The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-28

neutral!y laws Of the Unitsd Sts.ss IN snIi.,srs o
,ho 20 fniadelpnia for the British foreian lerIon
the ,o.,t%ony OF Msx strobel Who was one oi
VIC principal active agents of the British 0oveyn.
oot employed 10 the business at that citv ernsin.
70 cetail the particulars of the compIicitv of ssch
NJ every Bri1sh cfaci.l who participated il It.
BarcIsn a. Mr Howe, Sir daspar LIE Marchsnt. Mr.
psas isase important. Mr Crsmpton himself the
nsitish Minister. With such knowledee mon The
srs e gu Who know anything Of such matters
NJ undsr ,b %T nss nave :, mad md residing among
- - 'oe witness nam-d above, Mr. Crampton ~
.os .os prime mover IN the United stases of the
~. Oh raising recruits 10 cifies for the Bri.
gainerad from the evidence Of strobeI fvh6 4 vai
tsown 10 washington 90 having been % enaineer
~ tne eunployment Of the Coast Survey oifice ard
..so. III upon .ne Government surveys, under Ere.
ia 81 !. faaa' fTavens' iof Pacidc railroad He tes.
When came to Washington / was engaged IN
ne e rssae Railroad Office a that time eatsbiIshed
o. February. IN the end of japusrv. + az NJ
reply ''' '' o'"p'0h 'ne
g State the whols conversation which took
pnee oetWeen you and Crsmpton - -
4, J rscsiyed from Crsmpton ths rsnlv thu. hs
souIo not Tell me at that moment what could be
done. ! said to crsmpton that! bell sysd iu ihis
'sS I'ne' es U vas In The uiltsr time.
4, a.. reg ~ ihst many people wsrs out Of work
10 New York and other places and Il would he verv
ss n1,s 70 ssis men tor this orssu legion that
t1e asnlsa Pafiian2ent had agreed 10 sstabIish -
Champion told me that be beliaSed 40 himself' hu.
~ tnat very moment be had no orders from The
oot's goSsfnlaent to do anything In the matter.
aIu VOC. ns would let me know ss soon q he re-
ceIveo an communication rom home. A fav days
aneI~aTds, suppose On the 25th of February.
reserved lstt6r from Mr.. Champion.
- tnis the lstter1 A. Yes, SIR
~ huo thia the envelope In which it was en-
closed A. Yes, sir.
ihe ietser Va. haIe isaa in evidence as follows:
d. .,,,, WARRINGTON. Feb 4, 1855.
ois-Wlt lta Toior6nce TO our lats convsraation
sin now able 10 give you more precise rmaticn
IN regard to the sub ect to VIII ich Ii related re.
main your most obedent servant
o,, ,,.a "JoEN F. CRAmproN.
After receiving this letter I went to zee Mr.
CHAMPION the next morning; Mr. CHAMPION told me
tnat ne ned received letters from home and that he
was Wiling now to raise men here. In the jurs.
dfclion OF the United States for a BritIsh Foreion
Legion, which should be established either In Nova
Scotia or Canada
@ Did he use the words "within the iur jsdlction
OF the Uniied States9'
Yes; within the jurisdiction of the United
States. " '-o o'''eN
Q. He used those words, did hes
"a. Ies, BIZ Dut ne was not sure, at the time,
whether the main depot should be at Halifax or In
Canada, and he was obliged to make arrapgementa
with The Governor. General of Canads. At The
very same time he gave me letter of Introduction
to the British Consul In New York-Mr Barclay
In which he states that | am already acquainted
win this matter and that Mr. Barclay might re.
ceive me and talk with me about this very subject
and that should make preparations In New York
for getting men. He told me, at the very same
time, he would send messenger to the Governor.
General OF Canada. went to New York and de.
livered my letter to Mr. Barclay.
The rest of Strobes evidence goes towards I'm.
plicating the other officials
IHE OFFICERS DROPPED FROM THE NAVAL SER
vIcE.-The National IntellIgencer suggests that
some compensation should be made 10 tbose off .
cers of the United States Navy who have been drop
ped from the service. II presumss that MANY, If
not all, have been active and deserving. MANY of
them. too have families depending upon them for
support. therefore suggests that Congress should
ailo" them years full pay, 30 as to afford them
living until they can make arrangements for their
future subsistance. The aggregate amount, II
says, which would thus be required for all the
cropped omcsfs would, In national point of view.
pc comparatively small, whilst 1t would carry com.
tort and cheerfulnsss to more than one hearth,
where dependency and distress now prevail.
THE PoRx TaADE.-A pork dealer 10 Cleveland
At Clarksville and Bowling Green, Ky, pork.
packers are contracting for hogs at S4 gross and
at Terre Haute, Ind, at $5 net. .
UoN. OhANNoN, oI hensas, rec6nuy visited tha
town OF Lawrence, and on taking his departure,
was 1nsulted with groans and shouts of derision
by portion of the populsce.
PRINcELY MuNIyIcENcE.-Mrs Dudley, of Alba.
ny, N. T., who had previously contributed Sl2 900
towards the erecting of an observatory In that
city, has just given additional sum Of s6 600 for
the purchase of. Hellometer, for the use of that
institution. -sl p
EDUCATION IN TRxAs-On the Sd instant Con.
sales College opened with upward OF one hundred
scholars, and many more were expected to arrive
In the course of a few days.