New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-19

nah the 18th instant which thus described by the
| Morning News.
The hastorm as novel ss II was For
the space Of several minutes the hail CONTINUED u-
accompanied by rain resembling shower Of white sugar
pluns with which the ground was almost covered. The
stones ranged from the size of little less than musket
ball to that Of the size of pigeons egg They were Of
every conceivable shape and Of them clear and
and half from point to point Shortly after the rain
commenced falling the hail ceased
aThe fall of hail was very heavy for several minutes
and had more wind prevailed at the time much damage
would have been done to the windows in the city
was we fear that- it extended far in the countryside
growing crops have been seriously injured.u
ESTIMATE OF FASHIONABLE HApPIN Ess-The Duchess of
st. Adams fascinating actress of good common
sense, who married. first banker and then duke She
seen poverty in the most trying we'll as the more
Of Its shapes and well prepared to judge of
high life by comparison She thus speaks Of it In her
| memoirs:
pects-l may say extremes-of life myself and few
therefore, can be better judges of the difference between
not by any constitute the most important
distinction between high andlow states No the signal
nut IN the totally opposite minds Of the two classes to
their respective enjoyment Of existence The society in
which formerly moved was all cheerfulness-a high
spirits-al fun froc, and vivacity. They cared for
nothing beyond the pleasures of the present hour
to these they themselves up with the relish
Look at the circles in which move Can any thing
whole Of life why one might as well be in the
dmll tong in the stupid. monotonous round
OF what they call pleasure, but which s in fact very
cherries and heavy work Pleasure, indeed when ali
merriment all hlarity all indulgence Of natural emo
ions il they be OF joyous nature declared to b.
vulgar There can be cordially where there il
much excusiveness and prmuess Mo- all is GOODNESS,
and universal enn where this starchness Of
manners Is unaccompaned by any very strict rgor in
conduct at those quadrille dancers
in the other room they have been supping they have
been drinking as much champagne they liked the
band is capital the men young, and the girls
pretty and yet, did you such crawling move
ments such solemn looks il they were all dragging
themselves through the rksome task in the world
Oh! What different thing was country dance in my
younger days!'
THE FRANKLIN ExpsDrrIoy-The English Admiralty
has published some further documents the result of the
Investigation which has been instituted respecting the
ships seen on the ice by the of the brig Renovation
of the Bank of Newfoundland. Capt Ommaney an ex.
perenced Arctic navigator from examination of Mr.
other inquiries has doubt that the
the ice in the position described but he regrets
that owing to the distance at which the Renovation
passed from the piece Of ice with the ships lying upon it.
no fact can be ELECTED by which the vessels can be den
fed Towards the close Of his report Capt Ommauey saws
Whatever ships they may have been whether Frank
public sympathy and many surmses will result My firm
conviction is that those dred considerable dig
lance on that piece Of Ice From the description given
cannot denominate it berg the elevated part be-
ing more than thirty forty feet high while it was
five miles long, which appears very like portion Of
heavy foe, with hummock upon it. From the fact of
being found drifting with the which sets along the
coast Of Labrador from Davss Straits infer thew came
from high northern latitude the of the spars
and the absence of the boats indicate that the abandon
ment of the ships had been of time and delibera
on the fact Of the ships being close together has the
appearance of their being If the huls were in
floating condition when released from the ice there is
timber ships have drted to the of Portugal and the
Bay of Biscay.'