New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-06

| The Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria
was taken dangerously i'll on the 18th, aad the
queen and royal family at once left town for her
residence, near Windsor. The Duchess is sao to
have long suffered from cancer, and the disease as-
18th ult
The case Of the Hungarian bank notes. in the
Court OF Equity, in which the Emperor of Austria
and Nj hossuth are plaintiff and defendant, came
up on the l4th March, but was postponed till next
term.
The London Daily News says that the English
Government, struck by some Inconsistencies and
inaccuracies in the dates and circumstances put for
ward by the Chinese authorities, had offered the
Chinese Government &20 900 for the production of
Capt. Brabazon alive. "
The Paris correspondent of the London Herald
says: -r"
On dill, but the report requires confirmation that
the Russian Ambassador has complained to M
Thouvenel OF the revolutionary tone of the semi
official prints regarding the events in Poland. NJ.
Thouvenel is reported to have replied that 90 the
press was not under Government control (?l"
Another of those horrible cannibal feasts so de-
grading to Africa has again occurred in Bonny
river during the stay Of the English mail steamer
men. The victims, in this instance, were some un-
offending negroes captured from a neghboring
tribe. Their heads were cut off and publicly ex-
hlbted in front of the Ju-Ju house (Dlace Of wor
shipl, in the center of the town.
1t was claimed that the experience of the Chinese
war had demonstrated that England possessed in
the Armstrong gun weapon unriyalled by any
other country.
The London Times says:
American affairs look very awkward. Mr. Lin
coin has arrived at Washington and entered upon
his Presidential career with nothing bnt troubles
staring him in the face. Strange TO say, the South.
ern Congress enters bravey upon policy of free
trade, whilst the North cuts itself off from every
European sympathy by the Introduction of an ultra
protectionst tariff. President Davis declares
himself prepared to fight for the integrity of the
Gonfederacy over which he presides and Mr.. Lin
coin talks largely of adopting firm and deter
mined course of action. So we fear sangninary
conflict is really becoming imminent, and that the
interests of this country will be strongly secured
to that division Of the Republic which hugs and
fondes the eternal curse OF slavery.
The London News says:
In 1860 we imported from America s7,7l787l
more than in the previous year, and exported Sell
09I ,S7Z less than in the previous year, making a
total difference OF GS8l5750 against us. This is
the reason why gold is still going out, and why
commercial caution is necessary. AS regards the
sum Of IS ,916, ,I3S, which represents the Increase
in the imports of wheat and -four, we have con-
sumed the supplies furnished, and have nothing to
show for the money. AS to the increase OF e1,-
799, ,74O in the value of the cotton imported from
America, there will be profit to be made out of it
when it is worked.
a correspondent of the London Morning Star,
writing from Turin on March G, says that the King,
who cares nothing about restraining his senti-
ments, has just made use of the following express
sions, the authenticity of which is guaranteed:
This time it is who have OWNED contrary to the
general opinion of diplomacy. We shall have war
sooner than is expected. Italy is not well prepared
for it, it is true but we have the framework of an
army and we shall have that army more quickly
and better organized than people would believe.
GaribaIdi, too, says the writer, though there is
no confirmation of the rumor that he has left Ca
prera still believes that the final struggle is ap-
preaching, for in brief letter Of his just published
he says that the hour for striking the blow which is
to berate Venetia is approaching.
In the House of Commons. on the 14th March,
some questions were put to Government as to the
submersion of the new cable between Malta and
Alexandria, aud Mr. Miner Gibson slated tRsat when
the time arrived for laying down the cable, Govern
ment would take care that an experienced engineer
and electrician should superntend the submersion