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From our own Correspondent.

To the Editor of the "Bangkok Recorder"

Sir:—-The papers tell us that the famous sculptor Schlesinger has just terminated an immense statue repres- enting universal peace, which is to be placed in the great international Ex- hibition. It seems to us that the time is ill chosen for such a monument. One of the witty papers says apropos of Schlesinger's work.

The latest telegrams bring us the news of new armaments; every body however is begging some body else to disarm. Austria begs Prussia to disarm, and the consequence of the request is that Bismarck orders 5000 of the Land- wehr to keep a sharp look out on the Saxon frontier.

The Austrian general Benedik has taken the command of the troops in Bohemia, and Prince Albrecht is in Verona and the Quadrilateral is being literally choked with cannon. The Italian peninsula resembles one great camp, and from the straits of Messina to the Alps we hear but one cry;—-

War to the Knife.—-Garibaldi has left Caprera. The Venetian chambers have authorized Victor Emmanuel to take dictatorial power, and volunteers are swarming from all parts to enlist. Prince Napoleon is at Florence, and now there appears no doubt but that a secret treaty really exists between Italy and Prussia.—-

How cannot is be otherwise, for how could Italy whose coffers are quite empty be making such military pre- parations, unless somebody were be- hind the scenes with a bag full of money? However, this can hardly lead us to believe in the new firm of,—-

Bismarck, Garibaldi and Co.—- Interest makes strange bedfellows.— Bismarck the representative pour Ex- cellence of despotism in partnership with Victor Emmanuel the represen- tative of the principles of nationalities. Austria which sold the duchy of Lauenbourg holding Venetia with an iron hand, and mocked at Prussia for wishing to swallow the Elbe duchies without asking the inhabitants to what sauce they would prefer being eaten; it is indeed—-

(A TERRIBLE MESS,)—which has been lasting for more than a month, with telegrams and diplomatic mes- sages flying about Europe, but as yet not a shot has been fired; however no body dare lead off the dance without the consent of the master of the Tui- leries, who has all along remained mum. The corps Legislatif met on Thur- sday last and it was impossible for Monsieur Rouher the Minister of State to shirk the question of 'what are you going to do?' The declarations of Mons: Rouher were of a most pacific nature. The policy of France, he says, will for the present be one of complete neutrality, and opposed to any attack directly or indirectly on the part of Italy against Austria. Should Victor Emmanuel take so inconsider- ate a step, it must be at his own risk. The Emperor retains perfect freedom of action. Everybody seemed satis- fied at the intention of the government, and Monsieur Thiers gave us a long regmarole (with false dates, talking of the conduct of Nelson in 1807, three years after the death of the Hero of Trafalgar ) advocating peace `a tout prix. It was thought that we were all right and were beginning to laugh at our ridiculous fears when a killing frost came and nipped our hopes in the bud. The Emperor and Empress went the day before yesterday to open the agricultural show at Auxerre and in a speech, in answer to an address from the Mayor, said that he breath- ed more freely amongst the inhabitants of the Department of the Yonne for he was well convinced that their attach- ment to his house were unalloyed, and that they like himself detested the treaties of 1815.

The telegraphic wires brought us the pendant of

In no time, and its effect was like a clap of thunder. Prussia again went down with a run and Emile de Girar- din says in an article in the “Liberti” the speech of Auxerre is the first note of the tune to which we shall have to dance in Europe.

Every succeeding German paper brings us most uncomforting news. There is marching and counter-march- ing in Prussia, Saxony, Austria, Bav- aria, and Wartemberg, and even Russia it is said is again at work at—-

The knowing ones maintain that Napoleon will remain a quiet looker on, if war breaks out, but I differ with them. He is evidently on very good terms with the cunning Bismarck and the adventurous Victor Emmanuel —-Bismarck’s journey to Biarritz some time ago was not for the health of the Prussian Premier: something has been brewing for some time past. Bis- marck would like to have the duchies, and Napoleon would not refuse to ex- tend his frontiers a little further, if you don’t object, say as far as the Rhine,-—well perhaps something might be done.—-

It is evident that Napoleon the Third who never gives up an idea, will again propose his hobby horse,—- THE CONGRESS.-—As he will inform Messrs. Hohenzollern and Hapsburg that he cannot stand such turbulent neigh- bors, and must try if they will come to Paris and settle their little differ- ences. The French capital is a nice place, and there is enough to amuse them. Who will think of refusing so polite an invitation!—-surely neither Prussia nor Italy as they are on too good terms with the Tuileries, and Austria dare not.

There are moreover other matters to settle. The question of Molds-—Wal- lachia, which has at last found a so- vereign in Prince Karl von Hohenzol- lern. Venetia and Rome which is a- waiting the putting into execution of the 15th Sept. convention.

What an excellent opportunity of leaving young Maximilian in the lurch ! England which a year ago turned a deaf ear to the proposed Congress, now seems to think the idea not so bad. This is what the Sphinx of the Tuileries is driving at—-tear to pieces the Treaty of Vienna—-be proclaimed THE PACIFIER OF EUROPE.—-And in- vite the representatives of the leading nations to come and spend a few days, and have a look at the great ex- hibition of 1867.

THIS A CONSUMMATION DEVOUTLY TO BE WISHED.—The people of Paris feel rather dissatisfied at the speech of the Emperor at Auxerre, for it must be concluded that the air of the capital does not agree with him as he breathes so much more freely out of it. Napo- leon the III has not forgotten the in- gratitude of the good people of his capital, who have returned nothing but anti-Napoleonic members.

ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF COUNT BISMARCK.—Assassination seems to be the order of the day, and it may truly be said “ Uneasy sits the head that wears a crown.”

Berlin dispatches inform us that an attempt similar to that on the life of the Czar of Russia, was made on count Bismarck the day before yesterday. On his way home a madman of the name of Bind, a son of the famous democrat fired five pistol shots upon the premier, —who fortunately escaped unhurt. The would be murderer committed suicide by cutting his throat with a sharp in- strument.

DUELLING IN THE HOLY CITY.— The anti-christian and abominable practice of genteel murder called duel- ling is decidedly on the increase. We have this winter had several rencon- tres in Paris and that on the most fatile grounds, private correspondence from Rome inform us, that the duel between Count Reciarde and Marquis Corta continues to be the subject of conversation. The Pope has ordered that both shall be punished according to law. The papal major domain has been named judge on the case. Count Re- ciarde has given himself up. The se- conds will also be arrested, young Baron Hubner has made himself scarce under pretence of joining his regi- ment.

The Monde Muniple writes that the autograph score of Mozarts Zauberflöte (the enchanted flute) has been pur- chased for £40 by the banker Jaqués of Berlin, who has made a present of it to the Koniglich Bibliothek for which the Adler Orden has been conferred upon him.

The series of balls at the Tuileries have now closed, so there will be no more dancing this season. These enter- tainments have been most numerously attended by citizens of the U. S. of America.

