New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-25

Particulars Of Foreign News.
PER arEaM .HIP JnRA.


which we eZtractthe following Intelligence:
Great Britain.
The London Times, in reviewing NapoIcon8
speech finds nothing whatever that u reassuring.
immense increase of the army and navy, no
account Of the foreign relations Of the country.
and no assurance Of Her good understanding wits
any other country We seek ia vain Tor the slight
est hnt Of the policy which France is ab0uttg pGE
sue. Such q speech cannot, ought not, 10 reassQre
any one. The presence Df a French aaIasfoR7 at
Craeta, shows how tEhLg ~trs-paifcy Of non.inter-
vention can thEowH aside al the bidding Of mere
l,SgTEr&GHes and aHitalhjes: and as regards the
future, who can feel rcassdFcI by being tod tA2t
FRANCE will act on the principles Of right and JUS
tice as if Savoy and Nice had been rightly and
Justly annexed or as If any nation ever went to
Yer prociaImin[ That il drew tie word il q cause
Of wrong and inustfce.
Le Word states that Garlbaid had not Quilted his
lone in Caprera.
The King of Naples hes Issued an appeal to the
Sicilians, offering to racstabish the ADglo.sicaa
Constitution Of 1872, with responsible Sicftian min
isters, entirely separate administration from the
main land freedom of the press, dininuti0n Of
taxes, the abolition Of CONSUMPTION, and Stcilan
army and navy.
Correspondents of French papers affirm that a
hope of the pacific settlement of the Danish que5-
ton presents itself. This hope is founded on
| atement that England, France and Russia have
| urged the Danish Government to offer frankly
| measures Of Cancellation, and thus remove from
the German Diet all pretext for military interview
| ton. Il is not yet known what the answer Of the
Cabinet Of Copenhagen will be-.
| The QUEENS SPEECH AT THE OPENING OF THE
| BRITISH PARLIAMENT My Lords and Gentlemen:
| 1t is with great satisfaction that again meet yon
in Parliament and have recourse to your assistance
and advice. My relations with foreign powers
continue to be friendly and satisfactory and trust
| that tile moderation OF the powers of Europe will
| prevent any interruption OF the general peace.
| Events of the greatest Importance are taking
place in Italy Relieving that the Italians ought to
be left to settle their own affairs have not thought
it right to exercise any active interference in these
matters. Papers The subject will be laid before
| you. announced TO you at the close Of the SEES
sion of Parliament, that the atrocities which had
then recently been committed in Syria had induced
me to concur with the Emperor of Austria, the
Emperor of the French the Prince Regent of Prus-
STA and the Emperor of Russia, in entering into
engagement with the Sultan, by which temporary
assistance was to be afforded to the Sultan for the
purpose Of establishing peace in that part Of his
| dOIniuiOns.
That assistance has been afforded bya body of
| French troops, who have been sent to Syria aa re-
presenting the Allied Powers. The Sultan has also
placed Considerable military force in Syria, under
the direction of an able officer, and trust that
tranquility will be rGestablished in that province
and that the object Of the convention will have
been fully attained.
announced to you also at the close of the last
session of Parliament, that the pacific overturas
which my envoy in China had made TO the Imperial
Government at Pekn having led to no satisfactory
result, my naval and military forces, and those Of
my ally, the Emperor Of the French were to ad-
| vance toward the Northern province OF tnlna Tor
the purpose of supporting the just demands Of the
Allied Powera and that the Earl of Etgin had been
! sent to China special ambassador to treat with
the Chinese Government
| am glad to inform you that the operations o.
the allied forces have been attended with complete
success. After the capture of the forts at the
mouth of the Peiho, and several engagements will
the Chinese army the allied forces became masters
of the imperial city of Pekin and the Earl of EFgir
and Baron Gros, the Ambassador of the French
were enabled to obtain an honorable and 9ati3fac
tory settlement Of all the matters in dispute
| Throughout the operations, and the negotiations
which followed them, the commanders and ambas
sailors Of the Allied Powers acted with the most
friendly concert. Papers on the subject will be
laid before you.
The state of my Indian territories is progressive
ly improving, and trust that their financial cond
ton will gradually partake Of the general amend
, ment. An nsurrection OF q portion of the natives
of New Zealand has interrupted the peace of 6
part of that colony; but hope that the measures
which have been taken will speedily SUPPRESS thest
+ disturbances, and enable my Government to con
cert such arrangements as may prevent their re
/ CurrenCe.
g Serious differences have arisen among the State
+ of the North American Union. 1t is impossible TO
3 me to look without great concern upon any even
It that effect the happiness and welfare of
g people nearly allied to my subjects by descent an
ii closely connected with them by the most int;nat
and friendly relations. My heartfelt wish is Thu
o. these differences may be susceptible Of satisactor
er adjustment. The interest that take in the we
is being of the United States cannot but be increase
a. by the kind and cordial reception given by them
the Prince of Wales during his recent visit to th
I'd continent of America. am glad to take tn
al opportunity Of expressing ny warm appreciatio
g OF the loyalty and attachment to my person au
TT throne manifested by Canadian and other Mort
n American subjects on the occasion of the res
!? dence of the Prince OF Wales among them.
is have concluded with the Emperor Of the Freuc
: conventions supplementary 10 the treaty Of con
mercc of the Esd of January, 1860, and, in fnrthe
ance of the bects Of that treaty, have also COZ
Vi cluded with the King Of Sardinia convention 70
d the reciprocal protection Of copyright These COZ
vontions will be laid before you.
Gfeatie7nep Of the House Of C0n2nt0as--I hav
directed The estimates for the ensuing year to b
+ laid before you, and they lave been framed with
q due regard economy of several branches Of tn
> public service. Measures will be placed befor
You for the consolidation Of important parts of til
, criminal law; for the improvement OF the law {
n bankruptcy and insolvency: for rendering NOR
e. easy the transfer Of land for establishing nnforr
> system Of voting in England and Wales, and 70
i the general purpose Of public usefulness.
| confidently commit The great interests of N
empire to your wisdom and care, and ferpentl
10 pray that the blessings Of the Almighty may atten
f your councils and may guide your deliberations t
y the attainment of the object Of my constant sole
40 tude-thG welfare aud happiness OF my people.
H. France.
Fl. NAPOLEoS's SPEECH lieSSieu-S les Senateu,!
he McsSe,u'S les Dcputes--The speech at the openin
H. Of each session sums mp in few words the pas
NC events and the projects of hefuture. Up to til
H. day that communication, restricted in its natur
to has not put my government IN relations intima
CHI enough with the great bodies of the State, al
in these bodies were thus deprived of the means
m strengthening the government by their public 4
he hcsion or assisting It by their aaVice
Nv have decided that every year general expos
a ton Of the situation Of the empire Shall be place
{ @ before yoQ and the most important dispatches
he diplomacy shall be laid On your tables. You W
he also be able in an address to manifest your sen
ments on The facts which are being accomplish
no longer, as formerly, by simple paraphrase
| he SHEpfb the throne HEt by free and 81