The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-25

The steamship Asia arrived at New York Sun.
day evening, with dates from Liverpsolto the 7,h
instant.
GREAT BRITAIN-THE QUEENS Speech
Parliament met on the 81. From the Queens
speech, we make the following interesting cx-
| tracts:
We are commanded by Her Msjesty to inform
You, that difficulties which arose in regard to some
Of the provisions of the treaty of Paris, DELAYED
the aompete execution of the stipulations of that
treaty. These difficulties have been overcome in
satisfactory manner and the intentions cf the
treaty have been fully maintained
AN insurrectionary movement, v hich took place
In September last in the Swiss caution of Neufcba-
!ei ior me purpose OF re.establishng in that
ton the authority of the King of Prussia a. Prince
of Neufchatel, led to serious differences between
his Msj jPsty and the Swiss Confederation threat.
ening at one time to disturb the general peace OF
Europe; oui her Majesty commands JIG to inform
you that In concert with her august ally the En-.
peror If the French, she Is endeavoripE to bring
| about amicable settlement Of the matter in
dispute, and her Majesty entertaips q confident
expectation that an honorable and sai sfactory
rangement will be concluded.
In consequence of certain discussions which
took place duli ig the Conferences at Paris and
which are recorded In the protocols that were laid
before ou, her Majesty and the Emperor of the
French caused communications to be made to the
Government of the King of the two Sicilies for
the purpose of inducing him to adopt a course of
policy calculated to avert dangers which might
disturb that peace which had been so recently re.
stored to Europe Her Majesty commands us to
inform you that the manner in which these friend
| y communications were received by his SiciIian
MsjeSty, was such as to lead her Majesty and the
Emperor of the French to discontinue their diplo-
matte relations with his Sicilian Majesty and thew
nave accordingly withdrawn their mission from
the Court of Naples Her Majesty has directed
that papers relating to this subject shall be laid
before you.
Her M'jesty commands us to inform You that
she has been engaged in new negotiations with
the United States, and also with the Government
Of HoI iras, which she trusts will be successful
| in removing II causes of misuud erstandipe with
| respect to Central America
Her Majesty commands us to express to yop her
gret that the conduct of the Persian ent
had led to hostilities between her majesty and the
Shah Of Persia. The Persian Government in de.
hance of repeated warnings, and in violation of
| its engagements, has beseiged and captured the
| important city of Hera'. We are commanded by
Her 10 jesiy 10 inform you that naval and mill
tary force, dispatched from Bombay, had taken
possession Of the Island of Karrack, and of the
town of Bushire, with view to induce the Shah
to accede to the just demands of Her Maiestys
Government Her Majesty has seen with salts.
faction that the naval and military forces employ
ed on this occasion have displayed their accuss
toned gallantry and spirit.
Her Majesty commands us to inform you that
acts cf violence and insult to the British flag,
and nfraciion of treaty rights committed by
the local Chinese Authorities at Canton and a
pertinaeious refusal of redress, have rendered il
necessary for her Maiestys officers in China TO
have to measures of force to obtain satis-
faction. These measures had, up to the date { f
the last accounts, been taken with great forbear-
aucr, but with signal success as regards the con.
hicts to which they had led. We are commanded
to iDf,rm you that her Majesty trusts that the
Government of Pekin will see the propriety of af
forth the satisfaction demanded and OF faithfully
fulti ling its trsa'y engagements.
Her Me sly commands US to recommend to
your consideration the expediency of renewing
for a further period the privileges OF the Bank of
England, the condition imposed ON the issue cf
bank notes In the United Kingdom, and the state
of the law relating to Joint Stock Banks.
In parliament the business had been of miscel-
laneous cast After some debate, the address in
reply to the Queens speech was agreed to and
presented In the usual form The following ex.
give abstract of the points of most inter-
est thst have been before eth. house:
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH PER.IA
The Earl of Albemare gave notice that on Mon.
day the 10th instant, he will move for q return of
on account Of the British Legation at the Court of
Persia, during the last year, for which the same
could be furnished His bect iu moving for the
return was to raise the question, whether q semi
barbarous State such rs Persia, should be placed,
as regarded diplomatic relations, upon q footing
with the civilized States of Europe, and on futu
occasion, he should move that the diplomatic rela
tions between this CT unity and Persia, now sus,
pended, should not be renewed
HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY.
Mr. Labouchere rose, pursuant to notice, to move
for select committee to consider the state of
those British possessions in North America which
are under the administration of the Hudsons Bay
Company, over which they possess license to
trade" The territory which came under the terms
of bis notice he sad included large tracts of land
little fitted for industrial pursuits and large tracts
which wire fitted for the use OF civilized man, and
he thoush ht he could show that motives of policy
and hmm Antv a ordinary mApnifudp In.
volved in the question. He would 60 into the
history of the territories-the bloodshed and con-
fusion arising under the divided rule of the Hud-
sons Bay and North Western Companies at length
amalgamated under the title of the Hudsons b ay
Company, and at present possessed almost exciu
sive administration over the country extending
from Hudson's By to the Pacific, and including
VancOuvers Island. Under their first charter, Cf
the year 1670 the company claimed to possess
rights over the important territory comprised in
" hat was called Ruperts Island. Some years ago
their title 10 this territory was called in question,
but was confirmed by tho then law officers of the
Crown, who however, recommended an appeal to
the Judicial Committee of the Prvy Council, which
however, was not attended to The right of the
company over Rupert's land then had never been
disproved But the trade of this company extend
ed to the more important territory of British Ore
gon. held under . royal license for 81 years, expir.
ing In 1859, and to Vancouver's Island, which they
held under a lease granted for Ii years which also
expired In 1859. The company had demanded
with justice to learn whether these licenses would
be renewed, As it took time to reduce the opera
tioDs of such q company.
Under these circumstances he bad thought II
right, before taking any steps, to ak the opinion.
of the House of Commons upon the question. OF
course, over so extensive tract of country, in
stances Of oppression were to be found,-they
we're, Ia fact. inevitable; but, on the whole, tue
Hudson's Bay Company had been desirous of pros
noting, and they had promoted, the welfare of the
native tribes of red meD, still comprising popula-
tion of 300 600; and they had restrained far as
possible everywhere. and away on the borders
entirely, the destructive sale of ardent spirits
among them. As preliminary to the present
motion, he had communicated on the subject with
the Governor of Canada, and be had reason to be-
iisve that the committee would have the advantage
OF hearing evidence from that colony.
Mr.. Roebuck said-The latitude OF Quebec was
that Of Italy and the clearing of forests and drain
age of morasses would make the British possess
sions of North America equally fertile with the
most favored parts Of Europe He trusted then
that the country would be colopiEed, and that 1t
might form kind of counterpoise to the excessive
growth of the United States.
Mr. Laing observed that that portion OF the Hud-
sons Bay Company which lies westward of the
Rocky Mountains had favorable climate and
productive SOIL and that TIL, was articularly the
case In that portion Of 1t Viii ID lay westward of
Caaada In conformation Of this, be mentioned
hat nj pynu In, CO. Lar