The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-26
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SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY se. 1850
FOreign nIlsceIlanies. =. BY the Canada.

Foreign MisceIIanies. BY the Canada.
AT a meeting at Bradford, on the subject of the
colonies, Mr.. Golden made a speech, in which he
took ground that Canada must sooner or later sep
arate from the mother country. He said:
1 1t would be contrary to nature for us to sup
pose that either Canada or Australia which is as
| large nearly as the whole habitabe part OF Europe
| or the Cape of Good Hope which is twice as large
as rance, and especially when those countries be-
| come populated, as probably they will, with mil
| mons oi inhabitants, can be always considered as
the political property of this country. Hear, hear
| My doctrine Tor the colonies is ths-l would give
| TO our countrymen abroad the fullest amount Of
| seii-goyernment they possibly claim. Hear
hearI say Eng ylisknen-whether living at Brad
ford or at Montreal or at Sydney, or at Cape
Iown-Englishmen entitled as their inherent
birthrlght, to the privilege of selEgovern1nent.
| Loud and repeated cheering.l saw then to
those colonists, will give you the fullest self
government you can require; bat on behalf Of the
people OF Finland, | say you Rust pay for this gov
eminent say you must pay for your army,
you must payyi your ewn functionares, you
| must. pay for your own ecclesiastical establish
ment. LCheers.I
Again, subsequently, he remarked " II people tell
| me that want to dismeInber the empire and aban-
don the colonies, | say want Engishmen who
are Tree to possess them. Now, | shall be told
| that am going to leave the connection between
the mother country and the colonies of so frail and
fragile character that it will surely be severed.
Well, admit that the political connection between
| the colonies and the mother country must become
| less and less strong, and ultimately | cap that
1t will be but mere thread of connection, politi-
cally speaking"
WAR ON RATS IN PARIs.-A terrible battle
against the rats IN the sewers of Paris, which
| one hundred and fifty leagues in extent, commen-
ced on the night of Saturday. The result up to
this time is said to be the destruction of 2j0,000
rats, and 1t is expected that by the first of next
month tie number will have reached 600060
Ihe mrmIcipal authorities Of oolnlon that, by
making four battles year, Paris will be rid of
these destructive vermin Several plans of de-
sruct.on were made of by the different bri-
gades OF seweF-men but that which found to
be most successful, the placing of large
lea.ther sack, in which large piece OF mutton tai
low was paced-a dainty OF which these animals
are very fond-at the corner of each sewer, and
toward which the animals driven The quar-
| ters which furnished the greatest numbers were
| the neighborhood Of the Halles, the streets near
the Seine, the rue Pascal, and the Eaubourg St.
Marceau The Union, in giving an account OF the
affair, says: 1.-The 100000 rats all of gray,
Norwegian breed, except from 500 to GOO BLACK, or
English rats. Two of these animals put
aside by the men a curiosity to be presented to
the collection Of animals at the Jardin des Plantes.
From the extremity of the tail to the tip Of the
nose, these two rats measured fty-one centimeters
(neary twenty inches Englsh.) Their eyes are
red, like those Of the white mice and their coats
are as black and glossy the silk hat. The
ierocty OF these animals is such that of the
Norway rats was literally devoured in ten minutes
by the two English rats above mentioned"
he animals, after their capture, all taken
to the lis des Rayageurs, where they killed
and skinned, an operation that not performed
/. without much danger. 1t is said that some demur
has arisen on the part of two govers of Grenobe,
who had offered to take all the rat skins at the rate
81 oil lOO francs per 1000, they having discovered
means OF rendering them available in making
gloves 1t appears that they had calculated on the
y number reaching 100000, and are now alarmed al
r the immense increase in the NUMBER but as they
nave entered into contract il must be fulfilled. Il
is SAID, however, that more advantageous PROPOSE
tons have been made by Mr. John Warton
rich leather dresser in London, who is not alarmed
at l,UUU,0O0, more or less, and it is thought thai
b; he will be the purchaser of the lot. The munic,
pai authorities having raised the bounty from &c
francs per 1000, the sum given last year, to 10t
francs, the sum per head for the men will be q
centmes.-Gatignani
DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICInE-The Ly
ohs Gazette of the 10Th Of December REPORTS al
extraordinary and very mysterious case Of assassi
nation and suicide. The crime was perpet trated a
the Chateau d dArcy, near Marcigny in the depart
ment of the Saone-et-Lore. NJ. de St. Cyr til,
owner of the manor in question: which he inhab
tied throughout the year, had only son, an inter
, csting child nine years of age. He not only
handsome but very precocous he was the pride
of his parents, and their opulence rendered this
!; heir to their fortunes doubly dear In order to
avoid the pain Of separation, M de ST. Cyr had his
. educated at home. On Wednesday, the 18th
of December, the child left his mother for the pur-
pose (as he alleged of copying theme.
AT o'clock the dinner-bell rang, and Madame
de st, c. ordered the master and pupil to be sum-
N moned to the board But alas what spectacle
did the school-room present! The unfortunate
child lay stretched on the floor, and the tutor also
the latter in pool Of blood The wretch had cut
his own throat, after having murdered his pupil
l. with bludgeon. The despair OF the mother and
!, the grief ol the aged father, on his return in the
i. evening, laden with Christmas presents for his
child will not attempt to describe; the task is
too painful The detestable deed was, it appears,
the result of long and premeditated design. The
assassin had been treated with the utmost kindness
by his patrons, and enjoyed every comfort.
!. An internal envy prompted him to plot an act ol
vengeance. He could not brook the superior for
tune OF his employers; he was Disguised with his
subaltern part, and Satan accordingly prompted
hun to perpetrate deed, the object Of which was
10 reduce to hopeless misery the objects OF his
and jealousy. The murderer took advantage OF a
moment when his pupil was writing at his desk to
give him blow on the back Of the head with a
log OF wood. The next moment lie cut his own
throat with razor. 1t appears from the marks o.
the blood on the floor, that he then carried back the
"a piece of wood to the place from which he had taken
re it. He then entered small adjoining room, and
succeeded by another stroke of the in putting
an end to his existence. The lad was found nearly
cold by the servant, who came to tell him that din
ner was ready. Nine. de st. Cyr, hearing the mar
utter cry OF horror, rushed in, and had sufiicien
strength of mind to attend to her unfortunate sol
until medical aid arrived Every care, however
was useless, as he only survived 2Shours
IF The ARCTIC ExPEDITIoN-The Enterprise
and Investigator, vessels commissioned to proceed
on searching expedition to Bherngs Straits, viii
be out of the hands OF the shipwrights at Wool
wich dock yard on the 2Sth inst, and will almos
Immediately after proceed in the first instance t.
the Sandwich Islands, Bills have been issue,
en saying that able are wanted for both yes
sells and that double pay will be insured to tn
:: crews on rounding Cape Horn. Lady Franklin il
in town every day, and still unceasng in her effort
| to insure farther search for her gallant husband
| Captain Sir John Franklin, and the officers an
| crews of the Erebus and Terror. 1t is gratfyin,
II to know that several distinguished officers of tn
Royal Navy are aiding her ladyship, and it is ex
pected two gallant officers holding the rank of com
! manders will proceed early in the spring to tn
Arctic regions, one in of the Hull whalers, an
the other in whaler belonging to Peterhead
he These officers will not take any command in tn
: whalers but simply lend their aid and advice whel
!. they reach Daviss Straits, Lancaster Sound, o
~ any other place in the Arctic regions where thsr