The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-12 00:00:00

IR.ELAND.,

A MATeipaper mentions as a significant sign of the pro
gross of Irish? prosperity, that the number of marriages at the
present marry*. season is much greater than it has been for
a long series. of years.
LAST weeks Captain Daish, of H.M. revenue cruiser Racer'
cruising off Ifoifth Head, fell in with one of the-masts. of the
Tayleur, which he towed into Kingstown harbour: It is now
in possession of the Receiver of Droits of Admiralty.
clue' Tin Sligo Chronicle states that the house of
Kelly, of Cloonagh, was destroyed by fire a few days ago, ao"
his three childrembnrnt to death. In clearing out the dibl7.
the bodies of the' children were found, almost every Pa"
of them reduced to'a state of cinder.

GREAT SOUTHERN, A+ND WERTHRN (IRELAND) PAirvirAT.-;
The directors of this company have decided to recommenv'
that a dividend be paid.. on the original stock of the compllV
at the rate of five per cent.-per annum for the half-year endn*;
31st December, 1855;• leaving a surplus of £?4,000-i out of
which £15,000 to be added to the reserve fund, and tbp
balance, £9,000, carriefto.the credit of the next half-year 4
account.

REpORTS are current of another disagreeable correspencliue9
between the Irish Lord Chancellor (Brady) and Baron Penne:
father, having reference to the motion about to be submitted
to the House of Commons by Sir J. Shelley, with respect to
the ages and length of service of the present occupants of tile
Irish judicial bench. Thevpsbot of the business is, that Oily
affair did not terminate to. the satisfaction of the chancellor,.
althosgh his lordship, in the- course of the correspondence,:
pretty plainly hinted at the probability of the government'
being coerced by the force of public opinion to offer. no opPo'
sition to the motion of Sir John Shelley.
3{oc3". SSA-FIGIIT.—The citizens of Dublin enjoyed a veil
interesting and novel treat on Tuesday, on the occasion of the;
great-gum practice and mock coptnre of a prize by the crew 01,
H. M. S. Edinburgh, CI, in King-don harbour. Targets Vere..
moored at a distance of 1000 yards out at sea; and after serve
excellent practice with round shot;-three broadsides were fired'
with the.lower-deck guns, and am:attack with five armed boats
was then made on an enemy's vessel, represented by a pilot',
boat, which was also armed for the occasion. The east pier
was throngol with a numerous anti fashionable assemblage
and Captain Howlett, with the characteristic urbanity and
hospitality of a British naval ofEwerrentertained a numerous
company 01r:board, where, after opanmptnous repast, dancing
was kept up-to a late hour in the- afternoon, on the quarter-
deck. The prominent position which, the Edinburgh occupied
before Bomarsund, as the flag-ship,of Admiral Shads, was not
forgotten bythose who witnessed, the- display made, by her
gallant crew.

AMERICAN (SECRET) COMESPONDENCE.
DOCUMENTS WHICH WILL PROBABLY NOT BE FOIINI2
IN THE BLUE BOOK WHEN THE CORRESPONDENCD,
CONNECTED WITH THE AMERICAN QUESTION IP
LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT.

[FROM THE rtEns.]

• LOR.D.CLAICENDON TO ,LVISX.II4TAIERSTON.
Tuesday.
My dear Palmerston,—Cramptottle, last I inclose. Au
seems going on as you could desire, andaerce is playing into
your hands. ENctise a hiat and (isn't overrun your game.
What shall I say to C. I mean, of cconio-privately.—Yours,
always,

FOreigm-office.,

CLASNNDON•

No. 97.
LORD DAIXERSTON TO LORM.',CL.A.RENDON.

Wednesday.

My dear Clarendon,—Right as a trivet:. Always hint flY-
thing you like, or rather don't hint—speak out, bang. Po
you think we are going a little too fact-?- Well, perhaps we
are. But remernbbr Ahat the peace negotiations will go on
fast, also, and we must accumulate our. war. capital, or we shall
be on our backs.. The Yankee seusatiou must be 'got uP
immediately after.-parliament meets. Shape the letter your
own way, but recollect—from the moment peace is signed We
are froze-out gardiners.—Ever yours,.
Piccadilly. PALMERSTON.

No. 98.
Lona ,C.LABEN DON TO 1%1Re.31k4.14PT0N.
(Extract.)
Yon will not fait; .to make it distinctly understood by the
-American blov-ernment that propositlons num on our-part
while a certain state-of things exists in Europe are liable to
modification should that state of things•be altered. An apo-
logy, which we might have no difficuLty in making, while our
fleets and armies are engaged in tho-•nonthern and southern
seas, would be ridibulous -and inathrissible were those forces
liberated. Should you.be met by the argument that what is
right should be done irrespective of circumstances, you will
admit the general;propriety of that:proposition, but will show
that the special,: circumstances of the. present case remove it
from the ordinary category, and exact,an exceptional-solution."
It will be matter of regret with Her Majesty's government'
should this view tend to irritation instead of conviction, but-
we see no alternative. -

No. 90....
TITS SAME .TO TMR' SAME.
(Private. Extract.
•
Keep him or simmer, rardear-fellow; but the pot must
mot boil over yab; if at all.

o. 117.
FROM MitccßAllPXON.Tazoin) CLA.RENDON.
(Private. Extract.)

