The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-10

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Herelgn lnlsiIigsase By The Europa.
AucnR the passengers by the Europe which
arrived It Nsw York on Thursday evening from
Liverpool, 94th ult., is Feargus O'Connor. =
member OF the British Parliament, for Noting.
ham. Il will be recolected that the late ad-
vices have represented him as insane, but
whether this was only through party prejudice
or not, We cannot say
Gen. Swift also comes bearer of dispatches
in the Europa
A story is going the rounds that m American
gentleman in Rome (name not stately refused
to take off his hat when the Pope was carried
past, during the ceremonies of holy week. The
police took him in charge aud treated him
roughly.
CuEAPrEss OF MoNEY-AUsTRALIA GoLp
MIHiNo, &c-The Bank OF England has re.
duced the rate Of discount to 2 per cent. This
wa not wholly unexpected yet the announce
ment created considerable stir ON change in
London. coming as it did weak or two sooner
than many of the knowing ones" predicted and
bet against. The discount houses at once re-
duced to one per cent. year, as near no usance
at all, as we in this country would be disposed
to calculate. The best authorities do not look
for much increase in market speculatons from
the event. The absence Of a courageous spirit
of enterprise, (says the London Iimss,) sis the
penalty that has weighed upon the country since
lS47, and the old feeling Of heathfulness will
not be restored except by the difficulty of OBJ
tanning any return for capital in the routine
channels, coupled with apnrehensions of pos
sible further lowering Of the interest on the
public debt.
Railway, mining, insurance and other specu-
lative and foreign bonds felt the favorable infiu
ence of the measure, and these were further
stimulated by another arrival from Australia
with million Of dollars 10 gold, and advices
that two other ships would soon leave the col
ony with the largest shipments yet made. The
account from the mines would astonish the
world, were it not that the previous news pre-
pared the public mind for almost anything in
the way Of gol product. Water had given out
in some of the localities, but the soil was 80
richly impregnated with the precious metal, that
the miners we're carting the dirt to considera
BILE distance for the purpose OF washing.
wet season, and the new localities, successfully
prospected, would so add to the supply Of gold,
AZ, in the estimation of some of the London
papers. to "produce some change in the market
value of the metal" The effect upon The wool
growing interest of the colony is likely to be
disastrous. Almost all the overseers had given
M their engagements. In some instances as
MANY as 10000 sheep had been put into one
flock.
An advertisement appears in the English
PAPERS for one thousand aborers Immediately
wanted on the Gait Branch of the Canada West
railroad.
A London publisher announces a magnificent
" printed and illustrated edition of the poetica
works of Louis Napoleon.
Nothing new in the election canvass.
The militia bill was read second time, and
the debate thereon postponed.
IRELAND.
News has reached Dublin that Thomas Francis
Meapher the Irish political convict, has escaped
from Van Dieman's Land. The intelligence has
reached his friends from private source.
The scheme of forming an Irish colony in An
dausia, il, it would appear, to be carried into
execution, board having been appointed to that
effect The colony will also receive some Ger
man Catholics.
It is reported that nearly q month must yet
elapse before the final decision of the Holy See
on the matter of the vacant archepiscopnl chair
of Dublin will be laid before the Irish public.
No one entertains doubt as to the choice fall
ing on Dr. Cullen.
The frat sample of the Irish beet root sugar
WAS sold in Dublin, last week, at "a per cwt., a
mice far below that of colonial sugar. and yet
the beet root sugar will realize u p oft to the
manufacturers.
Bristol will be considerably enlvened during
the coming summer by royal visit and embarka-
tiop. Her Majesty sails to Waterford, where
abe will be received by the Duke OF Devonshre,
and conducted in his private carriage to Llsmore
Castle, and after remaining there few days,
will act out to enjoy the far.famed lake scenery
of Killarney. She then moves up to Dublin,
and, after holding levee and drawing room
at the castle, and passing dny or two at the
Viceregal Lodge, crosses from Kingston to
Holyhead, and travels direct from thence, by
train, to Balmoral.
The government, to end the numerous re-
ports in circulation relative to the restoration of
the empire on the 10th May, has published the
following official contradiction
"A great number of persons have imagined
and repeated that the empire will be proclaimed
alta (ele. To suppose the government desired
a pretext to change the order OF established
things. is to create very false idea of the I'M
Outstanding the government has of its duties.
IF necessity ever brings such a resolution, it
NAV only be accomplished upon the initiative of
the constituted authorities and with assent of
the whole nation As for the reclamation of
the army it is true they are precious testmo-
nv of the sentiments which animate it, but they
can produce no political result. Therefore, on
the fete of the 10th May, the 10000 men united
in the Champ de Mars will salute the President
in vain with the name of Emperor, the re-estab
lishment of the empire will not be fastened by
it an hour"
CENTRAL EUROPE.
>,rho Zollyor.;p Congress- wns opaned ut Bar
lin on the 10Th ult., by an address from M Man
teuffel, the President. The Congress consists
of the representatives of the ten customs ter
rtories, viz Prussia, Oldenburg, Wurtemburg,
Baden, Nassau, Frankfort, Bavaria, Saxony,
Hanover, Electorate. ard Duchy of Hesse, Thur
ingian States, and Brunswick. The Congress
adjourned till 22d ult. Dates not yet received
The silver mines discovered in $50, in Bo
hamia are renorted to be so productive, that