New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-01
Foreign News per Steamship Africa.

4A
y The Africa brings S18s 500 in specie. ~
T The steamer Circassian, for st. Johns, Newfound
land, sailed from Liverpool at the same time as the
Africa.
The steamer Alps sailed from Liverpool on the
evening of Wednesday, the 4th, for Boston and New
York. 45
The chief incident by this arrival is the announce
ment by Lord Palmerston Of the course which his
intends TO pursue in consequence Of their
recent defeat Of the Chinese question.
Az the state Of public business would not permit
an immediate dissolution of Parliament he proposed
to disove the House in May. - a
Until then to go on with snch measures only call
for immediate action-namely, the financial estimates
and temporary mutiny act leaving the general
question OF taxation to be dealt with by the Par
lament. i rrf5y 50, Ies -''atE -
With respect to the policy which he would pursue
towards China, until the decision of the country
should be taken, his administration would continue
to defend their rights and improve the relations with
China in firm but peaceful way. at&
In conjunction with France, and he hoped with
OF commercial advantages. '
In the House of Lords similar announcement
was made by Earl Granville @ n,G-T s71, ="
In the House Of Commons, on the night of the 9th,
the Chancellor Of the Eqchequer brought forward his
financial measures.
They were: A reduction of the income tax flor the
year 1857 to 1889 from Is 4d to I'd and Sd per &
also instead OF LID per lib duty tea he would pro-
pose 15d, and precisely the same scale Of duty on
sugar.
These changes were carried by majority of e.
These changes take effect from 5th April 1857 to 5th
April 1858. . -. :,
Lord Palmerston has been invited to become mem
ber for the city Of London. Liverpool has sent him
an address. u.a lT
A dispatch received by means of the Russian tele-
graph says that treaty OF commerce has been rati
fed at Teheran by the Shah Nureddn between Per
sla and the United States, granting the same terms
Austria seeks to negotiate with Persia similar
treaty. fs G7-. 1S,5 III
It's reported that Sir John Bowring has been re-
| called.
The intelligence from China comes in scraps from
private letters, and contains nothing different from
the e, newspaper reports already Published.
The French papers contain the Emperor of China's
| edict against the English.
They also say that on the 9Th Of December the Chi
nese seized the English opium depot.
The Treaty of Peace with Persia.
The Earl OF Malmsbury asked if itwere true that q
treaty of peace had been signed with Persia and whe
| power to do so.
The Earl of Clarendon stated that the treaty in
| question had been signed, and negotiations would
not have been entered into if her Majestys govern
ment had not been satisfied that Ferouk Khan had full
powers to sign such treaty.
| Neri Khan, an attache of Feroukh Khan left Paris
on the 4th for Tsheran, with the treaty just signed
which requires the ratification OF the Persian govern
ment.
The Paris correspondent of the Times states tina
no one appears to be better satisfied with the AMIGA
bic termination Of the Persian difficulty than Ferouki
Khan He went himself to the telegraph office t.
transmit in person his dispatch to Bucharest wher
an Gtfdche of the Persian ambassador had beel
writing for intelligence, in order to set out for Tehe
ran. Feroukh Khan got reply to his message il
half an hour on which he uttered an exclamation Q
delight and wonder. He will proceed to London 70
the ratification of the treaty.
A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna conveys new
received at Constantinople on the 9th direct fror
Persia The Persian general had marched from Er
van to Tabriz with colors flying. He was receive
with enthusiasm by the authorities and people.
Reinforcements fo. China.
PLYMOUTH, Friday, March 6-Orders were +
ceived here this morning that Col. Lemon, % Sc
geants, 50 corporals, and 1000 men Of the Royal
rines, of this division, were to hold themselves
readiness to embark for China.
The Neufchatel Conference.
PARIS, March 5-The conference for the settleme
of the Neutchate question met this day. Only Il
representatives of the four powers which parti
J., in the protocol of 1S52--namely Great Brtai
n France, Austria and Russa-took part in the conf
. ence to-day but the representatives Of Prussia al
. Switzerland will be introduced tomorrow,
d -,a, The Chinese Question.
l. The defeat of ministers on the Golden motion me
opzes the entire attention of the Paris journals.
! any other foreign question than the present one
: Canton, the check experienced by Lord Palmerst
y would probably have inspired them with triumpha
. joy; but the French papers almost unanimously ide
titled themselves with the acts of the British artho
ties " SuHa, anu nave ostlolSy auFocateu tue aQ0
tion of the most decisive steps against the faithe
and inhuman government of Pekin that the censu
implied by the vote carried by the coalition rath
:. causes them regret than satisfaction. The Patr
strongly advocates the energetic prosecution of tt
war.
The UniUers entertains similar views "Whilst IL
Parliament OF England is gravely discussing the ju
tce legitimacy of this war; the Chinese are setir
price on the heads of Europeans, and are surroun
ing them with assassins, incendaries and poisoners
France.
PARIS, March 5.-The bill relative to the pensic
to the Duke of Malakoff has been carried unanimous
in the Legislative Chambers There were 226 mer
. i, bers present.
The correspondent of the Times says that the moi
tcation prohibiting the French papers from publs
+ ing the Russian railway projects was withdrawn
d Thursday.
Prussia.
The Prussian Government has been defeated in Il
l. Chamber ofDeputies on the Government bill for abb
ishng the existing facilities afforded to divorce II
greater part of its provisions had been adopted b
'. as the Roman Catholic party had proposed amen
It ments which were rejected they voted against t
/, bill as whole and it consequently rejected
l73 against 1884, The rejection of the bill has Great
n considerable agitation in Berlin. A majority Of t
e public were decidedly opposed to it.
Moldnvia.
e After the death of the kaimakan of Moldavia
n provisional government was installed with the CO
sent of the Foreign Consus, which will act until t
Porte has made some other.
S Mississippi Intelligence.
The Attala Democrat, of Friday last, published
Koscusko, has the following paragraphs:
veathar fnrt the post two vee1s has hpan fay