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LCTTEB FROM PARIS*
. f U'oirti-pondencti of the I'Mlcdtiphla Evening Bulletin.J
~ Pakis, Tuesday, Feb. 11,1868.—1 will begin
my letter by alluding to a growing feeling, the
existence of which haß been certlQed to me from
various.quarters, and with an authority which
d< manda a certain degree of attention. It is to
the effect that a strong revulsion of opinion is
tukinf'place in France in favor of the Orleans
family. lam aware that it is nothing less than
Treason to breatho such a sentiment. But, never
xholcse, I am here to deal with facts rather than
principles; and I believe that in point of fact
‘'Orleans shares” are In very reality “looking
up” in the market, though it is much
more difficult to appreciate to what
‘prccise~extcnt’ and importance this is the case.
"The cause of this reaction is of much easier ap
- predation. It lies simply in the gross mistakes
committed by the present regime (and especially
those committed in America) ;.anc| in the exhibi
tion of weak and vague uncertainty and almost
drivelling into which the consciousness of those
mistakes has thrown it. “The Emperor,” said a
•well-informed observer to jne the other day, “first
lost his old prestige, and is now losing respect”
There Is an impression abroad that he has no
longer a.poMcy of his own; that ho has fallen into
the hands of his wife and of a coterie composed of
• Flenir anti ptber not much respected individuals*
•who do with him pretty mueh what they like,
and will end by making him, what is more dan
.gerous than anything else in a country like
France, an object of ridicule. These things are,
’ I assure you, both plainly asserted and believed
by men whose opinions and judgment are enti
tled to thegreatest weight Discontent and 111-
humorare, in Paris itself, the prevalent feelings;
and the late attempt at,reaction by a selfish
majority in the Chamber has brought down
resentment and contempt upon the entire impe
rial system. The state of tho finances has
literally disgusted all prudent and sensible
men, such as Michel Chevalier, for .instance, and
-completely alienated them from the government
and driven them into opposition. Curiously
enough, the returning favor of Orleanlsm seems
to be partly traceable to the conduct and policy
- (much criticised at the time) pursued by the Or
leans - Princes during the rebellion Jit home.
America, and the people and institutions of the
United States, seem, of late (as you would observe
from my account.of what was passing in the
.Chamber) to have been more, them ever brought
"before the eyes of the French people. Now
the grossest of all. mistakes ’ committed
by the Emperor was his personal policy,
. or rather •, short-sighted impolicy, in the
Mexican expedition, to say nothing of his subse.
■ quest tamperings with England on the subject of
intervention, In order to get himself out of the
scraps into which he began to see he had fallen.
Now, it is scarcely possible to overlook, and the
French poople haye not overlooked, the striking
contrast exhibited between the conduct of the
Emperor and the Orleans Princes, as regards!
American affairs; nor to fail to see how far.supo J
rior the foresight Arid policy of the one has been
to those of the other. Hod we had the Orleans,
’■ they say, we should have had po Mexican expe-
ditlon, no Mexican loana; we should have had no
111-fcellDg with tho American pcople,our old allies;
nor havo been compelled to give up disgracefully
what we began foolishly. Many other reflec
tions are made as to the restricted budgets and
limited armangents of the const! tutional monarchy
compared hopeless extravagance aud
bloated military expansion of the Empire, and
‘personalgovernment.” Notto dwell longer on
his subject (though it is a very gnvc and serious
one), there can be no doubt that, as is certain
to be tho case, one party is rapidly making capi
tal out of the mistakes of the other; and that un
less the imperial policy proves more clear-sighted
and fortunate than it has been of late years, it
may find itself suddenly checkmated from a quar
ter whence it least anticipates serious resistance-
I alluded in my last to the election in the Dc'
partment du Nord, and the large majority there
obtained by the Government candidate over the
opposition candidate. I find, however, that the
enccesß'of the former was far more owing to his
being the candidate of tho clergy than that of
the Administration. He inscribed on his banner
‘‘defence of the Papacy,” and so rallied to him
the entire clergy and Catholic party. The latter
'openly claim the viotory to themselves, saying
that, but ior them, the Government would have
been beaten, and that they wonld not have sup
ported a “mere Government candidate.” These'
declarations certainly modify the significance of
the election, and explain perhaps the silence
of M. Itouher respecting It in the Chamber.
The constant appeals made to American exam
ple in the Chamber during the discussion of the
Press Bill have elicited a notice /from an Ameri
can pen. The Conttilutiunwi j>ubH;-kes along
article on the condition of the press in the United
States, written, X nude:stand, by M. Henry
Wjkolf, of New York. The contents far exceed
my limits,but the gist of them la that the institu
tions and practices of one country cannot be too
• absolutely transplanted into another; and also
that tho Uuited Stules Government know how to
keep newspapers in order when it is necessary—
witness the suspension and suppression .of. jour
nals during the civil war. These views, of course,
suited the C'vnxtitutioiwi I, which was.ordy too glad
to nnd an apologist in a guartor where it perhaps
least hoped to make such a discovery.
