The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1871, Page 4

EUR The English Pre ean OPE. Anglo-Ameri- THE RUSSO-PRUSSIAN ALLIANCE Mr. Odo Russel}, the English Government and the Treaty of 1856, The North German Lieyds steamer Thuringia, Cap- eain Ehlers, from Hamburg March 8, via Plymouth the 11th, arrived at this port yesterday, She brings two days later news from England and the Conti mont (han that received by the City of London. Hostility to tne Germans 13 sald to be {increasing fm Paris, and ihe anti-German League comprises all claases ameng its embers. ‘The Eastern Ratlway Company has resumed the ‘working of the railway from Luxembourg to Metz, by way of Thionville. A letjor from Oaiend of tho stm Inst. gays that many French famiiled Who had taken feitice in Ostend are preparing to leave the tewn to revwn to France. The Cpintone Natfonale says that the particntara already gone into by the comission on finance lead to tie conclusion that the cost of the Wer to France Will be fouud to have exceoded four millixrds of anes, Iv is stated that on the morning of the 6th Instant more tian five (hoasand leiters from Paris were de- livered in Brussels, being the accumulation of corre- spondence for some time. The post nenceforta will egular, town of Havre has started an anti-Prussion % and has called upon ail patriois to refuse ployment to Prassians, and not to have any aeaings wiih them on any account whatever. Such Ss will permit of the employment of Alsa srmeriy ocenpied by the Germans, Gazette says U part of the na- t belonging to Alsat Lorraine, and pensa!ton to the railway companies and sun- er deductions will amount to about one e taXxen p e phuelc Jreazot, the facto- j ‘8 of (he army of the ares Were sent to the spot, and succeeded tn qual riots, The ringle were arrested, and 3 have been taken to prevent a repetition of dances, new Continental Poland lose je distur in Alsace, French nailonal @ the Russoll-Bismarck imeident thé done more to throw Ingiand and lower ber ecourved during the nee than any! as year o( 15 ng tha radialts the existenco nding between Russia and aces were brought to bear pon bor with the view of inducing th and of Russia The Lond ast bas teorned that there 13 abundant evide: a disposition on the pur? of the American me ssion to treat on fair ter Comunis- } Bion are 2 question 13 to be first S504 bama cim- culty. Among who voiced were the {oliowi: Gene Damp ratrai these who it the me: impartial es ast ieeiing on 3, Mf there Le an 6 the chapter of + Britain shouid 80 sive at @ Sauisfac- ten been a Taatter oF ree t rs0ns Say ve a(lered about * OWR government Who is “t helr 8 the irish he real e ike n Won and reta nc 2 aig eat on 2 United Sta wu a gro vst divided e the 7 Hort o € , ask them, “1s tic to offer in return for ju peace, adship and good Velopment of epcaking race, The London Datiy News expre iv play—for ~ reaceril ae- ti countries inbabited by uke isngtish- the following vie “it will bea calamity to both ns it exe treuie Views are foveed by Atnerican opinion on the American Com fue wide scope of the Comanssion is hardiy appreciaicd by the puduc of the United Saves. Tuey ay 80 assumption which we a In assuming that the Comm w w pproach the subject with 110% prepared to grauit. jon 18 OUiy-Lo 2 ¢ amoant of damages this country will hi beg the whole ques e. O tuission hag to begin s, #nd to ascer- tain che patare of our liability oefore tt reccous its n opivion or American jon has to satisfy, bat it has, if possible, to fud out the justice of the case, the ternational law of the case and tho true facts Of the case, Having found out these potuts, 4 will then saggest some means of satisfying them) Wh awespectal view at that point to American obit auc iceling, so that the settlement, if any selement 18 arrived U Batisiactory to both sides, It is iS requiremeut ef @ se'tiome Satisfactory to bow sides, which he ~Americana§ do “not seem to under stand, All that they seem io be tuiniin at far vreat Britain wii yield to their ny el feelings and interssts seem io be the sole moa: by which the settlement ts io be Judged, Yer % the citef complaint against us 13 tat we suo Want of sympathy with the repubi utmost need, it is singwar that it ¢ with such an wil, howeye ould be ur entire Want of sympathy for us, hope that more moderate eis will We have often noted that a can bial pe must be judged rainer by 13 deeds than its words. it tacks Wildly, and then acts with pracencs There is at bottom a sincere desire for a seti!o t The American people ave o5 auxious as we are get ria of al Subjects Of dispute between the two nations, ey are at present a Lite misconceiying the terms on Which such a settlement is possivie, | Bome further reflection will enable therm (9 ce¢ tigt their very Jeaiousy of hat eda Ronse Is tia ie ance from us, tliat any settlement to last 1m be Satis'actory to both sides, and tat to be satisfactor. to both sides it must rest on mutual concession, con- Sderation and compromise, he Manchester Guardian comments in veln:—We publish {a another column a} €n Amerivan correspondent, in which will b taterments OF @ Kind boling yerv tli to th = of the Joiut Oomiission now deliberating at ashington. The substantial accuracy of ilese this ance, but that the attitude | said hav the | iat moves in | erten | -¥ | jority of votes, statements 1s confirmed by the letter which the Temes PAvlished Yesterday from tty Paitadeipvia corres spondent. ‘The Sengta, it scems, contains a lawe roportion of members who, for persoval as well as | OF poluical Reasons, are Opposed to Presiden’ Grant | and to his adminiatration hey would sorely | | studgo Lun the credit which would undoubtedly | become bis Were the outsianding differences WHA | ‘uoland satistactorliy arrauved under bis auspices, Accor |ingly the Senate is discussing prepostero: Trosolutions clatiaing unconditional maéamties and | cession of territory, which, M fually afiimed—and | if seems not iinpossible that, in spite of the Prea- dent’s remonstrances, Mey may be aMraed— mast necessarily brit the pending negotiations to an abrupt close, ‘he outrageous resolntion intro. duced by Senator Howard, of Michigan, Was, indeed, a3 we are informed by the Jimes! cor- respondent, “after an Ineffectiial attempt mace to pass it, referred to. the Committee on Foreign Relations,” But our own correspondent gives a aif ferent account of the matter. He says:—'+the reso. Intion was laid over in order to prepare oa¢ ex- pressing more sweeping sentiments tn accordance With popular opinions,” Meanwhile the Canadian Parliament at Ottowa is compiaining—and it seems tO Us Not altogether withont rensou—tha' the claims of citizens of tho Doimtuion for losses incurred by the Fenian raids are not to be broughs wiilin the scope of the Commission, There {5 evidenuy some distrustin the Domiaion as to we firmness and good faith ef the mother country. The coni- lent and violent language which they hear acrosg the border may naturally bave imaplred some uh- easiness. But let them nov Jat they Will be betrayed. The Ministorg that showd propose tho ceasion fo Amédiica of é single qual oye Yanadian soil against ihe a o its Inhabitants wor ibe sicaiahrwar Rootort | OU OF Onicg, The rumo: y Such deeign hav- | {ng Seen Onteriatned by Engiand-and made the tnsla D, of the preilminary néfotiations are ently }uerede ble a {hey will servg their purposéi Amorita | of in} faniing the heats of poplar’ Passion aud sel% Will, They are also important as showing the attl- tude which the Sena’e may be expected to assume 4 U called upon to ratify any setilement agreed to; { and the ratification of the Senate, tis needless to gay, cannot be disponsed wita. THE EASTERN QUESTION, nw The Treaty of March, 1656—2ir. Odo Ruse seli?s Explanniions-Eogland’s Position. The following despatch from Mr. Ofo Russell re. specting the Treaty of Maven 0, 1356, was laid on ; the table of the House of Commons;— ME ODO RUSSELL TO MATL GRANVIULE—(RFORIVED MARCH 2) " RPSATLLTS, Fob. 2, 1 My Loan—I see 4 e of the 17th aud 26th In: to the argument axed by o bor lagt, (a the elect tit E Prince Gortche*of wasof ® nature in he pregen ‘compel us, with oF without alites, to xo to war with Rusa ‘As it may be convente: ould place on record tor future reference the reav2ns whica Induced me to uso lat argument, the responalbility cf 9 must rest oa me and on jue alone, 1 have the aguor to Fi et, That wo are bound by the Tripartite Treaty of the T™/h 1368, to cousiies oroh. ‘4 notes of October 19 assuming to aty wanich uirect tho ass ete chaxotf, Pou ti—That this_renun: esi y'8 governin frosty of Mare settle the 3, bec! state it was on the 2 Ari, 1855, by wh fatraction of tne t | nt une | the two govers- | ti | | sent ctate—t ou thy | ing then otherwise engaged and Ane- might be comp ato war with a, even without our alles, having bound es oth of April, 1858, to guarastee jolntiy and severally ulations recorded’ in the Ti Seth os 1855, tureatencd by the agsunse Rartia, which her Majesty's tion. Sith—That not having been Instracted to stats that tho question had been sant to wabmic to t ELAN KO meat Waa noi, in the opinion of her Maj rover of anature to'compel us evar l9 goto war, uotwith H our treaty engazementa, Tase.! the argunieuts whica 1 be: Keyed in iny couscicuce fo be truo. Thave, &., ObO RUSSELL. THE RUSSO-PRUSSIA ANCE. ALLI- The Lastern Bedget pebushes rhe folt from tts Vieuua correspondent, dated 1s7l— ze of thanks an@ assurances of fri et ni Versvilies, accovi- ation piamly ‘divect 4 oa (oO CoD Erin ti 0} ht moment e course, this ory”? bas made @ most unploasant tpres- on ali poilticul cicles bere, Loi bigh av t philo-Prassian magnifieout having wu tuelr advocacy of a 9 AUST: requires no prophet to foresee that the co of bea speedy change ia the tuternal | pole Austria, The need of peace Is so univer. that even hard words from the greavest Europea | itates Can hardly lead to comphcattoas, and Au dipicmacy Will probably not tind orcaston to abandon its present attitude Of reserve fcr some tt | »to come, Put the demonstrations of irtead- | Ship w: 1 have just taken place between the Rus. sian abd Gorman emperors cannot fai! 10 prodace a d cifect on home atfairs, for tue cugerne: icy suGwW to advance the interest. of th: clive empresa ia ® serious warning to ti csirlan nationalities that their very e: ce Wik be in danger Uf they do not speedily 2 somne etepé for protect'ng’ theraselve3, To hat Russia and Prussia are inseparabie muat, on the Czccks rman feeling among the Russian people, a ved co ind in their Slaveule brotlers a sure 1 ¢ policy of the court and that of the people ussia even in a greater degree than eise- ‘ew only refuge ts, under present circum. ihe Austro-Hungarian monarchy, whose ud more than ever to protect tho aguinst thelr big and greedy AD 74r1aLs, Too, have at length be- error Of their per yes sia by the now evi a their O11 enemy. m hike a thunde boat at trst rey toas t 518 @ man who would koow how it use ofthe present state or affairs to restore the. politcat iibriam ot the Bu this a nan wuss be apsolately ai re opinions, and bave in vie! 243 @ Whole, and Los that party or nationality, tose of this 0: The Sooret Lick Boiween utng Post fa and © nfirms the eo ic can place consists of three i for the armed ce Wus BUCCESS- that her Bse3 en: red the power of c Polant; for Russia checkiog the milltary ton of Ausirlc, iu case she trade a move in favor of France, and fora declaration of wor by Russia against France in cae any otaer Luropean Power at Lo the assistance of the lotter. In consequence the political significance attached to the con- .ob8 Which lately passed between the Rus+ bian and Prussian ewoperors, the Prussian Mintster | at Vienna has, on the part of his Imperial master, } cisavowed such an interpretation, nd, Moreover, jerted that no ‘fresh’ arrangements have been couciuded between the two court, MISCULLASEOUS FORUIGN IPLMS, BN ae Sardoa is sojourning at Cannes, south of Prance, The ltalan papers are not tn favor of M. Thiers, because he always opposed Italian unity. The present French government has determined that henceforward ail the prevects suall be nOwMuted by the Miuisters in council. M. Edouard Hervé, editor of the Paris Journal Oficte!, will probably be appointed Secretary ior the Colonies. feventeen professors have heen dlsmi: from | Mulhouse by the Prussians becaase they refused té teach in German. fiity-seven prefects of French departments have either been dismissed or gen*euced Lo various penal ties. M. Dufanre, 4 membor of the present French Min - | istry, has proposed that the tivie “excelleacy” be | he neeforward suppressed, M. Joseph Vemeur, @ rich American, died on | board the steamer Brittany during tie passage from Soutiarapten toHavre, He was to embark at Havre | for New York, rte e nepor Ayrean papers {t is announced that Captain Fraticlsed Duaan contemplates establishi & new ling of rteamers