Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-10-29
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sentenced to death, upon the charge that
being citizens of the United States, they
were actors in the assault made in the
month OF June last, at Fort Erie, in that
colony.
The Secretary says: 1.-THE United
States Consul at Toronto has been in
structed to- procure, for the information
of the Government, copy OF the record
of the trial and conviction of Lynch and
McMahon, and also of all further trials
and conviction Of similar character
which shall take place in Canada
The Secretary continues: 1.-THE Pres-
dent directs me to assure you of his con
fident hope that her Majestys Govern
ment will not only cheerfully comply
with the request thus made, but that they
will think it proper, also, to examine the
judicial proceedings aforesaid with
careful regard to the rights of the United
States, and to the maintenance Of good
relations between the two countries. For
this reason it will be very gratifying to
the President if you should be able to
give me an assurance that the execution
of the sentences pronounced on the con-
victed persons will be suspended, if occa-
sion for delay shall arise in the manner
before mentioned to make it desirable.
y.
1t is the opinion of this Government that
sound policy comedies with the best i'm
pulses of benevolent nation, in recon-
mending tenderness, amnesty and for
giyeness in such cases.
The steamer Herman Livingston, from
Savannah; brig Irene, ditto; schooner
Forest, -; King, do; Coast Pilot,
Wilmington; Palma, Newbern, have ar
rived
The Heralds Toronto special says
dispatches are coming from all parts OF
the Provinces, demanding that no mercy
be shown to the convicted Fenians. 1t
is doubtful if the Crown can find evil
dence strong enough to convict Rev.
Mr.. Lumsden.
The threats made by the New York
Fenians to ayenge the death of those
convicted, is doing great injury.
Petitions are to be circulated and sent
to the Governor General to forward to
the Home Government, to have the SEN
fences committed to imprisonment.
David Whaler, Patrick Norton and
Daniel Drummond have been arraigned.
and fears are expressed that the prison
ers may escape. There are in the city
over FIVE hundred unemployed Irish
Americans.
The Fenian prisoners at Cornwall are
to be indicted on Monday for high trea-
son, and tried the following Wednesday,
Further discoveries have been made OF
the forgeries Of the judges names to nat
uralization papers in this city.
New York, October %. The foreign
steamers, the Allemania and Deutchland,
from Southampton on the 18th, have ar
rived.
The Quren of Denmark is on visit TO
the Prince and Princess of Wales at the
Marlborough House
The London Star says Colonel Taylor,
the Government-whipper-in, has forward
ed a circular to the Conservative agents
throughout England, urging them to de-
vote special attention to the new register,
as an appeal to the country will be made
at the next session Of the great reform
demonstrations, which are to be held in
London.
The fourteen hundred English volun-
teers now in Brussels are being feted in
the most princely manner. The King
has invited them to grand banquet
The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Times says that according to anthem
tic intelligence received there, Napo-
Icons health has not improved by his
sojourn at Biarritz, although his recovery
is probable. A Biarritz correspondent
says the Emperor looks remarkably well,
and is daily walking for exercise.
There are rumors current in Paris Of
ministerial change.
At meeting Of the representatives
from all parts of Northern Schleswig,
resolution was adopted for the immediate
establishment Of an association for op-
posing any division OF Schleswig. The
Prussian Governor of Schleswig has pro-
hibited the raising of subscriptions by
the Danish inhabitants fer the purchase
of a wedding gift for the Princess Dag
nier
The Hungarian Diet will open Novem-
Der 18th.
Madrid, October 26.-The political
Declares says that Spain must obtain
satisfaction from Chill by force, and ad-
vocates the retention of the Chihuahan
islands
The statements that the Gar is i'll and
that the Russian Ministry have resigned
are untrue.
ITALT-Gen. Manfred has handed
over to the Austrian Government eighty
seven and half millions Of hvres, being
the italian indemnity. At the Same time
he received from Count Elmendorf the
Iron Crown Of Lombardy.
The subscription to the Italian national