The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-28 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. OVERLAND MAIL. MARSEILLES, FRIDAY NIGHT. The Valetta arrived here at six o'clock this even ing with the mails from India. TJIE ROMAN STATES A despatch, dated Vienna, yesterday, states that the Austriin Correspondoiz announces that accord ing to letters from Turin communications are being continually exchanged at Rom.) between M. Colloredo and M. Rayneval. The reply of Tuscany and the other Italian States to the last Austrian Circular, is said to be very moderate. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• HOUSE OF LORDS -FRIDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. The Factories Bill, and the - Police (Counties and Bor -rou , tis) Bill, were read a third time and passed. :eeping 'Statutes Bill went through committee. DATII OF ABJURATION (PTO. 2) RI LL. The H having gone into Committee on the Oath of ion Bill, Lord LyuttunsT objected to the measure, which he lo , ked upon as providing a patchwork nil) ilication of the , old oath, which was insulting, to the Protestantism of the 'country. Toe real purpose was to perpetuate Jewish 'disabilities by a surreptitious sten, pledging the House to , the words in the oath tly which aows were excluded from - parliament. Tile Roble and learned lord stated his inten tion of moving the omission of the words " on the true faith of a Christian" from the oath. The Earl of DERBY denied that he proposed to create any new. disOnalifications against the Jews, stating that his object was to remove from the present oath a phase Which had become obsolete. After some remarks from Lord LYrTLETON and Lord DENAtAN, The Earl of ELLENBOBOUGII, while concurring in the 'exclusion of the Jews trom the legislature, recommended the withdrawal of the present measure, which he thought 'was calculated to produce a collision with the other House ,of Parliament. Some" further discussion havintz taken . place, the bill 'Went through commit tie, Lord Lyndhurst reserving the consideration of his amendment till the third reading. A discussion afterwards took place as to - the consecra tion of graveyards, but without any result. The Xiderihott Camp Bill was rparl a second time. The Industrial and Provident Societies Bill, and the Sardinian Loan Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. The Sear ens' Savings Banks Bill went through com mittee. The H ouse adjourned at five minutes past eight o'clock, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE MIFZEICAN DISPUTE. . Mr. ATeoRE asked Lord Palmerston to fix a day on which his motion on the subject of Foreign Enlistment might be discussed. Lord PALmeusroN declined to fix a day, as he consi dered that it would be prejudicial to the public service to discuss, at the present time, matters rela,ting to the differ ences between this country and the United States, and he would not, directly or indirectly, countenance such a discussion. THE WEGIMENTS OP GUARDS. In reply to Mr NOEL, Lord PALMERSTON said it was not intended to follow !the same course with other branches of the service as with , the Guards on the occasion of their return to this country, :as barracks could not be found for them, and there was no place in the metropolis sufficiently large at which to inspect them. No special favour was intended to be con ferred upon the Guards in this case, and the reason that they were to be publicly received in the metropolis was that they were the natural garrison of the metropolis. Opportun'ties would be offered for the inspection of other regiments of the line, cavalry and artillery, at Aldershott. THE LEGION OF HONOUR, In anawer to Mr. H. BARING, Mr PEEL stated that as soon as the decree for the purpose had been issued, ale officers of the Crimean army, who were selected by General Codrington, would be per mitted to wear the Leg;ion of Honour conferred by the French Emperor. APPELLATB JURISDICTION (LORDS) BILL. On the motion for the adjournment of the House to Saturday, Mr. V. ScuLT.v drew attention to the bill that had been bronchi down •,o that Ilouse f.r the roform of the Appellate Jurisdic•„ion 'of the House of Lords, and stated that there way an imp ress'on that this measure was the result of a eompr ona'F.e, and that it was pressed through the House after mer.lb.rs had left town. ...... _ J. or d PALMERSTON, in reply, raid that all measures were tlyrs rEF,ult of con-,promise, being the results of conflicting ons, and stated that it was the intention of the Ooriernment t. support the measure. Mr. DtsnA Eat complained of the remarks of the noble lord, contending that as the bill was introduced by the , Government they alone were responsible for it, and that therefore it was not to be looked upon as a compromise. He stated his intention of supportmg the motion for the second reading, but retaining the right to take exception to details of the measure. CHURCH BATES BILL Sir W. CLAY asked whether, as the Government had, by the anar.ndment inserted by them in the Church Rates Bill, rendered it more diffleult fir him to pass that meisure, they intended to afford facilities for its progress ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the Govern ment had so many bills of their own on their hands, that he could hold out no hopes that a day could be set apart for the discussion of the measure for the abolition of church rates. Sir W. CLA.Ir said that under these circumstances, he would not proceed further with the bill. VICTORIA ORDER OF MERIT, Sir Cu ARLES WOOD (in answer to Cap+ain Scobell) promised to make enquires as to when the Vitoria Order ot Mer it might be expected to be concluded. THE ORDER OF MEDIDRE Mr. LABOUCHERE (in an answer to Mr. Knightly) stated that it was the wish of the Sultan, that the Order , of Medidjie should be conferred upon all British officers :serving in any plrt of the dominions of the Porte during - the late war. The distribution of that order was now 'under the consideration of the Government, and would be known in a short time. FOREIGN ENLISTMENT . 'a Mr. Moose stated his intention of bringing forward the motion with respect to America (which had been aban doned by Mr. thillie) at the earliest possible period. The motion for adjournment.. till Monday, was then agreed to. NATIONAL COLLE C rioN OF PTCTURFS On the motion for going into committee of supply, a long discussion took place upon a motion made by Lord Elcho, for a royal commission, to enquire into the subject , of a site for a National Collection of Paintings. The noble lord's motion was carried against the _Government by 153 to 145 votes.