New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-24
NUMBER 10.
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
She Asia'a MAIDS.

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By the New York evening par,ers 10 4I,a Jet,, I.
ceiyed yesterday, we put id possession ia m
details Of the Asias news fall teiegraphie
Of which we have already pnblished We suFiair
all the items Of interest or importance To be found
The Canard steamship Aaia, Capt. Lott, froyo III.
erpool Saturday morning, May 8, at O'clock. al.
rived at New York on the morning OF the 18th, at
halfpast o'clock:
The official report Of the proceedings OF the Con.
gress Of Paris has come to hand, The report adds
little to our previous knowledge and in fact is moth
ing more than reproduction of the treaty itself IN
conversational shape.$
The most interesting feature of the business took
place after the treaty was signed, and Immediately
previous 70 the breaking up Of the Conference, in
the shape OF an Interchange of opinions on subjects
OF European interest. Count WalsWaki invited the
assemnled penlpotentiaries to this interchange of
sehtiment, and himself went over the ground refer
ring to the disturbed condition Of Greee and italy
and recommending that suggestions to rule more
mildly should be conveyed to the Italian govern
ments. In this recommendation the pIenipotentia-
fles, more Or less heartily agreed. Count Cayour,
behalf Of Sardinia, demanded that secular govern
nent be established in Roman legations, and that the
Ansltlan troops be withdrawn, nasmnch as their
ID Italy dsttrb5 the political equilibrium,
and constitufes q real danger for Sardinia This
speech some sharp words between the Austrian
ing. VI ' - ~ q - r. q
Whlie on these subjects, Count Waewaki threw out
cunning oalt 70 entrap the Congress intoa measure
OF OF repression against the Belgian press, but Lord
Clarendon refusing, in cold terms to lend the infIu-
enee e VI England to any measure tending to check
freedom q opinion, N. WalsWaki hacked ont Of the
proposal In the best manner he could 81
The plenpotentiaries then discussed and assenfed
10 new declaration Of maratime law agreeing that
neutral nag snail make free cargo excpting contra
@ pana OF war that commercial cargo, except contra
fFynr rltpnl lFo fr =,
flag that blockades to be respected must be effect
ye and that privateering is forever abolished To
these important principles the plenipotentaries rave
the aheson Of their governments Russia qualifying
her assent IN the matter Of privateerinp Sssfs5$
The London Times comments severely upop the nro--
posal of the French minister. It says :51s # "A. 4
Wlth the government of Belgium Count Walswaki
says ne mas no ground of complaint whatever 1T
has n strven TO mitigate the excesses of press which
the law does not permit it to control But to Belgium
herself Count Walswaki employs very different Ian
guage. We should regret he saws to be Obliged t.
make Belgium comprehend the strict necessity for
modifying legislation which does not allow its gov
ernment to fulfil the first of international duties
that Of not asaing Or allowing to be assailed the in
ternal tranquility Of the neighboring states
This is indeed new and startling language. What
IS IT, IN fact but saying that government can be
tolerated by his own except one which leaves to its
subjects no freedom of action and thus by the only
possible means, precludes them from Compromising
the internal tranquility Of neighbornE states?--
we have happily got rid Of the Holy Alliance, but
tis of and to insist that the neigh
bors OF France shall adopt an absolute government
as the only guarantee they give that they will not
interfere. by writing, by speech, by action, with
the existing Institutions of France 81. 5,t4 S
The same tone pervades a somewhat lengthy arti-
Gle, and concludes as follows: fi5 ,sgsE n 55*5s
elf the Belgian press exceeds the bounds of le-
gtmate criticism, the tribunals of the country are
as open to the Emperor Of the French as to the
meanest subject; and if that Justice cannot, from
any cause, be obtained it far better that some an
convenience should be felt than that the sword should
be drawn against feeble State unable to resist and
yet ashamed to submit to the dctation of its power
ful neighbor.' - $g5s f8S
In the British Parliament the adjourned debate Oh
Mr. Whteside's vote Of censure on the government
for the fall of Kars, had been pressed to division
when the motion was lost by q majority against i
4 of l27.
