New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-29
GREAT BRITAIN.

II is stated that several rihed cannon had oeen
shipped from Liverpool for Charleston, y =. -
Tenders had been invited by the British adunrdty
for the const uction of two more ron-cased spPs-o
war of about A. 900 tuns each. -,
The Lord Mayor Of London had gwen gram oahi
onet in honor Of Sir Edmund Head OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The weather, after thaw of two days duration,
had again become quite severe. Numerous ralrodd
accidents had occurred owing to the action OF the se
on the iron, &C., and unusual precautions were oe"e
observed.
a COMPANY had been formed for the purpose Of es-
tablshing permanent camp for volunteers near Lon
dom Two thousand hus are 10 be erected, ana let H
.sman rents 10 individual volunteers.
The cultivation Of cotton in Asiatic Turkey was re-
ceiyinp some attention in England the correspondent
of The LOndon Times at Constantinope having eXpa-
tiated at length in of bis letters upon the feasibility
of the step. 49, -
In the Comt Of Queens Bench yesterday, Mr.. Ed
win James applied for writ of habeas corpus TO bring
up Anderson, who formerly slave Ill America, IN
order that he might be discharged The afndavit on
which h, moved WAS sworn by Mr. Lewis Alexis
Ctamerouzow the Secretary TO the British aud For
eQn Anti Slavery Society. In it's first paragraph Mr.
Chamerouzow swore that John Anderson, Bnllsh
subject, domicled in the City Of Tornto, war now
illegally detained in the jail of the city a.
prisoner whithOut having been legally accused
Of any crime or legally tried or sentenced for the
commission Of any crime known to The law
Of the province Of Canada, or any other part
q
,rarh was sworn that the Of the greatest
urgency and that unless redress was speedily effected,
John Audersons life exposed 10 the greatest dan
ger The learned counsel quoted great number Of
authorities extending far back l3 to show that
the preroRative Of the Crown had from time TO time
been exered in the manner in which he now proposed,
and coneuded that the fact Of ConTts Can fda having
been established under the royal charter did not pre-
vent this Cont from ssung liz writ OF kabcas corpus
directed TO that colony the Crown had there con-
current jurisdiction with the colonial Courts IN matters
of this kind for II their Lordships were Ia refuse 10
issue the witt he now applied for he would 20 TO every
other Court in Westminster Hall Surely II could no,
be said that the Courts IN Toronto lhayiBg dealt with
this matter debarred tins Court from now interfering
II was undoubtedly the right OF the Crown to see that
none of it, subjects shoud be improperly imprisoned,
and IL was shown on the affidavit thai there was
British subject imprisoned under legal warrant or
authority whatever, un'ried and unacCuted OF any
crime known 20 the English law. .
The Lord Chief Justice-If our wit should he treat
ed with contempt, a. Interference with the local
powers il would 10 very serious matter. What
means have we OF enforcing our authority Mr..
James-By attachment. Mr. Justice Hill-To whom
would the attachment issne! Mr. James-t wonld
be for the Governor execute the writ. Mr.. Justice
Hill-Suppo.e be refused 20 do so Mr. Justice
Crompton-llave You considered whether an indict-
ment would fe for refusing TO obey such writ Mr..
CaDlda IL british possession and the persons
10 whom the writ is directed Britsh subjects. The
same objection would have been applicable In the 1se
Of Man and Jersey cases. Mr.. Jnsaoe Backhurn-
Gaze Mr. James submitted that, on the authority Of
the Iele of Man and the jersey eGsee the writ ought
To issue.
Their Iordshps then retired 20 consider toer iudg-
ment. and after an absence Of 10 minutes, they
turned into Court.-ihe Lord Chef Justice then de-
livered the following Judgment: We have carefully
considered ns matter andthe result OF our anxious de-
liberation l. that think the writ ought to ISSUE We
feel sensible M the same time OF the inconvenience that
NAV suit from the exercise Of such an authority We
feel sensibe%hat il NAV be Thought inconsistent with
that higher degree Of colonial Independence, both
legislative and judicial, winch has been happily
brsuQh, into effect in modern times. At the same
time in establishing local legislation and local
judicial authority, the Legislature OF England has
not gone 20 far IA expressly 20 abrogrte any
iurisdiction which the Court OF Westminster Hall
might possesssith reference TO The issue of the writ
of babeas corpus And we 6nt that the existence II
the jurisdiction in these Conrts has been serted from
earliest times and exercised down 10 The latest. We
find i asserted not only meter OF agreement I'M
carried into eject AZ matter Of practice, that even
where there il nm independent local uchc4ure nothns
short of legislative enactment would suffice TO deprive
ne of the authority which conferred upon ns IT,
protection of the liberty Of the subject We feel,
therefore, we should not be doing right under the
authority of the presidents c'ed II we refnsed TO
irsue the writ.
There was slight manifestation Of applause IN
Court ON the conclusion Of the delivery " His Lord
ship judgment.
Prince Alfred had arrived a. Plymouth for The pur-
pese of embarking board the st. George 10 join the
North American squadron.