The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-12

She brings 1913 passengers, and on freight 230
tons measurement of German manufactured
goods from Bremen, nearly 200 tons of CONT
mental merchandise from Havre transhipped at
Southampton, and small quantity Of English
goods.
From longitudes 46 deg. to So deg. w be-
tween latitudes At deg. 40 min. and AS deg AZ
min. NJ saw in every direction great numbers
Of icebergs.
Wednesday July It'll, 23O P. M, $50 miles
east of Sandy Hook, passed packet ship Con-
stellation, bound for New York
We are under obligations to A. Adams, esq,
Purser the Washington, for this report and files
of English papers.
The British Parliament was to be proyogued
on the LIST July, and dissolved on the following
day. The general electioni will Immediately
afterwards begin throughout the country.
The treaty for regulating the Danish success
sion between England, France, Austria, Russia,
Prussia, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, was
ratified at the English foreign Office on the 9th
ult.
The West India mail steamship Magdalena
arrived at southampton on the 2lst, with
freight of specie from the Pacific and California
value $l,l76732.
Mr.. Chatfeld, Her Majesty's late charge DAT
fairs in Central America. and who has resided in
the country 10 years, left Guatemala ON the 4th
Of May, and has returned home in the Magdae
ma, owing to the abolition Of his Office and the
substitution in its stead of a consulate. general
In the House of Commons, June % }, Mr.. NJ.
Milnos rose to ask Her Majesty's government
what steps had been taken to expedite the course
of public justce in the case of Manuel Perera,
4 oolored scamen, under British protection, de-
tanned in the prison of Charleston, in the United
States in consequence Of the vessel in which
he was employed having put into that port in
distress, and in whose favor Mr. Mathew, Her
Majesty's consul at that place, had applied for
writ of habsas corpus on appeal to the supreme
court Of the State of South Carolina, in session
ut Columbia, which court had now postponed
the hearing of the said case till January next?
| Lord Stanly saw no reason why he should de
| fer giving such answer as he could to the ques
ton; and he was glad to have All opportunity of
doing so, because he thought it desirable the
public attention should be called to the oppres.
sve weight dOthe provincial laws of the South
ern States of the American republic The facts
of the case were these-A British ship, return
| ing from Jamaica, struck on q reef of rocks near
Charleston, and was compelled to put into that
port in sinking state In conformity with the
law of the State, colored man on board named
Manuel Perera, Portuguese subject, was taken
out of the vessel by the authorities and lodged
in the common gaol No notice WAS taken Of
the applications on his behalf to the State court
| or to the authorities at Washington, and when
the master of the ship was ready to sail from
Charleston, he was charged with the expenses
of Pereira in gaol, which he refused to pay, and
the consequence was that he was left in confue-
ment. As he was under the protection of our
flag, Mr.. Mathew, our consul, took up his case
at once; for, as these occasions were, unhappily,
b, hal a.
do in respect to them. After some consultation,
it was resolved to apply to the district court of
South Carons rather than at the Supreme
Court at New York, Washington and he might
as well state the circumstances from the follow
ing extract of the consul's depatch -
81 have to state that Judge Wi,hers (of the
South Carolina court,) attended by the State
attorney general, has received the application
| (for writ of habeas corpus) in court, and has
| refused it without argument, reserving his
opinion for the upper court, to which, conse
quently, an appeal has been taken. This court,
which meets in Columbia in May, is empowered,
if 80 Inclined to take up, on petition, the hear
ing Of the case, which would be otherwise de-
ferred to the November term in Charleston;
and an immediate hearing would be very desira.
BILE, as forwarding greatly, in time, the Interior
appeal (should such be requisite) to the Su-
sanguine of success, however strong the ground
of vessel in distress, ia the State courts but
| can scarcely entertain doubt of the decision
of the Supreme Court it will then rest with
the federal government to enforce in this State
the decision of that tribunal"
| The latest information contained in des.
patch dated Nav, was that the case was still
pending in the State court, and beyond that he
could give no further details in reply to his hon.
/! friend. The question was one of character
which was by no means uncommon, and referred
to subject of great difficulty, and requiring
the most delicate handling. because every one
knew there was no topic of controversy in the
United States on which greater diversity of
| opinion existed than that which related to the
mutual obligations and powers of the federal
and provincial governments. (Hear, hear) The
most energetic remonstrances has been address.
ed to the United States government on this sub
ect by the noble lord the member for Tverton,
and relaxations had already taken place in the
law of Louisiana; 80 that there was every hope
the influence of public opinion would ultimately
do away with all laws of this nature, and re-
move from one of the most enlightened nations
of the world, one of the greatests degradations
that could be fixed on civilized country.
STEAM TO AUSTRALIA VIA THE UNITED STATES
AND PANAMA = Erratum--It would appear from
our Liverpool correspondents letter, published
on Friday last, that the Cunnrd company had or
ranged for an independent line of steamers be-
tween the United States and Australia, in con-
necton with their royal mail steam ships to
New York, whereas the company have only
completed arrangements for the carriage of pas
sengers to Panama, from which port they will
be taken by the Australian Pacific mail steam
packet company to Sydney.-London Times,
June 3.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday, June l9.--The Cunard
company have nearly completed their arrange
ments for running the new line of first class
steamships to Australia, via Chagres and Pana
ma, in connection with their mail steamers from
Liverpool to New York.
The first frm who announced their determine
ton to create direct steam communication be-
tween Liverpool and Australia were Mesera
Vbnna, Jones, and Chapple but finding that
they would have the powerful competition of