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2 the pedestal itself would have disappeared likewise. The | Vrench om, somewhat harassed py the incessant Gre on the town, which, however, did them nor us bus Litthe mischief, have constructed out of the debris of tne houses @ very neat quartier iwsice the walls, which 18 altogether new, and presents @ very strarge avpearance, trom. its contrast to the ruins aroundit. The hu's of which it is composed consist of wood, and are ranged in regular rows with the usual street nomenclatures. ‘THE CONDITION OF THE FRENCH ARMY. , ama toe Paris Moniveur, Maret 25.) In tte ion of March 22, the Loadeu Times, on the faith ita French correspondent, Crimean army a5 in want of provision thing, and as abandoved by the government of the Ei peror, who is supposed to have vo longer any solicita tor his brave troops. The Fimes goes so far as to say that our soldiers wre so reduced as to go about and pick up for their subsistence the spoiled biscuit and the broken victuals thrown away by the Eogiish soldiers. With to this last assertion we shall observe taat, if the scarcity should make itself felt in our camps, our allies would hasten to share their resources witha us, as we oarselves did with them; and that the geoerous offer they recently made us at Constantiople, of placing their medical stores at our disposal, is sufficient proof for us of what they would do in the Crimea if we in reahty were in want of provisions. Bat the 7imes, we have no doudt, will regret that it was not better informed when it learns that the French army ie provisioned fa auch & manver as to receive {cea bread evecy day; that it bas in store flour for three mouths in af- vance; and that the greater part of our troops receive rations of fresh vegetables, sent out to them in great quantities from Gonstantinople. As for tha clotaes, it may be affirmed that never, at any period, were ine wants of an army #0 amply supplied; each soldier in the Crimea has received, in addition +) his regimentals, a complete winter suit, consisting of a woollen felt cap, a short cloak with a hood, a pair of Bulgarian gaiters, ‘woollen or flannel belt, ‘of worsted stockings, a p @f wooden shoes, and ir of gloves. Iv is trae that, Botwithstancing the care of which it bas incessantly been the object. our army has been for aome tine visited with sicknes#, which seems to spare our allies, more fortu- nate than ourselves. Bat if one conmders that our troops are encamped around Sebastopol, on the very theatre if the struggie—that is to say, on a ground which, having served as 4 tomb for #9 many victima, is far from offering thove conditions cf healthinest which the English army finds at Balakiava, it will be uoderstood that tne present inferiority of our sanitary state may be the conse) ueace of anavoidabie circumstances. and thas this canvot be a!- tributed to a want of solicitude. Let ua sdd that they have now succeeded im improving this condition, ani doubtless betors lovg they will have comple'ely mastered it. We may bope for this happy result with the return of the fine season, and from the measures adooted for eombatting tbe disease, especially from the considera le drafts sent away to Constna\inople, and from tie estab- Jishment at this latte place of uew barrack ambulances, roomy and weil ventilated. France, CONTINUED PHACE REJOICINGS. Parts was sgain illuminatec on Tuesday night, 4th of Aprit and the lluminations is priva'e houses were m:ro general then on Suniay. The reason was that many people understood the illumixation following the review asa iribute to the army of the Crimea, a great par: of whicn bsd apptared on the ground, and—at least this was the feeling of maxy—as a homage to the dead whose domes ave whitening oa (hat distant shore. The public buildings ard embsteies were not general y lighted up on the ovcarion, but numbers of private individuals wh: Were cut of town op Sunday took this opportunity of put iingyampions in their windows. The boulevards wore exceedingly brilliant, and toa late hoar «# dense crowd thronged both sides of them to such an extent as to ren- der it difficult tomove. The number of vebicles was alro so great that mre than once all advance became {mpossi- Die. Several of tne passager were tit up with great tasie, ard a sort of triumphal arch in the Marche St. Honore at- trac ed mach ailention. A transparency of the Emperor Alexander IL, at the Russian print shop oa the Boule. ‘ard des lialiers, had crowés around it curing the even- ing. It is a significant fact that the Urieanists and legiti- mists, who have never Ulumivated since 1848, mace an ostentatious dirplay of light on Sunday and on yester- f M. Guizot, M. de Montalivet and the 8, in the Fawbourg St. Honoré, and very Bany grest houses in the Faubourg St. Germain, were particularly remarked. Did they ligat up to show taeir eympathy with Rustiat The general beliot is tha: they id. representa our Spain. PRENCH IMPERIAL REJOICINGS IN MADRID—ABSENCE OF THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR—POLITICAL S8UM- MARY. Madrid} ournals, of the 28th ult., havé arrived. They state that the French Ambussador had given a magnifi- cent bail in honor of the birth of the Prince Imperial, and ‘that it was attended by the Insantas Isavella and Louisa, the principal la¢iee of the court, the greatest political personsges, the Duke dela Vietoria (who wore the grand cordon of the Legion of Hrnor), the Minister of Foreigu Affairs and the Minis er of Finance, and by ali the dipio. matic body excep: Lord Howden. Tue absence of the Engiish Ambassador on this ccession is specially men: tioned. The following extract from the Messager of Bayonne (curious in ivself) derives @ high degree of importance trom the isct of its being reproduced at the head of the eoluma of foreign corresponcence in the aris Moniseur: Public swention bas been much excited at Madrid by the eoncuct of Lord Howden, the Huglish Ambass« or, who was Rot present wita all the oiber members ot the diplomatic corps st the ‘Te Leum’’ rurg on kaster Sunday, at the chur-h of Saint Louis-des Francais, on the ocession of’ the birth of the Prince Imperial. The Madrid journals in mention’ng the a. gence of the English representative, stats that he bad not call ea on the Marquir de Turgot, the French Minister, to congra:- inte bim on the occasion ot the safe delivery of the Bmpress, seall ibe heads of the other legations #ud the Spanish minis- ters bad done We have received several le'ters contaioing very warty remsrks on the conduct of the representative of & nation to which We are now 90 closel7 untied. These leicers express ibe surprise excited amongs. Spaniards, and the pain- fnl astonishment prodnced among the French, by the ¢ duct of Lord Howden. We do not thlok it expedieat to reproduse € ges of our correspondence. mentions a rumor that the > bad come to an understanding with ug the present Cortes ia. t there was any truth of War bad recovered sufii- ciently to be able to transact Duriness. In the Cortes the Minister of the Interior, ia reply to some observations, justified the government for keeping Catalonia under an exceptional military regime, and be insisted that there 8 ho ground for ssying that the press in Spain is not free, a any one, on looking at any ot the Madrid papers, might, ho ssid, etsily see. At Badajoz come alarm had been caused La squabbies between the troops of ths gar- rison and the National Guard and Burgesses, but they ‘were not of » political character, and were ot no real importance. The new Parliamentary ceitre bac resolved to support the financial plan of the governmen:, with cer- tain a. terations. a The Mints Sweden ana Russia. The Swenska Pidwingen, the semi-official journal of Stockholm, contains an article maiataining that the ijea of tortifying that city cannot be looked on as a polities! demonstration sgeinst Ruseia, and that it has not bad its origin in prevent circumstances. It says:—‘‘Ine idea of such fortification is not by any means news. On the eontrary, it dates from the time cf Queen Christina aud King Cbarles Gusiavus, and ihe original pian thea Drought forward is still in existence. Several times sisce ‘the question has been brought forward, and in 1831 soma ‘works were executed on the land side. In 1834 the go pplied to the Diet for a credit of tea thousand ) * Sum sufficiently large to lead to ths eup- Bing that the idea was seriously enter ained of fort: i ing the city on an extensive scale. If the question of tifying Stockholm is now resume, that cireumstance must be locked on only as the continuation of what ha- been going on at intervals during the last ferty yeare. To attribute a gr mportanee to i$ would “be an error.” Greece. RECLAMATIONS MADE BY THE WESTERN POWERS. A levter from Athens, of March 22 states that the Conrt and government of Athens are alarmed at the re- ‘esentations which the envoye ct England and France we lately made, and public feeling is somewhat ex ited. The first Secretary of the !assian Embssey, M. de Necloudoff, bas been sént to Germany and St. l’eters- burg