GIBSON PEACINIL Editor. VOLUME XX.--NO. 45. EVENING BULLETIN. BIGUGIECHXD EVERY EVENING, (Sundays excepted) at INIIS NEW BULLETIN BUILDING, 407 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. EY MEI "Evening Bulletin Association." PROMINTORS. GOMM PEACOCK, 'ERNEST C. WALLACE. V. L. 171TEERSTON, THOS. I.WILLIABISON 'CASPER SOURER, Jr., FRANCIS WELLS. The BoralrErst is served to subscribers In the city at as omits per week, payable to the carriers, or $8 00 per anacia. SUITS OF. ROSEWOOD PARLOR FURNPITIRE. GEO. S. HENKELS, my26-lin Thirteenth and Chestnut. MARRIED. M'CALLEL—MOYIT.—On May 29th, 1888, at St. -.Toseph's Church. by the Rev. F. J Barbelin. B. 3., Th eo. H. M'Calla,to-Llzz e. daughter of Wm. Moyn, Esq., ail of this city. No Cards. I NEYNOLDB—DORRANCR—Thursday, 24th May, by Bev. N.• B. .Dod. 0. Murray Reynolds, to Stella, -slaughter of the Fa. late Rev. John Dorrance, D. D., all of Wlltesbarre. DIED. ALIKAN.--On the evening of the 28th, instant, /Winfield Scott, only son of Thomas and Nary Ann Allman, ag an d years and 5 days. The relatives Mends of the Wally are respect. Italy invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his parents, No. 248 North Eleventh Street, on Thursday - afternoon, the 81st inst,, at 4 o'clock. ** PEASI:lclB.—Amos resale*, on the morning of the .20th trust., in the 88th year of his age. Due notice will toe given. of time of interment. SUITS OE ROSEWOOD CHAMBER FURNITURE GEO. J. HENKEL% mr3-Dst. - Thlrtchenth and Chestnut. WEBB & LANDELL are prepared to supply ram :lo4 lies = with Dry Goods at the lowest prices. US iLliwx . ramiti ashiIiSEILLIVEI (GILTS TABLE K. TABLE LINENS, DAMASK. TOWELS, HOUSEHOLD DRY GOODS. TAINUT CHAMBER SUITS. •tY In 011 or Polished. ' ' GEO. J. HENX.ELS. my2.5-Im - Thirteenth and Chestnut .QIINDOWIeB .AND YACHT HATS FOE LADLES 10/ In great varietzir, A.T Tra..E.O. H. ISIeCa_LLA.'S Old established Hat and Cap Emporium, mylo.4.mii bOl Chestnut street. S UITS OF WALNUT PARLOR FURNITURE, Ia Oil or Polished. GEO J. HENKE'S. my2s-1m 'Thirteenth and Cheatnat SPECIAL NOTICES. ÜbPARDEE SCIENTIFIC C9EBSE L&FLYETTE COLLEGE. In addition to the general Course of Instruction in - Cala DDeeppaarrt6mment, designed to lay a substantial basis of .owTledge and scholarly culture. stadenta can pursue those branches which are essentially practical and tech nical. ENGINEERING, Civil, Topographical and .Mechanical; SEINING and METALLURGY; ARCHI -TECTURE, _and the application of Chemistry to AG RICULTURE and theeARTS. There is also afforded almxtunity for spal . scudy of TaLDE and CON of HODEwso LANGUAGES and PHILU LAGY; andof the HISTORY and INSTITUTIONS of of our own country. For Circulars apply to President CATTELL, or to Prof. R. B. YOUNGMAN. • Ransom PS., April 4, 1866. Clerkof the Faculty. niyB,6moi ObPHILADELPHIA AND READING RAIL= ROAD COMPANY. Office 227 South FOURTH 'Street, PIIMADS:L.P2IIA, April 28,1866, Notice Is hereby given to the Stockholders of this Company, that the option of receiving their Dividend In Stock or Cash, under the resolution of the Board of dlth December, 1865, will cease on and after the Stet of Nay,lB66,and that such Stockholders as do not demand theLL.Dividend to be paid to them in Stock on or before that day, will be thereafter entitled to receive it in 'Cosh o ap2B to itirpi 13. BRADFORD, Treasurer. rp.GREAT TEMPERANCE MEETING.—The Philadelphia Temperance Society, auxiliary to the National Temperance Society will hold it s first 'Seventh meeting la the Second Reform ed Dutch Church, 'Seventh street, above Brown. on THURSDAY _EVENING. May 31 at 8 o'clock. Rev. James Pratt, D. D., of Chicago; Rev. S. B. Baratta, of Wheeling; Ma or T. B. Itierwin4 of New York, one of the ablest .and most eloquent speakers in the country. and Rev. T.DeWittTaimada , of Philadelphia, will address the - meeting. Let all good citizens be present. . myso 2t* ÜbSELECT STEREORAMIC VIEWS.—By quest.the exhibition of Select Stereoramic Views ,given tor the entertainment of TRINITY M. E. Sab bath School will be repeated in the Church on THURS DAY EVENING. list Inst.. at a to 8 o'clock, on which occasion many new and instructive Views will be ex hibited, forming an exhibition of much interest and oroflt. Ticketa 25 cents each; for sale in the Lecture Boom of the Church on Wednesday evening, and at the door on the evening of the exhibition. my.80,2t. eOFFICE BUCK MOUNTAIN COAL r COM PANY, PHILADELPHIA, May 30, 1866. e Board of Directors have this day declared a 13emi-anneal Dividend of . . . FIVE PER CENT. upon the capital stock of the LCompany, (equal to two .dollars and a half per share) clear of State Tax and payable 9th proximo. • he transfer books closed Drat' 9th