AMERICA.

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AMERICA.

; A New York grand jury lias preferred >j true bills against the members of the Tami many Ring, including Mayor Hall. Snow-storms have been fearfully severe. Communication with some points was interrupted for weeks. Passengers by the -1 railway have suffered greatly for want of - j provisions. Great efforts are being made f! to clear the road. ' VERY LATEST. Great excitement prevails among the Washington officials consequent upon the "aspect of relations with England, and there 5 1 are constant references bet'vesn the representatives of the two fiovernments. President Grant is firm, and says the ; States'case cannot be amended or wilh- " j drawn. * Despatches from the American Minister *: in London say that the excitement there fc is intense. The Seio York Herald regards England's 3 j action as insulting to America; and says I that Britain is liable to lose her American t! commerce, and that the damages for the -prolongation of the war must either be - i paid peaceably or collected at the point of * the bayonet The Turns says that the action taken by j the British is a matter of surprise to the s Americans. i j Tin; Tribune thinks that if popular i clamour compels the withdrawal of the treaty, England will be the greatest loser. »' The World thinks that if the Treaty is . repudiated, the President and his advisers ) have bungled instead of settling the matter. COMMERCIAL. There is strong inquiry for wool. Prices 7 firm, with an upward tendency. Mutton n has advanced a peuny. A rise of 30s. per 1 ton has taken place in New Zealand flax.