on a special miseion, M. Boudouri, whom Admiral Dundas once desiguated in his despatch as a apy of the Queen cf Greece, is te visit Loncon and Paris, to plead, itis said, the royal caus M. Tricoupi, the Greek Am- bassador at London, and M. Rogue, Secretary of Legation, at Paris, (who published the celebrated letter of General Kalisgi.) have been charged by the Cabinet at Athens to affora ye ogy to this gentleman. Ail this is significact. We hope for a further change of ministry atall eventa before the elections take place—Iif not will have no mejority of representatives for coa tional Greece, and many friends of Russian intrigue. Our commerctal prosperity is very encouraging. Assassinations in Parma. ‘The Opinions, of Turin, gives the following details, da‘ed the 18th of March, respecting the late murder at Par- ma:— It is aaserted that several days previons M. Bordi hed ‘een warned of his ‘ate by an anonymous letter, jus: aa Count Magawly had been. He expiredjlast night, a few hours after receiving the wound. These assassinations are committed with unparalieled audacity. Bordi was followed by an orderly, and yet the assassin struck his diow without gving the latter time either to arrest him ‘or even to recoguise him, It ts eaid that the assassins have marked out those tor their victias who pronouces sentence of death upon the ringleaders of the insurre: tion of July 22, 1854. It may be recollected that that sentence was executed without admitting any petition for par?on.» Commandant Lansti wan president of the tribunal, and he was murdered; Gobbi, the public prone- eutor in the same case, soon atver received a wound, of which he recovered with difficulty; and sow it has beew Anditor Bordi’s turn. He has left’ s widow, with sevea ehildren, the eldest of whom is scarcely turned fourteen. Rumor says that M. Lombardini, the Minister, is to ve the next victim, and that he has’ received {ntimation of his fate. These crimer spread consternation thronghou: ‘the country, and every one deplores that the ment shot be unable to unravel this mystery of blood. The Corriere Mercantile, of Geno, of the 21st ultimo, mentions a rumor, socording to which Count Giovanni, President of the Criminal Commiasion, has also fallen » victim to assassinatior stiletto having been cast at him at a distance of five paces, It is added that in con- sequence of this lastattempt, the Austrians had caused the’ gates of the city to be closed, and had py wo arrest en masie, Reminiscences of an Irish Exile im the United States. The Dublin correspondent of the London Times, writing on 224 of March, says: -The public have not heard the sat of Mr. Eémond O'Flaherty, or of his numerous eccentricities while in the employ of the government as » Commiseioner of Income Tax. in the course of toe usually dull proceed- ings of a half-yearly raileay meeting (the Midland (rent Wertern) the following tnfi jon waa elicited with res- pect to one ot his monetary e anid he did ply, mid a forged power of man who bad left the country. That traae’er had ail the appearance of being genuine, ro much so that he under. stood that the gentleman whose name appeared as that of the witness was not at all satisfiec thet be himself had not written it. The to whom the shares belonged natura))y applied to the board to have them reinstated. ‘Tne matter was carried to a tribunal at Galway, the case was tried, and the company were defeated, and they were obliged t» restore the »! that had been trvudulently transferred in bis name. Lord ,Castiemains—I wish to know who that per- [one Ib difficulty in saying it Mr. Tus CiaikMas—I bave no it was Mr, Edmond (’Flanerty. es A Voice—I was paleo waa. Letters received in Dal from the United States men. tion that the ex-commissioner is earning a subsistence as centributor toa New York journal, and that with a t of loyalty towarde the British government beyond aie ‘ire, he wields his perm vigorously im condemnation of those blusiering teliow Celts of his who threaten ‘h inane of Ixeland upon some day either before er alter 8 eve. ‘Theatricais in Italy. (Turin, (March 17) Correspondence of London Nimes. } Our Opera season was brought to a conclusion last night, after a very unsatisfactory compen for both tne manager and the public, the former being (as {it is said) a Aiees Ji9e, and the latter having been constantly dis- satin A private letter from Sienna of the 10th instant, pe the following account of » demonstration there in favor of the celebrated artiste Maria Piccolomini:— We lett Florence yesterday to be present at the benefit of the Piceclomini before her departure for Mantus aud Paris, <A great many Florentines were with us, bound on the came errand as ourselves, and t iway station was positively encumbered with bouuel white and red camelias, ordered by ber admirers, said to have been to ‘the value of more then $100, The theatre was densely crowded; every passage was choked by people who eou'd not find standing room in the pit—far more in fact, than wer intenced to hole. Tae opera was ore.”’ After the first act the people lo«t elings; they continued constantly plauding their favorite before the eurtain, and shower ing bouquets at her feet. This wes repeated at the con- clusion cf each act, and at the fieale it appeared as if tuey never would cease. For half an hour she was obliged to remain and reserve this boisterous homage. She was deluged with bougue's, crowaed with garlsnds, and, awid waving of hanakerchiefs, clapping ot bands, shouting of virus, xecomparied with baloons sent from the boxes, and goldieaf and flowers thrown on the stage, she was at length allowed to retire, but not before tue lights were being extinguished. At the door she was re- ceived by the gentlemen of Sienna with candles, who formed a procession to light her home, preeeted by a bardof music. It was truly @ mont interesting sigut, and ene that must have been deeply felt by the person in whore honor it tuck place. “Annual Report of the British Iron Trade. [From the @ucusr of Meese. G. . toms & C>., of Londen. Our Jat etreatar bore date 28¢n of March, 1855, the Grst Anniver sacy ot the ceclara:ion of war, avd & period of eon- siderable uncer‘ainty and depression. Anovber yaar has now €1 a, sud, aud we ars giad to say, the present cbservations on the position and prospacts of the fron trade appear under circumstances of far happier augary, viz : When & contident impression prevails that we ace On the eve of the re-establishment cf peace (n Europe, which we Fope may be attended with much prosperi'y to this important braneh of industry, In glancing at tue course of business Curing the two years ol active wartare from which we are emerging the most prowtaent and note- woithy faet connec ed with the iron trade seems to be that pric*s heve not given way to such an extent as many persons anticipated. The lowest point that rails have touched sines the war broke out is £6 5s. par ton, and Scotch pige, 5%. 6d. per ton. The inherent vitality and soun?ners of the trade have thus been evinced in @ bigh degres under the severest circumstances of financial pressure; for, althouga the matéril of war has undoubiedly constituted a heavy item in the demand on our biast farnaces and foundries, on the other band the consumption of manufactured iron has suffered, becaurs many inagrificent raiWay entecprises, In Woich ummevee capital was embarked, have been Tested or crushed by the all-absorping interests and in- fluences of the late struggle, America, our best cus- tomer, bas also sympathised largely in the money crisia on this side, and her orders for English iron to build rail- ways bsve consequently been issued only on an extremely limited seale. It must not be forgotten, too, that, the Ports of Northern Europe have been closed tor two years against the shipments cf this article. At home tue pres- sure of iaxa'ion has led to the postponement of tue exe- cution of many public works that were in active pro- grees in 1863, acd which would have absorbed in thetr construction iron to a considerable extent. On the whole, it is patent that the war has cast dark shadow across commercial enterprire in general. woatever politi- cal and moral ends may have been attained by ita prose- cution, Avnexed will be found our usual table af exports of tren for the past year, which, as compared with the two preceding years, shows the following results, all des- cripsions bewg reduced to pig 1853, . -1,814,231 tons -1.735,186 tone .1,619,205 tons 000 tons per annum in the shipment of British iron to foreign ports during 1855, os compared with those of 1853, an incon- siderable faiiing off from a mate of iron estimated now a+ 3,500,000 tons per annum for the United Kingdom. The stocks on hand throughout the country are yery inco2- siderable; these ct pigs in Scotland are estimated to Srount to 140,000 tons, and perhaps there are abou! 20,000 toms in pigs in the north of England; with whieh exceptions, ail the iron mace has either gone avroid or deen consnmed at home—i. ¢., broadly and roughly, about half the iron produced is now exported, ard the remainder used in this country. Any revival or exten: sion of the demand in any quarter of the world would, there ‘ore, come upon very insignifizant stocks in Great Britain, and consequently act as an immetiste stixuleus to the market. As much attention is now direeted to the groming strength of the iron trade, in connsc- tion with the discovery of the Cleveland stoue on the Yorkshire coast, we have prepared a reliable staterent of the whole of the blast furnaces and rolhag mills north of the Humber. p3{he total annus! output of piz irop in tbe northern district is now equivale>* ‘> 446,680 tons. out of which it converts about 138,320 wus into malleable iron. and ships the remainder for forge ant foundry purposes, coastwise and foreign. The expansion of production in thet quarter, while very considerable, bas incertain published statements beea nevertheless over-rated. But few new furnaces have been ex the last year. Turning from the past to the future, the grand question is, into what new phase are we about to pase?