The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-13 00:00:00

InE 80N, iONDON, TUESDAY EV.E.NUNG, MARCH. 12, I.E€6.

in the Massachusetts Legislature, denouncing Mr.
JOHNSON'S remarks concerning Mr. SUMNER as in-
sulting to the State. Meanwhile the Radicals in
Congress are endeavouring to rally from the shock
which they have received, and a Mr. DEAMAN has
introduced a new bill to amend and continue the
Freedmen's Bureau Bill. Mr. M'CLURG has offered
a resolution instructing the Reconstruction Commit-
tee to inquire whether the Southern States are still
in contumacy, and, if so, to consider the propriety
of levying contributions on the disloyal inhabitants
to defray the extraordinary expenses of the Go.
vernment. From what we hear of the condition of
the Southern people they have scarcely sufficient
to obtain the bare necessaries of life, much
less are they in possession of superfluous funds " to
defray extraordinary expenses of the Government."
The admission of the Southern representatives still
remains a disputed point, though before long com-
mon sense and constitutionalism will probably carry
the day.
The Fenians are, as usual, active in mischief, and,
according to report, are planning an active demon-
stration against Canada. It is difficult to tell what
amount of importance should be attached to their
projects, but it is not too much to expect that the
American Government should actively discourage
such unwarrantable schemes.

The differences between Captain COLES and the
Admiralty have now reached the Upper House, and
Lord DUNSANY last evening took an opportunity of
bringing the case under the notice of the First
Lord of the Admiralty. The noble lord, in asking
whether it was the intention of the Admiralty to
adopt the cupola or turret principle and to refuse
the assistance of the inventor, remarked that it was
the general impression that Capt. COLES had been
treated harshly. The Duke of SOMERSET, though
of course disclaiming any such harshness, and
declaring that he himself was inclined to favour
the principle, did not certainly succeed in re-
moving the impression that the official cold
shoulder had been turned to the inventor.
It was very hard upon him, said the noble duke, to
be told that he was adverse to the principle and dis-
couraged Captain COLES, when he went out of his
way to bring the principle forward for experiment,
and afterwards complimented Captain COLES upon
his invention. He was not able to tell us, how-
ever, that Captain COLES had ever been allowed to
build a ship entirely after his own design, though
we learn as one of the meritorious efforts of the
Admiralty that they appointed a committee of naval
officers to consider a design sent in by Captain
COLES for the construction of a turret ship, in
1664, to compete with the Pallas, and that they
reported against it. This is, in fact, a con-
firmation of the general impression that
Captain COLES has never had a fair and
independent trial; and when the Duke of SOMERSET
declared that the gallant captain is neither an engi-
neer nor a shipbuilder, we cannot help remember-
ing that he has not had much opportunity of show-
ing his powers in either capacity ! The " power-
ful ship" which the Admiralty are now
building, independently of Captain COLES, will be
no illustration of the inventor's principle. Why
not give Captain COLES leave to build a turret ship
on his own design, at Mr. LAIRD'S, or some other
private yard, when the public will have an oppor-
tunity of comparing the two vessels, and judging
for themselves of their respective merits ?

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Monday Evening.

The Moniteur of to-day does not say a word
about the Conference. Its official part merely
announces the reception of the Prince Royal of
Denmark yesterday by the Emperor at the Tuileries.
The Prince, it is said, will leave in a few days for
Greece.

The Paris papers of course devote attention to
the discussion in the Chamber on the subject of the
Corn Laws, the result of which I mentioned in my
letter yesterday. The fact of an amendment in
favour of reviving a duty on corn being only sup-
ported by 35 members proves that in France as
well as in England, both the Government and the
people consider this long-vexed question as com-
pletely settled. The speech of M. Thiers is con-
sidered a failure, even by his most ardent admirers.
He impeached the accuracy of the statistics, but the
Government abides by them.

Perhaps some of your readers may not have heard
of Theresa. In Paris she is the " observed of all
observers," and all that relates to her public career
is as familiar as " household words." In short, she
is the Diva of a cafe concert, the El Dorado, and is
as great—perhaps greater—in the 'estimation of
some as the leading singer at the opera. The Em-
peror has not disdained to go and hear her. Not
at the cafe, but at a soiree given by General Fleury.
His Majesty was evidently pleased, like other
people, and behaved very graciously towards the
lady. Popularity has its troubles, and within a
few days a pleasant joke has been in circulation at
her expense. The original author of this nzauvaise
plaisanterie was the editor of a Marseilles
paper, who circulated a report that Theresa
was about to be married to M. Boniface,
the editor of the Constitutionnel. A religious paper,
the Union, adopted the report, but gave a sly hit at
the Constitutionnel. The latter paper, in reprisal,
said the report of the intended marriage was cor-
rect, and that the editor of a paper was to be the
happy man, but he was the editor of the Union.
The Union retorted in a pleasant vein, treating the
report as derogatory to Theresa, who would not
tolerate the idea of marriage with a journalist, but
who must at least have some one who could indulge
her with carriages and diamonds.

