Daily American organ., 1856-04-15

w. IL. SHAW, Chairman.
I. w. CLApP, Secretary.
From the Richmond Dispatch.
The Celebration of the Birthday of Clay
The Slash Cottage Christened Ashland.
Saturday, the 18th April, the anniversary of the
birth of Henry Clay, was celebrated in very en-
thusiastic style by large company, amounting to
some three hundred gentlemen or more, chiefly
from Richmond but including large representa-
ton from Washington city, among whom were the
Attorney General of the United States, some Of
the most distinguished Senators of the United
States and members of the House of Representa-
tives Two trains conveyed the company from
Richmond, the first leaving at o'clock Those
from Washington arrived earlier accompanied by
a very fine band from that city.
From Washington we observed Mr. Attorney
General Cushing, Senators Douglas, Of Illinois !;
Crittenden, of Kentucky Butler, of South Caro-
lina Mason, Of Virginia Jones, of Tennessee !;
Bigler, OF Pennsylvania Fessenden, of Maine and
Jones Of Iowa; and Messrs. Underwood, of Ken
lucky Cadwallader, of Pennsylvania Harris, of
Aiabama and Caskie, of Virginia, OF the House
of Representatives There were besides from
Washington, Messrs. Sidney Webster, private sec
retary Of the Presidents p. B. Key, District Attor-
ney; and ]. d. Hoover, Marshal of the District
and Messrs. VIM. A. and Joseph H. Bradley, Dan
iel Ratcliffe, George Mattingly, Wm. Watson, Col
".
Among the distinguished gentlemen present, we're
also Messrs Alexander r. Holiday, of the Board
Of Public Works; John M. Bolts, and John NJ
Patton Of this city, and Joseph II. Segar, of Eliza
beth City.
There were FIVE long tables 1aid in the ballroom
of the hotel, and the dinner was very superb. Ed
win Robinson, Esq, President Of the Fredericks-
burg Railroad Company presided, assisted by Mr..
Bolts. The company sat down about half past
four nd bav hoan tod with fh1 NJ;
ands prepared for them the order of the entertain
ment was changed to 'feast of reason and flow
Of soul" I'm Ae
This turn in the course of the festival was an.
nounced by the introduction of the regular toasts,
and responses to them were drawn from the distin-
guished statesmen and orators present. Those
who spoke successfully were Messrs. Cushing,
Bolts, Senator Butler, Mr.. Cadwallader, member Of
Congress from Pennsylvania Senators Crittenden,
Douglas, Jones of Tennessee, Bigler Of Pennsylva-
MIA, Jones Of Iowa, Mr.. Key, District Attorney,
and Mr.. Sidney Webster. The speeches were all
eloquent, and elected the most enthusiastic ap-
plause. N
BY request of Mr.. Robinson, the President of
the day, Mr.. Bolts performed the ceremony Of
christening the village where this grand celebra-
tion occurred, and which has been heretofore
known as the "Slash Cottage with the name of
/" ashland" as sort of memorial Of the occasion,
and as slight but appropriate tribute to the mem
ory of him the company had assembled to honor
Further Foreign News by the Cambria.
HALIFAX, April 14--The Cambria will be due at
Boston in time for her mails to leave in the We'd
nesday morning train for New York
The Paris correspondent of the London News
says the Court tradesmen have been ordered to
prepare illumnations for Saturday evening, def
nitely; other papers say Sunday, Others one day
next week. but all agree it viii be early.
The Paris Patrie government paper, now says:
Without infringing the necessary reserve, we can
announce that the trifing difficulties, Of which
some foreign correspondents have spoken, have
not been attended with any important consequent
ces. The Congress and it's commission continue
to labor at their task.
The commission consists of all the second pleni-
potentiaries, Messrs Bourqueny, Cowley, Huber,
Villamarina, and Hatfield. Dejenie being ILL., Ali
Pacha replaces him.
The committee is now engaged in the reduction
of the protocols. The only delay, supposing no
accident to occur can be in the proper framing OF
them.
The London Times, in an editorial, speaks of
"our allies" as unwse and undignifed in their de-
monstrations in favor of peace and conceives that
the people of Great Britain will be discontented
with the terms of peace-the only results to Eng
land being her victories, and the consciousness Of
undlmlnisheu resources.
THE cRIMEA.
Ten thousand English troops were at Balaklava
General De La Marmora had left Constantinople
for the Crimea.
The Polish General Zamoyski had arrived at
Constantinope.
The English feet was expected at Malta.
The weather in the Crimea continued stormy.
GREAT BRITAIN
There s no excitement whatever with regard to
difficulties with America. Interest in the subject
is almost extinct, although The press continues to
discuss It, A writer dating from Paris sends an
admirable letter on the subject to the London
Times.
The London Marine Insurance Underwriters
held meeting to discuss the present state of that
business. +. Barring presided The discussion was
adjourned to some future day.
Louis Kossuth writes to the press. expressing
himself mortified by the recent appeal in his be.
half through the journals by Walter Savage Lam
dor.
Sir thousand British troops have embarked at
Marseiles for the Crimea, probably to supply sick
vacancies.
The Queen has performed the annual ceremony
OF washing the feet Of the poor SO also has the
Emperor Of Austria. There is nothing reported
concerning the Carlsts troubles.
AUSTRIA
The differences between Austria and Rome rel
stive 10 the proposed conference TO interpret the
concordsnt, have been mutually arranged Very
bad feeling by Russia and Prussia towards Austria
is exhibited in numerous small matters.