New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-26
LAST OF THE EARL OF STIRLING.

Igtcp, the 10th inst, with full true and particular
sccount Of the claims Of certain Earl Of String who
thereby declared IN be the actual Of the Brit
sh North American Fishe'ies duly gszetted as bis
"privs;e properly y and, with the usual Satanic inpu
derce pompousy announced ths this gave novel and
stsrtng aspect to the Fishery Question, that il was in
dostiyed fresh speck OF wa" and that this Stirling
would "grester sgtio ard excite
"ent than before out Of the Fshery Ies
Nor this oil The Satanic eIultingly declared ths.
Hon Robert J. Walker, "priOr TO his departure for Eu
"rope" The being in Men York At the tirne9 had legally
gone into the c. had arrived at the conclusion thst the
person who claims the gres. Fisheries "his private
rpropery" really aud Of right the Earl Of Sliding
that ouri0ga recent visit to England and Scotland, Mr.
WsIk bad this conclusion strengthened by conversation
with several osiDs persons none of waom how
ever sppesr TO have told him that the said Eas docu
bad beer proved orgeyes in FIVE days trial in the
CO Of sesions that In alliance with several other isSs
and political Character be bad become Of Joint Stock
Cor psny to exercise the Es asserted right for Whist OLE
Trs pbos would cal tide ration TO the ssid Earl
ard that the question placed before Mr. Pierce had already
oSUsed much agitation and cogitaion in the Pres1ea
Hifd.
Ke1tdsy The T,iJune entered fully into the question
gave the history Of the PRETENDED claim 70 the Euldon
properly and rights Of Stirling and completely proved thai
the persoD pretending possss this title and those right
and properties bad claim. legally or morally on which
rational man would advance cent.
At The ZANE time however that this article appeared in
The 1iiJuae the contents Of the Satanic article of the
previous day appeared IN The Nsr York Ezpress-v
lbs exception that what had figured in the Satanic in
small type a. from correspondent at Washington, -four
isbed in The Ezpyess f. day after dstel original
end loaded lesong article headed Cl4imaH 70 the
"Fisheries An Important piece of History II nigh!
have b. en- added, "Important-if true
In this article Of The Ezp'ess unhappiy pubsbed on
the same Gay with the unanswerabs epos The TriJaa
afoI hod haor
moved on oab in than trial 10 Courts Of IS
CO il was AFFIRMED that both President Pierce 4 he
Secretary Of State The claim OF Lord >ur rg
"a very important incident in the negotiation with Fog
srd on the Fishery question that the claimant Of the
Stirling title acting by the advice Of counsel and friends
SINE time since )cisted himself with an ennen,
American statesman Robert j. Walker. with Mr.. Hodge
late Assistant Secretary oftbe Treasury and excellent
fnspcier and with parties Of and intelligence ia
"is city, and prepared both TO defend and sell the
priyges granted TO his ancestors by tse British Govern
"mtnt these mainly consisting Of the entire right Of
"fshery within leagues of the shore (o Nova Scotia
land Cansds on an extent of of three thousand
miles in length III, EIpresS further added that emf
uent counsel in the United States and England nave in
vegated the facts and come to the conclusion that the
claim l. perfect one" ard that Mr.. Robert j. Walker
as .for. ssid had become "head Of a company who
LAY clsi 10 tue fisheries under title from Lord Stirling
Besides the ezp1sc in The 7SiJune, several other New
York papers generally discussed the pretended css
and tile Of The psfson calling himself Earl Of Stirling
Therefore well discussed the has been there
be 10 doubt that Robert Walker late Seorstsry of the
Treasury and late Envoy Extraordinary to Eng and ofhe
Illinois Central Railroad Company ard now Commissioner
70 China must have been Of what the Satanic and
The ErpyesS charge bin with-nsmely: the uni iwyer
ko Of tor granted that there Is an Il
of srrg with the exclusive rights boasted Of This,
course pugns Mr.. Walkers legal aaluteness. and fur
81 poaftn nf n "A
verv motor )us in the Criminal Calsndar Of Great Britain
ard which has further been pOpuafzed by being published
with eusidatoy notes, in Black woods Magazine! II AIR
Walker makes up bis mind questions Of title il this care
lees manner-if he forget that the documents which
grea pretensiOns put forward are VIGOROUSLY
false (snd as lawyer, he should have known ihs
can only say that much to be expected from his
gacy Minister 10 China. TO this hour he hiss not &c
MED iha he has endorsed the Stirling claims ard that he
actually heads company in which he and o. ers have in
vested ruuds TO buy out "the noble Earl and take HI
rlace rs regards the FsheTes. Both III the Satanic ani
TIE E1p7ess has his uame been repeatedly coupled with
this Stirling hoax why If the charge be untrue has he
net oortradiNed II
The erpes6 in 7Ee TriJane completely closed up the
Sa,anic organ A few more words, from Washington
promised to prove the csse-but proof Tne ss
time the Satanic ventured the question it C. sneer
ut the sci disanf Earl Of Sterling" On August TO- he
was high and mighty peer in week after, when TIE
TsJuas bad exposed the trick, the poor was only
pretended (soidisGnf) Earl
re Expyts to do 1t Justice, has stuck steadily TO
jts assertions. Right wrong, il stands by them-lke
tie horse Jockey Who that certain horse six
teen feet high Feet p said the Judge you must
"hands" "Dd say tect? "Yes, RESPONDED the Judge
"Then" replied the witness feet it must be- what say
Il stick to-"
The Express few days ago positively declared that
tie Stirling claims have beer investigated by the Pres
"dent ara Cabinet far 10 be regarded as an mpo
tant eleren: in The negotiation with Grea. Britain.
That is claims based upon forged documents
Again, The Express has thus attacked the Stirss OF
The T,-5Hse for having exposed the hoax
I perceive that the majority Of your City Press is out
IN full blast against Lord snrlr aus, but whsn they
uLy Understand the CUT son they will probably see
csnse iOr char gng their views Il subject The we
nce src bitterness Of one or of your Journals the
subject leads the inference that there something NOR
in The stack than the eye, and i very parent
thai these long eu'y written articles with refer
enfes to dates and circumstances IN such full details mas
bSve been prepared etr6hce Of the publications to
Which icy replies their prompt aud subsequent sp
psAaHcc itlCertd practicable IL have got them up
~ short nonCe e few hoGrs S1reEd people hers say
that il Lord SnIlirgs claims ara 81 pTeqnsiaous thse
seems &c necessary degree ot vgor PIT ofw %
rrudiste them, ard cisy the esta 1sh neut OF
the claims would undoubtedly be favorable 20 ArisrcSn
infefess Why, tben. . SSked, do American Jo9fnSs
- such decided and oiter stSno Sgairst them tAn
yo1 IN NewleIk SssWtr the question! have JUST Iisca
NON ptIUsl OF pmptsl in vmdics'ion OF Lord SIT
hfTs osi-ns. pepsrd by en'ren ana very intelligent
~ Of tbs cit. WIKI certainly makes ont ~ clear and
- slUle case extmDsc snd II the facts there
ssted are ccfrc OF course presume they sre ctn
rtf see how there any dOub, 70 The hns result The
parties WHO have been named e. me IS beng interested IN
n = business ,, n htre sra az N-wlork, mn wnO
10 I'D asf~gy By ridiculous