New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-16
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Further by the Steamship Europa.
Since the fetes in Paris that capital has becoln
very quiet and dull. This is natural reaction Of th
intense excitement which attended the war.
The reduction OF the French army does not seem t
amount to much but seems to be confined to the dis
charge Of men whose term of service soon expire
and of inyalids, and may be only farce to sstisf
England.
Mr.. Lever has sent into the directors final propo
sal. He offers to charter the Great Eastern for f2O
900 cash down, to coal the ship both ways, and Il
pay the port charges both sides Of the Atlantic.
The boiler Of the French gunboat Aigretta
stationed in the Adriatic, exploded y day or ~!
ago.. Seven or eight persons were killed OF wounded
but the rest Of the crew saved, she being clos
| to the shore.
Some idea may be formed of the enormous sums o
money which are sunk in the purchase OF pictures BY
the wealthier classes in England from the fact thai
the collection Of the late Lord Northwick has pro
duced less than f95, 725 The sale which extended
over eight en- days, terminated on Wednesday, anG
was attended by dealers from all parts Of the world
Some Of the prices must appear fabulous to the nm
initiated. The owner OF this collection spent life
far and wide.
that Mr.. Hersey Stowel, Jr., Of the firm Of slocum
stowell b Co., Of New York, committed suicide al
Manchester, August %, by hanging himself
TIE ZUK1CH CONFERENCE.-The fate Of Italy ia
yet matter of doubt, and there may be considers
Bile lapse Of time before it will be definitely known
Berlin account OF August 23d says:
Three weeks ago 1t WAS believed here that the Con
ferences Of Zurich would be Of short duration, and
take the world by surprise By the speed Of their de-
such they might DO. Two three sistings for do.
cencys sake to protocol and sign oregone conclusions
and couple OF Official dinners, were supposed to be
the sum Of the lsbors before them. But these san.
gune politicians had reckoned without Sardinia and
tie Italian populations. The attitude Of these last
has made great impression here, proving, as it
does, how much the Italians have learnt in the LAST
ten yeasr
governments and the Chambers they have called is
assuredy one of the most remarkable facts in history
The Conferences Of Zurich cannot pretend to decide
the weighty questions which are now on the tapis.
To suffer this would be on the part of the great
arbters Of Europe. So long as the treaty only con.
cerned boundary between Austria and Sardinia,
they and France were competent to decide without
the voice of Europe.
The neutrals who had been Indifferent to the war
must be Indifferent to it's results far the position
OF the beigeents and the actual theater of war are
concerned But the remodelling OF Italy is matter
in which all the great Powers are alike interested,
and the present Prussan Cabinet is as little inclined
as the English to suffer forcibIe restoration of
Princes whose rule over unwilling subjects would only
lead to fresh complications Either the decisions on
their future government must be left entirely to them
selves, or, as in 1876 Congress must be called to
regulate their affairs.
There is strong feeling therefore, in favor Of q
Congressman Congress summoned, like that Of
Paris to submit to the exgences of French interests
but Congress where the whole situation should be
freely discussed and resolutions come to, altogether
independently of the convenience OF the chief parties
in the late war; excepting SO far as the cesson of
Lombardy by Austria is concerned. On this Prussia
and Russia thought to be agreed, and there can
be no doubt that England will take the same view.
The CROPS IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. The
gathering OF the crops in England proceeds rather
slowly on account Of unusual scarcity of hands.
The accounts from many districts are unfavorabe as
to the yield, which will be deficient in weight to
considerable extent To compensate for this, says
the Marklane Express it is universally acknowledged
that the farmers throughout the country hold the
largest stock of old wheat that they have had at this
season for ten years; so that this will fully compen
safe for whatever deficiency may be found in the
weight of flour per quarter. We have also large
stock Of foreign wheat on hand both in London and
at the outports that will still further help to make up
any requirements.
In France the case is different. The crops in the
south have been housed and are reported to exhibit
large deficiency in the average yield. 1t is estma
ted that upon the entire crop Of wheat in that conn
try, there will be one-fourth less than an average {;
go that it is not considered there will be much to
spare for expectation
1t is probable that the French mlers will still ship
flour to England, when they can do it at profit,
even with chance of having to fetch it back again
at an advanced price afterwards.
There is also in France, as here, large stock Of
old wheat in the hands Of the farmers OF Normandy
and Brittany, whilst supplies from the Black Sea can
be readily obtained when the price and the sliding
scale will allow At the commencement of the har-
vest there was considerable advance in price in
most of the French markets but reaction has
since taken place, although the trade still continues
firm, and it is not likely that prices will recede.
TIE LONDON BUILDERS STRIKE-The strike in the
building trade of the metropolis shows how strongly
the cooperative principle is at work among all the
classes who live by manual labor. There was meet
ing Of delegates the other evening who represented
trades that have little no interest in connection
with the erection of dwellings, and all these persons
evinced sympathy for the men now engaged in the
contest with their employers-promised them dona-
tions of money from their respective clubs, well
inddual subscriptions.
But, Notwithstanding, the unemployed workmen
fare badly, and cannot keep body and soul together
unless the sinews of war; come in plentifully.
There are tens of thousands of good builders in Con
tinental cities who would think sos. week for ten
hours labor per day actual wealth. The master
builders have committed manifest njustice-their
vengeance has fallen upon the who belong to the
trades unions as well as upon those who do not
poor fellow writes to one of the papers pointing
out the fact which he describes as making the limo.
cent suffer with the guilty -" Why not open these
establishments" be asks, " to nonsociety men, who
the equals Of society in skill? BY doing this,
and withdrawing the document, their shops would be
filled with good workmen before the week expires"
This appears to be feasible proposal.
"BLEss GoD AND DIE."-In Job, H., 9, this radi