—will peace briog apathy or aetivity to the iron trace? We ineitre to thirk that its good eifects, though perhaps not immediate, are notwishetaniing certain; and that we shall only bave to wait for an easier money mi ket to give renewed impetus to the demand throughoyt the world, for thet metal that has evermore consiituted the “right arm ot civilization.” Raslrcad Iron.—The wanta of Indis eontinue to mari- fest themrelves on a large scale 30,000 tons been negotisted this weex; the price we believe to have deen about £9 in London, or very nearly the same as 8 similar quantity was copirscied fur last December. The bulk will be manufactured in the north of England, and the rest in South Wales. France is hkely, ss soon a+ the prersure of war has passed away, to bea buyer t2 even greater extent than during its existence; and she has taken po insignitcant quantity of rais trom ua these two years Inst past. Russia will probably be in the mar- ket for rails on @ large seale shortly after peace is de clared, in order to complete her lines southward, for the war has revealed how impossible it is for her to enccess- fully repel invasion without increase facilities for the transier of troops and stores, Other lxrge continents! ordera are apcken of as likely to come forward. The market is firm and the last mail from the States brings fr retia snd sheets. orders f TAE VERY LATEST. Loxpox, April 59 A. M. THE LATE BALTIC FLEBT OF ENGLAND. The Baltic fleet no jonger exists im official reeogni'ion; it was merged into the home feet yesterday, on which day Admiral Dundas and Admiral Baynes gave up their respective appellations of Commander-in-Chief and se- ccnd in command of the Baltic fleet. The Captain of th said fleet, the Hon. F. T. Pelham, changed his position at the same time. The whole fleet now at Portsmouth is placed under the command-in chief of Admiral Seymour, the Port Admiral. Immediately after the review it is rumored that 10,000 seamen will be discharged from the fleet; these will con- sist for the most part of the men drawn from the Coast Guard at the outset of the war, and such othe-s av haye served folly and longer than the usual term of commis- sion, It is yaid that there will be a permanent Channel fleet of exercise and traming, consisting of twelve sail of line and adjnncte. It may be confidentially expected that the year 1857 will be far advanced before the Inst man and the last cargo of shells can pass the Darcaneiles on their way homeward. Nor cen we thing that any haste 1s necessary in completing the evacuation. We have accumulated large stores, and assembled a great army for the detence of Torkey, and there is no reason that we shall incur the expense of new transports and a greater employment of labor in order to hurry back with such speed as may gratify the desire of those whom we saved to be quickly tid of us, The presence of the Western forces in the East is now only « question of months. The British army is said to be provided with food and necessaries for nearly twelve months. Panis, April 3—P. M. The details connected with the Denubian Principalities and the liberties of the Christian subjeets of the Porte, are the pints to be arranged in the renewed Conferences, The Porte objecta to any occupation of Turkey by the silied forces, and it is possible that the point will be waived, if the Powers are satisfied as to the safety and privileges of the Christians, If the return home of the allied armies is performed leisurely, the feeling in official quarters is that s suffi ient forve will remain for many months to keep fanaticiem in check. It grows confirmed that the situation of Itsly will form a subject of delibera- tion before the Conference dissolves, St. Prrenaocna 2, April 2, 1856, By an imperial manifesto peace is 5 med, ' the object of the war having been gained by the vecurity ac quired for the privileges of Christiana in ast.” To avold future colilsion, it is added, a fresh frontier line for Bessarabia bas been conceded. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. (From the London Times (City Ariisle), April 4—?. M.) The English fonds remain without any material varia, tion, but 19 of the market {4 firm was lit. tle inquiry and loans were obtainable oa governnen' securities at yg too percent, Tae extent NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1856. of business was again moderate, attention continuing to be directed to the more speculative descriptions of in- vestments. Up to the present moment no instructions appear to have been received at our Custom Houses to allow vessels to clear for Russian ports, but an immediate instruction to that effect is looked for. Numerous agents have already been despatched to St. Petersburg and else- where, and a number of unfounded rumors regarding contracts for railways and other public works are already in ciroulation. a Markets, Apu 4 Lonpon Moxey Marxer, Friday Evening, — ‘The money market has presented 0 materia) variation. Its present aspect as reported ir. m Avens, of No. 13 Tokenhouse yard, Lothbary, London:— Notwithstanding the it of and a pro- gressive return of confit ‘the market bas partially retained the stri xy wi characterized it at the end of last week. unts have been no lower, while the demand has been aciive and increasing. The pressure is mainly attributable to two causes: first, to several banks having not cnly limited their usual advances in certain clasees of trade, but called in outs. loans; and next, to the preparations to meet the commercial bi ls talliog éneonthe 4th. bese causes, though severely felt a: present, can only be temporary. Money cannot be perma- nently dear now that peace has retursed, while specie 14 flowing in and the exchar ges are becoming more favorable. owing to the activity of the export trade. An appreben- fon is undoubtedly abroad that a speculative mania will set in before the end cf summer, Itis tofe impression which induces so much esution on the part of bankers and money Cealers, and it may possibly be the means of keeping the ma: ight lovger than is currently ex- pected. But oi e other hand, it fs highty probable ‘that the Bank of England will reduce the rate ot interest on long dated bills from 7 to 6 per cent, and that in hess than two months it will be followed by a general reduc- tion to 5 per cent, Money will then gradually become cheaper, and the holders of publis seouries be the first to derive advantage from the change. In the Stock Ex- change money was in great demacd during the early part of the week at an average rate ct 8 per cent. It is now worth about 6 per cent; and the rate may possibly in- crease as the consol settlement, which is just at hand, progrerses; but on ihe other band, considerable re: hief may be expected from the payment ot the Apzil dividends. The imports of specie during the week have been larger than for mapy months ‘past, amounting to about thras quarters of a willion steriin, proportion of which has found its way to the Bal smd. The demand for bullion from France is rather abating, owing to tne large supplies that have just been sent there. (oin con- tines to be forwarded to the East both fom London and Paria; a portion, however, is flowing back, though not to apy appreciable extent, Yo the ceclare? value of our exportations there is the extracréivary increase of £2,693,33 total for tae corresponaing month of last year baving been oue of the most untarorable curirg the war. This wncrease is spread without exception through every branch of industry, but metais anc yarns of cotton, linen and wool have ex- perienced the most conspicuous improvement, ia conss- quence of the cemaud occasioned by the gcowth of contl cence among continental manufacturers, The revival ia the Austalan trade seems to be indicated by an ang- nientation in the shipments of haberdashery, hardware ana leather, : English securities of all ceseriptions have improved under ibe influence cf pease, On Monday they opened at 93% to 34, and the highest price afterwards attained was 9534. “be immediate effect of the avnouncemen. therefcre, proved that the perce had been ‘‘ctxeounted,”? for not only was the marset almost stationary, but litce or no business was done. showing that, with moucy a: present rates, consols are now at about tneir natural value. The 1owest price s.nce hes been 92% to 93. Yes. tercay ccnsols for money wero first quoted 93, and re- turnec to that price atter Pech Sapp becweer 9275 ard 9544 ‘hrougnout the day. For the account on tho 8th of May the final quotation was 9334 to %. New Three per Cenis slored at 93%, to 1¢, ex cividend; India Stock, 226 to 228; India Bonds, 11s. to 6s. disc.; Exche- quer Bonds, 984 to 3g; and Exchequer Biils, (March ) 1s. to 84. premium, (Juse,) 2s. discount to par. To-day consols closed without any isl change at the for lowing rates:—Cons , 93 to 3g; do. money, 93 to 34, Exchequer Bil par. ‘the filowizg table will show the fluctuations in con- sols since the 18th ult:— For Money——, —~For Accoun!