Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1863-03-18

selves to reflect on the miseries and hope
lessness of the war in which they were
engaged. He differed from The opinion
expressed that the time had not arrived
for the recognition of the Southern States.
His conviction was that come what may,
a reconstruction of the Union was impos-
sible; but on the whole he approved the
course the Government had pursued.
rCheers.
Earl Russell, in reply, justified the
policy which the Government, had pur
sued, but expressed the opinion that it
would be impossible for the Union be-
tween the North aud the South to be
again established. Earl Malmsbury ex-
pressed regret that England had not join
ed France in the proposed mediation.
f. ri Gray took the contrary view.
La the House of Commons, D'Israeli
reviewed the ministerial programme, i'm
putting vascillation and inconsistency III
the Government The Foreign Secreta-
ry said the North was fighting for en-
piro, the South for independence. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer was warmly
in fav2r of the South. but was followedby
the Secretary of War, who avowed his
opinion Numerically opposed thereto, and
lastly the Chief Secretary for Ireland d.
clared his conviction that the Lord OIL
Hosts was ighiog for The Southern Con
federates.
Richmond, March ,. -Nortteru dates
to the 25th have been received. The bill.
TO enroll and call out the militia passed
the Federal House with amendments, by
yeas 50, nays 10. The Senate passed
bill authorizing the President to suspend
the writ of habeas corpus BY yeas a, nays
10.
The New York World says gold wa
furious on the 24th--it touched " cents
premium; mostly heavy sales, generally
from foreigners.
The steamer Jura, from Liverpool with
dates to the 18th, has arrived. At the
Lord Mayors late banquet, Mr.. Mason
said he expected the speedy establishment
Of friendly relations between the British
aud Confederate governments, and the
declaration was received with much an
plausc The Times says That Nit. Mason
is much too fast, that the present pro-
ceedings mean nothing.
The reply of Lincoln to the Manchester
address had been published. 1t deplores
the suffering occasioned by the c.tton
famine but rejoiced that the effort ID ere
ale sympathy for the sees-siou.sfs have
failed in England. liz cuilgizes tile Ut
terunce of the Manchester meeting LYNN
sublime herois aud expresses an ear-
nest desire for perpetual peace between
the two natiors.
The ship George Grinald, with Amer
can coutuOutl Ju for tie relief If Eug.i-a
operatives, had arrived at Liverpool aud
wa, received with d salute. The COulej-
crate steamer Sumpt-r had escaped from
u ibraiter, and fhe Tu-car1ra had sailed
for Csdlz. it was reported thaf rhe war
steamer 290 was in thr M ar-ay 1n tNe y M
u.t.. aud expected to sail iu n ieW 4ay-
for a rebel rendezvous In tile address VIII
tae new corps legi>iatf 10 The Emperor.
the paragraph relating 10 Mckee, Amer
iea aud itaiy was passed, but the opp 81.
siou strongly denouucad he Mex.ciu war
and continued occupation Of Rome.
Berhu papers announce views VI an
aialmi.- character from hc Polish pow
iuces, rEe agitation having crossed lno
Prussia llontier. pru.-iaa uuaps VIE
c,aceH,aUng there
The sales o. cotton tor tie week were
25.JJo bales closing at decline Of haiti
peuuy.
Richmond, Nsreh I'd. -Go'I advanced
to-day 40 per cent, closiug % 300 pre-
alum. auu market much excited. Bunk
uoie, commanded % per cent. premium;
narSel firm.
10 the Senate, Mr. Oldham, of Texas,
from the committee Cu commerce, report
cd Oach t"e joint resolution relative to the
free navigation of the Mississippi river,
VITA % substitute for the preamble which
declares tA"t 1tls settled aud recognized
~v tbat the right Of navigating for com
uerciai purposes, river whch hJws from
Que Sat. through the territory of another
stale Iu'o the sea, Is common % all na-
lions iuuobltins different parts of irs
5auk,, &c. The resolution VA the com
nItJce aihrm the principle and declare
the tree navigation 81 tne Mississippi
river, a natural right Of all the States
upou IS hanks or unDu the hank. ,f ~.