The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-03-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
FOhEI0N NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE ADA.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
Passage Beaceen Mr.. Buchanan and LORD
clarendon.
OPENING OF PA

ance of Austra's proposition, were received
at Vienna on the 22d, and cOuriers immedl- |
ately conveyed them to Paris and London.
A memorandum embodying the PROPOSE
tons had been signed at Vienna, and sent to
Paris and London, and it is reported that
the Congress will meet at Paris, February
IL, and that very little time will be lost in
discussion, and the whole be brought to a
conclusion by the 25th of February.
1t is stated that Prussia refuses to agree
to the conditions eXacted by the Allies pre-
kminary to her admission to the Peace Con-
ference, and that consequently she will be
excluded from the Conference, but will be
invited to Sign the deed of settlement.
Baron Brunow and Count Orloff are the
Russian Plenipotentiaries, assisted by Messrs.
Toloff and Fenton. Lord Clarendon repre-
sents England; Marquis Dazvfc, SARDINIA;
Count Buol, Austria; NJ. Walewski, France;
Derkish PGcha, Turkey.
Crimea correspondents on the Both, speak.
of the mild weather and the resump
ton of more or less of navigation at Pielan,
Memel and Copenhagen on the Baltic.
Crimca correspondence from the English
camp, January 18th, reports the army as
healthy.
No news except that the Russians continue
their fire from the north forts. Gortschakoff
has transferred the command to Luders, and
issued new valedictory to his Crinrca COM
manders.
The Russians made an expedition over the
ice to Kertch but Gen. Bevan being on the
alert, they retired.
GREAT BRITAIN.-On Thursday, January
3lst, the Queen opened Parliament with the
usual ceremonies.
In the House of Lords, Earl Gosford moved
the Address.
Earl Derby would not oppose, but consid-
cred the royal speech bare, cold and meagre,
and it ought to have referred to America,
India, and the Colonies, and to the fall of
Kars. Further, in carrying out the enlist
ment scheme Government, he c nceived had
evaded the spirit of the municipal laws of
the United States, and he hoped that the
apology offered would be received. He re-
GREETED, however, that there was not con-
ciliatory paragraphintroduced into the speech
in reference to the subject. The whole speech
he said, was redolent of water-gruel.
! The Earl of Clarendon replied as follows !:
l wish to take an early opportunity of re-
ferring to the state of our relations with the
United States. In my opinion there can be
no doubt as to the common sense view of the
obligation to the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and
yet it is upon the Interpretation of it that
difference of opinion has arisen. In such a
case correspondence is useless, and we lost
no time in offering to refer the whole ques-
ton to the arbitration of any third power,
both parties agreeing to be bound by the de-
cision. That offer has not yet been accepted,
it has been reviewed, and hope that upon
| further consideration the II. s. Government
viii agree to il.
With respect to the recruiting in the Uni
ted States, it would not have aided friendly
solution to allude to it from the throne mas
much as the correspondence must have been
produced and correspondence still continues.
The most recent demand Of the U. S. Gov
eminent arrived duly two days since, and is
not yet in state to be made public.
The origin of the trouble was at the begin
ming of the war, numerous foreigners in the
United States applied to the British Govern
ment for permission to join the army in the
East. In consequence, instructions were sent
to the Government Of Nova Scotia to con-
slider whether persons from the United States
could be received at Halifax. Those instruc-
tons were notified to MIR. Champion, who
was at the same time informed that anxious
as England was for recruits, she was still
more anxious that there should he no viola
ton or infringement of the municipal law
of the United States. An agency Office was
opened and upon complaint being made, Mr..
Champion desired that it might be made pub
lie that the British Government did not re-
cruit or raise soldiers in the United States,
and he made known his intentions to Mr..
Marcy, who then expressed himself salts
fed.
Judge Kane had decided that, to pay the
passage of men to a foreign port and then
enlist them, was no violation of internation-
al law, and those persons whose passage was
paid to Canada, went as volunteers and were
not bound to enter the British service. A
correspondence of not very amicable ma
ture has taken place between the two Gov
ernments, but the transactions to which it
refers are by-gone transactions, and from
the commencement the British Government
has discharged all intruders infringing in any
way upon the laws of the United States
With the conduct of Mr.. Champion, his gov
eminent is perfectly satisfied; for am con-
WINGED that neither intentionallysor acciden-
tally did he violate any law of the United
States.
! Lord Clarendon then goes On to say that
he hopes the difficulty susceptible of pa
cific solution, and that he does rot mean any
slight by making no mention of America in
the Queens Speech in the House of Com
mons.
Tie Speaker read the speech. Mr.. Byng
moved and Mr.. Baxter seconded an address
in reply.
Mr.. Napier took his seat as a new member
for the Southwest, and Immediately moved
for papers relating to his Baltic expedition.
| Mr.. Bailie gave notice of resolution to
the effect that the employment of agents for
enlistment in foreign countries lowers the
dignity of Great Britain, and is calculated to
endanger its relations with other States.
| The London Morning Advertiser has the
following announcements:
owe regret to learn that an interview
which Lord Clarendon and Mr.. Buchanan
had together at the Foreign Office on Tues
day, very angry words passed between them
relative to the Central American question:
| Capt. C. II. WEIGH, of the barque st.
Lawrence, of New York, has committed sui
eide at Liverpool.
| Satisfaction is expressed that Paris is Sc
lected as the place of holding Congress-
Peace is looked upon as certain.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ii.
Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz, authoress, died
at Mariana, Florida on the 18th inst.
washington Irving, it is said, is much
blamed by the members of the Masonic fra
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