Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-18
tddiiioaalE Foreign News,

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Portland, Ne, aud the America at Halifax brings
foreign files f,r one week la the 2sih Febru,ry
/ The Hermann brought $4,000 in specie.
GREAT BRIrAlN-TuE CENTRAL AMERICAN TREA-
The London Time, has nn nfiicle on the expcc-
ted failure of the United States Senate to ratfy
the Central American treaty. 1t says:
Now. Che course Of this country is perfectly
clcar. The negotiations which the British GOV.
eminent opened III the course IT last year were
honestly intended to put end To difference be-
tween two naiioas Which common origin aud
common interests should naturally unite. The
convention with Honduras concluded. not at
our instigation. bat in consequence of n special
mission from that republic. The treaty with the
United States the work of an American Min
ister who had not Long left hl- own country, aud
must have been acquainted with its fee ne- aud
Interests. Oar cour.e received the appreciation
OF the American government and Of the Amer.
can people. ltt II seems that party in the lie.
g-lature does not hesitate To overthrow all that
has been dnne,and TO endanger the present friend
~ relations between the two countries. Our hands
nr", therefore, clean The direet interest Of Eng
iand IN the mhoie matter is rery snail. Ne care
nothing nbopt The Mosquito ptot,ciordte; zoe do
not maHt the Bay islands; and our mhoie concern
IN Honduras is limited 10 u fire transit across III.
Territory in case the pfated raifoay should
,rer be- constructed. The Americans have lit
Tie political connection with any nation but Eng
land, that a diplomatic campaign against us
crosses the attention and interest of the whole
people. We, the other hand regard such
differences rs of secondary Importance TO the
concerns ct European policy. Hence, IN all
/ these que stiou~ the American politicians aim is
victory that Of the Engli-hman is to DO dsem-
harIHs,ed of a yexatious and often uninteligible
/ controversy In The present case we can very
well afford (" wnlt and zee what are the precise
objections # the American Senate, and what new
/ demands Mr., Dallns will hive to make, niter de-
caring himself satisfied with the settlement
| which was made four months ngn"
| The Post. discussing the same subject, brings
| III the slavery question rs follows
One reason assigned for the reference of the
/ ,rcnty whether assigned, correctly or incor
Icctly-i1 quite consistent with the policy of the
dominant party. This reason is that the treaty
! has been referred back, not because it contains,
on Tia Whole, unfair -tipulntion- but because AN
Other treaty confirms n stipulation distasteful to
the dominant power in America-,he slave pow
or BY ircHty with Honduras, in ceding the Bay
! Island, to that republic, make it an express
condition that slavery shn never be permitted in
the ccdrd Territory. This stipulntion we are
told, is recorded IN the light of an attempted lin
! ithlun of the extension of slavery southwark by
| the pro. slavery pariy in the Senate. They fear,
or pretend To fear. il j. snid, TINT limitation
of u like kind may lnik III tho treaty sigued by
/ Lord Clarendon aud Mr. Dallas. Now. IL Is man
| ilcsi Tint strong putty IN the United States do
ook forward to the extension of slavery, wild
| though the project lie, even as far as the 18th
| mus of Panama aud it would bo an act quite
consistent with the conduct of tbs pnrty that the
! prohibition of slavery in the Bay Islands should
have led them to refer the treaty hack to the
Committee on FOREIGN Relations. But whether
| this be 50 whether some other reason may
have led to the references, we by no means regard
that reference ms iaiul 10 the ultimate adoption of
the treaty.
In London. on the 23d ult., ut a meeting ofthe
committee appointed by the tea trade to concert
measures for obtaining settlement of the duties
II was unanimously agreed that deputation
should wait upon Lord }. Russell. requesting him
to place an amendment on the books Of the House
of Commons, proposing fixed duty OF Is. Id. for
three years, then Ia be reduced to Is, instead of
the sliding scale Of the Chancellor of the Exche-
qner.
Mr., Charles Alison. Oriental Secretary to the
English Ambassy at Constantinople. has been
appointed Secretary of Embassy to the same mis-
sion, in the place of Lord Napier, nance Minis
ter to the United States.
The question of tine Tea duties has excited con
siderable interest among the trade in Dublin \
very nunerously signed petition has been forwar-
ded Ia Parliament, having the naMes of all the
! principal dealers, Wholesale and retail of that
city, reminding the Chancellor of the E>chequer
that SO lately the 23l of January last. he sta
ted, in reply TO the income tax drputation that
tue war duties sugar. tea and coffee will cease
by law, on the 9th April next, and proposal
was made last session to prolons the period for
the cessation % these duties"
The ship Wandering jew, from New Orleans,
arrived at Liverpool on the 23d ult., and three
men had to he conveyed to the Northern Hospi-
tai, two being disabled from alleged brutal treat
mcnt,-Ther names are John Lyons. Edward
Moore and William Harrison. All complained Of
having been kickeHhrO beaten. These men al
lcge that man named Mackenzie died from the
effects If i'll usage. Having been kidnapped
when at New Orleans, he became discontinued,
I and knocked down and jumped upon by
. one Of the officers. He was next immersed in Il
large tub of water aud then put in his bunk with
his wet clothes on. The man died in two or three
days and was thrown overheard.
NJ. Randolph an American spiritualist, has
been experimenting before the Maryebonc Lon
don Literary Institute. George Washington
spirit left members in much doubt on the sub
ject Of slavery and abolition.
The London News fears "a cotton supply cri.
sis, and angus bad consequences from too great
dependence ON the United States India is ugain
recommended as n cotton field
The leading London papers attack TIE new
Russian railway scheme dccry it an invest
ment for English cash.
The Earl of Hardwood died on Sunday, 22d of
February aged TO years.
MIR. john MacGregor, implicated on the Royal
! British Bank swindle, has resigned his seat for
Glasgow, in Parliament
The Redpath railway frauds amount to f300,
600
The Cnroners investigation into the causes of
the fearful collery explosion in York shire where
by between 100 and 200 persons lost their lives