The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-23 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence. --e---- The screw steam frigate Galatea, 26, Captain Rochfort Maguire, lately returned from her station in the West Indies, was placed alongside the sheer hulk in Hamoaze on Friday, when her masts were removed. She was then taken back to Devonport Dockyard to be cleared out. Her crew will be paid off to-day, after which she will be placed in the fourth division of the Steam Reseve. The screw steam gunboat Dapper, tender to the Britannia, having shipped stores at Devonport, left yesterday for Dartmouth. The screw steam storeship Fox was hauled into Keyham Steamyard yesterday, for the purpose of discharging stores. All the invalids from the West Coast squadron brought to Plymouth on Friday by the screw steam corvette Rattlesnake, Commodore Arthur P. E. Wilmot, C. 8., were sent ashore on Saturday from the Sound to the Royal Naval Hospital at Stone bouae. In consequence of the continued severity of the weather, her small spars have been made all snug. Her powder and live shell have been dis charged, and she was ordered to be removed yes terday afternoon into Hamoaze, where she will be inspected by the Port Admiral instead of in the Sound, the usual place of inspection. After being dismantled, her crew will be paid off at Devonport. She was put in commission on the 16th of August, 1862. Some alterations will take place in the armament of the ironclad frigate Bellerophon from that pre viously ordered by the Admiralty. In accordance with an order received at Chatham Dockyard, she is not intended to mount any of the 110-pounder Armstrong rifled guns at all. Their place will be supplied by three of the 6-ton rifled guns, of the Woolwich pattern, outside the gun battery. The orders given to the War Department for providing her guns now states that the Bellerophon's arma ment will consist of ten 12f -ton rifled guns, each throwing a nominal 300-pounder shot, which she will carry on her shot-proof midships gun-battery ; two 6-ton rifled guns at her bow battery, one 6-ton rifled gun mounted at her stern, and a 40-pounder ordinary Armstrong gun for deck service. The whole of the 121-ton guns mounted on her central battery will be trained and worked by machinery, which is now being manufactured at the dockyard, the me chanical appliances already tried with such satisfac tory results in the case of the 12k-ton gun already mounted in the Bellerophon having shown that with a couple of seamen at the training gear, the gun may be brought round and placed at any angle of the arc in which she moves in less than a minute, the car riage and slides being moved with each gun. It should, however, be remarked that the machinery fitted to the ship's guns in the Bellerophon is only for training the guns, and has nothing in common with any mechanical appliances to enable 300-poun der guns to be cast loose, loaded, trained, and fired with the vessel in a beam sea, and rolling to the greatest conceivable angle. Unless some simply-con trived machinery easily worked is combined with arrangements for rapid firing, the 300-pounder guns which are now being placed on board most of our ironclad ships will be worse than useless. It is for this reason that the forthcoming trials of the Mino taur are looked forward to with interest, as deciding the practicability of working the heaviest kinds of ordnance by mechanical appliances under the most unfavourable circumstances of wind and weather. Railway and other Companies. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY SCHEMES. The report of Mr. Bazalgette, the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works, states that Parlia ment had within the last two years sanctioned 34 railway bills, proposing to construct 165 miles of railway, at an expenditure of about £15,500,000, with borrowing powers for an additional sum 0f£5,750,000. It might have been supposed that the ground was pretty well filled up, and the metropolitan railway requirements satisfied for the present. They were hardly prepared for an addition of 40 new bills this session, contemplating the formation of an addi tional length of 104 miles of railway within the metropolitan area, at a further expenditure of ' £19,000,000 more. The effect of all metropolitan railways and street improvements was the destruc tion of large masses of houses, the occupantsof which were driven towards the suburbs, and the area of London was thereby extended. Much temporary inconvenience was caused by this process, but its ultimate effect' would be beneficial if a free commu nication between all parts of London was provided for all classes of the population. The railway bills for the year 1865-6 include within the limits of de viation about 15,000 houses. Assuming that one half of that number of houses be destroyed, this would amount to 1-16th part of all the houses in London, and the occupants of these must find homes nearer to the suburbs, and would require ready means of access to the centre. Many of this year's projects are competing lines, several having the same objects in view, from among which Parliament would select the best, and the others would proba bly be rejected. As usual the metropolitan sewers must be cut into pieces by the underground railways and pneumatic tubes, and public roads a n d s t ree t s I were to be raised or depressed somewhat abruptly. The schemes proposed might be enumerated as fol lows :—A tunnel under the river Thames for car riage and foot passengers was proposed from Dept ford to the Isle of Dogs, and a railway tunnel just below London-bridge for connectir g the city and southern railways. Two railway bulges over the Thames just below Putney-bridge, and one just above it, and close to the Chelsea Waterworks aque duct ; also two others between Putney and Barnes, making five new bridges, in addition to the two existing bridges, over the Thames within a distance of a mile and a half. Four lines of railway were projected to Barnet, three to Alexandra-park, three to Richmond, four to Croydon, and two to Claphain. Three lines are to traverse London from east to west ; one on the north, one through the centre, taking the line of Oxford -street from Notting-hill to Smithfield, and one on the south. MAURITIUS. The traffic receipts on the North and Midland lines of railway, 31 miles and 31 miles in length respectively, amounted, on the 65 miles for the week ending the 12th of November, to £1,553, against £746 on 31 miles in the corresponding week of 1864, showing an increase of £BO7 ; for the week ending the 19th of November, the receipts amounted to £1,374, against £603, on 31 miles in the corres ponding week ; for the week ending the 26th of November, to £1,365, against £490, on 31 miles ; for the week ending the 3d of December last the traffic receipts amounted to £1,288 against £546. The aggregate receipts on the 65 miles for the four weeks ending the 3tl of December amounted to £5,580 against £2,385 for the corresponding four weeks in 1861 on 31 miles, showing an increase of £3,195. The total receipts for the four weeks end ing as above on the Northern line, 31 miles in length, amounted to £3,180, against £2,385 for the corresponding four weeks of 1864, showing an in or 33 per cen t . creagnf £795, BUENOS AYRES GREAT SOUTHERN. The traffic receipts on the portion o f thi s ra il way opened for traffic, 48 miles in len g th , amounted in the 17 weeks ending the 10th of December to £8,644, averaging £5OB per week, or £lO 11s. 10d per mile per week. The line was opened a further distance of 27 miles on the 14th of December, making a total length then in operation 75 miles. SCINDE. The receipts on this company's railway in the latest week for which returns have been received amounted to £3,062, a sum considerably greater than had been realized in any previous week since the opening of the line. The acting agent thought there was every prospect of this continuing, as it was not the uncertain traffic of the American war period, but a steady increase of general trade —cott on , wool, oil seeds in larg e ci uan tities, oil, ghee, &c. