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2 Se nn ee EER nranInnnOnEnRInEREEEeememeeeeneeaeeeeeeeeemeaaa eet inthe gratification of it, Yeh was noted 11 aecordance with the de- Kk plein thar for up ameng Ue Oda: "hone @ trea. bery end ornerty right in adving that be maner of the por’ e there bas boon Erol Doe titiry batch: trae bs to-eraticn of maul tetvoren . uk keen p icialy fo ..ced on a knowledge | that acoray abit oxt-tea am ug the Chinese, | comded wiih & belief that it could be ctsylayed with im | 2 Pfnage have now come to a ort de, sed pothing te lots but to porbh be onersges of this fattalosa race hy the wie of the wheat th of the expire, We must recognize the presen title war, Tor we are Aghting throes Dunared ‘a+ of people ‘istributet over the haif of Axia, and abetted by multitades i some of the most tim portant cependeecies of the empire. Hippily, the ne 4s ‘Of the proce «tth Perta seem to have arrived at Bu sbire, and there are no accounts of further hoattiitios. An fon, then, as the ratification is completed the forces vader Bir Jamo; Ontran might at arrive Portsmomth —conit e othér voyage. At the present time tt only takes ton days by tal pH to communicate with fe thal the ocder mm ght be received a rt acte! ou elm Ammeviately As w the qutiny in Indta, whica 0 alarming, we.trust it my De Con-idered as at fhe most unruly regimeat has been disbanded bine gg: With the war iv Vorsia Rae ayy tranquil, Europe at peace, aud our arsenals an tity for carrying through the Chinesé war with prom ti- and Fad be shipped for Chins, where it woolt « before Tet snece-6. Vigor ta the command: rs aud elf-cuve mm from bome are, bowever, needed, unless we word orter the exis ence, of our Asiatic e eeriousty en ap ‘ts pot unlikely (say: London Obeerver, of the 29th wigmo), that something to much tas been made of the Jest news from China, which j publsed in the morning papers of yesterday, and to which sromewh wt alarming fs hagig sy we ime? of ths Chine ns eg) js mt pure arne eut by official account:, AU Seep te Seg to ineldeate the very crucland trowner- our of the Chinese, whom Mr. Cobden and this deacribed a9 the most courteens and moderate of ait barbarians, Tho warlike means at the diaporal of Sie M. Reymour are more ful than rome writers ipelined to make out. admiral has « su‘ficwat 3 He bas punl-hed ‘he € ed all their batieries within He fortit~' the iclamd at the Canton river, so that: eth g can pass with- et, have ecu desjmtchied forthe protection of umboat, have ched for the Kone, snd by this time'be bas boen reinforced by ppell, besides o'hre sent away in the be- gtpning of rear; and when the troops, ahi wad gupboats ‘de; from home, as ordered trom Lodia, shal arrive, with the unemployed ferce frm the P: rdan Gulf, he will be in condition wo Commence operations on a very large scale. British Filtbusterism tn India. OCOUTATION OF THE I*LAND @F PERIM AND RATI- FICATION OF A TREATY WITH THE OAIKFS OF BERBSKs—HOW CONQUEWT AND CIVILIZATION Ag+ FROT TBR NATIVE TRIBES—HINTORY OF KNGLISIL RULE, AS TOLD BY THE PRINCE OP OVDR. tne Bombay ‘imes, March 16 } ‘The rntl fame foe leaey npn, Go-cbleks f Borkorn, end the of Porim, constit ito two g 2 they at once expressed their regret occarred, thelr anxiety tocomply with our re and their tnnocence of all parti: ta the ay Z FA rae at a the {ts barree and burnt-up peats, gave the 14th it was mynd taken a ‘Dative artilierymon (( and @ batiery euch as the occasion required dstabli-hed— hawhed sheds taxing the pluce uf fortifications anc arsenal—oro' being for tho preeent supphed from aden, Perim thus addition dominioas of MUNE—AFPEARANUE OF THE NEW MEMBERS—A the latest made to the pies oe ces SATs OF TER “ MANOMBSTER o TUN OF 4 SPEAKER—LORD PALM ARS TONS gudRENS' TO TH NEW OFFICER—MR, DENisun's BrKROT. Fs the London Times, May 1.] Tho Oret tes son of we Gfth Parliament sammoned during the reign of her yresent Majesty formally com mesoed yostwtay The opentug of a vew Parliament, at i! times a great constitytioual ceremony, 8 at the present peculiar momentons. The government which <@ Tecenily brought the country through au arduous war, ‘and, to concert with ite allies, re-tored pease to Europe, having been Gefested iv the Howe of Commons on a Beoowuary queevou of Breign policy, Peemed tt expedient to cowmee! the sovereign to diwolve Pariament, that te opintun of the com@liuencics might be clictted on the @eciien proncenced hy thelr representatives To the agyeal thus made to them the coustituencies have given an emph tic a-e unmisiakeable response, ut ouce com pletely endorsing the acts of the ceumred Miuistry, aut largely reor ating the gtrength anc «utett of thete folio wars, Meon wna) Cuhoa tion, wtieh bad proctpitaed une dbeolntion, 4m raver aad more mouating Bapcot, Cemaning on the pert of the Executive aad the Leginioture toe exercise of iverraced energy sad firmness. ‘Bet pot oply ts the new Parhament ushered jute exi<toave Apparently on the eve of a war with the Celertial Kinytre, Dut moet important measures of interpal {mprovemeus are genetaily believed w be impencing. Besides the many sohotes of aiminitranve, legal aud socal reform to Whicb oof renovated Leptelatere wit have to aidrow tt well, the tack of revi-ing ts Own donstivution, in conuexioa wit the omonoment of the patioual ropresertaitiua, alo ites before 1b, aud whould Ue expectations of tas ooaotry in thie reepeet be fuililled the prowot Partameut ia destin v4 10 reertve the Uist rica! appellation of the “last Partie went Convoked wuder the Or t i firm» Bot bitle tmavgural ‘omp amt circumstance, however, marked the juing of the recnuststutd Legiolsta e; wd by pnded ond eminently practtoal ~” tog uth the strong aud amitous pattonal 6 coswtow CO td Det ful to awaken. recerdurrs of the late happy event ia the ruyal accordance with general usage ead in person at the Oret rtitin: of a aw Pare {be et chon of « Spenkes for the Hous of Com. mows, the eweartny in Of members in bu.D chaubers, and 8 few other previndemtes inewental to the recon-titunoa Of ibe two assemblies—a pocest which usuaily o-cupes abouts werk—bavew provede the defive:y of the Q icons 5 previ. ue to which, of course, ae busines of any wansacted is . «ne 2 o'cleck @ 500 A4erah © conco1re had oullected Found the eotrance te Weermir ister Hail to witoess tue ar- rivet f the Vereoonges anroat > offivia'e tw the ceremony. Toetate tor of Cre Horse of Leon at test pro sented an array of ali hutom ¥ benore-, (xe creary va © of the gorgeous but somewhat ghomy chamber