New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-26
Foreign News bv the Niagara.

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The Baltimore Sun contains the following additional
details by the steamer Niagara:
The steam propeller Cyof Manchester. from Philade
phia. arrived at Liverpool on the I'd inst The Collins
steamer Pacific from NewYork 2lst February, reached
Liverpool on the Sd inst.
The news by this arrival although of no striking i'm
portance, possesses considerable interest
ENGLAND.
Large meetings for the purpose of resnscitating the
AntCorn-Law League had been held at Manchester and
Leeds. @
The reelection of the new ministers whose seats had
become vacant in the House of Commons. going for
ward Sir John Packipgton the Colonial Secretary Lord
John Manners Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests
and Lord Henry Lennox of the Lords OF the Trea
ury have been returned They look to the results of
the next general election justification for interfering
with the commercial policy of the late Sir r. Peel.
The Indian Overland Mail had arrived at London with
Calcutta dates to January "a and Bombay to February
Commercial affairs the latter place dul and
satisfactory The import market at Calcutta showed
little improvement.
The Birmese war had commenced in earnest and the
mouths of the Shrawhddy bockaded. The bate
ries of Rangon had been destroyed and three hundred
persons killed
The American Minister and his lady held grand re-
cepton the 4th An unusual large list of distin-
gushed personages We're present-among them the Duke
of wellington the Prince of Nassau Baron Haden etc
The Constable of Liverpool and three of his sub
ordnates have been dismissed by the Board for mis-
demeanor.
of the factory hands of the Great Western Cotton Works
refusing to go through contracted doorway which had
been erected by OF the managers IN
the girls who numbered hundreds from carrying off
cotton waste for the purpose of destroying it. Five
gnes sent for and they poured immense stream
upon the mob who becoming exasperated returned the
attack with shower of stones and afterwards demol
ished all the windows of the factory Several parties
were seriously injured. The magistrates subsequently
investigated the and fined the manager f5 for his
| illegal conduct on the occasion.
Among the failures of the week, at Liverpool that
| of VIM. Sharp. merchant and ship owner.
The shipping of the Board of Trade for the
month ending the h of February have just been issued
and exhibit triumphant ndication of the repeal of the
| navigation laws Since that event the employment OF
British vessels has rapidly augmented while the returns
previous the repeal showed greater ncrea in foreign
than in British tonnage. The latter, both outward and
inward has increased in the aggregate during the month
as compared with the corresponding month Of last
$1,000 tons while the foreign has diminished 1925
Messrs Carmichael Brett have contracted with the
Belgian Government for the formation of a submarine
telegraph between Belgium and England. They are tc
have monopoly of ten years and the Governments are
| to have priority of all messages
| Mr. Norris. the American Minister at Naples gave
grand ball on the evening of the sd ut in commemora
ton of the birth day of Washington His Excelency Sir
w Kembc and all the foreign ministers except the Aus
TRAN, We're present.
| IRELAND.
| The Earl of Clarendon had taken leave of Ireland
Lord Mas the Minister to be opposed in his
| election for Kildare
The obseques of the late Roman Catholic Archbishop
of Dublin celebrated with great pomp the e
| instant.
| The Catholic Defence Association had held another
meeting, but it of no great moment The chief poin
the system of proseytisn persued in military schools
Four free traders had offered themselves the repre-
| sentaton of Cork.
FRANCE.
The elections progressing fvorably for the govern
ment here and there only member returned by til,
| opposition.
The Bank France had rednced the rate of interest
three pence. Government expected to apply for
loan shortly Railroad shares and bonds will be discount
ed commercial The bank charter to be extended
the 31st of December, 1867.
Paris Bomse. March 4-Closing price per cents
l0640: three per cents, G550 Bank of France 2 IN
francs
The reorganization of the National Guards is going
ward number of companies and several battaons haG
been already formed
Gen Cavaignac has been elected in the third the most
important district in France NJ Lamartne though ht
declined to stand. received I'll votes against 1S0S
corded for the Government candidates
Becha's trial has terminated in conviction, and HI
was fined 500 francs The persons who assisted in the
culation OF his tracts were each fined $50 francs.
NJ Carno did not obtain the required majority thai
the election in that district will have to be gone
again.
1t rumored that the Pope. the request of Lou
Napoleon is going raise the Bishop of Bordeaux to the
dignity of Cardinal.
The President is indsposed with acute rheumatism
in the legs.
The charter of the Bank of France having only fouI
years to has been extended to fifteen The bank has
reduced its discount from four three per cent viii
lend money