The New York Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1869, Page 4

4 EU ROPE. Aconsiderable number of Belgian workmen are into France on account of the late strikes, it ig reporced that the Duke of Montpensier re- cently visited Madrid éncognito and Lad % long inter- emigrating view with General Prim. On it becoming Known in Madrid that General rrim had decided to join the republican cause the workmen got up @ demonstration in his favor, The publication of certain facts and letters by the stat? of the Austrian army took Count Bismarck by surprise, The King sent for htm in a violent pas- sion and scolded his proceeding during two long hours, during which Bismarek tendered his resig- nation, but his Majesty retused to accept it. ‘The Liege (Belgium) Meuse of May 1 states that, afterthe vote of the Senate abolishing tmprison- ment for debt, M. Bara, the Minister of Justice, ex- preased his formal intention to place his resignation ju the hands of the King, Blections have been ordered for a Catholic Con- ference in Hungary on the question of the autonomy ot the Chureh in Hungary, The Conference will meet at the end of June. Austria has taken a step towards the adoption of the French system of international comage. The government is about to lay before the Reichsrath a vill to legalize the coining of ten and twenty franc pieces. The same course, it is believed, will be taken with regard to Hungary. The Freuch monetary sys- tem Is rapidly spreading all over Europe. On Sunday, the 2d inst., at noon, a house in Dean reet, Cork, Was plundered by three burglars, who, haying opeued the hall door with a latch key, en- tered with revvivers in their hands, They threatened the female servant and having searched the house carried of n-chambered revolver and a double- barrelled pistol. The enugration of miners from Cornwall threatens to affect the iuture working of the mines in the county, The emigrants have consisted of miners in employine who have been much dissatisiied with their rate of wages. Another inducement for them to emigraie is the reported prosperity of min- ing in Australia and America. Some friends of the ex-Queen of Spain in Paris are just now very mysterious about “events which will © of in Spain.” They do not say pre- cisely What Ciose events are to be, but they speak of the discontent of the army. A letler from Paris says that it has been decided by the government of the Emperor Napoleon that the Minister of the Interior shall publish a circular to tne authorities concerning the general elections, n not to use any hostile pressure towards opposition candidates, Marshal Sic! has sent orders to the Governor of Algeria to cause the troops to go through a series of new manwuvres, suggested by the uew arms, im order that any of the regiments might be able to act with the army at home. At the Cor ice Odice, on Saturday, May 1, one of the conservative magistrates of the city retused to alow the Mayor, as chairman, to take the charge sheet. The Mayor resisted this attempt to interfere with Tus diguity, and a struggle ensued for the pos session of tae document, in the course of which it was torn in pieces. His worship’s conduct at the jute Fenian banquet has been referred to in con- On CI ng on NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET the fruition of their ho; Mr. Sumner ia therefore rigat in his assertion, that the concession of ocean Deuiigerency “let loose the Alabama.” Lt assured her @ successful career oa the ocean and a sale retuge, Which she found again and again in English ports,’ Equally unfortunate 18 the Temes to convict Senator Saumer of what it calls a yet more “con- spicuous perversion of dates” in his charge that ugiand ©: aided “the wicked cause’ of slavery against civilization to her virtual chumpion- Ship of the Southern confederacy, ‘the war, Says the Pines, was hot origibady undertaken for the abo- Lition Of slavery. Neither Mr, Lincoin nor the nation generally lad any such object in view, lor Congress passed & yyy expressly Oe tu the at was waged for the presgrval ant constitution, and Mr. Hneotte as iate as Al by 1802, wrote, “if 1 couid save the Union without ing any siave I would do it.” Hence, i apn the cause of the South the North, Kuglau did not (ake the side of slavery, for the war Was Dot at first an abolition war, and nothing can “be more unreasonabie Wan to denounce Great Britain for not having lastened upon it that character which tue Cuited states government so earnestiy disavowed.” ‘This is aul Very Well so far as it goes; buteven tue Londoa Tunes, with its inditerent mformation upon Americal affairs, Iuust Know that the cause of the South was the cause of the extension and perpetua- tion of siavery and the reopening of the slave «rade under tne auspices of @ strong slave confederacy. If the War on the part of the American goverumeat was not Waged for the abolition Of slavery, It was at least Waged vo keep slavery within its constitutional limits to sicken and die a natural death, while the war on the part Of the confederacy was waged tor the spread and unlimited license of slavery. Hence again Mr. Summer’s assertion was strictly correct aud he migut dave truthfully added that the pros- pect of a great cotton growing slave confederacy, ‘With a iree ade policy and a fnendly alilance with manufacturing Kugland, would have been no oilence iv the nostiis of Great Britatu. ‘The Pall sfali Gazecée toliows ta the track of the Times aud reiter- ates the arguments of the latter only in a diluted form. Bou papers repeat vie claun of considera- tuon for Eugmod because she did not “tarow her sword into the scale” agaiasé the republic, but tis 18 only the plea af the ourglar who might claim exemption irom punisiment because he only stole the paste and refrained [rom cutting tue throats of tue Ininates of the dwelling. Provably the most ingenious article published to- day on the Lnglish side is that of the Telegraph, the Gladstone organ, wluch has hitherto been slieut on the sunject of tae Sumner speeci, That journal de- precates the *‘elaberate refutations’’ which have been given to that spébch, and borrows Courage ana conso.auon (rom the theught that althouga sumuer has been lor wany years an accive politician be has never been put forward by the United States as a represenwtive man, itis true he las been & con- sistent anlislivery agitator and that he won & national notoriety — through the — force of Brooks’ cane; but “he has never heid any high oitcial or diplomatic —post— as never eveu been put forward by ais own patiy as a candidate for auy of the few great oilices which Toru the recognized rewards of Almerican statesmauship."