The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1866, Page 4

4 Speeeeeeneseniiennaeete=eeeeemnaneanneert EUROPE. The Mail Steamship China and Pas- senger Steamship Asia at Hatiiax, and New York at New York. TWO DAYS LATER NEWS The City of Washington and Propontis Safe. A Government Majority of Five on the English Reform Bill. Tho Vote Regarded as a Censure of the Russell Cabinet. Mr. Bright's Speech on British Rights and Negro Hquality. The Radical Waron President Johnson in Congress. The German Question Unsettled and Me- nacing to Italy. FENIANISM IN FRANCE AND IRELAND, Russian Accounts of the Attempt on the Life of the Czar. Phe Bx-Privatecr Tallahassee Deliv- ered to the United States. History of the Great Hoax on the London Times, ‘The American Iron-Clad for Japan a Failure. Tho Cunard stoamship China, from Liverpool on the 28th via Queenstown on tho 29th of April, arrived at Halifax yesterday en route to Boston. . Tho steamship New York, Captain Ernst, from South- ampton on the 25th of April, arrived at this port yes- terday morning. ‘The steamship Asia, from Liverpool for Now York, twenty-four days, arrived at-Halifal on Sunday for coals. The nows of the China is two days lator. ‘Tho weekly returns of the Bank of France show an She has two hundred and fourteon passengers; all weil. increase of cash on hand amounting to seven millions two hundred thousand france, Paris Bourse flat. Rentes closed at 64f. 40c. ‘Tho Brazil mail reached Lisbon from Rio Janeiro Apri 8. Rio oxchange, 25)¢ a 25%. © 7200 arobe, At Bahia, April 13, exchange 27K @ 275s. Steamer Navarro, at Bahia, arrivell 11th of April. In the English House of Commons attention has been Good firsts coffee, 74000 | Question he asked in 1! NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDA:, MAY 8, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. - the session with an estimated working majori the bare majority of five is, im fact, a vote of censure, ad yo adininistrat on will benceforit hope to persuads the Honse of Commous to consider the reform proposals without laying the extire scheme before tt, ‘The London He-a'd says:—It is obvious the bill is lost but whether government will abide by ils pledge aud (all with its bill, we are to learn on Monday, The London Post suys:—There can be no doubt although the Ministry have gained a nominal victory they have, in truth, sustained a fatal defeat, Nothing remains for them but to resign, ‘The London Star thinks the small majority bodes ill for an oarly ap tranquil settiement of (he reform ques- tion, and looks for new delays aud fresh difficulties and confusion. ‘Tho scene in the House of Commons during the divi- sion is described as one of unparalleled excitement, The cheering was taken up in the galleries in spite of all rules and orders. MR. BRIGHT ON ENGLISH REFORM NEGRO EQUALITY. During a lengthy and able speech in th» House of Com. mons in advocacy of the bill Mr. Bright said:—“What is it that you propose to do? The mght honorable gentle. man, the member for Oxfordsbire, told you what muat happen to those who draw a hard line and put the work- ing man behind it, and say, ‘That separates ua from ‘ou.’ You have awillion of olectors now, and you ve close on eight millions of grown men in the United Kingdom. Can the one million say to the aix or seven millions, ‘Hither you sialt cume and no further? Is tho taing possible? The gallant and right honorable gentleman, the member for Huati: ny looking thia way—docs he think that it ia posaible? Ne, ‘he does not; he knows it to be tmpoasible. He has the experience of an illustrious member of his own family, who thought it possible to maintain the principle of protection; and ye doing everything that he coats | ae Ms om Soamtins, ae Sighting 6 01 le gentlemen opposi yeara, was compelled at last to surrender, and admit to the man in the country—to the weaver-— that he, the great Minister of Stat not compre- hendod this great question as the working man had com- prehended it. V air hear.) I want to ask you whether you are resol’ this question is put to usin dis- Cussing this bill—whether you are resolved that a bolt shall be put om the door of the House of Common, and Oe eee for ever om the other honorable and leartied member for Belfast told us the House of Commons was not to be a representa- tion of persons, but a representation of classea, Why, ifthe honorable aud learned gentleman gave in a court of law euch opinions on law as he gives here on the con- stitution, depend upon it he never would have occupied the eminent position which he dues ocoupy im bis pro- fession, oh oh!) He knows Nari well that there never was in the constitution of (his country such a thing a8 representation of classes in th mons House of Parliament. We should have been called the House of Ctasses, or something equally absurd, if any- thing so absurd a3 such a representation had taken place, He knows that in times previous to the usurpation of the Tudors and the Stuarts ¢very freo mao who had a house in a borough was represented hero in this House; and he kuows that the Parliament of Charles I. declared the franchise to be tho right of overy householder in every borough. (Hear, hear.) And though the honorable aud Joarned gentieman attempted to show that the quotation I made from Lord Somers did not bear the interpreta tion I had put on it, if we come down to a much later period, and to the men who lived sixty, seventy and eighty years ago, you will find that every leading man of the Liberal party at that time was in favor of oxtend- ing the franchise far beyond that which is proposed by this bill. (Hear, hear.) If honorable gentlemen oppo- site over read anything of what is passing in the Unitod States, they will see that there ia a question there which is causing gremt difficulty, just a3 this question of reform is here. It is proposed that four million of negroes shalt be piven these rights; that they shall no longor b9 bought and sold; that they may change thoir employment and their masters; that they may work for wages and save moncy; that they may be sued or aue in a-court of law, and that they ee give evidonce in @ court of justice. Boyond that, at present, their rights are not to go, They who were their masters not two years ago, and who bought and sold thom, are not willing, for reasons wh'ch they think suilcient, to grant those negroes the suffrage which hitherto was al- ‘Most universal in that country. The franchise never was universal in this country, and it is not nocossary that it ever should be, (Cheers) But we have a repre- sentation here; and if the Crown be securod in its digni- ty and the House of