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them in our behalf, we earnestly trust that we may sub- the same mi to them tusePre Via? 20 CUZZO"REA, | Neapolit in ACHILLE ARG! ,{ Exiles, SILVIU SPAVENTA, GIUSEPPE PACE, Lornon, March 21, 1869. ‘THE NAVIES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE. Whe English Vessels of War on the Am:ri- cen CoxnstseEron Cased Ships and New ir maments—The Great Progress of the French Wavy. The bevish naval estimates were brought forward 'n the | Howse of Commons on the 25th ultuno by Sir Jona Pakington, who observed in his speech: On theeas) and | West coasts of Africa, and at the Caps of Good Hops, we | have thirty #ix abips, about 260 guns and 3,200 men, dviog , about 200 men less than this time twelvemoath, aad at present ber Majesty's government do not intend to in | €reage thet force. “I believe that the negotiations now in | meget between this sonny: and the United States will usat no very distant day to carry on the suppreiswon & the slave trade on much more easy terms and more sue Greefuliy than at present 1 believe that the sending ot Of steamships of amatier tonnage, or gunboats, will ma- terially enable vsto do so, On the eust coast of America re ave 278 men more than last year. Our foree in the Pacific has beon oonsiderably in- | creased, and now cousista of twelve ships, 281 guns and 2,845 men, being 661 more men than we had thore a year |) ago. The main cause of this increase was tho disturbances occasioned by the discovery of gold in the Frater river. We received most urgent requests fom Britieh Columbia |» to increase our navel force there, bat the ships that we Sent ovt will be shortly recalled.’ In the Mediterranean aixo our force has been increased. It consists of twenty- three ships and 5,961 men, being 777 more men than were |) there laet year. The main cause of this tuereage was that ) © acceding 10 the office [now hold I found thet oar force ) do the Mediterrancen was much below the usnal amount. | There were several sloops aud otter smaller vessels ) there, but no frigates. Tho result ts that on foreign sta hone we have now 1,786 men more than we had this timo Awelvemonth. 1 will now advert to another beavy item , da the vote for this year—namely, the Channel equa tron, ) Our Cheonel squadron at sent Courisis Of seven ships, 498 guvs and 4,697 men. _I include two ships—the Omsar and tbe Piadem—which will be shortly recalled from Cen- tral America, where they are dang temporary duly. ‘The House ig well aware ihatat one period Jast year tacre was come probability of a difference between this couvtry and the United States, arising ont of the circam Blancs connected with the suppression of the slave trade on the Coast of Cuba, At tbat time it was essential that | Our vaval force should be in a most efficient etate, Bat | just then Ireceived a letter from Sie Houston Stewart, ;Brating that hie flagship, the Indus, was altogether unfit for active service. (Hear) This may be said of these fagebips generally, and, in widition to their being unfit for the kind of service in which they oaght navurally to be om, loyed on foreign stations, they aretaking up a number of men who onght be more usefully employed iu ovber In bors, (Gear, bear.) fo my opinion, itis better poley to tet | the acmisals On forciga stasious carry their flags onscrew steamships. Tbis would cause a very considerable saving in regora ro men, wunle the screw steamers would be real- ly St to render good service on the stations. (Hear) Act- -ipg on this bebef I have recatied flagships from some tations and replaced them with eccew steamers, while [im other instances ithas been found more convenient to Now the ships to fla'sh their time on the stations on which they are placed. As arute, in future the practice ) will be to employ acrew steamers on those stations as in hevery way a more economical system, (Hear, bear.) } Last summer our effective line of-battle ships were oaly } 29. The sniling ebips and block sbips could not be consid. ‘ered effective. He had po hesitation in saying that the Diock shipe were wholly useless as eon gong vessels, Hear. hear.) Tbey night be of use as floating batteries | Or guard ships, but many of them were rotten and nearly worn out, (Hear, hear.) In 1760, in the seven years’ ‘war, we bad 113 line of-baitle ships aad 86,000 ssamen nd marines; io the Americun war, 186 line of battleships ane 105,006 seamen and marine §; ju the first revolutionary war, 1799, 120 ‘ive of battie ships und 110,000 seamen and ‘marines; in 180, mm the war with France, 113 line-ot-bat- fhe sbips aud 344,000 seamen and marines, in the war with | Russia, in 1856, when there was no enemy on the sea, w [es 42’line-of Battle ships in commission, some of which ‘were eailing end bieck snips, With no enemy on the sea there seiting snd block ships auswered the purposs, but | our efective ebips Inst summer wore only twenty aine | increased now to thirty-three. (Hear, hear.) They had | heard much of the progress of the French navy withia the Wort few years, Io July last wey had xecertuined that the \ Dumber “of French jive of baile shins was the evmo as )Oare—twenty-uine, But in onrnavy nine were inferior to | aug of the ships w the navy of France, In July the num- | ders were equal, but point of power and efficiency the }hie-of-batte sbips of Exyland were inferior to the line-of- (Hear, hear.) Ia a letter which Dattle enips of France | he has received from Sir 8. Waiker, he stated that nive of | the 80 gun screw ships in oar pavy were not deemed to bo effective line of-battie thins, In July last their pros- Pects for 1859 were, an increase of turee live-of battle Ships, moking the total thirty’six. (Hear,) With regard 20 the relative porition of the French and jh navies Bs regarded baitir ships, it was last June as feliows :—At the end of July, 1868, he fcund that England had thirty-six Hne-of battle sbipe, with 8,400 guns and 19,750 horae power. Atthe same period Fravce had forty line-of: battle ships, ith 8,706 guns and 27,610 horse power. In making thiscom- parison and statement he hoped it would be clearly under. Blood that he was nt epoaking in the slightost degres in any unfriendly spirit towards France. (Hear.) No man Could Hesire more cordially than he did, tor the sake ot Fratce and Pogiend, and of the world, that the alliance between the two countries might long continue. (Hear, heat.) He did not wish to attribute the slightest blame to | France for the course ele had adopted for some years past [@screase her nuval power. (Hear.) On the contrary, the respected the spirit with which the French government had otit hese preparations; but his argument was that we bound 1000 the same. (Hear, hear.) twas incon Muwith dur naval Peter, our national safely and dignity, hat we snmld allow tty state of things to continue, i lear, hear) Pais wate of things y"as brought undor his (Sir J. Kington's) notic* last July, aut he thonght it his duty 0 ose no time in bring the mate,” UAder the conel- ? Ne id thought it erution of bis colleagues, He did go, ANd thoug! ag very difficult at the mcWent to take auy action; was at the begipping of August he called atten- on of the © not to lt. Parliament was Ca the time on . Poee ; if he rexngmbered + of being prorogued; if § 5% Reprovriation met was wma, aud if ieiou re | emery auucult then, and uuadvisable, 1 —— us, LO Come Gown 10 tae House of Commons and ask for At the eame tine e lets Leroy tate that her Majesty’s government said this stat ings should Reged They consulted the Surveyor fo the Navy, and, without exceeding the estimate for hich they bad applied to Pariiament, they directed hia once to commence making Fome iacreasé in our naval ‘The resuit was that they determined to withdraw galing stips from the ordinary service,aal to repair ‘them; and with a sofficient ammount of material at their éisporal in the docky icy wore enabled at once {to commerce the conv 1 of four powerful ligo- , Bi ef-battle shops. That was commenced in August ‘wot. They then determined that foor three deck thips