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4 EUROPE. Closing Debate on the Second Reading of the Irish Church Bill THE FRANCO-BELGIAN DISPUTE. War Policy of the French Gov- ernment, RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. Tne steamship City of London, of the Inman line, Leatch, from Liverpool March 23 via Queenstown the 24th, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon She brings one day’s later advices than those pub- lished yesterday. The project of an occupation of the fortresses of Ulmand Rastadt by Prussian troops is again spoken of at Berlin. The dispute at the Denaby Main Colliery, where nearly 400 men are locked out for joining the Scuth Yorkshire Miners’ Union, continues, with no prospect offa settlement. Oficial advices received from Berlin state thatthe representatives of Switzerland and the Zollverein have unanimously agreed to draw up a commercial treaty between the countries, and it is confidently expected that it will shortly be concluded. The Emperor and Empress have sent a sum of 2,000 francs, in aid of the sufferers from the disasters caused by the recent hurricane on the coast near Granville. Toe Suitan of Turkey received with great distinc- tion Hobart Pasha on his return from Candia. 4 communication from Dresdén states that the King of Saxony’s health inspires much uneasiness in that city. Appetite and sleep both fail him, and his advanced age gives little hope of his long resist- ing the malady. The Eoile selge of Prussels states that M. Frére- Orban, President of the Council, is about to proceed w Paris, That journal adds that this journey may perhaps render the meeting of the International Commission unnecessary. A despatch from Bucharest, dated March 22, says that in conformity witn the law which requires that the officers uf the National Guard should be changed every three years, the Prince has dismissed those who were lately serving and appointed five new colonels, eleven ches de bataillon and seventy-four captains. A deputation from the Southern Tyrol walted last week on M. Giskra, the Austrian Minister of the In- terior, to ask whether the rumors of a cession of tuat country to the Kingdom of Italy had any foun- dation. The Minister coutradicted the report in the most positive manner. The Italian Chamber of Depnues on the 20th ult, voted all the chapters of the Budget of Marine. The Minister of Finance presented the draft of a conven- tion wiih the Cavour Canai Company, and the Assembly adjourned to the 12th April. The Senate Das voted the military and maritime code. The funeral obsequies of five victims of the late explosion on the Place de la Sorbonne, Paris, took place on the morning of the 20th ult., at eight o'clock, at the church of St. Etienne-du-Mont, in Presence of an exceedingly large concourse of per- sons, everything being ccnducted with the greatest simplicity. At a quarter to nine, the coilns were Placed each on a hearse of the first class and con- veyed to the Cemetery of Mont-Parnasse, accom- panied by at least 10,009 persons. Mi. de Lavaletie, Minister of Foreign Affaire, has temporarily retired from business, overwhelmed by the heavy domestic bereavement he has just sus- tained. A letter from Berne states that several hundred emigrants from the Bernese Oberland and neghbor- ing districts have arrived in tnat town with the in- tention of proceeding to South America, several citizens of known probity and honesty having put themscives at the head of an enterprise for founding ® Swias colony in Uruguay. A Berlin letter says:—“In consequence of the creation of the Ministry of Foreign Avairs of North Germany the number of special legations will be e¢: sentially reduced afier 1870. Of the existing diplo- matic representatives at European courts four only will subsist from tie beginning of that year in as many capitals—at Brussels and Munich, for Saxony; @t Paris, for Hesse, Mecklemburg and Saxony, and @t Vienna, for those three governments and for Brunswick." SPAIN. Tho Carlists and the Republicans—Doings of the Cortes—Stormy Debntes—Indiyidaci Rights nad Liberty—Probability ‘of a Mor- arehy. MADRID, March 16, 1869. Since the meeting of the Cortes and the compara- tively smooth manner in which it is running news 1s becoming quite scarce. We have a minimum num- ber of sear/ul reports of Carlist risings, and scarcely any concerning the horrible intentions of the repub- Uecans to overturn the government and bring things down with a general crash. To be sure Seilor Sa- gasta, Minister of the Interior, fornishes us with in daily food of t Cortes, bus eve: to that kind of men tracts alt the belie! th kind irom his seat the has become quite accustomed | food, and it no longer at Teople begin to be confirmed ia has been slowly gaining ground, t movement ts . NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET, ras, but th from all parts of the House that Sagasia was put in the wrong, and with very bad grace he got up and withdrew his words. ‘The committee engaged in preparing the basis of government and the bill of individual rights will re- | aad very soon, as they are progressing finely, The erty Of conscience, of §| h, of the press, and ‘the right to trial by jury will be assw every man, itis not decided whether thg Church will be sepa- Tated from the State; but a°strong effort will bo made to declare them forever divided. Olozaga has not come to aid in the labors of the committee, which is 9 fortunate thing. There can be no doubt that the committee will report and the Cortes adopt the monarchical as the best form of government for Spain. The republicans will of course thoroughly discuss the question, and the debates will be greatly prolonged; but the result cannot be avoided. ver Unat willa king be selected or will the Cortes proceed to discuss and adopt a constituvion first and thea elect a king? 1t is ta® general opinion that the iat- ter course will be adopted, as the provisional gov- ernment is in no hurry to give up ita power, and the people, generally are satisiied to try the experiment a while longer. If @ King is not elected before tne constitution 13 fully discussed and definitely adopted we are likely to have the present state of affairs for eighteen months, with interminable debates on the driest and most uninteresting of ,adjects. It will then cease to bea seld for foreign newspaper cor- respondents to work in to advantage. Already the atfair is becoming 9 good deal of a bore on this side of Ag water. I do not know how it is regarded with you, We had quite a war flurry the other when the telegraph announced that the House of Represeata- tives in Washihgton had unanimously resolu- tions of sympathy for Spain in her et to the Carlist & tremendous bug’ fitted to frighten clildren, but too transparent to re- ceive the co ion of sensivie men. For forty y , in one form or another, the conn try has been th ned with Carlist movements, and there lave been an abundance of petty but wild attemps to make headway; but they have all falicd. Why should we fear the efforts of these insignificant men when the pe. vie of the nation have the govern- ment in their own hands? We can well understand Sefior § a's cries of alarm when tney serve to keep on the diverse tes and preserve their support to the government. Then, too, people