The Palace of Industry, in the Champs Ely sees,
fans just been devoted to a singular purpose. The
Government have rented it to the Ilippii, or
Horse-breaking Society of France; anditisnow
iu the bands of a multitude of carpenters and
decorators who are converting it iDto stabling for
tiye or six hundred horses, and arranging the
centre as a place for exercise, and the galleries
for spectators. A grand competition is 'to take
place, and last fifteen days, from the Ist to loth
of April, when the horses will be shown and put
through all their paces, in and out of harness, in
the ring, and prizes awarded for the best training
. HinUtejaliiDg. Sport and horseflesh arc the
height of fashion nowTn Paris, and I have no
doubt the galleries of tbe Palace of Industry will
be crowded with the elite of the capitai.and of the
Jockey Club.
The above reminds me of a very different
etc-nc which was going on the other day in
the now „ deserted Pa bice of the Champ de
Mars. The upper ekclclon of tbe vast fabric now
stands open and exposed to all the winds of
heaven. But its immense cellars offered snug
lying for the nomade population of Paris. Ac
cordingly they became the nightly rendezvous of
all the rogues and gypsies of the place. But the
Police got wind of these assemblages, and accord
ingly, two nights ago, swooped down upon these
subterranean inhabitants. > They found a goose
and other savory viands roasting before the fire,
while filly or a hundred vagabonds, amply pro
. vided with liquor, sat round on bundles of straw,,
awaiting the moment of the feast. They were
all hauled off to the Police Court, to answer f. r
their “profession,” and explain the origin of
sundry bottles of wine aud oilier delicacies they
wire in possession of.
A new system of traction on railways is ob
taining the attention of the Government here-
The invention is Italian, and is based bn the fol
lowing principle: If, it is said, it requires thirtceu
times less pow er to draw a wagon on rails than
on a common road.it must require thirteen times
greater force in an engine whose wheels are on
rails, instead of a common road. The inventor
proposes, therefore, for heavy baggage trains, an
engine whose wheels shall run on a prepared
road between’the iraitei while those of the wa
gons it draws shall run upon the latter. The in
vention isdeclarcd to be “practical,” and to have
the advantage of enabling an engine to climb up
almost any ascent. The French are extremely
fond of the idea of applying steam to road-work.
Here, in the streets of Paris, you may see every
where the huge steam .rollers, snorting along
through the avenues anil crushing rather than
binding the Btones of the macadam. At the
paper manufactories of the celebrated-publishers,
Messrs. Firmin-Didot, a regular goods train,
-composed of a loaomotlvc and two wagons, car
lying some fifty or. sixty thousand pounds
weight, runs daily fr6m the mills to the adjacent
railway station, at a rate of fivo or six miles per
hour, passing through a village on its way and
going up aud down hill without difficulty.
ENGLAND,
Disraeli’s Accession to tho Premiership
—A Political devolution and Deep
Excitement—Opinions of the People
and Com mentM of the Press—rue
march Towards Oood Oovermaent
and Democracy—The Dcroy Line of
statesmen “Cannot be Renewed,’’
Queen’s Hotel, London, February 26,1868. —
The resignation of the Premiership of Great
Britain by Earl Derby, and the accession of tho
Bight Honorable Benjamin Disraeli to that office,
with the canvass of the Cabinet changes which
are likely to ensne from these events, engage the
attention of the - clubs, the extra-Pariiamentary
political circles and people to an extent scarcely
equalled In the history of any of tho previous
official crises of the country.
Tho Queen’s request to Disraeli to form a Cabi
net and his acceptance of the charge are regarded
as an acknowledgment that, the aristocracy and
conservative party generally failed to present a
-man iff sufficient influence;’ or perhaps talent; for
the poet, and hence the entrusting of the great
seal lb the Chancellor of the Exchequer is viewed
as a great step in the march towards popular
government; for henceforth the Premiership will
be looked upon as tho legitimate reward of pub
lic leaders exhibiting perseverance, tact and a
ready application pf tho powers of oratqry and
debate, so as to combine and utilize & great force
in tho House of Commons, like Mr. Disraeli.
The people are taken by his success; The poli
ticians call to'mind that thirty years-ago Lord
Melbourne—Who then controlled a powerful party
—noticed Disraeli’s exertions and inquired of him
i4hsit ofliciabpoßition he Intended to achieve, to
iySjieh he at onco replied, “I.mean to- ho Primp
of England. • ,
3§aThe Cablnetehange and mlqjaferial prospects
Mb discussed at length Jn^hefcltj-papers this
ranting. All tho jouffials speak la the highest
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1868.
let ms of praise ot tho talents of the new Prime
Minister.
