The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-03 00:00:00

FRANCE.

RECEPTION OF THE SPANISH AMBAS-
SADOR BY THE EMPEROR.

PARIS, MARCH 3.

The Moniteur of this morning contains an account
of the reception of Senor Isturitz, the Spanish Am-
bassador, by the Emperor.
Senor Istnritz, in remittipg his credentials aaid—

"It will be my mission to strengthen the ties
which unite the two nations, who are made to love
and esteem one another. If I succeed I hope to
obtain the high good-will of your Majesty."
The En peror replied--
"I have never been other than highly satisfied
with the distinguished personages whom the Queen
of Spain has sent as her ambassadors. I do not doubt
that you will follow the example of your predeces-
sors. I entertain sincere wishes for the happiness
of the Queen, and the greatness of Spain, and I
shall always be happy to maintain the most friendly
relations with the Government of the Queen."

The Constitutionnel says that public opinion at
Berlin is still occupied with the consideration of
the immense majority that has adopted the motion
relative to the convention between Russia and
Prussia. What everyone now thinks of is, what
will bo the ultimate effect of this vote of the
Prussian chambers.

The Pays comments on the excitement that is
created by the recital of what is passing at War-
saw and at Berlin. The convention of the
Bth of February condemned by an extra-
ordinary vote of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, and disapproved of by liberal Europe,
is a double defeat for M. Bismark—a diplomatic
check abroad, and a political loss before the
national representatives. Also, the same jour-
nal states, that the Russians are making
desperate efforts to regain their ascendancy by the
sth of March, when the emancipation of the serfs
will be co_upleted. In case this change should be
an adverse one, they do not wish to be in the pre-
sence of two enemies at once.

L'Opznion Nationale says that the intervention
of Prussian troops on Polish territory leaves no
doubt of the intentions of the Berlin Cabinet. All
the intelligence received by L'Opiniou confirms the
evidence of a grand Russo Prussian conspiracy. It
says that unhappily it is to be feared that the
Cabinet of St. James's will, on the Polish question,
act in opposition to the public feeling. The
English people, it observes, lack neither
generosity nor enthusiasm, but the peers only
consult egotistical interests and follow a policy often
narrow and always suspicious. Le Siecle remarks
that the contradictions which the Moniteur com-
ments upon are owing to the multiplicity of the en•
gagements. The insurgents are victors on one side
and vanquished on another while the official docu-
ments are justly open to suspicion, seeing that they
continually report the movement as extinguished.
The Polish subscription opened by the aecls amounts
to 23,000 f.
THE BOURSE, March 2.—The market is gene-
rally firm. Threes for the present Account are
now at 70fr. Railway shares also buoyant, with
a fair business doing. The market receded towards
the close, and left off as rollows :
it per Cents . . 99
Do. end month....
3 per Cents ...... 69 80
Do. end month.... 69 '7,-)

Bank Shares 3370 --
Credit oncier 1520
Piedmontese Fiv<•s,
Italian Loan 69 60
Russian —
Austrian —
Spanith Threes 52 50
Home Debt

NTew 3 per Cents ..
Do. end month....
Credit M0bi1ier....1232 60
Do. end ni0nth....1210

BAIL

OrleanH

Cash. Account.
1120 1117 50

Northern
New. ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 1192 50 .. 1191 25
Geneva 405 .. 405 —.-
Southern ....... .
Western
Eastern ...........
2 552 50 .. 551 25
Sardinian
Austrian ......
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa.. 695 , 695
Ditto to Barcelona

