The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1864, Page 8

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1864. iT Serene 2c, 2 3 Sate ‘ eet ‘tention. and, 1 cots st tha gaat, ins, Dagten wphtabe hia ee Bodecinoins marcas fs tsponde ote. ‘ y three ray? mg at that The Pernvis of the Africa at New Yo WIvy Days LATIR WAWS. ‘of the Petroleum exists under the euriace of z , Rhree eoa! mines in | alea produce coal that by heafand distillation pro duces good coal til, And these mines have already beea Yaid under contribution by an enterprising American, who as coptracted for all the coal they produce for Aity years. When bis engines, furnaces and machinery are ‘ll completed he expects to use five hundred tous & day, nd out ofeach ton meke from one bupdred te one bun. dred and twenty gallons of oi!, at » pet profi¢ of ® pound - There’s enterprize for you. bere since yo! ‘oke out. So it takes th kes to teach Mr. Bull how to utilize one of bis own great staple productions. i Our London, Paris and berlin Correspondence. ee ‘Tbe cousnmplion "of these | oll, products, ander Sherman’s March Wiping Out Hee etal ell” Mtpetolonm oil” ‘and other the Sten, Grincmtsadat Thanet Cig Foreign Rebels. i ratty este hae gee ht So ‘economy to the best gas in the metropolis. The sale and ‘use of it must soon affect the gas companies. Cu the Continent, where bituminous coals are scarce aud dear, 1 boar that the consumption of American coal ofl is enor- mous, and increasing at aa incredibie rate. The discov- ery will be of great advantage to the Old World, not excepting Great Britain. é In Italy they are to be avenged on the Yankees in a curious way. When the vine failed in Madeira, thoy made the land produce double the oft by ising the cactus, and producing the cochinea!. In Italy they are turning thetr attention to cotton raising, and ‘witb great success, both as regards quantity and quality. As the world may be considered to have an unlimited demand tor both oj! and cotton, all nations and all people will be benefited by your explorations io — ranean kingdom of Grease, Look out, or Georg® of the Hellenes will be jealous of you. ‘M. Mocquard, the Emperor's confidential man, has de- ceased in Paris. ‘On the day of the fuceral of Mr. Dayton, in Paris, the American legation im London was closed, out of respect to bis memory. Speculation is very rife as to the probable successor of the late Ambassador at Paris. ‘An extensive robbery of the house of Baum & Sons, great Hebrew bullion dealers in Lombard street, bes created quite a sensation in money circles. The thieves have got clear off with their booty; but I hear from a re- liable source that there were only about £3000 of hard the rest being paper tbat will not probably be available to the light fingered. rogues. ‘A party of the magnanimous people of England have got up # very uicoly worded addiess to President Lincoln on his re-election, and in it they administer a well-timed rebuke to the uncharitable and secesh prociivities of @ majority of their countrymen. In ld times ten righte- ous men would haye saved a doomed city, but one Lot was not sufficient, History, statistics and she forbear- ance and temper of your people must decide what Jobn Boll’s punishment shall be, On the ocean and in the colonies you can be dictators. You may spare him at home becaure it is the cradle of your ancestor You will observe tbat the French Emperor minieter plenipotentiary to Morocco aud been cordially received. Why sbouldn’t the United States have an ambassador at the Mahomedan Court among the Atlas Mountains? That country is making fast strides in the march of civilization, amd ought to be recognized, both for political and commercial reasons. A railroad is al- ready talked of from the metropolis to Mogadore. Don’t Jet French intrigue or Britieh diplomacy shut you entirely out of the African contivent. The ‘*blocd mouey” that to the cabman, Matthews, burns bis fingers, and serves bim right. No doubt he spoke some truth, and much that was not. He js in Horsemonger Lane Jail for debt, and detaivers are lodged against bom for at least £500, and be is to get but three bundred for his pains. I am told he bas inucitely a more repulsive face and countenance than had bis victim, the defunct Muiler, So g the world. ‘There is some poetical fustico among all the “wrong and outrage witb which earth is filled.” Oar Paris Correspondence. Panis, Deo. 9, 1864. Activity of the Rebel Agents—Mr. Daytom’s Funcral—Re- marks of Mr, Bigelow and Professor Laboutaye—The Great Political Trial—No More Oyposition Electoral Committces to be Allowet, dc. 1 Iearn that our secession frier4s are taking the utmost advantage of thefact that our embassy here is left with- out a mivister,and that Mosers. Slidell avd Mason are working like beavers, hoping to induce the government to do something tn the way of fntervention. It is by no means probable, bowéver, that the government will Yield to their seductions, having enough of its own mat ters to atiend to just at'present. Mr. Bigelow, United States Consul here, is acting as adviser ard counsellor, aod rendering valuable and jmportavt services to the legation. Isend you herewith the remarks made by M:. Bigelow and Professor Laboulaye at the funeral of Mr. Dayton on Teasday lact Tn reopunse to an invitation from Raw n= Sunderland, Mr. Bigelow rose and said:— Tho melancholy event which has brought us together to-day has not only carried a barbed sorrow Jato the bosom of an affectiovate demestic circle, but it has de- prived 0 f the learned professions of an accomplisbed jurist; it has deprived our country of one of its most discreet and experienced statesmen ; it hus deprived our overnment of one of its most distinguished dipiomatists. f view of the national character of the loss which h been sustained tn the death of Mr. Dayton, I {eol that it may be permitted to one who shared with him, though in a very humbie way, the responsibilities of represeut ing the interests of our country people in this empire, to profit by the invitation of our pastor to over bere, in the presence of bis mortel rematos, a brief tribute to the memory of a friend, My personal rejatious with our late Minister had been more intimate, perbapo, thao our ordinary oficial inter. course required, for tbe grave trials through which our couutry has ‘been paceing, bave naturally tended to bring ail Americans, aod cspecially such as sustained official respongibilities, into relations of peculiar intimacy with those who sympathized io their anxieties, This intercourse has gived us peculiar opportunities of appre ciating Mr Dayton’s character during probabiy the most trying period of pubiie iife, Of the impressions which he left upon