The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-04
The News.

The slcsing proceedings of Congress last night
and this morning were marked with the usual
scenes Of confusion. Apart from the ordinary APP
prepristion bills, the new Tariff act, the provision
lsr line of mail coaches from the Mississippi to
San Francisco, the passage Of the Minnesota Land
bm with liberal grant TO Alabama attached, the
acknowledgment Of the services Of General Scott
by the Senate, and the remarks Of Aessrs. Bncha
Nm and Breckenridge, accepting the trusts con-
sened on them by the people, win claim attention.
Washington was yesterday crowded with visiters.
ne Inauguration ceremony of to-day promises 70
eclipse In point of numbers at least, all previous
occasions Of the kind.
We learn that Mr. Buchanan's inaugural address
viii not be put into the hands Of the printers until
ts-norrow. There being but one wire working be.
tween this city and wsshiDgton-the poles OF the
Morse line having been blown down at the Susque-
hanna river on Monday. will not be pos
sihls TO receive in season for todays evening edi
ton more than q brief abstract of the address
We shall however We hope, receive the document In
Ssll over the wires in time for to-morov's paper.
Both houses were In full blast at four O'Clock this
morning See our telegnphic dispatches for de-
saiis
The subject of the removal Of the Quarantine
she Legislature yesterday. joint resolution was
introduced in the Senate and adopted, appointing
committee to confer with the State of New Jersey
IN reference to the matter.
The steamship City Of Washington, which lei
Liverpool on the l4th ult, arrived at This port last
evening, and the mails brought by the Niagara 10
Boston we're delivered in this city at O'Clock yes.
terday morning. We had already received the
chief points Of the news by telegraph from Halifax,
but publish some details taken from our files. The
British House of Commons had been considerably
excited by two separate Parliamentary encounters
which took place between Mr.. Dsrseli and Lord
Palmerston on the subject of the existence Of an
ApgIoFrenc secret treaty guarantying 10 Austria
her Italian provinces. We publish report Of the
debates, which viii be found very interesting Sir
Robert Peel had made an explanation 10 the House
Of his famous speech at saltley, in which be alluded
20 the Archduke Constantine of Russia, Count de
Morny, and the Prince dc Igne In reply 70 vari-
Gus interrogatories respecting the Anglo-Persisn
war, Lord Palmerton, while deprecating discus
siou of the subject as incompatible with the public
interest, stated that the negotisns for settlement
of the difficulties had been commenced and so far
had been conducted in a promising manner. The
slaves in the Dutch West Indies to be liberated
n was denied in Madrid that General Conchs had
been removed from the post Of CspAinGeneral Of
Cuba
We have news from south America nv way of
England The dates are Boenos Ayres I'd, Monte
video bth. Rio Janeiro 18th. Bahia 18th and Per
~smbuco 2lst of January Yellow fever was very
prevalent at Rio and pernsmbuco. Thirtyeirht per.
sons had been attacked on board the British mail
packet Avon. at the frst named place, but only
two AZ the number died. In RI. during the month
Of peoember sales Of coffee were made to .