—Majority, 8. The committee of supply was then fixed for Monday. The Scotch an'l Irish Pauper Removals Bill, and the Juvenile Offenders Bill, were withdrawn for the session. The Parochial Schools (Scotland) Bill went through committee. The Education (Scotland) Bill was withdrawn. The Bankruptcy and Insolvency (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The Dwellings for Labouring Classes (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed.. The Marriage Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill, the object of which is to abolish Gretna Green marriages, was brought from the Lords' and read a second time. The House adjourned at two o'clock. It has been mentioned that the Municipal Council of 'Nantes had desOred to be allowed to offer a residence' to the Imperial Prince. The Archaeological Society" of Trance, which happened to be sitting at Nantes when the votes was passed, have recommended the municipality to buy the oil Palace of the Dukes of Brittany, which, they •say,•might easily be converted into a superb palatial dwelling. THE NAVY CLUB.-On Thursday evening the members of the Navy Club gave their annual grand banquet at the Thatched Honse Tace7n, to the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Right Hon Sir Charles Wood, M.P. Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane presided, supported by a brilliant array of naval officers, the gallant hero of the Black Sea (Lord Lyons) he;ng• the most prominent. EXTENSION OF THE LONDON DocKs.—The foundation stone cif the London Dock Comnany'S new works at Shadwell was laid on Timrs.day. The works consist of a large basin or dock with an entrance to the river and a communication lock from the new basin to the eastern dock; the entrance lock to be 350 feet long, 60 feet broad, and 28 feet of water on the sill of gates, capable of affording accommodation to the larger class of shipping. The cost of the undertaking is estimated at .t'700,000. • SußscniertoNs OF EXTLEs FOIL THE SOFFKRERS BY THE INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE.—The proscrits in Guernsey, have remitted subscriptions to the editor of the Siecle, accompanied by the following protest, to which we ha v;; been reqUested to give the publicity which none of the gaged French newspapers wilt be allowed to do •--" The mad war in the Crimea. the caprice of M. Bonaparte, has cost - France two thousand millions. With two thousand millions one might, SO3ial science proves it, have dammed in the streams, begun' the embankment, restored the government of the weiers, and rendered the initial itions imposzsib!e. We restrict ourselves to this reflection. For the rost our brothers suff , r, the miseries are there, and the exile offers his mite. The undersigned proscribed residents at Guernsey.—Victor Hugo, 100 francs; Charles Hugo, 5 francs; Franccois Victor Hugo, 5 francs Theophile Guerit, 5 francs ; Kesler, 5 francs." TIM NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. THE SOUND DUES. HOtISE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY The select committee re-assembled to-day, Mr. Villiers in the chair. The ether members present were—the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Deasy, Mr. Phillimore, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Bramley-Moore, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Liddell, and Mr. Cardwell. Mr. Frederick Bolde-naun was the first witness called, and examined by Mr. Milner Gibson. He said he was a merchant, carrying en business in London. He said he was largely engaged in the Baltic trade. Since 183.4, a transit duty had been irnnosed on goods passing from this country overland. His Opinion was, that this transit duty was charged in lieu of Sound Dues, and he was also of op7nion that if this transit duty was converted into an ad valorem duty, it would be found to be at a higher rate than the Sound Dues. The imposition of a transit duty had a very injurious effect on British commerce. In many instances, it doubled the freiglit of goods from Hamblirgh to Lubeck. The over land commerce was increasing every year. Last year 300,000 cwt passed into the Baltic by that route, and every year the value of the goods imported overland amounted to xmo,coa. The commerce would, no doubt, be more extensive if no transit duty was charged. In Other countries small transit duties were levied. For instance, Austria imposed a transit duty amounting to about 11 per cwt., but the imposition of transit duties had been con sidered contrary to a treaty engagement made between Hamburg and Lubeck and the government of Danmark. He thought it was reasonable that if the Sound Dues were abolished the compulsory payment of transit duty should also be removed. Any scheme for the abolition of the Sound Dues would be incomnlete unless the Baltic and North Sea were free from all tolls except as payment for services rendered. By the Chairman : Was confidently of opinion that a great portion of the goods which now passed the Sound would go overland by Hamburg and Lubeck if the transit duty was removed. Did not think that the inconvenience of reshipment at Hamburg for Lubeck would prevent it. Supposing the Sound Dues to be removed, and there was also a considerable reduction made in the charges between Hamburg and Lubeck, he believed that goods wotild be taken via, Hamburg and Lubeck in preference to passing the Sound. He believed that to be a general opinion among mercantile people. His opinion was, that these transit duties were imposed to protect the Sound Dues, Mr. West, timber merchant, of Hull, was the next witness called, and examined by the chairman. He said he was largely engaged in the timber trade with the Baltic. The effect of the Sound Dues on the timber trade operated to increase the cost on all their imports. In consequence of the way in which the duties were calcu lated, the amount paid was sometimes two per cent., and in other cases only one per cent. It arose in this way :—They paid the same duty on goods of unequal value. The tariff was so much per log of 60 feet. Some timber might be of twice the value as other, and therefore they paid one per cent in some instances and two in oth , rs. Wirness's firm were at that moment importing timber from Russia which would cost them '5, and in the same ship they were also importing timber of another quality, the same quantity of which would cost them .elO, and yet the same duty was payable on both. That was the case in goods of theirs which were at this moment passing the Sound. By the Chancellor of the Exchequer : There was a difference in the duties imposed by Denmark on Prussian and Russian vessels. It was in favour of Russia, which country paid the lower duty. There was no doubt that the effect of the Sound Dues was appreciable in the price of timber. By the Chairman : The duties imposed on timber in the Sound, were in favour of Colonial as compared with Ameri can timber. If the dues were abolished, he did not think that the timbar merchant would have the advantage but the c,nsumer. By Mr. Bramley-Moore : Since 1849 the effect of foreign vessels competing with Eag'ish has been to reduce freights. Mr. F. Bremer, a Prussian, and a merchant and s'lipper of London, was the