The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-07 00:00:00

SUPPLY.-OUR RELATIONS WITH BRAZIL

On the order of the day for going into committee of supply
being read,
Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE rose to call attention to the
paperer correspondence laid upon the table of the house
Brazil, and to more the following resolution
—" That this house has learned with regret the interruption
of amicable relations between this country and Brazil ; aed
this house expresses the desire that her Majesty's govern-
ment may take such measures to restore a cordial uoder-
standing between the two countriesu may beconsistent with
the character and honour of this country, having at the same
time • just regard to the dignity and honour of • friendly
and independent power." From a letter which he had
received that day from Rio Janeiro it appeared that •
very unpleasant feeliagprevailed there in consequeneeof thee*
proceedings As regarded Mr. Christie, General Webb, the
American minister, in • despatch to Bart Russell, said that
all the circumstanoes proved a makes disregard of truth on
the part of Mr. Christie, which was not characteristic of
gentleman, and certainly not commendable in a representa-
tive of the British nation. He (Mr. Brainley-Moore) was now
minions that the noble lord at the head of the governmeet
should adopt each &MIMS as would restore the cordial feeling
which formerlyexistedbetweenthe British empire and Brazil.
He hoped the noble lord, by the mail which would leave
this country to-morrow, would send out such instructions as
would restore cordiality between the two nations. The Bra-
zilians, as compared with us, were powerless ; we were
great aid powerful, arid ought to be just and generous. In
briogiag forward this motion be disclaimed all party
feeling : it was entirely his own act, and it was his desies
to frame it in such • form that it might be seoeptahle to
her Majesty's government. The boo. member, after thank-
ing the house for the petiole°e with which they bad listened
to him, *occluded by moving the resolution.
Lord R. MONTAGU seconded it.

Mr. COLLIER, who had given notice of an ameodmeut
(which he could net move in point of form), " That this
hoe* while it expresses its regret at the late temporary
interroptioo of our amicable relations with Brazil, at the
same time mogul's, the duty of her Majesty's government
to extolled its protection to British subjects in all parts of the
world" -argued that, if the resolution was meant as • vote
of erasure upon the government, the vote was undeserved ;
and, if not, that there woe' no pound for adopting it. He
based this argument upon what he maintained to be
the owe against the Bmailiaa government, as shown
by the papers, sod upon the law of nations applica-
ble to the facts. Premising that the inhabitants of the
coast, the scene of the wreck, so (Sr from being the simple
and boffeesive beings described by Mr. Moore, had been
repreeseted by their own countrymen as pirates, reckless
of and property, he pre • minute narrative of the
whole affair, and of the conduct of the parties, official sod
otherwise, connected with it. In the course of it he &-
pounced the attempt made by the Brazilian authoritiee to
blacken Consul Vereker, who, he asserted, had discharged
. his duty with the utmost faithfulness. The facts he &-
tailed, he contended, made out • case spinet the Brazilian
government of a denial or a delay of justice, and in either
case a claim arose against that government for redress. and
ministers would have failed in *air duty if they had not
takes the course they bad adopted--• course in accordance
with the principles of international law and the loog-eata-
blisbed policy of this country.
Lord R. CECIL said the question was not whether
Albardao was an inhospitable coast, whether the Prince of
Wales was plodired, or whether the tribunals of Brazil
were in some respects behind our own ; but simply whether
the Brawls" government had done anything which justi-
fied this emastry in taking against them a course *WI, if it
bad been misted, would bare led to war. He was quite
aware of the power of the appeal of "Civic Romanis sum,"
and that it was hardly ever without its effect with an Eng-
lish audienos ; but he would remind the house that in these
days, when the power of moral 10611018011 was so great, we
had lost our influence, because we were thought to cringe
to the strong and to bully the weak. (Hear, Deer.)
He was anxious to wipe this stain from our
sicutcheos. He knew it might not be • popular
task, and it might not succeed on • division of the boom,
but those who thought it • stigma greeter than would be
entailed by say disaster in arms, were bound to importune
them ea every occaaionMatil they had induced their country-
men to look at the matter in a more reasonable light. He
felt that the pretest glory of the country would be to treat
all powers, weak and strong, with the same justice sad
courtesy, sad not to take advantage of accidental strength
which existed to-day, but might pass away tomorrow.
Mr. BUXTON reviewed • few of the salient points of
the case, palliating the proceedings of the Brasilia:l
government
Mr. C. BENTINCK thought there was very little
evidence to show that the government of Brazil were to
blame, and did not sot loci fide. He supported the re-
solution.

liITZGERALD, observing that the speech of Mr.
Collier, though adroit and astute. was unfair, examined
the eircemstseces of the ere in order to see whether what
bad bees dose denoted hearty and good faith on the part
of the Brazilian goverment. As insisted that there had
bees as unfriendly spirit manifested by our government
for some time past towards that of Brazil, and thought
there was something arbitrary and offensive in the tons em-
ployed by Lord Russell in the present mos. Mr. Collier, he
remarked, had urged upon the house his own inferrer
front the papers—these being nothing else than his infer-
ence., for they were not in the paper—to prove culpable
negligence on the part of the local authorities, whereas
there was nothing to show it. While the Brazilian govern-
ment had been pressed by priseiples sew is international
law, thel had does their best with their limited means to
enforce the law aminst the offending parties, having dis-
missed two officials and prosecuted to conviction no fewer
true eleven other persons. With Lord R. Cecil he re-
proached the goverment with pursuing a different line of
order sad adopting a different tor and tamper towards
strong and week powers.
Mr. LAYARD mid he should confine himself to the
diplomatic action of the government in this matter, which
he would show was neither hasty nor unjust. The wreck of
the Prime of Wales on the err of Albardao should have
boss promptly brought to the erre of the British Coral
by the local authorities. but this was not dome. The autho-
rities in the province should have gone down to the coast to
make inquiries., sad this was not done. In fact, there was
not one of the local authorities that had not failed in duty.
When Lord Karen revived a report of the affair frcirli
Ca-
rol Verret— who, ha remarked, had been dealt with most am
fairly—hearties was amply within the forms of diplomacy
he demanded, as he had a right to do, compensation for the
plunder of the yeast Had the roams adopted sot been
takes, the government would have bees reproached with
apathy. What mold try hairs doss besides, rims they
asked the hems to ppasy the osespensatioe ? No government
raid hay, acted ethrwisa this they had doss, sad if Mr
Masa gotorataeot had acted as that of Ragland had
dope in a similar ease of wrath, there would hays been as
sod of the taattor. It was the duty of the goverment be
protect the proporty sad the lives of her Midsoly's nab-