The New York herald., 1866-03-16
THE NEUTRALITY QUESTION.

Proposal TO Render Private Property mt
Sea Free from Capturc-The British
Government Veto the suggestion-
Probable Reopening OF tho Alabama
Claims by Lord CIarendon-More sciz-
ures OF Suspected Privateers.
In the House Of Commons the I'd inst Mr. Grg-
ory moved an address the Queen in favor Of estab
fishing the principle that private property at sea
should be free from capture He said II was almost sui
cda for England to allow things 10 remain az they are
for IN the event ef 'oar she might lose her et"e oaryng
fyode
The Lord Advocate said was impossible for the gov
eminent IT, The effect, IL carried out would
be 10 tie up The honds Of the sOcerans, Shen ny ousAt
% h. as fire. as p1ssftfe.
The Attorney General also opposed the measure as
most impolitic and dincat OF adoption
The motion was finally Withdrawn
STRANGE xIssrATExEsTs or THE ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL-LogD CLARENDON ANXIOUS TO REoFEs
THE ALABAMA DISCUSSION.
ondon fFeb 27l correspondence Manchester Guardian
good deal OF surprise has been created In well In.
formed circles by the speech Of Sir Rounded Palmer on
Frsday night on Mr.. Labouchcres motion The Aitor-
nov sssneral Is very clever man, and believe very
uprign, but his memory IN political matiers ~
certainly none o. ,ne ana ns , s,1h sns 'ns
American governments In 1893 was not only not cor
rect calculated 20 convey an impression exsty
the reverse OF the Not only by reversing the order
of events a 10 time but by misquoting from loose reco
lection the OF the documents which are upon
record.
dalon for contradiction and dispute where they were
most 10 be deprecated s ecra,ny not Jur 10 oAarge
a. tb,n,f Of Washagf, w havn0 re,srtd o,srnres on
,y rar for reranon Of TIE Fbresgs Enlas>n art and
suspect that when the subject comes up again the Az
torney General will have TO qualify materially the error
into which he has unintentionaily fallen.
The military clubs are full OF Uumbng Al the tenn
porate and forbcarng of Mr. Gsdstones speech In
reply 10 Mr. wstkn, with regard 10 Feniansm IN Ame-
rica People general feel hat the Chancellor OF the
wise discretion In omlttng 70 say
what We all understand well enough-namey. that de
,nd by Sir Frederick Bruce for active interference BY
p,saent Johnson with the sympathetic omfooleree N
New YORK and elsewhere In favor Of an 1rfsh republic
could only provoke mortfying refusal and reproarh
wsne Inc question. OF the Alabama claims refnsini
wbcre lord Russell ieft u, quitting the Foreign
oncr the Amer government viii enter int
~ concIlIafory consideration OF what our govern
,nent desIres by putting the matter on point Q
a,tona honor he has 70 use the words OF an cninen
.,srr,n acloscd the door and boted H." Lord Ciarrn
a. sI,ess Jscb tbs keenIy aud y,n nsea mo- ee .'
oon ~ hc1,,no soms day tkoa TIE bot hds ssn gs'ff
p.ss,.~ ror the sake of the peace and trsnquliit,
rbs two naops II s felt 10 be the most desirable tina
~ wecle of the questions connected with martini.
sn,rersnt and neutral rights should be orfmiy and ~
.1.s,,ig y,,Dnrdeycd ,yIA le r.,r 70 NskmsN an
ss,,os n Asm IN keepag vaA f1s adpanoed e'SHsa''o
Of tBie
800 SEIZURES OF SUSPECTED SOUTH AMERICA
PRfvATEERs.
Tho London !giipping 0dsere eays that ,ne "esm'
e,,. a,,iny out Tor the republic OF Colomos on W
rh.snes has beeu sezed by the government. ~ ~
anhitsbcs rumor that Spanish iron cads n'ung ""
,be Thames, have likewise Oeenfe