The Portland daily press., 1865-10-27

-. -z.9r,. HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 26.
1.-THE Royal Mail steamship Africa, from
Liverpool the 18th, and Queenstown the 18th
inst, has arrived.
The papers generally have articles ON the
correspondence between Mr.. Adams and Earl
Russell, just published, and regard it as most
important 'SA-hssAsi' ~ ~ III
The Times says it is the most important dis
cussion on the rights and duties of neutrals
mat mas been carried on for many years be-
tween the representatives of two great mara
time powers. 1t can hardly doubt that Earl
Russcifs proposal for commission will ulti-
mately be accepted, as the most satisfactory
method OF adjusting the outstanding claims
between the two nations. and saws: no for
eign sovereign nor State could have entered
into all the details of specific claims and
counter claims; for it, must not be forgotten
that we, too, have long bill against the Unit
ca states Tor damages Incurred by British sub
Jects during the war. The best, if not the on
ly solution, therefore, was that suggested by
Earl Russell, and we earnestly hope it will be
the means OF terminating CONTROVERSY. which.
but Tor the 1orbearance shown by both parties,
would certainly have led to rupture between
Great Britain and the United States. The
candid and ffiendlystone of the discussion, so
deliberately conducted by Earl Russell and Mr..
Adam, Justifies' this expectation"
Inc Hines winds up by pointing to the
fenlan movements in America as threatening
breach of the American foreign enlistment
act, and says: "This helps US to look at such
proceedings from the American point of view,
and also helps our authorities to look at
them from our point of view. In the mean
time, let us agree to differ amicably. and
not allow transient feelings of jealousy and
resentment to prejudice a permanent settle
ment OF the question. in which all maritime
nations are equally Concerned" sfsI
The Times other articles contend that if
England chooses to be angry or ineonsiderate,
she would have more occasion to complain of
Americas position, as neutral, in the Fenian
movement than America has had in regard to
England's attitude towards the South, mas
much as the Fenian plot was Matched in
America, by American citizens, although the
conspifators may have been mostly of Irish
extraction. The Times, however, admits that
the American Government has behaved in the
matter with all honorable loyalty, notwith-
standing the fLibustesing plot of its citizens.
The Morning Post thinks that Earl Rllsselps
proposition for commission will most proba-
bly, be declined.
The Daily News says it is clear that the dis
cussion Of. the question is exhausted, and asks
who isto determine. The british Ministry
has distinctly declared that the question is
1Has Her Mlesty's Government acted with
good faith and honesty" and if this be SO,
! the public will agree with the foreign Minister
thatjt cannot be entertained or referred to
any foreign potentate or body whatever. 1t
also Gays ii it be absolutely necessary to Brit
ish honor and dignity that the claim be met
by simple negative, parliament and the peo-
pie must maintain their position. 1t hopes,
however, that the good sense of modern states
men may before long fed a, solution for the
difficulties, which may be serious, but are sure
ly not inseparable. ;f4 ~ essil5ssf.fa gfg
Ldter.-The Times of the 14th contains the
| following semi-oficial statement: 'In order
to guard against any misunderstanding, we
are requested to re-state that the proposal of
Earl Russell to the American Government was
conveyed in the following words: "Her Males
| tvs Government are ready to consent to the
appointment Of commission, to which shall
be referred all claims arising during the late
civil war, which the two powers shall agree to
refer to the commissioners. These concluding
words limit the subject of reference, and It
would be inconsistent with the position taken
by Her Maesty's Government, and with the
arguments which induces her to decline arbi-
traticn, to permit the claims for losses by the
Alabama, and other vessels of the same char
acter, to be brought before a commission for
decision. 1t must be understood, therefore,
that ii any such commission were agreed up
on, these cases would be excluded from its
jurisdiction" 4lftoW &.
Numerous deaths from cholera are reported
at Epping, near London.
y Eenian arrests, examinations and commit
-ments for trial continue in Ireland Docu-
ments from America were largely mixed up in
the proceedings. The number of persons
awaiting trial is daily aus1nenting.