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a . ‘easton, the coolness with goand Ba to ~ ‘would give rise, the herribie + Sa be reduced fo abso : ‘conld be reduced to te ol ‘the American laws, are not the greatest which this policy would call into life, Far from @ cause of wnion and strength to ple of we are watiofied thata war begun for #0 atrocious an ol de- fended by such a 98 ene, See Sse Somaeh fata be opposed by no ra orien Bratee. ‘The freemen 0: would ast ac ure the opprovium and partici- the slaveowners and slave States, tions of morality and duty are tainted Ht 5 af af fetters on the slaves of Cuba, and to place in the Senate ef the Un‘on the representatives of another slaveholdiag eommunity ; and the reaction would extend with alarm- ing violence against the interests of the slave owners in the South. By the nature of that conilict would ‘be fought out, not on the soil of the battle must be Jost or won in the een the United States. ‘The late Congress bas terminated its labors and its ¢: istemce, and another Assem bly, elected under s new order of opinions, has succeeded to it. The menabers of this body are untried mea, and the principles of what is termed the ‘Know Nothing party’’ have not yet been even imaction; but, so far as we are acquaintei with them, we prefer them to the schemes of those demagogues who sought to supply their own internal weakness by foreign agitation; and we are not without hopes that the good sense of the nation may continue to hold im check the solly and violence of its rulers. CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES, (From the London Times, March 17.) A year or two ago, had any one been asked what was ‘the most striking proof of the advancing ciyilization of the age, he would have answered without hesitation the tendency of nations aad governments to abandon the delusions of conquest, and to substitute for them the seunder and more certain results of internal improve- ment. The Rassian war has shown us how premature such speculations would have been by the instance of a mation which, with resources of unexampled maguitude wholly undeveloped, without roads, without railways, ‘with rude manufactures and little commerce, is expend: ing all thatit can borrow, all that it can extort by forced contributions, all that ‘it can raise by a fraudulent de- preciation of the currency, calling out for the purposes ‘of war the hands required jor agriculture, and boldly confronting famine, pestilence, bankruptcy aud depopu- Jation in crder to add a few more provinces to an altesdy overgrown empire. Butthis, it may be said, is the mere impulse of barbarism. Kuasia is ia the aggressive atte which a nation must oass through before she can apply Aherself to peaceful industry and in'ernal improvement. Turn, then, to that nation which has gained for ‘well merited distinction 10 the arta of peace, under the disadvantages of dear labor and raw the wost celebrated manufactures of Europe. ited States content with the possession of a boundless continent, with an unlimited field for the d@velop- ment of their resourses and the increase of their population, and with the sincere desire of all other countries to live with them on terms of peace and amity? They know what are the triumphs of peace, for they have obtained them; they know what are the miseries of war, for they have experienced them; they bave a complete option bstween the two, and are ‘not bound, like the pations that form the old confederacy of Kurope, to draw the sword to re dress the balance of power, They are threatened by no ambition, by no lust of dominion, except their own. Yet, if we examine the present condition of the United i toe good renaon to believe that, though apd occupstions are among the arts of peace, their dreams and their aspirations are of war, conquest ani aggression. Look at their conduct with regard to the Island of Cuba. They have not the slightest claim to it; they have not the remotest pretension to interfere with it. Between Cuba and the American Union there exists no relation, except that batween the covetous man and thé odject of his desire—the pluncerer and the prey that he feeager to snatch. As far as words go, the ernment of the United Staves is bound to ‘admit is, It does not pretend to set up any claim to the pos- seasion of this Sproish colony. I+ even izsuss proclama- tions cautioning the citizens of the United States—'‘aod how disgraceful that such a caution should be necessa. ry!’—againat invading the dominions of a triendly Pow- er. But, on the Other band, it selects as ambassador to Spain a man little known for anything else than his findustering tendencies, and thus needlessly in- sults the very Power whose dominions her citi zens have already attacked, and are, if we mistake vot, on the point of attacking again. ‘the words of the American government are in harmony with the law of pations, but her acts accord much more uearly with the code of Captain Morgan or Narciso Lopez, We make thene observations now, because we forsee that an occa- sion ip not unlikely to arise in which the government of ‘the United States will be called upon to choose between ite duties and its professions, between the low popularity it has courted and the high obligations with which it hus tampered. ‘Tne government of General Concha has just discovered & most formidable and savguinary plot for the eepara- tion of Cuba from Spuin and her union to the United States, The tragedy was to have begun by the murder ef Concha himself in his box at the theutre; the conspirators were provided with arms, am: waunition, and artillery; the secret had been faith- y kept for eleven months; and the 12th of last month was fixed for the commencement of the insurrsc- tien by the murder of the Governor and a rising among the negroes. ‘The plot has been discovered, the ef tho conspirators seized, their cipher and their whole plans made known. It app: that they did not wholly rely on their own exer- tions, but expected to be reinforced by {rom two to three thousand American citizens, who were to be landed on the coast, and carried immediately by railway to the Havana. The expedition, we sappore is the aa that which has already sailed, with the concurrence of the American Sormenest, for the ostensible purpose of colo- ims Central America, The pirates are undoubdtediy most eritical position. The island is carefully watehed by English and Spanish steamers. The ex- ion cannot be aware of the detection of the ban conspiracy, and will, if they effect a landing, find themselves without the support on which they weekoned. In such a case, the result esanot, we appre- bend, be doubtful. Whatever be the numers of the Americans, they must, if unsupported by the inhabi- tants, find themselves ‘unequel to deal with the large wumber of well-disciplined troops, fully provided with all the munitions of war, of whom General Coneha can ispose. What wiil follow may be easily conjectured. Spaniards bave never, at least in later times, bean remarkable for mercy to a vanquished enemy, andin this case there is every clement present which can excite and embitter their minds. The remembrance of the expedi tion of Lopez, tne iasult offered to their government by the mission of Mr. Soulé, the pertiaacious and lawless hostility of hoe of the United States, the feeble and hollow professions of their government, all tend ay to a state of feeling more likely to yield to the couvsels of vengeance than to the pleadings of mercy. Should anticipations be realized, and should the failure of this piratical expedition be tol- Jowed by a bloody military execution, we shall expec! to hear from the American press and the organs of the American government an outery for the blood of their * murdered citizens,” and a demand of sanguinary re- prisals of war, fire and devolation, to atone for the sbock to the national feeling, and’ the insult to the national ho por. We will