New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-01

plus Of f3,75O,0O0, and proposes reduction Of tn
duty on tea and readjustng Of the income tax
The case Of the forgers of American greenbacks ha
been remanded to May s. Notes from England
France, and Austria in behalf of Poland, were pre-
sented TO the Court of St. Petersburg on April IL
and the Governments Of Italy and Portugal express
ed their concurrence with those notes. The heVo
lutionary Committee had divided Poland into q
districts, each to furnish 400 men and pay taxes
Bavaria has protested against the exclusion Oh tne
Bavarian dynasty from the Greek throne. Inc
acceptance of the throne by Prince Wiiiiam o.
Denmark ia considered probable.
The National Fast day was well observed in
this CITY and immediate neighborhood. Business
was for the most part suspended and the church-go
ing norton of our people repaired 10 their places OF
worship as suggested by the Presidents Proclama-
ton. Not few, however, were deferred from pay
inc attention to the observance Of the day. owing to
the peculiar time the eve of the LIST Of May, when
so mspy hundred families were on the move. Ser.
mons were preached by the Rev. Drs. Bellows,
Morgan, Mcleod, Porter, and True, and the Rev.
Messrs. Beecher, butcher, Garnet, Newman, Sloane,
aud others. Meetings for prayer and conference
were held 10 several Of the Baptist, Presbyterian,
aud Universalist Churches, where the services were
participated in by various ministers and laymen.
These meetingswere continued in some instances, in
the afternoon and evening. At ell the services a
deep interes. was manifested by the people 10 the
welfare Of the soldiers now on the battlefield; and
i'll their behalf many fervent prayer was offered
by thoss most deeply interested, Ministers who had
in the service, mothers, fathers, brothers, and
sisters Altogether, the observance Of the day will
be attended with memories Of blessed effect, extend
ing hallowed influence upon the great National in
terests which all feel are at stake.
We have some particulars of the loss OF the An
glo-Saxon. She got into q mass of floating ice on
the 25th; there was dense fog; it was dangerous
TO work the lgines, 90 she drifted all night. On
the Goth, at 10 d. m the fog cleared; clear water
was visible from masthead; at 2 p. IN. she got clear
OF ice and steered at full speed northwest. She was
by noon reckoning, in position which should have
given Cape Race 40 or 80 miles distance. A strong
souhery breezs and dense fog set in; the ship
was steered 30 as to pass Cspe Race at distance Of
II miles, At II a. M, while going at full speed,
breakers were reported; the engines were instantly
fiat on the rocks at Clum Cove, four miles north of
Cape Race. As she could not get of, attention was
givento landing the passengers; some were gotin
boats; some landed on the rocks from the studding-
sail booms; 2O1 in all we're thus saved, SO cabin IO3
steerage and II crew. About noon the ship sudden
ly swung off and sunk in so feet of water. The
Captain and great number Of passengers were on
deck at the time, and all were lost. II the state
ment Of the number Of passengers and crew shipped
is correct, there are 237 lives lost.
The Court-martial at Cincinnati has convicted
two men of recruiting for the Rebels within the
Union lines, and they to be shot the 18th Of
May. One man was found guilty Of publicly de-
clsring sympathy with the Rebellion, and sentenced
to four months hard labor; two others were fined
$500 each for aiding deserters to osc pc.
Beside sketches Of Fast Day sermons, we give
on our second and third pages this morning letter
from St. Louis, one from Egypt" Southern ILL.,
nois), singular article by The Richmond Why on
Gen. Mcclellan, news items, &c.