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

SEIZURE OP A BRITISH STEAMER AT

MALAGA.
MADRID, FEB. 20.

Thu 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,

TRIES FE, 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 post, 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 Senher Antonio Jose d'Avila,
lately elevated to the peerage, under the title of
Count d'Avila, will be 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 Barceillinluos. It is said that other
nominations are about to be made.
The Di ario publishes the decree giving the con-
c:ssion to the Portugal Iron and Coal Company.

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

Telegrams received here announce that enor-
mous quantities of snow have fallen in the de-
partments of iferault, 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, are 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 rainain without any material
variation. The market left off as follows :-
41 per Cents. .. 95 60 Italian Loan .67- 90
Do. end month.... Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 66 35 Do. end mouth —
Credit M0bi1ier....1.042 50 Russian
Do. end m0nth....1042i Axistrian -
Baal: Shares ...... 3'-'9O Spanieh Threes.„, 5l 25
Credit Fonder ....1275 Elome Debt
Deferred
Roman ..........
WAYS.

ILA IL'

_____ ___
Cash. Account.
O•lerms lOO6 . .. 1005
Northern -
New ditto
Lyons and bleditsrnmean 933 75 .. 935
New ditto
Soathern 657 50 •.. 658 75
Western
Eastern
S,lril inian
Austrian
Lorebard
North of Spain
Saragossa' 6S7 50 .. 585
Ditto to Barcelona -

Peace Propositions
ngrein the Confederate
Coss.

(From the ,Richmond Examiner, Feb. 8.)
Th 3 following extraordinary resolutions were
yesterday intr&duced 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 Government's.
Nevertheless, that the Confederate States may stand jus•
tifled 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
hatted unsurpassed in the annals of mankind. Therefore
Resolved, —That the Confederate States invite the
United States, through their Government at Washington,
to meet them by representatives equal to their representa-
tives and senators in their respeetive Congrtss at ,on
the day of neat, to consider,
1. Whether they cannot agree upon the recognition of
tlio Confederate States of America.
2. In the event of such recognition, whether they cannot
agree upon the 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.
liesolved,—ln 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 he
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 ho may deem expedient.

AV AT MEANS Tins P—A very singular scene
was exhiibted, 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 Zauave,3. 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 these prisoners, and welcomed
them with signileant shouts Of sympathy. Tha rush was
altogether too powerful for the escort, which threatened
some violence, but soon 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 crowd were mingled up in
the ranks as the body moved through the streets ; nor did
they abandon their demonstration until the prisoners were
Ifairly delivered up at their quarters,—.o9son co/frier,
I'b, 2,