not wait till the lamentable occurrence, the Predability of which wotoreres, hs taken place total government of General Pieree the truth of this matter. This piratical expedition it has either been un- willing or unable to prevent. It has been willing to gain all the rity that was to bs got by its success. and ft is anxious to gain all the popularity that oan Yt by sympathizing with its failure and denouncing the punishment of its abettora, But the civilized world re- garde such profernons and such practices with daily ing aversion, and will have no sympathy with a ment too feeble and too insincere to control its ‘own citizens, to maintain the faith of treaties, or to protect the rights of weaker Powers, INTERESTING FROM RUSSIA, THE POLICY OF ALEXANDER II. SPIRITED ADDR#SB TO THE SENATE--NOT AN INCH OF RUSSIAN TERRITORY TO BK SURRENDERED. {Paris (March 23) Correspondence ef London Chronicle } ‘The rumors ef a pacific disposition on the part of the Emperor Alexander II. have been strengthened to-day by the announcement made in the Cologne Gazette that a Busmap note arrived at Berlin on the 17th, renewing the peeific declarations already made by the new Emperor, with an assurance that he was ready to submit existing treaties to an honorable revision. Very much, of course, of the chance of a peaceful solution to the Eastern question must depend on the raonal feelings of Alexander II, and on how far those 8 may be moderated or embittered by the necens't; of adhesion to the traditional policy of Russia, sancti- fied, ax it must be, both in the eyes of prince and people, observance according to it by # line ofimperial aneestors, and hallowed, also, by almost unioterrapted @uceess. On this subject, a letter from St. Petersburg, of the 10th, in the Constitutionnel, says: you to understand thatho hopes are 0 place the questi tly forward, and made the grandeut dinate to it According to him, the attacks of Eorope ‘were more particularly dirocted against the orthodox Church. In the maniferto of his on the contrary, the religions is perhaps from m of the people, or from of Ri hand, a letter from the same place, of the , gives the following extract from the ad. Alexander, on receiving a deputa- 7 . jer, never—may Mm; ire to a treaty whicl my rignat bring the slichtort stain ‘onthe national b His Majesty irene to the officers of the Guards, ap- om the latter taking their oath of a! , itis was of the same warlike character, was delivered ii vehemence that excited considera. ‘We have reesived the St. Petersburg journals of the 23th of Mare. = Journal ses Rios $ a0 4 Ftp the arrival Prince Peter of Oldenburg, of fe Willlam of Aurtrin, of the Grand Duchess Proms, aad of the Dots Willams ‘of Weclieabury. General of Artillery Aid-de-Camp General Prince Gort- schakofl II., commander-in-chief of the ret ot the Youth, is appointed commander-in-chief of the and tea troops. in the Crimea, with all the rights, powers and prerogatives of a commander-in-chief in times of ing the f command of the army of a Warsaw letter of March 15.) During last four days our city presented a truly solemn aspect. The churel munions were full of people, who, in compliance with the last Imperial manifesto, took the oath of all ce to the Emperor Alexander IJ. and the hereditary Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrowitsch. Yesterday was the turn of the Jews, who flocked in great numbers for the same purpose to their synagogues. I must relate te you a little incident which took place on the occasion. At- cording to the law, every male inhabitant from the age twelve is obliged to swear allegiance. ‘The Catholic clergy dot of both worships did not object to that formality; but the pastor Ludwig, Superintendent-General of the Luths- yap Church in the kingdom, publicly declared in the ora- tory and in presence of the persons delegated to assiat at” the ceremopy, that he could not allow his arishioners to swear before their confirmation. The conduct of this clergyman bas been generally blamed, The government, however, has adopted no coercive measures, and intends to wait until the Pro* testant elerzy in Russia, but particularly in the Bultic provinces, where that church is most numerous and en- Joys ull its former privileges, #ball have made known its dceition, ‘The Vienna Conferences, which are to open to-day, will ere long present an additional chanoe of ruccest, Persons lately arrived from St, Petersburg state that the Chancellor of the Empire, M. de Nessel- rode, will shortly visit the Austrian capital, and that his journey will be so arcavged that be will arrive there after the settlement of the preligunary questions, ant whon a decisive resolution is to be come to. Lord John Russell and M, de Buol, representing already England and Aur'ria, the Conference will bea real Congress of Prime Ministers, and M. de Rourqueney will have to bear alone the brugt of a contest in which his colleagues will be far superior to him. Ax to Prussia, it is more than probable that she will not side with the enemies of Russia, The journey of Prince Charles of Prussia to St. Petersburg is in that respect most signid- cant, The Prince is the personal friend of the new Emperor, and a more agreeable messenger could not be selected to express to him the affection of the King his brother, Generel Jeamowitch, who brought to us the Imperial manifesto, has already returned to S. Petersburg, with Prince de Lieven, who had been the bearer of some important appointments in the army. Those apfointments were rendered necessary by the changes resulting from the resignation or recall of Prince Menschikoff, Several of the persons who received those commissions have already left our city, Among them is General Paniutin, lately promoted to the post of Com- mander of the Corps of Grenadiers, in the place of Gene ral Mouravirfl, who has been named Lieutenaut of the Emperor in the Caucasus, The Privy Councillor Count de Tolstoy, Grand Equerry of the Imperial Court, ar- rived here from Vienna yesterday morning, to regulate with the Prince Marshal some questions connected with trade on the frontier Iccalities, The night before last the new levy of recruits for the army took place through- out the kingdom of Poland. IMPORTANT DIPLOMATIC MANIFESTO. We have received from Vienna Count Nesselrode’s note to the ministers Russia at foreign courts. It professes to be a manifesto to Kurope of the intentions entertained by the new Emperor, and is the first official paper which haw appeared on the subject. ‘The follow- ing is a translation:— Sr. PerersnurG, March 10, 1855, My despatch of the 2d inst., will have informed you of the accession ot his Majesty the Emperor Alexaniler II. Talso, at the sume time, had the honor of sending you the manifesto of our illuatrious sovereign, issued on the first day of his reign. ‘This document expresses his Majesty's profound sease of the importance of the duties whish he is called to fulfil. Those duties have been imposed on him by Divine Providence in the midst of severe trials. Ascending the throne of his ancestors, he bebolds Russia involved in a war, the like of which occurring in anew reiga history cannot produce, Our illustrious sovereign accepts these trials, trusting in God, confiding securely in the unwavering devoted: nees of Lis people, and filled with religious reverence for the memory of his much-loved father. In a child-like epirit of piety he accepts as his heritaze two obligations, which, in his eyes, are equally sacred. The first demends from his M: ly the employment of all the power which the will of God has placed in his hands for the defence and integrity ef the honor of Russia. The second imposes on his Majesty the duty of steadily devoting his care to the completion of that work of peace, the bases of which were sanctioned by the kmperor Nicholas. Faithful to the ideas which predominated in the last dispositions and arranzements of his itustrious