The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1864, Page 4

’ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1864.-WITH SUP\°LEMENT. _ solution calling upon the President, if compatible with the IMPS RTANT FROM EUROPE. 4 NEW YORK HERALD. Aubjeot to the order of the plaiatif, Tho caso wil occupy | Governor Gilmore. Greeley, however, bas his Public interests, to inform the House what steps be bas | two or three days. suspicions and misgivings, and , | taken or is about to take for the exchange of prisoners, Tho application for a peremptory mandamus to com. ye returns ‘oeer att ose ge speed "a goveramoat nad thooget (tat =e JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ‘nd that be commanieate all unpublished correspondence | pel the Board of Supervisors to audit and pay District b jo the quer Avy similar application (oF the passing of cotion for th EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR @FFIOR WN. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU im rolation to the Bald exchange. ‘The resolution wes laid over, Mr. Alley , of Massachusetts, reported a bill to provide for conveying the mails between the United States and forcign couvtries. Jt provides that all steamers and other vessels sailing from any port in the United States for a foreign port salt be obliged to receive and carry STs. ——=== nN - ? guck mails as the Postmaster General shal! direct, and jew York, Tacsday, March 8, 1864. shall receive such compensation theccfor as he shail de- cide upon, Pains and penalties aro provided for viola. tion of the provisions of the bill, which was passed, Tho Senate's amendments to the Deficiency bill was then taken up in Committee of the Whole, when a long, rambling debate ensued, nearly all foreign to the subject, ailer which the committee rose and the House adjourned. THE LEGISLATURE. In the State Sonate yesterday notice was given of a bill for the completion of the Battery extension, Bills were introduced for the better regulation of Manhattan squar and relative to the trustees of 6t. Patrick's Cathedral in this city, The resolution in regard to muking a distine tion im the currency in which the interest aud principal shalt be paid to foreign and domestic holders of State stocks was called up and debated at some length. A mo. tion to pay both classes in gold was lost. A debate en- sued on an amendment to pay in geld only op such State stock 8 was beld by-doreigners prior to March 1, 1863, which was cut off by making the subject the special order for Wednesday next, A resolution was adopted requesting the Assombly to return the Lebanon Spring Railroad bill, {8 being apprebended that its provisions covered the Harlem-Broadway Railroad grant. be bill allowing husband and wife to testify for and agaivat each other was debated, and ordered to a third reading. In the Assembiy bills were reported to incorporate the New York American School institute, and relative to the American lustHdute. Among the bilis introduced was one for 4 railroad in Bloomingdale avenue, and to incor- porate the Menhattan Railroad Company, New York, A resolution was adopted requiring the Cana) Board to re port a plan for enlurging the jocks om the Lrie, Oswego avd Cuyuga and Sereca canals, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘A private Jetter {rom Havana, dated March 1, etates that the Uvited States gunboat Je Soto was in the dry dock there. The bicckuds runners aud secessionisis in a hod threatened burp the vessel, and also re with violence. The Spanish au fT, had given the officers of tue Le Sow THE SITUATION. Further details of General Kilpatrick's raid are given ho-day, sotting forth all the facts of to expedition from fite alart vo tho latest accounts of it, In four days the Wavalry travelied two hundred and twenty-five miles. The @oath of Col. Dahigron is avnounced, He is said to have Deon shot dead in askirmish with the enemy; but in Buother despatch from Fortress Monroe bis safoty ts f@lso avnounced. Our correspondent at Norfolk says Chat General Kilpatrick arrived at Fortress Mource from ‘Yorktown on Saturday, and represents that be describes tho garrison at Richmond as numerous and formidable Springing up iuto view from bebind their defences when Reaat expected. It would appear from the rebel accounts ©! Kiipatrick's raid that the enemy were in full posses Sion of the movement, General Lee telegraphed the fact from Orange Court House on Monday. Our dates from Hilton Head are to the 4th inst, The Dombardment of Charleston was stili going on. The Supply steamer Bermuda is reported to have captured a robol privateer in sight of Fort Pickens, alter an exciting hase, Tho rebels had just put 4 prize crew on @ captur © trading vessel, which was not retaken. The news from Florida® which is to the 24 inst., Be geverally interesting. Reipiorcements were Q@rriving at Jacksonville, and General seymour's Position was suilicientiy tormidabie to repel any attuck Our troops are outside of the town, some of them at a istance of eigut miles. Tho main body of the enemy is encamped between Ten Mile run and Baldwin, commanded by Gen, Finegan aud Bupported by Geverals Walker, Gardiner and Mercer. Dhe robels admit their loss (0 be enormous, some eveu Betting it as bigh as two tuousand, On the 27th # sinall @kirmish occurred between our cavalry and the rebels bear Camp Finegan, Tbe revels had dive wounded. Wone of our mon were burt. Yar correspondent with General Grant's army gives a five account to-day of the late advance towards Dalton, Ga., to the occupation of Ringgold, aud the bactie at Luu hol Hill, the main points of which we haye belore pub ished, Despatches from Chatiauooga yesterday say that tho rebels are pressing our lives. Our advance bas beea withdrawn from Tunpel Jiill to Ringgold; but despatches Feeeived lato jast night say that all was then quiet, Lieutenant General Grant passed through Cincinnati yesterday morning, en route to Washington, * Advices from Knoxville of the oth inst. stato that the Pode! genoral Longstreet is supposed to be at Greentield, @nd his forces hold Buti's Gap. It is thought that ouly a Small part of his army has gone to Georgia. Despatches from Memphis to the 6th say that It is Gouorally believed there that General Sherman bas gone ack to Vicksburg. Mcl’herson’s corps is reported be tween Jackson aud the Black river, aud Hurlbut's near Brandon. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamship City of New York, trom Queenstown on the 25th of February, reached this port yesterday morn- Ang. Her vows ia four days later thau the advices of the Canada. At 1s stated in the city article of the London Post that feports on ’Chango from Paris were positive to the effect that confidential negotiations had been entered upon by the reach goverpmont with the Cabinet of St. James for @ joint recognition of the Contederate States. It was Btated that France will act alone in case of a negative feply frow England, The writer in the Loudon ost does ‘ot vouch for the truth of the rumor, which was very Current in iinavcial circles, The rebel sympathizers in the English Varliament were exceedingly active. Inthe House of Commons Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald moved for cupies of all correspondence relative to the Laird irom rams and fheir seizure, both between government and Messrs. Laird and between the English government and that of the United States, He reiterated the assertion that the British Cavivet seized the vessels when tafluenced by @oar of a war with America. Mr. Fitzgerald was sup ported by Sir Hugh Cairas, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Hors- Gall avd otbors. The Attorney General defended the Eng- Bish goverument, whose conduct was justified, he said, in very step by evidence, He repudiated the notion that Mr. Adama’ representations had been other than proper mad courteous. A division resulted in the rejection of DMr. Fitzgeraid's motion by @ majority of twenty-five— uc hundred and fiity-three voting for and one hundred Bod Seventy-eight against 1. The Koglish government acknowledged that tobacco, Bhe preperty of the French and Austrian governments, ‘Waa passed through the blockade from Richmond by per- mit of the Cabinet in Washington, with the consent of Kugland, The tobacco was purchased chiefly before the ‘war broke out, but some of it was bought alter that period. This tobacco was the property of two neutral Governments, bus the cotton destined for Engiand was owned by private individuals, and could uot be thus re- Doasod The United States steamer Kearsarge bad returned to Brost, tho Florida aud Georgia having escaped her. The AlaDama had landed the crew of the American ship Em- ma Jave at Avjengo. The caseof the Pampero was fair- Jy before the Scotch courts. The Solicitor General for Bootiaud said that it was almost identical with that of the Alexandra. ‘The London Post canvasses the claims of the leading canaidates (or the next Presidguoy of the United States. ‘At ioclines towards Mr. Lincoln, from the fact of bis bay {ng possession aud the control of the army. ‘An anti-Engleb meeting, which was being beld in Dub- Bin, Ireland, was violently dispersed by men feeling more fotensely against the “Saxon” than its originators. It is Said (hat the disturbers were returned exiles from Amer- fica. Tbe London Jimes publishes a characteristic article @gainst such displays. Seven bundred Irishmen were to ail in one ship from Liverpool for America. Letters from Mexico city to the Londun ime: state that four millions of doliars in American gold, from California pnd Now York, had “been loaned by the Rothschilds to Ghe paymaster of the French army tor the use of the troops Maximilian, it is said by some, goes to Mexico with the view of retrieving his personal fortunes, From sehleswig-Holstein we learn that the Danes bad fost aud regained the village of Duppel Engiand bad Proposed a conference of settlement to meet in London. This was accepted by Austria and Prussia, but hostilities re not to cease during the sittings. The occupation of dutiand bad been explained by the Austrian and Prussian Ambassadors to be merely for strategic pur- poses. France and Russia, it ts said, support the idea of ® conference. The London Times, of the latest date, considers the crisis a8 very serious, notwithstanding, and Bays that the spring of 1864 muy see revolution prevail- ing over Germany, and its clove witness the anpibilation Of the kingdom of Denmark. The Liverpool cotton market was steady on the 24th of Wobruary, with prices slightly in favor of buyers. On @be 26th alt. the market was quiet and prices unchanged. Breadstulls were quiet aud steady. Provisions were dull @nd tending downward, Covsols closed in London, on fehe 2th uit., at 91% a 9134 for mopey. : CONGRESS. In the Senate yestercay a memorial was presented from American Geographical and Statistioa! Society in wor of Gargoon MoGowan’s commercial, industrial and poloutHic mission to Eastern Asia, which was referred to Whe Committee on Foreign Relations. A number of peti- jons were presonted for increased railroad facilities be weou New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Mr. Foote, of ‘ormont, presented # petition from Ely Thayer praying for passage of @ law confiscating the lands of rebels aud iwiributing them among freedmen, which was referred i the Uommittee on Slavery and Freedmeo, Mr. Conness, ot California, introduced a bill to amend the act to aid ‘Sm the construction of a ratiroad from the Missouri river Ro the Pacific Ocean, Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, oflered Fesolutions prescribing the manner in which the Presi- [Gent of the United states shail be chosen, by Presiden- tia! Electors or by the House cf Representatives, which jaa referred to the Judiciary Committee and ordered tq Printed Considerable debute took place om the Dill ing lands to ald in the construction of a railroad rom St. Paul, Minnesota, to the headwaters of Lake jor, which was Goally postponed until Thursday, aiter which the Sevate went intotexecutive session, and poesnenety adjourned, In the House of Representatives the resolution passed eral weeks since ordering fifteen nundred copies of janman’s Directory of Congress, at two dollars each, which howe thorities permission to wear their side arms, and they now visit the city fully armed, AD Immeuse war meeting was beld in Tammany Hak last evening for the purpose of giving an additivoal im petus to volunteering ip General tiancock’s corps, which is now being filled op for special service at the seut of war. The inecting was a very outhusiastic aud success, fui affair. Speeches were made by Generals Hancock Meagher, Cari Schurz, Viele and Me. James