New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-21

"sstiss yan. for instance; it smeIs OF buresocrs-
.. ~ and All kinds Of bad things. What education
e are ~e 10 have. theut" And here We stop; for
xh.t with .eciariAu feeling, and the necessity oil
noor children wor king in factories, and the de-
nsdsd ignorance Of so many Of the poor, voiun-
tary" education proceeds but slowly. in soor"
therr grows up in England with the growing Popu
lstiou mass Of ignorance, poverty, discomfort ana
crime. which puzziing enough already, 6ut "hien
will give us all work enough by and by. The GRIM
insl matter ia particularly pressing, for the ticket
oi.lsaye system is bringing Il home 10 our very
~. ss;d that there ia Kind of lull in the lit
.r,,v world. think il is partly that we write 90
much in reviews. They say that even Macaulsys
Bi,tery 10 net selling 80 well as might De e1
n..teS'- Pofers's ! able Talk is Disappointing
TO- mi Of old stories, and of mere gossip, which
Is NOT even true gossip find no great enthus-
,.m prevalent about - Little DOrrit even, though
Il, Isle ia said 10 he as good as that OF any OF
Dekens's books il not better. The war turned
eyer,body's mind away from letters. Let US nope
thst we are going 70 find something to talk about
this Summer beside the "sap, the trenches
the ~ spcaster gun " and all the rest with which
we have been deeved" Gas the Scotch say these
two wars now. war" said Fonteueile, "spoils
conversation" We have found the truth OF this
lately. though entire nous there is little converse
ton eoir at the best OF times. lie 1t money max
ing. or want Of animal spirits, or WHAT But we
are certainly dull just now over here. almost
envy some quasi literary men OF the comic
school who are getting up an amateur pantomIme
,saip. They meet daily and rehearse their tum-
HING. and the like, in dancing room. lsnt II
better lor the health than musDg on the age, ana
spending ones domestic evenings over Old cicero!
PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT.
The busin,ss in Parliament has been mostly of home
laid befO the Hpnse
on the subject Of torture exercised IN Madras 10 COM
nj the psym.nt Of taxes. Mr.. Scott moved for
select con mittee of inquiry into the hcket-oi1esVe
In the House of Commons, Mr.. EwART inquired
whether any measures being adopted to procure
the removal by the Government of Greece OF the ex-
port duties and dimes stated in the consular report
as pressing iniurOusly on commerce WITH that country
lord PsLnIRsTox replied: The subject referred to
has be en- for considerable time matter OF commune
cation between the Greek and British Governments
but up TO the present time no satisfactory result mas
feen obtained, and fear that cannot hold out any
xsi founded expectation that better success Will
arse for such ia the administrative capacity oil those
who ow rule Greece that there is no portion OF the
Greek territory in which either person or property Il
sse curing any part of the twentyour hours except
tree miles of road between Athens and the Pira1s,
which IS patroled night aud dag by the french cav
airy.
Mr. J. MITCHELL asked Lord PalmerstOn whether
British nroperty the amount of more than tlOO0UOO
STERLING being now locked up in Russia-it was the in
tnton Of the Government 10 continue the blockade OF
the Russian coast, Ddng the ratification OF peace
and whether the blockade were TO cease at once an
enlargement had ben made to enable British vessels
TO enter Russian ports Tor conerch purposes "IouI
risk Of seizure
Lord PAIxERsToS-Yesterday the Congress ex-
tended tie aYmsce TO well as TO land hitherto
il has been couf1ed TO land operations and dld pot
,pply TO sea- TIE reason was obvious II was doubt
f what the iseue Of negotiations might be, and II was
evident that if free coumun cations by sea had oeen
perniIted change Of position ght have been gained
by tie Russians which would have materially altered
the dition Of the begt parties in the event OF
the renewal Of the war. The signature of the treaty oil
peece having fortunately put end all chance of
resumption Of hostiities, the Congress yesterday ex
tended the armstice to well 10 land, and as
a matter of consequence, the blockade ceases With
regard 10 the second branch of the inquiry it is ques
ton involving other considerations, and am not al
the present moment prepared to give reply
RELATIONS WITH The ESITED STATES
Lord Goderich a.ked LMd Palmerson whether
documel II bad recently appeared, puportng to be
d,,pstch written by the British Minister at Washing
ION acknowl dgpg bis having forgotten 10 submit the
British roposa for arbitration 10 the Secretary OF state
of the United States, the 9th OF February last
with reference to the e1isog disputes on the subject OF
Central America, was authonuc!
Nr. G adstone before the question was answered,
called att ption 10 the delay which had taken place in
the production Of the papers relative TO central
America.
Lord Pslnerston replied that the papers relating to
Central America nearly completed, and they
woulc be trutted be laid the table in the course OF
a yery few DAYS As to Lord Goderichs question, he
rephtd that the dispatch in question was correct copy
Of letter sent by Lord Clarendon TO Mr.: Champion;
but il be obvious, from the whole dispatch, that
no Inconvenience to the pubic service had occurred
from the accde nal delay of Mr.. Champion in present.
ing tie letter because the offer OF arbitration had
been communicated TO Mr.. Marcy by Mr.. Buchanan,
the United States Minister TO this country.