Washington telegraph., 1864-07-06
[From the N. Q. Era, May 14th. ]


AMERICAN MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.
In the English House of Commons, on
the 22d, Mr.. Hopwood gave notice that
on Monday next he would ask the First
Lord of the Treasury whether he would
be willing to propose conference on
American affairs.
Lord II. Cecil begged to put question
to the under Secretary of Foreign Affairs
with respect TO the outrage committed OH
British subject, of which report re-
Gently appeared in the public papers,
The outrage took place on the coast Of
North America. The allegation was that
lieutenant in the American service had
wounded British subject, who was tax
en- on board block kade-runner, and COM
mitted to prison under circumstances of
somewhat peculiar character. The ques-
tion he had to ask was, whether they had
received at the Foreign office any infor-
nation respecting that case, and whether
any communication had been addressed
to the American government on the sub
iect? (Hear, hear.)
Mr.. Laird said they had received in
formation on this subject, which agreed
very much with the statement that ap-
peared in the newspapers. A correspon-
dence had been going on for some time
with the American government in rela-
ton to it, and Her Majesty's government
had made demand for redress.
THE MEXICAN EMPIRE-France pre-
pared TO resist tie United .States.-The
M0attucr announces i'm its columns that
after the arrival of the news that Con-
gress had voted resolution declaring
that the establishment of a monarchy in
Mexico could not find favor in the United
States-that the news from America was
entirely wanting importance. Le Demps
and LIE Opinion Ndtj0Hdie saw that there
must be an inadvertance; that the infal-
lible official journal must admit that there
Is an error somewhere. The latter cites
parts of an article from New York pa
per; in short, it is stated that ave only
require six months after the close of our
war to eject the foreign invaders from
Mexican soil. AT this citation, La France
is very indignant, and exclaimz that the
OPinIon Rationale is wanting in patriot
ism to publish such slur upon French
bravery in its columns says it ought TO
be ashamed Of itself
lie Constitutional, (semi-oficial,} saws
majesteriaIly, that the practical good
sense of the people of the United States,
will prevent this protestation from hav-
ing any result; that this puff Of repub-
lican pride will vanish before the specta-
Gle Of order and prosperity, presented by
4 Mexico under a government chosen by
the universal suffrage of its people.
4 Le Bays remarks that the act of Con
gress j. an incident that need give rise
to no uneasiness whatever-t il pro
foundly illogical aud anti-liberal mani
festation-quite ridiculous that the Uni
ted States won't let people choose its
own form Of government, and dispose Of
its destinies-that no government knows
better than that at Washington, the ruin
and abasements that prevailed in Mexi-
co, and besides, after all, what does it
matter if the United States does not ac-
knowledge the Mexican Empire7 Italy
exists without the recognition of Austria,
and Mexico can exist without that of the
United States. Nevertheless there re-
mains spark Of bone in the breast Of
the writer in lie Bays that our practical,
judicious good sense will set itself against
this contradiction; II not, then France is
quite prepared to sustain tie iacoatestibie
right Of Mczico, the equity Of its cause,
and it. own interests before all the scru-
pies and susceptibilities which Eepubl-
can prudery is trying to push to excess.
| LIE Steele states that Il as, IF course, IN
derStO0d that Marim'Liian as prepared 10
resist he hosttlity Of NE Uaited States,
a1Aich from he begiRniag has been e.
pectcd and predicted, or he would not
have accepted the imperial sceptre. The
parting of the Emperor from his ten thou
sand Austrian friends at Trieste, was
most affecting, his majesty not being able
to restrain his tears. The Empress.
however, only looked very serious. The
Emperor wore, on embarking, a plain
frock coat. decorated with the Cross of
Guadeloupe; while the Empress was
dressed i'll a black silk travelling dress
ana mantle, and round hat trimmed
with feathers.