The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-10 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Earl RUSSELL said that it would have been more can-
did if the noble marquis had waited until he saw the papers
before he complained that the Government had not remon-
strated against the proceedings which had taken place at
Boston. The fact was that Lord Lyons had repeatedly pro.
tested against and complained of those and similar proceed.
inga, both in letters addressed to Mr Seward and in inter-
views with that gentleman. The noble marquis had also
complained of what had taken place in Ireland. And no
doubt there was ground for such complaint, but he denied
that the Irish Government had failed in their duty. The
fact was that two men named Kidder and Feeny embarked
in a joint speculation by which they were to induce Irish-
men to leave their country on pretence of being employed
as labourers, and were then to get them enlisted and pocket
the bounty for their own advantage. But he did not see
the Government could have protected their dupes from the
consequences of their own credulity, if they chose to
trust to the offers of employment and of high wages
which were held out to them. The men thus obtained in
Ireland were no doubt taken to Boston; and there he
could nct help thinking that the police and the recruit-
ing officers played a very discreditable pat t. It was true
that these officers said that the men were sober when
they enlisted ; but the men themselves denied this. And
he certainly thought that when the facts were brought be-
fore their notice by Lord Lyons, they ought to have sent for
the men who had been thus enlisted to his legation, and
have there instituted a full inquiry into the whole of the
circumstances. They had not dons so, he regretted to say.
But Lord Lyons had strenuously remonstrated against the
course that had been pursued, and he trusted that the Fede-
ral Government would yet listen to those remonstrances.
The conduct of the Americans in 1812 had been held up to
us for imitation. Eut he could not think so, for it is cer-
tain that if they had waited a couple of months before going
to war their grounds of complaint would have been removed
by the action of the British Government. It must not be
f ,rgotten that we had to complain of injuries on the part of
the Confederate as well as on that of the Federal States. ,

For if the laver enlisted our men in the way which had
been described, the former included in their conseriptiun
British suljects resident in the Confederate States. If war,

therefore, was cur only resource, we must go to war with
both sides. Our remonstrances would he continued, and
measures would also be taken to warn our fellow-countrymen
in Ireland against trusting to promises of high wages and
employment in America, which were merely held out with
a view to subsequently inducing them to enlist in the Fede-
ral service, This horrible war, in fact, excited so much fury
on both sides, that in America it was difficult to deal with
them on those ordinary principles which had hitherto go-
verned the commonwealth of nations. It was to be hoped
that hostilities w,uld cease before long, but he could not
state that any interference on our part would shorten the
period of hostilities; because, amongst other feelings of
violence and animosity which this conflict had engendered,
there was one against any interference, particularly on the
part of the monarchical Powers of Europe, with the war now
going on. He certainly wished that the North would bear
snore in mind than they did the principles on which their
forefathers contended against the British Government; and
that having so long denounced England for the efforts she

made to reduce her colonies to subjection, they would not con.
tinue the war against five or six millions of their fellow.

countrymen, who only desired to put their own principles
in practice. (Hear, hear.) He was quite willing to give
the noble marquis the papers for which he asked. The story
was very discreditable to the American Government; but
her Majesty's Government would continue to remonstrate
as they had done in the strongest manner, with a view to
prevent similar occurrences taking place for the future.
After a brief reply from the Marquis of CLINRICARDE,
The motion was agreed to.
COUNTY COURTS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
After replying, to a question put by the Earl of DERBY
with respect to the production of a certain return,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he proposed, in com-
mittee on this bill, to ax the period of limi:atiox
for debts
under £2O at three years, at the same time restricting the
operation of the measure to debts hereafter contracted,
The period of limitation would run from the date of the
last item in an ace,?unt, or from tha last part payment, or
from the date of any subsequent sekalowied
great in writ-

ing.
The house then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chafe at four o'clock.
COLLECTION OF fAX
Sir H.WILLOUGHBY gave notice that when this aub,
jest came beflJre the house he should move that it is not
expedient that the land and income tax should 1).1 collected
by the officers of the Inland Revenue.

THE " RESEARCH."
In answer to Sir J. HAY,

Lord C. PAGET said the reports which had been re-
ceived in referance to the Research were confidential, If,
however, there were any portions of the correspondence
which were required he should have no objcction to give
them.

THE ACCIDENT AT EGHAM.
Sir R. CLIFTON asked the Secretary of the Home De-
partment whether it is the intention of her XNesty's Go.
vernment to appoint solos properly qualified person to
attend the inquest in this case.

Sir G. GREY said a person had been appointed to attend
the inquest and to report.

LAGOS.

31r MILLS asked a question with respect to the present
disaFtrous condition of Lagos.
Nlr CARDWELL said arrangements were in progress on
the part of the Governor who had discharged his duties
with efficiency. There was no intention to recall the Go-
vernor.

THE ARMISTICE.
In answer to Mr D. GRIFFITH,
Lord PALMERSTON said that at the meeting of the
Conference today the armistice had been prolonged for a
fortn'ght. (Hear, hear.)
TEE PENSION OF THE COUNTESS OF ELGIN.
The house went into committee.
Lord PALMERSTON said there was no occasion on
which the house had a more grateful duty to perform than
to acknowledge the services of those who had sacrificed
their Limo and probably their lives
.to the service of their
narrated the ser v sof Lord Elgin, the
ice country. Ilaviug
pension of £l,OOO a year should
noble lord proposed that a
be granted to the Countess of Elgin, adeing that the
East Indian Department have granted her a sum of equal
amount.

in
seconding the motion, expressed
Lord STANLEY,
the entire and cm-dial concurrence of the Conservaqve side
of the hAtse is the estimate which Lord Palmerston had
made of Lord Elgin's servives.
In answer to Sir W. AVILIOUCIIIV,
Sir C. WOOD acid the £l,OOO a-year to be granted by
the Indian Department would n,)t require confirmation from
the House of Commons.

The vote was then agreed to.
COLLECTION OF TAXES BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY stated some ot)jections to the

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved that an
humble address be presented to her Majesty for copies of
extracts from any dispatch from her Majesty's Minister
at Washington relating to the proceedings or report of
the select committee of the United States Congress
on immigration, or to bills upon. the subject
brought into Congress ; and also for copies of extracts
from despatches or reports reepectmg
.the enlistment of Irish
immigrants at Boston and Portland in the month of March
last, or to the enlistment of any of her Majesty's Canadian
subjects in the United States army. The noble lord dwelt at
great length on the false representations to labouring men
in Ireland by parties whose sole object in that country was
to induce men ender any circumstances to go into the Ame-
rican army. He said the last accounts showed how fearful
was the sacrifice of human life in the United States, as the
losses of one of the armies had been put down at no less
than forty thousand men. He thought it was the duty
of the country to do all in its power to prevent the
subjects of her Majesty from taking any part in such a
horrible state of things as existed in that country.
Lord BROUGHAM seconded the motion. In so doing
he severely condemned the conduct of British subjects who
joined the Federal armies, contrary to the law of this coun-
try, and denounced the course of the Federal Government
in encouraging the enlistment of men who were thus, as
they well knew, breaking the laws which they were bound
to obey. The Northern Government by resorting to the ser-
%ice of Irish and German soldiers for the subjugation of the
Confederates. were doing the very thing against which their
forefathers protested during the war of independence, when I
the eloquence both of Mr Burke and Lord Chatham was em-
ployed in denouncing the English Government for the em-
ployment of Hessian troops. The noble and learned lord
expressed in elcquent terms his hope that the Americans
would ere long see the folly of continuing the present civ
war.