POLAND.
The Poles are fast recovering from the effects of

the severe check which they, in consequence of the
unskilfulness of Kurowski, met with at Miechow,
and we now learn that fresh carps are rapidly
forming in all parts of the kingdom. Some
peasants who witnessed the doings of the Rus-
sian soldiers at Miechow say that they behaved
like wild beasts. After the insurgents under
Kurowski had been put to flight the Russians
made an unprovoked attack on the inhabitants of
the town. The Burgomaster Ora chowski was
bayoneted by a Russian gendarme, and the body
dragged naked through the streets. In spite of the
remonstrances of their officers, the Cossacks forced
their way into some of the houses, "which they
plundered after having put old and young to death."
Some Russian officers, at the risk of their own lives,
defended the entrance to a building in which were
assembled 80 women and girls. The soldiers, who
were under the influence of liquor, made such vio-
lent attempts to obtain entrance that the officers
were at last obliged to send their proteges into a
wood at the back of the house, where they wan
dered about during the who e night. As the Rus-
sians have left but four houses standing in Miechow,
about 2,000 persons must now be without a roof
under which to lay their heads. The Russians
have again violated the Austrian territory near
Uscie Jeznickie, and they are said to have carried
off 700fls. which were in the Customhouse, but the
report hardly deserves credit. After the defeat
of Kurowski at Miechow his papers, among which
were_letters and other documents of importance, fell
into the hands of the Russians. The imprudent
man is said to have kept a list of the patriots from
whom he and his men received arms, ammunition,
horses, and provisions.
The following particulars relative to the suicide
of Colonel Baron Korff have been received here.
When at Ogradzienio (near the railway station
Lazy) the Colonel summoned his subordinates to
his presence, and when they were assembled he in-
formed them that his conscience would not allow
him to obey certain instructions which he had that
day received.* Having transferred the command
to the Major, he retired to his tent and blew out his
brains. The Cossack General Chrustscheff, who
commands the Russian troops in the government of
Radom, has offered to pay the peasants five silver
roubles (about 165.) for each "rebel head." How will
the stolid barbarian know whether the heads laid at
his feet belong to the bodies of rebels or of good men
and true P The Wiener Zeitung has learnt from M.
von Balabine, the Russian Minister at this Court,
that Mieroslawski has been defeated near Radzijsj
lov, in the circle of Kalisch, but the news obtains
little credit here. Of the movements of Langiewi. z,
who has been raised to the rank of a General by
the secret National Committee, but little is known.
When last heard of he was marching in the direc-
tion of Kielce, which is about half way between
Radom and that part of the Galician frontier
which is to the north of Tarnow. The last news
from Poland is that the Russians, having been
defeated near Kutno (Government Plock), have
been obliged to return to the frontier. It is said
that there are now four Polish corps in the
neighbourhood of Warsaw, and it is possible that
such is really the case, as a band of insurgents a
few days ago stopped a train, and travelled with it
to a place called Pruzkov, which is not more than
ten English miles from the Polish capital. Aus-
trian subjects who have recently returned from
Poland say that the insurgents will be " all right"
if they can but manage to hold out until the trees
have got their leaves. At present the Polish
patriots have no protection from the weather, and
they are unable to conceal themselves when pur-
sued by their enemies. From Paris I have received
the following singular communication :--" For a
long time nothing was seen of Louis Napoleon's
revised map of Europe, but about a fortnight
ago it re-appeared on one of the tables in his Ma-
jesty's private apartments." Can it be that M. von
Bismark's policy has induced Napoleon to return to
his favourite study P From Warsaw we learn that
Leo Frankowski is still alive, though he was very
eangerously wounded. He is in the hands of Gen.
Chrustscheff, who has subjected him to more than
ono strict examination. His brother, who has been
locked up in the citadel at Warsaw for more than
a year, has just been sentenced to 20 years' hard
labour in the Siberian mines.

* They were that he was to burn to the ground every
place the inhabitants of which did not make common cause
with the Russians.

COCHIN-CHINA.

The following particulars concerning the insur-
rection in Cochin-China is taken from a letter in
the Messager du Midi :

" Segon, January 5.