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday Mr. Smith and Mr. Frere , the exami ners, held Co ur t s in the House of Commons Com mittee-rooms, In Usr. Smith's Court the standing orders were declared to have been complied with in the following unopposed cases :—London and North Western (new lines) ; Wrexham, Mold, z:nd Con nah's Quay (additional powers) ; Wro d am, Mold, and Connah's Quay (extensions) ; Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay (new lines) ; Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay and Iloylake lines; and the Ellesmere and Glyn Valley. The opposed bill of the Great Western and Brentford was adjourned until this day. In the Court presided over by Mr. Frere the following unopposed bills were declared to have passed the standing orders :—The London, Buckinghamshire, and Glocestershire Junction, and the Croydon, Mitcham, and Kingston. The Mold and Denbigh Junction (branches and deviations) Bill was adjourned until the 29th inst. The standing orders were declared to have been complied with in the Barry (Penarth and Cardiff Extension). The further consideration of the London, Brighton, and South Coast (Surrey lines), which is opposed by the London, Chatham, and Dover and South Eastern Companies, was adjourned until to-day. The Sir howy Extension, the London, Chatham, and Dover (new lines, &c.), and the Ely Valley and Vale of Neath Junction Bills were also adjourned. In the case of the London, Chathatn, and Dover, and the South Eastern (Kennington, Clapham, and Brixton) lines, the examiner declared that the standing orders had not been complied with. ADELPHI BANK, LIVERPOOL. The annual meeting was held yesterday. The net profits were declared to be £9,031. The usual dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. was agreed to, the reserve fund was increased to £50,000, and a balance of £1,013 carried forward. It was agreed to present a testimonial of £l5O to the chairman, Mr. W. R Camidge. The Cattle Plague. CHATHAM. The cattle disease having broken out in this loca lity, the Mayor of Rochester has ir,sued a stringent order prohibiting the removal of cattle, &c., to any market or fair within the city, and at the same time prohibiting cattle being removed along any of the roads within the city until March 21st. On Satur day a numerous deputation of butchers waited on the Mayor at the Guildhall to point out the hard ship and inconvenience which would ensue if the cattle consigned from the metropolitan markets and sent by railway were not allowed to be delivered in the city. The Mayor of Maidstone, who issued a similar order, allowed cattle brought by railway to be removed through the borough to the slaughter houses. The mayor (Mr. Boucher), after hearing the statements of the deputation, consented to the suspending of the order for one day (yesterday) so that the butchers might suffer no inconvenience. Mr. J. B. Martin, the inspector, reported that the disease had broken out in a very malignant form in this town, four cows belonging to Mr. Knowland having been seized, one of which had that day died. The others were not expected to recover. The in spector was directed to take every precaution topre vent the disease being conveyed to other animals. HERTFORDSHIRE. The order of the Quarter Sessions prohibiting the removal of cattle from the premises of the farmerto the slaughterhouse of the butcher has excited great dissatisfaction among the agricultural population, who have loudly expressed their opinion that it is unreasonable to deprive them of this privilege,whilc they are permitted to send their oxen along thepub lic roads to a railway station for the purpose of being conveyed to the metropolitan market. A no tice given by Baron Dimsdale that he wouldpropose a new order for the purpose of stopping all public sales of sheep and . pigs has provoked still greater opposition, and during last week memorials against the threatened order were numerously signed by the farmers attending the markets at Hertford, Hitchin, Stortford, Watford, and Royston. At the adjourned Quarter Sessions, on Saturday, Baron Dimsdale in troduced the motion of which he had given notice. He referred to several cases in other counties, in which the disease had appeared among sheep, and argued that there was great danger of the virus being carried about the country in the wool. lie proposed----" That it shall not be lawful, from the 27th of January to the Ist of March, to remove any sheep, goat, or swine to any market or fair, or to any unenclosed space within this jurisdiction, for the purpose of exhibition or sale ; or to receive, ex hibit, buy, or sell any such animal." Mr. Franks seconded the motion. Mr. Robert Culling-Haabury, M.P., opposed the resolution, and presented a me morial signed by 526 farmers and others against the proposed order. 'The resolution was also opposed by Mr. Parker and Mr. Cherry ; but, on being put to the vote, it was carried by six to five. Mr. Abel Smith then moved the following exception to the order, which, after some discussion, was agreed to. " Provided always that it shall not be unlawful for sheep and pigs to be sold in open market, provided they come from the premises of the owner, and he has a certificate from the inspector of the district that no disease has existed on his premises for 28 days pre viously to their removal." The Court then ad journed for a fortnight. The disease is extending in some parts of the country, but there arc many districts where it has never appeared, and some in which it appeared at the first, but where for five or six weeks past no trace of it has been dis covered. Mr. Fordham, of the Rye-house farm, Hoddesdon, has lost nearly the whole of his herd. Some two months since the disease appeared in a mild form among his stock, but made no progress. Within the last few days it has broken out again, and Mr. Fordham has lost as many as 48 beasts. LANCASHIRE (SOUTH). Reports from all the agricultural districts in the southern division of the county show that the cattle plague is spreading with alarming rapidity. In the Wigan union it has destroyed one heard of nine, and two other farmers immediately slaughtered the whole of their stock on its appearance ; but this has not been effectual in checking the ravages of the disease, as the inspector reports that it has broken out at another farm in the infected township. The residents in Ilindley have held a public meeting to consider the steps to be taken ; but, after several hours' discussion, the only conclu s i ons come to were that it was advisable to insure and to vaccinate. At Lostock-hall Mrs. Brownlow has suffered much loss, although 33 animals certified as healthy have been slaughtered. At Westhoughton, Middle Hulton, and Bertenshaw, townships around Bolton, the disease is raging, while in the Leigh union, which possesses but a comparatively limited area, 149 cattle have been attacked during the past few weeks, and of these 101 are dead and only 24 have recovered. The Leigh Union Cattle Association has only £3lO in hand, and the claims to which it is liable amount to £5Ol, but the association has been temporarily relieved from its embarrassment by the liberality of Mr. Jabez Johnson, of Penning ton-hall, who, though he had lost seven cows, de clines to make any claim. The plague