should be converted into two deck ships jof 90 gans cach, and 600 horse power each, That taey found was as much as they conid cilect iu the then state ‘of the dockyard accommodation; bat tant was done at Jonce, and the result was that Caring the present winter they had been rapitiy «dvancing in the course of prepa. ration and repairtag. Those ships he had slladed to would be converted to two powerfui twodeckers, and thus four tplencit ships would be adved to the streagth of the navy. (bear) In addition to thoae four ships the government how. proposed to convert five more—che Lion, the Royat William, the Warerloo ana the Rolaey, each Unipety gun ships "These five ships wouid be converted in jaddition to the four already mentioned, He should now | meniion tho new line-of-battle ships which they proposed to add w the navy during the ensuing year. Taey pro- ‘i to lavoch ten ships, at different periods; bul they [Baa elected those whish were most forward, and could ) therefore by overated upom mosteasily, 80 that six line of- battle ships would be 'auncted during the ensuing year— the Tope, the Wonder, the Revenge, the Victoria, the Howe and the Prince of Wales. The result would be that the line-of patti whips of the royal navy will be nalt dou. bied in number as compared with last ¢ummer. (Hear, | bear.) He mustnow allude to the comparative state of the navics of Eugiand and Frauce. Ho was sorry lo say our eomparicon with the navy of France, as regarded frigates, was less satisfactory than it was in respect of line-of-battie }ehics. In the course of the autumn tbey found that, in- }sead of being on a par with France, the Kaglish navy contained at tuo time to which ho had rafurred, sevenieeoa screw and nine paddle frigates, white the Freuch navy coutained fiiteen screw and ninetoen paddle frigates, France had also one ship converted and eight buil ling. ‘He should now read to the Hoxse a comparjsoa between The navies of Rog'and and Franco ai “rent poriods, In the year 1812 England had 245 live of-battle ships, France ) bad 118; Engiana had 272 frigates, France had only 72, Ia . , 1820 Ergiand bad 146 line of-battio ships, France had only "68; Englaud had, in the same year, 104 frigates, France q ». Tn 1810 Eogland bad 89 line-of battle shins, 4; in the Fame yoar Knglan! hat 166 {rtjraves, France 56, 10 1860 Kngled bad again 899.ips of the fine, France hud 45; in tho sams year England had 104 frigates, France fifty-six, Bot if France of jare yeare had | Deen inferior to us in line of-battie #hipa, she was vory ) Superior to us in frigates. At the same time sue ought to late that wo had amongst our navy some of tho very ' Gnest ships in the world. We had two very remarkable ships, the Mersey and the Orlando. These ships were luis down by the late government. They were experi ‘mental ships it was tric, and their velue had not yet been ascertained, bot there was every reason to beliers they would be a most vainable addition t our navy, On the otter hand, some of tbo Freach frigates were not 80 Well sappiled with steam power as our own, but in point of armament they excelled us, The piaa, then, the governmont now askod the house to carry out {a respect of frigates was this:—The government had sone twelve or fourteen wailing eighty gun ships, bat from their age, over thirty years, they were uofit for sailing eigtty ey ship’, but which thoy hoped might be converted. 1 the other bine, they had about twelve or thir- tren fifty gun ships, which were comparatively young ) Shins, and would be a most valuable addition j The proporal, then, with regard to frigates, was, that instead of launching three, which was the usual pro + gramme cach year, they proposed to harry on two that } Were building, and instoad of threo to launch five, and in Addition to that they proposed to convert four sailing frigates, which would be teogthoned at the bow ana at ‘ thertero, (A laugh) Honorable goutlemen would not } laugh when they saw thoee frigates, for ho believed they , Would be as efficient and vaiuablo as any ship of thelr class could be, and thongh they were expensive, yet thoy would be most valuable and effective ships. The eetimated cost of these ships was about £42,000; and their engines, of 600 » Horee power each, would amount to £30,000; 80 that the » whole cost would be £72,000, But he should stats that if they built two new ships equal to those to which he ro- ferred, that wonid incar a covt of £40,000 more, No lesa ) than 15 line of battle ships had been added thi year to the } strength of the navy, and te plan he had mentioued with regard 10 itipates would also enable us to add ning | new frigntes to the list. With regard to the question of re, ho mivbt remark that, in allading to thn navy, he bart not rade any m:ntion of "7 ve hut the feot was, thit the Emperor of | the French had + ot an inmenwe cost, in adding CU oliye W Lid UAVY, AU CUDBIEFAUIE Piogiess lad al- NEW YORK HERAL Teaty bee: racter, Such Size, as large as for he (the right bonorable gevtle oa) uadersiont they ‘were modelled on the lines of the Napoleon, Thoy were only to carry thirty six guns, but they were to be of tho hesviest metal, abd the veesela themecives would be coated with plates of iron or ster!, of four and a halt inches thick. Under these circumstances, be att-ntion of ber Majesty’s mont was naturally attracted wo tbe subject, and in the course of last summer it was thought expedient to have certau experiments msd:; but bis sense of duty would prevent bis giving the committee apy details with regird to the reguit of those experiments. (flear, hear.) He could ooly say they bad been most carefully mad, with a variety of m tal and in a variety of modes. (Har, hear.) In the coursy fo the sutump @ wonderful faveution with respect to ar. tilery bad been made in this country, ana it appeared to bim (Sir J. Pakington) tbat it was bis dai ascoreae bow far this anxious question of building ships of the lino with fron sides would be affecte! by the more receat “is. covery of the power of artillery. Here, agaia, the com. mittce would not expect him to give them in detail all the information in his pogeesgion. (fear, hoar.) But the general resuit of the exp rimonts had wdueed the almi ralty, whatever mgs the cost, to commence the con- struction of iron 6! (Hear, hear) Tacy would be the most costly vee: in the navy; bat the Seteraioa tion of the Admiralty was that it was their duty to lose no time in building at least two iron frigaws. They wore resolyed to leave nothing undone. They Hi! called on the most competent parties connected with private trade to give them advice and counacl, and they had also ‘calied on the most abie workmen sod roaster shipwrights !n our dockyards. They bad taken every care that prudence aad caution could snggest thus this large sum of money shouta not be thrown away, but at the sawe time they were determined to Dring those iron ehips {to existenre as Bo0a as posibe Theee iron ships were the two vers: which ap eared in the estimates as being about to be butt by contrac, T Tuct is that we bad no reom in our dovkyards for ti but be trusted that, at Le cose of the present Haaavia. year, we ehould have alded these two to tue streveth of the Arinsh navy. We shoud theu have tit. teen new line Of dattlo ehips, D&E doubiog the exisung bambers, Dine new frigaves, and these two iron sided sntys, the general result beng tn addiionof tweury-elx power: fal men of-war 10 our bavy. He hit vow stated to the committee what the necessity of government was, acd how they proposed to meet it, If he were asked why do you net do more? he should say that these propositions were the limit of their power, (lear, hear) But when there ships were complete :, he for on¢ should wot de con- tented with the stecagth of the British wavy ; aud he trusted that next year tuey would gee forty cight lige of. battle ships, and that the number would increase in ensu- ing years with the increasing reqairewen'8 OT the uation. Le aleo hoped that Varlgment would sanction tbe continuance Of an addition to onMburonor of frigates, #0 