prom. my3o,3t* THOS. H. TROTTER., Treasurer HOWARD HOSPITAL, Nos. 1518 and 1520 4i,D 7 Lombard street, Dispensary Department. Dfe. dical treatment and medicines furnished gratuitously •to the poor. sew Arrival of Another Cholera Ship Below Few "York. Mora ta4tw's N. Y. Tribunea The cholera has again made its appear -ance at Quarantine. The steamship Union left Liverpool on' the 13th inst. with 434 paanngers. Oat of this numberahe lost 31 by cholera daring the passage. Two of the crew also died with the disease, making a total of 33 deaths in 16 daysout of less than 500 persons. From this death record it would seem that the di sease was =usually violent. Besides this, however, she had 15 cases on board at the lime of arrival yesterday afternoon. The following letter from the Stiperin -tendent of the . Hospital ship Falcon, was received by Dr. liwinbarne yesterday after moon, during the session of the Board of Health: HOSPITAL' SHIP FALCON, . QUARANTINE, 313 M YORK May 29,1866.— DR. SWINBURNE —Dear Mr: We ave juatboarded the steam ship Union. from Liverpool, with four hun dred passengers. Thirty-one died at sea, and two of the crew. There are now from 12 to 20 sick. We cannot find the exact number until we commence to transfer - them to the Fulton, which we will do immediately. We are sending all the con valescents from the Falcon to the Saratoga, .and hope that all the Virgins passengers lvill get off to-morrow, so as to make room for the passengers of the Union. I asked -the captain of the Union tghether he had the passengers of the Helvetia..He replied -that lie did not know; but a'eabin passen er said that he had heard that sows of them were on board. Send me a good -cook, if possible. Do not be uneasy about am; for we can get along very well. Very respectfully, Js.nr.sta'Roururr, AXIISEMEIEIIIII% 'The Chestnut—The Webb sisters in a .capital- bill. The Wainut—Mr. Edwin Booth in "Richelieu." The Arch—Mrs. -.John Drew in "Lost in London." Assem °bly Building—The Carolina Twins. Also -tit Assembly Building—Signor Blitz. DISADVANTAGES OF BEING POOB.-A liousebreaker lately stole from a poor man at Boston two bank books --representing 44495, said burned them up. Both circum stances have been proved in court, but the banks refuse to give the man the money or mew books, unless he gives sureties to a considerable amount that he will not make another demand for the money, or recover It by action of law. The man is unable to give sureties, and is, therefore, likely :to loss his money. ... - :.-')',..;.';:.:.:,.4.tg.....'.• . ''... - i . ' . *. - t , ..• - : , '-''.• - 7' : •.. - !...: : .•. : * . •5* GREAT FIRE IN OIL CITY, Immense Destruction of Property. LOSS OVER $1,000,000. Three Hundred Houses Destroyed. Hundreds of Families Hmeless. [Correspondence of the Phila. Evening OIL Crrv, Pa., May 27.—Since the advent of 1866, the oil regions have been visited by some of the• most destructive conflagra tions; millions of dollars of property have in a few hours been consumed, hundreds of families made homeless and penniless. With it all, the loss of life has been very small. Although Oil City has had its share of the dangers incident to this section, fire and water it has been fortunate in escaping a wholesale conflagration; until the present time. On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, the 'startling cry of fire was sounded. Flames were discovered issuing from an old shanty used as a laundry. The people commenced at once to tear down the adjoining build ings, but the flames communicated to a large stable, which being soon enveloped, compelled them to desist, and turn their at tention to saving goods in the stores sur rounding. In themeantime with nothing to check their progress, the flames spread with wonderful rapidity, mounting from one side of the street to the other forcing those who were packing their goods for removal; to leave them and fly for their lives. Soon the flames reached Centre street, the principle business thor oughltire. At this time it was thought that the progress of the fire could be stayed. A high wind blowing at the time carried the flames to the opposite side of the street, and in a few minutes the entire street was burn ing. On this street there were some hand some and costly buildings. The Mercantile Building was among them, a beautiful structure, six stories in height, just comple ted at a cost of thirty-five thousand dollars; one of the handsomest frame edifices, west of the mountains. Opposite to this was the Metropolitan Hotel, a first-class house, and but lately opened; below this was a fine block of buildings. Along the entire street were buildings varying in cost from $5,000 to $30,000; all