The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND. sAt4-fI i
A challenge has been sent by Admiral Sir Tho
mas Hastings TO MIR. Golden, in consequences Of
an allegation by the latter, that the admiral had
unnecessarily put the country to heavy expense
in certain naval movements. Mr.. Golden, Of
course, as man of peace, peremptorily declined
the challenge, and rebuked its author in most
pungent reply. hs .
SPEEcH OF THE AMrRIcAN MMsrrR. re-
marks Of Mr.. Lawrence at the dinner givee to him
by the Liverpool American Chamber of Com
merce contained the following: sst3e se +,
I" The so-called navigation laws of Great Britain
have been swept from the statute book, and you
have embraced a reciprocity navigation Law Of the
United States which was established in 1917.
am thankful that Great Britain has embraced our
law. Many ship owners in the United Kingdom,
well in the United States, entertained doubts
respecting this repeal of the navigation lava here
upon their respective interests. Now, believe
both countries will derive great benefits from this
change. (Hear, hear, and cheers) But a single
year has elapsed since the present law came into
operation, and it may be said that cannot yet
Judge Of its effect. (Hear, hear.) | cannot deny
that such is the fact, and that there 10 TO be a
sharp composition. believe, however, that both
parties will be stimulated to greater skill in model
ling and constructing vessels, and more economy
in sailing them. 1t is family affair; il is the old
Anglo-Saxon against the young Ango-Saxon; it
is the competing with the father it is the stars
and stripes against that flag that has sbraved a
thousand years the battle and the breeze -
(Cheers.) pray you, gentlemen, let us in this,
as in every thing, on both sides Of the Atlantic,
dismiss from our minds all jealousy Of feeling.
Let us strive to learn Of each other whatever In
good, whether it be in the construction and sail
ing OF ship, in religion, law, education, morals.
or whatever it may be. There is room enough
for both countries; we have but just commenced
developing the resources Of this planet upon which
we live. (Hear, hear.) must say, however, in
l. I.At~A skrt~~ -l-1I1 -
beat you in ships, and not only in ships, but in
whatever else tends to improve our race, and ele-
watt the moral and intellectual condition of man.
Our policy is to level up, and not to level down.
~ FRANCE. 1 ss
The political news of France is concselv given
in the following extract from the letter of the Pari
sian correspondent Of the New York Courier: N
Pans, Dec. 10, 1850.
The most important political item from France
this week, is the unfavorable report ola commit
tee Of the assembly, read by M jules de Las
teyrie, upon the motion Of M. Lefrnnc, proros.
ing the formation of committee OF ffteen. charp-
ed to examine the new electoral lists prepared mn
der th6Atew electoral law of3lst Nav, and sub-T
NIT for the adoption Of the assembly such resolu-
ton in relation thereto they might deem the
circumstances to require. The report defended
the law Of 3lst of May constitutions and high.
ly expedient. Besides, a regard to its own dieni-
ty would prevent the assembly from 10 soon IN.
doing, and before experience had sufficiently de-
monstrated its dement,, the work ofitsown hands.
approx ed by large majority, affer long discus.
sion. 1t concluded by recommending The Assem-
bly, to reject the proposition. The report wa
ordered to be printed, and the president stated thar
day should be soon fixed for the discussion A
split is anticipated upon the occasion in the ranks
of the legItimist division Of the majority. Not
only VIII the extreme rght-some eight or ten
sol distant liberal legitimists-vote with the len.
but one Of the most distinguished and promising
members ofthe party, De FaIloux, is represented
to have declared, in the face or the Burerores th,
he had been in favor Of universal suffrage be.
fore the resolution--that he still in favor of
it, and would take the tribune in its defence.
The bill appropriating again three millions 10
the Presidency for the expenses Of representation
during the year 1851, il ready for prensentatior.
An Elysean journal thus speaks upon this sub
ject - WTA
"There 10 much talk about the speedy introdur.
ton the supplementary bill Of three millions fr
the Presidency Of the republic; but there appears
to be hesitation touching the moment of liz intro
duction. If budgetary proprietEes be conformed a.
and the real wants Of the Presidency be cons;dersd
and the necessity OF not entering mon v..r
without knowing whether it will be able to mses s
the charges imposed upon IT,, why then the crrdit
would be Immediately asked for But il r. fssredr !.
on dit, that the bill would raise commotion .ha,
would react Injnriously upon commercial affairs.
which, At this season Of the year. it = espec;sllv
important to avoid. The scruple is worthy Of re-
speet, and will probably induce the friends OF the
bill to wait till the setting in of January. Never
theless from this time FORTH the appropriation OF
three millions to the Presidency, meet expenses
not covered by the ordinary donation, is deemed
sovereignty indispensable. .s1TTu
1t is likely that the ''Young Right. that 4 10
say, the small fraction very smalI) Of tho leeiti-
mist party, under the head Of Larcchejueiein, win
oppose the dotative. But the great mass Of dc
party will follow the lead Of the council nominated
BY Henry w., At Wiesbaden, and vote the appro-
Pristion; as also, almost certainly, the member
Of the Orlsauist party. -