next - tvitncs3 exam : tied. His evidence went to show that Prussian vessels had certain privileges, by way of exemption, over other countries, which relieved them of a portion of the dues levied on the ships of other countries. The result was, that the Prussian ships of Rostock, possessing these advantages, had a monopoly of the carrying trade. He concurred in the opinion that the imposition of the Sound Ddes was a great grievance, and he believed that his coun trymen would be glad to see the government of that coon , ry pay a sum for their redemption. They were very unqUally The Chairman : If it has been stated before this commit tee that Prussia requires evidence that a foreign ship has paid the S tund Dues beLre she is allowed to enter a Prus sian port, it, is not true. Bp Mr. Mitchell : It is not necessary for a vessel to stop at Elsinore before passing the Sound, but mos+ vessels did did stop there. Was sure it was not compulsory on them to ktop, By the Chancellor of the Exchequer : The money-pay ment is what I have to complain ot, and not the detention of the ship. By the 'Chairman : If the Sound Dues were abolished I certainly do not think that merchants would still prefer the railway. Mr. Robinson, member of the general shipownerasociety at London, and agent for ships trading between London and St. Petersburgh, was next alled. He h4a himself for some years been resident in the Baltic, and had had considerable experience of the detention of vessels at Elsinore, and the consequent loss. He gave evidence altogether in opposition to that of the preceding witness on this point, and pointed out several instances of detention which had come under his own personal observation. Be Mr. Mitchell :All the valuable goods the witnesses firm sent from London, were sent by railway, in order to avoid Sound Dues. They were sent by way of Paris. In consequence of competition they were compelled to send goods by this route, in order to arrive at the Baltic ports. The Sound Dues were very heavy on valuable goods, such as witness shipped. Mr. John Timpler, a captain in the Baltic trade, spoke to the general detention at Elsinore, and spoke to many instances. The Committee adjourned to Tuesday, MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A GENTLEMAN On Thursday evening considerable excitement was created in the neighbourhood of Lorrimore New Town, Walworth, in consequence of a report that a gentleman, named IVade, of independent means, residing at No. 4, Lorri more-terrace, opposite the Beehive -terrace, had murdered a man named Nolan, a plasterer, in the employ of Mr. Cook, builder and house agent, in the Walworth road. On enquiry it appears that the report was so far exaggcrated that, although the unfortunate man Nolan has received wounds that may in all probabiliry terminate fatally, he is still an inmate of Guy's Hospital. Mr. Wade, who is charged with inflicting the wounds, has resided with his wife and daughters at 4, Lorrimore-terrace for some time, butlatterl y, owing to his eccentric and extraordinary- habits, asising from dis s'pation and intemperance, frequent quarrels have arisen in the family, and his conduct become intolerable to his neighbours. On Thursday afternoon he returned home in a cab, after indulging in one of his freaks of dissipation, accompanied by two females, and they had scarcely been in the house more than half an hour when a violent noise was heard, one of the females rushing to the street door, crying out, " murder, murder." The unfortunate-man Nolan. who was passing at the time, ran to their assistance, when Wade, seeing him enter the front gate, ran down stairs, seized a sabre, and before the poor fellow entered the passage, aimed a terrific and des fly Vow at his head, inflicting a severe and extensive wound, penetrating the front part of the skull. He immediately sank down from the effect of the blow, and assistance by this time having arrived, the assail ant was secured, the man Nolan being , aken to Guy's Hospital in a cab by a police constable. Mr. Wade, who appeared to he in a state of excitement amounting to insanity, will undergo an examination before the mi , gistrates at Lambeth Police Court; but as the man Nolan is not in a fit state to attend, the case will be remanded. ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL —Oil Thursday, the ceremony of "formally opening" this institution since its removal from Bleomsbury-square to Oiford- , treet was performed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. His Royal Highni , ss was immediately conducted through the various wards. Many of the patients were presented to his Royal Highness, who expressed h'n - ,,self delighted with the mode of treatment to which the pat ients were subjected, and with the various models prepared kr the purpose of conveying an impression of the remarkably ingenious Manner in which the most difficult cures are effected. His Royal Highness then entered the board room of the hospital, where he was received by the Earl of Shaftes bury, the president, Lord Abinger, chairman of the corn nth tee. &c. Lord Abinger delivered an address to his Royal Bigness, acknowledging the honour conferred upon the institution. The address went on to say that the institution was fist open-d in Bloomsbury-,qua.re in 1t 4 40, and since its commencement had rendered capable of exertion and self-support nearly 19,000 crippled poor, and rescued thousands besides from destitution. His Royal Highness made a feeling reply to the address, and then retired, and the company separated. OUR RELATIONS WITH AMERICA, DESPATCH OF THE EARL OF CLARENDON UPON MR. CRAMPTON'S DISMISSAL. On Thursday evening further papers relative to recruiting in the United States were presented to parliament. They include Mr. Marcy's despatch communicating the fact of the dismissal of the British minister and the British consuls, and the 01 lavits which accompanied the same; a letter from Mr, Cranipton to the Earl of Clarendon, dated London, Juna 19 ; a memorandum by Consul Barclay, con taining a denial of Mr. Marcy's charges ipsissimis verbis ; correspondence of Consul Mathew with Mr. Marcy and with the Earl of Clarendon; and, finally, Earl Clarendon's rep'y to Mr. Marcy. The latter important despatch is as follows : TRE EARt OF CLARtNDON TO MR. DALLAS. Foreign Office, June 26, 1856 Six,—The despatch of Mr. l',larcy which you read to rue on the 11th instant, and of which you placed a copy iu my hands has received the attentive consideration of her Ml9sty's government iler - Majesty's government ate gratified at learning that the assurances contained in my note to you of the 30th of April, that no intention extste4 on the part of her 1114 sty's government to viol ate the laws, compromise the neutrality, or disregard the sovereignty of the United States, have been unreservedly accepted by the President, and tbat till cause of difference with respect t , ) the question