father, the Emperor has renewed and coufirmed the instructions with whieb the plenipotentiary of Russia had been pro- vided, from December until the time when the Vienna conferences were to have been opened. In this way the intentions of the Emperor Nicho! certain to be ful- filled, Their aim was:— To restore to Russia and Europe the blessings of ace. Pfo confirm the freedom of worship and the welfare of the Christian peoples of the East, without distinetion of rite. ° To place the immunities of the Principalities under a collective guarantee. To secure the free navigation of the Danube in favor of the trade of all nationa. To put am end tw the rivalries of the great Powers respecting the East, in such manner as to preclude the return of new complications. Fi to come to an understanding with the great Powers repecting the revision of the treatu i they recognised the principle of ¢ danelles and the Bosphorus, and in this an honorable settlement. ‘A peace concluded upon suoh @ basis as this, since it would terminate the calamities of war, would call forth the blessings of all mations upon the new government. Russia, however, feels deeply, and all Europe must ac- knowledge the fact, that the hope of a restoration of ace would prove vain if the conditions of an ad- justment should overpass that just limit whict a sense of the dignity of the crown led our august lord to fix irrevocabiy. ‘The Emperor will wait tranquilly until the cabinets called to deliberate in common with Russia on this question of universal interest for all Christendom shall declare the views by which their policy will be guided. Our august lord will enter upon these important de- liberations in a sincere spirit of concord; this is the declaration which I am expressly commissioned by his Majesty to make to you in his name. ‘The general instrictions with which yon are provided prescribe to you the course which you are to continue to follow, in your intercourse with the governments to which you are sccredited. The Emperor, in confirming you in the post to which you were appointad by the grace of his lustrious father, relies implicitly on your fidelity and zeal. It is W@Mesire that on all occasions your con- duct and language should bear witness to the loyalty with which Russia regards obligations involving fidelity to treaties ; to its constant desire to live on good terms with ali allied and friendly Powers ; and, finally, to its reverence for the inviolability of the rights of every State, as well as its firm resolve to maintain intact and make renpected those rights which Divine Providence has entrusted to the Emperor in making him the pro- tector of the houor of the nation, You are inatracted to bring this to the knowledge of the Court at which you had the honor to represent the Emperor Nicholas, of glorious and much-beloved memory. | NESSELRODE. ADDRESS OF THE CZAR ALEXANDER THE SECOND TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. The following is the address delivered by the Faperor Alexander IL. to the diplomatic corps om the 7th fast. :— Tam persuaded, gentlemen, that ail your courts feel sincere sorrow at ‘the misfortune which has be‘allen us; T have already received proofa of it from all sides, they have greatly moved me, and I stated rday to the Minieters of Prussia and Austria how much I appreciated them. I solemnly declare here, be- fore you. gentlemen, that I remain faithful to all the sentiments ot father, that I will persevere in the line of Political prineiples whieh served an a rule tomy uncle, the Empesor Alex: and to my father. There principles ure those of the Holy Al. liance, But, if that Alliance no longer exists, it is cer- tainly not the fault of my father. is intentions were always upright and loyal; and if recently they were misunderstood by some persons, I do not doubt that God and history will do him justice. I am ready to contribute to a good understanding on the conditions which be accepted. Like him, I desire peace; and wish to see the evils of war terminated; but if the conferences which are about to open at Vienna do not lead to a result honorable for us, then, ‘tlemen. ‘at the head of my faithial Russia, I ‘wilt co with the whole nation, and I will perish sooner than g yield. As to PL ped sentiments for your sove- reign, (here the ror addressed Baron de Werther, Minister of Prussia,) they have not varied. I have never doubted the fraternal a(fecticn and friendanip hich his Majesty the ry og! had for my father, and I told you yesterd: w grateful I am to him for ft. I am ‘deeply sensible of the kind words which the Emperor has caused to be transmitted to me on casion. (This was addressed to Count Esterhazy, Mi ter of Austria.) His Majesty oannot doubt the sincere affection which my father entertained for him at an epoch which he himself has recalled by the order of the day addressed to hisarmy, Be kind h, gentlemen, to communicate my words to your res ve courts. MILITARY MANIFBSTO3 OF THE OZAR. The Emperor of Russia hes addressed the foll>w- ing renee eee rees neweey the Don To oun W it t kin dnees to them, my well beloved father enlation whieh completely secat- granted th ort tim be ary re ed their welfare, Only ola I. declared that the * Emperor. Let it he preserv- Sd among the Tnsiznie of the nemy of the Cossacks of the perishable seeveale for grucrvuons ve tomes nnees = je 00 ALEXANDER. His has likewire addreesed the to General Khomoutof, Hetwan locum t-nens of the sacks of the Don NEW ¥ were let for as much au 100 roubles (the rouble is something over 4f.). At nine o’clook in the morning, the first salvo of ry, fired from the citadel St. Petersburg, intimated’ to the public thet the ceremony was about to commenee, At ten o'clock. @ second salvo was fired to announce that the cortege was to form itself in the order fixed by Count Gur: jew, President of the Commission for the funeral; and at eleven o’clock a third salvo announced that the funeral cortege bad commenced its march. | cannot describe to you the anxiety of the people to render the last homage to him whom they were accustomed to copsider 38 @ demi-god, and ae, at a later period, charged by the Divinity to combat for the holy thodox religion and holy Russia, the body passed, the spectators mai the cross, and most of them, when ¢ touched the earth with their forehead, w At the different churches the procession halted, and the various ranks ot the clergy prid homage to the of the chiet of the orthodox Russian Church. i mercy to the soul of the deceased were offered up in every place of worsbip, himeelf was called on as chiet of the Church to address prayers to God to give force to Russia to combat with success for her rights and ber territory. Cannon continued to fire until the coffin reached the Cathedral of Paul and Peter. The service for tue dead of the Greco-Russisa Church was then celebrated, and salvos, fire! by the troops, announced the end ofthe ceremony, The evening was faradvanced before the crowds of people who assem: bled to witness the ceremony ceased to fill the streets In adaition to the thunder of artillery, the roll of the mutiied droms, and the sound of military music Play io funeral marches, was to be beard. The death of t has produced a certain degree of agitation, which our govern- ment, autocratic as it is, bas not been able to prevent. The ceremony displayed a character of magnificence aad grandeur wortby of the deceased Czar. Everything pass- ed off in good order. ‘The Kmpercr Alexander afterwards addressed this let- ter to the Military Governor of the capital:— Profoundly moved at tne cireumstance of all classes of our capital of St. Petersburg having taken such sincere part in our common sorrow, in the tuneral cortege of the remains of our father and benefactor, forever memorable, from the Winter Palace to the Cathedral of Peter and Paul, I eharse you to testify t6 the inhabivants of the capital the lively pratitnde hoth