between the ports of Lima | and Genoa, Italy, touching at Montevideo, Buenos Ayres and Valparaiso, L'kecteur Ltore sage that President Grant is Count Biswarck’s partic ‘at friend, The same ea iso asserts that the President has a decided | avetefon to the Northern. and Bastern States, Which, however, retarn the compliment, and that | he ts th favor of the Weet, wica Gave lum the ma. ope eAARB es «chet Ret] Jarden dos Plantes haa sutterod aevstely during fie bombardment. ‘The whole collection of TATS pidula lide been destroyed. One hundred monkeys, Uiree bears, one elephant, and many other animals died of hanger and cold’ during the siege. The | elephant and the lion were eaten up by the keeners themselves, The number “f rare birds which | ) perished is enormous. Dy jufraciion of the treaty of we | et © | Berlia broke rato cuca | echoing far and ne: ¥ Tbe pe ; tp the strain, yt Wiler has the In- BERLIN ABLAZE. Mow the Capital Received the News of Peace. Reading the Emperor-King’s Despatch Before the Palaco—The Empress-Queen~Tho Crown Princess—The People—The Cannon—The Bells--The Mu:io-Solemn Thanks giving—The City of Light~ Midnight and Reposo. BERLIN, March 4, 1871, Moral earthquakes, ef a joyous kind, indeed, have alniest become f ar to the “jute” city of Berlin those last seven months, When will the inhabitants forget their triumphant frenzy whon the great news swept through the land of the surrender of Sedan ond the captivity of the French Emperor? Once move the “trumpet voice of victory” suook tao city te its foundations when they heard that Paris bad falien, But now comes the news of news—tho Glorions peaco—2nd once more Borlin breaks into a very delirium of joy, The Emperor's despatch to the Empress arrived on the 2d, and next day at noon was read, under cir- curastances of striking solemnity, trom the steps catslle the Palace, just opposite the statue of Fred. erick the Great. At eleven o'clock all the Ministera and gonerals in Berlin (inostly a shabby old lot Icit, Thetteve) presented thewuselves to her Mojesty, An immensé crowa collected outside the Palace. Al the windows near were filed with ladies and the flat roofs of the houses thronged with spectators, The statue of,the great Frederick was crowned with laurel, and near it, was stationed a military band. The weather was bright and beantiful, and the spring stn ecemed to smile on the Joyous scene. Exactly a3 200n tolled from every tower TUE DOOR OF TUE PALACE FLEW OPEN and there appeared the vouerable General Wrangel, aveteran who is approaching ninety years: tenant General von lianenfe'dt, Baron yon Causten, i¢ Governor of Berlin, &e, The crowd broke out into irreprossitle souls at the sight of them; but when it was perceived that Manen- felat was avout to read the despasch which he held In hand ali were silent. The men took of thelr hats. That oue moment's silence in the sunsili thet tost impressive of all silence, the Stillness of @ mucd exeiled cruwd—how grand 1b wael Then, ina clear, aad voice, Vou Hanen- folds read the peace de-paich. As le tinished a stair Ofticer, who sicod jad upon the sieps, waved a While houdkevebief as 4 signa! for the cannoa. In. slanily there came @ heavy roar fom the guns be- fore the Catuedrai, Gud thei Y haus Louk up ihe mighty sound, IUPILANT that they made the spring air ring again. could not drown ihe Loo of the “thunc ‘s i Dear, as with thelr deep war muss of peace, and there was yeta ci oven than the cannon roar— amators of (hat vast p2bilaut crowa. i Sata ceased to rend the aged Wrangel or THRED CNNERS FOR THR EMPEROR-KING, and fie voices cf the peopie rese above the clashing bells, above the thunder of the artillery, with a sound like the stormy sea, Meanwhile, apon the balcony appeared the Em- press-Queen, the Crown Princess, with her etttidren, VEALS. But thoy and the P eases Fiederiex Carl, Charles, aud Louisa, Again and again rose the cheering for te Einperor, ne ari for the Fatherland, ti at beside the Freacrick statue began to @ Alie Gott,” and the throng took inving enthusinsiically, while the bolls accounpanted them aad the cunuon roared on, near vod far, frou the royal case to the most dis. tant parts of the city. Ailcr the clorus the crowd cheered ayain and sgain THS ROYAL LADIES IN THE BALCONY, and then sang their national antiem and then course), “rhe Watch Upon the Raine.” seanw! copies of the despatch were Ley fee pre per the steps. among the people. The august iadieS now retured from the excitmg seeno, when tre Ministers and cc or distinguished persons were allowed to oger atulaitons to the Bupross-<qneen. TAB PULA TEANKSUIYING, Between the morning eXeliemeut and the evening bri iuncy came an inieryai of culm; of quiet in tne Bre @ solemn domonsirati nail the of the capita It 0 been devised sea that a puble tha ce at four o’cleck that atternoen in every in Berlin. “housands of tho inhabitants crowded Lo tuts g aver expression of thelr yoy, Can ‘O.IDINK how siriking tt Was? After all tat clang- we and roaring and chonting and waving and susn- | ine ef the morniug, to enter upon the religions Btill- Less of the Caurcles, WEN the streets grew hushed and tae sacred rm) furillod with its gentle strains he wildiy-beatiug hearty. Deep and true were tiess the avpirations breatued there for the hevland, now so gcriousty vindicated—for the aauce of (hat glory purchased with so much German blood, Bat there must vo been many whose patriotism was sorely tri to rejoice in these rejoicings many and many a heari whose Ceurest treasure Hes beneath the sod of conquered Trance; many whose eyes must often wander Tangely to tae 6tars, thinking how tuey gleamed upon the faces of their dying—of their dead. Victory is very like tne camdiinavian dess Hela, who was baif a corpse and hair @ queen. The wall so loud in France is echoed in Tasny a desolate German home. You can recall all that in these quiet moments between the shouting of the morning aad tue ighting of the night. You cau recall the thousand dead, all stark and sti, be- side the trenches where they hid the riflemen, There i3amournfal sound {in the rippling of that river, by whose shores tieir feet siall tread no more. ‘her? 16 @ moaning im the Wind's volce as it whis- pers around the homes that they shail ses no more. Pitiful nature gives tribute of Jameniation, and we ee itis for them. Ab, well! they died for Father- land, “Sgiving shoald THE ILLUMINATION. Who spoke of the dead? Wnho talked of bewail- ing? There seems no