The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-17

seape he shove entioued gentleman viii oo0muntoass
wnh him. and Il y thought that froa this nssrvsew may
resuh some means Of arranging the dineres0es WIN
mere bsve been reports Of charge In the Amerscan
Enbany 81 this court but IN spite Of the custom m he
sss,s v s's: n 81 s
reilly believed tbat Mr.. Dodge Will Aoi leave Madrid ne
The NoSaads:, Of Madrid, On wbs represents 70 be
b. dge The United sss minister, he's resigned and moi
Our ssosion pteser cs from the provinces 10 mot ye,
complete bat clear that the nal result si DO In 10
vor OF We government BY an erwhoing ana uniookeo
Tho Beat OF Government I'm Canada.
From the London Times, April 4
The Queen bas been invited 70 discharge ono Of the
most interesting and peeeal duties OF empire and one Of
The rival claims Of many or I've TO DO the
seat Of the Canadian government At present We can
long s probable that ali British America will be under
De eoveI nment and the present rate Of rcrease and
improvement, BY the end Of another century the
aiop will be ~ umerous - wealthy and as advanced
IN ali The arts Of lie that Of the mother cour Try.
Il, then, the metropolis Of an empire suah % OUR
TO The lower q Bsus ana ibe wsiis q EoSsns 70 W.
Ss SSs out sns ~S line sss os
which still beNs hD nsme and justfes his sAGaoty; 70
sS % ' Il ;n
the mud Of Tie Neva The origin OF cities, indeed
n generally wr.ps in o,.euri'y. end !. y o. The
they are Even in our own times We have
seen The reed Of cities snsn broadcast over
up into COLOSSAL w oporsious In The memory Of old msn
there YVES not an EngrybmAn on the Australian cogu-
nert end within the etime OF schoolboys there was no
auch place as Aeloocl ne-now magnificent city, with
more than . hurdud thousand Inhabitants In the
heart Of the North American Continent the ode: nha
surrounded BY vast city, and n the centre Of In
mense commerce. But probably there never wss 10
occasion when deliberate choice haa to be made be-
tween several claimants, With oil the results In view,
and with the fo knowledge that postersy would canv.
The decision. why should Rome, or Paris, Or Madrid,
sppirsS Had We low vi 10 CHOOSE our msropois how
would LancaahiYe light for the Aerseyl how loudly
ss s sp MID
her PICTURESQUE shores and her vast harbors In amos
every other instance the settled for Ne; and ~
ease he uroopsciorsly oDibutss 10 solve the gandess
pcillesi and gsosphcal problems Bat this large 70
Sn. q -
thrown upon TIE Queen aud her ministers They have
find or found metropolis for British AmsnA.
The Case OF the steamer Lyonnais,
COLLISION RBTwEsS THE LYoRNAIs AND THE ADRI-
ATIo-CLAIx or DAMASRs-QURsTIoN OF CON-
[Translaed nom the Journal du Hsvre (xearoh 2 for
the NEW YonK HsRALD
TRIBUNAL OF oonMnu nARsanLHs-nrTMa OF nARoH IL.
Proficiency Of 4emmig
The French courts are oompessnt usderstand oil pri
vate rights which natives have TO ezeroe In courts OF
tussice ssADr foreigners whatever may DO The plaos
where those obligations have been ptraoied.
The word saiion, included In the article IA OF the
code Napoleon, y general expression which embraces
also hom every 90 Of who incurs . responsible ny.
