The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-19 00:00:00

Mr. John Mitchel, one of the heroes of the Irish
rebellion of 1848, writes to the Dish/in Morning News, from
Paris :—"As I am as Americas citizen, and of the Southern
states, I will say at once that, although England seems
inclined to thrust her unwholesome friendship upon the
South—which has not raked and does not need either
friendship or help from her—l declare for myself, and on
behalf of all the Irishmen whom 1 know in the South, that
our hearts go with any enemy of Eoglaud. if there is to be
a war between that power and the Northern states of Ame-
rica, and it Mr. Lincoln's government follow the wise advice
of Mr. O'Brien, and end the Union war at once, as it
must mid at but, by recognising, first, the Southern Coo-
federation, and so settling American affairs without the
malignant iotermeddling of Europe—then I venture to
promise that the Irishmen now in the ranks of the South
will furnish a very handsome contingent to any force of our
ooustrymee which Mr. Seward may in his wisdom think
proper to commission upon any special service. No
statesman in America knows so intimately as Mr. Seward
the vast bib element of that country, its resentraenta
and its sagaratioas; and if this gracious and promising
war is happily to burst out, be will understand that
Canada may well be left to be taken care of
by the native Americans and Germans, and that • few
o Irish regiments might be judiciouily employed
is another Uhl cd e:}11106 myself eels-
matiesiUy,.ent. el renpeet to the Atterasy-General. Bat
to ceder that bribe's' serving in the Meath may have
tainFrivllege and landaus of taking part in any such
ex lion, the Ocafederat, states must be reswgnised,
all Yeas' tamps removed from Southern
soil So long as the present stupid war lasts, so long as the
indepeaderies of their own adopted country, whose uniform
they wear, is not yet fully acknowledged, not a MSS of
them will leave the banners of the South. Further, if
England, after all, shall have the pluck to make this war
(which I doubt), and if the North shall still persist in her
attempt to coerce the South, of course the South will avail
herself of the diversion, and press her enemy bard on the
flank while Britain "nails him in front ; but it will be with
disgust eon shame that Southern men, and especially Irish-
men, will find themselves aided by • power whores mean
pecuniary motives they understand so well, and whose epos
tiny to her own vaunted creed of • human freedom' they
so thoroughly despise. Bat let us sot be too sanguine. I
hold it to be probable that out of this affair of the Trent no
war will arise. The British newspaper. are already prais-
ing themselves aad their readers for moderation ; and the
organs of Bright and the great Reform party, the ,firar and
the Manchester Examiner, find that it was the captain of
the Trent who committed an outrage. and that he of the
San Jacinto was not only justified is what he did, but
would have been justified in doing far more. This is
nothing elm hut the white feather beginning to fledge.
Then, on the other head, the American government has
it clearly is its power to disavow the act of Capita Wnkes.
and to liberate the Southern Commissioners, for the thing
was done upon the captain's own responsibility ; bat even
if the government refuse to disavow the outrage, or to free
the prisoners, or to make any, the slightest, atonement or
reparation, what then! Why then, Eugland may content
herself with audios away Mr. Adams from Loudon, and
recalling Lord Lyons from Washington ; but that is not war.
If, on the other hand, it be Mr. Seward's settled policy—
and it is the true policy of that government—to force a
quarrel upon Ragland, I rather think Americans will have
to devise some new and more intolerable inialt to the
glorious Union Jack, and try whether t hal will be swal-
lowed. In the nimietime, Irishmen at home can only watch
and wait, sad term such orgaeisations, with a view to 'as-
piration, as the foul 'laws' of their country will permit..

THE BRITISH SHIPOWNERS' MUTUAL WAR
RISE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

