, 1865-12-18

u"4y, Hul6t somebody asserts that he ls now
stopping at the "Castle" as private guest
ofthe Lord Lieutenant. Who knows. Ste.
phens fs An e1uincntly shreWd individual, and
Ill wagcr my little pile that the police won't
put bit OF salt on his tail again In hurry.
a1n forced to admit, however, that Feninn
prospects are remarkably low at the present
moment.' for George Sanders Is staying in
Parie, and If these two worthless cannot break
up any cause, don't know who can. San-
dets is staring At thc Langham Hotel, in Port
land Place, at the Other END Of which are Mr..
Adams residence and the offices Of the United
States Legation. Luby's trial has at length
several days; the accused being found
guilty Of sedition sud sentenced
to twenty years. penal serrftudc. The emil
nent 1r1sl barrister, Isaac Butt, did all that
was possible to carry the verdict in his favor.
hut without success. The trial. 1should con-
superior TO what We have usually fopnd In
similar cases IN Ireland; It was composed Of
two Quakers, two Catholics, md eight Pro-
testants, and their decision Was unanimous.
Luby did not object to the verdict, but he
declared with great feeling that he lad no In
TO massacre the landowners and officers Of
the Government. And, for my part, I do not
tkiak there is sane and honest man in Her
Majesty's dominlons who believed there Was
any such intention on the part Of the Fenians.
Men who seek, as these foolish consp1rntors
believe they are seeking, to free their country
from tyrnnny, do not resort to the assassfn's
knife md wholesale slaughter. There NAV he
some r1f.rnf in their ranks, but men like
Stephens, Luby, and their associates, are,
should judge, far above such atrocities. In
times Of popular commotfon, we always hear
CT side.
THK SHENANDOAH.
A considerable portion Of the columns ofour
press, during tho past Eeek, has been devoted
10 the proceedings Of Captain Corbctt's trial
In the Court of Queens Bench, the charge
lish scatnen to serve on board the sheuan-
dnah, in defiance Of the Queens proclama-
tion and the foreign enlistment act. The
Crown Of course prosecuted; hut In spite OF
a1l the efforts Of the Solicitor General and
large array of eminent counsel, the verdict of
ming to understand that npy number ofcoach-
es-and-tour can ie driven through our foreign
enlistment act, and the next session Of parlfa-
meut Will see further legislation upon that
measure, measure 80 - to make 1t properly stringent.
find fault with us for not overriding our laws,
but that they will rest assured 1t Is onr fnteu-
ton to make those laws, at an early date,
what they ought to he. Lord Paluxrston Il
no longer at the head Of Her Msjesty'e GOV
ernment, and the powers that now arc will
easily be induced, under present c4Fcumstan-
ees, to modify our laws IN the direction Of
justice, and goodwill and peace to all nations,
THE ASSASSINATION or PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
Nh. Stewards despatch to Mr.. Adams in re-
ply to the various addresses OF condplance to
the American people and Mira. Lincoln, has
been Forwarded to the press By the Secretary
Of Legation, Mr. Benjamin Moran The re-
lug = ,,a a91s Seu - n t4,e 4ass1as
papers arc in remarkably good taste, and
should much have liked to give both Mr.
Seward's despatch and Nr. Moran's accom-
Ianying note in this letter.
NEW PORTRAIT or GEN. WASHINGTON.
Mr. Moran has inst been made the recipient
Ct an original and really splendid portrait in
OH Of Gen. Washington !; the donor is an Eng
lish gentleman, In whose family the portrait
has remained since the original sat for 1t, and
who presents 1t to the Secretary OF your Leea-
ticn rs a mark Of high personal esteem, and
because, In his opinion, such relic should I've
in possession Of IN A1ncrican before all Others,
An ancestor Of the donor, an Englishman, mrs
on intimntc terms with the General, who be-
this portrait to the cmfdent artist Pync. The
printing was brought away to EuroTe, and
during The present century has remained ut
the farnily scat In Wales, lost, as 1t were, to
the whole world. Nov, however, 1t is in the
hands of a gentleman who will prize It at It's
i
the very delicate position he has to Till in this
conntry-appcars 10 change all acquaintances
into warm and cndcaring friends. It is pecu-
}a.ly appropriate that such a portrait should
be In such hands.
SPAIN AND CHILL.