has increased to a serious extent this week around Warrington, and many hundreds of animals have been vac ' cinated. In two herds the plague pock was visible in almost every cow at the time of vaccination. The operation has been successful, and the cows are doing well, but, whether this result has been at tained by previous treatment or by the vaccination, or by the two combined, cannot be positively stated. At Ormskirk, too, the rinderpest has broken out, and in neighbourhood of St. Helen's it is raging in an almost virulent form. Over a dozen are affected at Windle-hall, where an hospital has been erected to which the cattle supposed to be infected are con veyed, and treated by persons whose sole duty it is to attend to them. At Bold and Ravenhead large numbers of animals are sickening, and many have been slaughtered. Three carcases from a farm at the last-mentioned place were seized by a Liverpool Inspector in the town on Friday, and condemned as totally unfit for food. It appeared that the St. Helen's inspector had refused to allow the beasts to be sold there, but the Liverpool butcher who offered the meat for sale produced a certificate from the Prescott inspector that the animals were free from the disease. The magistrate who heard the case ex pressed his opinion that it was most reprehensible for a person appointed as it were by Government to give a certificate in that way. On Saturday a dozen butchers and drovers at Salford were summoned for THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY E V ENiNG, JAN IJARY 23, 180. infringing the order of the Quarter Sessions by re moving cattle from the market. They pleaded igno rance, and the penalties inflicted were quly nominal. ' discussion and several divisions, some of Mr. Adder ley's suggestions were adopted. It was resolved that the monthly licenses should only be granted by two justices, and that the application need not be made in petty sessions ; that permission should be given to remove cattle purchased at bona fide sales ; that no fees should be taken for granting licenses, and that sheep and swine be not included in the order. The Court was further adjourned for a fortnight. The Warwickshire Agricultural Society does not intend to follow the example of many kindred asso ciations and dispense with its exhibition during the present year. At a meeting of the society at War wick, on Saturday, the Earl of Warwick in the chair, the subject was freely canvassed, and a very general opinion expressed in favour of holding the show. The arrangement of the prize -list has been deferred till March. A letter was read from Mr. A. Pell, chairman of the County Cattle Plague Com mittee, soliciting the co-operation of the society in a conference from various counties, proposed to be held as early as practicable in London, to consider what steps may be recommended to the Government and the Legislature in reference to the cattle plague, and to prepare and circulate petitions embodying the views of the conference. The fol lowing points were also suggested for consideration: 1. The absolute suspension fora time of all traffic in and transit of live cattle, sheep, goats, and swine. 2. The immediate destruction of all plague-stricken animals ; and the isolation and official control of all animals that had been within the influence of the contagion. 3. The partial remuneration of persons affected by this measure, whether out of the county rate, the consolidated fund, by loan spread over a number of years, or otherwise. 4. The closing and disinfecting of all infected premises, fields, sheds, and railway trucks and pens, and forbidding their use for a period of time to be fixed by Government. Allusion was also made to the importance of an im mediate and uniform pressure being brought to bear on the Government. The meeting unanimously resolved to co-operate with the above-mentioned association, and a deputation consisting of the Earl of Warwick, Lord Leigh, and others, was appointed to represent the society at the conference in London. The Present Emperor of the French when a Boy. - .0^ Prince Louis Napoleon, when at the age of six, lived with his mother, Queen Hortense, at the Malmaison, with whom resided the Empress Josephine ; who, •it will be remembered, received the allied sovereigns there in 1814, after Napoleon I. was exiled to Elba. The Emperor of Russia when in Paris scarcely passed a day without visit ing those exalted ladies, and on each occasion he breakfasted or dined with them. The Queen told her children that when the Emperor Alexander called every mark of attention and respect was to be paid to his Imperial Majesty ; for to him, and him alone, they owed everything they possessed in the world. Prince Louis listened to his mother's precepts with great attention, but said nothing. The next time the Czar came, however, the little fellow sidled up to him and quietly placed on one of the Czar's fingers a ring, which his uncle Prince Eugene, the Viceroy of Italy, had given him. The boy, on being asked by his mother what he meant, said, " I have only this ring, which my uncle gave me ; but I have given it to the Emperor Alexander, be cause he has been so kind to you, dear mamma." The autocrat smiled, and placing the gift on his watchchain, said he would never part with it, but would keep it in remembrance of the noble trait of generosity shown by one so young. The Queen re plied, " Sire, my son Louis keeps nothing for him self : the other day I gave him some pretty buttons, but he gave them away to some of his playmates ; and when I reproached him for so doing, his answer was, " Vous voulez, mamas, me procurer un plaisir en me les offrant, et vous m'en procurer deux ; celui de recevoir de vous, rnaman, un jolie chose, et ensuite le plaisir de la donner a un autre." Another anecdote, showing the good nature of Louis Napoleon, was related to me by the late M. Mocquard, with whom 1 was well acquainted. After leaving the Malmaison, Qut3en Hortense settled by the Lake of Constance, where the young Prince was constantly in the habit of relieving poor people by giving away his pocket-money. One day he ob served a family iu the greatest distress, but having no money to give them he took off his coat and boots and gave them to these poor people, saying that he was sorry that he had not any money for them, as he had given away the allowance his mother made him to some other poor persons who had just passed by the house ; but he hoped they would dis pose of his clothes to reliev3 their wants. The weather at this time was very cold, and the ground covered with snow ; the Prince, nevertheless, trudged through it towards home, and when near the house was met by Mocquard, who expressed his surprise at seeing him in that state. The little fel low, then ten years old, replied, "I have given away my clothes to some poor people to prevent them from starving." Mocquard added that " the Em peror is never so happy as was when he can relieve the distressed." • Loss OF THE STEAMSHIP LONDON.