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re it Hi i i 4 to consider any jons we may make to tom Of $e taterdauoiel ( We nave, my loras, guae furiner See. Suggestions aad rho me goveroment nes Showed thas they. coktely por wed thas od tae great import fore of the question. (Hear.) My lords, ths goverasoat cf France have agreed to Comeider any pro, we Bhal: make on the subject, and to suggest upon taeir pars any proposition which they may consiuer to be useful or coocucive to the ends we have all in view. (Hear, 4 ‘circumstances there csuuct, f thick, be doubt, although all agree that the dignity was more or lees compro mised by this right of view ava of search; peversue- less, covsidering the enormous dimevaioas thas oom- merce generaliy bas aszumed throug.’ too wortd Bt the preseot ime—eeemg as | do thy sea Covered wita tbe whips of il pations—I say, @y eda, | do aot think there can be any count of the aooersity of eatadisuog @ome sort of seourty agaiast the frauaulent use of tue pasionei fleg. (Hear, aear,.) Furtaer roan tars our nego: Mlalioas Lave bot proce’ All 1 is Inoat uousual, im tue miost of negotiations, tO produce say of (ae corres: Pondence on the subject, uevertheless ber Majesty's go- Verument have no objection whatever to piace ia your lorcsa1ps’ bands the correspondence that bes vaken place afar seit goes. (Sear, pear.) Your loraships will ua- dorsteud Wat we bave goue Bo farther thsa this—tist wo baye sbauconed the right of search sad vis't; aad toaithe American goverbment heve agreed to entertain aod to Consider wy auggection we may make so give security egsinet the fraudwent use of the flage of either vation, acd Wat we French government are reaay aud anxious to es- Mei Us Ik Our endeavors to Attala the same objec}. (Hear, bear ) Tbe Eart of Angapety.—My lords, 1 had hoped tha the Corresp-pdeuce wach hed taken piacs some years ag) Gat Compicvely settled this question. Fore period of 16 of 1S. ears afer the Conciusion of that correspon tence, ( never eurd Ruy COMplarvt raises upon the mater. lt was, taerefore, wil greut awrprise (oat [ beara of those traas- @ctions on the part of our cruizers, aod of complaiais oo ‘the partof the Americaa goverament, It was ia 1842 or 1843 spat a long Correspo. cence took piace between the American mip sier uf thai day aod iaysel. Mr. Weoster, Of the partel ‘Ge Awerican govern nent, ceclared over and Over again to the ise Lord Assvurten that the mat ter bad eon Sattar y setuid, { do got, thea, ua ery end, if oor officers Lave Deen acting wiier te same pat: uctions ae bad wer been giren, what 1s the meaning Of tbe ian guage of the pubic earl wheo me saye tba, the Question of the right of visit aed of search bas boen refer Tet « OUr law ollicers Those iustructions iad besn @raen up under tre inspection of Dr. Lusbicgtoa aca sir George vockburn before they were communicated to the Americas ucninor heard thon, wisn asionisament, that the bigh!; respectable munuter of 4 inthis country has sr Ito uis friouda that we haa givsa up traokly of visi.und Of wearco. Why, #e bad (aewiy years ago. We ropudiated the ¥ guco rigtt; aad, fore, Lam ata loss ricomd have given up. ft wis qoovng BNE Of mY own, written st { hsve re itis as 1 ana fey ther given vp that ry! rhc of ef reteasion © sod to 2, vor bas {t been the pracuce wo Bat it is the lo variedie pra suce of heavy to oscestain by visit ; eesels on tbe high teas, if which tue part of oa Americas yeesale is time of 5 Visis oD) suck vesce Great Biitaln, aomittiog the righ: searck, da, wbich such yeesela 'inexcea wo defeat by raisicg savior flag, Or fuch yeescls us piratical catlaws, ao pos. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1858. : i i < A BstE ital : aed i tt. Nothing could more convincing or isfas- tory ‘ee ard, Lyaddura's “doctrine on ct, the wonder the doou'ine should have to be stated ‘at that it should be necessary to refer to aad establiabed sutborities, Tt was, however, ‘ond furtber contradiction that, as Mr. Dailas stated, eame ibing— is oan claimed, and,s0 far as gmern- is no longer ference be ited States 30 dis- cavery jusvmade cleewbere that the IL in. fallen into lous Biunder end. Tue answer to Lorn Lynd- what migbt be say wet the law ctilvers hed com pletely in accordance with those quoted Lynchurst, that the present state of the case was an underatanding that esch nation was to confive its visits to veasels bearing ita own flag, and toe American govorn. ment wes to take proper measures to vindicate fig from fraudulent