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Rslst IaDAL AWAIMD., eseudelossisjestiee—if their steam-rams have been
ALLEN'S PATENT I'ORTMANMAITS and
TALITLIZNO BAGS whit lidaella their workmen turned out, their build-
lAD= walimoss TABBlB.=itkillk sal ing-yards invaded without warrant, how comes it
saver MOW
DWAICK nom WITTING DIBIBMO CAW, arse that they have not imitated the conduct of
roe attar artkar tar nom or ocstrainan tounning. Diadwalak foreign shipboildon in time of war, and given
masicrows pod tree.
Ana rnaea Barrack FUndiglie of Toreakto oonclusive proof of the destination of their ms-
Arm,MIMIC% La Mak% W Conlon% M..
Ad trio. pawns— iron- clads? If they are too proud to
Iv. Au"- Xamdkeelule rot 11102.1" IT. Willsent,follow the example of the merchants of New
Landon, W.C. I York and the shipbuilders of the Clyde, why
do they hesitate to bring their action against
the officers of the Crown who have seized their
property without reasonable grounds t Sir HUGH
CAIRNS has not raised himself in public estimation
by advocating the cause of the clients who re-
tained him to conduct their cause in the Exchequer
by defending them gratuitously in the House of
Commons. But Lord DinßY has committed even
a more audacious act of partisanship by delivering
an impassioned speech in the House of Lords in
favour of the Messrs. LAIRD, on the very eve of
the case of their steam-rams being brought be-
fore a court of justice. Only the other night the
Loan Cicircxxxos declared his reluctance to dis-
cus questions of international law, because they
might come before him in his judicial capa-
city, and because he desired to keep his
mind clear from any preconceptions. The
LORD CHANCELLOR showed a proper respect
for the position which he occupies. What
shall be said of the leader of the Opposition
in the House of Lords—of the future Premier of
England, who gratuitously constitutes himself the
advocate of men who are charged with violating the
laws of the realm, and with attempting to involve
their country in hostilities for their own private
purposes T Lord Roseau. may have made mis-
takes in his foreign policy ; but he wee right in
assuming that it is " the interest, the
" desire, and the duty" of the Government
of this country to maintain relations of
peace with the United States of America—" a
" great Power," he said, " and a free State, with
" which for nearly eighty years, with the exoep-
" tion of a short interval from 1812 to 1815,
"we have held relations of peace." There is no
act in Lord Holism's political life which will re-
fleet more credit upon his memory than the per-
sistent and courageous efforts which he has made
to maintain peace ; nor is there any act in Lord
DERBY'S erratic and reckless career which will
reflect more discredit upon him than his attempt
to defend the selfish conspiracy of Messrs. LArcro
to convert the Mersey into the naval arsenal of the
slaveholding oligarchy of the South.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 30.

Tun Tories are swarming about the Conference
as sharks about a ship with a sick man on board.
Mr. DISRAELI wants to know whether he and his
friends are to be compelled to give up their
" hopea'' for its success, and trusts that it has not
been adjourned sine die. Sir Gnome Guar re-
plies that it has not been adjourned sine die, but
that it has adjourned without a day having been
appointed for its re-assembling--one of those an-
swers which would provoke laughter anywhere but
in the House of Commons, but which in
that assembly are only • proof of tact and poli-
tical culture. The facts of the case, far
from requiring much subtleness for their
apprehension, are only too simple. Those
who said that the war must certainly stop as
soon as the representatives of the belligerent
States were brought together in a room to talk
matters over, did not explain what there is in the
forms of a Conference which can allay the stormy
passions of kings and peoples. And to the present
moment it has been found that those who were violent
before are violent still ; those who were obstinate
before are obstinate still. Those whose only argu-
ment is force are restrained only by power. And we
fear it must be admitted that the immediate result of
the Conference kasha= to encourage the aggressors
on Denmark, by showing them bow little they have
cause to apprehend that swift retribution which
would become their misdeeds. At present the
race is to the swift, and the battle to the strong.
The old doctrine of • European Commonwealth,
of the interest of all the European States in the
welfare of each, is disappearing, and instead we
are thrown back on something like Mr. Daawrtr's
principle of " natural selection," in which national
life is a competition, and the weak pass out of
existence =regretted. For anything that has
been done or agreed to be done in the Conference,
Denmark and Germany are as far from peace as
they were before the storming of Doppel, and
(unless the reported retreat of the Danes from
Jutland should be confirmed) the public must be
prepared to hear in a few days of a wanton repeti-
tion of the scenes of carnage which have so lately
shocked the world. A resolute word from England
and France would certainly put an end to this un-
necessary slaughter. But that word, which might
have been spoken without a Conference, has not
been spoken in it, and, it is said, cannot be.
Whether it is prudent to continue the form of a
negotiation from which the power is absent, is •
conaideration for our statesmen.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Ann. VI.
THE CASE OF MR. REMICK&

