The sun., 1861-12-09

orUiso expedited the voyage Of the mail steam.
or, which arrived two days before her time and
passed into her port Unconscious Of her danger
Communicative then took place between our
Government and the American Minister, in
which the latter disclaimed any such intentions
as that imputed to the proceedings Of tho Uni.
ted states tteanler--Or rather he disClaimed any
knowledge Of the matter.
At the same time, II as aocer aimed 10 be the
opinion Of the law officers Of the Crown tha',
iccordiDg to tho Interpretation Of the law as
lic down in former d. cisioLs, the relations oil
Great Britain TO the Amoric IN bclligerents are
perhaps such that there might have been fair
legal grounds for the American cruiser sezing
, the mail steamer ~ prize, even in British
waters, If il could have been shown that she
knowingly batborcd tbe persons and property Of
enemiet cf the United States in the shape Of
the delegate and their di-pa'chcs. The United
States steamer has now deprtcd, but j. sup.
posed 20 he cruising off the IRISH coast, for puf.
poses similsr TO those which brought her to
southampton.
II cannot be necessary 10 point out the wu ton
ofcnsiyeu, and danger Of the Coitae under
stood TO have b'en adopted In THE and p h"pi
similar Goes 10y the United States government.
/ That government is entitled to do all III iis
/ power 10 prev cnt cgrcts or ingtesS at is own
ports and tie ports Of the G. nfpdera'c8 bot 20
! leave thee not half K, arded, and coms acrn.s o
| Briii h waite on rowing c1mmi. .ion 20 seize 4
tfiii-h mail steamer, which had t,kcu on 30 rd
! ut British pot two American pl-sen ser- aud
/ their POI tmantcaus, Is an act easy 20 70 un e.
stood and not easy 10 lie endured 1t indie
! \, sire to' 10 much 70 . event the movements
Of fAmciican 'icbcls M TO Il sult and provoke
the government and p. oplo d this country
Mr.. Adam, the American Minstet bad been
| on visit to tho Speaker of the llJuSe Ji Com
mons al bis fcat In Not'irghamshre.
Mr.. L,yard, Under S'c'ctrry Of State for
Foreign afiiits, in n tp,ech before his c,naiitu-
/ M ulluIf 4 az lpnsfh tho ANA Figau
question AZ i defended The policy Of tho Bd-
| tish Government lie regre' ted that policy
had been ni.int. fprctcd in America, and broadly
rsscrt,d that thc English pc pie svmpuhi-'d j
deeply With the American people. lIs believed
ilo time would con when the policy Of Eng
land would be Justly appr,c atcj. lie dcaod
that events in America are any p'ooi OF the
breaking down of democratic institutions.
II ia asserted that the Commissioners e the
Ctnicdsfaic States" woto oily prcscnt at ths
late banquet AZ FishmonPerS' Hall as tho guests
Uf some individual member U membots oi tbs
Company.
Messrs. Mason and Slidcll. tho " Comnis.
sion,rs ffom lie Confederate States. were eN
pcclcd to reach England in the West lndil
mail steamer La Plata, due at Southampton
on the % i Move mhcr.
Dcputa,ons from the governments Of Cana
do, New brunswick and Nova Scotia, had arriy
ed in London for the purpose NJ urLing the In
pcrial Government to all the construction o
the projected railway from Hal fax TO q Ioboc
One ofthe arguments !, that the line vi be
defence ~ nnst the Ufitcd States.
France.
The MoSirFuR contraicts the recent rimOr a
to impending ministerial notifications, and ais
the alleged terms Of the negotiations between III
Emperor and NJ FOu Il, on the entrance Of IN
latter into the Cabinc:.