of enlisttn-nt has ceased to exist between the governments of Great Britain and of the 'United States. with much regret, however, that her Majesty's go y, rnment have learned that the President has teen nn-Able to alter the view which he had taken of the conduct of her Majesty's Minister at Washington, and of her Majesty's Consuls at New York, Philadelphia, and C ncinnatti, in regard to the transactions which have been under di , cussion between the two R4)veintnents. Air. Mercy h ed - , in his despatch of December 23, 1855, stated that the President wts of Opinion that those officers of her 111,j-sty had violated the laws of the United Ste es, by being parties to enlistments within the Union ; that he, on that ground, considered that they had become iinac• eentable organs of her M: es ty ' s government in the United States, and that he consequently requested that they might be removed from their respective posts. Her Majesty's g )vernment did in t share this opinion of the President in regard to the conduct of those officers of her Majesty ; and having communicated to those officers the charges made against them, and the evidence on which those charges rested, and having received from their full denials of the truth of the charges, and surh corrobo-ating evidence as they were able to procure t-nding to invalidate the testimony brought ag tinst them, her Majesty's govern ment laid all these matters fully and frankly before the government of the United States, with the persuasion that they would remove the unfavourable impression which had been created in the mind of the President with regard to the conduct an , l proceedings of her Moje=ty's min ster at Washington and of the three above-Mentioned consu's. It appears, however, that this communication has not produced the eff%et which her Majesty's government had exoected ; and Mr. Marcy, in stating that the President's view of these matters remained unaltered, accompanied that statement by a number of additional documents, tending to confirm the view which the President had originally taken of these matters. Her Mij -sty's government have carefully examined faese a 'ditional documents, but do not find in them any evidence worthy of belief which should shake the confidence which they have reposed in the assurances of Mr. Crampton and of the consuls. Her Majesty's government retain tie high opinio❑ which they have ever held of the zeal, ability, and integrity of Mr. Cramptop, and of the earnest desire by which he has been animated to avoid all just cause of offence to the government to which he was accredited. Her Niajesty's government cannot but believe that on many material points in respect to his conduct, the President has been misled by erroneous information, and by the testimony of witnesses undeserving of belief. Her Majesty's government entertain similar convictions as to the conduct of her Majesty's consuls at New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnatti. Such a c ntfl;ct of opinions on such a matter between the governments of two great powers must necessarily be the subject of serious deliberation by both ; and her Majesty's government have not failed to give to this matter all the consideration which it justly deserved. If her Majesty's government had been convinced, like the government of the United States, that her Majesty's officers hid in defiance of their instructions violated the laws of the United States, her Majesty's government would, both out of deference to the Mired Stet s, and from a due regard to the authority of the British crown, have removed those officers f om the posts which they held. If the government of a foreign country were cipriciouslc, and without any apparent belief that it had good grounds for doing so, to break off its diplomatic relations with the minister accredited to it by her Majesty. her Majesty's confi•lential servants, answerable for maintaining the honour and dignity of the crown, could not hesitate as to advising her Majesty equally to bre.:k off all diplomatic intercourse with the minister of such governMents accredited to her court, _ _ But, in the present case, her Majesty's government are bound to ac•ept the formal and repeated decltrations of the President of his belief tha - . the.) officers of her M ijesty have violated the laws of the Union, and are, on that account, unacceptable organs of communication with the government and authorities of the United States ; and her Majosty's government cannot deny to the g wernment of the United States a right similar to that which, in a parallel c tso, they would claim for them=elvi s, the right, namely, of forming their own judgment as to the bearing of the laws of the lTnion upon tra(sactions which have taken place within the Union. I have, therefore, the honour to inform you that, how ever deeply her Majesty's government regret a proceeding on the part of the President of the United Stares which cannot but be considered as of an unfriendly character, they have not deemed it thtir duty on that account to advise her Majesty to command me to suspend my diplomatic inter course with you ; and I have to assure you that the high personal esteem which is felt for you by all the members of her Majesty's government will render it most agreeable to myself to have the honour of entering into communication with you upon all matters connected with the mutual relations of our two countries. You will be certain of meeting, on the part of her Majesty's government, the most friendly frelings towards the United States, and the most anxious desire so to arrange all questions of difference, as to reconcile the just rights and real interests of the two countries with the maintenance of those amicible relations, the preservation of which is of such great importance to both.—l am, &c., (signed) CLARENDON. Mr. Crompton's letter occupies upwards of eight folio pages. Mr. Crampton, after quoting the principle of international law, which, according to Mr. Marcy, has been violated by the British minister, proceeds tc quote the opinions of Judge Kane and Judge Ingersoll as directly at variance with Mr. Marc3's principle. It will be remembered that in order to sustain the charge against her Majesty's agents of having violated the municipal law, Mr. Marcy resorts to a reiteration of his implicit belief in what he calls the unimpeached and unim peachable testimony of Messrs. Strobel and Hertz, adding, however, that this evidence forms but a small part of that upon which he relies, and that there are numerous acts of Mr. Crampton's and of her Majesty's consuls. " undenied and undeniable," which confirm it. Upon this Mr. Crampton observes. Mr. Marcey has not stated to what acts he alluded, but if they are acts by which I am supposed to have recruited soldiers for her Majesty's service within the Uniicrl States, or "hired or retainett," in the sense of the Act of Congress of 1818, persons to go and be