The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-01 00:00:00

7HE QUEEN VICTORIA.

The second portion of the correspondence respect-
ing the seizure of the Queen Victoria by the Spanish
revenue cruiser Toro was laid before Parliament
yesterday. The following are the despatches re-
lating to the settlement of the affair :

GENERAL CALONGE TO SIR J. CRAMPTON.

Palace, April 20, 1867.

Sir,—ln my note of the Bth inst., written in an-
swer to Lord Stanley's despatch of the 30th March
last, relative to the reclamation concerning the
Queen Victoria, I had the honour to point out to
your Excellency, as I had already done in my note
of the 9th of January, and in other previous ones,

that if, in virtue of the proceedings which were
being carried on with reference to the matter, there
should appear to be just reasons for the restitution
of the said ship, and indemnification for losses un-
justly caused, all this would be carried into full
effect, in conformity with the sentence of the law,
to the prescriptions of which her Majesty's Govern-
ment was necessarily obliged to conform, as it was
not possible to adopt a definite resolution without
the support of a legal foundation, which it was only
possible to obtain by means of the proper pro-
ceedings.

I have now to inform your Excellency that the
proceedings have terminated. After the completion
of stages of the same, and the fulfilment of those
formalities which were indispensable, the Adminis-
trative Junta of Cadiz has declared the confiscation
of the ship Queen Victoria and her cargo to be null
and void ; and the Council of State, to which the
new proceedings, taken in virtue of its first report
on the matter, have been submitted for examina-
tion, has given its opinion, proposing that that
which was agreed upon by the said Junta with refe-
rence to the restitution of the Queen Victoria and
her cargo, or of the value of both, to the persons
who may prove their ownership, or to their legiti-
mate.representatives, should be fulfilled.
The Minister of Finance, conforming to the above-
mentioned opinion of the said consultative body,
has issued the orders necessary for carrying out the
decision of the Administrative Junta of Cadiz ; and
besides this the Government proposes to indemnify
for the losses which may be proved by the interested
persons to have been unduly caused,and to commence
without delay the proceedings necessary for the in-
fliction, should it be just, of the punishments cor-
resronding to the faults which may result as having
beea committed by the delegates of the authorities
in the matter before us.

In this manner is fulfilled that which her Ma-
jestT's Government, certain as they were in the ful-
filment of the law and the sentence of the tribunals
the interested parties would find satisfaction of all
rights that might belong to them, promised pre-
viously to Lord Stanley's despatch of the 30th of
Marsh last.

Tie facts also prove the justice with which the
Cabinet of the Queen has sustained that only
throagh the law, from which it could not depart,
and has not departed, was it possible to arrive at
the solution that has been obtained, so that the re-
solution issued might not have any other character
than that of a proper application of the legal orders
in force on the subject.
I therefore flatter myself with the belief that, in
the termination arrived at in the present question,
and in the punishment which may be inflicted for the
faults which may result as having been committed
in the capture of the Queen Victoria, the British Go-
vernment may see a just satisfaction for any injury
that may have been sufferel by the British flag, as
well as another proof of the uprightness with which
the Government of the Queen proceeds in its rela-
tions with that of Great Britain.---I avail myself, &c.,
(Signed) E. DE CALONGE.
LORD STANLEY TO SIR J. CRAMPTON.

Foreign Office, April 24, 1867.
Sir,--The messenger Leeds arrived yesterday
evening with your despatch of the 21st, enclosing a
c•'py and translation of a note addressed to you by
General Calonge on the previous day, announcing
that the Queen Victoria and her cargo, or the value
of both, would be restored to the persons who may
prove their ownership, or to their legitimate repre-
sentatives; and that the Government of her Catho-
lic Majesty proposes to grant imdemnification for
the losses which may be proved by the interested
persons to have been unduly caused, and to com-
mence without delay the proceedings necessary for
the infliction, should it be just, of the punishments
corresponding to the faults which may result as
having been committed by the delegates of the
authorities iu the matter.
Her Majesty's Government have received this
communication with the greatest satisfaction.
They could not bring themselves to suppose
that the Government of her Catholic Majesty
could uphold the proceedings of their subordinate
authorities in the case of the Queen Victoria, and
relying on the honourabie feelings of the Spanish
nation they never abandoned the hope that a solu-
tion consistent with justice and the mutual regard
which the two countries entertain for each other
would be arrived at.
The result has justified their anticipations, and
you will make known to General Calonge, by de-
livering to his Excellency a copy of this despatch,
that the Government of the Queen our Sovereign is
entirely satisfied with the solution which this affair
has received, and that they earnestly hope that any
other questions which may arise between the two
countries will be always treated, on both sides, in a
spirit of conciliation and goodwill, and will not be
allowed to impair for a moment the good under-
standing which the British Government is always
anxious to maintain in its relations with the Go
vernment of the Queen of Spain.—.j am, &e.,
(Signed)
STANLEY.