being pene Silene by the presence of «om Wor a dvaen dicing uished ladies coated in a ctagle grup oa ths cnition vide, the three clerks at the table being tho (eeuje he of the Boor. At Zo'ckck be Lasts Commissioners, who were the Lord Qavocile, the Duke of Argyl, Use Cart of Har- rowty, Lord Stanley ef Abterley, and ‘Parl Spencer, 01 tered tue Houre in wetr official co wmes, and tok Cieir faces ob the wuoltack Net more taaa halfa dome other vonent, among whom ware Lord Pan. te oot Land Beker; amd tarongtout the otire rtiting the xLoe number in atendance Ume did not exoned 12 or 16 ‘The Usher of the Black Kod been directo’ to Summon the Uommons to ther L p's Hoaae, tn the lapre of 2 fox moments Sir Lewis Lo Marchant (chief ® L & annuepoed that the royal commin. Eractousty authorizing him and tis co commistocers n Purtameut in her Maj-wty’s oame, vould thea 4; which ws done by we clerk at the wble a> ‘The Lon Ohaxcmron then sait—My wrde and gentle Mee, Thave in commana from ber Majety ‘0 let you that ae tora a” ‘Le members of bow Hoses of we been sworn ‘easy of ths owing of thu Purtia ment tecther 1 be declared; and, it being that o ker of the Hoare of Com mone thmid be frst chosen, it t+ he Majoty's pleasure that you, geutlemen «f the Howe of Com mone, +byald a, ALA pace re you are vo «it, procee! to the appoiutment of some prover por: to be your Myeaker, aa’ that you chou sopoe Kare to-morrow @! 2 o'clock, and thea present the person «nom Ju stall xo choose for ber Majesty’ roval approbation The Commons then withtrew to their own cham er in obediener to this mandate, The Royal Gommbedtoners also teanyorertly redred to dt-robe, an’ oa their re appearance he lerd © alone occupted the woot-ack Payers eu plicating the Divine ing Ow the con ela { the Pariiament were then read by the Lisbop of louces- Or, thelr lortnhipe koweding «Ing the pions axoret tun religiows eervio: conc ad i, the etminisiraion of the Galle to poers by the ow « at the table, foiiowed by the Im cription of tbeir several op the ro'l of tho MEX commended, the Lart Chancel or beating be Way Wf the ob-ery ance of these formaliues ther peers aireacy meotioned as taking part in ths tarlier proceedings vext m exerted them -elves to he «worn. Ame AL iDter vals, coring (he remainder of the sting, ¢unall Knots of members orasunally dropped in, the aggre v, and under ene Fhe eas em thus atunuat tered to the the hember of beteeen forty aad Oi Bervcane wrveat Leer thus ‘wrlof Albemarte, the Ker of Bb + ASSEMBLAGE OF THR COMMONS—METING OF TLR OLD AND NeW MEMBERS, The members of he Howe of Commms were wn + Moved to meet ab (wo o'olucK for the election of ASyeaky 5 they hegeu to awemble eborcly wfter one, won at bait hour upwards of forty henerable gendemen «© @ preseu', From that time to the commeucoment of t @ preecedings te arrivals followed exch ober wu quick eucceston, ant when the Deputy Ushe of the Black Rod advanced to the tabin t | house was crowded im every pat. Among te Gret who eutered were Lord Ho ham, Sir Jamos Duke Mr. Welter and Colonel Freneh. They wero. apecdily Joined by Mr, Hayter, w bo, radi tend alert, darted hivhor ‘and thither in bis ‘own’ peculiar manasr, besirwing a pleaant smio alike upea frload and fos. Lod Bieho, who has jast recevered from a somowbat protracted illuess, wa? cordiaily roxlved by his frieuds, and Sir Benjamiu Hall tooked as gay and ungencerned as if he had never felt the caras of ‘office or the burden of representing a large and exacting constituency. The Attorney General was another ear'y ministerial arrival, and the hoa. and learned gentleman, withdrawing fom the throng on the floor, cilmly seated him: elf on the treasury bewch, aud was soon aso: bed in the pe of a legal dooutnent of formi table dimcasans, Sir Jame Grabam entered aloue, and after <balkiog hans with several hon. members, tvk possession of his old veat below the gangway on thy ministerial side, Hs vas Joixed there by Mr. Giadstune, who arrived late, but Mfr. Ridney Horbert. xithongh present, was unable to complete the trio, bis seat bemg ucoupies by Mr. Gitpha, the uew member fur Northampton. The Cabinet Ministers were tardy jn makig thei¢ appearance. For some time the Colopial Secretary was tho only one prevent, but at length Sir Cornewall Lewis came in, and the right Koa. tema was followed at intervals by Sir George ‘oy, Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Vernon Smith ant Mr Baines. ‘Tho lust to arrive was the First Miaistor himself, ‘and it was not unui Sir Denis La Marchant aad the Howse bad returned fiom the Lords that Lord Palmerston eaterod and tovk his eat cp the Treasury beach, The noble lord wax reorived wilh general cheers. Mr. G. A, Hamilton waa for several minutes the cole occupant of the front oppoxition bench, Lord Stanloy arrived carly, bat be took @reat un one of the beaches usually oconpted by the “ im dependent” fish members below tho gangway, and, owing te seme misunderstanding as to the timo of mooting, nether Me, Disraeli nor sir John Pakington was present, ' Shorty before tae proceeaings began, bo vever, Me. Walpole, Sir F. Toesiger, Sir W. Jollitin, Sir Fuzroy Kelly, and ober influential members of * her Majesty's opposition’? ay veared in thee places, and tho back beaches were wi Wied. The absence of Lora Joun Ruskell was remarked. There was, however, @ large attentauce of the new members. THE SEATS OF THE FREB TRADERS—REOKPTION OF TOE PRUBENT OCCUPANTS, Unknown faces met the eye in every direction, but the greate-t change was observ ible below the gangway om tho minvte tal cide, The reais Coy A flied by Mr. Cob gen, br. Breht, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Layard, Mr. Roundeli Palmer, Mr. 1. Phillimore and’ others, wore occupied by benorable geutlemen whose names are not to be found in Dud. Prominent amoug the new mombera was Guuccal Peyrenn ¢ TLompwn, who appeared in excollent health ad epirits, and whose hand was grasped by almost every one prevent, Sir Joha Potter, one of the members for Manabe star, opcupied a seat on the ministerial benches, Nearly all the metropolitan members wero in their places, but they atc not avail themselves of the privilege accorded that of 4 ting vpon the Treasury bench. While wailung for the arrival of Black Rod vonorabio f otiomen moved ‘about the Hove, rhaking bands and ex ging congrata lations. The floor was crowded with members im oonverrution, anv not unfrequeatly the hum of their voices eweiled into ebouts of laugtter, FLRECTION OP A SPEAKER. The members took their seats, aud