New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-22
NUMBER 90
Particulars Of Foreign News
PER STEAMSHIP VANDERBILT.

PER STEAMSHIP VANDERBILT. -
The steamship Vanderbilt left Southampton on the
Sd inst, and her intelligence is four days later We
extract the following:
The Russian Grand Duke Constantine paid strictly
private visit to Queen Victoria at Osborne arriving
there at midday on the 30th nit from Cherbourg.
HIS Imperial Highness was saluted by the ships Of
war assembled there for the purpose. and the Amer
can rigate Susquehanna, then lying in the roadstead
took prominent part in his reception, the Russian
flag being run up at the main during the saluting,
and the band on deck playing the Russian national
sailed for Grayesend. The Grand Duke remained ut
osborne no longer than Sunday evening at IL O'Clock
when he embarked on board the Queen steam yacht
Osborne. sleeping on board, and at O'Clock on Mon
day mornng sailed for Calais under sautes from the
r ( S. battery at Cowes and the fleet at Spithead
The brevity and privacy OF his visit, as compared
with the length and publicity Of his sojonIn in
France, afford topic for comment in the English
journals. -oTI
Nj. Stevens, the English Consul at Teheran, ar
rived at Vienna on the Both ult with the ratified
Anglo Persian treaty, and left for London the same
evening. F7ri@
800 houses have been burned down bv great
fire in the Turkish capital. f =
The little Arch Duchess Sophia, OF Austria, died
at Buda on the evening Of the Goth ult
despatch from Constantinople states that the sub
scrption list of banking scheme started by native
firms had reached FL 100000. -s a,,5! ni
The Federal Assembly Of Berne has been conyoked
for the 9th Of june to raty the treaty with Prussia
me spanish census is nearly completed, and the
result w it is said, show population Of II 900, 900
souls. -. sst a3'ls4.T :
The publishes private letter from
the Persian Gulf received through Bagdad which an.
nounces that on the 2lst Of April the British troops
evacuated the town of Mohammerah, Of which they
had taken possession at the latter end of March.
Arrivals Of gold from Australia in England we're
frequent. ,
The general appearance Of the English money
stock left off the Sd inst, at 212 to 2I4 Reduced
92s to 3; new Three Per Cents, 92s to /; India
Stock z2l to 223 India Bonds, 9s. to 4s discount !:
Exchequer Bonds, 9st to T.; and Exchequer Bills,
june Is. discount to Is premium March, ss. to 6s.
premium. Foreign securities were steady
Uninterrupted heayiness prevailed on the Paris
Bourse. :
The Monitenr announces the dissolution OF the
Legislative body The new elections to take place
on the 2lst Of June and the number of Deputies for
the new Chamber is fixed at 267. ~ - s.ra.,
! Almost a Revolution In Belgium.
Brussels has been the scene of popular turmoil
which at one time assumed the features Of serious
political demonstration 1t took its rise in warm
tives, on charitable institutions" A sentence ut.
tered by one of the members was loudly cheered by
the spectators in the gallery, when the President
gave orders to the hussiers to clear the gallery Soon
afterwards number of men with their hats on forced
their way in and the Chamber was again cleared by
troops and orders given to strengthen the military
| posts outside The crowds increased to thousands.
and cries of all kinds were heard, shouts of Viye Ia
Roi,' mingled with I" A bas lie Converts" )" ss Down
with the priests, Down with the Catholics, Let
us drown the President, etc. etc. The fermen spreyd
to Antwerp and several other Belgian towns. The
mobs broke the windows of several monasteries and
yesuits' Colleges. The King was very popular.
Numerous arrests were made. At last dates order
was restored in most places.