Lords in the enjoyment of its privi- feges, tho House of Commons sits hero, or ought as a matter of right to sit here, by the free clection of the commonality of the’kingdom. (Cheers.) I ask gentle. men opposite whether they mean fo sop the working men of this country exactly where the four mil! in the Uni'ed States are s'0j ? (Ob, obi") Weil, that ig afairquestion. In England.all those rights which the bill just passed by the American Congress gives ‘the negro are righta which are conferred forever to the great body of our people; but the negroes aak for furthor rights—for what has been called the creation of a con- tution; and though it has been resolved not to give them the right of voting, I don’t think in the United States that position can be tong sustained. Iam quite sure in this country it cannot be sustained. meg resising millions of people behind tho-e emtan) which you have built tp, how long will it be before the surging sea from the other side will wash over and destroy the embank: ‘ments which you have raised? (Moar, ) The right honorable gentleman, the member for Buckinghamshire, asked the question with which I commenced my speech : “Can this question be Kept in abeyance?” That was the . Task, can it be kept in aboy- anco in 1866' You may defeat the bill. I am not learned In facnmetia” computations, There are gentiemen on the other side who, I dare say, profess to tell what majority there may be for the bill or what majorit) inst it; but of these things I know nothing. I will RIGRTS AND drawn to the dangerous state of Danut's Rock, off Cork = if you like, that you can reject the bill; you can harbor, from tho fact of the wreck of the City of New | York still remaining upon it, Mr. Milner Gibson said it was doubéful if the owners of the ship could be com. pelied to remove the wreck, and that they were not io duty bound to the trade to do it. Tho Italian Chamber of Deputies have approved the Padget by a vote of 168 against 72. It includes the in- fome tax upon a graduated scale, and is estimated to Deduce the doficit to ffty millions franes. A despatch from Gibraltar, dated the 23d of April, ye:— Chitean bark Alice Ward is now anchored at Puenta Majorca, uear Algeciras; a Spanish gunboat is towing her round. ‘Tue Alice Ward, guano ladon, was captured at Rivor Patmones (¥) and brought here in tow of the Span- tsh gunboat Concordia. rs Tho Fulton, from New York, arrivet at Falmouth oa the 27th of April. Tho steamship City of Dublin, from New York, arrived ‘@t Liverpool on the 28th of April. The steamship Scotland, from Now York, arrived at Queenstown on the morning of the 28th of April. The sieamship Cubs, from New York, arrived at Quooustown at five A. M. on the 28th of April. The China bas forty-eight passengers for Halifax and Gighty-three for Boston, She sailed at eleven o'clock yoaterday morning for Boston, where she will be due this (Tuceday) ovening. The City of Washington. ACCIDENT TO AND SAFETY OF THE STRAMSHIP. On the 24 of April the steamship City of Washing. ton lost her propeller; and proceeded for Livagpool under canvas On the 12th of Apri! she lost her rudder, Shortly afterwards, in latitude 46, longitude 3344, the defeat the government; you can drive Ear! Russell from office. Tho right honorable gentleman the membor for Buckinghamshire no doubt has a Parliamentary Brad- shaw, and all his lines converge to Downing stroet. (A laugh.) I myseif unwitungly contributed to briug.him back there before now; but we had shortly to expel him from his high position tn official life, Tf tho right honorable ntieman goes to Downing street again, 1s he prepared to say that we shall have no Reform bill, or is he prepared to say that we shall have one, and to such a measure as he proposed in 1858—one which his owa col- loagues, two of the most cxperieaced of his colleagues, deciared to be fatal to the constitution? Gentiemen op- posite may find that the question wil! break up their party, (A laugh.) If thoy come to deal with the ques. tion of reform they will find a diffeuity; and if they do not deal with it their difficulty will not be leas, ere still. rem: the natioa outside this House; and there will still the = question of Parl re. form. (Ch I believe there never wasa bili sub- mitted to { louse by government connected with the libera! party which it waa more clearly the duty and interest of what is cailed the conservative party to sup- port. (A laugh, and “Hear, hear.”’) THE LATEST—THE CABINET NOT LIKSLY TO RESIGN. Lonpow, il 20, 1306. » April 29, It is stated that the British Ministry will not resign in consequence of the small majority on (be reform ques tion. The German Qaestion. Vienna despatches assert that Austria in her latest note to Prussia deciares her readiness to take the initia- tive in demobilizing hor troops. But the armaments in Italy compe! her to take measures for the protection of her frontier, especially the coast line. Prussia is said to bave declared she could not consider the of Austria for disarmament aa serious, while she was in arms against Italy, and that Austria mast re-establish status que in Vienaa if she expects Prus- sin to domobilize her troop. The Vienna Atend Poot declares that Austria has defni- tively determined upon adopting energetic military meas ures in Venetia, The Paris Constitutionnel afirms that Italy bas neither made armaments nor effected concentrations of nyo Propontis fol! in with tho City of Washington and took | and says the Emperor Napoleon earnestly dosires the Of the passengers. The City of Washington continned under sail with a tomporary rudder for Quecnstown. Assistance was to bo sont to her. News of hor safety was received with great dolight at Liverpool. The Ex-Rebel Privateers. CLAIM OF THE UNITED STATES YOK THE TALLA MASSER. Admiralty Court, London, April 24, before the Right Hon. Dr, Lushington, THE CAMRLEON, OTHERWISE TIE TALLATASSRA, This was a suit instituted on bebalf of the Gevernment of the Unied States of America to obtain possession of the vessh! Cameleon, otherwise Tallahassee Fomoembered that the fallaliassee was one of the confed- @rato cruisers, and in that eapacity succeeded in cap- turing and destroying vessels belonging to American subjects, The vosrel {fh question arrived at Liverpool in the spring of last year, and was arrested at the i of the United States Consul at that port, ownor appeared tn the watt, but fai to file an answer, ‘Ner to that offect, time within which to.comply with the order. i The Admiralty Advocate (Mr F.C. Clarkson with him) ow moved the court, with the convent of the defendant, maintenance of peace in every quarter. The latest advices from