Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-04-10
Arrival of the canada.


The Steamer Canada arrived at Halifax this
morning and sailed for Boston at O'Clock with
63 passengers and $4,000 in freight. The
Canada arrived at Liverpool the 9th and the
!. Baltic on the 18th.
ENGLAND.-In Parliament on the 9Th inst,
Lord Derby intimated that the question of fur
trade is to be settled at the polls. He implored
members to modify the present system.
! Lord Derby promised to appoint committee to
investigate the Irish Education Board with a view
of allaying the opposition of the clergy.
Napier, the new Irish Attorney General, NOV
ed for committee of investigation in the ribbon
system.
/ On Friday night Lord Israeli in the House of
Commons announced his intention to dissolve Par
lament the militia bill and other neces-
sary measures were passed.
The Protectonists and Free Traders ac-
lively preparing for the campaign, and owing to
the adroit management of the parliamentary COM
mittee of Catholic defence of associations, it was
anticipated that three fths af the Irish country,
in the approaching election would be controlled by
/ Priests
! FRAHoE.--L. Carnot, the opposition candidate
kof the fourth conscription of Paris was elected
The President issued a decree authorizing the Min
lister of Finance to effect the conversion of five per
cent into new rents of A per cents weekly returns
The Bank of France has been discontinued.
/
a large number of officers of various ranks
Commercial.
| Cotton.-Int the early part of the week prices re-
ceded 116. After the arrival of the Baltic pri-
ces rallied, with sales on the 18th of 5000 bales
at previous quotations.
/ Some circulars quote the sales on Friday at TO-
900 bales, speculators and exporters taking 5000.
! Sales of the week, 200 bales-exporters took
5000, and speculaters 5000. Orleans fair s.
Orleans middling Lie; Upland fair 81 Up
land middling At. Prices fell one eighth.
New YORK. March 81.
! ENGLAND.-The overland India mail had ar
rived, and advices from Sidney to the 18th had
1 been received.
! Provisions were exceedingly dear but not scarce.
4 The place had been nearly deserted by the men,
who were fiocking to the gold diggings.
/ Holhng gshead's circular quotes cotton as having
declined fully lie.
The arrival of the Baltic restored prices. On
Saturday morning prices were as follows: Mid
ding Upland Al Orleans do. LIE; fair 81
There moderate inquiry.
FRANcE.-The Bishop of Orleans has refused
to accept seat in the Supreme Council of Public
Instruction.
Napoleon's civil list amounts to 900 francs,
and is free from the charge of maintaining the Roy
al establishment.
SPAIN.-The Spanish Government is about to
reinforce the garrisons of Cuba Gen. Caveda,
the new Governor, will sail from Cadiz on the
goth of March for Cuba The cause of Concha's
dismissal has not been made public.
Derby's accession in England gives general sat
isfaction,
AUsTRIA-The Austrian Government have re-
solved to abstain from reprsals on English travel
ers, which had been previously threatened
The Persians have invaded Herst, and are like
ly to prove successful.
i CH1NA-War continues in the South of China
Seventeen American whalers were in the harbor at
Hong Kong, the fishing season having been un-
profitable. The Chinese emigration to California
is largely increasing
Late from California Arrival of the Crescent
City.
NEW York, March 81.
The steamer Crescent City has arrived with the
California mails. She brings 81, 500 600 in freight,
and 25 passengers. She arrived at 10 o'clock
last night. She reports the total loss of the stea
mer North America, from San Juan, bound for
San Francisco, on the evening of the 28th Febru-
airy, 90 miles south of Acapulco. The passen-
ger and crew we're saved.
The Crescent City left Nava Bayma on the 21st
inst and her passengers made the first trip over
the Panama Railroad from Bay Soldado to Navy
Bay, 22 miles, thus saving 35 miles of travel by
water. Among the passengers are j. II. Clay
and Judge Davis, delegates to the Wing Conyen-
tion. All the passengers at Panama will get
through on the steamers Southerner and Oregon.
The most important item from California is the
destruction by fire of Downieville, which occurred
on the 2lst of February. The fire broke out in
the bakery of Montague d Co., spreading in all
directions, and leaving every part of the town
in complete ruins, except the suburbs. IN which,
fortunately, most of the warehouses were located.
MIKE W1IsH.-Mike is a bird. The other day
in the New York Legislature, he advocating
], a bill for the e ection of Governors mansion,
and said that there would be peanut economy
5 displayed here. The office of Governor of this
great State WAS next in importance to that of the
President of the United States. The Governors
entertained distinguished strangers from abroad
as well as other eminent personages of our coun-
try-and foreigners derived their first impression
of this nation as much from what they saw here,
7 and OF our executive establishment, they did
from ayisit to the President of the United States
Ten thousand a year and magnificent dwelling
would not be more than was suitable to the digni-
ty and Importance of the Office of the chief mag
: istrate of this great State. Allusions had been
made to the contingency that person IN the
humber walks of life might be elevated to this dis
e tnguished Office Grant it. The more important
was it that be should have the means, aside from
his own resources to sustain the dignity OF his po
sition.s If he had not before spoken on the ques
tion it was from the delicacy he felt IN discussing
e question in which be was personally interested
= And knowing as he did, that he should enc day
: and that not distant occupy the executive man
e sion himself. he refraned from saying anything