—— Mar. Lowest. Highest. Clos'g. Lowest. Highest. Clos, 92: 92% 92% Sat. 92: 91 92% Boose ws ws oe sas 953; 9835 9317 9B OBC 933; 935; 98° 98% 95% 93° By 93% 9% Friday 4. % 9334 983i, 933, The foreign stock market has been extremely active, and a large bona fide und speculative buetness has been transacted injali deseriptions, especially Turkish ani Mexicans. Yesterday the transactions in Turkish six per cents were at 101% for money, and 10234, 5;, 102, 1027, 10034 snd 101% for the account. The four per cent guaranteed stock was dealt in at 102 and 101% for the account. ‘There was @ brisk demand for bar silver and Mexican dollars in the esrly part of the week. principally for the Fast, but after the ceparture of the Indian mail the mar- ket became quieter, and the arrival of a large shipment by the Mexican packet has aided tue effect. che qusta- tons are not sitered, but there are holcers of large lots offering at the prices, and no buyers. It was amicipatec that the deciaration of peace would have at once affected the mcney racket by inducing the Directors of the Bank of Englend to reduce their rates, but et present taere is no siga of this course being adopted, and rates still rule high, with an active demand, Foreign gold in bars (standard) per oz Siiver in bars (standard) per (z... Gole coin, Portugal pieses, per oz Deubloons, Patriot, per oz Ditto Spanish, per oz, Napoleons, per oz. Ten guilderpieces. per o Silver coin, Mexican and S. Spanieh pillar dollars, per oz.. WRIGHT JUNIOR & CO. LiVEAPOOL, April 4, 1856, The Cambria conveyed our last circular advices, which were dated 28th ultimo. The Peace Conference brough: their sittings to a clese, and signed the treaty on Sur- ay, cO:b. The terms will not transpire unui {t is rati- fied, which is expected to occupy three or four weeks: inthe meantime we have the assursnce of governmen’ that the bais is honoraple, and likely to prove lasting. This intelligence bas had # favorable mmfiuence in 911 circles, ana imparts encouragiog hopes for improvem: ut im every branch of commerce, symptoms of which are ap- parent in our produce markets, as well as in the minn- facturing aistricts. Money matvers have also an im,. .v- €d aspect, the azrivals of specie to some extent, and 1 € favorable course of exshanges, inducing the opinion an equailizaticn of Ciscount rates will shortly be annu. ed by the Benk of Eogiand. The extension of trade will necessarily create a large demand for accommodation, and this feature will probably check the tendency towarda immediate ease, and prevent undue speculation. The Ameriesn a¢vices stul incline to a large crop o° cotton, and the receipts justity the opinion, although it has been asserted that the southwestern rection of coun try is pretty well cleared of stock, and it te not uphkely that we ehall shortly be receiving reports of » bad plant- irg season. Our market has not been affected by there accounts, as the active consumption requires to be tes by abundsnt supplies, and it dees not appear tha’ an undue proportion of the residue of the yield will re: this country. Prices are uot ¢xpected materially to ad- vance, though gradual improvement may occur, under returning conficesce and cheap necessaries of life which the most propitious weather promises to ensare. During the present week we have daily experfensed « good irquiry, in which both speculators sad exporters nave participated, holders meetirg the demand by fre offerings at full rates. The lower grades, from being previously depreseed in value, have been mostiy in re- and on there qualities an advance of 144. per lb. bas been established; other clastitications are '¢4, higher, apd more saleable at the quotations given velow, the market cloving to-day with « firm feeling and a harden- ing tendency, though quite void of animation. Sales es- timated at 10,000 bales—4 000 to speculators and ex- ters, The total sales cf the week amoun* to 66,900 balea, of which 54,180 are American, Speculators’ bave taken 13,980, and exporters 3,120, leaving 49,800 bales of ail kinds to the trade. The tinport for same time is 81,113 bales, cf which 67,757 are American. The quantity known to be at ses from American ports is adout 191,000 bales. Muldling. 6d. 4 5%. 53. 534. 47, 1 Total taken for coneumption.594,680 bales 5! Do, export (actual), £0,651 “ 28,502 Stock this day. Same time 1856 American 282, 987,020 a 49,000 39, 320 136,370 West India. 3,250 TOM. .046+rs0res +0000 n0MOT) 210. 614,970 The same influences bearing upon the raw material have exercised a ike improvement on the manutactured arti- cle, both yarns and geeds beirg in {ncreased demand at higher prices, and the prospects of healthy trade are very promising, further stimulated by more flattering accounts from the East Indies than have been received tor some time past. in our grain market the effect of peace being restored bas to scme extent been anticipated; trade. however has ruled slow, and demand is ehiefly confined to snnplying the imomédiate requirements of millers and cee.ers. The best qualities of wheat and flour realize last week's cur- reney; secondary and inferior qualities are neglected. Indian corn is only in limited demand, whare anles are desired, concessions in price ha’ be submitted to. Ashes are only in retail demani last quotations, Bark—Smail parcsls of Philade phi fists have rea tae 14s, to 14s. €d. per ewt, Cloverssed is less inquired for, and medium qualities difficult to veil. Lard—About 80 tors have changed hands at 558. to 55x. 6d. per ewt. Linseed cakes are in fair yequest, snd good thin oblong brings £9 to £9 108. parewt. Rice—Transecti ms em brace 80 tons, at 228. 64. to 24s, per ton. Rosin—2,000 barrels are reported solt, at 4s. 8d. to 4. Gi. for com: men, up to 8s. 6d, for fine parcels, per cwt. Tallow te rather irregular in price; seles 100 casks fine quality at 480, to 480. @d. per cwt. Torpentine—Business restrict. ed to 500 barrels spirits at 34. per owt. No returne in other articles. Mice Destroying Fruit Tares.—The port (Maws.) Herald, of tbe 15th i owcers of young fruit trees hereabou he snow went awey that the mice have wrought . Itts said that thousands shave thus been 40 completely girdled, in this that they will never leaf again.” Sextexcep to BE Hone.—Ieaac Randolph, color ed, who murdered his wife on the 24th Aow }, 1866, wae brought before the Superior Oonrt, in New Haven, on the 15th inst., and rentenced to be hung on 10:h day of July nexw Newbury- Our Washington Corsespondence. ‘Wasninoroy, Apri. 12, 1855. Prosecution of Claims Arising out of the Bombardment of Greytown—Cody’s Petition—An It-m of the Bill of Damages which the United States will have to Pay for one of General Pierce's Blunders, Ihave succeeded in obtaining a eopy of the petition now before the Court of Claims, of Dr. Thomas Cody, physician practising at Greytown, and a citizen of the United States, for indemnification for the destruction of his property by the bombardment of Greytown in July, 1854, This cocument is interesting, inasmuch as itcovers Dy its arguments the whole of the issues raisea by that unfortunate affair. You will find it worth publishing in fall :—~ To THe HONORABLE THE JUDGES OF THE CouRT OF CLAIMS :— petition of Thomas Cody, physician, respectfully thoweth that he was, at the time of the occurrences and Josa by him hereinatter stated, and has always been, a citizen of the United States. ‘And this petition rhoweth and sets forth, that in con- sequence of the acquisition of California by the Ucited States, and the opening thereupon of tre Nicaragues route of transit between the Atlantic and Pacific veeans, the port of San Juan del ©, a: the entrance of tue San Juan river in Central Americe, became necossatiiy the Atlantic terminus of raid transit ronte, and a point of immediafe interes: and of public importance to our citizens; that soon thereafter the tide of American ente-. Prise, under the auspices of and directly sanctioned aud protected by the government of tne Uniced Statee, be- came cirected thither, and a number ot individuals, pria- cipally cur citizens, sought and ooteiaed the exclusive right as carriera of pase gers