Cuban Affairs.
f. The Madrid correspondent OF the London Times
writes, under date of May 2sth:
| The recall of Gen. Concha is still talked Of as Ger
tah, although some persons think that the Govern
ment may perhaps, in pursuance of the conciliatury
policy announced by Gen. Narvaez, avoid dismissinl
him, and await his resignation which is expected ii
consequence of some severe communications no
long ago made to him. The time at which his perot
Of Office in Cuba expires is SO that peremptori
torecall him might be taken for anaet of Vengeance
provoked by his brothers hostile demonstration
against the Government. In truth, however, there
are abundant and valid motives for dismssing hin
even with disgrace. As you may suppose, we are
here Kept mnutely informed of 'hat goes on in Gu
ba, by numerous letters and frequent arrivals from
that island Recent accounts give details of the scan
dalous manner in which Don Jose COncha, MARQUIS OF
the Havannah, has encouraged, for his own advan
tage the importation of negroes In the early DAYS
this (his second) command in Cuba he pursued the
slave trade with extraordinary rigour and activity
Cordons of troops established on all sides, and
frequent domciliary visits were made to the planta
| tons. ...
When this vigilance and severity had produced
their effect, and owing to the rarity of the article
the value OF negroes had nearly doubled itself, the
Captain General suddenly relaxed the rein and con-
nived at importation, on condition Of receiving four
ounces per head for each negro instead of two with
which his predecessors had contented themselves. It
is estimated that 600 slaves have been brought into
Cuba during his command there, and that he has
made 100000 by the transaction To this enormous
sum must be added it is sad others also very consid
erable received in the form of pots de cin in other
words brbes for preferences and protection granted
to particular enterprises So that General Jose Con.
cha, who IS noted for his parsimony, will return to
| Europe with princely fortune. Not being on the
spot of course cannot guarantee the correctness of
these particulars, but give them to you on the faith
of accounts from Cuba trustworthy as believe +;
and it may be added that they accord with reports
long current, with the frequent complaints lately ad
dressed to the British Government, and through Lord
Howden, to that Of Spain, and that they seem yener
ally credited here. If they be true, the sole quality
that appeared to render General Concha eligible for
| the supreme command in Cuba, namely, his probty
melts away and disappears. Of the possession of
superior abilities, and especially Of administrative
knowledge, believe he has never been accused.
From China. "
LBy the Overland Mail -
HoNG-koNG, April 15-Our latest advices from
England to the Goth of February. 1t is ntmated
however, that the semi monthly mail to and from
China and England is to be re-estabshed, and the
first steamer from this under the arrangement is ad
yertsed to leave on the 25th inst.
Since the S0th nit. the occurrences we have to re-
port have been unimportant.
H. M. S. Sampson came down the river on the
l4th inst, but brought no news of any interest
The Chinese war junks and boats which were at
one time numerous in the vicinity of our vessels
are said to have nearly all disappeared.
Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour has his flag
at present on board H. NJ ship Calcutta, in the har.
bor
On the I'd inst. the boats of the Hon. Cornpany's
steamer Auckland, at Tung Chung Bay, cut out
mandarin junk, which was brought in here by the
steamer. A battery on shore, which opened fire on
the boats as they were pulling in, was also taken
possession Of and held till the junk was got under
weigh In this service two officers and one seaman
were severely wounded, and four men wounded
slightly.
An engagement also took place when the boats of
H. NJ. steamers Sampson and Hornet and ship Sibyle
under Commodore Elliot attacked strong force of
mandarin boats and three orchas in Deep Bay at the
entrance of Canton river Ten boats and three lorchas
were destroyed The firing that was kept up on our
boats from the Shore where great number of Chi
soldiers were coDgregated, was very heavy but
the only accident on side was one man severely
wounded. Some Important papers are said to have
been found board the unks but their contents are
not at present made public
The company's steamer Auckland left here for
Singapore the 9th inst. During her short soiourn
here she succeeded several occasions in rendering
good service. The cOmpanys steamer Zenobia left
here on the 7th inst, for Singapore and Madras. H. NJ
steamer BarracOla left for on ;net