New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-26
ERAL NEWS.

In the United States Senate yesterday the fol-
lowing bills passed. authorizing the President
TO confer brevet rank to promote the health, com
fort aud efficiency OF the army; 10 amend the Pachc
Railroad bill; the Indian appropriation bill. Among
the bills introduced were these: to authorize the
bridging of the Ohio at CoviDgton; for the payment
of officers aud soldiers not regularly enrolled; TO &C.
cure the right of trial by jury in land cases i'll Cali
foruia.
In the House the ConscIiption bill was amended
BY combining tie term of service OF drafted men 10
the present rebellion not, however, to exceed three
years; also that persons found in time OF war or
rebellion lurking or acting rs spies about the fOrtf.
cations camps of the army, shall be tried by
general court-martia or military commission and On
conviction shall suffer death. After the rejection Of
several o;her amendments, and one substitute, the
bill passed by the strong vote Of iJ to 10. Al
the Evening Session bill was reported spprepra,ing
SIS 600 900 TO aid in patng the slaves Of Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Bridges member elect from Tennessee
was admitted to a seat by vote of the House. The
amended Internal Revenue bill was then taken up
in Committee of the Whole, and agreed to in all i'm
portRnt particulars, as printed in The TRIBUNE Of
Wednesday.
BY the arrival of the City Of Washington and
the Borassis at this port, and of the Jura at Port
land we have five days later news from Europe.
The Polish infurection appears to be still spreading
although thee is an army of over 100000 Russian
troops i'll the kingdom. number of engagements
have taken place. and in at least some of them the
Poles are admitted 10 have been victorious. The
agitation is spreading to Austrian and Prussian
Poland. The Emperor Of Austria has prorogued the
Gacian Diet, because Prince Sspieba, the head Of
one Of The FIRST Polish families had announced hi.
intention Of processing that the Diet should vote
address to the Emperor of Austria requesting his
diplomatic inIercession in favor Of Poland. The
Prussian Government is concentrating large bodies
of troops the from The Italian Chamber of
Deputies eyinced considerable sympathy for the
Poles, bot, upon the recommendation Of the Minis
ters finally adopted q resolution declaring that the
present time Was inopportuDe for the consideration
OF the matter. Mr.. Mason, the Rebel COMMISSIONER
was invited to banquet given by the Lord Mayor
Of London, and made o. eech expressing the hope
that the Relationship between England and the
Southern Confederacy would be soon one OF close
alliance. A rely Of President Lincoln to the MAN.
chester address is published in the English papers,
sad will be found entire in another column OF this
mornings TRIBUNE. number Of Anti-Slavery
meetings are being held in the English towns. The
American relief ship George Grswold arrived at
Liverpool on Feb .. The Paris Nonitear disowns /,
the attempts by some French agents in the COnied
crate States Tor detaching Texas from both the Con-
federale and the United States.
Judge Watts, Delegate in Congress from New
Mexico. received advices yesterday from III paso |
chat the French 8 900 strong, have captured Quay
mas, Lower California and were marching on Her
mosea, the capital of tie Mexican State Of Sonora.
"A mutiny occared on the ship Lucy Thompson,
of Staten Island, yesterday. The disorderly sailors
were mostly black men. The Harbor Police ar.
rested them, and they are held for examination.
Coal IL going down price, in spite of the gold
rise. There was an auction sale in this city, yeser
day, Of 900 tuns, 81 70 TO s. % for stove sze
and IS 10 to S Is for lump coal.
In the First District Of Connecticut, the Demo.
Gratis have nominated Alvin r. Hyde for Congress.
In the Second District. they nominate the present
member, James Z. English.
-Ons of tie Dupont powder mills. near Whining
ton. Del, was blown up yesterday, and thirteen
workmsn were killed. Much damage was done to
the other buildings.
Tine Stock market opened strong, but at the close
eths session was weaker for most dissertations The bear
ooremo"t wa strongr than some day, past Govern
0snts SSis very 'es @ large Transaction, la res.tsrsd