The New York Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GOKDOR KDTNOK AND PROPRIETOR, BYVLOR ¥. W. CORNEY OF FULTON AND HASSAU OS. FEAMS, cash tm sdwunce. Money sent toll be ct he PR or gh a at pubscripine at 7 ¥ SPRaLi, woo conte A EH WeneLy UREALD. wery Saray ot a. of the Continens je Senteiiae Seca matin aac io rue yaMiLy’ 'ARRALD, ove Wednesday, at four conte por OF annum orontant CORRASPONDERUD, aici te baJ ame veg Ove Foxtioy CogaearonDants Aue On PuLNTING erecuted with meatnoss, cheapness and dim epatch. Wolume KXIW ..........-:+0 000+ seveeecees Ms 93 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, /RLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Cincus PeRroRMancEs— eovoaran Mutss—Featxse Hones, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Muies or New Junsay New YORK axD BROOKLYN. METROPOLITAN THEATRE (Late Burton’s)—Camnis, Om, THe Fate OF 4 Coquette. i se haaha THEATRE, Broadway.—As You Lixs Ir— VIEW. LAUBA KRENF’S THEATRE, No 62% Broadway.—Ow ‘Emavs amp Younc Heaute—Janry Linp, THEATRE FRANCAIS, 585 Brosdway--La Guxpre ve ‘M. Pomusse. BARNUMS AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—After- mova and Evening—O0s Inisy Ooosia. "i REL BUILDING, 661 and 563 Broadw>:— eee 2 mcs ermorian Boxas, Dances, £0.— Srarun Loves. ‘ELS, MECHA NICS’ HALL, 427 Broad- wpe htoko Sevan, ae Duiacaye Haitan Ores. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Pourteonth sireot.—Wetcour Con ORT 10 .nEODORE Eisreip. New York, Saturday, April 9, 1859, The News. The steamship Canada, from Liverpool on the 6th ult., arrived at Halifax yesterday moruing. The London money market wasa little more strin- gent and the demand active. The bullion in the Bank of England had decreased £58,000 since the last weekly report, and consols had receded to 95} a 95%, owing to announcements of new Joans on Indian and Russian account. Ameri- can State stocks and government loan were in improved demand, with an active market. Cot- ton had slightly advanced onthe week, and closed active and firm. Trade at Manchester was active, and the market had an upward tendency, particu- larly for yarns. Breadstuff’s were steady and quiet, as were also provisions. English and continental journals still occupy themselves in speculations as to the proposed Congress. Austria, it is said, has signified her assent under certain conditions. In the Spanish Chamber of Deputies, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in reply to a call tor the produc of papers relative to negotiations for the pur ofCuba by the United States, said that the question of the acquisition of the island was imposing and menacing, that no diplomatic documents ad on the subject, and that the question was nearly terminated. Mr. Dodge had left for Barcelona and Valentia, and intended to visit Italy. The mails of the Indian reached this city last evening, from Portland, by way of Boston. The news by the Canada is three days later. The steamship Quaker City, with later news from California and Mexico, was announced as below at New Orleans last evening. The prosecution in the Sickles’ case closed its testimony yesterday, and the case for the defence will be opened to-day. The examination of the medical men created considerable interest. They say that only one of the wounds was mortal. The pistol shown in court as the one picked up on the ground at the time of the tragedy could not be identified as belonging to Mr. Sickles, it being what is called a Derin- ger. Two shots were fired that are accounted for, and the ball taken from the body of Mr. Key did not fit the pistol produced. The general im- pression at Washington seemed to be that the pro- secution had failed to make out theircase. Mr. But terworth was not called by the prosecution. A fall report of the evidence and proceedings will. be found elsewhere. Gambrill, Crop, Corrie and Cyphus—the latter colored—were executed at Baltimore yester” day for murder. The execution was witnessed by an immense concourse of spectators. The utmost order and decorum prevailed, and no disturbance occurred to mar the solemnity of the scene. For a full and graphic account see our special report, in another column. Lord Napier introduced Lord Lyons to the Secre- tary of State yesterday. His presentation to the President will probably take place on Monday next. The administration are awaiting with much anxiety confirmatory intelligence of the late Paraguayan news. Captain Sands has been ordered to relieve Commodore Shubrick, in com- mand of the Paraguay squadron, which will proba- bly rendezvous in the Gulf of Mexico. The bill relating to the Court of Special Sessions and the power of Police Justices in this city passed the Benate yesterday. The Appropriation bill wili come up to-day, on special order. The bill provid- ing for the removal of Quarantine was ordered toa third reading. The Personal Liberty bill passed in the Assembly. It provides that no person shall be deprived of liberty without due process of law, and gives the right of trial by jury, with twenty ad- ditional challenges, to alleged slaves; subjects any person depriving another of liberty contrary to to this law to a fine of five thousand dollars and im- Privonment of from five to twenty years, and makes color no disqualification for citizenship. The bill to submit the question of the two million and a half loan to the people was made a special order for this afternoon. After a warm debate the bill in relation to vessels was lost. An action for libel was