THE SISTER OF RACHEL AND THE OYSTER BED.—Shortly after the death of her sister the celebrated Trogi- dienne Rachel, Mdlle. Sarah Félix abandoned the stage, and took to oy- ster breeding on the shores of lower Normandy, where she has for some years past sucessfully directed an extensive parc aux huîtres. However the oyster pest by which the Caneal districts has been attacked has so depopulated her bed that she is now forced to make fresh exertions to obtain a livelihood. She has fortunately obtained permis- sion to cultivate a fresh bed on which she intends to try and acclimatise the gigantic American horse-shoe-oyster, a delicacy unknown to the European cooks.

Mr. Dion Boucicault's lastest produc- tion, is shortly to be put on the stage in Paris: the frequenters of our theatres will be enabled to see an English court of justice represented to the life, wigs, gowns and all.

Patti the delightful Italiano-Ameri- can songstress has left us: she will shortly appear in London. There is no truth in the report that she was short- ly to give her hand and heart to a Ger- man prince now in Paris.

In the midst of this continental confusion it is some consolation to look at the example given us by Eng- land, instead of me killing with the con- cerns of her neighbours, Great Britain is looking at home. What should we say in France if we could show a surplus equal to that of our neighbours across the channel.

We hear that the surplus will be devoted to pay off the national powers which are allowing their funds to be swallowed up in keeping up immense standing armies, in reducing the taxes, every year. The friends of enlargement of the franchise in our country were sur- prised that the ministry got so small a majority as five, and we expected to hear of the resignation of the min- istry, but we were agreeably disappoint- ed. The poor Molda—Wallachians are still in hot water in their newly elect- ed Hospodar. Prince Karl of Hohenz- ollern has been rejected by the confer- ence of Paris. Russia is trying her hand again, and we hear that Sebastapool will be rebuilt contrary to the stipulations of 1856, and an army will be ready at any time to invade Turkey. The head of the Police of St. Petersburg has found out a conspiracy to do away with the life of the Em- peror. Several Poles are accused of forming a part of the same. Spain is still in a deplorable state, on the verge of bankruptcy, and there is no telling where the useless war with Chili will lead to. Reports from South America inform us that an attack of the Spanish fleet on Valparaiso is hourly expected. It is however hoped that the presence of the English and American ships may prevent the Span- ish admiral from coming to extreme measures.

In the U. S. the executive and legis- lative powers are always on cool terms. The civil rights bill has passed a second time notwithstanding the veto of Presi- dent Johnson, who has declared the civil war at an end, and that the Southern States are now to enjoy all the rights of the North. Congress, however is, not of the same way of thinking, and mil- itary rule is still maintained in the late rebel states.

Fenianism seems to be dying a natural death in the States. The federal gov- ernment is doing all it can to put a stop to the agitation amongst the Irish in it dominions. Stephens the leader has, it is said, left Paris after having been feted by many of the English haters amongst our aristocracy, first and fore- most is the Marquis de Brissy of Anglo- phobic propensities.

Telegrams.

LONDON, 30TH MAY—-Twenty addi- tional Battalion, of Italian Volunteers or- dered.

LONDON, JUNE 1ST—-Spanish fleet re- pulsed in attempting to bombard Callao.

LONDON, 2ND JUNE—-Great debate on amendment Registration Bill. Austria submitted question. Duchies to decision diet.

LONDON, 4TH JUNE—-Cotton active and advancing. Austria having refused to discuss territorial changes success of Congress rendered doubtful. Jefferson Davis indicted for Treason.

Summary.

THE COURT.-—Her Majesty has held a Court, and the Prince of Wales a Levee. The Rajah of Johore was presented and Sir Richard McCausland, from Singapore.

FRANCE.—-The Emperor’s speech at Auxerre has, by order, been placarded in every commune throughout the empire. The idea of a Congress still keeps its ground, and Paris seems to be the centre of the negotiations going forward. A mail-steamer from Mexico, arrived at St. Nazaire, has brought three millions of francs for the French Government.

PRUSSIA AND GERMANY.-—The Prussian armaments are pushed forward. More diplomatic notes have passed. Prussia has summoned Hanover to explain her military preparations. The Federal Diet is attempting to hold the balance between the two great Powers, and the mobilisa- tion of the Federal army is contemplated.

The Czar is also understood to be re- monstrating with Prussia.

AUSTRIA.—-The concentration of forces on the Prussian frontier has commenced. The exportation of arms and corn is pro- hibited. The people are supporting the Government by patriotic movements. The nobility are removing their valuables from the districts likely to be the scene of the war. An Imperial decree confers immunity from capture at sea on mer- chant vessels belonging to belligerents, provided the latter adopt a reciprocal course. A basis suggested by France, to secure peace with Italy, is said to be the demolition of the Quadrilateral fortresses and the making Venice a free port.

RUSSIA.—-Prince Gortschakoff is re- ported to have warned Prussia that the Czar will side with Austria should the latter be attacked, but the statement wants confirmation. General Romanny- sky, the successor to Tchernaieff, has de- feated the Bokhariotes and taken a large booty.

HOLLAND.—-Important amendments have been proposed on the Culture Bill, and if carried the Ministry must resign. In view of the warlike preparations or- ders have been issued to be prepared for emergencies. The banquet to Prince Frederick has been postponed.

KINGDOM OF ITALY.—-The Govern- ment is asserted to have declared that the cession of Venetia must form the basis of any peace negotiations, and that it will wait till the 20th for the result of diplomatic efforts. Meantime volunteers are being enrolled ; the reserve of 1844 (that is of the youth of twenty years of age) is incorporated with the regular army ; the commanders-in-chief are at the head of their corps and the fleet is at the mouth of the Gulf of Trieste.

DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.-—The Chambers were opened on the 11th. The Provisional Government insists on the union of the provinces and on the coro- nation of a foreign Prince as Hospodar. It is said the Paris Conference has au- thorised the Porte to the military occupa- tion of the country.

UNITED STATES.—-The Reconstruction Committee have reported a Bill making important alterations in the Constitution. Mrs Davis has been allowed to stay at Fortress Monroe with her husband. The negro soldiery have been guilty of a seri- ous riot at Memphis in which many lives were lost. The Merchants’ National Bank of New York has failed, and Mr. John Ross, a broker of the same city, has absconded, having committed for- geries to a large amount. The Fenians, from Eastport, have seized a British schooner, and hoisted on her the flag of the Irish Republic. The cholera in the quarantine at New York has abated.

COMMERCIAL.—-On the afternoon of the 10th the City was thrown into immense excitement by the stoppage of Overend, Gurney & Co. A run ensued upon the banks which fell on the Bank of England who paid out about £4,000,000, and hav- ing laid the matter before Government they received authority to issue bank notes beyond the limit allowed by the charter. The failure of Sir Morton Peto, the great contractor, followed ; also the English Joint-Stock Bank, the Imperial Mercantile Credit, the Commercial Bank, of India ; Hallett, Ommancy, and Co. Wakefield ; Nash, and Co., Liverpool Bank and all other shares are much de- pressed, and confidence returns very tar- dily. The Bank rate of discount is at 10 per cent ; Consols, for account, 85½ ; money, 86¾ to 87. At the meeting of the Mercantile Bank the report was passed with little discussion. The meeting of the Hindostan will be held on the 24th.

A meeting of the shareholders of Over- end, Gurney, and Co. has been held, at which a rough statement of the business was submitted with the view of showing that the net profits had amounted to £230,000 per annum. No more seda- tious statement was ever paraded. It adds insult to injury. That with the loss of millions the concern could net profits of hundreds of thousands is simply ridi- culous. We hope the shareholders may find it true.

