The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-01 00:00:00

THE AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

Mr. S. FITZGERALD repeated his question of the
previous evening as to the form in which the surrender of
a sum of 4,000/. a-year by this country, with a violet., make
• previous for the new King of Greece. was to be effected.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the 4.000/. a-year was portion of a ver7 much larger sum
due to this country, as its share of the interest on the loan
made by the three protecting powers to Greece on the
foundation of the kingdom. With respect to the manner
in which the government proposed to give effect to the sur-
render, the question was under consideration, and he should
be able to give • precise answer to the question in the tonne
of • few days.
RECRUITING FOR THE FEDERAL ARMY.

In reply toe question from Mr. FERILAND relative to the
alleged recruiting at Leeds by agents of the Federal govern-
ment of America,
Sir G. OBEY said that the papers he had received from
the thief constable of Leeds on the subject had been laid
before the law officers of the crown with a view to ascertain
whether there was "'ancient evidence to warrant legal pro-
oeedingn. The opinion of the law officers had not yet been
received.

PROPOSED RECOGNITION OF THE CONFEDERATE

STATES.
Mr. ROEBUCK, in moving an address to the Queen
praying her Majesty to enter into negotiations with the
great powers of Rumps for the purpose of obtaining their
co-operation for the recognition of the independence of
the Confiderate States of North America, drew a brief
and rapid sketch of the settlement of the North American
oolocies, their growth, revolt from the mother country,
and the ultimate establishment of their independence.
By the accomplishment of that they had asserted two
points of intermtional law which were of great importance
at the present moment. The first of these was that any
people determining to throw off their allegisnee were jus-
tified in doing so if they bad the power; and the second
was this remarkable one: France bad ioterferrid is the dis-
pute, and she bore the same relation to the revolted colonists
that we did now to the Southern Confederacy. Let England
sad Frame but acknowledge Southern independence, and
there would be an ea] to the war. The boa. member con-
tinued :—The mode which I propose is, that this house should
pray the Quota to enter into negotiations with the great
pewees of Europe in order that they may lied to a ream-
Ditiou of the South. Now, the great powers of Rumps
means really France. (" Oh, " and " Hear, bear.") No other
power, except Russia, has any fleet, and Russia
we all know ma do nothing. The only power is Prance,
and France and Ragland unitiug and acknowledging& South-
ern government. there will be an end of the war. (Cheers.)
I am now obliged to enter into a sort of personal history,
and I hope the house will excuse me, for I am now going
to state that I know certain things about the state of the
mind of the great French ruler which I am authonied to lay
before this house. (" Hear, bear," and sensation.) I
scarcely know what that feeliex of astonishment means, ex-
cept that people's minds are likely to be astonished who
have thought properly upon the subject. (Hear, hear.)
I was met lately in the lobby of this home
by an boo and learned friend, who addressed me in this
manner. Re said, "You propose to the house to addrees
the Queen, and ask bar to enter into negotiations with the
great powers of Europe. Do you know that 1 have heard
today upon very good authority that the mind of the
French ruler has changed upon this matter, and that the
noble lord at the head of the government will come down
and say, "It is all very well for you to make the motion,
but I know the mind of the French ruler has changed, and
that the time has gone by for him to recognise the South." I
wai something like the Scotchman when he beard such •
statement, I doubted the fact, and thereupon I wrote to the
bon. member for Sunderland (Mr. Liodsay), know-
ing that he bad authority given to him to write
to the French Emperor whenever he might
think proper, and might wish to me him.
(Laughter.) lam stating the fact. I wrote to the hon.
member, and said," Suppose, for the purpose of ascertaining
whether that rumour be true, we go acme at once to ask
the question." (Laughter and " beer, hear.") I know
that bench (pointing to the Treasury bench) right welL I
know that they are wonderful at circulating rumours, and
when they have got en object in view there is hardly any
rumour they will not circulate. (Hear, bear.) My letter
to my hon. friend got to Paris, and the substance of it was
laid before the Emperor, and we howl this : now what the
house has beard front the Under-Secretary for Foreign
Affairs might seem somewhat surprising. but I am not at all
surprised at it the Emperor of the French said that so
soon as he had learned that that rumour was circulated in
England—and be told me then, and gave me authority to
my it in his name to this English House of Cgtmmons—he
mid," so soon as I learned that that rumour was being circu-
lated among the gentlemen of England I gave instructions
to my ambassador here to deny the truth of those asser-
tions ;" and when I spoke to his Majesty be rid, " I have
not only done that, but I have dose more ; I have not only
given him authority to deny the truth of the assertions and
to say, notonly that my feelings were exactly the same, but
it anything still stronger in favour of &recognition of the
South ; and I have also told him to lay before the
British government my understood wishes upon the matter,
and to ask them again if they are willing to join me in that
recognition." (Cheers, and hear, hear.) Now, sir, there is
no mistake about this matter. I pledge my veracity that
the Emperor of the Freoch told me that, and he told me
that he had sent to Baron Gros ; sod to tell me now that
the British government does not know that this has on.
curved, must mean wens smarm—some diplomatic masker.
It cannot be true. (Hero, hear.) I pledge my veracity for
what I have said, sad Ido not believe the world will
doubt my word. (Hear, hear.) I pledge myself that this
is trim so ter as I am oonceroed ; end what is more, I asked
his Majesty this. 1 laid before him two courses, I said,
your Majesty may make a formal application to Englaad.
He stopped me, and said, " No, I cannot do that, and
I will tell you why : some months ago I did make a formal
application to England, and England sent my despatch to
America. That despatch ggoot into Mr. Seward*, hands, and
was shown to my ambassador at Washington, and it came
hack tome, ►od I feel that I was ill-treated by such eon-
duct. (" Hear, hear," sod sensation.) I cannot subject
myself to the danger of similar treatment. But I will do
everything abort of it, I will give you full liberty to date
to the English House of Commons that this is my wish, and
to state that I am determined in all things to act with
Righted, end mem than this, that I wish to act with her as
regards America." (" Hear, hear,"and cheers.) With this
before us, that the government can plead Momenta of this
het Ido not believe. Then, with this fact before them,
are they not prepared to act with Frame? Am they afraid
of war? War with whom? With the Northern Sales of
America! Why is tee days we should sweep their seas of
every ship. ("Oh, ob.") Ten ere raw people oc.