commenced yesterday in the Common Pleas, before Judge Hilton, at the snit of Edwin Forrest vs. N. P. Willis. In the course of the proceedings many of the incidents of the For- Text divorce care were revived. Mr. Forrest was examined es « witness in his own behalf. The delega of the several German societies of the city asembled again yesterday evening, at the Steuben House, to take into consideration the necemity of organizing a political party in opposi- tion to the Know Nothings. Considerable discas- slow arose as to the platform to be adopted; and it Wee finally decided that a convention of delegates of the German societies of the several States of the Union shall be held at Cleveland, Ohio, on the ‘Dh of June next. A meeting of the same dele- Beter bed taken place on the 28th of March last, bet they were anable to agree upon the course to Pereoe © order te attain the object they have in view te \¢ General Sewions yesterday, John Myers Wee «coveted of aesling $250 worth of combs, and went the State prison for two years and six montis Wm. Prescott was convicted of an assault and bettery on Wm. Suppel, and sent to the Peni- tentiery for ome year. Christopher Johnson and George Moore, employes in Singer & Co.'s estab- Ushnent, were convicted of a simple assault, and remanded for sentence. Wm. Boandreau was ac- quitted of a charge of highwey robbery preferred by ROM. Anderson. A young woman, named Theresa Smith, residing ot 91 Hamilton street, whilo under the influence of | o Mt yewterday afternoon, fell across a stove and was #0 badly burned that her life is despaired of. A couple of young thieves, aamed Patrick Dono- NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1859. bue and John Williams, were arrested terday for stealing a box containing fifty poun of black smalt from a store door in Broadway. Advices fro: St. Thomas, dated on ' ¢ Lith of March, state that the island was hea y and the weather very fine. Flour rated at tr m $5 75 to $8, according to quality, per bas ; mess pork from $18 50 to #19 50, and long f tobacco at from llc. to Ite. per poand. Exe) ngeo: |. ted States, three days sight, one per cnt premium, The Willand canal s now pen, two vena l, from Toledo and Detroit, havin. arri.ed at Oswego yesr ay. ‘The sales of cotton yesterda embraced about 2,700 bales, the chief portion of which were made im tramsitu the heaviest transactions were © ade after the receipt of the Canada's news, which was considered favorabie, 28;¢° ally |» political point of view; the market closed with decided firmness. Th» flour market was hewy, and closed at easier rates for common and melinm grades, while the sales to the domestic trade were firm. Wheat was rather more active and at steady prices; the chief transactions, however, were made in Western aud Southern red. Corn was irregular, while sales were mocerate, including sellow Southern and Western at prices given in another p'ace. Pork was less buoyant, with sales of new meas at $17 70a $17 75, and prime at $12 60 .2$12 70, Sugars were meady, with sales of about 530 hbds. at rate: given ip another columa. Coflee was firmly boid, while sales wore light. Freight engagements were mode; ate and rates unchanged. The News from Europe—Will the Treaties of Vienna be Revised by the Pen or the Sword? We received yesterday the mails by the Indian and the telegraphic summary of the news by the Canada, being three days later accounts fom Europe. The chief point of interest is the collision be- tween France and Austria on the Italian ques- tion, and it was hoped that o peaceful solution would be aurived at by means of a diplomatic Congress, which had been proposed by Russia and assented to by the other Powers. The as sent of Austria, however, had been conditional; and In relation to these conditions, and the light in which they may be considered by the other parties, there are some indicative revelations in several of the official and sem!-official journals, The Memorial Diplomatique, the Austrian govern- ment journal published in Paris, holds the fol- lowing language in regard to them:—“Austria is disposed to submit the political eituation of Italy to the collective examination of the great Powers forming a European Areopagus. But Austria, it must be understood, makes it a condition that this examination should not affect either upon the treaties of 1815, or the special treaties, their natural corollaries, or the inherent rights to sovereign independence of each State.” When we take into consideration the fact that the great aim of Louis Napoleon in agitating this Italian question is to abrogate, either through war or diplomacy, these very treaties of 1815, which were made without any participation by France, and with- out any consideration of her rights and interests, solely for the purpose of deposing the Bonaparte interest in every portion of the Continent; and that Russia, who proposes the Congress of Eu- ropean Powers now, has strongly asserted, through the St. Petersburg Gazette and the seve- ral pro-Russian journals in other European capi- tals, that the world has outgrown these treaties, and that they have been repeatedly violated or set aside, we find little reason to place confi- dence in the hope of a peaceful solution of the pending conflict through a conference from which Austria pertinaciously excludes the true point at issue. ‘The signs, too, are showing that England is not averse to the Russo-Freuch policy of revising the treaties of Vienna. The London Post, Lord Palmerston’s