and freight over said route, by a charter to ina; effect from « foreign govern: ment, that of Nicaragua, tn Central America, and thus became a foreign corporation, not exclusively or at all confined by ssid charter to citizens of the United States, or recognized by the laws of the Urited Staves in avy marner ortorm:; that eaid corporation, chartered as aforesaid, and known as the Accessory Transit C»mpavy ot Mearagua, established a depot at the month of the saic San Juan river, at San Juan del Norie afuresaid, and ‘® numcer of agents or persons in its employ, mostly our citizens, had habitually a residence, transient ac tothe tenure or nature oi their duties respecti said depot in San Juan del Norte, and were regard acted us part of the population of San Juan del Norte, while a touch lar, number of citizens of the United States, prior to and daring the year 1852, became settled at said Xan Juan dei Norte or Greytown, as merchants, or otberwire employed in vusinees incident to or growicg out of the cpening of said transit route, or in commerce with the interior theretrom And this petition further showeth that in the year 1848, and just prior to the said acquisition ot Catitornia by treaty with Mexico, the government of Great Bcitaia took forcibie possession of the said port and town of Sao Juan del Norts and the territory adjacent, including the Punta Arenas, as pertainizg to ana part cf the terntory of the King of Mosquito, cf whom Great Britain bad theretofcre and then claimed to be the protector; thet the state cf Nicaragua, claiming the seid port and terri- tory av rightfully belonging to her, protested against tue act of Giest Britein in so taking poss mm thereot, and endeavored to reiske said port aad territory, but without success; and thereupm the sai¢ State of Nisa ragna entered into an engagement, or uncerstanding, with Great Britain, not to disturb her possession of said port wad territory; that pon the said ac ual cesupation by Great Critain, the rame of said port was ensrged 10 Greytown, enc an officer of thac Power, under the ce- nomination of Her Biitannie Ms jesty’s Conen! General in Mosquito, stsumed, and coutioued from thenceforta to exercite, and did exciusively exercise watil as next here- imafter sisted, all 1-gislative and executive power at and over said port and territory, including Punta Arenas atoreraid; that after the #ald occnpacion by Great Britain, and in the month of April, 1851, randry persona, citizens of the Unired States and of other nationalities, having beccme, and then beirg, owners of property, real and personal, at Greytown, or engaged in bnatners thereat, and aiso in consequence of certain provisions of the convention between the United States and Great Britain, known a# the Bulwer and Clayton treaty, enter- ed into the 19th of April, 1850, and of the great increane of pepulation and business 2% Greytown, the public coa- vevierce and eafety requiring a more stiingent police and « better and stronger local administration, Grea: Britain surrendered or relinquished her then possessioc and legielative and executive power de facto, and as far ae the same was de jure, over the port aud territory, in- cluding Punta Arenus aforesaid, into the bands of the housenolders, renidents of Greyiwwn, who thereupon astembled, and in public convention agreed upon a basis of government, and evbsequently @ constitution, and laws and regulations in accordance therewith, for the government ard regulation of the city and port of Grey town, were adopted, and went into full effect on the 15th of said month cf April, 1851; that by the constitution so adopted, full provision was made for the due administra tion of justice, civil and criminal, thronghout the citv and port of Gieytown, and the territory of the entire kings of Mosquito, so cslled, to which basis of govern- ment, constituticn, and laws and reguiations, ready to be procuced, the petitioner prays leave to 16 And this petition further showeth aud slleges that the municipal government, so instituted, continued, with whe concurrence, approval ard co-operation of Great Britain, in full force and effect up to the 29th of March, im the year 1952, at which time the number of citizens of the United States resident at Greytown baving iu- creased s0 greatly to i them a preponderating influence, the government thereof last aforesaid was re: modeled more im harmony with the institutions of the United Stetes, and a new constitution adopted: that by vaid copstitution—eo adopted on the said 29th of March, 1852, to which the petitioner prays jeave to refer—the Dovncaries of Greytown were defined sa foliows:— “Commeccirg at the mouth of Indiag river, thesce running ep throvgh the charnel of said river fifteen miles, thence in # direct line £0 a3 to include the bead of Machuca rapide, thence down the San Jusa river to its junction with the Colorado, thence down the channel of the Coicreco river to the Caribbean Sea.” Ard also, by said constitution, » democratic govern- ment vas established, founded cn popular conten: alone. Common aw and the decisions of the Supreme Courts of the United States were substituted for the cystem there- tofore in force, end full provisicn was made for the due administration of justice, civil and criminal, within said boundaries, And his petition further showeth and alieges that said last mentioned rystem of government went at once into operation, and continued from thenceforth in tall force aud effect until, or except, as hereinafter sisted; that it was instituted, in continuation of the previons municipal organization aforesaid, for the protection of the life, liberty and property, as well of citizens of the United States, and others in transitu, as of ali resicents and others within and throughout its boundaries afore- said; thatit waintained and enforced good orcer and re- spect for lawand the rights of person and property, by sound regulations and an effective police, and dischatged ite duties ‘aithfuliy avd well, and was effectual for every puxpose of good government ‘there necessary; that the res‘cents at Greytown, by whom it was controlled and administered, were peaceful and industrious communi. ty, engaged in lawful and laucable pursuits, and av such ied 10 respect and protecti that the roost influen- portion of the communi'y living under it, by whom it ‘ormeéd, consisted of cilivens of the United States, a large proportion of its property and isterests belonged to our citizens there er eisewhere, and generally ita insti. tutions, iaws and usages were those of the United States; that it was organized from necessity, ne: in usurpation of the rignts of any State or existing politics] body, but, in defauit and for want of protection from any auch State or bocy, ‘or eltizens of the United States and others, ix transitu, or resident within and throughout eaid bown. caries; that it was instituted by consent of a number of free men espable of a majority and of self-goverament, in performance of a right and a duty, ata time and under cixcums‘ances which rendered {t expedient so to act, and in order to obtain that safety and security for which civil society was first vightfully instituted and entered into by men; that it was established with the concurrence, and by the mutual consent and under the protection of the gcverrments of the United States and Great Britain, and after ite organization ccntinued to be recognized, up to and after the month of June, 1853, and while it’ lasted, by the pirersment of the United States, for the “ pur pores of prererving the public peace and punishing wrong Coers,” and raid government ot the United States main- taived a commer Rent resident at Greytown, dnly ac credited to the local authorities thereof; but said last mentioned government of Greytown was provisional merely, and a government de facto perding negotiations for the settlement of the Central American question, and as such was expressly acknowledged by the governments ot the United States and Great Britain, between which such negotiations were pending, by the instructions which were furnished, in the spring of 1852, to thei: res- basins naval Se imentn in Central America, directing them to support in copjunciion, aud ding raid nego- tistions for the tetilement of said Cental Amwerieat. quer- ion, the said de facto government of Greytown, which instructions were not afierwarcs withdrawn. And this petition further showeth and alleges, that the authcrity of the said government of Greytown extended to and embraced Funta Arenas; that as guardian ot the port, juriediction in said government over Punta Arenas wan necessary for the public purposes of police, pllotage and quarantine; that jurisdiction in said government over it was necessary also for duly administering justice, “ preserving the public peace and punishirg wrong: doera;”’ that also jurisdiction in said govecnment for the ends and purpores rtated, nesexsarily extended to and embrace® ihe entire waters of said port to the fea as wall as the waters ot the sea adjacent to and opposite Punta Arenas; that alro, for the same enés and