New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-30

At Sheffield an eDgrsver and one Of his workmen
have been arrested on charge of forging American
greeubacks. The Poles have without hesitation, and
universally, rejected the amnesty offered to them by
the Emperor of Russia. The intercession of Austria,
England, and France in behalf of the Poles is now
officially announced Several more successes Of the
insurgents are announced, and the iDsurrection is
reported to gain ground in the Government Of wilma.
Langiewicz has declared TO Austria that he can no
longer be bound by bis parole, and he will, conse-
quently, be put under strict guard. The female
aid.de-camp, Mademoiseile Pustovoydova has been
liberated by the Austrisns. In China, the combined
force of the late Gen. Ward and the Imperial troops
have suffered severe defeat before the city Of Tai
Tsan.
This being Fast Day the Courts, the Merchants
and Produce Exchanges, Banks and Insurance Ohi'
ces will be closed. The PosOfiice and the Custom
House will close about noon, aud business generally
will be suspended. Special services will be held in
most Of the churches in some cases sermons will be
dispensed with, and number of congregations will
unite at a single church in prayer and conference.
The ProcIamstions Of the Precedent, Governor, and
Mayors of New-York and Brooklyn are printed on
our third page.
AT meeting of the American Geographical and
Statistical Society last evening, j. Smith Homans
read an interesting paper on the production of gold
and silver throughout the world, and especially in
the new territories Of the United States He showed
that the yield this year from the mines Of California
would probably exceed $lOO, 100000, and thought
that with proper Government tax thereon, the Ma
tional debt could be very rapidly reduced
The bark Lysander, arrived yesterday from
Cienfuegos, reports brief interview with pirate
schooner. The Captain says: " lie came alongdide
and ordered me TO heave to and send my boat on
board of him. / refused, and called al bands and
ordered the small.arms to be got ready. The pirate
say the crew rush aft with muskets, and concluded
tofe us pass"
We have news from Pnebla TO April 9, show
ing the progress made by the French in the siege OF
the city. According to the latest arrivals received
at Vera Cruz, they Were said to be in possession OF
the Plaza De Aymes, OF the Cathedral, and OF one
half Of the city, In Venezuela the insurgents have
suffered several dsfeats
Col. Robert Nagent OF the Goth NewYork Vol
unteers, has been appointed by the Secretary Of
War, Provost Marshal General for the first nine
Congressional Districts Of this State, embracing
New-York, Suffolk, Kings, Queens aud Richmond
Counties and will Immediately relieve hr. Simeon
Draper.
The funeral Of Col. Edmund c. Charles Of the
Tammspy Regiment took place yesterday afternoon.
from the City Hall, the 5th Regiment, n. Y. S.
NJ, and the Light Guard, whiting in paying the last
ribute Of respect to the memory # the deceased.
The remains were inferred in Greenwood Cemetery.
The locomstive-hou,e belonging to the Erie
Railway Company, situated near the Long Dock, at
Jersey City, caught fire las. night aud was totally
There were ten locomotives IN tho build
ny, all but three Of which were safely removed.
The loss il estimated Vt $4,000.
The prize schooner St. George, BrtSh Of
course, arrived here yesterday. She was from Bor-
nuds for Wilmington, n. C., with cargo Of salt
-um and provisions, and was captured by the United
States steamer Mount Vernon on the sd inst.
"A Convention Of Representatives Of the great
railroad lines 10 tho West met - Buffalo yesterday,
and adopted importsn, regulations in regard 10 the
,ale Of tickets &C., for which oeo dspA'ch IN
another column.
Last evening Frederick Douglass delivered q
lecture before large and enthusiastic congregation
in the Church Of the Purtans, his subject beng tho
past, present. and future Of the negro race N The
United States.
"A dispatch from the officers in charge OF the
mails of the Anglosa1on sage that TOO hundred and
fhiryseren hres lost, out Of total Of AS pass
engers and crew. The mails were also lost.
Cyrus w. Field was at Buffalo yesterday talk.
ing for the Atlantic Telegraph. He spoke before
the Board of Trade, after which resolutions in favor
Of the project were unanimously adopted.
We print elsewhere letter from tbs Hon.
Daniel S. Dickinson in answer to an invitation 70
address the Loyal Union League Of Baltimore.
The reawakened speculative spiri! in The Stock
market rampant yesterday and the Transaction, large and
well distributed At the Sses1d Board the continued
very much excited and buoykn At the o'clock call there
was very active and firm market The feeling the close
was very strong The foreign Exchange market qaie. and
unsettled. The nominal quotations l6idlb5 Freights
continue dull and rates heavy and lower Gold has
been excited and the quotation has ranged be.wssa l5Odl
Money continues very sbandsnt At +15 call with
considerable transaction, a. 3d3l y cent
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Our correspondent at Athens writes US that
the Greek Assembly or Congress on the lst