me, pe more fitting opportanity than the present, of bearing my bumble testimony, is likely to occur, But for the cousoling conviction that in the wise economy of Provideuce uo one ever dies too e000, our grief today might be aggravated by the reilectiou that Mr. Dayton was t ken from us st a period of life Negotiations in America Recommended. Poace Bnglish Artizans About to Bmi- grate to America. Mr. Dayton’s Funeral and the Orations. Mexico to be Recognized by Mr. Lin- coln Under Conditions. The Coal Oil Aristocracy of America Out- shine and Extinguish the Olive Oil Aristocracy of Italy and the East. American Teachings to the Eng- lish Workingmen. Steugglc Between Austria and Prussia in tho German Coufederation. cm Mace at Law for the Coburn Stakes. Sketch ef M. Mscquard, Napoleon's Private Secretary, &., &., &e. ‘The steamship Peruvian, from Liverpool, at half-past elevén o'clock on the morning of the 15th, via London- @erry cn the 16th fost., passed Cape Race, en route to Portiand, ai three o'clock Saturday afternoon, She was Doarded by the news boat of the prosz; aad a summary Of ber news obtained. The advices are five days later than those by the Canada at Boston, Our special correspondence from London, Paris and Berlin, brought by the Africa, at Boston, dated to the 10th of December, published ia the Henarp to-day, contains ery important avd iuteresting detalls of our telographic Feport from Halyax, given in the Henatp last Friday, ‘The steamship Florence, a biockade ruuner, has made Bsatisfuctory trial trip on the Clyde, baviog ‘ran the Nights’? (a distance of fourteen and turee-quarters nauti- eal miles), between Clooh aud Cumbrace, in fifty five anda quarter minutes. The Florenco is ao iroa vessel, $wo bundred and Atty feet long, thirty-one feet beam end cloveu fect six inches depth of bold. She is pro. pelied by oscillating engiaes of two bundred and iity Dorse power. ‘The steamship Nova Scotian, from Portland, arrived at Liverpool on the morning of the 15th inst. The steamsbip E from New York, arrived off Crook- baveo carly on the morning of the 15th inet. Our London Correspondenc:. Loxpon, Dec. 10, 1864. Respec'ing Sherman's March—Fali in Rebel and Riss in American Securiltes—Secesh in Failure of B itish War Ships and Use- ir Conly Navy—Pear of Our One Thousand of 7 Pounder Gun—Revoiwion in European Products from De Discovery of Petroleum— Da cessor to Mr. m—An American Milli Paris, and One French—Congratwlalory Address from Can 7 Enplishmen to President Lincoin—Kodbery of Baum & ‘Bedi pmeh ae Ss dtimebes when most men’s ugefulness tn the world oniy begins to " Buiion Declers—French Envay to Morocco— ) yo manifest. Measured by its years bis life seems to Why n Amcrican?—Matihewt, the Calman, and | bave beeu brought to a premuture close. But measured by ics results, Mr. Dayton was an old man. At the early ag@ol thirty-Bve,as we have siready been told by our pastor, and when most men are content to begin their public’ career, be was already clothed with tho biguest After an almost His Binod Money, dc. eo curiosity and anxiety are manifested among ea and perties to leara the result of Sherman's udacious’ march through Secossia, I beard an | legtelative honors of the republic. A 1 c uoiuierrupted term of honorable public service of — army ofllcer, of great experience, Te- | twenty two years, death overtook him in the dia- mark (bet if General Shermen carried hie army through | charge of what, under existing circumstances, deserves, the achievement, {t would rack in historf with Haoni | Perhave, to be regarded ag the most dignitied po- if ust, save one, which his country could confer. bale march over the Alps two thousand years ago, aod | y/,, some have ccbieved greater with Napoleon's Italian campaign that culminated ot | distt wns ever born with ax ambl_ ongo. Tect to thick th " Vion so extravagant that, looking back from the epi Maroogo, Some effect to thivk that between Lee and | the ioe gess life upon such results, would not feel tha Bosuregard avd the redoubtable Georgia militia, under | far as pablic bonors are atest, be had filled the m Codd, bo will be cut to pl wisn toem joy of their | of his own as well as of bis cout y's Utmost expect itenl sath aetlb al c 0 ‘or was Mr. ‘4 eminence due in apy respect t eontidence. The man who marched from Chattaaooge to | For vas Mtr oe A Si pagate whlen ten frononntie Ailavts, aod bad battles with the eoomy in bis own | jiopoir the value of policical bouors, Iam not aware @ountey every day for one hundred and twenty days, | that, the breath of calumoy | ever tarni bed hb Georg b Caroli the lustre of @ single act of bis public life, II go through Geo ath Caroli will go through Georgia and 82th Carolina like a mouse | G7° A ie atatesmen who have reached. equal Sbrough an old cheese, |i one whose persoval Revel bouds are gradually falling, and American been more uciformly re spected by hia political adversaries,even in beated moments of partisan strife. When foi warned of the jarme of eucraies be would make by publishing bis eatires , be rey Je vivrai si honn:te- ment que je me laisserai de prelece a la calomnte.”” it was {0 precisely the eame way, by tbe recti- stocks and kerip coming up, The papers ber glam ond cross at the accounts in the Haran of the various violations of neutrality laws in former times by Great Britaio, But when your bull mores somebody else’s ox, of course that alters the case | tude of his covduct, the maniioess of his pub- materially, Hie Tite, thas Mr, Dayton sheltered nis ebarac- ter from the shafts malice sud detraction. I know not whet may be the condition of copper: | yr, Dayton also possessed in m conspicuous degree that Deaciem in your loyal States, but if not more flourishing | first of all the Christian graces—truthfulness 1 do not Shan secesh is here, there won't be enough left of the | menu by t be would Dot say what was false, He could iwely. He ecoced al) indirection. face by avcthor year to make a respectable funeral. Thie may seem too common a quality among esmen, ‘The race is fast becoming extivet in Europe, and some od too much @ matter of rae (0 bO Believed lor fosei\ specimens will have to be preserved in museuna nd either & Aloogride of the ichthyosaurus aGd megatherium to Saar cobebin pretep acne oped Ome. efor . positive proof to posterity that they once bad an u id affable manvoer existence. A petrified George N. Sanders or Fernando | Which went at once to tho bears of al! who approscbed Mr, Dayton, that made bim so useful, And therefore so much in demsnd for public atation Ho ves always a conciliator aud a barmovizer, jiow mucb bis country mey owe to those precious qualities during hit residence in ¥roace may never be fully known; but