? ‘The uvercuce arawh by Gladsvone’s organ trom all this is, that Senator Sumner does uot speak for Ameriva or for tag American government, und thas in spite of “tall talx,’? there is a funa of sirewd common sense in the American peopie whica will show itseil in the moderation and reasonableness cf Minister Moviey’s insirucuious, Weil, it 13 pleasant at ali umes to bave a bopelul cousoler; bui as dir, Mouley will soon be here we shall nos Lave jong to wait belore we learn Whether the Gladstone organ bs as good as a propuet as it 3 as & Couforter, The Press Criticisms om Senator Sumner’s on the other, like that of which Mr. Sumner has just given Us @ specimen, ‘The Loudon Dally News again reviews the speech in these terms: ‘There can bo no doubt that the tendency of & speech like this, by & man of Mr. Summer's emluence, is of a nature to produce in certaia circumstances & grave situauon., At pretens noining has beon done the consequences of which it is not in Presiden! Grant's power to control, At the same time it is no! too early to poiat tt must the eifect of declarations of tps if they receive any sanc- tiod i Uhoye ww 0 are the oificial representatives of thi States towards this country. Tue character of & joug twain of argument which leads up to tmpossible demands 1s not neutral- ized by a few words of will thrown in at the close, and the practical conclusions which fow from Mr. Sumuer’s speech leave very little room indeed for eifusive sentiment, Our private letters frou the United States inform us that by thoughtful Almericans Mir, Sumner’s speech is freely criticis:d, and that his prepostercie. doctrine 01 consequential damage is repudiated even by his own cousiitucnis and partisans. ut by tue general pubic his speech has been received with unvoundea eatiusiasia. Mr. Sumner’s speech has been chiefly welcomed 25 a protest against tue compiaisant tone of Mr. Keverdy Jobuson’s English speeches, and the friendly atu- tude he 50 easily took up with reference to thé most malignant enemies of his country. We will not, however, indulge in conjectures. Mr. Motley will soon be here with authoriiy to speak in General Granv’s name, and we shall then have at least the satisfaction of dealing with a Minister wuose words will express the mand of his country, Vue President 1s now at the height of nis power, “He hus done uothing to forieat the cuntideace which he won in the field, and o1 which his election was so striking umaniiesiauion, The people wall go with him i whatever course he may jead, even if it should be one certain to entail great sacrifices and tnvoive the temporary return of evils from whica the repubuc has suffered most severely. Englishmen of course can have noth! to say to any decision Whica the government and people of the American Unioa may think called for by their honor and interests, Bus We are sure We may ex- press the contidence and expectation of the Waole country that the Queen’s governinent wu muintain a firm position against all exorbitant demauds, of whatever nature they may be. Our government las been supported in a policy of conciliation and concession for reasons of whic! happen what may, we shall never be ashame but there 1s a line beyond which concession 15 weakness and renunciation of duty. Mr. Motley, or whoever else may be sent here to represent tie United States, wii find the same honorable desiie lor peace and We same good wul towards bis coun- ury Which dictated our part in the treaty rejected at Washington; but the Queen’s government wouid | disappoumt tie expectation of the country and prove itseli unworthy of its trast if i did not entirely and firmly repel cvery attempt to trespass upon tle honor aud rights of tie nation, We have done | what lay in us to compose disputes and sete cuities which grew up lar more out of the w circulustances of the tue than out of auy want of good feeling towards the American republic; now it 1s for the government of the United states to sider what it owes to the cause of peace, justic laternational jaw. dict and Strength of the Army and Navy—The Carlist Moyemont—Montpensier Disheartened=Ki- naacial Conditioa~The War Department. Speech. The London newspapers sull keep ap an incessant fire of criticism on Senator Sumner’s Alabama claims speech. For three consecutive days the Loudon Times assatied the Senator's position, and each day growing warmer in its work, On the 3d instant it had a leader on the sabject, trom wluch the following extracts ure made:— If the speech of Mr. Sumner against the Alabama claius treaty purported to be a inere expression OL personal opinion We might have reported it without demnatory teriis by all classes and degrees of pub- lic opinion iu Iveland. ‘The France ot May 1 denies a ramor to which cur- reucy has becn given in sevaral continental journals, that Russia had sent a despatch to Constantinople protesting against the measures recently taken by tue Sublime Porte relative to the laws of uaturaliza- lion, it adds that an act of that nature on the part ot Russia would be @ flagrant contradiction of the reiterated declarations of the Cabiuet of St. Petersburg, which has never ceased since the Coa- jerence to act in harmony with the other Powers on tue Rasiern question, ENGLAND. 9 Alabama Excitement—John Bull on the Rampage. Lonpos, May 3, 1869. The excitement over the new and startling phase of the Alabama question presented by Senator Sum- aer’s speech increases every day, and the London journals seem the more disposed to lash themselves into a fury the more convinced they become of their inability io weaken by fair argument the unanswer- able case made out on behalf of the American gov- ernment and endorsed by the all but unanimous vote of the United States Senate. Some of them reiterate again and again the declaration that the wates are shut and barred against any further con- sideration of the claims of America since the rejec- tion of the Johnson-Stanley treaty, and avow that no ministry could exist an hour that would preier one inch farther concession on England's part to actual war. Others, again, adopt the whistling policy found so comforting to the poy who was compelled tv cross a graveyard after dark, and keep harping on the hopeful string that Senator Summer's speech does not at all represent the views of the auministration; that Motley’s instructions will be of a totally different character to those shadowed forth in that exposition of the popular view of the question, and that diplomatic demands will be ni to be qui different affair from po- litteal declamation, It is easy to conceive that the organs of the fossilized tory party have all to gain aud nothing to lose by exciting popular prejudice against the American side of this momentous con- troversy, since, in addition to the ne ty of de fending their position sympathizers with the Southern rebellion, they desire to embarrass the present administration and to make any yielding on iheir part as olyectionab! Kaghsnm But it ts not so easy to understand why the minist ryans deem it politic at this lume to take 80 ed a stund agains the just demands of the American govern! since it is ine that the question must be set by the present Cabinet fairly aud squarely, and the reckoning between the two nations be, one way or | another, definitely settied. It is significant of the weakness of Eugiand’s post- tion that she makes it a principal cause of compiatnt against the Americans that they do not im France in their bili of indictment against Great Hritain. Well, suppose they do not, does that in any degree mutig the wrong dove by Englund? “France recognized Southern belligerency as well as we did,” is the whi ery of the whole London press; “why do you complain of us and say notmiug avout ber!’ They even repeat the statement that France desired to southern conte: solictied in vain the co-opers it ish grove ft, If this should be a well p historiont fens it would ouly show that Fran ired to commit oglu the cause whe Was secretly and tres y aiding, apd at ail Uines an avowed enemy is more honorable and lees dangerous than one who Wears the mask of friendship to conceal his true features. ‘The attempt to drag Fr into the controversy will scarcely help Eng'ana in her reat object, Which Is to win the Emperer Napoleon as an ally in case of a war with the United Stu itis an uagractous mode of gaining a comrade to drag iin by the neck Into the midst of a meter, and Napoleon 14 not ive sort of person to be piewsed with such treatment, But under any circumstances the Preach Kmperor’is in no condition to draw his «word man unjust cause, The yu of )=6France = aud Kogland against America to justify sets of treachery and injustice aimed the lie of the republic in the hour ber peril would be the signal for a convulsion in Kurope that would shake the foundation of the French empire. No sensible maa believes that Russta and Prussia would remain idem the event of #0 unholy an alle ance. Tae Senate London ryutments of the English prese im reply to Sumner ao not improve with time, 4 vives Uiis inoching produces its third direc criticism of the speech, and makes two points against tts positions that the premature copcession of “ocean beiligerent to the rebel States opened the gates of war and let loose the pirate A upon the Aterican marine, and that B the syinpathy and aid she extended to th tas ngiand, by South, m- urred the reproach of aiding “the wicked caus ol of slavery in its last atte with civilization. Concession Of ocean — belligerer the Times, cannot be held to have tet lowe the vise bama upon the marine of the United Staves the best Of ail rea-ons—tiat the Ala: ot escape alion May, at the Bing: until April, 1802," While the Queen's pre conceding Southern beiligerency was waned i istl. Ib was scarcely to be expected ¢ lish Queen's proclamation and (he sep pirate yessers irom English ports woutd simultaneous events: but tt 5 ence to show that the firet steps struction of Alabamas were tal n y the recognition of velligerency becaine # fixed (ae: and that those who were engaged in the specuia tion were banging about the doors of the department for ays before th progiaina Vion made its appearance, auxiousiy awaiting a8 possible in the eyes of | ut, | inde | @ ot the | comment, When idicunents of this kind are drawa up by an individual, on lis own responsibility, against a Whole nation, they are best answered by # dignujed silence. Mr. Sumner, however, fills no or- dinary posivion in the United Staves Legisiacure. His speech, though delivered in secret session, was forthwith published by order of the Senate, and has already been republished in this country. Hts sentiments were not only adopved expressly by several of his colleagues, but aiter- wards received an apparent ratification from an al- most unanimous vo. * * * ‘To say that Mr. Sumner's speeci fails short of the imparuality to ve expected of a judge or a statesman ts to do it more than justice, for tL too often transgresses the ruies of professional advocacy. One instance of this un- fairness 13 the omission of all reference to any liability on the pari of France. Another ts the one- sided estmae which he submits of the effects pro- duced by the war on british and American trade. Ly all the posstbie gains of British abipowners by the War rates of insurance in the United States are to be reckoned up against us, why 18 Mr. Sumner en- urely silent as to the ascertained losses suffered by our cotton trade and manufactures? he " sup) that no pressure was put on our government, not without a good pretext, to pronounce the blockade inedective, and dues he count for nothing the sacrifice to our national good laith represented by the Lancashire distress? Again, when he strings together the boisterous partivan- ship of Mr. Laird’s friends with ‘the cheers of a British passenger stip crossing the path of the Alabama,” and treats both as conclusive proois of national complicity with the South, does he take no account of the fact that no popular meeting was ever held to countenance the South, or of tue elo- quent appeais made on vehaif of his own cause? He does, indeed, notice these appeals, but only to bolt 3 upon the English nation, which he ooses to identify with & particular section of Eng- lish society, and not with its goverument or its most representative men, With a like want of candor, he alludes to Mr. Goldwin Stnith’s vigorous protests against Southern proclvities, but forbears vo refer to a recent! ietier oy the same writer, defeading the British government against the accusation of hay- ing been actuated by them. In short, he stadiousiy labors to pat the worst construction on every act of Great britaiu, sometimes interpreting it by the language of irresponsible critics, and sometimes by the ex post sacto test of consequences; now judging it by the loftiest principles of international morality, and thea py the most tecinicat rules of he common law. Having done so he assures us Tut his invectives have been wrang from him by a sense of duty; that he has long suppressed his feel- ings, and that it 1s but lately tat our liabilities have revealed themselves in their true enormity. During the War and for some time thereafter it was imposs'- bleto state them. The uiass Of a mountain cannot be measured at its base. The observer must occupy a certain distance, and this rule of — per- spective is justly applicable to damages witch are vast beyond precedent, Whetuer Mr. Sumner has suce! In reacting @ point of | view from which he c @ the question in its reat proportions the world must now decide, To us he } Seems to ave greatly weakened the case originally presented by Mr, Adams, Before that case is again cousidered it wil need to be carefully stripped of | Mr. Summer's passionate arguments m agyravatiou of damages. Thus limited, 1 will be entertained by | the British government and people with a since | desire to satisfy any legitimate demands which can be established against as eitver to a Court of Equity | or in a Court of Honor. ‘Toe London Herald of the same date devotes a column to the sensation of the day. Frou: the for | lowing extract the general tone of the article may | be jndged:— We are giad to tind that Mr. Summer reste | whole case on the supposed wroag done to U Umon by this recognition of Southern beiligereucy, becatise Ms argument im this particular 1s 60 ub- tenable that even the most fanatical Nortnerner | must see the hollowness of i, While the Americans proposing to recognize the indepenuence of Cuba, at island ruled by @ Spavieh governor and heid by a spanish army, in Which an insurrection bas broken oat Which Is yet in its imiauey, they cavil | at oar government for having admitted as belige- rents a people whose ports lad be deciared by the Northeru President to be of blockade. against whom he proceeded after the method a | with all the courtesies of regular war, a people which maintained Its separate government fur the better part of four years, aud brought into the field en army of haifa milion of men, In*vead of blau- | ing us for the strictly legal and impartial position assumed by our government im this crisis, the | friends of the Union owe as thanks for not having | recoguized, as we well might have done, and as an | influential ally invited us to do, the independence of | the confederacy and the destryction of the Union, | The London Zelegraph, afver seriously thinking | the sulject over, comes to the conclaston that in plain cline to aveept thorized spokesman “9 % © The real t | address consists pot i in the state of popuiar f supposes. As a mutter of fact We c Mr. Sumner expressed the opinion of | his fellow countrymen when hi land had been the “navel base” of the confederacy; that the revellion had been kept alive, if not called into being, by the expectation of Hnglieh interven. and that the civil war would have ended two years earlier if it tad not been for the support affoided from this country. We are not now discuss ing the Justice of these sumptions, a from dwelling on the other sid the weeount as it Stands between Kngiand and A just, such # conviction as we have described is py Sumner as the deliberately he final American judgment. the um bers amen declared that bag of the United States, and it would be tie to hy that any argument on our side would shake the cou mon belief of the