The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-06

amendment, and wait for favorable oppOr-
tunity to call attention to the subject.
tMr, Anderson would Withdraw his amendment, and
wait for future opportunity to introduce it.
After few words from Captain BERKELEY,
Mr. ANDERSON expressed his willingness to concur
with the feeling of the House. and withdraw his amend
The amendment was then withdrawn
MT LABouchEsE said that with regard to the two
amendments which the right honorable gentleman the
member for the University of Oxford mir Gadstone)
had upon the paper, he was willing to agree to the
first, but that he could not in justice to the interests
of the colonies, agree to the second The first amend
ment was, in lieu Of clause IA, to the following
full for her Majesty in Council, upon an address,
joint address, as the may be- from the Legisla
tive Council, or Council and Assembly pro-
per leglsiatve authority, OF any British posses
sion, praying her Majesty to authorize the
veyance OF goods and passengers from one part
OF such possession to another part of such possess
sion in other than British ships to declare by Order in
Council that such conveyance shall be authorised
cordingy In such terms and under such conditions
to her Majesty shall good" The other amend
ment, to which he could not give his sanction in
the following terms -" And be it nacted that upon
like address from the proper legislative authority of
any two or more colonies which her Majesty in council
Of this act praying her Majesty to place the trade
tween such colonies upon the footing of coasting
council to declare that it shall be deemed and taken to
be coating trade accordingly all intens and pur
poses Provided always that the privileges conferred by
this act upon foreign ships shall not be diminished by
such order in council unless by regulations which shall
be equally applicable to British ships"
ing to consent to the proposition of the right honorable
gentleman.
In answer to question from j. RrcARpo
Mr. L.BoucHERE said that although it was originally
proposed that the bill should into operation at
the end OF three months II was now proposed that it
should not become law until the LIST of January 1850
Some verbal amendments were then agreed to, and
the report was ordered to be brought up Monday.
The Debts due by Foreign States to British
Subjects.
The following circular has been addressed by Wis
count Pamerston to her Najestys representatives in
foreign States respecting the debts due by foreign
States to British subjects
FOREIGN OFFICE, January, 1S49.
Her Majesty's government have frequently had ocea
sion to instruct her various
foreign States to make earnest and friendly, but not
authoritative representations in support of the unsa
fed claims of British subjects who holders OF public
bonds and money securities of those States.
AS some mIsconception appears to exist in some Of
those states with regard to the just right of her Ma
should think fit to do So in support of those claims
have to inform you the representative of her Ma
!esty In one Of those states against which British SUBJ
jecs have such claims that is for the British
ment entirely question Of discretion and by no
means question of international right whether they
should or should not make this matter the subject Of
considered simply in its bearing upon international
right, there can be no doubt whatever, of the
perfect right which the government of every
try possesses to take up as matter of diplomatic
negotiation, any well founded complaint which any
Of its subjects may prefer against the government
or another country, or any wrong which from
such foreign those subjects may have sus
tanned and If the government of country is ent
tied to demand redress for any one individual among
its subjects who may have Just but unsatised pecu
mary claim upon the government of another country,
the right 80 to require redress cannot be diminished
merely because the extent of the wrong is increased
and because instead of there being individual
claiming comparatively small sum, there are a great
number Of individuals to whom very large amount is
due.
1t is. therefore simply question Of discretion with
the British government whether this matter should
should not be taken up by diplomatic negotiation, and
the decision of that question discretion turns en-
tirely upon British and domestic considerations.
1t has hitherto been thought by the successive go
vernments Of Great Britain undesirable that British
subjects should invest their capital in loans 10 TO-
reign governments instead Of employing it in profit
able undertakings ut home and with a view to dis
courage hazardous ioans to foreign governments who
may be either unable unwilling pay the stipulated
interest thereupon, the British government has hi
therto thought it the best policy abstain taking
up as international questions the complaints made by
British subjects against foreign governments which
have failed to make good their in regard
to such pecunary transactions
For the British government has considered that the
losses Of imprudent men. who have placed mistaken
confidence in the good faith Of foreign governments
would prove Il salutary warning to Others and would
prevent any other foreign loans from being raised in
Great Britain except by governments Of known good
faith and of ascertaned sovcncy But nevertheless it
might happen that the loss occasioned British SUBJ
jects by the payment Of interest upon loans made
by them to foreign might become great
that it would be too high price for the nation pay
for such warning as to the future and in such state
Of things it might become the duty of the British CO.
vernment to make these matters the subject Of dpo
matte negotiation
In any conversation which you may hereafter hold
with the - ministers upon this subject, you
will not fail to communicate ~ them the views which
her Majestys government ent-tain thereupon, set
forth in this despatch am &C., -
China.
Our Hong Kong advices to the 9th Of Fob:
ruary, from which learn that the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Malta arrived on the
10th inst having left Singapore on the morning of the
Sth and the Canton steamer, belonging to the
company. arrived on the 10th inst.
question of opening the city gates at Canton has
haan
eve that nearly all the respectable part of the native
community Of Canton will be glad to have the matter
gued by them now with the angry feeling az on
former occasions The fear Of the Ladrones and Of the
Idle portion Of the working classes seems to be the chief
cause of alarm and not the question of the right Of
opening the city gates to The authorities and
must be made to carry out the convention, or the
consequences, indirectly, may be injurious to Bri-
h interests not only at Canton but at all the other
ports.
The conference between her Majestys Plenipoten-
tary and the Viceroy of Canton, the 18th instant
at the Bogue. which lasted long. must have been i'm
has @ positive and or
ders from the Emperor about opening the gates at
Canton
and determination finer Maesys plenipoentiary
to accomplish this and other important points. Trade
has felt the effects Of the agitation; but this ques
tion at rest IL will improve and the feeling that
VIII be s settled gains ground Her MajeStys ship Hast
10Th instant with her Majesty's steamers Fury and
Medea; her Majestys brig Arab retained to Whampoa,
and the Hon. Company's steamer Phlegethon to Can
ton. The Columbne remains at Annoy, and the Mari
at ShaDgbae Her Majestys steamer Scout has not
yet come down from Foochow. Her Majesty's brig
Pilot arrived the 21st instant from Labuan. Her
Majesty's St. amer lnfexibe returned from cruise
the 10th instant without having found any trace Of the
kelpe. Her Msjestys steamer Fury Is to proceed
visit to the northern ports with the ADMIRAL the
2Sth instant.
We have to communicate the distressing Of two
missing officers Captain Da Costa and Lieutenant
Dwyer at Chuck chu and II is feared that sad
tastrophc has befaleD them, trace of them has
yet been discovered.
The Marriage Of Jenny Lind at Bath.
From the Bath LOCKER On
This event. Prospecting which there have been
many conjectures and many rumors) in
formed the best authority, took place last week.
and with such privacy was the ceremony conducted,
that many Of readers will DO surprised to learn,
that the marriage Of the Swedish nightingale per-
formed by special license Thursday week, at the
residence Of the bridegrooms family No 40 Great Pull
teney street, Bath. The engagement Of Jenny Lind
with Mr. Harris has long been publicly announced and
commenttd upon by the daily and weekly Journals;