quite. satisied that the repnb- icans are not band of robbers and traitors that the go ment 1 fond of painting them, and they excite fear, but are re ce Wheel to tue government, ards too rapidly ii the repub- So in every respect the people m to be alarmed On account of Carlist or republican machinations. They have more to dread the policy of the majority, which still has Fevolutionary tendency not easily disguised. The debates in the Cortes have been on the ques- tion of elections of deputies and on some interpella- tions of the minority concerning the proposed act of general amnesty and the abolisiment of the law of quinias, of ol conscription. Sefior Castelar has made one or two fine speeches on the subject of a general amnesty of all political prisoners since the be- ginning of the revolution, but the Cortes would hot consider the matter in consequence of the state- ment of the Minister of Gobernacion, Sehor Sagasta, that new conspiracies had been discovered and there ‘was great danger to the commonweaith, It was the Old story of Carlist plotting and republican designs, and the Cortes justified his conciusion to. pu’ oif an amnesty to some future time by a majority of oniy forty votcs—the smallest majority that the Ministry has yet received, Th bject of conscription has also been partially devaved the proposition to abolish the system ‘has been received by the House and sent to commit- tees for examination. General Prim told the House that the country could not do witnout an army of at least 60,000 men, and he knew of no cheaper mode of keeping it up to its maximum than that now in force. tie did not doubt that it might be iilied by volunteers, but they cost nearly twice as much as regulars, and could not be relied on in times of great danger. Admiral Topete, Minister of the Marine, said vowmnteering would not work in the navy, and he would not like to doable Cape Horn with a suip manned with voinn- teers. He begged the Cortes not to interfere with the present system of keeping up the navy. A number of election questions have been settiea and nearly every seat in the House is now occupied. Only one incident occurred in the debates to create excitement, and that way provoked by Sazasta, who ‘anhappily scarcely ever rises without #1 thing disagreeable and uncalled for in Of passion, when his bad. temper runs away with him, Sefor eras had occasion to remark this tendency to give way to ‘‘petty passions,” and brought ‘the minister to his feet livid with rage. Sagasta re- turned the phrase, and used the words ‘‘vile and instead, which he attributed to ras. later denied having used them, but ry emently asserted that he did. Figueras demanded the Hasta be withdrawn, which Sagaste de- o there was @ splendid row, the gain her liberty and for Cuba in essaying to secure her au- tonomy, adding that the President be requested to recognize Cuba as soon as she had a de facto govern- ment. The latter ee excited the ire of some of the journais, and they began to talk of letting slip the dogs of war at once upon the United States. The Opinion Nacionai, a Montpensier organ, and, per- haps, breathing the warlike valor of tnat hero, de- voted more than two columns to the discussion of the most grave question of the intentions of the United States, It pictured the horrible designs of the Yankees to rob Spain of her most precious jewel and to annex the island to the American nion, and then frantically called upon every Span- lard to seize lus gun and fly to the defence of the honor of Spain. Spain ad men, money, valor and pit in abundance, and she wculd meet the rapa- cious foe and hurl it back. After wor! himself up into an exhilarating state of frenzy the editor seems to have reflected on the prospect a moment; because he reserves until another time Cfo Grace Is Spain able to go to war will the United States? ‘Since then we have heard nothing. more of the sub- ject, and I presume the editor is engaged in a survey of the possibilities of 80,000 Spanisa soldiers, under the famous marcher, Prim, overunning the United dtates, Itis amusing to read Spanish articles on the United States and the world generally. We are taken back to the time when Spain almost ruled the world, when the sun never set on her dominions, Alas, for Spain, those days have long since goue, never to return,. unless the revolution breathes new life into the State and stopping its retrograde move- ments saris it on the path of progress, RUSSIA. Apprehended Troubles in Finland—Russia and Western Europe—General Antagonism ‘T'o- wards Russin. ‘St. PsTERSBURG, March 9, 1869, Something is going on in Finland. Some persons believe that this seemingly out of the way nook will give us plenty to think about and to do one of these days—as much as Poland in her time, perhaps. We have been found fault with enough on account of our oppressive management of Poland, whose hatred and rebellious tendencies have been explained and justified on that plea. Ido not intend, just at pre- sent, to enter into a dissertation as to the justice of our respective policies, though I will do so, histori- cally, some day when [ shall mut be so hard beset by abundance of sirictly contemporary matters—questions du jour—demanding im- mediate discussion. I will merely remark that, admitting that our course in Poland made the people our inveterate enemies by being Violent and oppressive, it would seem, in the natu- ral way of logical concatenation of causes and ef- fects that an opposite course should have an oppo- site result. Now, starting from tuis position, we suould have no more devoted and grateful adher- cuts than our Finnish neighbors—I scarcely venture to say subjects, so little are they subjected to Rus- sian ruie, beyond being gathered under the same crownu—a mere ‘personal union,” as the Germans cull the tie Which subsists Only in the person of the sovereign, with complete administrative autonomy. This is exactly Finiland’s cause. she has her own Jaws, institutions, her own distinct admimustrative system, rigiits aud privileges; her own religion, her owa schools, im which her own language 13 taught, and Woat is the result? A decided leaulng towards Sweden, which 1 natural in so far that the old order of things not having been inter- fered with nor superseded by anotuer, there has been no reason way it should not have kept its ground, not only in itself, but with all 1s old attend- ing associations. The languge of the educated classes is and remains Swedish, consequently the itterature und history which form the subjects of early teaching and training are those of the Swedish people. Now it 1s notorious that the peopie with whose writings and dotugs our mind’s earlicst impressious and ef- torts are identified will always Keep a forcible hold on our revereuce and sympathy. Tais will scarcely be denied by anybody, least of all by those who have studied the classics, not from compuision, but iuclination. This, by the by, is the reason why the Russian lan- guage ls nade obligatory in our western provinces, why Russian teachers, to the exclusion of indi- genous oues, are sent to the schools, and Kussian literature aad history 1s insisted on. it 13 nota rufiianly desire to tyrannize over the conquered, as is abusiveiy imputed to us, Which instigates this and simiar