The Press.
London, England, 1857-08-22 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Intelligence to the 6th states that the New Grans-
dian difficulty is virtually settled. General Herron
acknowledges the debt. The means of payment are
another matter.

The Government at Washington apprehended no
serious difficulty between Spain and Mexico. The
Spanish Minister called and delivered to Genersl
Cass a draft on Havannah for 35,000 dollars, *with
which to pay the interest on the Spanish debt in New
York.
The New York Daily Times says :
A special despatch from Washington indicates that a
treaty arrangement is under consideration between Loll
Napier and General Cass, for the final settlement of the
Central American controversy with Great Britain, growing
oat of British occupation of the Bay Islands. The country
will certainly rejoice if England furnishes evidence of the
sincerity of her professed change of policy in regard to the
American continent, by retiring from her untenable posi•
tion in regard to Central America.

The New York Express of the 6th sap, with
regard to the rumour in England of a new Foreign
Legion being raised for Indid:—

A rumour was afloat in the city yesterday, to the effect
that certain British officials were again engaged in enlisting
men in the United States to serve in the war against the
disaffected in India.

The accounts from the States respecting the har-
vest prospects are on the whole most satisfactory.

IrtiatO.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF CARLISLE, aOOOl7l-
- by Lady Fanny Howard and his suite, left
Dublin on Tuesday, to pay a visit to Waterford. His
Excellency is the guest of the Marquis of Waterford.
The noble earl will also visit Castletown, the seat of
the Hon. Major Stuart.
_ _ _

SPOLLEN, the man lately tried and found " Not
Guilty" of the murder of Mr. Little, has had the
hardihood to appear in public at St. Patrick's
Theatre, Dublin, in order to give an account of his
trial, and solicit the aid of the public to enable him
to emigrate. The first exhibition took place on
Tuesday, and was a decided failure. Very few per-
sons were present, and those only to protest against
the proceedings, and to call upon him to explain
who told his wife where the money was hid, to which
Spollen replied, " That is nothing to you, sir," and
then added that "if he was the most guilty man in
existence he was not to be left to starve." He con-
cluded by stating that " supposing he was the guilty
mtn it was a most dreadful thing to have the sacred
bond of matrimony destroyed by his wife." Here he
was interrupted by a request to state as formerly who
told his wife where the money was, to which he re-
plied, "he did not know, he
had
no suspicion,"
adding further :

There may be domestic fights that it would not be very
fPrling to me to enter into an explanation of; perhaps it is
more honourable that I should hold them, and that they
should remain with myself. My position is a very severe
one.

In the evening Spollen made his second appear-
ance, but, as before, only two or three were present
besides the police and representatives of the press.
One of the public addressed Spollen, conjuring him
to give such explanations as would remove the
doubts of his innocence, or at once to declare him-
self guilty if be was guilty. Spollen answered,
" What course am I to adopt*' when suddenly his
son rushed forward, and in the most excited manner
told him not to answer such questions.
THE BRITISH AssocivrioN will assemble early next
week Dublin, and the most complete preparations
have been made by an efficient local committee to
give eclat to their visit. The meeting is expected to
be very fully attended.
THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL (Mr. Donelly) has
issued another of his useful statistical tables relating
to the flax crop in Ireland. By this document it
appears there has been a most serious falling off in
the quantity planted, taking it by acres. The total
acreage amount of flax in 1,;456 was 106,311 acres,
this year 9t3,094, being a decrease of $3,41.7 acres.

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