all noise ceased when the Doputy Usber of the Black Rod was announced ‘with a mo-tagofrom the Lords. Precse-y at five minutes past two e'ciook Mr. Pulman, dressed ia hts official co lume. advanced tothe table and said:—'Geotlewen the Lorde, autierized by yirwe of a royal conmusien, dexire the immediate witondance of this honorable House in the House of Peers to hear the commicsion read.” Mr Pul man baving retired, Sir Danis Le Marchaat, the clork at the tabdie, proceeded to obey the summons, and was ful ae to the Lords by reveral of the Cabinet Mimaters ry sald —Sir Dents Le Marchant, in con- nah Se ans ere fs cal Lnsceed forsee sli tetenhones er, Dew ventare to present myself to tho attention of the view of inviting {¥ to give effect to that gra- (Hear, hear) We, who have servod in former Parliaments, ha:6 been Wwmg accustomed to asso- name of Mr. Charles Shaw Lefevre with all our ? end grave responsibility rests undertakes the task of pro- Mr. Lefevre was a man who ‘Moet eminent qualities, and it will be dificult to find any member of the House who combines in an tnd degree all the remarkabie qualfica- tations whi b, in bis position as a ad that feutloman. (Renowea cheers.) Hie ofty aud dignided ring, bis cq abiity Of temper, lis bo eas impar- tality ta perfect knowkdge of all the forms aud usages @ Pa:liamert, hur intimate a quaintance with private par- Wamentary business, lis readiness to affird ioformation wo every member who sovght his adview upon any porat (ebrere), con tivated a union of qualitications difticuls to éqral ard imporstble to excal. ) Tho charactor oO tbe Beat oy of this House must at all times exercise an femportant influ:nce over its deliberations, (Hear, near.) lu fo-wer times that indepentence if charter and thet fmoew of parpore which could alike revit the ” nt epd frowns of the crown seem to be ove of the primury recommendations for the off. of Syeaker Now, though no doubt it ia essential that we thould chore a man who will stoadfactly upholt the priviieges of the Howe, yet im fact avd rovity ve epteriuin but sender epprehewsions of fuiure in that respect, and it seems that there are quah@ eaticns for the cflios of Speaker, which im modern tims stand ‘orward with greater [one ye meet We ovght to choose for tbat pxta man of biga character, of pithed mind, of ciguiled and commanding courtecus in Cemean ur, and removed from all and ove who will en all cccadons oa which r made to bim decide with equal Justice and ar ting to Pertamentary orage. ({Trar, bear.) But this i not all. The rangnitude of the private buriuess, aad the im sortance of the rules cf the house render ti mcessary to choos kiug Of those rules, who 4 guard them duy relaxed, and yet at the same thas of a mind pet given to on ubreasona) horence to antiquated practiors, but disporet to Sherations wheuewer the gro sing buvineas of tho corntry And experience prove that such alterations may be bone feially: adopted. (Hear, bear.) It appears to my that wehave aimember in this houre whe unites tn himself thow quetications, and many who hear m> ant who have observed the Parliamentary oareer of my hoo. friend Mr John Eretyu Ds ¢ member fo North No tiaghar hire, will re ognize {a hit character a vnion of those different qualifications (Cheers) Wih- out disparagement to the couflicting claime of other hon fentlemen— for Lam veady t admit that macy members might be fovud on both vides of the Hoa.e wih qualitiva tions of a high ordor-—t may be pormlted today that when a member dong o leng Parhamortory carser has ebigh moral and jotelisctaal advantages, ted with offleial life, vate bo-iness of the der to ruch a man Ww eloct b ker. (Cheers) Do we want A proce lon! for such ¥ Wo find that the brien ext eyampte of a Spacor in our thine etoot tn pre Otwty vimilur cireum=taicee. Mr. Charles Shaw Lefevre wa. ohowen from among the county members of Ragland. Be was out of tho , or perhaps at say former reriod. (Cheers.) 1 hay Hierefure, the greatest pleasore in ing that Mi Mvetyo Denivon, the member for Vorta NAtiaghamsiure, ke the chatr. (Cheer+) [may tagome degree bo hdl encod by pitvaie foclings; but at the same Kme [ Should pot ventas to propose my honorable friead to dil the cbatr if 1 cd pat feet comviaced tuat he unites in hia. welt, nar i degrec, the oxternal, moral ami late. rot; al qualities sbich are necessary for the office of Byraker. Having served informer Parliaments with him, TL feel coe tlaoe d that he women all the requieties for the import-m postion. He bas satin Parliament for a jong writes ft pearsas the reprosentaiire of 1 con. att ven ice wnat one time eloeted a mumber for the very important conditnency of Lice: , the second commercta! Hew io the kingdom; he warts ropre footed a county constituency ,and subrequently a emitler constttuerncy, which enahied him t> devote mach of bir time wo the privais burinew of thie Houso; aod ho now Peoreertda ® Ia ge Commercts! and agricultural district, whieb plaore him in a Karly favorabie poiton for Sndeviand ag the acts of bok town aud coaptry consutencies, He bas also acquired a very intl mate know laden of the mode Sf, cepdesting the Pirate Dainese of thir House, aud I cate:taip, a certain oonviotion that if the Ronse rattiies the weoponilen which Tam shout w make, the experienos of the futare will prove the wisdom of their Thave tho greatest Plearure in Pay) that Mr. Rvelyn Deni-on, the =? ‘th Notungbamehire, be the Speaker of tis louse. ‘Mr. Toomseret—I rive for the parpare of sec willing the Motion that Mr. Avelyn Demison do take tho chair as Syeaker. Nadoubt position Of Speaker does reqaire & gentioman of mach experionoe, Tho Speacer of this Hoare ought to be intimately sequatnted wih he mode of Condwoting budnere ; he oncht tobe a Serge patience) nad sagactty, and @tpectally of strict im; iy. Mr. Bve Ign Denkon has occupied a seat ia this Mouse for near ly thirty yours and having watoned his comlnot «nse Toate oko Parliament, 1 koow that ha has given great Attention to the forms of procedure of this Houre; that he has been a member of more select committees than almo-t any uther member of tho House, and that ho has very freqvently iadeed yyy rman. Bo che Wmo=t reliance that, with his long expertemgs inthe House —with the attention which he has given to the burtness of the Honre—be has all the qualifod ms to make an exost lent epeaker. The privair boenes: of the Howse tas mos! enormorrty Increased of late years. The wealth of the country hax increased, and ite distribution tm railrowls aad other