New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-23
Particulars Of Foreign News.
BY THE STEAMSHIP ASIA.

In Great Britain the incidents or the week are the
meeting Of Parliament, and the election, without OPP
position of Evelyn Denison as Speaker Of the House
OF Commons The deaths Of the Duchess Of Glouces-
ter George Iu,s daugbter0 and Of John MacgregoE,
late NJ. P. for Glasgow, are mentioned. The Russian
Grand Duke Constantine continued to receive great
honor at Paris The Queen Of SPANS speech to the
Cotes mentions the reestablishment of friendly rea.
tioas between Spain and Mexico, and expresses hope
that Mexico will apologize and pay an indemnity aa
otherwise Spain will take coercive measures. The
rumor is again revived that the King OF Denmark
will be forced to settle the difficulties Of bis reign by
abdicating.
From the East we have teIegraphic dispatch an
nouncng the safety of the missing steamer Oneida
also letters from Sir James Brooke himself. confirm
ing the statement of his recent massacre of 1900 Chi
nese in R0rneO.
Parliament met on the 18th ofApril, and the House
of Commons was organized BY the election OF Mr..
Evelyn DensOn, the ministerial candidate for Speaker,
without opposition. The new Speaker, upon taking
the Chair, returned thanks to the House, and was
congratulated by Lord Palmerston in short speech.
No business Of importance has as yet been transacted
in Parliament.
The Board Of Trade returns for March show com
tnued increase in the declared value of our exports
The total amount is flO 6,34S against f9,448570
in March, 1856 The augmentation is +! O07,41S or
more than 10 per cent as compared with the cores
pondng month of last year, and f3l45043 or AZ per
cent as compared with March, 1866. The total In
of exports for the first quarter of the year
has been nearly Is per cent As compared with the
corresponding quarter Oh 1900 IL ndS Deen aDout %
per cent. The tonnage Of vessels employed in the
foreign trade OF the United Kingdom during the
three months was 64s nwards against ,31a BIO
in March, 1856; and outwards 2,095 sos, against
l,s92, $50. In the coasting trade the tonnage was
s0ss557, against 1851 55s tuns for the entries in
wards while the clearances were 3198 1903 against
3,0S5 IA tons to the corresponding date OF the pre-.
ceding year.
The intention of Lady franklin to send out another
and final expedition to clear up the great Arctic
mystery has within the last day or two rpened into
reality, Lady Franklin having effected the purchase
of steam yacht admirably adapted for the requisite
Arctic SERVICE and the eminent and experienced Arc
tic voyager and explorer, Captain MCfntock, having
accepted the command Of the expedition.
The annual meeting Of the Credit Mobilier took
place in Paris on The 2sth, and was well attended
by shareholders. The report, which was adopted
with applause, was read by M. Isaac Pereire, who
stated that the affairs of the company were in most
prosperous condition. The total dividend for the
past year is twenty-three per cent on the paid up
capital of 500 francs. 49, -
The Standard states: It is said in the best quar-
tiers in Paris that the French Government has decided
on taking more active part in the Chinese war.
Orders have been given to get ready for immediate
embarkaton a small expeditionary force OF 1000
men, with every requisite for field and garrison
service. So
Another dreadful massacre, similar. to that of the
Thistle, had been perpetrated board the steamer
Queen, plying between Hong Kong and Macao.
The Queen left Hong-Kong on the 18th Of March
with few European and about thirty Chinese pas
senRefs as sue appTuhGueu naedo q Pol VI .tfs
Chinese, consisting OF Mandarin soldiers and pirates
who were on board for the purpose got possession o
the chest of firearms and actually surprised the in
cautious captain and his unsuspecting European pas
sengers by firing a volley among them while theJ
were seated at dinner. Most OF them were wounded
and drowned in attempting to escape, but Mr. Cev
erly although fractured in the thigh by ball, con
trived to swim to friendly orcha, by which he wa!
taken to Macao. The cargo Of the steamer was q
some value, and is understood to have been pundered
the vessel itself being carried off and ultimatel,
burned. She was trading under Portuguese coiorz
and the Governor of Macao is believed to have de
manded satisfaction. Another power has thus be
come involved in the contest, and Governor Yeh
prababy alarmed at that fact since he is reported
have refused to receive the vessel when was brough
to him,