T, Brady The jreasure on our columus o® European and other 1m portaut news prevents us giving such & tull report of the proceedings as we would wish, Jt is pleasing to obsorve, however, that the mecting was eminently satis{actory and successful, There wasa report in Brooklyn yesterday that two Prominent and well known citizens, residing iu tho vi cinity o: Cliotom avenue, had been summarily arrested by the military power. No further particulars have transpired. Tbe lion. N. G. Taylor, of Tennessee, who is, under the approva: of Governor Johnson, endeavoring to obtain re lief for the suttering Union men of that State, has becu invited by a number of New York gentlemen to muke « public stutement of the condition of that Joyal but unior- tunate people. Mr. Taylor states im reply that he will be happy to address the peopie of the city of New York on that subject on Thursday evemug next. A meeting of the Society of Friends was heid at Ruthor- ford place last evening in aid of the freedmen. Tho executive committee reported that they had purchased a large quantity of clothing for the use of the treeamen, and sent it to Newbern, Port Royal, Norfolk, and other places at the South. Contributions to the amount of $2,289 had been received, of which there was $727 99 left in the bauds of the society. The Board of Aldermen mot yestdday afternoon, Prest- dent Henry im the chair, A resolution was adopted au- thorizing the Third Avenue Railroad Company to extend ‘their track through 104th street to the Park. Also one directing the Harlem Raitroad Company to lay their track in Fourth avenue, from Thirty-second street to Forty- second street, without aay additional charge, and to ex- tend their track through Thirty-fourth street to the East river. The Board then adjourned umtil Wednesday after- noon at one o'clock. ‘The Councilmen met at one o'clock yesterday, President Hayes in the chair. After acting on a number of routine Papers, resolutions were recvived from the Aidermeo authorizing the Third Avenue Railroad Company w ex tend their tracks along several streets on the cast side of tne city, also through Chambers street to the east aide of Broadway, aod to ley turnouts and switches at Four- teenth street, Fifth to Seventh streets, and in Printing House square and Tryon row. Meusrs. Jaques and Op. dyke strenuously opposed the adoption of the resolutions, comending that the city ought to reap some benefit from so valuable a franchise, whoreas it was a well known fact that the Third Avenue Railroad Com. pany refused to pay any license fees to the city for the ears already running on their tracks. Mr. Opdyke moved that they be required to pay to the city ten per cent of the gross receipts from the proposed ex tension, The motion was lost. Messrs, Brandon and Gross advocated the adoption of the resolutions, and all the members voted in the affirmative, with the exception of Messrs. Jaques and Opdyke. The resolutions from the Aldermen authorizing the Fourth avenue Railroad Com- pany to extend their tracks from Thirty-second to Forty- second streets, and also to lay a double track from Fourth avenue to the East river, were concurred in by a vote nd the Board then adjourned until Thursday next at four o'clock. President Acton, of the Board of Police Commissioners, yesterday reported that the Metropolitan police of this city had already contributed $3,600 for the benefit of the Sanitary Fair, and in all probability the amount will be increased to $4,000 before the opening of the fair, on the ‘28th inst. All articles remaining unsold at the the Brooklyn Sani tary Fair on Wednesday will be sold on that day at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to the highest bidder. For some time past cross suits have been in progress between B. F. Beaton, proprietor of the Brooklyn Park theatre, and Gabriel Harrison, its manager. - These suits culminated on Saturday and Sunday last in a rather farcical and ludicrous fracas for the possession of the theatre, It is alleged that firearms were exhibited on the occasion, and that the farce might have terminated with a tragedy had it not been for the timely inter- ference of the police. This is contrary rather to the usual order of theatrical performances; for tragic plays are oftener succeeded by farces than farces by tragedies. Mr, Benton remains in possession of the theatre. Ap action was commenced tm the Superior Court, before Judge Robertson, yesterday, by Joseph L. Hewes and Zohn M. Phillips against Edward Robinson, to recover a balance of $1,416, alleged to be due on asale of machinery made in 1862. The defendant admits the purchase sod delivery of the property, but alleges that a portion of the machinery , consisting of three rifling machines, was not furnished according to contract, and that they are wholly worthless for the purpose intended. By way of @ coun- ter claim the defendant says the plaiotitis are indebted to him in the sum of $885, the amount pala for the ma- chinery 1n question, and also claims $2,000 damages for non-fulfilment of contract. Case still on. ‘The case of Mise Sulzer, the opera singer, who was mulcted in the sum of $202 by « jury in the Marine Cuurt, for slandering & chambermaid named Annie Wii- fon, came up before Judge Daly fin the Court of Common Pleas Chambers, on ® stay of proceedings and order to show cause why the defendant should not be declared free from arrest, on the ground that since the commence- mont of the suit sho became Mrs. Biachi. The counsel for the fair defendant beld that she bad no separate estate of ber own out of whieh to pay this judgmont, and ag © married woman was free from arrest under the code, The Judge postponed the further hearing of the matter until Wednesday. A suit was commenced in the Superior Court yester- day, before Judge MéoCunn, by George White against Edwin A. Stevens and others, proprietors of the Bureiay street ferry, for alleged trespars committed on the 16th of May, 1863. The plaintiff alleges that while he was engaged in building @ pier at the foot of the above street the defendants came along and uomoored @ lot of valua- ble timber and set it adrift, damaging the plaintiff to the amount of $3,929. ‘The defence set up is that the plain. il was the real trespasser, that bis timber was an ob- struction to their slip, and that they removed it as a ai tor wards repealed, came