of ourselves and of our beloved wife. May the remembrance of the father of all of us, the Emperor Nicholas 1,, be for ever preserved in our hearts, ALEXANDER II. A grave event has just occurred at Moscow. The large bell of the tower of Ivan Vetik, in the Kremlin, fell to the ground at the moment when the ceremony of swearing allegiance and fidelity te the new kmperor was going on, and by its fall cruthed nearly 100 persons. For a people ao superstitious as the Russians, this ais ter has appeared a most sinister omen, and the letver which gives an account of the event states that the ¢ rl on the public mind has been that of great conster- pation. THE WAR. STATE OF THY p tcleita TROOPS AT SEBAS- [From the London Times, March 23.] ‘Tho last accounts {rom the Crimea, extending to the 8th of March, present & most agrecable contrast tothe painful and unvarying record of hardships, privations and inaction which we have been compelled for so many eke und months to Jay before our reacers. As if by some sudden and beneficent influence, the touch of spring bas reached the army, and everything bears marks of refreshed nd’ reviving.activity. ‘The weather is fine, snd the heavy damps which had soaked into the loose #o'lare almost cried up. Ihe new Com mandant of Balaklava, Colonel Marding, has already changed the aspect of the town, and Lord Raglaa, wita hief officers of his staff, is again visible at whe camp, the port and in the lines. The hideous and accumu lated filth, which readerea this sojourn of British troops untenable even by the unclean animals, ia awept away. A naval arsene), wih #iorehouser, has risen under the clu, ‘The troops have fresh provisions, and even vegeta- bles; huts have been erected, aud clothes distributed; large numberr of mules und ponies have arrived for the transport service, and the army bas rogained an air of cheerrulness and conficence which appeared for time to have deserted those who were mest interested in its welfare, Although we receive the intelligence of thia salutary change with the highest satisfaction, it must be ac- knowledged that this feeling is mingled with others of a more paintul character. If order could thus be re- atored,if the army can be suitably provided for, if the generalsand the staif'can find time to visit the quarters of the troops—if roads can be made, and even a railroad jad down now, within the last few weeks, what pre- vented the accomplishment of similar results long ago! + is impossible not to perceave that the impul-e has not been given to the officers in command of this army by their own sense of duty, or even by the heartrendiug scenes they have witnessed around them, for these Mey attempted not to remedy, but to concéal or to deny. The beneficial impulse which bas wrought this change has been given by the indignant remonstrances of the people of England, through Parliament and the press—by the knowledge that » committee is sitting which will not allow vegligence or incapacity to escape with im- Pupity—and by the pressure which has doubtless com- pelled the Ministers of the Crown to hold the most ener- getic language to their agents abroad. So’ long, how- ever, aa the ¢vil bas been abated, and a better state cf things begun, it matters little by whom or by what means this good work has been performed. The result has now demonstrated that we arked no more than it was in the power of any intelligent and attentive offiser to give, tor these improvements have now been eflested by Sn army grievously reduced in pumbers amd. weakened by sickness; apd we reflect with pride that the energy of the people has in some degree served to repair the miserable faiiures of the military departments and of the government, But with what feelings n, of shame, and of remorse must tbe men responsible for so much misery and loss look hack upon the past, men who must know by the stings of tneir own consciences that syeey petty omission has coat hundreds of noble lives, and cast a shadow on the glory of tbeir coun- try?’ Wherever that sentence may lie, it falls with a heavy and unrelenting weight. Nothing can effase the guilt of every omission or mistake which care and energy could bave avoided; and, although we have never despaired of the result, it has needed all the vigor of this nation and the most noble endurance in the army to maintain its ground through this dark passage in the history of the war. The peculiar trials of a winter campaign uadertaken by ® young army, most imperfectly provided for such an enter are, as we bave said, happily diminishing, but it cannot be forgotten that we are in & mili . tion of considerable dificulty. It 1s true that General Brown has rejoined the Light Division, which he found in a better condition than he bad anticipated, and that General Pennefather has resumed the command of the Second Division; so that Lord Ragian has the assistance of the two most effective divisional officers in the army, Sir Colin Campbell remaining at the head of the Highlanders, who now constitute the main strength of the First Division; but it is equally clear that the Russian commanders are making the earliest use of the improvement in the weather, and that they are pressing forward the execution of works of great Ymportance, both In front of the town and on the Tehernaya, Lord Raglan reports that they are en- gaged in arming the redoubt against which the French directec their abortive attack on the night af the 234 of Fa , and that the road {rom Simpheropol is covered with wagons laden withprovisions and muuitions of war. Assuming these facts to be correctly stated, we have great difficulty in explainiog tuem. The new Russian redoubt on Mount Sapoune (as it is called ia General Doles, barhes’s despatch) ia admitted to be » position of great Ce, ‘especial! from my rt it gives to fhe Malakhott ‘Tower, which is now pale a the key of the enemy's works. The Frencn attacked that position om the 23d of Fybraary with an inade. quate force, their plan was betrayed to the enemy by. dererter, and, after performing prodigies of valor, the gallant Zouaves were compelled to re- treat, It seems incredible that General Canrobert shou’ rot have taken the earliest opportunity to repest this attack in force, and, if possible, to destroy the work be- fore the armament ‘and defences of it were completed. The case would appear to be one requiring the most im- mediate and d action ; but a fortnight had already elapsed rince the 23¢ of February, end the Russians had been ¢nabled to turn their advantage to the greatest ac- count. We know not what prospect there may be of taking the town of Sebastopol by assault, but that chance must be very small if it be impracticable to storm and occupy even one unfinished outwork of the enemy. Again, we hear of large ccnvoys reaching the north aide of the fortress, from Simpheropol, b; prsuds viele If it be trae that the armies hare trom our ie nearly 100 000 men in their lines, it seems strange that they thould not be able to detach force enough at least to threate: these communications, The expedition recent): erteken by Sir Colin Camp- bell w bm. by the accident of a snow storm, but unless the allied ferces are more closely beleaguered on the land side than the Roasians in Se- bastopol, it can hardly be impossible to make # move- ment beyond the narrow lives to which our siege opsra- tions are stillconfined. The position of the allied armies is precisely one of which a bold and original milit gevins might take advantage to retrieve the fortune ot the campaign by a stroke of war It requiresa know- ledge of the country and « knowledge of the state of the troops to devise such an operation, 41. possibly the Generals may be awaiting the arrival of further retn- foreemente; bus we hay Bo doubt that some means ¢x- t of playin game with success, the q sertion is, whether Fora ‘lan and General Canrobort will find out the next move. With the imperfo:t knowledge of