The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-22
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SMITHSONIAN INsTlTurIoN.-Th he annual meet
ing Of the Board OF Regents Of the Smithsonian
Institution took place on Wednesday, the 1st inst,
and has been continued BY adjournment during
several subsequent days. At the meeting Of Tues
day, tbe 7lh, Chief Justice Taney was unanimously
elected Chancellor Of The Institution, to I'll the
vacancy oeeasioned by the succession to the PFes-
deney Of the United Staies Of Mr.. Fillmore, the
iate Chancellor.
During the sittngs Of the Board the annual Re
ports q TIE Secretary, the Executive Committee,
the Building Commiites the Treasurer, the Arch
sect, ETC., have been presented which, we learn,
exhibit lie affairs Of the Institution il highly
sasinfaesoFy condition. The Regents have been
chiefly engaged for several sittings in hearing the
very interesting Report Of the Secretary Professor
Henry setting forth very fully the operations Of The
Institution during the past year
NJ. Paine has received, BY The last steamer, his
English letters patent for his called Ssater-gas
dileavery. wager Of 5000, proposed By Mr.
Paine, that lie eoule subsaniiate his claims by e1-
petimenta demonstration has been accepted by a
writer who signs himself 4 in the Boston Atlas,
wila ,hs understanding that the electric circle il
not to be compete-thal there shall be no possible
connection between the poles Of The battery, either
BY metallic fluid, or any other electric conductor
aise, that there shall be oxygen generated, in
free Or combined state; and, further, that Mr..
Paine shall show to tie satisfaction Of The super
yisug committee he proposes, that but o7ls current
oleleoieiiy passes through the luid By the agency
Of which hydrogen 4 alone diasnRagea.
EsrfSr OF RA1wAY IN rHr Woa1D. 1T
has been eslimated BY an English writer on the
subject that in the beginning Of 1s49 the total
length of railway IN operation in various parts Of
the globe was is, $50 miles, on which a capital OF
436s,561000 had been expended. AT The same
period there was ia course Of construction 1929
miles nore,the coetof which would be el46, $50 600
ftis thence concluded that the population Of Eu-
rope and she United States viii have completed
within iesI than quarter Of century, "a 4s5 miles
q railfqaa st : cost Of e5oo,oooooo
Nrratsrise FRoA HAYrI-Letters from
Cape bayiEl, Of he 18th uIt., state that Capt
Mayo, Of the brig Leander, Of Boston, imprisoned
BY The Hsgtien government on a charge Of smug-
CLING, has been released The United States
Agent demanded So 600 damages which has not
been paid. and probably will not The English
haye armed flea17Aa sailing around the island to
protect lheiT commerce.
BoUaTY LAND WARRANrs learn from
Washington that the Senate on the 18th, bya vote
p II ayes to 25 nays, refused to take up the
amendment of the House making land warrants as
sgnable. This vote is deemed by some as equiva-
lent 70 a rejection.
THE AMrRIoAN MINisrEa At THR CouRr OF
ST.. JANIS DIR. Lawrence recently attended
diuner siyee in compliment to him BY the Liver
po9l merchants engaged ia the American trade
be made very good speech, from which we make
short extract Hs spoke Of the free navigation
lava and their probable effect and said
Let a shys 70 learn Of each other whatever il good
1ss5s y 'a sne S S99'5uslqn sad ssing q sh,p %
meneed dspeopng the resources o thu panet upon which
sobens hat shall DO best beat YOU IN ships, ind
aos esy "a slls pgt n w9aleys s.q lend e improve
men ouFpoley j. 70 eye up and not to level down. You
lp huapg han ourselves and make up al aa
possible ioT these eVaniagea ca your sde BY youthful ygaf
order y nee! fon n friendly ooupetion the mighty
have SERIOUS task before them bat they have entai noon
with zeal and The effect viii 10 to sharpen the wits Of ihs
nthe United daiss ihnt conferred greet boon OF a
nassang countries when e offered them reciprocity in the
dues iot exporalon shan Hay other country
Ihisia al very nice; but then, John Bull has
stamped hia goaty foot on Central America. and we
ieaf it viii require something stronger than dinner
spseehes to move him. Mr.. Webster writes a
good letter to ihe Anntrian--whet will he do with
the Engsshmnp
THElFRENcH MINISTER, n Having copied
translation Of an extract Of letter in the French
Courier, published in the city Of New York; to
the effect tlat Nj, Bos le Comte, the Minister Of
France to tho United States, was about shortly to
return from his mission here, on account Of the
climate not agreeing with his health il gives US
pleasure says the National lntellaanoer to state
upon good Information, that there Is no foundation
whatever for the report and that the Minister HIM
sslf e in excellent health.
The STEAMSHIP oHIo.-Thss N, Y. CONNER
oai Advertiser Of the 18Th, in an article in regard
20 the steamship Ohio, says
So much has been said, in so many exagger-
ated loTms in relation to the voyage that il is no
more shan justice to mention that when the Ohio
came in, no one after the most careful examination
would have supposed that she had suffered any Of
Che terrible disasters 50 elaborately described En-
cept the injury done to her machinery before start
ing from Havana, which consists Of the breaking
OF the piston and a slight damage to her starboard
cylinder, she is to all appearance sound and firm
throughout
10 part Of her hull is injured OF strained, her
jury g NE hull nor is She in any way worm eaten
es has been asserted, The facing or hange Of the
discharge ppe was strained off, and the water came
~ through the opening. That was the only source
q the leak and the water was al no time over
three feet il the hold. The pumps were occa-
sionally and temporarily choked with coal dust, etc
few pieces oi the cabin furniture were
broken by the rolling Of the ship, but nothing ma
tsrai ~ number Or cost The great strength of
the snip her buoyancy, and her admirable con-
strpeuon, Were proof against all the force Of he
elements in ihe successive and fierce gales she en-
oonntefed.
pom examination, she proves to be perfectly
sound tafqughout with very htds ioulness Of bot
toNl and entirely free from worm. She was raised
Qa tas dock q less than three hours from the time
lhs Pn'nps were SCI in operation and win be
eaulked and eoppered and launched on Wednesday
afternoon. Meanwhile, she IS worthy o. examina-
lon by any one ialeresled in steam ships Of her
class and ia the process q docking. new piston
Will 30 hied 40 sPeedily possible, and she wifi
Sc ta re in perfect apa admirable order on the
25sh inst.