ineasures; it is, on the contrary, tne weil nt wish to identify them with ourselves, to bind ‘ast te rising generation to 19 political metro- 8 by every tie of uistorical community and of early association, if the grown up generation and the oid people are beyoud hope of reconcilistion, Bat to return to Finland, She was never well dis- posed towards us; passive suliennesss was tie best we ever saw of her; but now & prodigious aud active hostility seems to be orewing everywhere, and there is no Knowing whea and how it will explode tnto positive rebeli.on. The Kussian garruon in Helsing- fors jatoy organized a@ littie umateur theatre for tue wo di tion and that of @ sraall circle of Nussian clvil é residing in the towu—the most innocent Uitte coucern, with no prevensions to any- tuing but adording some amusement. Who could have thought that tue indigenous population would have felt oifended—nay, oucraged and endangered— by such @ natural proceeding? The Finnish papera immediately took up the cue, and were loud in their Watls “that tue ‘intraders’ began to drop te mask, to show their ‘Russicizing’ tendencies ia whe open day, that the encroachment and insult should aot be tamely borue," and ail in language #o grosaly abusive 4s Would do honor to an Ausiriau paper polemicing against some luckless Slavonic opponent. The tus Sian officers from that day forth beeame the coustant mark of public derision and ill will, aud avoided, aa much a# possibie, being seen in pubile places, for fear of oeing openly insulted and obliged to seek legal redress, wich, of course, wouid have made mutters Worse. Now the Pianish papers are again running mad for a no leas dreadful offence. One of our great armor manufacturers, Wao has just re- ceived a large order for changing many thousands of rifles according to the newest system, has haa the audacity to invite from Helsingfors a certain num- ber of workmen—smiths aad iocksmiths—who, on their part, have been so deploral see @ snare In the agreement offered them and to mi- grave, vot to Siberia or the Aimoor, but simply to Petersburg and the Sisterveck manufactories, stil nearer howe. This was sudicient for the patriotic press to raise the hue and cry and to denounce the designing wickedness of the Kus#ian agents, who do not scrupie | to entice poor ignorant men from their homes and families, on oppressive terms and by false promises, thus depriving toe Finnish manufactories of the ne- cessary hands, These are ridiculously sinail symptoms of a very serious organic disorder, which is the more alarming th scarcely any remedies can be ex- pected tw put a stop to it, You are probably aware of the increased virulence with which the Occidental press has thought fit to renew its habitual attacks against Kuasia since the close of the famous conference. The French papers, especially, have opened all their batteries on us. Yo the usual list of accusations of barbarism, retro- | ar tyranny, Xc., &c., is added now an Lnportant head—our real and suspected way of eoangene even thinking in the Eastern questiou. The Petersburg Cabinet Bays “the Correspondance Buiiier ia sicongly suspected of the wish to work underhand, with a view to eatangie the question, while giving herself, on the other hand, the air of acting in concert with the Western Powers for the pacification of the East.” it seems, then, Russia is forbidden even to sympa- thize with Greece—to say a word of comfort to after the cruel blow which has just been so delibe- rately and successfully aimed at her national digaity, almost at her very existence. Kussia has done ail, more than she could, She has taken in the conference, which in itself was an insult to Greece. She has signed the iniquitous declaration, which, however polite in form, 18 in substance neither more hor less than a verdict of “guilty;” she has urged Greece to submit, endangering thereby her own popularity and her influence in “ge 4" Bat tois and much tore is not enot i is required of iction with ge | her that enter into cont that renounce ail her her historical sympathies with the Christian population of the Kast and openly betray. And pag) abe i io we this, R) should not be hae et, as nothing Will ever be enough that she m: Tntier wish to soothe ine ruvblos savage eumley of the in whose Assembly she will have a seat, @ very wish is her chief error, the source of all_her faults, of all her tn- terior and foreign my t, of which there is, of course, & deal left, notwithstanding al) that has been an being done, Unfortunately much is done which should be to ingratiate our- selves with Europe, who will never give us our due, Between us and her is the antagonism between black and white, between pole and pole, between east end west, Tiere isa highly remarkable article in one of our monthly magazines on this theme of “The Cause of Europe's Hostility to Russia.” The first part only has appeared till now. When I shail have read the second I shall devote a whole letter to re. view it, and { am sure your readers will thank me for it, for they will find in it stirringly novel and at ‘the same time correct views of this all-important question, ENGLAND. Conclusion of the Debate on the Second Reading of tse Irish Church Bill—Closing Renarks of Mr. Gladstone. The concluding debate on the apcond reading of the Irish Church bill was resumed 14 the British Par- lament on the evening of March 2% and at an early hour next morning it was concluded, when a divi- sion of the House was taken, resul! by a vote of 363 in favor of the bill being @ second time against an adverse vote of 250, The following is a brief resumé of the proceedings:— Mr. WALPOLE opened the adjourned debate, takin, for his text Mr. Bright’s bests froin yeti that when endowments are re! princes may take them away, and bis aphorism ded on it, thas when they are mischievo Parliament May suppress them. But without these two con- ditions such a measure as this, he maintain nothing leas than a legislative revolution. Hi our revolutions had been reformations or restoration, but this was simply 8 destruction, a vio- ation of fundamental laws, a2 abolition of insti- tutions hitherto deemed essential to the well being of the community, This revolution he divided into two tire disestablishment and universal disendowment. vine, he summea eee objec- tions to the bili thus:—It would, for the firat time in our history, destroy the securities hitherto taken by the State for the extension of the ordinances of re- ligion to all parts of the country and divert the funds for that pur; to purposes for which they hever were intended. It would be the first step towards ecclesiastical communism and would un- settle the laws of ecclesiastical property in England and Scotiand, perhaps of all other kinds of property, and certainiy of corporation property. It overthrew & solemn coinpact between two independent Legis- latures; it would impede religious progress and Would stir up endless discord in Ireland, Sir H. BULWER disclaimed all claim to argue the question as a lawyer or theologian, for it was solely astatesman’s question—“how are we to govern Ireland?” The resistance offered to the bill he held to bean anachronism, for when we had granted political equality in 1829 religious equality had be- come a certainty, and Lord Liverpool had re- marked