" The 28th Company occupies a fortified pagoda
at Thocnieu, surrounded by a large court. A man
of the guard having gone for a moment out-
side the enclosure, observed that the brushwood
was agitated on all sides, and could see here and
there the light of the enemy's linstocks, shining.
He returned in haste to the court of the pagoda and
gave an alarm, calling out The Annamites are on
us!' Ah, very well,' said Captain Tabouli; 'they
are coming ; then open the gates: This was done.
He then ordered the men to fix bayonets, and
forbade a single shot to be fired. He made his
men conceal themselves by crouching in the shadow
around the court; it was then three in the
morning. The Annamites commenced firing, but
finding no one replied, and not seeing any one move
they rushed forward and entered the fort, astonished
to find the gates open and nobody to receive them.
When the court was almost full Capt. Tabouli rose
and called out Kill them !' The men placed near
the entrance closed the gates, and the slaughter
of the Annamites then commenced. Not one of
those who entered escaped. Those who were out-
side being seized with a sudden panic took to flight.
Almost all the French were wounded, but two
only dangerously. The Annamites defended
themselves with knives and pistols. A quarter-
master being surrounded by eight of the enemy,
received three wounds, but despatched all his
aggressors. The Annamites at last, stricken with
terror,threw themselves on their knees and begged
for mercy, but the prayer came too late. Other
offensive operations took place elsewhere, but in-
effectually. This general attack, for which Couan-
Din, the chief of the insurrection, had concerted
with the Government of Hue, had been in prepara-
tion for some time. Tu-Duc had sent an ambassa
dor to Segon with two letters, one conceived in very
moderate terms, and the other extremely hostile. In
case the attacks succeeded the second letter was
to be delivered, the first being reserved for the even-
tuality of a failure. In consequence of an error the
hostile one was given in, and so the whole intention
became known. The admiral is decided on energe-
tically resuming the offensive. That indeed is the
best thing that can be done. Segon is now
surrounded by the Annamites, although they re-
main at a distance. Nothing is to be feared for the
present. To me it seems that the object of Couan-
Din is to keep us where we are, and prevent us
undertaking the expedition to Cogong. He must,
however, be well aware that as soon as we shall
march upon him in sufficient numbers there will
only remain for him to pack up his baggage and
run. Nevertheless it is not wise to despise an
enemy, especially when he occupies fortified posi-
tions difficult of attack.. 'We are daily expecting
three battalions of Spanish infantry ; which, in con-
sequence of the serious state of affairs, Colonel
Palanca has asked from the Governor of Manilla."

POLAND.—A public meeting will be held at the
British Institution, Cowper-street, City-road, on
Wednesday, to protest against the " brutal injuries in-
flicted on tho Polish people." Lord Fermoy, M.P., Sir
S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P., W. Cox, Esq., M.P., &c., are
invited.

SALMON FISHING IN CITMBERLAND.—The river
Eden is unusually full of salmon this spring, and
the lessees of some of the fisheries must be reaping a rich
harvest. On Friday night in one of the fisheries below
Carlisle from 80 to 100 new-run salmon were captured by
nets, worked from boats, and at an adjoining fishery a simi-
lar number was taken. In ono instance 13 fish were hauled
in one draught. On Saturday night the stall of one &I-
monger in Carlisle (Mr. Ortnann) presented the remarkable
spectacle of between 160 and 200 "clean" salmon, which
were selling at 18. 6d. a pound. The whole lot would be
worth about £l5O.
The Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill stands
for third reading to-morrow.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 2.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the grounds
this morning.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at•
tended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, went to London.
His Royal Highness the Prince Arthur, attended
by Major Elphinstone, left the Castle for Green-
wich-park.

Viscount Sydney arrived at the Castle yesterday.
Lieut.-Colonel Keppel has succeeded Major Tees-
dale as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales•

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred.

The telegram from Malta, dated March 2, 9.30,
states that his Royal Highness Prince Alfred is
progressing favourably.

It is almost needless to say that owing to the
serious nature of his illness the Prince will be com-
pelled to remain at Malta to regain his strength.
As soon as he can leave for home his Royal High'
ness will return to England, and take up his resi-
dence at Osborne.

The Princess Alexandra.

BRUSSELS, March 2.