that 0 macy in that respect inight be fhim'y establul feit greatly indebted tothe House for the patience with which they had beard this protracted and dail statement. The government had made those proposals from the cou- viction that it was their dnty to fuvite the House of Com- mone to ageist them in restoriag the vavy. Tooy were bound to recollect tbe vital importance of the question, for they had net inerely ty attend to the protection of our home coasts, but we had an ompire ext.nding over the four quorters of the globe. We bad our coioaies aud our commerce to protect; therefore Ht was most essential to England that she should not aliow her naval force to sink to the lowest point of inefficiency ever known; but, on the contrary, to take care that our force should be effostive tor all deinands, The government made these proposals in te interest of peace, for they were convinced that Lagland to be peaceful must be pow:-ful (Cheers,) The Great Guns of England and France. [From the London Times, Feb. 24.) At her Maj-sty’s levee yesterday the honor of Kaight- hood was conterred upon Mr. Armstrong, the inveator of the new rifle gun, who ig turther described as *Eaginver to the War Department for Rifled Orduance.”’ ‘Pars pontment is a very significant fact, Ioderd, the effect that will be produced upon our armum nts by the iutro duction of the rifled ordnance invented by sie W. Arm: strong is the most important branch of auy question re. specting the national defences. If these new inventions turn out to be as formidable in practice us Lucy are start. ling in description, 1% would seem us though all the old military and naval arangements of the world must soon puss away like the airy dramatts persone of a morning's dream. What known fabric that flats upon the seus—aye, or what existing fortress raised by human hiwds—could resist a storm of bolts and shells each ey etgn'y pound or ninety pound weight, and cast from a distance of from fwe to seven miles? Ip naval wartare, to be sure, this is a game ut which two can p fhe de- fence is a8 good as the attack, assuming parity of arma ments, Not so with regard w jortresses, How are gua. ners to hit a shitting speck ten miles off ?—but the specks can bit the fortress at their jewure. Under such arrauge- ments the days of Cronstadt, Cherbourg, and Gibraltar would appear to be seales, 80 of all nw arsenais, un- lesa they can be moved inland, up rivera, aud beyond reach of such @ storm as may be poured upoo them from veseels at eca, With regard to ships, bowever, it must always be tiat they mvet upon equai terms, for the conditions ander which they act are the gamy. Ail thay would seem nec: ssiry is, tbat we should never allow another patioa to steal a march upon us in naval gunoery er the science of naval detense; for, after all, the ques- tion of the existence of England as a nation is one woich must be determived at es. On land we might mvet with reverser, but they could not shake the foundations of Eoglan. power. It is the ocean which we should watch with jealous eye, Our correspondence from Paris, describrs, 80 far as they are known, the wonderful recults attained by'the newly in- vented gun which has been sn carefully tried at Vincennes, and hints are nt wanting that when the Fench Emperor has provided himself with a sufficiently numerous a tillery om the new model he will step vf vith from as own dumiarons axd lay Europe under contribution: We are not frigstened at the suggestion, supposing that we oa our ede, and the other nations of Europe, use ordinary precausion aod fore- sight in the maiter. It is probable enough that to Frauce they are just aow casting cannon in large nom ers. [tis certain that these will be constructed with ali the lates improvements; but that they will be so far superior t Our own as to imply danger to us we do not believe. Tho only real danger lies in our own gupiveness. Wo may be caught unawares, end we ought not to forget, even when all due allowance has been made for the vaiour of our army and navy, that the Minié rifle in owe baads, woven we | n en gett ‘ Mat Berney ari "Conn per canen iD a Plaion OF taowe two vss.) Yur government may be more keenly alive to the dadger than we suppose; aitnouga, if they have rapidly anc quietly taken measures to plice the country ina state of defence, as far as this cun be done by the use of the new improvements in ordnance, we shall pronovunee them to be the best which has ever held oflice im these dave, Onehears every now and then a little talk of mysteries, and Shoeburyness, but when one comes to think of the traditions of Wooiwich, apd the deficient state of Our Ordnance just before the Rassita war, we are not qniie $0 fanguive as to the wis tom of our rulors. Tt is idle tu such a Alor to talk of secrets. The supposed secret of the Armvang gon ore a secret, for ajt persons who Aap 4 the matter, than is the hour “kK 10 a’passer by. It 13 said ol pmperor’ ret ‘8 well kept. To the first methods known elsewhire? If theré De a secret, money care to know anything 20 D, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘was drawn up in front of fhe Eco'e Milita's vairy was turned towards (renelle, 3 a The Guard was by C3 d’Angely,, and formea th battalions @ infantry, tw :o- ty-four equadrovs of cavairy, aud eight batialions of «r Morr ~acnegier: from 20.060 to 24,000 men. The In " mei arrived at two o'clock, by the Avenue je uet. The Emperor wore the uniform of + Lieetepant General. He was accompanied by severs! Mareha's ne 8 brilliant staff. Prince a eres accompanied the Emperor, The Empress ow a short dietance in ac open carriage, and nad with ber thy Prince Imperial, dressed in the uniform of a Grenadier of the Guarc—a biue coat faced with white, red epaviattes, 4 bearskin cap, and the gold lace worn by % corporal The eecert was’ composed of the Cent Gardes Their Majceties were loudiy cheered. After having rid. den along the front of the line, the Emperor aseembied in face of the Militaire roldiers recommended for the Cross of the Legiin of Honor and the military medal. His Majesty himsolf distributed the decorations, avd shook bands wita each man when decorated. The troops thea deiiled before the Emperor. Several of the reviewed arrived from 0 great distance. The Eugineers, tho Zoaaves and the First Grevadiers came from Versaitles by ratiway The artillery, with the exception of two batteries, cans Nkewite from Verswlies; the Second Greaadiers fron Ruell the Third from St. Cloud, the Second Cuirassiers from St. Germain, the Lancers from Compidgne, the Dra- g0ons fiom Meeux, thd Chaseeurs from Foataincb cau, and the Guides from Melua, An immeuse crow? of pa- CoRtane Waa ageembied on the sloping sides of the Champ dc Murs and op the heights of the Trocadero. Tne halvo- ), and the ‘THE LATEST MARKETS. [or TmLEGRAPn 70 sovTHAMrTON. ‘The sales of cotton fer the 000 bales, of which 4,000 export. 