adopticn by strangers. Tbe question sod the answer, witb the asnoavcemen's mace, the doctrines stated, und the authorities quoted, sufficiently bore us out in our announcement, taken as it was from tbe mouth of the Amoricen Minister. Some mystery, however, thore was, and some mystery always wil! cling to slatecraft in i's simpiest opera'ion = [t was evident teat something bad been given up, though Lord Lyadhuret said no rignt had been given up since no right existed, and though Lord Malmesbury deniei thet the British government had ever maint that which it pow declared it could not maintain. Had the conversa tion stopped tbere the public would bave been slighi- ly mystified, but would probabiy bave tavugbt it dost uot to raise the veil of official decency from the fol ues of the past. Lord Aberdeen, however, would not coosert to this. The mystery iny in the past, and it was the pact which be represeated ; #0 he rose to vindicate bis government and all the governments for the last twenty years from the folly of claiming to viait aad peach veesels carrying the American flag Lord Aberdeen bai himself writwn many despsiches on the subjcct- many more, be hoped, than it would ever fall to the lot of Lord Malmeebary to write—allto the very pur poe cf the late appouncement that the right of visit urd searca bad beengiven up. In faci, Lord Aberbeen hao given itup many years ago, and loft nothing for avy- body else to give up. So the error of the announcement Doe made Sas, that it suppoeed something to be given up which bad so’ exiatence, having been givea up loag ego But—and bere is the mys’erious somethiag which no voubt bas now been given up, aod which hao bad « substantial existence up to this very year— Lora Aberdeen, bad sioed oat for jost so much queciloving, stozpitg, and examiniag, equiva'en: to the actual stoppage apd molestation of a suspected ship, as would belp us 10 Gwcover whether we snip was Ameri- can orpot This, his lordship maintained, we had a right to do, and this ce had ewood out for, Tria he was atill propared to demand; and ths demand, his lordship urges, is net etal! tncompattdle with the total surrender of the right of visit end search, As Lord Aoeraeen appesre to mainttin that no altera. tion hae heen toade, that wothing has beea given up, that tte paote understanding is only what be obtained for us @ bis ewa acmisietration, and that wha: he siocd out for is stil a just object of cemand, stil 4 polnt of honor, justice, ang right, it may be as well to etop the opening thas made tor futare praien sicus The smallest exhibition of force to a foreign ship ov ihe open sea falls undor the rule laid down by the dis tinguished lawyer quoted in thia debate. A civil ques. ton ures, DX an exhibition of force. If one ves- other, ard asks the cme, the loogitude, or avy question, léavivg it entirely to the disezetion of tne stravger to reply or not as be pieases, that is a matter of courtery, to which uo exception can be taken, and which cancot be brought before courts or legislatures. Tha’ is pot the sort of .quiry supposed in this discuesion. 1 is Beeseg no right w any er’’ Now, it is oniy 1D fing wbateve the way thus cescribed that we have the right of Firwivg versels. If our cruisers koew tuat there was au Amer'can vessel tailisg by (ner 1uli of alaves, they would Bave 10 right whatever to visit ber u they Lad good grouves for suapectiug ber cot to be resily au American Fiseel. No Gowbdt the flag ts prima facie evidence of Dativealny, Dut 1 is pot putllcions f we Lave recvived aay greuncs tor ressouable puevicion. No 4 our crutsers ‘Would commis & great ske ib OverbawWing ao Americaa “et be @ Spanish vessel or a pirate. ereparauon shoud be made for way euch Tha' is wll that c8e be expected be. Orcer & Maka gooa faith Detweeu esck other. J saw some time ago am extract from @ speech af General Cass, in which hat minister stated the case with the most perfect drvth (bewr”’ trom the Earl of Deroy), and in almost exactly ihe rame words 1 have used over and over again. 1 have, my lores, Written mucD More on toe sudject nan I hope it will ever be necessary for the nc b.e cart opposite to write. Ibe result, bowever, was that for « period of sixteen or eignieen yours the mest puriecr content mect apd tranquulty preveiled, wut now, wheo for the firet time I sear of wont is called « Dritwo oviregs. (fear, bear.) I believe tust this uafor tupate sffair cas arisen from the zeal of our cruisers, ‘who, whilst ou the coast Of Africa, have been sorcstuned © more active measures, and when twanslerred to the Cuban wotere thought tuat a Mauser syctem might ve adopted. 