The Princess Alexandra, accompanied by the
members of her family and by her suite, arrived
here at four o'clock this afternoon.

Her royal highness was received with great cerew
mony by the Duchess of Brabant, the Count or
Flanders, the Burgomaster of Brussels, and the
English and Danish Ambassadors.

The royal party and suite were afterwards con-
ducted in ten State carriages through the city to the
palace.

The weather was magnificent, and an immense
crowd assembled along the route, the windows com-
manding which were also crowded.

There will be a State dinner at the palace this
evening.

The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a
meeting of the Council of his Royal Highness, held
at the office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingharn-gate,
St. James's-park. There were present—The Duke of New-
castle, Lord Warden of the Stannaries ; Sir William Dun-
bar, Keeper of the Privy Seal; Sir William John Alexander,
Attorney General ; Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Beau-
mont Phipps, Receiver-General; and Lieutenant-General
Knollys, Comptroller of the Household of Ms Royal High-
ness. Mr. Bateman, the secretary, attended.
His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse,
and his Royal Highness the Duke of Holstein are
expected to arrive at Dover on Friday next, the 6th inst.,
from Germany, in order to be present at the nuptials of the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra of Denmark*
Colonel Du Plat has been selected by the Queen to attend
on their Royal Highnesses during their sojourn in thio
country.

The Doke of Newcastle arrived in town yester'
day from Windsor Castle.

The Marquis and Marcbiones's of Salisbury
entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence in
Arlington-street, the Duke and Duchess of Marlboreught
the Duke and Duchess of Athol e, Lady Burghley, Sir Ed`
ward and Lady Caroline lie:.rison, Sir John Pakingtont
Lord Clyde, Mr. and Mrs. Adderley, Count Wimpffen, &e•
The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Marl
Wood entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence
in Belgrave-square,Viscount and Viscountess Enfield, Lord
and Lady Wharncliffe, Lord Fredk. Cavendish, Captain the
Hon. Charles Edgecumbe, Mr. and Mrs. Bulteel, &c. Later
in the evening her ladyship received a select circle.
Field Marshal Viscount Combermere and
Viscountess Combermere are expected to arrive in Bel-
grave-square this week, from Clifton, where they have been'
passing the winter.