the detaila which we possess in this couotry, it would be presumptuous to hazard a conjecture as to what that move should be; but it is evident that, for bare reasons, the allied armies cannot remain stationary, and that return of spring brings with it the necessity of givin: & different character to the operations of « second cam- pay INCIDENTS OF THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. The correspondent of the London Times, writing from before Sebastopol, mentions the following in- in his letters dated from the 4th to the 7th of & nsnians are throwing square redonbt to de- Patcrata snae Sno muti French position at fe hear that the Strom- ORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1856. ‘The Russians are working in front of their batteries Uke bees. No effort is made to disturb them. At the ar- strengthen our right my menace more evidently every day, the whole of the nintn division of the French army was moved over there to-day. This reinforcement will enabic the allies to give a good ac- count of any body of the enemy which may attack us in that direction The Paris Moniteur of March 21, publishes the follow- ing despatch from General Canrobert to the Minister of War, dated the 27th February Monsrnun ve Margen ar— details of the coup de main © and 24th of February i attack. ok. ‘The follewing dispositions had been taken:—A detachinont enginters and # detachment of artillery, two battalions the 1 Cler), and w battalion of the Fourth, Regimen! (Commander Mermicr), com- sanded by General of Brigade Monet, wero to osrry tho re doubs coustruoted by the Russians in front of onr right linos, ‘Two battalions of the Gthand 10th of the Line form reserve, ‘The whole was commanded by General of Division Moy- rap, aud, moreover, the operation was under the suerinton- dene direction of General Bosquet, commander of the Seeond € aad ‘The Russian work had some ambuscades in advanoo, which, in the obscurity of the night, offered obstacles of which it was difficult te appreciate the di-position or strongth. The troops destined for the attack stormed them and rout. sd them, and, while the battalions on the French left aad me tkese obstacles, the Zouaves, led by Colonel Genoral Monet at their head, who had al, vo the honor to send you ‘ted in the night between vance of our right line of oond the 3 upon try ussemblod in © body inside, Fy jave way atter a short but severo, struggle, in whiel te Getatohinent, of Engineers, under ‘alesque, took a brillinut part, as did also the art commanded by Lieutenant Delaforse. The Zounves displayed the most ro- markable intrepidit ‘The enemy had su erable losses. ‘Tie olject we had propexed was attained. ° We could not think of holiipg @ position open on all sides to the Russian artillery; but we had shown them once more our superiority in action. ‘The return to our lines was accomplished withont the ene: my, who were struck with astonishment, molesting ux, not- withstanding their numerical superiority. ‘The reserve, which had left the trenches to cover, if ne- red ot y, the retreat, did not moet any one. r Toss was considerable, but not in proportion to the danger of this nocturnal combat, where our soldiers wero exposed until they returned to tne trenches to tho fire of the artillery ot the vown. Our troops behaved admirably, as thay always do, and I cannot praise them too highly. CANROBERT, ‘The Journal de St. Peterstourg publishes a fuller Rus- sian version of the attack upou the advanced redoubton the night of the 28d of February. It is as followa:— To complete the bulletin from the Crimea relative to the attack upon the Selenghinck redoubt by the enemy on the night hetween the 11th and 12th (23d-24th) of February, we give the following details of that affair, extracted from the report of Gen. Osten Sasken, dated 16th of February (27th), addressed to the late Comman: der-in-Chief of the forees in the Crimea:— Towards the evening of the 28d the troops destined to complete the construction of the redoubt, commenced on the preceding night, were placed as follows:— ‘The regiment of infantry Seienghinsk within the ro- Coubt; the fourth battalion at the works; the 2d and 8d in the interior of the intrenchmens; and the lst in the foase. ‘The battalions of the infantry regiment Volhynia were advanced to protect the works, viz.: the 4ta in columas ot companies beyond the placings made in front of the redoubt, the Ist and 2d on the right of the redoubt, and the 3d on the left, in columns of attack. At 2 in the morning, after the moon had gone down, which bad up to that hour oriliantly lighted up the ground, dirmounted Cossacks of battalion No. 8 of the Black Sea, who occupied the secret posts in front of our placinge, gave notice that the enemy’s colarms were formirg in fron‘ of the trenches. At the same moment the chain formed of 10th and lth com- panies of musketeers of the Volhynian regiment opened a sbarp and well-main aine! fire, and Major General Khroustcheff, who commanded the two regi- ments, advanced the first and second battalions of the Volbynians, who doubt; but perceiving that the enemy, who had pens- trated’ through the space between the second and third battalio already attacking the redoubt, be mado the two first battalions turn sharp round to the left and fall upon the flank and rear of the enemy’s columas, while a hand to-hanc combat had alt commenced ia The enemy wei ly thrown into aving the fussé full of dead men. At the same time the third battalion of the twelfth company of Musketeers of the Volhynian regiment, who were on the left flank, drove back the attack of another ceumet which had advanced more to the left of the re- joubt Major-General “Khroustcbeff, profitting by this ad- tage, ordered to sound the charge. The brave Volhy- niana, under his personal command, sdvanced rapidly, wtting to the poiut of the bayonet the Zouuves and jarines who avored to oppose them. stragule lasted for some time, but the Russian bayonet ulti- evailed, and the enemy fled in uisorder to their Meantime Colonel Sabaschinsky, with the Ist battalion of the Sele: gbinsk regiment, which be commands, lesa: +d from behind the right front of the recoubt, and ad- vanced rapidly to support his brother: inarims. The 4th company of Grevadiers, the 10th company, and a detatebment of the 11th company of the Volhynian Musketeers, joined him, under the command of Colonel Sviatchevaky. ¢ troops, with druins beating, haxt- ened through the path made by the sappers, while seek- ing the Volbynians in the dark who were actually engaged with the enemy, they came upona Frevch co lume that was advancing to support the Zouaves, and Gefeated it im the ravine, under the fire of our batteries and steamers. Twice the enemy attempted to renew the attack, but each time was driven back with lors to the trenches, Finally, after an bour’s combat at the point of the bayonet, during which the Russian drummers never cessed to beat the charge, the enemy was compelied to retreat, leaving in our power more than 100 killed, among whom were eight officers. Moreover, our troops teok 24 prisoners, of whom five were officers, In all, the loss of the enemy was not under 600 men, for during their retreat they were exposed to the heavy fire of the neighbouring bastions, and of the steamers, Viadimir, Choreonese, and Gromonosseta, anchored in the road: stead. On our side we bad 65 men killed, and 5 subaltorns and 236 men wounded. NEWS OF THE CZAR’S DEATH IN SEBASTOPOL, The Paria correepondent of the London Chronicl:, writ- ing on March 230, sayn:-s ome uncertainty reems to be prevalent as to the ex act date when the death of the Emperor Nisholas became ; but Tinformed you in my letter it was known at Sebastopoloa the ig Gazate states that Prince Mensehi- {ll at Sebastopol, when he received intelligence of the Emperor Nicholas’s death, and that the cou: who brought it immediately left that place for Se pol, to communicate