The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-11 00:00:00

COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, May 11.—Sales probably 7,000 bales. Mar-
ket flat, with downward tendency.

THE WAR IN PARAGUAY.

The news from the River Plate and the Brazil;
by the Royal Mail steamer Seine, is highly inte-
resting, as it proves that the war in Paraguay is
far from ended, notwithstanding Brazil tries every
means to make her European creditors believe the
contrary. The passage of Humaita by the
Brazilian ironclad; told to the world as the
greatest of naval victories, has been as yet of no
service to the Allies, as their ships cannot move for
want of coal and ammunition, and au old American
blockade runner has been engaged to run the
gauntlet of Humaita, and take coal at the rate of
£5O per ton to the ironclads at Tayi. Marshal
Lopez has concentrated his lines and taken every-
thing valuable froni Curupaity, destroying the
places with fire, and leaving only the naked spot
where once Curupaity stood to the Allies, who sing
another victory, proclaiming the capture of Curu-
paity. Humaita was lea with a garrison of about
5,000 to 6,000 men, provisioned for a long siege, and
able to hinder, if not stop, the navigation of the
river. Marshal Lopez himself ani the balk of his
army are fortified on the Tehicuari with all the heavy
artillery taken from Carupaity. All this was done
under the very eyes'of the Allies, who were unAble
to cheek his movements. On the 2d of March the
Allies made a reconnaissance, which has cost them
many lives, and then only they learned that Lopez
had changed his base of action. As the number as
well as the resources of the Paraguayan army are
entirely unknown to the Allies, it is very diffizult
for them to calculate or plan an attack in a country
of which they know nothing, but of which Lopez
knows every inch, supported by a patriotic popula-
tion. The expenses of the war are daily getting
heavier, and Brazil, notwithstanding every effort to
meet her engagements, will not be able to do so much
longer if this war should, as appears certain, last
for some six or eight more months. The Argentine
Confederation never presented a sadder aspect of
anarchy than at this moment. The very moment
the Government troops left Rosario (on the 21th of
March) the revolution broke out again. At Cor-
rientes General Caseras, a Gaucho, had thrown
some of the best citizens into prison, and others
were forced into his private escort as common
soldiers. These arbitrary measures were lone to
secure the election of one or the other candidates
for the Presidency. By the last account we
see that General Urquiza has come out pub-
licly as a candidate for the Presidency, and as
he is the richest and most influential person in the
whole Confederation there is little doubt as to his
success. The election of Urquiza is tantamount to
immediate peace with Paraguay, and the dissolu-
tion of the alliance. Brazil, knowing this, makes
every effort to have Dr. Elisalve, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of General Mitre, elected. Elisave
is in the hands of Brazil, through interest and
family connection. At Montevideo things have
settled down in an uncomfortable quietude, and the
outbreak of new disorders is hourly expected.
The Government is accused of many acts of
unjustifiable barbarities against the members of the
opposite political party. At Rio the papers begin
to ridicule already their allies, calling them
" Suisse," and their generals and officers as so many
hirelings ; and whatever was done in Paraguay
was only achieved by the brave Brazilian army and
navy, which, as every one knows, consists only of
liberated slaves. Emigration makes very slow
progress in Brazil, as the treatment the immigrants
receives disheartens them.

II [PLYMOUTH, May 10.—The Star of the East, Cap-
tain Smith, from the Cape of Good Hope, with general
cargo, for London, landed here yesterday the Rev. T.
Godfrey, wife and child. In the entrance to the Channel
they passed the Oriental, from Bahia, dismasted. The
Heather Bell, Capt. Owen, from Algoa Bay for London,
was off Plymouth on Thursday, and the brig Trial, of
Guernsey, from G‘irclig fig Stettin, paned up on rciday.

IMPERIAL PAR LI A 1/IEN

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.)

The LORD CIIINCELLOR took his seat on thej woolsack
at five o'clock.

SCOTCH BURGHS POLICE SYSTEM.

The Earl of MINTO said that in moving that a select
committee investigate into the working of the Szotch
Burgh Police System he would not occupy their
time very long. He should have to ask several ques-
tions first. What was the relation of the magistrates to the
headsof the police, &re. ? and what was the position of those
belonging to the system ? and he thought that an in-
vestigation into the subi.ct would greatly advantage the
w,rking classes in the districts comprised iu the burghs.
The nulls earl then quoted the opinion of several quali-
fied persons as to the working of the system, and com-
pared its working with that of Mauchesier, Live!? ul, &e.
Lord CLINTON said it was not his iuteetion at
that moment to say much about the matter, but he
might state that they had no ohjection to the appointment
of a committee, whatever complaints ha i been made, and it
was advisable that a committee should be appointed to
inquire into the whole opera Con of the system.
The Ea,l of DALHOUSIE said that he approved of the
committee, and considered that it was a subject which de-
serv,d the most anions consideration.
The question was then put and carried.
JUDGMENT DEBTORS BILL; THE BANKRUPTCY
BILL, AND THE BANKRUPTCY ACT REPEAL
13. L L.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said that with regard to
these bills he had several petitions to present in their favour,
but he was compelled to ask himself whether these bills
would be considered by the other House of Commons, but
having regard to the pre ,s of puhlie business, he would'
not occupy their lordships' time by going into committee,
but would ask them to discharge the order for committing
the hills.

This was complied with.
RAILWAY REGULATIONS BILL.
. .

On this bill 'being counuitted,--
The Marquis of SALISBURY said that he had an objec-
tion to make to a clause, as from it two practical evils would
result. If to a railway committee they attached a disgrace,
no one would be a director or chairman, and again if sub-
mitting the case to a judge it might be c nducivo of
injustice. No one had a greater respect for judges
than ho had, but still any particular judge might
have a crochet and think that ail railway directors and
chairmen were rogues. (Laughter.) Now he would pro-
pose to substitute that it should be proved to the satisfac-
tion of the Court that a railway director was guilty before
he was punished.
The LORD CHANCELLOR proposed an alteration
which was accepted.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This EVENING.
The SULKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.
VICTORIA.

Sir R. PALMER gave notice that lie should not pro-
ceed with the motion on the subject of the colony of
Victoria, which stood on the paper in his name, until
further intelligence had been received.
UNSOUND MALT LIQUOR.

Mr. BASS asked the Secretary of State for India whe-
ther his attention had been drawn to a practice, said to
have been adopted in India, fur restoring unsound malt
liquor supplied to the troops ; and whether he would lay
upon the table of the house any correspondence on the
subject _

Sir S. NORT ['COTE said his attention had been called
to the matter last year, and a•loi ter had been sent to the
Governor-General on the subject. That communication
had been followed by a detailed statement from India of
the treatment to which the liquor was subjected, which
had been examined by competent examiners, and, it having
been found inconsistent wish the health of the troops,
orders had been at once transmitted to India fur its dis-
continuance.