The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-05 00:00:00

SEIZURE OF THE WILL 0' THE WISP, &c,

Mr. CRAWFORD asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs if any claim had been made upon the
Government of the United States of America for com-
pensation to the owners of the schooner Will o' the Wisp,
seized in Mexican waters at Matamoros, by the United
States cruiser Montgomery, on the 3d day of June, 1862,
and afterwards released by decision of the Prize Court at
Key West, on the 19th day of July following, would there
be any objection to lay on the table the correspondence ?
Mr. LAYARD explained that the case would, no doubt,
be shortly carried by the owners to the Supreme Court of
the United States. The original decision amounted
to this, that the vessel which had been seized in the
Mexican waters would be restored. (Hear.) The court
referred to decided that there were grounds of suspicion,
and, therefore, rc fused to give either damsgea or costs, liar
Majesty had pressed the United States to allow costs to the
captors, but they had refused. He would inquire whether
there was any objection to the production of the papers.
TRAWL NETS (SCOTLAND).
Mr. FINLAY asked the Lord Advocate whether he
intended to propose a measure for legalising the use of
trawl or seine nets for catching herrings in Scotland.
The LORD ADVOCATE replied in the negative.
HGUOLYHEAD
OF HAR H
TE BOURCH.—OFFENSIVE LAN-
I, GEANCE CHANCELLOR OF THE

EXCHILQUER.
Mr. TOLLEMACHE complained that on Monday
night when he happened to be unavoidarbelyaarkbs
on absent, t
t, thehe
Chancellor of the Exchequer made some m
ointed the
composition of the Holyhead committee app
preceding Friday. The right hon. gentleman complained
that the committee was not ircpartially constituted, and
would consequently carry no weight with the Government.
Re declared that he had no personal interest in
the matters that would come before the committee,
71°T.'
1114eed, any of his rtutents • neither had
he _ .
cknY interest in the railway, though it
passed thoreavg, se th • to serve
on this ceto.mitte u Cheshire. He had no desire
that he be disch:, and if his right hon. friend would move
motion. (near r%ed from it he would cordially second the
he felt perfetti;atulalinc,gtehattert.)o
arrive
oilvaer asat hea waspe
biassed decision. concerned
Mr. D. PENNANT d
interest in Holyhead, and perfectly coeentl
declared that that he likewise had no
the Isle of Anglesey. He .sval'°"'viu an acre of land in
and could recollect that 22a illt""tV. inh Cam ar v°n '
great struggle between the tZre la -'4 there was Zieial
yprefearenee at all it i
ought to be the harbour. If he had susses
was for Carnarvon.
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcßEQtzlt .
il, 1
hon. gentleman the member for South Chem*, 6a141„--„:
misinformed, as he had no recollection of having tied per-
that-eonal or offensive language. Re certainiy did ,
the committee was not impartially constituted,
and referred, 1
in support of his statement, to the public de- 1
clarations of several of the members. It might be invidions
to mention names, but he was
consideration
dattihat his two hon.
commit-
tee would give an impartial n
He never presumed to say that the decisionof t° hithee subject.
tee would be unworthy of the consideration of the Glovers_

ment.
Mr. H. HERBERT looked upon the words of the Cha
cellor of the Exchequer as insulting
and offensive. He
begged to move the adjournment of the house.
Mr. HENNESSY seconded the motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if his
remarks were "insulting and offensive," it was the duty of
the hon. member to have called attention to them at the
time they were made. (Hear.) The hon. member should
quote his words.a
Mr. HERBERT was ready to do so.
The SPEAKER decided that the words should have been
quoted at the time; it was now too late to do so.
„Tll CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER again
""Mgieetlasing unoarliamentary language.
FRENCH characterised the term, that the com-
mittee vas not impartially constituted, as insulting and
er''Z'Ziled.piei,lilt.mweani that the committee had no brains,
no kn
Mr. DlA:lt_
said
d not be obedient I (Hear, hear.)
it was the duty of the Government