were occupied, and heavily stocked. From but few of these buildings were any goods saved. In the rear of Cen tre street was the lumber yard of Fox, Fal ler ds Co.; the flames soon communicated to the immense . quantity of lumber there stored, enveloping it in one sheet of blaze. As the fire'spread towards the creek. which divides the city, fears were entertained that the oil barges, aground along its front would communicate the fire to the opposite side. Horses were attached to these, and they were removed to a safe point. In March last our bridge structure was carried off by the ice gorge; since then a. swinging rope-bridge has ben used, until the new iron bridge was finished. The flames reached this point just as the finish strokes of the axes lowered it into the creek. During this n time the flames - were sweeping every g before them. It was evident that nothing could check their progress, and the attention of the citizens was turned to save the remainder of the city on the oppo site side of the creek. While they were thus engaged, it was discovered that the flames were spreadingrapidly to wardsthe oil yards of S. M. Kier it Co. Here were three large iron storing tanks, containing thousands of barrels of oil, besides immense quantities of oil in barrels, and other combustible mate rial; the people were horror-stricken, know ing the fearful consequence resulting in their burning. A few yards from this was the new railroad bridge, built by the Atlan tic and Great Western Railroad. A large fire pump placed in the creek at this point, together with a steam pump attached to the tanks, kept the flames at bay, and - saved the entire.city; also an immense number of lives from destruction. At this time, for want ofmaterial, the fury of the flames began to abate, and people felt relieved that at least one-third of their city would be spared. • The scenes and incidents during the fire were' heart-rending; hundreds who had come to this city , in its infancy, and by dint of hard labor and perseverance, had accu mulated sufficient to purchase a comforta ble home, having lost their all, and many of our business men, who had immense stocks of goods in store with but little if any insurance on them. , The rates of insurance here are very high and the amounts of the policies are difficult to obtain. One million of dollars will not cover the entire ions, while the insurance is esti mated at one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. • Amongst the principal losers are Gor don, White & Co., Mercantile Building. The building was just completed at a cost of $35,000, insured for $2,000; Cobbert & Egbert, druggists, loss $20,000, insured for $8,000; McLane dr Jacobs; hard ware merchants loss $25,000, insured for $5,000; Reynol ds, Broadhead & Co., dry goods, loss $35,000, insured for $12,000; Wil liams & Bre.,dry goods, loss $40,000, in sured for $18 ,000; Fox, Fuller & Co., lumber yard and planing mill, loss $75,000, insured for $12,000; Charles Robson, tinsmith, loss $40,000, insured for $6,000; J/10 Gotshall, grocer, loss $20,000, insured for $8,000; Burchfeel, Casterline & Co., hardware. loss s3o,ooo,insured for $5,000, a policy of $lO,OOO. having expired a few days previous. These were among the principal loserslof our business men, whose losses at the pre sent time can be ascertained, although there are many owners of real estate and others whose losses at the present Cannot be esti mated. The most of the property had been in sured in New York and Connecticut com panies, which will be thef principal losers. The number of buildings destroyed is from two hundred and fifty to three hun dred; two-thirds of the entire city , is, in ashes. The evening of the fire the hills were lined,with families, men; women and children, without a home or a place to lay their heads. Those houses that were saved were thrown open to them, and our citizens did everything in their power to alleviate their wants. Many lost evely. thins excepting the clothes on their backs. It is a sad picture to look upon the rains. The scene of a busy and thriving place has now nothing left but one vast scene of deep - lotion. Preparations will at once be made to erect substantial buildings. and although this may prove a serious drawback to oar pro gress for a short time, yet it will tend, to PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30,1866. awaken our citizens to the fact that a steam engine is of some value here, To-day (Sunday) a heavy rain set in, quenching the smouldering flames. The people are flocking here from all parts to see the scene of the great fire. lam sorry to state that the thieves were bus3r in plying their vocation, but our worthy