The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-28


Additional Foreign News per Hibernia.
The arrival of the great Polar Star, The Princess
- from st. Petersburg, has given singular
impetus to the world of fashion in Paris. The fair
stranger is noted for her courtesy to each all about
the Elysee; her habits singular, and she inter-
ests by her very eccentricity. She receives during
the day grande toilette, with lighted rooms and
closed shutters to exclude day. At 10 o'clock at
night her horse is ordered, and she galops to the
Bots de Boulogne, attended by bevy of fashiona-
bic cavaliers, charmed at this novel promenade by
moonlight. Sometimes the President and Lord
Normandy both accompany the fair equestrian, and
the party remains lingering in the green alleys of
the wood until the dawn. The Princess is of most
remarkable beauty Pole by birth, and married to
one of the highest officers about the person of the
Gar. She is said to be highly accomplished and
greatly skilled in diplomacy. The Emperor places
The highest confidence in her talents and fidelity to
his cause
BRITISH HOUSE OF CoMMoNs-Mondav, AprH
29.-Mr. Cockburn asked the noble Secretary for
Foreign Affairs in reference to the case of the
steward Of the British bark Mary Ann, who had
been seized and imprisoned by the authorities Of
Charleston, ~ Co. for no special offence but that he
used any endeavOrs with the Government of the
United States to prevent British subjects from bav.
ing their liberty invaded and persons incarcerated
by so scandaous violation Of the principles that
should regulate the Intercourse Of civilized nations
Lord Pamerston regretted that the subject to
which the honorable end learned member had drawn
the attention Of the House was by no means nev, IN
| the Government 1t was fact that there existed A
law in Carolina and Louisiana by which free men
oil color, whether foreigners or citizens of some
other states OF the Union, subject to impris-
onment, with view to their ultimate removal from
the territories OF these States. 1t was unnecessary
Tor him to express the opinion which every mem
Der who heard him must entertain with resnect To
such law In lS47 her Maiestys Government
caused note to be presented to the Government
OF the United States, demonstrating against the
law, as not only inconsistent with the established
Pollty OF nations, but at variance with portion of
the first article of the treaty OF 1915 between Great
Britain and the United States, under which All
subjects and citizens OF the two countries were In
be permitted freely to enter freely TO reside in and
freely to quit the territories of each.
10 this note Mr.. Buchanan, then Secretary of
state for Foreign affairs of the United States gave
verbal answer, to the effect that the Federal
Government had no power to induce the Legislators
OF the State of Carolina to revoke the law and
that, if the British Government insisted on it's
night, the Government of the United States would
md the question so impossible to deal with that il
would be obliged, however reluctantly. to take
advantage OF the stipulation contained in The treaty
oil 1871 and put an end to the treaty of 1915 unon
giving twelve months notice Ii did NOT annear
to her Majesty's Government that any commensu.
rate advantages would, under such circumstances
result from further pressing the natter
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA-Mr. Macreadv,s fare
well performances in London have been postnoned
TIL October the tragedan being at present yerv M
M lie Albon has been engaged by the directors
Of the Opera National, to perform Fides in the
Propheten '1'' III 'ie
A new opera by Signor Schirra, entitled "Tbe
Orphan of Geneva" was successfully nroJuced AZ
| the Prlucess's Theatre ~
Great tenors have not been so plentiful in Eng
land Tor many years past as at present. the two
ltaan operas having engaged four of the best now
llVihg, VIZ: oignon Beaucarde, Marie, Tamberlik
and MIR. Sims Reeves.
The French Opera Csmioue Comnanv ,ro :,
Manchester. arc III
MRS. Glover's farewell performances are nov
taking place at the Strand Theatre.
Madame Ihillon has been singing at Montpeler
with great success F'''o''
Mr.. Sims Reeves appeared 40 Elr;, - I'M
Jesty's Theatre. Madame Sontag was the Aro;na
TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER BY.A MAN1Ac1N Sr,r
FoRIDsHlRE.-Statford and the neighborbood were
on euhesday alarmed by a report, which turned
OUT quite correct, OF most tragical event HAVING
Iaken place at lngesre, the seat of Earl Talbot
r. seems lhat Mr.. Yarker, head game keeper TO
Ear talbot, who was recovering from an attach
OF dettr1une tremens, was attended bv VII
murray the person who was placed in CHARGE If
MN by the advice of his medical adviser M
"addei' OF Stafford, who had repeatedly given
lnsu .a that any weapon with which he could
possibly do injury should be cautiously kent from
7 watched.
~ appears however, that Murray, who is an under
keeper about six o'clock on Tuesday evening in
cautiously allowed Yarker to take out gnn in
company with him, for the purpose of shooting
Ivackoaws; After they had proceeded about mile,
larker shot Murray with bullet; Yarker then
returned home, leaving his victim dead in kind
oil tower or temple.
ne servant glrl was in the kitchen when Yarker
arrived there, taking tea, with an infant in her
arms ne opened the door, and shot her dead
through the head, the child falling unhurt to the
ground; farker's sister, who is the widow of
medical me gentleman, was in the small apartment,
NOT more than three yards from him; he Ieveled
1he gun at her, and she shifting her position, he
lowered his gun from his shoulder again leveled
i, dnu Ired she distinctly the fash, and i'm
meulateiy moved her head and escaped with two
snI's m the lace; Yarker then ran from the house,
anu anu into the woods with his gun unloaded
ms wllei who was in the yard, followed him In
ABOUT zen minutes from this time, Yarkers sister
heaIo the report OF gun, and in about two min
g'es afterwards the report of another. Mr.. Wad-
Sel's me surgeon, was Immediately sent for from
9taHofd' and on his arrival at the scene, found
tarkef and his wife lying about five yards distant
from each other, Mrs Yarker having been shot