Year: 1863

SIN abe may bc and ought 10 bs % sed. Upoa this
ground ne Crown still holds the Aiexandra and win
and determined by the highest trbunsi in the KINGDOM
And THIS surely just for should the ruling Of the Chief
Baron be erfoneous. the Alexandra may s be subject
70 condemnation whereas, II she 10 be allowed by
the British government 70 60, and were 70 commit
depredaiions on federal commerce. the British govern
ment would be properly held responsible by the Amer
cans seems clear that the principle applies
the steam rams now in the Mersey The government
bound 70 act upon that Interpretation OF the which
they consider 20 be the one. Now therefore,
even II these vessels are not liable TO SEIZURE ding
TO seizure according TO the opinion law officers


tho Crown they ought 10 be seized by the Custom House
officers.


From the Manchester Guardian, August 29l


The dull season Is relieved by renewal OF fuss respect


ing vessels which are being built as ii alleged for the
are given TO understand by class OF political agators
who desire TO be supposed to than they say
casc-that tho Palmerston government may expect 10
hear OF IL again n rather unpleasant manner IL they do
20 bo carried on by certain eminent al Liver
POOL and Glasgow. This challenge 10 responsibility the
bar OF public opinion ought 70 be accepted boldly
Is given. II will conducc, however, to Just deci-
sion OF the question TO observe that the OF
condgn consequences In case OF doraul error
from party who are avowedy animated by strong par
tisanship in the matter Of the In which British citi
zens are accused OF designing unduy to interfere Tho
federal government OF America, having been compelled
to forego the purpose which despite the Hmsy dental
given to Mr. laird undoubtedly entertained OF
yards Desires through its agents this country TO pre-
vent its adversary from obtaining any part OF tho
advantage OF which It has been reluctantly deprived
Tho utmost result Of the collected
evidence was 10 rendor it probable that the alexandra
had been built with a view to hor finding purchaser
IN the Confederate States 10 be subsequently, used by
them as ship Of war and ths It had been fully
established against the decndents, would not according
to the distinct decision of Sir r. Pollock have suced
bring them within the purvew Of the law Assuming
the ships whose character called In question TO be
really what they alleged to be, 1t is unlikely that
after the light thrown upon tho law by the last trial.
there is more evidence against them than there
against the Alexandra Wo infer sather from the ab-
sence OF all specific declarations tho memorial the
Emancipation Society that there Is indeed considerably
less. II we are wrong, and there Is legal proof
sufficient for tho purpose o. procuring conviction tho
people who mako q business or writing up through
good and evil the federal side of the American quarrel
need not go whining for official assistance, tho
plea that their clients the salt OF the earth, aud
that the dearest interests Of tho human race are
cerned in their 7aey hare only straight
for,cardy before TIE proper tribunals ruth the proofs in
their hands and demand that nter,crencc which, though
IL cannot be conceded merely to the extraordinary vir
tues ascribed to the United States by imaginaton will
certainly not be refused to their pal 'abe and ia
grant crimes. The temperate and sensible part Of the
community, In the meantime, will be intent object
SO much rs that OF preserving peace which to
be done not by making weak concessions every foreign
Power whose passion and distraction may prompt 1t to
address MS In angry toue but by holding the balance
equally between all nations and conducting ourselves
in our neutrality shall desire and reluire other
Powers to behave towards when have the misfor
tune TO DO beligcreuts.