purposes, the jurteciction veered heed hed l at Greytown for the time being, cver Punta Arenas, bad been always, and particularly simee the year 1848, conceded and Fu >- mitted to by all occupants thereof, and by there dwelling there and among them the’ nts acd others in the employ of the Accessor: ‘tn a nit Company aforesaid, who, as voter and. otharwine, took an active part in formin the last men tioned government at Greytown, and thereafter voted at its elections, and repeatedly avatled themselves of the Jooa) courts, a8 baving authority over Panta Arenas and dweliers thereon. whereby the petitioner submits th subjected themeelves to raid government, and were there- alter precluded from refusing to be subject thereto, and from withdrawing while residents from the authority thereot at their pleasure; that the agents and others la in the employ of the Accersory Trantit Company, from necessity aa well as cheice, sought and were accustomed to receive the aid of, end protection from, tl they were not themselves a political body, or possersed of the requirites or resovrces to constitute one, and did not claim to be such, and from eircarartances of location and residence were a partof Greytown and belonged to {ta community; that, also, the Accessory Transit Com- peny had become and were, by their own act and deed, leaves or grantees of and from the government of Grey: town at and upon raid Ponta Arenas, and were thereby, aud sito their agents and servants, precluded from set. tirg up a title in themselves or others in or to Punta Arenas, in oppoai‘ion to that of the government of (rey. town, which they bed acknowledged, amd under which they had been let into persession, Apd this petition fnrther showeth and rete forth, that alibeugh ¢n and after the re-formation of said govern- ment io March, 1852, the said Accessory Trarmt Com. pany, (heir agents and servants, acted and were sitaated a aloreraid in conueetion therewith, yot subsequently they, and their sgenta snd rervante on Punta Arenas, negtn to withdraw themxelyee from the wuthority of said government, which they had acknowledged and to which they bad submitted as storesaid, and ret themselves up in Opposition to i's just authority, and refused the juris- Cietion of its courte of justice ard the laxful control of iis executive administration and otherwise by « series of acts venisied, cilered invult to, and rebelied against said government; that thereuyon the said gyvernmeat sought, Dy egal apo just means, to enforce toe law, and maintain tke authori y of ite courts avd executive, as against the Accessory Traneit Com agents and ser- Vants, as it was i's right duty to do, aud to continue the exercise of i's jurisdiction at and over Punta Arenas, in opport'ton ‘o the unauthorized acts and unlawful de- signe of the «aid crmpany and ita sgents end servants, 4ud would have Bucceeded in so doing, for uareason- able and violent acts of interference on the part of cer- tain perrons clatming to act by and under authority from the government of the United States; that such acts of interference, it not fully suthorized, were recognized and approved by the executive government of the United States, but, as the yetitioner alleges, upon insuflicient evidence, aud the relfish and faise representations of ée- fgning ard evil-cisposed persons, to the prejudice and injury of the larg» body of etrizens of the United States who were at Greytown, by whore means ana througn whose influerce and ¢xerlions, principally, the govern ent of March, 1852, at Greytown bad been organized, and gor d order #nd respect for Jaw and property hed oeen enforced threughout its boundaries aforesaid and corpo- rate jurisdiction. And this petition further showeth, that on the 13th éay of July, 1854, took piace the bombardment and tota | tioner, was whelly lost to him; and also his destruciion’ of Greytown aforesaid, effected solely by | state'l Greytown, after the said destru of the and under immediate airection of nder | provements thereon, and also # valuab‘e market plan’ George N. Hollins, of the navy of the United States, by | tion belonging to the petitioner, within the bounaar! virtue of his instrue' from the executive government | sforesaid of Greytown, became greatly depreciated of the United States, and who war at the time In com- | value, and ceased io yield him rent or income, apd he maxd ot the United States sloop-o!-war Cyane, from which said bembardment and destruction wok place; that said bombardment and destruction were effected, as allegeo by raid Commender Hollins by his official pro- claration, in consequence of certain gross outrages at sondry times perpetrated by the authorities and people of fan Juen cel Norte, (Greytown,) upon the persons and property of Awerican citizens at that place and vici- nity, and of # rerious insult and indignity offered to tha United States in the conduct of the sald authorities and people tewards Mr. Borland, United States minister to Centra) America, tor which ontrages and insalt ne ia- demaity bed been given. or satisfactory reply returned to demsnds already mace therefor; that the eatd ‘“oertain gross outrages”? perpetrated by the authorities and people o) Greytown were, as alleged by or on behail of said Cemmander Holiine—1. The destruction of a building be- longirg v the Accersory Tcansit Company, on Panta Are- nas, in March, 1853, by the then acting’ authorities of Greyiown, «na retusal by the said actiog authorities to pay the sum of eight thousand dollars, as @ remunera- then for the loes sustained by said company in conte- quence thereof; 2. The receiving by the authorities and peop.e of Greytown, in May, 1854, of property belonging ‘to the Accessory Transt, Company, stolen or ‘¢lontousty token by and with the ocuntenance and consent of said aurhoriites and people from the said company, and their cononct in preventing said company from repossessing themselves of euch property, and in re'using to restore the tame or make payment therefor, and also of damages sustained by their conduct last stated, or suffered by the agents avd empioyéa of said company, American cit'zens, white endeavoring to repossess themrelves of said pro- perty, raid payment or-damsges amountiog, as required or cemanded, to sixteen thou-and dollars. And this patiticn further showing denies, that insult or ind’enity cr want of resptct was at any time offered 10 the Uxited sates in the person of the hcuoreble Mr, Bor- land, their minister, or otherwise. by the anthontiée or people of Greytown, but cn the contrary thereot, the pet!- toner alleges that said Borland, at iho termination or after resignation of his ¢iplomaie fan nister aforesaid, while as a private individus! wn oa his return to the United States, wit! the 16th Cay ot May, 1854. openly snd with the cue course of jusiice, by anc arms the service by an officer of to» ernment of Greytown, of process for the arrest of one cbarged with ® wurcer or homic'de commilted within the boundaries of raid government; thet thereafter, but on the same éay, eaid Borland entered Greytown, and while there be- baved in a riotous or ¢xcited manner, in consequence of which, snd of his havirg defeated as aforesaid an arrest for the murder of a citizen of Greytown, uncer circum- stances of great cruelty ‘and sggravation, a disorderly gaiberi 6 \0ok place, during which, it at all, said Bo:- urd, as stated by himeelf, was struck bys missile from ‘ith foree scme one in the crowd, not #0, bowever, as to occasion personal injury; but «ald disorderly gathering, your pe- litioner alleges, took place aciely in consequence of the conduct efcresaid of said Borland, and not wita the con- vent, participation, or conrivance of the authorities or citizens of Greytown. And this petition further showing denies, that at any time # buildirg belonging to ine Accessory Transit Company at Punta Arenas was destroyed, an alleged, by the authorities of Mats Retold or by their order or proctrement, or that eaid authorities ever refused to pey or remunerate said company for any loss sustained ‘by ssid ccmpany in consequence of such destruction, an event which never took place; or that the auchorities pecple of Greytown as alleged, in May, 1854, or at iy cther time, received property belonging to the Ac cessory Traneit Company; or that property of said com- pany was ever stolen cr feloniously taken from said com. peny by or with the countenance and consent of sald au- thorities or people, in any manner or form what soever; or that #afd sutherities or people ever, at apy time, prevented said company from re poesest themselves, by due process of law, of property alleged or supposed to have been stolen or unjastly taken trom them; or that said authorities, or people, ever refared to reetore, cr wske payment for, property taken from said company dy them, or by their order or precurement, or ot damages at any tice sustained by sald company, or by its agente and employ és; but the petitioner states and admits, that reid authorities, on the 5th and 6th of May, 1854 resisted eflorts wade by certain agents and servants