A new ord of the French Minister Of Com
mcrcc gives facilities for the naturalization o
English, T. l.din and American vessels o1 tho
pas mcnt Of certain duties The purch go ma
. be made in ny part Of the world, and the YES
sols 20 purchased may be employed for u
o monihsin any way on their way to France, in
/ stead Of, n formerly, being compelled at ono
10 proceed tn port in France for nsturdliz I,iOn
The paris PArEI., has an article on tho III
pos ibiliy Of Disarmament, in tho prcs'n
| s'ito Of European affairs, and the Paris COrros
! pOndcnt of the London TIMES sav4 tho belle
was gaining ground that there will bo no III.
armament by land or sea, and that all that vii
bc done will he TO allow from fifty or siVt
, thousand men 20 go home on leave.
! The lioursc ON the 22d was iifm and higher
. Rentcs closed at 1O,O5.
:, Portugal.
s Tho funeral of the late King took place q
the 10th ult., at Lisbon. There was gran
l. proccssicn, including 10000 troops.
y Tor the partition OF iMr'Jr,p,r,,,,, n,., ,,,.,
y hOl Alf courage To declare tnemspl q
y either favorable or oppo,cd to Italy, but wi
- Woull wish TO play part in European politi
IN "hich Their position does not permit them
~ assume.
10 10 Tho Italian Parliament was rc-opcned at T,
u rim, on the 2Ist. In the Chamber of D,puti,
, Baron Ricasoli, President of tho Council, cx
a planned the present state of the Roman question
: he SAID that he had drawn up n plan Of recon
cllintion b'twccn religion and liberty. and bc
> tween the State and the Church. lie had re
qucs,cd the Emp' ror Ma, olcon to become Medi
AiOr, but, owing to the little dispo,itiou to ron
cil!tion ON the part Of tho Roman Court, tn
mediation had not been attended with any re-
. suit.
Baron Rcasoli'1 project contains eleven arti
cles, ct which the following is a summary:-Th
: Popc and tho Cardinals are 20 preserve thei
digr ty ard invi0lability. Full libertv IL ,ua,
antcld to the Sovereign Pontih, for his acts O
divine right as Chief Of the Church Tho Pom
is empowered TO send a nuncip to communica,
WIN the bishops and the faithful and 10 con
vcne synods aud councils without tho interysn
tion OF the government. Tho King of Ital,
renounces his right in respect to ecclesiastical
Denehces. The Italian Government also reln
qulsh all right Of interference in the nomination
OF 6ishops. This King of Italy will gulrante,
TO the Pope n certain revenue.
| note addressed to Baron R'casOl instruct.
the Sandman Minister at Paris to request tn,
good offices OF France in order to bring this pro
| Jetl Del re- tnt Rope, ana Aays that should tn,
proposals 1t contains lie rejected, the Italian
Government could not without difficulty restrain
the ibpatience Of the people, who claim Rom,
as their capial
spain.
\ treaty Of commerce had been sgL oil DO.
tween Spain and Morocco
Turkey.
Negotiations had been opened between Om,r
Pasha and the Prince OF Montenegro which hold
out some prospect of a settlement of the exist
ing differences
RdguSd, 2Ih.-An official dispatch states tha,
Pasha, with eight batteries defc ited ei sht thou
sand insurgents near Piva, aiter four hours
| night, with lOes Of eight hundred killed. Tur
kish loss one hundred killed and wounded.
London Money Market.
The TIMES city article says the fund, on Fri
day opened at a decline of i.Sd on sales suppo
sed to have been made In consequence of In,
desire on the part Of the American bcllgorent
10 drag Great Britain into their dispute but tn,
absence OF business from bad weather was pro
badly the main cause Of dullness Great con
hdeEco is entertained that Engl ana : firm ad
herence to every established point OF interna
tonal law will render il impossiIls for her to b,
brought into any compl cations.
Consols were stronger In the afternoon, clio
sing at 90 g and %.
The diSount market was again moro easy
and transactions were numerous, at l,2 pel
cent. for best bills.
Tho DAILY NKws says, owing to the aTti
OF the Nashville, the recent inquiries for Amer
ican securities al subsided
The Bank bullion shows an increase in tn,