The suspension of the Liverpool mer- chants and shipowners, Messrs Pernie Brothers, and Co. has been announced. Thus ends for the present the record of disaster. The next few days will throw important light on the general position of affairs.

Russia, Germany, &c.

The six young Japanese sent to Russia have arrived at St. Petersbarg and been presented at the Asiatic De- partment to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Northern Bee says: "It is well known that the Government of Japan, in sending these young men to Russia, had in view a scientific object; the eldest of them is only eighteen years of age, and the two youngest are only twelve. They are to receive a Eu- ropean education, and thus acquire knowledge that will enable them on their return home to introduce many improvements and inventions hitherto totally unknown in Japan. Other young men have been sent to France, England, and Holland for the same purpose. The Japanese now at St. Peterburg were brought over in the Russian corvette Bogatyr, which land- ed them at Cherbourg, whence they came on by the railway through France and Germany. When they presented themselves at the Asiatic Department, under the protection of which they will remain during their stay in Russia, they wore European dresses and had their hair cut, not- withstanding which their features bear such a striking Asiatic type as to cause them to be immediately recog- nized as genuine natives of Nipon."

By the last overland mail despatches were received at Vienna, announcing that on the 12th of March last the Im- perial Austrian Consulate at Bangkok was formally and officially opened with the consent of the Siamese Gov- erament, and before the conclusion of any treaty. Herr Augustus Redlich has hoisted his flag, and officiates as the first Austrian Consul, which may be considered a distinguished mark of goodwill on the part of Siam.

Bangkok Recorder.

4th of July Celebration.

It gives us pleasure to notice in this issue that the 90th anniversary of Am. Independence was celebrated by a portion of American residents in this city on Wednesday, the 4th inst. at the residence of J. M. Hood Esq., U. S. Consul. As but a quiet and not real- ly a public celebration of the day was contemplated, and as the repast to which the guests were invited was to be only a tiffin and not a dinner, the attendance was not as large as it other- wise would have been. Some of our Am. Community had previously arrang- ed to celebrate the day, as we learned, by a steam boat excursion to “the old city,” and some still in other modes according to their more personal and independent pleasure. That any one of the community should neglect to remember the day with joy and some appropriate outgushing praise we will not believe.

Those of us assembled at the Ameri- can Consulate would doubtless have felt more of the genuine inspiration which the 4th of July is wont to beget in our own fatherland, could we have heard a national salute at sunrise, and another at midday attended by some martial parade led by martial music to some of our national airs, or even the King of Siam's brass band which we enjoyed a year ago. A Siamese brass band, we are informed, was ap- plied for, but was found disbanded, and could not be called from their distant homes in time, and that the firing of a national salute was impos- sible first because no guns could be obtained for the purpose, and second because government has not as yet per- mitted any representative of a foreign nation to fire a salute. But small as was the gathering and quiet as were the proceedings of this celebration, it was remarkable that with the absence of so much with which we had been accustomed to take inspiration at home there was so much of the genuine spirit of 1776 developed. Indeed we fancy that that spirit was quickened into new and even more vigorous life in the bosoms of the young and middle aged and old Americans that were present, than in most Americans at the commencement of our country's In- dependence, for the soul stirring e- vents of the ever memorable year 1865 were as fresh as but of yesterday in every mind, demonstrating by a thousand irresistible arguments the blessings of Independence from kingly and imperial sway, the unparralled strength of a people's government, and the glorious destiny which the King of kings has in all probability bequeathed to us as a nation.

The American Consulate at which the Consul resides was appropriately decorated for the occasion. Hundreds of flags were floating in the gentle breeze. The front verandah and the steps leading to it were neatly arrayed with green bushes, emblems of joy and praise. The reception room was charmingly draped with the ensigns of various nations, and smiled with joy by means of the bouquets that were tastefully arranged among them. The dining hall fired our hearts with the love of country by the banner display- ed in the farther end on which were inscribed in large letters—LIBERTY AND UNION. Those three words, though si- lent to the outward ear, were full of the most thrilling eloquence to our inward soul, and they discoursed to us with even more power than a dozen Daniel Websters united could have done be- cause that great man and his illustri- ous compeers died before our late baptism in blood and fire.

Having been seated a few minutes in the reception room, Mr. Hood arose and gave his guests a very hearty re- ception which he followed with a neat and appropriate address. We here give entire what he said.

It is a gratification to meet so large a number of American citizens in this beautiful portion of the eastern world, on this our nation's festal day; and as the representative of that great na- tion, I bid you a hearty welcome to my home, and entertainment, believ- ing, as I do, that the interchange of friendly greetings upon this auspicious occasion, will conduce to our future welfare, and happiness. Again I bid you welcome.

Permit me at this time to remark that of all the memorable days in the history of our beloved country, this our natal day towers above them in sublimity of thought and grand conceptions, and calls forth our adoration for our self-sacrificing, and noble minded progenitors, who freely gave their lives, and fortunes, that a nation of freeman might live and bless the world with the sublime idea, that man, was endowed by his creator, with self governing faculties, and that the Divine right of kings, to rule the world, has from the birth of our nation, been fading from the minds of the people everywhere—-and now but few crown- ed heads in the western world have any other claim to rule his brother man, than that which the people have seen it expedient to bestow.

The late struggle in our beloved country, has demonstrated to the world the strength and endurance of a free people, and their capacity for self-gov- ernment. These self-evident truths, encourage us onward in the noble work of disseminating American ideas, American literature, and American man- ners, and customs. This will tend to a better understanding of us as a na- tion in foreign lands.

None can so well estimate how bles- sed is the country of our nativity, as the citizens of the United States, who travel abroad and compare the institu- tions of his home, with those he meets with; when he sees the misery and deg- radation of the laboring classes, then he may turn his mind to his own, his native land, and exclaim how blessed are we as a nation, where every man feels that he is a part of the govern- ment, and has a voice in making its laws. And I pray an all-wise provi- dence, to watch over, and protect us, as a nation, for all future time. And that our free institutions, may contin- ue to bless the world at large.

In the language of the Immortal Webster let us proclaim, LIBERTY AND UNION, ONE AND INSEPARABLE.

After the address Young America consisting of a about a dozen American children under the lead of Miss F. Dean their elder at the Melodian sang Hail Columbia to the words.

Hail ye heroes heaven born band;

&c&c&c&c&c&c

The next move was for each gentle- man to conduct a lady to the tiffin tables in the dining hall. The tables were bountifully furnished with all that a man can with any propriety desire for a midday lunch.

It was a little remarkable that we had no kind of drink presented to us that could become a mocker or con- vert any one of us to raging and folly. Having finished the tiffin the Con- sul announced that it was then in or- der to give toasts, saying that having no wine they could be drank quite appropriately with the pure water of life from heaven. A toast was promised by Dr. B. provided he could have Dr. D. sustain it by one of his own happy speeches. The latter gentleman giv- ing, as was thought, a tacit consent, a sentiment was offered. It was this—-

Liberty and Union and equality for all men of our country before the law of the land as all are equal before the law of God.

