The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-18
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The Italisn papers state that an interesting cor.
respOLdence between Lord Byron and the Arme-
tan mCn Of 81. Lazare, near Venice, has been
recently discovered IN that monastery. IL will be
remembered that Lord Byron spent a considera.
bic portion of his time at ST. Laz4re, and tn Il be
cherished great affection for the monks Of tn It
interesting monastery, to whom he slludes in his
"Childe Harold"
The LoLdOn correspondent OF the Leeds Mer.
curry says: - j may be permitted to say that Mr..
Disrael, of all persons in the world does not de.
serve the rebukes administered TO him by the
press fOr having allowed the queen to make her
usual spring trip TO Balmoral. He did attempt to
prevent u, and was not only himself most earnest
and solicit in bis efforts to induce the queen TO
pOstIon her visit to her Highladd home, but
even went the length of securing the assistance
of the Duke Of Cambridge. who added his en-
treaties 10 those of the prime minister, without
however, affecting her majesty's intentions in any
way"
- Is it not almost incredible" writes the Paris
correspondent of the PRECURSOR dAnVers that
the Emperor Napoleon wrote twelve different
drafts # The insipd little speeches he made at
Oriesns? And yet il is true. The world does
not know yet ODe half of the irresoluti0n of his
strange character. Ii ii had not been for MOrny
and PeTsigny, there would have been 10 coup
d etGt and empire and it Is indisputable that
since PersgDy's overthrow, in ls63, the empire
has been gong downward at the pas de charge"
(dOuble quick.
some Fsrisian journals having intmated that
Algeria, Marshal Mcmahon, the governor of that
province, waXed exceedingly wroth and published
IN reply statement 10 the effect that during the
past seven months only seventeen persons had
been murdered, and five eaten up by the f4mshed
population or Algeria, adding that there was no
country in the word where so few murders were
con united, in proportion TO the population. The
Journal des Debats, publishing the marshal's
statement said: The duke of Magenta is doubt
les a better general than statistciAn. Ii the
same uumbeT OF murders, 10 proportion to the
pOI ulsuOn, were committed in France, we should
deplore, every month, the assassination of twelve
hundred persons. and every year that OF fourteen
tbOusard four hundred"
Victor Emmanuel was persuaded that the matri.
mortal Btelicity OF his second son proceeded from
Ms bad relations with the holy see at the time of
hen UNION; so be gladly acted the advice
given him by devOut cOurtier TO have the wind
ing sheet Of thrist Ut folded on the altar while the
bishop should be blessing tue prince aud princess
OF Piedmont. The prelate was not slow 10 graft
Tying the king, and a few days before the nuptal
ceremony 10 take place, had the chqsss
opened containing it. The Princess ClOtiide aud
the queeno Portugal we're present at the exLuml.
zion, and the former was grieved 70 see that the
re &c had nearly dropped to pieces with age and
niidew. Sue AZ once stepped forward and re.
quested the privilege of being allowed 10 mend
tie sheet, which was Of course granted. Her
nperial hiRhness took her task 20 much to heart
that she rose next morning at day break, and went
10 The cathedral, where, in the sacristy, she re-
NAMED, ne edle IN hand, seven hours on her knees
rising only at long intervals tor q few moments to
rest herself. While engaged in her pious WORK.
she was surrounded nv ladies' Of eil.knOwu
piety, who IN turn read mediations or recited
p1aye suitable TO the occasion.