the news to General Ostan-xacken and thetwo Grand Dukes The latter immediately left for St. Petersburg, not, however, without having first rent their oath of allegisnce in writing to the now Em- t a command of the Emperer Nicholas, directing that the de- fenders of Sebastopol should receive his thante, was communicated to the garrison on the square before the theatre, with great solemnity, on the 6th. SPEECH OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR TO THE TROOPS, On Tuesday, the 20th Mareh, the Emperor reviewed the whole of the Imperial Guards, in campaign ng equip- ments, and presented standard to the Cent Ga: , with the following 5) — Sotprers :—The army is the true nobility of our coun- try. It preserves intact, from age to age, the traditions of gi and o' national honor, and your genealogical tree is » [pon ‘to the colors) It marks, at each generation, © new victory, Take, then, these fla cenfide them to your honor. your courage, and your patriotiem, Rapturous applause greeted this oration. ASIA. PROGRESS OF THE WAB—REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE / TURKISH CAMP, The Invalide Russe pubiishes the following — After their defeat om the 16th June, 15954, on the Tebolok, the Turks were compelled to remaia on the de- fensive op the frontiers of Gowrie); aud, to cover the'r territory, they had formed, near the villages of Leghvy and Okbtchamoury, two intrenched camps, occupied by their advance detachment, to the number of two thou- sand men in each camp. On the pight between the 18th and 19th of January lan, (36th, S1st,) Captain Prince Gouriel, head of the Gouriel militia, attaeked the Turkish exmpa with great success. Crossing the frontier near thé bridge of Tcholok, he advanced rapidly on Leghv, and vigorously charged the Turks, who advanced to mest bim. Notwithstanding their numerical superiority the Tarks were beaten. The militia pursued them into their camp, which the: derroress after driving out the Turks. Mean- time the Turkish who occupied the cam Onht- ckamoury, advanced to the support of those at Leghvy, but op the road they were met by a division of the Gou- riel militia, under Enelgn Djokeli, who, after « lengthen: ¢d shirmish, defeated them. On the first shots being fired, the inhabitants of the neighbering village of Gouriel hastened to take part in the combat agi the Turks. Their readiness is & ‘oof of the good will of the frontier population, The joss of the Turks is considerAble. On our (Russian) wide we bad four men billed and thirty-nine wounded. THE CELEBRATED FRENCH PAMPHLET. The Paris oorrespondent of the London News, writing on Mareh eays:—I hear that Marshal St. Arnau‘’s fomily are an answer to the Brussels phlet, inso far as reputation of the late commander is attacked by that publication They are prepared, it is said, to show the Marshal’s plan of marching upom Sebastopol immediately after the victory ofthe Alms was thoroughly tieal, and that the Roel themeelves were equally astonished and lighted that it was not into cal ext Prince Menschikof is said to have witten friend:—“' How could as) this remark is obvious ilies to march upon the place, and withdrew his army into the open field, instead of restoring the troops he had abstracted from it, he must have calculated that we should have tumbled into a trap. i Future Management of the Danublan Prin- cipalities, [From the London Chronicle, March 24.] A question which will at once engross the attention of statesmen on the re-establishment of peace, whether that happy event be the consonence of di tie de- liberations or the more prebabie result of the leita i of the allied arms, is the future political position to cen, by in Prineipalities of Moldavia and Wal- —, one first aR four ye aes (ero the sis of the negotiations now ing at Vienna, hag bea recognised by tho at the conference, refers di- incipalities, inasmuch as their fected, but their future destiny must be the subject for later consideration. I cepting the first of the four points, Russia consents to abandon the despotic protectorate over thore pro- vinces, which she had exercised in common with the Sublime Porte up to the commencement of the war, end to place them under the joint protection of the five Powers. At the present stage of the diplo- it would be unwise to spe- acceptance of one of the established points, as questions may yet arise which will imperil the very existence of the Congress. A fact which must, however, result from the present conflict is, the complete indepen¢ence of the Moldo-Wallachian provinces, and it behooves the statesmen of Great Britain ond France to bestow upon that subject—so important to the interests, not alone of the Western Powers, bat ajao of Europe—the attention it deserves. ‘The past history of those unhappy provinces, and the assistance they might have afforded to the cause of civilization in ‘the present struggle, had their energies not been deadered by the supineness or troachery of their rulers, may, pertaps, not fail to inculeave the ne- ceasity of developing the ‘immense resources of those countries, by conferring on their inhabitants the bles- sings of a political existence. * * * * & & Several Britith and foreign contemporaries haye in- dulged in speculations respecting tae future destiny of Ubese provinces, whicn would lead, were they accom- plisbed, to an unfortunate result. ‘Tus, Austria, they have affirmed, will be indemnified for some prospective lot, equally speculative, by the possession of these pro- vinces, This argument fs alike unjust to Austria and to the Western Powers, The former empire has interests at stake, in the present question, of an importance far more vital than the acquisition of these provinoer, valu. able though they be; whilat the Cabinets of France and Great Britain ate doubtless penetrated with a sentiment of the necessity of creating an independent State, which will divide the Ottoman dominions from its 'power- ful neighbors. We have never doubted the vitality of the Turkish Empire, but then its re- pourées'calt’ Gaby he Covdloges te. @ paciod of partest tranquillity, ‘This. position can alone be realized by a territorial separation from its northern neighbor. Py the creation of a Moldo-Wallachian monarchy, under the protection of the five Great Powers of Europe, ‘and assured by a recognised neutrality against the dirastara of war or invasion, the Ottoman Empire would be eua- bled to pursue in tranquillity its regeneration. A State would at the same time be called into existence, posses- sing every element of vitality and success. ‘The ind try of the inbabifants snd the fertility of the soil would speedily tranfer into Belgium of the Kast the province: which at the present moment are fated by their pbli cal condition to be the battle field of confitetiog nations. Our space dves rot allow us to pursue these consider tions, whieh are of vast importance, as the future tr quiliity of Europe, as well as the existence of the Otto- aman bmpire, depends in « great degree on the ersction of an independent Power in the Moldo-Wallachian Princi- palities. Rui Belgium. The Independence Belge of the 21st ult., states that, during the whole of the previous cay, it waa expected that M. Dedecker bad succeeded in forming a ministry~ | the hon. gentleman bimself taking the post of Minister of the Interior; M. Mercier, Foreign Affairs; M. Nothom, Justis; M. Smits, Finance; M. Dumon, Public Works; and General Griendl, War. Up to twelve o’cloek on Wednesday, it was thought that this Cabinet was defini- tively nettled, when, to their great astonishment, it be- came known that M. Dedecker had proceeded to Lacken to announce to hie Majesty that he had been unable to form an administration. Interment of the Remains of Don Carlos. (From a Trieste letter of 16.) The Infante Lon Juan, second son of Den Cariors, ac- companied by Geveral Cabrera, arrived here yesterday morning from London, and in