New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-27
Particulars Of Foreign News.
PER STEAMSHIPS ATLANTIC AND VANDERBILT

like ocean race between these two powerful vessels
We extract the following intelligence:
In the House OF Lords, on Monday Lord Brougham
inquired whether Ministers had taken any steps to in
duce the French Government to abandon the mporta
ton of Africans into the West Indies, Lord Chren
don replied that the attention of the French Govern
ment had been called to the subject.
In the House of Commons, Government WAS twice
defeated upon motions to amend the pending Probate
| In reply to an inquiry Lord Palmerston announced
the opposition of the Government to the projected
Suez Canal and admitted that it had used all its III
fuence to prevent the Victory of Egypt giving any
| countenance to the scheme, regarding it as u mere
visionary bubble, and tending if carried out, to sepa-
rate Egypt from Turkey.
Mr.. Roebuck brought forward bis motion for the
abolition OF the Lord Lieuenancy OF Ireland but, alter
Il debate, it was lost by vote OF 266 to No.
During horticultural fete at Shrewsbury, bridge
supported on boats, by means of which the grounds
were reached gave way, and dozen or more persons
| were drowned
The work of shipping the submarine telegraph
cable was going brsky forward, both on board the
Niagara and Agamemnon, Upon the latter they
were taking in ifty-four miles in every twentyfour
hours, working day and night and up to Monday
evening, the 9Th instant they had got 669 miles on
| board. The whole was expected to be on board the
Agamemnon by the Goth of July, so that by the
25th the vessel would be on her way to Cork to join
| the Niagara.
The Earl of Mornington had died very suddenly,
but coroner's jury found that it was from natural
causes. The Earls life insured for quarter OF
million pounds sterling.
The Earl of Granville had been invested with the
vacant Order of the Garter and Lord kinnaird had
| received the Order Of the Thistle.
An action was brought in the Court Of Exchequer
by the of the steamship Atlantic against the
Marine Insurance, to determine the average per cent
age to which the owners were entitled for injuries to
the vessel which compelled her in January, 1851 to
put back to Cork had resulted in the stopping of the
case, and the rendition of verdict for defendants.
France.
The second elections in the three districts Of Paris
which failed to give an absolute majority on the first
trial, took place the 9Th and 9Th inst and passed
off quietly. They resulted in the return of Messrs
| CavaigIac, Olivier and Darimon, the three oppos
ton candidates by majority of about one thousand
| in each case over the government nominees.
| The IW0niteuT announces that the Emperor and
Empress will shortly visit Queen Victoria at Osborne,
continuing their stay in England to that locality, and
| maintaining the strctest ncOgnitO
Harvest had commenced in the south of France,
and most productive and at Marsellles the grain
market showed further tendency to decline. A de-
cided fall in the price of wines had taken place.
Count de Morny had been appointed President OF
the Legislative Body.
The poet Beranger is said to be in dying state.
Spain.
| Alarming reports were current in Madrid in regard
to alleged revolt among the artillerymen at Malaga,
but all that was publicly known was, that conspi-
racy had been discovered and that courtmartial
had condemned corporal to death, and two soldiers
belonging to the artillery corps to severe punishment.
The province OF Jaen was in q state OF termenta-
ton.
The mail between Seville and Madrid had been
stopped by large body of armed men, who de-
manded the official correspondence and burned it.
1t is said that they inquired whether disturbances had
not broken out in Madrid, Barcelona and Saragossa,
and that they subsequently put to fight by
strong detachment OF the civ! guard.
Italy.