burgess issuing a call for 100 additional policemen, has had them busy searching`all suspected dwellings, securing thousands of dollars •Worth of stolen property. Through the strenuous efforts of our citizens much of the property that would have been carried off was saved. N. • THE DEATH OF GEN. SOOTT. Interesting Details of the Bad Event. Order of the President The Funeral to Take Place at West Point on Friday. We yesterday announced the death of Brevet Lieutenant General Scott, and gave a brief sketch of his eventful life. A cor respondent of the New York Herald fur nishes the subjoined details of the sad event: HOB'S HOTEL, WEST POINT, May 29,1866. —Lieutenant General Winfield Scott died at this house to-day at five minutes past eleven. He departed peacefully. No strag gle indicated the passage of the old hero's soul from its earthly tenement. Although his demise was anticipated, yet his death was comparatively sadden. Upon his arri val here on the evening of the 10th inst., by special boat from New York, it was ob served that he was very feeble. Upon de scending from the carriage he tottered a little, and had to pause upon every step as he mounted to the hotel. After a few days, however, he rallied considerably, elides late as Saturday, at half-past two, was out to the library and the village, riding. The same day he wrote some letters to friends; but a few days before he requested General Cal lum, commandant of the post, to indite a letter for him, which he franked himself, though in an almost illegible band. He appeared to suffer from no specific ail ment, but rather a general decline of physi cal strength. His mind was clear to the last. So little expectation was there of his imme diate demise that his daughter ' Mrs. Hoyt, of New York, who had been staying with him for some days, left here for home yes terday. Last night the General was taken with a cbill,and the assistantsurgeon of the post, Dr. Marsh; was immediately sum moned. Even then there appeared to be no danger, and at nine o'clock this morning Dr. Marsh assured General Cullum that he had-no apprehension of immediate dissolu tion; but in a short time it became evident that the eventful and useful life of the pa triot soldier was drawing to a close. The chaplain, Rev. J. A. French,- was called in, and taking the General's hand, re cited s prayer. Though quite conscious and cognizant that death was upon him the power of speech was gone, but the dying soldier pressed the hand of the clergyman and bowed his head repeatedly in teken of his consciousness of the last solemn rites which Mr. French was performing according to the rules of the Episcopal Church. At precisely five minutes after eleven, quietly as if in a slumber, the patriot whose life bad been so intimately associated with the military history of this country, passed away. There were present with him at the last moment General G. W. Callum, Comman dant of West Point, 'and for may years aid to General Scott; Surgeon Head; Assistant Surgeon Marsh, Chaplain French, and the General's faithful body servant. General Callum immediately telegraphed to Mrs. Hoyt, who arrived here at five o'clock this afternoon. the Secretary of War and General Grant Notified. All academic and military discipline was at once suspended,and the flags were hoisted to half-staff. General Callum also tele graphed to the War Deparinaent and to Ge neral Grant intelligence of the sad event. He has received a reply froth Mr. Stanton, expressing deep sorrow at the death of the great soldier, patriot and statesman, and ap proving of all that General Callum had done. General Grant's reply was of a simi lar character. He requested to know at what time the funeral would take place,and it is probable that he will come on to at tend it. The Place of Burial. At the desire of the deceased General's daughter, Mrs. Hoyt—and it is thought the old hero himself had the same wish—the re mains will be interred in the West Point Cemetery. - Lying In State. The remains now lie in room No. 12 of this hotel, where he expired. They are placed in a shell lined with zinc, and par tially filled with ice. The General is dressed in a civilian's suit of black,and looks in the repose of death almost as he did in life. No expression of pain is visible in the face; bat the skin has assumed a jaundiced tint. The remains will probably be removed to morrow to the chapel of the Academy. Meantime a guard of honor composed of the following officers, in hill dress and wearing crape on the left=-arm, are in at tendance upon the corpse.' Colonel H. M. Black, 7th U. S. infantry, Commandant of Cadet corps, Lieut. Col. A. " Piper, 3d artillery; Lieut. Colonel J.' McL'HilWtt, 3d