The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-27

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Advices from Europe to the 18th. in
slant have been received.
GREAT BRITAIN.
In tho House of Commons, on The eth
instant, Lord Robert Cecil asked whether,
any demands had been received ~ the
foreign Office from the American Govern
mcnt or the American Embassador, de-
manding compensation for losses occa-
stoned to American citizens by the Ala
bams or other vessels commissioned By
the American Government Of the Con-
federate States.
Mr. Layard said that there had been
no demand Of the kind made during the
last six months.
Nj. Bright asked whether the Govern
ment had NOT received numerous claims
from English subjects against the Go
vernment Of the United States, on .ac-
count Of transactions during the war,
and whether they were intended to be
forwarded by the Government.
Mr.. Layard said the Government had
received claims of this character, and
they had been forwarded. :.
MI. F. Peel, in reply to Mr.. Baxter,
said that two vessels, not quite seven
teen years old, were still employed by
the British and North American Royal
Mail Company (Cunard line); but there
had been no complaint as to any delay
onthat account in the postal service
With respect to the future arrangements,
the contract would not expire until the
end of 1867 but the select committee
on postal contracts had expressed an OPT
MON that no subsidy was now necessary
for this line, and that there could he .
very efficient postal service without any
further subsidy. When the time came,
this view of the committee would not be
lost sight Of.
THE LONDON TINES FoRECAsTING POSI-
BILE WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND TIE
UNITED STATES.
+ The Times, in the course of an elabo-
rate examination Of the fall of consols
below the point which they held when
everything abroad and at home seemed
much less prosperous for England than
now, says:
But has that "cloud" in the West
anything to do with it? Is it just pos.
sible that people hold back FROM invest
ing in consols at eighty-nine, because
they fancy the day is not very distant
when they will be able to buy millions
1t eighty-five tits not pleasant sub
iect, but when it is discussed so freely
and openly there, we may be excused
word or two here. Is there certain |
misgiving, and an almost unconscious |
spresentiment, of something in that quar-.
ter, which will at once change the whole |
aspect of our commerce and our finance
Something like twas confessed last year |
as a reason for not rushing into graz |
tuitous crusade for the rescue of Dem |
mark Since that, there has been little |
moro plain speaking, and the veil has
been so far lifted up from the future
that we know the only terms on which the |
United States will ever agree. One Of
their orators said the other day that q
man who was afraid was already half
whipped, and if we bear in silence the
continual menace of tho uplifted lash
our courage must gradually ooze OUT
The Stock Exchange, possibly, feels the
threat so far as to anticipate the proba.
bility of our having to resist. No doubt
it would be costly war, for we should
hare to resume our old part as paymas,
ter. sAbs{dizer, and puryeyor OF all
things pee9fll for the war. What fleets,
what transports, what ordnance, what
ammunition, what stores would have t.
run the gauntlet Of American cruisers
between our own ports and cur Ameri-
can colonies! No doubt we could raise
. hundred millions for this purpose as
easily as we raised them for the defence
of Turkey We sho6ld do It, perhaps,
with more pleasure, Butwe suspect we
should have to double the figure before
we had attained to that self-satisfaction
Of victory sufficient to make Us hold our
hands. Perhaps it is some such second.
sight that forces itself on the mental
vision of our fellow. citizens in their most
prophetic moods, and keeps consols down !
below 90.
rHE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN
Prom the Daily News. March TO-
It is time to introduce little reasonI
into the discussion Of this and similart
questions ). time that the language in
which they are treated in newspapers
should become comfortable to the
usaees BY. which civilized nations regu.