The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-31
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
FURTHER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER AMERICA.
RETURN OF HON. GEORGE NJ. DALLAS.
Debate in the English House Of Lords Oh
the Blockade.

HALIFAX, May 3O.-The steamer America, with
dates to the 10Th instant, has arrived from Liver
pool.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Dallas, late United States Minister
to England, is passenger.
The America has over 81 900 600 in specie.
The Galway contracts had been annuiled, but the
boats would continue to run.
The Hibernian had put back to Liverpool with
amaged machinery.
The North Briton took her place, sailing on the
18TH
Mr.. Adams, the new American Ambassador, had
been presented at Court
The steamer City Of Washington had arrived
out
A debate had taken place in the House of Lards
on the subject of the American blockade. The
speakers generally opposed the idea of priyateers
being regarded pirates.
The sales of cotton for the week at Liverpool
amounted to AZ 600 bales, at a decline of 5000.
Breadstutls were also declining. Provisions were
steady.
Consols 9l%@Sl5s.
In the House of Lords, the Earl of Ellenborough
asked the Government whether the term lawful
blockade" in the procamation was to be interpre-
ted literally with quaifcations. as according TO
the strict meaning of the Paris agreem ent it vas
impossible to maintain an ffec'ive blockade. He
complained of the vagueness OF the proclamation in
respect to articles contraband of war.
Earl Granville replied that a lawful blockade
must be maintained BY a sufficient force but il was
not absolutely necessary to render all ingresS or
egress impossible, but to render it extremely diff
cult. With respect to other questions, he stated
that certain articles were clearly cuntraband of
war; but that certain other articles depended upon
special circumstances and contingencies which
could only be decided by a prize court, and which
it was impossible to define beforehand
The Earl of Derby said that there were two
points on which it was desirable that the Govern
ment should come to an understanding with the
United States. They proclaim blockade of the
| wtoIe Southern coast which they had not the
force to maintain Although they could lawfully
blockade certain ports. it not desirable that
they should proclaim universal blockade, but
o:iy MAINTAIN partial one.
The Northern States also declare that they should
treat prvateers as pirates, but they could not do
so BY the law of nations, and it desirable that
twithstanding the proclamation that it should
be declared such, the penalty British subjects
would not be viewed with indifference by England
Lord Brougham said that privaeering, acco' ding
to international law, was not piracy, but to Join an
expedition against power at peace with England
was piraical act. To constitute an efficient
blockade such force must be maintained as to make
the passage OF it absolutely impossible but this was
| very difficult
| Lord Chelmsford denied the doctrine of Lord
Broughan relative to privateers.
Lord Campbell said that the Earl of Granville
| had laid down the law correctly with respect to
| a blockade and articles contraband of war. A sub
lect of another power holding letters of marque
was not guilty of piracy
Lord Kingsdom said that the Northern States
might consider the people of the Southern States
rebels, and guilty of high treason. but that this
would not apply to the subjects of other powers
becoming privateers.
| COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
LIVERPOOL, May lS.-Breadstufs-Fourc closed firm
at 2Ss.6d (dSGs Cd Wheat lis Cd (Gl4s Indian Corn
| quiet: mixed 3ls.3d "a 5s: white So. .tG,36s
Provisions-Beef firm. Pork steady. Bacon easier.
| Lard heavy.
Produce-Rosin dull at Is. Carolina Rice 24s Balt-
Bark 9s Cd.
Washington Items.
| WASHINGTON, May 30.-The Secretary of State
tonight is again dispensing his hospiaties to va.
rious military officers including some from the I'd
and 25th New York, 5th Pennsylvania and New
JERSEY regiments, together with sundry officers of
| the District militia and Marine corps. Among
other guests the brilliant entertainment were the
foreign ministers and the Cabinet officers
! No proposals for the lean of nearly Sl4 900 900
under the act OF June last were opened There
were offers for Treasury notes. but as those for
| bonds were restricted to par and only per centum
was allowed 1t Is not known that there were any
bidders. The thirty days notice required by law
before the power to issue Treasury notes could ac
crue, expired to-day, and the Department will
therefore avail itself of that means of meeting the
wants Of the Treasury.
Although Ex-Governor Banks had signifed his
willingness to accept the office of Quartermaster-
General with rank of Brigadier-General it was
thought best for reasons of State policy to confer
upon him that of Major-General.
| The revocation of the leave of absence of Carl
Shurz was solely on account of the desire that the
business of the American Legation at Madrid should
not be suspended, the former Minister having left
the Spanish Capital.