The explanation of the meaning of the word Equality was called for by the Consul, which called out a defini- tion substantially—-that all men without respect to rank, caste, or color, are by the Constitution of the U. S. equally entitled to manhood, citizenship, and personal protection in all their land- able pursuits of happiness.

With this explanation Dr. D. arose and gave us an elaborate and interest- ing extempore speech well sustaining the sentiments of the toast. He dwelt upon the idea of equality and stated with great clearness that our Am. Con- stitution does hold all classes of A- merican subjects equal before the law— be they German, or Irishmen, or Afri- cans, or the pure white native born Americans, that every class of men is equally entitled to protection by the laws of the land—-having equal rights to the influence of their votes in the election of their own rulers, and that it is an outrage of common sense as well as of common justice to say or think that color should ever have any thing to do in forming an estimate of man's equality before the laws of our country.

But while holding to these views, he said he must advocate that there are certain limitations of the privileges of suffrage to individuals in every class, not more so in regard to the blacks than of the whites, which has always obtained in our government and which he hoped ever would. He alluded to many among white men as well as a- mong black men, who were as yet quite disqualified for the freedom of the elective franchise because of their ignorance. All such he would have held back from the ballot box until they shall have qualified themselves for suffrage by being able to read and write, and thus attain to some respon- sible status in the land. The speaker could not accord with many leaders of the Republican party who seemed bent upon universal and indiscriminate suf- frage either for white men or black.

The Dr. then proceeded to speak of Prest. Johnson and his policy of Re- construction. He gave the Prest. a high and just eulogium, showing that he had been every inch a man of most extraordinary symmetry from his youth to the Presidential chair.

All the speaker said up to this point seemed to meet the full accord of all his hearers. But when he came to extol the restoration of the Southern States to their former status in the govern- ment of our country, and advocate that such restoration was their just due and that it was purely fidelity to the Constitution and love of the Un- ion which had led the Prest. to a- dopt the policy he had and to stand so firmly to his purpose against the mighty power of Congress and in the face of the most unjust vitoperations and obloquy, then there appeared a marked division in the assembly. The same two parties—the President's party and the Congress party, that now figure at home stoodforth in bold relief, but as we are happy to report, without a hiss or even a word or look of disrespect.

Dr. B. then arose and expressed much pleasure to find as he did, that the views of his "twin brother" and his own on the great question of political equal- ity were so nearly in harmony, and stated briefly the reasons why Congress could not adopt Mr. Johnson's policy of reconstruction, and why he himself must stand by Congress in this vital question. He said Congress had obtain- ed the most reliable information from al- most all parts of the South, showing that the spirit of the rebellion and Yankee-hate was far from being dead, or even dying in the bosoms of the 50,000 Southern political leaders, and that to allow them to send representa- tives into Congress now, would produce unending discord in the very centre and heart of our country, and in all proba- bility soon begot another civil war. He stated the astounding fact that the present Mayor of Mobile had recently in a public assembly toasted Jefferson Davis, that arch leader of the rebellion as being a patriot worthy of the high- est praise and everlasting veneration by all the South, that the toast express- ed the unanimous feelings of the great assembly he was addressing, and that that was very probably the sentiment of a large majority of the leaders of Southern politicians. If such, he asked, be the spirit of the South, how sad, how ruinous, would it be to have those states restored to power in Congress!

Here the speaking ended: but the toast was not drank nor a vote taken to try the strength of the two par- ties, as neither were needed.

The party then rising from table at the lead of the Consul, returned to the reception room, when young America sang the "Star spangled banner" to the words usually set to it. This was followed by the good old Republican and time revered tune "Yankee doo- dle" to truthful and jovial words showing the origin of the tune, and the spirit that inspired it.

The children carried all the parts and performed it admirably.

After a due pause the sweet singers sang for their closing piece a touching song on The grave of Washington.

Having carried out all the pro- gramme which the Consul and his la- dy had designed for the occasion, the heavens then stooped, as if in lively sympathy with us, and gave us a grand out-pouring of wind and rain, those vitalizing and fructifying elements of all national prosperity.

Thus ended our celebration much to the gratification of all that were present, with thankfulness to our Con- sul and his good lady for the enter- tainment they had given us, and grate- ful regards to all others who volun- teered their aid in preparing it.

Petohaburee.

Mr. Burron,—In your account of your late visit to our place you made a very complimentary and eloquent allusion to our Mission compound. We think ourselves that it is a pleas- ant spot, and surely it never looked so lovely in our eyes as it did yester- day morning. The tall and ever grace- ful clusters of the bamboo in the ad- joining temple grounds, which protect us from the rays of the morning sun— the two tamarind trees in front, the row of cocoanuts on the opposite side all serving as a partial natural bound- ary—a cove in the bosom of which our houses are situated and even the Cape Jesamins and smaller shrub- berry and flowers had all put on their loveliest hue. The charm was pro- bably not so much in the place itself, which was essentially just as we had seen it for weeks, nor was it altogether to be attributed to the peculiar still- ness and beauty of the Sabbath morn- ing, which has followed us with its hallowed associations from childhood, and even in this land of idols where there are no Sabbaths, seems still to distinguish it from the other days of the week; I suppose it was principal- ly in our own subjective feelings, sug- gested by the contrast of what had well nigh become during the previous night.

About nine o’clock on Saturday night the alarm of fire was given on the place. We soon found that it pro- ceeded from that thick cluster of Siam- ese houses, to the west about thirty paces from our enclosure, and about the same distance from the river. The first sight that we saw of it forced on our minds the fearful danger to which we were exposed. Anxious to see its real position, and following our first instinct, we hastened out to the place and found that it had originated in a vacant house built by the Roman Ca- tholics, and used by them as a place of worship during the visits of the priests to this place. It had a brick founda- tion about five feet high with the walls of bamboo and the roof of attap. On- ly a few feet from it, and still nearer to our place was another vacant house owned by Tow Kee Yee. When we reached the spot the flames had just caught on the roof of this second house. About six feet from the first roof or chapel was a large old shed, and about ten feet from the second and still near- er our lot was a Siamese granary co- vered with attap, and from that was a continuous row of houses joined to- gether with scarcely any intervening space up to our mission fence. About the same distance on the side towards the river there commenced another series of houses owned by another Chinese Tan Kee, extending almost continuously out to the river and end- ing again at the house of the Siamese officer just adjoining the mission lot. It was in that narrow compass of a- bout ten feet on each side that the two houses on fire were situated, pass- ing beyond the bounds of which in ei- ther of those two directions it would have been almost impossible to have prevented a universal conflagration of the whole village around us, and also the most if not the whole of the mis- sion property too.

A great many natives had assembled when we reached there, enough to ex- tinguish the fire in a short time had one half of them laid hold and brought a bucket of water or assisted in tear- ing down the buildings. But the per- fect indifference with which they ga- zed on the scene is almost incredible. When upbraided for their indifference a vacant stare was all that they gave.