The long-talked of work of Al. Victor Hugo,
Les Travailleurs de la Mer, has appeared to-day,
but I have not had time to go through it. The
dedication is very characteristic. M. Hugo says :
" I dedicate this book to the rock of hospitality
and liberty, to that corner of the old Norman
land, where live the noble little people of the sca—
the island of Guernsey—severe and mild—my pre-
sent asylum and my probable tomb."
A German paper, the Moniteur TVartembergois,
repudiates the idea that the Prussian journals are
correct in supposing that in a conflict between
Austria and Prussia the secondary States of Ger-
many would be neutral. " The secondary States
are not so devoid of valour as is supposed at Berlin.
Austria is always on the side of right, and has right
in her favour. It is not a question of the claim of
the Prince d'Augustenbourg. It is a question of
great principles and not of persons. If, therefore,
any Power ought to give way it is Prussia, and
some one must recede, if there be not a determina-
tion for a rupture ; and, according to our opinion,
Prussia ought to value concessions."

The Conference upon the Treaty of Paris has
lost no time. The meeting of the representatives
of the parties to it was only to have taken place at
the end of this month, but the preliminary assem-
blage was held on Saturday at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, under the presidency of M. Drouyn
de Lhuys. I am informed, however, that it was
only of a formal character, for the verification of
powers and other routine matters. Prussia seems
to stand aloof from it, for one of the Paris papers
says that she could not take any interest in it, being
only represented by a ChFgc d'Affaires, and not by
a Minister or special Ambassador.

M. Beranger (de la Drome) Honorary President
of the Court of Cassation, and Member of the
Institute, has just died at Paris after a short illness.
The steeplechases at Vincennes commenced yes-
terday, under favourable auspices, the weather fine,
and the attendance numerous. The prize of St.
Mande (3,000 f.), for horses of four years and up-
wards, bred in France, and 'won by Vaucresson,
Milton second, and Roberte third. Eight horses
ran. The Prix des Harvas (5,000 f.) was won by
Perle Fine, Ossian second. There was a race for
another Prix des Harvas (3,000 f.). It was won by
L'Homme Entre Deux Ages by a length ; Lune de
Miel second ; Fol-Espoir third.
The Journal des Debats of to-day states that of
the 37 members who supported the amendment in
favour of a return to the corn duty, 15 of them an-
explanations on the part of
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nounced
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News have been received by the Government of
the arrival of Baron Seillard, who was sent with
despatches to the Emperor Maximilian. The Baron
reached Vera Cruz on February 13 ; but the Em-
peror being absent, there was not time to send home
the answer to the important communication so
anxiously expected.

PAL ACE-YARD —Yesterday.

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Outside the House of Commons yesterday,
says the Times, as the hour approached for
the meeting of members, a considerable num-
ber of people had assembled, and some little
excitement prevailed ; but,' if the public inte-
rest taken in the question of Reform might be esti-
mated by the crowd collected on the occasion—if
crowd it could be called--and by the temper it dis-
played, it would be small indeed. There was an
utter absence of anything like enthusiasm, and the
prevailing feeling appeared to be simply one of curio-
sity to see the house assemble. Of all the more noted
members as they passed in Mr. Gladstone alone elicited
a cheer. The appearance of Lord Russell as he entered
Westminster-hall excited much interest, and a num-
ber of people followed him. The Premier walked
from his official residence in- Downing-street and
was not generally recognised until just as he was
entering the Hall. Among the strangers who passed
in was Archdeacon Manning—[our contemporary
means by this, ex-Archd9con Manning, now the
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster]
whose appearance caused some curiosity. There
seemed to be much mere excitement among the
members themselves than,
As early as half-past 3
arrive, and from a quarter before 4 until half-past
sd
te.
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4 they were kept pouring in. Mr. Lowe, Mr. Roe-
buck, and Mr. Henley 'were among the earlier
anions
ot f he
them crowd
begano outside.
arrivals. Mr. Disraeli came in a close carriage,
and was recognised by only a few of the people
outside. Many of the peers went straight to the
Lower House--the Dake of Argyll, the Mar-
quis of Salisbury, Lord Lyveden, Lord Llanover,
and Lard Stanley of Alderley being among
the number. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
who was accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone,
arrived in an open carriage. Much curiosity was
evinced by some to see Mr. Bright, but they were
disappointed—owing probably to his having gone
down earlier than usual, for he was in his place
among the first. By half-past 4 nearly the whole
House had assembled, and after that there were few
arrivals. Still the people lingered in New Palace-
yard, and lined the way on either side from the
entrance to W estminster-hall to the side door lead-
ing to the House. During the greater part of the
day scores of persons with orders of admission to
the StrangerS' Gallery, waited patiently in one of
the corridors until 4 o'clock, when as many of them
were admitted as the gallery would hold, and in the
order in which they had arrived, but at 7 o'clock,
after Mr. Gladstone had been speaking about two
hours, at least as many more were still waiting a
chance of admission.

SUBURBAN LITERATURE.—Last week there ap-
peared an addition to our weekly literature, the suburban
village of Hornsey having put forth a periodical which is
to remedy all local abuses and supply an local wants. The
name chosen is the liorizsey Hornet, and the profits are to
be devoted to the relief of the village newsman, named
Knight, who lost his fight whilo working as a compositor.

