. CrIRSON PEACOCK. EclitiL VOLUME M. -- -N0:264. EVENING BULLETIN. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, r Oundays excepted) at IN's. 329 Chestnut Street, PhiladilPhia Evening Bulletin Association." PROPRIETORS. GIBSON PEACOCK, CASPER SOUDER, Jr.. 7. L. TETHERSTON, I ERNEST C. WALLACE. THOMAS S. WILLIAMSON. The lirrrnacmr Is served to subscribers in the city at de cents per week, payable to the carriers, or 48 00 per 013.11111:13. . • REARRIED. RAY—DICKERSON—On Monday evening, Feb. 19. 1888 by the Rev. Edward Lonnsberry, Joseph E. Ray, ipt . Hong Kong, China, to Victorine L. Dickerson, 0 DIED. . - REDITER-On Wednesday morning, 2113 t instant, .JoseplyJnsticeltedner, in the 3Oth year of his age. His male friends are invited to attend his funeral from his late residence, No. 324 South Twe u ty•lirst street, on Saturday afternoon, 2411 r instant, at two .o'clock Funeral services ,at St. Clement's Church, 4:14,3 o'clock. • •••* vn,LY—Sudderly, on the morning of the' 20th 3fistant, Jolla= Schively, in the nth year of her age The relatives.and friends of the failly are in ,Vited to attend her funeral from her late residence, asTo.ll9 North Eleventh .street, on Saturday, the 24th Instant. at 10 o'clock, A.M. Interment at Laure Hill Cemetery.. 3t - SMITH—On the 19th Instant, Capt. Alfred F. Smith, in the 46th year of his age. . His innersl will take place from his late residence in Darby township, Delaware county, on Thursday, = instant at 10 o'clock;A. M. STEVEb,SON—FeII asleep in Jesus on the morning of the 21at instant, Elizabeth R , youngest daughter of John B. Stevenson. The relatives and male friends are respectfully in vited to attend her funeral from the residence of her father, 443 York avenue, on Saturday, the 24th Instant, at one o'clock. *.* WAGSTAFF—On the 20th Instant, Thomas C. Wag 'staff. • . His relatives and friends and those of the family, also Montgomery Lodge, No 19, A. Y. Af..,are respect. fally invited to attend his funeral from his late req 41ence, No. 34.5 North Twelfth street, on Friday, the 23d instant, at 2 o'clock, without further notice. 111THFFE ILOREENS FOR SEDITS. V 7 Green Watered Dloreens. - 6-4 and 5.4 Green Baize, White Cloth for Sacks. White Evening Silks. EYRE do LAND.FLL. Foarth and Arch SPECLUL NOTICES. !Up THE SEASON AND TEE POOR. UNION BENEVOLENT AnOCIATION For . thirty-fonr years this society has been going In and out amongst the' citizens of Philadelphia, .giving and receiving their alms. and it has never ap pealed for aid - in vain. At the prevent crisis it needs all it can obtain to enable it to carry on its work. With a hundred lady visitors distributed over the entire city, it reaches nearly every family, and the experience of the,visitors enable thein to discriminate toetwecn the worthy and the one/ orthy. . The principle of the society is to distribute lhvors .with a cautious band,being convinced by long experience that this is the only true plan Of right charity. Numberless or ionizations bave risen and !alien upon a differen L principle since its inundation, lied numberless others; will - rise' sum fall whenever they, fail to recognize"' this principle. ' Indlsoriminate . alins:gi , iliag is the% fostersr ,--0 1 : -PitsPnaitss . will eventuate in filling any community ``with beggarS There are inyriads of poorwhtr now labor Willingly for. a living that would not do so If encau aged In idleness by. a mistaken . philanthropy. and., _ there are myriads who no mum without labor upon the gains of their chi' Alien; sent thrbugh the streets to beg. At the same time there is and always will be a very great deal of rea suffering; wbichlt is the bounden duty of the good to seek out and relieve. These are principally women and Children, not often men, whom women can best minister tt. At this crisis many of these are families .of discharged .soldiers, mho would suffer and .die in their garrets and cellars unknown to the great pablic, but for the efforts of our I benevolent women, who thread ; the byways and alleys of the city, to seek out and relieve them The number of misitarnade by our visitors last year Was 17,106, number of families relieved, 7,700, number , of sick,cared for, 1,090, number of persons found em ployment, .817; amount of cash distributed, $0,684: number of tons of coal given out, 1,740: number of ~garments, 3,000; number of stoves loaned, MO, and 30 women were found constant employment. In all this visiting there have been, of course, numerous instances of Intense hardship brought to light, which, If related, would appeal to every charitable heart; but it has never been the 'practice of the society to obtrude harrowing cases of suffering before the public to excite sympathy. It has relied rather upon the intelligent judgment of the public to sustain its steady work. Its respectable Board of Managers is a guarantee of re spOnsibility, and they all now urge upon the public no tice theivants of the poor at the close of the season. Mdsara. COOPER and EVANS, the authorized col lectors, will immediately make their final call for the year. Money may also be left with EDMUND WIL COX, Treasurer, 404 Chestnut street, or with JOHN HICKS, Agent, at the Office of the Society, corner of ransom and Seventh streets. SAMUEL H. PERKINS, President. Jonas' H. ATWOOD, Secretary. . iel2-m,w,fst ybTWO MILE RIM'. OIL COMPANY.