organ, says:—“It has never been a question of disputing to any State the right of forming alliances or treaties; but if these treaties affect directly or indirectly other treaties con- cluded with these parties, or if they affect other States, the latter have the right to claim their revision or abandonment.” This concedes the great point at issue in favor of France, and shows that if Austria comes into the present conference she will have to consent either to a revision of the treaties of Vienna there, or to another Con- gress in which they ehall be revised. The same journal, the London Post, contains another sharp article, presenting the dangers to Austria which a war with France would in- volve. It shows that the latter Power could not only drive the naval power of Austria from the Mediterranean, bat from the Adriatic Sea also, and, by taking possession of all the cities from Venice to Ancona, effectually turn the base of the line of Austrian operations in Italy and Lombardy. This the first Napoleon could not do in bis Italian campaigns, becanse England drove his flects from the sea. The whole tenor of the news indicates that the treaties of Vienna must be revised, whether Aus- tria consent to it or not. Her exclusion of them from the coming diplomatic Congress does not settle the present diffioulties in Europe by any means; neither does it prove that war is more imminent than before. Mr. Dovcias anno His Prestpentran Prat- vorm—We have received from Washington a pamphlet bearing the following inposing title page :— Non-Intervention, Popular Sovereignty, Speech of Hon. 8. A Dovoras, of Illinois, in the Senate of the United States, February 23, 1850, in Reply to Hon. A. G. Brown, of Miskissippi, in Opposition to the Passage of a Code of Laws by Congress to protect Slavery in the Territories, and in favor of banislving from the Halls of Congress ail Questions touching Domestic Slavery in the Territoriea, and Remanding them to the People of the Territories, to be disposed of as they may see proper, subject to'an Appeal to the Judicial Tribunals, to test the validity of the Territorial Enactments under the Constitution of tho Urited States, together with an Appendix, showing the Position of Distinguish blic Men on this Question in the Great Contests of 1864 and 1856. This comprehensive title sufficiently explains the contents and the object of the pamphlet. It is the Presidential platform of Mr. Douglas for 1860 ; and upon the general issue thus raised the Charleston Convention will have to determine whether Mr. Douglas and his “popular sovereign- ty” supporters of the North do or do not belong to the national democratic party. Upon this de- cision of the Convention, accordingly, will de- pend the question whether the Douglas democra- cy of the North shall or shal) not take the ficld as an independent party; and we predict that the Southern managers of the Convention will re- pudiate this “ popular sovercignty” platform of Mr. Douglas as a thing made vp of dangerous Northern heresies on the slavery question. We understand that an immense edition of the pamphlet has been disposed of in a general dis- tribution over the country. This fact shows that Mr. Douglas has taken his position; that he desires it to be so understood, and that he ex- | pects his friends to etand by him. Upon the beautiful nigger abstractions involved, one may, therefore, anticipate a precious row in the Charleston Convention, and two or three demo- cratic tickets and parties on the course in 1860. The new Southern opposition party appear to hold, on this question of slavery in the Territo- ries, pretty much the same ground as Mr. Douglas. It is thus casy to guess what will be the course of the Southern democracy. They mus! keep @ step or two in advan'e, a; » Soutbe'n party, to hold their footing in the South, and Mr. Douglas will have leave to suiren sr or to fight it out He will not surrender—and, what then? Let us wathocvat Tre very air is charged with ‘oe eh ments of a general political revolution. Tur Quaprvrts Execution ry Bavrivone-- Tun Mcrper Cacenpar.—In the city of Balti- more yesterday, four young men suflered the death peialty for three murders committed a cer circumstances eminently disgraceful to the © \ilization of she age, See report ju another Column o; this morning’s paper. Our resders are aware that the Monu- mental City bas an unenviable notoricty on secount of the extreme fero¢ity of its rowdy population. They combine the brutality of the Indian Thug with the cowardice of the European assassin, They are organized in separate factions, and as such sway elections by the argument of the knife and the revolver. A few months ago one of these men, named Henry Gambrill, was arrested while engaged ina riot. He shot and killed the policeman, Benton, who made the arrest. A brother officer, Rigdon, who saw the murder committed, and was the chicf witness aga’nst Gambrill, was threatened with the fate of Benton in the event of his testifying in the ease. Rigdon did bis duty—Gambrill was convicted; whereupon two others of the same gang, named Marion Crop and Peter Corrie, encompassed the death of Rigdon They killed him on his own threshold. The fourth murderer, Cyphus, was convicted of the mur- der of a manin s house of evil repute. This execution calendar, for one day, reminds one of those dark Fridays in the last century, when the London hangman never had Jess than one, and sometimes three or four wretches trussed for the halter. Nor are Baltimore rowdies