New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-27
Lord Granville and Mr.. windham for he part they


General for expressing hs doubts as 10 Bonapartes
int ptons. Lord Castlereagh aud Pitt himself
pitched the key Of submission, by intoxicating, what
had never been done on any former occasions, for
bearance of language in debate az respecting the
Consul of France. About six weeks had passed
from the conclusion OF the peace, when Ialleyrand
on June 3, 1902, informed MI. Merry, the British
PlenipOtentary at Paris that Bonaparte, out OF
consideration for England, had resolved TO replace
Mr.. Otto, the French PlcDpOtentiary at London,
By a real ambassador in the person OF Gen.
Audreossy; but that before the arrival OF that e1-
allied parsonage at London, il was the First Con-
,ul's sincere wish "to sec such obstacles removed
(Which stood very much in the way OF the perfect
reconciliation between the two countries and their
"Goyerpmente." What he demanded, was simply
the removal out of the British dominlOns of " all
1.-The French princes and their adherents, together
with the French bishops and other French lnd-
"yduals whose political principles and conduct
"must necessarily occasion great Jealousy oil the
"Freuch Government The protec-
"tion and favor which all the persons IN question
continued to meet with IN country so close
"neiehbor to France must alone be always consld-
"errd as an encouragement to the tlsatiected here
"even without those persons themselves beng
"guy of any acts leading TO foment fresh disturb
"ances in this country; but that the Govern
meDt here possessed proofs Of the abuse which they
"were now making Of the protection which they
"enioyed in England, and of the advantage they
were taking of their vicinity to France, by bang
Greatly guilty Of such acts, since several printed
papers had lately been intercepted, which it was
known they had sent, and caused to be circulated
Gin France and which had for their object to
"create an opposition TO the Government. lhere
existed at that time alien law in England, which,
however was framed strictly with view to the pro-
lection Of the British Government. In answer 10
Talleyrand's demand, Lord Hawkesbury the then
Foreign Minister replied that "Hs Majesty the King
"certainly expected that all foreigners who might
"resde within his dOmlnlOns, should not only hold
"a conduct cOnformEble to the laws of the country,
" but abstain from all acts hostile to the Govern
"ment of any country with which his Majesty
Knight be at peace. As long, however, as they
conduct themselves according to these principles,
"his Majesty would feel it inconsistent with his
"dinity, with his honor and with the common laws
"Of hospitality, to deprive them OF that protection
which individuals resident in his dOminiOns can
I" only forfeit by their own misconduct Inc greater
part of the persons to whom allusion has been
made in Mr.. Talleyrand's conversation, are living
" in retireu ent." In delivering Lord Hawkesburys
dispatch to Talleyrand, Mr.. Merry was by no means
sparing of assurances calculated 10 "soOthe, tran
"quze and satisfy the First Consul. - Talleyrand,
however, insisted upon his pound of flesh, stating
that the First Consul had solicited than the
British Government itself had demanded OF Louis
XIV, when the Pretender was in France; that he
could not ste any humiliation in the measure init
mated ard that he must repeat that the adoption
"of it would be in the highest degree agreeable and
satisfactory TO the First Consul" and be con
sdered by him "the most convincing proof OF
" his Maesty's disposition to see a cordial good IN
" derstanding established between the two cOun-
"tries." On July 25 1902, Mr.. Otto, from his
residence at Portman Square addressed letter
to Lord Hawkesbury, requesting IN very cate
gorica way nothing less than the suppression of the
liberty of the English press, far as Bonaparte and
his Government were concerned. - Transmitted
he says, some time ago, to Mr. Hammond,
number of Petier, containing the most gross
caumpies against the French Government, and
against the whols Dation and ] observed, that
" should probably receive an order to demand
punishment of such an abuse of the press. mat
" order ia actually arrived, and i cannot conceal
from you my Lord, that the reiterated insults OF
% small number of foreigners, assembled III Lon
don to conspre against the French Govern
ment. have produced the most uniavorable
:" eff cts on the good understanding between
Z" the two nations. go ~ 10 no'
to Peltier alone, but to the editor OF the courier
L" Francois dc Londres (Relgnier), to Co6bett, and
ito other writers who resemble them, that have
{" To direct the attention of his Msesty's Govern
'ment. The want OF positive laws against
these sorts of Ofenses cannot paiate the violation
" of the laws of nations, according to which peace
should put stop to all species of hOstilltles and
doubtless those which wound the honor and repu-
" tation of a Government, and which tend to create
revolt Of the people whose interests are c0nhd'
" ed to that Government are the most apt 10 lessen
" the advantages of peace and to keep up national
resentments" Instead of meeting these first re-
proaches of BOnspares interference on the subject
of the press with firm and dignihed reply, Lord
Hawkesbury in letter to NJ. Otto on july 20,
made paltry apology for the existence of the ber-
~ of the press. He says that 1t ls impossible
- his Maiesty's Government could peruse Petlers
- Iisp1
" out an anxious desire that person who published
ait should suffer the punishment he 80 justly de-
serves Then, after lamenting the " lncOnven-
fences of prosecutions for libel and the 4" difficult
ty" Of obtaining judgment against the offenders he
concludes by stating that he has referred the matter
TO the Kings Attorney General " for hs opinion
whether it is or is not libel"
While the British Government was thus prepar-
ing q crusade against the liberty Of the press,
in order 10 sOothe the susceptibility of its
great and new ally, there appeared suddenly,
on August 9, a menacing article in the
Monueur, in which England was not only ac-
cused of receiving French robbers and assasslns, OF
harbOring them at Jersey, and OF sending them TO
make predatory excursions on the coasts of France,
but in which the English King himself was repre-
sented as rewarder and nstigator OF asssssila-
ton: " The Times, which is said TO be under Min
isteria inspection is filed with perpetual inyec-
Il" tives against France Two of its four pages are
every day employed in giving currency tn the
"grossest calumnes. All that imagination can de-
pict, that is low vile and base, is by tina, mser
liable paper attributed to the French Government.
"What is its end Who pays it What does it
effect A French journal, edited by some mis-
cradle emigrants, the remnant of the most i'm
"pure, vile refuse, without country, without
honor sued with crimes which it is not in the
"power of any amnesty to wash away outdoes
"eyen The Times" - Eleven Bishops, presided
over by the atrocious Bishop Of Arras, rebels to