such thought among the thousands ROW pouring out frou Lhe churches ana filling the streets witit giad bustle again. Allare full of the prospect of tie grand funnination, for which tre dous preparations bave beon made, Taey are tonying for the night, when the city shall slew liseli Gecked tn a festive robe of many-colored fires. Not long to wait, for the sof spring. twilight is falling, aud presently the dim wings of night cover we jast I tness Mi the Bky. | Then ens burst su side the spires—sii golder liver, raby lights—ali the long ines of st ‘guttering Lk swarm of firedies tangled ina silver braid.” Tho weather wags moat propl- ous, the air clear and iitid, and atl Berlin was In the sireets walking aml long drawn lines of briiliancy, | where lamps, torches, plich, « “aes lights” vied With each ober, Arcites hung with lamps, or reru- lar erections simtis adorned, pictures, inserip- joas, tran: Neies everywhere Aliracted the eye, ¥ seven o’etock the whole city wasin a blaze, and about that time tremendous’ aciamations m tie principal sirects heralded the appearance of g EMPRESS, TU CROWN PRINCES, yai Porsonages, Wid arove through tho und were received, of course, most ally. Everywhere the city shone—there 0 be not a house closed or dark, ~ About the ‘ing building of all was tne “Borsig’? ine manufactory, 1fs tmmenge favade present. eucrinous mas3 of fame, There were somo .¥ plilars of fire in front of tits buidtag, twenty ; Of which bore in the midst of thein a locomotive, ; out of the chimney of which rose a flaming Hurrah.’ In the centre of all was an enormous star, bearing tae TRON CROSA, with its mscription. There was something essen- tally German, scnally in the realism of the patriot. ism and tho idealism of the decoration. ‘The Jews | bad Lit up their new SYNAGOGUE with maay-colored lamps, of great brilliancy. Tho new railway station near the Potsdam gate, which ig in course of construction, illuminated ita high scaffolding with @ new sort of rea fire, which was uncommoniy effective. They say it has never been used for illuminating before; butit was much in vogue on the occasion, One house displayed all the war despatches in brilliant fires, profusely Mlumiuat- ed, and a grand transparency of Germania, THE HOTEL OF THE AMERICAN EMBAS3Y excited remark for tho brilliancy and tastefulness of its iluminatious, while THR PALACES of all the Princes, al the official buildings and the Bore oan gilitered Like @ mass of sunbeams, ver the EXCHANGE Was a gigentic fery eagie, Far and wide shone the cress of luc “ NEDWIG3 CIIURCH, with ali Its arches traced in dire. SPER DEN LINDEN Was ariver of glancing sueen, Belore the OPERA HOUSR Sparkled enormons candelabra, while the Dirltish, Kussian and Austrian Embassies were as flory as the rest of the werd, retired from the flaming spicadort a br r ale Haniing spicndors eariy—about eight } clock we belleve—but thew dutiful and loving subs jects werd not 80 easily satinied, They waiked the streevs (tli midnight in a sort of dream clty of brignt- hi ere you might faucy yourself in a place of negrih lights, with moteors, stara, flashes of clitning, will-o’-the-wisps and’ aurora borealls, ag | they appear when they ave at home, entertaining each oiler {a @ friendiy way—a traly briliiaut Bocicty, ‘ tn Te Aa MIDNIGHT, And F0 and so came the taystic midnight hoar, oommtug from all the steeptes, and the pocple walk ng aLoNt 89 good and happy, with not the ghost of KTyW atong tein, began tobe bedwards meclined. The Scones Brew less and less numerous, so did the lights, Ulf at last the ag oo) all went tn and the lights all went out, ‘The g day was over and the city was still. The pate lights above, no Je: wer ontgiared, lookea mildiy down upon the rest of thousauds, aid that sad-voiced nignt wind took ap 116 lament again and wailed Wil moruing for the lost ones who would nover retura, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 187L.—TRIPLE SHEET, va ee WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY IN SPAIN. Gvand Fete in Honor of the Father of His Country at the Amer- fean Legation, The Dey in Madrid—How It Was Observed— Gossip of Scciety—Prim Discuseed—The Com- ing Elections—Scones in the Ballroom— Epecch of Senor Echegaray, ManRIDp, Feb. 26, 1871, The anniversary of Washington’s birthday was observed at the Amertcaa Legation with more than usual éclat, At sunrise the Star Spangled Bauner was hoistea and proudly waved in the morning breeze. Groups now and then col'ected and gazed | ou its ample folds with admiration, for all appeared | to know that it represented the land of freedom. Some thought avd gave their opinion that it was hoisted in honor of General Grant’s birthday; they were, however, informed by otuers that it was in honer of the great and never-to-be-fergotten patriot, Washington, for the press had published the fact tliat grand reception and bail would come off at the Legation that evening. Other curiosos colleciea around the doorway and admired the grand statr- case, Which was being lined with dwarf orange trees, with their golden frutt, and camella shrubs, with their delicately tinted flowers tn full bioom. During the day thé grandees and other notables drove up in their carriages tq visit the General or leave their cards. Your special eorrespondent had the honor of an invitation, as also did some of the directors of the leading papers of this gity. Idrove | ae TO THE AMERICAN LEGATION = at about ten o'clock, or, rather, within four doors of the Legation, for other carriages prevented our get- lung nearer, I had some diiiculty tn elbowing my way through the crowd about the doorway. On en- tering the portico I found fairy-looking forms trip- ping lightly up the grand staircase to the feztivo scene. 