Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-05
Tho New Older IN Council It's Effect in the
United States

In the House Of Commons on the 18th inst,
Mr. MITCHELL expressed the hope that the gov
crumcnt would, ON the earliest possible day, stat
their views and mentions with regard to neu-
trails and the more especially as The statement
which the Secretary of the Treasury had made
ON Friday appeared 10 te quite inconsistent with
tn instructions which the Foreign Secretary
had sent 10 our Consul at Riga.
Sir e Noop pointed out that this was IA subject
requiring the most grave consideration, the most
mature deliboraton, before any declaration
should be promulgated on the part of Her Maj
estys government. The subject, he could as
sure the House, had been engaging the close and
earnest attention of the government for some
time past, and they would be prcparcd,at the ear
Hest possible date consistent with their public
duty, 10 state to the House and to the country
the course they intend to pursue.
Mr. GIBSON said the government had already
made one public declaration on the subject, in
the shape of Lord Clarendons despatch TO the
consul nt Riga, and il was therefore doubly es-
scntial that no time should be lost in laying be-
fore the House, and before the country the
pete views of Government ON the matter. Hear
hear) lie trusted il lcoutd appear that Lord
CiGFendon'S despatch irdS not To be cOnSideredas
the rHe that rdS 10 be adopted by us in the Bal
tic, for sHch rule rouid not only hare the effect
Of bringing about collisions ,riM friendiy Pom-
crS and neHir0iS, but pOuid infGiiibiy hare the ef
/
/ clear, hear) The government, who must have
long since toreseen the occurrence of war, had
surely had ample time To determine upon the
course they intended to pursue towards the ships
of friendly nations, of ncuuals, and of our own
subjects. TO delay the announcement of their
views and intentions on this subject until the ice
had broken up in the Baltic was wholly unjust
to our merchants, VIII" had been making their ar
rangemcnls in ignorance of what government
meant TO do, and who would. therefore. he fully
entitled To complain that they were taken by sur
prise that they were, in fact, robbed, OWING to
the neglect and delay of our governments of the
property which they might b. deprived of under
hoStiities. Clear, hcar) If re despatch of
Lord Clarendon tedS to he acted upon. iee should
dSSuediy be brought into collision Nth the 4
mericd7S, whoSe merchantmen tcoUid be Habie TO
be searchedby the British cruisers and, ifiheg
had any parcel on board ,ehich, direclg rr in.
directly, could be made out to he connected Nth
Russian commerce,to be condemned in some Coart
Of ddmiraiuy. lie had hoped that the sounder
aud safer policy that free ships make free ports
would have saved US from the risk of collision
with friendly Powers. Qlear. hear)
Mr.. WILSON SAID he had been msreprescnted
in several papers the other day The question
that had been put to him had no reference to inn
ports from Russia and his answer had referred
altogether 10 Russian produce imported from
neutral ports. in neutral ships, and the property
OF neutral -ub Gets.
The JAMESTOWN SoCIETY.-We learn from
the Fredericksburg News, that great doings are
anticipated at jamestown, in MAY, when the So
'clrty OF that name meets there /, celebrate the
"landing,h BY the Constitution of the society