up again, and after some'| common nuisance, without any unnecessary violence or sounsion ov (be subject, and the reduction of the price | damage; and that the property was subsequently towed one glia, \b wes again raged, Air, Cow Glered a re: L we vince of exety in New dercoy where it remained Attorney Hail the sum of $18,210 60, being expenses in ourred by his predecessor in office in eoforcing the Suu day Liquor law, was deuied yeaterday by Judge Leonard, 0* the Supreme Court, ‘There is a suit now pending tm the Supreme Court against A. M. Palmer, Collector Barney's private secre. tary, for the recovery of $150 alleged to bo due one Daniel M Nagle for labor and services perlormed for defendant ip influencing the elections hetd in October and Novembor fast, The defendant cinims, that if the work was dove tt was done for the Ropublican Central Committee, of which he was. secretary, and that he was not individually liabie, A motion was made to strike out the answer of the defendant on the grovud that It was hypothetical, Judge Barnard took the papors aud reserved hia decision. The trial of Captain George W. Cunningham, charged with having in the month of July, 1861, while ov the high @oas and within the admiralty jurisdiction of the Cnited states, scuttled the ship Seuator, aud which was set down for Monday, the Tin inst., was postponod tilt this day in consequence of tne illness of Judge Shipman. The court was opened by Judge Betts. large array of eminent counsol im court, the case being evidently ove of groat interest to the profession. The jury panel being called, Judge Betts announced that Judge. Shipman was too indisposed to preside; tho learned Judge was not seriously itl, but ho deemed it prudent not to attond to business tor that day, Judge Shipman would undubtedly, he suid, open and continue tho case set down for trial this morning. In this caso of the United States against Captain Cunningham the ooupse! are:—For the prosecution, United States District Attorney E. velafield Smith, and Messrs. James T. Brady, Scudder aud Booth. For the accused, Messrs. Noyes aud Gerry. ‘The Slarch term of the Court of General Sessions com- menced at eleven o'clock yesterday morving, Recorder Hofiman on the bonch. A panol of eighteen grand jurors was sworn, und Mr, Salem H. Wolls appointed foreman. The Rooorder, in a brief charge, drew their aticntion to || tho topics prescribed by law, aud impressed on thom tho nocessity of exercising great caution in the fioding of indictments, The Court then adjourned until Weducsday morpiog at oleven o'clock. The Husted divorce case, which was to have beon tried yesterday in the Supreme Court, Circuit, was by consent of the counsel on both sides referred to ex-Judge Bos worth to bo determined by him as ro'orco, Tho law courts will not be in session to-day, owing to the election, ‘The Surrogate yesterday took evidence in the contested suit concerning the will of William N. Van Hanswyck, vocused. «Tho estate 18 valued at $50,000, aad the ques tion turns upon the signature, Tho Surrogate directed that Degiasso B, Fowler, admministrator of James Daly, decoased, file his accounts, Tho Surrogate revoked let tors of administration on the estate of Matilda Paddock. ‘Tho accounts ot Georgo Conklin’s estate were settied. here was very little change im tho complexion of com- mercial aifairs yesterday. The markets were nearly all buoyant aud firm, but prices remained without essential cuange. Imported merchandise was firmly heid, und all kinds realized full prices. On 'Change breadatuffs opened firmer, with some improvements on shipping grades of flour and wheat, though tho market was scarcely 80 firm at the close. Corn was a trifle dearer, Western mixod selling as high as $1 364;. Whiskey was goncrally held bigher, but closed weak. Freights wero firm, with but little doing. Groceries were firm, Cottom was heavy. Petroleum was active, excited and irregular. The Pilgariic Expedition Against Rich- mond. For seven or cight days past public interest has been kept on tiptoe in relation to the great raid on the rebel capital. of wonderfel results to be attained by # hand- ful of men in a field where armies had failed; and such were the stories told that the san- guine people of the North are not to blame if they had already pictured the prisoners in Libby and Castle Thunder on the way home, President Davis safely lodged ia the Old Capi- tol, and the rebel army of Northern Virginia on its way to join Johnston in Georgia. But now this great movement is done with, and we are assured from Washington that the expedi- tion bas accomplished all that was expected it. And now we should like to know what it all amounts to? There were whispers Five thousand men have ridden from the ‘There was a. many. This is just the ground wo have before taken in this affair. Prussia and Austria seized upon this Holstein’ question as an opportunity to escape revolu- tion; but they will, we think, find that on the contrary they have but hastened it. Should 8 revolutionary outbreak take place in Ger- many, Europe, and we shall then hear no more rumors of joint recognition of the South—a stale trick on the part of the English and French govern- ments to divert attention from their own affairs, . will but act and not write notes. All this is done by the astute sovereign of France that the real He well kuows that she cannot, dare not act. Her chief aim will be to keep out of en- tanglements, that sbe may afford her dreaded enemy, but soi disant ally, no chance to strike her a fatal blow. As affairs stand at preseat it is Napoleon alone who can avert a war in Europe or benefit in case one takes place. This very fact restores all the prestige he had lost, and will make him the more grasping and over- bearing. Had the Germans been content to keep quiet but a short time longer the power of Napoleon would have collapsed. As it is he has regained all and more than his former in- fluence. tion. nee The War in Larope, The latest advices from Europe are im- portant. Tbey go to show in whata state of confusion and uncertainty are the great Powers, and how much a general war is dreaded. The Danes have been defeated at Duppel, and Austria and Prussia have accepted the proposi- tion made by England for a conference, to be held im London; but these two Powers make it 8 condition that the fighting shall mot be