that there were only two alternatives for lreiand, that the Roman Catholics should all be converted, or that the Protestant Establisiment should be abolished, Mr. Mowsnray objected to the bill that, for the first ume, it proposed to subvert what had always been a constitutional principal—the recognition of re- higion by tie State—and substitute for tt voluntary- ism, which he showed, by a review of our colonial experie.ce of it, would be a failure aud would pro- duce deplorable results, Mr. AGAR ELLis and Mr. DALRYMPLE spoke strongly in favor of the bill and were followed by Mr. MILLER, who took side with the opposition. Mr. W. VERNER treated the question as @ struggle be- tween Protestantism and Popery. The O'DONOGHUE, after pointing out that the argu- ments of the otier side in favor of an establishment were bes rem only toa country where sometning like religious unanimity prevailed, declaimed at some length in favor of the bill, encnaly because it would establish religious equality. Lord GEorGE HaMILTon made a spirited attack on the bill, which he characterized as a specious excuse for transferring a lal art, ra the Church revenues to the aggrandizedient of the Roman Catuolic Churea. Mr. G. H. Moorr, while supporting the principle oft the bill, criticised the details, and doubied whether so much “greasing and lubrication,” so muck jopbery and waste, was necessary to pass it, Mr. HARDY rose to Wind up the debate on the opposition side, Begmning with a vindication of the right of the conservatives to oppose this bull to the end, uotwithstanding the verdict of the couutry (which was provoked by aremark of The O’Don- oghue), he went on to examine the bill, giving Mr. Giadstone full credit for baving redeemed his pledges to sweep away ail that he once deemed pre- cious. Considerlag all that had been done of late yeurs to raise the position of the Ro- was man Catholics, both of priesthood and_ laity, and their practical equality, he could dis- cover no rea for this attack on the such as animeted Haman. was a badge of conquest; he lcoked at it rather in an impertal light, as a re- cognition by the Executive of the Almiguty superin- tendence—a token of tne Protestanusm of the sovereign. What had the Church done to deserve destruction? For the penal laws she was not an- swerable, and, without defendmg them, Mr. Hardy pointed out, by a quotation from Lord Russell, that Liberal statesmen had seen some justification, He objected to the extent of the Church's work being judged by the census, for her ministrations of charity were not confined to her own denomina- tion, and hé maintained—fortuying himself by numerous quotations—tuat sie had practically made many converts, and, to use his own words of last year, had kept alight in the dark places of Ireland the lamp of the Keformation. Finally, he drew a picture of the condition of Ireland in which he paint- ed the institutio: of the country as satisiactory; freedom as compiete, law as justly administered as in England, but the people discontened without a cause, sympathizing with crime, aud influenced not for good by the priesthood. The moral he drew was that an interval of peace and tndustry—not a de- structive measure, which, amid loud cheers from the opposition, he denounced aa wrong in the sight of God and opposed to the interests of the empire—was the real panacea for Ireland. Mr. GLADSTONE rose just before one o'clock, loudly cheered by his supporters, and first he remarked of the latter portion of Mr. Hardy’a speech that it showed his fitness for the task which Burke dis- claimed, “to draw an indictment against a whole nation.” Yet, even in a picture of the Irish people 80 unjust as to amount to a libel, serious evils were admitted for which Mr. Hardy had no remedy. But the government, recognizing the existence of an Irish question, the result of years of previous misgovernment, had a remedy which they proposed of necessity piecemeal. Assuming that the issue of to-night would not depend ou the details of the bill, Mr. Gladstone passed over most of the comments on them, though he intimated that the payment of the Maynooth grant and the Regivm Donum out of the Church property was an open question, which was not absviuiely tosisted on; and before discussing the plan of the government he ran through the four nights’ debate to discover what rival pian had been proposed in its ynace. The pro- posals of the commuasion had been entirely thrown aside, and the opposition had either no plan at all or else tt was the out plan of levelling up. Sir Roundell Palmer's plan Mr. Gladstone dtscussed at greater length, and he differed altogether trom the ideas of Church property on which it was fouaded. When property had been given for purposes which were not attained, aud could not be attamed, it was the duty of the degislature to see that it was not wasted, and, when it became mischievous, to take it over. Bat be took a much larger view of the Charch trusts, holding that this property had beeu given for the general benetit of the nation. In giving up establishment, however, Sir {Koundell Palmer had abandoned the worthier part of the whole argument, and here Mr. Giadstone incidentally re- marked that the bili would in no way touch the royal supremacy. The most serious objection he urged was that Sir Roundell Palmer would sacrifice the small parishes, where endowments were needed, for the benelit of the iarge and weaitiner parishes, and thus, tustead of conciliating, would irritate public feeling. Of the scheme for disposing of the surplus he claimed that it was the most perfect which could be devised for spreading the benefits of these funds into every part of the country, and he showed that there Was no danger of the fands failing into the hands of the monastic instiiulions, as had been predicted, The hard words, “robbery,” “sacrilege,” “bribery,” &c., he accepted a4 proofs that the government had Tied out igea completely, but without are a tuded @ speech of little over by repeat once more lus that the settlement of this controversy is close at hand, FRANCE. Irish Church but The French Press on the War Policy of the Government The Opinion National of Paria, of the 21st ult., comments as follows on the calling up of the 100,000 men for the army:— The report of Mr. d'Andelarre contains numerons poiated and just criticiams, aod the presence of an epigram may be detected agatost the policy, or rather the absence of policy, that reduces France to the ne- cessity of placing: herseif on the de. fensive. And still the report concludes by proposing to grant ail that the government emands, Perhaps it is but @ feint of the lett, by which to challenge Ministers for explana- tions, What does the government juire, and what does it intend? Where are we belng ied to; for, unfortunately, we are being led; we are being disposed of, our money, the blood of our sons is out our being consulted | Are we being ied towards peace or onto war? If towards peace, why then these ruinous armaments? If on to War, against whom will it be directed, and for what reason is it entered bs reg What can be this fresh Mexican expedition that is being prepared for as without even any warning being given? In which victory of Mentana or in which catastrophe of Querétaro are We being invited to participate (9 FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Agreement for the Settlement of the Railway Dinpate. The following is the text of the nove relative to the Franco-Belgian difcuity published by the Journal Opiciel and at the same time by the Belyian Mont- teur:— After negotiations between the its of ai Arla hates Sattar spot 10 tO on the terms of the following declaration:— ‘The presentation and vote of the bill of the 234 February last on the transfer of railway concessions have given rise in France to notions on the subject of which the King’s government has thought right to transmit to Paris exp! of @ sincere aud entire unreserveaness. ‘The French and Belgian governments, in order to af- ford to each other a mutual proof of their cordial and confiding dispositions, and with the desire to concil- late the Interests of the two countries, have come to an understanding to institute a mixed commission to be chi to examine the ditferent economic ques- tions which have been produced, either by the exist- ing relations, or by recent projects of treaties for the ceasion and wor! of railway lines, and of which the solution would be of a nature to develop the commercial and indusirial interchanges between the twocountries. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The King of DBirmah has fifty wives and ninety children. Ex-Queen Isabella has her fortune told by cards twice every day, ‘The Porte has made a treaty with the Messagerics Impériales for carrying back the Uretan refugees. M. Paul Féval, the well known writer, has just been promoted to the rank of officer in the Legion of Honor. A marriage is announced to take place between M. Fausto de Saavedra, son of the Duke de Rivas, and Mile, de Salamanca, A Bombay r calls attention to the fact that the Fourteuth foot is armed with Sniders, but has no Snider ammunition. Circular excursion tickets will be issued by the South German ratiroads during next summer at a reduction of fifty per cent. A communication from Christiania states that King Charles XV. has arrived in that city and been received by the population with great sympathy. In the year 1868 ,the popalasion of Great Britain stood as follows:—England 21,500,000, Scotland 3,125,000 ang Ireland 6,500,000, making a total of 30, 389, 845. A wild elephant has been doing sad havoc on the mountainous parts of the western coast of Madras, No less than ten persons have fallen victims to his Tage within @ short space of time. Every railroad train in Sweden is provided with an efticient medical staif and complete pharmacy, 80 that in case of accident no time ts lost in adi ier- ing to the wants of the wounded. There are 300,000 workmen and artisans in Paris. Of these 65,000 average three francs or alxty cents per day, 220,000 vary from three to six francs aud 15,000 from six to twenty francs per day. The most remarkable piece of information which appears in tie telegrams of European news ‘pub- lushed in the Indtan papers last received is that ‘the extraordinary mission to Ladorma has terminated ravbonyous.?? The Moscow Gazette, in reply to a recent article ta the Times, deems it derogatory to Russia to enter into any agreement with England as to her relations with Balkh, Afghanistan, Yarkand or apy other por- tion of Central Asia, ‘The flag of the Reform Club, of Neufchatel, in Switzerland, bears the following inscription:—“A church without priests, reiigion without catechism, the Divine creed without mystery, morality without theology and God without system. The two daughters of Lady Matilda Montgomery were assaulted a few days ago at noonday on the stairs of their residence in the Via Della Croca, Rome, by an audacious robber, who cut a gold chain on on neck of one of them and escaped with his ooty. Monseigneur Mouly, Bishop of Pekin, in China, has died, aiter fullilling the duties of that episcopate for forty years. 118 funeral was celebrated with great pomp on the 19th of December. ‘the French Legation, tho foreign diplomatic body and various high personages followed the coitin on foot. A teacher of the commane of Wallstellen (canton of Zarich) las just been arrested on a charge of causing the death of a little girl by corporal punish- ment. aXe, had caught her na the hair and shaken her head Wits cuch violence that a cerebral conges Uon supervened, Of Wnish she died in a iew days, The journals Asino and Zenzore Primo, of Florence, of the 7th ult. were seized by ortler uf tne judicial authorities. The first containcd an article in favor of a republican regime, and the other an attack on the management of the royal household, entitled “The Civil List Im the Province of Pisa,” and con- taining calumnious allegations.” In the year 1863 500 officers were cashiered from the Austrian army on account of dishonorable be- havior, among which figure very considerably the Jactof not paying their bills after pledging their “word of houor.”” A licutenant’s pay rauges from fifteen to twenty dollars per month, out of which he has to find his out#lt, uniforin and subscribe towards the malutenance of the regimental music corps, A communication from Munich says:—‘‘All the ¢ letters containing securities, as well as those regis- tered, destined tor Frankfort and beyond that city, were recently abstracted from the post office here, a clerk whose duty it was to sort them, disappear- lug at the same time. Several commercial bouses have lost large sums by this robbery. At present nothing is known as to what has become of the delinquent.” The criminal Poincet, who was lately executed for murder in France, sent for the doctor on the even- ing preceding his execution, ‘Doctor, I feel very unwell.” “How 1s that, let me see your tongue? Ah, yea; a little agitated, pulse quick and irregular, but that is nothing. A little repose and some cool- ing medicine will put that all right.’ The cooling drink was taken regularly, and the next morning he walked coolly to the id. A curious and mysterious incident occurred re- cently at the Palace of the Tulieries, in Paris, At two o’clock in the morning a well dressed gentleman was arrested while endeavoring to enter tue portion of the building allotted to General Frossard. In the guardhouse he insisted upon secing the General Without delay on @ matter of vital importance. Whatever transpired was kept profoundly secret; but it is worthy of remark that linmediate precau- tions were taken, especially by placing extra guards around the apartments of the Prince Imperial. All the doors were closed and tho sentries doubied. It is naturally concluded that an attempt was feared on the iife of the young Prince. MEXICO. The Troubles in Tamaulipas—Annrchy the Rule—Murder of Americans. MONTEREY, March 21, 1869, Since my last diMculties have commenced on the southern borders of this State. A party of the rebel Vargas, of Tamaulipas, defeated a force of Escobedo, near Villagrasa, taking his equipage, archives, and about $7,000 in silver and $10,000 in go'd (as rumor states), and thence, falling upon the plantation of Escobedo (Hacienda de Guadalupe), destroyed it completely by burning everything contained therein. This same party then marched upon Linares, a town some sixty miles from this city, demanded its sur- render and a loan of $8,000, which being refused, they attacked the piace, but