—A writer in one of the weekly journals says : Our English contemporaries have given several explanatiog,s of the causes of this fearful disaster, none of which ap pear to us to be founded in probability. It is not rea sonable to suppose, for instance, that the owners of the London would send her to sea unprovidedwith accurate barometers and all other instruments which first-class vessels usually carry ; and it is still less reasonable to as sert, or insbeuate, that sailing-ships are safer in bad weather than steamers. Power is safety, especially in storms and heavy sea-ways ; and the possession of steam power must render a vessel comparatively careless of wind and wave in comparison with mere sailers. When the investigation is made into the causes of this disaster, we believe it will be proved conclusively that the "London" was loaded far below her bearings. Ships are built to float on a certain water-line ; and after that limit is reached a single ton of additional freight will send them down almost as much as a hundred tons previously. We feel satisfied, from the evidence already published, that the "London" was thus improperly loaded, the idea of her owners being that her daily consumption of coal would, after the lapse of a certain period, lighten her up to her proper bearings. Bet the steamer was caught in the cyclone almost as soon as she left port, and,.not being able to "rise," the sea broke against her like a rock or log, and naturally carried away everything. It will also be neces sary to learn what instructions were given to Captain Martin by his owners. In the hurry to make good pas sages there is now-a-days, OR certain lines, too much "pressing forward" and "carrying all sail," the safety of those on board being regarded as of secondary importance to an early delivery of large eargoes.—Angle-American Times. [ADTERTISENIENT. 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In answer to the resolution of the House of Repre sentatives of the 11th inst., requesting information rela tive to a so-called decree concerning the re-establishmen of slavery or peonage in the Republic of Mexico, I trans mit a report from the Secretary of State, and the docu• ments by which it was accompanied. Washington, December 14, 1865 ANDREW JOHNSON, Department of State, Washington, Dec. 14, 1865, _ . The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the reso lution of the House of Representatives of the 11th inst. requesting the President, "if not incompatible with the public service, to communicate to that House any infor mation in possession of any of the executive departments of the Government, in reference to a so-called decree by Maximilian, the French agent in Mexico, under date of Dec. 5, A.D. 1865, re-establishing slavery or peonage in that Republic," and to inform that House " what action, if any, has been taken by the Government of the United States in reference thereto," has the honor to lay before the President the correspondence supposed to be indicated in the said resolution, which correspondence presents all the information upon the subject in the possession of this department. Respectfully submitted, The President. WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward, Mexican Legation. To the United States of America, Washington, Oct. 5, 1865. Mr. Secretary,—l have the honor to remit to you, for the information of the Government of the United States, a copy in English of the so-called law which, on the sth of September last, was issued at Chapul tepee by the ex-Archduke of Austria. Fernando Maxi milian, so-called Emperor of Mexico, in which, under pretext apparently of inviting foreign immigration to Mexico, ho has adopted a plan which has for its purpose to call to that Republic the disaffected citizens of the United States, who are not disposed to acknowledge the authority of this Government, nor to accept the conse quences of the war by admitting them, with their pre judices and their peculiar system of labor, already Is ell tried in the southern part of the United States. According to the information I have received, founded on facts, and which I have communicated to your depart ment, and the Emperor of the French, and his agent in Mexico, considering that in the country there were not elements sufficient to sustain them, have taken means to call to it all persons they supposed animated by any hosti lity to the United States. The arrangements made with ex-Senator Gwin, of Cali fornia, has that object ; but as that individual was recognised as a declared enemy of the United States on the close of the civil war hero, it was thought not advis able to irritate this country by carrying out the plan which had been agreed upon with him. In place of them there has been another combination, which, under a different form, it is hoped may produce the like results. For this new plan they have gone to the extreme of practically re-establishing, in fact, in Mexico, the odious institution of slavery. The so-called law of the ex-Archduke of Austria goes accompanied by a regu lation signed by the same Maximilian, of which I also en close a copy in English, whose first article, to cover ap pearances, declares that "according to the laws of the empire all men of color are free from the mere fact of stepping on Mexican territory ;" but those following establish a slavery so much more the odious because it is not restricted to color or determination of caste. The working man—the name they give to the slave—•will make, according to such regulations, a contract with his master, called patron, by which he will bind himself to feed, clothe, and lodge them, and support them in sickness, and pay them a sum of money in conformity with the con ditions agreed upon between thorn. The fourth part of the sum will be lost to the workingman almost, because he cannot dispose of it, nor of the interest while his con tract lasts, according to terms of articles thirteen and fourteen. " The working man will engage at the same time with his patron to do the work to which he may bo assigned for the term of five years at least, and ten years at most." " The patron will engage to maintain the children of his working men." This slavery is hereditary, because, according to artltle three of the regulation, "in case of the death of the father (working man) the patron shall consider himself tutor of the children, and they shall continue in his service until majority on the same con ditions as was the father." The heirs of the patron will hold, in their turn, these working men in conformitywith article five. To complete the odious practices of the holders of slaves, the regulation referred to contains(article 6) an ar ticle against fugitive slaves, by which, "incase of desertion, tho workman, when caught, shall be assigned, without wages at all, to the public works, until his patron comes to reclaim him." To consummate this work of iniquity, article fifteen provides that in case of death, "au intestate," or without heirs, the effects of the working man shall pass into the control of the public treasury. It is really an extraordinary thing, and almost incompre hensible, that when slavery has received a death-blow in the only country that could revive it, and when it has been shown by facts that its existence is an evil, social, moral, and political, there can be in the world a usurper who, without having established his authority in the country he tries to domineer over, should attempt to re establish the odious system fur the purpose of strengthen ing himself, and merely changing the name for the pur pose of deluding the world. As this system of labor might be taken for what in Mexico is called peonage, and as that may be considered here as an institution equivalent to slavery, Ithink it expe dient to show to you that on some estates in the tierras calientes, to the South of Mexico, there has in fact been, through the abuses of tho proprietors and the influence they enjoyed, something that might bo compared in its practical effect with what the ex-Archduke of Austria has now established in his aforesaid decree. But such abuses, besides being restricted' to a very narrow district, were never sanctioned by the Mexican laws, and the National Government of that Republic have taken especial care to correct them and root them out. It was reserved for the ex-Archduke of Austria to sanction such an abusive prac tice by a law which, if it goes into force, will be executed throughout the whole extent of the Mexican territory. Before concluding this note, I think it proper to remit to you a copy of the speech which was delivered in Mexico on the said 16th of September, by the said Archduke of Austria, Fernando Maximilian, in which he expresses what be calls his irrevocable determination not to leave Mexico upon any consideration, whatever may be the cir cumstances. This is one proof more that the Emperor of the French is very far from desisting from his outrageous attempt to deceive the people of Mexico into acceptance of the yoke of a European monarchy. It is satisfactory to me to avail of this opportunity to renew to you, Mr. Secretary, the assurance of my most distinguished consideration. M. ROMERO. Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow. Department of State, Washington, Nov. 2, 1865. Sir,—The condilion of the emancipated slaves or freed men within the United States is at this moment, very pro bably, a subject of deep interest. Tho establishment of the perfect equality of men of the African race with men of other races throughout the whole continent is a policy which the United States may.hereafter be expected to cul tivate with constancy and assiduity. Certain decrees bearing on the subject of immigration, which are under stood to have been promulgated by authorities acting in Mexico, in opposition to that Republic, have arrested the attention of this Government. Tip law officer of the Government has submitted to this department an opinion that, if those decrees were carried into execution, they would inevitably operate to reduce into a condition of peon slavery working men of the African race, and, of course, such of the freedmen before-mentioned as, with or without their intelligent consent, might be brought within the jurisdiction of Mexico. If European opinion can be regarded as established in reference to any one political question, it is settled that African slavery, in any form, ought henceforth to cease throughout the world. We do not doubt that the Emperor of France cordially and fully concurs as we do in this humane sentiment. I have, therefore, to request you to place a copy of the opinion of the Attorney-General herewith enclosed (the opinion of the Attorney-General referred to herein is that previously inserted under date of Oct., 21, 1865,) in the hands of M. Droun de L'lluya and asks that the attention of the French Government may be directed to the question which the Attorney- General has discussed with ability, and with an anxious desiro to arrive at just conclusions.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM IL SEWARD. Mr. Bigelow to Monsieur Dronyn de Lhuys. Legation of the United States, Paris, Nov. 22, 1865. Sir,—Becalling the conversation which I had the honor to hold with your Excellency on the 17th ultimo, in rela tion to the alleged levy of Egyptian troops for involuntary service in Mexico, and the representations I then made in regard to the natural unwillingness of my Government and countrypeople to see slavery in any form replanted either within our territory or on our borders, I beg to invite your Excellency's attention to certain recent decrees bearing upon the subject of emigration to Mexico, pur porting to emanate from authorities acting in opposition to that republic. In the opinion of the law officer of my Go vernment these decrees, if enforced, would inevitably reduce to the condition of peon slavery working men of the African race, and of course such of the freedmen of the United States as may have already boon, or hereafter may be, seduced to go there, without a full and intelligent comprehension of their liabilities. That your Excellency may understand the grounds for this discussion, I am instructed to transmit to your Excel lency a copy of the Attorney-General's opinion, which will be found inclosed, and to invite the attention of the Imperial Gyvernment to the question§ therein tliscus§ett In complying with these instructions of my Government, I avail myself of the language of the despatch containing them to say that—" If European opinion can be regarded as established in reference to any one political question, it is settled that African slavery, in any form, ought hence forth to cease throughout the world." We do not doubt that the Emperor of France cordially and fully concurs, as we do, in this humane sentiment. I pray your Excellency to accept assurances of the dis tinguished consideration with which I have the honor to be your Excellency's very obedient and very humble ser vant, JOHN BIGELOW. His Excellency M. Drouyn de Lhuys, Minister of Foreign Affairs. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. -♦ TIMES.-It would not be reasonable to expect Parliamentary Reform to be an easy matter. No great change in the Constitution of this country has yet taken place without a degree of violence, and even disorder, only just redeemed by the value of the object. The first serious amendment in the American Constitution has just cost a million lives and five hundred millions sterling. 'the truth is, everybody who finds himself pretty well placed in the existing system is a Conservative at heart, and wishes things to remain as they are for the present. If he is a Reformer, he probably thinks it will make no great difference, for he trusts, not without reason, to the Conservative instincts and the con stitutional habits of all respectable British sub jects. Indeed, we most of us, from the peer to the peasant, carry the whole Constitution, the three Estates of the Realm, and all our national jealousies and prejudices in our own bosoms. Thus, really insincere, and without any necessity except what has arisen from political complications, and except, also, that respect which is due to our own loudly expressed intentions, we are all in for a Reform Bill. No doubt it would be a happy thing for the country if it could take such a dose of Reform as would last a whole generation. Not only would the consti tuency be improved, but a ghost would be laid, a quarrel set at rest, and an hypocrisy deprived of its trade. But this is a state of things which greatly aggravates the difficulty of a Reform Bill. There are many things easy under pressure, but difficult at leisure. Soldiers, whether attacking or flying, will perform feats they afterwards stand aghast at. The excitement of the hunting-field will take men over anything. But we have now the very doubt ful, though much desired, advantage of being able to do the thing quietly. We are about to do, not a cavalry dash, but a piece of engineering —a mere matter of paper work that we can sleep and dream over—nay, that all England has been sleeping and dreaming over now for many years. We have all bewildered ourselves with maps and calculations, and got into such a maze that people hardly know where to begin and certainly not where to end, and whether to do it at all in one good stroke of work, or to divide it, and save some for next day or next season. Curiously enough, the most ardent Reformer of us all, Mr. John Bright, is the man who takes the most deliberate, the most prospective, and most " bit by bit" view of Reform. In deference to the taste for serials„the has announced Reform in num bers. Number I. he hopes to bring out this year ; the rest to follow in due time. We are not told when the publication is to be completed ; and it is even admitted that the original subscribers may have reason to repent of their bargain. But that is an in stance of the spirit in which this great work is to be entered upon. The works of the Main Drainage could not have been undertaken more coolly. We must beg leave to doubt very much whether Reform can be done in this fashion. Even Acts of Parlia