New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-17
Particulars Of Foreign News.

The break 10 the submarine cable between Dover
and Calais was expected to be repaired by the LIST Of
November. Communication between the two coun-
tries was maintained By the line between Dover and
O5tend
The Duke Of Malakoff and his bride were expected
to be invited to Windsor Castle.
Several Parliamentary elections 10 England to fiji
vacancies, had resulted 10 favor Of the fibeyaa A
vacancy had also occurred On TIE representation 81
Manchester BY the death Of Sir John Potter.
The Conference Of the Evangelical Alliance was ia
session at Liverpool. The Rev. DR.. Patteu Of New
York, was taking prominent part in tbe pro-
eeedings.
The race for the Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket
was won by Eurydice Tbirty-six horses ran, and
the American mare PrioTess came in about sixth.
The electrician Whitehouse has written letter to
the Directors Of the Telegraph Company stating his
conviction that the cable is readily recoverable, and
that Fe-0pening Of communication With America
would follow the adoption Of the proper measures.
He says he will undertake to open communication at
his own cost, and to maintain it foT given nuEnbeE
Of years at moderate per centage upon the gross re-
ceipts.
France.
Orders had been sent TO Brest to embark five COM
panies Of marines for China They are TO proceed to
Canton where it Is said the French intend establish.
ing themselves on the territory formerly belonging to
| France
AdvTces from the French manufacturing districts
report rather less activity except at Lyons, where
al the manufacturers and weaYeTs we're fully en-
plOyed
Flour in Paris vas dull and dropping Wheat also
u
provincial corn markets were rather lower.
The spirit trade Was perfectly inanimate, both in
Paris and in the Departments
A circular is said to have been sent by the chief
authorities in Paris to the French custonahouses
stating that the decree admitting iron duty free m
der certain conditions. and which has expired would
be renewed. The MoHtteur had not, however, con
ffrmed this.
me measure extending the tax Of Id per Ib. on
meat and I'D. per bottle of wine the suburbs OF
Paris which have hitherto been exempt from the inn
ia
| poorer classes residing there.
On the Paris Bobrse, on the 18th ut the three per
cents closed at $780, slight decline, owing it is
said, to the tone in which the MoHiteF announced
the settlement of the Portuguese difficulty.
The indemnity from Portugal had, it was said,
been reduced to ls6, 900 francs.
Germany.
The Customs Conference, which was in session az
Hanover had at last resolved to abolish the transit
entries in the States forming the ZoIverein.
The Austrian Cabinet was said to be treating with
the Turkish Government for the cession of port in
the sea Of MarmOra TO the Austrian Ll0yds
dispatch of The 18th nit. from Berlin says that,
at the united sittings OF both Chambers on that day.
the necessity of the Regency was unanimously ac-
knowledged, and the sitting concluded with eathnsi
astG cheers for the King and Prince Regent, three
times repeated. The Prince Regent had taken the
oath prescribed by the constitution, before both
Houses and the Parliamentary session was theTeupon
brought to a close.
a subscription was being organized in Hamburg
to present the French and Norwegian captains with
appropriate souvenir for their exertions in saving
the lives of so many Of the passengers and crew OF
the Austria.
Turkey.
The Constautinople correspondent Of the London
I Times, writing on the 18th October, says
The fine American frgste Wabash, the arrival Of
which noticed in my last, has caused no small ex
citement at the Porte well among diplomatists.
It seems no was aware Of the size of the vessel
and according to the wording Of the application
which was made at the Porte for her passage through
the Dardanelles vessel Of small size was expected,
OF course size Is relative idea and pro5ably what
! is large at Stamboul may look small in New York.