alone re- sponsible for the plethoric condition of the murder calendar. In our own State we have tures or four persons under sentence of death—James Stephens, for poisoning his wife; Mary Hartung, convicted of putting her husband to death in the same manner, and O’Brien, for the murder of his wife. Besides these, there are no lees than twelve persons now in the Tombs charged with the crime of murder. The telegraph yesterday gave us the information that two Cana- dians had been convicted of killing their wives, and one hod already been sentenced to death, In Virginia, a man named Johnson has been con- victed of poisoning his wife, and in the same State a woman is awaiting trial for a similar of- fence against her husband. At the same time we have the decision of Go- yernor Morgan in the case of Mrs. Hartung, and it seems singularly appropriate. He, in view of the rapid increase of crimes of the same nature as that which she has committed, refuses to interfere with the due course of law, and Mrs. Hartung will be hanged. It is time that there was some such example made. Between the stupidity of the law officers and the tender heartedness of Go- vernors, it has come almost to be an axiom that there is to be no punishment for any crime, if the criminal has money and friends. Thus no one is safe from the pistol or knife o* the street ruffian, or the secret poison of a treacherous servant or relation. During the last twenty years the philanthropists have so far humanized the criminal code that in their over anxiety for murderers they have forgotten the protection that the law is expected to give to society. Mercy should temper justice; but mercy is not that maudlin sympathy that deifies the murderer and makes a martyr of him. The men who were hanged yesterday at Balti- more had led short but lawless, wicked and dis- solute lives. They were strangled like so many dogs, and it is to be hoped that all like them— and there are some within the sound of our City Hall bell—will, if they so offend, meet with a similar fate. Something must be fone to dimi- nish the catalogue of great cr mes, and if the law is made inoperative by the small politicians who stand between the Thugs and Justice, then the people will be likely to take matters into their own hands. Tur New Crry Ramroaps—At alate hour on Thursday night three bills out of the twenty before the Legislature granting charters for railroads in this city passed the Aseembly, and now await the action of the Senate. These grants provide, first, for a railroad from Fourteénih street and Fourth avenue, by way of Hudeon, Troy, Macdongal, Fourth, Bleecker,(here crossing Broadway,) t» Crosby, through Howard, Elm, Reade and Centre streets, to Park row, connecting with a track from Park row, throngh Beekmau to the corner of South and Fulton streets, through Falton, William and Ann streets to Broadway, thus intersecting the city from the northwestern point at Tenth avenue ard Four- teenth street as far east and south as Falton street and the East river. This line is entitled “a railroad in Fourteenth and other streets,” the “others” numbering no less than nineteen. The recond bill is for the construction of a railroad in Seventh avenue, starting at the south- ern extremity of the Central Park, and running throngh the avenue to Broadway, thence by Union place to University place, thence to Sixth street, through Greene, Canal, West Broadway and College place to Barclay street. The third bill provides fora line in Avenue D, commencing st its northern extremity and running throngh Eighth street, Lewis, Grands East Broadway, Chatham and Park row, to Broadway, with a single track from avenue D, through Houston and Goerck streets to Grand street. As might he expected, the railrond lobby in- dulged ina glorious orgie over the success of these bills in the lower house, confident, it is said, thata like triumph awaits them in the Senate; but we hope, almost against hope, it is true, that they will be disappointed. We shall publish thege bills to-morrow, together with the names of the corporators in whore name the charters are given, The corpora- tors of the Seventh Avenue linc are Lound to pay $200,000 to the city treasury, end the same sum to the owners of such stages and om nibuses as may be directly injured by the con- struction of the road. It is provided that the Fourteenth Street and Avenue D lince shall pay annually to the Common Council the same license fee for cach car which is paid by the city railroad companies now existing—a poor recom- pense for = valuable franchises which are being #0 shamefully pilfered from them by the despotic Legislature at Albany. ” ——— Arproacnne Departure ov Lorp Narieite— We are glad to find that the British residents in this oity are about to pay a tribute of reapect to their late Minister previous to his quitting our shores. A preliminary mecting of the leading members of the body was held yewterday, for the purpose of taking the necessary steps towards presenting his lordship with an address, A committee was appointed to draw it up, and to take other measures to give it effect. No doubt euch a testimonial will be extensively signed, as no British Minister was ever more popular in this country than this distinguished diplomatist. We understand that due notice will be given when and where copies of the document will be found for the reception of signatures. Lord Napier is to pay a short visit to this city pro- vious to his departure, when it is proposed that the presentation of the address shall take place. Would not this be a good opportunity for the Chamber of Commerce and others of our public bodies to offer his lordship a similar mark of respect ? Tne Oprosrtion MovEMENT IN TENN"SSEE— Ex-Spnator Foors, Ex-Senator CL&emens AND Ex-Senator Jones IN THE RixG.