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between Dieppe, France and Newhaven, England
1t consists OF six wires of communication is eighty
miles long, and weighs six hundred and fifty tons
The new yacht presented to DR.. Livingstone, the
African explorer, is called the Lady Nyassa. Sh
Is built in tweny-four sectons each ten feet long
and will be Immediately taken to pieces for her
Shipment to the river Zambesi. She is propelled
by two engines of thirty horse power each, driving
two screws, and in recent trial on the Clyde at
tanned speed of ten knot.
Inc forced collection of taxes in Hungary is
causing serious trouble tax collector lately fired
pistol on one of the Hungarian Barons W no had
refused t" pay him and threatened to put him out
OF his house.
MIR. PEARCE'S SPEECH
we give below more extended report of Mr..
fearces remarks when he presented the memorial
ol the f"llce q 'mmissioners to the Senate
ME- PRESIDENT, have received this morning and
peg ieaVe 10 present to the Senate the memorial
OF Charles Howard, William H. Gatchell and John
W. Davis, Police Commissioners of the CITY of Bal
timOre, now under confinement at Fort McHenrv
under the orders of Major General Banks-the
fourth Commissioner, Mr.. Kinks, having been
released in consequence of sickness.
This memorial sets forth the arrest of the Police
Marshal on the 9th day of June last by order of
| Major-Genera Banks, and the suspension, by the
same proclamation, of the functions of the Police
| Commissioners of the city OF Baltimore, appointed
under the authority OF, and by the Legislature of
Maryland.
1t sets forth also their proceedings in consequence
of the suspension of their functions, and the Gen
erals proclamation of the lst of July, which de-
cared their arrest in consequence # their "reusal
to recognize the officers men necessarily select
ed bv the provost IN arsha for the protection of
the city,, and because they held .'subi to their
orders, now and hereafter, the old police force
a large body of armed men, for some purpose not
EnoWn to the Government and inconsistent ,rith ats
| peace and security" That il the reason assigned
in the order Of Ma or General Banks for the arrest
| Of the Police Commissioners.
| Now, sir, wish to state very briefly, according
to the rule of the Senate, the object of this memo
rial. These memorialists distinctly and emphai-
| caIly deny that they had any other purpose, in
| their official protest and action than to fulfil their
manifest and sworn obligations, and to maintain
the dignity and assert the authority of the laws of
! Maryland, which were intrusted to their hands for
execution, but which they are precluded by force
| from executing. They sOlemnly declare that if
they had been permitted continue in the exe else
| Of their functions, after the arrest and mprsoR-
ment of the Marshal Of Police on the 9th of june
| they would have continued to discharge their dulles
| as they had discharged them theretofore in all
respects faithfully, inpartially, and to the best of
their ability, in obedience to the laws and the Con-
| stiution; and they assert that the implication of
anV other intention or purpose on their part wholly
destitute of foundation in fact
In reference tn the statement made in Major Gen.
eral Banks proclamation in regard to a concealed
arsenal at the Marshas office, they say that it is
| perfectly notorious, and has been fully shown by
| the message of the aiayOr to the City Cou2c of
Baltimore, that the arms in question were the law
full property of the city; that they were iusignii-
cant in quantity, constituting but little more than
the customary armament of the force for its public
duties, and were lawfully concealed to prevent un-
| lawful seizure. They declare, therefore, that the
| grounds set up by General Banks in his procama-
| ton give to their arrest and Imprisonment col
| or of justification necessity
They say that they have personal knowledge of
the fact which is equally as well known to the i'm
partial citizens of Baltimore, that the official du-
ties OF Colonel Kane Marshal of Police, have been
discharged throughout with singular ability, in
tegrity and courage, and never more conspicuously
in better faith, or at more imminent risk of his
own f than in the protection of the troops of the
Federal Government on the 10 h of April last
OF the police force, placed under his command
| by the memoriaIists, and selected wholly without
reference to their political opinions they say that,
without exaggsrati1n, they do not believe body
of men can be found anywhere more entirely devo-
ted to the conscientious discharge of Official duty,
or less Justly liable to the accusation of entering
into unlawful combinations themselves encour-
aging such combinations BY others; that down to
the moment of the suspension OF the active duties
of the force by General Banks, these memorialists
say they have pride in asserting that no cOmmu-
nifty ever acknnw lodged more universally than the
citizens of Baltimore-aDd none ever had better
reason to acknOwledge-the successful operation of
a police system in securing the strictest enforce
ment of the laws, the ampest protection OF private
rights, and the most rigid maintenance OF public
order.
They saw that, with every opportunity afforded
by their official position, aud every energy stmu-
lated by their sense of duty, to ascertain the exist
ence of all unlawful combinations associations
within their jurisdiction, they have reason
whatever to suspect that any such combinations did
in fact exist, as alleged BY General Banks, in his
proclamation of the 9th of June; and they conf
IDENTIFY assert their conviction that his allegation to
| the contrary founded upon false information,
communicated 20 him by designing persons, and
| hs.G aimed or ntnna anrn nv
| evidence of any sort.
| rL"y 10y thot if General Banks had seen fit to
arrest the Marshal of Police npOu charge which
| might have been deemed sufficient to justify such
step, the memnriaists would have taken care to
govern the police force efficiently and properly
during his confinement; or, being satisfied of any
improper conduct, they would at once either have
removed him from office or have suspended him.
They say that the State of Mary lard is one of
the States of the Union, and at peace with this
Government, not in rebellion against its authority;
that her people disarmed and her territory oc-
cupied bHa14aoerw he ming military force. The
Federal End those of the State in full
SUSPENSION .l1be---seGs corpus is concerned; and
that process Served without obstruction, and is
obeyed without resistance bv all except those in
military authority. If therefore, the mem0rialists
were charged with any offence known to The law,
there was and is nothing to prevent their arrest
and detention by the civil arm, in due course and
upon proper and lawful warrant, supported by
oath, as prescribed by the Constitution. This in
deed, is amply proved by the presentments and
arrests made, and the indictments now found and
pending in the Circuit Court against Mr. Merry
nav, Colonel Kane, and others cha ged with
crave offences arainst the Government of the
United States.
They submit that, in the proclamation by which
their is sought to be justified, there is al
nHnronar ror;, nf Iarr rorid ortbnriz,, tbo ;sni
of prorss, acarst tbei hI anv indicai ,rihnnoI IF
it be crime on their part to regard as illegal and
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e"rn Nv "naI p'o'!sioh q. 'ne NonsutulIoh anu
laws such an offence lscreateH or aehheu:
lnere nuehce :, holulHG SuoJ'c, 20 thelT eruers
police iorce winch the laws oi Maryian mace II
their duty so 20 hold and that they were bound to
refuse to recognize as pubic officers OF Maryland,
the aPpolnteeS OF General Banks and are at a loss
" 'nncel'e unuer "hat neaa OF the penal law sucn
Ionuuo' 40 tne can "e heIu 10 De criminal. H!'h
rsp! udence Whlch would Sahctlen the1T arrest and
entartainnS so,na noso nt Known ~ ,h CO. ".
ernment, but alleged to be inconsistent with its
peace and security"