hour, Kven if the Baglish nation took exactly the same view of its conduct 4 Mr. Sumner we do not see What more we could possibly do (han offer restitution for any speciiic injury which | we can be proved to have inflicted, Tins we have ai ready otjered, as the Senator for Massachusects him. | | self admits; and, if the ericans deciine our offer there Is noching nore to be done on our side. Tf we ito adopt any fori of apology which Mr, er might if we oifered to pay any ight consider @ fair eqnivalent for our Inisdoings, We should not thereby remove tie feciing so prevalent in America that we turned against the Upton in the hour of its trial, Time, and tiwe alone, cau remove that feeling: and we believe tule country Will best serve the cause of peace and amity by attaching little weight to compliments, on the One hand, such as those With whieh Mr, Keverdy | Sonusom tas lately overtoaded us, or to scoudings, wish, Whecher for good or evil, we de. , rice. Just or aie ularly entertamed throughout a considera jie portion | Maprip, April 30, 1569. Admiral Topete, the Minister of Marine, made a complaint the other day that his iron-ciads were lying idle tn the ports of Carthagena and Ferrol for want of sailors to man them. Action was taken in the matter instantly, The project of an act was made out, discussed, carried into the committee, drawn back, red should ve alowed to raise men for the navy. So tie quintas will go again into operation along the sea coast where sailors are to be found, ‘Three army corps are to be formed, each corps to be under the command of a lieutenant general, The present strength of the army in Spain 1s 80,000 men, disposed as foliows:—Forty regiments, two battal- dons each, oi infantry. One regiment of iniantry and two battalions of hunters are permanently sta- tioned at Ceuta, opposite Gibraltar, on the coast of Morocco; one regiment at the Canary Is!ands, four- teen regiments now in Cuba, one at the Plulippines, two at the other Spanish West India Islands, eight regiments stationed at Madrid, une at tie Paruo Military College. ‘Total numver of infantry, 69,373 men. Artillery.—Four regiments, two battalions each, of siege artillery; dve battalious for field service, now at Madrid; two ‘battalions for mountain service, one squadron Oi remounts, a company of observauon and ab academy troop—s,850 men. Kngineers.—Iwo reg@aents, two battalions each; phical brigade—z,632 men, Cavairy.—twenty regiments of four squadrons each; ove squadron in Galicia, one in Majorca, one ui Ceuta; ten squadrons in Cuba, two evabiishments of remounts, one academy troop and those at the school of turrers aud commission of reserve— 5,903 men. Marines.—African companies, regalar and irregu- lar, 252; force not included in the regular army— viz., pensioners of Atocua, 123 meu. Total, 30,000 en. ‘These army corps are to provide against con- tngeucies that may shortly arise, aud they are to be kept ready to march at @ momeut’s notice. A column Of operations is swebping over the piains of La Mancha, endeavoring to root up Carlistic nests that are vaid to exist there, and another 18 march- Ing along the soutuern base of the J’yrenees, sceni- ing in that direction for the expected euemy. The inhabitants of La Mancha are very fit suojects, just at preseut, jor any chief who may have sinister purposes against the government, for they are mmostiy all la @ starving Condition, Bands of 209 of tocm sally out and proceed to some farmhouse, Whence they throw thei ives on their Knees, beg- ging for bread, for anything to support lie. If the Fequest is Hot Immediately complied with, they rusit in, and, after helping themselves, scatter to reunite at some other house In the neigaborhvod. Were an emissary Of Don Varios despatched to tuis country with money and provisions a most formidable body of men might be speedily raised to back liu in lis views upon the throne; and there ts a paragrapi: in oue of tae government papers that an agent has lett Paris with money for that purpose, and that the goverument detectives are on tne lookout for him. Don Carios himself, with the aid of fis milwary coadjutors, 18 about to issue the most superiatively liberal manifesto to the people of Spain. But what- ever may be is dectarations, Don Carlos ts but & tool in tie hands of the Jesuits—the neo-Catholies— and, therefore, can never have the slightest intention of keeping @ny one partof them; and as the people are pretty weil aware of his Jesuitical inclinations, his mauiiesto, wien It appears, Will not evoke either gratification or displeasure. Spanish Treatment of the Caban Insurrection. {From the London Times, May 5.) ‘The Spaniards ure doing ia the colony What, before the revolution, they used todo at howe. They ure woling and hanging, not, indeed, without provo- ion, but without mercy, and It i# more than pos- sivie that in thelr unhestiating dealings with foreigu sympatiizegs they mnay expore themselves to the In ol other governments, Of Uns risk also, , they ure apparently regardicss, — Tis argue from the broad fact iat one of tuelr depet- dencles is in insurrection and that ttis (heir business to put the insurrection down. it 18 nobody's busi- noss, in their opinion, to inquire into thew methods of proceeding. Fromm tiese rigorous principles they have derived considerable strepgth. Ladeed, it seems probable from the latest invelligence thas the rebellion is uciually on the Wane. There 8 nO peace in Cuba, nor i there as yet quite bat Genera: Dolce, the Spanish comuy he island, 1 practically taster of the The insurgents SUI maintam themselves in places, and will per- taps continue for some Une to dos vat they are m making head against the gov- ernment, 1 the rebellion, to defauit of foreign aid, must gradually die out. We published on’ Friday last an announcement that this aid is not linely to be forthcoming. The Atmerican gov~ ernment, it ts said, will not interfere, unless pro- voked by ailack# on American rights; and so the Cuban insurrection will come to an end. At the wa ime it is well understood in whole population of the island 18 disaifected to the core, wud that the country can only be hela by quest, and perhaps on terms too costly to be al nee Aty ne Spaviards are fyhting for # sentiracnt, figitt In ea: The same spirit which led theta lately to Morocco and San Domingo, and which embroned them ina wer with { . is now bupelling them against Cuba. They are resolved that the colonists shall not assert their independence; they are determined to put down the revellion and to keep their hold upon the t . Whagge to come ailerwards they take little heed. Peri%ps the Cubans will a je terius of rec tation; perhaps th el again, with & iter chance; probably, Indeed, kome day or ober the colony will be lost. But in te me for the present tue Spaniards y Cobans that right of revolu' Just exercised themselves or their own Institutions. On this ase their | bower they are stabbornly bent, and tuey will probe | ably have thetr way, FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Veanco-Belgian Railway Diticulty. contly #igned by the Ministers of France glum: and Bel ect, to Geviarationa which he hay. tade Clares that, aaiinated by a warn ¢ France aad ielgium the most iriendiy re fate the comme: tween France, belgian tbe Keow Belgian government oile eurial ansible’ on oC Oo trains to be regulated aceorting to !oeai r ar yrvmn olacee (a (heb PRY | cussed and passed that Topete | Jette a plan drawn up in accordance with the views he has tieated, at the uis de Lavaiette beileves that the moat favor- atanerSat hat elateadin ia” qutaion Dut i Bew age « C itions in question, SH Se aetna ate ta par tha