infantry; Major James McMillan t 2d infantry; Capt. F. A. Davies, 16th infantry, and Captain A. R. Arnold, sth U. S. cavalry. General Scott had only been confined to bed for the last three days, but during that time his strength was gradually failing, and he seemed to have a presentiment that this was his last visit to West Point, in which institution he took an intense interest, and at'which he spent every rnmer for the last forty years. When coming from the boat on the 10th of May, he remarked to a friend that he had come to the old academy to die, and in conversation with Captairi Boynton, a few days ago, he replied to some remark concerning his visit to West Point that he came there to be burled. It seems appropriate that the great military academy of the nation should, be the dying plaee,of the nation's oldest soldier. - The funeral will take place at one o'clock on Friday, with such military pomp as the post can afford. It is expected however, that there will ,be a large accession of emi nent personagesfrom Washington and else where. • - I have heard that President Johnson ex pressed a desire to visit General Scott before his death, but the suddenness of his demise of course prevented, Gun .vmoxy., COUNTRY. Arrival of the General's Daughter. Upon the arrival of Mrs. Hoy/ this even ing she was conducted by General Callum to the room where the remains of her hon ored father lay. The officers on guard all immediately withdrew, with uncovered heads, and the living and the dead were left together in that silent communion whereof no eye or ear witnesses. The religious ceremonies at the funeral will be conducted by. Rev. Mr. French, ac cording to the rites of the Episcopal Church, of which the General was a life-long mem ber. Academic studies will beresumed to-mor row, as the - examinations commence on Monday, but judging from the general gloom that pervades all things here, it is not likely the old spirit will enter very deeply into the scholastic contest. The last words of Gen. Scott are worth re membering. About twenty-five minutes before his death he addressed his hostler, Allen, saying, "James, how is the horse?" "He is well, Cleneral." "Take care of him, James," said the dying hero, and these were the last intelligible words he uttered. In less than a half-hour ail was over, and Gen. Scott had become immortal. The Feeling in Washington. WASHINGTON, May 29, 1868.—The news of the sudden demise of Lieutenant:Gen eral Scott was received by the Secretary of War at eleven o'clock thi s morning. An order will be issued by Secretary Stanton to-morrow for the regulation of the officers of the army as to the honors that shall be paid to the great departed military chief tain. It is expected that Lieutenant General Grant and other prominent officers will attend his funeral. The following announcement was made by President Johnson this afternoon: EXACUT/ VA MANSION, May 29th, 1866. The President, with profound sorrow, an nounces to the people of the United States the death of Winfield Scott, late Lieutenant- General of the army. On the day which may be appointed for his funeral the several executive depart ments of the government will be closed. The heads of the War and Navy Depart meats will respectively give orders for the payment of appropriate honors to the me mory of the ANDREW Joivsow. The Secretary . of War received this after noon the following despatch from General Cullum, giving particulars of the death of Lieut.-Gen. Scott: WEST Pour - T, N. Y., May 29, 1866.—T0 Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: With heartfelt sorrow I have to announce to you the death of Lieutenant General Scott, at ILOS this morning. He expired without a struggle, and conscious to the last. I have suspended all duties at the Academy in con sequence of the melancholy event, and de tailed a guaid of honor, compmd of officers of the highest rank, to watch over his mor tal remains. Please communicate to me any orders you may wish to give. Gro. W. Curzum, - Brevet Major General, U. S. A. Announcement of the Death of General BOSTON, May 29, .1.866.—A1l the church bells of the city were tolled by telegraph this afternoon,striking eighty times for the death of General Scott. The hitinonneement In Troy. Thor, N. Y., May 29, 1566.