AS America is not party TO the treaty which fixes
tweutyone guns as the limit of the size Of any man
ofwar allowed to pass the Dardanelles, don't know
whose idea of large and small will ultimately prevail
In the meantime, the irigate is the loness of the
Golden Horn, and unless the dpIomatists resolve to
sink her under the weight of their dispatches, am
afraid it will be rather difficult to her out Of
the comfortable position which she occupies, in the
teeth OF treaties and Ambassadors
a Constantinople telegram Of the 10th says:
0 The United States Legation obtained irman to
# admit only corvette. On the appearance Of the
+ Wabash the Porte drew up protest. copy of which
was sent to the Ambassadors Of the great Powers,
: and the American ship prepared to withdraw.
s India.
A message to the India House. dated Bombay,
e September n, contains few additional items Of
Il news.
# The Gwaor rebels were still at eronge but it was
u thought that they would make an attempt to cross
! the Nerbuddah, between Sanger and Bilsa.
. A successful attack on body of rebels, numbering
/ about 5000, posted island of the GOgra, took
: place on the 10Th OF September. They were driven
out Of their enrenched position, with it is reported
the loss of 1000 killed. The artillery fire did great
|. execution among the fngitves, and also sunk two
/ boats laden with the enemy Two Of the rebel lead
reported to be among the slain. The British
y loss was not severe.
Is The Bombay Presidency remained quiet.
/ The Calcutta mall Of September y, had been tele
e graphed from Malta but tine adYces generally were
!, anticipated via Bombay.
aaEpf1,r, nI-a hal hon q ST I-vraI
J The Daily News says Portugal is entitled to the
sympathy Of all civilized powers, and the censure OF
o Europe will deserVedly fall on the Emperor of the
y French and his Minister'S
n The M0riteur officially confirms the statement that
n the Charles ct Georges had been restored and hel
4 captain liberated.
= Dreadful Death of Leigh RIchmond's
p Granddaughter.
The neighhorhood Of Clifton, England, was recent,
thrown into a most painful excitement, in Conse
l. quence of the death Of young lady the daughter
Clergyman in the neighborng county of Gloucester
IL under circumstances of the most appalling deserp
&C. ton, The young lady in question: Miss Mary Rich
Oh mpnd about eighteen years Of age and is under
ae stood to be granddaughter of the Rev Leigh Rich
o. mond, Miss Richmond was visit t0a connection
e. Of her family. residing Richmond Park Clifton
"a, On Friday she was observed to wander to q cliff
81, called . the Lonshead Cliff which stands at al
re- elevation Of upwards Of three hundred feet from thu
d. road below, and from which obtained magnifeen
views OF the Avon, the Hotwells the Leigh Woods
D. Ashton and the surrounding scenery.
US From this tremendous height the unhappy yOun!
IN lady fell The precise circumstances which led to tn
III terrible accident differently stated but that va
p an accident and not, at first stated suicide
&c there can be no reasonable Doubt According to on
ne statement Miss Richmond was absorbed in the peru
ut sal OF book and she unconsoousy walked over the
1g edge of the precipce another account states tina
she eudeayorng to gather fthe rock plants
as which grow in the crevces of the limestone forma
r ton and that in her efforts to reach it she oveTba
IN anced herself and SO fell In her descent she was oh
r. served to beat against the projecting points of tn
Ill cliff and finally to pitch on her head on the winding
road which skirts the river. Assistance was at onct
lg afforded but the unfortunate young lady was beyon
to the reach of any human aid, having been dashe
almost literally to pieces. Her face was shocking
or torn and manged, her lower jaw being broken an
es forced in one side, several of her ribs and he
ID arms and thighs broken and the flesh of her leg
torn and lacerated. This is the fourth or fifth acc
le dent Of the kind which, during the last tWenty-fot
Il years, has occurred from the same cliff.
j. The Difficulty between France and por
AZ tugal.
- telegram, dated Lisbon, October rs, says
10 This morning, at seven o'clock, the ship Charles
Georges restored, and the captain, Rousel set
81 liberty The exact amount OF indemnity that Port
is gal has engaged to pay on the requisiton of ii
- French Government is not yet fxed.n
10 The Paris PatFia says the indemnity has been pa
no by Portugal without arbitration but this needs co
&c firmation.
~ The manner in which the question Vas settled b