The London Times says that Disraeli has won
the position fairly. He is, tho Times adds, the
Cist man in power in England who obtained such
ofiice solely by the exhibition of personal ability
in Parliament nnd the Cabinet, and who won it
dispite of disadvantages of birth, education,
youthful position, and, at one time, the actual
distrust of his party. He does not boast of n line
ol ancestry from forefathers ’ nor
the inheritance of ancestral honors, as have been
tri neraliy vaunted in such cases. His contribu
tions to tbe literature of tbe country go to make
and emblazon his escutcheon. The Times
concludes by reminding its renders that Mr.
Disraeli has lrequcntly defined himself as a “gen
tleman of the press.”
The London Standard prints a warm editorial
tuiogv of Mr. Disraeli. Tho writer says that his
attainment of office exhibits'the greatest feat of
political generalship to be found in the history of
England. As Chancellor of the Exchequer ho dis
charged duties of a very difficult nature to the
satisfaction of the Crown and Parliament; and his
great experience, courage, tact, and close official
il lations with Earl Derby, qualify him to under
take the very onerous task which will be imposed
on bim as bead of tbe Cabinet.
The London Herald asserts that Mr. Disraeli’s
capacity to organize and lead a party both in and
out of’Parliament has never been excelled, and
that his call to the Premiership reflects credit on
tbe political system uoder which he was matured
as a public man, and which now rewards him
with such a crown. A career of arduous exer
tion, conducted with courage and masterly tac
tics, adds one mofo brilliant name to tho list of
British Commoners who have held the Premier
i-hip.
The London Hews says that with Lord Derby's
resignation terminates a line of a class of states
men which cannot be revived in the kingdom.
Tbe era of dashing and dazzling party leadership
elofis with Disraeli’s accession to high office, and
.the:.era of. solid progress in the path of practical
Briiiih reform commences in the new.
' The London Telegrajdi expresses the hope that
Mr. Disraeli will be Premier of England—not
Premier of the tory party of England. He must,
tl e Ttlegraph says, recollect that lie rose from
the people, and that, as one of the people, he
owes a deeper measure of loyalty to England
than he does to an aristocratic party, tho mem
bers of which merely borrowed his talents as a
political aid for party purposes. -n
Tbe London Star stateSyOiat Mr. Disraeli’s call
to office constitutes a great step towards the per
li etion of a system of good government. It is an
attestation ot the triumph of genius.
The London Tost admits the great ability of
Mr. Disraeli, but expresses regret that some man
noble—not sell-made—has not obtained the Pre
miership. The Tost asserts that Disraeli is Pre
mier not so much on account of his acquirements
■iml merits, as the fact that there is no one etee
fit lor the ofhee. ’
'lhe London Adrertiser says that the new Pre
mier must make up bis mind to do Parliamen
tary battle for his place, and face the probability
of defeat. He will, it adds, have no quarter from
he \shics or tories, as both parties hate him; but
.s hi ad of the Cabinet he will CDjoy fair play at
be hands of the people, If he Btacds forth boldly
,i,d avows a line of policy distinctive from the
i ourst oi either.—-Y. Herald.
CHINA.
tsritifcli Coonncnta Upon- tbe
jneiii of mr, lturlingamc toatuineae
Luilmaty.
SlioDßliai (Uecrmber3o) Correspondence London Times.)
Two important events have occurred since I
hifl wrote—the secession of Stotsbasbi from tho
fveoonatt of Japan, ant. the appointment of a
Chinese Embassy to. the Courts of Europe. I will
eak ol the latter first, as it is more immediately
n ithiu my province.
The nevve came upon foreign residents here so
• uddcnly that it was at first disbelieved. That
the Chinese should have resolved to appoint an
ambassador at ail wan sufficiently startling; but
ibat Mr. Burlingame, late United States Minister
~t Pekin, should have been selected for the post,
lulminaud the surprise. Then, as if to increase
ihe excitement, came a simultaneous report that
Mr, Bnrlingame and liis party had been stopped
on their way from Tien- tsin to Pekin.
We were not prepared to receive so much start
ling intelligence at once, and, as I said
before, the first impulse was to reject the whole
as a canard. Time, however, confirmed it all,
and the next impulse was to feel patriotically an
noyed th. t an American'should have been eleva
ted’ to so high a post. England and France
could negotiate with China through their own
Ministers, without the intervention of an Ameri
can. It was a very creditably astute attempt to
ixalt American influence; but Western courts
«ouid decline' to recognize it. If a Chine-e
grandee had been appointed, well and good.