I . can't make • you understanl these people. They arc -
neither Spaniards nor Russians. It you would tell me exactly.
what you and Pam want—supplaing you know yourselves--
and would leave me to .workit a-at,. I should know my way—
But we shall angst yen will insist in chalking':
out my course forme., As it i%.;or-rather as it was, we are in,
the right ; but-we are now,. dais oux d—dest to turn a 0041,
cause into a hattone.• In a wctid.,.(lo you want a row ?

11ADCLAJLENDON,T1),LORD FALMEMSTON.
(Inclosing the above.)

My dearTam.7--fiegei. dtiiiizei. lege.' 'He wants ta, knor
whether we want a row. Hal. ha!--Yours, ever, G.
Foreign.-olfite.
No. 119..
PALIED.&!I;42'I. TO LORD CLARENDON..
(Extract_ Private.) _ .

How good.; Utz:viritaile Areadien. Make it c/Oar,to
weak mind; but, I say, take-care what you write. He is.a-raaa
to explode.- Send him as article from the Press 4; or.floine-
where, iumhich the.game- is shown, and hint to him that true
words are. often spoken in: joke. He can hardly zniSmulerstautl,
that. 13y..the way; what is the force of America*?. I;ve.for-
gotten alla)Jout it. Ouce more, be cautious what-you .say to e-

No. 120.
LORD CLAXENDON TO mu. cuA.Strcox.
(,Extract. Private.)

I regret that youshould misunderstand the views- of 11,.11-
Government, or, suppose that we should deliberately. direct you
in a,,course-caleulated,or at least intended, to.bring on. hostili-
ties._ At the same time, actuated by a higher consideration
than :that of the mere preservation of peace, we do not hesitate
to-look in the faea the contingency at whialt,youltint. HS.
Government, aware of the feeling of this country in regard to
itself, has one- great duty before it, namely, the taking care
that while-Europe recovers herself from. the agitaticu of wart
while the ruptured relations of States are granulating and re-
uniting aftec their wounded severeece, the process shall be
presided onc by no Government less skilful, than tbat which
has brought the war. to an issue.. This—the retaining the
present Ministry in office is due to. Europe, and from that
solemn and sacred duty we will not flinch. Follow my argu-
ment,_ my dear Crampton, and now comprehend that, in the
present state of the House of Commons, and the country, a war
sensation is necessary to the endurance of Lord Palmerston 'S
Government. To your able hands. is confided the task of pro'
viding that sensation, and I trust that I need scarcely add
that we must have it—harmlessly, it' possible—but we must
have. it.

No. 139.
MR. CRAMPTON. IP I,ORD CLARENDON.
(Extract. Private.)

The President hinted—in fact, said—in the course of dinner,
that the policy of H.M. Government curiously resembled that
which his enemies had the cruelty to attribute to himself,
namely, a desire to appear quarrelsome, for the sake of popU-
larity, even though such pretence should lead to serious cong.
quences. _ _

No. 146.
LORD CIARENDON TO LORD PALMERSTON.
Unclosing the above.)
Pierce is no fool. But it was devilish uncivil to say Pleb A
thing to poor Crampton. I think I put the matter neatly lu
my last. I thought it would be better than sending a news-
paper article, which might have frightened him.

No 117.
LORD PALMERSTON TO LORD CLA.RENDON‘
(Extract. Private.)
Confound Pierce. I hope the story will not get wind. Don't
you go telling it to any of your smoky associates ; mind that.;
there's a good fellow. Well, things must go on. I'm afrai,°`,
there is no chance of escaping this infernal peace, but we will
hope for the best; and in the meantime let Crampton nurse
Pierce's wrath, and keep it warm. It may turn out awl!:
wardly, for ha sees our game, and of course is the less afraid
to push his own. But the sara sara, after me the Deluge,
sing whack-fol-de-rol, and the devil take the hindmost. Pa
that into decorousness for our virtuous Crampton.

Mrs. Clarkson, widow of Thomas Clarkson, the anti-slaved
reformer, died a few days sines) at Playford-hall, near Ipswich'
in her 83rd year.
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of designs of the most varied, chaste, and beautiful character,
including an embossed profile of our beloved sovereign, with the
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Rows sera's MACASSAR OIL, WC feel that we have stated enoilg't
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