New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-24

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We CLEAN the following items OF Earapean intel
fgence by tue steamer City OF Washington, which
arrived in New York on the 18th inst, from the
News Of the 18th. The City of Washington brought
81 ,l6e, ,655 in specie consigned to New York:
a brilliant comet was discovered in England be-
tween and O'Clock on the m rning OF the 3GtIr
attimo-its situation being due North. The nucleus
~ o. great dimensions and the tail is fully equal IN
extent to the fameus comet of 1858.
The great fire in London scontinaed to burn
furionsiy IN the vaults containing oil and taIIoT
and as water only aggravated the fames the burn
Ing material had To be left to exhaust itself The
sun andPbGnix Insurance Gors,s auies sUfS,r tn The
extent of E225 ,0a9--oyer 81 10000 each. The
funeral OF Mr.. Superintendent Braid wood ho fen
victim TO this catastrophe, toak paee an fhe pyt
ut. and vas the most imposing funeral that had
taken place since the abzequies OF the Duke of
Wellington. Seldom, if ever before 10 London, has
such marked tribute Of public respect been paid
to any private individual. The PROCESSION ssg
m re than a mile long. A meetifg was TO take
place at Exeter Hail. presided sYer By the Duke of
Sutherand for the purpose Of pfomoEing memo
rial to the deceased.
The new system Of payment by the hour had
gone into effect in the London building trade. The
principal firms reported their yards nearly fnlt
ana that the men appeared Thoroughly satisfied
with the arrangement. Some branches Of the
| trade, however, entered upon the system under
| protest. !.
The funeral of the Iate Lord Chancellor Camp-
bell toek place With cernparasiYe privacy at jed
burg Abbey,
fracas had taken place in London, at the close
| of a meeting of the Ethnogr aphical Society, be-
| tween III. Do Chaiilu, Of New York, the African
| traveller and Mr. Malone w no hal ssueatoI,ed
the accuracy of NJ Du Chaiiia's narrative
| H. de Talieyraud Perigerd ia nominated French
| Ambassador 10 Belgium.
| The French Board OF Trade had issued the neces-
| safy instructions for the abolition of the sliding
scale on the Importation Of grain aud -four.
The Emperor was said To be far from well
| Count Arese had arrived from Turin And had
presented his credentials to the Emperor.
The Patria, in announcing the arrival in Paris Of
| the Prince de Piompino. and depusatisn charged
to present to the Emperor the address of the In
babitants of Rome, says the deputatioR Will not be
| received at FontaiDebiean. &ss
The Paris market for brea6stufes Was dull, but
for good qualities prices were frHl. Inferior
wheats, however, had fallen
The harvest in the Sonth of France had coTu-
menced a month earlier than usual. 8s
The Paris Bourse ON the I'd was inactive. Rsntes
closed at 67 65.
| The Bank Of France, taking advantage Of its
| option, France having double sfandard) had
gold as heretofore The fall in silver, and the ab-
| sence of demand, had led to the step, which was
| regarded az an advantageous one.
| The Belgian Meniteur announces that the Gov
ernment had sent instructions TO the authorities 10
the effect that privateers undar any flag either
alone or with vessels that they may have captured
| will he admitted into Belgian ports. 9
| A Switzerland telegram OF the I'd inst. says, the
| Council letter from the United States Secretary
| of State, expressing the hope thas the Federal
| Council will not receive Envoys Of the Southern
States. S4
| The Pope's health was said to he quite reesiab-
lshed. He ohiciated publicly at Mass on the 29ih
ut.. and was to receive the Diplomatic Corps on
| the lst inst.
| 1t was rumored at Paris that in case Of the de-
| cease of the Pope Victor Emanuel would at once
| be proclaimed at Rome with the consent of the
| French Government, SO as TO put the concaye of
| Cardinals who would meet TO elect new Pope, lin
/! the face of tat acconept The London POSTS
Pars correspondent has reason to believe that the
| Governments of Russia and Prussia will very
| shortly acknowledge the Kingdom OF Italy.
| II is stated as an Indication of the apprehension
! of q comiBg change, that almost all the converts
| and religious communities in Rome have lately
morrgaged their property by the agency of Madrid,
| Lisbon and London bankers.
| The elections resulting from the change of Min
istry had taken place. R.casoh and Minghetti
| were both reelected. .-.r
Tue Chamber Of Deputies, on the lst refused to
| consider petition for the recall of MaZ2lni into
| Italy.