Hint would have been a step gained, indeed, and
would have been hailed as agentline expression of
a desire to join .on equal terms in the family of
untion's. But, cosmopolitan community as we
ire, we were not sufficiently so at heart to look
complacently on the nomination of an American
mediator between China and the West. This
:tcliug,“however,'not an unnatural one,'perhaps,
,it the first blush, has greatly subsided on reflec
tion. i fail myself to see any fair ground for
jealousy.' Every treaty with China contains a
•most favored nation” clause, so the mo3t inge
nious diplomacy on Mr. Burlingame’s part must
iail to gain lor America one jot of advantage in
which all other treaty powers would not share
equally. The interests of foreigners In China
are identical. There are ho political combina
tions to lie apprehended hero as in'Edrope, where
ihe appointment of a Russian to a -hlgn diplo
matic post under the Tulleries might imply an
understanding between the two iCpnrts sodnti
"raato, as to excite apprehension in Berlin Or in
l.ondon. Foreigners have
Chiiia—the extension of commercialintorcoursa,
and the introduction, as rapidly as the
Chinese can be persuaded to admit them,
of- steameis and railways to assist in
developing her vast resources. And
toward the attainment of these objects, a
foreigner holding high office under the Chinese
Government is likely to powerfully contribute.
Mr. Hart, the Inspector-General of Customs, has
mily recognized this duty and Opportunity. It
may exemplify tho mode of reasoning by which
Pekin statesmen are attacked. If I suppose the
following conversation: Mr. Hart haslately ob
tained permission to erect small gasworks on tho
Customs premises at Pekin, and somuhigh offi
cials are Induced to inspect tho new light. They
naturally ask how it is made, and are told from
coal. From Chinese coal? No; from foreign.
But why?. Is there not coal in China? Yes,
but tho mines are worked badly, so that the
best is not excavated, and - means of com
munication are so slow and insufficient that it
is not obtainable cheaply and in sufficient quanti
ties. This leads to a suggestion for tramways;
and tramways will lead to the introduction of a
steam-engine to draw the tracks. It is easy to
understand that efforts of thts*klnd to impress
the advantages of foreign inventions on tfif: Chi*
• nese mlnd wlll be greatly assisted by the support
-of-a-foreigner holding the hlgh pflet of - A mliassa.-
dor. His position as a servant of the Chinese
Government wifi secure weight to his advice, and
the Chinese attackis of;tho embassy will write
home accounts of European wealth, power and
enlightenment, that will confirm the representa
tions so constantly made by him axd. the foreign
Miniajcrsrcsiding at Pekin. . ,
i How.thft appointment- came about is another
question. Mr. BurUngamo says lieVas offered it
unexpectedly, and that he believes it suggested
itself as suddenly to the Chinese. But tho Chi
nese are not given to sudden resolves on a ques
tion of this magnitude. The despatch ot an em
bassy to theWcstimpliesiheabandonmont of the
Celestial theory which held China to be tho Cen
tral Kingdom, its Emperor the son of Heaven,
and i all the Sovereigns in the world
his vassals. It implies a' tardy recognition
of equality among nations. And these conylc-
OUR WHOUIS COUNTRY.
tionß would not burst upon them suddenly. It
looks more like a result of the system of “educa
tion” which has so long been followed by foreign
Ministers in Pekin; and in this view Mr. Bur
lingame’s appointment loses much of its mys
tery, and becomes explicable as the natural result
of a chain of circumstances. He has been longer
in Pekin than any of the other Ambassadors,
and, with Sir Ftedcrlck Bruce, elaborated that
policy of intellectual instead of warlike pressure
which bas been adopted, at least nominally, by
all Treaty Powers. They advocated and
established that ' policy of co-operation
which is now recognized as the true
interest of foreigners in China. All
want one object—extended intercourse. AH
sbonld unite in pressing forward to the goal.
Having, then, resolved to send an Embassy to
the West, and having resolvcd to place a foreigner
at its head, what was more natural than that tbe
Chinese should select the oldest representative of
a policy which they naturally preferred to that
oi physical force, by which It was preceded,
though tbe latter was, perhaps, necessary to
open the way for more peaceful progress? It is
the individual rather than the nation who has
been selected—Mr. Bnrlingame rather than the
United States’ Minister. I may be wrong in this
view, but I prefer adopting intelligible reasons,
if snch suggest themselves, to Imagining a course
of intrigue.
Buffering lu ClaJiciu.
{From tho Gazeta Narodowa.]
The immense quantity of snow which fell two
months back, and which does not seem likely to
melt for same time to come, has aggravated the
misery ofuie. people in the rural districts,already
suffering from a series of bad crops, and this year
rendered completely destitute by inundations
such as have not been seen for a long time. A
swarm of squalid pale-faced mendicants havo
again appeared, os was seen in 1816 and 1855,
when in the district of Jaselski, one-fifth of the
population died from hunger. Private aid is
beiDg solicited and distributed, but that mode of
reiiel is of little avail; as the great landowners
were tbe first to suffer, and many are now on
the brink of ruin. There is, besides, no hope of
present relief, as there are still two months of
winter belore ns.
Misery in Russia.
[From the St. Petersburg Exchange Gazette.]
In Itinzaw, at some distance from Moscow, the
peasantry are selling their horses for little or
nothing,"because they have no food for them—
tbe stores being empty and provisions at a fabu
lous price.