I found that my associate had just reached the place, and was laying hold himself and urging on the indifferent spectators. The wind, though slight, was just in the direction to carry the sparks and burning attap over some place and the intervening houses. So leaving Mr. McFarland there I has- tened back to see what was best to be done to preserve our own premises. I had taken the precaution at the begin- ning of the last dry season to have several long ladders made, little think- ing that we would have to use them so soon. We soon arranged the few men on our side of the lot to the best apparent advantage, placing a couple on our own attap roofed house to extin- guish the falling sparks, and the teach- er and washerman, on the workman's and watchman's houses for the same purpose. Mr. McFarland's house had recently been covered with tiles and was in less danger; but the houses oc- cupied by his servants were adjoining the fence on the side of the fire, and were in the greatest danger of all and must inevitably be burned if the fire extended any further. So having made the best preparations under the circumstances for the defence of my own house, I stood out in his back lot where I could assist in wetting the roofs off from those most in danger, and watch the progress of the fire.

Meanwhile the ladies had begun in good earnest to remove the effects from the house, one of them taking the children and placing them with the nurse under the large tamarind tree in front, and another, forgetting her accustomed weakness, dragged out a large trunk that required a couple of men to bring back. A large pile of clothing and other articles were thus stored out in the front wall. In this, under the circumstances, they acted wisely, though word was soon sent that the fire was subsiding and would not extend further, and the whole work of demolishing the attap roofs and re- moving the articles from the house was stopped. You are better able to imagine our feelings of gratitude and joy than I can describe them, when we felt that all danger was surely over.

We could but admire the special providence of God in preventing such an occurrence during the dry season, when the whole settlement would pro- bably have been swept away. Provi- dentially, too, that very afternoon there had been a slight sprinkle of rain, enough to prevent the rapid extension of the fire in the houses that had caught and also its easy ignition in the others. A green tree between the Siamese granary and the Tow Kee's house was also of much service in pro- tecting it. In all probability the fire was the work of an incendiary, and it is currently believed that it was done by those to whom the houses and pro- perty are committed by the Tow Kee when he is away. Report says that they had gambled and lost and pawned away most of the property and had then set fire to the premises.

The first part of the report is doubt- less true, but as there is no evidence as to their agency in the fire except common suspicion founded on the facts stated, nothing will probably be done with them. We understand that one of the Siamese officers came down next morning to make inquiries about the origin of the fire and here the mat- ter will end. We fear it is only one of the many instances in which the gross crimes will be allowed to pass unpunished as we have no longer the strong hand of our worthy and tried friend the Lieutenant Governor to be a terror to evil doers and bring offenders to punishment.

Bangkok, 2nd July, 1866.

P. S. A sudden rise in the river last week almost to the highest water mark has set the farmers to work again. It has subsided two feet or more, but not still sufficient water was retained in ma- ny of the fields to enable the farmers to begin their operations.

LOCAL.

Married.

Married at the U. S. Consulate on Thursday the 5th inst, Captain John Smith a citizen of the U. States, to Miss Mab of this city.

Death.

Died on July 3th at the Bangkok Hotel, the proprietor, William Henry Domer, of dysentery after an illness of four weeks. The deceased was about 28 years of age and a native of Oxford, England, where his parents, brothers and sisters are still living. His funeral took place on the day of his death. The services were conducted by Rev. W. Doun D. V.

A correspondent at Singapore in- forms us, that an Agent of the French Mail Line while on a visit to Cambo- dia was murdered by a body of Cam- bodians, and our friend fears this mat- ter will cause His Cambodian Majesty some trouble.—-Cow.

We learn from Penang that the Mag- istrate of that place refused to enter into a case of desertion from a Siamese vessel because there exists no treaty between Siam and England, to appre- hend deserters. Is such a deficiency to last long?

The case alluded to is this—-

A schooner from Tocopah, (a Pro- vince of Siam) the property of the Ra- jah of that place, arrived at Penang where the Captain advanced his crew 3 months wages. After working some 3 days the Sarang and one man de- serted, and as the schooner could not be delayed, a warrant for their appre- hension was left with the Siamese Con- sul, who succeeded, with the assistance of the Police, in capturing them. When brought before the Magistrate he re- fused to entertain the case for the rea- son stated above.

Without such a treaty the owners of Siamese vessels trading to the Straits are likely to be ruined, more especially when it becomes universally known among the sailors, that there is no law to punish them for desertion.

It is to be hoped the Siamese govern- ment will take this weighty matter into their serious and early consider- ation. Com.

Our readers will be delighted to learn from our advertising columns, that the Sanitarinm at Anghin built by H. E. the Prime Minister is completed and furnished. Intending visitors will have to provide themselves with plates, dishes, knives, forks and cooking uten- sils. The house is roomy, cool and pleasantly situated. A more suitable residence and position for invalids could not be found on that coast. In short to be appreciated it only requires a visit. Com.

THREE CHINESE converts to Chris- tianity were baptised last Sabbath by Dr. Dean. They assembled with the church and a company of spectators, on the banks of the river under the shade of a grove of bamboo and plantain trees, when the third chapter of Matthew was read, giving an account of the baptism of Jesus by John in the river Jordan. Then the Chinese deacon of- fered prayer, and the pastor led the converts one by one down into the river, and baptised them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, the candidates each responding with a hearty Amen—-as they rose from the water. The ser- vices closed with prayer and the bene- diction. On the same day these bap- tised disciples were received into the church by the right-hand of fellow- ship and took their seats at the Lord's table. This church, organized twen- ty nine years ago, under the charge of its present pastor, has had a history of mingled trial and prosperity, which has developed bright examples of Christianity redeemed from heathenism. has proved the mother of the churches Hongkong and Swatow, having the same faith and a common language, and some of its former members are still living in their native district in China, as living epistles of Christ, known and read of all men. The joy of the church on receiving the last addition to their number yesterday, is chastened by the necessity of withdrawing the hand of fellowship from one of its former members, who had forfeited his claim to their con- fidence by unchristian language and deportment. Com.

REGATTA.—-Held at Paknam, on Thursday the 28th ulto.—-The follow- ing & Yachts were allowed to start viz.

1 CAPT. BUNN'S Laura. 2 PRINCE GEORGE'S Sons Unknown. 3 MR. BARLOW'S Mosquito. 4 MR. CARTER'S Plunger, (center board) 5 MR. SCOTT'S Foam.

Ms. WESTERFIELD'S Helena, was not allowed to start with the others and was quietly withdrawn.