-4 Spa. cial Meeting of Stockholders will be held on DIRSDAY. Feb. WA, at 4 o'clock P. M., at the Office -of the Company, No. 138 WALNUT street. CHAS. M. MORRIS, • Secretary. ZirisDEPARTMENT OF RECEIVER OF T2iXE, PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20, 1866. office will be closed on THURSDAY NEXT, the :22d instant. [Sgned] FRANKLIN INSTITUTE.The Stated Meet gzof he Hunitute will be held THIS (Wednes )ll . t day) EVENING,, 21st inst.. at 8 o'clock. Members and others having new inventions or specimens of Manu factures to exhibit, will please send them to the Hall, N 0.15 South dEVENTH street, Perore 7 o'clock P. M. . ' • C • U?AN. ADJOURNED MEETING of the Week holders of the PHILADELPHI,s AND PROVI- D CE OIL COMPANY will be held at their Office, We. 25 Memlutrits' Exc.hange.on - FRIDAY, =inst., at -4 o'clock for the purpose of ratifying a lease made by the Board of Directors. J. B. WADE, fe2l-20 Secretary. MERCANTILE LIBRARY contains nearly forty thousand volumes, over two hundred newspapers, and one hundred other periodicals from- _all parts of the globe are regularly sub -scribed for. The use of the above as well as of the nu merous chess tables is afforded to Stockholders at 43, and to Subscribers at $5 annually. Shares of Stock only IRO, to be had at the desk. fel7.sa,w,sti T, MORRIS PEROT, President. !W. MAJOR GENERAL CARL SCHURZ WILL •S' deliver the third Lecture In the course before the' Eocial, Civil and Statistical Aseociation of the 'Colored People of Pennsylvania, Thursday Evening; February 22d, at CONCERT HALL, Subject—" The Problem, of The Day." . 4th Lecture by Mrs. F. E. W. Haxper; March Ist. • 6th ' • Prof. W. 11, Day, March Bth.,_ • 6th " Hon. W. D. Relley, March 15th, kiss E. T. Greenfield,, the celebrated Black Swan, 'will sing on each;evening: - - Season Tickets, for the four remaining Lectuies of the Course, $l, Single admission, as. May be had at T.B. PUGH'S Book Store, Sixth and 'Chestnut, and at the door. • • fel9-4trlo OFFICE OF TIEN TmFrIGH COAL AND 11.,y .NAVICIATION = COMPANY,. FramArampirm, December Mst, 1865. LOAN FORSALM - • I Bina sun , PITROLLMECEN3. • • The Loan of this Company, due , April Ist, 1384, Into reat.payable quarterly, at the rate or Edx Per cent. per • This Loan is secured by a mortgage' on all the Oom v,ny's Coal Lands, Canals, and SlackwaterNavigation In the Lehigh rirer,and all their Railroads,constructed and to be cOnstracted, between Mauch Chunk and Wllkestarre, and branch roads connected therewith, and the - franchiser& the Compsw• relating. thereto. Apply to SOLOMOMBREp CIRRI) Treasurer, ' de 2l4 Pla •• • • • 122 Borah See- ondstreet. IPERSWItEGIMENT "GRAY 93.139ERVES,'— ,The old and present members , of the. Regiment Who are In fayor of keeping up the organization and o:tparad:. ing on :Washington's Birth-day! are_ requested, meet at the Armories of Companies 'A and os. 808 and 810 Market street, at 7. o'clock on, •• zi: •r:... 'AY EVENING, the mat . inst. - Drill at 8 MCI. ^ - - '• • • -CHARLES M. 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Herald, to- MARTIN - SonnErerEn, Sr., probably the oldest citizen of Lancaster, Pa., died in that city on Friday, at the ripe age of 98 SPEUUSIL NOTIDES. I'o SAJECO.L'' Dl' I ‘• A Stated Convention will be held in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in Harrisburg, Pa., on WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1866, at 12 o'clock, M., for the purpose of nomi nating a candidate for GoVernor, to be sup ported by the friends of the Union; The ordeal of war has tried the strength of our Government. Its fire has purified the nation. The defencs - of the nation's life has demnnstrated who were its friends. The principles vindicated in the field must be preserved in the councils of the nation. The arch-enemy of freedom must be struck once more. All the friends of our Government and all who were loyal to the;cause of, the Union in our late struggle are earnestly re:- quested to unite in sending delegates to represent them in said Convention. By order of the Union State Central Com mittee JoHN CESSNA, Chairman. GED. W. H-Alrmutsrirt Secretaries. A. W. BENED/CT, IWHOWARD HOSPITAL, Nos. ISIS and lb'2o Lombard streetDlspensary Department. Med tbreatment and me dicines' tarnished graham:AY in the poor. sent WASBENGTON'S BIRTH DAY.