Year: 1863

The newspapers to the 18th instant brought from Eng
Land ~ the steamer Sqon furnish few additional items
of European news


The Paris correspondent OF the London Times says after


good of variation he needle of public opinion
at rsent to point to peace likely be preserved The
is said to have been to at the council on the
9th There was an aomated discussion between the
and war parties. The Ministry formed, it is added are
greatly id the majority and had the best of it, The
respondent of the Morning Post also says there in
confidence peace under the beefhat Napoleon
will not 90 to unless other Powers join him.


La France declares that the French note in reply 10
Prince Gortschsko firmly maintains the claims advanced
by the three Powers in common and insists upon the ad
mission Of the eight Powers to the Conference The note
s however drawn up in spirit of moderation which al
lows the Cabinet Of st Peersburgh to yield without dsad
vantage to its dignity.


The accounts from Manchester state that the consump-
ton Of cotton has already reached probably the limit which
the supply is likely TO afford for some time to come, and
this alone will account for mills not beng able to
resume work


The whole of the plates of the cupola ship Royal So
yereign are to be covered with vitreous sheathDg
which consists of surface of glass based upon small plates
of iron sufficiently thin to be to certain extent flexible
which applied to the ship by new adhesion process,
and have been ascertaned to be capable of resisting all



is one and sixpence per square foot
THE FRENCH MONARCHY IN MEXICO


La France has doubt that all the Mexican States will
raty the proclamation of the Archduke Emperor,


fifteen States of the eighteen have already
in favor Of French Intervention The London Times says:
"The seating Of an European prince on an American
throne under the protection of French bayoDets, is
event the Importance of which will become more and
more conspicuous. Other matters which fill at present





the Austrian throne and the French army of occupation
will be permanent elements in the politics OF both hem
| spheres.


The Emperor Napoleon by his plainly spoken opin-
ions recognising the South has caused both himself and
his Empire to become objects OF extreme dislike to the
Northerners This feeling will gain depth and permanence
by the establishment of Empire in Mexico-the very
scheme against which the Monroe declaration was lev
elled.


.The jealousy can hardly fail to bring the Federal
| power into collision with the empire. In the far
West such regions AZ Sonora and Lower California, pe0
pied by few Spanards and Indian tribes will naturally
invite the ambition of the Americans the Pacific
and thus if the United States Government to
acquiesce in and acknowledge the empire there will
be always matter for quarrel whenever the opportunity
| is desired


The position of France as the protector of this weak
empire OF her creation must be for the future one of
antagonism to the pretensons of Washington statesmen
and is in this respect that the recent revolution has the
| most Importance"


POLISH QUESTION.


The notes of the three Powers have been dispatched to
ST. Petersbugh Nothing has yet trauspred possessing
any claim to rustworhness in relation to the late French
Cabinet Council The Paris papers assert that the
tents of the three notes similar in substance and
times even identical in language The impression, how
ever grows stronger and stronger that there is alliance
for any but diplomatic purposes and that there will
quently be no war.


The Moniteur of Saturday published the full text Of
Prince Gortschakos late despatch c the Russian Embas
| adj N French
appears be that the intends to apologize
to France for the sharp aud ronca tone of the first but
that does not hold out greater hope OF compromise
with regard to Poland.


The Nation of August 9th says that the despatch of NJ
Drouyn de Fuys which has left for ST. Peersburgh, is
couched a very sharp tone especially the part of it
commenting on the affirmation of Prince that
the insurrecton is the result Of the excitement kept up in
| foreign countries by the emigration.
| The Paris Memorial Dipomstique says:


"n order that the attitude of Austria to Russia may
be clearly defined to the eyes Of the world Count Rech
berg has instructed Prince Meernch and Count Appony
to propose to make to France and England counter
proposition that which Count Gortschsk proposed to
Austria in his wellknown dispatches of the 9th and l4h
of July last Instead Of separate understanding be-
tween the three Northern Courts for deciding upon the
development of the six points the Cabinets of Paris,
Vienna and Lendon wouS express in protocol ad hoe
he bearing and extent that according TO their views the
preliminary bases set forth in the notes OF June IL ought
| to have.


"This protocol, signed by the three Courts would be
presented for the acceptance of Russia invariabe
llQ3raHne III the court OF St
Tie meeting Of sn European Conference would be no
more than question Of FORM although its objrct would
be to give solemn sanction to the arrangements previous
decided upon between the three Powers the side
and Russia the other.


"The Austrian position mpartiBg a rapid progress to
the negotiations would allow Of prOmpter cessation OF
hosties being arrived at in Poland and Of removing ut
the time al opposition the part Of Russia to the
meeting of European Conferences for in the main the
procedure would be observed at the Congress of
Vienna at which the destiny Of Poland frat settled in
hpnra hahn tad
| of the subscribers Of the final act Of Vienna


"The course invoked in the replies of Prince Gorts
chskoff would be maintained, it is true, but with this
sental dierence-tha instead Of causing the revival Of
the pretended solidarity between the three Powers OF the
partition it would forever sanction the right acquired by
the Powers subscribing the final Of Vienna watch
the loyal execution of the engagements contracted by
Russia, under the guaranty OF Europe in favor of Po
/ land"


| REFORM OF THE GERMAN CoNFEDERACY.
The London Times ssys there seems belief among
politicians that the Imperial Austrian proposal will hardly
be su than Others ard that whether for good
evil the Confederation must what it is, unless
political cohvuson takes place. The King OF Prus
sa has already objected to the proposals. the ground
that they would diminish his own liberty of action and
dangers This s the cardinal defect of the whole system
Prussia will assent to nothing because the reform would
be made in Austrian interests 1t would give the Empe
such influence would expose Prussia TO the dan
ger Of having to defend her Italian Hungarian pro-
any future Again there jealousies be-
tween Prussia and the minor States aud among the minor
/ States Themselves which almost insuperabe.
i PACIFIC ATTITUDE or JAPAN.
] The Moniteur of Saturday publishes the letter Of