London, Aprii 29, say no solu- tion of the German difficulty is Sppareat, Mutual re- ormmination continues, Prussia and Italy throwing the ones on Austria, and rice versa. Tt is rep that Austria informed the British and French Ambassadors if the.r governments will guarrantee the neutrality of Italy then Austria will disarm, It is reported a decree has been issued placing the Italian army on a war footing. Great military preparations wore making in Venetia. A Vienna telegram says:—The Austrian teaponse to the Prussian note of the 21st of April acknowledges with satisfaction is conciliatory character, pointing out, how- over, that virtualiy Austria did not arm, but only effected certain movements of treops, as evidence of the peaceful Tt will bo | aspect which the relations between the two great Ger- man Powers had assumed = Austria had made arrange- ments for a retrograde movement of her forces concen- trated in Bohemia, and officially communicated such ar- fangements to Prussia, A Berlin despatch says:—A considerable time before ed | any war rumors the military authorities made prepara- tions fora drill of the Landwehr. onsequentiy about forty thousand men of the Landwehr will be assembled for military exercise in a fow weeks 0 federal Diet at Frankfort have solected a com- tec of eleven representatives of the 4 German jates to consider the question of reform in the federal Possession of the verse! to the government of | coustitution. to decree tho United States, and to condemn th odant in Conta, which, by agreement, was to be limited to the "a fees. Deoree accordingly THE VESSEL SURRENDERED, feports —The United Liverpoo! on th took formal pos seamion of the ox-rebel cruiser, the Tallahawee, in the game of the Amer can government, on the terms of the decision of the Court of Admiralty, The Reform Bill. BARL ROSSPLL'S SMALL MAJORITY IN THe COM IT 18 REGARDED AS A VOTR OF CENSUKK IN THR CABINET. In the House of Commons on the 26th debate on the Reform bill waa continued Mr. Lowe made a speech against the bill, and was followed by a host of others, pro and con., of lesser note, ‘On the 27th of April the final debate took place. Aftor Mavy «poeches Mr. Disraeli wound up on the sido of the ition ina long and forcible speech, d-nouncing Mr. one's advocacy of American privciples, which he Fogarded a4 vatitted for Englaud. At one o'clock on Saturday morning, April 20, Mr. Gladstone rose and mado the final speech, warmly de fonding the American government nd denouncing the tion's tacticn, three o'clock in the morn! amid excitement, took piace, (he numbers being :— —— | another in the oar, carryi: THE AITCATION IN ITALY. The Italian government is stated to have oMcially de. clared to the Western Powers that the rumors of milt- tary levies in Italy concentration of Italian troops the Venetian tier are unfounded It is further that Italy is expected to remonstrate agatust the Austrian armaments, A late Paris despatch Ateat uneasiness there from rumors aaserting the imminence of war. luce Bourse was attected. ‘alien stock wag offered at # material decline. The ms. Jon Mitchel was writing lettef® in the Na tional upon the grievances of Ireli Ta future tet ter be promises to explain clearly what Feniani iy aod above all what it is not ATTEMPT TO SHOOT A SOLDIER IN DUBLIN. [Dublin (April 23) correspondence of London Times.) Another mysterious shooting ease, supposed to be Connected with Fenianism, and indicating tHe Audacity and determination, occurred om Saturday eve ping omas Mahor, a private of the Bight: 1 was induced by 8 man he met in’ Thomas street te go into Hoey's public house, which tas also a grocers through which customers pass to an inner where there wore several men drinking. Shortly after entering the solder perceived one of the men draw a revolver upon he retreated to ta were fired in him ia the thigh, t from his ot, ards The door, when several ose 8 tomple. The soldier ne } J it ts said, maak 6 street, fal ! The English generally regard the vote om the | him of ots — Ly arty Bs = and as Maher totory only in name, y 8 defeat struck on? various speculations ag to the course the Mantaers will in a wall ee: aul “Phe London Pimas save:—As government commenced Saoahd erro name of of sixty, | into the pune uvuce, The police immediately pro- | Ceeded to the place, where they found Hooy’s two daugh- | tors serving bohind the counter. ‘They arresied four men, uamed Bryan, Bulliven, Kelly, Magra and Mc- Iavoo, ‘Thoy will bo brought up at tho head office to-day. ‘The soldier is in the Military Hospital, Arbor Hill, and Dowling 1s in Steeven's Hospital, None of the wounds are dangero.s. GUNNER FLOOD AN INVETRRATE FENIAN. (Dublin (Aprit 23) correspondence of London Telograph. } A general court martial, ided over by Colonel Cal- presi thorpe, 1 about to be held in Dublin on Gunner Fi of the Ninth bridgado of the Royal Artillery. About a month ago this nan was tried and conv! on a charge of being connected with Fentanism, and sentenced to bo imprisoned for two years and to be dismiased the service. The charge inst him nha Ke Lars moe that while Fonian, and otherwise conducted himself in a manner to render himself liable to a second court martial. ANOTHER FENIAN BOLDIER, A private of the Seventy-third ment, convibied at a recent et — i 5. Ee Lest eee; o = 5 the federal cogstitution, and the spirit Mr. Johnson will accept bis no doubt that as the Commander-ii States , a3 well as by virtue of 3 ronago at bis dis} and especially through his power 1, of iting the Jur of the Supreme he ma} at pein pe ete offectually feo geen 3 the measure thus forced w - him. His recent procla- vit ton correspondent, 1t has been understood asan the people on the grave and perilous issue whether the tive or the Legistature is th to have the supreme Grok of the national its appearance, therefore, such a crisis, was somewhat inopportune, and seoms to have indluenced unfavorably the vote of both houses on the Civil Rights bill, There were, moreover, expres- ‘sions in the preambie that amounted not only to a pro- test against the indefinite continuance of provisional government in the South, but to an explicit adoption of the State rights principle. Now, it is certain that many who have little sympathy with the views of Mr, Sum- nor’s party, and would shrink from negro suffrage, are not prepared for the immediate application of ihe principle of Sia'e vighis to the restoration of tht Sowh. To pro- vide legnl guarantees for the protection of aegrocs before readmitting the South to the Union is only going ‘ono step eyond the position taken by Mr. johnson himself, He insists as strongly a3 any man on the