ines. ments ‘for worki: the Great Luxemburg and. the Li ge and Limburg Companies, agreements w| id goptain full ect get ahr we ane 4 ihe Marquis d& Lavaisite, would be pisaeed to olnain Se 6 vest by M. Frore-Orban, Haan ine nea uierta, goveraiaent, iauuenced D fentiinents of the aiueorest cordiality towards elghim, 9nd folely desirous of affording to, economical interests Teaidmate expansion, ia wiling to in ite whether the plan sugxested by the Belgian government will obtain the object it has pointed out, 0 Therefore, BM; Prere-Orban and M. the Marquis de Lava. otte have for this purpose agreed to uppoint a mixed commis- sion, compoued Of hive meiubere, on vehiall of each country, wio'shall be named within w space of titeen days, from Gate of signing the present proioeo pee ORBAM, Done at Paris, in duplicate, April 27, 1880, Press Comments on the Latest Phase of the Franco-Belgiau Affair. The Paris Constitutionnel has the following:— A simple reading will suMice to show that the re tocol is not a solution, but only the preliminary to settlement, ‘The question, a3 we have alreaay ob- served, in spite of the contrary assertions of some organs of press, is placed on commercial and technical grounds, Each of the two governments has expiained its views—that of France being that it has no predetermination as to the mode of the regulation, provided the object (that is to say, the safeguard of her economic interests) ia attained, On the mixed commission falls the task of examin- ing whether “the Belgian project would attain the idea which M, Frere-Orban had indicated.” With confidence we await the result of this inquiry, which will be carried out with impartiality and without any foregone determination. The Paris Temps expresses itself in these terms:— As an exposition of the situation, the protocol caanot be charged with a want of precision, but that is almost its only satisfactory cnaracteristic. indeed, the remark will be made that on the sub- stance of the difference an accord between the two governments 1s far froia being established. Conces- sions have been made on both sides, but they refer rather to the form than vo the essence of the dis- pute, The subjoined short passage is’ taken from the Liberté: A glance at this document is suflicient to convince anyone that the Frango-Belgiantquestion has not made a step for the last six weeks, and that the solution is scarcely more advanced than on the first day. if the present arrangement 1s not an abor- tion, it isut any rate a postponement. RUSSIA. Breaking Up of tho Ice on the Neva. A communication from St, Petersburg, in the Nord, of Brussels, says:— The last sheet of ice which was attached to the right bank of the Neva, aud which barred the river infront of the Winter Paiace, broke up on te even- ing of the 22d of April. The commander of the fortress, followed by a great number ef boats belong- ing to the river police, the Yacht Club, the Custom House and the watermen, then crossed the stream to the imperial residence to announce oificially to his Majesty that the boi darrirs was open, The roar of cannon spre the news through- out the city, and the river, hitherto so gloomy, was suddenly covered with a large number of small craft moving joyously m every direction. Formerly the commander of the fortress presented to the Emperor on tus occasion a cup lilied with water from the Neva, and the sovereign, atter tasting the liguid, retarned the gobiet full of pieces of gold, At presenta Mxed sum, addea lo the fanetionary’s salary, is substituted for that present. FOREIGN MISCELLANCOUS ITEMS. Mustapha Edie Pacha, General of Division, has beon nominated by the Sultan to the chief command of the Ottoman troops tn Bosnia and the Herzégo- vina. He will reside, like his predecessors, at S¢ra- Jevo. Lord Loftus, the British Minister at Berlin, recently spent some dayson a visit to Count Bismarck, at Varzin; but the Count falied in his attempts to learn the probable intentions of the British Cabinet in the event of @ war. During the recent sensation caused in Florence by the discovery of the Mazzinian plot in Milan, numer- ous private telegrams were seized by order of the Minister of the Interior, under the plea that the gov- ernment had every right to prevent the propagation of false news. ‘The cashier of the convent of Prémontres, estab- lished at Grimberghen (Belgium), near Vilvorde, has absconded with all the funds belonging to the instl- tution, The Pope’s Nuncio bas gone to the spot to open an inquiry; the fugitive is supposed to have taken refuge in Holland, In making excavations for the improvements of Madrid a singular discovery has been made near Porte de Fuencarrat. ‘The ground at a depth of more than three teet and covering a surface of about forty feet was lterally com! of carbonated hu- man bodies, being the remains of the funeral piles of the old Inquisition wlich was established upon this spot and where its victuns were burned. There were aso found many skulls, —— &c., which have been carefully deposited in one of the cemete- ries of Madrid. A great number of instruments of torture were also found. A commission sent from Berlin has just marked out the live of the fortifications intended to defend the town of Kiel on the land side, and which works will be commenced immediately after the visit of the King of Prussia, ‘The place will be surrounded by a wall and protected by four detached forts es- tablished on the heights, The inhabitants are uneasy at this measure, which, in changing the character of the town, exposes them to a without procuring them any advantages. Tue Prussians, however, I as if acting towards a conquered people. large number of families have jert tor the interior of the country, while most of the young men are going abroad in order to avoid en- tering the German armies. Tents and hurts are being prepared to receive laborers frou Prussia tor the execution of the works decided on, Letter from Gencral Marmol—Kecoguition of Cespedes a» the Trae Leader—Hopes in the United States. The following private letter from General Marmol, one of the leaders of the Caban revolution, to Dr. José Valiente, affords a reliable insight of the pro- greas of the revolution and of public opinion in Cuba:— CAMP OF EL “RAMON,” April 2, 1869, Yours of the 4th February has been read with pleasure, The generous and patriotic deed to which you so lightly refer, of having resigned your powers rity in favor of Mr. José Morales Lem wf him your superior in tnteliigeuce and instruction, 1s not only Worthy Of praise, but an evi- dent proof that there already exist tyne republicans among the sons of Cuba. That generous deed will touch 08 never to enaanger our young republic for private ambitions. | take great pleasure in being able to taake it public in this manner, that may serve as a good lesson for us, and also ou account of the honor that we reccive, Who have the pleasure to be numbered among your frend: It is utterly false that] have had the least disa- greement with General Carios Manuel de Cespedes. He, on the contrary, 1s, in my option, the presidi genlus of Ure revolution, ite representative and the chief of the provisional government in and outside of the island. ne success Of Our cause depends a great deal to-day in his name, and ull of us that have why influence Whatever should nse f to ensure bis prestige, for itis the prestige of our cause, This t= my opinion of General Cespedes, althongh my tdeas.essen- tially democratic, make ine desire oar government shonid receive a true republican form; for | think that after six months of revolution the peopie ought to begin to exercise, even (hough on @ small seaie, its sovereign