They started at ¼ to 12 o'clock with a light S. W. breeze and ebb tide, and rounded in the above-named order. The first boat with a red flag stationed near- ly opposite the Paknam forts. Soon after passing the canoe No. 4 took the lead and kept it all alone, followed by the others in beating out to the Sun- ken Junks, where a second boat with a red flag was stationed and which was rounded by No. 4 at ¼ past one o'clock and followed by No. 1 at ten minutes later. No. 2 and 3 went round this boat fifteen minutes afterwards both nearly at the same time. Just then Yacht No. 5 being about 1 ¼ miles astern capsized (the real cause I have not ascertained) and the four Europeans and six Malays got unexpectedly a cold bath. The yacht filled very quick- ly and all hands clung to the masts. H. B. M. Consul yacht Kestrel, and the S. S. Morning Star, both with guests on board to witness the regatta were luckily not far from the sunken boom, and went with all haste to the assistance of those in the water. The Kestrel pulled up two Europeans and the Morning Star, the others two Europeans and the six Malays. The other four yachts were still continuing their course, and No. 4 keeping the lead, rounded the second time the first boat opposite the Paknam forts fol- lowed by No. 1, 2 and 3. By this time the tide had changed and a hea- vy squall was coming and No. 2 and 3 withdrew from the race, the ballast of the latter having shifted the yacht was run for safety on a bank; but by doing so the rudder was lost. No. 1 and 4 then gave the race up on ac- count of the lateness in the day and the threatening weather with a con- trary tide. The Foam, was taken to Paknam the same evening, the wa- ter bailed out, and afterwards towed to town by a little steamer. On the whole the day was fine and pleasant. Besides a number of houseboats with residents, there was the S. S. Morn- ing Star, chartered for the occasion with a number of ladies and gentle- men H. B. M. U's. yacht Kestrel, with some friends of the owner. Mr. Wes- terfield's yacht Helena, with some of his friends. The steamer and the Kestrel, followed the racing yachts all the distance, but the Helena, having grounded on a bank opposite the start- ing place very shortly after the regatta commenced, was thereby prevented from following the racing yachts to the Sunken Junks. Between 3 and 4 o'clock the steamer and other boats all returned to Bangkok. Com.

ANGHIN SANITARIUM.—-Our readers will with us rejoice in the announce- ment among our local items of to day's issue that we have now in Siam a real and thorough Sanitarium just com- pleted through the most gracious grants of His MAJESTY THE KING of Siam, and His Majesty's government under the superintendence of His Ex- cellency the Premier Chow Phya Kala- home. It is delightfully situated at Anghin a small town on the eastern gulf-coast 6 miles S. W. of Banplasoi and about 60 miles from Bangkok. A better location for a Sanitarium, could not, probably, be found in this country or any other within the tropics, en- joying as it does an elevation above the level of the sea from 50 to 60 feet, being neither too high nor to low to be ever too damp, and with the most perfect freedom of air in both monsoons—-the one from the N. E. blowing across a small bay—-the other from the S. W. blowing directly up the gulf. Not only the pure air com- ing over the briny deep, but also the charming music of the ocean waves made by their dashing on the rock- bound point of Anghin, and her long line of sea beach leading from it Southward on which invalids may walk evening and morning and amuse themselves in shell-hunting and other- wise, must, we think, conspire to cheer their spirits and promote restoration to health.

The Sanitarium is of ready and pleasant access from Bangkok. It may be reached by a sailing boat usu- ally within twelve hours and by row- ing via the canal to Bangkaboon river, thence to Bangplasoi and thence across a small bay 6 miles in less than 40 hours.

This Sanitarium is another mark of progress in Siam, and it is to us a very agreeable one, praise great is due to His Majesty and to his Majesty's Premier for the accomplishment of it. For further particulars see the advertisement head- ed Anghin Sanitarium.

M. Aubaret, Consul for the French Government, arrived on the 30th ulto. having been brought by H. I. M.'s Ship-of-war Cos- [...], and carrying ten guns, from Saigon.

We learn that M. Aubaret had an audience of the Emperor, Napoleon III "who gave him a sword as a pre- sent from himself to the King of Siam, and a dagger from the Prince Impe- rial for the King's son."

The Cosmao, brought a European Mail with dates of papers from Lon- don to the 17th May from Hongkong to 13th June and from Singapore 14th January. The latest Telegram from the scene of the Impending war is to the 4th of June, from which there would seem but little hope of averting the terrible catastrophe of a general European war.

As His Majesty the king is not pleased with the mention we made in our last issue of the joke he is said to have passed on the Pope concern- ing keeping the keys of the kingdom of heaven, we beg to assure him that no European of common sense will understand from our remarks that His Majesty ever spake or wrote that for the press, nor that His Majesty could have seriously intended to cast any dishonour on the Pope even if that keen repartee did drop from his lips. A good Roman Catholic ruler, even in France could have uttered the same jokingly as did His Majesty, and not fear con- demnation from any quarter. And shall the king of Siam sitting as he does on his own independent throne, and that founded on Buddhism, sur- rounded, though he be, by many of the representatives of the great West- ern Powers have less freedom in this regard! If so where is his glory!

Progress of Loyal Feeling.

We watch, with anxiety, the manifest- ations of Southern feeling toward the Government of the United States. It is well known to all the readers of this pa- per that we have strenuously urged the speediest possible restoration of the in- surgent States to their old STATUS in the Union, and that we desire the return of peace in all relations, civil, social and ec- clesiastical. It will surprise some to know that we have pursued this course, while many at the South are writing to us that we are going too fast, that the state of feeling does not justify immediate restor- ation, that so much of the war-spirit still prevails, that the people cannot send Union men to Congress. But we have felt that kindness was the most effectual means of conciliation, and that the war had forever settled the question of seces- sion and nationality. We have been willing to trust the South, and to aid in building up her waste places, and to res- tore the harmony of the republic with the least possible delay.

But we are pained by the necessity of saying that the information we get from the South does not encourage us to labor in this direction. Particularly is the in- telligence unfavorable in regard to the ministers of the South. A pastor in one of the Southern States writes as follows: "It is a fact that the ministers of the Gospel in the South, who have generally returned to their parishes, are almost without exception bitterly opposed to the Government, and are exerting all their influence against loyalty and reconstruc- tion. It is the opinion of candid loyal men, that they are exerting a stronger influence in that direction than any other class of men in the South.

"These ministers teach their people not to listen to any propositions for aid in supplying preaching for the destitute: or organizing and furnishing Sunday schools, unless these funds be put into the hands of true Southern men, go for their support and to advance their prin- ciples.

"A Christian gentleman, who has re- cently visited every town in nine counties in this State, on business, and made this a special subject of inquiry, says it was the testimony of the best men everywhere that no Northern missionary or S. S. agent would be safe from personal viol- ence. The spirit is bitter, very bitter, and so far as I can see, grows worse."

And we have MANY other letters to the same purport. To the same effect is the following item in the secular newspapers: At a celebration in Mobile, on the 10th, Mayor Withers being called on for a sentiment, said: "I rise, Mr. Chairman, to propose a sentiment which, I think should not be omitted on any occasion of this kind. I mean no treason, nor do I mean to revive any memories of the past which ought to be dead and buried. I simply offer the health of a distinguish- ed gentleman. I give you, therefore, sir:

"President Davis, soldier, statesman, patriot, prisoner. Our tongues may be mute, but our hearts are with him."

Such a sentiment given by the mayor of a city, at a public celebration, and of course approved by the people, is a suff- iciently explicit declaration of the amount of loyalty prevailing. Here is an act of homage to a man as PRESIDENT, who is the representative of the entire rebellion, and who cannot now be recognized as President by any man who is not thorough- ly disloyal to the Government of the United States.

Of what use, then, is it that we at the North advocate the restoration of the South to her STATUS in the Union, when the clergy still preach hostility to the Government, and the mayor of Mobile, with the approbation of his fellow citi- zens, pays public honors to "President" Davis? To us it seems wonderful that men can expect to have the confidence, support and material aid of the North, while they thus continue to nurture and spread a feeling of disloyalty and posi- tive hostility to the government under which they live.******

But we know that the present genera- tion will pass away, and a new generation will take their places, before the South will be represented in Congress, if in public meetings Jeff. Davis continues to be toasted as a patriot, and the ministers of the gospel foster unfriendliness to the Government of the Union.

