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Latest Foreign News.

PEACE TREATY SIGNED.-The Baltic bring,
the positive announcement that the treaty Of
peace was signed on Sunday, the 30lh ult.
The announcement Of The event had been
received with the greatest rejoicing. The
city Of Paris was Illuminated with magnili-
cence perhaps never before equalied.
Parliament re-assembled after
the adjournment for the Easter recess on the
3lst ult.
Lod Palmerston, III his op&ning speech,
said that the treaty Of peace was satisfactory
and honorable to all powers, and that the rat-
fcatons would be exchanged as soon as they
could be received from Constantlnop'e and St.
Petersburg. This, it was expected would &C.
cupy about month.
Mr.. Buchanan had gone to Paris, but would
leave for the United States IN the Arabia On
the 9th April.
THE PAcIrlc..- Nothing has yet bees, heard
of the Pacific. The British Government have
sent two steam igigates IN search of her
AFFAIRS IN THE CRMrA AND AslA.-The
French Army in the Crmea, is dwiralng rap
idly the daily mortality amounting to 3 in 20()
The war party in the Crimea wish the peace
negotiations to break through.
The Allies are demolishing the lines around
,Sevasopol.
Islnael Pashe is increasing his Army at
Atolio. The Russians have received rein
forcemens.
Doct. Mahonmed has taken possession of
,Canhadar aud the Russian troops are march
ing against him.
The Russian Commissioners had common
ced operations for the abandonment of Nicola.
if as military place.
The Sound Dues.-rhe Copenhagen cor
respondent of the London Times states that the
Danish COMMISSIONERS had submitted 10 the CO.
penhagen Conference proposal in regard to
the Sound Dues. fixing thirty.fve millions of
rix dollars as The minimum idemnity which Dem
mark claims The United States having de-
clined cooperation, the question will probably
be settled without her
Miscellaneous News.
Destructive ToRNADo.--Phaadelphia, April
l3.-A Tornado occurred here on Saturday
night, by which one hundred and fifty houses
were ,nroofed The franklin Iron Works, a
massive structure $50 feet long, was totally
demolished
The Railroad Depot at Kensington, and
many churches and other buildings, were
damaged
April 14-Accouns continue to pour in of
the great damage by the tornado on Saturday
night Two trans Of loaded freight cars were
blown from the track of ihe--Road. A lady
in Westchester was struck by shutter and
killed. Innumerable houses and barnes have
been unroofed. 80
Accounts from Cleveland state that the
storm did immense damage there on Saturday
night. Some fifteen houses were demolished
and one man killed.
Congress onal.
The CONTESTED ELECTIONS. Washington,
April l4-The House Committee on cleo
tons has discharged the consideration of the
Louisiana contested election.
The Senate refused to receive the memorial
from the Kansas Legislature.
April 1S.-ln the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Sc
ward offered joint resolution providing for
the establishment of the jurisdiction Of the Uni
ted States over all guano Islands discovered BY
American citizens. 1t was appropriately referred
In the House, joint resolution authorizing The
granting of medals to members of the Kane Ex-
petition, was passed.
Col. Lane Challenges Douglas.-Col: Lane;
of Kansas, was to challenge Senator Douglas |
tonight on account Of structures made by the
latter on Col. Lane 10 the course Of debate.
The challenge, however, was withheld to
await the reply of Mr.. Douglas to the demand
for retraction.
Sugar cane has been successfully cultivated