The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-19
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FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

| New York on the 9th, bringing four days later
news from all parts Of Europe than received by
the Europa from Liverpool. The Washington left
Bremen on the morning of the 10th ut, and arrived
at Southampton on the 18th; and, after taking on
board, at the latter city, her COAL mails passengers
etc., finally departed on The Doth at 3 P. M. She
has thus made voyage of 10 days from Southamp
ton 10 Sandy Hook. She brings about 60 passer-
| gers, 500 tons of merchandise, from Bremen 500
| packages valuable merchandise from Havre, shipped
al Southampton, and fair quantity of freight on
| English account
| FRANCE.-About 8, 100000 votes were polled in
| France at the election. The actual returns from
sixty-fve of the eghty-six Departments show the
following result: Louis Napoleon Bonaparte,
45o6,3 $40; Cavaignac, 1,O45, 1871; Ledru- Rollin,
ga, 702; Lamartine, ,579; Raspail, 81 total
vote In the sixty-f Departments, ,042 SIC: Ma
bpoieon over all, l43, 628. On the 18th the re-
turns from all the Departments but three had been
received by the National Assembly.
The sos-disant friends of President Napoleon
BOnaparte were, it is reported, already subject to
some dlsappolntmens and disagreements, and ex-
pressed their belief that the Prince, in his attempts
to proptiate the existing party, the republicans de
La Vele,) would displease the most devoted OF his
| own adherents.
M. Odillon Barrot was to be at the head of the
new Government, and M. Lamartine was spoken of
as likely to be put in nomination as President
of the Republic.
M. de Beaumont, Minister of the French Repul,-
lie to England, under the Cavaignac admnistra-
ton, left London on the 18th, having resigned his
post IN consequence of the election Of Prince Louis
THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
The French Republic.
Paris was profoundly tranquil on the 18th.
W. blxlo, late President of the National Assem-
bly, OF France, had been appointed Minister of Com
merce.
Gen. Oudinot had declined going to ST Peters
burg as Ambassador.
M. Emile Girardin did not appear in the contem-
plated cabinet Marshal Bugeaud was to be APP
pointed to the command of the army Of the Alps.
Cen Cavalgnac was to receive the elevation of
Marshal of France.
According to the last returns, Louis Napoleon
would have received S 500 600 votes Cavaignac,
100000; Ledru Rollin, Raspail, and Lamartine,
500, 600 between them
M. Theirs, Marshal Bugeaud, and Count Mole,
for prudent purposes, will not take part in the Min
lsry, although they assist dd interim in the prelim
mary discussions respecting it.
M Drouise de l'Huys "a man Of no promise, and
less capable than even, Bastide is given Foreign
Affairs-one of the most intricate departments in
the cabinet.
de Malleve.
The Project of the Seine is allotted to M. Ber
ryer, and the Project of Police to M. Rebot.
These are all the accounts which can at all be
relied on regarding the new appointments but
these even are varying often that it is not unlike
ly fresh changes may take place.
The chief difficulty lying in the way of the fu-
ture, for Louis Napoleon, is the Assembly itself,
four-fths of which would have voted against Louis
Napoleon, had they had the opportunity 1t is as
sumed, that TO bring the powers Of the State into
accord the Assembly must be dissolved. but no
power save itself can dissolve it. To force it to
dissolve itself, therefore, various expedents are
afioat. Addresses are got up in various depart
ments urging their respective representatives indi
vidually to resign. If this maneupre be success
full 10 any considerable extent, the Assembly might
see itself compelled TO dissolve.
The only item of interest in the proceedings OF
the Assembly, was an announcement made by M.
Marie on the 18th inst, that the Gazette de France
had been seized and would be prosecuted for assert
ing that the National Assembly had proclaimed the
republic contrary to the will Of the people.
The committee appointed TO revise the Presiden-
tal votes had received the complete returns of 81
departments out of the &c. on the 18th. Corsica
and Algers will not likely come to hand before the
installation of the President.
There is some difficulty in satisfying NJ Girardin
Of the Presse with ministerial appointment
M. Corceles the Envoy TO the Pope, who has
lately returned says that his Holiness is profoundly
discouraged. The Pope will not come TO France,
if he can get the French government to join Austria
in maintaining his power in the Roman States. He
despars of being able to return TO Rome otherwise
than by foreign Intervention. There was meet
ing the 18th of the religious party OF the Assem-
bly,, at which NJ Montalembert presided, the object
Of which was to prepare an address to the Pope.
A committee was appointed for the purpose.
The Princess Mathilde Demidof, cousin of Louis
Napoleon, will do the honors of the Presidency.
1t is said that M. Theirs proposed an address to
be delivered by the new President, on the occasion
Of his Inauguration, but Louis Bonaparte objected
to this, and signed his intention to prepare the ad-
dress himself. M. Theirs took umbrage at this, but
MN. Mole and Bugeaud supported the Prince.
The EIysees Bourbon palace is being fitted up
for the new President. The employees of the
Garde Mobile have been engaged In supplying the
necessary furniture. This palace has many inter-
estng associations connected with the Bonaparte
| family.
1t is said that the forthcoming cabinet intends to
propose a supplement to the salary of the President,
to cover the expenses of receptions and official en-
| tertainments. t't
NJ de Falloux, the new Minister of Public In
structien is about TO propose project OF law upon
the liberty of instruction, the object of which Will
be to reconcile as far possible, the views of the
| clergy with those of the university.
M. Verninac, present Minister of Marine, has
| been raised to the rank of Rear-Admira
The installation of the President will take place
as formerly announced
Cavaignac has received second letter of thanks
from the Pope, in which the Pontiff holds out dis
tant hopes Of returning to France, though ne de-
clines for the present TO visit it,
M Jerome Bonaparte is spoken OF as likely to De
| appointed Governor of the Invalides, and General
| Petit as Chancellor ofthe Legion of Honor
There will probably be general election at the
| end of February or the beginning OF March.
| An attempt is to be made to dissolve the present
Assembly after the passing of three organic laws,
viz: That with respect to the responsibility OF the
President; that with respectt0 the judiciary organ
cation; and the electoral law.
Another party of lcarian Communists, forty or
fifty in number, had arrived at Havre, on their way
l tn NeV Orleans