1 joined the party, and we were ushered by obsequious lackeys to the presence of the gullant General and his family, who received us with that cordial amilability and true welcome which capt. vates the Learts of all who become his guests, SCENES WITHIN. The salutatious, congrainlations and usual com- Ppliments on such occasions having been tenderod in due form, we passed througa the magnificent ca- loons, all of which were tiluminated, a giorno, by superd chandeliers and side lustres, filled with mau. merable wax tapers, whicn shed a flood of unotfend- ing light over the brilliant assemblage of beauty, gorgeously decked Iu the richest attire, and iit up with lustrous splendor the profuston of vaimadie Jewelry Worn by the fair sex, and the grand crosses and stars On ihe breasts of gonerals, wilitary and eivil governors, diplomats and men of letters; but from those flashing, jet-black eyes, oh, ye gods, de- liver us! for they trouble the sight and turn the heads of the ugly sex—or “sero feo,” a8 Wo say here, What tempting ruby lips! Whaé voluptuous, grace- fultorms! What tiny, satin-siippored feet! What exquisitely moulded arms! But for the preseut we will leave the ladies and vist some of the smaller rooms, to enjoy & fragrant weed and listen to the conyereation of able politiclans discussing the topica ofthe day. In one of these rooms I sat at the table with Colonel O— and played a game of chess with him, which dtd not last long, ior I was so taken up with the conversation aronnd me that the gallaat Colonel cheekmated me in about seven moves, GOSSTE, ‘The discussion grew warm. One politician ven- tured an opinion that the present political orcer of things could notJast long and that ihere would bea reaction, stating that the government knew it and feared i, A veteran general of the present situa- tion or government party, Wiose name T wituhcld, Geciared that the government had no fear and only those who dared to attempt to upset the preseut state of alfatrs had reason to fear am execimpiary chastiseinent (or their rashconduct, The liberal principles were too firmly grounded to bo uprvoted, and that at the slighiest sigual of sedlitoa tie partisans of true liberty would rally round their standard and defead it with the last drop of their bleod, THE UNYORTUNAVE GENERAL PRIM wrs also discussed, and an ex-Minister of the ad- venced progressist narty spoke tn tte litghest tevtis of Lhe deceased general and statesman, whose mys- torlous life and tragic end have formed the subject of comment throughout tue civil zed world. Lio sald that he was most intimately acquainted with Prim apd often wondered that the General, a jtience the many trying circumstances that sur- rounded him. No oue knew the political Sapacity of Prim til be held the reins of government. Generals dared not oppose him, for they Knew be counted on the flower of the army. Politicians could not cope with him, for he was too shrewd for them, and as- sassing did what neither the one nor the other conld do, Prim, lke other eminent characters, Lad to die to bo known and duly appreciated. THE COMING ELECTIONS spoken of, and the struggie that was likely to take place between the pe pinpeoes supporters: and the oppositionists, In other rooms | found little ups gathered chatting atte other parties doing # rubber at the universal whis:, or the Spanish game of tresillo, {nthe grand saioon, which was Rot opened for the ball il a late hour, { found tie married ladies im busy conversation touching the Queen’s Lliness, the carnival, their daughters and a thousand other matters ladies are fond of gossipe ping pisaa tee After saluting such as1 Knew I pro- ceeded on my ROUND OF OBSERVATION. Amateurs in the Vellas artes wore examining the General’s fine collection of pictures—soine originals and others copies of the old masters. Among the latter I noticed some rer faithful coples of the chef Veuvres of Marita, Velasquez, Ravens, Titt Teniers and some others | do not now remem: fuct (ue gems of the Galeria Nacional, of the more modern artist Goya, Spanish costumes, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. soldier from boyhood, should bave borne wita such | were algo £8 also coptes representing ival, and tt vas gei pected that the new. democratic Kiag, Am: Would also drop in duriag the evening. L was | oO Daturally on the qué vive, bat could discover neither King nor Cabluet. ‘Tue former did not s ‘prise me uch, for it ia so very rare for & Spanish sovereign fo pay visits, but the non-appeavance of his Minis. ters did astonisi ma, for all or nearly all of th generally asalst at the General’s soirées, While I was confecturing What could be the matter, and was pa imaking ap ny wind that a council of Miniscers jad been called for something of great meut—} sos te @ sudden relapse in the Queen's state of health—who should I seo bustling about but the intelligent aud active Mitle Vizconde de} Cevro, chief introducer of ambassadors, which conviuced me that something was in the wind, Lateran the evening, or ratier night, 1t beeanie buzzed about that the King really did fatend honorlug the Wasn- ington sete with his presence, but in conseyue! the alarming telegrams that had been ree day or two previous respecting the Queen, and more recent ones pronouncing ker out of timedtate danger, though still iu a critical condition, his Ma- jesty, ike an affectionate busband—which from all accounts he peecare to be—did not leave the palace, aad the Ministers, like true, loyat subjects, as I hope they are, partictpated tn the sorrow of thetr royal master, and afier dug consultation concluded to stay fit home also. There ne I imagine that the buy little Vizconde Was the bearer o¢ excuses and re. grets both from his Majesty and his Cabinet Minis- ters. J also heard it stated that the King had pre- viously expressed a hope that the Washington festi- val might not be postponed, for that her Nujesty was considered ont of danger and iu a fair way of recovery. Hearing the STRAINS OF MUSIO I threaded my way through the labyrinth of Eyo's loveliest daughters, making @ thousand apologies ond begging “init perdows” almost at every Step, {il at length I reached a spactous saloon mout bril- liantly iluminaied., Here the musiclans weve play- ing right earnestly, and ssiph-lke forius were being Whlried round in thé dizzy waltz, How the warm 5 ' & | Bulysct the do | and otherwine refveeh themselves etter the pleagans fatigues of thedanoe, TUB PALLROOM, For the cotilion or German the grand seloon was thrown open, aud in this room none were permitted to enter save such as were (0 inke part in the does. For the accommodation of such is did not dance the folltug doors ab eitier end, leading Wo other snloous, were epeued, and in these smailer rooms seats We arranged so tat their oocupants might have a good View of the now favorite dance, I niust not forget to mention that some of the officers ef the American frigate Brooklyn are hero on a visit, and, of course, Were invited to the fesiival, and took part mn ib with right good will, Te one of these gentcmen, Lie teniaut Frank Turnbusl, we were indebied tor the able manuer in which’ he conducted the German, introducing some pew