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replied that he had no doubt but the Gene.
raj would allow him every reasonable graft
i6cation. Poor fellow, before many hours
had elapsed his parole was granted from
higher than earthly source.
Clippings from the English Journals

Clippings from the English Journals.
THE BLOCKADE.
The London Daily Nesos, in an article ads
hitting the efiency of our blockade of the
Southern ports, aud denouncing any inter-
ference with it, remarks
But the Government and people of Eng
land have no desire to commit so gross a
blunder and SO glazing an offense. Block
ade of any enemy's ports has, time out of
mind, been recognized measure of war.
We have ourselves used it without stint or
scruple whenever we have had occasion !;
and so has every other maritime power in
the civilized world when strong enough to
do so. In the eyes of philosophic statesmen
and INSISTS it may have gone out of favor !;
and whenever, by common consent, it shall
be limited or laid aside, we shall be glad.
But in the midst of its practical and effective
operation by any particular power against
its enemy, to interpose by force or threats
of force, on the sole ground of its inconven-
fence to third parties, would be as lawless
and ruthless violation of the comfy of
nations as was ever perpetrated in the spirit
of sordid gain or insolent aggression.
There are, we know, certain mean and
mischievous persons among US who for their
own purposes would still attempt to bully
our Government into the commission of such
a crime. Some are at heart accomplices in
the plot to set up slave.trading Common
wealth in the South. Some are animated
by political hatred of popular institutions
of the North. Some are gamblers in the
cotton market and some are gambling
spectators in ships and freights on large
scale. But though greedy and unscrupu-
lous schemers are active and impudent,
reckless ard low. they will not be able to
push the Parliament or the people of Eng
land into the abandonment of national hon.
or and international faith for their advan-
tage. There is no precedent or example
that could justify our interference openly on
behalf of the seeding States; and while
the blockade is maintained effectively, ac~
cording, not to any impracticable ideal, but
to the usage of war, there would be as
little justification for our interfering in
directly and by subterfuge in their favor.
ENGLISH OPINION OF THE AMERICAN PARA
From the London Times, January %.
America has her paragraph, and it COM
tains something more like threat than any
other portion of this address, The Emperor
does not hesitate to confess that the civil
war has seriously compromised the COM
mercial interests of France, and there is
something almost regretful in the tone in
which he says he must confne himself to the
utterance of wishes that these disseHtions
may soon be terminated. But there is the
somewhat stern limitation to this absti-
nence, $50 long as the rights of neutrals are
respected" The phrase is more general
than the occasion demanded. $50 long as
the neutral rights of France are respected"
would have satisfied the necessity, but the
more general expression would seem better
adapted to the contingency of interp0sDg
to abate the international abuse of an effscs
tive blockade. This is the only phrase
which breaks the tone of profound pea;e,
for Mexico and Cochin China are only
men toned to be dismissed as unworthy of
being considered as serious. We have little
doubt that this family disguised impatienoe
at the blockade of the Southern ports faith.
fully reflects the public feeling in France;
but, on the other hand, there can be still
less doubt that the federal government will
be much more careful how tn give cause
of just anger to France than they were in
offering odense to us.
FIGHT FOR TIE CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND.
From the London Globe, Jan. 18th.
The above fight took place yesterday
morning. at Godstone, in Surrey, and about
thirty miles from London.
The fight began at seven minutes to nine
O'Clock, and after fighting one hour and
eight minutes, during which time forty-two
rounds were fought, King was unable to
come up to the call of time, and Mace was
declared the victor.
The betting at the commencement was
two to one on Mace, but in the course of
the encounter the odds varied to similar
offers upon King.
The punishment delivered up to certain
time was tolerably equal, King having
slightly the best of it, until the last round,
when they closed and fell, and Kings head
coming in contact with the ground, which
rendered him insensible, the sponge was
thrown up in token of his defeat.
The fight took place amid steady fall
of rain, but the attendance was very large,
the aristocracy being very powerfully rep
resented.
A BRITISH TRUMP IN THE UNION ARMY.
The following is an extract of letter
from soldier In the Union army, serving
in Virginia, addressed to gentleman 10
Montreal
am delighted to perceive in the paper
received from you this day, that the citi-
zens of Montreal contemplate the erection
of statue of her Majesty Queen Victoria
-(God bless her.) You will find enclosed
in this letter two dollars, in gold-none of
your treasury notes-which you will please
hand to the committee entrusted with the
carrying out Of this truly noble undertaking,
as the humble contribution of British
trump! Although I am on the ~ ankee side
of Jordan" you may rely upon it, Bill that
am still as true to the old flag as any living
white man. You are aware that never
enlisted in the American service to fight
against my own blood, or against any of