were defeat and bad wo retire—thia place being strongly fortified with emery, 4&c,—the loss being considerable on both es. si General Eecodedo being the principal owner of a large sugar factory and refinery at Linares, had it well supplied with arms and ammunition, and, con- sequentiy, a few soldiers, with the aid of its citizens made a strong defence. Linares has a population o! some 4,000 inhabitants. Had the rebels been en- abled to take the city they would have completely destroyed the factory and ail tts contents, in retalia- tion for the burning and destruction that Escovedo has done and ordered execution in ‘tamaulipas-— whole villages having disappeared; aud now the re- joinder comes upon this State, Respecting Tamaulipas, I do not say that the people are unofiending; they only resist as desperate men can resist, and ff they did not it would be all the same. Kscobedo’s policy 1s extermination; nothing but extermination diverts him. All he has done is to pass his scythe over the places he has occupied, ann he has reaped a full harvest of blood, which has been the cement of his power since French disoccu. pation, There surely will come a day of vengeance, when the vee of these unfortunate people will be rodressed. God in His justice wil surely repay their wi upon their oppressors. May His vengeance come suddenly, swiftly and terribly, The Governor of this State, with 200 soldiers, left this place in aid of Linares, but having been informed of Cede of the rebels he returned to this place esterday. : ‘wo Americans, on their way to the Rio Grande, were shot by the military on the road, robned of their money and bung up to the trees as robbers; but it appears they were innocent travellers, who were returning with their gains to Texas, having sold their stock at Saltillo; so it has been proven by the letters and note books that were founa upon their persons. They must have had some $2,000, ‘The butcher, Escobedo, has given orders to have all fore: rs shot who have not the required pass- ports with them. Yours, &. 8. H. MBAS, The New PostmisTness at RICHMOND.—Miss Van of Mek omiclal duties ‘aa postmiatreas of the city St of her o1 jul as of the city of aon She bad a roan i Sat i pro} 0 ww changes in ite fs pm he She will place the ladies’ de- W charge of two ladies of Kichmond, instead of em loying gentlemen, as heretofore, in that capacity, money order and registered letter accommoda- ne will be and the facilities to the public this impor department greatly increased, special it of the Post OMce Department has ‘& room separate from the Post OMice, here he can transact his business, Miss Van Lew at an early t secure the free delivery of vers in the city Placing secure boxes on our a tare eine Late ution out the loy 0 the serivel -f S6e print yal malls. oon thinks, will omice. van Lew anticipates the cordial support of the in the reform Aue proposes, — 5 e2erags5 nts AMUSEMENTS. Concerts Last Night, ‘Miss Josey Hofle and Mr. Frank Gilder were the Soloists at Steinway Hall last night, The lady sang an aria from Figaro’s “‘Hochzeit” and Gounod's “Ave Maria” and the pianist rendered Weber's “Polonaise” in E fiat, one of Mason’s nocturnes and atarantella by Dochler. Mr. Gilder did not impress us favorably, He has some merit in clean execution, but he plays mechanically and without the slighest expression. Thomas’ orchestra played a symphony by Bach, @ fantasia on the “Midsummer Night's Dream,” the overture of ‘‘Rienzi” and a selection from “William Teil.” ‘The lall was crowded and there were many encores. A very large audience also attended the concert at Hall, The Mendelssohn Orchestral Union we the “Euryanthe” overture, a Tannhauser fan- “Orpheus” overture and one of Dodworth’s inimitable quicksteps in spirited style. Rokohl, an amateur, sang a couple of selections from Beethoven and Lachner passably, and Mr. Arnold Zave a satisfactory rendering of a violin fan- tasia by Vieuxtewps. Harvey Dodworth conducted, Theatrical Notes. The Florences played to a $1,000 house in Hart- ford on Thursday night, which is good tor classic Hartford. Colonel Fitzgerald, the author of ‘Wolves at Bay,” “Light at Last” and other American plays more or Jess successful, has a new drama on the stocks en- titled “Bound to the Rack.’ It is said to bé the most ambitious effort the industrious Colonel has yet made; and we therefore look to sce something worthy of the managerial skill and liberality of Mr. Clitton: leure, who is now negotiating for it, if it ia at all adapted to his spacious stage. Miss Edith Challis, who was to have joined the English burlesque company which opened last week in Philadeiphia, has returned to New York, not liking the lookout. Oulda’s novel, “Strathmore,” has been dramatized and Mr. Adam Everly played it at the Arca in Philadelphia for his penefit on Saturd: night. “Women Rule,” the new com oy a “distin- guished member of the Philadelphia bar,” was not a success. It is defective in plot, dull in dialogue, heavy in action and about as cheerful, but not 80 eloquent, a8 one of Judge Bedford’s charges to murder jury. Mr. A. G. Hib! of Detroit, wrote a poem which ‘was recited as a prologue at the opening of the new opera house by Mrs. Claude Hamilton. Hibbard’s “pome” mentions Thespis, Aeschylus, Sophocles, ‘uripides, Aristophanes, Terence, Piautus, Racine, Corneille, Moliere, Goethe, Snakspeare, but, singu- larly, makes no mention of Farnie. But what can be expected from aman who calls a Western theatre “a classic Fane” to rhyme ‘‘fame,”’ and then further commits humself to a Quixotic absurdity by We promise you that here no word we'll 5 To call the mantling blush to virtue's chee That all our company, both maid and man, Will now and ever do the best they can. ‘That shuts out married ladies from the company and opéra boufe from the stage. Kate Reignolds won a triumpa in Detroit as Lady Gay Spanker. Opera bvoufe at the Fifth Avenue theatre (Brougham’s) promises to be well attended, if we may snage by the rapid sales of seats tor the first week. The rivalry between TostCe and Irma as to who will draw the largest houses on the alternate ‘hts will make the season a success alone. The average receipts of the new Califoruia theatre have thus far been $1,000 a night. The celebrated Mexican sheep speculator, John pie rsaie has opened his “World Circus” in San Fran- cisco, A travestic of Hamlet—‘‘Ye Dismal Prince, ye Bigamiste and ye Ghost,” by T. Cooper de Leon, editor of the Mobile Register, has been groduced at the Mobile theatre. Newton Gotthold has got hold of Robert Penfold in “Foul Play” at the National, Cinctnnati, with Fanny Price as Helen Rolleston. Mrs. Lizzie Madison and Miss Alice Seidler assumed the roles of the Misses Jennie and Irene Worrell, who were ‘‘indisposed,” according to the Porkopoli- tan papers, Auna Dickinson has lectured 154 times since last autumn. “The Field of the Cloth of Gold,” as produced by Manager Macauley, at M5 Sha in Cincinnati, must be @ marvellous mosaic. Miss Soplie Worrell dances a clog as Darnley, Billon and Van Hamme in @ “pootical ballet,” Professor Dobson does the chime of bells on the banjo, Sir Guy, the cripple, is a prgromancer and does feats of legerdemain, the Dgs beve a prize fight, and this wonderiul compo- sition Winds up Witt wweik around, cancan, Grecian bend and the wild veloc:pede. Ada Webb is playing at De Bar’s, in St. Lous, Lei@ngwell is in Gaiveston. Laura Keene is expected in Trenton, with her company. Robertson’s very latest, entitled “Dreams,” has been produced at the Queen's, tn London. Palgrave Simpson’s historical drama of Marte Antoinette was piayed at the Princess’, London, with Mile, Beatrice ag the “Austrian woman.’