poblic works has been very great indeed. Whan TI iret came in! He cu many of « aowenos. ‘tees of rome 40 ur 6 member, hem voted without baving heard a wort of the We owe it to Mr. Abercrombieand to Me haw I -fevre that these private bills have boon put ia a very different course, Yo bave now @ committee of selection, which is undertoet to have « gool keowinige of the quauications of mest of the Macmbers. They eriect a oommtuee of five mombork, who hb the Karl of Cardigan, the Kart of Rodeo, the @ declaration that they «ill nt pam an. vate Parl of Banbope, Lord Overstone, the Barl ot 8. Germana, oth onlens they have given atiention to the Srldonee iS Peds, be en iwioke, ho. mS to dls 4 bow ly beeu Lg ey go. im yore. . le to the writ the oleo | ment ip mote getting throngh wate bud Gon of 16 reprenctitati ves for wotland. nese of the Honne, and Tem cosvieces "th it Me efees Oe upwards of an hour apd a half in the @t | Kvetyn Dentton be elected he will go on suggerting im. some w Areary proces of ‘wearing in,” the | qxrovements in our procedure. Much may be done by the Lord Chancellor adjourned the House at 4% o'clock NEW. YORK HERALP, SUNDAY. MAY 17, 1857, bers; and Though I may be travelling a little out of the odmary course, { will take the liberty of suggesting, 00 this very important occasior, whether we mizht wot carry luto cficta plan which was di-cucked come time azo for shortening the epeoohes of our members! (Laughter aud chwers.) [would appeal with great respect tthe lew ting members on both Fides to commence important + peechos atfive or six o'clock, fier the private basians b+ over, rather than wait ull ten or eleven o'clock, keeping ue here out of our beds, (Hear, hea.) 1 beg parden of the Alone for having mepueped this subject; but it ix 6oim- portant that 1 would appeal io those members who bave {tin their power to do ali they cen to shorter the leagth of tpeechee, I do no’ feel it necessary toadd ome we whit bas been said by the noble lord as to the qualid tiovs of Mr, Evelyn Denison for the office «f Speaker, ex- cept toray that if he be elected T have the utmost cond dence that when be vacates that chair, he will eave be bind him as h’gh @ reputation as his predecossor in it, Me dhaw Lefevre. eg to kecond the motion that Mr. Eve- lyn ‘enison do tke the chay. After a ebort pause, there’ jog no other can lifate pro- posed, Mr. ’Evenyn Dreison, who spoke from his usual place vn tho Ministerial benches, aatd;—Sir—I return my gratefal thanks to the noble tord and my hononrable friead who have infrocuced my uame to the Houvo tu terms, mdecd, fir too flattering—in terms % 4 by the partiality Private friendship rather than by any qualities to whicl ‘oan oretend to lay claim. Toffer my respectful acknow lodgments to the for the manner io which they have boeen pleased to receive the mention of my name. It is calculated to affoed ine mich encouragement and support; ‘but when I think of ths business of tats House increasiag yoar by year—wheu I consider not only the importance of bard pe the righ’ and privileges of this House, but that tue poritt-n ot the Houre itself in the framework of tha cou- @titution eheuld be carefully and acourately preserved, Tunivht well shrink from the respomiblity which must fttach to any one who has u consideraple share in ite management and guidance, (Hear, hvar.) Irhall be ata disadvantage in being placed In immediate contrast to right bouorable gentleman who filled that chair for many years jo a manner which gave universi satisfaction, Cheers) bull bave the aesistance of tha: distinguished man, as I have had the benefit of his example; ant, tanier his imme sate xupervi-ton, tho rules and ings of Partiament have been digested and arranged by & man who pow ste at that table (Mr. Krskino May,) a manuer whch cannot fail te give axeistance te all who shalt succeed ip that obair. | (dear, hear.) If t rightly’ interpret the wishes of the House, it would not be eaine me to intrude myself longer upon them with my doubt~ and heritations. I ehalt content be | therefore, with expreveing my high vense of the distinguished honor which it ig proposed te confer upon me, and falnng in with tion of my bonorable seconder, and curtailing adctees withia the narrowest limita, I submit myself, with ali duty and rexprot, to the will of this House, ‘Tho hworable gentleman was then conducted to the air by his mover and seconder in the wal manner, ‘amid gem ral cheers, THE NEW S*BAKER’S ADDRESS TO THE HOUSE. Standing on the ste} of the chair, The Srzakem eleci said—I beg to be permitted once moro, from this cbuir, to fer my respectful acknowledg- ment to the House. In carrying on the business of tae House I shail.nt co mech rely upon any powers of con trol which may be vested ia myself, [shall rely racher upon the govd feeling aud right mindedness of eve-y gevtieman composing this astembly (cheers), upon thir agyirit of forbeararce, and uvon their deto mination to carry the deliberations of tho House to a succe-eful ant oftab'o issue. | freely dedicate to tho service of the ose ali the strength that shall be granted a me, and alt the qualitios of my miad, aud I contidentiy rely ou the cordial co operation of the’ Huuse and on its generona support in giving elect to its rules aud orders, and ie erforming the various important duties which it bas ja day impored upon me. (Cheers. ) Sergeant at Arma baving laid the mace upon the Lord Patwerstoy, who was received with much cheer. , compliment'd the new Speaker on his election. ‘er a f-w words from Mr. Walpole, Lord Patuxrstun move the adjournment of the House, smd the question having been put by the Speaker, the Howe a journ-d about dve minutes before 3 o'ciocs INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW COMMONS TO TAR rZkne —THE LATS SPEAKER TAKES HIS SKAT IN TUK HOUSE OF LORDS. me the exceeding twenty. ‘Sir Axguetas , Usher of the Black Rod, having proceeded to the House of Commons to summon that ar Gembly to their Lordships’ bar, in a few minutes Mr. Eve- tye Dewison. the elect, in a black court sult, at- tended by the Sergeant-at-arms ard a good sprinkling of the lower Hoare, prescaied himself to the Royal Commis sioners. Tho Commons and the Commissioners haviag pene the important duties wa VO Acie ed You to d-charge; and does Feadily approve and contrat you as their Speaker. Tho Swuixex—My lorda, with profound respect and ratitude I bow to her Majesty's command; and ta the name and on the of the united kingtom, by humble petition to her Majesty, to lay clim to their