2AM it two days have been 22,- Swen ne were to speculators and ‘The advices from America by the Canada, together wita pean have caused ao ad- ‘vance of one fixteenth a Cae me of a penay; middliog Orleans is quoted at 7 5-16d, market losed with au advancing tendency. Ip breadstuffs there bas been no regular market since of the Persia. All articies are quiet, and nomi dull: beef steady, pork dull, lard dull. In produce there is no change to note, except animation, owing to the improved political aspyct. Pot ashes firm at 308,; pearl ashes steady. Spirits turpentine dull at 40s, a 41s.; an steady, IMPORTANT FROM SAN DOMINGO, Sap Domingo Blockaded by Denmark— Claims for the Piracies of Baez—Re- fusal of President Santana to be Forced Into an Adjustment, &., &o., &o. 3 whore institutions serve a3 an example, and whose influence and stimulus we require in oar but recent life, and which we honorably desire; such a pros- Perous reeult must bind ug in an eternal bond of fraterni- ty to our immediate confrére of Paraguay—united to us by the community of interesta, of origin, and of destiny. Tcome proud'y withthis !anrel—green and pure—which Thave bad the happiness to cull, ana to deposit it on the altar of my country, offering to it ane« the sacrifice of all wy life as a holocaust to the principles of peace, of frater- nity, and of honor—which are the bases of the policy. JUSTO JOB DE URQUIZ s. REPORTED TERMS OF THE ARKANGEMEST. We have received no information of the part which has been taken by Senor Amaral, the resident Minister of Brazi!, in the peaceful termination of this question, but know tat he waa received by President Lopez with the most expressive demonstrations of friendship for the DNPORTANT FROM PARAGUAY. PEACE WITH THAT REPUBLIC Lopez Agrees to Pay an In- demnity. COMMISSIONER BOWLIN AT ASUNCION, INTERVENTION OF GENERAL URQUIZA. President Lopez Agrees to Settle at Once. Tmperia) government, and that hie presence was hailed ag Ry the precursor of # bappy ccnclusion, Neither have we any news of the terms of the arrango_ TERMS OF THE INDEMNITY, | inert m ate, because the private documents to which Gen. Res kes hee Urquiza refers, bave pot been published, An Enplieh letter from Buencs Ayres, ays that tho basis of the adjustment was an indemnity of $10,000 The British brig Ann McKean, Captain Richey, has ar- by Of the Frole Militaire was Otte up for the reception of tce Fmprese aud the ladies of her suite. Tae weather was magnificent. The Englisn Reform Bill and Its Delust @ Hopes co the # (From the Loudon Newa, Mareb 22.) Last nighv’s debate fecond reading ot the by every wige fricud of progress with dikappolutment, If bot with dismay, After three weeks time for conference and celiberasion, the mveterate repugoan'e of all sections Our Dominican Correspondence. Sr. Domnco, March 14, 1859. Great and ¢mbarrasemg difficulties surround the pre sept government in its international relations. If the acts of piracy and vandaliem committed by some ships of war which formed # part of Buez's flotilla are remembered, } will easily be comprehended that the qnestions now pene ing between this cabinet and others of friendly nation: rived at this port from Pernambuco, whence she sailed on the 10th ult. Sbe bripgs us very important news—no less than the actual settlement of the difficulty with Paraguay, The packet Apa arrived at Pernambuco on the 4th ult, from southern ports, The dates wuich she brougat from Montevideo reach to the 16ib of February, seveutuon days vater bau our previous advices, ‘Toe Apa was bearer of the importent intelligence that the to the family of the pers n who was killed on board the Water Wited iv the cenfiict with the fort of Ttapira, and apother of $25,000 to the company that was represented by Mr. Hopkins. We do not suppose that this statement is exact, in view of the terms in which the arrangement ig applauded by the chicf of toe Argentine Coufederation, and above al fromthe fect that be took a part In the transaction, and that he claims for his honor sentiments of peace in Lave arisen ovtof them, Tb 1 pillage of the of the ruling Class to any substantial Or effective cudgye 1h isore andy ovr electo al s¥stem predominates over all other mid Vanish schooners Trio and Crisio, by the officers yavlone; and the chief aim of the ajecussion anpMrst» | Riez’e morire, while entering Port aa Platt, earry have been bow best to catch the nig tence of ove weverers between outs and tas, who go arout ask ing, “Show ns which of you bide least ta the way of con- cession and he shall bave our vote.” * * * * . * * Lord Stanley, who hss so long been looked to as the most liberal minded of bw father’s party, uadectoox the task of expiaining at che outset the aims aud purposes whieh the Cabinet had in view when they set apoat the framing ot their bil, According to bis lordship, tue thiog to be done was not to open the ten pound gates of the constitution, busto jock and bottthem more firmly thin before. For symmetry’e sake they resolved, indeed, cut Cown some others that formed no part of the original cesign of 1882, but which 148 authors were forced tw a toot by way of a compromise; the true motice belug that those who ic foture would nuve to defend the citadel of monopoly would find it easier to cof everywhere @ uailorm frout wre presented to the puontar enemy. It és the rndusiry and ant Miyence “of the maltioms without that conservation fears Lord Stanley plainly owns it, and appeals to the movopolising love of power in the existing electoral body to clove their ravks, and with tixea bayonets resiet every attempt to break through their exclusive Ines. In bi , aristocratic ascendancy bas bot one hope of preeervation—namely, that which lies im the middle class consenting to le made use of a3 political Swiss Guards in tls defence. Not onry are its prejudives to Ye toothed, and its feviinge flattered, but all the ways for ite embition are to be osventatiously thrown open in pros- ing them to Coracoa, where they were sold, together with their cargoes, by his agent, Mr. J. A. Jesurao, anv the procreds divided among this Biez and his partisans— is the question which is now on the tapis. A short time before the fall of the government of Cibao there arrived at the capita! of Santiago, by way of Puerto Plata, a gentioman named Jobo Cristmas, a Caevalier 0 the Order of Danebrog, claiming judemeity for wjuries and losses which the subjects of his Ma Jesty the Kuwg of Denmark had suifered during the civil war; but os it appeared that this geo Vemen bad not plenary powert from competent au thority to authorize the character which he represeu but only from the Governor of Santa Cruz (a Danieh island), the government of that period belie ved it to b ite duty—conforming in this decision with the right 0’ nations in similar caxes—to inform Mr. Cristmas that for the time being it could not enter into communications with him, teeing thet be had not full powere from bis Sove to the effict that it would he necessary to provide hinisel! with them jn due form, end that then it would have oo tation in giving him all the explanations which be mepobeting in person with the Pleuipoteatiary of the Unitea Stater, Triefly, however, we have the iuformation of tho ar. rargement made between the two Powers, for we have evidence of the fact in the efficial communications of the Brezilian Minister, who was on board the gunboat Ivahy, Which lef Montevideo before the Apa, aud which, on tho 18tb, wes ut Sar te Catharina OUR THILADELEBIA CORRESPONDENCE. Purtapenrusa, Apri 654, P.M. A letter froma Pernambnco, unser date of March 4, was received to-day by ® commercial house of this city, which stated that late advices from the River Piate amounced the scttlement of the difficalty between Paraguay and the United States, through the mediation of the Emperor of Brazil, question recently pending between the United States and she republic of Paraguay has been peacefully arranged. Altboogh this result was generally expected, it onght not, for this reason, to be recvived with less eatisfaction; be- cause tere is novbing more important than whe triumps of the pacific means 80 opportunely employed, or more to the credit of the civilization of the age in which we live, ‘The following communication from General Urquiza, ad- dreeved to the government of the Argentine Coufedera- lated the 6th ef February, gives a compiete account of We event to which we refer:— REPORT OF PRESIDENT URQUIZA. To 1m Most EXckKLLENT National Govennares On returoipg from Asuncion, £ provesd to faidl my duty in giving to the most excellent national goverament ab account of the fuldiment and result of the missioa with which I was entrusted, and concerning which your Exvel- lency thought proper to authorize mo in consequence of the note which I directed to you under date of the 10ta January. The celerity with which the Commissioner of the United States made his ewvemeuts rendered impossible a couven. (onal cooference with President Lope either atGaz or at Corrientes; and therefore I deemed it due to his Exceilen- The Recent Gale and Cold Weathrr, GALE ON THE HUDSON RIVER—HEAVY FROST—3NOW STOKM—A SLOOP CAPSIZED, AND NARROW ESCAPS OF THE CREW, For the jwst two days the wiod has blown a steady galo