—The opposition in Tenneseee are fairly in the fleld, upoa the ge- neral platform of the old whig party, and with their State ticket, Congressional and local candi- dates flying in the wind. Among the supporters of their cause are three notable United States ex- Senators:—First, ex-Senator Foote, formerly a Mississippi democratic fire-eater, then a Union man, supporting Mr. Clay’s compromise measures in the Senate, and then, being ruled out of Mis- sissippi by the fire-eaters, a leading Know No- thing in California, and, lastly, an advocate of this new Southern opposition party in Tennes- ‘see. Second, ex-Senator Clemens; first a demo- cratic Serator from Alabama, under the wing of Mr. Calhoun; then bold a supporter of Mr. Clay’s compromises, and then, being served at home by the fire-eaters after the manner of Gencral Foote, a leading Know Nothing, and lastly the editor of an anti-demo- cratic, anfi-administration newspaper in Ten- nessee. Third, James C. Jones, originally an old line whig, next a democrat supporting the cauee of Mr. Buchanan in 1856 before the people, next a democratic Senator in Congress, and lastly an old line whig once more. ‘Theee three men are now in the field, the most conspicuous supporters of the opposition cause in Tennessee. Hx-Senator Foote is a General, ex- Senator Clemens is a Colonel, and ex-Senator Jones, we believe, is a Major, and they are all blazing eway, right and left, at the distracted democracy. But these Tennessee orators, we perceive, are confounding the legacies of Pierce and Fillmore and the sins of the factious and rebellious leaders of the democratic party with the administration of Mr. Buchanan. They make the grea‘ mistake of saddling Mr. Buchanan with Congressional acts, government expenditures and transactions, and democratic treacheries, for which he is not responsible. The opposition orators of the South should aban- don this unjust system of electioncering; and they should remember that every important meacure of Mr. Buchanan’s policy that has passed Congress was passed by opposition votes. Apart from this point, we recognize in this new Tennessee opposition movement, including these three ex-Senators, late of the democratic camp, the signs of an active and powerful re- vival of the conservative opposition masses, not only of Tennessee, but of the whole South, against the demoralized democracy. RRs a Tue Wasmnoton Hetouts Jos.—It seems the jobbers at Albany are determined to put through their scheme about Washington Heights, in des- pite of the wishes of the owners of the property, seven-eights of whom are utterly opposed to any legislation on the subject at present. The com- mittee to whom the bill was referred have struck out the names of the commissioners inserted by the proprietors of the land, and substituted those of their own political or personal friends, which is an outrage upon the rights of property worthy of those who call all property “robbery.” The history of the case is briefly this:—The idea of laying out the streets and avenues did not originate with the proprietors of the land, but with the jobbers. The former did not want anything whatever done, for the place will not require it for years to come. But when they found that an attempt was being made to do it whether they desired it or not, they thought it better to get up a petition to have it done ina proper manner: not according to the dead level end rectangular system, but according to the natural rinuosities of the ground. The propric- tor of this journal, among others, affixed his name to the petition; but by some oversight the names of commissioners were not inserted, which left room for the operations of the lobby, and for a fat job. A second bill was, therefore, drawn up, and the names of respectable men, who were owners of property on Wash- igton Heights, were inserted. To this we gave our support as an improvement on the first plan, but at the same time stated that we would prefer that nothing whatever should be done at present. The owners of the land who signed the second petition soon found that there was going to be cheating at Albany, as now turns out to be the case, the names of the com- missioners having been erased from the bill, and others substituted, without the knowledge and against the wishes of the owners of the land. They therefore very properly came to the con- clusion that it would be better to have the mat- ter entirely removed from the Legislature—espe- cially as there was no need of haste, and as they could mevt at any time and draw up a satisfac- tory plan of the streets and avenues, if majo- rity should decide to take any action in the pre- mises. In the face of these facts we find the job will be persevered in. The Assembly, we have no doubt, will pass the bill with the names of com- missioners inserted who do not own any land in the place—who have no interest in it and care nothing about it, unless so far as they can make money out of it, or in some other way advance their personal interests. But we trust the Senate will kick out the bill, and not soil their hands with the dirty job, Srare Kuxmows.