recruited elsewhere, or autho rised ocher persons to do those acts, Ido deny them. If they are acts by which persons were informed of where and on what terms they would be received into her Aljesty's service in British territory, or by which a'd and assistance was afforded to them to reach that country, I do not deny that acts of that sort were authorised 5y me ; but I maintain that such acts were neither illegal nor a viola tion of the sovereignty of the United States. As to invita tions or inducements, 1 never offered them to anybody, although it appears that I might legally have done so ; for cannot agree with Mr. Marcy, that the offer of any in ducement short of hiring or retaining, and that by a con tract which would, if not rendered illegal by the act of .1818, he binding, would constitute a violation of the law, and, consequently, of the sovereign rights of the Thited StuteA. lam far from seeking to deny to the government of the United Sates the right of interpreting the laws of the Unittd States ; but I cannot subscribe to the doctrine that the executive alone has a ri4ht to interpret the law. Every act done or authorised by me is supported by decision of the judiciary in which the Piesid , lnt himself could not refuse to acquiesce in any case in which, either in his official or private capaci.y, he might be concerned, Mr. Crampton proceeds to examine the various affidavits with the view of showing that they are "disfigured with deliberate falsehoods," as well as blunders and mistakes of all sorts, and are itflaenced by malicious motives. " With regard," he says, " to those parts in which I am represented to hare personally played a part, I can only sty that a more impudent tissue of f.il eh ods was never put together. I nuver ssw or conversed with any of those men, with the exc f ri o n of Sierawski; and. when I saw him, I did not cvEn know his nsme." Mr. Cramptoncontends that those only were responsible for the illegal acts proved to be committed who were convicted of them, viz., Hertz and Wagner, " both of whom actel without any authority from any British agents ; and, in the case of Hertz, against my express desire, as is proved by Hertz's own letter to her MHjestv's Secretary of Legation at Washington, and by Mr. Bucknall's afDdavit, which is appended to the documents Paid before parliament.'' Mr. Cranipton ealli4 attention to papers in relation to Mica• ragna, rccen•ly laid before Congress, which show that at the very time when the United States government were taking ex'reme measures against her Majesty's consuls and Mr. Crampton for an alleged violation of the law of nations and the,sovereigntyof the Unitcd States. for having given inf o rmation anti assistance to persons desirous of leaving the United States to he enlisted in the British army. Mr. Alarcy was contending with M. Molina, the Minister of Costa Rica, " that the lib, rty to go where hopes of better fortune may entice them, belongs to freemen, and no free government withholds it ;" and " that the laws of the United States do not even confer authority to examine into the motives which may lead any one to exercise the right of expatriation." The same despatch reiterates the account of the interview which took place bet Teen Mr. Cramp ton and Mr. Marcy, the accuracy of which was denied by Mr. Marcy. In a pOstcrint Mr. Marcy appends certain declarations voluntarily made to him by Colonel Smolenski, and which contradict the main statemen:s by which it is sought to im plicate Mr. Crampton in the recruitment. *,.--- CENTRAL AMERICA REPLY OF THE EARL OF CLARENDON TO SECRETARY MARCY. A Parliamentary paper, issued on Thursday evening' contains th( letter of Mr. Secretary Marcy to Mr. 15,illás on the 11th instant, and also the Earl of Clar3ndoli's reply The latter document is as follows TILE EARL OF CLA.RENDON TO NR. DALLAS Foreign Office, June 26, 1856 Sza,—Tie despatch of the Secretary of State of the United States, dated the 24th tilt., placed by you in my hands on the 11tla . instant, on the subject of the difference of opinion between the British government and that of the United States, regarding the construction and effect of the Convention of April 19, 1850. and the subject of Central America generally, has received the attentive consideration of her Majesty's government. Before I proceed to communicate to you the views of her Majesty's government in reply to this despatch, I will beg leave to remark, in reference to Mr. Mar Cy's observations that direct communication upon the main subj et had for some time ceaseed between Mr. Buchanan and myself, that such communication had co ised because it appeared to her Majesty's government that further o irrespondence was not likely to lead to Settlement of the question at issue. That question turned upon the interpretation ot the treaty of 1850, respecting which her Majesty's government learnt for the first time from 111 r. Buchanan that a view had been taken by the present government of the United States different from that of the preading government. The treaty arose out of the various projects which had been started for commercial communications across Central America, between the Atlan tic and the Pacific, and especially bad reference to the scheme of a ship canal by the river St. John and the Lake Nicaragua. The main object of the treaty was to provide a security that such lines of commercial communication, through whatever part of Central America they might pass, should be free for the use of all nations, and should not fall under the exclusive control of any power. These objects and purposes are clearly explained and stated in the first article, which is as follows: " The governments of Great Britain and the United States hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive con trol over the said ship canal ; agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonise, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nica ragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America; nor will either make use of any pro tection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have, to or with any state or people, for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fprtifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonis ing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part ot Central America, or of assuming or exercising dominion over the same. Nor will Great Britain or the United States take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence, that either may possess with any state or government through whose territo , y the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the subjects or citizens of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal, which shall not be offered, on the same terms, to the subjects or citizens of the other." a copy of which was Her Majesty's government deemed that the plan and unquestionable interpretatitm of this article was, that each