In Viberg, Finland, misery is every day extend
ing, whole families are coming from the north of
Finland to ask for employment, and there is no
employment for them. Typhus has become epi
demic in Helsingfors, and there are several cases
of dropsy—produced, no doubt, by the very indi
gestible food which people are obliged to eat as
substitute for bread.
DISASTERS.
Terrible lire in Cleveland, Ohio—Sar.
row escape of Kesidenuiu the Saiid
ing—l.oss of Life.
[From the Cleveland Leader, of the Slth,]
One of the most disastrous conflagrations that
has visited our city for many years, took place
Saturday morning. The large and fashionable
bearding house, known as “Prospect Place,”- at
• iv! corner of Prospect and Sheriff streets—a fine
fonrstory brick bniidiug—was totally destroyed.
The,alarm was given at ten minutes past' four,
and in anhonronly aheap of smoking ruins re
mained. ''
The building contained eighty-three persons.
All were asleep at'the time ol the breaking out of
the fire, unconscious of the tearful danger which
threatened then}.
The appalling cry of ‘Tire, fire.” ran through
the building and scores of startled sleepers sprang
from their beds, many of them to find their rooms
rapidly filling with suffocating smoke.
The wildest consternation and alarm prevailed
among the affrighted inmates, and the all-pervad
mg thought was of personal safety, and "that of
friends. AU who were upon the first floor had
little difficulty in escaping by means of the doors
and windows, although here, as elsewhere in the
house, scarcely anything except a garment or two
which could be seized , and hastily drawn on as
the terrified people fled along the halls, were saved.
A large number of those upon the second, third
and lourth flooiß, whose rooms were convenient
to the stairways, also succeeded in making their
wav to the street, many of them partially en dis
/•aBille, havhig barely been able "to wrap them
selves in shawls or articles of bed-clothing.
The fire spread with amazing rapidity, and in
a few moments from the time it was discovered
the crackling flames began to envelope the stair
ways. A few, before the fiery barrier became ut
terly impassable, nerved to desperation by the
fearful emergency, dashed through the scorching
flame. Among these was a young lady, who
rushed from the building with her hair in a blaze,
well-nigh suffocated from the heat and smoke.
Although badly scorched, she was not seriously
burned.
When the steamers arrived it was found that
part of the hydrants were frozen up, and nearly
half an hour elapsed betore anything like a
sufficient amount of water could bo had, and
then the whole interior of the building was in a
mats of flame. *
At length all the combustible material in the
building was consumed, and the flames gradu
ally died away. Nearly all the upper portion of
the walls had fallen, except in the rear comers.
One of these lofty masses, inclining toward
Sheriff’ street, was afterwards forced over by the
firemen, its condition being dangerous.
The saddest part of our duty is to record tho
death ot E. D. Torry, clerk in the clothing store
of Bqnire & Dodge, on Superior street. He has
lor some time been subject to spasms,which were
caused by any over-excitement, and it is supposed
-thatmrattaeirof-tids malady-incapacitated-him
from making Uis eecapo. Every etroi f was made
to rescue him, but without avail. His room was
near the northwest comer, where tho fire first
made the most rapid progress. He was about 30
years of ago. His triends live in Ashtabula,
Ohio. They have been Informed by telegraph of
the sad occurrence. The total pecuniary loss will
amount to nearly $75,000,0n much of which there
is no insurance.
Fixes in Toledo, Dbio-Hcavy Losses o*
Property.
tFrom the Toledo Blade of Fcbfaarv24.l
During the last forty-eight hours, Toledo has
been visited by fires so destructive, happening at
such unexpected hours, and so terribly threaten
ing in their character as to fill the whole city
with a sensation of dread. Between half-past
eight and nine o’clock last night tho cry of
“Fire!” rang along tho streets, almost before
any number of persons had assembled,and before
the engines, could get to work,-tho flames had
burst roaring into the street. The building in
vy filch die fire was discovered is a four story brick
block with one front on Summit street and the
other on the dock at tho junction of Swan Creek
and the Bayou. '
The flames seemed resistless. With a featfal
vigor they spread upward and then rapidly- com
municated to. the frame bnUdlngastancting on the
comer of the' streets. These buildings were
owned by J. Mulhenny, and were of timber with
brick fronts, and readily seized upon by tho
flames. Some of the goodsin the different eatab
lißhmente were taken oat and saved; a large por
tion were left in and destroyed. The progress of
the fire from this point was rapid. The frame
buildings were rapidly consumed and at the same
time the destructive work rapidly wont on In the
four-story brick building. ..
In the meantime the steady and rapid progress
of theflre had weakened- the foundation' of the
walls tb thb burning buildings. ' The - brick front
on the frame building fell suddenly and with a
heavy crash- - ' £
• We were not able to ascertain the full extent of
the insurance on the property destroyed, and It
is also Impossible to arrive at more than ah ap
proximation, but the estimate is 965,000.