ment which are only laws, not revolutions, require a good deal of dash ; and in their case the greatest momentum of legislation often finds itself brought to a standstill, baffled by the petty obstructions of interests, classes, and prejudices. There are im provements of a purely administrative character which have taken thirty years to make their way ; and there are statesmen who, with the best views and the most honest intentions, could never carry a measure, simply for want of what is called " go"— perhaps we might add for want, too, of self-sacri fice. Are we likely to carry the supposed citadel of corruption before us by slowly advancing zig-zags, tardy blockade, and starving out? Is the business before us to build a house, the foundation to be laid this year, the walls next, the roof the year after, and the fittings and decorations in due time ? By every analogy that history can furnish this is a busi ness, not for a siege, b u t f or a p it c h e d b att l e, an d which must be done at a blow. Of course, if an ambuscade were possible, if it could be done with out lying, and if there were no John Bright to preach from the housetops what was whispered in his ear the day before, we might be ready to say, " By all means surprise Parliament into a reduc tion of the franchise, and make such use of it afterwards as you please." But that is utterly impossible. There can be no secrecy, no reserve, no ulterior intentions in the matter. The Con servatives know perfectly well that a redistribution of seats is intended, and that some forty or fifty dwindling constituencies are doomed. 'I hey know that the question will not be settled till these consti tuencies are disfranchised, merged in the counties, or grouped, and the seats so gained given to more populous districts. If this is to be done, and can not be avoided anyhow, the only difference of opinion can be as to the manner and degree ; and that must depend on the character of the Parliament which does it. Mr. Bright's calm and leisurely proposal is that this, which is the very cream of the whole, is to be carefully reserved for a future Parliamen which shall be more worthy of it than the present. ' In fact, he does not trust this House of Commons. The small borough interest, he fears, will come to the rescue, and beat a bill which strikes at them. But they are just as wise in their generation as Mr. Bright or Lord Russell can be in his. If they don't like the destruction of their little strongholds, neither would they like to admit the foe right up to their very gates, and leave themselves at his mercy. They are quite entitled to say they will agree to nothing till they know what is to be done. Indeed, upon the mere question of symmetry, and with regard to the anomalies which constitute the case for Reform, it would be simply absurd to pass a bill which grossly aggravated all the inequalities of our system, and did no more. If it is matter for Reform that 300 votes in one place and 3,000 in another have only the same share of the representation, that is not mended by raising the former to 350 and the latter to 6,000. So, with all due respect to the masterly engineering, so lucidly e x p oun d e d b y an accom plished proessor, we adhere to our belief that this is not an affair of slow earthworks. The Reform Bill will have to embrace the whole of the Reform intended, and must have its schedules as before. The Conservatives interested in small consti tuencies will, of course, oppose any bill. The Liberals must be prepared to make a few sacrifices. Why not ? A Whig landowner may very naturally say that he will stand up for his borough till he sees the political necessity for its surrender, and knows how much that surrender stands for in the general arrangement. A seat is not a w thine• to be thrown away wholly • without an equivalent. But ii the sacrifice of twenty Whig seats will pro cure the disfranchisement of as many Conservative seats, and a somewhat more p o p u l ar f ranc hi se besides for the whole British constituency, no Libe ral with a character at stake can stand in the way of the bargain. Disfranchisement, of course, is not a very gracious proceeding, but .it is necessary to the very notion of Reform. It is scarcely necessary to insist upon the danger of throwing the country into a chronic disturbance upon the pretence of Re form by dividing it into , annual instalments; but we feel very sure it w ill never do to habituate the public mind to the idea of continual reconstruction. Nor is it necessary to repeat that a half-reformed House of Commons, meeting for the express pur pose of completing its own reform, is more likely to make wild work of the business than the Parliament now about to meet. We will take the broadest possible ground. There is a work to be done, and being a matter of adjustment, equivalents, and com promise, it ought to be done at once and completely, without leaving an ugly sequel behind. Nobody supposes that the best bill in the world can pass without much battling and considerable mortifica tion. That is a process which will require the whole matter in dispute to be in view. A Congress is about to sit. There will be the representatives of classes, interests, and prejudices. They will no t put their nam e to any treaty which simply binds their hands till another Congress can overhaul and overthrow_ their work. They will be ready to give and take, but not to give when they will take nothing and will immediately have to give a great deal more. j" THE ANGLO - AMERICAN TIMES" ON THE ARREST OF CAPTAIN SEMMES. The United States Government will faithfully carry out the terms of surrender accorded to the armies of Lee, Johnston, and Kirby Smith, insuring to each man who during the Rebellion acted ac cording to the laws of war, freedom from moles tation upon his observation of the terms of his parole. But the United States will not permit any one to escape, by virtue of . the parole, f rom th e consequences of any antece dent violation of the laws of war while he was acting either as a soldier or a sailor. The latest illustration of this fact is to be found in the circumstances connected with the arrest of the famous—or infamous Raphael Semmes, upon charges preferred against him by Secretary IVolles. Semmes was the commander of the Rebel cruiser called the Alabama, which, after a period of successful buccaneering, was sunk by the guns of the Kearsage. The circumstances attending the surrender of the former vessel before she went down, are well known. Some time before the Alahain4 sunk the white flag was flying in token of surrender; after it had been displayed, and after the firing of the Kearsage had been suspended, the Alabama fired on the latter with two of her port guns. The Kearsage replied, when a boat from the Alabama came to the Kearsage with the notification of surrender. The Deerhound, British yacht, was commissioned by Captain Winslow to pick up the crew of the Alabama, who were struggling in the water, not to rescue them from the effect of their surrender. The owner of the yacht picked up 41 persons, among them Semmes, the rebel commander. How the latter, and all taken up by the Deerhound, were suffered to escape, is well known. There was some talk at the time of demanding the surrender of Semmes and his associates, but nothing came of it. Semmes would have been safe had he remained in Europe, but his vanity impelled him homeward, where, al though he was a whipped man, and derelict in honor as an officer, he expected to be feted and flattered. He wisely abstained from the risk of running the blockade, kno w i ng th a t if h e had been capture by American blockaders he would have received very little mercy. He went to Mexico, and got safely