ancwnt and undoubted rights privi- leges, and expecially to freedom from street and from moleetation to their perso: and servants, to freedom of apcech in debate, and to free aceess to her Majesty when- ever vcow ion -hail reqrire: and that the most favorable Cinstreeti“n thould be pat upon all thy ir procestr gy, Ant I have humbly to pray, on my own behalf, that auy error that may occur m the discharge of those duties may be imputed Wo me alone, sad not to her Majesty's faithful «ne The Loup CHANCKLLOR—Mr. Speaker, wo have it further fm command to tuform you that her Majesty most readily confirms all the right+ and privileges which have ever Deen granted to or coaferred upen her faithful Commons by any of her = predecessors, With respect to your. self, rir, although ber Majesty is sensible that you stand ip ne need of such assurance, we are commanded to assure you hat her Majety will ever put the moxt favorable construction upon your words ard actions. Mr Speaker and the rest of the Commons here again In terchanged formal bows with the Commissicmers, and then retired from the bar. The Commi sioners also withdrew to uarohe, and on ro- turning to the House took the ordinary plaoo nanigned to them during debate, The swearing in of Peors was then ternmed at the print where it eas suspended yorerday tnd aconsiderablo nember of their lordships presented | themselves to ge throvgt this formality, The moet inter- | teting feature of this portion of the proceedings exiiiited itself when Viscount Eversley, the late Speaker of the Honse of Commons, who on bis retiroment from that di+ tingviched ost was raised 10 the ocorage, appenred for the tirst time in bis new position, and took his piace among Abeir lordebips. Hie ind: ction wax marked by some little «aremony. Tbe noble lord was introduced by Viscount | Combermere and Viscount Torrington, peers of hit own rark, all the three bring attired in the scarlet a-d ermiac! Tobts neually werd on euch eccastons. corted to the nobie and learnec lord on the woolsack, who avo bim a contial woleome, Viscount Eversley advanced fo the table and presented bia patent, which was read im extensn by the clerk. While ‘bis formality was proceeding the Usher of the Black Rot, the gandily bedizeasd | Garter King at-arma, tho Horeditary Ges Coamberiain, sud tbe hereditary Har! Marsbal stood in imposing array te fromt of the crows bencher, while Viseount Eversley where preeeuce was (he «crasion of all this state, cocupled the epace to the right of the table, en] peers who introduced him. His tali aod aiguitied and courtly bearing attracted every 50> tater. ver, spy ‘otal stranger to the benignaut phy- woolsack, again howed Conncellor, and thea re- i i hands with the Lord ing ceedings again cullajsed, and th covapile tame totem ¢ reat of the sitting was ‘ng in of freak groupe of prera The Spoaker elect, «ho was attired in @ black Court rutt and an undress wig--It not being oustomary for him to aeeumne his robes of offline until the royal approbation har bw a po ye the House, attended Soon Sergeant Arts with the mace, and fillowed Greator wu ber of the members prevent. 2! te Ow returning to the House of (Com mons, ‘The Beraksn unid—T have to requaint the Houre that the Honse bas bes to the House of Peery. when her Majeety was views d by her Commtrsioners to approve tha choice House had mate of mysel to be theit Hpeaker: end t Lhave im thelr namo, and on their tall, by hiimbte Petition to her Majesty, laid claim to all ther ancient Tigbis and privileges, wuich her Majesty has confirmed to them in as toll and ample » manner as thoy have been heretofore grauted of allowed by hor Majesty of any of her Majesty's royal predeoomors. Ones mote repeating -, most roapeciful ackiowblgements for the honor which tho House ha. conferred opom me, 1 nave to remind the House that the next duty which we have to perform ts that every membur rboald take and eubseribe the onthe Pte ennet Fartaimeatary cathe were uJ oaths th: Chief Clerk ty 1he honorable qreteeen wenn by the Manding on tho etoum of the chair, afer which, ‘will now come for ward The Srr atin eaidos Members the alj order of te bo rworm at the table counties aa their names are read out by the stork at the qalarge, by the sddition of two Gira tables, enund wl the members who came forwara tw be sworn ranged themselves as their names wee called ont. The first batch uwmbered twenty-uine members, aud com yrv ed all the county and borough re wresentative + presea from the soanties of Bedford, terks, Bucks, Cambrt tye Chester and Cornwall Among thase were Mr. DPisranti, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. K. Macauley, and Sir P Egerton ‘Tre fret member sworn of the new Parhament, after the Speaker, was Colonel Gilpia, one of the representatives af the county of Bedford. After takiax the oath: ¢ach mom- ber banded in his certificate of revarn from tha returnt officer, enbecribed the qualification book and the roll Parliament, and was then introduced hy the chief clerk to the Spesker, The members next sworn wore the counties of Deroy, Devon, Durham, E-sex, Glousester aad Hane It was remarked that none of the members from tae county of Cumberland answered to their aames. Financial Atairs France. MBFTING OF THB SHAKEHO: + OP THE ORSDIT MOBILIER—SPECULATIONS OF THB LNBTITUTION— DRIPTS AND RXPRNDITURH, = * pip of the ah» “holders of the Cradit Me- bitier was beld at Paris on the Bt Apri, M. Pereire w the chair, The meeting beu, Jevlarea dilly coustamut- ed, the President rose and read the report. [t commenced vy nn that the difficulties experianced ia the money le market di the pat year bad naturally restriced too comviderable degree, the operation: of the company. Dar- tug the years 1853, , and 1866, its duty baa in the midst of war and scarcity of fod, to enovurage the ndustial developement of the country ; bat in 1456, owing to the 1mmense impvise given to all kinds of en er; * when peace ret in, its taak was rather to restrain te urge forward. Besides, the note in ored tn the Moniteur on ‘he %h of March, 1856, chowed that the wisa ef the government was to Hatt in a very decided wanuer the issue of all new seourities Si) the com- yeuy had materially alded in ‘use ful works, im enabdiing We county w rapport the monetary crista which broke out ‘owards the emd of 1966, It eubrcribed for 260,000,000f. (110,000,090) to the govera- ‘ment loan of 750,000, 0008, , tae purchases of rente made by 1t lo support the public funds amounted to 1,819 BI6E., rop- resenting a capital of 