Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-28
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LLo 9teanl1alp hioernian from Live
pool 18th, via Londonderry Ilth, srrfys
here this afternoon.
American Affairs had been debated IN fb
House Of Lords, and papers rslstive 70 tb
blockade Of the Southern ports were uror7
ised shortly by Earl Russell.
The European political news is generally
unimportant.
The Atna for New York was detained
sales OF cotton in the Liverpool marke
M lor tnree days, including Wednesday. wer,
zV,OOO bales. Market irmer with an nm.
change. i'-O1
Breadstuhs still declining. exeent vbast
which was quiet but steady.
/ Provisions dull.
Oonsols at 92fa 90 for money.
Latest via Londonderry:
Liverpool l4-Cotton sales Of the vsslr
were $4,000 bales. Market closing and nm
changed, but frmer Sales today Are IA
| GOO bales.
Breadstufs steady.
Provisions declining.
Oousols at 931 for money.
The Hibernian's dates are five davs Later
than those already at hand.
Parliament was discussing American af.
fairs. - ''''''A 81
In the House Of Lords on the 10th inst
Earl Carnavon said he had recived intorms-
ton that no less than three British subieeta
were confined In the prisons of the Federal
Government and had lain there for severai
menths, denied a trial or their release nm
less they took an oath of allegiance ~ The
United States. He hoped that the Govern
ment would take earnest steps in the case.
and at once declare what was to be the %.
sition Of British subjects in the Federal
States.
Earl Russell said that Lord Oarnsvon
could hardly have read the papers vbi,h
had been laid on the table, for if he had. be
would have seen that these cases had been
brought under the notice Of the Government.
neither had he made allowance for the ne.
euliar state of affairs in the United states
which justified urgent measures.
In England Parliament had given the gov
eminent, in times Of difficulty, authority to
arrest persons on suspicion, and it had to
De frequently done without their being
brought to trial. This government had COM
planned Of the arbitrary manner in which
these arrests had been made, BY the sole an.
thority Of the President. WithoutleQislative |
sanction, ne was not disposed to defend the |
acts OF the United States government. Con-
gress had decided that the pFerogative be- !
longed to the President, and if he believed |
that the parties were engaged in reasonable |
eonspiraeies, as alleged, he (Russell) did not |
see how Her Majesty's government could in
terfere with practice which was absolutely /
necessary, although it was exercised with /
unnecessary haTshness. The american GOV
ernment alleged that they had undoubted 4
proof Of the completely OF these persons in |
and this Her Majssty's gov
ernment was not in a position to contra.
dict; but they had entertained q strong re-
against the manner in which the
arrests we're made and prisoners treated, and
heir case would be earnestly watched BY
hem.
Earl Malmsbury in asking for the pa
oeFs connected with tho blockade com.
planned that the Times had deliberately
represented that Earl Derby advocated its
being fOroibly raised. He approved the
'anduet Of the Government and the quss-
ion ESs one for them alone to decide, but
t was desirable to know what vas the real
tate Of the blockade. He expressed doubts
" the policy Of the declarations Of Paris
n lS56, and did not believe they would or
iould be carried in great wars when cir
would be too strong for abstract
principles.
Earl Russell said that on the first night
le was glad to find that the noble Earl op.
'osite had approved Of the conduct of ths
'Osite had approved Of the conduct OF the
ioveTnmsnt and the country must feel
when all its leading men agree.
The papers are now being printed. They
you'd be in their Lordships hands before
ong and he hoped they would reserve their
'PiniOns till then, considering theimpor-
ance Of the question.
In the House Of Commons, on the 10th
ast, Mr.. Golden gave notice that at an early
ay he intended to bring under consideration }
1 the House the state Of international and
laratime law, as it effects the rights Of the
eHgerents.
An order had been received at Portsmouth
reduce the number of men and guns Of
he ships Of war in commission.
The London Daily News reviews the en-
'agement at Mill Spring, KY, as a genuine
nd important Federal success, and thinks, If
may reasonably hope, that the Federal
roOps engaged in it may be taken as q speei-
len of the Union army as it has become
nder Mcclellan, the result of a rapid and
ecisiye action c1nnot be doubted.
The diplomatic correspondence concerning
be Intervention in Mexico had been laid be-
are Parliament
Earl Russell, in late letter to Sir Charles
Iyke, touching the rumor that the Arch
Duke Macmillan will be called to the
throne of Mexico, says: "If the Mexican
ieople, by spontaneous movement, place
be Austrian Arch-Duke on the Throne,
here is nothing in the convention to pre-
ent it. On the other hand, we could be no
arty to foreible Intervention for this pur-
Ose"