—With the exception of Virginia Which will hold her election on the 26th of May—thore will be no more State elections held vatil August, when Alabama, Arkansas, Kentocky, Miesouri, North Carolina and Texas wil! enter the field. IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE, naa The Canada at Halifax with Three Days Later News. THE ITALIAN WAR QUESTION The Proposed European Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle. Russia, Prussia, England, France, Aus- tria, Sardinia, the Papal States, Tus- cany and Parma to be Represented. SUCCESS OF NAPOLEON'S DIPLOMACY, THE ENGLISH REFORM BILL. Fhe Derby Ministry Saved by Palmerston. ANOTHER RUSSIAN LOAN. THE CUBAN QUESTION IN THE SPANISH CORTES, &c, &o., &o, ‘The stcamship Canada, Captain Lang, from Liverpool at two o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th ult., arrived at Halifax at ten o'clock yesterday morning. She expericnoed very heavy weather during the passage. The C. reports March 31, lat, 49, long. 27, passed steamship Lebanon, bound west; April 2, Int 46, long. 88, passed American ship Hibernia, bound west. The Canada sailed at four o'clock for Boston, where she will be due about twelve o'clock on Saturday night, Weather clear and calm. ‘The stock market fluctuated but slightly on Wednesday and Thureday. Sixty five thousand pounds aterling bar gold have been withdrawn from the bank to boy silver with on the Con- tinent. A continued decline in exchanges warrants the belief that furthor withdrawals will take place, The total amount of silver despatched to the East during March is ove million eight hundred and Ove thousand one hundred and sixteen pounds sterling, amd the demand continues, Tt is understood that a Russian loan will be brought for- ward ina few days. It will be issued in threo per cont #tock, at sixty-seven per cent, and will represent a cash withdrawal of about eight million pounds, The general impression of it is favorable, if—which is poritively affirm. ‘ed—the object of the loan is to promote the restoration of the Russian currency. The London Times City Article saya the announcement of a Russian loan of £12,000,000 caused funds to close heavy. The demand for discount was very activo, at rates fully equal to the bank minimum. The Daily News City Article says of Friday’s proceed- ings, that the funds opened at an improvement, but on the rumor of a Russian loan a fall took place, and consol cloged one-quarter por cent below Toursday’s prices. The digcount market was active, the genoral rate being equal to the bank minimum. Private accounts from Paris say that a now Credit Mobi. Ker Bank is about to be started under the auspices of Count de Morny, with the faver of the Emperor. This movement at the present juncture is regarded as an indi- cation on the side of peace. Count Cavour arrived in Paris on the 24th. Tt is atated that 400,000 muskets, on an improved model, are being made for the French army. ‘The Bourse on the 234 and 24th was firm, and advanced to 69f, 20c., but on the 25th it was flat, and the Three per cents declined to 68f. 90c. for money, and 66f. 80c. for ‘account. A Toulon journal announces that four steam frigates had received orders to sail for the purpose of fetching troops from Algeria. On the other hand,1,000 soldiers sailed from Marecilles on the 22d, to reinforce the army in Algeria. A ministerial order to keep back these roin- forcements reached Mareeilles after they had galled. Count Sigismund Krasinki, a distinguishod Polish oxile, is dead. He died in Paris, The Paris Moniteur of March 26 announces the appoint- ment of Count Ciasseloup Laubat as Minister of Algeria and the colonies; also that four regiments of the line, in- tended to form part of the African army, bave received orders to depart immediately for Algiers. The steamship City of Baltimore, from New York March 12th, arrived at Liverpool at 4A. M. March 24th. ‘The steamship Prince Albert, from New York March 3d, arrived at Galway on the 234. Sve sustained considera- ble damage by ice off Newfoundland, which preveated her calling at St. Johns, The steamship City of Manchester is advertised as the pioneer of the new Irish line, to Jeave Belfast, April 6th and Queenstown April 8th. The screw steamer Lebanon was to have left Liverpool for New York direct, simultancously with the Canada, THE PROPOSED EUROPEAN CONGRESS. A despatch from Vienna states that Austria, on the 23d, agreed to the proposod Congress, and it would probably meet ut Aix-In-Chapelle ; all the other Powers had pre- viously given their assent. A Paris letter inthe Nord states that the Sardinian Cabinet has addressed a communication to the five great Powers, strongly insisting on being allowed to take part in the deliberations on the affairs of Italy; and a Paris correspondent of the London Post says that in conse- quence of the representations made by Count Cavour, the French government consents that Piedmont and other Italian States shall be represented at the Conference, It is stated that Austria consented to a Congreis uniler cer- (ain conditions, but that they are not of much importance. 