The Press. — London, England, 1856-03-22 00:00:00

The valuable communication from the United Service Club, Dublin, has Decal received. Some of its facts have boet, illu,t.atad elsewhere, but other of the details are not quite accurate. is Impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive. Their insertion is often delayed, owing to a press of matter laid when omitted, it is frequently from reasons quite inde pendent of the merits of the communication. We cannot undertake to return communications of which we do not avail ourselves. Cemnrinications should always be legibly written, and on one side of the paper only. I f lon it increases the difficulty of finding space for them. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publica tion, but as a guarantee of his good faith. Advertisements sent from the country must be accompanied bye remittance or a reference for payment in town. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION YOH (STAMPED.) Per Annum .. Half-Yearly .. 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Differences of opinion continue to exist among the democratic party. The statutes of the credit Mobilier Company will soon be officially approved of. A despatch from Constantinople of the 18th ac knowledges the reception of the intelligence of the birth of a son to the Emperor of the French. The guns of the French and allied batteries, military as well as naval, fired a royal salute it honour of the event. A letter from VienLe in the Military Gazette sacs : The reduction of the army has commenced, and is to receive as much extension as circumstances will permit. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 17tb, states that the enlistments for the Anglo Italian legion have been suspended in consequence of orders from London. The second regiment stationed at Suss is shortly to proceed to Genoa, thence to be shipped to Malta. The Grand Duke of IVeirnar is seriously ill with rheumatic fever. Cabinet Councils were held on Saturday and on Wednesday last. All the Ministers, with the ex ception of Lrird Clarendon, were present. The Councils sat one hour and a quarter, and two hours and a quarter, respectively. A Committee of the War Ministers, attended by Viscount Palmerston, the Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Secre- tary of Suite for the Home Department, Field Marshal Viscount Hardinge, and Lord Panmure, held a lengthened sitting on Saturday last at the War-office. The New Police Bill gave rise to an animated dis cussion at the vestry election of churchwardens for the parish of St. George's, Hanover-square. Mr. W.3sterton moved for a deputation to wait upon Sir George Grey upon the subject of his proposed bill. Colonel Fitzroy opposed the motion, which, after considerable discussion, was ultimately rejected. THE PRESS. ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES. SORE further letters have been published relating to the Central American question and the proposition of Lord Clarendon to submit the matter to arbitration. Several interviews between Mr. Buchanan and Lord Clarendon are detailed, but the most important point is a letter from Lord Clarendon to ➢ir. Cramp • ton, in which the offer to arbitrate is first made : LORI) CLARENDON T 3 MR. CRAMPTON. Foreign office, Nov. 10, 1&55. Sir,—Mr. Buchanan having. in the course of conversa tion a few days ago, adverted to the impression that would be created in the United States by the non-settlement of the Central American question, I again assured him that Englan I had no wish to extend her influence, or to obtain any terr.tory in that part of the world ; and I reminded him that as the difference between this country and the United States turned solely upon the interpretation of the treaty of 1850, i had offered, on the part of her Majesty's Government, to submit the case to the arbitration of a third power, but that he had declined the offer. Hor Ma jesty's Government, I said, would still abide by that offer, and thought it would be the fairest and most amicable manner of arriving at a settlement of the question. Mr. Buchanan said he would make it known to his Go vernment, and you are instructed to communicate this despatch to Mr. Marcy. I am, with great truth and regard, sir, your most obe dient, humble servant, CLARENDON. _ J. F. Crampton, Esq., tkc. Owing to an oversight on Mr. Crampton's par►, this letter, it appears, was not read to Mr. Marcy, by Mr. Crampton until the 27th of February last. On the 3rd of March General Cass made a personal explanation in the United States Senate, in relation to an article in the Washington Intelligencer of the 3rd of March. signed "J. W. W.," which he attributed to James Watson Webb. It relates to a conversation between Mr. Webb and Lord Clarendon, in which the latter stated he had no unfriendly feelings towards the United States. This statement was explanatory of a remark made by Lord Clarendon in the House of Lords, that the understanding between the Eng lish and French Governments was perfect in relation to all parts of the world, which was understood as a menace to this country regarding Cuba. General Cass asked, if Lord Clarendon's language had been misun derstood, why did be not explain it in his place in the House of Lords, instead of leaving it to be explained iu a private letter which few, perhaps, would see or hear of? The following is a copy of the article referred to by General Cass : I was in London and in the House of Lords when Lord Clarendon made his famous declaration in January, 18.4, of the character of the alliance then recently entered into with France, and I was also in London when the steamer from the United States arrived in March, bringing over General Cass's famous speech, in which he proclaimed that the language of Lord Clarendon was the annunciation of an alliance with France against the United States. On the evening of the day that the steamer's news reached London I met Lord Clarendon at a soirée, when he inquired what news the steamer brought from America. I replied, " but little, save General Cass's denunciation of him for his re cent speech in the Lords upon the universality of the alli ance between England and France," giving him in detail General Cass's construction of his language. He expressed himself greatly grieved at being misapprehended, and added, " Surely you did not imagine that I intended to convey the idea that we had entered into any arrangement affecting the United States?" I answered, "Certainly not, because your daily language to me rendered it impossible for me to mistake your meaning. It is nevertheless true that your language appears to justify the construction put upon it by General Coifs ; anti his speech will excite alarm and anxiety throughout the country, and ultimate') make our people dread the success of the allies as the signal for their ititerfereice with the United States?' He assented to this view of the subject, expressed the greatest regret at not having explained himself