—The Sol -11-,37 Biers of th War of 1812 will celebrate the day TO-MORROW MORNING, at 10 o'clock, at the Su preme Ceurt Room. General attendance requested, Its JOHN H. FRICK, Secretary. A Spaniard's Love-Letter. The following is an exact transcript of a letter which we know to be genuine. It was lately written by a young Senor to a lady who saw in it met:ely matter for amuse ment, and permitted it to be shown about. For our part, we have such a respect-for the sincerh and chivalrous spirit infused in every line of this unique billet dour, that we should refuse to publish it if we conside;red that it reflected any real ridicule upon the author; this it cannot do; but it will be read with interest, as a rare exhibition of lan guage in transition from one idiom to an other. "Handsome, graceful 'and Simpathetic Florence - "Distant from my patry, of my family, I met in a stranger country whither for my misfortune neither the language that it is spoken I possess; but for fortunel have known to you, and all my pains that over press me have removed out of sight, and I contemplate now this country As earth of flowers Paradise of life In which cavity is nestled The germ of my loves "Is it not true, handsome Florence, that life is done agreable and sweet when that one, that, far from his country, .found a Olson that bas inspired to him sympathy, thatliiiilencrbittftO - Cipeh his heart, and to manifest to_him his sentiments. '"--` Oh! then contemplate fill of felicity all the objects.that go round you; and of inspire tion in inspiration it is believed to meet oc casionally in miclle of an Eden; and why? because in her [his] way befored sowned of . spines [thorns] has been presented a woman, ,what I told an angel, suddenly the spines. tramsforms in flowers, that In lontanaza [sic] arilved to intoxicate the soul with its graceful and vivifying myrrh-tree. * That woman, that angel who reign in the temple of my ilusions, who is? who is? you will ask. graceful Florence, and my lips will have that to be silent, fearful of seeing to hide my repose of happiness and of flatering it all as chimerical illusion. Oh no! -One hundred thousand n'o! because life will be for me a great suffering, for kill my illu sions is to; eradicate me the heart, Let me then, that to contrive in your beautiful album this lines unworthy of figuring in it, not discover the veil under. the which one hidden the object for me of so much ven ture, of so much felicity, and perhaps in times no far, whe (sic) know and may be meritorious to her eyes my actions, and can for so much to guess an hope, then and alone then I will trust to oyour sympathy Florence the sentiments that I shelter and the secrets of my heart, and you with that pure magnificent soul that God has conse crated, to yon, he will counsel me and will guide for the path that I must to follow. "And of venture in venture Of happiness in happiness - Of life to the eternity . I will go fill with pleasure ' "In proof of friendship translated "By —7l The Pennsylvania Itaihroad and a Steam ship ,Xine. To the Editor of the Daily Evening Bul letin:—.Ny remarks at the meeting of the stockholders of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company were incorrectly reported in your paper yesterday. The purport of them was: ---I was in favor of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company establishing a line of steam ships between Philadelphia and Liverpool, and . alone; that if said Company for the purpose built such vessels and run, them, they would be failures as all like previous attempts had been. But there was a mode by which I thought it would be successful I and that was in the way of bonus. , That believed $200,000 would accomplish the ob ject, say $50,000 a year for four years; and it would be worth that to the Company. That to manage steamships well it must be done by individuals who understood the business, and not by companies. My plan.would be to advertise for proposals, and by inviting competition and skill, the abject might be achieved for less than the sum named. MICHAEL V. BAKER. Philadelphia Feb. 21 1866. PHILADELPHIA;VEDN SDAY, FESRITA.RY k, 1866 erllMA.rr irEurrA.z-ri/ THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT The Queen's 'Speech in Fall. [From. the London Times, of Feb ;7th.] When it was publicly made known that thej'arliament of 1866, the seventh of Her Majesty's reign, would be opened by the Queen in person, as had been the rule in the earlier and happier years of her wedded life, a feeling of satisfaction that Her Majesty had at last consented to emerge from the gloom of her great sorrow, cones centrated upon the proceedings of yester. day a far greater amount of affectionate in- terest than any of her prev s kius appearancei in public had elicited. It was no wonder thatunder such circurn.