Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-02-04
EUROPEAN NEWS.

Inc steamer Australasnn from Liverpool oa the 10Th
instant, has arrived at New York,
The Investigation instituted by tho British Government
into the Of the rebel prvateer Rappahannock
the war steamer Victor resulted 10 proving certain o
cas at Sheerness guilty Of gross neglect Of duty and
laton Of the neutrality laws The Government determined
to prosecute the principal offender Mr. Rambe the prn
cpa engineer and Inspector of machinery aoat who was
brought before the magistrates and bound in heavy
bail No proceedings have yet been instituted against
others.
The of the Pampero, seized the Clyde has been
transferred to the SEQ ch Court Of Sessions
cause, and would shortly be debated
Three persons were summoned before the Liverpool
Police Court the 18Th, charged with ensting for the
rebels only appeared, and the evidence showed
his completely he was bound to appear. The Gov
eminent prosecutes. The defendants counsel denouncs
the as of the most trumpey gotten up, and
condemned the Federal espionage shown IN the matter
THE CASE or THE ALEXANDRA
1t is announced that the Court of Excbequer London
had refused to grant trial in the Of the gunbost
Alexandra, and that owing to the Judges being equally
divided upon the question the Grown would probably APP
peal from the decision
The Alexandra it will be remembered had been seized
by the British Government forfeited under that statute
of the foreign enlistment act which forbds the fitting
and equippng in English ports Of vessels for beigeren
purposes against Powers with which England peace
The claim of the English Government tried by jury
which decided in favor of the aud against the Crown
The Attorney General thereupon applied Tor trial.
the ground that the Lord Chief Baron who had presided
had misdireced, mperecty directed the jury as to
English law prohibiting the unlicensed equipment of yes
sells for The warke purposes of foreign States 1t
upon - piSSfion Of the Attorney General for new
trial III Court of Exchequer delivered Judgment on
The Judges of the Court were equally divided in their
opinions, two-the Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Baron
Bramwell-beiGg against new trial, and Bsrons Chan
nell aud Pgot in favor of it, The former held that the
statute, being penal must be interpreted strictly aud
that therefore in the present it be shown that
there WAS complete warlike equipment The two latter
the contrary Of opinion that the intent of the
accused parties the chief poiut 10 be proved 1t
customary in the English Courts of law the opn-
ions of the Judges equally divided 70 AVOID dead
lock by nominal concession the part of the youngest
member of the Court Accordingly Baron Pigott With
drew bic Judgment, and the application for new trial
was refused The Result OF this is that the Attorney Gen.
eral will bring the case, appeal before the Court Of
Exchequer Chamber, and if there verdict
should Do obtained probably before the House of Lords
Practically the decision OF the Court of Exchequer will
therefore, be of little avail to the rebels.
FRENCH FINANCES AND THE MEXICAN INVASION
report on the French finances, presented to the Lee
gslatve Corps by NJ Larrabure, is remarkably bold and
independent handling the Mexican question without
gloves and showing that the French excheque very
bad way Here is the exhibit, reported by NJ LARA
bure for the Committee on Supplementary Grants.
4" We shnk that the matter of finance the springs
have been somewhat oversained If c-rtan taxes have
been diminished others have been created and the balance
has been aggrayaton OF taxation The public debt has
been increased Dy several mards aud whist it was be-
ing yearly increased the healthy working of the sinking
fund has been arrested France connu to pay the sum
provided by the laws for the sinking fund and that pov
sion turned aside from its lawful destination and every
year made to contribute to meet the public expenditure
1--WE are continually borrowing-we have altogether
ceased paying any portion of d. BIT We have Dor.
rowed mliurd' 81 millions (f52 100 600 sterlinp) by
public subscril tiou 100 millions 900 900 erinpl of
III Bank OF tra about Is miions "a $40 600 at r
ng) iroa the army fund fret time theu about ~ mil
ons f2 $50 600 sterinR) f ON the fund for work.
OF pubic utility Plus l3l millions (f5 240 900 sietnp)
on Ire t-nary bonds We are about to b rrow 300 mil
lions fl2 600 900 sterng) in virtue Of law you have
recently passed 80 mions $50 900 st-rlinel on
an issue of l,429 62O of three per cent renes wnch
article of the bill before proposes The agge-
gate Of these loans noe 1854 milisrds 500
millions &c 000t 90 steng) Moreover the Minister
of Finance tells 10 his report that 1865 chaQe
OF so mill ms (f2 100000 terng) will have e. be added
To The budget TO provide for tho guaranty Of
raliwsy bonds Ihs IN substance, the ba ance which
we have ceyed from he past should not alarm ia
for only right to say that u.y with those
heavy burdens the annual Of France hsve cou
stany Increased The indirect revenues have Augmented
from twenty FIVE to thirty millions every year aud yet the
balance between the and the expenditure has long
since ceased to exist for Il you through the ON ia
accounts for the last twelve fifteen months son will
6ud that all the budgets show deficit with the
Of 1858 which showa sgbt surplus owing to extraord
nary resources"
The report concludes by pronouncng an unequiyocal
opinion IN favor Of in the interest of liberty "a we'll
IS OF sound administration Of the finances and concludes
with the following dgnifed exhotaou to the Government:
Shall wo have further rights and liberties tn conquer
IN iuturef liz possible we may Our constitution has
been proclaimed ~ be capable OF Improvement Let us
leave II to time But until then let make of what
power we have. II we make good Of il il will rect
with us to prevent expenditures exceeding our re-
sources H. on the contrary, allow ourselves ia spite
OF the appeal Of the sovereign to give way to unmauy
compliances-de males de compiasaness-if we accept
Tor France burdens that exceed her normal
France and the sovereign will be entitled to reproach us
with them, and 10 hold deservedy responsible for the
evil which we could prevent if reained from doing 80
u ntlemen, our duty 10 to the Government with
af conae respect to hold back the incline Of danger
Gus impulses II were exposed 10 such. We shall thus
show sincere devotion to the country and the Emperor
whose interests ia oar eyes, are closely connected Ac
eordng to real devotion that hch consists ia telling
wholesome truths We are unanimous, gentlemen in re-
CONNIE nding end TO be To the war in Mexico not
at any prce-Heaven forbid French deputies could not
give such advice but the and interest Of
France permit. The expression Of that wish certainly
with the general feeling Of the country; from
what precedes you will agree with us in think o. ID M be
iavoraby received by the Emperors Government
IT significant that hi Larrabure to whom this report
is due ie . pvmber of the Government msjority
LEGISLATIVE ADDRESS TO NAPOLEON
The following the material passages Of the address
voted BY the Corps Legsah the 9th instant so far as
Il referred to the external relations Of the Empires
The Legislative BODY thinks with you Sire that the
most prsdeny governed nations cannot ater themselves
al. a