New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-25
Further by the Atlantic,

AsrI-HuMRuG.
Further by the Atlantic.
The Atlantic's mails have to hand, but the
is not of much Importance.
ENGLAND.
The City Leader the fines has the following par
agraph Intelligence has been received to-day (MoIday)
from the superintendent and cashier Of Nouveau Monde
Company, in California. which may tend enghtsn the
public to the value of the leases and claims in that
state which have lately been yended prizes to Egs
SPECTATORS The report both with respect the dcul
connected with Colonel Fremonts title and with his
put parties into possession of mineral giants
such to prevent their making any attempt
ent to establish themselves his property The super
ntendent accordingly about to visit other localities
TO the north of California where favorable positions
for works and abundance OF gold quartz understood
to exist.'
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce urging
the Government the expeditng of the mails and
mend that where lines OF steamers established
mail routes the carrying contracts be thrown open to
competition.
IRELAND " -t
The Agricultural Report of the Belfast Mercury says
1t is probable that not less than 250000 will be
under potato crop in Ulster by the second week in May
Great taken of the seed during the Writer
months and the prospects OF this seasons growth are
was fnished in good time and the next planting may
be considered very far forward Great additions haze
time past, been made to the stock of sheepp
Ireland and in many districts vast improvements have
been effected during the past four years in the culture
the soil 1t is hoped this may be the dawnhg OF better
days.n
The Mediterranean mail steamer Madrid is at Southamp
ton with dates from Gibraltar April "A, Caz 25 Lis
oon 20, Oporto and Vigo 30
Madrid journals OF the 9th state that of the prn
cpa bankers in the capital had in conjunction with for
egn capitalists agreed to construct forthwith railroad
from the BidassUa to the Ebro.
PORTUGAL. M
The only advices from Lisbon refer to some absurd a-
respecting the Miguelist plots of the Duke
Tercera.
The Queen and her consort making quite progress
through the country and every where well received
There was smart shock OF earthquake at st. Mcbaek
zores the night of the 10Th April The north of til
island suffered severely many lives lost and house,
destroyed
ITALY
NJ. de Fguereido, Charge dAaires from Brazil to the
papal See had arrived at Rome
We find in the Piedmontese Gazette of the 9th. al
official account of the explosion of the powder manuac
tory at Turin which we mentioned yesterday 1t tool
place at 11A o'clock P. A.. at the moment when the
vorkmep were going away The explosion was caused by
the spontaneous combustion of mixture intended fol
mining POWDER contained in open vat This was OBJ,
served by two men who were duty at the machines
and they the fire communicate itself to two granting
cylinders which contained together 5000 kilogrammes
thence to mixture of 1000 ogrammes ready for grain
ing and lastly to 5000 klogramnes spread out to dry
the open air
The explosion of this mass set fire to small magazine
containing fine guppowder. and to another containing
10000 kilogrammes of mining powder Meanwhile ser
cant named Sacch seeing that the large magazine
iiining 10000 kilogrammes of gunpowder in mmi-
ted blanket which would undoubtedly have caused
the magazine to explode had it left there few
onds longer ny inns time succor arrived, and the fire
engines began to play. The Duke of Genoa arrived on
the spot and the necessary orders to Major Della Ro
we're Of the Royal Artillery who according assumed the
direction of the necessary operations The King and
Prince de Cargnan also arrived shortly after animang
the men by their presence.
The number Of persons killed was IA, and q wounded
They crossing the canal at the time to their
meals when they overwhelmed by the fragments
which fell in all directions It is curious circumstance
manufactory Count San Robert travelling. by order
Of the Government to select proper site distance
from the capital to which the manuactory might be
moved Among the persons who distinguished themselves
by their zeal the occasion the Minister of the
terror the President of the Council and the Scyndic
Turin The National Guard also the spot, and
sisted in maintaining order.
GERMANY.
1t is announced by telegraph from Carsruhe that th
hereditary Duke of Baden prince Louis) has Of his
free ,vH renounced forever succession to the throne
favor Of his younger brother who administers thu
sovereignty in his name 1t will be remembered tina
Louis is idotic and that plea his brother tn
re,ns OF Government the late demise Of the
Duke.
TURKEY AND EGYPT
The London Times correspondence from Alexandria.
DATE 2ls April supplied the intelligence Of the settlement
or time at least of the difference between the SuIta
nd his Vceroy, Abbas Pacha the former having agrees
to waive all claims for period Of seven wears The Gov
OF Egypt will therefore be on as before
r this period at the and of which the Porte will agail
have the option Of putting forth its demands
Egyptian Governments by which the latter undertake
lie conveyance Of the India and China mails across tn
countryside homeward mail from Suez Alexandria il
10 hours and the outward from Alexandria Suez in
hours, thus eecng saving OF 10 to II hours For thi
rvice the British Postoce pay the Egyptian EGO
per annum
The Isthmus Railway progresses favoraby Sewers
| vessels with rails are daily expected to arrive
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
The ship Agincourt brings intelligence from the Cape
the 10th Of March Few events had nee prt
. Nha uf ,pnIon
had voted $200 toward the relief of the sufferers
the wreck of the steamer Birkenhead.
BY the latest frontier mails there nothing new
government notice, published at King Williams Tow,
Feb 81 gives statement Of the campaign that date
From this appears that the troops had usually been
cess when they came into direct collision with
and they have also destroyed immense quantity of pro
visions belonging to the Kafrs. Beyond this there
nothing to indicate the relative prospects of the bost
parties Private letters state, the substance of tn
news from Kafrand that the majority of the Katfirs ar
determined not to leave the frontiers of the colony
the minor chiefs. headed by Macomo but Sapdil
and his immediate aids for leaving the country an
crossing the Ke The Hottentot allies of the Kafrs al
greatly discomtted since the destruction of their
the Amatala River; they have mostly oined Macom
The new Governor of the colony was daily expecte
from England.
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The CoRoNAnos HAYTI.-The NewYork Herald hs
the following description of the ceremonies Of crownn
the Emperor and Empress of Hayti:
His august Majesty and his royal consort were crowne
with all the pomp, and FORMS and ceremony necessary
the grand operation in his capital of Port Prince
the 18th of April. The which adorned his row
pate, and the splendid robes which covered his gloss
hide, manufactured for him in Paris according
the most approved pattern and design The arrival of h
emblems Of royalty-his crown and sceEtre-was cell
brated in his donions with slvos of artillery and gel
eral uminations They conveyed in grand pr
cesson from the dock where they dsernbarked,
the vaults of his palace and sentres placed I'll
precious commodities until the day of the coronation
fhe gems which gttered on his diadem taken fro
those of his royal subjects who possessed them and I'll
jcwelry which shone his spangled robes was also pr
cured by the same right royal means But soulouqu
following the custom Of European mcnarchs rewarde
those who had thus despoed by bestowine on them
their services to the State titles and grand crosses
ribbons without limit.
The coronation fixed to take place on the 18th
April but her Majesty the Empress determined to ena
her part with much splendor became her rank
dissatisfied with her share of the ewe and kicked up
grand muss with her imperial consort from whose hes
she snatched large ehare Of its turnl XQQIlY