The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-08
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
Items of Foreign News,

There in course OF construction IN the
different smpbuilders yards OF Liverpool, six ves-
sells OF 3l34 tons burthen. The vessels launched
this year. up to the present time, show a total Of
2174 tons, whilst during the whole of last year
only 23T4 tons were launched if the vessels in
course OF construction and be completed this
year are added, there will appear an increase in
the trade to the extent Of upwards of 1000 tons
over the twelve months of 1s49.
The total product of the herring fishery in the
North of Scotland for the season was 225 O65 Grams
This is said be greatly below the produce of last
year, when the same stations had total of 35l,-
62I GRAMS 1t is even below the produce of 1913
and lS47-ln both of which the catch was but
moderate-the gross catch for the districts in
eanh of these years being, in 1S4S-375, ,15S;
and for lS47-25j, ,625 Grams.
1t is stated that the Austrian Government has
inst contracted a loan of 500 900 horins in money
lf750 00O3 which is charged on the customs du.
lies Of The empire, and is to be repaid in three
years. The firm Of Schickter Brothers, of Berlin,
have taken million of forms; the firm of Heine,
| of Hamburg, two mIlli ms and firm at Amster-
dam the remainder. The purpose of this loan is
| said to be to procure supply OF coin.
The Spanish papers are carrying on contrc-
versy about the HIbernia and Caledonia steam
ships, bought by the Spanish Government from
Cunard's Company, for the mail service between
Spain and her West Indian settlements The Her
aldo in answer to the Nacion, asserts that the
ships are efficient, and bought at ialr price,
| notice has been issued by the British Post
l OtlCe Department, Inat t06 COndTQ sledIlcfS OH
| tue New York line will hereafter proceed direct,
| without touching at Halifax either way. Letters
| may be addressed by the steamers TO Nova Scotia
| and New Brunswick, If specially marked riG the
| United States if not marked, they Will be tor
| warded by packets.
| Sir G Hamilton, British Minister at Florence,
| died in that city September ID.
| Count Walewsky, the French Minister at Ma
| PIES has announced to his countrymen that they
| cannot be allowed to receive La PTesse or olher
liberal papers from Paris in future, but the Jour
| nal deS Debdts is permitted.
A dreadful fire broke out few days since in the
| commune of Burnhaupt lie Haut, Bas Kim, which
| consumed nearly 100 houses, with the whole Of the
| property they contained. They belonged to per-
| sons in good circumstances, but VINO are now re-
| duced to ruin
| The police Of Paris, has been investigating the
societies formed during the past year for specula-
| tions in California. Some of them were found to
| be sound and honest, but the most were trlcSs OF
wholesale swindlers.
A child between three and four years old fell
| from six-story window in Paris, rolled from the
roof to the gutter, and thence to the middle OF the
| street. striking first the head OF the driver OF
| diligence then on the horse and thence to the
| ground The distance fallen was rs feet The
child walked off uninured, but the stagedriver had
a headache all that day
NJ De Lamartine arrived in London on Friday
| morning. September l3. He is there to purchase
farming tools for his estate in Smyrna.
The electric telegraph between Vienna and Cra-
cow has Just been completed and the first dis
patch over it-a military one-was received by
the Minister of War from Cracow in five minutes.
1t is calculated that the journey of the President
Oh tIle ien.h h,,SI ~ os dS ,sL1 from ,b
lWehy loGI 'noIsau e IAN i uas is,na, noA 0
| se'i9' iu' ~ ~
An order was issued in July, by the supreme
| government of India, dscontlnulng in the army
he morning dram ol atraeR "a cuafse ueserlptlon
of brandy) Drinking IN oarIsckS mas oeen put ah
end to ION the ua'e vi ths o'ue''
| The United Service Hdzeue says .hdt GHpt- uor @
| don, commanding the troops at Hong IA ng, was
about to start tour % Pekin, by especial per-
mission Of fs Celestial Majesty
1t is stated in some OF the German JOURNALS, lhat
Haynau's visit to London was for the express pur-
pose Of testing the STATE OF puolic ieethg nMaruS
| him. The result must nave pesh sat'siactoiE'
!" K4mal EHendi, Inspector General of Schools in
The Ottoman Empire, has arrived from Conslantl-
q nople at The turkish E'noasss' III ho'uo"'
+ On Monday swarm of flies infected the atmos-
b | nbere al Lscard, near DevoDpOrt. They extended
y | eight miles to the and about sixteen to the
4 west
y Accounts from Berlin, of the ID inst, state that
; the King of Prussia h, d announced hi' d7termi-
nation to make no further concessions, of any de-
u | scrintIon TO Austria
! hsan,iG,I iron steam Yacht for the Emperor Of
n PrAsis bs. bssO bniIt nj BackwalI, and is almost
sadu for Sos She ia expected 10 have a speed OF
~ miles per hour,
h 10 Tho An os Anril the shin India, of 500 tons
Is | brr,han whilst on her outward voyage from Lon
por'ef un re- Ronhav m%s With cargo valued al f25 600
! W." was lost oil the Cargados reef Her commandeI
J. and norton of the ciew abandoned the ship in
2 sIantly after she struck, and, out OF lhlrtylWu
= Ist ON hoard five perished either by drowning or
re sharks Others ESCAPED on a rafE TO bank, and
,s os were subsequently rescued.
Of Tha ,snart of the London Geological Society
n, shows that since the arrival of the ppopoIam9s
d. in London. period of fourteen weeks, 70 'sSS
re ns,sons have visited the SOcetys Gardens Ihese'
v at shilling each, have paid the Society no less
'l sum than FL 349