a'few tours after Count de Montemolin and Don’ Sebastian from Naples. Thus ail ‘the children of Don Carlos arrived here io time for the funeral of their father, which took place this day. Count deChambord, wishing to give a last mark of his affect'on for his relative, Don Carlos- le like himself—caine from Venice to attend the funeral ceremony, and this morning accompanied on foot the precession {rom the re- sidence of the decenred to the cathedralof St. Just. As it is the custom in Spain for sons not to appear at the funeral of their father, the three princes, sons of Don Carlo t present. The whole population were on d the streets were crowded, every one regarding st the Count de Chambord, who, in a black and without apy order or sign ot rank, walkéd after the body. Some French and Spanish gentlemen, long attached to the household of the deceased, and a number of Austrian officers in uniform, as well’ as the principal authorities of the town, formed part of ‘the provession. At the cathedral the Bishop of Trieste offi- ciated, and after the religous ceremony had concluded, the body was conveyed to a vault under the altar, Prepared for its reception by order of the Emperor of Austria. An Irish Letter from New York. Jobn O'Connor, late of Parsonstown, King’s County, Ireland, addresses to the London Times the following letter, uncer date of New York, March Sth :— In the name of God and humanity I entreat you to use your powerful and influential paper to stop the emigra- tion of my miserable countrymen from dear old Irelaod, ‘They are sufering all kinds of privations bere—thou- sands supported on public charity, lodging in the sta- tion houses, and the thermometer 10 deg. below zoro ; no work, and no chance of sny. In the midst of this distres, 1200 people landed to-day, and thousanis are expected Are the People, mad they thus rush on death and destruction? The Americans are a liberal will not #1 Soup: bouses in all the people ; they do all they can, but milli tain the poor foreigners h ward) are daily crowded with poor. How can it be otber- ‘Tne emigrants land here at the rate of 10,000 « 460,000 arrived last year, and taere will be more jis year if not stopped by the interference of humane nin Kogland. The scene bere is heartrending. The work in the wareroows, cana! d ori pended, which adds to the misery I describe. THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE. We have received the following telegraphic despatch from our Vienna correspondent :— Viewa, Friday Evening, March 23. The Conferences are progressing favorably. The second point was either settled to-day or will be to-morrow. It must be repeated that the question of peace of war is not decided until the third point is nettled. Panis, Friday, Mareh 23, 1855. The news from Vienna appears to be favorable to peace, and at Paris people are dispored to believe that the Conferences will be attended with a happy result. Loxpox, Mareh 24—Noon. Consols are quiet; they have not fluctuated ' upon the closing rates of Friday. ‘There is nothing new frem the continent. Markets. Loxpon Money Market.—Fripay Evexina, March 23,— ‘The English fands opened rather flatly, but soon reco- Vered to the closing range of yesterday, at which taey remained without further variation until late in the afternoon, when « sudden advance of % pe: was established news of a rise on to-day’s Paria Bourre. ‘Ine increasing ease of the money market, and the anticipation of a» increase in the Bank’s stock of bullion, eon im. Proved feeling. The chief supply of stock continues to emanate from the government broker. The progress of the Vienna Conference is with much anxiety; but on every hand an earnest hope is expressed ‘that the present suspense, which acts most injuriously ches of business, will be determined by government with as little possible delay as may be com- patible with the exigencies of the national service. The | tuccess with which the Russian government till contin ues to ‘tralise the adhesion of Austria to the allies excites much impatience and distrust, Money cent: very abuncant, and the Lombard street money ¢eal have this day reduced the rate al. Jowed for money ‘ om notice” to 4 per cent. At Paris to-day the French funds closed nearly 4 per cent bigher than yesterday. The other contirental stock markets present no alteration of importance, ex: cept at Frankfort, where Austrian stock has risen near- lyl cent. TCobsols tor the 11th April opened at 92% to 14, re- coded te 02% to%, and had advanced at 4 o'clock to 03 to &. wr money the closing quotation was 2";. The official business report is as follows:—Three per cent consols, for money, Mo fs KM, Si, XM; ditto, for account, 11th April, 92%, 3. "India stock, 228, ‘The retures frem the Bank of Engiand, for the week ending the 17th of March, give the following results, when compered with the ik Public deposits. . £5,077, Other deposits. 155,862 Increase. 644,317 Increase. other side of the sccount — it eecurition,..£11,683,885 Increase. ..£41,500 ities. 14,521,696 Decrease... 369,243 nem ployed. 8,496,965 Increase. 561,915 The amount of notes in circulation is £18,984,010, be- img an increare of £16,180; ami the stock of bullion ia doth fe ph ngs 1s £14,201,243, showing an increase of £679,723 when compared with the preceding return. A. DENNISTOUN & €0.'8 CIRCULAR. LivERPoot, Corton MAnker.—There hae been sTaPbhie casas eka ae ate, e acted for 80 long a period injurio But it isa matter of much eongratulation effect has not been more serious than it has yet to be, the favorable than ptoms at this moment are rather otherwive. ine. ‘At Manchester, the hardening tendency of the market has added strength to the market, but rather for yarps than for goods. Gold continues to pour into the country, aud the ex- changes having become still more fa }, the of it almost entirely ceased, The eonsequence has been a still easier state of the money and s fall im some quarters in the rate of discount te 43; per cent. Consols have given way to 92%. Conn MankeT—The corn market has been quiet but firm during the week, The season is backward. Weat- ern Canal superfine flour, new, per barrel, 364. to 30s. Baltimore and Philadelphia go, new, per bbl., 36s. 29¢.. Ohio do., new, per bbl. ; Sour do., ne per bbl., S€a. a 40s. White U.S. wheat, per 70 Ibs , 1 2d. a 12: ed and mixed do,, per 70 Ibs., 10s, 6d. yellow and mixed Indien corn, per 480 Ibs., 41 66.; white do., ne 480 lbs., 418. a 426 Only retail cales at previous prices. Rosin. — i ‘There has been a good demand; sales 3,000 bols. at 4s, 34.. 4d. for common American. Spirits of Turpestine.. Tallow continues ‘The sales have been large at 358 per cw! dull at barely last week's prices, Lat has been fair, and 300 tons b: decline from jast week’s prices. Oils. oil have been sold at £37 to £39 per ton, nothing doing in seal oil. Rice.—The business bas been coniined to East Init Dyewoods.—' re has been a fair demand; 120 tons Puerto Cabello fustic have brought $5 15s., and 00 tons tt, Domingo logwood £5 10s, per ton, besides several small lots of other kinds at previous prices. BARING BROTHERS & CO. C:ROULAR. Loxvox, Friday, March 23—6 PM. There bas been no marked change im our produce markets during the part week; » moderate bui do- ipg m most articles, Money coatinues easy. Consols leave off 92% & 92% for money, 92% a 933 for the ac- count. Dollars have declined to 48, 11%44.; bar silver, 5s. 0%44,; Fouth American coubleons, 75s. Cocoa steady; 761 vage Trinidad, at sustion, chiefly sold from 36s €d. for gray to 40s, 6d, for fair red. CocninxaL.—1€0 bags Honduras were chiefly di of at rather oasier rotes, from de. 64. a 3. 10d, for ordi- nary small to good bold silver; 37 bags Lima brought very fullprices, from 4, a4, 2d. for middling black, and from 3s. 6d. ais, 84. for ordinary to middling silver. Corrun in steady demand. Tough cake and tile, £126; dest selected, £120; sheathing, 14d ; yellow me Covven.