necessity of imposing some previous conditions, though he objects to the condition proposed by the re- publicans. In this respect the question: raised by the Civil Rights bill differs considerably from that involved in the roorganization of the Freedmen’s Bureau. That Institution belonged naturally to a state of war, and was never meant to last more thana after the proclama- tion of peace. In declining to sanction its permanent ostablishment the President merely resisted a scheme for keeping the South in a condition of subjection only to be maintained by military force. In vetoing the Civil Rights bill he went further, and virtually disputed the competence of Conzreas to prescribe the terms upon which the seceding States shou'd be allowed to resume ‘their place in the Union. Im his view tho latter are absolutely entitled to exercise their former constitu- tional rights on proof of their ‘loyalty; to recognize but two tests of loyalty—the abolition of slavery and the repudiation of the Confoderate debt. the view of his republican opponents the Southern States, having deprived themselves of representation in Congress by their own act of wilful rebellion, are not in 8 position to claim readmission as a right, and tho North- orn States are perfectly justified in laking ample scout y for their future good behavior. It would bo a strange coincidence if the return of poage should prove more fatal than civil war to the bai- ance of the American constitution. It would be stranger still 1 tho very reluctance of the President to exercise military power over the South should become acasys belli between bim and Yet such is the prosont aspect of the struggle. Threats of impeachment have already been more whispered, and the prospective ground of bg te that Mr. Johnson may refuse to aagume tl ye of enforcing the (tvil Rights bill in the South, e observe, also, thal the House of Ropre@entatives has “instructed the Judiciary Committee to inquire if there is probable cause to be- lieve that Mr. Davis and others were implicated in the assaasination of President Lincoln, or are guilty of trea- son; and, if 90, what measures eceasary to bring them to a speedy trial” If this means anything, it must surely moan that the republicans distrust the President's clemency, and suspect him of a design to ingratiate himself with the South by releasing Mr. Da. vis. In short, Mr. Johnson is denounced as ‘a tyrant and a despot," not because he usurps despotic powers, ‘Dut, on the contrary, because he is disposed to put an ond prewaturoly to his dictatorship in the South, and to exercise bis constitutional tives too mildly, Sir Bulwer Lytton, in bis speech on the Reform bill, just); on tho fact that American democracy is safeguards which do not exist in this coun- tives may be elected by universal suffrage, but its political influence is inferior to that of our own House of Commons, while that of the Prosident is, in many respecta, superior to that of an English sovereign. It is long since. the assent of tho crown has beon refused to a bill passed the two houses of Parliament, and ‘we can hardly imagine a case in which public opinion would submit to such a refusal. But the Presi- dent is bimself elected by the nat! and not oy. by tho A peng liedeben le tate. sebaeune, ‘a great advantage over Congross in a conflict icy, especially when ho takes the side of moderation. There is reason, however, to bel.eve that although President Jobnaon has still perf: ct confidence in the support of the people, he has lost influence by his almost tical ad- vocacy of Stale rights. [t is a remarkable fact that some of those who voted against the Civil Rights bill, ia the Senate and House of Representatives, Wid so in oppo- sition to the instructions of their constituents. Coupled with a decisive majority in the lower House, this in- dicates a certain reaction in favor of the radical counsels, es ua for concession, or at least conciliation, ‘on the part of the President. The other alternative is pocedlntnag! in — of threat- enin Sopenranest, we cannot bring ourselves to regard on) trod ie. Mr, Johnson has Iitherto acted serveuly and pee, within the limits of the constitution, and nothi oe he gl or doue justifies thy ex- pectation tl nately resist the will of tbe people after once declared, It is equally unlikely that he will be driven to extremities by any violent at- tempt to depose bim. upon no vital antagonism of princi questions of practical stat been finally abolished, some modil regulating the rights of blacks in States is inevitable, It would be an eilectual solution of the diMiculty if the State Legisia- tures of the South were of their own accord to frame such amendments in their respective codes as would prevent any conflict between the judicial systems of the State and the Union. This would meet President Johnson's objection (o the imposition of new laws upon States not yet represented in and would at the same Ume mi ish, the hostility of the republicans hites. The idea of governing the ‘‘insurrectionary }os'’ as territories for the future is too rous to be seriously enter- tained by any politjcat party. Even the most uncom promising of the republicans must look forward to the reconstruction of the Union on some lasting basis, though they would like to humble their late enemies a litte longer, and to deprive effectually of the power to re-establish com} admitting the biacks to civil, as distinct from polit cai, equality, the South would virtually reduce the obnoxious act to a dead letter, and greatly strengthen the conserva. tive policy of the Presideat. (From the London Times, April 24.) No American contemplates the ultimate loss After all, the coutroversy turns ) but ratber upoo ip Slavery having tion of the laws the Southern tion, | That is mistake, but a mistake all the same. Whatever dis- qualifications ot the South now will infallibly survive its term of political proscription. The differences of feel- and jon which have hitherto divided the South and extended immen. and the argument before. In the party and that agiiation for the removal of ities will great measure of cman. = : Yay reason, but ew Wele anks after all, ‘Are mericans prepared to accept all these troubles for the sake of a ing ? We should think not, and we ‘trust that some jj d cious compromise may be discovered and embraced in time to prevent the result. The oop uta, 6, Com. mander Brown, {rem Sheerness and Portsmouth, arr.ved at Plymouth on Friday, and on Saturday went alougside the sheer bulk in Hamoaze to ship guns belonging tothe Britomart and Heron, which are for service on ee American ae a, &; trom Sh ¢ screw steam gunboat h ‘rom