4 1tappears that the advance copy Of the treaty Z
PEACE which eventually appeared in the Londo
Daily News, was hawked about among the Londo
press, but not one of those g enterprisng paper
would pay for it the price demanded-1 900 francs
about 5000 .1a. y-, a.~ .gsS5 -
Il had been rumored in London, for day or tn,
before the steamer sailed that Lord Derby is satisfied
with the treaty of peace in the MAN, and thinks i
ought not to be made the subject Of party motion
It is also said that the highest parsonage in the realm
deprecates any irritating illusions to the terms of th
peace, and has found means to communicate til,
deep regret that would be felt at seeing the subject
much national importance made the occasion for
| trial of party strength.
The Queen has appointed Alan Ker Esq, nov
| chief Justice of the Island of Nevis to he chie
justice of the Island of Dominica, and David Came
ron, Esq, to be chief justice of Vancouvers Island
1t is reported that the Committee of the House Of
Lords on Judicial Appeals will recommending estab
lishment of a Court of Appeal, consisting of the
Lord Chancellor and four law peers who are to be
peers forfe. There will be no mention of Scotch
judges being raised to that dignity the constitution OF
the court being left an open question.
The Limerick Observer contains the following
paragraph: N 5@ -" y "a
"The pistols which O'Connell used on the occa.
sion of his celebrated duel with dEsterre, in days
when dueHimg was a practice which the laws of
society enforced upon gentlemen under the penalty
of loss of caste and honor, were sold by auction in
this city last Thursday, by Mr. Comon, at his auction
mart to Mr. Gleeson P. L. G., for BIS the pair. This
case of pistols was purchased previously at the Caher-
con auction by person present, and were subse,
| quently pawned in Limerick"
Mr.. Bright III. P is still unable to resume his par.
lamenary duties, and tits stated to be now certain
that heightened period of repose and abstinence
from business Of any kind, will be necessary in order
| to restore his health. -''"
General Webb, Of the New York Courier and En-
qnrer has been sued by London correspondent, and
| mulcted in $500 damages. gvtar! AZ
| The English Electric Telegraph Company have
| just now laid down a submarine cable across the
river Humber for the purpose Of establishing direct
telegraphic communication between Hull and the
metropolis. The cable is nearly two miles in length
and weighs four TONS ..5.. ..s., 4 -
1t is estimated that about 500 900 persons witnessed
I the late naval review. &<
i IA number of persons got on board her Majesty's
steamer Himalaya, on the day of the review, with
forged tickets. 1t appears tickets to get on board
the steamers were forged in London and regularly
sold. ,itp .'f '7@t. .A" .gsH< @'If5st|
| AS Lord Palmerston was proceeding to the review
he reached the station as the train about to move
Seeing the dilemma in which the noble lord was placed
afellow-member of the administration at once threw
open a carriage door for his lordships reception
There was no time to be lost and Lord Palmerston al
| once proceeded to make his way into the carriage
and had partly got in when his motions were watched
4 by policeman on duty, who Immediately rushed
up to the carriage, threw his arms round the noble
| lord and without more ado, vi et dfmis lifted hin
on to the PLATFORM the train proceeding without him
| to the astonishment of many members of the legis
ature who witnessed the concurrence The noble lore
subsequently proceeded. But his mishaps were moi
to end here for, on his arrival at Portsmouth, il
making his way to the small vessel which was to carry
his lordship on board the steamer, happening to mis-
take the gangway, he was roughly accosted and sus
pcons were expressed that he was trying it on to ge
on board without ticket. The Premier laughed
! heartily at these mistakes z.1"s+s5rH77,t -
i France. 5
1 The French Government is sDrely displeased witt
the premature publication of the peace treaty in Z
London journal. and in the columns of the Nord an
Independence Beige AS it is alleged that the docu
ment must have been obtained surreptitiously, n
pains are to be spared in discovering the delinquent
Several arrests have been made in connexion wit