The New York herald., 1862-03-05

1Sa oiHameht. nir. DriSnt maue th ehetSe"0
speech ia condemnation of the outlay, added to
the naval estimates, incurred by the policy which
terminated in the surrender of Mason and Slidell
Mr.. Bright evidently thinks, as a commercial
liberal, that the game was not worth the cost
charged to the British people. Lord Palmerston
defended the course pursued by his Cabinet.
| Earl Russell acknowledges himself satisfied with
the operation of the Union government in sinking
the stone feet off Charleston harbor He says the
measure was merely an aid to the blockade and
was not intended to be permanent. Indeed he says
that Charleston harbor could not be oblterated by
artificial MEANS as the water will force an opening
in another channel, and that Napoleon agrees with
him in the opinion.
Lord Palmerston is confident that vast deal Of
excellent cotton may be had from Africa if the at
enton of the natives on the coast can be directed
to legitimate trade. He gives the United States
government full credit for its honest endeavors to
aid in the suppression of the slave trade, previous
to the breaking out of the rebellion and says he is
confident they will be resumed when the war is
over.
| The case of Mr.. Shaver, another Englishman ar
rested in this country by government order, was
noticed in the House of Lords.
All the English gunboats made ready at Sheer
| ness during the ''war with America" excitement
are to be dsmantled.
Insurances are effected in Liverpool on British
vessels chartered to 'run the blockade" the char
ter party selecting his port of entry. The rates
are from ten to fifteen guineas.
There is a batch of royal candidates-from Aus
tria, Spain and Belgium-for the throne of Mexico.
1t is also said that General Prin, of the Spanish
army, in imitation of Iturbide when commissioned
by Spain, may appropriate it to himself. royal
Aztec, descended from ga race of kings" now
living in Mexico, will also claim the crown by vr-
tue of hereditary right. He is engaged in teaching
a grammar school in one of the provinces of the
republic, and his name (translated into English) is
Smoking Bucklcr."
Our Paris correspondent states that the pre-
sumed Union mission which some persons attached
to the visit of Archbishop Hughes to Paris has
injured the cause of our government seriously in
| the mind of Napoleon. In fact, he asserts that
the Ultramontane Society, which was gathered
around the Archbishop, after his landing under the
guise of an amateur Union diplomat induced the
hostile tone assumed by many of the leading jour-
nails of Paris towards us soon afterwards
Another Paris correspondent repeats his warn
| ing that the Emperor is the enemy of the Union
cause, and that he will show it after he has tho
roughly humbled England in Mexico.
| General de Montaudon, Of the French army,
has been appointed to the command of the sub
Coun. de Lorencey, who has taken the command
Of the additional expedtionary corps which is to
| be sent by the Emperor to Mexico.
| In addition to the naval expedition to Mexico,
the French government, it is said, contcmplates
sending one, though on smaller scale, to Buenos
Ayres.
Spanish paper now demands demonstration
| against Peru bv the Queen.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate yesterday, memorial from mer.
| chants and others, of New York, doing business
on the Pacific coast, asking Congress to provide
Immediately for the transportation of the mails
between New York and San Francisco, via Aspin.
wall and Panama, was presented and referred. A
joint resolution to appoint Henry Barnard, of Con-
necticut, a member of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, to fill the vacancy occa.
stoned by the death of Professor FELTON,, was re-
ferred to the Library Committee. The House bill
adding an additional article to the Articles Of War
was reported by the Military Committee. The
bill providing for the safe keeping and
maintenance of United States prisoners was
passed. The bill authorizing the President
TO appoint Commissioner to confer with British
and French Commissioners, to take measures for
the preservation Of the Atlantic fisheries, was
passed. A resolution that the presents from the
King of Siam be kept among the curiosities of the
Department of the Interior was adopted. A bill
providing for the codifcation and revision of the
laws Of the District of Columbia was reported
The Confscation bill was taken up and Mr.. McDou
gall, Of California, concluded his speech in oppo-
stion to it. Mr.. Cowan, of Pennsylvania also
spoke against the bill. The Conference Committee
on the bill relative to paying certain Western rail.
roads for transporting troops made report
\ which was agreed to. The Senate then went into
executive session, and afterwards adjourned.
| In the House of Representatives, the Pennsylva.
MIA contested election case was taken up, and Mr.
verree, the sitting member, declared entitled to
his scat. The Senate's amendments to the bill pro.
viding additional clerks to the New York Assist
ant Treasurer's Office and for the appointment OF