The second public meeting of the above mods-
' tion was held yesterday at the Jamaica Coffee-house, under
the presidency se GROSSE MARSHALL, Esq. Since the
previous mentang the following iallueetial committee has
been noniinated:—George Marshall, Eaq.. chairmao ; J.
H. Allan, Elm., James Anderson, Eeq., Robert Carlyle,
Eq., George H. Chamber*, Esq., Duncan Dunbar, Esq.,
John T. Fletcher, Eaq.e Richard Gress, Esq., John J. Lid-
rirt ,I,Fr.iscq., William Midlipps, Eaq., A. G. Robinson.
k Some', Esq., James Southern, Esq., W. Strang,
~ Joseph Eitutchbary, Eq., John Temperley, Faq., W.
set of rules
Req.
a,lso C. H. Wigram,d. Faq. A comprehensive
has been adopte
The CHAIMIAW stated, cm opening the proceedinp, that
at the previous meeting it was determined that a committee
should be nominated and a syllabus of rules framed, and
the objeet of the-memet nifteng Mu to submit the commit-
tee and the rules to the subscribers. They bad the support of
several of the most influential shipowners of the City of Lon-
don, and these gentlemen bad determined to form the present
oonstitutioo, the object of which would be the effecting of
as.urances against war risks on the mutual principle ; con-
tributors to provide against loss rateably to the amount
of their contributions. The second object was to
secure an association of boot fide shipowners, and they
had already got the support of a very Lase amount of capital
—indeed lie found thet the difficulty would rather be in
restricting than in increasing the amount subscribed. It was
proposed to insure on a bottom from 1,0001. up to Sll,OOO/., pro-
vided the Maumes did not exceed one per cent. ou the sub-
scribed capital, which was estimated at two millions. He
believed, however, that the capital would be aped deal mere.
At present the question for the meeting to decide wu between
15,000/. and 20,0001. He thought that there were great ad-
vantages in mutual assurance in the present ease, as they
did nut know at pretest whether they were going to have
waror not. If war took place the contributions would be very
small, while the property would be perfectly secure. This
was different from the principle of Lloyd's, where the pre-
mium must be paid whether there was war or p.m. That
association intended only to call for contributions as losses
arose. The chairman, in conclusion, called on the seem.
racy, Mt. Beglehole, to read the rules, the olject of which
may be stated generally as carrying out the principle of
mutual assurance oo chips to the extent of one per cent. on
the subscribed capital, the contributors to be liable to loss
only in rateable proportion to their contributions.
Mr. biscesr wished to know whether any difference
would be made between armed and unarmed shim ; also
whether means would be taken to prevent colourable trans-
fers of American bottoms to English ownerships.
The CHAIRMAN said that these were questions for the
committee ; but he did not see how they could make the
arming of ships imperative, especially as the principle of
the as ociatiou was not one of premium, but of mutual
risk.

Mr. PHILLIPS wished the public to koow that there was
nothing exclusive iu the principle of the association. They
invited contributions front all porta in the United King-
dom; also that the risks undertaken by the company would
in no ammo exceed the amount fixed by tho rules.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the risks would commence on
the Ist of January, except in the event of au eat tier decla-
ration of war.

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Mr. YRILLIM mad a letter from Mr. Robert Carlyle, of
Liverpool, teuderiog the warmest support from that port to
the moodatiou.

The proceedisis terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman, propomod by Curvonn Wiunam, Esq., and se-
oonded by IL Wiwi. Esq.

SIR MORTON PITO, M.P., AT NOTTINGHAM.

Lord Lincoln, aocompanied by Sir Morton Peto,
Bart., M.P., arrived at Nottingham on Tuesday. Hia lord-
ship'd health is still very indifferent. He appeared to suffer
much from the journey, and although he rewired a depu-
tation of his committee he was uuahle to attend a large
meeting of his supporters held at the Exchange in the
evening. Sir Marton Petri, however, was among the sup-
porters of the noble lord present at the meeting.
The meeting having been addressed by Mr. hfundella,
Mr. Bailey, Mr. Thockeray, sad otters, • cordial vote of
Tawas given to Sir Morton Peto for his visit and

Sir Moirroar Prro, in retutning thanks, said—Allow
me to say one more word upon • subject that I have
great diffidence in touching upon. When I saw his
Grace the Duke of Newcastle yesterday morning before
I saw his son, Lord Lincoln, be said to me In private
oonvemelion, and for that mama it is with all the more
dilliculty that I approach the subject awl mention it to you,
be Much as I should like to see Lord Lincoln
member for Nottingham, I am not desirous to see him
elected on any other ground than that of public consie-
teney. lam sorry that for party purposes persons have
represented that I and my son are not on those banns
which ought to exist between father and son. Take my word,
and say that my son has, by his marriage, and by all that he
has done, made me the happiest of fathers, and that I have
the fullest caladium in him." (Immense applause.) I
feel that I am justified, by what I have heard sitice I mule
to Nottingham, in making this conversation which was
Ovate, public. (Great applause.) I know that it was
never intended to be made public, but I felt that I would
risk even the censure for doing that, rather than allow an
unjust impression to remain upon your minds from the
represoutatioes that have been made. (Immense ap-
plause.)
Three cheers were then given for Lord Lincoln and Sir
Morton Peto, and the proceedings terminated.

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