Show pil new york 20 A ashington washington NV special says 34 warrants for pardon were issued today to day by the secretary lofstate of state all the parties were citizens of north carolina none of them of note the pardons were given ven upon the suggestion of governor golden rolden holden hoiden the president gives jives the preference to persons in humble positions in the matter of hearing petitions for pardon and has determined to hold under advisement for the present all applications from men of distinction the president likewise has directed that petitions for pardon be referred especially to the governors Governor 9 of the sev eral states where the applicants reside so that the best evidence can be obtained as to the merits or demerits demerit of the petitioners petition ers also that the governors in each imse case recommend sueh such selon action as to them may seem just and broor proper portsmouth va was on I 1 friday last turned turne lurne d over to the civil authorities after haing having been under military rule nearly four years other southern states it is believed will be speedily surrendered by the military to the 0 civil authorities major glen Clen general eral cral mcade mcado says hancocks cor con corps s will be mustered out of service and th atthe the divisions of tile tilo theAr of the potomac will retain their organization and that the corps I 1 will not be broken brokell up it is confidently expected that the army will be reduced to men by the new year president johnson is known to favor retrenchments retrench ments A a means of cretu returning rn 1 1 9 to specie paytent pay went which he lie will recommend to congress additional per steamer china with dates to may ath states that can ministers at pekin and japan are returning home cause not stated the house of commons has resumed business nothing of importance has been transacted sir sik joseph paxton died on the ath after a protracted illness cyrus NV field had returned to london after visiting valencia to arrange for the tho laying kayin of the shore end of t the e cable mr sunday is a passenger on board the asia for harts continent newfoundland to get all ready at that point for laying the cable official and diplomatic correspondence bet between england and america is published relative to the duties and privileged of british consuls in america it ends by seward cheerfully according to british consuls all the privileges enjoyed by united states consuls in the british dominions on the ath in the corps logis latif M jules favro favre made a speech strongly condemning the mexican expedition he maintained that the position of maximilian was precarious and apprehended a conflict with america M destan De stange e demonstrated in reply that the position of maximilian was in no way precarious and pointed out the progress which had been made in mexico the effective force of the eppedi tion ary orpa ho he said did not exceed men |