THE SECOND KIRK,
The work of destrucliou was not yet complete.
About four o’clock on Sunday morningn.fire was
discovered in the office of Spencer & Simmons,
in Summit street. A new stock was in the store
and one of large valne. We believe that none of
it was saved, ns tbe entire ground-floor was filled
with smoke and flame before aid could be pro
cured. The cause of tbe fire hero as of tho one
up the street is a matter of conjecture. When
(list discovered tho office was in flames. It
is supposed that it might have caught from
the bursting of a stove. It is also suggested
that a defect in the gns was tlie cause.
The loss in this is estimated at $lOll,OOO with the
following insurances in tbe stock of Cummings,
Wason and BollesT London, Liverpool and Globe,
$10,000; Hartford, $5,000: Atlantic of Brooklyn,
$5,000; Security. $5,0(30; HomoofNew.York,ss,-
000;Phnenix of Hartford,ss,ooo; City Fire of Hart
ford, $6,000; North American 'of Philadelphia,
$5,000; Homo of Toledo, $5,000; Home of Now
Haven, $5,000; Cornl Exchange, $5,000. Total,
$60,000.
THE COURTS.
Remission of Sentences— I Fite Bight De
nied to tlie Judges.
Supreme Court— Chief Justice Thompson,and
Justices Strong, Read, Aguew and Sharswood.—
This morning, in the Supreme Court, Chief Jus
tice Thompson read a tong opinion in the case of
Mallory and Keating, involving the right of the
Judges of the Quarter Sessions to remit sen
tences. The opinion denies to the judges- the
right, and will be found in full tu a later edition.
"The following judgments were entered this
morning :
Quiggle et ux. vs. Plish et. al. Decree af
firmed.
Brock to use, dec. vs. The Franklin Fire Insu
rance Col Judgment affirmed.
John vs. Harriet Marr, administratrix.
Judgment affirmed.
I.ingenbcrger vs. 'McCoy. Judgment affirmed.
Schnylkill <fc Dauphin Improvement R. R. Co.,
vs. \Vm. and Henry Schmoele. Decree reversed.
Getty vs. Wilson. Judgment affirmed.
McAleer vs. McMnrray. Judgment, affirmed.
AMUSEMENTS.
The Theatres.— Mr. J. W. Wallack. Jr., will
appear for tie last time as “Fagin,” in Oliver
Tui.it, at tlie Walnut this evening. To-morrow
he has a benefit in Henry Dunbar. At tho Arch,
Lotta will appear in “Little Nell” and the “Mar
chioness.” At the Chestnut, the French Com
pany will appear this evening In Le Testament de
Cesar Girodot, and in La Veuve, aux Cornelias.
The American offers a miscellaneous entertain
ment.
Chestnut Street Theatre. —The third per
formance of the French company attracted a good
audience, last evening. The firstplece was a one
act comedy called Une Logc <T Opera, in Which
Mme. Larmet and M. La Roche acted with rare
elegance, grace and intelligence. Then followed
a three-act vaudeville, full of funny situations
and funny dialogue, called La Marine du
Mardi-gras. In this piece Mile. Rcillez,
Hamilton, Edgard, Roche, Larmet, Julgnet,
Rousseau and others, acted with great
vivacity, keeping the auditors in constant
laughter. Roche’s appearance and acting were
especially good, Irat every part was’BO well sus
tained that it is not fair to individualize. The
bill lor this evening announces two pieces: Xa
Testament de Cesar Girodet and La Veuve aux Ca
millas. To-morrow evening Les JTiables Roses,
with music by Offenbach, is to be given, and the
season Will close on Saturday evening.
- Eleventh Street Opera House.— A new bur
lesque by Mr.Robcrt H. Craig will bo prodneedat
thiH establishment this evening. It is entitled
Anything You Like, and is filled with sharp local
hits, jolly humor, keen witticism and laughable
situations. The name of the author is a guarantee
of the merit of the piece. In addition to this
there will be singing, dancing, negro comicalities
and a multitude of good things.
Assemuly Buildings. —Mr. Alf. Bnmett will
give one of his original humorous entertainments
at Assembly Buildings thiß evonlng. Mr. Burnett
possesses remarkable power as a mimic, and an
Impersonator. The facility with which he as
sumes a dozen different characters in one even
ing is really wonderful. He is drawing crowded
houses.
MUSICAL.
Italian Opera.— Max Btrakosch’s Italian Opera
troupe will inaugurate a brief season at tho Aca
demy of Music on Monday evening next, with the
opera La Traviata. The east includes Mad. de
La Grange, Miss Phillips and Brignoli. Daring
the engagement of this company Mr. Joseph
Hermanns, the great basso, and MUo. Rita San
galli, the famous Premiere Danseuse,will appear.
Tickets can be procured at Tnimpler’s,and at the
Academy.
