, 1862-02-28


hardly have read the papers which had been
laid on the table, for il he had, he would have
seen that these cases had been brought under
the notice Of the Government. Neither had
lie made allowance for the peculiar state Of
urgent measures. Parliament had given tha
Government, in time Of difficulty, authority
to arrest persons on suspicion, and it lad to
be frequently done without their being
brought to trial. This Government had COM
authority Of the President, without
Legislative sanction He was not disposed to
defend the acts Of the United States Govern
ment. Congress had decided that the Prerog-
attire belonged to the President, and if he be- !
Heved the parties were engaged in treasonablc /
eonspi1acies, as alleged, he (RusselD did not
sec how Her Majesty's government could in
te1fere with practice which was absolutely t
necessary, although it vas exercised with IN !
ment alleged that they had undoubted proof
Of the completely Of these persons in conspir- |
acies, and this Her Mnjcsy's Government was
not in Il position to contradict; but they had I
manner in which arrests were made and priso- |
ners treated, and their case would be earnestly
watched by them.
Earl Malmsbury, in asking for the papers
connected with the blockade, complained that
the Times had deliberately represented that
Earl Derby advocated its being forcib1y raised
He approved the conduct Of the Government,
End the question was for them alone to decide;
but it was desirable to know what was tue
real state Of the blockade. he expressed
|. doubts Of the policy Of the declarations Of
| Paris in 1856, and did not believe they would
| or could be carried out in great wars when cir
cumstances would be too strong for abstract
| principles.
Earl Russell said in reply to 1falmsbury that
Oh the first night he was glad to find that the
| noble Earl opposite had approved Of the con-
| duct Of the Government and the country must
| have full confidence when all its leading mea
agreed. The papers were now being printed.
| They would be in their Lordship's hands be-
fore long. He hoped they would reserve their
| opinions till then, considering tue Importance
| OF the question. -.....
In the House or Commons, on the 10Th inst.,
Mr. Golden gave notice ilat at IN early day he
irtent!ed to LIZ 11GaaaE4 the consideration Of
I the House the state Of International and mar
itimc law, as it affects the rights Of brlliSer-
ents.
An order had been received at Portsmouth
to reduce the number of men aud guns OF the
ships Of var in commission
The London Daily Ne3s receives the engage
ment at MIL Springs Ky, as genuine and i'm
pcrtant Federal success, and thinks it may
reasonably hope that the Federal troops en-
gagged in it may be taken as representative
Specimen Of the Union army as it has become
| under McC Cle1lan. The result Of rapid aud dcci-
eiye action cannot be doubted.
Tie diplomatic correspondence concerning
the Intervention inMexico, has been laid before
| Parliament. Earl Russell, ia letter to Sit
Chas. .Wyke, touching the rumor that the Arch
Duke 51aximilian Will be called to the throne
of Mexico, says s'if the Mexican people, BY a
, spontaneous movement, place the Austrian
r Arch: Duke on the throne, there is nothing in
the Convention to prevent it. On the oths1
hand, VIC could be no party to forclble inter
t Tention for this purpose
| FRANCE.
| Pari5 letters say that Mr. Slideu had bee1
+ received By III. Thouyenei in private capa
city, his diplomatic assumption Of chaEacse
being distinctly ignored ..-
: The Paris bonrse was dull, and the rente
4 we're quoted at III. 25c.
n The cotton manufacturers at Genoa, VII,
y employ upwards of IS 600 hands, held meet
ing to consider means Of alternating the effect
$ Of the present crisis in the cotton trade. !
C committee was appointed to report On th
matter.
), The January mails from the coast Of Afsic
II Tad reached England. Increased activity i
t. the slave trade was reported. The WlthdraWf
| of the American squadron led Immediately t
= :, large increase Of the number Of vessels cal
Il ryipg the American flag. bark from Me-
York, but sailing under British colors, ha
been seized iu the roads of Cape Coast, on til
suspicion that she was SLAYER
LATEST VIA LONDONDERRY.
LIVERPOOL, 18th, P. Mt is intended
dispatch tie steamer Great Eastern for Me-
York in April.
r, A great popular demonstration took plac
rs at Genoa on Sunday, the 9th, in favor Of Victe
n Emanuel and Rome as the capital OF Italy. !
~ ~ Milan, on the same day, preparations ha
Id been made for demonstration, but the MI
ID uicipality issued notice that such demol
ce strations were useless, and advising the M'la7
=: csc to exercise their constitutional rights t
pt signing lhe following protest:
Oh although respecting the Sovereign Pontiff
is Rome as the bead OF the church. We HOOK npi
Rome as the Capital Of Italy. with one King Wet
~ EMGnuel
lis This protest soon received an immen
er numbr OF signatures.
h. The London Times, Of the 18Th, publish
- further correspondence from Dr. Russo
us dated from New York In it the writer So
d. that army Of the Potomac is not likely
r. move till the winter is over, and that 4 mutt
- Gus spirit prevailed among the men, many
Is whom are better off than ever they TeEe, a
accomplished nothing Of moment. Fl
Ia ssaffairs' in Kentucky he regards as the gre:
% est success yet achieved by the FedeEals. ,
nj Letters from Vienna are filed with most
hit mentable accounts Of the inundatlon /
nd district submerged IN Vienna alone compri5
population Of 50, 600 persons to be provid
for Rain fell for four days almost witho
ut, intermission- Bridges and yiaducts were
Ity stroycd, and the railroad services were nea1
a.. all suspended. Several towns were also lnu
u dated by the Danube, including Presbu
IN" and Pcsth.
it'll The Times in an editorial Oh Burnside's {
;a1 | pedition, says the force engaged is plainly
-. adequate to the service expected, and il Bu1
us side wishes SUCCESS he viii entrench hl1nse
de- establish good base Of operations and aw
acc reinforcements before renewing the risk
o. penetrating the enemy's country.
The crest exhibition building, IN Londt
Seen dsvs5ea ~ to t1a rt1aq eo1I
ed at noon nm the 18th inst as stipulated