• stances—rendered still more auspicious by bright skies and balmy airs, more like those of May than of. February—crowds such as are rarely to be seen in our sombre streets filled the line of procession through , which the Queen was to Make her way, and that housetop and balcony, as well as pavement,. swarmed with loyalmultitudes anxious not alone to see their Sovereign, but to welcome her back to the performance of that digni fied part in the great drama of Government, which it seemed to them she had too long consented to forego under the pressure of a grief with which every one sympathized, but which every one hoped would have been more speedily lessened, if not wholly obliterated.. At noon a long line of carriages extended from Pall Mall to the Peers' entrance of the Palace of Westminster, most, if not all, of which were occupied in full evening cos tume—the wives, daughters, and sisters of Peers, and of members of the Government and some few who who were perhaps not so 'nearly connected with the Upper Chamber, but who had influence enough to procure the entree from the envied distributor of such favors. The only peculiarity in the appearance of the House that excited the attention of those familiar with it in former times was the Throne, which was covered and had all gilded ornaments concealed, by something that at a first glance looked like a white sheet thrown loosely over it. A little inquiry elicited the expla nation that the *article was no ordinary covering, nothing else in fact than Her Majesty's robe of state, which she usually wore on all great occasions of cere-' monial, but which she could not be per suaded to wear on this, because state and herself were in accord no longer. The robe was there, but the heart to put it on was wanting. There may be some who may .feel inclined to criticize the omission, and to judge that if Her Majesty consented to sit upon the robe she might as well have consented to wear it; but the kindly instincts of the British people will but see in this' little incident a newproof of gentle woman. liness on the part of the chief lady of the land, and a new occasion for the expresslori of a hope that a sorrow so touching may soon be wholly, as it is now partially, con soled. - The House fffied very slowly,both floor and galleries, with fair visitors. They were clad 1 'in all the colors of the rainbow, and with 1 manyoombinations of colors whicheven th,e 1 rainbow does not present, and converted for the time being the House of Lords, the most solemn seat of legislative wisdom in the world, intomparterre of human beauty. A few Peers, in ordinary walking costume, escorted their wives or daughters to the seats reserved for them, and then retired to the robing room, whence they speedily emerged, ' engirt with the scarlet robes and the white cross-bands which indicate their rank in the aristocratic hierarchy. Many of these—whose names and titles it would be invidious to mention—looked hale and hearty in the ordinary dress of gentlemen, but were no sooner enwrapped in the red mantles of their rank than they seemed as if a quarter of a century had been added to their years. The young ...Peers looked well in their robes of state; but the old ones,most certainly, looked senile, , rather than vene rable. • - louse By 1 o'clock the o was well filled with ladies, and the buzz of prattle and con versation was audible on every side. Every now and then a new-corner into the seats reserved for the corps ' diplomatique excited a little burst of attention, which as speedily subsided, to be succeded by a new sensation of curiosity among the ladies. About half past 1 half-a-dozen of the Judges, preceded by the venerable Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, entered and took their seats op posite to the woolsack, introducing by their presence a new element of color into the motley mosaic which presented itself to - the eyes of .visitors in the gallery. Scarcely had the Judges seated themselves when a greater than they, in the person of the Lord High Chancellor of England, preceded by the Mace-bearer, ented by the door to the left of , he Throne and took his seat on the woolsack, with his face towards the House and his back to the Throne. His Lordship's appear ance was the signal for the formal commence ment of the business of the day, the offering up of prayer by the Bishop of Ely. There was a rustling of silks and satins as the Peeresses stood up; followed by a deep silence, which allowed every syllable of the prayers to be distinctly heard in all parts of the House. After prayers there was another fluttering of silks, in the dovecotes and a renewal of the hum of conversation which had prevailed'among the ladies since they had been congregated in numbers sufficient to from themselves into coteries. Another batch of JUdges, bewigged and berobed, speedily entered, followed after a short in terval by his Royal Highness the- Duke of Cambridge, who shook hands with - several of the Peers and took his seat on the front bench of Peers, to the' left of the Throrie, next to the seat reserved for his Royal Highness" the Prince ef Wales. The Heir to the Thiene, was not long after his Royal cousin in making his appear ance ; and at a signal from the Usher of• the • Black Rod tthe ' whole assembly rose •en masse, Peeresses, Peers, Bishops, Judges, and the foreign Ministers, to receive the new-comers. The Prince and Princess of Walesothe Prince in the full uniform of a general officer,-and the Pitacess tastefully attired-ina dress of- white tulle, trimmed with black lace, wearing a tiara of diamonds and a long flowing veil of white gauze, entered side by side. The Princess was escorted to -the .place or - honor on the Woolsack,immediately fronting