I am happy to say that they bave alreaty beew officially recognized wore than cnve oa bold siive of the Auantic, The honorable trust from whic Mr. Dayton Woot, or a Tein Richmond, in a block of coal, would mpake 0 able relic for future aptiquarians In a few goucrations they would probably be classed with the sBormsida of the Gaye of the drat Barnum. Were there life enough among the old foeeiis of the Britist Admiralty to get ap # seusation, they would be | the pame of dir, Bayton, am Zan: . has just been summoned by th reviews hand of con y excited over the rapid piri ur people | death has been bed by many i @ men, beginning @re making iv navel architectare nnd artiiery, Their | with Franklin, the most vas cf ' them Worriors oud Block Princes are being dismantied andiaid | Dub one of them hid Bu i ; ° sing diemaptied aud laid | yirdeq than he, I believe it enorse H ep es they ao found unseaworthy and use! aodthe | Jy jt did tt gave to bim that crowning ¢ | old wooden tubs, Wis ther ove buodred and twenty | the Latin mo knoring how sweet it ws to vie popgoue-agaio brought out and used as fl gehtps. After at 1 doo8 not become me t expending milliens Upon mi!i\oos In making some iron- | a Glade with perpoudioular gidor, casea with some five | Anchee of iron, they don’t like the boowing of that sixty Roo gun of yours that throws a tho pound phot. | rer Der i Mbou red tape aud fayoritiem have tarned ths cold guoul. | the Institute Of France. M. Lab or to the great artilierist, Mackay, wud his gua rene | fox ine aeuniesiay rominas i De offers io fire one piece tweuty thousand rounds will be listened te with profound satiefact, | Mt gives away io thet Lime to pay for all the amm oD | ihe following is a trausiation of Proteswor Lavoutaye's fend expense of the triai romarki ie Now, Mr. Ma. sy angouncor in the London Pimer tbat, GexTimMnn eT yield to the Invitation of the Monorable Wy faa bes suubbed aud discarded, bu oue must blame hima cow wo!) that © friendly Frenen voice ervos im France tue M be lets some foreign pation have bis gua, OF wot, Ars cnnwct Fresidout Liveoln secure bis services i yexts pice, im. the Bo go + gaide of your Rodman and Marrow? widest scitcleggle teg Your new kinguom of potrolia ia creating one or two | pure emer seutee (oe pyreeutnas Bwal! revolutions in Kurope, It bas etrack a: one branch tao paul @f vwdustry Lat fow would surpect wae lo danger. Let nope ma Mocs (rom ltaiy (tbe advent of Amer cum cost ol y Pcs 90 reduced ite demand for olive oll that there ie Bo ~ Bee lo their olive orchards, ned thas po more will be Way YOu ROS LkAb Olive oll le veed Im tie poyen of | mmind; Edvard Li aor ‘ > | | Cl tneie Freues ava ordinary susceptibility in bis country. Mr. Dayton was Tully equal to this delicate task. Thanks to bie frankness and goed faith, and courtesy, be maintained the relations Of the two countries upen tbe best ‘and ia equal conditions —that is to say, equally hosorable for the two countries, This was service rendered to France as woll as to America, and which will make brilliant in the furure ‘The future!” 1 foryot that the presence of ther dead—what remaius ‘0 wu! but a litte dust. And yet fer those who survive, it is consolation, it 18 @ duty to speak .of the virtues of those who are gone. These virtues accom} them to the foot of the Supreme Tribunal, and there, let us hope, to obtain for them the mercy of the Eternal, Happy is’ be who, like Mr. Dayton, can it himsolf with the services which he bas readered to bis country, and can say that ho bas always sustaioed the cause which he be- Heved to be (and which I like bim believe to be) to cause of justice, humanity and liberty. The remains of Mr. Dayton go to New York on \Wednes- day next in charge of J. W. Brooks, Eag., United States ‘Vice Consul in Paris. ‘The great political event ofthe week has been the judgment rendered by the Court of Appeals in tho ccle- brated * affaire de treize.”” Soon after the elections for the Corps Legislatif, which resulted in the returs of vine opposition menrders from nine cirow tions of Paris, M. Garvier Pages, one of the returned members and twelve other persons, were arrested, charged with bav- ing been members of an illegal committee, ‘They wel algo accueed for violation of the law, which probibits the meeting for any purpose of twenty persons or more with- out a special authorization from the police autuoritics. They claimed in thetr trial before the tribunal 0’ po'ice, that they were but an electoral committee, and ss such had a perfect right to’assemble for purposes connected With the election, Tho tribunal, however, alter 9 lon, trial, condemned them each to a fine of five hundre francs. From this decision they appealed, and upon this ‘appeal the higher court has just confirmed in {ull the judgment of the lower one. The Court rendered its decision on Wednesday morning upon the following ground: That it appears from the whole of the correspudence that bas been seized that the object of the association incriminated was not consultation, but action, and that its object was a propaganda of the most active sod ©. ‘tepelve description, not 1p Paris a! but also thrOugh- out the country; that the defendants are wrong if they claim to bave @ kght to act thus; that if the electors have 8 right to assembie in conformity with the law, acontin- gency in which the Court 1s not called upon to proxounce im the present case, whether those meetings be called com- mittees or apy thing else, the moment that they assume the fexturee of an asgociation, they become subject to the common law, and are subjected to the authorizition of the government. «Therefore, the electoral charactor of the committee does not place it out of the proyisious of the peual code and the law of 1834. And to back up this decision the law holde that the above priuciples, ‘‘iar from betug contrary to the rights of the electors and the laws of the country, as the de- ge, these principles maintain and protect them.” The Court also decides that the Paris, Lyons and Marseilles committees may ail be considered as (ormiog one body, and, that the cevendante allegatian thst thir- teen persons cannot be lawfully charged with formicg an asgociation of more than twenty, is inadmissiblo—cc jvre and de facto. The judgment declares the committe to be ‘an occult power, the existence for which is a permanent menace against public peuce ani security.” ‘Tho importance of this judgment is immense. If it be sustatned by the Court of Cassation, to which the do- fendants bave appealed, it will virtually exteud to elec- toral committees, the law against secret gocietics, aud make the meeting of such a committee impossible with. out an authorization from the government. This