Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-28
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

The steamer Australasian, which left Liverpool on
the morning of the 9th and Queenstown on the evening OF
the 10Th April, has arrived at New York.
The captain of the United States steamer Kearsage had
addressed letter to the Marquis Of Canrcarde relative
ks which his ordshp made iD the debate IN
the House of Lords the 5th instant The captain de-
mics that he enlisted any and says that the kearsag
has than her complement that the frequent appca
tons of the Consus of the United States to send American
seamen to her have all been met by REFUSAL and That
many of the royal marines at Deal and sailors at every
port touched at in the United Kingdom have offered them
selves in numbers and have been refused enstments
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
1t is confirmed that all matters relating to the accept
snce of the Mexican crown by the Archduke Macmillan
had been satisfactorily settled The latter left Vienna on
the 9Th for Mramar where he would receive the MeIi-
can deputaon Sunday, the 10th instant and accept
the Imperial Crown of Mexico. The new Emperor
would take bis departure for Mexico the evening OF the
th or the morning of the 18th April 1t is stated that
the terms to be proposed to the Mexican bondhodes
will be favorable terms than was at rt anticipated
The Emperor of Austria has allowed the formation Of
corps of six thousand volunteers and three hundred sail
ors for the Empire Of Mexico.
COMMANDMENT OF soNDERBURG.
In the British House of Lords the 7th instant Lord
SHAFTEsBURY asked if the Government had received any
information confirming the teegraphc despatch that Son
derbug had been bombarded for twenyour hours with
out notice. and that eighty and children had been
killed fifty houses destroyed and the town deserted II
such the the Pussan Governmel and the mill
ary authorities in that country ought not to be counte
nanced by any civilized nation. He hoped the Eoghsh
et would be sent out for the purpose of preventing the
Of such dreadful and cowardy atrocities
Earl RUSSELL said he had teegraphed to Mr. Bu-
chanan the British Minister for nformstion but bad not
yet received any reply aud should not be warranted in ex
pressing any opinion till he was better acquainted with the
facts.
THE ENGLISH BUDGET.
In the House of Common on the 7th, Mr. GLADSTONE,
the Chancellor Of the Exchequer made his annual imam
cal statement He said that the estimated expenditure
Of the past fiscal year was t6S2S3O0O sterng put the
actual expenditure only f67 0560O0 The revenue OF
the year 000 which, after deducting EoOO00O
expended Notifications, left an actual surplus OF
e., 1862 900.
The following are the important changes in taxation
proposed for the current year The duty corn wheaD
reduced from lie. per quarter to I'd per cw The ln-
is reduced Id the pound. The duty on high
cassed sugars reduced g. 3d. and the lower sorts
3s 4d. The duty FIRE Insurance stock IN trade Is
reduced from S. to L. 6p per cent sundry other minor
and unimpotaut changes proposed The estimated sur
plus Tor the year 1864 is f2 $4,000
Mr. GLADSTONE spoke for three hours and at the con-
cuson of his remarks he greeted with loud cheering
Nearly all the papers express admiration at the consu
mate art of his sp ech and his recommendations gene
rally regarded with satisfaction There carpirg
however, in the sugar trade.
KIDNAPPING IN AMERICA
In the House of Commons on the Slh Mr. LAYARD, in
reply to Sir A. Agnew stated that the British Government
had received reports from the English Consus at Boston,
Portland and New York. the subjec of the kidnapping
of Irshmen who had been induced to 60 to the United
States various pleas These reports agreed in the main
with the information which the public had been able to
derive from the newspapers At Portland forty and
Boston one hundred snd two British subjects had it
arad hsd hae
tempted under pretences to leave Ireland and
arriving the United States, actually imprisoned
for some time kept without sufficient food and then piled
with whskey When in state Of intoxication they
prevailed upon to enter the army Of the United Safes
Lord Lyons had already made report the subject to
her Majeslys Government As soon as the Government
received information Of what had taken place at New
York instructions sent to Lord Lyons to make in
qury and to ask for redress and further to call the
United States Government in future to protect British
subjects who might be induced under false preences to
proceed to the United States He trusted to receive
from Lord Lyons account Of what he had been able to
do in the Of the persons who had been used at
New York.
THE MERsEY RAMS.
Sir L. PALK called attention to rule obtained for
commission to examine the Pschs of Egypt and other wit
nesses Cairo to obtain evidence against the steam
detained at Brkenhesd and asked how long the nvest
CATION likely to take and the probable expense, and
also whether the trial Of the Brkenhesd roucads should
be postponed from May next until this Information be
obtained and why the rule not applied for when the
vessels were first seized.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL replied that the commission
returnabe the 18th Of May, which was earlier
period than that at which the trial could take place. The
Crown would proceed with the with all possible dis
patch, whether the commission had returned or not
With regard to the expense all he could cay that the
Crown had adopted the least costly proceedings The
rule was not applied when the vessels seized, be-
the Grown was not prepared to go TO trial
THE ALEXANDRA CASE.
The House OF Lords the 9th delivered judgment in
the Alexandra Six legal Lords were present The
Lord Chancellor first gave hi, Judgment He argued that
Under the provisions Of act known the Queens
Remembrance act' there authority to make such
rules the Barons Of Excbequer had made He there
moved that the appeal Of the Grown be dismissed
with costs Lords St Leonard, Chelmsford, and Kings
down concurred, while Lords Cransworth and Wensey
Exchequer Chamber The appeal therefore dismissed
with costs
The London Times remarks that the final decision has
been pronounced technically, subtle aud be-
yond the ordinary of law For the pre-
sent the victory remains with the defendants But
impossible TO suppose that the Government will acgui
in the law laid down by the two Senior judges
of the Exchequer or fail to bring any offender to
even II it should render necessary another struggle
ment act be insufficient repess enterprises
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