Supply,—Order for committee read ; motion made, and
question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the
chair ;"—Ameadniest proposed, to brave out from the
weed "That " to the end of the question. in order to add
the words " this hones will, noon Monday mit. resolve
itself into a committee, to consider of au address to her
Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be graciously
pleased to direct adequate compensation to be made to
William &wicks, of Threepwood Hall, in the county of
Northumberland, for the pain, degradation, anguish of
mind, and comequent ill-health, he has sufficed, in being
confined for twelve months in a prison as a Moe, on a
charge since proved to be false ; for the 0011filiCati011 at his
goods, chattels, family pictures, plate, and library, thus
Indicting upon bim an irreparable injury ; also for the
heavy pecuniary logs ha has suffered in promoting sad
binning to justice the persons who had conspired s
him, such having been the only means by which eventruts;
he was enabled to establish his 'Decease* ; sad that this
home is prepared to assure her Majesty that it will make
goof the came,"—(Mr. Henry Berkeley)—insteed thereof :
—Question put, "That the wards proposed to be left out
eked part of the question :"—The hoots divided ; Ayes,
118 ; Noss, 120.
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Gower, G. W. Paget. Lard A.
Grams, E. =Lord C.
Orinewood, 7. , Sir R.
Ciregson, S. Peal. Str R.
OrentelL R. R. Poet F.
210Zeld, tr G.
G. Fonsonby, A.
Portman, W. H.
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R. Potter, K
Mulkey, T Pry's,
lisrdi, G. Pritchard,L.
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liartiegtoa, Marq. Pretty, Lord
Mayes.. Mr W. 0. Pugh, D.
Henderson. J. Ricardo, 0.
Realm J. W. Roberts., T. J.
Rodisole, C. D. Robertson, D.
Holineedds, Visa. Russell, A.
Howard, C. W. Rowell, H.
Mot, 0. W. Salome., Alderman
Hutt, W. Seymour, W. D.
Jaw"o. Karl Seymour, A.
Johnstoue, Mr J. Smith, Augustus
Jolllfe, Mr W. G. emit& J. A.
Xharsoote, Col. Stanateld, J.
Koatchbull . Bora- Stuart. Col.
ore, K Trelawny, gir J.
Ksightler, R. Villiers, C. P.
Lay.rd, A. H. Wattles, Col.
lit.rsou, W. Wegnella, T. M.
Leterrs, G. J. Whalley, 0. 11.
Leighton, 84z B. Whitbread, &
Loraine, lard White. L.
M'Cano, I. Williams W.
Malanating, T. Wfflosphy, 81z N.
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Boell W.
Brlacce, J. I.