would place the opposition ut the government's morcy. Tho government car use all the machinery it can command to elect Its candidates, but the opposition, if this decisiou is Bustulned, are not to be allowed to employ any means of ganization, There is great indignation among the liberals bere at this decision Our Berlin Correspondence: Barun, Dec, 7, 1864 Triumph of Prussia—Humiliating Position of Austria— Joint Motion for the Evacuation of Holstein by the ‘Federal Troops—Warlike Prepara'ions of Sazony—The Diet Submits—Alleged Guarantee of Venetia by Prus- sia—Crusade Against Newspapers and Newspaper Core respondents—Punch in Prison—Military Festival, fc. The difficulty between Prussia and the German Con federation bas ended, as was to be foreseen, in the sigual triumph of the former. Had Austria been what she was in 1850, things might bave taken a different turn, and Prussia might bave been forced @ second time to pass through tbe Caudine forks of Olmutz; but since then the political character of the two Powers has been com- pletely reversed. At that period the daring and reckless Schwarzenberg was at the bead of the Austrian ministry, while the councils of Prussia were timid and Se ae ee ae rulers; wow Prussia bas got Schwarzenberg of ber own in the person of Bismarck, while Austria fs bankrupt in credit and reputation, and ber action is paralyzed by @ similar antagoniem in her Cabiaet between Schmerling and Meusdorif as existed in Prussia between Rodowitz and Macteuflel. In the present state of the Continent avy Power that shows a determination not to shrink from the utmost consequences, and to re sort, if necessary, to tho ultima ratio, is sure to have its way. As long as Louis Napoleon was believed to be ready to draw his sword at a miuute’s notice, ho was the mastor of Europe; aud now he bas subsided into non-interven tion, there is nothing to prevent Prussia from fillicg his place. Fora moment tbe situation was critical, acd if Saxony bad succeeded fn infusing a particle of hor spirit into the Court of Vienna, a catastropbe would bave been inevitable; but as soon ae it became evident that Austria bad made up her mind to eat bumble pie and to second the demands of her rival, instead of encouraging the minor States to oppose them, the result was no longer doubtful. At first, indeed, the Dict seemed inclined to show fight and to essert the authority vested In it by the Federal constitution. When the joint motion of Prussia and Austria, for the immediate evacuation of Holstein by the Saxon and Hanoverian troops, was browght in, the majority refused to pass a resolution to that effect and re‘erred it to a epecial committee, while General Yon Hake was ordered by telegraph to retain bis positions, and to resist any attempt that might be mace to dislodge bim from them, Saxony, who had all along displayed niuch greater energy than the other governments, even beyan to arm; the reserves were called out, the public funds were removed from Letpsic to Dres‘en, to secure them against a Prussian razsia, and the who'e of the litve Kingdom resounded with military preparations, Hanover, on the contrary, wowe@¥er to the enemy at cace, deciared herself quite satistied with the arrangeme: ade by Prussia, and expressed her willlnguess vo withdraw her troops wheoever sue was required to doe. One or two cf the emailer es met at Baden and Coturg, talked big, but their coprage oozed out at thelr flog de, like Bob Acres, before the menacing altitude of 4 and an extra meeting of the Diet being callec on Menday last, the 5th inst., the question whetber the joint over- ture of the two great Powers ebould be agreed to was pe to the vote, aud carried by a majority of nine to six. b ‘be minority idciuded the kingdoms of Bavaris, Wortem- j Saxony, who objected to the motior that it waa premature, and ‘that the object of the Fecorai exeon- tive would not be regarded as attainec unNi the duchy of Holstein bad been delivered cyer to ite rightfal sovereign by a decision of the Diet. All this is true evougb, but it is useless to reason with the mustor of twenty {ogions; od as Prussia had h sted pretty clearly that if the federal troops did not quit ae would turn gbom Out by main force, tae majority thought it best to submit. At any rat , they have saved appearances, since the army Of execution will mareb out now by order of tho Diet, and not jn consequence of a summons by Proseia; and as the tatter bas carried ber polat, and made them do every she wanted, she can ‘aiford them tho trifing aatisiaction of pretendmg to do it voluatariiy, After the retreat of the federals she will have fal posession of al! taree duchies—Hoietein, Loueaberg and Schleswig: for although . rigude) bi fn left th { cecupation is settied, What equivalent Prussia | fed Austria for ber obsequiousocs: in thie and ST msiis ® mystery, unless tuo rumor, 80 | 420 oilen deuied, of ber naving con | tho Austrian’ possessioos Ia Italy firmed. For such & guaramteo U 4} | y ready (o meke almost any ¢aci iiices, ois more apparent than req t couven\eu Te Proesia rormise, 8bo u. to twill) ber Tor evading it, at joat t av head of wv Je troubled with that the condres ed great heartbura f the most iwie “ | the Leipaia Alige. ing | tung, | ygotner witaio the cw oF the | warchy, and toe Kreuz Zeun, ideoatene the whit oo dena reig) joureas wid -wamay pun ebaaet tow continue their alinus « t the 5 gine, Low the of Devugut b JOU OpeUiGg (seit \eutors the | . Moray GR. AB yet (ne /rUAR AD | vernuy 0 es ” at t y e exeb t hug bees ne ovr ye, at WDA 1 to uuite the popular The fathers of the city play ‘@ leading part in the eodings, the trades aud corpora: tions have their pro; Jaces assigzed them, and as this spectacle of an army returning from a victorious cam- Paign iene tho Pruseians have not bad for exactly half A ceptury there {Bevery appearance that it will pass off to the satisfaction of all concerned, whether they be royalists or democrats. Sherman’s March Excites Great Interest we 7 England. American advices, in view of Sherman’s operations in Georgia and Hood’s mbvements in Tennessee, were re- garded with the greatest interest. oo The London Globe thinks that atmo period of the war wore greater interests at stake. The London Timeson Peace. ‘The London Times has an editor strongly urging the opening of negotiations ia America, and says it must come {6 that at last, and the soover it does come it will be the better for America and the world at large. It emphati- cally disclaims all selfish motives; but for the toterests of humanity urges pacilc advances, It believes that the war, unless ended by nogotiations and mutual compro- mise, must go on until the South is made a howling wil- derness and the Norélt prostrated