the Throne, while the Leird Chancellor sat with'his face the other way dos a dos to her Royal High"- ness, an arrangement which appeared sin gular,and was the occasion of some remark. The Prince of - Wales , took his seat along side this Disko of Cambildge, with whom he was speedily engaged in conversation. in terrupted from time to time byhandshaking with such Peers as had the honor of his sus- OUR : OLE COUNn!,Y. • quaintance, and who had to pass his seat in order to take their own. From this time about a quarter of an hour was, occupied by the ladies in talk as before, and by the Clerks of the House in administering the oath to such Peers as had neglected to perform that pre liminary to the legal exercise of, their func tions during the few days that have elapsed since the tormal meeting of Parliament. At 2 o'clock precisely Black Rod made a signal to the Lord Chancellor, at which the whole assembly rose; with the same pleas ant rustling of silks and satins as before, evidently expecting that the Queen was ap proaching. The expectation was for the time diszppointed, and after the suspense of about a minute, Peers and Peeresses, Judges and Bishops, again sat down in their allotted places, to await the coming of a Sovereign well known for her scrupulous punctuality to time in all her public ap pearances. In less than. Six minutes the door to the right of the Throne was flung open, and preceded by a longs train of hal berdiers, buffetiers, and other officials, en tered the Majesty of England—the monarch of an empire, in which, to use the, eloquent words of Daniel Webster, "There is no hour of the twenty-four which in one or other of the two hemispheres does 'not see her an cient. banner flung to the morning breeze, or hear the dram beat or the bugle call of her soldiers sounding the;reveille."_ Her Majesty was attired in half mourning, and walked with slow steps to the Throne, fol lowed by the great officers of State—the Marquis of Lansdowne bearing the crown upon a cushion: the Duke of Argyll, hold ing the sword of State; the Marquis of Win chester, supporting the Capof Maintenance, and several other, nobles performing their appointed functions. Her Majesty stopped for an instant at the foot of the steps to shake hands with the Princess of Wales, who, in common with the whole assenr blage, had risen on her entrance. The Queen woreln black—some said a deep pur ple velvet robe, which, whether it were purple or black . , looked intensely black in the dim light of the chamber, trimmed with white miniver, and a white lace cap i in Marie Stuart, to the portraits of which un fortunately lady she bore in this attire a remarkable similitude. Around her neck she wore a collar'of brilliants, and over he breast the blue riband of the order of the Garter Other ornaments she had none, and looked in this simple and highly becoming costume "every inch a Queen, ' and far more picturesque and regal than if she had worn the Royal robes that had become so distastefulto her. Her Majesty was accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helena and Louisa, and by his Royal Highness the Prince Christian of Denmark, who stood at the right of the Throne; the two Princesses attired in half-mourning, like their illus tziotts mother. To the left of the Throne were the Duchess of Wellington, Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Athol, and other ladles. The Prince of Wales occupied the chair to the right of the Throne, behind his Royal sisters and, his ftdure brother-in law, and was scarcely visible amid the blaze of beauty around him., ' The Lont.Clunicellor having notified the Queen's desthiftliat the company should re sume-tbeir seats, a message was sent by the Usher of the Black Rod, desiring the at tendance of the Speaker and tip Howie of Commons at the bar of the Lords.' During the interval that elapsed between-the sum mons of the Commons and the reply, - the Queen sat silent and motionless, with her eyes fixed min the grmind. She seemed to take no heard' of the brilliant assemblage around her; but to - be wholly absorbed in melancholy meditation. . Even when tha_. Commons rushed. helter-skelter, liken mob_ of schoolboys, to the bar with pushing and strivings unseemly to witness among gen tlemeri, but which seem to be considered an essential part of the days performances, Her Majesty took no notice of the inter ruption,and never once lifted her gaze from the ground. When silence had been restored—when the real Parliament of the British people, the governing gawer that ht;ilds the purse, and with the trse the sword—the rough and noisy Commons— never rough and noisy except on this occa sion, when bad arrangements compel them, in spite of their better nature, to display bad manners—had adjusted themselves as well as they could to the scanty accommo dation afforded them, the Lord Chancellor, standing to the right on the second step from the Throne, announced that Her Ma jesty had been graciously pleased to com mancthim to read the Royal Speech, which be should pcoceed to do in Her Majesty's own words. His lordship then read the speech as follows, amid the; all but breath less silence of the assembly— ' "My Lords and Gentlemen :—lt is with great satisfaction that I have recourse to your assistance and advice.. ' "I have recently declared:my consent to a marriage between my slaughter Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig- Holstein Sonderbourg-Agustenburg. I trust this union may be prosperous and happy. "The death of my beloved Uncle, the King of the Belgians, has affected me with profound grief. I feel great confidence, however, that the wisdom which he evinced during his reign will animate his successor, and preserve for BelgitunTher independence and larosperity. 