from the porthweet, the sky, during a portion of that time, being obscured by dark flying clouda, alternately relieved. by the smiling rays of the sun. The effect of the gale bas: might desire, £0 08 to place on a new footiog the friently relations which ¢xirted between both States, Mr. Crist maz could do no less than appreciate the obssrvation alluded to, He loft for St. Thomas, and now, which is ivttle more than 2 month, we have him returoing on board the Deni¢h fteamer Heimdal on the same mission, The government of the repubtic, proceeding with that justice and good faith which a just cause insp'res, coufer rod full powers on Mr. M. J. Delmonte, Vice President o' the Senatus Consuitnm, that be might arrange with the plenipotentiary of the King of Deumark the difference ex ‘sting between the two nations, But as the private in structions of Mr, Crietmas appear to be extremely imited, be bas refused to accept the nomination of Me. Delmonie, presenting a thousand futile objections, to the cod tbat he might bave a direct understanding wita the Dominican cabinet, What is certain ie, that the gaid in- structions bave been drawa up by persous who know well the injustice of their pretensions, and, cousequentiy, they coniain nothing more than chicane worthy of bad lawyers. Iv bis recond note, directed to the Minister of Foreign Affaire, he demands the sum of $150,000 for injuries and tosees red inthe seizure of (he schooners Trio and isi8, without entering into the consideration as to whether that act was legal or illegal, without contest ing the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the authori. ties who ordered it, and without stopping to appreciate at its just value the right which the government of the re- public claims to deny its reepoasibility in solidum for a Power which ceased to exist since the Congress of Moca pronounced ite nullity, Our Minister bas replied to the Davish Plenipotentiary in the most courteous terms, proposing to him the arbi tration of two friendly nations; and as that gentieman hag declined to accept a proposition which does hoaor to oar government, it is to be hoped that ‘it will not yield without foree. In the mesntime Mr. Cristmas, alfted by the European agents, has circulated the report tha he is going to blockade the ports of the repub- lio, with the object of intimidating the government and its population, 80 that it night obtain 2¢ Ute cost that which it will be very ciMcult to accomplish by force, But the Dominicans lavgh 2t the bellicose preparations and boast ings of the Plenipotentiary of the King of Denmark; and pect, and nothing, in short, ought to de spared which may tend to confirm its joyalty to the gstablisued order of reprereptetive wrong. There 16 no selfish fear, no im- J uige Of avarice, jealousy or distrust in the mins of the well todo m.nor of the mercantile and professional cmmuanity to which tae spokesman of the Cabinet disdaina oO uppea!. He and hie colleagnes have made up thelr minds to adhere to a uniform £10 franchive as the princi we of their measure; and shoud the amendment be car- nied, which denies tbat principle, they have agreed to regerd i as @ vote of wavtof coufigence, inasmuch as it would ompel them to abanson their bili. * * * * * * * Faith is dying ont in public men. A painfal and pori- lous distrust of acts and motives isepreadiog like acauker through the whole frame ot society, an‘ all who have the cupacity to understand the nature of that fearful evil will coveur with us ia thinking that, compared with it, the fate of Cabinets or Parliaments is but as transitory dust, ond that it were worth auy sacrifive to pat an end Wo it. Legislative Corrupuion in Washington and Smalt Legislative Progress, (From 1be Loudon Star, March 21 The minority of a Comittee of the House of Represen tatives at Waehirgtou have reported that President Ba Chinen Das beew personally giity of corrupt practices for party electioneering purposes ip the distribution of govern- Ment contracts; and auch of our contemporarivs as swear by and admire the immaculate purity of oar own system, us regards government patronage, bave greedily seized on the circumstance and mace it the tex! of no end of bemvics in praive ot the high character of the Saglist aristocratic administration, as contrasted with the low, vile and corrupt government of the Usited States. We not cffering a single word in defence of forther than to ohserve that this charge of 8 on no better foundation than the mere personal etatement of two members of a com- mitiee, which the report of the committee itself negatives emphatically, and that these two gentlemen stand polit: cally im the bitterest opposition to the President and his administration. ‘That graat corruption exists in the United States government is anluppily wrue; but it is equally true that Kngiseh publicists have no right to make thet a reproach against the transatlantic repub- lic. We bave oar own sores of that Kiud, a few of whic have been expored partially, aud many of which, kuown to exiet, bave never yet been thoroughly probed. “Par. ties” in Krgiaud who tury ebout prolit by the patronage of tbe government co fit Rtane 12 he FAME relation of vucompromising hostility to each other 88 Pardes in the States Invest gations, such ag the one Foferre’ %0 at Wasbington, are always reeisted hore by both parties, And are only undertaken berange opinion out of doors 18 too Stroog to be remisted, Bur ihen means are ivvariably found to frnety ate them, avd the history of the last thrde years ® v1f9 in examples of official corraption, anlamanage- ally ‘“aent aba malverration oxtensibiy inquired into ant re cloaked over by the infinence of the two parties, belong ing, however, fo the same class who sbare the govera- cy the President of Paraguay, who had offered vo me thay he would come to some potnt in our territory, that I sbould go to tome place at or near Asuncion, where only could my efforts be used to prevent a war—which ap- peared to be imminent—the principal object of my voyage ARRIVAL AT ASUNCION, In conngequence, on the 16th, 1 arrived at Asuncion, where I was received and lodged with every coa ® ation and mark of frieadahip. I commend to the consideration of your Exvelleacy and of the coua- try the deferential aud kind manser with which I was treated by my illustrious friend, the President of Parsgoay. I recognise on the part of the people and go- vermment of the Argentine Confederation a debt of | ter. nity and gratitude to the government and people of lara guay. I dedicated my bes remove from the mind sion and alarm produced by inter tor Ceclamationg on the ; tain portion of tae press, The government of Paraguay was decidediy re solved to make a heroic resistance; a consideravie cou. venation of military and warlike elements had been prepared to defend to the very utmogt degree the ciguity of the country, LOVEZ LISTENS TO RBASCN. The immense power of the American Union would en counter the force of a peopie and a government proud of their national powers, I may be permitied to express to your Fxcellevey that the aspect of that war profvundly affected my heart; [trembled for the destiny of the in- nocent people; I trembled for the future of these new born countries in political life and im the progress of com. merce and industry, thus to be disturbed by an interua- tional war. 1 endeavored to inspire the government with the confidence which I bad in tho policy the Cabinet at Washington, founded on the fraternal relations which it had cultivated with ths government of the Argentine Confederation, the profoun conviction that I felt that it was never the intention of ou powerful brethren of the north that their position of fra ternal influence with their brethren of the south sboatd be renounced, and that their great power should fall upon them for the purpose of causing their decay and their ruin. I protested that I would spare no personal effort ia rom th 2st moment to the apprehen vs and rb ofa © of deen to render the atmosphere intensely cold, to « degreo quite unusual for this season of