Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-23
LATEST NEWS.
THE AFRIsA,S MALLS.

The mails by the steamer Africa with Liver
pool dates to the 9th inst, arrived in this city
yest rday afternoon. We make the folio wing
summary of news contained in them
THE DIPLOMATS AT DINNER.
The London Times Paris correspondent z ives
the following paragraphs of gossip respecting the
diplomats
a banquet was given yesterday by Count Wa
lewski, Minister for Foreign Affairs, tn the Plen
iroientiaries, the Members If the Diplomatic
Corps. the Members of the French Cabinet. and
other high functonaris, of State. comprising in
llub"ut forty persons. The noble apartment
used for such occasions was beautifully decora
ted and the band of the Guides attended, and
played select passages from the favorite operas
during dinner. Count Walewski of course pre-
sided, and the places of honor at his right and
left were occupied by Lord Clarendon aud Count
Buol All the guests were in full uniform, and
wore the decorations of the orders to which they
belong. When the desert placed ON the
table, Count Walewski rose, and in the midst of
profound silence. announced that he was about
TO propose toast. His manner was grave, as
became the occasion. and some even remarked
that his features wore more serious cast than
usual. His speech was brief and to the point.
He said that he drank to the duration of the
peace they had just signed, all the more as that
peace effected without ipflicting humiliation
on any one. and was "A peace worthy of the ma
tions which had made it il was humbling to no
one, and highly honorable to all. The toast was,
of course, well received. 1t expected that
Lord Clarendon would have said u few words,
and that Count Orloff would have responded to
the sentiment; but both English and Russian
Plenipotentiaries RETAINED, ] am assured, from
Offering any observations. probably from the con
viction that Count Waewski had said quite suf-
ticent for the purpose.
FROM THE cRIMEA.
On the night of March 18th, shocking acci-
dent occurred on the slope of Kodikoi, in the
burning of some wooden huts occupied by men
OF the Commissariat works corps. Notwth.
standing prompt assistance. sixteen men persisted
in the flames. They were doubtless suffocated
by the smoke. Their bodies were charred past
all chance of recognition.
FRANcE-MoRE REJoIClNGs FOR PEACE.
Paris again illuminated Tuesday night,
and the illumination, in private houses more
general than Sunday. The reason was. that
many people understood the illumination follow
ing the review, tribute to the army of the
Crmea. great part of which had appeared upon
the ground. and at least this the feeling of
many, us IA homage to the dead, whose bones are
whitening on that distant shore. The public
buildings and embassies were not generally
lighted up this occasion, but numbers of pr
vute individuals who were out of town on Sun
day, took this opportunity of putting lampons
on their windows. The boulevards exceed
ngy brilliant, and to u late hour dense crowd
thronged both sides of them to such extent as
to render it difficult to move. The number of
vehicles was also 81 great that more than once
all advance became impossible. Several of the
passages were lit up with great taste, and n
sort of trumphial arch in the March St. Honore
attracted much attention. A transparency of the
Emperor Alexander I'd. at the Russian print shop
on the Boulevard DIES Italiens, had crowds around
it during the evening.
II is significant fact that the Orleanist and I,e
g,imsts who have never Illuminated since l54S
made an ostentatious display OF light on Sunday
and on yesterday.
The business in parliament has been mostly of
home interest. Papers were laid before the House
Of Lords the subject of torture exercise in
Madras to compel the payment of Taxes
Among the notices of motion is one by Lord
Goderick-- "io ask whether document, which
has recently appeared, supporting to be dispatch
the Secretary of the State of the United States,
on the 9th ofFebruarv lat, with reference to the
disputes between Great Britain and the United
States on the subject Of Central America. is au.
theniic.
The weather in England is favorable for the
caops
letter from Mr.. Dallas to the Earl of Cla-
tendon ispubli~ied in the English papers, re-
questing Lord Clarendon 10 pay over E50 sterl-
ing on behalf Of the President of the United 5,
to Captain Ferguson. "a British seaman; who res
cued the crew of an American bark at The
money was paid, through the Liverpool Sailors
Hcme, to Cupt. +.