A NEW DISCOVERY

The "ague plant" has recently been discovered—-not the plant that cures ague, but the one that causes it. Here is one plant, at least, that we can notice without being overwhelmed with applica- tions for seed. To be sure, it is a little thing, and takes a good eye, aided by a good microscope, to find it, but when found, it cannot be said it "is no great shakes," for it is the "genuine Shaker seedling" itself. Doctor J. H. Salisbury, of Cleveland, Ohio, announces in the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCI- ENCES, that fever and ague is caused by a minute plant, which is found where stagnant water has just dried away. The spores, or reproductive dust of this microscopic plant, are diffused through the night damps, and being taken into the system by breathing, are the cause of that wide spread scourge, the ague. The habits of these minute plants completely accord with what was before known of the occurrence of miasm, and that they are the real cause of it has been shown by taking boxes of earth containing them, to places where an ague was never known to occur. In about two weeks after the ague plant was taken there, well marked cases of the disease appeared. This discovery does not, as yet, increase our knowledge of the means of ridding our- selves of the plant, but it will probably lead to that; just as one, if he can only find out "how he got such a cold," is al- ready half cured. The spores only rise in the night, and then to a height varying with the locality, of from thirty to one hundred feet. This explains why night air brings on ague, and why elevated lo- calities are free from it. After the ague seed is taken into the system, the plant is propagated there, and the patient be- comes a sort of animated hot bed.— AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST.

Ten years in Sarawak.

An interesting work on Borneo, its cli- mate, inhabitants and geology, entitled "TEN YEARS IN SARAWAK," written by Mr. Charles Brooke, has been lately pub- lished in London. The author is a neph- ew of Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sara- wak, who has written an introduction to the book. He first introduces the reader to his nephew, who he says "is looked up to (in Sarawak) as the chief of all the Sea Dyaks, or coast natives, and whose intimate knowledge of their language, customs, and habits, gives him an un- bounded influence over them. His task has been successfully accomplished of trampling out the last efforts of the pira- tical Malayan chiefs, and their supporters among other tribes of Dyaks and of the other countries he describes. He first gained over a portion of these Dyaks to the cause of order, and then used them as his instruments in the same cause, to restrain their countrymen. The result has been that the coast of Sarawak is as safe to the trader as the coast of Eng- land, and that an unarmed man can trav- erse the country without let or hind- rance."

"The Rajah then tells us of his hopes and fears for the future of his adopted country, and in language which all must sympathize with who admire his courage and patriotism. He speaks sadly of his rose colored hopes of assistance from England in organising his government and settling the country, and how deeply he has felt the disappointment which her apathy has caused him. Then he tells us in a few simple words how he has con- soled himself by advancing the happiness of his people. The result is that the citizen of Sarawak "has every privilege enjoyed by the citizen of England, and far more personal freedom that is known in a thickly populated country. The people are not taught industry by being forced to work. They take a part in the Government under which they live; they are consulted upon the taxes they pay (by means of a native 'council'), and, in short, they are free men."

"To secure however the permanency of civilized rule, and thus offer the security of Western laws to life and property, which would induce emigration to the is- land, the protection of some powerful nation is necessary, as in the case of the Sandwich Islands, which under nearly similar conditions, have under the protec- torate of England been steadily progres- sing in the track of progress and civiliza- tion.

The work thus introduced contains the most complete account of Borneo, which has ever appeared, as it contains the ex- perience of ten years in the country, which period the author has devoted to the establishment of his Government and the development of the resources of the country. The customs, habits and character of the people are described with much detail in a lively narrative of events and of romantic adventure which make us thoroughly acquainted with the interior of native society. In describing the resources of the island great stress is laid on the certainty in the mind of the writer of the existence of extensive and paying gold fields in the interior of the country, which would convert it into a second California and from the descrip- tion of the physical features of the land surface, and geological formations, is would seem highly probable that Mr. Brooke's edea' is not a visionary one. That the savage inhabitants are stupid and violent beyond control, is sufficiently disproved by the firm sway which the Rajah holds over a large section of them, and although they have naturally all the vices of Asiatics, being indolent and superstitious to a degree, they are easily led by kindness and firmness.

The author in the close of his work discusses the furture prospects of the country as respects population and Gov- ernment, by which it appears that at pre- sent the rate of increase of population is nearly equal to that of England. This would lead us to hope that the natives of Borneo are not destined to be gradually trodden out by the advancing stride of western civilization; and in the face of the universal decimation and final anni- hilation of aborigines in all parts of the world, which the advent of cotton goods, white men and rum, have caused in every country colonised, it is a pleasing proof of the humane and judicious sway of our countrymen in Sarawak, that the popula- tion is actually increasing, and that the natives are happy and contented under their rulers. Mr. Brooke's work will be eagerly read by many, for the sake of its varied information and lively scraps of anecdote and adventure.

The Algerian journals are filled with details of a disastrous invasion of locusts. Thick clouds of them have alighted on the country near Dellys, and they are al- so most numerous at Marongo. The cultivated slopes of Mustapha have suf- fered severely, the corn crops being near- ly all devoured. At Birmandreis and Birksdem the green of the potato and bean crop has been completely destroyed. Great numbers have appeared at Algiers and the neighbourhood, and Churchill has been assailed by innumerable flights, which have committed dreadful ravages at Oued-el-Aleng. A letter from Oran announces their arrival in that district, where Terrira has suffered the most. The military authorities have placed the sol- diers at the disposal of the colonists.

Yesterday a feverish condition of af- faire prevailed, the panic having sadly embarrassed commercial houses. The stoppage of the Commercial Bank of In- dia has added to the difficulties of the East India and China trade.

Illustrations of Courage.

One of the bravest and best generals that Europe ever produced, said that he never could snuff a candle with his fingers without suffering from the fear of being burned. We once knew a man who nev- er saw a thunder-cloud without trembling lest he should be struck by lightning, and yet when he came to the end of life he had no fear of death, but welcomed it as he would rest from a tiresome journey.

We have seen a man who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood, as cheerful in view of immediate dissolution as though he had been invited to a party and was hastening to go. Again, we have seen a strong man who had braved dangers on the land and seas, who was absolutely afraid of being alone in the dark. He had no fear of anything he could see, but a mortal dread of the unseen,

America.

The President had sent to the House of Representatives important diplomatic correspondence relating to Mexico. Sub- joined are abstracts of the several dis- patches:—-

On the 12th February last Mr. Seward addressed a communication to M. Mon- tholon, citing and answering in detail the arguments advanced by M. Drouyn de Lhuys in January in defence of the course pursued by France in Mexico. M. Drouyn de Lhuys had declared that the objects of the French Mexican ex- pedition were not hostile to the institu- tions of the New World, nor was it de- sired to realise ambitious schemes or to impose monarchical government upon Mexico against the will of the people, but only to obtain just reparation for the wrongs of French residents, and to secure guarantees for their future rights. A number of influential men in Mexico, in- cluding one of the late Presidents, des- paired of obtaining order under Repub- lican government, and favoured the re- establishment of royalty. France sus- tained an imperial government in Mexico, founded on the consent of the people, because that government furnished the requisite reparation and guarantees. M. Drouyn de Lhuys further alluded to the aid furnished to the United States by France during the revolutionary war, to the proposal that the United States should join the Mexican expedition, and to the neutrality observed by France during the late rebellion.—-Mr. Seward, in reply, ac- knowledged the traditional friendship be- tween the two countries, and the respect and consideration due to the representa- tions of France, but the Federal govern- ment had seen no satisfactory evidence that the people of Mexico originally ac- cepted the so-called empire, nor could any such acceptance be lawfully procured in presence of the French army of invasion.