figui which were much admired, ‘These gallant sons Neptune were tnde- fatigabie ang scarcely missed a dance. ‘They, | am sure, will not soon forget their visit to the Spanisa capital and the Wasnington festival. AL BULPRR— the details of which would occupy too much space— General Sick'es made a neat, eioquent and touching Cry 3) ish, He explained the object of the { % home it Was customary to keep ‘the birtuday auniversary of the great founder of the United states, and Americans in foreign coun- tries always met on the auspicious day to do honor to the memory of the tinmortal patriot. Ie spoke of Washington as a general, a siatesman and a citizen, He touched a iittie ‘on ailairs bere, and concluded with an ee aged toast to the weltare of Spam ana the Spaniar ‘rhe General’s speech Was much applauded, and, the toast having been duly honored with creamy champagne, there was a Pause. All eyes were soon fixed on SBNOR ROULUARAY, ex-Minister of Public W Yorks, Who resigned office on the arrival of Amadeus 1., belug, it 13 stated, too democratic for the democratte monarchy, He' was succeeded In olive by ihe ex-President of the Corte: Sefor Zoriila, the Minister who was fired at no’ Many days ago, The ex-Minisier, on whon the General's speech had evidently made an foipresston, responded in Spanish, The following isa Uausias tion of bis answer:— SPENCH OF THE EX*MINISTRR. What can Isay, gentlemen? When the heart t# full the Ups quiver and ulteranen ti diMleut, “Tho babes: eulesy that oan be given to the fmmortal Wastington’ ts found in that celebrated epitaph, tin peace and test In the hearts of bis couatyym: © was Srst in the lovtons war of the Auericay ner, and deotued to Be dictator. afterwards. at fn peace and never did ambition stam bis glory, bo Wes first the hearts of his countrymen, as he ta Orsi in Am an history. Washington ‘ie the wolel that politfeal mei ought to fmitete for his pa energy and for hie vinive. In like mann the iteat modei (or all iree countries g: cratic Institutions. {therefore propose. Btates, the country of and f propose co the me:nory of Washington, tha hooor and giory of tuat countsy--mure still, gentlemen, the houor of hutnanlty. CONCLUSION. “a response Was Warmly ap The cx-Minis and pact ny so by the Spamtards, wilo se to feel the want of a man of Washington's stamp at the head weir adounistration, chauipagne, which Rowed in pl nty, Made even tumnid yp quacions, aad so it was that inuch tme was sp Li complimentary HMitie spe aud appropri toasts, The young and gay lon more ple. the ballroom, to wih place they quickly and danced with renewed vigor ck. The festival atoed, & camle cess. Miss Laura Kies looked | cl, bus mast have been ex Ly Labi Wiih lier uucensing atieutic erable petitions of the s vhe honor of dancing wit moment's iest. Slic ls élite 800) of Madrid, speak myvéh in herp: athe Bp h Madame sic Ise. Generals revered mother, was in the bes Ong spirits, and, as usual, was most endeavors to make her pumevrous guests ¢ abe and hoppy. To saw her, in greac Bpirics, about trhee o'clock, and meeilug Chevalier Wirott shortiy afterward ne told me that he had thought of retiring to rest, bud felt ashamed to do ao when Madame Stekics bore the fatignes or the soirée so patientiy aud with such epirt. Of the General nothig heed be sald. His unceasing care t guests fs tou weil known here and oa the other Of the Atiantic to require comment. PRANCE AND THB UNDE STATES President Mis Grani’s Message on the fon to Germany. 4 Us Pa AP UITICHS C Ww Pere 1 PRESS. The Americans Charged Vith Ingratitude—Ditter Disappoiutment at the I BorpEavx, March 2, 1871, ‘The President’s recommondation respecting the Aimer! Legation at Bera has py ful irrftation among Frenchmen. ‘be leading jour. nals—I may say all journals, without exceptioa— have severely commented on the Incident as one of extreme provyoca‘ion. However this may be, the Gocument has reached here very inopportune! Givonde, the paper of M. Lavertujon, transiates the whole of the communication, and thea goes un wo state:— The President of the United States has dus with a document in w! ihe successes obtained by Germany fai to excite we sympathies of the Americ: pie.” Mr. Grant seems quite delighied witu tne work accomplished by tue great, hovest and yen- erous Bisiuarek. Triuy, never was our tsvlate position nore complete or more terrible. 2 fires inagistrate of the Ainerivan republic 1s w: poping ourexccutioner, Evidently somettiag was want Ing to complete onr misery. La France contaims, under the heading of “An- | Olner Distilusion,” the following article, which I have translated for the Eynanp:— The cruel triai through wuich our conntry is pass- mg has brought to jight the seutimcnts by which the New, as Weil a5 tle Old World, is antmaved to- ward us. Slow often have not the Fr expaliated on the traditional sympathies € between Frauce and the United States? once @ sort ef bond uniting the two, which, how- ever, has not been cherished aince the days of Luiayette, but in the existence of Which we all mors | orless believed, itis true that on our part it was eivays cordialtty aud admiration for the great | Atierican repubite, to which extended a heiping band at its birth But tae United States have ceased to share the same sentiments, and those who | Usagine thal this change only 4d, from the } expedition to Mextco javor \ error. ‘They thas toward Louis Pallippe’s reign the Am iu thelr coniompt for the wi ed toward Wem, ‘These peop e wast grand ia ion ia New York at the maal- 8 podement of Mio attack agalatt se- { that Gucing Ghe war ia Iteiy Austria 8 Of te American Jour na}s, iter the 4th ot September, wi Seemed to belleve that tue procins Public would revive vo: | empire is accused of hav | lt Were, an oatourst ot cu: | ferveution of the United sr ution of the re. Hienated, there nce In the ofile: the Ilor. M: Waste \ nM senthnentsin our favor, ga vi how. ever, s90n vanlaheg iy at the present gron A on the eument wiih is velore us will iniicé @ cfnel disappoiutpent. : President Grant, In proposing to Congress to. raise to the tirst ravg the representation of tue United States in the new German e has created cut of this simpie measure an or nity for a solemn special message wiich all those Who anucipated wonders from our heen of monareny to a republican form of government similar to thas of tho United States will do well to read and ponder, ‘ Ai! yon believed that the government at Wash- ington would hasten to