Sheerness, arrived om Saturday at Pymouth, en route for North America, Tt is pt that the Charger, the Heron and the Britomart will accompany the Barrecouta as n he Preas. THE FORGED ANGLO- AN DESPATCH PRINTED IN THR LONDON TIMBS—THE ROYAL ARMS OF ENOLAND, WITH LORD CLA DON'S SIGNATURE, TRD BY THR LONDON “HOWARD.” the London isory servitude, By freely . eral had neon ordered to withdraw the forces under his command from Holstein. The authority for these statements was the following letter, purporting to have been written by the nephew and peicaie eemary Of Lane Clarendon, wih canahed ‘Us in an en) e impressed stam, royal arms, and witha well executed forgery of Tord Claren- secretary. The letter arrived 80 lute as to render cuit to verify its authenticity, even if there had anything in ite appearance or in the information it con- tained to excite auspicion. It has been for many yeara, and under many administrations, the practice of the For- eign Office to forward for publication intelligence of ur- it public interest, Such letters are generally written y the private secretary of the Minister, and verified by bis signature on the envelope, In this case (though on subsequent examination the impressed stamp has found not to bear the words “Foreign Office’) the enve- lope is of the usual official character, and the impressed stamp is that of the royal arma, ‘The lettor was a . No such despatch had been received at the Foreign Offico; no such letter had been written at the direction of Lord Clarendon. tures of Mr. Lister and of Lord Clarendon wore sed, and the envelope had been purioined. We wore, in fact, the victims of what, in some venial matters, would be called a but what, where such important interests are concel is little less than a crime. Lord Clarendon will, we are assured, take means to discovor if any subordinate in bis be- trayed his trust, and we need we ball spare no pains to i coinage Prussian answer repetition of the the 7th in course of the 18th and reccived a fresh refusal by tole- on the 19th. This unfortunate resolution appears to be the consequonco of that refusal. The letter recall waa bolieved to bo alroady des- patched, An order was also to be sent at once to the general offl- cer commanding in Holatein to fall back through Ham- burg and Hanover, leaving only a few companies of troops in the Duchy. Lord Clarendon much regrets to send this untoward intelligence. TIremain yourstruly, T. V. LISTER. THE HOAX A STOCK EXCHANGER SPBOULATION. {From the London Globo, April 23. The London Times must bear the reproach of having paid the money as it were Over the counter. But with rogard to the perpetrators of such a crime what are we to say? Itisevidont from the way in which the deceit ‘was practisod that they are acquainted with tho manner in which these communications are conducted, that they have access to the stationery of some ublic office, and are not strangers {o the handwriting of Mr, Lister, and to the manuer in which private secretaries are in tho habit of endorsing semi- offical letters with the signatures of their chie’s. The perpetrator is, no doubt, what we conventionally call a gentleman, There are many persons undtrgoing penal servitude for an offence morally, though not legally, less than this. If thé writer could be proved to have received, or expected to receive, the smaliest sum di- rectly fromeffe Times for his communication, he would be indictable for forgery; but as his object was evi- dently to make money by it in another way—lesa direct, but no doubt far more extensiveo—hia legal guilt, as re- gards this particular crime, is open to question. The Object was, of course, to affect the marhel Jor public secu- rities, and that object was attained, prices having bven for hours Uwered Ly the belicf given to'a statement made in such an apparcndly authentic manner, But a fraud upon an individual by means of forgery is a more distinct legal offence than a fraud upon the public. That it is leas cul- le, morally, cannot be maintained, and we earnestly hope that the person guilty of this offencs may be dis covered and punished as he deserves socially, if not by the sentence of one of her Majesty's judges. THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE SITUATION, {From the London News, Ng The discrimination of doubtful facts is one of the most important functions which we assume, and of more importance than skill in the rocommenda- tion of opinions, fo excel in this is justly a matter of pride in the conductor of a newspaper. To this work we give up our nights and days, and failure in it is tho bit- torest of mi: unes, We can give no better security to the public than this, that we cannot mislead it by falso information without being ourselves wou! io - sional pride and in our most positive interests. ‘eare posed to know everybody's bandwriting, evorybody'’s seal, everybody's style, and to recognize or miss the 2igna of genuineness in @ hundred communications at once, at afl hours of the night, or oftener of the morn- ing, ' Let tt be 80; it is our burden and wo willingly bear it. An enactment would not lighten our load, but it might prevent the sending of a forged letter to a news. paper by the fear of the penatty it inspired; it would be chiefly useful, Lowever, as expressing the opinion of the public and the legislature respecting the nature ofa grave social offence, which at present, it is to be feared, ig through mere thoughtlessness regarded as venial, It ts evident (hat the author of the forged letter ia the London Times was minutely acquainted with the method by which the Foreign Officejcommunicates with the press; h? must in some Way have been accustomed at loast to read letters like that which he forged. We have seen it characterized as a clever letter, and, ina certain sense, the remark is just. It was well adapted to its purpose; itavoided anything calculated to excite suspicion; it was a brief, plain, business-like communication, deal- ing with the unexpected, but not improbable; such a pone “Son fact, as would have been likely to receive Lord cl jon's approbation if it had been written at his de- sire. Tt also bore the outward signs of an official origin. The seudiug of such a er wo hold to be a serious offence against the public, and we heartily wish that the perpetrator may be discovered, and taught that such acts are not to be perpetrated with impunity, The Czar and the Assassin. RUSSIAN ACCOUNTS OF THE ATTRMPT TO ASSAS- SINATE THB CZAR ALEXANDER—KXCITING SCENE AT AND AFTER THK CRITICAL MOMENT—HOW THE EMPEROR WAS SAVED, AND BIS THANKS TO GOD. Tnvalido Russe (St. Petersburg) April 17 } ib, while the Em; was walking