New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-27

BEAR.
New YORK, Aug. 22.--French papers contain
China dispatches to June 2Sth, stating that the
rebels had been dispersed, their encampmel.s
burned, and their leader killed.
Napoleon has paid the wife of Maximilian a
visit. The abdcation of Maximilian is considered
as very probable, in Paris, at no distant day.
The account of a Guy Fawke's plot TO plow up
the Houses of Parliament, reported by the cable,
was greatly exaggerated. paper containing
nine pounds of powder and slow match was
picked up by the policeman on duty. 1ts opJect
is not apparent.
The London News announces that the patronage
| of the Atlantic cable had became so great that
the directors had in contemplation the establish
| ment of new scale OF prices, first, second and
| third class messages according to priority; the
| latter to be at the same rates as now charged.
| The following are the principal passages of in
terest in the Queens speech on the prorogation OF
Parliament:
"Her majesty has great satisfaction in congrat-
ulating the country and the world at large on the
successful accomplishment of the great design of
connecting Europe and America by the means of
an electric telegraph 1t is hardly possible to an
ticipate the full extent of the benefits which may
be conferred the human race by this signal tri-
umph of scientific enterprise; and her majesty has
pleasure in expressing her deep sense of what is
due to the private energy, which, in spite of re-
peated failure and encouragement, has at length,
for the second time, succeeded in establishing
direct communication between the two continents
Her majesty trusts that no impediments may
occur to interrupt the success of this great under
taking calculated as it undoubtedly is, to cemen
vet closer ties which bind her majestys Nortl
: American colonies to their mother country tt
r promote Observation-Disclosures and friendly feel
ing which it is most desirable should subsist be
u tween her maiesty's dominions and the great re
public of the United States.
}. widespread conspiracy having for its objeC
the subYersion of her majesty's authority in Ire
land, the copfiscation of property, and the estab
= lishment of republic having its seat in lreanC
d but deriving its principal suppOrtfrom naturaze
s. citizens of foreign and friendly State, compeAe
At her majesty, at the commencement of the presef
session, to assent to measure recommended b
0 her representative in Ireland, for the tempOrar
NJ suspension in that part of her maJesty's dt
minions, of the hobeGs corpus act Ihi
ID measure firmly but temperately acted on, ma
the effect of suppressing any outward man
festations of reasonable intentions, and
causing the withdrawal from Ireland
nd the greater portion OF those torelgn ei
ed ments, by whom the conspiracy VI
4, mainiv fostered. The leaders, however, of I'll
movement were not deferred from prosecutil
he their criminal designs beyond the limits Of b
In Yaiestyis dominions. They even attempted, fro
Os the territory of the United States, an nread up
the peaceful subjects Of her majesty in her Nor
he American provinces. That attempted nroad OF
ps. served to manifest, in the strongest manner,
ing loyalty and devotion of her majesty's subjects
these provinces, who, without respect to creed
The origin united in the defense Of their sovereign
and their country.
1t served also, to show the good faith
an scrupulous attention to international rights
has played by the government Of the United Sta
un- whose active interference, by checking any II
sion of friendly State, mainly contributed
= of protect her majesty's dOminions against pr
tally tory inroad.r
etia Napoleon has returned unexpectedly t
Vichy and rumOrs of his serious illness had cal
ZiGo, sensation in financial circles.