the year, The gale bas, vndoubteciy, blown many veesels on the coast, trom the, eaetward bound to this port, out to sea, causing them terious inconvenience, if not disuster, Tha ves- kelp at anchor im our bay aud harbor havo not, fo far ns we bave Iearved, suffered any materia damage, with the exception of a few, perhaps, that have Cragged their avchors, Oa Monday night the mercury fell below the freezing point, and a: various places along the Hudson river ice is said to have formed in thin giaceous muses. Jt ig feared thut the frost has seriously injured, if not entirely ruined, the budding fruit trees at various places in this and neighboring States, At Poughkeepsie on Monday afternoon considerable quantities of snow fellybut the genial raya of the eun dissolved it az fast it came down. Yesterday morning snow fell at yuriovs places along the Hudson river, but it foon disappeared. The sloop Pilot, freighted with stene, was capsized near Hudson, éuring the prevalence of the gale on Monday last, The wiad was biowig a perfect burricane at the ume, and the yeesel went down sutdeniy, barely allowing the crew-three in number—time to escape. This they did, however, by climbing up the rigging—part of the mast remaining out of water after the vessel touched bottom. She was from Savgerties, bound for Albany, and will pro- bably prove a total loss. In the c ty yesterday everybody and every tuing wore & winterieh look, and great coats, mufilers aad (ars that bad been laid away in many instances for the season, were brought again into requisition, Last evening the weather had moderated covsiderably; the thermometer stood at forty degrees, or ten above the freezing point. We are not Cispoged to pregn oeticate on the weather, but with pa tence adopt the language of the “ weather maa,” and say that is “+ uncertain.” ees Meeting of the Historical Society. THE LENOX COLLECTION OF NINEVEH SCULPTURES. The regular wonthly meeting of the Hstorical Society was held in their rooms last evening, the Hon. Luther Brodish, L.1.D., in the chair, The hall waa densely crowded by an attentive audience, of which the ladies composed pearly ove-haif. The Treasurer's report shows a balance on hand of $150 61. must have loet its value or spies Ybeir adrojwiogs, or jt would not be cret long after fifiy or éven twenty gung had been cast. Let us, however, take the alternative that there ts a secret, and that we canvot find st oat, still more, then, does it bebove us to do all we can as vigorously as lies in our power (0 provide ourselves with an equally effective weapon. Time was when the naval Powers were building big ships aga'nst each other; then came the Russian war, the shallow Baitic, the shallower Azoif'Sea, and the day of guubcats., Until quite iately the large ships had appeared to come {nto fashion agnin. [n all recent co nparisons which have been instituted botweeo our own naval forces ant thoee of France it is inyariabiy the largo ships of which account has been taken, and this—to use the vu'gar phrase—is the leg upon which we are sup- posed to halt. But there must be a right aud a wreng abont all this, Ia tue prosent condition of naval gunnery there must be better and worse models; it may be that larger or #muller ships are wanted; it may bo a mixture of both. From what we seo around us we can scarcely hope that in days to come we iL not be cailed upon from timo to time, and at no distant intervals of time, to pay large sums to our naval armaments. Mo dern science wili he perpetualiy overtaking and rendering useless the best armements that coald be devised for the use of any given period. Our consolation must be that it is better to spend money thus than upon actual warfare. A country £0 wealthy as Eng'and must be a mark for the cupidity of the world, Her tree institutions muat ever make her obnoxious to her despotic neighbors. We must pay tho penalty of woalth; wo must resign ourselves to the conviction that liberty has drawbacks by the side of her manifold advantages. Tha Orst point—tbe point by the side of which all others sink inv insignificance—is ¢bat we should be secure, Sptendid French Review by Napoleon In the Champ de Mars Paria (March 20) correspondence of London News.) ‘be review of the Imperial Gaard ig justover. I baye seen it, but am notabie atthe moment lo say whoddier aby potitical manifestation of importauce occurred; as far as I can learn, the expected ery of Vive l’ Italie was not uttered; and, indeed, consideriag the present ‘ pacils phase” of the question, it is not itkoly that orders shoul i have been given for any manifestation of tho kind. The absence of avy important feature of the review in the ac. counts given by the evening papors vaunot, uowever, be rehed upon as conclusive, because the Emperor did gob Jeave the ground Ul five o'clock, and they went to pross before that hour, AB @ spectacle the review was magaill- cent, and it was favored by lovely weathur. Tae Patrie says that it took place under an “ ftalian sky,’? and that is the only political insinuation which I fiad in’print ou tue gubject. The Emperor disappointed a great many people by arriving on the Coamp de Mars, not by the Pout de Jena, as he vsuaily does, but by the Keole Militaire at the otter end of the tleld, He was accompanied by bis uncle, tac Prince Jerome, Lis cousin the Prince Napoleon, and an im menve following of marsbals and gonerals, He rode twice round the linoe, then distributed eagios to dooatations from all the regiments present, and then witnossed thy filing past. ‘The Empress and the Princees Clothilde in two carriage, and four arrived on the growmd at the fame time with ta» Emperor, and witnesset the review from a decorated bal- cony in front of the Kcole Militaire. The Mmpress was accompanied by the little Imperial Princo, who wore the uniform of a corporal of the Grenadier Guards, The Moniteur published an account of the review. Tt states that alter the troopa had defiled past, the Emperor repaired to the Pont de Jena, and gave orders to the sen- tinels to allow the crowd to approaci. His Majesty was immediately surrounded by an immense concourse of 6, which rushed with precipitation aimost under the feet of the borees, shouting with the greaiest onthusiaem, the ery of + Vive i’ Empereur.” No accident whatever heppened from tits demonstra. tion, which was quite spontanvous on the part of the public, [Paria (March 20) correspondence of London Times ] ‘The Emperor reviewed to-day in the Champ de Mars the entire of the Imperial Guard, conrisitog of two divi sins of two brigades each, and ope of cavsiry formed of 11709 Helrides, The troops arrived at the Cham ry Mars J Mt ome 8 sivuk, ata torrued io line vi vat, Lap uiWoley them. fore, better let official corruption in. the There are other questions alive in that quarter of the world which we may with better taste discuss, and which co not yield jn importance to any oihers. The division between the North ang Sourn of the federation on the prent issue of slavery steadily widens, is now obvious that ail the statetmanship ent Ora sof Mr. Bu wing the the bitberto dominant section of the repablic to be belongs, aud ip rendering any decrtes action on the part of Congress impossible. Tee session of Congress which closed a fortnight since, ushered 19 although it was by that portentoos Presicential message which roused Uae euger uttention of Europe by tho boidoess ant extent of its recommendations, bas been utterly abortive. Tt has done xbsolutely nothing, either to’ promote the policy sketehed in the message or to advance the legisistion of We republic. Trade of P [Paris (March 20) correspondence of London Times.) Apother week of anxiety aod disappointment to Freed traders bas pasted over, and the solution 80 universally de sired hae not yet bees arrived at. Ail commercial trans actions ave deterred und it 18 officially anuoanced that alt differences with Austria bave been urranged. In the meantime many of the Paris shopkeepers have been ruined, and their effects eold off par autorité de justice ‘The accounts from the departments