The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-27
Foreign Items.

We have few additional Foreign items, received
by the Africa:
A Mr.. Miller, of Edinburgh estimates the num-
Der of persons who will visit the great exhibition
1000, 900; and calculates that the English rail
way companies will be enriched to the extent OF
$40, 100000.
An attachment has been granted in London
against the Queen of Spain, to the extent OF
10000, on application OF an English bondholder
On the subject of the Papal aggression, it is
now understood that there is decided split in the
Cabinet.
The Oliver Van Noord, a Dutch East Indiaman,
Captain Kicoyt, lying in the Salthouse Dock
Liverpool has her lower masts constructed of iron
plates, formed into cylinders and firmly rveted
together Inside, at various intervals, are cross
bars to maintain the shape of the cylinders, and to
prevent bullying or other injury.
The British East India Company having loaned
money to of the native Chiefs and he being
unable to REFUND it is understood that his territory
will soon be seized and added to Engand,s already
enormous East India Empire.
Transatlantic Steam Navigation Company has
been started in Dublin and the Provinces for the
purpose of laying down line of steamships to ply
between Galway and Boston, and it is anticipated
| that their efforts will be crowned with success.
The proposed capital is f200,0 900, to be raised in
shares of E10 each. Meantime the advocates of
an Irish American packet station busily plying
| Government to make the experiment upon an
been so far successful to induce the Admiralty
to consent to the removal of the packet station to
Holyhead, making Cork port of call for the dis
| patch and delivery OF the latest and earliest mails
| Letters from Brest state that the French war
| steamers which cruised off the Italian coast have
| captured vessel belonging to Mazzini's commit
tee, and sailing under the Portuguese flag.
A letter published in the London Times, states
that the Pope, deemng another revolution nevita-
| be has resolved to retire to a monastery,
| Several arrests of alleged conspirators have been
made in Paris, and large quantity of guapowder
| has been seized
The motion, authorizing the civil marriage Of
| persons in holy orders, has been rejected by the
| Assembly.
| The ship George Washington, from Russia
| bound to Boston, abandoned at sea, and hei
| crew taken oil by the Mortimer Livingston, arrived
at Havre. She was good vessel, belonged tc
Bath, and had cargo valued at 100000.
The packet ship De Wit Clinton, for New York
after being at for six weeks had been compelled
| to return to Queenstown.
We find that similar accident to that which
befel the Atlantic, happened to the Glasgow and
Dublin packet ship Ariel, on her passage to Dublin
She left Glasgow on Tuesday, 2lst of January fol
Dublin she fell into very thick weather, and when
| eighty-two miles to the southwark OF the Nortl
and South Rock, the larboard shaft of the engine
broke close to the ships side. After much care
and exerton, the steamer was brought safe 10 the
North-wall, Dublin, on Wednesday at o'clock
The steamship City of Limerick from Dublin
| Wednesday, 22d January, bore up at an early hon
on Friday morning, when in sight of the Smalls
and arrived back at Dublin the same night witt
the loss OF foreyard. We understand she will have
to undergo repairs. Her cargo was transferred t.
another of the company's vessels which sails OF
Saturday evening.