Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-14
LATKR FROM EUROPE.

Our sdvlceS f ON Europe, through United States
oAannsls srs to the ash ul Rumors Of the recOgni
ton Of the Confederate States have been revived 10
EcgAnd, but no credit seems to be attached to them
The reports are COPIED in another column Of the Wig.
AMEaIcAN AFTAIRs Is PARLIAHEBE.
Ia the Hcu.e Of Commons, on the 2th, NJ ymour
7srald moved for copies of all CORES pondencs rela
ave 20 The Laird iron rama and their seAure, both be-
tween Government and hessrs Laird and between the
Elglish Cover. menI and that Of the United States
He reiterated the assertion that the British Cabinet
se E,d the vessels when irhu nced by fear Of With
America. NJ. ii E!ersld supported BY Sir Hugh
Cairns Lrrd Robert Cecil Mr.. HorstSll and others
The Attorney General defended the Eugsh governm NJ
whose conduct jus fled, he said in every step by
evidence He repuda,ed the notion that Mr. Adams
representations Rad been other than proper and cour
teous division resulted in the rejection of the FIRST
portion Of Mr.. FitEgeralds motion by majOrty Of
buldred ard hfty ,hree voiug for end
one hundred and seventy eight against it.
Ga the GSsh Lord PGmerstoD, in reply to Mr. Peacock
said that abe Tuscaloosa formerly the Conrad had
been Esd at tbs Cape OF Good HoPe in consequences OF
instructions fro home but subsequent Instructions had
been sent 10 release her the ground that her deten-
ton would not be warranted by international law.
THH scHLEsWIG HoLsTEM WAR
From ScIlesHig Hos e We learn that the Danes bad
Lost Gad II gained the village Of Duppel. England had
proposed conference Of settlement ~ meet in Lon
don This was accepted By Austria aad Prussia, bu!
hosdlilies are not cease during the sttngs. The
occupatiOn Of Ju,and had been e1plane by the Aus
TRAN and PrussiAn Ambassadors 10 be merely for
s.rAteRe purposes Psance and Russia 1t s said sup
por, the idea Of . conference Toe LoLden Times, Of
The latest date considers the crisis s very serious not
E sandng and says that the spring OF 1864 may see
reVost prevailing Germany, and its close wit
nsss the humiliation of the kingdom Of Denmark.
GRAND LoE IN DUBLIN
Atan immense meeting held lt be Rotunda, Dubl n,
on the evening of the 22d Of February, by the ODOno~
hue and Mr. Sullivan OF the Nation, to protest against
the erection OF statue to Prince Albert 10 College
Green the Fenian Brotherhood stormet the platform,
routed the chairman subcommittee, and, afr des-
peraS 6ght of fifteen minutes remained masters Of the
ground, waving alg and hourishing naked sword
IL is alleged that some OF the combatants wore the
American uniform. The excitement aud tumult were
terrific.
TIE TRncH TOBACCO RIcHNoSD.
In the Hsuse Of Con mons, on the 2Sd Of February,
Sir Robert lftOn asked the Uader Secretary OF ate
for Foreign Affairs whether il was rue that her MAJ
tvs govern meut had on the application OF the Fret CD
government consented that the Frei ch government
should pass quantity Of tobacco through the bloc ade
With the approval OF the Washington Cabinet; and
whether her hsjesys government had thought il their
duty 10 make any similar application for the passing Of
coton for the benefit Of the distressed operatives Of
La eashire.
Mt LIZARD stated that at the time when the civil war
broke cut in the United Safes large amOurt Of obac
co belonging to the government Of Fsnce and Austria
happened TO be at Richmond Toe French government
asked the government Of the United States TO allow
them to bring that tobacco out Of the country, and the
govern mant Of the United States replied that they
Wiling 10 consent condition that the British govern
ment did not tjct. The French government made sp-
plcAEon through their ambassador 70 her Majesty
government, and her kse,tj's government consented
70 allow this tobacco to be tskensut Of the country
condition that it was not made prec dent Subse-
quenty Il discovered that some portion Of the to-
6Aseo had been purchased after hosiiies had broken
oat and further application being made to Der hses-
ts government, was decided not to raise any o'u
" upon that ground Cotton however, stood quite in
Rsrsut category. The tobacco belonged to the gov
srnments of two neutral countries and formed part OF
their revenue cotton, the contrary, would only be-
long 10 private individuals
Por commercial news by this arrival see "Pnar ciAl
aud Commercial" oolGmn of The Wing.