government was prohibited from doing what the words of the article explicitly declared that neither government should hereafter do; but that both covern• merits retained the rights which they had previously enjoyed. where those rights were not oso or abandoned ly limited With regard especially to the protection which, for a long course of time. the British government has afforded to the Mosquito Indians, this article, so far from requir ing that protection to cease, acknowledges its existence, that contemplates its countenance; for the article says that neither party will " make use of any protection which it affords, or may afford, to any state or people, for the purposes of erecting or maintaining any fortifica tions, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonising the countries therein specified.", The treaty, therefore, does not require existing protection to cease, but only forbils using such protection for certain specided purposes. - Irepeatedly informed Mr. Buchanan that it was the wish of her Majesty's government to withdraw from the protectorate of Mosquito, provided they could do £0 with honour, securing adequate provision for the Kiag and the Indians of that country; that Ruatan was a possession of her Mapsty's crown; and that, as her Majesty's govern ment could not consent to abandon the protectorate of Mosquito, or to give up the Island of Ruatan, merely in pursuance of an interpretation given by the government of the United States to a treaty, which interpretation her Maj sty's government did not admit, the most usual, as well as the most friendly, course to pursue, was to refer the !meaning of the treaty to the decision of a third power. This offer was made by me to Mr. Buchanan by the direction of her Majesty's government; it was several times renewed and discussed between us. Mr Crampton ought undoubtedly, according to his intructions, to have cornrnuni , ,ated to Mr. Marcy, at the time when he received it, my despatch of the 10th of November, giving an account of my conversations with Mr. Buchanan ; but his not having done so was of little consequence, as Mr. Buchanan had often assured me that everything which had passed between us had been duly reported to his government. I am therefore at a loss to understand how it happened that the President should, as stated by Mr. Marcy, have been induced only by certain collateral incidents to infer that arb tration by a third power of the difference between the two governments in relation to Central America had been prOposed by her Alajesty's government. A misconception has, however, taken place, which is to be regretted, on account of the delay which it has occa sioned ; but this has been rendered comparatively unim portant by the despatch of Mr. Marcy. and the course of proceeding which he now proposes for the adoption of the two governments. Her Majesty's government being as solicitous as the President to preserve unimpaired the friendly relations of the two countries, are prepared to enter into negotiations on these matters, with a sincere &sire to bring them to a speedy and satisfactory conclu sion. Mr. Marcy is correct when he states that Great Britain lays no claim to any possessions or territory on the Mos quito coast, and her Majesty's government consider now, as they always have considered, that the future condition of the Mosquito Indians, for which her Majesty's govern ment are bowl ,. -wide. might be assured by direct neg' It is not co the British 0 pretens in!: has b With rest governrnent t mined as regard, between that count the settlement of that culty need he anticipated. With respect to ituatan aitt. these, at different periods, have Britain,_ as well as by Spain, and, h t _ • occupied by British settlers, formal poesessi., of Ruatan in 1839 by Great Britain, which has s uninterrtiptealy maintained. The population inci fast, and magistrates were, from time to time, appointee by the superintendent of Thlize until i , 352, when these islands received a regular form of colonial government solely for the purpose of their better internal administra tion ; but Great Britain did not thereby acquire any territorial rights that she did not previously possess. The government of the United states, however, main tain that, even supposing the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty were only prospective in its operation, these islands were no part of the British dominions earlier than 1832. If the differences between the two governments on this subject cannot be arranged by direct negotiation, there seems no reason why they might not form the matter of a reference to a third power. Her Alljesty's government have learned with satisfac tion that you are instructed to enter into communication with me in respect to Central America, in order to ascer tain, in the first place, whether existing differences cannot, be promptly terminated by direct negotiation, and, it they cannot be settled, then to discuss the conditions of arbitration on those points of difference as to which this method of settlement may be requisite or appliable. I - This-is the course which her Majesty's government has throughout been willing to adopt; and 1 have I accordingly the honour to inform you that I am prepared to enter into the proposed communication, and I trust that our conferences will be conducted in that spirit of cordiality and frankness which, as Mr. Marcy justly observes, is dictated by the true interests of Great Britain and the United States.-4 am, &c., (Signed) CLARENDON. THE RECRUITMENT QUESTION AND ➢iR. CRAMPrON, If the British Government believed that the American Government had acted capriciously, they would have felt compelled to dismiss Mr. Dallas ; but, in this case, fze American Government has repeatedly and seriously alleged that the British agents in America have become unacceptable to the American Government, because they have, in fact, violated the American laws. Lord Clarendon is willing to accept these formal declarations, and to refrain from advising her Majesty to suspend diplomatic intercourse with Mr Dallas. Nay, Lord Clarendon assures the American Minister of the high personal esteem in which he is held by the Queen's Government.