Carl Woi.fsoiin’s Jlatinees.— The fifth mati
nee of this series will bo given on Friday after
noon, in the Foyer of the Academy. The follow
ing programme has been prepared: Sonata—G
major, opns 14, No. 2. Allegro—Andante—
Scherzo, Allegro Assai. Aria—From Lo Nozzc di
Figaro. Mozart. Sonnta—D major, opus 10, No.
it. Presto—Adagio Mesto—Minuetto, Allegro-
Rondo, Allegro. Song Friililingslied, Men
delssohn. Sonata—C major, opuß 63. Allegro
con brio—Adagio Molto—Rondo, Allegretto Mo
derate.
Vocal and Instrumental Concerts On
Monday evening, March 9th, a grand Vocal and
Instrumental Concert will be given at Horticul
tural Hall. A number of prominent and favorite
artists will participate, supported by tho entire
Germania orchestra.
Tiik Handel and Haydn.— The Academy of
Music was filled last night with a fine audience,
on the occasion o£- theperformance ofNen
kotnm’s "David'’ by the Handel and Haydn So-,
eietv. The solos were admirably sustained by
Mrs'. Mozart and Messrs. A. H. Taylor, bass, and
George Simpson, tenor. The choruses evinced a
thorough drill, and the parts were well balanced,,
although we thought there was occasionally a
slight want of foreoln some of the forte passages.;
The orchestra was foil, and played well, ondor
Mr, Scntz’s careful leadership. The Oratorio is
not a great work, bat pleasant music,
and the audience was evidently much gratified
by the style In which It was presented.
WISCONSIN.
Hcpnblican Ntate Convention—(iraut
tbs Choice (or (President.
Madison, Feb. 2§, 1868.—The Republican State
Convention to-day was largely attended, and was
earnest and enthusiastic. L. S. Dixon was nomi
nated for Chief Justice and Byron I'aine for As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court.
The following gentlemen were named as dele
gates to the Republican National Convention:
Electors—S. S. Barlow, Heniy D. Barron, E. H.
Enos, C.G. Williams, Allen Worden, L. F. Fria
ble, W. Rltch, W. T. Price. Delegates at large—
Ex-Governor Salomon, Horace Rubley, E. H.
Galloway, Henry Baetz, and one from each Con
gressional district.
' Resolutions in favor of the nominationrof Gear
Grant for the Presidency and for the impeach
ment of President Johnson were, adopted, rad
the following telegram was directed to be Cent to
Stanton:—“Btandby the War Department,. ,_We
will stand by you." %
—Two Springfield girls did the leap yoar busi
ness np in atyteby escortittg a couple of gentle
men to the skattagpark, offering them overy at
tention, and finally stealing their skates. Perhaps
the skates were already steeh
—ABavannahmllHner beat' an old gentleman
most unmercifully With a bfoom-stlckior the of
fence'of stepping On' her dress. and after her
anger was appeased, discovered It was the wrmig
man. The old party can*t ! say in the adapted
language of the Grand Dncliesse, “I love the mil
linery*
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London, Fob. 27, Ev6nlng—The bullion inthe
Bank of England has decreased £167,000. Con
sols are unchanged. Fire-twenties firmer -at
■
Liverpool, Feb. 27, Evening Cotton closed
dull and steady; Uplands,, on the spot; S%3p 4So>,
afloat, 9%d; Orleans, 9%@9%d. BreadstutS anit
Prorlslons quiet.
Antwerp, Feb. 27, Evening. Petroleum,' ha*
declined to 44£
London, Feb. 27— Thegovemment authori
ties have determined to withdraw the remainder
of the writs at law against those Irishmen who>
were indicted for walking in the mode funeral
procession in Dublin recently.
An Appeal From South Carolina*
(Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Evenlßji BoQ9tts.f
Washington, Feb. 27— The Speaker laid be-,
fore the House a communication from the Brest*
dent of the Constitutional Convention of South
Carolina, inclosing a preamble and resolutions
adopted by the Convention,' setting forth the
destitution among the freedmen and the poverty
of the planters in that State. The Convention,
asks Congress to make an appropriation
of one million dollais of the fnnda in possession,
of the Freed men’s Bureau, lor the purpose of pur
chasing lands in the State, now offered, or that
may be hereafter offered for sale, for freedmen,
and all such other persons ns may come
within its jurisdiction, or may apply for
aid through sold Bureau, and that
said lands, when so purchased, shall be sold to
freedmen In parcels of from ten to one hundred
acres, purchasers to enter into obligation to the
Government for the land in five years.
Float Kansas.
St. Louis, Feb. 27—The Kansas Democratic
State Convention met at Topeka yesterday, after
noon. Gfeneral Mead was chosen for chairman.
About half the State was represented. The dele
gates chosen to the National Convention are
Messre. Wilson Shannon, J. Sharp, Gen. A. J.
