, 1864-03-11

ta5 fyo.. +h,,,r. ,,.n,.a .k., ,, -.
eenaared fer this Violation, aud te vii take sach
oluer means as may be necessary to prevent 70.
determined to make m the amends that azo due to
u:Gat Britain In the premises. tho undersigned
@ the ;So G9
ted
|. Tie undersigned ayatls himselt &C., &C.,
{Sisned} ". Il. SKWAnp
nv rorn. vo,,. nuI sasea1 s,ss.e Hss te1 = ioo..
tera 80 ~, tons se5cla4 asspaseaet ol sae NUM-
Of the toaehsl VIII gss ns
esto TGh n, yS been feeivGd By the Secretary Of
IN Ko. Hmerics have bea suI a tn ths sss
ofhec1s Of the Crown for their opinion On ths dii
iefsnt T;I gEeetions raised In them.
Thc grsater pa:t Of those questions hare refer
nics and ne.d not IousIc yolr Lorls:aip viii
ne view taEcn Of them by the law officers Of tho
~tT%a .Tba t;ocro..z =, o...o
Itsre enr1...,c,+e ~ ,'s ay " ~. 70 Waon
ccrp. viii dcnLt1cs ;ge mi in.trnctn - -. * H. ~
vczsl coIonIa. authorities. ~ ~-S 50
Tho readiness which III. Seward. in his first COM
oaii mnineat1on ~ viii your Lordship, manifested to
nt In So ,te sno saolc fcpstaIon loT the acts
ccsssrv for M ~ ,ssot ~ tcnasfsa It 91as-
undcr oher ci1crstaneea Il wond barc hesn n,
Guy at once to Instruct vonr orsbn to Dg1 5a.nas
with the Government Of the United Slatoa. name
y '1o w.!lial end aaTant violation Of hes EaIcs-
c,sa. a y tne oMccss OF tho United states
Tic f;nvrm1rant a nv e1lns. =; ,,o r7n,,., c...n
puBseancnt]y ade NJ rnor1ca m rsa ,ates aay,as
dispatch Of lie 12th OF Jauuazr. tail apoogy lar
~ I II. s!oation 81 HeF Ma1csty6 territory, committed
oy neccssn1 ~ ~ ease rs ~ tas Cnssapc3ke q
to etntc to lr: Seward tust Hcr Ea,ssrs Hoxc1i!p'
ment necepta tbat apology N tue SAND spTit IN
which i has been offered and are truly gfad that
= t6e 1th It'er nas been seed N manner Honorable
;9 og'q Pf1tes po1stsa aoa eacqiated to improve the
u.cnt p1c riways anxio1g io ma;nea;H st no oTssa- m
e1nment Of tlo Uniicd statss. lam, ~ &c. @11' oo'-
TO Lord Lyons, g. c. B.. DC.
80 He (Alr. Layard) trusted that the ano,orv
and tile answer 1rou}d 1,rovc sattaf,otrrw -
tho honorable. 1nemter md tn tbc cnn1+rv
[Hear, hcar,1 ~As'1'
'H.por pon,a nucoc>,r,r>, .,
rE,o-, 49, ~. tc,., go tAotosli1oa.
ts.o.1 'a' Aonoon fost tC1ty arucie), Feb. 2f.l
aaVtcee 1fom faris state IN more positive
!slAs anoA before tmlt confidential ncgotia-
1ons nave oeen entered upon by the French
M MGotetnmsnt !n WIN ne cabinet OF St. James
toI n the Jo5nk recognition OF the Southern Con-
3Soe1ate STATES OF America. 1t is stated that
rlancc nas eVen expressed itself prepared to
In3 Ins3satlfc answer oeing returned by the Brit
lsh government. Although this information
reaches us from reliable quarters, VIC do not
vo9cn LOT US aatnenticlty, Notwithstanding
1t naa reeelVeo cor5oooEataon In influential
4uarteIs hsre, ana mas Tor some days been
current IN the city.
1oRE1eN TOBACCO PASSED THROUGH THE
In the House Of Commons, On the Cd of
February, Sir Robert Clifton asked tbe IInder
Secretary Of State Tor Toreien 4 Afi:,irs whcti,er
it was true that her Muiesty's Governmenf
hai, on the implication Of the French 2ovnrnS
ment, consented that the French Government
shouid rass a ounntity of fnharcn fhronnh
the b!ockade viii tho annroTal it of t1n tF4u W,sG
ington Cabinet; and whether her Majesty's
Government had thought it their duty to
make any similar application for the passing
of cotton for the benefit Of the distressed
operatives Of Lancashire.
Mr. Lnyard stated that at the time when
the civil war broke ont in the United States
Q large amount Of tobacco belonging to the
Governments OF France and Austria happened
to be at Richmond. The French Govern
1nent asked the Government Of the United
States to allow them to bring that tohacro
out of the country, and the Government Of
the United States replied that they were will
~ ~ 70 consent ~ conuAllon tnat Tue 6fltlsh
Gretn!nt Go,eent & uaI nu1 .,,; ooues ane Erenen
government Inade ApPi1catlon lnroaeh their
auicasbautr ~ nEf MAiestys government,
ana her alajestE's Gosefnment usentcd to
auoW this 1ooaGco 70 % takcn out OF the
couna!y IN c9naltlen tnat II was not made Q
precedent. subsequently it Was discovered
mat some Portlon OF the tobacco lad been
pn5chashed alter hostllities had broken ont,
ano a 1nItner appilcatlon Delns made
ao aeo,, Ut alaJestys ~ Government. l. II vas
sronn5 Gottnn ho,ravsr stnod y VI ,,;ta anas
G;Sarsnt cotn"or, NJ fa,enoo o4 9aaH ~ HatHss -
tha cora.Tmsnta ~ t.yo ,,so+soi aon:,ta ~
ma forroed nort of tha'r y ,erenuo. oa,tan vu, ~
ti,o ao+tro-,i uo,,15 a.,n hataa5 to'.ous ~
=. :..S,s,:51,a1a'' VIVA" oA1' oe4oo6 ~ pf1'a1e
,nr rr,,,, n,on
1hS'iA' 11iot'
az On immense meeting held at the K3tun-
da, Duhl1n, on tue evening Of the I'd Of Feb
19ary. bJ Tue o'Oonohue and at. Sullivan, Of
re nat'e'', 70 protest against the erection Of
q statue 10 frlnce Albert in College Green,