ot raid company, to take the law into their own hands, incpen ¢efiunce of raid anthorities, by attempting of tneir own authority to arrest at and within Greytown proper, and teke with them from eaid town by force and violence, parties charged with stealing and property aaid to he stolen frem Ponta Arenas, and further alleges that said authorities provided full and adequate remedy for and in respect to said alleged larceny and property taken. ac- corcing to law and justice, and in the manner provided by the laws of Greytown, ‘And this petition respectfully controverts the jusiness of conclasions of the Executive mesrage to the Thirty-third Congrees at its second Ses- sion, in relation to the government and community of Greytown, a8 they were prior to July, 1854, in justifica- tion of raid act of violence and destruction of that cate, effected by authority of the Executive goverr ment for the time being of the United States, and submits that raid conclusions were assumed upon insufil- cient evidence, or, as hereinbefore stated, upon the false reprerentaticns of designing and cvil-disposed persons, intended to deceive and mislead; and, to the contrary of raid conclusions, the petitioner alleges and respectfally subwits and insists, and is prepared to show as this benorable court may direct, that the citizens of the United States azd others, resident at San Jaan del Norte,or Grey- town, ¢ngaged in commerce or otherwise, were not ‘‘ad- yenturers,”’ except as having engag-d themeelves in & new ard laudable enterprise, consistent and in harmony with our inetituticns and character as a nation, acd never at any time pretended to act as “aubjecte of the fictitious sovereign of the Morquite Indians,” or “repu- Giated the control of any power whatever’ except as heretotefore stated, cr “‘aseumed to adopt 4 distinct po- litical organization,”’ or to be ‘an independent so State,” except as hereinbefore stated, with the direct con- sent and under tke protection of the government of the United States; that the population ot Greytown bad be- come, and during the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, consti- tuted in character '‘a stable aod respectable community,” and would have #0 continued but for the aforecaid acts of interference and destructicn thereof by violence in 1854; that the de facto Liga of Greytown never, at any time prior to July, 1854, ‘asserted unfounded claims to civil jurtediction over Punta Arenas,” and said Punta Arenes was never at any time ‘in possession, uncer a title wholly indepindent of” kaid de facto government, of the Acccronry, Transit Company, and the possession of Pupta Areas was and is not ‘“indispensably necessary to the prcsperous operation’ of said company or of the Nicaragua Transit route; that said de farto government never at any time attempted or ‘pro- ceeded to destroy apy ‘buildings,’ and said Transit Company, or wrengfully ‘to disporsess’’ said company of the land cccupied by them, or o: ed any fores for the purpore of demolishing estaolishment at Punta Arenas” of said company; that the lawful effort aforesald by the authorities of Greytown to arrest for murder or hemicide, committed as aforesaid within their jurisdiction, was not attempted on Punta Arenas, bat lupen the waters of the port of Greytown, over which, as part ¢f Greytown proper, the jurisdiction of said de facto gcvernment, for ‘purposes of preserving the public peace and punisbing wrong doers,” was expreasly recog. nised as aforesaid, on and before June, 1863, by the ad- ministration of cur general government at prevent in office; that ‘‘publie functionaries”’ of Greytown took no art in apy “ mob’’ by which an intention to arrest Mr. rland *‘ was avowed or threatened;” vor was “a boat derpatched from the American atesmer Northern Light, to release him,” said Borland, ‘from perilous situa- tion,” fired into ‘ by the town guard’ of Greytown; nor ‘was there at that or any time ressonsble er any ground for ‘‘Jost apprehension that the lives and property of our citizens at Punts Arenas would te” in Saker af. ter the departure of the steamer with her rogan, Sell and the “ temporary force’’ organized and left on Punta Arenas for their protection was unnecessary and s use. less expense to the United States, And this petition further alleges and respectfuiy in- stots, and the petitioner is prepared t> show, that it was and is wholly inconsistent with facts to assert that the ecromunity of Greytown was a “ pretended community,” of that it had at any time given ‘indications of mis- ehievcus and dangerous propensities,” or that © plun. derers”’ of property “« clandestinely abstracted from the depot cf the Transit Company” and taken to Greytown, ‘obtained shelter there,” and ‘their pursuers driven back by {ts people,” or tl id people protected the wreng Coers’’ it any thers as 80 described; and also it is inconristent with fact nd unjust towards the or- derly and industrious community of Greytown, to assert or ray that they ever, at any time, ‘“ stared the plun- der’? of wrong doers, or ‘‘ treated with rudeness and vio- lence those who sought to recover their property,” or that their course was one of ‘‘insolence and plander,” d tended ‘‘to the invesarity of the lives’’ of travel. or of the treaense passing over raid transit route, or what raid de facto government of Greytown was ‘a ma- rauding establishment,” or ‘too guilty to paes unpun- ished,” ox ‘incapable of being treated in any other way than ass piraticel resort of outlaws, ors camp of #a- vorer, depredating on emigrant trains or caravans, and the frox tier settlements of civilized States.’” And this petition further showeth, that in the month of June, 1851, the petitioner left the United States to visit Central America, and soon thereafter arrived at the pert of San Juan del Norte; that he then concluded to syail kimself of the business facilities and prospective advanteger of ald San Juan del Norte. and especially of the demand there for his sezvices asa va bg aris. ing from the transit of passengers by the Nicaragua route and otherwise, and accorcingly there entered upon the practice of his profesvicn; that he continued frem thence, oceasionally visiting the United States, at said port of San Juan dei Norte, in such practice, eon- etantly and sctively eogened therein, (but animo rever- tendi_and without the Intention to change his citizen. ebyp,) until the raid 18th day of July, 1854, when Greytown war burned ai dertroyed an aforenaia; that at ssid last mentioned date the petitioner was the cle owner aud ip pormession of certain real and per- sonal estate in Greytown, described generally and of vaiue as foliows:— (One (story and @ half) house on Charles strest, with kitchen, outhouse, &c., valued af +82, Furniture, eouslsting of bedatosds, bedd ables, chairs, lamps, girandoles, glass, china ware, &c, Library "(mecical and miscellaneous) about one hundred and fifty volumes, includiog valual works on anatomy, surgery, &e.. Drugs and medicices, glass ware, stetrical instrum nts, &e., &e. Personal clothing. &........ One two story house (used as a hotel) on street, with kitchen, outhouse, fence, &e........ 2, Ore undivided rixth part of the American Hotel, on Shepherd street..........006 . Total... Porrrys tee te eee ee eens eres s + Oy) ‘That on id 13th oay of July, 1864, tae said b ings, with the appurtenances nad personal property 7 longing to your petitioner, were utterly deatro: bmned up in the bombardment and destruction of G: town aforesaid, and solely by mesns id wi your petitioner abéent on @ visit to the United Stat > And Reid petitioner further shows that his then fessional business, which had beeoms valuab.¢ and | tive, was lost or ruined by means of tho destruction said town, and the breabing up, removal and impoveri ment of ite community, consequent thereon; and tne-e nlso @ large sum of money, or debts for professional vices and otherwise to @ large amount due to the pe! +0 continued im great part to this time, to his great and injury. And the petitioner claims and allegee, and is prep: to show, as this honorable court rhall direct, that his and Camage, (including the value of his ssid proper; real and personal, destroyed a4 aforesaid), resulting fe and in consequence cf \he destruction of Greytown, the reid 13th day of Juy. 1854, by injury to, aad | connected with, pis business as a physician, and the preciaticn of, and Jose of income from, real extate, a otherwise, as n’oresaid, amount, in the avgremate, to least twelve thourand dollare; and your petitioner sole owner of the claim for’ bis said Jose and herein set forth, and of the whole thereof, and no oti person is interested therein in any mauner or fori wha'soever, And this petition shows that on the Slst day of cember, 1855 a wemorial, signed by your petitiouer others, was duly preseniea on his and their behalf to tl Renate of the United States, which memorial was follows : To THe HONORABLE THR SkNATR OF TRE UxrrED StATE— We, the undersicned, citizens of the Uniced States, Lat of Yan Juan del Norte, or Greytown, ia Central Am arryiBg