New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-11

tTuiSerss
The Queen paid visit to the steam yacht Fox,
one of the vessels which played SO prominent
a part in the discovery of the remains Of Sir John
Franklin.
On the occasion of the Prince embarking in the
docks on Tuesday evening for Osborne, on his re-
turn from the international Statistical Congress IN
London, his Royal Highness expressed wish that
the Fox should be taken to Osborn bay, in order
that opportunity might be afforded the Queen
and himself to pay her a visit. The Fox was ac-
cordingly sent to Osborne.
The royal party were receiged, on stepping on
board the Fox, by the officers who are going on
the expedition, viz: Captain Allen Young, the
commander; Mr.. I. 3. Davies, Z. A., second IN
command; DR.. Rae f. r. S., who volunteers as
surgeon and naturalist; Col Shatfner. the princi-
pal coRcessi0ndire; Lieut.. Won Zeilaw and Mr.
Olaffsson, two Commissioners sent out by the Da-
nisk Government; Mr.. ]. E. Woods, Secretary to
the expedition; and by other gentlemen inter
ested in the undertaking. Capt. Ysung and Dr.
Rae wore their Arctic medals.
Her Majesty and the Prince walked round the
4 ship, infinitely examining the various instruments
to be used in taking sonndings, etc. and the sledges
| and appliances provided for the Lard travel and
survey. The sledge used BY Capt hfcClntock in
| his Franklin voyage, which is on board the Fox,
was an object Of special interessto the royal party.
The Prince Consort and some Of the suite went be.
| low and examined the cabins and herths occupied
| by McCntock and Young in their Arctic voyage,
expressing surprise at the smallness OF the apart
| ments in which these heroic men were confined for
SO long period in those desolate regions.
4 The Queen then desired the officers to be pre-,
! scented to her Immediately, and her Majesty gra-
/ ciously addressed a few words to each OF them
| specially To DIR. Rae her Majesty said that she
| had heard much about him and his great scientific
| researches, and Soeularly remarked that Arctic
| travel could not be such very hard service after
| ALL as he was looking so remarkably well. Her
Majesty entered freely into conversation with Capt
| Young about bis former voyage in the Fox, and
| the remains of Franklins expedition, and asked
him if he believed there any possibility that any
member of that devoted band OF menwas yet alive
The Queen expressed hes surprise at inc snaiiness
of the vessel for such expeditions as he had under
1 taken and was about to undertake; and Captain
Young explained to her Majesty the mode Of her
construction, and the strength with which she
was built, which fitted Der for any service That-
ever.
The royal party remained on board the Fox
about half an hour, and on leaving, both her Maj
esty and the Prince Consort expressed their salts
faction with everything they had seen on board,
and stated that they considered the project G very
! feesil ,s6ls r7ine damages laid at fifty
thousand dollars. The heaniies OF her model and
The improvements most admired In her are said to
be copied from American originals, and as she has
entered into home carrying trade the plagiar-
isms of the builders are rendered liable to expo
sure and punishment. The Great Easterf's ill+luck
is as great az herself Poor Henry Jones waa killed
last week by the premature explosion of o cannon
used In salnting her on board the steamer Ment-
gomery, and several others were badly injured at
the same time. ~
A great excitement exists at Long Branch, N. j.,
consequent upon The discovery, on the OF the
traces of a dreadful murder. A huge club covered
with blood, human hair, brains, pools of blood,
and aanguine trail leading to fishing skih, in
which bloody sail aud other evidences of tho COM
mission of homicide were found, are doubtless
the marks of some desperate deed, rivalling the
of the Pirate Hicks, but the victim and
the perpetrators are yet undiscoyeredg Pistol
shots aud cries OF murder were heard early on
Monday morning by persons employed in the
hotels.
On Sunday night Martin Halligen, living in the
Tenth Avenue, beat in bis wiiesskHli with poker.
Mary Murphy u resident OF the First Avenue sery-s
ed her mother in laws skull il the same manner
with conch shell. Adam jaeger. who stabbed
fellow German named Henry Raehier a few nights
ago, willie possessed with drunken. fury, has been
of the murder of lis friend. might CON-
time this list of homicida acts to the end of nav
letter, but refrain from disgusting you with the
recital.
The Rev. J. Gardiner Spring, on Sunday last,
preached his semiscentennial anniversary sermon
before the congregation that used to assemble in
the Old Brick Church in Beekman street. Dr.
Spring is now in his seventy fifty year and holds
church in Fifth Avenue. Not male member OF
his congregation fifty years ago is living, but
several Of his female hearers still extant, good
to prove that ladies' can stand preaching better
than men Mrs. Susan Spring, the wife Of this
veteran of the Gospel, died yesterday morning, in
in The I'D year " her age.
The gallant Morton Eaifchild, Brevet Major of
the First Regiment uf the N. T. volunteers, died in
this city on Friday last. aged iftyfour years, and
was buried on Monday with military honors, to
winch he was so fully entitled by his distinguished
conduct in the late war with Mexico. ,sf
There seems to DC mania for the commission of
arson existent in n ew York just now, and num-
her of incendiariss have been detected They are,
hnwoyer clumsy artists in their line they would
moi have been Ganght in the act. Ii is pity that
a great many more cannot be convicted, for Of
those guilty Ut this frequent cFirae not one in
twenty is resdered amanabie to human Justice.
Burglaries have also hsen very numerous of late
in this city and its environs, but have been com-
nitted mostly by mene boys, some of whom are
marvels o6 precncinus yainy. Women, seem to
be successful IA esctiIsg the arrest of these
raseals tAan the ptiice; hut sa1ereEs, even frenk
their s@ereligious leprt dataons. moved By their-
extreme youth AMI the entEtates uf relatives, hays
in soEae cases Reused TO prosecute thems which VI
carrying tenits 10 criminal excess. large gang
OF young thieses, Of b1th sexes. were found on
Saturday nigst lying tag.Iitsr in one room. half
naked, on tiss floor u q hnuse in Bank streeg.
member OF tht gang enniesses that scenes we're
enacted in that hehy apartment under the stspira-
ti0n of iaupr asi lust. thsi would rival in horror
anything The nost prurent Imagination could eon-
celye. AAFkRR
CooDs srllI. GnKAf Al nQopY's.- Moody ip.