The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Nara 9.
Count Walewski and Prince Mettetnich breakfasted
with the Emperor, at the Tuileries, on Tuesday. •
The Duchess de Malakhoff has just preSented:her
gallant., husband with a daughter. The Empress paid
her a visit as soon as she heard of the event.
The Post's Paris correspondent says the debates in the
souse of Commons are doing much mischief in the com-
mercial world; and probably in the political world alio.

It is said that the French Council of State will com-
plete, during the present week, its examination of the
proposed law on the new' tariff for wool, and that the
question ,will be brought before the legislative body
immediately afterwards.

The Mcniiteur of to-day publishes the usual monthly
return of the Bank of France, which shows the follow-
ing results, as compared with the previous retu:n
Increase of cash in hand, 44 millions ; current accounts,
19 millions ; decrease, bills discounted, not yet due,
28 3-sths millions; advances, t million; bank notes,
293 millions;' treasury balance, 18 millions.

EVACUATION OF I,O4,BARDY
THE FRENCH.

Since M. CaVour's last note, orders have been sent to
the Frencli'arrny to holcl itself iu readiness to march at
the' first notice ; and the reply to 'officers demanding
a- short f►}rlough is 2 that the whole army wogld im-
mediately evacuate Lonihardy and return to Prance.

The Paris correspondent of the Times says it is
thought likely; that so soon as universal suffrage declares
for the annexation of Tuscany to Piedmont, the
Savoyards will have a French army on the spot.
Referringto the evacuation, the French writer asks,
will 'Austria consider' herself free, to take Lombardy,
which she only surrendered conditionally, and avail her-
self of the departure of the' Freneb. '

THE DEBATE OT.THE- FRENCH
TftgATY,
The. SW says the announcement of Sir H. Cairns'
intention to support the treaty had evidently a depressing
effect on the opposition benches, and that it was quite
apparent the battle was-lost. Mr. Disraeli rose abruptly
and left the house.

The Times says the debate stands adjourned till
to-
night, simply to give several members a' opportunity
Of talking about the treaty, and expressing their ad-
hesion. There is no amendment; and will, we sup-
posq,"be no division ancl-after`dischaqing a constitu-
tional etioinette, flu house will proceed, we hope, totally
and rapidly to the end of the chapter. • •

:The French and (ferman mails have'not yet arrived.
Her Majesty, and court yesterday proceeded to'
Osborne. =

Lord W.- Paulet succeeds to the command of the
south-western dtstrict. •

The launch of the Rowe, a magnificent ship of 121
guns, took place at Pembroke on Wednesday.
Orders have. been received at Woolwich that all
volunteer officers presenting themselves in uniform
'nay be permitted to' ee the arsenal: ' • •
;,A deputation on the subject of establishing a school
of musketry in Scotland had an interview with the
Secretary of State for War yesterday.
The Earl Fitzwilliam gave a dinner, at his residence,
in Cirosvenor-square' last evening, to more than 100 of
the officers of the Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer
Corps,
!fir. Thos. Wrigley, paper maker, of Bury, Lanca-
Shire, has addressed a letter to the Times, elucidating
important facts connected with the paper trade, in con-
nection with the abolition of the duty.

„...
Aride ofan hour
” THE CRUCES GOLD DIGGINGS. _
and half,pu the train brought us to the Obispo station,
where, landing, we crossed the river of that name, a
stream a few yards in width, and about ten inches deep;
we then struck into a footpath, well Sheltered on both
sides and free from all obstruction, following which we
were enabled to reach the village of Cruces within half-
an-hour's pleasant walk, the distance being abcut a mile
and a half; bqt beyOnd a little very bad natiye'brandy,
we could find nothing either to eat or drink, and had we
'
not taken the precaution of carrying abox of edibles
;with us, We would haye stpod a good chance of' going
diiiniangerel,eattd within a stone's throw of the main street, runsss until 9urreturn to Matachin. Abreast of the
v
the river, a tolerably deep and very swift streitin, with a
rough, gravelly bottom mixed with sand,--,Here, °cell-
pving a space of about seventy-five yards along its imr...
gin, we found' some tivo' hiin6ed persons, of 411 shades
from white to black, and almost' all in a perfectstate pf,
nudity,
water;dity,s anderh alleupt od bloentlgleaigrkteuesTl,;(lT to their waists in
tthe exciting pursuit
of c gold washing, Most of the pedple were engaged
with small' zinc wash-bowli, which they filled with sand
and weoccasionally invariably
fond and gravel at. the edge of the river and then washed out
until nothing was left apparently but'a handful or less
orii finend tto containiaak sa
nil
several; tili
ss'moanl 1 particlesiPeeti
large grains of bright Fold ; and we suppose an indus-
trious man would 'get in the'coursp of six hours' work
Incat a 491141!'w9F,01i he 6414 hardly fail to get leas if
he 'milted with any care, But many of the washers had
not the 'patience to wash a bowlful of the dirt, And when
half through, finding no big iiimPs,' would throw the
remainder away and commence anew, of course without
:any success whi'teyer. Otberi, who Were Mote ilidiaous,
had formed there-selves into parties, and were 'se far as
we could.see, very fairly paid, „, They had eat oes!which
they loaded with gravel taken from a depth of about
three feet, and. then washed it carefully., : A ,party of
ten thus engaged took out in two Vs abo t ',. bodied
.dollars; and. *ere' pursuinisf their ahour 'e ' 't
AfageouSly.
Another party. of two took out about six do ars' worth
in an hour and a half. There were many disappointed
at the result of their labour and thoroughly disgusted
with the hard work, Which they by no means relished.-
Pcmaina Star' ipfd Herald, Feb. 81