The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-27
FoREfqN NEWS.

run INST Below we give all that Is OF Importance
England.
The most striking event of the week Is the birth
OF another royal prince, which took place at Buck
ingham Palace on the morning Of Wednesday last
In compliment TO the most illusrious warrior Of the
age, the third son of her Majesty is to be called
Arthur.
London is apparently increasing in healthiness
| every week; the deaths returned for the week
| which ended the 4th inst, were 603, the births
1,499. There were no cases Of cholera reported
The corn market has, we think, seen its lowest
point, from which it is now slowly rising.
The Liverpool Times says,-The moral power
Of the Ministry seems every day TO be waning. On
Thursday night Sir +. Thesger left them in mi
norty of nineteen, arising out of bis motion relative
to the duty on attorneys certificates.
The Observer newspaper hints at strong nmp-
toms of disunion in the Protectionst party in the
House of Commons.
Railway shares are very slack, and almost i'm
possible to realize at any price.
DEATH OF Rev. RICHARD REEcE.-The Eng.
sh papers announce the death Of the venerable
| Rev. RICHARD REEcE, Wesleyan minister in the
S5ih year OF his age. He died on the 9th of
| April. Many will remember the visit of this gem
tleman to the United States. He was the Oldest
preacher in the Wesleyan Church, and was the
first representative of that body TO the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the United States.
Captain Austin was expected to sail from Eng
land on the 4th inst, in search Of Sir John Frank
lin. He takes four ships with him.
Prince Kamehameha and Prince Liholaho, ac-
companied by the Commissioner of the Queen of
the Sandwich Islands, Mr. Judd are now in Lon
don. They visited the public places, and were att
large party of the nobility, foreign ministers, &C.,
at Lady Palmerston's the other evening
| Ireland.
| paragraph in the Cork Constitution shows
that Confederate or Democratic Clubs have been
revived in that city
| A. correspondence is now in progress between
/ the Poor-law Commissioners and the guardians of
the Castelar, Union, respecting the shocking over
crowding Of the workhouse, the number of the in
mates being nearly double the amount to which
they had been limited by sealed order of the com
mssioners: whilst the state of the probationary
ward, as 1t is termed, is described in report
made by the medical officer, DR.. Roynane as really
most horrible-itis is, in fact pest-house The guar
dams refused to place the report Of the medical of
fcer on their minutes, and, on the day it was for
warded to the vlce-chairman, they passed resolu-
ton, reducing his scanty salary from E100 to E7O
| per annup
Reductions of rent are still announced OCCASION
| ally; and there seems TO be more general dispo-
sition to enter into equitable arrangements between
landlords and tenants. In some cases solvent and
industrious tenants have abandoned their intention
| to emgrate, in consequence Of fair reduction of
| rent conceded by their landlords.
| Detalcations in the Castle of Dublin are talked
Of 1t is said that of the clerks in public de-
partment in the Castle has fed and the police are
| still looking after him. The amount of the defal-
| cations in this is said to be 93, 900; but
think this must be an exaggeration. 1t is stated
that another person, connected with different de-
partmelt is under suspension, pending an investi-
| CATION of accounts.
The most cheering reports are received from all
parts of the country to the appearance of the
crops, and the potatoes, of which such an immense
breadth has been planted, are =" shooting up" in
all directions. There are most vigorous exertions
to sow tuTnlps and other green crops At the coun-
try fairs generally there is tendency to advance in
the prices Of cattle. 1t is stated that large cattle
sale near Drogheda, "every description Of stock
went OIL as well as In the sunniest days Of war
prices and protection"
The last number of the Nation contains a letter
from p. ]. ODonohue, one Of the Irish exiles.
dated Hobert Town, Van Dieman's Land Janu,
airy II, 1880" which, among other things, shows
that the political convicts with the exception OF
Smith o'Brien, are not treated with much severity
The letter, however, states that the Government
there still continues to treat Smith O'Brien with
great'cruelty at Maria Island. He is closely con-
hned, and all letters 10 and from him intercepted
put he bears 1t all like great man, without muir
muir. All the exlles are in good health The letter
reveals the following purpose, a curious one truly
| to be entertained by the writer under the crcum-
1 stances - have been endeavoring to get up a
| newspaper, but having no funds and no friends il
is an almost unsurmountable undertaking Idon't
i =
| This is the true Irish spirit.
| France.
The latest telegraphic dispatch from Paris,
which Is dated Thursday, May I'd, says: I" The
proclamation of the successful candidate was made
to-day. Very few people were present. The num-
6ers were--Sue, 127, SIP; Leclerc, 119, 726. The
Boerse was much agitated to-day. The Elves
opened at 81 70, and closed at 81 S."
One of the most active of Sues supporters, was
Nj. Napoleon Bonaparte, cousion of the President.
From this it is evident that an entente eordtale
does not yet reign in the Bonaparte family
| Upwards Of 10000 electors abstaned from
voting, and four-fifths of the soldiers who voted
| gave their support to Sue. The immediate effects
CT this election will be shown by the fact that be-
fore the result known or seriously anticipated,
the price of the per cents at the Bourse S9f
doc, and the per cents $3.50; after the certainty
of Sues return they fell to S6f csc. and 54f loo
Shares of the Bank Of France fell from 9, 105f TO
2,070f. The deposites received at the Savings
| Bank on Sunday and Monday amounted to
36l ,351f; those withdrawn to 19l,742f
There are continued rumors of the intention Of
| Louis Napoleon to resign his Office in case he is
not warmly supported by the Assembly. The As.
sembly passed the project of a law regulating
Savings banks, and then resumed the adjourned
debate on the war budget. Gen. de Lamoricere
made great efforts in favor of his plan for reducing
the army by means Of his system Of reserves but
his amendment, as well as others by Charras, IA
voring economy in different ways were all re-
jected. 1t is believed the Ministry will be changed,
or reinforced by some members of the right.
Gen. Gemeaa has been appointed to the command
of the troops remaining in Rome, amounting to
only one DIVISION and Gen. paraguay D'Hilliers
returns to his post in the Assembly.
A Paviours mob had been threatened in Paris
but was suppressed.
M. Lagrange, the editor of M. Proudhon's pa
per, the VOtT G@ Peupke, was. fined 200f. by the
Police Court OF Paris for having refused to insert a
reclamation of the Project of Police until the price
of the insertion calculated at the rate of an adver
tsement, was paid.
The Voig d. Peuple was seized at the post
Office and at the offices of the Journal for an in
nfammatory article entitled Organization de Ia
FAMINE" and prosecution has been commenced
The accounts from the provinces, so far as trade
is concerned, are favorable; the operatives in the
manufacturing districts fully employed, and the
agriculturists are less depressed than they have
been. There is manifest improvement in the
price both of wheat and of farming stock goot
deal of business transacted at the wine market
at Bercy during the week. and Burgundy wines, il
particular, have advanced in price.
Spain.
Spain, says the European correspondent of tn,
National Intelligencer, has been the scene of {
very edifying incident, the exact locality of which
, was the Royal Palace at MADRID! ltappears tina
the King had been for several days pressing hi
royal consort in the most earnest manner TO FIRE,
herself from, as he termed it, the "slavish subec
tom in which she was kept by her Ministers
The Queen resisted, and sent for General Narvaez
A scene of some violence is said to have takeI