express ils satisfaction iF What you term the similarity of institutions; this ‘sinitlarity 8 hot recognived fh if roopanized, i is Ignored ta Biekce ou néW upon Which slate this shit arity of ideas tnd inglifvtions has been iscovered? On the side of uermany. Yos, that saine “Germany,” conquered and centralized by Prussla, that feudal empire, whose foundations are laid ta blood, 1a the counterpart of the United § m Europé President Grant puls ail lus tagemuity to Work to set forth the resemblance, which, in nis 7 imagination existe, His singular lucebration Arab blood mantied the che of the lovely bras | giofin ‘try: thls uha'ters [tle in hettes!, How the ark eyes faghed like cloning | Qa t Sgn FPL) Way bp aun tor eet iees ths Fer tho shoulders oP ad WDY partners ae wed | sentiment—the political idea. ‘Those who peri imp Ha ht Ma Faved tacie sae deceiving themselves will, perhens. aay Chat Gia a eel ac sat ha dow ml rou DOU pag ee re clecHon ee tno ing art A pain the intricate maze! bint Adaural Topete voen | ANd that he wanted to secure the votes of the grea! ooking on he Would, indeed, bave exclaimed, | VRhoas aitigalors ust ly ‘blo seansen; or it is | & no easy mi ind i faced Pelton totrip a gat lop or quick-timed waltz, and especially wien young officers will fosist on Wearing spurs and ladivs tos {ge to curtall their trains, which, howeser majestic they may appear ma drawing room levée, are erent Obstacles tn thy pati ENGERTAINMENT, The buffet was elegantly laid ont, and notiitng was wanting ited the most caprictous fancy. ‘ine astty was varied and abundent. Ices, creams, lanc manges, ponche B la Romain and a great variety of o! = gereatung, gripks teappeared with wonderful rapidity, for “paniurd has a sweet | tooth and @ dry throat. Tea was 9is0 in great de- mand, for bas become fashionable here, and at the | General’s we get som¢ of un) finest, Not sa very Jong ago I was t 2 lintry town fi (he South o| Spam, ai; suitor he in A aevare headache, ealied 1 for some tea, which, af(ér bold Torsldsrabte time, Waa brought to me in a soup piate and without milk, While I was considering now I should deink it the lady of the house entered and handed me a tabie- spoon. She told me that tea was only used there in case of sickness, aud that it was only to be had at | the apotiecaries’. Even here it bas liappened tnat | oo inviting a friend to a cup of tea he has answered, “Thank you; famnot unwell.” But to return to our subject, ihe visitors to the buffet were nmerous end frequent, and especially the devotees tv Torpat- | shore, Who resorted there to cool thelr excitoment | hutaber of.Germans Who have settied in the United tates, Away with such delusions! Grant bes only givea expression, Recta ytd to the general Bentinent of the people of the Cnited statcs, and Which our revolutionary evolutions have in no way mi? leds garter Mare - Ve qust put an end to iMusio If 3 with us must be undone a vom ny up anew, honlo gs wellas abroad, France, who only prohted by helt poive® t6 free the tations ana Spread generous |i Sp mere the world, has not been forgiven for tha deeds-of which shi bed justly teach tho hour when fer misfortunes “have Ae] Sb ues a aad false reason 1 balit the extreme limit {s precisely thal which 13 chosen by the people whom she hay aided to ex. press with emphasis theit sympatiy toward her most implacable enemies. France has too often thought of others; li is time now that she sual (hink of herself. OF THE ELLENVILLE FIREBUG. PovauKEsysim, March 22, 1871, Will Vandover, a member of @ hook and ladder company, was arrested in Ellenville, Ulster county last night, charged with originating the recent heavy fires there. The proof against nim ts over- whetming, and the people aro much excited. It is Slated that Mls entire company Was cognizant of his Acts, and at his last fre allof them were tu uniform to tho mitdie of tuc maht, ready to cay muted, | 3 { | cluded a treaty indefensible on any grow forget vat | everybody } ¢, syispat&ies wiieh the | | (Mate for deyérnor of Ohio, ‘The privctpal F TRE POSITION OF ENGLAND, ‘The Margu's of Salisbury on the Foreign Policy of Other Na- tions ‘Toward England, HOW ENGLAND IS REGARDED ABROAD Russia, Prussia and the United States the Threo Great Powers of the Present Day. GREAT EMPIRES IN THE FUTURE Inthe Knglis: House of Lords on Monday, the 6th, the Marquis of Saltsbury rage “to call attention tothe guarantees which have been undertaken by this country and to the military resources at tie command of this country for fulfilling them; to agk the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any co:nmunications have passed with foretgn governments with reference to theso guaran- tees, snd to move that the collection of guarantees published in 1859 ehould be re printed, with the addition of any that have been contracted since that time’? in doing £0 the noble marquis sald that this Was & Juno- ture of no cominen importance, ‘The old system of Enrope had been swept away; we have to reckon ‘with new forces and new balances of power, he trusted with new and strengthened alliances, At all events, tt was clearly a time to review our post- tion, While all our howe authorities toll us that onr inf®uence was never so high as at present, all foreign authorities tell us that we have effaced ourselves, RUSSIA, PRUSSIA AND AMBRIGA ARE TH™ THRED GREAT POWBRS O# THE ?RESENT DAY, and from the way in which they treat us we may Rather the estimation in wluch we are held by the world at large. Well, we find that Prassia has con- in utter deflance. of our tuternosition, We find that Russia has torn up a treaty which ip happler days we im- | Bored upon her, We find that America, In her Representailve Assembly and in tho residence of j her chief executive oilicer, receives and honors | those whorn we hove cast out as revels. He | shoutd not entor into the question of the less or the maintenance of te infvence of England. If the ple of this country do not choose to ocexp: on of those who went betore them—ii ty je more to be said on te wereiy ne He did not, nowever, iniend 3, Dut meant to confine hiiasels” to e(iea! (aesiion of our posittve obliga © said to be A SHOP-KEEPING NATION, | fud he waanter therefore, to cast Up our ledgon, | to seo What wers our obligations and our means of tneeting them, Our guarantees extend over the whole of Burope, and even into the other hemt- sphere.. He ai not, however, touch upen oar Atnerican guarautees, but, confliuing