The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-02-26


McAIasters. from Liverpool . 4. ~, On 10Th
inst, arrived ut tins port at 5 O'Clock this
afternoon, wi b II PASSENGERS. She reports
being detained Of APE Race IL hours ey
ice.
The steamer City Of Washington sailed
nt the n,lne time Tor n Y.
The steamer Ango was advertised to
leave Southampton the sane day Tor New
York
steamship America, from Boston. arrived
at Liverpool on the morning Of the 9TH.
Great Bri,ain.
On the 9Th IN the House of Lords. Lord
L, ndhurst, asked whether any communlca-
ton had passed between the Britirh and
French yuvernusnts respecting certain IN.
sulting paragraphs which lately appeared IN
the Aionit.ur.
lie considered ths French government by
authorizing the publication OF insults had
taken the responsibility upon themselves.
Lord Granville said Iote had been re-
ceiyed irom Count Wulewski, in which e1
plantations were given oi the Empror was
expressed ut H.. appearance oi any thinR vi.
ienslye To the English nation.
A vote Of thanks To the army In India was
agreed To, after same objections male To
L.,rd Canning. Governor .ueneril being IN.
cluded IN the vote.
I'm the House Of Commons,a vote OF thanks
20 the army in India WIS carried, after the
same exception had been taken, as In the up
per hUuse.
Lard Palmerston moved for leave to bling
in a bill To amend the law relating 10 cum
spir,cy and murder by making II felony -
lie laid the proposition Was made 10 cons
qu.Dce of the recent attempt ON the lie VI
tie Emperor oi the French. That attempt
was the result oi u conspiracy orne. IN
Eng land ami the consequence Was '"at Tor
e,rn nations had formed an opinion that
Parliament ought TO take some stelS To rc-
move upon mere suspi ion aliens lrom Great
Britain. The government. however, had
no intention to prOl oee any such measure,
although under tho circumstances, they
were driven to consider the prescn state of
the Law with r-gnrd Ia conspiracy, ho ex-
planned the appearance OF the offensive adj
drc,s IN tho MUuiteur and the Empr,rs re-
vrrt for the same, and concluded 10y pointing
out the necessity Tor the amendment On gen.
eraI grounds.
Mr.. Kinglake MOI ed resolution in tho
shape Of AN amendment, that the House
wLIle ANXIOUS upUn every proper occasion
To consider any defect In he criminal law
deemed il inexIrdlent in com liance wish
tli. demand Contained in count Wal wski's
d.~Iatch, until iurther iniornu ton hnd been
afforded by the PRODUCTION OF any cpnniuni.
cations between the two governments sub-o-
auent to the act that dc-ratch. lie de-
.'IIned tu concur in tering tie nunicip-
al law of the country, upon the demand of
any power whatever.
Several speeches were made agiins. the
PROPOSED measure, including very sarcas
tic one by Mr. Roebucs, when the debate
was adjourned. The following evening the
debate was resumed. and after speeches by
Lord John Russell, d Israeli, AID Others, in
favor oi leave heing granted To bring in tho
bull, Palnerston's motion was agreed u by
a vote Of 900 10 80.
Mr. Barring presented the Fast India Co Is
petition against any alienation In the gov
eminent oi India.
Nothing OF importance transpired in tho
House.
The London Morning Post rays that one
Of the prnci ais IN the late attempt ON Ma
pol-On is AN Engli-hman ram,d Tho. All.
sop, an ~ .,nenbrr III the Sock Exchange.
The despatch from tbs french Minister Of
Foreign Afialis To the Ambassador 81 the
French / London respecting rrius-r-, 10
couched in moderate lunsuag'. After reirr.
ring To various dt-lgn-s which lad been
concocted in London, and hcill ties, AZ
fordcd Tor further guilty enterprises the
despatch conclude. as follows The gov
ernInvnt OF Her Brit mic Majvsty can a.
sst US IN ayerting uangcr by giving NJ guar
anty Of security, which no State can refuse
To neighboring States. and which We are au.
thoris d IN expecting from our ally. Full
of confidence, moreuv.r, In the ex iltd r,a-
son VI the Hngllsi, Cabinet, we abstain irom
all indication ~ regards measures which u
may b. Suitable "a take 10 satisfy this wish.
We reply in this matter entirely on them
(E glish Cabinet) tor approaching decisions
which they shall judge mos proper t0 lead
To this end, and Nc congratulate Ourselves,
~ the iirm PERSUASION that We ,hai' not have
appealed In vain to their conscience aud 10y
atty.
Election rio,ing hal taken place In Linz
eric aud inanv J-r-Jns were s-riously IN.
jnrcd. The military were called cut " re-
store order.
France.
The Monitrur publishes an official noti6a-
tiou Vi the blockade VI Canton river by the
French feet.
Il is said soms difficulty had arisen b tween