The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-21

cence, one would SUPPOSE neir duty 70 act when
that and cannon and were shipped for bal.
ligerent (ear) me honorable haronet proceeded 70
from acerrespondence between MR. Ram
mond, Of tho Foreign once Mr. Hamilton, OF the
Treasury from which il appeared that the Collector Of
Co. hath certain sors guns when thew intended to ship
on board tho Gibraltar wero for the federal govern.
ment no obstacle would be placed IN the way and that
II appeared from the explanations given by Mr..
Hamilton that the Collector referred 70 guns
shipred as merchandise, and net as part OF an
armament OF a vessel ofwar, so that according 10
the policy Of ner Maestys government. guns might be
mony-but that il the guns intended for theCen-
federaes they would be contraband and liable 10 seizure
SO common this shipment Of guns &c, become. that
only the other day that he had read OF
how the Germana detained at Southampton for some
time shipping some heavy siege guns from the Low Moor
Iron Works. u the duty OF the government 10 send
out rowing to sock for evidence against the
Confederate States, what principle did the Attorney
General justify this permission 10 the oderals to ship
guns aud ammunition 10 the broad light OF day. The
country would support the government in an honest
AMI far neardlty, bW nottJ you'd DC 30 unpopular as
10 mde out Of justice to side aud aaoher
measure TO another. HE noble lord at the head Of he
ernm ought 10 beUdre here has foreign policy d lead
ig hin He supported freedom II cost nothing
(hear hearl buswhen his assistance was most wanted
ne deserted his friends az he had deserted Poland ear
hear.) The honorable baronct concluded by asking
whether the attention of the Attorney had been
paaSa Of Egvnt and other tnessas a. CAIRO to obtain
evidence against the steam rams detained at Rrkenhcad
how long this investigation was likely TO take, and the
probable expense OF IT, and why this rule was not applied
for when vessels were first detained
Tho ATTORNEY GENERAL will simply reply TO the hon.
orabe baronets questions With regard TO his first
question: have to say thas Of attention has
been called step which has been taken under my ad
vice. The honorable does not understand the
Of those proceedings There persons In Egypt
who we believe are witnesses for tho crown OF course
we perfectly well already what their evidence is
and when we got commission we were obliged to give
notes OF the particulars and we gave pretty full note
TO the other side. The honorable baronet asks how
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| IL that the commission s returnablc ON the
10Th Of Nay which is earlier . than the sares;
the arrangements Of the Court will permit OF the trial
taking place after next Easter term shall BIO perfectly
ready and the commission will cause no delay. AZ 70
the expense Of the proceedings really cannot undertake
TO say The has taken the least expensive mode
consul from neignboring country. or course, II the
other side TO expense. that is voluntary action
e we're re
were not ready TO proceed TO trial a. an earlier period
ply rule earlier would have been unnecessary and
useless.
WRECK OF REBEL STEAMER.
From the Manchester Guardian, April 10.1
On Wednesday morning the captain and crew OF the
splendid now steamer Matilda. Of Glasgow, arrived at
steamer had BEEN wrecked in fOg The Matilda LETT
Cardiff on Monday afternoon with cargo OF steel, iron
the and is said 70 have been reported by
the American Consul TO his government The steamer
trial trip had been made from that port to Ssrd The
only escaped with few things and the vessel now
Among the persons who were on board ana have since
arrived at Cardiff ID Major Pearson who states that he
belongs 70 the Confederate artillery.
SAILING OF THE LET HER BE FOR NASSAU.
The new (stee) blockade runner steamer Let Her Be
called from Queenstown for Nassau on the 9Th inst
The Danish war.
VIOLENT COMMANDMENT or SoSDERBURG BY THE
ALLRs-THR SIEGE OF QUrPEL PR00REssING-TBB
DAT OF MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE FIXED
: VIEWS OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND, ETC.
The bomoardment Of Duppel was vigorously sustained
The Prussians had finished their second parallel.
The bombardnent OF Sonderburg was recommended on
the 9Th instant with extraordinary violence and upon
the left wing Of the Dane Prnssians within
/ ments.
the assembling or the Dano. German conferences RI,
lomatc obstacle should intervene il was expected to DO
opened In London on that day.
II still uncertain whether the Germanic Diet would
have appointed It's representative by that date Il
that Baron Won Buest o. Herr Won dor Pfordten
Minister i London dated ao.e ?! Es4ch renting
natural, in default OF course unanimously accepted,
than take a basis the wish Of tho populations
La Frdnce says that the British government il more
inclined towards these views Of France.
An assembly OF Holsten notabes, which was 10 have
the Austro Prussian Commissioners
In the House 81 Lords on the 7th inst Lord SKATES
ne naa aSg
had boon bombarded for twenty four hours without
notice. and that eighty women and children had been
killed, fifty houses destroyed and the town deserted
such the the Prussian government and the mill
tary authorities Of that country ought not to BIO counte
nanccd BY any civilized nation. He hoped the English
feet would be sent out for the purpose OF preventing the
OF such dreadful aud cowardy atrocities
Earl Russell said he had teegraphed to Mr. Buchanan,
the British minister for information but had not yet
ceved any reply and should not be warranted express
ing any opinion till he was better acquainted with the
facts
In the House OF Commons the day, the Danish
question debated and lord PalmeFston predicted
satisfactory results from the conference.
Prussia strongly denounced for having b0mbarded
Sonderburg without previous notice.
THE LATEST NEWS.
LoxDoa, April 10, 1864.
The Dutch steamer Kewbrandt, from Stettin 10 Am
sterdam, has been captured by Danish ofwar and
taken TO Copenhagen
The Mexican Question.
MAxIMIIIAN'S DIFFICULTIES sETTLED-THE CROWN
TO BE PROCLAIMED AND THE EMPEROR READY TO
SET OUT.
II Is confirmed that all matters relating TO the accept
o Mexican Archduke ian