in he’ raen, crowd seven at the gate to soe his Majesty entor his carriage. Among those lo, who were animated with feolings of devotion and ets’ ward the m: whose name is never mentioned by any one except with expressions of respect and gratitude, there was a miscreant meditating an attempt upoa the most valuable lite in Russia. Thank Hoaven, the crimi- nal design was not realized, and the pages of ny At th it when the “— inal design, 1 ¢ moment m tl criminal ma. bog | oe Encore ‘s son hea Monae to ve acre out, les upon Russia, m a sin peasant, Omsip teanartice Eaenteccr, the insrumsot of its will. Deatp (Joseph) Kommisearoff, a young man of twenty-five, was born in the village of Molvitino, pro- vince of Kostroma. The village belongs to Baron Kuster, hom Kommissaro stands in the relation of a libs. rated annwity-paying serf. Having been lately aliowol to go to St. and work ma hatter's shop, ho Ct eight ty soon rose in bis calling, became fore: ad irl, by whom he haga jitue ol He was still foreman at M 5 in, he went to say bis prayers in the chapel hoor the house of Peter the Great. Coming to the river side, close to the Marble Palace, he perceived that the bridge was ro- temporanly interrupted. Re- then « his way to the Summer o \coniieommen FE crowd b~} ng round an im) equipage, Knowing and oe for the napghoniset bo. 'y, be jo! the crowd waiting for tho monarch's arrival. Presentiy there was a stir aod animatior in the crowd, and he saw his majesty in an overcost, His Majssty and was put ing on his cloak, va bres bed d Kom: ed to push him side ats i udividanl bad nr empted to penetrate through the surround. Paved atu wanertoe carriage; poe yd not su im moment when the ys was patting on his cloak the ommissaroM forcibly aside, made the multitude. Kommis- drawing a pistol from under- he levelled it at the Emperor. Kom- oe had noticed the movement, instantly him by thearm, and, diverting the tol from ite it to discharge in the air. In another moment the assassin was arreste1, and s Geesena honest 18 Majoaty There he (is Imperial Majesty at once drove to the Mother of God of Kasan. Maker, who, through the agency imble an instrument, bad diverted the assassin's Dereon, nrderous attempt rapid! a t iret no one world it the re- never occurred ia iE # il ai asian his hot believe ihe current rumor. Bhesmeacen seer The mombors of the Sopa ek senses oar hater , x te acting haven and joy occasioned by this over- ier ath at o'clock al) generals, the Palace. access at Court assembled in of accounting F In all this assembly there was no for Kom missaroff. rected towards the young is of middle size and common in having expre-eed his movarehial feeliogs to sgnify to the young man that be had pf OR ~ OE o3 Sane cod were the hurrahs that rosotnded through the apon this announcement of imperial favor. ‘After this all present repaired (0 tho Preobrashoussi to attend Divine service and returo their beart. felt thanks to the Almighty fur the prevervation of the beloved Czar, In the evening the town was ifluminated. An immense concourse of people thro found the to learn God bad heir Wherator—the life of dom are 0 ly the new principles of o My my consol tda! the 3 ry iro securing © uture tm ane ore eneoiorth the name of be one familiar to all Russians. From to Eopmeilca © at be Rented Gaarn to the lates rity. Russian nobility abounda in illustrious families who have deserved weil of their country. Thor number has now been in by one whose founder—himself emancipated ‘by Alexander II.—preserved for the bene- fit of all Ritssta the life of his Liberator, From a similar notice in the Northern Port (the Home Office organ of Ruasia) we perceive that the Emperor, at the moment of the att was conversing with Duke Ncholas of Leuchten! aud Princess Mary of Baden. Gn his return from church bis Majesty received congratulations of tho Empress and his entire fam- Faia ated. by he ae hildren, bis y the Em, ia chi brothers and all ls’ faalo and female relatives, While his Lg By pertorming his devotions the high dig- — gue and civil and military officers as- _ > = Winter Palace. ase orgelng wi ibe rohes oapital were crow dovout subjects of the Czar. 3 ba THE NEW PEzi INTRODUCED TO TRE NOBLES. [Berlin (April 21) sermrencadonse of, London ny fersburg papers abounc jowing descrip- the eothanaema awakened ih all clasees Of Orloff province of st. in heartfel wig ah ered an ade se toaue . ni] the following | fied ben gy 7 or tux Nositity awp Oruser Conronstions—I thank you with all my heart for this di of yaue syn Pathy on this sorrowful occasion. fam happy to find that all of society concur in manifesting their loyal feel- ings to me on this as on or. other trying event. Besides my Implicit trust tn God Almighty, I derive strength for the Srna oy orgisdscseet Wengbite’ ara tral evin ntlemen ¢ nobility, as wel al Other classed. Oboe more let me thank Fe from the very bottom of my heart. You, gentlemen of the nobility, will, a friendly rece hope, accor ly piion to the new- nobie- man—yestorday a peasant—who saved my life. I think that Baers ‘the honor of being reckoned among the Russian nobility. The Emperor, naving uttered these words, embraced Count Orloff, who ki his hand. The imperial family then withdrew amid thunders of applause. The Finarctal Panic. BARNED'S BANKING COMPANY, LIVERPOOL, {From the London Times, 4 prit 23.) We believe that Messrs. Harwood, Bauner & Son, of Liverpool, accountants, have been engaged to prepare a balance sheet, and that a meeting of sharobolders will be held next week to determine upon the course to be adopted. There'ts, however, but lite doubt from the proceedings which have been taken by some of the credi- tora, that the concern will, be wound up. Cortificates of indebtedness are, it is sald, to be furnished to the de- i 80 that they ‘nay negotiate them with other ks, MESSRS. SMITH, KNIGHT AND COMPANY, LONDON. (From the London Times (city article), April 23. The report of Smith, Knight & Co. (limited)—the com- whose embarrassments last autumn initiated the up of the finance speculatiim—to be presented on the 20th mat., siates that the directors, iu concurrence with the committes appointed by the creditors, have steadily directed their efforts towards the completion of the existing contracts, most of which are expected to be Anished in the ensuing autumn, while at the same time they have strictly avoided hone J into any new busi- ness, Under an arrangement with the Sardinian Railway they are to receive £165,000 in six per cent mortgage bonds, redoomable at an early poriod, which bonds will be offered to the creditors pro rata in reduction of their claims. The directors