? A dramatization of Wukie Collin’s “Mooustone’ 1g announced at the Adelphi, London, Theatrical Afairs ia the British Capita’, London, Marci ii, 1869, The stagnation of commerce and trade in J.ondon, owing to the almost constant absence of ine Queen and Court from the metropolis, has not only aifected those most intimately connected with mercantile pursuits, but has sadly depressed all amusements, and, with only two or three exceptions, managers have a hard struggle to keep their doors open. This may appear strange in the face of the fact that several new theatres have been built and opened here within litue more thana year. Still it ts the truth, and although it is not palpable to the public I have no doubt that quite as many theatres as have been built will be closed within a month or two. The St. James’, which was opened three months ago under the lesseeship of a Mile. Laferté (backed by a rich coionel) and managed by H. H. Davis, well known in New York with Miss Lucy Rushton, has aiready collapsed. But that unfortunate house is, like an oyster, constantly opening only to close again. The Lyceum, under E. T. Smith, has sunk into the slough of despond lately and has closed its doors for & week, because there was literally no audience. A gieam of hope has, however, illumined it by the genuine success of Westiand Maraton’s new play “Lile tor Life,” produced there last week. ‘This may relteve the treasurer for a time, but, I fear, only for a ume. ‘The Queen’s theatre, of which Mr. Labouchere, the ex-member of Parliament, {s lessee, 15 also about to close or to change hands, owing to a split In the camp—caused, it is said, by rivairy between two ladies, Ondt that Dion Boucicault will assume the reins of government here, but I think that is very uncertain. The Hoiborn, also, one of the batch of new theatres that has sprung up, will shortly give up the ghost as @ burlesque sensational establishment, and become the home, or rather the refuge, of the almost dis- carded legitimate drama. Barry Sullivan will, it is said, reign here, Fanny Josephs, the present lessee, has worked hard and bravely, but unsuccessfully, and the gallant captain im the Biues, who was tier chancelior of the exchequer, must have lost heavily. Oar two Italian Opera compauics have been smelted down into one, and tm the process much dross has been skimmed off both. Her Majesty's theatre, just rebuilt in very eee style, will remain closed, Lord Ward, ‘millionnaire as he ts, decitning to advance the large sum required for fur. nitare, scenery and decorations. Arditi will wield the baton of musical director, Costa having been “shunted” from his seat by some mancuvres not very clearly defined. My impression is that Mapie- son will be quietly but surely squeezed out by Gye. Nous verrons. We are certain, at ali events, to have some other Jtailan opera started hy and negotiations are already in progress for the Lyceum fer that purpose by sone func. per la musica, Tien we are promised Fretich opera comique at the St, James, and Geo Perren, the English tenor, undaunted by the ruin of Harrison and Pyne, the English opera company (limited) and every other attempt to establish what is called English opera in London, has (so the papers say) “thrown down the gauntlet,” whatever that may imean, and intends to give us the pure article, undetied, commencing, no doubt, with an Italian opera trans lated, muti and badly sung. Then when it fala, because people who Know what music ts will Not listen to what 18 not rusic, we shail be informed for the thirty-third time that we have neither taste nor king of tenors, Sims Reeves has got into hot water through disappointing the pubiic (his custom ail too frequently) and was not only mulcted in damages but fined ten pounds for not ap) ‘ing at the court when subpenaed. Reeves says his throat was sore atid inflamed and he could vot sing. The jury evidently thought he “mignt, could, should and ought to” have sung. Miss Susan Denin, from your side of the water, appeared here recently as Claude Melnotte, and made & most favorable impression on a ‘large and attentive audience, who were gradually moved trom doubt to be pale of admiration, She is e likely to succeed y here. A Most amusing novelty has just come out nere in in the performances of a talented family of the name of Vokes, ee ee sisvers and two brothers, all young, and thé iadiea very ‘they perform entirely aiene a yey in itle. plece called “tho Helles of the “kiwsten, which t act with and = Ss 4 = 3 = < =. i Consort when young. The Itkeness is really most ‘striking in feavure, complexe ion and expression, Our Lord Chamberlain has issued a “warning” to rs in general respecting the very scant dra- of the let giris, some of whom are clad simply tn “tights” and @ little moss or silver tissue, His lordship was, doubtless, urged into this show of vitality by the “press,” and the fun of it is, the ined with hardly an exception turn round 4 jim and request him to “leave the gir!s alone.” One spirited “girl of the period,” on the si wrote & capital letter to the papers, in which she says she thinks the girls on the stage who undress up to their waists from the necessity of their profession and the command of their managers are less to blame than the ladies in the halls and dress circle, who un- dresa down to thelr waists merely for tasuion’s sake. A fair hit. MILITARY NOTES. The newly-appointed commander of the Second division, Major General Woodward, has assumed command of the long-neglected headquarters at Brooklyn. He has made the following staff appoint- ments:—Lieutenant Colonel Henry Heath, division inspector, with rank of colonel and acting assistant adjutant general; Ira M. Horniston, surgeon, with rank ofcolonel; John E. Fay, chiet of ordnance, with rank of lieutenant colonel, and Robert B, Woodward, commissary of subsistence, with rank of Heutenant colonel. By order of the Commander-in-Chief all property of the Second division is turned over to General Woodward. Special orders of 1868, which constituted the several brigades independent com- mands, are revoked. On Monday evening last the left wing of the Seventh regiment, Colonei Clark, had an excellent battalion drill at its armory. This closed the season of indoor drills. There is some talk of ceiebrating the anniversary of the departure of the regiment for the war, April 19, 1861, by a street parade and con- cert and flag presentation at the armory in the even- ing. The grand military civic reception and prome- nade concert announced for Thursday evening, at the Academy of Music, is the theme of general conversae tion. The Executive Committee of the Association of the Army of the Potomac held a meeting at head- quarters on Monday last, when the general order for the reunion in July was arranged. On the morning of July 5 a grand review will be tendered the ex-army and corps commanders by the National Guard and