The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-29

PRINCE NAPoLEoN's SPEECH-Passage BettueeR
Mn dc Persigny and de Ca8sagHac. the Sen
atorial sitting in which Prince Napoleon figured
brilliantly, there was solree at the residence OF
NJ Schneider, Vice President OF the legislative
BODY at which several political personages were
present, and among others NJ. de Persigny and NJ.
Granier de Cassagnac The latter was leaning
against the marble mantelpiece in the saloon look
ing philOsopbically at the swarm of guests. Sud-
denly NJ. de PersignY, passing rapidly through the
crowd, comes to where NJ. de Cassagnac is standing
and taking him by the nd says to him eagerly,
"Well, how did you like the Princes speech That
is the way the Napoleons should speak. Those are
words worthy of the French revolution and of
France herself' NJ. de Cassagnac, little -four
ried BY this unexpected question, remained silent.
His silence Interpreted untavorably by the Min
lister of the Interior, who added bluntly ITO
disapprove such discourse you must either be
reactonary very much prejudiced." Whereupon
the minister turned his back and walked away,
leaving the editor of the Pays quite disconnected.
An instant afterwards NJ. de Persgny again APP.
preached NJ. de Cassagnac, who had not changed
his position and in milder tone said to him: 81
hope you don't think hard of me; besides. may
have interpreted your silence wrongly. 1t would
be difficult for you to do otherwise than approve of
discourse so eminently French" "Your Excel
| lency," replied M. de Cassagnac, "your question
surprised me a little. l do not mean to say that
disapprove the speech of Prince Napoleon; simply
state that it is in opposition to the promises and
! declarations of the Emperor himself, 50 much so
| that cannot praise it without accusing Napoleon
| Ill. of disloyaty."
This reply from pretended Danubian peasant
was received badly enough by those present, and
NJ de Persigny had nothing better left him to do
| than to move away.-PdriS Correspondence Of lie
PRECURSOR, March 6.
ORDERS FOR INDIA CoTToN.-The London Nerca,l-
tle Gazette of the 9th instant while speaking of the
anxiety prevailing in England in reference to the
feasibility of receiving supplies of cotton adequate
to the demand, notices heavy falling off in the
importations from India, and remarks as follows:
This is an unfortunate movement, because we
have every to believe that orders have lately
been sent to the East for the purchase of from
800 600 to 900 900 bales, under the impression on
| the part of the operators, that cotton would rule
! very high in price here, owing to the secession
| mo vement in the Southern States OF America. The
large orders sent out, however, will test the power
of India to furnish US with the required amount OF
supply. We believe that the whole quantity here
named may be purchased now that railway commu-
nication is rapidly opening up the internal re-
sources of the country.
The high prices obtained for cotton in India
does not encourage the expectation of large arrivals
from that quarter.
DISASTER At SEA.-The captain of the ship Ora
hams Polly which arrived at New Y Ork on Wed.
nesday reports having met the British brig Zillat
in sinking condition, the 18th, and taken of
the officers and crew, all of whom were brought
here in safety. 1t is believed that the Ziah wen
down in about two hours after the men had beer
taken off. Captain Ray, of the schooner Potomac
from jacksonville for Boston, reports the sinking
of his schooner on the Goth, after he with hi
men, had been rescued by the ship Tropic Captain
Norvel, from San Francisco for New York
When the Potomac was first seen by Captain Nor
veil, the wind was so strong that her men coult
not be taken off, but be waited by her until tn
storm moderated, and then they were taken OF
safely,
SEAsoNABLE OPPOsIuoN.-Col. Colt at Hartford
Conn, has an extensive greenhouse in which ,anu
airy does business in successful competition with tn
summer months. In that greenhouse, strawberrie
are tlourishing at the present writing. The Time
say that cucumbers are now plentiiully produced
and bring, for the long variety, (trom Englis
seed,) fifty to seventy-tiye cents each. Peach
are now as large waInuts, and grapes large a
rifle bullets. Figs far advanced; pineapple
ripe; apricots, plums, beans, &C., &C., are sigh
to behold; while roses and rare flowers of ever
variety are in bloom. Last March, Mr.. Stebbin
} sold $500 worth Of cucumbers; this month he ca
l sell 81 900 worth of that article The grape
! alone, in the hot and cold graperies, can produc
to Col. Colt a profit of $4,000 when fairly undo
way.
> Both Houses of the Legislature of Michigan have
by large maOrities, restored the ale beer and eide