—Tbe market continues firm, and th 2 casks and 900 bage d—The demand been rokd ata slignt 1,000 tons palm ir ordinsry to Sta. a, Fast India were partly disposed of from 4: for ordivary; native Ceylon firm at47s. 60. for good ary. Afloat, a cargo of Rio Santos has been eold for near port at 42s, Ad. Coxx.—The rupply of English wheat at the market on Monday was moderate, and it sold at an advance of 1s, 2s. quarter on the prices of the previous wee! Foreign was ip limited demand; but holders are firm; ne supplies come in slowly, and stocks are small. To-day there was hardly anything doing; prices nominally with- out cbange; we quote white American wheat 78s. 0 82s., red 74s, & 788, per quarter; American flour, 388. a 42s, The last Gazeit average price of English wheat was 66s. 11é. on 80,337 quai ters return Corrox—The sales for the week are 1,600 bales, at steady prices. At Liverpool the demand has been exten- ive in the last few days; yesterday’s quetation for mid. Orleans was 5 3:16d. Daves, &C.—In the absence of public sales we have little to renort. Campbor dull at 90s. Cuteh flat; 500 ‘bags at auction bros . 6d. a 27s. Gambier dull at 208, Lacdye—86 cheets partly sold at 24d. for K. 1. Ratians—5,154 bundles Batavia sold from 1s, éd.a 2s. 6d. Sapan Wood—16 tons stained Siam brought £7 17s. 6d. Quicksilver le. 114. Turkey opium 191, Huwr—The market for Russis continues in the same dull erate ne last quoted. St. Petersburg clean is quoted pominally £40 a £43. 840 balex Manila at auction were all bought in from £87 a £41 for ordinary to middling current quality. Ixp1G0—Tbe market for East India continues very firm, but business is mot active. Lap without change. Western in kegs 488. « 50s. Lvap dull. Common pig £21 10s, a £21 15s. Itos—the price of rails bus advanced, in consequence of some Isrge orders being in the market, the price to day £6 15s. free on board in W Scotch pige 57%. 6d. for mixed numbers im the Clyde. Liskep—Tbe import into this port duriog the past week in 5,677 qra , nearly all from the Kast Indies, Most of the lute arrivals from Calcutta are of imferior quality, and are difficult of sale ut about 57s.; fine samples are in Cemand for export at 698. a 608. In floating cargoes from the Azov no business is reported. LisskeD CAKES find buyers at reduced rates, Boston in bags £11 58. a £11; barrels are held at £11 16s. » £11 128, 64. In MOLasses nothing doing. Flostieg cargoes are of- fered at 16s, for Cuba muscovado, and lox. for elayed. Oue,—Sperm at public sale has brought £125; in eom- mor fieh no alteration. Linseed, for prompt delivery, Fells readily, both for home consumption and export, at 24m ; for future deliveries there in Jeas inquiry, sellers Rape.—Refined sells slowly at palm, 37s. a 304, ‘spot little deing. Benga!, to Hice is quiet, an arrive, 13 a 138, 60, Two cargoes of Arracan, 'to- gether about 1,206 ‘ona, January and February ship- ments, have been sold to arrive at 120. 134d, landing weights. Saviperes firm, 4,000 bags Bengal at auction chisfly #o'd at full prices, viz : from 22s, 6d. @ 2he. 64. for 19 to 4% per cent refraction Rum very quiet. Proof Leewards nominally 2s. 34. Picks —Pimento —1,098 bags brought pre prices, from 4%44. tor low to 6igd for fair red. Blask pepper.— Of 2,862 bags onty a stall portion found puyers from 4444. a 444. for finespore, the remainder being held i fir at there prices. White pepper.—105 fair Singapore realivea from 74. a 74¢d. Ginger caves Calicu’ were disposed of from 361 for fair to good scraped, Cassia lignea —960 cases brought frem 128s. 2 13bs., and 100 cases cassia vera, 374, 62. a £23 10s on the spot. been moderate. Prices gen- ff West India are 2,030 SPriTER quiet at £23 SvGaR.—The demand b erally rather easier. The sal bbés., and 26,000 bags Mauritius and Eset India have been offered at action, of which about two thirds were diaposed of; 1215 boxes Havana principally sold from 34s. a 368. €d, for middling to fine yellow; and 280 bh4s, 200 barrels new Porto Rico sold with spirit a: fall rates. Pri- vately about 6,0(0 bars Mauritius are reported old afloat at 228, fer Pistol, and 1.200 bage clayed Mantle on the spot at 20s. 6d,’and 2,000 bags mascovado at 27a. TALLOW quiet at 47s, 9d. a 48s, both om the spot and for May and June. ayes Net much doing this week. Common Congon 7 fix Ie firm. Common blocks 1148 ; bare 1154.; refn- ed 117s ; straits 105". « 1068.; banca 1084. & 110s. TURPENTINE.—Rough is difficult of vale at Se. 34. Ppirits have declined to 328. for English, and 33s. for American in casks. Anaican SToCKS.—There has been s moderate amount of stall traneactions, without variation in prices. Board of Councilmen, Apatt 6.—The Board met at five o’clock, parsuant to adjournment.—D. D. Covnover, Esq., President, in the- Chair. The minutes of the last evening wore read and approved. BILLS PASSED. ‘The first order of the evening was the third roading of bills. The report of the Committee on the Law Depart- ment, in favor of paving Chatham street, &c, with block pavements, was read for the third time, and passed. as previously amevded in committee of the whole. ‘arious petitions were referred to appropriate com- mittees. RESOLOTI Directing the Committre on Ferries te repert on the expediency of blishing a ferry near the foot of Canal street, to Jersey City. Keferred. WARNING TO LIQUOR DEALERS. Councilman Bran moved :— That the Comptrolier be directed to cause to be in. terted in al) leaves, ull grants hereinafter to be made of apy of the buildings owned by the Corporation, # clause prohibiting the parties of the second part from using the premices for the sale of epiritueus liquors. Refersed to the Committee of the Whole. ‘THE NEW POLICE BILL. Councilman Tnomas Coore moved that this Board call upon the Legislature of this State to insert @ clause into the bill pow before that body, organizing » new Hoard of Police Comwissioners, ‘that the ssid bill be submitted to the peopie of this city, at an election to be held for that purpose ’’ Five members objecting to the resolution, it was lid over under the rules. CLEANING STREET A communication was received trom the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps, in anwer toa resolution of the Board, stating that no contracts bad been made by bim with apy person to clean the streets but with the con- vent of the Mayor, he had sssigned the 3econd ward to tickles, Smith & Co, for a trial of their «ys em sod ma- other emebinery, agreeing to pay the same as had beeo paid to ployers engaged in said ward. Ordezed to be printed. The Board adj Police Intelligence. THE PLIN WHITE CASE—ARRREST OF TAL COMPLAIN- ANT ON CHARGE OF USURY. ‘The investigation in the matter of Plin White, charge? with embezzling about $4,000 worth of diamoad jewelry from William Taylor, of Chambers street, was continued yesterday in the Lower Police Court, before Justice Con- nolly. At the conclusion of the examination, Mr. Tay- lor, the complaizant in the case, was arrested by officer Martin, of the Second District Police Court, on a” war- t issued by Justice Bren barging bim with ‘4 5 je more on ‘ae fst Varig Waned, e complapant, . of 205 ifulberry street states tiation ‘the Lith of February Jast abe deposited a quantity of with the accused and obinined «loan of $70 on the same, by paying the WOnth'y sum of $6 40. ¥rs. W, also charges the accused with having at other times charged illegal interest. Jusice Breppsm beld the accused for examination op the charge preferred against bim. CHARGE CF PASSING WORTHLESS MONRY. Enos A. Osbornoueas arrested by the Tenth war! police on Thursday night, charged with having passed a two dollar bill on the Merchants’ Bank of Anacosta, v.C. It in alleged that the secased passed one of these worthless bills to Mr. Dougherty, at the grocery store corner of yarned, as Cae atreeta, rm for gobi riug. Dovgh , nding that ‘waa wortbiees, gave Foomatics of the accused to the officers, who, with