regular troops stationed in and about the city. At three o'clock on same day an organization will be effected and officers elected. In the afternoon of July 6 Governor Chamberlain, of Matue, will deliver an oration and Whittier will read a poem. In the evening Delmonico serves @& banquet at the Academy of Music, to which the presence of Presi dent Grant, General Sherman, General Sheridan and Adiniral Farragut is pledged. On assuming command of the First regiment, National Guard, Colonel Perley announces that Mae jor A. P. Webster has been commissioned lieutenant colonel and Captain H. ©. Perley commissioned ma- jor, both ranking from Feb, 23, 1869, A regimental court martial will be held at the armory this even- ing. The duty of exam: non-commissioned of- iicers is transferred to the fleld officers of the ree ment. William Barthman has been elected captain of G company, and P. J. Martin captain of F com- pany. No authority has been given to organize a veteran association. A majority of com) 68 Lave adopted the new gray uniiorm. e commandant of the Washington Grey Caw alry has ordered the respective squadrons to be sub- divided into squads to better facilitate drill and dis- cipline. Dr. Semuel T. E. Beck, surgeon of the Sev- enty-ninth regiment, having been appointed surgeon the staif of the Greys, with rank of major, will be transferred to this command at an early day. Dr. Beck is an old member of the National Guard and has a splendid war record. Commandant’s and adjutant’s headquarters are established at No. 179 Reade street. The proposed trip of the Greys to Bos ton, mounted, is all the talk, The Twenty-second regiment, National Guard, has been ordered to assemble for battalion drill at the Fourteenth street armory as follows:—Right wing on Monday, April 12, and Tuesday, ril 20; left on Wednesday, April 14, and Thursday, April 22. regimental court martial convenes at the armory ou Wednesday evening, April 28. Private William ¥. Seymour has been appointed lett general guide and F, M. Geer quartermaster’s sergeant, D company. On Saturday evening those members proficient in the alming drill practised fring with 1 cartridges at the shooting gallery. ‘The officers and non-commissioned officers of the Thirty-seventh regiment, National Guard, drill at their armory on Friday eveaing. Battalion drills by wing will be held as follows:—Right wing on ‘iuea- day, April 13 and 20; leit wing on Thursday, April 16 and 22, and on Thursday, April 29, a regimental dri. The new fatigue uniform consists of gray cap, jacket and pants, trimmed with red and gilt, white cross and body belts. Cap:ain Cox nas been placed under arrest for inducing the line officers to request Colonel Leggett to resigu. ‘The findings of a recent court martial of the Twen- ty-second brigade, National Guard, comprising the Nineteenth and Ninety-first regiments, headquarters: Newburg, Orange county, have just beea promule gated. ‘Twelve officers were tried for disobedience of orders and neglect of duty. Three were cashiered: aud fiued, turee were fined only, four were found guilty but excused, and tue remainder were cleared of the charges. Troop D, Captain Kunz, and troop I, Captain Wine ter, First cavairy, National Guard, go to Elm Park to-day for exercises in the school of the trooper, mounted. The onerous duties of courts martial have been abiy and prompt discharged by Lieutenant Colonel Ittner. Troop F, Captaia Fitzsimmons, it is rumored, taik of applying jor @ transfer to the Washington Grey cavalry. The Ninety-sixth regiment, National Guard, Colonel Krebviel, contemplate ordering tield days at Tomp- kins square in May. Division drills are held at the armory weekly. ‘The Eleventu regiment, N. G.. Colonel Lux, talk of having a street parade aud drill at Tompkins square this month. The new uniforms of the regiment will soon be completed. The election for major of the Fifth regiment, N. G., Was postponed until April 26. lt is presumed that tue office of colonel will be vacant by that a when the name of Lieutenant Colonel Hukart be recommeaded. The bilis introduced in the Legislature, pro’ for armories for the Seventh aud Seventy-flrat ments on Reservoir square, have been passed. An exhibition drill of Company K, Eigh ment, Captain Green, will be heid at Market armory on the 14th inst, The Third regiment (Bendix Zouaves) is to be dis. banded and the officers rendered supernumerary. General Bendix, commanding it, will be transferred to the old Sixth regiment, Colonel Conkling, commandant of the Eighty- fourth regiment, has been quite il. He contemplates orderimg the ‘iment out for street parade, in the new uniforms, at an early day, Battery ©, First artillery, Captain Schilling, at @ recepuion given on Monday last, did some good work in the service of the piece and battery, ‘The fine howitzer battery of the Eleventh bi Brooklyn, had a good drill at Portiand avenue laat week. ‘The Forty-seventh regiment of Brooklyn, E. Dy Colonel Austin, have a parade some evening this week. It is said they intend visiting Harti dur- ing the surnmer. The “Old Gr ? expect to elipse everything hav- ing yet taken piace in the way of military aud civie balis at the Academy on Tuesday evening. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The following vesseis will compose the Uniteé States naval squadrons under the receut order re Atlantic Squadron—Contoocook, Juniate (to be fitted owt), Narraganset, Gettysburg, Galena, Seminole, Nipsic, Yantic, Pevobscot, Tuscarora — from Pacific squadron), Kearsarge (ordered gon hy wre Squadron—Pr Quin South Adantio ‘awnee, Quinne! Portsmouth, Kansas, Wasp. Another flagship Place of the Guerriere is to be fitted out. ,perapean Squadron—Franklin, Richmond, Keno- sha. Pacific Station (new designation of the North an@ South Pacific squadrons)—Pensacola, Mohican, Osstpee, Resaca, Dacotah, Nyack. Asiatic Squadron—Piscataqua, Oneida, Monocacy, frogaots, Ashuelot, Aroostook, Unadilla, Maumee, Jdaho, non Special Duty—Saratoga, Michigan, Purveyor, ‘a Practice Syuadron (Naval Academy)—Sabine, Savannah, Macedonian, Dale. As the reduction of the namber of vessels actively engaged in the navy will thus be very ma- terially reduced there wili be numerous in the ofmMfcers. New ments will very generally made, The officers of the vessela retired will be distributed among tue active veasela, As yet no action has been taken hor have any reports been recetved for the firat quar- tor of 1860; consequently no changes in the oficers of sae Seatois retained in service, as already pub- ished, are noted. ‘The following 18 a corrected list of the oMcers of the Galena aud Seminole, these vessels having bees placed on the North Atlantic squadron: GALENA, Commander—A. W. Johnson. Lieutenant Commander—Charies O'Neill, Lieutenants—B. M. Steadman, George W. Fienee. Masters—W . B. Newman, J. E. Jones, W. T. Buck. si H. O. Ni ‘Austatant Surgeon—R. A. Marnin. Passed Assistant Paym Engineers—First Assistant, BE. Lav sistants, A. B. Bates, Robert B. Hine; ant, J. A. Deaver. SEMINOLE, Commander—F;, K. Owen, Lleutenant Commander—0, B. Clark, Lieutenants—8, Hi. Baker, 1. 8. Keyser. Masters—W. Hi. Brice, B. t. 8 BE. W. Wateon, Passed Assistant Paymaster—J. Linsiey. Engtneers—Obief, P. Inch; Second Assistants, W. ©, Munroe, J. A. B. Smith; Third Assistant, G. IL