rights, ant | do not see why an assena- bly of representatives could not be established in some central part of the island Manuel de Cespedes for i this Wish, engendered by m: pcTULE prineiples, jar from lesseulng tie respect due vo the able tlle tary chief Who Constitutes the provisional govern ment, makes it still greater, bearing im mad the woud of our country, jor ihe sake of whieh {writ spare no sacrifice. The enemy is contined to the cities It occupies, and seltom atiocks our encamp ments; but they sally in strong coluinns when neces sity obliges them to do so io protect sume convey. They aio Overrun the surroundings, Which they cattle and vegetables, by Spanish vyoiunt a without tak! Women, old men the so! that fall into mutilated, Killed and in’ which excursions, guided qn minit borrtit jaar. tuto consideration peaceful tillers of t are tharously at the faerey of beasts of Spantsh soldier, aud to phish, with an waparaliewed et | audacity, thal trty heroes, ir exampie, cause ne bandreds of deatiis Tho Spanish governnen Cuba no onger belongs to 4 well convinced and unable to African. of the siave publishes 4 ite perverse int | Hon—lae applied all ita energies to keep alive tin | natural hatred of the Spaniards against te Cubans, | and, giving the fret powers to satiety ft, closes lis eyes on their crueitics, These, on their ede, lose | no times dey Cause ai prisoners Of War to be ahot and alt those whom the volunteers bring before them, alibough they may be peaceful citizens and their innocence clearly" proven. | They also seod hundreds to that Airican tomb, | Fernando Po, who are gulity of the unpardonable | ertaes 5 poanernte d some means and of having @ good social position. In this Hiner the Spanish government t+ determin 4 out the Cuban | race and they will ty it we allow things to continue as th ui now. But I can- | not beheve that the American government will for & long time remain a passive spectator of our revolue | How: on the contrary, we all hope soon to receive | the joyful tidings of our recognition by the Great Hepulie and that sho wil intervene with Spain so | that the war she wages against us may lose ite | savage charecter ond that the laws of crviized nations Will DO Observed, T remain your sincere friend, DUNATO DEL, MARMOL, that guard with strong forces, to supply themselves with | prey. ‘They boast of these grand actions as if they | were really Dobie deeds of war; and their papers find suicient lo praise the Valor of the Seana SOUTH AMERICA. Extraordinary Power of Lopez in Para- guayA Fighting Railroad Train—Affairs in Matto GrossomProgress iu the Argen- tine Republic. BUENOS AYRES, March 27, 1809. At the latest advices from Paraguay the recon- noissance in force was a thing yet to be, but active Preparations for it were carried on. Last week one Of those incidents occurred that affected the alites in a most exciting manver. There is a bridge a few leagues out on the railroad, and the Paraguayans on their retreat destroyed it. A force was sent to re- pair it under the guard of a squadron o1 Brazilian cavalay which was armed with lances. Lopez took two truck cars, placed on them two 40-pounders and @ supply of ammunition, and boarding them up like baggage wagons and tacking them to a loco- motive they dashed tn among the workmen and cavalry and did bloody work for @ little while and retired. ‘The cavalry could do but little at best, and before they could rally the train was gone, leaving, some say thirty, others sixty killed of the allies, and tak- ing sixty prisoners. The next morning 10,000 were under arms, but the iron horse did not come up again, This was one of those unexpected visits 60 common with Lopez that, like those of the Arab, keep the enemy always on the alarm, but never come when looked for. ‘The railroad from Asuncton to Villa Rica 1s under- going repairs, A locomotive and cars were taken from Buenos Ayres, and ys soon as the bridges are repaired it will be of great service in bringing pro- visions for the army. The Paraguayan Railroad has not an equal in the world for strength, An engineer who has worked upon it informed me that the ties are of a durable wood, with an almost metailic hardness and weight. ‘They are laid about two feet apart and are about one foot square. Upon these is laid on each side 4 sim! lar continuous beam, on which the rails are laid and to which tiey are very firmly fastened. ‘There is a solidity and evenness not surpassed in engineering. It was a public work, done pro bono publica, by men as happy u unpald as any other way. ‘The mixed comimission of three Brazilians, three Argentines, two Orientais, and, it ixsaid, one Para- guayan, appointed to hear ail conflicting claims and to settle all disputes, ts giving great dissatisfaction to the Paraguayans, for ull their goods ure confis- cated. Other parties now have @ court, and they expect regularity and perhaps justice. The com- mittee finds itseit much annoyed by the ariicie that limits its powers—requiring that the goods ol all persons who took part in this war agatnst the allies must be confiscated. This will of course dispossess and impoverish every native Paraguayaa, or atleast ninety-nine hundredths of them, It was not a rebellion, but a foreign war, and as such it seems to many novel that all who have, through either fear or patrioiisin, aided their native land should lose their private possessions of every kind. It is one of the wonders of Paraguay that the exact retreat gf Lopez so long remains a mystery every tume he’ moves. In spite of ali declamaton about their slavery to hun they conceal and protect him as the bees do their queen. Since bis removal from Pira- bebé no one knows his location, only it 18 believed to be turther away from Asuncion. General McMahon, the United States Minister, is with him, and yet no advices come from him ai all. Not a word from the Munster for near five months. Does Lopez forbid his writing? Does he intercept the messages’ Or does he send to the United States via Bolivia? That Lopez has a kind of telegraphic communica- tion with every pari of the country through the syim- pathies of his subjects is beyond doubt. Not reall ago all the Paraguayan servants in the city of Corri- entes fled in one night. Of the prisoners taken by the allies in the last lew fatal batties a large propor- tion of them are not only back at Lopez's side, but they carried with them all they could convey. At Asun- cion every day there are desertions and escapes of Paraguayans for the cainp of hop Captain Kirtiand, of the United States war steamer Wasp. 1s now at Asuncion, having tinportant de- spatches tor the United states Minister, but he can- not obtain a fag of trace to accompany him. ‘The Brazilian expedition to the province of Matto Grosso has returned. Tis was the first territory seized by the /araguayans, and it was heid by them tll want of men compelled them to abandon it. Among the diamond inines and in the villages a few people were left, in @ condition of great poverty. The steamers that went up found many almost starving; salt was sold at §1 60, per pound, and mlesrenee Seek skins and precious stones were brought ‘There are no Paraguayans left tere, and one of the richest brooded over by the most abject poverty and ven €0 organized in England to export e company from South America tat cattle is going on vigorously. ‘They have five steamers, of 3,000 tons each, able to fe the voyage in twenty-five days. ‘They are going vo carry bodily what so much skill has been expended in vain to carry c ‘The continual importation of gold into Buenas Ayres for the last tive years has been the means of safety and of progress to