The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-30
THE NEUTRALITY OF ENGLAND.

nis ,ieasant when roys proclamation expresses no
'bpe more tfsn toe universal Wi, and jaogment of the
rsuity SelSen b>s Of State borne character
truly than The injunction which her Majesty has
st ADDRESSED 10 her Ovpg subjects, ad oonsnng them
q, N. out, o MAINTAINING strict neutrality IN the that
no, broken eUt setaesn Austria On the ooe hand, and
France, anb So MA, the oher Soch the national
pleasure, aud, so far as the present aspect of affairs
abs ms 10 determine the counuct the FUTURE the Da
t,cnal resove. We almost more unanimous than We
have been ~tb respc TO similar question desiring
that our government eposd neither directly moi
cecy acct erh,r OF The parties to quarrel In which
~e o'seov,r both yaetes TO be in the wrong. But
neutrality impose special Obligations upon tire private
cuz'bs well as opon the rulers Of be ate By which
oeuIsl ATTITUDE Is Assumed, and y IL 10 REMIND Enghsh
subjects others ~to look TO England for protection,
Of the sef restraint snch they are bound BY this con
obser that the procsmat on 10 put forward
Perhaps might have been made explicit with ad
tsse but such documents would speedily be expanded
btyoro manageable dimensions they protested to sta 10
with all the possible applications Of the general
RUE which they enupc,ate. There are We are re-
minded by the government great plumber OF our coun
esoipg and lug on trade and possessing
perry and cisirR privileges within the domn,ons of
each Of the wsfng soverepus; and teey must make II
the otjecI OF their Care, with all the means Of commu-
ncsors which Trey Can command 10 govern themselves
with the Bationa policy Of inter
iertrre the Ha isn struggle TIE proclamation points
out certain acts of overt partnership. such the fur
nishpE OF shs or guns ADO the Of ~arik
which cannot be Inadvertently unconsc,onsiy
COMMITTED, and whoever 10 dsobev the dedoe
b,hss of The lac 10 these par may be certain OF
cong at bk psI AS for those pfracl0ns Of the
sl pripcple which may be ut willingly perperated sy
tst BE- is, that the o. Epglehmeu ~bo
have r,lst OBS with any Of the hostile states Will be
ucto dDg TO the appreDt sincerity OF their endeA
vofs 10 sco'a giving legitimate offence
IRON tie London liues (City Artcle), May II
The neuuamy proclamation has caused much excite
peh n he city from the uncertainty eit AS 10 the arti
over Witch The sbipo ners through the
secretary ~ heir socey have consequently addressed
tic cove Dmept Tor Information. The art cee WITH re-
spro 10 Wn"h there appears the sreetess anxiety are
t"lp coal ard pt.vsois Some large contracts LOT Tue
supply o. barley the Frepcb government have been ne
fotaed whit. ths tor shipping coal are ago
heavy. rpe Msufnus STEINER, lying at Southampton,
chartered Il tsld 10 carry coal fof french service
VLoer penalty Of fl0,(t0 for non.competon OF
seems perfectly reasonable that both gram aud
c.al stonlu he 6,euco contrBbspd az war, bu,
10 the present cas-. he result ui Be SIMPLY 10 fright
# NOR de,c,,roY.I D. psrfs,fsd Re, pr.car
hrs French Wi he a.ste that there pros
tec Of capture, ana The Americans tree "
pleasure siuce tie United States have hai no
time 10 issue prohinou src are, perhaps no. fRty To
do so under any ercuinstanos So ong back she reign