conclude by urging the sharehold- ers to respond to the calls which it has been found abso- lutely essential to make. The direct liability of the company, meluding the sum of€271,659 of paid up capi- tol, are now £791,625, and the assets nominally show a similar total. FINANCE AND TRADE IN PRANFO! [From the London Times (city article), April 23. ] The advices from Praukfort describe continued fever- ishness on the Bourse. Ev. rumor sends Austrian funds violently up or and the fluctuations of fast week were five por cent. undemonsirative course of the Emperor Napoleon evidently caus’s great appre- bengion ; but still itis satd the general opinion is that ultimately there will te no war, and ‘a com will be arrived at. Capitalists are, for tho most part, buyers, and take up whatever the speculators ofter for sale, Hence money not only coatinues abundant at the stock exchange, but prices for most stocks are bigher for cash than for time, Amor.can bonds aro again in good request, and their firmoess ig increased by the knowledgo that there Is a large speculative ac- count open with adverse operators, Meanwhile, however, the political anxiety begins to tell Tho Leipsté fair has been tho worst ou upon trade. record. Letters from Crefeld and Elberfeid give a lamentable picture of the state of the manufactures. Credits will be withdrawn and mills closed if the Present uncertainty continues, War," it ts obsorvad, ‘would at once cut of all the resourvos of Prussia, as sho draws her taxes particularly {rom industry,” “tye corn markets remain dull; but oats are slightly lifghe . pate Bank Tr) For notes of twenty thalers of the Loi; irae detanses. ” Affairs i apan. THB TYCOON'S AMBRICAN IRON CLAD SAID TO BE A PAILURE—UBR ‘JAPANESE PURCHASER COMMITS SUICIDE. {From the London Times, Apri 25. 4 Letters from Yokohama (Japan) of the 26th of Febru. ary state thet an tron-plated corvette purchased im Ameri- ca for the Tycoon had arrived there. He requested Rear Admiral Kozo, who commands tho French squadrou on the station, © have it fitted oat forhim. The Admiral commissioned a lisutenant of the frigate Guerriero to do so, The lieuteuant took with him a quartermaster and some French seaman, together with two hundred and fifty Sppanens, and the corvette will shortly be oy bed oe French authorities tm Japan consider this a ‘of the confidence which Cee reposes in them The Tycoon had further resolved to melt down all the old coln aad to issue new, The construction of a uew port ® gy gy Ses Yokohama is to be commenced on the ar- v ‘reach Ae ae and overseers, who were ox- pected on the 16th of last moath. The Tycoon bad like- wise determined to build a number of lighthouses. Foreign Ships are to pay dues for thelr maintenance, shih add regulated by an agreoment with the con- onl Further accounts from Yeddo of the Sth of March state that the corvette purchased in America was found on examination to be very defective, and to have cost too much. The Japanese cagiueer who ourchased ber lad committed suicide. Sporting. Pte FRENCH TURF. Paris (April 22) correspond nee of the London Star. | steeplechase at La Marche came off yesterday. ‘The attendance was not only numrous, but more select than usual. The weather was magnificent, although the heat was somewhst opprossive. The sport was very good. The events of the day were the two matches in which tho Duke of Hamilton made bis debut as a gentie- man rider, ee. the fact of his Ee weighing four- teen stone anda laif ts not particul propitious for ensuring suc ees in ‘hat occupation, was the cause of bis defeat yest probably ay. Ho showed the true spirit of a Donglas, however. In the first race alone he got three falia, to ny nothing of a bip bath; buat rode on all the tame. In the second he could have won had he chosen, inasmuch as Count d’Evry had considerable dif- culty in making his horse clear the river. The duke cantered on evidently for the mero pleasure of enjoying that most enjoyable of al seneations, a good run. The duke rode the first match against Prince Murat, the lat- tor winning easily with Fille de l’Air IL in the second his grace rode Newry, which was beaten by Mas. mateb trillo, ridden by Count d’Evry. The Emperor was not present, THE SHAH OF PERSIA OUT SHOOTING. The Oficial Journal of Teheran gives the following ac. count shooting party, in which the Shah bad taken part :—' Bn ig nage,who caste on the earth the shadow of |, has his time very in Uhe chase at Djadjround. With the aid of God be killed joa tage head of game, and dei; to bring down a rT of ridges, moorhens = ae, The Grand Sypacbeader (Minister of Wi accompanied the Sovereign of Iran, obta' & remarkable dis. Jeo unsparing{y,delgn'd wo present him wit 80 ned to ot him with a generosity maparingly, el! prese! Miscellaneous Foreign Items. industre fa the Cherspe Fiysses bara the preseoce 4 0 pe 1u the presence of the Bunporor snd more than ¢ ot Re tors. It was held in a riding school fitted up for the oc- casion in the Twelve ri masters of the cavalry school Saumur entered, led by Colonel L'Hotte, The other eleven were composed of two tains, ox liewtenante and tiree non-commirs oned cera. They saluted the Emperor, and executed several a ‘and som: very ¢ fic It manq@uvres with remark. able provision The twelve then withdrew, and returned shortly mounted on fue hunters. Having aellopes be hel ~ pupils of presented them: horses, which kick: uptrained 4, pan and reared, but without a The Leg’slative Assethdiy of large ma: the Attn cause of the bill ou the merebaat a tA ea Lf “Sint n fore vem Jacts import ror ‘2 coun! A period of three ¥ commencing from promat. $$$ rr cen etna Lyndon Caatlo, Blackrock, for the purpose of convort! it into 4 sanatorium to which they will send the conv Joscent patients to onjoy the benefit of country air, som bathing, &€., previous to returning to their homes. is the first sanatorium ever established in Ireland. , An important will case bas been commenced in the Probate Court, Dublin, Ireland. It ts @ suit to establista: the will of the late Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy, daugh- ter of the Smithtield sulesmnastor, silly" Murphy, who died tn 1849, and left £102,700 in logacies, / The will of Miss Murphy is disputed on the alleged ground of undue influence used by the plainti(® and the Rev. Euslace Murphy, a Dominican, who was her spir- itual director, and had been the intimate fread of hee father, The estates of The O'Donoghue (M. P.), in the coun- ties of Cork and Kerry, Ireland, have been put up for sale in the Landed Egtaies Court. He is hi if the petitioner, and bis object to discharge his debts, which are said to