The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-17

From GoEgnanJs Messenger, AUg.4 4.
General Sickles the United States Minister to
the Court of Spain, has just presented his Gre
dentias to Marshal Serrano, Regent of the
kingdom. Near his IIighness were the Minister
of State, the Secretary of the Regency. The
American representative delivered the following
address,
have the honor to be the bearer of a letter
addressed to your Highness by the President of
the United States, accrcditing me as Envoy EN-
traordinary and Minister PlenipOtentiary to the
Spanish Government. Happy in beng chosen
to fulfil n mission of friendship and good rela-
tions, ] should be wanting to my Instructions,
not less than my own inclinatlons, II | dld not
do all in my power to preserve and draw closer
those ties of perfect understanding which
have been so close and endured so long be-
tween the two nations. The people OF the United
States have not remained indifferent spectators
of the great events, the result OF which has OGen
the election of your lIighness to the Supreme
Magistracy of this noble country. The United
States. .attrbuting in great measure thelItnatonal
prosperity of the beneficial influence OF liberal
institutions and to the good faith with which
they observe all international treaties, appreciate
Mt present, more than ever. the traditional friend
ship which unitcs them to Spain: they feel them
selves animated in regard to her by that synpa-
thy which arises from a common participation
in the profitable exercise OF constitutional hOcr-
ties"
His Highness replied as follows
al receive with satisfaction the letter of the
President of the United States accreditng you
tentiary of that republic to the Spanish Govern
ment You may be assured of finding among
us the most cordial and cilicaclous cooperation
for the accomplishment of your noble designs.
You may be convinced that our efforts Will tend
to increase the traditional relations of peace and
good intelligence existing between the two
nations as will be suitable to the interest of two
peoples who already united by so many ancient
ties, possess at present another stlll more
considerable, that is to say, the useful exercise
of the most extended liberties which our COnsti-
tuition has made to harmonizc with the mon
archy, the recollectiOns of which are so glorious
for Spain As to you, sir, whose higher distin-
guished qualities are known to me, feel plea
sure in assuring you that the President of the
United States could not have made choice of
person more agreeable to me than yourself to fill
that honorable position
Afterwards the new Minister presented to his
Highness the members of the Embassy, and re-
tired with the customary ceremonies and honors.
Financial Position of Italy.
The OpiniOne, of Florence which for several
days past had been silent relative to the govern
mental crisis, returns to the subject to-day more
vigorously than ever, and declares formally that
the Cabinet is wrong to wish to obtain vote
from the Chamber, and that the Ministers are
greatly mistaken if they think that after CEN
sure they would still be allowed to make an
appeal to the country. That language is very
significant, and proves more than all the articles
of the journals of the opposition that the mo-
ment of the crisis has arrived. Such at least is
the view taken of the situation by every one
except, no doubt, by the Ministry. which seems
more than ever to wish to turn a deaf ear to the
lesson, and contemplatcs closing the session,
and only assembling the Chamber in the month
of November. have frequently referred to the
financial question and to the necessity OF pro-
Viding for il. The returns show how near | was
to the truth The last report of the Treasury,
drawn up on the 30th of June, shows resources
to the amount of S1249, SS6f. There remained
to pay on the lst of July 900 600 600 of rentes,
nominal and - 600 600 to bearer in all 80 100000,
mb q tO odd
The Treasury has, indeed, to receive 75,OOO,OOO
from the Tobacco Company, and there remains
the $50, 600 of bonds created by the law OF
1867 on the ecclesiastical property. Possibly
with those means the dividend OF january next
may be paid.
The Inter-University Boat Race.
From the London Times, Aug 3.
The Harvard crew continue to practise daily
on the Putney water, both morning and evening.
On Monday evening they discarded their own
boat and went out in a racing fOur-Oar lent them
by the London Rowing Club; and, nOtwithstand-
ing it was their first attempt in an English out
rigger sat her very steadily. On Tuesday and
again yesterday they were out in the same boat,
which was built by Clasper and appear to row
better and faster in her than in their own ship.
In consequence of having been accustomed to
row stroke on the starboard or bow side, as we
term it, instead of on the port or proper side, it
became necessary, with the change of boat, that
a corresponding change in the positions OF the
Oarsmen should be made; so that each man
III,
the side to which he had been accustomed. Mr..
Loring, therefore, who had been rowing the bow
oar, was brought into the after-part OF the boat
and occupied the stroke thwart Mr.. Simmons
shifting from stroke to No. 3, Mr.. Rice from No.
3 to No 3 and Mr.. Bass from No to bow. BY
this alteration each man continues to pull on his
own side and to use his own oar, and certainly
the alteration is by no means for the worse, II
having been generally remarked that since Mon
day. when the change of boats and places oc'
CURED, there had been marked Improvement
in the crew. The Oxford men are now III prac
tice at Pangbourne
NapOleOn's Policy.
The Rappel of Paris comments in the follow
ing terms on the Emperor
No want of respect can be shown towards HIN
who drives ''the chariot of State" by telling hin
that he is the reverse to the driver OF hack
When YOU take n cab you tell the coachmal
where TO drive YOU Quite the contrary II Il
the conductor of the chariot of State who drives
YOU where he pleases. He saves you th'
trouble of giving any address. Once IN III
vehicle you are his. As he intends to proceed
slowly he invites you to sleep, but not TO dream
He drops the windows in order to give you lresl
air, and drops the blinds, so that the daylgh
may not pain you. And when sudden nal
awakens you and you look out and dlscoVe
where he is driving you, you call out, r,Coach
man, how is this: / want to go to the Barrler
de rEtoile?" He only replies, ''Well, then, her
goes for the Barriere de pEtoie," and he take
you to the Bastile.
That King Arthur was a Northern man
maintained in an able article of the curren
number of the Westminster ReOiel0 son tn
Four Ancient Books of Wales, which ettectuall
disposes of Mr.. Skene's claim to put three q