New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-24
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA AT N. YORK
INTERESTING FROM MI Parts or EuR5PE

INTERESTING FROM MI Parts or EUR6PE |
The British steamship Asia, from Liverpool, |
arrived at New York on the morning of the 18th, |
bringing dates from Liverpool to Saturday the |
ith inst.
The Hermann arrived off SOUTHAMPTON Thurs |
day afternoon, Il instant, but her news, less |
one day, was anticipated by Commodore Van
derbilt's steamship North Star, which made the
passage in ten days, eight hours and forty min
utes. She will remain at Southampton for ten
days 50, and will be free to the inspection of
the English public.
THE UNITED STATES AND EGYPT
A paragraph in letter received in Paris,
from Alexandria, May %. says: -" The differ
ences between the United States and the Pacha
of Egypt have. been arranged"
BRITAIN.
PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMEST-AMERICANs AT
THE QCEESs LEvEE--RATE OF DISCOUNT RAISED
TO 81 PER cEST.--THE NEW DUTIES on TEA--IS-
TEREsTING PARAGRAPHs.--Parham has been
mainly occupied in discussing Law Reform mea-
sures. On the second reading Of the new
trials, criminal cases, bill," Mr.. J. Butts and
other members deprecated the present state Of
the law, which denies to party whose honor or
life is in jeopardy, an appeal which is granted
in the most trivial civil cases. The bill under
discussion proposes to give right of appeal from
the finding Of the jury, in matters of fact as we'll
as upon points Of law, without the consent Of the
judge, providing that il does not interfere with
the execution of the sentence, special tribunal
Of appeal being appointed in capital cases A
motion that the bill Be read that day six months
was acceded to, and the bill was lost.
The bill excluding judges from seats in Par
Lament was also lost third reading
bill regulating combinations Of workmen
was postponed for fortnight to allow time for
framing amendments.
In the House Of Lords, the Earl of Carlisle
took occasion to explain with reference to his
speech on the Cuban slave trade that he acquit-
ted Gen. Tacon, as well as Valdes and Concha,
of any participation in the slave trade. Tacon's
administration CT Cuba (said Earl Carlisle) was
vigorous and enlightened he lid not suppress
the trade, but suffered the money to be levied,
| which he afterwards applied for public purposes
and certainly not for his own emolurnent. On
| this account he would seem to be entitled to be
| placed on the same level with Gen Concha
Queen Victoria held her first drawing room
| this season, at St James's Palace, on the %
| inst Among the presentations were-By the
French Embassadur Miss Wilcox, niece Of the
Minister Of the United States; Mrs. Gilpin, q
| lady of the United States-By the Minister Of
the United States Mr. Van Buren,, sc late ?
President of the United States; Mr. Martin Van
Buren, So son of the late President" Mr.. KEN
| BILE, " Governor, and late member of Congress y
Major General Cooper, of New York; Hon. T.
| Butler King, of the United States Mr. Gilpin,
formerly Attorney General Of the United States
Attended the diplomatic circle The United
States Minister and Col. I. Il. Lawrence, At
tache to the Legation.
| The Bank Of England has advanced its rate
Of discount to 81 per cent The rise did not
make any material change in the funds
| The delivery of tea under the new duties
commenced at London Wednesday morning, 1st
instant, at o'clock nearly 100000 sterling
were taken in.duties in course Of the day
equal to 2S00,0o0 pounds Of ,ea.
Charles H. Moorehouse, described las M
American actor applied and was refused pro
lection in the London Bankruptcy Court HI
was opposed by Levy and Crugan, woolen dra
pers Philadelphia.
| B. Mirasyde, a Greek merchant of Manches.
ter, has failed for e26,000 sterling
At the Royal Thames Yacht Club Regatta
the Swedish yacht Seyeridge, that ran agains
the America, gained the race by 2l seconds; bu
a protest is entered in consequence of her hav
ing fouled one of the other competing yachts
| IRELAND.
! requisition is receiving signatures in Dub.
lin convening San aggregate Of the Roman
Catholics of Ireland to be held on the 10th
inst, and at which it is expected that great
demonstration will be made against the proposed
legislation respecting nunneries, 1t is believed
thst Archbishop Cullen and the other Roman
Catholic prelates are the movers. and all that
remains Of the old " Catholic Association " will
take part in it.
The Cork Reporter states that q company is
about to be formed (where, is not said, } for the
purpose of running two lines of steamships, one
to the West Indies, Central America New Zea.
land, Australia, and the other to South Ameri.
ca, and that Queenstown has been selected as
the port of departure.
Since last report the daily number of visitor.
to the Dublin Exhibition has averaged abou
5000. An official catalogue of the articles ex
2 hibited had just been issued, and we defer
detailed report until copy reaches our CORES
pondent's hands There were still great man!
, articles to unpack and arrange
FRANCE.
, There was no home news of interest. Their,
has been severe fluctuations on the Bourse-;
rapid depression followed by as sudden re
, currence to about average rates, and still mucl
t influenced by flying rumors, of which there wal
no lack. On the whole, however, the marke
kept up as well as could be expected in the pre-
y sent critical condition of affairs.
Respecting the Turkish question we have no
much that is new Most of the Paris papers
excepting the Journal des Debats, strongly con
demn the conduct Of Russia and supper
, Turkey.
The .H0niteur states that the Imperial Gov
n ernment had already received assurances
/ contributions to the great exhibition of Frenc
). industry to take place in 1855, from the Gov
IS ernments of England of Belgium, Sweden, Ba
varia. .Saxony, Baden, Bavaria, Nassau, Frank
n fort and Berne
q An imperial decree authorizes the importa
. ton of linseed, for seed into France, bencefort
Il duty free.
n Respecting the agricultural prospects, "
a read in the .HoniteaJ, that apprehensions ha
been entertained Of the state of the crops, hi!
!. Mt present all fears were discarded, and tn
IS situation of the principal articles of produce
~ excellent Wheats were rather backward, per
haps, but recent rains, succeeded by genia
s weather had placed them out of danger.
d The Governor Of the province of Algeria ha
v issued proclamation dated from head guar
/ ters Setif, May Il. announcing that the cam
" paign against the Kabyles triues was about t
y commence and calling on the soldiers 10 per
form their usual prodigies of valor.
ii BELGIUM.
,s The Paris correspondent of the Morniu
e. Chronicle learns from what he considers sur
Is source, that VI. His de Butenval, the Frene
Minister, has received instructions from hi
Government, TO claim from Belgium sum
| fifty millions of francs as reimbursement
n the cost of the expedition to Antwerp in III
70 early part of Louis Phlippes reign. This clsil
is is made in relation to the proposed Austria
alliances
SWITZERLAND