amount to about £12, Five lots were sold, producing £7,315, The sale of the sixth lot was postponed in order that it might be purchased for the owner, Saunders’ Neweletier, a conservative makes the following remarks upon this sale:—' to see the smal! remnant of Possessions once lens passing out of thought of the pol itics of The 0 Deneghes: it em tof e tics ri 8, cana ied that he be gentioman, and a man of ability, an@ he has P bandoa those The claimed bj don to acquire land of inhabited neigh! definitively decided of which the great gas companies of Lon- erect new works the vioit been diso has the Lords’ Committee of Lianover was chairman, <A for- power were ret SAS ett Ne nega in Grosvenor square or igravia, and gas works erected thereon. The unant- mous decision of the committee was that no such powor should be given to any company. A steamer belonging to the Tunisian government, com- ing from Alexandria and bound for Tunis, arrived off the s&s of Malta on the 10th of April, and being reported to ve seventy-two Mahomedan pilgrims on i, and 6 Was not Decmaitied to g being in want of coala or water, 6 r, and continued her course. , hele prod jpreyp on — from the _ thas 096 ptigrims are the means pagating cholera, ped ld cone at poops cay Pal rood ted to inform ra of trading vessels t wing pilgrims om hoard will not be foseived af Mattes ne Per Tho Russian troops disposed along the Russian (ron- tiers of Poland have been recently reinforced, and are ea- timated at above fifty thousand mea. Their officers vauntingly declare they hope to be speedily employed against the Ausirian Keiser, whether he go to war with Prussia or not. Tu consequence of some strictures which appeared is La France of Paris, on a speech of M. Roulked in the Senate, M. Rouland and two other Senators gave notic® that they should put questions to the government ree specting the culpable toleration shown to journals ant. madverting on that illustrious body, The two senators are M. Le Roy de St. Arnaud, brother of tho tate Mar- shal, and M. Nieuwerkerke. to move that it should be formaily declared that the functions of the Senator are incompatible with those of tho mana- gor or editor of a newspaper. The public wished OK'd the discussion should take place, for it promised to be, not very instructive, at loast very amusing, particularly when it was known that the Marquis do sy intended posing at the same time that the functions of Cham. rain were also incompatible with those of Zenator; and every one knows how the subject would be handled by 80 original and go caustic a critic. The Minister of the Interior, whose treatment of the press was by implioa- tion censured in the motion, is said to have on the Emperor about the unpleasant effect of a uasion of the kind, particularly as M. de Laguerroniere, a8 Son- ator and as editor of La France, would vigorously dofe himself and his Tho result is that the notice motion was withdrawn, ‘The ostablishment of the militia iments of Great Britain consisted last een: ned — rape: Privates. bop Presont at training on tho day of inspection 2,478 oficera, 4,509 non-commissioned ofiicers and 85,850 privates. Commercial Intelligence. THE LONDON MONRY MARGET. Lowpom, April 23—Evouing. Conaols closed at 865 a 86%. American stocks—Unitod States five-twenties 69% @ 70}, [inois Central abaroa 795; a 80, Erio shares 5836 a 52. TOR LIVERPOOL MARKETS, {Tho weekly cotton market was received by the Poru- vian.}* TRADR REPORT. The Manchostor markot is quiet, with a downward tendoucy. BREADSTUPFA MARKKT—APRUL 28. joall wales at 288. Od 8 200, for PROVISION MARKET. ‘The markot is heavy with a downward tendency. heavy and stiil declining. Pork dull with a down tendency. Bacon inactive and downward. Lard nal, Buttor dull. Tallow downward, quoted 46s. a 48s, paeen PRODUCER MARKET. dit talk ler, Sugar . Lofiee q Rice ip Sea Lise calea quiet nad menage. Hain steady, “Spirite varpontive quiet oats. Pe Ly . yu fae quiet an troleam—Baret, glist & Brandoa :—The sales have beon small at 25. a 2s 1d for ; le 4. fow spirite. LONDON MAREETS. Breadstuffs quiet and steady. [rou hes bare rails £6 103. ; Scotch pig 703. 64. Svgar 4 firm. . quiet and A steady at 47s. Petroleum steady at @s. 84. for Spirits turpentine inactive. oil Orm. cakes steady at £11 6s. a Lit I THE LATEST MARKETS. Liver: Cotton—Salea to-day 5,000 ‘icludeng 1,000 otige to speculators aud exporters. Mariot dull ‘and slightly fined. Middling uplands about 144d. « 16d. Breadstuffs dull. Provisions fat, Board of Supervisors, SALARY OF CORPORATION COUNSEL TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS—-SALARIES OF COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIZS FIV® THOUSAND DOLLARS—BILL@ PAID—DRATH OF CORONER COLLIN, BTO. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, Supervisor Smith presiding. A large batch of bills were presented and referred to committees, A resolution was offered to appviat a committee of ax W divide the city into twenty.one Assembly districta, An amendment that the committee consist of two wag A resoletion me the compensation of Richart 0’Gor- man, the Counsel of the Corporation, at $2,000 a your The Board then adopted a resolution fixing the salaries of the Commissioners of Charities and jon as $5,000 » yoar each, in accordance with the iaw passed by the Legislature giving them that authority. ‘Supervisor oe ee ae ~ Clork be directed 4 ma C9) the iaws 1 Legisiature passed 806. | The motion wes adopted. Body ag shape ged $ a Bi Court be ed re in favor of paying $9, or ‘employed fn the constraction of that buridiog, Fae ce. port was adopted reported in favor of The same committee i 7,044 75 for marble, 68 for iron, and 40,538 rf for work and iron supplied to the New Conrt House Acomtnunication was received from the Coroners in- forming the Board of the death of Coroner Colla The communication was entered on the miautes, aad a rea. lation 9 to attend the funeral Te Board adjourned to Thursday next at nooa Is an ftalian Marble Factory a Nats Le Before Judges Robertson, Monet! aud Garvie Elisa MeKeon, respondent 9. Wm. S. See, appeliant This was an appeal from a judgment at Special Term granting the plaiati‘? and respondent relief ou # petition that her property was injuréd by reason of the basinoss carried on in adjacent buildings According to the respondent '« statement of the eave the fa ts were a foi lows :—Eliza McKeon, the plaintiff, is owner of Now 208 and 304 Bleecker street, and the defendant, See, carriae on the manuiacture of Malian marble ornaments io adja- cent building, in which he «ses i i ; i i i : 3 z Hi ii j | i ii i 4H if :! 4 z i i azge s & § i "3 3 3 3 i Hl