New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-02


failures are reported The Bank of England re-
fused to make advances on oousols.
The Times Of Tuesday. in its money article,
says:
Great anxiety continues to prevail, but no
fresh failures have occurred, which, considering
that the pressure for money has not abated, and
that most extraordinary rates have been paid on
the stock exchange, is very favorable.
The Globe Of Tuesday evening reports decided
improvement in the stock exchange, and says that
foreign stocks are especially buoyant. Consos
for money 864@s65 at q T. NJ
The London Shipping Gazette of the evening Of
the 18th announces that 4 the Bank of England hf 8
raised its rate of interest for advances on stocks
to II per cent in consequence Of the great pres
sure for assistance in this shape, on speculative
account, on the stock exchange. The demand for
discount accommodation is active at the bank.
| Directors are striving hard not to infringe the
charter by taking advantage Of the power granted
| them by the government"
Hallett, O'AIinarey & Co., bankers, and Griffith &
Buston, stock brokers, have suspended. Several
failures have been reported from Liverpool. The
| liabilities of Wakefield, Nash & Co. are 100000
and of Penney & Co. el40 coo, with assets of only
go 600.
THE RINDERPEsT IN IRELAND.
The rnderpest has appeared in Ireland.
RUSSIAN VICTORY, -..
The Russians had defeated the Emir at Box
harra.
AUSTRIAN TROOPS FOR MEXICO.
dispatch from Trieste says the embarkation
of volunteer corps destined for Mexico had been
countermanded. The corps had been disbanded
and the greater portion enrolled in the army of
the north.
THE GERMANo-ITALIAN DIFFICULTY.
1t is announced that England, France and Rus
STA are negotiating in reference to the assembling
of a congress. France will join it with perfect
disinterestedness, without raising complications.
The Darmstadt army has been placed en- war
| footing.
Military nrenarations continue. War ia consid-
| cred imminent.
Patriotic appeals are made for contributions for
the formation Of volunteer corps at Vienna.
The Prussian ambassador said he should leave i'm
mediately in consequence.
| Cantonments have been erected at Lecbleide
and Nuremberg for the Bavarian army.
| 1t is reported that Prussia has summoned Hano-
yer for making warlike preparations, and
announced the intention of occupying her military
roads.
A telegram from Ratibon May 10, says: Yes
terday Austrian troops occupied the Bohemian
| and Silesian frontiers between Odenferg and
Pruchna. The Greats have occupied Petroovitt
and Siebersdorfn
IA telegram from Berlin, May u, says: The
reply of Prussia to the Austrian note OF the 2ls
| ult. uDOn the question of the Duchies, was pre-
sented Yesterday in Vienna. The settlement pro
posed by Austria is declined Prussia makes nc
other proposals, but intimates that she may do so
| Hopes are still entertained IN some quarters f0l
peace probably on the ground that Austria will
make some concessions
| A telegram from Leipgic, May 10, says grea
excitement prevailed there, owing to a report thai
the Prussians had crossed the Saxon frontiers, and
| that collision between Prussian and Saxon troops
| was imminent,
| A telegram from Florence says Garibad ha,
accepted the command rendered him in the Italian
army.
LONDON, May 15-The war prospects are IN
changed.
a Vienna telegram states that preparations fol
war continue, and patriotic movements are taking
| place in the different towns of Austria.
| A Milan telegram of the 18th, states that the
regiments of Greats continue to arrive. Six thou
sand expected altogether, and will be eschelon
ned from Friouli to Padua. Depots for the
/ Austrian military service in Venetia have beer
| established at Grotz, and a considerable force il
stationed 10 the Tyro. The garrison of Venice is
to be raised to $4,000. Gunboats have been sta
| toned and many torpedoes sunk in the outer har
| Dor of Venice
Several French journals have received warning
for representing that the government is provoking
war.
La France says that many diplomatic communi
| cations have been exchanged between the cabinet
during the suspense, and the idea of congress
limited to the consideration of the pending ques
tons, has been again taken up.
The departure of the Vienna garrison for BO
hernia has commenced. The substitution of none,
for military exemption has been abolished.
LATEsT.-A Berlin dispatch of the l4th say
that conditional treaty of alliance was signed OF
Saturday between Prussia and Italy
The correspondence between the King O.
Prussia and the Gar is believed to have beel
connected with the creation of the Duchy of War
saw; aud it is declared that the Gar has not in
tertered in favor of peace.
Vienna dispatch of the l4th states that al
Imperial ordinance will shortly be published de
claring that merchant vessels and cargoes will no
be liable to capture by Austrian yesses-of-war
simply because they belong to nation with whicl
Austria is at war.
A Florence telegram says that royal deere
has been issued, ordering all soldiers of the secon
category of 1874 to be forthwith incorporate
with the regular army. They have already bee
called together for two months drill.
The Senate approved, by 70 to votes, the bill
granting the executive extraordinary power t
provide for the public safety,
The Opinion thinks that, if a formal propose
should be made for q European congress- Ital
should accept it upon two conditions, viz tina
she may remain armed, and that the eession o
Venetia be included in the programme of the con
gress. These conditions are essential.
A Milan telegram states that 1000 Austrian sal
ors had arrived at Venice for the defense of tn
agunes, and that orders had been issued to organ
ize body of 1900 boatmen for transporting sol
ders to the Island of Lido.
Twenty-Five thousand Austrian troops had passe
through the Mestre.
A Trieste telegram says that an italian squadro
had left the Bay of Lorento and taken up q pos
ton in the Adriatic, between Ancona and tn
Island of Grossa, thereby closing the Gulf of Tr
este, and threatening Venice, Trieste, Poland, an
Fueme.
A Frankfort telegram states that motion viii
shortly be introduced in the Diet for the mobi
cation of the federal army It will also be pre-
posed that Austria and Prussia be called upon I
withdraw their troops from the fortresses of Ment
aud Kastodt, that they may be occupied by federa
] forces.
THE WAR QUESTION.
The Continental situation is unchanged. TIL
military attitude Of the various powers is yer
threatening. It is stated that Austria, in fe'
weeks, will have 10000 men in the field. Larg
bodies of troops sent from Vienna had alread
effected strategetc concentration on the Prussia
frontier.
THE DERBY RACE.
LIVERPOOL, May 1.-THE race for the Derby t.
day was won by Lord Lyon" +" Bribery" co
was second, and 50 Rustic' third Twenty-fou
horses ran,
THE WAR QUESTION.
The war question is unchanged. There are
however, more pacific rumors from Paris, and tn
2 chances for a European Congress are improving
u Is asserted that Prussia and Italy have assented
{ The Austrian reply is not received.
AUSTRIAN TROOPS FOR MEXICO,
, Trieste dispatch of the 18th says the Austria
volunteers are about to proceed to Mexico, an
will, ii is stated, sail under the French flag.
THE BoNBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO.
, IN both Houses Of Parliament the bombardmen