THE office of Attorney-General can be no
sinecure at the present moment. There are few
problems which require more tact and discretion
for their solution than those of International Law
and scarcely • month elapses without the BMW:
Govei.iment being called upon to deliver judgment
upon some of these delicate questions, or to give in-
I 'tractions to some British agents abroad how they
ought to comport themselves towards belligerents.
Nominally the Foreign Minister is the person re-
sponsible for the acts of the Government, but prac-
tically the law officers of the Crown are the persons
who advise the Government, and whose advice is
followed in such matters. It is difficult enough to
obtain a conviction where strong popular preja-
dices are excited, but if such men as Lord Diner
in the House of Lards, and Sir Brom Cannes in
the House of Commons, deliver in Parliament
philippics against the Government in comes pencUng
before the courts, it is not surprising that juries
should be carried away by the excitement thus
studiously enoouraged.
On Thursday last the House of Commons
warn occupied in discussing the case of the
Tuscaloosa at the Cape of Good Hope,
and the instructions issued by the British
Government to the Governor of that colony wi.h
reverence to snob cum Last night Lord Dim
took Earl Russ= to teak for the manner in
which the Government had treated Messrs. LAIRD
in the matter of the steam-rains. A discussion in
Parliament, conducted by ingenious Tory lawyers
and reckless party statesmen, Is neither the beat
means of arriving at the truth nor the most effi-
cient method of preparing the minds of • jury for
arriving at a just conclusion. In any ordinary
case, indeed, any parliamentary discuseion upon a
question about to be tried in • court of justice
would be frowned out of the House of Commons,
and most sasuredly out of the House of Lords. It
would be said—and said with truth—that Mews.
LAIRD, or any other shipbuilders, like other orb-
jecits of the realm, have the courts of law open to
them. If they have suffered injustice at the
hands of the law officers of the Crown, they have
the Judges of the land to whom they may apply,
and • jury of their countrymen from whom
they may obtain adequate eamages. Mr. LAIRD
may, as Lord DERBY says, " entertain strong
" conservative opinions;" his sons may be "young
" men conducting one of the most extensive ship-
; " building establishments in the kingdom," and
" members of a firm of the highest possible
rs-
" spectability, and may themselves be non of unim-
" peachable integrity and character." But why
I should the Messrs. LAIRD be an exception to all
ordinary rules t If they have been, as Lord
• DERBY says, the victims " of the most unusual,
" most vexatious, most arbitrary, and even illegal"
conduct on the part of the Government, why do
they refuse to appeal for justice to the ordinary
' tribunals I If they have been treated with such

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ODAt EVENING, ORIL 30, 1864:

EV triittrt.

09802.147, Ann. 29.

The Queen and Prince.. Louise, attended by the
Hon. Mrs. Bruce and MOor-Geserai Seymour, drove out
yesterday afternoon.
The Dowager Comtism of Mount Edgottmbe has eon.
seeded Visoonntese Jocelyn as Lady In Waiting.

The Prince mod Priacem cl Wake and the intent Prince
left Sandringham yonterday shortly bolero two o'clock, and
travelling by special bail on the Great Warners Railway,
reached Marlborough-home at 20 minutes put eve. Their
Royal Highnesses were &Mewled by the you. Yrs. W.
Grey, Lieutenant-General Koollys, Captain Grey, Yr.
Fisher, and Mr. Holumne.

Damaobee were received yerAersday at the Colonial-office
from the Lord High Commiesioner of the lonian islands.
Deepateless Isere sent to the Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Islands.

van. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP
WALES TO THE ROYAL ACADEHY.-(THIS
DAY.)

This morning their Royal Highnesses the Prince
and Prince of Wales paid • private visit to the Royal
Academy, for the purpose of inspecting the pictures which
form the Exhibition of the preaent year, and which
will be opened to the public on Monday next.
Their royal highnesses' arrived at the Academy st
10 minutes past 12, at which time • considerable number
of persons had assembled, although there had been no public
_ . . .

annoneeement of the event. The Priam sad Prince.'
posed through the varietal rooms and carefully inspected
Mbe principal picture., which they seemed vary highly to
appreciate. At the close of their view they drove back to
Marlborough House. Their royal highnesses ware atteaded
by Lieut-G•neral Knollys, Captain Grey, Mr. Fisher, sod
the Hoe. Mrs. W. Grey.

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THE Con r.—lt is understood that her Majesty
and the members of the royal family, staying at Osborne,
will remove to Windsor Castle en the 10th of next month.
COURT AT BUCKING HAM PALAC —There will be
a fall dress reception on the 23rd proximo at Buckingham
Palace. The cards were imbed from the Lord Chamberlain's
silks yesterday.
There will be a concert at Buckingham Palate
on the 11th of next month, when their Royal Highnesses
the Prices and Princess of Wales will officiate in the
storm of her Majesty.
Prince Alfred, with a small suite, has arrived at
Brunie from England, and is staying at the pleas, where
apartments had been prepared for him. A grand dinner
was given at Luken in his honour the day before yes-
terday.

