The New York herald., 1867-04-23
THE ANeLe-sPANlsH DIFFICULTY.

Questions Involved in the Tornado Case-Ac-
ti0n Of the Derby Cnbinet-A New InsaIt to
the Fling.
in the House of Lords on the sth OF April the Ear,
site, whose notice stands the paper 10 the
effect that he shall cai the attention Of the House
this case to postpone doing so until after the Easter re-
My reason for making the appeal Is that since the
papers respecting the Tornado have been laid on the
table our relations with Spain have become still more
complicated second dispute with that country has
in fact arisen which appears 70 TO be more i'm.
portant than that connected with tho TornadoT aude
20 the OF the Victoria British trader which has
been seized by Spanish fourteen or fifteen miles
from the coast and has been taken TO Cadz and sold
There may perhaps in the OF the Tornado be arg
mcnts which may reasonably be advanced both sides
of the question; but seems 10 her Maestys govern.
ment that there Is no paiaton or excuse for what has
been done with reference to Victoria II il more
than common outrage that Spanish ship should attack
the high British trader and insult the British
1ag ana her MAJESTY government have deemed /, ncces
sary to take the graycst notice OF the matter
which has written by my noble friend the secre
tary for Foreign Affairs To the despatch TO which al
lude her Majcs;ys government have not yet had any
answer from the Spanish government Lord Stanley
asked as your iordshp knows that com should
be made for the loss and injury sustained and that an
apology should be offered to this country No answer
having yet p,en received to tina despatch hope the
noble marquis will at this moment enter into the
question with regard TO the Tornado until we ascertain
what spirit the Spanish government will evinca with
reference TO the question OF the Victoria cannot help
being convinced considering the proyerbal scase OF
honor which the spaniards feel with respect 70 their
own national credit and knowing that they would not
hear OF such an outrage being committed upon Span
is ship in the Channel without raising cry from Cadiz
to tho yrenees that when their government learns tho
facts it will not hesitate concede the reparaon hic,
has been asked and will not seek shield subord-
officer who in the wrong | therefore ,rus,
that after the Easter shall be able to say thai
this aair has ceased to serious aspcct but
am afraid that II the noble marquis rase any
discussion at this moment in your ordships' House il
would rather be prejudical than beneficial TO the ne
EQUATIONS which are taking place. Hear. hear)
The Marquis uf Csanrcarde said that of course when
his noble friend, speaking minister OF the Crown,
sad tna II would be better upon public grounds
To enter into discussion with respect TO relations
with Span he could not refuse 10 accede 70 his request
for Iurhcr poStponcmcnt. At the time he must
cerned in the question which he wished bring bfore
their ordships being made TO suffer by OF that
postponement IL their case was made out, he be-
ncved eventually would be, and the spanish Govern
should ind that It's officers had been IN the wrong
no claimed that every British seaman who had been
wrongcd. and the OF the British ship which had
been detained should be indemned up the last hour
and TO the u extent OF the injury inflicted upon them
had all heard that day, namely, that the Mediterranean
tect had received orders 70 move from Malta
The Earl OF Clarendon was glad that the noble
request made TO him by the noble earl oppo-
Site ard he should also be exceedingly glad IL the result
should he TO the OF the Tornado of the
suspicion which now attached 10 them There were 80
many facilities In this country for evading the law and
so many persons had so little scruple in resortng 10
those evasions In TO bring their into
discussion IL no, into trouble with other governments
that he thought opinion could too strongly ex
pressed about such proceedings Neither did he think ID
could be too clearly made known that those who for
Their private gain, aided and abecd foreign Powers
with each other, but with both OF which England
peace, did that y; their risk Of being treated
as belligerents by the Power against which thew were
acting and that they had forfeited all claim 10 rotoc
tion. assuredlv they would not receive il from their
own government, except IN SO far as might bs
10 secure that the proceedings aqainx them
were In conformity with justice. Hear hearl He
did not affirm that the owners OF the Tornado were in
that position nor would he enter into thai case IN
he did enter into H. he thought he should bc Able 70
show that the gravest suspicion attached 70 them.
With respect TO the other which he thought was
OF far more grave and serious Character he could not
believe that there had been any intentional hostility
towards this country on the Of the Spanish govern
ment There was no reason for believing that: and he
had never known them TO act In such 4 hostile
spirit He had no doubt therefore that when the
gravity Of the case became fully appreciated BY shem
the satisfaction which England was entitled to claim
would not be withheld But the same time he could
mot help expressing his rogret that tho percptory de-
spatch sent by his noble friend the head Of she For
eign ONCE and which he thought the circumstances
perfectly justified, should have been published 20 soon
after was written knowing, NJ he did, that through
% be applied TO them, how exceedingly dlnhcan IL
might be for the Spanish government give sassfac
tory answer TO it
Tho Marquis Of CLAxmcARDs would bring forward The
case OF the Tornado ON the FIRST day after the Easter
vacation, and must say he did think II quite fair
on the part OF the noble earl ord Ciarendon before
he had heard what tnere be said In that matter,
whether Tor or against the of the vessel 70 assert
that the suspicion attached TO them OF having violated
or evaded the law. Anybody who looked through the
documents would that they had had fair trial,
that our FOREIGN Office had declared and that not one
scrap OF evidence had been given that side OF the
question: but, more than that, he asked the noble
earl whether ~ was upon suspicion that British sailors
we're 70 be put 10 irons aud .treaed whether vas
upon suspicion that British ship 70 Be seizsd upon
Ne oheh eaA and British shiUowpers vsss N Nc