Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-21
Additional Items OF Foreign News by the
Afrfca.

The British newspapers received by the Arr
ca, contain fall reports of the debates in Parlia-
ment relating to the Kossuth affair.
On Tuesday evening, Sd, Mr. Phnn asked
whether any directions instructions had been
given, or any warrant issued by the Secretary of
State, since the accession of the present govern
ment, authorizing the opening of the letters of
foreign refugees in England?
Lord PalmerslOn replied in the negative.
On Thursday, 9Th, more animated discussion
took place. Mr. I. Duncombe begged to ask the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, in
consequence of two political inlo-maIions having
been laid against William Hale, inventor and
manufacturer Of War rockets, and the said Hale
having been found guilty and fined on the first of
these counts, whether ii was the Intention of the
Government TO proceed with the second nforma-
ton against Mr. Hale, OF any other person, wheth-
er foreign eXes or native born subjects, laid un-
der The provisions of "a law passed during the
reign Of William ILL.,, in the year 1897, entitled
Fan act to prevent the throwing or firing of
squihs, serpeuts, and other lreworks?" TI.augh-
ter.
In asking this question, he went over the whole
circumstances OF the case, with winch The public
are already familiar, and thought he should be
able TO prove thai there never had been pOiiLi-
cal prosecution instituted on such absurd aud RI
dculous grounds. He believed the great body of
the people Of Britain, looked upon the trans cton,
as far as it had gone, with unmItigaled disgust
lie believed the prosecution was bringing the
Government into dsrepute, and " HON was il to
please? lie believed II was TO please the Aus
trian government, and there was a strong evil
dence Of this in some of the foreign papers He
should be glad to hear that the prosecution would
be abandoned.
Lord Pamerston, in reply, stated substantially
that In the first place he dlsclaimed being respon-
slbe for anything said respecting him, either in
British or foreign newspapers, but with respect TO
Mr.. Duncombe's Immediate inquiry, he would
say that sense of duty TO the government I'M
PEELED INN to act as he had done, when informed
that there was great collection of warlike ma
terlaIs, accommodating IN ouI of the way place.
under circumstances of secresy, and connected
with other circumstances, which tended to show
that there was purpose, the object OF which was
beyond the limits of England land not the ordinary
and legitimate interests of commerce. Upon gen
eraI principles he held it nadvIsable that the pro-
ceedings against Mr. Hale should be stopped until
the Judgment of a competent court had been OBJ
tained upon the law of the case.
Lord Dudley Stuart denounced the auempt
to implicate Kossuh, upon what, even Lord Pal
merstOn had tardily admitted we've baseless fab
relations and unlounded caumnies
Mr. Bright inquired whether policemen had
been employed 10 watch Kossuth's house; if so
whether 1t was done by authority of the Home
Office; whether the expense was betrayed by the
British Government, by The City of London, or
by the Austrian Goyernment,or the Austrian EN-
bassy?
Lord Pamerston etorted that the expense of
the police was borne by the county, and that it
was their Duty if they had reason to think that
persons were engaged in proceedings contrary TO
law to inform the government, but that he had
given no special directions to them regarding Mr.
Kossuth
Mr. Golden was satisfied the imputation against
Kossuth was caumny. 1t was not beneath the
government of Britain to give Kossuth an oppor.
tunity of clearing himself The Ex-Governor of
Hungary was not at all beneath the notice of the
government II he gave his word of honor, he
as much entitled to credence as any member
of the Orleans family who visited the Court
(Cheers.) He, Mr. Golden, made no distinction.
he would repeat it, that NJ. K0ssulh was as much
entitled TO respect and honor IN this country as
any member of the Orleans family, who had been
hospitality received at Windsor He made 10
complaint OF the hospitality so offered to the Or
leans family; but he would say that it would be
disgracefu to US a nation, if we were not pre-
pared to vindicate the hospitality due to men who
had brought hher the goodwill, confidence, and
affection of their fellow countrymen.
If it were true that the police were authorized
to dog The steps of this illustrous refugee he
would denounce it as disgrace to this country,
and the House was bound to visit ii with their vi
most reProbatiOn, and the public sense of the
country should be expressed upon it. Hear,
hear. lie would ask whether there bad been
any communication between the Home Office
and the police, with reference to any proceed
lngs taken TO watch the premises of NJ. Kossuth?
Lord j. Russell said the rule 10 be observed
with reference 10 refugees was founded upon the
law Of England and The great international law
of Europe, according to which, while they en-
joyed the hospitality of this country, and were
safe under the shelter of the law, they ought not
to abuse that hospitality by making war against
the States in peace and alliance with England
and he approved Of the action of the government
The communications received from Austria were
not of the nature Of demands, applications, or re-
qurements, at the same time that Government
had stated that they felt aggrieUed by proceedings
carried on by refugees residing in this country.
Alter some further conversation the subject
dropped.
So it seems that the course pursued by the
British Government in relation to Kossuth is die
tated by Austria, after ALL
n uepulduOn rom Inc Feace Conference Com
mltlee of London and Manchester, waited, by APP
pointment, on Lord Clarendon, at the Foreign
Office. The object of the deputalion was to pre-.
sent 10 his Lordsbip memorial in favor of intro.
ducing into the treaties now pending between
England and The United States, a stipulation pro-
ydlng for the adjustment OF any differences that
may hereafter arise between The two countries
by referring the matter in dispute to the decision
Of arbltrators The memorial stated that The
subject had been brought under the attention of
the American Government BY gentlemen in that
country interested in tho question, and that both
the Senate and The Executive Ct the States had
signifed their entire Willingness to adopt such a
stipulation, if those conducting the negotiation on
the part Of the British Government would corcur
in the measure. Mr. Golden, Introducing the
deputalon, stated that as they understood by
what lately fell from his Lordship in the House
Of Lords, that very important treaties now
being negotiated between this country and Amer
ica they thought il a favorable time to urge the