financially and eommer- ‘ofally for years, Artisan Emtgration to America. It was rumored that Union agents wi it work ab Preston, seeking to beguile the factory operatives thero to emigrate to America, The Florida Case, 4 RBVISION OF THE CODS OF INTERNATIONAL MARI- TIME LAW REQUIRED. {From the Manchester Fxaminer, Dec. 10, * * In denouncing the outrage in the harbor Babia, pa oecny have turned up to heaven very white eyes and wruug very innocent hands. Can we blame them for It ig really a cheap and convenient virtue to repro- bate vice in others. We propose to show with regard to ouraelyes that our denunciations of the seizure of the Florida ought, at least, to be tempered with the recoliec- tion of our own weakness in the same line, and, with re gard to the United States, that their own conduct binds them on this occasion to repudiate the conduct of the capiain “ ie Wachuset, and ofier handsome reparation to azil. In the year 1814, as is woll known, Great Britain andthe United States were at war. To oe prejudice it? which @ pame may excite-lot it be under: ‘that priva- teering was then a legal mode of ocean fare, and that the United States, in default of a large y, relied very rouch upon eady nam@® 8 privaten. op tho day al vessel of this sort, the General armstrong, of New York, described as “an armed brig,” put into the prt of Payal, one of the Azores, belonging to Por- tugal, and therefore neutral waters. About sunset of the same day three British ships of-war, including one seventy-four, the whole squadron being under the command of Captain Robert Lioyd, entered the barb r ‘and castauchor. Captaia Reid, of the privateer, soon observed suspicious move its on the part of the British squadron, and for greater safety ho moored bis ship as closely as be could under the guns of the castle. While he was doing 80 four armed boats approached his ship. Having repeated!y batied them and ordered them to keep off, and getting no answer, he ordered his men to fire. The fire was returned and a pris skirmish ensued, in which tbe British got the worst of it acd retired. Soon after midnight the assault was renewed, this time with twelve or fourteen beats, armed with small non, Bw! els and blunderbusses. The fight was sev dt slaughter ‘immonse,” but the assatiante were agaio re pulsed, At daybreak the British brig Carnation was brought close in, and opened a heavy cannonade on the privateer, which in the end was abandoned by her crew, and completely destroyed. The only disputable fact io the transaction relates to the intention of the British commander when he entored the port. Did be intend to capture the privateer? This is denied. Captain Lloyd alleges that the boats upon which the privatecr fired were unarmed. Certain it is that the privateer was the first to fire, and om this ground the British government refused afterwards to censure Captain Lioyd. But an- other fact is incontesti The British squadron fought cut their own quarrel in the port of Fayal, whero they had no right to firo a shot. ‘Tho position they took was thai the privateer, bei (eat THe Portuguese ¥ ee Meda SE ls British squadron at all bazards; and that if, as it was alleged, the Governor was unable to give protection by the inadequacy of the garrison, the Portuguese govera- ment was answerable for the consquences. In an official despatch the American Minister at Lisbon thus ia down the law:—‘In considering the question as to extent of the liability of Portugal, it may well be mai: tained that it is co-extensive with the security guaranteed by @ neutral port, and consequently tbe government of Portogal must be regarded as responsible to the parties aggrieved for all the damage resulting to them from the violation of such security.” Accordingly a claim for one hundred aud thirty one thousand six bundred dollars was preferred against the Portuguese government for the destruction of u rivateer Geueral Armstrong by a British squedroa, under the wails of yezst Castie. The Portuguese gov- erpment pleaded that the privateer was tho first to fire, and that the Govervor was absolutely unable to enforce neutrality; but these pleadings were to uo purpose. The claim wea kept up for six and thirty years. ‘Ihe Portu- gvese offered to refer it to arbitration; but this was re. fused. At length, in 1860, Mr. J. B, Cay, on a (inal refu sal, demanded bis passports and left Lisbon. This brought the dispute to acriste, and on the 234 August, 1560, the President, through bir. Webster, agiend to refer its decision to Sweden, or any other frieudly Power mu tually selected, The bearing of this case upon that of the Florida is too obvious to require pointing out. According to the pria ciples laid down at Washington, (he Brazilian govrn- ment was bound to prevent the capturs of the P.orias by ud ought to bave sunk the Wachusett. On the same principie, the Confederate government, were & ony a recoynited Power, would be jastided in domanding from the Brazilian government for the loss of compensation the Florida, no matter bow utter might baye been the inability of tnd Bahia gar. risoo to prevent the captnre. Of course it fol- lows that, entertaining such lofiy ideas of nea- tral rigits, it is the duty of tho United Mtates to repudiate the couduct off the Wacbusott, and make ample reparation to Brazil, There is no question in this cage as to who fired the first chot, not a single circum- stance to complicate the a pe of the outrage on beutral govereiguty, There ts some vse in recollecting theso past transactions. If they do nothing cise, they inspire moderation and forboarance, We trust (he occurs rences which have arisen out of the Ameréean war will con- wince all the mardime Lowert of the absolute necessity of amending the code of internatimal mariime law. Tho fact that, as we conclusively showed last weok, the United States government are utterly debarred, on their Own princi;!es and precedecta, from cialuming com- pensation for the damages joflicted by tbe Alabama, jedace them, slong with ourselves, to ipo" has been fitted out in defiance of newlral obligations shati be Gllowed ‘the privileges accorded to ships ef war? This would effectually exciude all fu'ure Alabamas from the teas. 