1 és supposed that she would, as a matter of course, insist on a strict maintenance of the Treaties of 1815, but that she will hardly object to a revision of ber special treaties with the Italian States. The French journals aseume that Lord Cow/ley’s mission to Vienna has had nothing to do with the Congress, and they credit Russia with the proporition. The London Star believes that Lord Malmesbury has been appointed to represent England in the Congress, Prince Napoleon bad personally ingisted upon the ad” mizsion of Piedmont into the Congress, and had represent- ed to the Emperor that, in the event of Piendmont not being admitted, Count Cavour would resign. The Prince previously announced his admission into the Congress; but in that event admission could not be refused to Tus- cany, the Papal government, ana the duchy of Parma, Naples and Modena being naturally excluded—Naples on account of the interruption of her international relations, and Modena because it has never recognized the imperia! The Paris Patrie states that the Cabinets of London and St. Petersburg have agreed to the proposal of France to admit Piedmont; and there is hope that the Cabinet of Berlin may also consent, in which event Aus- tria cannot resist the wish of the great Powess. It i# asserted that Prince Napoleon will represent France at the proposed Congress. The Times’ Paris correspon- dent rays that notwithstanding the warlike sentiments at tributed to Prim co Napoleon, ho has very recently written to Turin exhorting Count Cavour to calm the efforyescence f the Piedmontese, and recommending a pacific solution ‘oetead of an appeal to arms, According to the new Gazette of Russia, tho Emperor ‘apoleon has, on several occasions lately, recommended ‘onnt Cavour not to excite fo war, assuring him that in no case would France go beyond the Mmite of her engage- ment. Jt was reported in Paria that the Emperor of Austria had mede Lord Cowley a Knight of the Grand Crove of the Or- dor of Leopold, SARDINIA. A rumor bas been current that Count Cavour had been fucceeded as Promier by M. Alfelra, but it was not confirmed. . On the Qu, a picket of Austrian cavalry crossed to the Picdmontere vide of the Ticino, opposite Pavia, for the pur- pore of exploring the frontiers, and afterwards returned. A Turin telegraphic despatch of the 24th says that Count Cavour would leave that evening for Paris. Everything continued tranquil, though it was stated that twelve con ‘vonts at Genoa bad beon cleared of their inmates in ordor to allow the premises to be employ od for quartering troops in case of need. Te was vaguely roported that the Sardinian Consul had At & conclave of Cardinals, the Pope referred to the evn- uation of bie States by forsign troops, and denial tht he had nid ne felt himself sufficientiy strong to dérpense with the wtrenenus aarianc ai a sear and warlike Prince migal have done. His Hollnces repeated that it was only to avers ® conflict which might iead to a general conflagration thas {8duced him to demand the withdrawal of the foreign garrisons. H ‘Tho Milan Gazette confirms the stitement that M, Ropa- mont, editor of a nowspapor, had bees assassinated im Paviay GERMANY. ‘Tho Grand Duchy of Baden is making warlike preptra- tions. With the exception of Bavaria, Wurtom berg, Hano- ver, Baden, and Electoral Hesse, the other States of the German Confederation, and particularly those of the North, appear to have determined on waiting for the impulse whieh may be given to them by Prussia, before taking any miti- tary measure, , THE ENGLISH REFORM BILL. ‘The Parliamentary proceedings on the 23d were unin portant, On the.24th, in the House of Commons, the debate was continued on the Reform question, the House being orowd- ed to excess, while the excitemert outside was und ‘minished. Speeches in opposition to the government ba were made by Milnor A. Gibson, Bernal Osborne, Mr. Walk pole, Mr. Bright, &., white it was supported by Mesars, Adderly, B, Hope and others, The debate was further adjourned. On the 26th, in the House of Lords, the Farl of Efiea- borough called attention to the state of the India finsoces. ‘The Farl of Derby admitted that the aspect of Indian finances was very gloomy. He explained the mode by which the Governor General prop>sed to meet the difflowl- ties, viz.: by afive per cent loan, by slightly incressing the duty on imports, by a stamp duty, and by a duty'on home grown tobacco. In addition to these efforts in In- dia, her Majesty's government wou'd this session have te ask Parliament for power to increase the alreads pre- pored loan of seven millions to ten millions, and perhaps to twelve millivas sterling. In the House of Commons, Mr. Owen Stanley gave no- tice that, in the event of the Reform bill being rejected en the second reading, he should move a resolution that, the measure of the goverament having failed to give satisfac- tion, the government was no longer entitled to the oon- fidence of the House, ‘The debate on the Reform bill was resumed. Mr. Cardwell and Lord Paimerston spoke in faver of Lord Jobn Russeli’s resolutions. The latter entirely repu- diated all factioug motives, and declared Lord John Res- sell’s reaolutions must not be regarded ag a vote of een. sure. Sir 8. Northcote and Mr. Whiteside defended the govern- ment, when the debate was further adjourned. ‘The general imprersion was that the Ministers were sere of dofeat in » divieion on Lord John Russeli’s amendment to the Reform bill, and there were various speculations as to the course they would adopt. The London Times thinks the defeat will be 80 decided ae to leave no excuse for the dissolution of Parliament and am appeal to the poople, and calls upon Lord John Russell to have his meagure ready. THE LATEST. Tonpow, March 26—A. M, ‘The liberal journals of to-day deslare that Lord Pa’ merston’s speech has saved the Ministry, as he proclaimed that he should vote tor the second reading of the Govera- ment Reform bill, as well as for Lord John Russell’s