—Aforning Post. ALLEGED BREACH OF COURT ETIQUETTE BY AN AMERICAN. The Daily News contains the following authentic particulars respecting the affair at the levee :—The United States Minister was accompanied by the Pro fessor of Military Science in one of the United States professional establishments. This gentleman wore his ordinary and proper military uniform, consisting of a military frock coat, White Waistcoat, and black stock, such as he presents himself in befort 4 . superiors, and he especially selected this as tl 1 - ,is military Her Majesty's levee, tor Presentation by the minister of this government. On being refused admission by the master of the ceremonies, Mr. Dallas retired with him, not in anger or disgust, but with great regret at the occurrence. It is proper to add that Her Majesty, on being informed of the difficulty raised by the master of the ceremonies, at once directed the admission of the gentleman in question. Unfor tunately, however, before the Queen's gracious directions could be delivered the party had left the palace. costume in which to appear at LONDON CHARTERED BANK OF AUSTRALIA. The annual general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. Duncan Dunbar in the chair. The report stated, that although at the last meeting the directors announced some losses in the colonies ? they had now the satisfaction of stating, that the bank's affairs assumed a more favourable aspect. The bank had now opened branches • at Maryborough, Ballarat, and Fiery Creek, and the opening had been attended with successful results. From the accounts up to the 31st December, 1855, it appeared that, after the usual deductions and liquidation of the branch to the debt of profit and loss account £7,743, there remained to the credit of profit and loss, the sum of £11,104. From this sum the directors recommended a dividend of 1- per cent. for the half year ending December, 1855, free of income tax. This left a balance of £2,854 to be carried over. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, stated that the bank Lai now deposit accounts in the colony to the amount of £382,000. The bank transacted a great deal of lupiness with the diggers, who took their bills currently. Affairs were going on so satisfactorily that if these proceeded in the same way the directors would be fully justified in doubling the present dividend at the next meeting. If the proprietors should think it desirable to increase the dividend now to two per cent. instead of one and a half, the directors would not object. Mr. Tite, M.P., seconded the motion, and urged the payment of the larger dividend. A few questions having been put and answered satisfactorily, the motion wee unanimously agreed to. On the motion of Mr. Tite, M.P., seconded by Sir C. P. Roney, supported by Mr. Haynes, a dividend at the rate of two per cent., free of income tax, for the half year, payable on and after the 15th July, was unanimously carried. The directors and auditors were re-elected, and great I confidence was expressed by all hands in the prosperity and success of the undertaking. The proceedings concluded with votes of thanks to the Cnairman and board of directors. THE OVERLAND MAIL. Thus - I'E, Thursday.—The steamer America arrived this morning, with the Alexandria mail. ALEXANDRIA, June 20.—The India and China mails leave here to-morrow, with advices from Calcutta to May 17th ; Bombay, 27th : Hong Kong, 10th ; Shanghai, 2nd ; and Manilla, 6th. Public works in India were stopped. The Santhals are again unquiet. An insurrection is on foot. There is war at Viguzipatam. The King of Oude has arrived at Calcutta. Exchagg,e at Bombay, 2s. 111, Freights have risen. Cotton market active. Exchange at Cal. cutta, 2i. 1 Nd. Trade quiet. Sugar held at high prices. Saltpetre in demand. Freights very low. A body of rebels were approaching Foochow, eighty miles distant from Shanghai. Exchange at Canton, 4s. Iod, ; Manilla, 4s. 71d. Freights in China, £3 10s. to £4. Redshid Paella arrived at Alexandria on the 19th, from Con stantinople. LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS.—JAM ES BRAMWELL, Royal Exchange Buildings, metal broker and merchant. JOHN WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Worcester, hop merchant. JOSI-PH FREDERICK PARLEY, Oxford-street, tobacconist. LOUIS GAME, West bourne-grove, Bayswater, sculptor, picture dealer, and vic tualler, &c. JOSEPH TUCKER, Southampton, china dealer. RICHARD NELSON, Lee, tailor and woollen draper. SAMUEL ROGERSON, Salford, Lancashire, velvet trimming manufac turer. Wst. WILKINSON, Scdbergh, Yorkshire, corn and cotton merchant. HENRY HALL and CHARLES HALL, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's-inn, and Rcasdon, Middlesex, cattle dealers and salesmen. EDMUND RUDGE, Tewkesbury, Glou cestershire, farrier and engineer. MADRID, June 25.—The Gazette confirms the news from Valladolid. Twenty-eight of the insurgents have been arrested. The agitation has extended itself in Rioseco and Palencia, but order is beginning to , be restored. INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE.—In consequence of an urgent demand for more civil servants from the government of India, the competition candidates who last year success fully passed their initial examination are to be despatched to India-without being subjected to the final test. Of these fifteen are to proceed to Bengal, and five to Bombay. THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACI% —We un derstand that, in fact, the contract is awarded to Mr. Galbraith, a partner in the firm of Messrs. Patrick Henderson and Co., of Glasgow, this gentleman lo( ing the secretary of the European and Columbian Steam Navigation Company, who are the real parles to the contract. We believe the European and Columbian Company h. .Tamers engagel • -she French 1----Wort seq. grandsoi. Melton M Thursday The witnesses the coroner's inque witnesses were calleu every respect to the one w his hrothCr's house in Bi dforc 3rnmiss ❑ight previous to the cc which he described as being an i should " protect " himself and whom he had run away, while which he also threatened to on th hoot th, ed the ut elicited. The prisoner manifest at the charge, and maintained his self-po ing the witnesses most cleverly. The hearing was by a large concourse of persons ; so many, indeed, other room in the town would have contained the, very good chain of evidence has been obtained, and t is little doubt, although the evidence is but circumstam but that he will be committed on the charge., , ssessio. POLICE COURT.-YESTEIMAY, (BEFORE MR MAN.FIELD.) STABBING BY WOMEN.—There were no less than three cases of stabbing. two of which were by women, brought before the court yesterday. In every instance, the knife was used wantonly, and with premeditation. J am e Williams, a woman of the town, was charged with stab-. bing a married woman, named Charlotte Lewis, on the night of Thursday. In the early part of the eight they were drinking amicably together with another woman in a publichouse in Peter-street. Suddenly the priso n er • and the third woman attacked the complainant. who wag quite unprepared for the assault, and in the course of the fight which ensued, the prisoner ran into her cellar, and returned with a• Pnife, with which she stabbed the complainant, She was committed for trial. Ellen Baptist, another woman of the town, was charged with stabbing Ann Crawford, one of her asso ciates, on Thursday night, in a casino in Blundell. street. Two foreign seamen were also charge,' with her for aiding in the assault. Mr. Campbell appeared for the prisoners, and requested that the case might be post. poned till this day, to enable him to produce Witnesses for the defence. Adjourned accordingly. John James, a young man, was committed for trial mil a charge of stabbing another young man named Edward Molyneux, in Bauastre•street. Thy complainant was at the time speaking to the prisoner's sister, and was wholly unprepared for the assault. SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A WomAN.