleo
tons may however make change The Derby
Neaos CLASHES the members elect IA l56 Liberals
and 80 Derbyites. The Times makes the result
40 far, 1879 Liberals, SO thorough Ministeralist
and % liberal Conservatives.
Among the most noticeable names returned are
those of Lord John Russell, and Baron Roths.
child, for London. Lord Palmerston, Mr. Lay.
ard, of Nineveh celebrity, Muntz, and Schofed
for Birmingham; r. S. Dun combe, Sir c.
Wood, Hon. T. w. Gibson, and ]. Bright, for
Manchester; j. A. Roebuck from Sheffield, and
r. M. Miles, Sir w. Molsworth, J. l.. Ricard !,
Sir r. Peel, and Hon. II. Labonchere. Messrs
Turner and Mex nzie, Tories, have been elect d
from Liverpool
Sir w. Clay and s. Butler for the Lower
Hamlets, where George Thompson has been de-
feated his constituents expressing much dissat-
isfAction at his neglecting his duties, and agita
ting in America. Mr.. Strut, the liberal cand-
date has been chosen from Nottingham, in place
of Feargus OConnor.
The Royal Agricultural Society of Liverpool
offer prize of 200 and gold medal for the
discovery of a manure equal to guano to be de-
livered in England at E5 per ton.
A. Duncan & Son, of Dundee, in the flax trade
have failed. The liabilities are $4,000 and
their a. sets small.
The brothers Stratford, recently imprisoned
in Italy have arrived at Liverpool.
FRANCE.
Rumors are adoat of ministerial changes Nj
ID. LHuys is said to have been offered
the foreign department; NJ Baroche the Into.
rior and M. Fonds the department of Finance
Somo alarm was felt lest it was the intention
of the government to impose salt duty.
The insurrection in Algeria had been sup.
pressed for the present.
| The Moniteur con.radicts the statement that
disaffection had been discovered in one of the
regiments of the line.
was reported both at London and Paris, that
| Louis Napoleon had informed the British gov.
eminent that he ia prepared to admit certain
English staples into France, on easy terms pro.
vided the British import duty on French wares
be repealed.
The conditions of the vineyard were less un.
satisfactory on the Bord de lais than on the
Rhine.
| Price of wheat and flour hnd declined on ac.
count of the promised abundance.
PORTUGAL
The st. Ube's salt monopoly may be consid.
cred suppressed, as the American, English, Rus-
sian and other vessels are loading on the same
terms as the Portuguese
SWITZERLAND.
The Sundervord parties in Fryebure have ap
pealed to the federal council against the meas.
ures taken to break up their organization.
SARDINIA
The government has established quarantine
on all vessels coming from New Orleans and
Mobile on account of the cholera in Louisiana
HUNGARY.
Dembinski ard Szemere write TO the Journa
des Debats, at Paris, DENYING that they offered
the crown of Hungary to Russia, Georgey being
the only man who proposed it.
/ CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Dates TO che 29;h of May bring no news The