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE,

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SPAIN.

MADRID, 12th MARCH (evening.)

In reply to Senor Perez Molina, the Ministry
stated to-day in the Congress that the state of
siege would be raised this week.

CROATIA.

AGRAM, MARCH 13.

The Croatian Diet will adjourn on the 17th
inst. until the Ist of May. The 12 members
elected to represent the Croatian Diet at Pesth will
arrive there shortly after Easter.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA MAILS.
[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 13.

The Royal Mail steamship Macgregor Laird, with
the above mails, arrived here this morning. Her
dates are—Benin, January 24th ; Fernando Po,
February 2d; Cameroons, January 30th; Old Cala-
bar, February Ist; Brass River, New Calabar, and
Bonny, 4th ; Lagos, 7th ; Accra, Stn ; Cape Coast
Castle, 11th ; Cape Palma, 13th ; Sierra Leone,
19th ; Bathurst, 23d ; Teneriffe, March Ist ; and
Madeira, 4th.
From Lagos it is announced ihat some of the
natives were still at war, and had closed the roads.
Peace had been concluded with the Ashantees.
Five hundred officers and mon of the 3d West
Indian Regiment had left Sierra Leone for the West

FRA

BoußsE, March 12, Ti
closed at the following qu
41 per Cents 97 30
Do. and month —
3 per Cents. 69 721
Do. end month 69 771
Credit Mather 703 75
Do. end month 706 25
Bank Shares 3630
Credit Fonder —
Italian Loan 62 15
Do. end month 62 25
ItAIL)1

NOE.

hree o'clock.—The market
rotations :
Roman —
Ottoman Fives —
Mexican Loan 4B
Do. Bonds 307 50
Russian —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred

WAYS.
Cash. Acct.
Orleans — ... 882 50
Northern ll3l 25
Lyons and Mediterranean — ~. 910
Southern — ... 557 50
Western — ...
Eastern — 547 50
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard — 418 75
North of Spain — ... 173 75
Saragossa — ... 233 75
Ditto to Barcelona 9B 75
Roman — ... 110 25

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.
(Via Roches Point.)

NEW YORK, Feb: 27 (Evening).

Despatches from all parts of the country repre-
sent the people as generally endorsing the Presi-
dent's veto and speech. On the other hand re-
solutions have been introduced in the Massachussetts
Legislature denouncing Mr. Johnson's remarks
concerning Mr. Sumner as an insult to Massachus-
setts.

It is reported that the President will shortly
issue a proclamation declaring that peace has been
firmly established in the South, and that the States
will be left to govern themselves under the Consti-
tution without military interference except on
the part of the Freedmen's Bureau, which will con-
tinue in force one year after the issue of the pro-
clamation.

Rumours of Cabinet Changes are still current.
The Governor of Ohio has published a report of
an interview he has had with President Johnson.
On that occasion the President stated that he con-
sidered he was carrying out the work commenced
by the late President Lincoln, and that Congress
had no right to complain of his action. Since they
had not adopted any general plan of reconstruction,
he was obliged to devise one for himself.

The Senate continues to discuss the resolution
against the admission of Southern representatives
until Congress shall have declared the rebellious
States entitled to representation.
Mr. Sherman (Republican) spoke against the re-
solution, deprecated all divisions in the Union
party, and denied the existence of any sufficient
cause for withdrawing their confidence from the
President.

In the House of Representatives Mr. Deaman
introduced a new bill to amend and continue in force
the Freedmen's Bureau Bill.

Mr. MacClurg offered a resolution instructing
the Reconstruction Committee to inquire whether
the Southern States are still in contumacy, and, if
so, to consider the expediency of levying contribu-
tions on the disloyal inhabitants in order to de-
fray the extraordinary expenses of the Government.
This resolution was referred without instructions to
the Reconstruction Committee.
Mr. Bentham reported from the Reconstruction
Committee a constitutional amendment giving Con-
gress power to legislate to procure for the citizens of
each State all the privileges and immunities of citi-
zens of the several States.

General Grant has returned to Washington, after
receiving great popular attention here, and being
presented with a hundred thousand dollars by the
leading citizens.
The New York Herald advocates General Grant
as the next President.
The journal La Cronica announces that the
Spanish war vessels now in New York will be per-
mitted to refit in the Brooklyn Navy Yard free of
expense.
The Fenian Congress at Pittsburg has adjourned
after disclaiming all connexion with American party
politics, and adopting an address urging immediate
preparations for war.
Reports telegraphed to Canada by English detec-
tives at Pittsburg state that General Sweeney's plan
is to make a demonstration against Canada next
month with a small force, and strike New Bruns-
wick by way of the Maine frontier with his main
columns.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (Evening.)
Money tight. Gold, 137. Exchange on Lon-
don, 148 f ; on Paris, 374. Stocks firm and ad-
vancing. New York Centrals, 92i ; Illinois, 114 f ;
Erie, 84k ; 5-20 Bonds, 103. Cotton dull ;
Middling Upland, 44c.

MARKETS,---This Day.