New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-07
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"a re RACE, Aug. g. The steamship Kanga-
FOO Capt S. Brooks, OF the Liverpool New York
and Philadelphia Mail Company's Line, from Liver
pool via Queenstown passed this point at IL CLOCK
Friday night.
The Kangaroo left the port of Liverpool on We'd
nesday, July 18th; touched at Queenstown on
Thursday evening, the .26th, to land and embark
passengers and dispatches. She brings only one
days later news from Liverpool and London than
was received by the steamship Australasian at New
York She was boarded by the news yacht Of the
Associated Press, which succeeded in obtaining
the following summary of news. An interruption
in the working of the telegraph lines prevented
her news from being transmitted before to-day:
The Montreal Ocean Mail Company's steamship
Anglo-Saxon, from Quebec, arrived out at Liver
pool on the 24th ut.
The steamship Edinburg, of Liverpool, New
York, and Philadelphia Line, arrived in the Mersey
on the evening of the 26th ult:
LIVERPOOL, July 26, 7. NJ. = There has been
no change of material consequence in the Liver
pool cotton market since the sailing OF the Aus
traasian from Queenstown.
There is no change to notlce In prices and Got
ton was offering for sale at last weeks quotations.
Breadstuffs, Provisions, Produce etc., are selling
PAR1s july 2G, P. M.-The Paris Bonrse CON
tnues to rule dull and further decline is to be
noticed The three per cent. Rentes closed at 6sf
Mr.. jonathan Freshman, proprietor of an extern
siye leather establishment at Newcastle, had sus-
| pended payment.
|
| at Paris had suspended payment. The amount OF
their liabilities is put down at rs 000 pounds stef-
| ling.
The news by the Kangaroo is generally impor-
| tant. The affairs Of Sicily and Syria continue to
be the allabsorbng topics of interest in the poti-
| cal circles on the continent. .....
/ Since the capture of Mazzo by the insurgents
| the Neapolitans have evacuated Messina, Mnazzo
and Syracuse, leaving General Garlbaidl master Of
ehe whole island of Sicily.
/ A telegram from Paris says the Sandman Gov
eminent has consented to support General Carr
baldi in his proposal for a truce OF SIX months be
| tween Naples and himself.
The King of Sardinia has requested GaTlbald
not to attack the continental possessions OF thu
King of Naples.
The London Post, in an article on the insurrec
ton in Sicily, discredits General Garibaldis as
serted expedition against the main land.
The revolution in Naples was still progressing
and there were as yetno indications OF peace being
| restored.
4 The slaughter of Christians in Syria has deepl,
moved the public mind.
,, a report is current that conference is to b
held at Paris in relation to Syria.
The Porte has notified the Western Powers tina
: treaty of peace had been concluded between tn
Druses and Maronites. This is, however, uncor
} rmed,
, It is reported that the Porte had proteste
against French intervention and that an expeu
f ton was stopped.
ABIDE. Kader is spoken of for Governor of Syri;
L The French Government has already sent q
army of Ii 900 men to the coast of Syria for th
e protection OF Christians.
i. The Government of England has also dete
e mined to send troops to protect the Christians
t Syria and put a final stop to the carnage.
An army Of $500 men and feet OF shlps al
about to leave for the coast of Syria.
fl It is reported that the meeting of the great Ill
ropean Powers to be held at Paris for the purpos
of taking into consideration the Swiss question
/ has been indefinitely postponed.
E Vienna Journals state the Emperor of Austri
: had already arrived at Toplitz, and was awaitin
the arrival of the Prince Regent of Prussia, VII
was anxious,y looked for
The Kings of Saxony and Bavaria, whose pa
ticpaton in the conference at Toplitz was cons
e cred certain will not, a report says take pa
in it.
: A telegram from Paris states that the Empert
Napoleon had left that city on visit to the cam
of Chalons.
In the British House of Commons the contract
: for the transportation of mails had been contide
to the Parliament.
e Lord Palmerston's speech in the House of Con
!, mons on National defences has caused great VI
d easiness. British military authorities recommer
u u the increase of the English army.