Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-09
To MoSCURE ID. CONWAY, Esq.
THE FRENCH MISREPRESENTATION LET
TER FROM MR. CONWAY

The trial OF the Of the seizure Of the suspected
gunbost Alexandra at Liverpool was commenced il the
court Of Queens Bench. at London the I'D of June
before Chief Baron Pollock There wac large array Of
legal talent on both sides The information contains in
nnetyeght counts To the various charges the defend
ants pleaded that they not guilty aud further that the
Alexandra not intended for the purposes charged and
therefore not liable and forfeiture The Judge
ntimsed that this the first time the foreign enlistment
act had been acted upon although passed oryfve years
ago. The jury rendered verdict for the defendants The
Attorney General presented bill Of exceptions to the
Judges ruling, which decidedly favor Of the de
PENDANTS. The case therefore, is not finally settled
despatch dated at London the 26th Of June refer,
a. follows TO the proceedings in this case:
Sir Hugh Csrres in addressing the Jury for the de-
PENDANTS showed that they should stretch warp the
English laws to sut the temper of foreign Minister
The exgeBces Of foreign State.
"Tbe Attorney General denied that The Covernmep NJ
bad been in the slightest degree Influenced or coerced by
any representations on III" part :" the United States
Government.
The Judge summed up strongly IL favor II the d.
frndants claiming for them the ben fit Of the phtest
doubt. He argued that If the Birmingham manufacturer
were at liberty to export for the begcrents similar
privileges should be conceded TO shpbuder He quoted
Chancellor Kent in support Of this argument
The Attorney General rendered bill 81 c&ccp ioGs
against the ruling Of the Judge the goes before
soetber tribunal
the HUhORS OF FRENCH INTERVENTION
There are continued runners of the intention Of Ma
poecn TO interfere in The Paris correspondent
Of the Times, writing June 23d, tsys:
II able to repeat stil positively tue coprsdic.
lion given in my letter Of Saturday the Iumor which az
tsibuted change 10 the Emperor Naporon's views on
American affairs. That rumor whether originating in
Paris in London, completely unfoundpd At the
Cabinet Council bed Thurday last Mt which the En-.
prr presided, IL resolved that despatch should be
addressed the day to the French n Lon
don, nstrucng him 10 the proposals the part
the Emperor to the English Government FIR joint d. L.
matte action in America The despatch written and
IL probable that by this before the IRON eros viii
have enrrird out th- Instructions il contained.
Mr. Lindsay ard Mr. Roebuck over T., Pats On
M"hday morning They proce ded forthwith b. Fonaine
orsu hr L'nd,ny asked audience for himself and
M h"ro"ck II was instantly granted, and both gentle
mn ~rre received by his Majesty most gracousy. The
conversation lasted some iin, the Emperor declared
IN the tnOrt formal manner that he entertained be same
views ~ before with respect 10 the civil wnr in Anne
snd thnf be was DESTROYS again to utsr hi. GOOD
,c~s, and .qusly DESTROYS that ENGLAND sbonA hin lin
chat he believed the nt Intervention o. France and Enc
ispd w,ud be att nded with good results rnd bnI =
ngnn propo,ing ~ H. gland to act with hin ne vas mo ii
by unfriendiy fe- towards the North; auits s MI
trnfy HIS only motive was IT, put stop to the horrible
csrDsge in America the it productive of no