The official journal at Turin gives the following
version of the attempted instruction the night Of
the 29th Of June, at Genoa: Several days since the
Limit mod that Throat
ened to disturb public tranquility at Genoa, and they
therefore made opportune dispositions to prevent any
attempt whatever. Having received positive notice
that an ATTEMPT of some kind would he made last
night, the authorities proceeded to make domiciary
visits and searches, in consequence OF which certain
quantity of has been seized and about forty per
sons were arrested An attempt was made to seize
the forts Sperone and Diamante, but, thanks to the
vigilance of the authorities, the attempt failed Near
Romeo the telegraph wires were cut. The city Of
Genoa is Tranquil, and the authorities unceasng
in the necessary provisions for securing the public
tranquility which, however has never been disturbed
A dispatch from Naples, dated July I'd, says:
The instruction is now completely put down at all
points Two engagements have taken place on the
frontier OF Caabria between the insurgents and the
royal troops. In the first it is said the insurgents
had one hundred men killed and in the second thirty
Three Neapotan steam trgates have received
der5 to continue cruising off the coast
Another dispatch says numerous bands of armed
men hoisted a red flag, amid cries OF Viva Italia,
:" Viva la Repubica." Several soldiers have been
killed. The value of the arms and munitions of war
seized amounts to a million francs 4 number OF
gendarmes, at Leghorn have been killed by the insur
gents. The gendarmerie fired upon the insurgents
and killed fourteen persons. Mazzni, who with his
friend Miss White, was in Sardinia, was supposed to
be at the bottom OF the movement.
The accounts are so confused, that it is impossible
to make correct story out of them.
Russia.
The Berlin correspondent of the London Times gays
the most prominent feature Of the ltussian tariff
is the admission of almost all kinds at duty which
will not quite exclude it, while formerly it was alto
gether prohibited. Cotton goods are all reduced con-
siderably, and in some to oneourth of the for
mer duty linen, however, only to about half. The
duty on raw sugar is lowered and refined sugar,
formerly prohibited now enters at roubles and
roubles per pood. Tobacco in leaves is reduced from
II to roubes.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the Times
says that Mr.. Seymour, the American Minister, is
recalled.
India.
There are no alternatives from India. The London
Times publishes letter from an army officer dated
Lahore, May 18th, in which it is stated that" The
18th native infantry of Ferozepore having refused to
lay down their arms, cut to pieces by the cav
airy, and shot by the Europeans aud orders are
issued to kill every of the regiment wherever he
may he found They have burnt nine bungalows and
c the church there, but all Europeans safe. The
800 sepoys who were got away from here yesterday,
$ have been well punished by the Pangabese. Report
says nearly all were killed.
i Arrival of the Indian Mail.
by Geographic dispatch received at London OIL
January 5th we learn Of the arrival of the Indian
e mail at Egypt. An important fact regarding the
d situation of India is made known by this dispatch.
The Gcneral.inC Chief had it was said, arrived be-
oro Delhi at the head of considerable forces and had
commenced to invest the place. 1t was thought that
the city must soon fall, and that the instruction at
e this point would be Immediately stf'ed
e 1.-The Imam of Muscat and Zanzibar, who recently
succeeded his father has just protested against the
seizure by the English Of the Island OF Perrin, sit
uated at the entrance Of the Red Sea. 1t is vel.
known that the ownership of the Island has been for
IS long time claimed by the Imam of Muscat and the
Shah Of Persia, and that these two sovereigns in a
c joint manner have had nominal possession.
+ The Latest.
!! PARIS, Tuestlay.-Despatches from Genoa dated
yesterday, state that Miss j. Merton White, Eng
lsh lady who had come to Genoa agent of
Nlazzlni, and who had stirred up the late movement,
" has been expelled by the police. Fresh discoveries
. OF arms and ammunition have been made. The
French Three per Cents have slightly declined, clos
ng to-day at eff. zoe.
? The WINE CRoP IN FRANCE.-The vine growers in
France appear to have successfully encountered the
oidium with sulphur in the few places where the Dis
has appeared and great hopes entertained OF
S the forthcoming vintage. A Paris letter says:
The price of wine is well kept up at Bercy, not
withstandng the favorable accounts from the wine
: producing departments. Transactions are quiet al