reso- lution, merely regarding the latter as instructions for the amendment of the bill in committee. The Londoh Daily News says, as a party move, the ints- rest in the debate is at an end. ‘The Star says that Lord Palmerston has cheated the country out of a liberal reform measure and completely turned the tables on Lord John Russell, The trade returns for February show great aotivity. The exporta were £0,614,000, against £7,228,000 in the game month of last year. The increase is general in all branches of trade, but chiefly in cotton [aes The European and American Steam Shipping Company bad bad meeting and agreed to dissolve and wind up ‘The steamer Ocmo had sailed with the cable to connect Victoria with Tasman‘a, ‘The Parliamentary return shows the total public income for the years 1857-58 was £63,522,000, and the total ex- penditure £66,019,000. ‘The net reduction of the national debt in the same period was £2,971,000, ‘The of the committee in regard to Galway harber is published. They consider nature has done all that is Tequired te make tt a barbor of ret , but to auit it for a se involving an aie OF £180,000 10 £300 00 . The London Times, in editorially revier the late Seeeion ce Coeer ents Spain altensply sommow teas a na to gain by Americanizing her ve SPAIN. INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN THE CORTES RELATIVE TO CUBA. In the Chamber of Deputies, a call having been made or the production of the papers relative to the negotia- tions between the United States, France and England, for the acquisition of Cuba by America, ‘The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied that some Depa- ties had expressed a desire to seo the administration of Cuba improved, and the President of tho United States ex- preesed the same wish. The opinion of the President was, that Spain did not administer Cuba well, and that the United States, on account of their higher intelligencer bad ® moral duty to fulfil, which was to purchase the island. The government could not allow this idea about Cuba to remain uncontradicted. All governments had labored to improve tbe condition of that island, and the present Cabinet bad been constantly occupied with mea- sures calculated to give the inhabitants of the island the share they ought to povsess in their internal administra- tion, without compromising the ties which unite them to the mother country. ‘Tho best reply to the representations of certain orators Of the United States was the prosperity of the island of Cuba. That the question of the acquisition of the island was imposing and menacing could not be denied. Neverthe- Tess, the government declared that i felt ult the security whick ite great national resources were calculated to inspire. Tt bad not, however, rendered ingult for insult, as that ‘would probably have aggravated tho question. It had conducted iteelf with prudence and dignity, and bad not applied for assistance to any othor Power. If any other foreign Power had offered assistance the government would have felt grateful, but it would not have accepted Of It bocause it did not think any aid was necessary. As bo diplomatic documents existed on the question, which happily was almost terminated, the government hoped M. Badia would be satisfied with the explanations given, and withdraw the motion. Mr. Dodge, American ex-Minister, had left for Valencia and Barcelona, and intended afterwarda to visit Tealy. One journal states that at his earnest request tho Qaces Presented him with portraits of hersolf and the King. SWITZERLAND. The Federal Councii had increased to four bumdred france the export duty on horses leaving the Swiss terri- tory. The ordiuary duty is only fifty oenta, RUSSIA. A St. Petersburg telegraphic despatch of the 25tb sayn that the now three per cent loan of twelve millions etorting: had been couciuded with the house of Mosers. Thomson, Beonard & Co, at 67. AUSTRALIA. Tho steamer Oneida, with the mails from Melbourne te February 7 and Sidney’ 24, arrived ai Sacz March 15. She had £76,000 sterling in gold. Salling vessels had departed for Engiand between De- comber 24 and the end of January, bearing in the aggro gute nearly 257,000 ounces of gold. At Melbourne the stocks imports continued Wool was in active damand, Tho gold market was Exchange, sixty days’ right, par. At Bidney ge was bought atone per cont dis- count, and sold at par, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Brokers’ Circular states the sales of the 000 bales, of which exporters took 9,608 ond speculators 9,500 bales. The market had advanced 44d. onthe week, owing to the moro peaceful « egret toy closed ie and firm, the sales of y being baleg. © following are the authe- rized quotations: 7 $4 % 116 7 tock in port was estimated at airjou vas, ie = 808,000 were Bo . 7 TURDAY AFTERNOON, March 25.—Cotton firm; pales to- day (estimated) 10,000 bales. of which 8,000 are taken for speculation and export. Broadatuits but steady. Provisions quiet. rh ast STATE OF TRADE. Manchester ‘The advices from continue favorable, and the market showed an advancing tondonoy, for yarns, which wore partially highor, , LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKRT, MA) a The breadstuifs Cg was mone Spence . quote and difficult to soll at quotations, enerally dull, merican flour very LIVERPOOL PROVISION MAT MARCTL Mowers, Bigland, Athyn & Oo. Richardson, Speae®_ & o,, and James Motienry & Co., soverally quote firth for the good qualities, of whlch 1,100 Old 4 798, 928, Gd. Pork dull, and