Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-12-20
LATER FROM EUROPE.
1MpoRTANr FROM ENGLAND.
The Restoration OF Mason and Sill
dell, with am Apology, Demanded.

HALIFAX, Dec. 15.--The Royal mail steamer
Egropa has arrived at this port, with highly import
ant intelligence.
She was detained at Queenstown till the I'd, by
order of the Government.
She has the Queens messenger on board, with
dispatches from Lord Lyons.
The London Times, in alluding to the decision
of the British Cabinet that the arrest of Mason and
Sldell is clear violation of the law of nations, be-
leves that Lord Lyons will be instructed, By the
first steamer, to demand reparaton and if not COM
piled with, will be instructed to withdraw the Le-
cation from Washington.
LoNDoE, Dec. 1.-The Observer states that the
Government has demanded from President Lincoln
and bis Cabinet the restoration of the persons of
the Southern ENJOYS to the British Government.
Yesterday afternoon, after five o o'clock, her Maj
esty held a privy council at Windsor Castle
Three of her Ministers, including the First Lord of
the Admiralty and the Secretaries OF State and
War, travelled from London to Windsor by special
train to be present.
Previous to leaving town, the three Ministers had
attended Cabinet Council at Lord Palmerstou's
official residence.
The Observer also says that a special messenger
of the Foreign Office has been ordered to carry to
Washington the demands of the British Govern
nent for Lord Lyons, and viii proceed to-day by
packet from Queenstown.
The public will be satisfied to know that these
demands are for an apology, and to insist on the
restitution to the protection of the British flag the
persons of those who were violently and Illegally
torn from that sacred asylum.
Tbe Observer adds "There is no reason why
they should not be restored to the quarterback of
the British Admi raj at New York or Washington
itself in the face of ten or twelve men, Of war
whose presence in the Potomac would render the
clustering Cabinet at Washington as helpless as
the Trent before the guns and eutlasses of the
San J0cinto. 1t is no fault Of ours If it should
come even to this. The arrangements for increas-
ing the force in Canada are not yet complete, but
in few hours everything viii be settled.
In the meantime large ship, the Melbourne,
has been taken up and is now being loaded
with Armstrong guns, some $4,000 Eufeld
rifles, ammunition aud other stores at Wool
wich.
IL ia not impossible that this vessel will be
escorted by enc or two ships Of war.
The rifles are intended for the Canadian
military, and o strong reinforcement of field
artillery will be despatched forthwith.
The Times city article of the Both says:
s'The position of the Federal States Of
America is almost identical, in every COM
nereial point, with that which was occupied
towards US By Russia before the Crimear war
Russia had hostile tariff, while We locked to
her for large portion of our general supply
Of breadstnffs. But there is this peculiarity
in our present case, that the commencement
would be by the breaking up Of the blockade
of the Southern ports at once, setting free our
industry from the anxiety of cotton famine,
and giving sure prosperity TO Lancashire
through the winter.
"At the same time We shall open our trade
to eight millions in the Confederate States who
desire nothing better than to be our customers"
'tAt the Prvy Council on Saturday an Or
der was issued prohibiting the export from the
United Kingdom, or carrying coastwise. gun-
powder, saltphTe, nitrate of soda, and brm@
stone.
Tie Times has no hope that the Federal
Government will comply with the demands of
England.
The Morning Star declares thai the state-
ment of instructions having been sent TO Lord
Lyons to obtain restitution of the Confederate
commissioners or to take leave of Washing>
ton was premature, and so exaggerated as to
be virtually untrue.
The Liverpool Courier believes that the
Warrior has been ordered to Annapolis with
the nltimatum of the Government
THE VERY LATEST PER EUROPA:
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2.--The r. NJ. steamship
Persia, from New York, arrived at Liverpool
at o'clock this morning.
The speculatious Of the American Press on
the San Jaclato affair are eagerly cauvassed
here, and the general deduction is that there
is less cause to fear a rupture between the two
countries.
Cotton opens frmer, with some recovery in
prices.
IL is rumored that the Cabinet is modifying
its instructions to Lord Lyons under the infu-
ence of the Persta's advices, and hence the
detention Of the Europa at Queenstown.
The Privy Council, held by Her Majesty
OF Saturday last, was for the purpose Of is,
suing an order prohibiting the export from
the United Kingdom, or carrying coastwise,
Of all guupowder, saltpetre, nitrate of soda,
and birthstone. The Queens proclamation is
published in the London Gazette extraordinary.
The London Times city article of the Both
ultimo, shows that the fall of 2 per cent in
cohsols ana from to per cent, in shares,
while the question of actual war is altogether
undecided, is not justified By the nature of
things.
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