New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-21

The steamship Baltic arrived at Halifax on the
18th bringing dates from Liverpool to the 1st inst.
Her news is not important.
There some talk Of an early dissolution fParlia-
ment'for change Of Government. The rumor had af
fected the funds. 5=~ ~ 4 3#
Onthe 9th Illt. the Lord Mayor of London assem-
kbIed distinguished party at the Mansion House to
meetMr Buchanan, the American Minister, previous
to his return home. Unfortunately on the same day,
he was invited to dine with the Queen and etiquette
required that lie should give Nictorias dinner the pre-
ference The Mayors company consisted of members
ofParament representing leading commercial consti-
tuencies and also American and colonial merchants.
The Lord Mayor. made speech regrettng the abb
sence of Mr. Buchanan because the reception that he
would have met with from the Representatives of
leading interests would have proved to him the alb
senceof all unfrendly feeling in Great Britain, as re-
garded America, and shown, that though big words
might arise either side, the interests of commerce,
peace civilization and humanity were too powerful to
permit collision between Great Britain and the
United States.
Similar feelings were expressed by other speakers
among them Mr.. Cobdinand the Earl of Elgin.
The CONFERENCE.-THE Plenipotentiariess held
their first meeting at the Hotel Of Foreign Affairs at
Counts Buol, Hubner, Waewski, Orlof, Cayour Will
marrinac, Baron Brllnow, Lord Clarendon and Ali
NIahomet Count Walewski presided. The session
lasted three and a-half hours and was opened by
Introductory speech from Count Walewski. Creden-
tials were then exchanged and written guarantee
signed not to dvge the proceedings until the whole
be concluded A discussion took place on the armis-
tice, and it was settled that it should last until the
end of March, but without affecting the blockade
The Austrian propositions formally paraphrased
as the basis of negotiations, and the meeting then
adjourned. ... .-5...
On Tuesday there was no meeting that time might
be afforded to formulate and ratfy the armistice
agreed to on the previous day.
On Wednesday, the second meeting of the Con
gress was held, but nothing was known with certain
ty of its proceedings Many rumo1s abounded.
t- lodi hat RYcEin ty1lJ1a IN
the destruction of Sebastopo Bomarsund and even
Ncoaief refuses to cede the Protectorate the
Greek Christians. Thus far, the indications are ia
yorabe TO the supposton that Russia really desires
peace.
A Vienna letter asserts that Prince Gortschakoff
had stated that the Russian Government considers
the convocation of general European Congress, I'M
mediately after peace is signed, the best means of
settling all questions France and Austria favor the
idea. England does not. ~ "-.
The evident cordiality existing between France and
Austria begins to excite uneasness in England, and
triple league of France Austria and Russia against
England is surnised not improbable incident in
the future.
| LATEST, BY TELEGRAPH.-P Paris, Feb. 90 The
Congress has not met to-day; it will sit tomorrow
There is rumored breakup in the Conference and
| considerable agitation in the money market.
From the London Morning Advertiser. March II
It is deemed not improbable that the result of the
new of the artful diplomatists of Russia, may
be the immediate breaking up of the Conference A
very grave hitch in the Conference has already oc
Cured. Though the fifth point is the last of all, it
had been agreed take it first. 1t was accordingly
| on the second meeting of the Conference submitted
for the consideration of the Penipotentiaries. No
sooner had it been formally laid on the table than
Count Oroff and Baron Brunow took objection to its
being taken into consideration with view to its being
should be referred to Congress of the Representa-
tives of all the crowned heads i'll Europe, and if so
referred they pledged themselves in the name of the
! Car to abide by whatever decision that Congress
nj rI,l in
the Eeastern question: has produced CONSERVATION in
Paris and caused further fall in tile French funds
1t las also surprised and alarmed our own Govern
ment. We were informed last night, that Lord Cow
ley is expected in london this afternoon to take the
| instructions of his Government on the subject.
From the London Times f.
| number of runors were circulated that the Con
ferences at Paris had taken an uniavorabe turn anG
as some persons ready to believe that all the
precautions that were taken for secresy had merely
proved useless against the means of information pos
sessed bya few of the speculative dealers in stock
change, fall ocCulTedof more than one per cent.
but as the close of business approached, and none
the rumors put forth received confirmation, rail-,
occurred. Looking at the agitation of the Londol
stock exchange, the Paris money market may be con
sdeled to have exhibited great irmness..
THE WAR.-Orlers have been forwarded to th
Allied Generals in the Crimea respecting the arnlis
I tce. 1t is said that Napoleon has intimated to tn
Generals and Admirals now in Paris that they proba
bly, need not return to their commands. Leave of a
sence is freely given to officers in the Crmea.
The Allies were about to destroy the sunken ships
the harbor, by dropping heavy shells to explode unde
water. The general health of the troops continue
/ good.
i Its stated via Vienna, that Ismail Pacha super
ccles Omar Pacha in the Asiatic command. Oma
recently demanded from the Porte the appointment
as Minister of War, with the3power of Commando
, in Chief of NIL the Turkish forces. On being re
fused he sent in his resignation, which has been ac
cepted. Private advCes do not confirm this.
The Sultans decree in favor of Christians has beel
read in presence of Turkish dgnitaries at Constar
tnople.
Three thousand Russians are employed day an
night in constructing triple row of piles across til
a Gulf of Finland, twelve miles across, and six mile
from Cronstadt. with but few openings Behind is
steam fleet of Is ships, IA corvcttes and 70 gun boat
g The steamship Ericsson sailed from Hayre on Il