, 1861-05-15

LITER and Important from Europe
: :HAL1F1f; May 14zThe steazuer ixxrspa
With liverpool dstes Hh Queenstown Hh, has
3tfzs akst4 Bzigls-1n !; !; the House Il Commons:
Mr. RNarts ssked whether, seeing the pqtajhI,.
ny of p4iFstsering being permitted ot encour-
xged by tho aoathern GoufoderarE the Amer
lean Cover .ment had placed sufficient force
IN The Gg1f for the protection OF British prop
terf3 On american ships, and Il prtTsteers sail
Ing under t1a Tag OF an unreeogn3xad power
would be desat #ith as pifaffes.
Lord Jon Russell aald that Her Ma1csty's
GoTeFnment had directed that 6stat force
fo1co for. tho protection of British shipping
Be sent to-. the coast Of America:
The Goyernuent had received accdunt1s Of
theprogreeB Of tho war In the United States.
The ,aoFefnineft heard, the other day, that
the Goutheen Con federation had issued letter.
ot mar4ue, and that It w&8 intended BY he
United States Government that there should
be a blockade Of all the SoEtte1n ports. There
.Wnre 4ome points Of law on these Questions,
and they have been referred to the Law officers
Of the Crown for their opinion, in order to
guide them in instructions to the Minister in
America and the commander OF thEoaval equad-
ron. The Governmtnt haA felt that 1t was It'll
duty to use every possible means to avoid
taking part IN this lamentab1e contest Moth
Ing but the imperative duty Of protecting
British inte1eatA in case they are attacked, jus
#e have not been involved In any way Id
that contest, by any act Or By giving advics In
the matter, and for Gods sake let us, If pos-
stble, keep out Of it, :. -,
The betrothal Of Princess Alice to Prince
Louis of Hesse, had been formally announced
BY the ministers in both Houses.
The 1oadon IyD,ts saya the excitement II
tha Northern and Southern sections of Amer
tca has had 10 parallel since tbs early days Of
the French Revolution.
The Underwriters asked higher rates Of In
surance On British VESSELS from American
ports to-day-2O@25 FROM New Orleans, 10
@15 from New York; l@3 par cent. extra Is
demanded Of American vessels from India,
China, &c. War risks on American vessels
detained in Southern ports have advanced
from s to 10 guineaa. s., -,
Tho London k;lo5s says that It was runored
thst 1t VAS IL Thiers who wrote the r4eent
psmph1st published by the Due D'Aunala,
Tbs Archbishop of Tours, in q letter to the
Minister Of Justice, says that the Temporal
Power Of the Pops Ii abolished, and the
Catholic world will hold Louis Napolecn re-
spousiole for it. r.. s~-t
sFAr.-Correspondenta had said that al
the towns IN San Domingo had issued pro-
nunclamanto IN favor Of annexation to Spain
1TALY.-Large bodies Of italian troops had
embarked from Genoa for Southern Italy, and
5000 had reached Naples. The official journal
of Rome, denies that EardlniA had made COZ
oiliatory proposals to Rome.
IT,. 1ArEH.
St. JoHEs, May 1.-THE steamer Pa1anA
nom Galway the 7sh, haa arrived, but brings
no mail
Lord John Russell made An important state
nent on AAaeriesn sfaifs "a to the Federal
Government committing infringements on in:
ternadonal law by collecting duties from for.
eign ehipa before breaking bulk. The law Off
eers Of the Grown said 20 much depended on
circumstances, that no def1ite Instructions
had been sent to cruisers. Tbs Government
believed such collection impraetIeabie; that
the blockade would only be recognized Whcn
Is open to Government that the Southern Con-
federaey must be recognized ss belhgersnt-
.Consols 9lA@9l4. American Affairs did
not embarzaes the London money market