The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-20

= Which 4 d Isissps ana sons q ne promote. have
asrtaiins should not b carried into execution. (Iear
- hash) II my honorable fsnd-the member for
scEw ,sss my sovSs nf assr h nsye 10
usrrIsu HzCHANrs AT uLEABoHa.
n ADAMS inquired whether IL was the intention Of her
Nsjsty y government 70 introduce any measure enabling
ZEN 70 grant compensation 70 British merchants whose
properly 4 Usaborg in the Gulf Of Bothna, had been do
cysd hs % Of june 1854 Sy thehoats Of squadron
Lard PAIxnsroN saia that the proceedings in this mat
~ must be regulated by the principle which no had
saasd 70 be an international principle when question
asse 70 The losses sustained by British subjects II Grey
sUWn. He hen stated the principle Of international law 10
- MAJ persons who were domced in foreign country
"a hs therefore no demand could be- n"ds
spea The American government for losses sustained by
ntsh subjecs In Greytown IN consequence Of hosttes
beween that place and the United States The prn
ee applied 70 the 70 which the hon gentlemen
referred There were certain British subjects, and proba
S.psry IL The Russian territory Tnose PERSONS must
IKE the chance Of the Russian empire and II by any cir
sansaDce the plsce where their property situated be-
sne the scene Of hostile operations, no claim could posi-
by be set up by thoee persons Whatever country they
might belong to- against The government whose forces
Eed On the hoslies by which they had been made To
suGey.
eUANo FROM BIRDS ISLAND.
In the House Of Commons on the 9th of July Mr. BAx
q proceeded to Bird Island, the Pacific before De-
sember, 1855, although a. appeared from the printed
papers, Mr. Miller, her Maesty's Consul at woaboo, had
made known to the commanders OF all her Majesys ships
st touched s that port since August 1864 and also TO the
Commander in Chief Of her Msesys naval forces In the
Pacific, the OF Mr. Hammonds circular despatch
q May 1854 directing dgent search to be made for de-
pos Of guan0 and whether Bird hland had since been
AIKEN posressIon Of by the United States
Sir C. WOOD said that he could give precise infor
NATION upon the subject beyond that which contained
n the papers already before the House He had no doubt
Bird Island attributable to the demand upon naval
roeources during the war.
In the Commons government twice defeated upon
notions to amend the pending Probate bill.
MGLAND's RELATIONS WITH vEEEzUBLA-sEIzURE
OF BRITISH SCHOONER AT CARACAS.
The Earl Of MAsBURY wished to put question to the
some hardship. 1t was the OF Captain Gu, eley,
commander and part Of the schooner Maria, which
mad been seized by the Venezuelan government 1t ap
poared that boat had beer detached from the schooner
order to procure provisions at Caracas On board the
boat there few yards of cloth which the
Intended merely to barter for the provisions OF which they
ltood In need. They were, however, accused of SNUG
ling, and the boat consequently seized The captain
vas brought before the tribunal of the country and fined
100 dollars for breach Of the Custom house rules Of We
tezuea Not sa,6ed with this the Government of that
ountry so seized the schooner which then engaged
regular and legitimate rade-that OF carrying cattle to
oemeraa The seizure occurred the It'll March, 1856
Apce then correspondence bad taken place between his
end Lord Clarendou) and the brother nlaw Of Captain
ueeley and appeared that notice whatever had been
Aken Of this transaction by Charge dAaires at Carac
-, and that no communication on the subject had been
emit by that officer 10 the foreign office In answer to in
uires that had been Addressed him regarding IT, In
meantime Captain Ouseley had presented bill against
Ne authorities of Venezuela for damages TO the amount
nneth'pg ike e., 600 he wished his noble friend to
xpn he could, how such proceeding this, affect
vessse that British built, British manned, and
rtish owned should have taken place without the know
dge Of the Foreign Office being drawn to by Charge
'Afayes
The Earl OF CLARENDON (who very indsncty heard)
~ sorry that he could not afford bis noble friend the
anation he desired. II perfectly that neither
fore since the information relative TO this had
given to the Foreign Onice by the parties ntereied
I'd he received any report on the subject from our
AxHe dAfaires at Caracas. As soon as the circum.
to his knowledge he put himself In communi
ton with the Commissioner of Venezuela who was then
out TO return to that country and requested him 10 be
cd enough to lay the matter under the notice Of the
nezuelean government. Since then, however, he had
herd anything OF that gentlemsn's proceedings. Al
hugh be had yet succeeded In obtaining any nforma
respecting this Transaction, he trusted that before
sch longer he should receive come explanation tn,
hject.