The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-23
Great Britain and Texas.

two O'Clock on Tuesday the 2Stn inst. by the Earl
OF Aberdeen, .plenlpotentary Of Great Britain, and
tne non Ashbel Smith, plenlpotentiary of the Re-
These treaties are three in NUMBER treaty of
amity, navigation, and commercial treaty under
taking mediation by Great Britain between the Re-
Puolies OF Mexico and Texas-a and treaty granting
reciprocal right of search for the suppression of the
African slave trade. They were negotiated
In 1910, and concluded in November of
that year by viscount Palmerston and Gene
raj James Hamilton. The powers TO ratify
the two first have been a considerable time in En-
gland, but their completion has been delayed until
the Publications of the treaty granting the right of
search could be simultaneously exchanged.
Art l. The Republic of Texas agrees that if, BY
means of the mediation Of her Britannia Majesty IAN
unlimited truce shall be established between Mex-
and Texas within thirty days after this present
convention shall have been communicated TO the
Mexican government by her Britannia Maestys
mission at Mexico, and il within six months from
the day on which that communication shall have
been 50 made, Mexico shall have concluded treaty
OF peace with Texas, then and in such case the Re-
public OF Texas will take upon Itself portion
amounting to million pounds sterling, of the ca
pital OF the foreign debt contracted by the Republic
of Mexico before the LIST of February, 1885.
Art. 1.-The manner in which the capital of one
million pounds sterling Of foreign debt, mentioned
in the preceding article shall be transferred from
the republic OF Mexico to the republic Of Texas
shall be settled hereafter by special agreement be-
tween the republic of Texas and the republic of
Mexico, under the mediation Of her Britannia Ma
Jesty.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Thursday June 3O.-TREA-
TIES WITH TExAs.-Sir r. PEEL laid certain papers
on the table by command of her Majesty, and said
These aresthe papers In respect ofwhich question
lately put to me by the hon. and learned gentle
man opposite. They are the treaties which Were
concluded by her Majesty's late government with
the Republic of Texas, and which we acting on the
almost uniform usage observed In public have felt
it our duty, as there was question of exceed
YnOn ut hu the
government, toratify.
Mr.. OCoNNELL wished to know from the right
hon. baronet whether, since the ntimaton had been
given TO this country that Texas intended to
blockade the western coast of America embracing
extent of 700 or 800 miles, he had received any
information to the capability of Texas to make
that blockade effectual!
Sir r. PEEL said that the last account which he
saw from Mexico stated that there was then no bona
ide blockade. He hoped that Texas would with
hold from the blockade. That was his hope but
he could give no assurance on the subject. He
would repeat that the last account which he saw
stated that up to that time there had been no effec-
tual blockade instituted by the Republic OF Texas.
BANK OF ENeLAND.-In the Gazette of Tuesday
we have the return of the quarterly average of the
weekly liabilities and assets of the Bank of Eng
land, for the three months from the 10Th of March
to the 18th ult. Compared with the three months
from the LIST of March to the 2lst of May, the circu-
Iation is 1875, 00N against IL 536 OON being
an increase of 259, OOM. The deposits are now 8.
OIL ,O0N against 8,045, OON, being decrease of 81
0OO and making the total OF the liabilities 25 sos,
O00. The securities are II, l81 ,00W against q,
5000, being decrease oflS5, 00W; the bullion is
7320.OOV against 1902, 900, being an increase of
2S8 0OQ and making the total of the assets 2S, sol,
600. The surplus or rest is now e., 695 900 against
1900, being decrease, during the month, Of
El22,OO
DESTITUTE FOREIGNERS AND FOREIGN CoNsUIs.-
At the Mansion House, London on Monday the
Lord Mayor found 1t necessary to allude in terms
OF strong apprehension to the conduct OF some of
the consuls acting In Londen for foreign govern
ments with respect to destitute foreigners a sub Jet
to which he trusted the notice of the British govern
ment or of parliament would be directed before the
termination OF the present session. He called the
attention of the Austrian cohsul a short time ago TO
the deporable condition of an unfortunate sailor,
who had been born IN one Of the Italian States
Who was subject to that government, and who had
of those who walked the streets To that msera-
BILE individuals claim the consul turned a deaf ear
because il happened that the claimant had worked
on board an English vessel no assistance was given
Soon after his lordshp had expressed himself on
the subject of the conduct of some of the eonsuIs
resident in London, an American sailor was brought
before him. This seaman had broken windows in
order to Obtain lodging and upon being questioned
by the Lord Mayor, told melancholy tale about
his sufierngs and privations, and said that all he
wanted was passage home,
The Lord Mayor said, he felt it to be incumbent
on him TO state, that the American consul was a
persons of whom he had spoken. That gentleman
had uniformly come forward to the aid and relief of
poor Americans when applied to, and the following
report which has been just received with reference
to the sailor at the bar, proved how DESTROYS he was
to exercise his functions for the benefit even of ndi
viduas whose conduct was cupable The follow.
ing was the repor:-John Whitcom applied at the
consulate the 9Th of May, 1888, and was to the
the same month, when, being well clothed he was
ordered on board the ship Ontario, bound to New.
York, by which vessel his passage was paid by the
consul. He, however, absconded from the vessel,
of the same year, when he again applied for relief,
and refused. On the 23d OF July, he was
brought to the consulate by an officer from the
Thames police office with request from the ma
glsrate that he might be taken care Of and, being
in miserable condition, he was again taken in
hand and sent to the clearinghouse until the 9th
of July, when he was again clothed and his passage
second time paid to New-York. On the 18th Of
last March, he again applied for relief having de-
serted his ship at East Cape, and was for short
time refused but being in state of starvation and
without clothing TO cover him, he was taken in
hand on the oath OF March and sent to the boarding
house, where he was attended by the surgeon of the
consulate, well clothed, and every care taken OF
him. He remained till the 10Th of April. when he
again absconded from the boarding house, taking
the clothing with which he had been furnished He
mas not since applied at the consulate, but was seen
within day or two of his leaving the house in the
most miserable state, having, no doubt sold the
clothing with which he absc0nded."
His lordshlp, after having read the report, said
that the pubic would form their own opinion of the
contrast between the conduct of the American con
sui and that of the gentleman to whose humanity i,
was useless to appeal, and sentenced the American
seaman TO hard labor in brdewell for two calendar
months
PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS TO THE Hos. En-
WARD EvERETT.-The following address was pre-
scented, at public meeting held at Manchester, 10
the Hon. Edward Everett, ambassador to this coun-
fha tod (,pv
that town attending upon the British Association
for the Advancement of Science.
"We, the undersigned merchants, manufacturers,
traders, and Others inhabitants Of Manchester and
its vicinity, feel gratified and honored byyour tenn
of the opportunity of expressing the friendly senti-
mcnts we entertain towards the great countryrvhose
people and government you represent.
80" We are sensible OF the strong ties by which the
United States and our own country are already
nected. We feel that we are the game ne nnIe and