dis- continued. The English journals ia the inte- rest of the government affect to make much of this conditional consent on the part of Austria and Prussia; but those of the opposition, as well as the London Times, can but decry so shallow an artifice. If the war is to continue Denmark will be destroyed belore any congress meets. The English journals assert. that all, his will tend to cause # revolution in Ger-. It is evident that both the movement will extend over all It is asserted that Napoleon proposes to go with England on the matter of Denmark, if she weakness of England may be the more apparent. We anticipate a general war io Europe. There can be but littte doubt that the Italians, the Hungarians, and even the Poles, will deem the moment courage, will strike once more for freedom and nationality. It is impossible to. tell where this will stop; and we may certainly Look forward to a general renovation of the present political aspect of Europe should the revolutionary movement not be stayed at once: Powers must feel this, and in alt likelihood they will-eat the leek and accept Napoleon's plan of @ grund European conference, at which he shall be the chief. He has represeuted the re- volutionary party, and he now reaps the truits of that position, ft submit to humiliation or ruin. propitious; and, taking fresh The great ile the old monarchies must Ovr CoystirutionaL Evecrion To-pay.—The citizens of New York who have not gone to the war are culled upon to vote to-day whether their fellow citiz shall have the right to vote as New Yorkers while absent in the field. covers au amendment of the constitution, and if the people say so the constitution will be so amended. We presume that the vote upon this ns who have gone to the war The proposition Rapiden to Richmond and thence to Yorktown without being killed or caught by the enemy. All very brave and brilliant, no deubt; but how does it bgnefit the country? What has been gained by it that can be considered as & tangible or legitimate advantage in war. Millions of dollars worth of the enemy's prop- erty has been destroyed, they say. Is it a de- struction that will injure the enemy in sucha way as to be of advantage to us, is it a merely wanton destruction that will serve no purpose but to render still more bitter this cruel quarrel? Unquestion- ably it is the latter. “All the mills have been burned.” Is it not well enough known that the misery occasioned by the destruction of these mills will fall entirely upon the people, and not upon the enemy’s army? Do we not know that the Southern commissaries, if at all dis- tressed by this destruction of mills, will seize the last measure of grain in every farm- house; and that the.starvation, not of soldiers, of this pitiful business? question will be, as it ought to be, nearer to a unanimous vote than that of any election in the history of the State; but the stronger the popu- lar endorsement of our brave soldiers the bet- ter. Let them have a rousing vote. Arracks oN McCixtuay.—The republican papers of the smutty division are daily at- tempting to defame the reputation of General McClellan by all sorts of lying charges and in- sinuations. But every attack proves harmless; for “Little Mac” is so well fortified in the good opinions of the people, and has a bulwark of such strength in the ranks of the army, that the vindictive and recicless assaults of his foes are as futile as they are cowardly. General McClellan grows more and mere popular with the army and the people every day. He has no time to retail smutty jokes, and is above the business if he had. or Tae Revert Loan ix Encianp.—QOur latest reports of the London money market (February 25) say that “the Confederate loan (on the 24th) relapsed four per cent on realization.” From this it would appear that the industrious- ly circulated rumors of movements by France for intervention in American affuire are re- garded as of very little financial importance in London. but of women and children will be the result “Richmond was shelled.” Five thousand men rode sixty miles to shell a city without even the hope, when they shelled it, that they would be able to take it. And we claim that that city is one of the cities of the United States. Noble war- fare that! “ Forty miles of railroad were torn up.” And that, we are told, will compel Lee to retire from the Rapidan. We do not believe that it will interrapt his communications for more than three days. But let us suppose that it compels him to retire. What then? Is that the way in whieh the Army of the Potomac wants to get rid of Lee? Does the Washington Directory, after all its struggles and attempts, admit that it sees no way to get Lee out of bis position on the Rapidan unless it starves him out? Such movements as this are no part of legiti- mate warfare. They have no results that are respectable or valuable in war. They are rare pieces of barbarism. Barbarous in their origin, im thelr execution they excite all the worst passions and let loese all the barbarity ef bad men. Europe was devastated by expeditions of exactly this character in the fourteenth cen- tury—the heyday of chivalry—and they belong to those times, but not to ours, In this war they were begun by that empty headed fellow, Jeb. Stewart—who rode round the Army of the Potomac merely to brag about it. Such rides are worthy the braggadocio spirit of the South erners, from whom we caught the disposition to make them. Unless made, as Stoneman’s great one was, in conjunction with the move- ment of an army—when we can avail ourselves of the embarrassmem they may cause—they are worse than worthless. We do not see that there is any reason why blame should fall upon General Kilpatrick. He is brave and skilful officer, and we do not doubt that he has carried out bis instruc- tions as far as any man could bave done. But those at headquarters who originate movements like this should receive only the severest cen- eure. Doverrvr.—Greeley has been telegraphed from Concord that New Hampshire, from her elegtion to-day, will coe out ald right fox Tue Waisker Tax—A N Qvestiox.—How many milliovs profit upou whiskey in store have the whiskey speculators depending upon the whiskey tax question in Congress, accord- ing to the last shaping of the Tax bill? Will the Rev. Thurlow Weed be good enough to bring out hie whiskey “statistics?” Tae Comixc May.