In another despatch M. Drouyn de Lhuys alluded to the former friendly re- lations between the United States and the Emperor Iturbide. Intestine war had be- come the normal condition of Mexico, and the present opposition to Maximilian was only the result of previous anarchy. All States needed allies, and French aid did not divest the revolutionary war of its true national character.—-Mr. Seward re- plies that nations have no right to correct each other's errors, except to protect their own interests. The United States did not regard the government of Maxi- milian as legitimate or capable of forming alliances. M. Drouyn de Lhuys urged the advantages to the United States from a stable government in Mexico; these advantages Mr. Seward admitted, but declared they cannot counterbalance the injury caused by the overthrow of the republic. The United States would feel gratified when the French emperor gave definite information when the French forces would be withdrawn from Mexico. The withdrawal need not be delayed un- der any apprehension that the United States would prove unfaithful to their declared policy of non-intervention.

On April 6, 1866, M. Drouyn de Lhuys wrote to M. de Montholon that the French government recognised the desire of the United States to cause the traditional sentiments of amity between the two coun- tries to prevail over the divergencies of government relations. France receives with confidence the assurance that the United States will not prove unfaithful to their promise of non-intervention, and finds therein sufficient guarantee no longer to delay the withdrawal of the French forces. The emperor has decided that his troops should evacuate Mexico in three detach- ments—-the first in November next, the second in March 1867, and the third in November, 1867.

On March 18 Mr. Seward wrote to Mr. Motley, the American minister at Vienna, acknowledging the receipt of his com- munication wherein the latter announced the probability that Austria would consent to and permit the levy of 4000 volunteers for Mexico. Mr. Motley was instructed emphatically to protest against such a proceeding, and to state that in the event of hostilities being prosecuted in Mexico by Austrian subjects in the manner de- scribed, the United States will regard it as a war between the Republic of Mexico and Austria, and cannot engage to remain neutral spectators.—-On April 16 Mr. Seward again wrote to Mr. Motley ac- knowledging the receipt of a despatch from him informing Mr. Seward that 1000 Austrians were about to embark for Mexico at Trieste. Mr. Motley was in- structed to inform the Austrian govern- ment that the United States regarded the despatch of Austrian troops to Mexico while negotiations were pending with serious concern.

A Wholesale Murderer.

A series of murders rivalling any chronicled in English criminal annals has been perpetrated in the suburbs of Phila- delphia. On a small farm, scarcely a mile from the densely populated portions of Philadelphia, lived a grazier named Christopher Deering, who raised cattle and sold them to the city butchers. Deer- ing had a wife and five small children, the eldest 10 years of age, the youngest a babe at the mother's breast. A niece about 35 years of age also lived with him; and the cattle and two or three horses owned by the head of the family were taken care of by an apprentice boy aged 17, and a German farm labourer who was a discharged soldier and had been em-

ployed on the farm for about two months. Being a dealer in cattle, Mr. Deering oc- casionally had large sums of money in his possession, and this is believed to have prompted the terrible crime. On Saturday, the 7th of April, Mr. Deering was in the city with his niece and drove home in a one-horse waggon. His eldest boy at the same time went on a visit to a relative in the city; a visit which saved his life. After Saturday Mr. Deering was not seen alive. As he lived in a some- what isolated section he was not visited very frequently, and it was not until late on the afternoon on the following Wed- nesday, the 11th of April, that any one had occasion to go to his house. This casual visitor found all the doors locked and could not effect an entrance, but hearing the horses and cattle making a great noise in a stable and barn near by, he went to see what was the matter there. The poor animals having had nothing to eat for five days were famished, and in mov- ing about the barn to procure them food and water the visitor saw a sight which thrilled him with horror. On the barn floor, partly covered with hay, were seven dead bodies. Almost paralyzed with fright, he managed to summon people from the neighbouring farms, and the terrible tra- gedy was disclosed. Deering's body was out, the skull smashed by a heavy blow, and the throat cut from ear to ear; his wife's was also drawn out, her skull smashed and her throat cut. Then came the corpse of the niece, her skull also smashed and her throat cut. Then, in quick succession the four little children were found, all with skulls broken and throats cut, even the poor little babe, scarcely a year old, helpless and incapa- ble of resistance, having suffered the fate that overwhelmed the others. The deed had been complete, and the family thus heaped together had apparently died to- gether. The house had been ransacked from garret to cellar. The beds were

ripped open, chests of drawers stove in, and furniture broken. But who did this terrible deed? Suspicion naturally rested upon the apprentice boy and the Ger- man labourer. A further search, how- ever, disclosed the dead body of the boy, concealed under a haystack, about 100 yards from the house. His skull had been broken by a hammer, which lay be- side the body, and his throat had also been cut. The unexampled atrocity of a man committing eight murders in cold blood, one after the other; killing four little inoffensive children, smashing their heads and cutting their throats, was enough to make all who heard of it an- xious to ferret out the murderer. The popular solution of his mode of operation was, that taking advantage of the ab- sence of Mr. Deering and his niece, the German first killed the apprentice boy to get him out of the way. This was done outside the house, as all the mur- ders were, for there was no blood in the house. He then decoyed the mother to the barn, and she naturally carried the babe with her, and he made away with both of them. To decoy the three other children to the barn and kill them was an easy task. This was done during the absence of Deering and his niece in the city. For a desperate man to make away with the drover when he reached home and went to put his horse in the stable was also easy. Deering's horse, when the murder was discovered, was tied to the manager; and the niece, missing all the others, naturally went to the barn where her uncle had last gone, and she was kill- ed too. The murderer then went to the house, ransacked it, changed his clothes (for his bloody garments were found in an upper chamber), and escaped. This unparalleled atrocity having appalled every-one in that section of country, peo- ple answering the description of the Ger- man were narrowly scanned. Search was made all over the city, and many persons were arrested, and among them the veri- table German himself. He had never left town. He had walked about in open daylight for three days after the murder was discovered. His arrest was hailed with delight, and great masses of people clustered round the police-station, de- manding that he be given them to hang. He was with difficulty taken before the mayor, and squads of armed police were required to guard the carriage in which he was conveyed from the assaults of the infuriated mob. The German told his story, and said the family were murdered as described above, but laid the chief part of the crime on an accomplice. The accomplice, he said killed the family; he, the apprentice boy, and it had all been done with axes and a hammer. They plundered the house and got a few trin- kets, some clothes, and 350 dels. in money. This terrible crime had been committed to secure a sum of not more than £70! The German says he never saw his accomplice before the murder; and this fact, with the general incoherence of the whole story about the accomplice, leads to the inference that the German did all the horrid deed himself.