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London, England, 1868-02-29 00:00:00

principally upon the faith of the State of Penn-
sylvania, and its great banking institution :
" Your reference to the liabilities of my house,"
repled Mr. Belmont, " contracted in coin and
assumed by you to have been paid in cur-
rency, is as impertinent as it is untrue in point
of fact. August Belmont and Co. have never de-
clined to meet any demand for the payment in coin
of any liability contracted by them in coin, before
or since the Legal-Tender Act. If they haditdopted
the course towards their creditors which you pro-

pose to take on behalf of the State of Pennsylvania
towards her unfortunate creditors represented by
the Messrs. Rothschild, there might have been some
excuse for the lack of courtesy which you have ex-
hibited in your letter to them. In conclusion, I
take the opportunity to express my regret that the
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State of Pennsylvania should have for its Treasurer

a person who could so far disgrace the State he as-
sumes to represent, and forget the dignity of the
office he holds, as to reply to a civil business coin-

tnunication in a manner which must raise the blush

of shame on the cheek of every citizen of that great
and honoured State." It is a lamentable thing to

see the best interests of the State thus sacrificed.

Hundreds of thousands who know nothing of the
circumstances will hear of Pennsylvania as a Repu-
diating State ; as one whose authorized officer met
a respectful protest from the greatest of monetary

houses with a coarse insolence which made him

,ravel out of his way to be as offensive as possible.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives de-
feated a resolution, censuring Mr. Kemble by a

party vote of 23 to 53. The Republicans, to
which party Mr. Kemble belongs, supported him,
but though his course was so far sanctioned by a
branch of the Legislature, it has been universally
condemned by the public, and as far as the corN-
spondenee is concerned, Mr. Kemble certainly,
as we have observed, caught a Tartar.
Major J. H. Whittlesey, last summer, inspected
the colleges of New England, preparatory to draft-
ing a bill for a system of military instruction.
This has been approved by General Grant, and is
now before the Military Committee. It is not in-
tended as a substitute for West Point, but as a
supplement ; that institution being unable to fur-
nish on its present scale of organization and
equipment a sufficient supply of well-instructed
officers for the army. The provisions may or may
not be adopted by colleges and schools ; but if these
rules are introduced a system of military education
will be added as a part of the regular course at
several of the colleges and schools.
Mr. Yates, on the 12th of February, introduced
a Bill into the Senate to provide for the admission
of Colerado as a State of the Union, and said he
would call it up next week. This is the third ap-
plication of that territory for admission, and it is
thought that the present will be successful, even over
the President's veto, The memorial states that since
the Legislature of 1864 passed the Enabling Act
population and wealth have largely increased, the
internal revenue receipts of 1867 being four times
those in 1864, and the post-office receipts double,
that Colorado has now between 75,000 and 100,000
inhabitants, and is better able to support a State
Government than many States at the time of their
admission. If Colorado is admitted, the Republican
strength in the Senate will be increased by two
votes, and in the House by one.
The revolution in Mexico continues, and affairs
appear to be progressing against Juarez. At New
Orleans vessels and arms have been collected to
assist the insurgents in Yucatan. Lozada still go-
verns Jalisco, and defies the authority of Juarez.
Generals Canales and Caravazal are organizing a
revolution at Tamaulipas. A revolt has broken out
at Siamloa. It was reported that a movement had
been inaugurated to establish a separate Republic
of the Northern States in Mexico, and that a revo-
lution is organizing at Puebla. Escobedo, Diaz,
and other generals in the Mexican service have ten-
dered their resignation. A movement was disco-
vered and frustrated in favour of Santa Anna by
the garrison of Vera Cruz.
A provisional triumvirate has been proclaimed in
St. Domingo, composed of Senors Gomez, Baveanto,
and Luciano, their powers to last until the return
of President Baez to the island ; the citizens of
Hayti and St. Domingo are protesting against the
purchase of Samana by the United States, and fresh
efforts are on foot to prevent it. The French clergy
have excommunicated President Salnave of Hayti,
on the ground that he has established a sort of
Fetish religion. Salnave had been defeated, with
the loss of 300 men, by the Cacos rebels, who were
advancing on Cape Hayden. The news from
Havanuah to the 14th inst. was that the principal
towns were in arms against General Salnave, and
General Solomon had been proclaimed President.
Mr. Justice Nelson, on the 10th inst., pronounced
the decision of the Supreme Court in the Georgia
and Mississippi Test cases. The arguments were
heard last spring, when certain citizens of
Georgia, representing the State, brought a suit
against Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War,
U. S. Grant, the Commanding General, and Pope,
the officer in command of the military district in
which Georgia is included, to restrain them from
carrying into execution the Reconstruction Acts.
The application was then denied, and on the 10th the
reasons were given. From these reasons Chief -Justice
Chase dissented, though he concurred in the conclu-
sion. The opinion is of great length, and substan-
tially that, the question being a political one, if the
Court granted the application, it would exercise
political power, no danger to person or property being
specified as apprehended. Judge Nelson infer-
red that a bill showing these rights infringed by an
Act of Congress might be differently treated. Orl
the 7th Feb. the M'Ardle case was resumed. Sena-
tor Trumbull supported the motion that it be
dismissed for want of jurisdiction. He did not
raise the constitutionalityof the Reconstruction Act,
but argued against the jurisdiction of the Court.
The Judiciary Act of 1798, from which the United
States Courts derived their authority to issue writs
of Habeas Corpus, did not permit appeals in such
cases to the Supreme Court from the Circuit Courts ;
and that of 1867, while conferring additional juris-
diction, did so solely in reference to cases in which
persons were deprived of their liberty under State
authority. Ex-Governor Sharkie, of Mississjppi,
opposed the motion. The court was crowded ; the
decision was reserved. Chief Justice Chase has
delivered an opiniou in the Supreme Court, over-
' ruling the motion to dismiss the case for want a
urisdiction.

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Births.
KEENE —On the 27th inst., the wife of Samuel W. Seel3re;
Esq., of Castlenau, Barnes, and Trinity-square, TOO
hill, of a daughter.
LEVESON-GWER—On the 25th inst., at 33, Grosvlo_:
street, GrOosvenor-square, tho Hon. Mrs. Levesori
Gower, of a son.
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r_Bournemoutb, the Countess

MAR n the 2r inst., at
Mar, of a son and heir.

Marriages.
MANSELL —POLLARD —On the 26th inst., at St.MarylerV,
Henry Mansell, of Park-road, Regent's-park, V.
ildu.
T.,readneedle-street, city, to Henrietta, youngest day
ter of J. W. Pollard, Esq., of Marylebone-road. flag
Ross—PHILLIPS—On the 15th inst., John Ross, °
Mark-lane, London, to Constance, daughter of the
James Phillips, of Ashvilla, Battersea-park.

eaths.
ANDERSON—On the 27thD
inst at Park-lane, Arthur II;
Berson, Esq., of The Grove, Norwood, Surrey, ChairVio.
of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation.
BA aged 76. ' A )If.
BALL—On the 26th inst., at 61, Lincoln's-inn-fiel,-.5,
Robert Ball, aged 66. adt
CLINT —On the 26th inst., at Rock Ferry, Birketu'e
John Clint, Esq., aged 82. betb
Moßmsß—On the 27th inst., at Maida-hill, Mrs. Eli°
Amelia Morrish, aged 90. OS 3
MORTIMER —On tho 2Gt h inst., at Kilburn, LOW
Mortimer, Esq., aged 30.

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