The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-17
FURTHER DETaILs or EUROPEAN NEWS By
THE EUROPA

in yesterday morning Union
GREAT BRITAIN.
On the I'd inst; in the House of Commons Washing
ton Wilkes, the editor who imprisoned for breach
of the privileges of the House discharged having
withdrawn the libellous charges made in his journal
The bill sbolshng the property qualification of mem
bers OF Parliament was passed through committee
On the Sd, in the House Of Commons the Atlantic Tel
egraph conpanys bill read third time and passed
as was also the property qualification bill
Mir. Roebuck gave notice that he should shortly call
attention to the whole subject Of the Hudson Bay Com
pany. ~. I
Mr.. DIsrae, in reply to question, said there had
been no rupture of the negotiations which had been open
ed with the Emperor Of China On the contrary what
the Empesor had done this He had not sent to
Lord Egin ut Shanghai but had sent message request
ing Lord Elgn to meet his messenger Canton Lord
Egin however had then gone north He could not lay
Lord Egins instructions the table because, we
acting with allies it would be announcement to the
public service
Mr. Fitzgerald stated that Mr. Tuln foreigner, had
been appointed British consul at Mobile solely the
ground Of public ser vice to Great Britain although
tiicate of naturalization had been refused him in Eng
land.
General Peel, in reply to an inquiry confirmed the re
port that Mr. Elliott the military stoekeeper at Weeden
had abscondcd and sailed for America the steamer of
May I'D and stated that the amount of the deficiency
had not been ascertnincd. fEif9N"
On the 4th inst IN the House Of Lords Earl Derby in
timated that the Governor General Of India supreme
to believe that any difficulties had taken place
between Sir Colin Campbell and Lord Canning
MIR. Dsrael in response to inquiries by Lord John
RUSSELL to affairs in China said it was impossible for
him to afford any fresh Information upon the subject
The present government had extended to Lord Egin the
wide discretion given him by the former govern
ment but they not of his motives in proceed
ing to the norhwad after he had been invited by the
Chinese government to repair to Canton; and what de-
manes be had required from the Chinese government,
they could not say
Mr. Bright remarked that the original question con
erned only Great Britain and the power the country
was amply sufficient to vindcate Its honor, without
tanglng it in complicated relations with France Russia
and the United States He strongly urged the govern
nent to bring the matter to speedy termination Eng
lond ut with half the human race and
had fifteen thousand men and seventy ships in China,
and he doubted whether the operations would be attend
ed with the slightest benefit to trade
Sir j. Buckingham said It intended to reduce the
force in the East at the earliest practicable moment
Mr.. Horsiall asked whether the government had any
of the arrest Of Captain Judks of the Per-
sia at New York. $
Mr.. Wilson also asked whether there were any objec
ons to lay the table the correspondence between the
British and that of the United States respect
ing the slave trade
Mr.. Seymour Fitzgerald replied That the government
had received official information OF the arrest of Capt
ndkins With regard to the other question: the Amer
lean had made grave charges against certain
British officers but official account had boon received
from these officers He could only say that, il occur
such those complained Of had occurred they
would be viewed with the deepest regret by the govern
mcnt, and immediate explanation given. The fullest in
formation should le laid before Parliament early
possible. In the meantime he had only to add that
orders had been sent out TO the officers in command Of
the squadron in the Cuban waters to make every inquiry
into the subject and that the greatest caution and for
beaanoe should be exercised towards vessels bearing the
American flag,
The London Times, IN a leader on the searching Of
American vessels reiterated it, objections against the
policy of maintaining squadron which has proven 80
Intellectual for the end In View It says s.Whateyer
the right Of the cave, and however far Americans may be
ready to at present in compliance for peace sake
cannot but look forward to day when it will be
disagceabe and at the time unnecessary for
the Americans to submit and still greater let down
for our own pride to give way" After passing some
censure upon the apathy of the American government
in the suppression of the slavetre it concludes fol-
lows:
We do not compel her to the virtue she has not be-
fore very long the attempt must bring fearful
war Is there no such thing giving up crusade
which began with being optional and is found to be in
efecual Is nothing to be surrendered except after the
loss of 80 900 lives both sides and thirty millions Of
money! Is there other use, equally benevolent, to
which could put the half million and valuable lives
annually sunk in these squadrons p
In the city article of the Times some reflections are
made on the same subject and 1t is asked whether sup
posing America unwilling to end ships for the suppress
sion OF the slave trde there might not be agreement
for two American officers to be received perma
guests board British vessels while serving
such due and all searches to be conducted under the
auspices of such American oficersf
The Daily Newss editorial the subject regards
the affair disagreeable but thinks 1t premature
to jump at conclusions without hearing both sides Of the
question 1t discres the reports made by of the
American captains.
The same paper draws a contrast between the serf
emancipation policy of Russia and the slave policy of
America and incidentally reviews the of Tongue
ncf and Edward Everett upon the latter of whom it
casts some bitter reflections
The London Post thinks that If injury has been sus
tanned England cannot refuse the PREPARATION demanded
by Secretary Cs and calls for such fobcarance in the
matter complained OF will not endanger the friendly
Iatons between the two countries.
The London Star thinks the danger IL imminent, I'M
less the British government recede from its untcnabe po-
sition.
The Atlantic telegraph fleet returned to Plymouth from
their experimental trip the Sd inst The experiments
In paying out and hauling in the cable in water nearly
two miles deep, and much deeper than it is anywhere Ia
tween Ireland and Newfoundland entirely success
full and the machinery Is pronounced perfect The
operation of splicing the two ends perfected four
times, and the cable paye out at the of seven
TO eight knots an hour. q
The expedition will finally start from Plymouth on the
9th on 10th of June.
The government has chartered twenty additional ships
to convey troops to India Twenty five thousand troops
to be sent to India Immediately. II
FRANCE
The Toulon squadron had sailed with sealed orders
The London Heralds Paris correspondent writes that
at Cabinet dinner the Emperor presiding 1t was de
cded that the circular compelling the conversion OF the
hospital lands should be definitely withdrawn.
rumor Of another attempted assassination Of the En-
peror at Fontanblcau from the arrest of some
Italians, the Sandman government having given notice