--A young woman, named Ann Wilson, was charged with savagely assault ing an acquaintance, named Sarah Barnes, in Gascovne street, by striking har on the head with a pAter. They had a quarrel about a "black Lothario ; " from words they soon came to blows, and in the course of the fight, the prisoner seized the poker, and " floored" her antago nist with it. She was sentenced to three months; imprisonment with hard labour. (BEFORE MR. AIKEN.) James Perry, a, was charged with breaking open the box of Sarah Macdonald, and stealing £3 17s 6d from thence, on the 20th of last May. The prisoner was a negro, keeper of a boarding-ho:lse% in Leeds-street. received money The prosecutrix stated that she hart . :g from her friends, to enable her to take a passage to America, and the prisoner had borrowed money' front her at different tu n es, which, however, he hid r A girl named Sir.th Wilson, also a servant in the house, deposed that she saw the prisoner Lreak open the box, and take out the money, but she added, that he threatened to take her life, if, she divulged the circunl: stance. The p•isoner was remanded for seven days. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—A man named Robert Carter, was placed in the dock, charged with having been one.of a patty of three, who attacked Air. `V : I 7: Farley, of Rehshaw.street, on the morning of the and robbed him of £4O, a. watch f and other property. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Black. The prosecutor stated. that on the morning of the 17th, he was going home at one oclock, from his premises in Renshaw-street, to his house in Park-road. When nearly opposite Combermere-s t reet, he heard some foot steps behind him, but at first took no notiee of them. In a moment, he heard the steps approach him closely, awl he felt an arni tlirown round his neck, while another arm grasped his throat. lie supposed, at first, that it was some friend playing off a practical joke, and he said, " are you going to mur der a fel'ow ?" awl just made a slight blow over his shoulder with a stick. On this, whether by a signal of the man who grasped him or by other pce-arrange ment, two other men came forward and seized him. He tried to beat them off with his stick, and to keep his feet. They held him fast, while one of the number searched his pockets, and carried off £4O in gold and notes, some silver, and an old watch and some keys. They snapped off the chain of a second watch which he had in his waistcoat pocket, which they supposed to be gold, but which was only gilt. Detective officer covey stated, that in consequence of information he had received lie arrested the prisoner, and placed him along with six or seven other men, among whom Mr. Farley identified him as being one of the men who had robbed him. The prosecutor was cross-examined by Mr. Bin& with regard to the identity of the prisoner. He admitted, that although he had a moral conviction that the prisoner was one of the men, he felt some difficulty in swearing positively to his identity. The magistrate had therefore no alternative, under the circumstances, but to discharge the prisoner. PUBLICANS AND BEERSELLERS. William Dilion, beerseller, Smithdown lane, wad charged with having four men in his house drinking, on Sunday last. The case was dismissed. William Christie, publichouse keeper, Hart street, wan charged with having a number of men and women drinkiing in his house at half past three o'clock last Saturday morning. Mr. Roby defended. Fined lOs and costs. James Story, publican, corner of Crown street, Falkner street, was arged with having persons drunk in his premises on the 13th inst. Mr. Rymer defended. 'the case was adjourned for further evidence. Henry Fitzgerald, publican, was charged with having persons drinking in his house in Addison street, at half past eight o'clock on Sunday morning. Mr.' Bluck defended. The case was dismissed. Thomas Oatfield, publican, Thomas street, was charged with having persons drinking in his house at halt past eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. Mr. Yates defended. The defendant was fined lOs and c,)sts. Miles Prior, beerhouse keeper, Vauxhall road, was charged with having persons drinking in his house at half past twelve o'clock lust Monday morning. Dis• mused Henry Atkinson, publican, Bridgewater street, was charged with refusing the police admittance into his house, and allowing drinking at half past ten o'clock on Sunday last, Dismissed. William Connor, beerseller, Truetnan street, was charged with selling chink on Sunday morn.ng. Dismissed. Peter Eckersly, beerhouse keeper, Vauxhall road, was charged with having persons in his hiuse drinking on Sunday morning last. Fined 2s Gd and costs. John Campbell, beerseller, Albert-street, Park, was charged with selling beer at a quarter past twelve o'clock on Sunday morning last. Fined £2 and costs. Wm. Randall, beerseller, Peach-street, was charged with selling beer on the morning of Sunday the 15th. Fined 2s. 6d. and costs. Anne Hudson, beerseller, Rupert-street, was charged with selling beer on Sunday morning last. Rued 2s. 6d. and costs Henry Johnson, publican, Crosshall-street, was fined ss. and costs for selling ale on Sunday morning. Joseph Hunt, beerseller, Scotland place, was fined 10s. and costs for having persons in his house drinking on Sunday last. John Stephenson, Clare-street, beerseller, was fined bo. and costs for a similar offence. CHARGE OF VIOLATION. At the police office, yesterday, a yonng man named Fritz Humbert was charged betore Messrs. Aiken and Bolton with having violated the person of Charlotte Jones. The prisoner, who is a German, had been lodging in a house No. 17, Great Orford-street, where the prosecutrix was a servant, and the offence was alleged to have taken place on:Sunday evening last. The proseeutrix, who stated that she was but 16 years old, deposed that the prisoner had made improper overtures to her several times, and asked her to go with him to Paris, which she refused. On Sunday evening he called her into the parlour, and there attempted to commit the offence. She stated that she resisted as long as she could, but at last he succeeded in effecting his purpose. Mr. Bluek defended the p.isoner. The prose. cutrix admitted that she did not cry out, although there were other lodgers in the house. She said she was ashamed to tell any one what had happened until last -sday, when she informed her mistress, and by her prisclpx in charge. Thl magistrates did t' rcumstances they would be The prisnrr."