across the Rio Grande and Mississippi, and was for a time quite a lion at Richmond. He went South, and, atter Johnston's surrender ' was one of the first individ ua l s t o presen t hi mse lf to a provost marshal, and claim the parole. He now in sists that he belonged to Johnston's army, beipg at Greensborough, N. C., in command of a naval brigade. He contends that, by virtue of the sur render of Johnston, he is entitled to all the benefits of that act. But Secretary Welles has ordered his arrest for a violation of the laws of war, in having made his escape by means of the Deerhound after he had surrendered, and with intent to evade an actual surrender as prisoner of war. The case may involve some nice points in the laws of warfare. A prisoner of war having actually sur rendered, and being in the possession of the captor, has a right to escape if he can, and it is the business of the conqueror to keep him safely. He incurs no military punishment if recaptured, although he may be treated with much more severity than previously, and be closely confined. But the laws of war will not tolerate frauds in a surrender, and where a prisoner who has surrendered escapes before he is reduced to manual possession of the captor, he acts dishonorably, and in contravention of the code. The owner of the Deerhound was requested by Captain Winslow, from sentiments of humanity, to pick up the men of the Alabama in danger of drowning, by the sinking of the Alabama. Had Capt. Winslow chose, he could have ordered that vessel off and fired into her, in case of disobedience. The Deerhound and crew were the agents of the United States, undertaking voluntarily to do what was requested. Even if it were impossible to compel the owner of the yacht to answer for breach of faith, the action of the latter did not confer upon the persons who surrendered any right to avail themselves of the wrong. If Captain Semmes had been an honorable man he would have sought the Kearsage and given himself up ; but honor was not a leading sentiment in the minds of the chief rebels. Semmes broke his oath as a United States officer when he engaged in the rebellion. It was therefore scarcely to be ex pected that he would keep his word impliedly given by the display of the signal of surrender. Under the circumstances the protest of Semmes against a violation of the terms of capitulation on the part of Johnston would be denominated sublimely impu dent on the part of one who had violated his own terms of capitulation, if it were not thoroughly natural. NORFOLK. At the close of 1865 the Norfolk Cattle Plague Association bad paid compensation for 1,756 head of cattle; the total funds of the association amounted to £15,313, and the expenditure to £11,735, leav ing a balance of £3,562. There is no material change to report with respect to the rinderpest ; fresh cases are constantly occurring ; but at the same time the proportion of attacks to the whole number of cattle existing does not justify the exor bitant rates which the public have had to submit to for meat during the last three months. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. The inspector's report for the East Retford Petty Sessional division showed the following results up to the 19th inst :—At Ragnall, Mr. Cartwright has lost 59, and has 19 more attacked ; Mr. Wilson, two dead, and all the rest (eight) attacked ; a cot tager, Joseph Shoiley, his only cow attacked. At Sutton, John Graves has one dead and three others attacked ; Mrs. Eyre, Wild Goose Cottage, has lost 13, two more are attacked and two others have escaped ; Mrs. Johnson, Blaco-hill, has four dead and six attacked. At Everton, Mr. Williamson has only three remaining out of 38 ; Mr. Parkinson has one remaining out of 15 ; Messrs. Spencer have two remaining and recovered out of 16 ; a cottager (Gorsil) has his only cow dead ; Mr. Whittaker has nine dead and five left ; Mr. Nicholson has five dead and five more attacked out of 12 ; Mr. Har rison has six dead and many fresh attacked. At Welham, Mr. Collingham has lost seven at his Clarborough farm, and the others are attacked. SOMERSETSHIRE. On Saturday, by adjournment from the Quarter Session, a numerously-attended meeting of Somer setshire magistrates was held at Highbridge, in order to consider such further steps as might be neces sary for the prevention of the spread of the cattle plague. The chair was taken by Sir W. Miles, Bart. A deputation of the butchers of Bristol was in attendance, and they addressed the Court on the hardship resulting to large towns such as Bristol from the restrictions of the magistrates. The Glou cestershire justices had modified their orders, and no increase of the disease had taken place in conse quence. The Bristol butchers had prepared pla cards stating their determination to assist the ma gistrates in preventing the spread of the plague, and in consequence of their promise to their own bench to do all they could to prevent diseased beasts being brought into the city their own market was kept open. Mr. Baker, grazier, Bridgewater, on behalf of the farmers of the district, wished that they should be placed on an equal footing with the Irish dealers, as the latter could carry their stock to Bristol, but the former were unable to sell theirs unless first slaughtered, Which depre ciated its value. He had seen animals slaughtered on farms that were not when removed fit for food. (Hear, hear.) Sir A. 11. Elton complained that Bristol, Yeovil, and other places by having their markets kept open were neutralising all that had been done in neighbouring districts, and setting up a focus of disease. They formed a temptation to break through the regulations of the magistrates in the county, and he therefore moved that the Secre tary of State be memorialised to act as the local authority for Bristol and Yeovil, and issue orders similar to those in the county of Someiset. Mr M. King seconded the resolution, and he thought with greater facilities for slaughtering there was no fear of a large city like Bristol being amply supplied. Mr. Strangways intimated that he would move an amendment asking Government to take action them selves in the matter of the cattle plague and thus re lease the magistrates from their responsibility. The original resolution was, after a discussion, adopted. Mr. M. King moved that under certain restrictions animals should be removed by the licence of two jus tices being obtained, provided they were taken from a district not infected to another locality also free from disease ; that the name of the seller and pm-- chlser were given, that the animals had been in the seller's possession at least 30 days, and that they were slaughtered within 48 hours of their removal. Mr. F. H. Dickinson seconded the resolution. Mr. R. N. Greuville, M.P., hoped the motion would be carried, as it would make the restrictions more popu lar, and their chance of having the plague would be less, for the very stringest resolutions of the Court set everybody to work to see how they could evade them. Sir A. 11. Elton and Sir A. Hood, M.P., thought if such liberties to carry cattle were given as the resolution asked, they might as well put their orders behind the grate. Col. Arland, M.P., advised the justices nut to interfere with the great town sup ply of meat, as in the case of Bristol, and he stated that if the system of close exclusion went on they would not be able to stock their meadows with cattle in Somerset, for the county was a grazing and by no means a breeding one. The chairman would warn the people of Somerset that although the county was nearly the last to be struck by the plague a century ago, yet it took twelve years to get rid of the plague, and it was worse felt than in