both the government and the people. A few daye ago the British steamer Hipparcaus brought for the government £200,000, Various events, chiefly owing to the skilful states- manship of President Sarmiento, have led to a great improvement in the European credit of this country, 80 that loans are foe and stocks sold at a ugure auprecedentediy high. A direct contrast prevails at Montevideo, the capi- tal of Uruguay, At present that cliy is suffering under @ flaancial crisis, endangering banks and merchants and all. Various suspensions have oc- curred already and many more are feared. Monte videan business has never been so dull as now. The rams that have been so extraordinary in nearly all parts of South America have also fallen in Paraguay aud have caused great suflering to the fugitive soldiers and the families Wuat have sought shelter in the woods. Many have died from want aud exposure. ‘The uational government has made a contract for establishing & line Of telegraphs that will unite to- gether Buenos Ayres province with the three other nearest provinces, and 80 make # foundatton for a net Work for the republic, ‘The influence of Presi- dent Sarmiento s peaceful and progressive policy 1s making itself felt to the utmost bounds of the repub- tic, The arts of industry are taking the place of those of war, and wealth 18 sought by new industries. A pian lias been approved for the construction of docks and an artificial harbor for the city of Buenos Ayres. If completed it will make a@ good harbor in Buenos Ayres and wil make ts projecvors rick. ‘The supply of wheat from the last harvest is now believed to be suficient for the country, and large shipments Low on tue Way here from Chile will pro- vably bring down the prices, Immense fields are prepariug for wheat next year, re of 1+68 Was not owing to the cliaate, but to a general storm: in harvest time. Nationa! bonds are still rising, having gone up fd percent inawech. Never were Argenune ai More prosperous oF MOTE promising. ‘The War in Pauraguay—Reperted Arrival of Gem i MeMahen at Asnuciou—tra: FlnancesLiberal Agitation—C Dandonaid, Kio Janwine, April 7, 1809, ike Maivrook, has gone to the war, to gather laurels from # tree whieh has not produced many a8 yet, and it is to be feared the prince will find the Jeaves clothed with # sufficie ‘Phe Comte iu, exudation of thorns tw make the gatie ing of them an ungrateful task. In fact the Yaraguayans are opening the nm a manner which must nave disagreeably surprised Marshal Guilherme and the galaxy of “ cers, Brazilians god Argentines, who are squabbling and growling whenever th ing the preus chevaliers to (he easy Paraguayan dames, who fiud smies for everyone with pockets unemptied. Ke troe wat there appears to be divergence and iW will between the Argentine and Brazilian forces, Witch prevent co-operation. The Uraziiian army is also auld to be still in a very lax stave offdiseipline Wing \o heavy losses in the December Ognis ana wo the exodus of its generals and higher oMciaia, it s chiefly on account of this state of demoralization thut it has been judged advisabie to send the Comte hotwithstanding the the imperial family of Nraviy bal i was judged that =the ~— prestige, —-witie attaches among iraztilans to rank = and the tunperimi iamily, would stife the dine putes among the ollicers, and give fresh spirit and patience 6 the koldiery, No doupt the prince will tnd # hard tek before hina to bring the troops and officer to a proper spirit, and to mobolize ib in such & manner as to enable tt to take the offensive, for Which purpose a large supply of horees Is re- quired; which will add no tneonsiaerable sum to the large amounts @massea by Urquiza during the Parag’ and Which must have contribu’ greatly to keepiny him trom heiping Lopez, w would probably navi 0 nis horses and catue without troubling Limsell about payment. The new Brazilian admiral has taken measures to oot a any sources of suppiy to Lopes by the rivers Varana and Paraguay, lor Which purpose gun. bouts Uppe o their destination for fear they mut Mistake the Paragnayan side for their own, ‘The mouri of the Paraguay is alsos guarded, and Vessels are placed at such rivers os might give ingress or egress, the vessels @ Ww Mateo Grosso are ¢ wacion ta the ition starved for on Mareh " desiroy te 81x au steamers wp it, Dut nothing hat come from i iit did go Gp. ‘The Paraguay Is extraordinartly high, wihien tavors naval tavyements, So high is it hat the Argeatine province of Katee Kos has a large disurict covered deop With waver, General Me Mahon had arrived at Asuneton, but is sald to be extremely reticent as to Paraguay al aitairs. ‘The fact of his viet vo Asuneton Is stated te Buenos aytos Siandard, bat none of the Ute tive” oftl- | y Are HOt asleep oF play- | gilian correspondence from Asuncion and La late make any menuon of it, Captain Kirkland, of the Wasp, belag baiiled by the relusai of the allies to send on the despatches to General McMahon under a flag of truce or Lo give the bearer a safe conduc’ ast the allied posts, had returned, ib 13 Bald, Ww nos Ayres, alcer making & protes! ‘The Braziitan Minisier of Finance has published the preliminary provisions of the new tari’, wiich will take effect upon the ist of July next. ‘The schedules of duties Lave notjyet been published; bub it 18 not likely there Will be much alteration from the ruiing one at present, although, in the usual way of Brazilian lazy legislation, @ law was passed in September, 1867, “authorizing the goverameni to reorganize the old duties in the sense of simplifying the classification and the collection.” ‘An extraordinary credit of about $11,000,000 has been granted by decree to the Ministry of War to- wards the expenses of the current financial year, the ordinary appropriations accoraing to the’ bra- ailian national ‘Keeping, being the only ones voted in the estimates. ‘this department is likely to absorb further large sums, as large remittances of munitions are taking place, and the purchase of Rorees, locomotives, &¢,, for the campaign will cost avily, The first half-year’s interest on the gold bond issue fell due upon the 1st of April and was paid in Brazilian gold, for which purpose about 999.000 milreis of whan gold co.nage had been specialty prepared, notwithstanding that sovereigns and ost other coins are legal tender, and that sovereizns, in especial, are the virtual guid currency of the coun- . : Tne Uberals are determined to resort to neboe meetings in all the chief towns of the empire to aid them in their efforts vo operate reforms and tu re- gain their power in the State, Although the sen to hold political meetings is not forbidden by the constitution or by law, ib was in practive very rarely resorted to, 80 that the liberais are almost breaking new ground in this political move. The first im Rio took place last Sunday, and some good speechos were made, the chief of which was delivered by the former Minister of the Empire, against tne union of Church aud State, which he argued was always a source of corruption to the former, ever, to the great reforms called for by the liberals, namely, decentralization, abolition of the odious na- tional guard law, an equitable couscription law, and emancipation, it does not appear tuat they have agreed upon the details, as the writings of the lead- ers of the party and of the liberal organs continue to be mere generalities without form. Earl Dundonald has just made another appeal to the Brazilian government for a settlement of the ciaim of his father, Admiral Lord Cochrane, for hi services in the revolutionary dais of the declaration of independence, A sum was claimed by Lord Cochrane, .which