'My relations with foreign Powers are fiiendlY andsatisfactory, and I see no cause to fear any disturbancelof the genera' peace. "The meeting of the fleets of France and England in the ports of the respective countries has tended to cement the amity of the two nations,and to proVe to the world their friendly concert in the' promotion of peace. "I have observed with satisfaction that the United States,, after terminating sucess fully the severe struggle in which they were so long engaged, are 'wisely repairing the ravages of civil war. The abolition of slavery is an event calling forth' the cor dial sympathies and congratulations of this country, which has always been foremost in allowing its abhorrence of an institution repugnant to every feeling of justice and humanity. "I have at the same time the satisfaction to inform you that the exertions and iier severance of my naval squadron have reduced the Slave Trade on the West Coast of Africa Within very narrow limits.'"A correspondence has taken place ba , tween my Government mid that of the United States with respect to injurieif in ilicted on American commerce by cruisers under the Confederate flag. Copies of this correspondence will be, laid before you. "The renewal of diplomatic'relations with Brazil has given me much satisfaction, and I acknowledge with pleasure that the good' offices' of my ally,the King of Portugal,have contributed esSentially to thiS happy result: " I bayelo regret the interruption of peace between Spain and Chile. The good offices of my Government, in conjunction. with, those of the Emperor of the' French, have ' been, accepted by Spain,and it is my earnest hope that the causes of disagreeMent may Ibe *removed in a manner honorable and satisfactory to both countries. "The negotiations which have beenn - long pending in Japan, and which have been conducted, with great ability by my Minister in that, country, in conjunction with the re presentatives of my allies in Japan, have been brought to a conclusion which merits my entire approbation. The existing treaties have been ratified by the Mikado; -it has been stipulated that the tariff shall be re vised in almanner favorable to commerce, and thatthe indemnity due under the terms of the Convention of October,lB64, shall be punctually discharged. "I have concluded a Treaty. of Commerce with the Emperor of. Austria, which I trust will open' to that empire the blessings'of ex tended commerce, am' be productive of im portant benefits to both countries. "The deplorable events which have oc ,curred in the island of Jamaica have in duced me to prtivide at once for an impar tial inquiry, and for the due maintenance of authority during - that inquiry, by appoint ing a distinguished military officer as Go vernor and Commander of the Forces. I have given him the assistance of two able and learned Commissioners, who will aid him in examining into the origin, nature, and circumstances of the recent outbreak, and the measures adopted in the course of its suppression. The Legislature of Ja maica has proposed that the present politi cal constitution of the island should 'be re placed by a new form of Government. A Bill upon this subject will be submitted for your consideration. "Papers on these occurrences will be laid before you: "Papers on the present state of New Zea land will be laid before you. . " I have given directions for the return to this country of the greater portion of my regular forces employed in that colony. " I watch with interest the proceedings which are still in progress in British North America with a view to a closer union among the Provinces, and I continue to attach great importance to that object. ' "I have observed with great concern the extensive prevalence during the last few months of a virulent distemper among cat tle in Great Britain, and it is with deep re gret, and with sincere sympathy for the sufferers, that I have learnt the severe losses which it has caused in many coun ties and districts. It is satisfactory to know that Ireland and a considerable part or Scotland are as yet free from this calamity, and I trust that by the precautions sug gested by experience, and by the Divine blessing on the means which are now be ing employed, its further extension may be arrested. `The orders which have been madeby the. Lords of my Privy Council, by virtue of the powers