any other county in England. Ile would leave the decision of the matter to the jus tices, but he would wash his hands of the business. He *as as large an owner of animals, he thought, as any man in the room, and they would, he considered, do more to injure the cattle trade of the county eventually by giving lax reins to their orders than by any other method they could adopt. The reso lution was, after lengthy discussion, lost, as also was one proposing that no justice should sign a licence for removal unless they received a certificate from two farmers of adjacent lands in the parish, as to the state of the cattle. Soon after the court rose. WARWICKSHIRE. A large number of the principal magistrates of the county attended the adjourned quarter sessions held at Warwick on Saturday for the purpose of revising the recent county order relative to the cattle plague. Among those present were Mr. William Dickins, chairman, Mr. T. S. Kynnersley, deputy - chairman, the Earl of Warwick, Lord Leigh, the Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., Mr. C. N. New degate, M.P., Mr. H. Wise, M.P., and Mr. J. Peel, M.P. The Right llon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., in proposing various alterations in the order of the local authority, pointed out the importance of making it as uniform as possible with those of other counties, and stated that Sir Charles Wood had recently in formed him that the Government would at the ear liest opportunity seek to amalgamate the orders existing in various counties with a view of rendering them as uniform as possible. A conference of county justices and mayors of boroughs, reprezentingWar wickshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire, had within the last few days met at Birmingham for the purpose of assimilating the orders of the three counties as far as possible. An adjourned meeting of the conference would be held on Thursday next. It was peculiarly desirable, so far as Warwickshire was concerned, that, if practicable, its order should be assimilated to those of the adjacent counties. Ile took exception to the 3d clause of the Warwickshire order, because while permitting removals from one farm to another in the same occupation, it did not in clude removals from one part to another of the same farm. The 4th section, which only permitted the re moval of fat stock for slaughter, was too stringent, and he proposed that permission should be given for breeding and other purposes. He also objected to the section requiring application for a removal licence to be made to two justices sitting in petty sessions, and urged that it was ticsirable to vest the power in any single justice, and not require the ap plication to be made iu petty sessions. The present regulation was quite unnecessary, requiring the buyer and seller of stock to make a declaration before the same magistrate. He was very desirous that a relaxation should be made in favour of store stock as well as fat stock. Mr. C. N. Newdegate consi dered the order anomalous so far as it made the seller responsible for the acts of the purchaser. He joined issue with Mr. Adderley as to making a relaxation in favour of store stock as well as fat stock, believing that far greater danger attached to the former class. He considered Mr. Adderley's proposition in this matter was beyond bounds, and couched in such general terms that it might be used to contravene the effect of the whole order. After a protracted COUNTRY MARKETS NORTHAMPTON-JAN. 20. Wheat came sparingly to hand, and with an improved demand last week's prices were readily and fully Sup purled. New white wheat, 43s to 488 ; now red, 39s to 453 ; old white, 48s to 518; old red, 45s to 48s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 36s to 408 per qr. ; grinding, 26s to 37s per 3 0 stone. Oats, old, 308 to 348 ; new, 20s to 288 per 24 stone, Beans, old, 46s to 50s ; new, 36s to 40s per 38 stone. Potts 34s to 40s per 36 stone. COLCHESTEE-,TAB. 20. The supply of wheat was small. Fine samples in condi tion rather higher, damp difficult to quit. Fine barleys sold at fully last week's prices. Beans and peas in favour of the seller. • Wheat, white 40s 154 s Beans, Mazagan......33s 38 6 red 368 438 Middle and small_.3so 4 08 Barley ' , Bs 40s Peas, white u s 42i Chttl. ... 20s 28 s grey ...u s 400 CHELMSFORD-JAN. 19. There was a good show of wheat at this market to-day ; prices were firmly maintained. Barley was also in good supply, and best descriptions were a trifle dearer. IVlici4t, old white.... 453 52s Peas . , Pa rtridge 379 Vs new 43a ;Os Wit:U. . ; .... ....3( 8 3 98 old red. 39, 43* B dins 38s Jig new. iis3 39a bun.... ..... :ils 3 50 Barley .. 'As 31s dit o, new —a - --4 thevaller • 7s. '94 Beans, Tick, 01d......3:s 3 7 i Grind ug 'is 6s new. ...-s - 0 Malt tiNi (O Barrow iicks.3.ls - 0 Chevalier f. s r 2. new....- 8 _g Oats GRANTIIAM-JAN. 20. A limited supply of wheat, which mado Is per qr. ovor late rates. Old white wheat, 54s to 58s; old red, 488 to 51s; notr white, 52s to 56s ; new red, 48s to 518 per 36 stone. Bar ley for malting, 35s to 898 per qr. ; grinding, 28s to 308 Per 30 stone. Oats, old, 28s to 30s ; new, 208 to 26s per 2 stone. Beans, old, 46s to 508; new, 40s to 445 per 38 stone. Peas, 35s to 39s per 36 stone. ABERDEEN-JAN. 19. There was a good attendance at market to-day, and a better disposition to do business. Oats Gd dearer. Bar ley also advanced. flour firm. White wheat 40s Od to 4Gs OD 621 b 1-3 bushel. Red wheat 38s Od to 45s Od) Potato oats 29s Od to 30s Od) Common oats 2 2 3 2 8 3 0 0d d t to o 2 2 2 4 8 s 6 0 d d} Bere 28 s gd t o 29s Od ) ' 531 b 11 bushel. 40Ib 11 bushel. Barley... Oatmeal 17s Gd to 18s Od 131 boll of 140th. Flour, fine 37s Od to 38s Od le sack of 28010. KIRKCALDY—JAN. 20. Good supplies of barley and oats, but small of wheat. Sales slow, at late rates. Wheat. Batley. Oats. First 45s 61 ' 31s Od 24s Od e,tuad 476 Od 1 326 01 :53 d Tuard 4Bs 61 33s 6d 20s Od COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. 8. d. 5 ''' East Hartlepool Hetton ... 19 0 Tunstall 9 3 N.S taffordshire 17 0 T ees Oarway and Duffryn Hetton Lyons l6 3 Malting 24 0 Shaw'sllartley lB 6 Walls End Harton ... 16 3 Wylam lB 0 South Durham l7 9 Hartlepool Kelloo Ships at market, - . 48 ; sold, 40 TRADE WITH AMERICA.—" A London Mer chant " writes as follows to the Times :—" With refe rence to your articles on the trade with America, and more especially to the stat e o f our money - mar k e t, it seems to me that sufficient notice has not been taken of the effect of the withdrawal cf American deposits conse quent on the close of the war. It is not easy to discover what the amount of these deposits were. I have heard them placed as high as 20 millions sterling. The sudden withdrawal of so large a sum, whether in cash or in English goods, such as rails, cotton goods, or other things, would have even a greater effect upon the money-mar ket here than if those goods were only to be paid for by American promises. It will have caused securities of all sorts to be pressed on the market here, thereby diminishing the value of those things which the money-dealers have to exchange for gold, besides the increased wants of manu facturers for wages and raw material. But it does not in crease the indebtedness of America to England, because it is merely the paying off of a debt already due from England to America." Births. RARNAItD. On the 22d inst., at King Edward-street, city, tho wife of Edward Barnard, jun., of a daughter. GRAN - T.—On tho 21st ult., at Poona, the wife of Sir Alex- Grant, Bart., of a son. KITSON.—On the 20th inst., at Winkfield, Windsor, the wife of Major Kitson, of a daughter. 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