40,000,000f, (£1,600,000), the greater gortion of which stuck the company was still pos- vested of; the sums which it haa te the mar- ket at each settleureat of the account, to fuctiitate the carrying over of rente, might be jniget io fact that on gne occasion they amounted to 5,000,000, (£8,800,000,) and that the average was 44,000,000, (£1,- *eu,u0}; ih addition, it gave similar accommodation to railway Fecurities, on one occasion w the extent of 9,000,000f. (£1,160,000,) the average being 16,000,000. (2600,000,) for overy f-tnigh*; in the total of all such sums furni-hed im 1865 was not tess than 703,000,000, (£28,120.000) ; aud wheu at bist the restrictive moasures oa the Banks of England and France lod to a crisiain the money market the efforts of the Credit Mobiii- r vended not Wule 0 fagilitase te franmit waards cater times. Waea th monont of aithenity arrived (enya. toe renort) the Credit Mobilier not only did pot diminish the Gredfta whic! wes ae to make to rallway entorprisas, but even augmented them nay, more, It offered officially two thi the tivn of several fore! * «f France posses. sed, 80 ah to furneb that establi hiaent sith the mans of a | With respect to mantice dhére ix some indosisiva botweem the large and snail; the latter, however, appears more yently placed on U tulle, the color of the bonnet, are more than ever worn, a are also those of white tulle. some very clogant toilettes. and in the centre of each a bouquet of light brown an: white chine, The body was not quite hia, eu teimmed reand the top wi Hight brown, plaited & la vieile covered bv a check work of ribilon, match that round the top of the bory effica dously augmenting its metallic reserve. and of con- lumatog its advances on rente and ray sy Kharoa; and, 21, w provide ior the wan's of all the raitway companies by ant ‘oop A the ext@nt of 300,000,000 francs Guy 0,. 000,) for the loans which thoy had't tasne in 1867, the Credit Mobiiier and ite directors declaring thar thoy wore ready to engage thomelven pereecally for that purpose to the amount of 200,000,000f. if the remainder of 100, (G00 00or, «aa subserthed fur by the other baakiag bouts. ‘These two propositions remained without result, ant the Credit Mobilier boing forced to renounce every com bined measure was obliged to confine itseif to praviuing Tor the wants of the companies w ose business it was in the habit of transacting; but it had formed a cerrect judgment of the situation, and the sole fact of tts having made the proposition alluded te contributed in no smait degree to calm down disquictude, to strengthen public feeling, and to demonstrate that un’ou aed terror had been two easily given way to. The crisis, although conjured away, bad not less the effect of red..cing ina very striking manner tho profits om which the company thought itael eotitied to reckon tm consequence of simple ame Loradon of crock. ‘The repo:t them touches on the several en‘erprises which the company bai almed at carrying out om ite own acc unt, states that of its railway pro- fe thas of Grenoble to &. Rambert, towerds Lyons and Valence, had been sanctioned by Impe rial decree in March, 1867. Tho Traneatlaauio THE NEW CHARTER OF THE BANK OF FRANCE, bas been publi-hed in a Brussels paper as ill relative to the Bank Art. L_ The priviloge conferred on the Bank by the laws ofthe 24th Germinal aa XL, 22d April, 1906, and ath June, 1840, which t# to expire oa the 3i-to’ December, 1867, is prolonged for thirty years, and ia te end on the Birt of December, 1897. Art. 2 The capital of the bank now represented by 91,- 250 sharce, amounting together to 91,250,000f., not inolud- ing tho reserve, shall benceforth be represented by 182,500 shares, amoul Jogetber to 191,625 Ovof. Art. 3. The 91,250 shares newly created shall be excln- -— allotted to the boiders of the 91,250 shares ac.ually existing, who shal! pay for them to the bank at the rate of 1,100f. per share, quarter by quarter, within a year from the promulgation of the préseat law Art. 4. Out of the proceeds of these new shares a eum of 100,000,060f. ehail be ret apart for the formation of a ro serve fund, which shall be added (o that already existing, | Composed of 15,000,000f., iuclucing that of the branches and tho real property of the bank. Those 100,000,0006. shall, for this purpose, be converted into three per ceot revte, the revenue from @bich shall forming the half year's divitends, Theee rentes of the reserve anal! be inaicnable, except in case t' shall become nesessary, in order to maintain the integrity of the dt+pornble capital, io myke up losses the bank imay *urtain, and (m Case the profits "hall be insufilotent to eup py the half your's dividend of tf. por share guaranued yy Art 4 of ihe law of tho 2% April, 1206, Art. 5. The Minietor of Finance is suthorized to transfer to the Bank of France ia tree per ceot rente from the Caixto d’Amortisement, the amount of rente neceswary for the employ ment of the 100,009,000f. waich are to be converted by ths bank into reate oa the Stats That rente rhall be delivered at the average qu tations of the month preceding the pay ment (nto the treasury of the +ums to receive that dortination. The capital of thet ronte thal be employ ed tw diminish the découverte of tuo troava- ry. Actukipg fuud of cne-hundrovth part of tho uemmat capitol of ibe raid revte ehall be added w tne dotadow of the Calame 4’ Amo? ese ment Art. 6. The claures and conditions set forth in the treaty annexed hereto, signed on the ——, boiween the Min- ister of Flaance and the Bank of France, are approved of. This treaty is as follows — Article 1. how worn. Although thore has agninet baaques, they are still triumphant. eather short or deep, but more generally the are very var'ously trimmed—ruches ribbons and passementerias without, jue, however,are more and more seen ia evening totlet. The body is hips, as woll as before and behind; and ‘th one 6 la vieill, Tho same trimmed with pink rochee, or w ribbon, plait pinced on the high body, or round the berthe, sightty pode fore and bebind, W with qnes, the rame plaiting is ari renobing to the waist behind, and ani bya frout, baring the anpaaracce of a square cut body. double skirt are ornamented by rushos, or some other funey trimmings, down the seams; in which cae they are inlshot by a cimple hem only, ‘hey have one aAvantage over flounces, in that they employ leas material, A side fringe forms a vory clegant trimming; it i# placed exaluedvely ov the upper skirt Ta bo part of the tolette ty there greaer