state that discourage ment and vnessiness prevail both in commercial and Onancial circles, and that coufiency jn the wistom of the it will not bo very surprising that General Santana should despatch to the United States a commissioner empowered to grant privateer commsctons to all who may solicit them; and then Mr. Cristmas will know that he ought not to abase the weakness of a people to demand from them that which is beyond justice and reneon. The French Consul has to-day offered his officious inter vention to the government; but the President has believed it to be bis duty notte accept it, and is disposed to wait the ultimatum of the Danish Envoy and the breaking oat of hostilities if it ehould become necessary. The pe en mace ardently desire the conflict, to prove to the world that it is disposed to disappear from the list of na uons rather that consent to the demand which is forced upon it, POSTSCRIPT. Maren 15, 1859. This mornivg at 11o’clock Mr. Cristmas notified the government of bis ultimatum, granting tweaty-four houre, when, if his claims are not acceded to, he wil! block The government convoked the Senatus Con sultum apd ‘ald before itthe notification, and the members wnanimesily pronounced in favor of war, So that the Dewieh Aw bas: lias received a categorical reply that he can begin bostilities, In the meanwhile the artillerists have been called to the 6 U8. The Prrsinent stated that since the last meeting of the fociety the Nineveh marbles bad arrived safe in tho city, been opened, encioged in substaatial frames and placed in the refectory of the society, where they could all be examined. This was very fortunate, considering the peculiar form of the marbles. He referred in glowing terms to the munificence of Mr. James Leoox 10 present- ing e0 desirabie and celebrated a coilectioa of hiswrical Tence Ano moLUMeDTS. The Rev Dr. Hawkes addreeged the meeting, entogising the muniticence of the gift apd devel sping bis ideas of too present and future position and influence of the Society. He believed tbat the jnscriptious on the Niseven ta lets ‘Would ultimately be tracsiated and their wue meaning ascertained. Profesror Green reviewed the history, policy and sac- cess of the society , Compumenting its members upon theie: cetotien and encrey. Other speakers fotiowed, to the same effect. Old Nine- veh, risen after a “leep of three thousund years, would cre- ate, they thought, a sensation even in New York, notwith- stanorpg the apctent artist hat given a sort of patent face to ali the eculpwuree, making all the faces on Nineveh Mmopuments took exactly abke. dir. GeorGx Forsom spoke in reference to the Egyptian collection of antiquities in Unis city, which, for Want of & little means, were likely to be carried back to the Old Conntry and sold there. The collection bad cost $100,000 cash; it was offered to the citizens of New York for $60,- 600, of which $26,000 bad already been raised by sud- seryption. He appealed to the audience to raise the favor of the peace of Paraguay aud the dignity of its government, and that I hoped from these effurts all thas the greatest love of peace could promise. Abave ail, I gave him the aseurance of obtaining at least, as a proof of consideration for the Commissioner of @ friendly government, that a negotiation o coaciliatory terms should be initiated in a manner agreeable to the interests of the Ataerican States, AccHE TS, My confidence was not in vain. The estimable and distinguished Commissioner of the Uaitea ho has displayed towards me a deference aud consideration which entitle him to the gratitude of the government and of the country, had hardly arrived when he visited me and gave me an opportunity of de monstrating to bim also that the information conveyed to the government of the United States concermng th: porition of Paraguay and the proceedings of its govern ment was greatly exagzerated, and toappeal to his consi deration end to bis interest for this beautiful country, which preeents ail its riches to the men of peace aad la bor and to the industry and the commerce of the world. The merit of my efforts dwindled before the beautiful aud pobie qualities of Mr. Bowlin. Fortunately, this Com government is completely staken, The Paris engar mar. ket deciined last week, and the holders of stock are forced to make concessions in order to toduce purchasers to coo clude a bargain Good beet root sugar is quoted at 138f, the 100 kilogrammes, and refined 150f. At Nantes, where there is litt!e business dotog, sugar from. the island of Re- union, 18 quoted at 136f ; refined, in loaves, 156f. to 158f. There was ato erable share of business transacted at the wine market of Bercy Inst week, particularly IN or- dipary wine of the last vintage, The arrival of consign ments from the wine producing districts nas fallen off, with the exception of some bouts laden with wine from Burgundy. Prices aro firm in the proviaces at the fol. jowirg quotations:—At Antibes the red wine of the coun try is worth from 22f to 24f. the hectolitre for the first ality, and from 18f. to 18f. for ordinary wine. At Sean, ency the little wine of the laet vintage which remalng ‘unsold is rapidiy bought up for Paris, and wives which were sold short time pince at from 461, to 48f. the cask are now worth Sif At Calviston ordinary red wine ig worth 14f. the hectolitre, white wine i6f. fort to repel teree by force. Our guns are of heavier cali bre than those of the Heimdal, which is at anchor in the harbor. Political Litelligence. RHODE ISLAND ELROTION. To day the annual election will be held in “Rhocto Istand and Providence Plantations’ for State officers and two members of Congress, Notmuch has been done in this can- vase in the way of creating any political excitement, and affairs bave been allowed to progress in their own way. There seem to be three partics in the State, or at least two and the shell of a third, which are denominated re- spectively as democ; republicans, and republican Know Nothings, the two istter of which may be counted ag one im this election, with the exception of a slight difference of opinion on two of the candidates ‘on the Stite ticket and one of the nominees for Congress. Ag Rhode Island bas become pretty firmly embedded in black repoblicanism, and the democrats in that locality are aficted with chronic leziness, we anticipate a Markets. THE LONDON MONKY MARKET. oe the Loncoa Times (City Article), March 22. © announce went of the forthcoming Congress in Lon missioner of the United States interested himself in behalf of peace like a man full of bumanitarian feelings, of libe- rality and of progress, He devoted himself to the policy of conciliation with ali the gentlemanly bearing which mokes him worthy to represent the great American na- tion. The speeches exchanged in the solemn reception will chow to your Excellency that the negotiation was initiated in an honorable and concilixtory manner. 