more fully, assured me that he alluded solely to the misunderstanding which had ex isted between France and England in South America and at Tahiti in the Pacific, and inquired how it was possible to remedy the error which had been committed. I recommended an interview with Mr. Buchanan, which was adopted; and the interview accordingly took place on the following day. A few evenivs thereafter I again met his lordship, when he said to me that he had arranged with Mr. Buchanan the unfortunate misapprehension of his speech ; and in reply to my inquiry how it had been arranged, he stated that he had addressed an explanatory letter to Mr. Crampton, to be read to Mr. Marcy. I smiled at this information, which induced the inquiry why I con sidered the arrangement a bad one. My reply of courie was, that the present Administration would not feel desirous of correcting the error that ha.l been made ; and that, con sequently, the American people would never hear of it, and all their sympathies would be gradually transferred from the allies to the cause of Russia. He appreciated the force of this remark, and asked me to suggest a mode in which the people of America could be made to understand how grossly his meanirg had been misrepresented, adding I look upon the sympathy and good-feeling of your country men in the coming struggle as being all-important to the allies. The moral power which they will exercise upon the warts second only to their takingpart with us in the contest. SATURDAY, After some conversation upon the subject, I proposed to write him a note, asking him to commit to writing what he had said to me in out first conversation upon the subject, to be used at my discretion in the event of the Administra tion suppressing the purport of his official explanati.,n of his speech. This was acceded to, and on the following day I addressed him the note agreed up on , i n reply to which I received the following : Grove•court, March 19, 1831. My dear—, I was unable to write to you yesterday, owing to the extreme pressure of business, which I must beg you to excuse. Ido not exactly remember what I said to you on Wed• nesday, but I have no hesitation in saying now that General Case's attack or charge against me DIDI occasioned me the utmost surprise, and I can with truth assure you that there is not a particle of foundation for it. When I spoke in the House of Lords I was not Nuking of the United States, but solely had on my mind the Joint action of France and England (in which the United States shared) in Paraguay, Buenos Ayres, Bc. In fact, I simply meant to show that two countries, hitherto rivals, bad learnt to know each other better, and no longer intended to be disputing about nothing, and getting up rival factions in different parts of the world. Very truly yours, CLARENDON. This very satisfactory and important letter I at once in closed to a distinguished member of the Senate, urging him to inquire of General Cass in the Senate whether our Go- vernment had not been officially apprised by Lord Claren• don of the true meaning of his speech in the House of Lord;, and in the event of his disclaiming any knowledge of such an explanation, to read Lord Clarendon's letter to me, suppressing only the name of the party to whom itwas written. My letter, with its inclosure, came safely to hand early in April, 1854 ; but, fur some reason which has never been exulained to me, the distinguished senator to whom it was sent did not deem it of sufficient importance to be given to the Fublic as an antidote to the poison so exten sively circulated through the speech of General Cass. Since then General Cass has made two other speeches, insisting upon his erroneous construction of Lord Claren don's language in the House of Lords in January, 1854, although he should have been informed by Mr. Marcy that Mr. Crampton had read to him a despatch from Lord Clarendon fully and satisfactorily explaining his meaning in using the language to which exception was taken. A deputation of the friends of Poland, headed by the Marquis of Breadalbane, waited on Lord Palmers ton on Saturday last with a memorial of the Society, calling attention to the present sufferings of Poland, and praying that at the conferences now held in Paris some special instructions may be given to Lord Clarendon not to allow the present opportunity of ob taining some positive stipulation in favour of Poland from Russia to pass away. Lord Palmerston listened with great attention to the memorial, and promised that the subject should receive the most earnest at tention of the Government. The petition of the holders of Westminster Im provement Bonds for a parliamentary inquiry will, it is stated, be presented after the recess by Sir J. V. Shelley, one of the members for Westminster, and be supported by his colleague, General Evans. There are forty candidates for election into the Royal Society this year. This number exceeds that of any preceding year since 1847. The day of elec tion is fixed this year for the sth of June, when fif teen candidates will be submitted by the council to the society for election. Mr. Buchanan transferred the charge of American affairs in London, on Monday, to Mr. Dallas, the new Minister. Mr. Philip N. Dallas was appointed Secretary 3f Legation, in the room of Mr. Benjamin Moran. The New Police Bill, by the two clauses added in committee, prohibits police constables from receiving fees, and requires an annual statement as to crime in counties and boroughs to be furnished to the Secre tary of State by the chief constables of counties and the watch committees of boroughs. Burlington-house, it is stated, will be pulled down by Government, with the view of erecting a new street in the space at right angles to Piccadilly, the build ings to be devoted entirely to the learned societies. Drawing rooms and levees are fixed this season for the 10th and 29th of April, and for the 16th of April and 7th of May next. Mr. Baron Platt has lately been prevented by ill ness fiom attending to his duties on the Wtstem Circuit. The learned baron's health is now improv ing, and at no distant time it is expected be will be in a condition to resume his duties; in the meantime Mr. Sergeant Channell has filled the place on the bench. Sir George Russell Clerk, K.C.8., who has filled the important offices of Lieutenant-Governor of II e North -west Provinces of India, and Governor a Bombay, has accepted the permanent Under.Secre tarysLip to the India Board, vacated by Sir Thomas Redington. The Right Hon. George Robert Dawson, Deputy - Chairman of the Board of Customs, has suffered a severe attack of illness. But slight hopes are enter tained of his recovery. A deputation of teetotallers waited on Sir George Grey on Monday, to present various memorials askivg for an inquiry into the sale of intoxicating on Sunday. Sir George Grey declined to comm it the Government to any definite promise in the matter, but thought the subject was open to any Member in the house. liquors