—An evening contemporary says it was rumored yesterday in Washington that General Grant will make some important military changes in that vicinity on bis arrival there. ject of his miseion is to relieve President Lin- coln and the present Directory at Washington of the task of directing the movements of the Army of the Potomac. We hope so, and that the express ob- Travan Orera.—There wae a large and faebionabie au- Gience last evening at the Academy of Music, Eruani is one of those operas in which the Maretzek troupe appear tw ubusual advantage, and bence at each performance of thie popular work the bouse is full. Mme, Medori was, as cgual, very.succeseful im the role of Elvira. Signor Mazzolen) aways makes @ Litas Eruani Be sings and acts the part with so much ardor, #0 much artistic ability, as to draw from the audience the most bearty applause, Biachi, as the Duke, and Bellini, ae Carlo V.,make up with the preceding artiste an unequalled cost for this opera. The grand trio in the second act and the magnificent finale of the third were admirably sung ast night. To-night Faust, with Miss Kellogg ae Marguerita—all the seats sold daye beforehana. The peopie here are ip the last etages of the Faust fever. ibey are delirious upon the subject, and if the artiste could bear the fatigue, Maretzex might give the opera every night and ture people away, Pane THesTRe, BRookiys.—Thie favorite resort of the theatre going people of Brooklyn wae last evening crowded to overflowing to witness the opentag perforraance of the inimitable Hackett as Fuistafl, in Henry the Fourth. ‘The piece was well euetained Wrougbout, but !t was in the mirth-provoking saliies of Falstaff and his loving Hal that the audience enjoyed their fullest gratification, 80 many wore disappointed of seats or even standing room ‘that the management were compelled tq announce & rgpe- Whew OF We BIAT Lor, Mais evening, \ The City of New York and the Mails of the Cana‘ at New York. FOUR DAYS LAXER NEWS. ananne™ Reported Rebel Recdguition Proposition from Napo- leon to England. A Joint Recognition Spoken of, or France to Re-~ cognize Alone. Exciting Debate on the Seizure of the Laird Bams. French and Austrian Tobacco Taken Through the Blockade by American Permits, English Opinion of the Candidates for the Presidency, MAMMMILIAN'S PROSPECTS IN MEXICO, Four Millions of Dollars in Ameri- can Gold Employed in Paying the French Army in Mexico. TRE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN WAR. Defeat of the Duppel. Danes at A Conference of Settlement Propesed by England and Accepted by Austria aud Prussia. The Fighting to be Continued During the Congress. A SERIOUS CRISIS ANTICIPATED. The Fenian Brotherhood Very Active in Ireland, Reo hen ae The steamship City of Now York, Gaptain Kennedy, which left Liverpool at noom on the 24ih und Queens town on the 26th of Fobruary., arrived.at this port carly yesterday morning. ‘The wails of the Canada reached this city from Bostoa yeaterday evening. Our files-and specie’ correspondence are dated to tho 20th ult. ‘The news by the City of New York-ic- four days later than the advices of the Canada. Three pirates of the American schooner Joseph Geroty , captured by the passengors in. the Gulf of Mexico, have been arrested in Liverpool. Tue federal steamer Kearsarge had.arrived at Brest from Cadiz. The Paris correspondent of the Londea Post says all the Mexicano Mioister’s finuncial. plans are matured. They include a loan for twenty millions sterling, five por cont stock, and the settlement of the cveraue coupons of the English. Mexican debt on satisfactory terms. The London Imes of the 22d. ultime publishes the fol- lowing in its city article:— A report that the paper circulation in Russia has been recently increased is stated to be totally devoid of foun- dation. The supply of money to meet the anoual balance with foreign nations is kept up by the production of go! which, although seldom mentioued since the Californt aud Australtau discoveries, continues steadily at the rate of about £4,900,000 a yeur. With regard tw politics, Petersburg advices aitirm that ‘there is mo doubt tbat, whutever course other Vowers may take, Russia will not interiere with the Dauo-German question.” At an immense meeting held.at the Rotunda, Dublin, on the evening of the 22d ot February, by the 0’ Donohue and Mr. Sullivan, of the Nation, to. protest against the erection of u statue to Prince Albert :n College Green, the Fevian Brotherhood stormed tho platform, routed the chairman and committee, and, after a desperate fight of fifteen minutes, remained masters of the ground, waving ® fing and flourishing a naked sword, It is alleged that some of the combatants wore the American uniform. The excitement and tumult were terrific. Advices from Alexandria state that the Viceroy is en- deavoring to remedy the canses of complaint of the for- eign avd native merebants in relation to the deficiency of means of transport. With regard to the Egyptian Trading Company, it is mentioned that their various agencies in Upper and Lower Egypt, as well ason the Red Sea, are pearly ali established, and that some of them begin to show resuite. The Viceroy bas directed an extensive order to be given to the company for iron barges, Tranquillity was restored in Japan. ‘The British steamer Princess, which touched at Malaga to take im coal, has been seized by the authorities of that port. It was discovered that ehe carried in her hola some rifled cannon, muskets, ammunition and other war- lige effects, The seizure was effected on account of her Cestipation being unknown. ‘Tbe America, from New York, arrived at Southampton op the morning of the 24th of February. The steamship Jura, from Portland, arrived at Lon- donderry on the 24th ult. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. Napoleon’ iden of Recognition of the Rebels Again Asserted—A Joint Recog- fases—Movement of the Jeff. Davis Party im the English Parliament— Austrian Tebacco Passed Blockade With the jand, &ec. In the House of Lords on the 22d ult. Earls De Grey and Ripon, in reply to Lord Stratheden, said is was not the intention of government to send military commissioners to report op the operations of federal and Wonfederate armice; Dut three officers (an engineer, an artitery off). cer and ap army officer) bud boen sent to yp hd the jrou-clade For obyious reasons no officers bad tw the Confederate States, NAPOLEON'S RECOGNITION PROPOSITION. [From the London Poet (City article), Feb. 24.) Advices (rom Paris state in more posit before that confidential negotiations bave been entored upon by the French government with tho Cabinet of st. James’ ior the joint recsgnition of the Soutnern Confede- rate States of America, it ig etated that France hae even expressed itself props ted to recoguize the “tates aloue in ‘the event of & negatave answer being returnea by the British government, Although thm iaformation reaches us from reliable quarters, we do not vouch for its authen- tieity,, notwithstanding it has received corretoration im in juential re/here, and bas for ome days been cur- ont in the city, FORGIGN TOBACCO PASSED THROUGH THE BLOCKADE. In the Hovge of Commons, on the 23d of February, Sir Ronxnt Orivaow asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affuirs whother it was true shat hor Malesty’s guyerotwous bad, om Uv applyation of (he denen Wap largo ai of bacco belonging to the government Ba gone = Ausiria happened to be at Richmond, Tho Freno government asked the government of the United States allow them to bring that tubacco out of the coutry’ au! the government of the United States replied that incy wer, willing t.consent on condition that the British governmen did not ob,ec'. Tho French government made ‘pplicatio through their ambassudor to ber Majesty's government and hor Majesty's government conse™ted to allow this to ‘baceo to be taken out of the country on condition thats was not made a precedent. Subsequently it was di-cor ered thai som portion of the tobacco had ben purchase after nos'wi'ics had broken out, and & turthor application boing made to ber Ma esty’s government, tt was decides, not to raise any ditliculty upon that gri Cotton’ however, stood quite in a different category. The tobsce belonged to the governments of two neutral countriss aud formed part of their revenue; cotton, on the contrary would only beiony © private indinduals. 4 FRENCH REPOUTS FROM CHARLESTON, [From Galigoany’s Messenger, Feb. 25.) We extract the foliowme from @ private lotter from South Carotioa, dated Necember 14-—Alter one bundreé and fifty days’ siege Charleston is much more secure than wheu the first gum opened. Sbolling is as imp teus at four miles distance 68 1 's malicious, Iwo womet only have been killed, xpd no house burmed. Mino wae struck, but the damage uot worth mentioning. Ail the imhabitanis have weved to tho upper wards, put of reach of the missiles. ‘I'he spirit of our people 18 was drawn of deracy, 1nd ought te Convince evary unprejudived mind that we are able and } determined to work out ow own independence A wc ask of tho vations of Kuroye 16 pertect woutrality, uot of the one-sided cuaracter dossribed in the measago. The Seizure of the Laird Rams. 4OTACK OF THK REBEL BYMPATHIZERS Wh PARLIA- MENT ON THK ENGLISH GOTKRNMENT—D"FENOS Oi THE ACTION OF THE CABINET. Js tho House of Commons ou tiie 234 ultima’ Mr. Bar) MOUR'FTcRRALDyMOVed un Address for copies of ail cor respondencs bewween the varioas departinents of hor relating to ihe twe iron-ciad vessels, ehe Kf Toussou anil dionassia, bulld- ing by that firm, amd seized by order of her Majaty's goveroment; an@of any papers or correspondence {| have passed between her Majesty's government »né the Bvernuenvol tne United States, or their ropresoutative, Mr. Adais, rotating ¢0 the sald vessels. Mr. Firzcamaup, io the course of bie speech, sridi—- There was: one remarkable detter Of Lord Russell, dato the 1ith of Sepveber, whic’ conclusively proved that Lord Russell: persisted in his tntemtion of detaiuing the rani long u'tor he was convinced that the atory toid by’ M, Bravay, sav he hed ordered thom for the Pasha of Egypt, wis troe. Lord Russell, in’ writing to Mr, Aduins, | suid it impertact to show shat the iron-ciads weré not iutended tor the Pesbs of FRy)t; but it'was only oa the 10th that her biajesty's government hafreceived a | dospatcu from din Colquhoun, hor Majesty's Consul Gene ral im Alexandr! ating that orders for twortrog.ciads we yeu wen papie wis 1p Paris, but M. Bravi in vain on Igmati Pasha to carry out the-ovotradt from this' example and" that of built (or the kmsperor of Chines whose over that vossels nume was alleged all to be @ mere Kham, it woutd be seen how cavcevsary | it was to be cautious about zumors aifecting te cha. F) racter of vesseis, (Hear.)) From that letter it waa per fectly evident that Mr, Colqwhoun’'s despatch wae con. |) clusive eilier that M, Brayay was the owner, or t's the | it story of M. liravay was: not true, But how could prove the latter when: the cniy o ntradiction of the atory was that Ismail Pasha-retused: to carry out the co:tract juto which his predscesser tad eptered’ He woul! pes! (0 the house, looking at the case of the vores and that of the vessels put usder heracd: Usbora, and Ordered forthe | | Emperor of Chins, was it: nob evident from his iettor of the 11th of September that’ Lord Russell did believe that | the story of M. Hiravay was truo, or at least that the ' Messrs, Laird bad built the veesels upon a distinct under. | Standing with that geotiemany (Hear,hear.) How came it, then, if ihe government b just suspicion that tise Forcign Enlistment act: was- being violated, but moe | sufficient evidouce, or, in tact, any orkdence whatever te Justily Chem in seizing the rams, they yet proceeded to dvtain them: The next question was what led to tho: ohanze of opinion in Lord Russell! That was beet answered by @ despatch of Mr. Adams himself. That wao”) & despatch uddressed by Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward, and | dated September §, 1863. in which be said thatheen — closed & copy O: Karl Russell’s note to bim of the 4th iustant, in which the nobie carl: stated it i} ceived Mr Adams’ note of the 3d; and’ would be reconsidered Here was the sevret of the whole matter. The despatch of the 34 of keptember, though couchsd in the most temperate lauguago, yet potnt-d des- tinctly to ihe result that those rams ‘caving ithe Ae and inflicting injury upon American commerce infali @ war Letween the two countries. (Hear,”’ from Mr Danlop.) He should Mike to know why tho honorable gentieman cheered when the statement he made was that the govermment, having ‘no legal authority, and baving