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under The necessity |of Informing theiI
lordshiPs that the ratification 81 the Kin
Of The Ffench had DO; been exchangel
with those. of the Other powers neishei
was bel able ip inform abe house 81 1.-THE
precise time When Naturalization msghl
Be expected. Their loIdships, probably
were aware q the causes which bad ptoR
duced this decision pn the part Of ths
French government ;4an5 be felt that 4
was his 6fs, duty To- say nothing more
and 70 do nothing which could w any
possibility increase the difficulties which
existed. or thgow ANY, efficient obstacle i'll
;bs way of their REMEDIAL. Tie protocol
at the desire 81 The Ftsnch plenipoteniiaI
ry. had been lefi open for the secession d
his governneut. Toe treaty would now
bind bit he fonr powers BY whom il " n
ratified, The treaty With FRANCE. conclab
sdeJ in 1881 and 1883, re mailed in full
force and yigor.
| The present treaty Ehad in4 fAct original
led IN pars in the treaty OF 1888, whie \
bound England and France 10 propose ID
tthe other powers 10 accede 10 the treaty
Snto v Elfdh they had fingered, and 4 val
EPrincipalIy with view 10 obtain tie peril
Eiect .coheh.rence OF the FIVE great poWers
thai ibis treaty had been entered intoI
and not with The ihtentiOp Of forming new
engagements or en.efing into new ardH
elesI for there was scarcely any deyiaI
ton from the former treaty The treaty
lOl 1871 oaye The mutual ritht az scare MI
which was fully recognized and establish
ed blythe treaty Of 1883, he ARTICLES ol
which furnished sufficient GROUNDS for
capture 10 certain gases. The present
treaty conceded wi,hEthe former With on4
exception a. 10 the extension Of IRE lahI
ttude ia WHICH The rlghIof search il to bs
( exdrcised, ~ =3=5=.5 Tx Viii
Eff LORD Bfoagham expressed his 4 eep re+
gFetItHp the IalfIicAtson# otthe important
treaty {h6nIf have bfen even Ten. poraril
Iy postponed and vihdicaied the governl
u eni 3as WILL a tbe people gf1erally,
from ME inRputation of any sinister mot
EtiseEia the effort The II fsneazftfakina
/ 10 abolish Tor eve FtRs Airicsh slayetraHsf
j SlE r Peel, 10 fIttrok taciag5 lbH sarre dsti
Iurrt "a in the Co nmEnsis ase~ef issfs e84
tpeclatipnta that ere long France wpal4 al
here II tie treaty Lord Palnerstoa ex.
pressed tbs nfezh4Rs saving that1ihe
t PleniPPIentiary of Thy ki9g Of The Ffeheh
/ had not exceeded ths4fpaers eenhded Il
him mi signing the ttleafy.==Ef7 MI
The London Time s.qfthe#l9ffttf5 il an
nounelng on the authority of It's Paris cot.
Respondent, the NATURALIZATION Of the
treaty. has the tolto44IBs article it7#
our correspondent Communicates il
addIlion. a fact ,yhich. ifany doubt could
De Entertained oil lhS eandot and loBmtt
o. Tie French GoverhmAnt, WOULD bearIs
suspicious appearance. He siaiesthal .
letter, 10 the nature of protest, againS'
the ratification of the treaty BY France
had been presented lto the Minister f3r
F9rsigp Afairs an. iGuizo0 BY Gfneral
+ Sass If t, t..+
The American Mipister ii Psris, Gkneral
Cas-, says our CORES Hondent, statesHin that
doc pment, that il being intlispu,able that
under coIer Of The treaty in question EngE
land would pretend 10 right I'd board
and search AmeTicaa vessels and that y
The Presiiient of ti.f United States had
formally declared suhb proceeding copld
not in. any case, nor under any pretext.
be permitted, .@sr wbuld necessarily fol-
low adv such outrage \ Fhatin sn ch case
all tbe PARTIES to sucFfiresty would Be re-
+gatded BY America as participating is the
guilt 81 the Power Which shopld acpsiy
thus assail A netican hdependence. That
he Gen. Cass) therefore called upon the
French Governmental pause ere Il com
mitted itself 70 tre8ty wffeh might eel
+sul.Aa Wal between France and the Unit
ted States III
Tha, which would, but for our trust ID
The good faith Of the French Government
10 this transaciiou5s appears uspicidus, ii
that having already gbeen informed that
The French Governmsnt would nottratity
The treaty, here conss opporllnelya rep
resentafion which thst Governme n 4 sh,
use as an excuse for#pansiig (as General
Cass recommehdS1 eFe X ratifes aireaty
from which q hekIAmerican. Minister
predicts might flow Il! the evils otwar.-
The maia facts are, However, all Ahat We
can fairly deal with; NJ Ptesent, and these
are that within three days 81 the eypra.
ton Of the :wo months allowed forAhe rat
ifc4iioa efihe tTealy,fthe French Govern
.ment d party. 10 it,stad not yet ratified il.
and that tie Amerifkn Ministefzih Paris
pro- es,$ sgsinst DISQUALIFICATION. With the
American Minister Eproceedings NE fnd
ne la1lt. Helacts we suppose ION The
view iaken Of the matter BY himself and
fis Government BUY The French Minis
Try will, bv their reflsal tors,ify atreaiy
10 whidh france is party commit az
error which We SINCERELY pray tnsy not
lead TO unpleasant RESULTS. H
a letter from the eorrespondenlof the
Times. dated at Paris, Feb, 90 says that
a council Of Ministers was ID. be held that
day atthe Chateau III The Tuileriss under
the presidency Of thH King, at which ihe
protest OF The American Minister agsinst
The ratification woulR be discussed VII.
The n-raIlficalipnl Of the slave treaty
by France still engRges the attention Of
the Paris papers,
The. news from China is not later than
has been received here direct. Id is stat-
ed that a relniorcen eul Of 10 900 men
was going forward iron ndiaele china
with heavy guns. Ind thai Sir H Pot
tiBsefit first grand. fiovement sould be
against Pekin. 1
+ Sixteen ships. amounting to 10. 09z
tons, have been engaged by the Govern
ment fort he,convsyhnce OF troops 10 Chi
ma and the average PRICE TO be paid il
eight anrlas Per tonsper monih|#-
!. itzfH..z5#IEL osDoNE March 8.
Coks ,ImPoRTATfoH.-Last night al
Rnherf - for 81 y Il rrii3