New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-16

turn the 18th August. On their way to the Copper
Mine River they picked up two pieces Of wood the one
oak the other pine the former something like staun-
cheon. having hole through the upper end. through
which chain had evidently passed.
The piece of pine certainly the butt end of small
flag staff belonging to the British service having upon 1t
certain government marks 1t Is to be brought to the
Admiralty for inspection Immediately on the arrival OF
Dr. Rae in England for whom We may look every day.
He has examined about 800 miles Of new coast
Vienna letter states that the Austrian Government
has ordered severe control to be exercised in order
prevent the gratutous distribution of Bibles which have
been sent out to Austria by biblical socties in London
with view of making proseytes the Protestant
ligon.
The third Royal Levee of the season place at ST.
James's Palace the oath The Queen a silk train
brocaded with silver and trimmed with silver blonde and
pink satin ribbons The pettcoat was Of white satin and
tuIe trimmed with pink satin ribbons and silver. Her
Majestys head dress was formed of diamonds. with a
green wreath All the dipomotiQue, including the
American Minister with Mrs Lawrence, were present.
The Committee of Ministers memorials appointed by
the Conference and several hundred lay gentlemen in
ved by the President in consultation together
in London the changes requisite in order to abate
The popular demand for reform in Methodism
The of 97291 has been subscribed by the Method
lists in England for testimonial to the Rev Dr. Bunting
and the Rev Dr. Newton 1t has been resolved to give
the reverend gentlemen annuity of f200 each for life
with reduced annuties to their daughters while
riel.
ENGLAND
In the House of Commons the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer had stated that it the intention Coy
any bill for the repeal of the Nlaynooth Grant ;
and that generally speaking, appeared to him thai,
the inquiries to specific meaa lres to be brought
forward in Parliament not yet were such as
any Minister was called upon to answer
On the 18th Mr. Hume moved 'ur leave to bring in a
bill to amend the representation by extending the fran
clse in England and Wales to every lf fu age not
subject to any legal disability who shall have been the
sdnt occpier of house part ola house for - months
ana shall have been rated to md registered also by
enactng that the be taken by ballot and that the
duration of Parlamens shall not exceed three years and
that the proportion of representatives be made
sistent with the amount of population and property
The motion was lost on division of the House by Il
vote Of pa to So
letter has been received from Mr. Grinnel declining
to receive the testimonial which to be prepared for
him.
FRANCE.
The Mo1tteur publishes the law Administrative Gen.
tralzaton. The decree of 18th March, lS4S clubs
repealed article ID excepted which prohibits Secret Soc
Merchant Navy
The Government candidate is beaten at Lyons by 5000
votes. Henon the Socialist candidate is elected
The M0er contains decree imposing severe restric-
lions upon the sale Of materials for printing Entries
are to be made Of the and addresses purchasers
and copies Of this register sent to the Prefec Police
No private press however small be possessed without
authorization Printers licenses future to be CON
fcrred by the Minister of Police
There is extraordinary afoat in Paris to the
effect that the President has offered to the Emperor
Russia to adopt his grandson the Duke Of Leuchtenburg
as his suceessor The young gentleman for whom the
prous honor is intended has reached the mature age
I'VE years Such an offer Is in fact to accept the future
ruler Of France from Russia But the other hand
Is grandson to Eugene Beauharnais,
AS might naturally have been expected the the
serious differences between the Sultan Abbas Pach
is any thing but dspeasing the foreign office in Paris
Should threatened dismissal of the yiceroy of Egyp,
be carried into effect it will be looked upon a severe
blow to English diplomacy. and as affording opening
for the revival of French influence in Egypt.
Letters from Paris crowded with accounts of excl
ted citizens We find the following concerning cir
cunstancn that had made much talk in Paris:
several OF the papers give incorrect account of the
arrests effected at the Caf de Dancmarck 1t seems that
NJ Petr the Prefect of Police, had been long looking
out for an opportunity Of netting many possible
the ungarians Poles and Germans who this
cafe for the sake of holding secret meetings daring the
night At nine O'Clock on the night before last several
commissares of police penetrated into the where
these meetings held and found about sixty
assembled about table covered with green cloth at
which one party presided chairman. The speeches
of those who addressed the meeting taken down by
IL shorthand writer All present arrested and sew.
era poitcr refugees have been recognized among them
Ihrlr lodgings were searched aud papers according 10
together with u volumlnous correspondence.
SPAIN
The Queen intended to present the Pope with SPLEEN
did painting of Murio. and number of carriage horses
from the royal stables Of Aranjuez
The Gazette contains decree giving the Canary Isl
anis administrative organization Those Islands
future to be divided into two districts The first
will comprise the Islands of Tenerie Comera Palma and
Hero; and the second, the Great Canary, Fuertevenu
and Lanzasote.
The journal La Ndcion having published some days be.
fore an article offensive to the Prince President thu
French Republic, the French Ambassador. Gen Aupck
lodged complaint with the Marquis of Mratores who
hastened to communicate it to his colleague the Int
ror The latter Immediately ordered proceedings to b,
taken against the author of the article The editor of tbs
Nacon arrested and his caution money seized de-
lay of ortyeght hours granted the administration
Of the journal to procure another security
RUSSIA.
letter dated Kaseh March 8, states that the govern
men proposes the railroad from St
to Warsaw shall have been made to construct anothe
IRON Odessa to Kew. with extension to Bothna. TIL
principal object of the government is facilitate tn
transport of grain from Southern Russia.
he Imperial Government proposes Industrial Exhi
billion in alternate years. at St Petersburg, Moscow
Warsaw.