the Brazilian government has always repudiated, on the piea that the Admiral had not accounted fora sum of money del.vered to him for payment of the crews of his vessels, and thut, although he maintained he had sent in the duplicave voucbers for the payments, they were not found ia the Braziiian archives, nor was any record found ot their having been examined and approved. {t would seem, however, that the present Hari Dun- donald hasfound most of the other duplicates, on institutiag a search among his father’s papers, and has forwarded them to the Brazilian government. ‘This resurrection must prove very disagreeabie at the present juncture, when money 13 80 hard to get and when, no doubt, the Brazilian government thought it pomananed ‘an unanswerable argument against the claim. ‘he Barbacena (Minas Geraes) shect says, in re- cording the death of a man of 120 years, who was in- telligeut to the last, that four similar cases are re- corded to have occurred in that locality of deaths at 122, 130, 185 and 188 years respectively; and it also says that few persons die there under seventy or eighty, and that if they reach ninety they are almost sure of reaching 120. ‘The coffee crops of Rio Janeiro and Minas Geraes are reported injured by the unusual dry weather which occurred in the last three mouths, and the higher qualities are expected to be scarce. The crops of San Paulo, however, do not appear to have been injured. ‘The export of coffee froin San Pauio tn tue financial year of 1867-8 amounted to 417,320 sacks. Epitome of New Brazilian Tarif. CONSUMPTION OR IMPORT DUES. ARTICLE 1. All foreign goods, except those ex- cepted by article 4, are, when intended tor consump- tion in the country, subject to the duties set forth the custom house taruf (schedule A), ‘Art. 2. Besides the above duties, five per cent of additional duties shall be levied, until the end of the financtal year 1369-70, on all goods entered for con- sumption, except on those of schedule B, whose additional duty shall be two per cent; on those exempted in article 4,{and on those of schedule C. Akt. 3. This will not effect the 1 abatement made at Albuquerque on the of schedule D, intended ior consumption. In case the goods go to another province the abatement must be paid vack on penalty of doabled rate. MEXICO. Tue Revolution im the .West—Movemeuts ot the Insurgente—Effect of the Removal of General Rosecrans, MAZATLAN, April 20, 1860. The revolutionary sympathizers here are in very high spirits over the reported defeat of Parra and forces by Palacio. These sympathizers are numer- ous, but as yet keep quiet. The government has received no official information of the battle fought, but on the strength of the report immediately or- dered a cavalry force of 300 strong to the front. Parra, commanding the national troops, captured seven of Palacio’s pickets and had them tnstant shot, ies of cruelty i very common all over the country. The revolutionists continue back tbwards the mountains, taking up such - tion that they can quickly change the theatre of war to either of the States of Sonora, Chihuahua or Sinaloa, ag may be convenient for them. Palacio and bis followers are eagerly waiting for ex-Gov- ernor Vega, in whose favor they pronounced. He has not yet made his appearauce, and so far has been a myth. During the late ranning fight at Rosario between the government troops and revolutionists one of tnree foreigners killed was an American citizen, named Jultus Overcott, a German. Another Amert- can citizen, named Wolfskein, has been fined and imprisoned at Copala for not contributing to relt- = festival, Full satisfaction bas been given for the outrage. Governor Pesquiera, of Sonora, with a strong cavalry escort, has arrived at Guaymas. His arrival is Lo operate in the interests of the State govera- ment on account of federai overbearance, Mexican authorities here credit the report that General Kosecrans has been removed and that an open and avowed annexationtst ts to fill his piace, ‘The press here ta very gioomy on the subject. News from the interior of the repubiic consists ta revolutions, kidnappings, robbings aud higuway exploits. The robbers are masters of the pablic roads wt several points, Captain Porter, sailed to-day arrying seveuty-tive passeagors ie. and $90,000 Lo BRITISH HONDURAS. rease of Sugar Product—An Opening for Officesseckers= Annexation Feellag—Hen- duras Railroad. Be.ize, Honduras, May 5, 1869. The dry weather has been favorabie to our sugar makers, and weil they have Improved their oppor- tauity, Already this years’ crop far exceeds any previous one, while there is six to eight weeks, more | griuding weather; and, what is better than all, | our sugar i bringing six doliars per owt. | im gold as fast as made. This is very en- couraging. Two new jarge estates have bewun | to take off their first crops this year—Caladenue, in | New River, and Seven Hills, at the Souther, They will, as a beginning, make over 200 tons of sugar, and cach year hereatter from 1,000 to 1,500 tons each. ‘They have been out on the most linproved plans, | and have their machinery of the best and most | powerlal ki On the Ist instant the estates of im, Kaushat and fem, the late = Andrea Mattu, were They were bought to of Messrs. Young, Toledo & sold at public hy the wealthy hous | Co, and Wiliam Gould & Co., Who, It Is expected, | will hereafter prosecute sugar making with great | vigor. Several sugar estates have lately been sold io persons who have been attracted here trom the | Souteern States and elsewhere by the ricaness of | our soil and the astonishing yield of sugar irom an | acre of canes, Which has bee found, by actual test, | to be more than double of ihe product of the beat ‘The only drawback that can be to sugar production 19 labor. the wages are high for che of work performed, aad Mr. Savery leave lands of Louisiana, | named in this colon, Labor ix scarce an¢ amor ‘The death of Mtr. Hi two | vacancies in the Legiviative Assembly, Writs for | new elections have been issued, and no candidates | have been found willing to serve taeir ce | as the pay is not over uve dollars a a | sions never over thee hours each day. | | | i088 some of the disappomnted candidates for Grant's favors inight be sinppod down here where olives go a begging. Send as a cargo of ofice-seekers, for our peopie have too mach work of theit own to do will and hot or do not aspire to public hon- d | ors. One of the gentiemen who lately emigrated from the Southern States, on being asked to become & member of the Assembly, all—"No; in a tow years the Yankees will annex Mexico and drive John Hwl off the Comsinest of America.’ Last week the matter was broached in the Legistative Acwembiy, when one of itt most iniuential mom- bers anid-=""1 would to God tt could be 40; it would be the best thing op earth for the colony; it this colony bel to the United States in less than ten years it would export over 100,000 tons of sugar; and now that siavery is abolished tu the ‘od States these are (he sentiments of eight out of every von of our colonists, ‘On the ist of April last te Fourth West India rogi- ment was disbanded, and from that time forward we are to have omy one company of soldiers in this nd west of our pudiy and are anxious to trade wih if properiy treated, Will always remain so, ir greatest interests are to be friendly with na. itis currently reported in Belize that a begining has been made in Spanish Honduras on the Hon- | duras inieroceantc Katiroad, Tt ts to commence at or near ferro Cnvere, or Ormon, on the stiantra, aud, Verminate at the bay of Tonacen, on the Pacific. 1 oluall be glad bo Ve Gott It ls CoM@olored