The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-28
ENGLISH AND OTHER EUROPEAN

From the New York Herald, OF the 2lst. we
are abls to gather some few European items
of interest
"USfo GOD rHAT wHTcH re aoD,e, AHD UHro c.
sAA That WEIGH Is c1sAR's.''
At the Diplomatic Reception of Napoleon
IN Paris, or, New Years day, the Arch bishop
q. OF r raras complimented his Majesty. when
~ am always much moved by the prayers
winch you address to Heaven for the En-
prese, Tor my son, and for me. The French
clergy, 80 eminent for it, pisty and virtues,
that which 10 Gods, and to Cesar that which
10 Csesar's, may count, you may assure them,
upon my protection and my lively sympa.
Upon which words the correspondent Of
the London Nescs Thus comments
"When the Emperor tells the Archbishop
between what belongs to God and what to
Cesar, 1t 10 difficult to avoid the inference
that Caesar Is thinking Of asserting rights
which the priests would not admit If they
had any choice in the matter This interpre.
tation comedies with rumoys that serious
attempt is about to be made to settle terms
for the evacuation Of kome.''
REBEL HOAX on YAxKEE CoHsuL.
A Frankfortlstter states that Mr.. Murphy,
the. American Oonsul in that city, recently
received letter, apparently from the two
Burgomasters, informing him that his pass.
port was ready, as the aermanic Confedera.
ton had recognized the Confederation OF the
Southern States. Mr.. Murphy, suspecting
masters, who at once declared that their sig-
natures had been rather clsverly initiated.
NATURE OF THE ExGLIsH DExAxD FOR xAsog AND
/ SLIDRLL.
The London correspondence Of the Iadspen
dsnes Beige, of January Cd, gives the following
statement Of the nature of the Englisb de-.
mand upon Lincoln and his Government In
the Trent affair:
Lord Lycns's Instructions. enjoin on him
not to seuo IN hts ultimatum until three days
after he shall have received it. During these
three days he is to see Mr.. Lincoln and his
Ministers, and to endeavor to make plain to
them the motives which have caused the de-
maud OF MesSrs. Mason and Slidell; to pre-
Iare them for tn tenor OF the uItinlatum it,
self, and 70 bring to their notice the conse.
quences OF q refusal. II these preliminary
council are not reg arded, he will send in his
ultimatum, after three full days Passed in
negotiations, like those i have referred to,
and he will add that bis government has in.
days after the transmission OF the ultimaIum,
if the demands therein specified are not com
piled with. &
It's, therefore, evident that the ultimatum
was not sent on the Goth, when the Africa
left. -
A grave circumstance hitherto unknown to
the public Will operate strongly in our favor
at Washington. 1t is now known that In the
month OF une last the French Government
proposed 70 ours to recognize the Southern
States. M. Fould himself was made the or
gan in London OF this policy, which was re.
PEELED by the British Cabinet.
It is to be presumed that before coming to
q final determination, Mr.. Lincoln will sub.
init the question to the law officers OF the Go.
vernment. 1t is almost certain that the deci-
sion OF the lawyers will be in our favor. l
= hat Wvvth hi A.
peace will prevail, ii the Government of
washington Is inspired by the cOunsels of
justice and wisdom, and not by the rash de.
mands OF the people.
ESGLIsR POLITICS.
From the London CAron icle, Of January 4,
we have some interesting facts concerning the
Peace -at.any.Price" party in England.
who it appears, were quite willing to pocket
the insult offered their country by the Yam.
KEGS. The CArrnicle says:
In Birmingham ITSELF six thousand men
have declared, by q majority O: ten to one
agatn2 the scheme OF arbitration in the affair
Of the Trent. Where was the genius that
should have guided them, ,mel,owed their in.
teliects into starry condition, and taught
them that the English flag is worthless bit
of buntiog?'
The meeting was gotten up, it should be
observed, by the Capitulationists; every con.
ceivAble Effort was made to pack the Town
Hall with anti-national secretaries: tho
management, the first speeches and the lead.
ing resolutions were monopolized by those
whom we must term our Anglo Chinese
When vote was taken, however, and the
hands rose in forests, and the shouts followed
them in thunder, the Quakers, with charac.
terisuc honesty, turned up their eyes and
claimed triumph. Whereupon local mag
istrate insisted upon a second vote, and the
hands that went up in forests, and the sh
that followed them in thunder, were proved
to have been In favor Of Lord Palmerston' Is
Government, and hostile to the peace at any
prics faction. We presume that Mr. Bright
will have to 60 down and ascertain how he
stands with his constituents, for they have
party to which he belongs. After this we
shall hear nothing more Of the rom antic de-
monstrations at Brishton but 1t is amusing
to observe that the organs Of the anti Eng.
lish caba! contained no record oftheir Birm-
/ ingham defeat.
This Is precisely what might have been ex
pected. The event, however, is too remarka.
BILE and too important as an evidence of pub.
| lie opinion to be seft in the obscurity Of q
| paragraph. tits especially significant just
| now, when the naval rights of Great Britain
| are proposed to be subjected to a species o.
diplomatic tnimblerig, in which, Of courss
| foreign arbitrator would be effectually shaped
| And it II useful to contemplate this revolt O,
Birmingham againstethe peace party, when
we have before us the endless illustrations O.
| war. 0enerel McClellan's army hesitstes te
| fight, but Gen McClellan's agents are not in
| capable of setting fire to cities and towns il
| It is now perfectly understood that tn,
horrible conaagration at Charleston, which
rendered hundreds Of poor families home
l less, and endangered Thousands Of lives, wa,
the work OF Northern incendfary. Indeed
| seven attempts were made Immediately af
i terwards, within two days, to set Montgom
cry in flames; and it has been openly boasted
that other rebel centres are to perish like tn,
Cities Of the Plain. Here is Government
processing to be civilized, which makes wa,
at sea by dispatching cargoes of granite ta
| choke forever the entrances Of commercial
ports, and BY land employs worse than as
and rick the lives Of women and children, O.
the aged and the helpless, indiscriminatsly
These are the clients Of our ultra pacifi,
rieaders, and their savage brutality, worthy
only ofthe red Indi An ,is that probably which
qualines them to be approved BY fanatics Whe
can detect no crime and NO harbarism. excep
whsn charged against an Englishman.
We must continue, while anticipating fur
ther intelligence. 70 scrutinixe closely tn,
! statements brought from America In thu
first place, the conciltatory remark attrib.
uted to Gen. Mcclellan rests upon no au.
,noly Yoqa w1asexss beyond .S that Of Msv
| originated = fictitious report of q conversa.
tion at the table Of the French Minister.
Again, ~ will be seen by the later informa
/ tion we give to-day, there va. not shadow
| Of truth In the statement with respect TO
] Cabinet Council At which the English Ques
tion was said to have been discussed. II W
look for absolute facts, We and considerabl,
preparations for . maratime war; a bill
voted BY Congress for the construction OF q
/ iron-clad veaneix, and more significantly still
/ grant Of nearly five millions Of dollars r
erect gigantic works OF defence at New Yorl
/ harbor, and Other points Of the coast from thu
| lakes TO San Francisco. We also discover
freOu0nt teatimoniala In thA ina N rioncv n