Tile Earl and Countess Stanhope received at
dinner last snare, at their residence in Gronerevree,
the Archbishop of Canterbury end Mir Lover, Lady
Chelmsford and the HOD. Mee Thedger, Lord sad Lady
Robert Cecil, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, M.P., sad Mrs. Hardy,
the Hon. Frederick Lydon, Captain the Hon. H. Wynd-
ham, U. Later in the evening the countess gave an
evening party.
Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley entertained the
Marcher= of Ely, the Marquis aid Marchese= of Clam-
rearm the Coaster of Aid* the Right Hon. Chi:rester
Foresees* M.P., sod it. Cortese (Freres) Waidergrave,
Hoe. Frederick Lavern Cower, Mr. sad Mn. George
Bairn, Mr. Derr, Mr. Alderson, km, at dinner peter
day evening at their mansion Is Dover-street.
TAN Dims or Newcarria—This morning it has
been stated in reply to implies that his Graft the Duke
of Newrestle, who has suffered a relapse during the last
day or two, is now somewhat better. though still laboures
under oensiderable prostratioe. Several medical gentlemen
have been in almost roster attendare ou his grace dun=
the last few days, and they report that there ie no ialo2o-
- danger.
It is stated that the Channel fleet has received
draws to proceed from Porter to the Dow* and its
true movements will doubtless be guided by the pro-
pene of events in the dominion of our pleat ally the
r Wag of Denmark.
It is understood (says the Army and Navy Ga-
zette) that Reer-Admiral the Hoe. Joseph Denman, rear.
panted by his Sae-lieutereset sad secretary, will lean Eag-
er is the month of June to relieve Nice-Admiral Jobs
Kinemens, in the Pacific. It is arentood that the
new commander-inahisf will hoist his flag on board the
Betio.
We (Army and Navy Gazette) understand that
Major• General Charles Cnitehley sill succeed to the ear-
mend of the garners of Gibraltar, is the room of Sir Robert
Wales* appointed to Chatham.
The late Mr. T. P. Cooke has bequeated 3,0001.
to the Dramatic Corse.
It is understood that Madame Alboni has retired
from " the profession." Gas of the ladies put forward to
replace her, Madams Borgbi-lberto, is engaged (says the
Gamette Masiosk) to =so the new opera-hoer at linear.
Mr. Benedict's operetta, announced a week or
two sirs, will be produced in London at Madams Lour
Vierag's extoosit.
M. Levassor will give his French entertainment
la London daring the sew* es of late yean, in coo junction
via Mdlie. Teasers.
Some of the principal teachers and professors of
Freer* sow living in Hagler, have formed a soar,
bashes for its objects :-1, To Improve the teaches of re
needs language is Eagles& ; 2, To promote friend!, frer-
ewer between the profaner ;3. to afford amintere to
there of the emaciation in time of red ; sad 4, load as
a nerlinai of oommunkation between the profaners of
!mesh sad the priaciple of schools and heads of families.
Aber ifty tersers have drawly jailed this ansoestion.
Crum, Rorer, Watrrruez.i..—The Rev. Charles
Mann* 8.D., Chaplain to the House of Commons, and
Boyle Lecturer for 1964,ws l commence he wane of eight
seances, or lectans. at this royal chapel to-morrow stir.
noes at 3 p.m. atria,. The subjeat cheese for the erne
is "The Converses of the Rama Empire."
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEITIIIOI4 FOIL TIE
Rumor= Wrx.—Monday, Royal Inetitutioe. at 2, Aar-
vinery; Artie, at 3; Entoroologinakat 7; Arehial
at 8, renal Greer. Tuesday, Hocieelteind, at 3, "Coca
thellids," Mr. Barman ; Asthropologioal, at 8, "Pare-
=of the New World," Mr. Barn ; " Health of
Troops," Mr. Benders ; Photograph* at 8 ; Ha-
at 8, Manila tore of Coke." Y. Parmelee ; Hort
at 3, "Aerial Life," Professor Mater&
Wednesday, Society of Literature, at 8) ; Society of=
sill, Thursday. Antiquaries, at 8 ; froessi, at ;
Leditratioo, at 3, " Movie, 1800.1750," Professor Hark;
Obenied, at 8, "Organic Peroxides Thaerstically Oos-
sidared," Sir B. Brodie. Friday, Arebreologied Institute,
at 4 ; Philological, at 8 ; Royal leariention, at 8;
"Iridium," Probers' Ramo& Saturday, Royal rater
Mos. at 3, "Metallic Errata." Professor Pinker.
Tug Ssassarsass TERCZETZNAZT.--The Strat-
ford esiebestion has sow fallen into the shape of tionimacs.
:rive theatrical performances. We observe that sensed
the papers mention Lord Shaftesbury as among those pre-
seat. This in sot the ease, his lordship= sow le town.
lard tiluterseary I. probably inseet.
Tux Yar.vsarow CAEL—The one for the re-
speedest (the Hoe. Mrs. Theresa Loeser= or Telvettoe)
was deposited ao Thursday h the House of Lords. It is
understood that the case will be upos the papr for berr-
ies as Thursday, the Sib of Kay. The sowed for
the 'feeler (Major Yelverlor are—Sir Han Cairns, Mr,
Roll, Mr. Andean Q.C.• aon Mr. Joie Miler, advocate ;
Mors. Sang adAdam, RAC., of Edinburgh, sod Ilppits
and lion, of I.rders, soirees. The cored for Mrs. Yd.
voice see—use Lord Advocate of Scotland. the Attorney-
Great of Ragland (Sir Roundel' Palmer the Judge-
Advents of Roger (Dr. Phillinson), Mr. • m of
the Irish bar, sad Mr. J. Campbell Smith. of the Scotch
hr; solicitors—Mr. James SomervUle, of Edinburgh, and
Mere. Simian. Tail, sad Wakeford, of Westminster.—
Score=
Tan DIETERS IN LANCABETRE.—At a meeting of
the Mansion-how committee of the above hind, held yes-
terday, the cum of 1,7071. wee granted fee the relief of the
distressed operatives, which was apportionedr fellows :
Wipe, IOW.; Durrell, 2001. ; Tisane* 1001. ; Moran
in Lougdesidele, 501. ; Stacdoetead, 8014 Berrey, bore
committee, committee, 60/. ; overlookors, ka, of Her tor, 501. ;
Crompton, 401. ; Staleybrides narration, 401. ; Bread-
line= and Obarlorrorth, 401. ; Bursley ovseleokers. 301. •
Beckley, 301. ; Whitworth and Facit, 251.; Cherlieworti
latiONan,
_251.; Olomop nerfookers.
all6sl7i7llpusere_re_ enerleeturra. 201! ; Newerreh it Reese-