—0 n the an nouncement of the death of General Scott, Mayor Flagg ordered the church bells of the city to be tolled from one to two o'clock P. M. Hark! As the storm beats on Atlantic beaches, The sad percussion of the minute gun ! And, as its boomings fill more distant reaches, A spirit soars—a noble fame is won! The muffled bell tolls from the groaning steeple ; "Parade with arms reversed !" rolls down the line; A Prince bath left Columbia's mourning people; And flags, half-masted, droop far o'er-the brine. Here toss no fringes of soft silken streamers Adorning parasites in mimic war; Here sleeps no captain of relenting dreamers Steeped in State-sovereignty's destructive lore; But we have lost an old and faithful leader, Who in three wars e'er served his country well; And cast upon the treacherous seceder A patriot chieftain's overmastering spell. ATtful and rich the gifts prepared to move him, Fierce the revilings when the tempter failed; Praises and threatenings only joined to prove him, And deck his laurels, covertly assailed. Take from the catafalque his honored ashes; Let the dead-march impress the solemn ranks; The sabres ()raped, no skyward bayonet flashes; A race of freamen mingle tears and thanks. Lead forth, caparisoned, his time-worn charger; Spread o'er his hearse the banner he loved dear; His scope, late high and large, is higher, larger: All earthly doubt eternity makes clear. He had his foibles, fleeting as his feathers ; He had his faults, as every human soul; His errors -passed ; his virtues stood all weathers; And left his life'a great resplendent whole. Soldiers and statesmen since have reached high stations ; • Some have done worthily—alas t—some, not ; Bat thou haat wrought to eternize thy nation! And deathless plaudits gild the name of Scott! Jacy 29th, W. Scots In Boston.. Mut the Philadelphia Evening Enllotin, WINFIELD SCOTT. A Fragment of his Obsequies. BY CHARLES 3. LIIKHNS. EUROPEAN NEWS. Political and Fkancial Ailairs in Great Britain. THE RECIPROCITY TREATY IN PAR LIAMENT. Project of Another European 0013gress. THE CONTINENTAL DI?- . FERENOES. Outbreak of War in Turkey, dr.c.' The Royal Mail Steamship Persia, Capt. Lott, which left Liverpool at 11 o'clock on the morning of the. 19th, and Queenstown on the evening of the 20th of May, arrived at New York. yesterday. The steamship St. David, from Liverpool on the 17th, via Londonderry on the 18th inst., arrived off Pather Point yesterday. The Erin reached Liverpool on the evening of the 17th of May. The steamer Denmark, which left Liver pool on the 9th of May for New York, was off Crookhaven on the 18th, putting back, having lost her propeller. Two steam-tugs had left Liverpool to assist her. GREAT BRITAIN. The House of Lords had been engaged upon a bill to check Sunday trading among the lower classes in London. It met with much opposition, but was finally adopted by a majority of one. In the House of Commons, on the lith, Mr. Gladstone replied to some inquiries as to alleged refusals by the Bank of England to afford accommodation to bankers and merchants on Government securities. He quoted figures from the Bank returns to show how liberal had been the accommoda tion granted, and how groundless was any complaint that had been made. The bill in regard to the tenure and im provement of land by tenants in Ireland was debated, but no action was taken. On the 18th, in the House of Commons, Mr. Layard, in response to an inquiry. said that the official despatch of C,ommodore Rodgers on the bombardment of Valparaiso was entirely inconsistent with the state ment made by Admiral-Dent. He stated that the conduct of the British Minister to Chili was approved of by the British Gov ernment. Mr. Watkin called attention to the termi nation of the Reciprocity treaty, and. con denied the conduct of the English Goverut ment in the matter. He pointed to the naval preparations of the 'United States to meet emergencies on the fishing grounds, and ex pressed his belief that there was something far more serious in the present aspect of af fairs than was supposed. He wanted to know who was responsible for this state of things, and what was to be done. Mr. Layard, in reply, declared that the Government was not responsible for the de termination of the treaty. They were fully alive to its importance, but the United States Government would hear of no negotiations with a view to its renewal. He deprecated the speech Of Mr. Watkin as calculated to raise a feeling of hostility , in the United States, and said , he viewed the sending "of a fleet the fishing grounds as evidence of a desire to prevent tlbmse disputes and diffi culties which might arise if the fishermen were left to themselves. Mr. Cardwell alSo said with regard to the fisheries, that the Government were in friendly communication with the United States Government on the subject, and re ceived with satisfaction and not alarm the presence of a naval force on the station. After some further debate, in which the expediency of the treaty was questioned, the subject dropped. Both Houses adjourned for the Whitsun tide recess. In responsq