on business thereat, respectfully cepcosent, that houses, stores, merchandise and otaer property, lovging to us, or in which we were intereeted, were justiy and unnecesrarily destroyed 1a the bombarduent and firing of that town, on the 13th Juty, 2854, by Com. mander Hollins, in ccmmand of the United States of-var Cysze, by virtue of and within his instructional from the present executive government of the United States. As citizens ofthe United States, feithful to our alles Risnce, snd entitled tu protection in property as wellas life and liberty, we sst with confiéence your honorable body, wiih the hovorabis the House of Representa iver, %@ grant us asa right compensation for the loss of our prow periy, real and pe:screl, aforesaid, and also the damages we in other ways sustaiued by the destruction vf said town Lated New Yori. December 18, 1855, And said memoria!, with the subject matter thereof, was therenpon, by the raid Senate, duly reterred to thig honcrable court. Your petitioner, in consideration of the premiges, sub= mits to your Honors snd respectfully insins, taat the horbardment and dentraction of San Juan del Norte o- Greytown aforesaid, was an act of violence, unjust and ‘unnecessary; thet it was effected in contraveniun of the ccustitution and laws of the United States; thac it was notan act o: lawful war, or essential to the ends of Justice, to vincieate nations! honor, assert the nae tional ¢ignity, or obtnin the redress of grievanees, or justiGable by way ot veprisal or retaliation, or for the prevention of, or a8 ‘atinfaction or reiress for injuries ccminiited or threstened; that {t was in fact and in law ed wrong, for which reparation may of right be med of and from the Unived States; but if on the other band raid act of cestraction was so justifiable or ne- cestary, citizens of the United States then sjourning er trading at Greytown, or having property there, were en» titled to éue notice, and reseonaole \ime,and opportunity to remove their effects a far as the same were remove. bie, previous tothe destruction of said town by said bembarément and nh ae ciry which notice, time and, opportunity were not, the petitioner alleges, given or al- lowed to bim, although a citizen of the United States, And further, the petitioner, as he Saw never at rey’ own or elrewhere at any time assisted, concurred in, abetted or intended, am act contrary to the Monor on dignity of the United S'ates, or the rights of thelr citi. zene, or to his allegiance, or so as to change or suspend his ettizenship, or torfeit or dual right to pretection as States, or to prevent his availing himself of the compact of the government with its citizens, to protect them im their property and rights, or indemnify them whem wronged or ipjurec by its public acts, even thore done for ends Jawiul or necessary. , Your petitioner therefore prays judgment in his favor for the said eum of twelve thousane doliars, the amount <fhis low and damage woreraid, with interest thereom frcm the said 13th day of July, 1854, And he will ever pray, &e. M. THOMPSON, Counsel for JOHN C. DEVEREUX, f Petitioner. Tntted States of America, City, County and State of News York, ss.—John C. Devereux, of said elty, being duly sworn, ssys'that he isthe attorney in fact of Thomas Cody, the petitioner, as to the subject matter of the foregoing petition Co at presen’ absent from the Unites t petition was drawn b; nent, f investigations made y bim, snd information which he deems reliable, received trom the petitioner and others. and the facts stated in said pe- tution ere true, to the best of his, deponent’s, know! and belief. IN C, DEVEREUX. Subscribed and sworn this ninth day of January, A. D. jioner Court 186g, before me, Gro. W. Monet, Commisn of Cisimns, Theatres and Exhibitions. COXCERT THis EVENING.—The sixth of the series of sacred concerts comes cff at the City Assembly Rooms to-night. These entertainments enable hundreds who are confined Ww their business on the other nights of the week to enjoy the charming music of the rest eminent composers, while, on the other hand, they afford a pleasip, to 1he immense numbers who are in the nightly habit of witness~ ing dramatic and other performances; consequently, thes@ concerts bave become exceedingly popular with the mule titude of music-lovers. The programme for the occasiom tmbraces a number of gems by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Wagner, &c. Among the artists are Misa Henrletts Bebrend, the favorite vocaliet, and Mis@ Lebrecht, the distinguished pianist, AcaDEY ov, Music.—Verdi’s opera of “Ernani’? is to b@ repeated to-morrow evenieg by the same exzellent cast that rendered it with such marked ability on the first: night of the paee season, viz: Mad. La G: aes El- Vira, Sig. Bolcioni a¢ Ernani, Sig. Morelli as Quinto, and Sig. Coletti as Silvia. Broapway TrzatTRE,—This favorite theatre was throngs ed throughout tee week by the admirers of those very popular artists, Mr. and Mrs, Barney Williams, who com= mence another week to-morrow e' and persovata the leading characters in the comic legendary dramm styled “The Fairy Circie.”’ Mrs. W. will afverwards give her admirable delineations of characters of Caro- line Merton and Mehetable (a Yankee girl) in the farce cailed “Our Gal.” Mr. Williams closes the amusementa and dismisses everybcdy in good hamor with Paddy Murphy, the “Happy Man.” Mr, Joe Cowell, the veteram ecmedian, will take benefit and retire from the Ameri- can stage, next Wednesday evening. Ninio’s GanpEN.—Through the combined talent, indus~ try and enterprise of the ‘Havels, Mile. Robert and other Members of the great baiet corps, and Mesers. Corbym and Moore, the managers ad interim, this estabiishment as been filled to repletion every night by large, fashion- able and highly delighted audiences. 1@ comic fairy pantomime ot the ‘Red Gnome and the White Warrior,” which will be sgain performed to-morrow evening, inva- riably elicits the most boisterous merriment. The amus- fing new pantomime entitied the ‘‘Conscript.”’ will alsa be given, together with the “Festival Dansant,” im which Mile, Robert executes a variety of most brilliant ances. BOWERY THEATRE.—It is gratifying to notice that the indefatigable manager of this time-honored establishment, be his eq abana assistant, Mr. Griffiths, are usily er gs; remodelling and replenishing the stock, bees , With the laudable view of placing ‘gon foot- ing witht the best in the country, and enabiing them to present the drama in a stylesurpassed by none. Mr. Sy W. Glenp, the very popular comedian, and Mr. and Mrs. Durn, the favorite vocalists and actors, have been added to the list, and commence to-morrow evening, when ® new patriotic drama, called the “Dark Days of the Revo= lution,” and the “Serious Family,” will be played. Boils pieces are strongly cast. Berron’s THEATRE.— New pieces still follow each other in rapid succession at this honse; another is underlined ‘as being in rebeareal, acd old ones are revived ahd pro- dueed in such admirable style as to render them com- paratively treeh; the eonsequence is, the entertainments ure ever of wofiiclently diversified and novel character to attract full honses. The new local comeay, ‘: ’Tis liB Piaying with Edged Tools,” ia to be witharawa after to- motrow evening. The musical burletta enutied “Jenny Jind,” and the laughable farce called ‘Urgent Private Affairs,” are &!so to be performed to-morrow. Mr. Bar eee Howard, and ali the talent of the company, are in the i WALLACK’S THEATRE.— Manager Wallack continues to attract multituces of old and young play goers, including the refined and the fashionable, to witness the elegant delineations of charsoter with which he has recently been favorixg them. The veteran a @ppears to have lett none ot his ambition and eparslin vivacity witis ighted and astounded his auditors i more ‘To-morrow evening he will give hia re ion of Duke Aranza, in the elegant ecmedy of the “‘oney Mocn,’’ supported by a gataxy of talent embracing Mesers. Lester, Waleot and Holl Mis. Hoey, Miss Gonvon, &e. farce called “01 tor @ Holiday,” clores the amusemonta, Lava KxENE’s VARieTIER.—The friends of the fait maxager of this highly popular and fashionable place of amusement are doubtiers quite as much gratifioa at the ecntinued prosperity cf the establishment as the lady herrelf. In accoréance with the motto,)‘variety is the spice of life,” Miss Keene has thus far very #ucos contrived to amuse her audtences by the presentation of & Feries of dramar, comedies, farces, burlesques, &3., In ® most novel, and, at the same time, elegant manner, thu enticing people to come to her house, and no matter how often they bave seen the same pieces played eigewhere, wartn)y eulogize her talent and originality, both az am artist and adaptor. To morrow evening she tenders pica Delusions,” “St Mary’s Eve” and the ‘Swiss tage. Broapway Vansetine.—It is very unfortunate for the acwirere of the Wood and Marsh juvenile comedians that thin little theatre cannot be eniarged to three or four times ite presemt dirensicns, Under exteting circum,