vested in them by law with a view to prevent the spreading of this disease, will be laidbefore you, and your attention will be called to the expediency of an amend ment of the law relating to a subject so deeply affecting the interests of the people. "Gentlemen of the House of Oinimons—l have directed that the estimates of the en suing yetar shall be laid before you. They have been prepared with. a due regard to economy., and. are at the same time consis- tent *with the maintenance of efficiency in the public service. "The condition of trade is satisfactor3r. ".3fy Lords and Gentlemen;—A conspiracy, adverse alike to authority, property and religion, and disapproved and - condemned alike by all who are interested in their maintenance, without distinction of creed or class, has uihappily appeared in Ireland. The constitutional power of the ordinary tribunals has been exerted for its repros sion, and the authority of the law has been firmly and impartially vindicated. • "A bill will be submitted to you, founded on the Report of the Royal Commission, on the subject of Capital Punishment, which I have directed to be laid before yon. "Bills will be laid before you for amend ing and consolidating the laws relating to Bankruptcy, and for other improvements in the law. "Measures will also be submitted to you for extending the system of public audit to branches of receipt and expenditure which it has not hitherto reached, and for amend ing the provisions of the law with respect to certain classes of legal pensions. "Your attention will be called to the sub ject of the Oaths taken by Members of Par liament with a view to avoid unnecessary declarations, and to remove invidious dis tinctions between members of different re ligious communities in matters of legisla tion. " I have directed that information should to procured in reference to the rights of voting in the election of members to serve in Parliament for counties, cities, and boroughs. " When that information is complete, the attention of Parliament will be called to the result thus obtained, with a view to such improvements in the laws which regulate the rights of voting in the election of mem bers of the House of Comnions as may tend to strengthen our free institutions and con duce to the public welfare., "In these and'in all other deliberations, I fervently pray that the blessings ofAlmighty God may guide your counsels to the promo tion of the happiness of my people." The reading conciuded,the Lord Chancel lor bowed his obeisance to the Queen, who slightly, but courteously, returned the sa lute. 'Then rising from the Throne the whole of the brilliant, assemblage rising from their seats at the same time, Her Ma jesty stepped slowly down, kissed-the Prin cess of Wales, who sat almost at her feet, shook hands with Prince Christian, and,- handed out by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, followed by the Princess of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge, re tired by the door at which she had entered, with the usual flourish and following, in which heralds and Garter Kings of Arms delight, mid which they,. only are learned enough in their art to record. Thus ended the opening of the seventh Parliament of Queen Victoria. The Peers and Judges laid aside their scarlet robes and uncomfortable ermine; and the Peer esses hastened home, to hear the faint echo in the streets of thei hearty applause that Was showered upan the Sovereign by a people delighted to seeher once again;among them; to choisla the hope that the shadow of grief, if not wholly, had partially passed over, and that many years of health and happiness were yet in store for her. T.u.ti, PACIFIC RAILICOAD.-S. N. Goodall, one of the Commissioners of the Pacific RailroSd, is now in Washington, diroxt fro TexaS, and has delivered to the na Senate numerously signed petitions from various parties of the South .. one from the City Council of Vicksburg, praying for a Southern connection with the Union Pacific Railroad. Some of them define clearly the vast importance to. the South and North of such a connection, and it is believed that Congress will provide for a railroad by way of Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson throUgh the Indiattterritou. F. L. FEII:LERSTON. PubiLsie DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS Arrival of the United States Monitor Monadnock at Rio Janeiro---Visit of the Emperor of Brazil to the Vessel---Voyage of the Mo- ' nadnock from Fortress Mon roe to Rio--United States Vessels at Rio Jaeeiro , --The Emigration of Southern Rebels to Brazil, &c. A correspondent of the New York Herald writes from Rio Janeiro, January 2d, as follows: • It was in June (1865) that General Wm. Wallace W. Wood, of Mississippi, but long time resident of New Orleans, was, appointed the chief agent of associations of immigrants of four counties in Mississippi. In New . Orleans he became the agent of another as-- sociation; of a third from the Caroline county district of Virginia; of a •fourth New York of Northern and Central Missis