themselves stated they Aad no legal authort'y 10 detain these rams, yet une der the pressure of a menace held out to them that war eneue of they did not take a certain course, at once torts arloption (Hear, hear.) Was that tte statemeat which was cheered by the honorable member for Greem- ock—that the government, in spite of the law, bad seized on tne property of British subjects, because if they not do 66 the consequonces might be serious? (Cheers.) For bis own part, be could say with truth that no man doprecated more than he the occurrence of hestititics bee tween England and the United States: A war between the two countries would be most calamitous and unoate- ral, and he trusted he should never see the day when i | would break out. He hoped at the same time it nev be seriously contended that an Kngtish in order'to.avoid such a war, might transgress the aetze the property of British sub,ccis without any tion. (Hear, hear.) He, for one, would not conduct, aad would rather acce;t any consequences tham porene Such a line of policy. (Hoar, bear.) e asked of the House was that they should give bim the paper for which he moved, so that they, as-weil as the country, might be in a position tv know whether the gov- ernmeat had done its duty, or whether ‘the goverament bad over-straived the law, and, if so, upon what grounds it adopted that course. The honorable gentieman, he was informed, would decline to give the papers, because they bad reference to u matter which was still under judicial investigation ; but with respect to: that ob- jection, he bad smpiy to say that the ground which he took in making his motion related mot to matters which were the subject of judicial investigation, but tothe legality of the steps taken by the governeaent tn connection with the detention of the rams. It was, be thought, expedient in the interesis of justico that the Papers should be produced. There was nothing for which the people of this country were more remarkable than their respect tor the law, and there was only one quality of which they ought to be still prouder, and that ‘was that with ail their respect for the luw.they enter ained the greatest jealousy of the r of the Executive-ever leing 80 strained as to overstep the ‘aw 40 a8 to co injury to tha’ interests or endanger the priviteges or the rights of even the meanest of her Majesty's subjects, (Hear, hear ) But thea bo was mot again by the argument, (he quostiom is under i z Judigial investigation. But what, would ask, looking at the ease of the Alexandra, did jodieiai investigation mean in thie country? It meant an ioquiry that might ist for yoara, (Hoar, hear.) What had» occurred even fv: the pre Sent {ustauce’ The rams.were seized in October, and it was pot until February that the slightest publica il talsem to bring the case to trial, and tuking everything into account, the end of the year would, in all probability, have arrived before it was submitted to judicial investi- pati ‘t being 80, was the House of Commons to be vold that in & matier 80 important they must wait for ine formation because some of the circumstances connected with it were auder judicial investigation? Such # reply could scarcely, he thought, be regarded as satisfactory. He had limited, in order that there might de the less ditlieuity in giving the iniormation, his motton to two particalar subjects. one being the correspoadence which betweonu her Majesty’s government and the Messrs. ird with regard to those vessels; and why on earth the government should decline to produce that partot the cor- respoadence he could not understand. All the letrers of the government on the subject were in the hands of the Messrs. Laird, while they nad copies of all their own let- vers to the government, and ail they need do was to send them to newspapers, im order that they might be pub- lished to the world to-morrow. Now what he desired was simply that the House of Commons should have an authoritative version of that correspondance, while to the production of the other correspondence for which be asked be did not see that there could be any valid objee- tion. The privcipal lecters comprised in that correspond- ence had Seen published in every newspaper iu the United States, and had been quoted in our own; aud that being #0, he hoped the House would bave no hesitation im enforcing their production, #0 that we be able to judge whether the government had or ‘manner eptitiing them to public confidence. (Hear, hear.) ‘The ATronyry Grrmat said:—My honorable friend does not hesitate to admit that he is eensible of the existence of some force in the objection to hig present motiea, founded on the fact that this case io the aubject of judi cial investigation, but seems to think that he will be able to evade that difloulty by limiting the scope of the in quiry to the conduct of ber Majesty's opty anteced- ent to the seizure of these vessels, He is of opinion thas the papers for whioh he asks beving been produced, the House will be in possession of al) the iniormation neous. sary inorder to enable them to forma judgment as to whether the government have or have act in this matter done their duty. Such @ thing was nover beard of ag. that while a case was waiting for trial ton henge or omy other litigant party, should be called upon te produce all the materiais in their porsession from whick & found judgment could be formed in justification of the course they have adopted. bonorable friend says hie object ia to he production of we whieh would enable the House to know whether goverpment hee one ite duty, at the same time that be is woll aw Lad does not move for those papers, witbout which no fair decision can be arrived at on the subject. Ho wishes, tn short, for the production of fragmentary an extracis, consisting in part of: dooumens which have passed between the government Mr, Adams, w! produce, al House py atts form a correct judg. will not put But my honorabie (riead which be meat on the merits of the case. also wants to bave the ernment and Lai OF theve venve, aod who aro Bow in ‘asks for shat show ‘tamount to laying on the table ot authority ‘of the government, that whi of the government, and woul House to understand eater uct! for om inquiry, found in the end take the La Mn 4 bay me own responsibility, Jusiyy Wat couga ab the prover ume the United! States |) Dot acted ine” | | t |