variety than in tho form of sleeves. The pagoda, Grave, aod Juivo sbapeer, are still wort; othera ar= compoved of three puff, or of two with a frill below A more drosay aleowe ix r it fiat jiaite from the armbole to the elbo: a hy hte a) at rae eae = with white aflk, and _ round inde edge © flat plaited white 3 i Hi ho a of France, submit- | sedtable foe oe mner wee Fioller of blonde, guipure he crown’ of bonneta. or black lace, are very fre- Fails of lace or Tu one of our most fadionable houses we hive just scon ‘Oue was a dress of China rose taffetas in lango checks ahowmng a ‘of bouilionnes of tell, and was ish a ribbom balf pink and bait | The slerves very open, wih jockey#; the under tleeves, boniilonnéa of tulte, mpe eatirely composed We also very much admired an Engli:h green tail tas dress with two kirt, tae upper ope borieced by a browl band of myrtle green, edged ou each ride by a narrow robe of black Ince, The light body was without basques, bottomed ut front and oruamented by a Raphiel be the, formed of a band of myrtle green. edged to match that on tho skirt The body war trimmed by brandobourgs of bisek lace; ruohes both im the fromt and on the barks | With this ‘was to be worn a bia k taffotes shawl, oowred | with embroidery in narrow beaid, and sorrounted by @ | broad black lace; and @ crinotine bonnet, trimmed with a | wreath of feathors, shaced from light greca to myrtle H green Among the evening dresses, we very much admired tho | two falowing:— ¥ Tho first was a dresof Nakara velvet, with very lew | b dy, the drap ry being bold on touch onder ‘and io front ends and ; on ‘ant- formed of diamonds. he cotffure compoed of Iago bandeaux taken very low behind, farmounted by & wreath of oak loaves; full at tho nides aud back, and qvite narrow acrora the front of the head, whore it was fastened by a diamond star, The other was a dress of maize colored crape; the skirt ai ely covered with bonitionnés, sprinkled with email bows of white ribbon. Over thio was a ue of pulat @ alencon, forn: ng basque to the low body. Tho berths wasoven very en cour, and laced together by rows of emall diamonds separated by bouillunnés of maize ora The sleeves were very wide and banging, cavghs up by agiall+s of Asuperb wreath of corn ears aud dlamonds. lites of the vailey, alzo of diamonds, formed the head- | the dress, being finisheu om one cide by a handsome water- Oly. Fieary bonnets can no longer be worn, and yet this an- certain weather makes ono almost afraid to enter on too achangy, eo that our modistes bave te exert thetr Our Panama Correspondence. . Uncrep Sraras Sarr Daoa Paxama, May 4, 1867. Decree anf the Government Against Filib ser gers un he Isthmus—The Revolution ww — The New Admmistration in New G ‘The Mackintosh Claim— Disgraceful Cond: Gu-rido, the Chief of Police Dr. Explorations on the Isthmus, &e. Biuce the unsuccessful attempts at neg end adjustment of the diffloalties existing bo| goverument and that of New Granada, | Oslvo, Governor of Panama, has shown his disgust for fliburtering. in the issuing of a de tees, the onject of whieh ta the total excl of all persons possessed of such preolivit compelling the commanders of the Mail S Comvany avd the agents of the Panana bou., execcise a rigorous and sorutimizing censorship all passengers who may peas the routes over they bave jarisdiction, abd in default of sust| sorship sai¢ captain or agents shall be amers sums of money prop: rtionate te the offence, shail be collected by the government of P The carryirg out of euch laws would form an Jerable ur poyauce to our countrymen in their ait bere, and an attempt on the part of the G to enforce their execution would only resait aggravation of the difioulties already existing, ta their proclamation he seems te have transcended tbe legitimete limits of his juried ‘The English steamer New Granada, of the Steam Navigation Coxpany, satied from Call 12th ot april and arrived here on the brieging sixty-three passengers and $263,0 specie for England. At the time of her saitl news hed been received frem the Bnglish se iu the mixture of materials in order to combine | wat Pearl, despatched by admiral Bruce to cap uce with comfort in the new spring bonacts. We havo selected rome of the protest for des cri sion. A white tatfetas bon! & biaia of greencrape at the edge, another across: the boone, with a r che of blonds atesch edge, and @ third, without raches, round te feathere, the tinted with a thousemd colora, Blonde rermacy, while! at Paita the Viyancistes 2a) hd chit Now aeh, VE Wide and long el H crown, Ou 1» of the frout # burch of small whi v ow white iaifeud edged with green. bag here iy eo ly covered with black lace entirel; stan, tinted rod th rina ned falta over Gio dr” ta! he ie io cur bunches of white violet, mixed with A very ele; and atthe same time sim; le, was et abd Grebe; eita a wide Told Of Cons bias ero de kind, mixed with the bionde in the inside, and a bandeas af blue ribbea adress the foreh+ ad. Bonnota are still. worn very open, thrown back at the ‘end pointed in frout. The curtain deep, p ¢ on in , arranged in such a manner as not to fall over the shor] lera, nor to stand out too stiffly in the middie of ‘The crows inclines, and the iuside of the bonnet trimmed with 'blonce and flowers, placed in smal bouquete—two of them up on the side, and the two lower 4. okea Mt wreath carried atroxs the Rice straw and crape, mixed with velvet and flowers or fewhers, seem to be ihe favorite matertals at present in the prevailiog shape of the season. : For evening coiffure, résilles of pearts or gold, with bunches of tiowers at the side, are much wors, The coifture Pom 1, Composed of 'a band of flagree allver, fastened at the side under a bow of blue ribbon, with two bows of the same ribbon, placed lower dows to- ‘wards tho back hair; ana on the other side two large roses, with foliage falling over the neck, has » ‘offen. ‘The Empress appeared the other evening inaa extremely Hl elegent coiflure, compozed of & reslll« of gold, forming | furchead, the othor two from of two competing the support of the aad 3 made of @ material which, re-isting the rain,can is Fal let to piores and rolled up 18 aa hour or two, ready for ex- pansion again when uccesity requires it. Tt soems to Tealize life in the Stat ®, where eve: ytbing iy made to bend to the nece sins of the hour, and atmini-ter to as mocb Animal enjoyment as possible in the abortest imaginable ine. The day preceding the American display the Raglish- men challenged the uitentton of the