The daily Gate City., 1856-02-21

4 HALIFAX, Feb. 1.-THE Canada, from Liv-
erpool, on the afternoon OF Saturday, ID
inst, arrived at Halifax at 4 A. NJ, Sunday
l1th.
PEACE NEooTIATIoNs.--The dispatches Of
the Russian Government confirming the tele-
graphic announcement of the unconditional
acceptance Of Ausrria's propositions, Were
received at Vienna on the 23d, and couricrs
Immediately conveyed them to Paris and
London
memorandum cmbodying the proposi-
tions had been signed at Vienna, and sent to
Paris and London, and it is reported that
the Congress Will meet at Paris, Feb. Il, and
that very little time will be lost In discussion,
and the whole matter will be brought to u
conclusion by the 18th of February The
signing OF the prelimnares, &C., now only
wait the arrival Of the Turkish Plcnipotenti-
ary.
/ is stated that Prussia refuses TO agree
to the conditions exacted by the Allies, pre-
limluary 10 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. Bar
on Brunow and Count OrloH are the Rus
sian Plenipotentares, assisted by Messrs.
To!oh and Fenton. Lord Clarendon repre-
sents England, the Marquis Dazylio ~ardin-
ia, Count Buol Austria, NJ. Walcwski France.
Derkish pacAa Turkey.
THE CRMEA. Crimean correspondence
from the English camp, Jan. 18th, reports
tho army healthy.
No news except that the Russians continue
their fire from the north side.
Gortschakof has transferred tho command
to LADDERS, and issued new valedietory to
his Crimea commanders, Jan. l9.
The Russians made an expedition over the
ice 70 attack kertch but Gen. Beyan being on
the alert they retired.
GREAT BRITAIN.-On Thursday, Jan. lst,
the Queen opened Parliament with the usual
ceremonies.
The persons most noticed in the gorgeous
assemblage in the House of Lords were Mr..
Buchanan in citizens dress, the Turkish Min
lister, who wore fez, and the laytien Am
basSador, because Of his color
In the House of Lords Earl Gosford NOV
ed the Address.
Earl Abingdon seconded it,
Earl Derby would not oppose, but c0nsid-
cred the royal speech cold, bare and meagre,
nnd it ought TO have referred TO America, TO
India and the colonies, and to the fall Of
hars. Further, in carving out the enlist
ment scheme, Government, he conceived,
had invaded the spirit of the municipal laws
Of the United States, and he hoped the apol-
ogy offered would be received. He regretted
however, that there was not n conclliatorv
paragraph introduced into the speech in rel
crence 70 the subject The whole speech he
said, was redolent OF waters cruel.
The Iarl Of Clarendon replied az follows
wish to take an early opportunity Of re-
ferrirg TO the state Of our relatians with the
|. 5. In my opinian there can be no doubt
as to the common sense view Of the obhga-
ton of the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and vet il
is on the Interpretation of it that differences
Of opinion have arisen. In such a case cor
respondence il worthless. and we lost no time
in Offering to refer the whole question to the
arbitration Of any third power, both sides
agreeing to be bound by the decision That
offer has not been accepted it has been re-
viewed, and hope that upon further consd-
Grafton the I. 5. Government will agree TO
it.
In respect to recruiting in the t. S.. it
would not have aided a friendly solution to
have referred to it from the throne, mas
much rs correspondence must have been pro-
duced, and correspondence still continues.
The most recent demand Of the e. S. Gov
ernment arrived duly two days since. anu ii i
not yet in state to he 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 10
consider whether persons from the United
States could be received at Halifax. These
Instructions were notified to Mr.. Champion.
60. All.
ious as England was for recruits, Sue was
still more anxious that there should be no Vi /.
oatlon 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-
craft or raise soldiers in the United States, +
and he made known his intentions to Mr. +
Marcy, who then expressed himself satisfied
Judge Kane had decided that, to pay the
passage Of men to foreign port ana then
enlist them, was no violation OF information
ri 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 n not very amieabe ma T
ture has taken place between the two gov I
ernments, but the transactions to which it
refers are bygone transactions, and from the
commencement the British Government has
discharged all intrnders infringing in any
way upon the laws Of the United States
With the conduct Of Mr Champion, his Gov /
crnmcnt il perfectly satisfied for am con-
vinced that neither Intentionally nor acei-
dentally did he violate any law of the Uni
ted States.
Lord Clarendon then goes on to say that
he hopes the difficulty is susceptible of a
pacific solution, aud that he does not mean
ahy slight BY making no mention Of Amer
ica in the Queens speech in the House Of
Commons.
Mr.. Bailie gave notice Of resolution to
the effect that the employment of agents for
enlistment in foreign countries lowers the
di muliN Of Great krlta and IL nalnula1al ..