'e confess, however, that wo have litte faith ta mere treaties. Acta of Parilament can be evaded, aud s0 can tho acts of nations. Whenaenation is at war its conduct i# practicaliy determined, ‘irst, by what it ie able to do; secondly, by what it is ite fnterest co do; thirdly, by what it fa cisposed to do, Including the influence of morality and public opinion, Hence the great object is tv ally tho material Interests of ations, Highten them ag to what thoir foterests realy require, and raise the tene of public honesty, [no this way @ healthy feeling may anticipate , When the Crimeon war broke out, the British id not wait for 0 disclaim priva. eutrs| flags. To tional seatimenia, enlightened by kaow- ledge and disciplined by palnfal experience, we look with hope, if vot with confidences, for such improvemeats in the jaws and practices of nations Ae will render the Ala- bames and the Floridas the last of their race, and the ia nion Of neutral ports ao outrage which no civilized nati a will (olorate, ao matver how great the immediate advau- tages or Low poweriens (ue victim. Lompow, Deo. 16, 1864, The disaster to tho Florida wes generally regarded as design, avd Southern sympathizors indiguantiy denounce the American goverumeok feal Revoiriion in England. THE AGITATION FOR UNIVERSAL #UFFRAGE—HFFSOT OF THE UNION WAR AND UNION VOTE IN AMBRICA IN NOTHENING TAR PEOPLE'S CAUSR. [from the London Times. Deo. 10.) On Thursday evening n demonstration took place in St, George’s Hall, Bratiord, in favor of Parliamentary re. Five members of PM part in the proceetines, and out & Forster, Sir Fraacin’ (rowley, Mr Baines pub in oo ap-caracce “Mr. B.A. Lentbam waa abrent ob Account of u feinly boreavement, ‘The boty of the Dall od geliery wee crowded: aud io the stall’, tur admins:on to which & sill charye was made, there was alo © good atten in ihere vers computed to ve ibout thred thowand persone prosent, The chair wae takeo by Mr. W. EF oreter, Mr. Formixn, lo bis oddress, em the number, Mr W. ~-We bare op 9 thie reuting four piatiorn far Members of Petiament + on tivesctes What ate thee conetituevc ' Fepreseok one milton aad a qi compris etwentith 9 the ud tote (A) » eyrermn at a thet theme wd wu u bere sontiet of the poputstion, ‘i ow othon of the kin, dom bit see represented the bee twos Yand afte towed, 1 a t wine omen t mn . Py tuene ° free their country (rom the grasp of « siavebcldiv; garchy. ghee ys for qimowent tbat they nnd dows iu America just what they hive not dove Let ue su; that che republicans of America, of the Nortb, bad con tinued to allow themsel: to be governed by the man owners of the South. What should we have said of thera? What did we say of them? That they were so engaged iu mammon bunting that forgot le, that sey were careless of their own liberty, that sy were glad to connive at the of the South over the negro? pot the queetion.”’) 1 will bring you to the question very soon. (Laughter and cheers.) Because they declared they would no submait to be thus ruled, they at the same time eaid they would not submit to have their country. broken up If they had done the contrary, what should we have said of them? We sbould have said that they were cowardly (loud applause): that those worki men of America had no patriotisia, that they proferre: money and an easy life to principle and to their country. “(Hear, hear,” and applause.) And we should wwe gaid to them, ‘‘Take care how you let the aristocracy of England lose its power and be ro- Placed by & democracy, which rill thus allow itself to be subservient to special interest.” ( Applause.) Because they have not done 80, lecause the wor en, the artisans and of America have poured their yeomen lives for the Ta:t two or three years on behalf of their cour- try; because at this lest moment they bave shown by their conduct at the late vote that they even bated slavery more than they loved Unico. (A Voice, ‘That is Dot the question.) I will come to the question. (Cheers and laughter.) Because these workingmen on the other side of the Channel have shown. that they bated siavory, and loved their country, therefore we are constantly told, and [ eupposé my friend there would join in go te Pr ied at ag and laborers of Engi ts be excluded from their share in government, pariabs in their constitution. (Loud applause.) but I think the opponents of of mentioning America, aud for this reagon, that has Well, form ougbt to be ashamed Who is it ved this country from intermeddling in American affairs? Whether it was right or wrong, it would have been considered by the Americans, as it would have been considered by us, an intermeddling as wight possibly, might probably, led us to war with our Kinsmen on bebaif of slayory. Isay, who bas prevented this being done? Not the aristocracy of England; not even the middle classes of England, but the working men of England. (‘‘Hear, bear,’’ and loud applause) [2 not complimenting you. I believe you would have done It df you bad been tried; you were not tried. But there were working men who were tried—the working men of Lancashire, who were tried in every way—(loud cheers)— who, under the strongest possible inducement — that of decp and unmerited poverty—refused to palter with prin They were wrong, porbaps, my fricud thore would say; but he will not deny this, that whether wrong oF right, they bave shown that the working men of that great district—and I do not compliment them 80 far as to suppose that they did what other working men would not bave done—fuifilled what ts the greatest avd most necessary condition of granting power to any order of men whatever, (Cheers.) hat ey have preferred principle to interest; they bi preferred the goud of their country and the principles which they pro‘cased to ‘@ mere question of pecuniary advantage, (Cheers. ) The Mexican Empire. MR, LINCOLN TO RECOGNIZR MAXIMILIAN UNDER CONDITIONS. ¢ [From the Madrid Epoca, Deo. 8.} Our London correspondent confirms the news of the IY recognition of the Mcxican monarchy by the States of America. President Lincoln is said to have insisted that the Emperor Maximilian should biod bimseif not to enter into rotations with the Confederate States of tho South, which had solicited his alliance; like- wise, that France shou'd promize not to interfere in tho Americas quarrel. Those assurances have deen given. The Emperor Maximilian is about to announce bis accéesion officially to the United States government, and the iatter will send a repre:éntative to Mexico. THE REPORTED PRIVATEERS OF JUAREZ. [Paris (Dec. 5) correspondence of tho London Shipping Gazette. } The following lettor has been addressed by the Director of the Interior in Martinique to the Chambers of Com merce of St, Pierre and Fort de France:-— Mons. Lx Presipent—Information which bas reached the administration gives it reason to believe that American privateers have been armed at New Orleans and Key West ent warn inte ‘The above demonstrates very completely that ping Gaze le was woll informed when it st the Shir- Age back, that Juarez on Dee] Northera United States wore ¢ to ao The communicaticn must be satisfactory to your readers, inasmuch as some jourpals in this couvtry which are favorable to the Northern States questioned the accuracy of