himself to Ki rope, he had io pomt out to their lorcsiips th we had gu the integrity of Belgium, Swit- aeriand, Greece, Turkey and sweden. After read/ag the clauses mm tho ireatles relati to Swedea and Turkey the nobie marquis sald that even uf we stood alone we were bound by our pilgbted honor to defeud the whole of the vast iroutier of ‘Larkey against aggression, The coustries to whien our gUuaradiees app'y are just those In Europe which are iuost likely to be attacked, lying as they do oa the frontiers of Russia, Prussia and Austiia. He did not refer to Prince, because It wes not neces. Bary to Joguire What we should do if Fiance were to dadertke another war. THE ft ARMIES OF EUROPE. the army of Russia nunbered 1,053,000 men, that of Germany 1,465,000, and that of Austria 1,101,060 men. Witos had we got to mices thesey He Was very tauch struck with the persistent manner in which ine Mnnist advocates always point to our sect. It never seemed to enter thei’ huads (bat We had anything to do but to defend these isiands, But twat 1s an utterly fallacioas view of our poxi‘ion, so long as these guarantees exist; aud ho stonia nk to know what use our navy would be in devendiag the frontiers of Turkey or Switzerland, We were too apt to be led astray by the great things which our Hest did inthe war aga‘nst Napoleon, we forgot that we had then the reht to prociaim a gongs Tel blockade and to Nn Leucral ships. Wo had, however, sia a the power to do either ot these things, and all that eur feet could now do was. Wo blockade any port that they might be opposico or bombard a fortress, He belicved that our feet was now vaineless for anything but the defence of toese islands, aud In that opinion be was confirmed oy our own expericnco during the Crimean wer aod by Che experience of te Fraacl a tual Wikich was, Just concluded, ENGLAND'S MILITARY STRENOTID. Putting ovr navy aside, we have, then, tn these Islands, 190,000 regular treape, 200,400 miiteta aud other lrregalar troops and 160,000 volunteers. ‘Lhe MmiUtia and yolunfeers cannot, however, leave our shores, and, therefore, Oar Wholg strength for the Iment of our guaran.ees is the 100,000 rogalar tweops. Now, itis simply absurd to suppose that We can sustain our guarantees with such u force as ‘We can spare trom these 100,000 men. If might be sald that it could not be expected wa ghonid com- pete with the great military monarchies of Europe, But Jn this caso we shonid BUTATH THE EXAMPLE OF THE UNITED PYATERS, They did not pretend to taxe a share in the ait of other nations; they are burdened with none of these oncrous guarantees; and ii we wished to share their low estimates and their immunity from dan- Ser We nest also shave chele immanity from al! re sponsiliitty fer what takes place in Europe. It was hot, indeed, easy te make the “itttle streak of sliver sca” the means of isoiating us, uke the broad Atlane tic, froin European poittica; but he would no! Wos {inpossiMie, ater the manner te witch stood by and seer a neighboring nation crashed. IMPOPTANCS OF RAUAVAYS. Owing to the development of the railway s) \ Nations can now concentrate their strength rapidiy O} any given polar, and other countries have, in con. Seqnencs, self whe necessity of increasing their de fenstve forees, We have not followed ti Now, =) g E 3 s 2 & Fy z 2 ) ag with a | Which we con no longer exercise any indus . We | Maintain the pretensions and -hold tho language handed Gown Trom a pened when we were mace Spirited than we are how, and yet every nation in Rance kmows that our mulitary organization b: cuch tha WE CANNOT ACT UP "0 THE PRoMisAs WE WavR MADR. Tha‘ throws a doubt on all we may do. It 15 no bse our taking 8 high tone when it 1s well kKaown | Low ‘ar our deeds are short of our pretensions. “Te Hi ed to him taat there Is a great Ganger mds vorugs. We cannot help seeing that the 4 ng loms which we have gnaraieed are by bir j doomed to destruction, Almost every gelcrsuca | sees the absorption of ong or other of theun THE FUTURE 18 ONS OF GREAT KIPiUrs, And smotl Powers will have nara work to live'at all, the territories that we have guaranteed ary, of al oth: ikely to be attucxed, and we wighs ab committed to the hopeless task Of da fending them, or driven to eae (a5 tre Bactie ice of 01 nor. He feared that When the oveg- £10n arose we should ty dur obligations round, t Uke from this side and vias, and at las! out of thom; and ‘hen, when ali the nations 0 “shano we shold congratulaie ourselvas en the moral pinnacle on which we stood. We ought, therciore, at once to face these ovligations, We had a right to ask hex Majesty's govern: look boldly into the future, fo longer to p: thelr decigion to the last extremity, vut 9 v yjads Whother they invgyd to nravia. © qa eee, ee Wie FULFILMENT OF OUR OBLIGATIONS, or syhetper, they should ask cther Powers (0 allow US to retire from or mouify then. If they would not adapt their power t ti et Promises, or their pro. plea their power, hé fofesdWy & ‘imo of deplorabi humiliation to thy coant Which might shake ita Insitutions to their esutre, Ang theserors it wae tine he ventured to ask the noble earl to give somo ag Surance of is polley tn this respect, and, while (ke hatlous are in conhell as to the fatvre charact c Which Enrope 13 to assume, to do something to spare us the utter hui ation which ts certain to coma Upon us if with sach forces as are provided by our Rigue + puiimeles we have to meet the Nulitary Sharchles of Surope, (Wear, hear.) mh any tine be DD Richard Smith, author of a Popular almanae known as “Poor Richaga’s,”” 1s mentioned as a can. tinged in fits favor ts that his name ti Smith, and that Obto has never had a Governor of that rane, A Western paper, in giving an account of an earthquake In California, says several chimnoys were “biown’? down, ‘Thet must have bcea a windy quake, An exchange thinks.the New Hampshire election the “first shock of a St. Domingo earthquaxe. Horace Greeley having bee elected Presicent of the Rural Club in this eity, 11s proposed to get upa “wo-ral-roo-rai” club in opposition. Congressman Knott taxes back all the satire ho uttered about the new city of Datu, Dalath is, therefore, not whatKnott would make hor appear. Verdict—“The jury find tke prisoner Knott guilty.” Jury discharged, Western papers Renerally copy and give credit to the Hetanp for its telegraphic report.of the price fight between Red-Handed Mike and Dan Carrg Which came oi ~ Yubuaue on the 13th knat, ar ae