The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-06 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Mr. GREGORY asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs whether any attempt on the part of the Govern-
ment of the United States to levy 'Ft:demo.' dues off
foreign vessels outside the ports of the Southern Confede-
racy, before such vessels break bulk, would not be an in-
fringement of international law; and, if so, whether in-
structions would be issued to our cruisers to that effect.
Lord J. RUSSELL, who was very indistinctly heard,
said he had consulted the Queen's advocate, who stated
that the matter must entirely depend on circumstances.
No such instrtictions as those alluded to had been issued.
With regard to any blockade that might be attempted it
would not be recognised unless it were effective. The
Southern States must be considered as belligerent,
and as related to the belligerent rights of certain portions
of the States, they had the precedfmt of 1825 in respect to
Greece, when the belligerent rights of :he provisional Go-
vernment of that country Were allowed, notwithstanding
the remonstrance of the Government of Turkey. riding
the question with regard to the American States arose,
.T!
attention of the Crown officers had been directed
mums,
esubject. The questions involved were of a very inlqra,
eharacter, and until they had been decided nopoam.
tion could be made with other States oh the saki
MARRIAGE OF H.R.H. PRINCESS 10J"
ROYAL MESSAGE• orders of the
he two
Lord PALMERSTON moved tha
and o,t,,AEltar.)
fourth orders,
be which had precedence to the thirdhad been disposed of.
be postponed until the latter orders teiotnhse
etohb°etirrowughhent bgenfeosr
This was the course adopted
wbyerthe
relating to the Royal Fameilrriecess:Royal.
house, a- and the order for going into
The motion was agr.Fruons, and for considering the r
wonto into committee on the Queen's mes-
e-
P°TrthoefhsouupselythwenaenredpthsepoSnpeeda'ker. having
as in the case of
agree
committee of ways anat
readatlthe.Hiothel
sae anning the approaching marriage of
Princess Alice; Royal
inIio";dge'PALMERSTON said the people of this country
of the Royal family which
sstopossess. (Hear, hear.) They
consideredtwheeeeup
tod utt
o tahnhadta
happiness
ns justly proudoula
not be consistent with re-
spect to the Royal family or to the dignity of the
atoadecivallare members of that family to be
provision, in order to maintain them
iwenolutahn°trun
cyotndition consistent with the position they held.
(Hear, hear.) At the commencement of the reign the So-
vereign resigned the Crown property to the house, which
undertook to make an adequate provision for him return.
wiring nicrrecl t 9 tl4e prpybica 111%4 Or QprEe:lll,,..thc

noble lord said that her Majesty, notwithstanding her large
family had not applied to the house for any of those addi-
tional large demands which had been the case in previous
reigns. With respect to the Princess Royal, the house had
granted to her Royal Highness a dower of £40,000, and an
annuity during her life of £S,OOO, but it was now proposed
to apply only for £30,000 for a dower, and an
annuity of £5,000 a year for Her Royal High-
ness the Princozs Alice. It was eqicntial to
the ;interests rand dignity of this country that members of
the Royal Family should not go abroad as paupers. (Hear,
hear.) The noble lord concluded by moving a resolution
voting the dower, which, as well as the annuity of £6,000
a year to H.R.11. Princess Alice, was agreed to in Com-
mittee of Supply.

The hour© Then resumed.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.
In reply to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER said that
the estimates respecting China were made on his official
authority, and he believed they would be found correct.
From difference of the financial years in this
country and India, it would be impossible to
speak with certainty relative to the finances of the latter.
He did not anticipate any increase in the navy estimates
would be rendered necessary by the events that had oc.
curred in America.