Reform Meeting at Liverpool.

MR. GLADSTONE AS THE LIBERAL LEADER.
Last night a public meeting of Mr. Gladstone's
constituents was held in Hengle's Circus, at Liver-
pool, for the purpose of expressing their confidence in
Mr. Gladstone as the leader of the Liberal party.
There was a numerous attendance of the leading
Liberals of the town and district, and the chair was
occupied by Mr. William Rathbone, jun.
Previous to the commencement of the speaking a
number of letters were read, including the subjoined
one from Mr. Gladstone :

" Ifawarden Castle, April 29, 1867.
" My dear Mr. Rathbone—l am deeply grateful
to the Liberal electors of the Hundred of West
Derby for adding to their previous acts of kindness
the generous support which they propose to afford
me by the meeting about to be held i❑ Liverpool on
the 30th inst.

" I am further obliged by your giving me the
opportunity of appearing among them on that oc-
casion. But lam of opinion, on the whole, that
my taking part in the proceedings, associated as
they are with my personal position, would not be
advantageous to the common cause.

" To that cause I need hardly, I trust, assure
you and them of my continued devotion. Every
step I have taken since the commencement of the
session has been in strict fulfilment of the pledge
given by me in July last, after retiring from office,
to resist every illusory and every reactionary pro-
posal, but cheerfully to promote, by all the means
in my power, a liberal and effectual settlement of
the question of Reform. The last three months have
been spent in the endeavour to redeem the first
portion of this engagement. By all such legitimate
means and opportunities as may be afforded me I
shall continue the struggle, be it long or short, until
the end iu view shall have been attained, by the
pissing of a measure based upon principles liberal,
intelligible, durable, and equal in their application
to the various classes of persons whom they may
effect.—l remain, my dear Mr. liathbone, very
faithfully yours,

_
" IV. E. GLADSTONE.
"Wm. Ratlibone, jun., Esq., Liverpool."

The following were the resolutions adopted :
Moved by Mr. P. Itl-LANDS, of Warrington, se-
conded by E. MUSGROVE, of Ormskirk, and sup-
ported by the Rev. C. BEARD, of Liverpool, "That
the Liberal electors of the West Derby Hundred of
South Lancashire beg to express their continued
confidence in their representative, the right hon.
W. E. Gladstone, ALP., whose zeal, earnestness,

and honesty of purpose, and commanding eloquence
point him out as the true leader, alike in the House
of Commons and in the county of the great Liberal
party."

The second resolution, moved by Mr. ROBERT
CRAVEN, of Southport ; and seconded by Mr.
REECE BEVAN, of Wigan, condemned the Tory
Reform Bill as not likely to settle the question, and
as likely to give rise to fresh agitation.
Mr. JEFFERY and Mr. PATTERSON, of Liverpool,
supported this resolution.

Major BLUNDELL, of Crosby Hall, and Mr. P. 11.
RAMBONE, moved and seconded the third resolution,
deploring this division in the Liberal ranks, and
expressing a hope that a united Liberal party would
in future support Mr. Gladstone.
The other resolutions were merely formal.

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HER MAJESTY, Jo.

WINDSOR CASTLE, April 30.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and
Prince Christian, attended by Lady Churchill and
Lord Raglan, rode on horseback.

Her Majesty drove out this morning, attended
by Lady Churchill ; Princess Louise, attended by
the Hon. Flora Macdonald, went out walking ;
Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park.

Earl Granville arrived at the Castle yesterday,
and had the honour of dining with the Queen and
the Royal family.

VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO. THE PRINCESS OF
WALES.---Yesterday her Majesty the Queen,
accompanied by Princess Louis©, and attended by her
suite, left Windsor Castle, and travelling by the Great
Western Railway reached the Paddington terminus at a
few minutes after 4 o'clock, when the Royal party were
driven in an open carriage to Marlborough House to visit
her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. The Queen
and Princess Louise returned to Windsor by the train
that left Paddington at 6 o'clock. Her Majesty is expected
to leave for Osborne to-morrow afternoon.