New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-14
MEMORANDA.

We have Bocota papers to the 9TH of April.
On the lat of the month the new President, Dr. Os-
pima was inaugurated and took the prescribed osih IN
the church of San Domingo Addresses were maze
TO him by the President of the Senate, the retrlnS
President and other public functionares to which he
replied and thus the ceremony concluded. Inc new
President does not intend to occupy the ohcia resi-
dence, and has dispensed with the usual guard oi
honor. ,.:
Prado Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Sr. Manner A.
Sancemente, Secretary OF The government anu "ai'
ST. joaquin Valencia, Secretary OF the Treasury.
The Macintosh question was not settled satlsiaG 10
,ly by the retiring administration and Mr. Griffith had
not consequently renewed his friendly relations with
the government Mr.. Limo de POmbo, who 80 mis-
represented the Panama Affairs, is sccused by Mr.;
Mark the British Vice Consul III apubiisned eller oi
disappearing Mr. Griffith, the British Minister also
He says: Mr.. Griffith has never, In any way, uec'-
"ly OF indirectly done anything to warrant Or: rom
"bo's deliberately stating to the Chambers that he
"coud be led to accept the said project of law as
" final settlement of the question at ISSUE.
As there very little prospect OF satisfactory
settlement the Orion Basaisk and Intrepid are at
Carthagena. The Admiral, Sir Houston Steward, IN
the Indus, accompanied by tho Termegant Is daily
expected and the Cossack and Tartar are TO JOIN the
squadron.
new Ministers Senior Prado, it says IL strict Con-
.ervative representing old IDEAS retregrade spirit
and the policy OF the colonial epoch, who would, II
possible restore the country 10 the condition It was IN
VI.
have been implicated in the revolution OF 1881.
Senior Valencia was once member of the Abando
Administration, until the rebellion of the 18th OF Apnl,
when he commenced 10 incline 10 the Conservative
party and has since united himself with IL lie Is
hard working and upright but tmd and not inclined
10 the modern school of political economy.
The same journal also reviews the outgoing Ad-
nstration which il calls neither retrograde nor pro-
gressive neither conservative nor LIBERAL but mean
between The two. II gives il credit for having reduced
the amy but blames it for not having disbanded 1t
altogether. 4,
on the 9Th the second reading took place in the
Chamber OF Representative. OF the bil PTopoSea oy
one of the representatives of Panama giving certain
power 10 the Executive relative 10 defending the tern.
tory and securing the transit of the lsthmus. lhe Dill
was supported by the Secretary OF the GOverhmen'
and of Foreign Affairs and opposed by Senators FRA;
dilla. Holguin Murllo and Arosemena, who stated
that 10 preserve the transit free It only necessary
TO render effective the obligation imposed on the ksi
road Company TO pay police force necessary ior Tue
purpose. Sr. Arosemena concluded by recommending
that the House should take into consideration the prog
ect Cf law introduced by him, placing the isthma'
under the protection of New-Grsnada, England
France the United States and Sardinia.
The following is summary of the project referred 20
LAW RELATIVE TO The NEUTRALITY OF THE IsIHsC'
OF PANAMA.
ART l. The Executive Power shall negotiate Will
thc Governments of Great Britain, France, the onfet
States and Sardinia the celebration OF treaty on th'
following bases: .
/. The Isthmus of Panama, at present an integra
Part of New Granada shall hereafter be q Sovereigi
and independent State free for the commerce oi a.
nations under the guarantee and protection OF the con
tracing powers.
, Limits the boundary lines to that lately mad
with Costa Rica, and that which, according to thr aN
of lsi7 divides the province OF Choco from TIE 'e'
| tory of Darien.
s. The islands on both oceans al present belHngin
TO the State, shall he included also those oil "a
Andres, New Providence, and others forming u