The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-19
Interesting from England.


THE CLAYTON-BULwER TREATY-THE QUEEN
sPFEcH-ARBITRATION PROPOSED.
On Thursday, Jan 81 the Queen of England opened
Parliament with the usual ceremonies. The persons
most noticed in the gorgeous bage in the House OF
Lords were Mr. Buchanan in citizens dress; the Turk.
1sh Minister, because he sz and the Hay Am
bessador, account of his c5lor
In the House of Lords the Earl Of Gosford moved the
address, and the Earl OF Abingdon seconded it. The Earl
Of Derby did not oppose but considered the royal speech
bare cold and mesgre saying ought to have referred
to the Estate of affairs with America with India, and
the Colonies, and to the fall Of Kars" In carrying ont
the foreign enlistment scheme the government, he
ceived had evaded the spirit Of the municipal of the
United States and he hoped the apology offered would be
received. he regretted however, that there was not
conciatoy paragraph introduced into the speech in
ference to the subject The VIII e spesch he said was
redolent of water gluel
The Earl Of CLARENDON replied folows:-
wish to take early opportunity Of referring to tho
state of relations with the United States. In my
opinion, there be no doubt as to the common
view CT the obligations of the Buwer treaty and
yet it is upon tire In expectation Of that treaty that
difference Of opinion has arisen. In such case
respopdence Ia useless, and lost time in offering TO
fertile uhole question to the arbitration Of any third PoW,
bh sides agreeing TO be bound by the decision. That
ogir has not yet BEEN accepted. has been renescst,
Staes wilt agree to With respect to recruit
irg the United States would aided friendly
solution auSe to II from the throne much the
correspondence must have been Produced ard
ponderce still continues The motrecen demands Of the
Of the United States have received but
two Gays, and not yet in state to be
mace public. The origin OF the trouble this:-At
the beginning of the war numerous foreigners in the
United States applied to the British government. for per-
mission to JON the army in the East in consequence Of
which Instructions sent to the government Of Nova
Scotia to consider whether persons from the United
States could be resolved a. Hafax Mr. Champion
at the same time informed that anxious England
for recruits she still anxious that there should
be violation infringement of the municipal law OF
the United States An sgency office was opened, and,
upon complaint being made, Mr.. Champion desired it
might be made public that the British government
did ros recruit raise soldiers in the United
States, and he made l,oUn his Instructions to Mr..
Marcy who then oppressed himself satisfied. Judge
Kane baG decided that to pay the passage of q
to foreign port and then enlist him, viola
sion Of international law those persons whose pas
sages were paid to Canada West volunteers not
bound to enter the British service. correspondence
OF not very amcsbe nature has taken place between
the two government but the transactions to which it
refers are bygone transactons and from the
msnt the British government has discaimed inringin
in any way the laws of the United States With the con
duct of Mr.. Champion, his is perfectly salts
fed for am convinced that neither Intentionally no,
accidentally did he violate any law Of the United States
Lord Clarendon then went to say that he hoped
difficulty susceptible Of peaceful solution and that
no slight was meant by the nonmention of America in
the Queens speech.
In the House OF Commons the address in reply to the
Queens speech was moved by Mr. Byng, and seconde
by Mr.. Baxter.
Admiral Napier took his seat as the new member from
Southwark and Immediately moved for papers relating to
bis Baltic expedition.
Mr. Battle gave notice Of resolution to the effect that
the employment Of agents for enlistment In foreign
countries lowers the dignity of Great Britain aud Is cal
culatei to endsnger peaceable relations with other
States
Capt c. II. Welsh, Of the bark 81. La wrence Of New
York, committed suicide at Liverpool On the 3oth u
France.
Satisfaction Ia expressed that Paris selected as Tho
n IF IN acf.a~ 1Atossm~