1 have the honor of directing attention to them under the numbers 1 apd2. When, in due course, I became aware of the remarks of Mr Bowlin, my hopes wore strengthened, and I looked. forward with pleasure to the breathings of peace, cherisbing within my heart the glory of contribut ing to the re establishment of fraternal relations between the United States and Paraguay, whoee best fruits of peace it concerns us also to gather, ‘The Commissioner declared that his instructions did not permit him to accept the official mediation which the Plenrpotentiarics of Brazi! and of the Argentine Confede- ration were disposed to offer; that it was in deference to amount stil neeced, thereby saving the collection. W. ©. Prote said there was not in the world an Egyp- tian collection which better ilrustrated the social hfe and character of the ancient Egyptians thau the collection now in New York. He strovgly recommended the parchase of the collection by the society. Acommittes of fifteen was appointed to coorider the Propriety of purchesmg eaid collection by the society, and what meavg should bs taken for obtaining it. The audience then adjourned tothe basement hall to examine THE LENON COLLECTION OF NINEVEH SCULPTURES. The monuments are arranged ta the following order —~ 1. Winged ‘igure, with tripie horns, standing with @ fir cove in one hand, in the other a basket ornamented with a bus rejiof of two kings beside a sacred tree. 2, Two mall winged figures knechng beside two sacred trees; underneath twenty lines of inscription, This slab is Placed over the following:— 8. Two stall eagle headed human figures, with ®& tree between them, and another bebind one of Syares. d4and 5, (Subject extending over two adjoining slabs.) Te tho centre a facred tree, on either side a winged figure standing with double borns, and each [onape | ‘the mys- tie fir coneand basket; behind one of them ir sacred e. The sandals retain remains of biack and red don or Berlin, for the adjastment of the aifairs of uty, fuldlicd the hopes enterteined in the stock market on Saturday, and caused the funds to open this morn ing at a free improvement of a quarter per cent, which would probably have been followed by an additions! rigg during the day, but for the fact of the accounts fim th Paris Bourse not yet ehowing any very dooided recovery of confidence. A slight increase in the demaad for money ‘also checked the buoyant tendency. Cousols opened at 963% ay, and finally etood at that price for money and account, after eome minor tlactaa- tions. The announcement that a Congress will be held on the Italian question has exercised an important effet in the railway market, and most of the leading stocks cloved ut a freee advance. The comparative steadiness with which the late depression has veen withstood, together witb the improved prospects of railway property from the recovery ib traflic, cause this department to be especially influenced by a revival of confidence, Ip colonmi descriptions an improvement tok place in Atlantic aud St. Lawrence, aud Grand Trunk of Canada, PARIS BOURSP. Monpay Evenine, March 21.—This bas been a day of considerable activity at the Bourse. Before business boars the rumor of ap approsching Koropean Congress, waich it was affirmed would mect at rome neutral place, proba bly Geneva, produced an improvement in rentor of 14 per cent. The market opened yery firm. Rentes, 68.05. At the close the quotation was 68.86 for both money aud ac count, being a rise of nearly 3 percent upon the closing Prices of Saturday. After busimess hours, there being no confirmation of the rumor respecting the Congress, rentes recoded to 68.76. Livenroot Corroy Marker, Monday, March 21.—The American news recoived this Tmorning, relative to a fal ing off in the receipts, with higher prices ruling there, coupled with more pacific intelligence from the Continent of Europe, bas More strength to the cotton market, aud tho sales oxceod 12,000 bales—4,000 on pect lation and for export. Prices are partially id. per 1b dearer than Friday last, with considerably less choice. Tavenroor Conn Marker, Monday, March 21.--The mar kot was steady this morning, and odeasionally an advance of Ve, was obtained, ALY PL VGRYO ded POViRIe Bias Kole Wuhan jad, cont noance in power of the republican pariy, One year ago that party elected their Governor by nearly foar thourand majority, on an aggregate vote of only eleven trousand. The following are the turce tickets which have becn placcd io Nomination : Demoorats, Rey ne, Govern «Elisha be. Potter.....Thomas G. Turaer, Lient. ¢ Fenner Brown... Secretary nf Fate. Attorney General ‘Trengurer...+ Republican Know Nothing. Governors... + Thowas G. Turner, Lientenant Governor. Tenac Saunders, Feoretary of State... John R. Rartiett. ‘Attorney General, Jerome B. Kiravall. ‘Treasurer. vse Samuel 4, Parker, In the Firat Congreesional district the democrats have nominated Olney Arnold, and the republicans and Know Notbings bave split, the former having put forward Thos, Davis and the latter Christopher Robinson, Tn 1857, Mr. Durfoo, the late republican representative, was chosen by three thougand five hundred majority, out of seven thou- sand votes. In the Second district, Alfred Anthony is the democratic candidate, and Hon. William D, Brayton is the nominee of the united opposition for re-election, Mr. Beaytoh was chosen two years ago by seven hundred majority, Look for a great repudlican victory in Rhode Isiand “about these days.” Obituary. Hon, Cuanums ©. Sreartox, formerly Governor of New Jersey, cied at bis residence in Swedeevboro, Glor coster county, On the 80th ult., at the age of 63 yours. Mr, S., io politics, was a whig, aad represented the First district in Congres from 1838 to 1842, being one of the “broad real!’ members, Ta 1844 bo was a member of (he Conatitut'onal Convention, and was olected the firat (o- Jer that tnetry ent. fed In agriculture. o years’ intp in be Le AU Sowa, Lately he bas been ror He but vernor W ed frov ia wie * gteser the spirit of concitiation, and as # tribute of especial consideration to myself, he accepted only the personal in- tervention of my kind, frank, and disinterested offices, and that to this end be would open preparatory confiden- tial conferences so as to arrange the manaer of a settle: ment, What I owe to the polite attention of the Commissioner is perfectly get forth in the communications exchanged with him which accompany this, and which will be found numbered 3, 4 and 6. PRACHFUL RRSCIT OF THR CONFERENCES, Several conferences took place, in the whole course of which I took the part which bad been #0 honorably con ceded tome by my illustrious friend the President of Paraguay andthe Commissimer of the United States, even to aesisting in the last conference in which the question wae decided. nt. 6. Engle headed human figure, with offerings, before a sacred tree. 7. The sacredgree. This is connected wh the pro- cedirg. 8 We red figure, with triple horns, with the usual offerings, stanaing between two sacred trees, @. Similar figure reve sed. 10. Wingrd figure standing with a mystic basket in ono hand; the otber band open. LL. Similar figure reversed, - 12. Wioged figure etanding; before bim a king = a patera in one hand and a bow ies oolety each of which exhibits some unusual ornament 13. Fagle headed human figare (snpposed Nisroch) standing With mystic oflerings becween two sacred trees, Personal Inteiligence. ARRIVALS. a ojo the steamsbip New York—Fdward Utrichs, ofa Bree eltivass, A ® and Hermann Uueat Sohn rich: Hart‘ord; Marig Schueckenberger, De ts ¥ Voss, New York, and 347 in second cabin and geerage, Frem Savanned, inthe eteamship Plorida—A To say all before my country, I boast of the gtory of | Ticitcg'aom' aly ong Dip Vourhea, Mla Rag having effectively contributed to the prevention of war | ra hagienon, Ries B * Wiles, Loren tty oh pal byt between two brotherly nations, I feel pleasure in an Newey t Lewrened @ vin ‘hie ie Seton, 2 nouneing to your Excellency that I experienced the goo! | Coryelle, 1 Kuntz, David Kremps. Rev a? ng AY stead- 1 Cehen, Mrs Gregory, two Misses @ Dowd, iss adden, Margaret Counoily, J Sagi fortune of witnessing the settlement of satisfactory and boncrable bases between the Presiilent of Paraguay | Yim 4 tock man, Mra Pruitt one lely, b and bis Excellency the Commigsioner of the government com ce eS jee 7 ye iosey, Ff of the United States. Your Excellency will have oc | MiNi nan F'ihu Clos sles PY sion to judge of the said bases by the private copy, which Eres H row nog J sade an 1 subjoin under No. 7, and to appreciate ot, Sh we sth burg, 2 Mahon, iB Four, ence of 80 worthy and honorable an arrangement, oa i ae Loum ah h sed heeler, wayne, BA re establishes on the beet footing kind and fraternal rela } i) on” sna 7o in the sicerage. tions between these two American axtions, From Savannah tp the steamship Montgomery <M, PRESIDENT URQUIZA CONGRATCLATES FIMSRLP, Mise Pean, J Orocker. by | pias e, Me Stewart, Convery. UM Patrol HD Grace, @ 1) Byala, Ceo Constantine, Biot Heaton, Me HE Mtr Weston, al 1 ye SAPRIN, ag Madey Ps L Stadia, 8 Constans, ba bappy resvit will olevate toe Argentina govern . ore, drawin tion of the fr a in the cons Scismaaly wae