sippians, and, by reason of an accident to .it and the return of the vessel (the Montana) on which he first started out in August last, of nineteen other associations, the agents of . whom all, without exception, confided their business to his charge. General Wood is a • middle aged man, a lawyer and editor,a fluent writer, forcible speaker, popular in hia manners and prompt in the despatch of business. His arrival in Rio had been anticipated, and his reception was most enthusiastic. No passport was asked of him—he had none—and his baggage was . permitted to be taken to his hotel without , the surveil] .nce of the customs. The mcrn- 4 ing after the arrival , the metropolitan .n papers were flaming with kindest notices „ , and full of cordial welcomes. That day was 4 one of decided sensation. A victory hid just been achieved over the Paraguayaris,, and a regular commissioner of a largo American immigration, with a Party. 0f„,,, explorers, had arrived. The church bells .; rang merrily all over the city, the streets were. filled with processions, bands of mu sic were playing everywhere, and sky rockets were ascending and bursting every ••••; . .1 second in broad daylight during the entire day, and at night the city was illuminated. An hour before sunset Rint de Dererta, the main street in the city, on which the Ex. : . change Hotel, where we had taken rooms, was located, began filling for the distance of three blocks or squares in front of-the hotel with a dense mass of hu manity and a band of music, while the windows, balconies and housetops of the buildings in the vicinity , . were thronged . With women and children, waving hand kerchiefs and miniature flags of Brazil and . the Statea. In response. to loud and repeated "vivas for Gen. Wood," that gentleman ap geared in one of the balconies of the hotel, where, in bis representifive character, he was weloomed with deafening shouts, the band playing "Dixie." An address in Portuguese,signed by numerous merchants, . bankers, &c., was then read by one of then citizensamid immense applause, atthe con clusion of which the loand played the national hymn of Brazil, when every head was uncovered and profound silence ensued during the performance. The chief agent then responded in Rnglieh, his remarks. understood by some, being received by all with a species of wild delight:The next day all the papers contained.the address, signa tures and. speech. • Within three days from this demonstra tion General Wood and party had visited various Ministers of State, and been called on in return by them, the foreign ministers, ac., and had perfected all his arrangements for an extensive. tour into the interior. He demanded that emigrants should be made citizens immediately on their arrival on simply taking the oath of allegiance, free dom of the press and religious worship,viith privilege to erect temples for the latter after the custom of our people in the States; recognition of the rules and regulations adopted by the emigrants for their national • government; privilege to erect schools, aca demies and colleges under their own rules; charters, with all privileges, for their vil lages, towns and cities; free imports for all needed by the emigrants for five years, 6re. All this was agreed to, though much re quires legislative enactment, as not being in conformity with existing laws. On our return to Rio we found the Em peror, Don Pedro 11., who was absent when - we landed in the Empire, and had just re- • turned from the wars. He is immensely. popular, and (deservedly so. We had art interview with him of nearly an hour's ration, and be plied General Wood with - question after question, seemed loth to part -- with him and invited us to be sure and call. again. He shows age, though but forty, and • is profoundly a statesman. The sights in. the metropolis incident to the Emperor's r return were confined principally to the churches and theatres, where crowds fol lowed his Majesty. The Brazilian government has promised General Wood, in his representative char.,: acter, government lands inthalocalit lea he has selected at the minimum government • rate of twenty-two cents an acre, payable in five years; good dirt roads of twenty feet width to the points of location from the nearest ports of railroads; provisions and other assistance towards, sustenance and progress of emigrants until they can be es tablished; transportation to their settle ments; citizenship on taking the oath, of allegiance; one vessel fore. every two fur nished them, and other privileges ennme- rated in the early 'part of this chapter. The liberality and pilogressiveness of the - imperial government, are exemplified by ..•„,, the encouragement given to railroad prOtic- , tors and to other enterprises and in • the - 7 rapid strides being made in emulation of' -* the United - States. The constitution of • Brazil is its fundamental law sacredly. oh- ' served, and rePublicanism in its details is its pervading element. < There is more free dom, pinbably, in Brazil than in any other government in the world