New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-05-31
Particulars of Foreign News.
PER STEAMSHIP CITY OF WASHINGTON.


The screw steamship City of Washington arrived
at New York on the 23d, with adyices from Liver.
pool to the 18TH We extract the following intelli-
gence
Great Britain.
On the 10th, in the House of Lords the Earl of
Sbaftesbury gave notice that on the l4th, he should
move resolution condemning the conduct Of the
Government in publishing their dispatches to the
GovernorGeneral of India.
Mr. Cardwel gave notice that, on the 18th inst. he
should move the following resolution: THAT this
House, while it abstains from expressing any opinion
upon the policy of any proclamation issued by the
Governor.General OF India, in relation to Dude has
seen with regret and serious apprehension that Her
Maestys Government has addressed to the Governor
General of India. through the Secret Committee of
the India House, dispatch cOndemning in strong
terms the conduct of the Governor General of India
and that they are of opinion such course on the
part OF Government must tend under the present cir
cumstances OF India TO produce most prejudicial
effect by weakening the authority Of the Governor
General and by encouraging further resistance the
part of those who still in against u.s.. The
Oaths bill, amended by the House of Lords was
taken up, when Lord John Russell moved that the
amendments be not agreed TO, and that the clause
which would admit Jews to Parliament be restored.
The motion was carried by vote of 1853 to $50. A
resolution to admit Baron Rothschild rs a member
OF the Committee was debated but without definite
action.
All the wire of the Atlantic Telegraph had been
taken out of the tanks at Keyham and coed on
board the Niagara and the Agamemnon, so that no
thing remained to be done but TO take on board a
small portion of the new cable, (Which being
done) and the paying out machinery. The depart.
Of the ships on the experimental cruise was ex.
pected to take place on the 25th of May
Queen Victoria had given her first state ball ef the
season at Buckingham Palace Mr.. Dallas and family
were present.
The mail steamer Candace, from Africa to Ply
mouth, sunk on the 4th OF May after being in col
llslon with the bark Ida Elizabeth, bound from Car
diff to Batavia. The captain, two passengers, and
four seamen were drowned. The rest, numbering
about fifty persons, were saved by the bark.
serious accident had occurred Oh the Trent Val
ley Railroad, entaing the loss of three lives aud
serious injury TO four others.
The rate of insurance on the Istamboul steamship,
which has now been lis days at sea from Melbourne
with ca 800 in gold, has advanced to sixty per cent.
ut Lloyd's
This vessel was spoken with at sea about month
after leaving Melbourne but has not been heard of
since.
The Morning Advertiser gives the following reason
of tue immediate cause OF Lord EllenbOroughs 3
abandonment of office: =" The resolution of the In.
dia Board of Directors, approving Of Lord Canning
India policy was yesterday forwarded to Lord Ellen
borough for his sanction and signature as the Pres
dent OF the Board of Control previous TO its being
sent out to India to the Governor General Lord Ell
lenborough then found himself iu a predicament,
rather than put his signature to document nullify-
ing his dispatch he resigned
The Times confesses to a sort of disappointment at
the readiness with which Lord Derby has sacrificed
his dangerous colleague, Lord Peterborough. Rapid
surrender and political flight are not according to
English genius Up TO last Friday the Ministry stood
by him. All this promised at least fair stand.up
fght-but all at once the courage Of the whole
Cabinet Oozes out at their fingers ends, and we are
informed that Lord Peterborough has been thrown
overheard, and is now at the mercy of the waves.
His colleagues will have to defend themselves next
Friday.
The Advertiser says that the resignation of Lord
Eenborough makes little or no difference in the real
state OF matters with regard to the Derby government
and the administration Of public affairs
France.
The election of a member Of the Corps Legislatif
for the Fifth Cireumscrpton of Paris resulted in the
choice of NJ Picard, the opposition candidate by a
large majority. The numbers as far as known,
were-For Picard, 1928 Eek, Government candi-
date, S,976.
The accounts from the agricultural districts of
France are cheering. The wheat crop promised an
early and abundant harvest. The vineyards geHer-
ally likewise presented fine appearance notwith-
standing damage from frost and the 0idium in some
sections.
The trade in brandies continued dull.
The Paris Improvements bill had been passed by
the Corps Legislatif by vote of los against 45.
The Paris Pays says that the questions in dispute
between Turkey and Montenegro can only be re-
solved by the Congress Of Paris.
The correspondent of the London Post says the
Conference will not meet till the goth of May.
Spain.
A dispatch from Madrid of the sth May says the
demand of NJ. Diaz, Minister Of the Interior, for the
dismissal of certain functionaries who had voted
against the declaration of confidence in the President
having been supported by only two of bis colleagues
that Minister had resigned and his resignation had
been accepted. The Minister of Justice holds the
Ministry of the Interior ad interim.
Another dispatch Of the date says that
twenty-five Corregidores OF different towns had been
dismissed, and that approaching reassembling OF
the Cortes was spoken of.