The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-22 00:00:00

SEIZURE OF A BRITISH STEAMER AT

DIAL AGA.
MADRID, FEB. 20.

The British steamer Princess, which touched at
Malaga to take in coal, has been seized by the
authorities of that port. It was discovered that
she carried in her hold some rifled cannon, muskets,
ammunition, and other warlike effects.
The seizure was Effected on accounnt of her des-
tination being unknown.

GREECE,

TRIESTE, FEB. 20.

Advices received here from Athens state that the
Greek National Assembly has empowered the
Finance Minister to issue credit bonds for 3,000,000
drachmas, which will have a forced currency.
Riots have taken place in Athens, owing to the
editor of one of the papers having been insulted by
the son of Chamberlain Sontzo. The Chamberlain
has been dismissed from his pest, as implicated in
the affair.

Instructions have been sent to the Greek Ambas-
sador in London to procure a modification of the
treaty for the cession of the lonian Islands.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, FEB. 15.

It is stated that Senhor Antonio Jose d'Avila,
lately elevated to the peerage, under the title of
Count d'Avila, will bo sent to Paris as Minister
Plenipotentiary, the Viscount de Paiva being trans-
ferred to Madrid. Senhor Soveral, the Minister at
Madrid, to remain for the present out of office. It
is also added that the Duke de Saldanha, at present
Ambassador at Rome, to be transferred to London.
Senhor Carlos Ramiro Continho has been created
Baron de Barceillinhos. It is said that other
nominations are about to bo made.

The Di trio publishes the decree giving the con
c.sssion to the Portugal Iron and Coal Compzny.

FRANCE.

GREAT FALL OF SNOW IN FRANCE.
PARIS, FEB. 22.

Telegrams received here announce that enor-
mous quautitics of snow have fallen in the de-
partments of lierault, Aude, Ardeche, Rhone, and
Drome, and that the railway traffic is interrupted
in consequence.

BOURSE, Feb. 20.—Stock has been rather offered
since the commencement of business, and prices
have kept gradually receding. Threes, for the
Account, a:e now at 66f. 40c. Mobilier also show
lower quotations, the present rate being 1,042 f. 50c
The Railway Market has been without much ani•
mation, and prices rema
variation. The market lel
41 per Cents. 95 60
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6O 35
Credit Mobilier 1042 50
Do, end month 1042/
Bank Shares 3290
Credit Fonder 1275
Roman .. —

in without any material
't off as follows :
Italian Loan 67 90
Do. end month —
New ditto —
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian ..

Hanish Threes 51 25
ome Debt .. —

Deferred
RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans lOO6 1005
Northern
Now ditto
Lyons and 111editGrranean 933 75 .. 935
New ditto .
S Rithern 657 50 .. 658 75
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lowbard
North of Spain
Saragossa ..
Ditto to Barcelona .... 300 .. 300 --

Peace Propositions in the Confederate

Congress.

(From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 8.)

Tha following extraordinary resolutions were
yesterday introduced in the House of Representa-
tives by Mr. Wright, of Georgia. The house went
into secret session before taking any action upon

them
Whereas, the President of the United States in a late
public communication, did declare that no propositions for
peace had been made to that Government by the Confede-
rate States,• when, in truth, such propositions were pre-
vented from being made by the President of the United
States in that he refused to hear, or even to receive, two
commissioners appointed to treat expressly of the preserva-
tion of amicable relations between the two Governments.
Nevertheless, that the Confederate States may stand jus•
titled in the sight of the conservative men of the North of
all parties, and that the world may know which of the two
Governments it is that urges on a war unparalleled for the
fierceness of the conflict, and intensifying into a sectional
hatred unsurpassed in the annals of mankind. Therefore
Resolved, —That the Confederate States invito the
United States, through their Government at Washington,
to meet them by representatives equal to their representa-
tives and senators in their respeetive Congress at ,on
the day of next, to consider,
I. Whether they cannot agree upon the recognition of
the Confederate States of America.
2. In the event of such recognition, whether they cannot
agree upon tho formation of a new Government, founded
upon the equality and sovereignty of the States; but if this
cannot be done, to consider,
3. Whether they cannot agree upon treaties, offensive,
defensive, and commercial.
Resolved,—In the event of the passage of these resolu-

tions, the President be requested to communicate the same
to the Government at Washington, in such manner as 12.3
shall deem most in accordance with the usages of nations;
and in the event of their acceptance by that Government,
he do issue his proclamation of election of delegates, under
such regulations as he may deem expedient.

WHAT MEANS THIS ?—A very singular scene
was exhiibtrd, we are informed by those :present,
at the Worcester depot on Sunday evening, upon the arri-
val of a considerable body of Confederate prisoners under
the escort of the Ellsworth Zauave3. Although the hour
was late, a largo body of men and boys, amounting to se-
veral hundreds, had collected around the depot, in antici-
pation of the arrival of then prisoners, and welcomed
them with signficant shouts of sympathy. Tha rush was
altogether too powerful for the) escort, which threatened
some violence, but scon relinquished the idea upon threats
of retaliation, so that the crowd uttered cheers for various
distinguished personages in the rebel territory, and the
prisoners united iu singing characteristic songs. Some of
the prisoners who were ill were taken up by the outsiders
and carried along ; many of the crawl were raiogiod up in
the ranks 113 the btkly moved through the stret-ta ; nor did
'they abandon their demonstration until the prisoners were
fairly delivered up at their quarters,—Boston Courier,
Feb, 2,