your intelligence, The Phare de la Loire of Nantes, to particular, did 80; and it even alleged that your Ni Correspondent, by whom the news was first transi to poe had drawn it from bis imegization, nobody else at Nantes, said the Phare, baving heard of it except him. The upshot proves that the correspondent of the shippi! Gacetie was bottor Informed as to what is said aud done Nantes than whe Phare itsel The Canadian Confederation. GREAT INDUCKMENTS TO BE HELD OUT TO EuMI- GRANTS. (Kingston (Canada, Nov. ew correspondence of London Ir The President of the Executive Council hi Engiand by tbe last mail cteamer, with tbe a and corrected scheme for the ognfederation of the North American provinces to lay beforo the British goverument. He will retura io time to bo present at the early session of the Canadian Parliament, which will be called tn tittle more than ou mouth communication reaches you. Simultancousiy with the fending of these impor tant documeuts to England it has been thought proper to place fa the bands of the members of both touses of ‘afiiament the official minutes of tne agreement en @ it gone to at borize tered into for the proposed confederation, so that when the Presideot of the Council returns to Canada, as it is hoped aud expected ho will retura, with the formal approval of the British cov. eroment, our legislators will be im a position to dis the entire scheme upon its merite; aud if the provincial Parlioments agree (0 the details of the propored Union, no time will be lost in bringing tho mutter before the imperial Parliament, and iu copsummating, if all parties aro willing, the union which ts to lay the toondavion of avotber great confederation on ihts continent. In the scheme of North American conta improved system of colonization and imm play an important part, All the sparsely peopled coun- tries of tbe world are taking to immigration a3 @ moans of supplying their wants. Even Spain, so long suok in sloth and indolence, is stretch: forth ber hand to attract million of Catbollc Iriabm to hor sbores. The adjoining States tofore, attract the largest numbers,’ But British North American Provinces will hold out every encouragement both to capital and labor, The small Antipodean eviony of South Australia, with its 140,000 lobabitante, bas set side £70,000 to aid emigrants in the coming season to reach its shores, The stili smalier col onles of Queensland end Weatero Australia aro making equal siforts abd sacrifices to achieve the samo object. Tasmania aud the older colonies in Australia are doing the eamo, and New Zeuiand 18 making unheard of efforts tract European settlers. The british Isles, Germany, tum and Norway aro the couvtriss which chiefly demand. If tho confederation of the British ican colonies is accomplished great public works will have to be excuted to connect the colonies, ana every encourag ment will be offered to the emigrai’ : aud should distress coptioue in your manufecturiug dis. tricta the triated artisan connot do betler than set his face to the West, and let his lines fall in some one of the + tcasant places to tz found in the united provinces of Colum- lia, Canada and Acadia, Obituary. M. MOCQUARD, PRIVATE SEORBTARY TO NAPOLEON THE THUD, From the London Post, Dee, 10.] After an jiloess of some curation, M. Constant Moc- qnard, private secretary to the Emperor Napoleon, died yeatorday at Paris,fin hie 74th year, to the great griof of hia sovereign, who was much attached to him, and who loses a dévoted aad well proved adherent. The Fmperor visttod M. Mocauard ashore time since, and remaiwed with him for some time. Since that visit the medicat bulletins bave boen ferwarced to Compiegne daily, but from their tone it was only too evident that no hope of restoration has oxicted for some days M. Mocqustd, who was & man of letters as well as a great po.itical celeu ty, was born at Bordeaux on No- vomber 11,1791. He passed many of bis earlier years at Paria, where he achieved distinction as a schota objained ao exhibition at the Prytaneam, nud afterwar carried off a prize ata public competition He study law fora short time, but apeediiy entered on political life by proceeding to Wurtzbarg io 181: Legation to General Count de Montholon, who, & yoars afterwards the Emporor Napoleon to is. M. Mocquard been but a few months at bovore he received bis appointment as chy but, in the course of the stirring @ important period of Kuropeon history, be w cuited to Paria, where be resumed and completed b cuidies, ‘Then came the restoration of the Bourbo: with that event arose the energy of the young sturent, who cloroly Identified bimsel( with the iiboral party in thoit endeavors to subvert the reigning family, fa 1817, heing hen simply a liceotiate, be gave proof of much abil uy energy in conducting the de.ence » several political Olondora, RétiOg In conjuction with several eminent French lewyers, During the three subsequent yoars bo eoptinued to make advances towards forensic fame, being sugaged in p it note Jing Dewith forced Lion bo y aiter which Joo, ti! 1890, 6 lived In retiremeut and contiaued bis i dve3. A tor the revo ticn of July, when the Duke of rican med the dire bd eftorwards «woonded oreve aa Le poet of some prefer Ragnoros deMigorre, a tb nevt © (he Pyrenees, but renigned bois o” ce 1 wewer Mbated in bis former at eonte fortanes, For «long tu eating wit® Beevers! Mominrs of th J made repeated vol « Craton the tke a Fonsi a « “ ting under f on ve siete moetety of her twos. en fo amood vie triuzaphant election of Prince Louis on the 10th of Decem- ber, M. Mocquard continued bis duties as seoretary, but now Officially, having also conierred on bim the title of Chef du Cabinet Previous to carrying out the coup d’ tat of the 2d December, 1851, by which the plaos of Changarnier wore defeated, woe President confided bis in- tentions to his trusty secretary, who took au importent ba since then, tant duties at 1 Court. it Pithstanding the demands upon bis time doring the greater part of bis life, M, Mocquard has been enabled te contribute some literary works which bave acquired more or lees celebrity; but few of there bave been pub- lished under bis pan:e, Among other cifusions attributed to him may be cited a momvir or notice of Queen tense, which was inserted in the Barents: des porarians, and was reprinted in the de VE ‘A large collection of Nouvelles Causes Celebres, published in 1847, is algo attributed to him, and bosides these works maoy dramas, some of which were taken from (ho remarkable trials nerrated in this collection, were oonfl- dently stated to have been fn a great weasure written by the Emperor's private secretary. Tho two most famous of these were the Jireuse de Cartes, produced at the close