The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05

NEW YC
establishment of throne for foreign prince in
the capital of the republic. produced great SEN
sation in government circles and among the people
in London, Paris and Madrid. The spaniards gen.
orally appauded his conduct. In the sitting of the
Cortes on the 10th of May, Senior Castro made
speech in support of his proposition to censure the
Ministry for their conduct in reference to Mexican
affairs. The Minister of State, in defending the
government, said they approved the conduct of
General Prim and the Spanish plenipotentiary.
Senior Olozaga requested that the documents
relating to the question should be commune
Gated to the House. Marshal O'Donnell said in
reply II shall examine the papers as soon rs
receive them, and shall communicate them to the
Chamber if see that there would be no inconve-
nience in my doing So
The Paris Monite,r, Patrie, Constitutional,
with many other French journals, sustain the posi-
ton of the Emperor in Mexico. The Constitu-
tionnel remarks that neither the governments or
subjects of England or Spain have had any redress
from Mexico, as provided for in the allied treaty,
and asserts that the conduct Of the commanders
of the two Queens. in leaving the country
without fulfilling the object of their mission,
is like that of "fremen who should run away
when conAagration was burning most fercely."
The Opinion Ndtionale- Prince Napoleon's
organ-objects to the scheme of founding throne
in Mexico, on account of the distance and cost,
and concludes by saying that after two years the
throne would be q target to be necessarily bat
tered by the United States.n
The London Times approves of the projects of
Napoleon, provided France wishes dominion in
Mexico. The London Post has an elaborate
article on the position of affairs in that country.
CURED since the arrival of the allied expedition,
the Post condemns what it describes as the
il-udged mission of General Almonte, to
which it attributes the independent course
pursued by France, limiting, at the same
time, however, that the Generals conduct
was probably prompted by French instigation.
conduct, (which is IS completely in the right as
on many previous occasions it has been in the
wrong" and, in reply to the Monaeur's attempt
to show that the honor Of France Is bound up with
the protection accorded to General Almonte, says
that that honor, if implicated at all, is implicated
in another fashion, since the honor of great
State SHOULD suggest the necessity of carrying out
a clearly expressed convention in its terms and
spirit.
Lord Palmerston, in speech which we publish
to-day, declares that Lord Lyons and M. Mercier
act in perfect accord in Washington with refe-
renee to their official action relative to the ques-
tons arising from the rebellion, and that their
instructions are identical" The Paris cores
pondent of the London Post makes similar state
ment.
The captain of the British steamship Bermuda
writes letter from Philadelphia to the owners,
detailing the circumstances attending the capture
Of that vessel by the officers Of the United States
Navy. The communication appears in our COL
umns to-day.
In the House of Lords Earl Russell laid upon the
table the new treaty with the United States for
the suppression Of the slave trade. He briefly ex-
planned its objects, and bore testimony to the ef-
put stop 20 the traffic.
CONGRESS-.
In the Senate yesterday communications relative
to soldiers imprisoned in the District penitentiary
and transmitting the instructions given to the pro-
visional Governors of Tennessee and North Caro-
lima, were received. A joint resolution was
adopted allowing hereafter premium Of two
dollars for every accepted recruit to the regular
army, and allowing soldiers enlisted as volunteers
or in the regular army to receive their first
months pay in advance. The joint resolution sus-
pending all payments under the act making pay
ment to persons employed in the Department Of
the West was also adopted. The Tax bill was
then taken up, and occupied the Senate till the ad
journment.
In the House of Representatives, the motion to
reconsider the vote whereby the bill to free from
servtude the slaves OF reDeis WAS reJected was
taken up, and after debate, the subject was re-
committed to the select committee, with instruc-
tons to report substitute in effect liberating the
slaves of the leading conspirators against the gov
eminent bill declaring all persons holding
Office under the Confederate government forever
ineligible to Office under the government of the
United States was passed. The House then ad-
M1sCELLANEOUs NEWS.
The steamship City Of New York, from Queens
town on the 22d of May, reached this port yester-
day evening. Our files are dated in London on the
2lst ultimo, and contain some very important de-
tails of her news report at Cape Race, telegraphed
from Newfoundland, and published in the HERALD
last Sunday and Monday mornings.
Where is Beauregard's rebel army This ques.