From amongst the mass of runor nnd coun-
ter assertion which daily appears In the En-
Spain looks to France to back her in her
present designs on South America Spain Is
Harlly carrying her head big and has even
announced that all pEirateers caught BY her,
who are not citizens Of Chill, shall be treated
as pirates. It is TO be hoped this will not
dismay any Of your sailors who see ft to
beard her most Christian Majesty by expous-
ing the cnuse o1 the sister Republic. Our
merchants are nn1iously waiting to hear the
destination Of the United States Squadron,
which has inst left for the South Pacific.
Admiral Pareja with double-shotted guns, I
! verify believe 52os would Immediately fall
| upzcurds. We are very sick of Spain and all
about her, and want to see what the Monroe
doctrine looks like after all. don't believe
it's half as bad rs people here try to make
out
| CONTINENTAL POLITICS.
Things On the Continent are generally quIet
for the moment :; the French Court enjoying
itself with Paphfnn plays and loud sonra a Ia
| 7heneze, md Bismarck waiting until his
| French brother is ready 10 assist him In re.
arranging the map Of Europe. The only sign
money he always dld that, hut more 20 now
than formerly, SO as to pay his grand army,
| The financial world Is heratIcal, md the Pope
| is downright hard up so much go that it Il
actually proposed to him to rob the Church
in other words, Els Holiness seriously enter
| tElns the design of sccularizIng all the eccle.
siastical property within his reach. This i
| worth $4,000, 600 crowns, md tho commence
| mcnt Il to be made with one eighth Of 1t.
MEXICAN noxDuoLpEns.
4 meeting Of Anglo-Me1ican bondholders
was held yesterday at the Loudon Tavern,
when the following resolution was carried
unanimously.
had leaned with e1rat satisfaction the ratification
ot the aHancenent Of ths i9,h OF Nay. 1sSi Of BIZ
| the Occurrence Of a fresh delay in consequence d
Of Tho unexpected announcement that the SIX pc,
cent bonds 10 them are no longer IN the hands o.
| Paris. The bondnolde1s request The comDtttee t1
| Invite Aesfre. Barring Brothers and Co. to urge
upon the government Of Mexico the absolute acces
eity. in The Interest Of their own credit, 10 TAXI
prompt ttep. Tor The immediate execution Of the
IT. M inflicted On The bondsoldcrs by these unto.
| utrd deaFs, they trust that the government o
NJ xtco vii! award them euch Reasonable compeu.
d. 1rand.'
I UEAAND TUX AS 1NNAEA&Eu FAEEK CIR.
KENCT IN ENGLAND
An eTincnt financial authority In the
"city' has addressed me the FLOWING r..
| marks upon the present condition Of ou1
money market. His observations will be read
In the United States with no small interest,
am not permitted to publish, known to your
| readers:
"1he money market Is in a sore and troubled
etaie, not knowing whether the bank.rate Will. 0.
viii not. be reduced from six per cent 10 I've pa
solution Of this question depends whether fhe mes
chants NAIL OF will Eot enlarge their credits. This
question Is vitality affected By The AMOUNT Of bullion
for million q tuo, more o. less, stimulates Q.
parafyzes The entire uade Of this vast empire and
w1sh II ot the world. We must look for The expia:
nation Of this tact the fatal consequences arising
from The bank act OF Sir Robert Peel. who took
counsel IN reference to that measure from Samuel
9{o Lone snd dao.sa1f;n;tg 1sed h1s aa.ss
as reward for hts counsels That act WIS nothing
mose nor les than plan TO eecufe the banking H.
eaatses Of 1he nation L : raonets1y crisis
tsaaias II I.s 70 snecaae. ne ehs3:e
1t be subsequently shown that the transactions oi
iae house have been ths same year BY year to the
scT5 noI9nt Of the crush !he 1effa!n y stii The
the tate Of interest means iu1nin? the exchanges
70 that the merchant II compelled to sell his goods
abroad ior whatever they will fetch. in order that
th1s ihcme fo1 a purpose, II the commercial coach
Of Gn:at britain is 70 be moved only on The hard
h1b Of con md bullion, without the assistance ol
peprr springs fhen must We look for and expect q
mercantile community looks for dc crises With an
cach mans calculations 6cins @ ths h s,aet aate MAJ
they vail occ1r. With this Act in opcrntfor there
*Honld have been general coming to criei' lang
ere ibis. Ind not theeold discoveries in Australia
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