THE MINISTERIAL DEFEAT.—The Government
sustained their fourth defeat last night on the CO.
rupt Practices Bill, the second clause of which, proposing
to disfranchise solicitors, agents, and messengers, was
struck out by a majority of 110 to 103 votes. From an Ad'
minis ration that for so many years has been parading 't°
efforts to secure an extension of the franchise this indiscri"
tninate onslaught upon classes now enjoying it is soon"
what surpris ng. It was deservedly defeated.--hforntO
Herald.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—THE WEDDING FETES."'"
Great exertions are being made to complete the
extensive decorations now in progress before Saturday, as it
is intended to open the palace on that day at ls. admissialt
and thus provide amusement for the rest of the day to those
who have seen the procession in Londori. The West Lan'
don Extension Railway to Kensington was opened to the
public yesterday. This line affords direct communicatiol
between the Crystal Palace and the northern and western
districts of the metropolis, and no doubt will be extensiTeli
patronised by parties residing hi those districts.
Proposals have been issued by Messrs. Loui°
Cohen and Sons for London subscriptions to
issue of £5,000,000 in obligations of the South Italian
Railway of which Count Bastogi is the Concessionaire:
These obligations are of £2O each, bearing 3 per can";
interest, payable in London, Paris, Amsterdam, &c.,
are to be paid off at par by annual drawings extendiab
over 99 years. The price at which they are offered is £9
per obligation, with dividend from the Ist of October la°
The entire capital of the company is fixed at I 2,000,000,"
of which £4,000,000 will be in shares, and £8,000,000 1'
obligations.
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THE ALABAMA.--St. DOMINGO, Jan. 29.---111,
Confederate steamer Alabama arrived at this port
yesterday with the crews of two American vessel the bar'
Golden Rule, of and from New York for Aspinwall, with t‘
general cargo, which she had burnt off Cape Fiburon on the
26th Jan., and the brig Chastelain, of Boston, from Bag':
terre for Cienfuegos, in ballast, which she had burnt on th
27th off this coast. The Alabama left this morning steering
eastward.
FRANCE AND AMERICA.—The Word states that
Mr. Slidell has just had au interview with g'
Drouyn de Lhuys, in the course of which mention Wel
made of Mr. Seward's recent despatch. Mr. Slidell is sal'
not to have concealed frote the French minister his surprise
that Mr. Seward could think the seceding States willing to
send members to the Washington Congress. It is also said
that the Government of Richmond has just contracted o'
Paris a loan for 60,000,000 f.
THE WORD OF COMMAND.—OOIOI2eI Granville
Moody, of the 74th Ohio, is a lemons Methodist
preacher from Cincinnati. He is something over 50, 6 feet
t
two or three inches, of imposing presence, with a fine gent
face and prodigious vocal range. The rev. Colonel has bee'
hit four times, and will carry the s gnatures of battle o°f
he goes back to the altar. General Negley accuses him 10
using heterodox expletives in the ardour of conflict.
it a fact, Colonel," inquired the General, "that you told
th
boys to give 'em h-1 ?" "Now," replied the Colonel re.,
proachfully, but still with a sly twinkle in the corner of
eye, " there's some more of the bob s' mischief. I told thel
to give the rebels 'Hail Columbi i,' and they have pervert.°
my language." You probably know that our Western qtr,
cuit preachers are stentors. Where other persons are ec
phatic they roar in the fervour of exhortation, esPeei'll 1,
,
when they bulge upon you with a big Amen. The Colony
was at the late affair at Stone River, and when the rEbert
were approaching he said quietly, " Now, my boys' figto
for your country and your God," and, raising his voice
thunder tones, he bellowed in the same breath, "Alta 10.,ffe.0
TURNING THE TABLES.—Mr. Seward Will' be
hope, see at once the feasibility, not to say te
humanity, of our suggestion. France is burning witll,oo
patience to mediate with us. We surely cannot be etltu"
by France in generosity. She feels the deepest corattaiserdo
tion for our misfortunes, and would at all risks and hazttro
stop the effusion of blood in our country. Surely, Nve
bound to feel the same commiseration for her in mei.l%,
We must mediate, and the sooner the better. Our Adtoilt'o,
tration cannot plead other and more momentous oceupatifio
Is not Napoleon overwhelmed with care and anxiety P
he not enough and more than enough upon his hands ? APOO
yet we see that he devotes his attention to us with generao
pertinacity. We must mediate, and the sooner Mr. Socao
makes the proposal the sooner will wo stand in a proper /5
0
before the world. The difficulties of France in Mexic:lo
harrowing, and, what is more, they are increasing.
Mexicans remain blind to all the advantages of Napoleele
rule, and they are shedding the blood of their vvcalla.
benefactors. They lasso them, assassinate them, P
i'l3g
them. Really we must mediate, and, as a proof of Lltir.lo.
and devoted friendship to France, we must endeavour too
duce other Governments to join us in our offer. fl;11: to
would doubtless gladly act with us ; Spain also ;id
render the offer the more gracious, our Government 51",:
request our newspapers to intimate that in case 1•10°:10
refuses our services the mediators will break the Woo'
at&
of all the Mexican ports, and lend the Mexicans armed op
against the French. All this, of course, as a proof of g°„t"
will to France, and of our intense desire to benefit her 'id,
rests and those of the world at large.--. New York -lieraveci
Mrs. Green, of Titchfield, has been coriWei,e-Or
this week to pay £lO5 for doctor's "scuff.'' She bad °doll°
besides other medicine, 2,677 draughts, which liadviotilct
her no good, and Baron Bramwell remarked, byeici
really recommend the defendant in future to buy her p
in the wood I"