The COLLATION. Of the Ere pch steamer Lyon as sad the
As.nsD Ocean, sss November. Xrsr he collision, b.
which 90 many ves were lost, The Adrsac sens 70 tne
United States This ship Afterwards 70 Earop, with
cargo OF wood and landed st Ia Cn,s, small port
In the Nedner . few miles from Mtrsellles, at
which place III re II special tribunal OF commerce
being srprised Of Ire arrival Of that ship, had 81
once ee,zsd. BY virtue Of IN ordinance OF the Presi
den. o. nat tribunal ne captain O. the Aaria 70 entered
kessrs Gau,hier commenced imme daieiy sas before
tie tribunal Of commerce 1t Marsscs, Ia order 70 Obtain
tspsaD Durham :, arss objected 70 ths oonpstsnoy Of
the French Jurisdiction, ma,ntsiIinr that foreigner
sS even sss .S.s ss
car not DO smensble 10 them when n h suit FOR
The brothers esusl,er maintained, on the contrary
that The article IA Of tbe Napo on general In ~
spscncaiioos thai ssks OF We obligations contracted
thoss terms only The rights witch Pssut IRON
obliGsuons but Also hs whoh incurred By every
70; s. %:n 10 nd sn's s.. .ss
NOT nsideon OF ka'se,es, NO dnicui'y arose 90 thai
point The captain Of the Adra,,o oonnped himself
The circumstance that ship had been sessd In The
port Of Ii Cosst hsa dore by ssucd BY
ths. ciiy, Vas not On osjsos Of oousson The coupe
tebcy OF the French Jurisdiction The only pom
s.ue. !h' question eeios solved 'ee two parties have
After the pleading CT Mr. Aicsrd for Captain Dorhsm
HAT Of Mr. Ospper fer Msssrs. Gauthicr the tribunal
whereas, the American UAp,aiB Durham, ofsbs ship
Advstc, sleJ By the French claimants, respoa
:os 70, ne ne Ice: q the I,;ssa s.msr ons,
ersn SEA- denies the compecncy Of the French courts
Where's, hes been DECIDED BY lhe Court Of Rouen
French citizen Sss r,a 10 demand uss,oe In shs su
mas Of bis coub1 w, end that his right consequence
;vs ,Sss no. s1o Sf p,oD ui.eSs s Il treaty ~hss
lfmils In no ntorceursc between Frcrchmen and Anne
whereas. the ar,lcis "a Of tho Code Napols has es.a
blhhed In most general peodoaton, suthorxDg eveSy
citsen 70 submit 70. tho jurhdiouon OF his ms
towards bm, Of her in France or in foreign ooun,ry;
tU The word obie alton 10 by ITSELF In essl meaning
TIE general expression Of sv.ry lien Of right ormsd By
ptemsbis, nLcsed by the auIhoriiy Of the Law or
arising hem any act Of . who ipours . rssponsbf
; that The obligatory term 10 - general ~ the word
brscrg all the oongstons contracted towards french
citizens In whAisoeyer place IL may be- extend the juis
ali pr,a ,s bu which sa,y,s have 70 snioroe By law
foreigners that thus the French tribunals Of ooo
cree ecmpesr BY tho scs that they have 70 beside
Q con nercal cause OF French ctsen.
For ittse the court ovsrraes The objectioa Of
meoppstney forth by Captain Durham, retains the
sause ejouIns 10 the shh OF March instsbt DO
pleaded In iu "senenoss Captain Durham 70 The cost Of
the ineidenl."
sIrrIre or MARCH "a.
In his siftirg ih ubur oil beard The testimony OF I've
o. six vnnesses, AL OF who's Sailors sone Of The
LyonI ard ethtrs the Adraia Tho debates I'D
exhibit any Interesting features The thrse visnesses OF
the Lyornas naed thai tbs lights OF the steamer
Burning, whle the Adriauo bad that bead OF
NE IyobDas twenty nea we're on the eot out and that
except the seersBan the deck OF The Adr
ac; that vben the Adratio Approaching they
blew The signal vbhile that amer The COLLISION NE
wss fred and rockeb were set on
Tie sailors the Adrisso, vho have gven thsiS tssn
noby In Epgnh through IN interpreter, declared on The
costINy thst dssk; That the sseamshp
IyopnaM char esd Ne oourse Q nta before the occur