The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-22

i alternative,
FORE but to declare that the unqualified assertions Of
Mr.. Consul Brown and his Excel ncy, Mr.. Hudson,
are untrue, and directly opposite to the fact. beg
merston then Minister for Foreign Affairs personally
made to propositions TO enter into the service of
the British Foreign Office, which finally accepted, and
entered upon my functions the October following /
continued In this employment during the years 1850 and
1851 when, for not called upon to specify
close Of my connection with the Foreign Ofice but
which has not yet positively taken place. Surely
nothing could have been easier than for Mr.. Consul
Brown, OF the English Envoy at Turin to inform them
selves Of these facts by application to Lord Palmerton
direct or to the Foreign Office 1t their manifest
duty TO 90 so. both rs discreet officials and
honorable men, before venturlng to pronounce me
mpost,r. must, therefore, hold them jointly guilty
Of an act Of objectionable sr since II Is quite
impossible to believe that an English Consul, Eng
Hsh Ambassador, would desgne ~ state what they
TO be false In conclusion, feel all the disadvantage
oppose to the emphatic disclaimer Of Mr. Consul Brown
and Of hs Exceency Mr. Hudson; but II any notice had
been given me TO furnish proofs OF my connection with
the British government, should have promptly pro-
daced them. have nothing OF the kind with me mt
Genoa and the sentence Of the Is pend
my proving that have not been guilty OF misrepresen
tation alsehood needs must registered against
me. have been iaken completely by surprise, and
must be allowed 70 say that the OF Mr. Consul
all the rest.p
sat down; but my precise language and earnest
tones failed to convince either the tribunal the pub
lie that had spoken the truth Called TO elect between
the good faith OF individuals holding places Of snch
portance and distinction those Of Consul and Ambas
sador Of England and that Of person in my uniortu
nate position 1t was perfectly natural that the general
impression should prevail that had been guilty Of
unjustifablc deception and from that moment public
sympathy began to diminish for me. Mr.. Brown sue
ceeded, at last by fragrant mis- statement In breaking
down my position as person worthy OF confidence and
his real object thus cunnngly achieved for public
opinion would tahe less exception TO my condemnation,
once supposed to be guilty OF gross mposture, how
ever innocent might be thought Of the abduction Of
Miss Gamble.
To show how cruelty belied in This matter sub
join extract from letter Of II u Arlington Esq.,
H. b. NJ Under Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs
which happened TO be lying in the hands Of my bankers
at Paris at the very moment the events above were
taking place
FOREIGN 0yycE Nov. a. 1851.
Henry wKorT ESQ, &C., &c.-Sir In reply to the
letter which you addressed to vscount Palmerston on
the 3 OF October am directed to observe 10 you that
the sole object OF the which his lordhip
AIDE with you IN the autumn Of last year. was TO
known clearly through the medium Of the French aud
the United States press the LIBERAL and especially the
pacific character Of the policy Of her Majes'ys
mept. an
IN, refore directed TO state 20 you that lord
considers that the engsgemen nj taken with you would
properly cease 80 ALREADY announced 10 you with the
iose Of this year but in order that you may have full