of 1859, and the Ma:sacres de Syrie, produced at the sams time in the followiug year. Some portion o the lelsure of M. Mocquar: jif@ bag also been devoted to classical pursuits, as is evidenced by a translation of Tacitus and. other works. The Supply of Cotto DETHRONEMENT OF THB AMERICAN COTTON RING. ‘SO THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMES, In the cotton trade circular just isaned by Messra. Neil) Brothors occurs the following ratber startin, statement, of which it would be desirable that the pibiic sbould have somo explanation. On the subject of ootton supply from China Messrs. Neill say:— ‘The dissatisfaction which imports from that country have nic im the trade and the fact that caused, the recent prices are even now fourpence and fivepence per pound lower jor year have already reduced quautily allout 0 @ jagatelie. * © Cotton trade writers generally still induatriously keep up the notion that the courso of prices of this staple deponds upon American politics «nd the state of the money market, studiously ignoring the fuct demonstrated. by the Sgures given below toat, owing 0 the wereasd supplies from all quarters un ths one hand, and the pe" manint decline of demand from economzing of ma! mab and substitution of other fibres for clotbiog on the other hand, our supplies of catton, ind p-xdently of America, are now in excess of the requirements For, if it - tended that, a(ter three years of cotion famine, the World. is still, in 1864, using up surplus stocks of cotton g-oda created before the war, it would ovly prove bow epor- mous was the overproduction at that time, and how falee were our estimates of the world’s re uirements of cotton, That the heavy'Vail jn price which the praseot postin of supply and demand must sbortly bring about wils cause @ revival of demand for goods there cxn be no jues- tion; but the fall must come first to produce the demind, and the prospects are tbat our supplies for 1805 will be equal to the highest amount of real dem ind {'r 4o0ds we have ever known. Tt must not be forgotten that the world will never re- plenish its exbausted stock of goods until the prices turn to their normal position; vor must it be forgotten that prices one ebilling per pound under the preseot roney are sufficient not only so keep up the present of cultivation in every quarter, but to keep it contioually on the increase. A. M. Dro, 7, 18¢4. Supp!ies of cotton to the United Kingdom from other countries than the United States, but inctuding latterly small recoipts of American cotton from Matamor 6 avd ines through the bi sale, 1862... 1,445 co 1963 . 82,000 1364 2,600,000 1865 (estimated). 3,500 000 Stocks of Cotton Lec. 2 — 1863. 1804. Baer. Bale. 249 500 385,80C 43,500 117,700 26 200 61,806 319,200 63,300" 819,200 Increase of stock in twelve MOoDthS,..+.+.2++++ 244,100 The Prize Ring. JEM MACE TO 8UE FOR THE MACE-COBURN STAKES. {From the Dubtio Freena ’* Jon nal, Nee. 10.) A now ant in tite late pugiliatic turce is im preparation, and in which Mace will Ggure as a iL 1M ae action. Agaipst the giakeholder. Maco cluims the £500 d p sited” by his friends io his benall as the stakes for the PTO posed fight, but which the stakebolder retared to | 9. bima when a draw was claimed, avd returned the money to the several contributors, Legal yr ces 0 beew served, and the matter will shortly be discussed in & court of law. Great Erituin Tho 14ib of December being tbo third auniversary of the death of Prince Albert, <ueeo Victor'@, accompavied by the royal family, psid & protrected vient to che roya) Mausviouln and spent a day in conspiete recrem 64 The London Zimes, in alluding to thy sub,ect, trasis hab bow three years have eapred, aud every nour tel & pation and gratitude conid poy to the memory of the Prince has been offered the Quee) will how think o bey subjects’ claims, the duties ef ver station, asd ot poat pone thom longer iu the tudulgouce of uuavuiling grief. Prance. ‘The news Is noimportaut. The Paris rse on the 14th was buoyant, but closet quieter at 66° The news from all parts of the continent ta Paris war oxce@dingly meagre and uninteresi.ng, Portacn. It was reported that the Mivister of Marine and Pub « Works had resigacd. Turkey. A Constantinople despatch says that tha Pore het eepted the proposal previnusiy refus *(spoine. mont of a commisson by the great | +4 police of the Danube under interustroaal cons o. Comimerciat THR ONDON M Gold continued to iow tuto t Rank of Kagtacd there ‘vere Ix go withdrs ais for export Lo hyp) wok countermanded the recep 8, aad a fart ra duction in the Bank ra of dimeo cat was cow iiored doubtinl. Tne demand for discount coutinugt anim wort sot funds closed fat ote idth inst Sattertbwaite'’s circular reo ts @ siea'y markat for American secur Wotations were alnoet ore exces t for Frtes, which have declined tw) dolar . after touching 42, slightly improved, closing firmer at 42% a 42! - Advices from | riasfort atate that Amaricag sloouy re mained tirm, bat the “emusd for then u r 4, and they are now always a fraction below * ~~ 89'¢ & Tompos, Dec, 16, (844, + Consola, for money, aro quoied at 80 {a Rg The bullion fo too Bank of Engiand be £23 2.000, The Bark minimum rite of foterest has by to six per cent, a Iilinow Central shares, 60 4 51 discount; B7 sp @ 3854. THR LIVBAPOOL COTTON MAKKe Livrpoon, | ee. 16. 04 ‘The sales of tho three drys fot uy Tso) he t which 6,090 were taken by spectators wad oxy oriors The werket has heen quiet soa descriptions, though qvotations are nach: THE STATS OF TRADE The Manchester market + qoiet oud stoady THR LIVERPOS! BRYADSHUE KS MARE Iestendy, Wakellod, Nah © % repoct door 4 steady. ‘Wheat firm; rel, 18 6d. a 88, Cora very and 64 lower mixed, 27>. 6d TER AIVERPOOT Pe tonde downward, Gordoo, Trt Nasb & Co. report:—Reel haa « quiet at 66s a 703. Breon i low steady. Lard quiet aod eresdy at 5%, THR LIVERPOOL PROD TF ots yall sales at B04 for pote and ge Sugar dull. Rice inactive, Coltwe steaiy Melo quiet.” Spirita of turpentine guiot aad stvt Teum firm, atis, Lod, a ta iL igd. (or yeloed, THK LONDON MARKET Whoat steady, excopt the Io ver ie rodneed rie sbaror vieroN Ashes. pearls, declined, Sagar active ant firmer, ter unchanged. Rice stevty, Pelow jirm at at THY LATEST ance: LAVER OOL, Dew LG, 194 Cotton.—Tho Brokera’ Cironla: rajurta ths calor Of (ie woek nt 42,000 bales, of whch L100 were to ‘ and 4,750 ) exporters The market ts ous tions barely maintained, The auborized “oe 1,000 ales, tbe me —The closing qniet and neeant ye ek in pork t mated at ob 12,600 aF6 Amerie Brandan: ? Provisions quiet apd ateady, exe ol inn ‘ slightly lower and “at, ond Dace which re on MISCHYLASBOUS, KVENING Gr Be tous the month of December Aver ler or cut