The New York herald., 1860-09-19

tberzed TO negotiate what remained Of french treaty
Lord PArrRsros again rosa and said that hs had Just
received 9 communication which would modify IN
respect the he had Just given TO his honorable
with Maseles house. but with the house Of LATTE Of
Paris and that the security given was me customs daes
was any in the treaty Of ls4l prevent that
those duties formed part the security for the Turkish
loan thtre was = prior claim on tha. revenue.
On the day Mr. BRADY asked the First Lord OF the
Treasury whether there any political diincues In
the way the project for the junction Of tho Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans by ship canal across the hthmus OF Da
ren rom Caledonia Bay to the Gulf Of San Miguel and
whether the government was prepared 70 GO operate win
the Emperor Of the French who had offered 10 send YES
SCI OF and stan Of engineers To survey the lnes
which ms Majesty had declared to be perfectly feasible
Lord PAIsERnox said there no political difficulties
contrary there agreement between che British
pud American governments, which would give protec-
hon 10 any canal that might be made IN any part
OF that isthmus DR. Cullen very active Irish gentle
man, having by his marvellous and unaded efforts
surveyed that part OF the Ishmus, came back witt the
IDEA that ship canal light be more easily formed there
than in any other part Of it, and IN 1852 company was
formed for the purpose Of carrying out the project Be-
eyipg that that schs me would DC advantageous
OF the world the English, American aud French
assisted In exploring that part OF the 18TH
mus, with view Of ascertaning whether was practical
BILE TO cut canal through t. The conclusion to which
they came that II mpracticabe. D. Cullen APP
piled last November for 70 make expedi
ton and The British and French government. were WIN, ,
could be done without erering with other naval duties
p Cullen also asked for pecunary Ess.stance but her
Msesys government die not feel they would DC justified
in aocedng to thai application and SO the matter stood
at that moment.
Murder on Board an American Ship.
From The London Post, Sept o
On Tuesday kr. Curry, borough CorQrey at Liverpool
hsla on .rqss % ses bod; ., Carries Wallace, whose
Ihe deceased was the boatswan Of the American ship
lombard which on the 22d Of last month was lying in
mn he rYQW In 10 MOI
day the mate Of the vessel went into the forecaste 70
turn out the men, lawson refused 70 turn OUT and then
the mate called 70 the deceased 70 get the men TO their
work. The boatswan, il appears, attempted 70 pun
lawson out OF his berth struggle ensued aud the latter
shoulder and band wallace Was taken 70 the Northern
Hospital where he died Saturday last The following
is summary Of the evidence given as the inquest
husband, and that she resided 1t q Portland
street; be vas native Of Boston, United states;
months snce sns N American shp c,csn Romp for
New Orleans, and came homo ~ boaaswain in
the American ship LON bard about seven weeks ago. he
gong with her again. aud joined her the 10th
OF August that day she parted with him on board,
and went home: the same night the porter at the
to the hosp,s where she found her husband in bed he
her hand and shook his head che cut Ia his
throat three inches long when she asked him how II
happened that be got cut be sad ~ was doing nothing
but my euty, Ellen; ! cut by Datchnan; the
knife be cut h sent twice In the eamc place Ia
throat;o she asked him did he know the man and he
replied, 81 never saw hun before cav him on board the
ship 10 my knowledge.n
Matthew Aaon, dock laborcr, residing in "a Court,
Stewart street, said Wednesday, the 22d OF August
be went on board the American ship Lombard, IN the
Victoria Drck with other laoorers to finish loading her
noon she was haIied into the river, With
the salt fiat towing behind; soon After the ship
cleared the basin the second mate and the de-
ceased went into the forocaslc on deck 10 get toe
men belonging TO the ship out he heard some words
nside the forecaste and the went out the
sarboard side the orecastlc on the
AZ M no n
forecsse but the deceased who the boatsw ain
second mate and two scamcn he the deceased push
the seaman OUT and then he went to the
who is now IN custody, who was lying In bunk amid
ships be the deceased haul the legs this
OF the bunk and then the got Of his bunk aud
stood the forecasc deck he saw blows strock be-
tween the deceased ard this man; they struck each
other several tmes but he could not say which struck
abe first blow; the second went Of the orecas
tic then, he thought, 10 fetch weapon; the
second mate went the witness knife In the left
hand Of the deceased was lighting WITH be
had the knife with the point towards hs ef wrist aud
be saw him lin his arm and drive the point OF the knife
into the throat OF the deceased IL appeared 10 be
sheath knife by the length o, the blade.
Naunew Gibney said ne . in Messrs. Kelly h
Co. american shipping oice until last saturday evening,
shipped the deceased as boaswain in the LOMBARD
acquainted with The who stabbed the deceased
was sitting on the satboard rail when he heard the
tAy 10 the DECEASED ARE there any In the fore
csstei" followed the sorccaste ard found
two men there, Lawson being one; said TO the men
"Sone eds turn out, fet the anchors The bow
vart 20 get ashore IN the steamer" out
himself eft the deceased In the orecasle
out OF the forcasle hall minute, and ret irn
found the second mate there The deceased making
his 20 the orccnstlc door, and observed blood com
Ing from bis neck he said 20 witness MAT, am done
told Lawson he had killed the man, when he replied
"You bad he is--look out called out 70 the
stevedoTes not 10 let the overheard he had
dercd the boaiswaln ssied the captain IN putting
lawson in irons; went ashore with the deceased and
that day had seen him dead at the hospital
Ine Coroner having summed up the jrry a. once re-
Inc 1sed already in custody, and ia be brought
up remand before tue stpendary magistrate this day.