The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-06
European News Items.

Gen. Lamoriciere has decided upon the accept
ance Of the post of Ambassador to St. Petersburg
The London Sun pronounces the report that
GeOrgy had committed suicide, absurd.
A new race of men, black in color, powerful,
and seven and half feet in height have been
found in the interior of Africa.
Sir Thomas Coltman, one Of the Judges in the
Court Of Common Pleas, in London, died, of Ash
attic cholera, on the llth ut, in the 6Sth year Of
his age.
Mr.. levin Bowring, third son Of DR.. Bowring,
is appointed one of the assistant commissioners for
the government of the Puniab, with salary Of
87OO year.
The hereditary shrevalty Of Westmorsand has
become vacant by the death Of the Earl Of Thanet
This distinguished Office has, since the year 1903,
been handed down by regular succession in the
same family.
For the FIVE months of last year the Irish Post
Office yielded 829, goo; this year it has produced
only $4,000.
Public meetings are being held in various parts
of England, for the purpose Of assisting Hungarian
eKiles now in London to reten to their own country
The maximum quantities Of tobacco and spirits,
hitherto allowed to be shipped as stores on board
English vessels bound to foreign parts, is for the
future to be reduced to one half
A public subscription is about to be set ON foot
for John Hullah, to assist him In farther carrying
out his projects for teaching singing to the masses
of Great Britain.
Macaulay's history has passed to a fifth edition.
Aspects ofNature in different lands and differ
ent climates is the title of a new work from the
pen Of Baron Humboldt, the translation of which
is announced to appear in London from MurFay's
press, before the publication of the original in
Germany.
During the festival of the Eve Of St. John, at
Madrid, no fewer than nineteen persons were stab
bedin night quarres, and the Journal which records
this fact quietly observes that this number is three
more than the average.
NJ Drouyn de l'Huys has been gazatted " Am
oassador Plenipotentiary on a special mission to
the Queen Of Great Britain and Ireland" The
ordinary expression to the court of Great Britain"
having been departed from in this instance has led
to some remark. M DFOuyn de PHuys will be &C
companied to London by his lady who is one oft
leaders of fashion in Paris.
A gallery Of pictures belonging to the family of
St. Albin, the Secretary of Danton, has been unex-
peetedly brought to light. Il contains undOubted
hke1esses OF az the men who figured in the great
revolution Robespieue, St. just, Marat, Charlotte
Corday, and indeed every one remarkable Il has
been determined to send the collection to Phillips
in London, for sale.
BEM's SUPERsTITIoN.- following anecdote
il going its rounds in Vienna concerning Benz. For
many years he has had fOrebOdings of his DEATH
he himself has for many years assigned the year
1850 as the term Of his existence. During his stay
in Parie, lac once dined with the North American
ambassador. The conversation fell on forebodings
ouleilSb ana the hhes me ambassador iaug he'd at
them, but Benz declared that he firmly believed in
them, and related how he had thrice seen, when in
his twentieth year, his own grave-stone, with his
name, and the date of 1850 on it. Benz received
in Pennsylvania several dangerous wounds. The
physician shook his head, but Benz answered it
quite calmly by saving be had another year to live
On the faith Of this vision, Benz exposes himself in
battle to the hottest FIRE, and declares that the ball
which shall hit him mortally will not do go before
the year 1850.
LABOR AT BARCELoNA,-Gen. Concha, the gov
enor, we suppose, Of Barcelona, has issued an or
der notifying separately to each manufacturer that
they are prohibited from discharging any of their
workmen without giving Is days previous notice to
the political chief, with the reasons for such dis
mssal and those who infringe this regulation are
to be placed at the disposition of the permanent
court martial, and judged as meters of disorders
and disturbers Of the public peace. The object of
this step is TO prevent the Barcelona manufacturers
availing themselves Of their wonted expedient of
throwing the place into confusion, whenever their
monopolist interests are endangered.