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dale, SOL ; Bradbm.y. 20L ; Dreylasdies, SOL ; lisrthartos,
lOC ; Weedhill sad lam 20I; Haw Mills, 20r. ; Ifilllarook.
; Nevins Moir, ; Bearber•bridie, 151. ; Willman,
161 ; Shawforth, ; Baylield 151.3 Orailesivery,
161.; Misses eserleekras, 151. ; taller, bed*. lOL ;
true, dm, at Cessaptow, U., 101, ; Borlintel emu
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The Lesingtos (U.S.) • thinks that at least

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

DEFEAT OF GENERAL BANKS.

The Royal Mail steamship Persia arrived at
Qneenstown at 4.15 am, on April 30. She brings
189 passengers and 622,949 dole. in specie. The
Persia landed 30 passengers and 77 sacks of mails,
and proceeded for Liverpool at 4.30 am.
(Per the Persia, via Beehe's Poiat.)
NEW YORK, Aram 20, Now

A severe engagement occurred on the Bth inst.
between the advance of General Banks' army and
the Confederates at Pleasant Hill, beyond Grand
ROOM Louisiana. The Federal cavalry in front
were routed, causing a demoralised retreat of the
infantry in the rear. The 19th army corps of 7,000
then advanced, checking the Confederate progress.

Banks' army has fallen back to Grand Ecore.
The Federals estimate their loss at 2,000 men and
one battery ; the Confederates, however, estimate
the Federal loss at 14,000 men. A large number
of wounded have arrived at Baton Rouge.
General Lee is rumoured to have crossed the
R►pidan.
The Federals have been driven from Big Black
River with the loss of several hundred prisoners.

The New Yo►k floral i asserts that Grant has
relieved General Butler from military duty and
appointed him to the civil supervision of the
Peninsular Department.