The southern press., 1852-07-13
Arrival Of the washington.

al New YORK, and lett bremen on the ioth ana
southampton at $50 P. NJ. and the 23d ult.
She brings 1913 passengers, and on freight 23O
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 as deg. to 50 deg. w be-
tween attitudes Al deg 40 min. and As deg. AZ
min. N. saw in every direction great numbers
Of icebergs,
Wednesday July It'll, $50 ?. NJ, $50 miles
east of Sandy Hook, passed packet ship Con-
steation, bound for New York.
We are under obligations to A. Adams, esq,
Purser of the Washington, for this report and files
of English papers.
The British Parliament was to be prorogued
on the lst July and dissolved on the following
day. The general elections will Immediately
afterwards begin throughoutihe 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 alst, with a
freight of specie from the Pacific and California,
value $l,I76,732.
L.
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 Magdale-
ma, o ) ing to the abolition of his office, and the
substitution in its stead of consulate general.
In the House Of Commons, June % y, MIR. NJ.
Mines rose to ask Her Majesty's government
what steps had been taken to expedite the course
of public Justice in the case of Manuel Pereira,
colored seamen, 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
Msjesty's consul ut that place, had applied for
writ Of habeas corpus on appeal to the supreme
court OF the State Of South Carolina, in session
at 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 an opportunity of
doing so, because he thought it desirable the
public attention should be called to the oppres.
,ye weight Of the 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 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
n 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 confne.
ment. A. he was under the protection Of our
flag, Mr.. Mathew, our consul, took up his case
at once for, as these occasions were, unhappily
not uncommon, he had distinct orders what to
do In respect to them. After some consultation
Il was resolved to apply to the district court OF
South Carolins rather than at the Supreme
Court at New York, Washington, and he might
as we'll state the circumstances from the follow,
ing extract Of the consurs depatch -
! al have TO state that Judge Withers (of the
. South Carolina court,l attended by the Sts;e
attorney. general, has received the application
(for a writ OF habeas corpus in court, and has
refused IL without argument, reserying his
opinion for the upper court 10 which, conse.
! quenily, an appeal has been taken This court
which meets 10 Columbia in May, is empO wered
If so 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.
bic, as forwarding greatly, 10 time, the ulterior
appeal (should such be requsite) 10 the Su.
. preme Court at Washington | am not very
sanguine Of success, however strong the ground
Of vessel in distress. in the State courts but
can scarcely entertain doubt Of the decision
Of the Supreme Court; il will then rest with
the federal government TO enforce in this State
the decision OF that tribunal"
: The latest information contained in a 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 10 his hon
friend. The question was one Of a character
which was by no means uncommon, and referred
10 a 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 Il
opinion existed than that which related 10 the
mutual obligations and powers Of the federal
. and provincial governments. (llear, hesr) The
, most energetic circumstances has been address
ed 20 the United States government on this sub.
ject by the noble lord the member for Tigerion
} and relaKations had already taken place in the
law of Louisiana so that there wa. every hopt
, 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 greatestx Organizations
thst could be fixed on 4 civilized country.
STEAM TO AUSTRALIA VIA THE UNTED STATE.
AND PANAMA Eraiuw,-It would appear from
our Liverpool correspondent letter, published
on Friday Last, that The Cnnard company had ar
ranged for an independent line Of siesDers be
, tween the United States and Au'irslis, in con
nection with their royal mail steam ships Il
New York, whereas the comFany have onl,
: completed arrangements for tie csrfisge of pas
sengers TO Psmams, from which port they viii
be taken By the Australian Pacific mail % an
packet company 70 Sydney T'imcs
June 3.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday, June l9.--The Cpnart
company have nearly completed their strange
, 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 10 New York
The first firm who announced their detsrmina
ton TO create a direct steam communication be
, tween Liverpool and Australia were Messr.
Wanna, Jones, and Chapple but finding tina
u