to a requisition signed_by many eminent merchants, the Lord Mayor of London had called a public meeting at the Mansion House for the 24th of May, to take steps for the erection of a statue in Lon don in honor of George Peabody. Notwithstanding recent rumors,the Morn ing Post says the marriage of Princess He lena with Prince Christian will take place on the sth of July. The race for "The Oaks" was won by Tormentor, Mirella was second, and Isdira third. • The Cholera In R e lveirpool and Ilirken• At the usual meeting of the Liverpool Health Committee on May 17. Dr. Trench presented a report of the number of fatal cholera cases in Liverpool to the present time. There were eight - m the work-house, twenty-three on ship-board, and one re ported in the town. It was very doubtful whether the death said to have occurred on the 14th inst. in Vauxhall Road, was really one from cholera. ' - Since Tuesday, May 15th, there has been no fresh cases or deaths from cholera at Birkenhead. The remaining patients in the hospital are progressing most favorably, and the emigrants in the depot are said to be enjoying excellent health: An order in council, in- The London Gazette of May 19, .places the Birkenhead Union under the Diseases Prevention Act. AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA AND ITALY. The situation of affairs remain without obang.e. The negotiations between Austria and Prussia are finally stated to have led to no result. Field Marshal Benedek, Commander-in- Chief of the Northern Army of Austria, had issued the first order of the day to his sol diers. The order is dated. May 12, from temporary headquarters in Vienna. In fervent words he expresses confidence in the army and in the justice of the Austrian cause. The order beam throughout a decidedly defensive tone. No time 113 mentioned for the commencement of war, but the order says arms have been got ready for defence, and to combat every enemy who threatens the Emperor and the country. A 'Vienna despatch of the 17th says: "Intelligence continues to be received here of military preparations, and of the adoption of loyal addresses to the Emperor by the inhabitants of different towns in Austria. In view of the imminence of war, tne Government it is said to be deliberating upon a plan for summoning to Vienna delegates front all 'thc provincial Diets, to constituted'a united assembly representing the entire monarchy. As regards the attitude of the Middle States, it is said that they have expressed a chore that ottustoA - filialt . genbut Moat to F. L. FEMMTON: rahIi DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS. be no longer bound by the Gastein Conven tion. Their active co operation with Aus tria cannot be expected until such a declare- tion shall have been made. The Ministers of the Middle States who met, recently at Bamberg, are said to have resolved upon a policy of armed neutrality. A rumor has men current here tthat Austria had with drawn part of her forces from , Venetia, This rumor is unfounded. There are. 200,000 Austrian troops in Venetia, ali upon a war footing, and the military preparations in that province are being prosecuted with., great vigor." , - A Berlin telegram of the 17th says: "The King hold a military conference this morning with the Minister of War and sev-:- eral Generals.. The Prussian Cabinet has received reassuring declarations from the: Hanoverian Government. The latter offers, to observe an armed neutrality, The. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin has sig— nified his willingness to accept a command. in the Prussian army, in the case of war with Austria. r The King, it is believed, has signed a decree appointing the Crown Prince to the regency in the event of the outbreak of war, or Of the King's departure from Berlin. The increasing probability of the, assembling of a Congress is exercising a: tranquilizing • influence upon the publiir mind. The armaments, however, have not been relaxed, and the concentration •of troops is proceeding with perfect regularity.: In military circles but little weight is at tached to the news respecting the proposed Congress. In Court circles the Ministerial,. Conference at Bamberg is said to havepro duced a somewhat favorable impression. "It is stated that Baden and Bavaria as well as Hanover andHesse-Cassel, havede cided to observe neutrality, confining them selves to an armed protection of their frontiers. "The relations between the Russian and Prussian sovereigns continue to be of .a per sonal cordial nature. "Intelligence from thefrontiersannotuices that the Austrian troops, which were not to be fully equipped until their arrival on the frontier, have not received their ammuni