New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-16

| letter unopened, and yer bal message to the
effect that it could not be received This return
| OF ooth his communications, without any e1pja-
nation, was of course considered by the gousul
| as an intentional and poin ed insult, net to him.
| self, but to his Government; and as be very
/ naturally concluded that any further appca-
| tion he might make to the authorizes would be
treated in similar manner, he decided that
| the indignity thus offered vas such as should he
promptly brought before mis- own Guve. nment.
| and as would not admit OF his buIding any
further communication d. ect sith ihe antbori-
| ties Of New Granada. The protest was read by
tbe Consul to a number If his counIry men Who
were present to witness the proceeding, and
simultaneously Herewith il Was for ssFd4i to
the Jete Superior. and the flag et the United
states vas hAuled doWn from the Consulate,
NOT TO be hoisted again until instructions are
received from Warhtngtoa
HASeISG IN 6LpaN EIMrs A correspondent
# the Boston TRANSCRIPTS gives the following in
cidents: While John Hancock wss Governor
"f the Commonwealth. Rachel Whsn was hung
IN sson tor highway robbery. der offence
consisted in tNifcDIng from she naBd Of auofher
female a bonnet, worth perhaps seventy five
Cents, and running off sith 1t The most urgent
applications Tor her p.Idun were nDsuccessful.
/ mention this not 10 The dispars cement If the
Governor. He doubtless acted from seHse Of
ihe laws of the land however frlghttrily severe.
while taey aale laws should Us executed A
lad OF 10 years ot age was huug in ealem Tor
arson, during the characterization of Governor
Strong. sigiisr appeals his favor beng topsld-
cred aud over-ruled Yet the inte Ggences and
tue tutnanity alike OF the Executive ard ul the
Council, notwithstanding tie result arrived at
in both these instauces. sere unqp g. tionsSie
Within the same period, a genMeman OF this
city saw girl OF, Ia mug III LoA$on Tor steal
'u& silver CREAM pitcher Il ward vale
srpWn Was hung in Boston for burglary eom-
mttred IN the house ot Captain Osias' Goodwin,
in J@aEter street, and seeaiHg tn+Fsirsm sun
diJ Articles. L owned a set oI ILe old
Bailey 5rialse tl1l5s ls25 emdracssi III series
pt psrhsls 5s quarlo seianes ihe earliess of
these volumes ctntainnsg s2elaetais OF The trial
of tne uDioitUBaJe Df Iaa8, itr lorgery, whose
touching oppeat fpi mercy, here resaroed, WAS
Il ulIiessis enforced by lhe sptendid eicouenee
ii Johnson IL a lister volume, 10, & alter the
GllameHGenent oi the present ceni ury. eight
separate capital convietl0ns re recorded US one
days job of 3 single triHauai, she rulprits
beng 81 ooys aud gtris between the ages OF len
sDd sixteen, AMI tGell ofeHcss petty tnelts,
Que CASE remep'ter Of peculiar judicial
atroo.ty. a young gifi OF II sas ihuseteu Tor
stealing roll OF ribuon worth th,ee shlhngs.
Fhe pruseoutodss testla.ony was 70 tiI.s fleet:
Ehe prisoner csule into u,y stop anu bought
souie rLbovu. j sas her sec etc This piece also.
personally knew her. and wns the most
friendly AID sqeiattie terms witu her Wren
SIDE left the shop | aecOu paLted her, aud uffer,d
neF my arfn, WEleh she accepted be cba,ted
together. As we reached fbe col Her Of = street
leading to the Bvw aueet efIees turIei toward
1t. She said she Was going in another direc-
lion, and ttde me COOS mofning; i ea d to her,
mol you gong win mel saw y6a steal a
piece 0f my rlbpoG 7 She Immediately im-
plored me for Gods sake TO overlook it, and re-
stored to me the prticie, ] said to her that l
nad lest many things in this way, aud was
resolved TO make her an example that | was
determined TO have her ifep and he got It. I
can never forget how my blood boiled as 1 read
the Testimony Of this cold hearted wretch In
view OF the judgment of a mereiful God. far
rather, it seemed to ms, would have been in
the place Of that poor frai, erring girl, even on
the tcaffuld. than in the pace of her heartless
aceuser. ..#.ss,z.-
| rose from the perusal Of these volumes,
horrGr-atraeS with the continuous record of
uneonodisable legal cruelty Il appears 10 me
that the 1o,hQ0 hangings ii the reign Of Henry
VIII we're matched by equally long list of
persons condemned to be hung IN the reign of
George Ill Since this time, much has heen
done in Englnnd by Romilly, Broagham, ateln-
.tnsh and Sidney Smith, and much -perhaps
mort--by kindred phiianlbropists on this side
of the Atlantic.
The Bohoi gardens behind the Pitt Palace
are nearly earthly paradise They extend
up the steep hill quite to the walls Of the city,
aud are laid out in terraces. green level spaces,
winding walks and broad Alleys set with
cypress, lick, laurnstine aud laurel, and every
where statues line or terminate the avenues and
glimmer through the shade Impepetrable
walls III verdure at least twenty feet high. care-
FULLY clipped, give the avenues q delightfully."-
cdbl and sequesterei ehara ter Overhead the
4 a El.t.a. ~. -.
tinuous bower. under which one may walk half
a mile without sxpesureSto tine sun Twice
week the Florentines are allowed to visit these
grounds for recreation. Children climb the
green deeiivIties or gambol upoD the grass under
| he windows OF the pslsca without fear of the
| plumea and hslted knights appointed to guard
| the place Often l plunge imo the thickets of
| Boholi, and algays with ne. refteshment and
| fe1isht. Of such erj yment one never grows
4 weary. When shall pe have in America such
l plaees?7 Florence, in the Gaseine and Boholi
gartiens has not less thaa athpusan,l acres for
public recreation Some of onr American cities,
/ with twice the population, have hardly single
acre around our cities are fine broad spaces
rssergei for speculation, hui not for emeellish-
tnent They are cut up and put into she pocket.
Such facts Justify the charge commonly made
abroad that the dollar is the thing va ue uiast.
This of course is let true, and we suffer uu-
| fairly, for the Americans 10 not love the d4flar
| for itself bit more e. IN sfy other peopte; the
FAULT is only in too ogmplste ah. orpfieh in its
pursuit lPF9yidenoe Journals Florence Cor
| respondence
lSsEN1eUs tn n FefN tfrrEss - ohheries
1 of bauk notes aud securities eontNDed II tiers
have long ben frequent il the post fh..e of
! frnssia, hut it was always easy to see, by lie
state OF the seal or by reuts in the paper, that
the letter. had been opened Reeentty, haw-
!. iYuar n ia, al lot
s tsrs which had contained treasury bills, hut
6 winch bills had been extracted with such skti
as u leave not the slightest trace on the lstiers
, capable Of heipg detected by the must prscssed
eye The police, having made insestigs lipus
; arrested, q few days ago q letts Garner t.
I whom suspicion pointed, and they fauad eu him
a large sum Of treasury bills, fpr the possession
of which be could not account He atlass con
tessed that he bad taken them from letters. bu
{ for a long time he wonld not say how he b.,
: contrived to do so without leaving The sltgh,es
trace behind a, length ne stated tttat he hat