populace by his tam Ofeight horee~ beautiful cream color d animals, which he bela admiral 4; and he cracked bs whip over their glossy vacks in a ‘manner which secmed to plowse apd inepirit rather than annoy the brutes. It was anad- mirable exhibition of etreetdniving Hla musicians and equestrians, too, following, reflected credit on the troups, and showed that equetnauiem, who rpirivedly coo- ducted, can fint decent people to follow it as & pro- fwriom The Amey icen procession was on 4 larger scale —forty fine cream-oviored horses, four abreast, with @ chariotcer, who wore rather an anxious appaarance. He off not bee (ie + bip—ae far, at least, us we Could por cetve—and it was raid that he could obly check the move. mente cf hie leaders and wheelers, There were men on each ride (f thy horses conducting them —ap indispeaxable Preceotion under the cironmstances, but which seemed rather to disappotnt the pnblic, which always deligbws ia the marvellous Then came the ludian wigwam, driven by @ negro, and other illustrations incicontal to the United Slates, which the other odabliebment did not alksmpt to rival 'We Lever remomboy th ly crowded fe they wore on Thurrday jean die: play, and to such an extent was this carried that, for some re, the ordivary business of the town might be said to be actoally suapended We are glad that our townemen have given these ol-ver and ppirited etraugers so hearty a weloume, for the elk end coxt of importing an equestrian troupe of this extent from the Western sbores of the Atlantic munt be serio ie. Bot we allude to the aubjeot here manly for the purpow Of showing how cherly the character of the two mations is feflerte | tn these rien! display e—if we bad thm ant space m4 our command tgaeeiect the analogy. Speaking for oar seiver. wo tune that toe principal cherm of thts cesorip: Hon of entertainment consi-ta tn rai-ig that noble domes. Ue animal, the horse, by a bigh course of training, to the dirty of ‘& raftonal Detng, aud. ‘on tre contrary, making map, by a emi ar process, rival in strength ead agiaiy the atartbutes of the horse. — Our Carthageva Correspondence. Cawrn-+eena, April 22, 1957. Asrwal of the English Squadron—Doubte Respect. ing the Object of ite Visit—Denial of the Rumored Project of General Comfort to Ane svinate Santa Anna—Suspicious Mov ments of the Latter im Connection with Spain— Abuse of the United States by the Bogota Press—The Panama Ques- tien, Geo At last o portion of the long announced and long expected Eng!ish fleet bas nade its appearance, and very quietly we have anchored in our beaati‘ul and capacions bay the screw frigate Orion, 90 qnas; the steamer Resilisk, 6, and the gunboat Intrepid, 6 The admiral, Sir Hous'on Stewart, is dally expected in the Indus, 78. Also three other vessela are expected ees immed! Ripert «the vewalt fhe nent Says sitbongt bie | reside ie next + a val Three thicgs) chen tt ccnmetateas ide 3 is rether sus- tion that iti the Vivanco cteamer of war Loa and Tua! retribution for the outrages perpetrated on English vessels, New Granada and Lima, by yanco faction. At Lima the Castillo party the as-tadant. Castilla, whose physique is pared to @ tough, wiry haired Scotok terrier, proceeded to Paite in tac Santiago with ¢ rand men. On his arrival and debarkation Vivance in bis steamer, the Apur'mac, attacked captared the Mantiago, and immodia‘ely anobor for Callao, where his pressnco woald tainly discomfit the partizans ef Castilla their General In Peru, to adop; the langu Caair, the peepie certain; ree, since revolu‘ions succeed most with the rapidity of tropical showers. contracts for guano at the @bicchas, made with Vivanco party, rest upon a precarious fuotieg. im the event of sha: party failing in its intentio: dee be government, they would certainly apoulle | Se Bogo™, eee hee G a “ Bair; ‘Senor Senclemonte, Secretary vernment and War; and Senor Valineis, Seeretar, Treasury; all of whom are said Sn Be, mere ot retregrade tendencies which would prefer a ¢> affairs as trey existed half o century ago The Maciutoch question “has Rot beea ted, nor bas Mr. Grifitn, the Beak t Minister, snmed_ his friendiy relations with the The Jobn Adums, which left Calla some time is doi y expected here. The following is list of officers recently ordered to the Drcatar:— | mander H. K. lratcher, Lieats. J M. B. Clits, B. De Haven, & W. Soott, D. & Hiurmany and &. Bwckron; Purer, Felix Sinac; passed assis parece, Juhu Ward; Assistant Surgeon, & be. 1 The orews of the Decatur and are i] excelient health. Ry way of uiversion, they are oq — cxesctaad ia firing she'ls ata at lence =— one of the isiands im the bay, iNed tn = use of arms, Load of be c exerewen they display a degree acy creditable to themse'ves and to their officers. B® We are quietly w iting, on the gui vive for wh ever turn ‘ortune may take, our active Qommodo having bis ‘dogs of war ready to let loose” « be Inacy fails to adjust the questions at ias70. r Caldwei), Assistant Sargeon of the frigate Ii denencence, returned last evening from his trip, object of which was to trate acroes the Istha: by the rou'e taken by Lieut. Strain, Dr. Ould van-ed to within » short distance of the A’ the waters of which beiug platoly visible, wheu bi: Indian guides, having forssken him the'd ously, and suffering dreadfolly fr the want of wat he as. with och vegret to bimself, when wits five mi'es of the ultima thule of bis adventurous dertaking, compelied to revarn. He reports fi bly as to the feasibility of an inter-oceanic canal, | he thinks the elevation of the land it exo two hundred feet in any piace. ‘The doo'or is de of a high degree of indomitable spirit which mavifested iu the prosecison of @ plan thas | Proved 80 disastrous to prevedirg adventurers Ni | Fetlavle news from Wi sinve my last they age or Mr. Herrick and the Tho:npson Claim. TO THE EDITOR OF TI HERALD Wamvarow, May 12, 1867, Ta your paver of the 224 ultimo was arlvertived “inter ‘mation wantod,’’ with reference to the provico made te the clanse Im the law directing the payment of the Thomp son claim, which proviso was not enrolled. Having bees | advined that Mr. Jom W, Forney was the writer of the ar- ticles that appeared a2 editorials tm the Pennsyteenden, misrepresenting and maligning me and my motives fer exposing © gross public wrong and as bo has thos “ag. Dibited such a reckless disregard of truth, justice and de. dec8 rth 3 Ee Fé 3 H at ii i it 53 Th Li ~ if el Bee ase i i 23 Er i ? i F H i } [nee 4H

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