Mead, Geo. W. Glick, F. Fcston, Gen. C. W.
Blair.
In the lower House of the Kansas Legislature,
resolutions have been proposed endorsing the/
action of Congress! on the impeachment ques
tion.
A fire at Clarksville, lie., on February 22d,
burned Dawson's Hotel, the clothing store of
Simon Vogel and the Post Office.; Tho loss is
$20,000, with an insurance of $lO,OOO.
Tbe Jfew T»rK Fosl-Olfice.
■ Washington, February 27.—The Postmaster-
General and the Secretary of the Interior sent
commnnications to the House to-day on the sub
ject of the Post-office and Court rooms in the
city of New York. Tho whole structure is to be
finished iu the best manner, and with materials
and workmanship; of the best quality, the
carefully estimated cost of which by the
commission is $3,512,930, based on the prices
current In the city of Now York in the summer
of 1867. Should tho sab-basemont be omitted,
about $250,000 shonld be deducted from the above
amount Tbe Postmaster-General and the Secre
tary of the Interior approve tho plans and esti
mates as to the appropriations of the necessary
lends to carry out the obipet
FACTS AMU FANCIES.
—Fowler is feeling the bnmps of Delaware.
—Chicago wants a new theatre.
—“My dear.” said a rural wife to her husband,
on his return from town, “what was the sweetest
thing you saw in bonnets in the city?" “The ia-
my love.”
—“There is but one good wife in this town!”
said a clergyman in the course of his sermon—
the congregation looked expectant—“and every
married man thinks he’s got her,” added the min
ister.
—The proprietor of a cool mine In Illinois,
where timber Is very scarce, proposes building
cottages of blocks of coal, rendored fire-proof by
a coating of mud. Rather coaled places to lira
in though.
—Near-sighted invalid lady—“ Patrick, can yon
read the name on the shop just opposlte forme?”
Patrick—“ Sure, -Miss, It’s as ignorant as your
self I am! They nlver taught me to road either!”
— Punch. -
—Dr. Tiipler focalizes a ray of light oh the
object glass of a , telescope, which, is connected
with a screen in such a way that any dlaturbance
of the air becomes visible; for Instance, the In
tense sonorouß vibrations or the atmosphere pro
duced by electric explosions'show themselves in
the telescope as visible rings or circles of light.
—On January the First, all. Germany, Including ,
the North, the South, and Austria, adopted the
grosehen postage for letters under half an ounen
in weight. This change has been’ adopted as a
delicate compliment to the philatelists who find
the collecting of stamps so all-en-groadLea an
employment.— Fun.
—The San Antonio (Texas) Herald learns that
U o Indians are again on. tile war path. About
one hupdrtd wamore, armed eaeh with two six
six-shootera and a Spehcer Jlflo.very.recently
made adescentontheilttletown of Gatesville, on
the northwestern frontier, killing ten. persona
and taking off several captives.
—Lord Willoughby d’Eresby’s duties ns Lord
Chamberlain include carrying the royal wearing
apparel to the sovereign on the day of corona
tion, tor which he receives as his perquisites the
bed and furniture of the royal chamber, and the
sovereign’s night-gown also, ' Besides this, at--
dinner time he serves the monarch with water,
and has the towels and basins as his fee.
—The St. Paul Pioneer says January was the
coldest month in Minnesota tor forty-elghtyears.
The mean temperature Was four degrees forty
two mihntes. The lowest temperature was thirty
degrees. The first period of severe weather, from
the 6th to the 9th tatfinsive, was marked by the
continual exhibition of the phenomenon caned
perhetta or sundocr. t _
—An officer in Texas writeß that General Han
■ cock hasdiscovered that the rebels in that State
do not improve upon acquaintance. A much
stronger expresfilon indeed Is ' employed to dc
scribethe disgust with which Uai
triends have recently inspired the GonMaljattjl
it is intimated (hat unless 6 P^ U ***£?.
President, he will become a Radical of the most
determined type. j, .
v fortnne-htmter l ' being’ in- a-r b&U*ro>asst. ?
heard a gentleman glvlngan account of the death
ofarich old widow. “Died, yesterday-ln her
eighty-ninth year,” said the narrator. “What a
nitv!" exclaimed the fortqne-hunter—“what a
Sue match Bhe would hayo;mad6 two daya ag6l. w
—During the nicent cold weather In the South
westa boiler weighing ten-thousand ponnds. was
carried across, the Missouri river at Kansas City
without cracking the ico.
. —The latest specimen of juvenile literature is
(his: As Wi-U-i-am WUk-lns was walk-Ing in the
gar-den one day. he met his dear sls-ter and thus
he did say: “Why is a squash like a Jit-tie
news-boy?” She gave it up. “Because, saw
thla wick-ed boy, ‘“the old-er he grows the mow
of ayel-lerhe will be." His good grand-mam
ma overheard him and went to bed sick with,
grief. ■
4:00 O’Glock.