tion trains." The Berlin correspondent of the London Times ' says: "Rapidly as the armaments are now pro gressing on eitherside, the Austrian as well as the Prussian Generalshave hardly begun to concentrate their forces and prepare against the immediate contingency of an at tack or defence. I have been assured by a military authority that he does not believe that the actual conflict can possibly take place before the lath or 20th of Jane. This interval, required by strategy, offers new advantages for the pacific endeavors of di plomacy." The writer says: "All over Prussia the peace meetings re-commence.. The wish for peace predominates over every o her feeling. We shall soon hear that the people wia not allow themselves to be come the helpless instruments of a despotic annexation policy." A Berlin despatch of the 18th says: "The Prussian Government has demand ed satisfaction from the Cabinet of Vienna for violation of the frontier at Faingebentel, where an Austrian patrol stopped and qu.es tioned the Prussian customs official. "Prince Frederick Charles, whose ap pointment to a high command has already been announced, has been placed at the the head of the First Saxon Army Corps. An army corps is being organized for. Sile sia, and it is believed that the King will proceed thither on the outbreak of hostili ties, accompanied by the Minister of War. His Majesty received to-day the Crown Prince and its stated that the latter will re ceive the command of the Fifth and Sixth, Corps d'Armee. The Grand Duke William of Mecklen bnrg-Strelitz left this morning for Sevaw, it is said, to assume the command of the van guard. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg- Schwerin will, in the event of war, place his troops, consisting of one division at the dis posal of Prussia, and will himself accept a more important command in the Prussian army. "The division commanders- of the Prus sian infantry regiments have already been appointed,- but not those of the cavalry regiments. Three army corps, numbering 90,000 men, are believed to be concentrated upon the Saxon frontier." The Paris- correspondent of the London Times says that Prmce Napoleon, who had just returned to Paris from Italy,is reporbid to have said that _"in the actual state of af fairs Italy cannot avoid going to war—even should she be left alone to confront her enemy." An officialdecreeissued at Florence states that the 20 volunteer battalions will form ten regiments, and wear the Garibaldi an:. red shirt and cap. The Italian press was prohibited from publishing intelligence of military move ments. The Chamber of Deputies at Florence, after along debate, and in spite of the op position of the Min'gter of Finance, agreed to the proposition of a tax upon Italian renter by a vote of 145 to 141. The Minis ter of Finance thereupon tendered his re signation. The following is the letter in which Gari baldi accepts the command of the volunteers: "CArionta, May 11.—M. Le Ministre: I accept with true gratitude the dispositions which you have taken, and his Majesty has sanctioned,relating to the Volunteer Corps. lam thankful to you for the trust_ yon manifest in me in giving me the command, and you.will be good enough to express to. the King my sentiments.. I hope soon to co operate with our glorious army in, accom plishing the destinies of the country. I thank you for your courtesy in making this communication to me. Accept, i&c., "G. GA,rantimat." The correspondent of the Daily News, at Florence, says the general impression throughout Italy is that war has now be come absolutely necessary to the National existence. The alternative is foreign war or civil war. Peace Negotiations Proposals for a Congress. Nothing authentic had transpired in re gard to the alleged negotiations for a Con ference. Notwithstanding denials front some quarters, the general opinion appears to be that active efforts were in progress to bring about such a meeting. A Berlin telegram to the Morning Post • says: France is said to make her acceptance of a Congress dependent upon the condition of a Franco-English armed mediation. in the provision that the Congress should lead to no result. England has not yet accepted this condition." The Paris Patrie of the 17th, says: - "Baron - Budbe Earl Cowley and Drouyn de 'Lbuys have settled , the basis of the programme of a Conference. This pia gramme definitely includes - but three ques tions, Venetia, Schleswig-Hob:oin, and Federal reform. M. Drouyu de nage has been intrusted:with the, task of drawing uyi n - despatch which Will he submitted this week to Baron Ihrdbeg - and Earl Cowley.. WOZttiatiO tht) - bat par)
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