1do pol appresend bow tue noodle eart could have giver up spy such right asthst alluded to, Sat tae woble earl bas sdded thet it is important some mode should be adopted ww verify (Se natiousiity of any rease On tne ocean. Tuere is no de uoless you Caa do that, You cua Dave no eesuriiy whatever for the preservation Of the police of the oosan in sucha mauner as will pre- ‘vent tbe flag being asrumed by ail the pirates on the seas. ‘Hear, bear.) [cag Oniy say tha; the iusiructioas were ramnes for the Cautious and careful exercise of tne right; god if the noble ear! can devire saythiag more eifecwua for (be aitainmeat of our objecta, I snail be nappy to con- Cur in it, and to admit that my m0Die friend bas doa» gud wervice. (fear, bear.) Bal with too assistance waich f hed im the framing of the instructions some feo or eighteen years ago—having ned ine vainaoie atvice of the noble earl now a: ih» heai of the government—I am disposed to taink tbat if they had been comp'etely fouowed, they could aot Dave Cocasioned Gissatisfeouen to any Power. (Hear, boar.) 1 Go not compiain o/ the novie earl, because the sudjecs is ably pew to lim; but tuowe woo adviset bim ought tare recollected that tie subject oocapied many months of care and vention, Attne timety waica | allude the question was at its height: it cresed much more itoress bao |) dose n9W, and i assumed a muca more serious chiaracier @ discussion upon the subjec:, aut it me to do #0, vecause my inst woe thane year untuswered, and because rowsiasd more Secretary of Biase Bas decla od Ore than once w the Ploatpo- tentiary at WaoLiugton that the expla ratio. outtecly falio(actor ¥ At note “the President is ussured that im» of tae ways respect the just manner, either by de otien, Fisitanon Versels of the Ucited States, know fuca, but will mainiaia their right to ascertain sae inerees of axy liag a suspected Vessel may carry exercue of ftuat right, if ‘soy tevoluatery error be committed, aod uu, i spe of ovary precaa icc, lore or iujery sussines, prompt repare- fico will be adodec; but that we saould give up tbe riget would De impose! * 1 thick tos is he way @ WaicR, in ComMmiOD Semde BEd justic®, the quesvon Oagbs to Ptand, 85d Goes stand, as ths moment. jeased to see that the noo:9 earl nas adopwed ons, Sea even the same words, as myselt, sh respect to te s question, gud I bupe tas the exercise © this tigot, mal. awed @e |} Das Docu for tus ins. sixteen of eghieen year, may pot lead us into any Dad position, ev cif no caange %s mae in tae jostructions. if, how- ever, the noble earl ka unport aay rea: improvement toto ihe present sysvem, 1 for one shall be heartuy gied. Karl GRasViLts hed Gever Beard tae state of the lac down by bu noble Gud tearned fread questioned; nor be beard that aoy ovnplaint bet been mate against tbe government with regars to toeir mode of carrywg out If, however, any alteration wae to be made, he thor ght it wae (mportant thas tue noble lord for Fore'gn afars should ewte ebother ft tive to abide Dy the present iostructionr uatil tae Commu: Bice lions WILL ibe Atuerican goverumest were concladed. The Parl of #avsmeTRY—wy lords, the novie earl w Bpoae Iasi Dut One cxuitted one very portaut pomt which hae been @xticae!) prominenuy pat for@ard ia the whow Of Cur Giscusions with the government of toe Uatted States. The ncbie cari ateumes the: the lew was such as Bhat lad dowa by @y suo tread venind but he has Bot sais that the AMericad govern woMt weut (uriaer tea tbat, and convended that dey alove kad « rigat to maio- fala their OWN Police, SHd whatever ides we Bad, if the American flag Were ying Ob Dvard Of a vossel, We lad uo Fight to view or to eearce ber. They MApiained tha! they would carry va end © vcid be Mm. 1. ied With Dy Boot y seems w be u panty Waavever. | cretion whieh id exercise. i aw quite willpyg wey were ai under thew or. ting e06ms Clear—thai wuea hor taere appear AY @uoog | Aworican | governinens entered otlice v much «1nCreasod Tne accouste given by Goverameot bave, no doubt, oven iminevaciy Fateo, nod | can state io viedioston of the Britien o cere, Was afer & careful examiaatoa | have Bot fouad, in | BDy inevance, oat wey have been guilty of @ey tocrvilug to the cilicers of toe veesels woe Doarded. lu tbe case of O08 Veawe! Lue diecrotion Walch Was gifea Mem vy ihe Aaateuction ® of tu © Gar! Opposite cortauly went to bbe exiect of prac the veteel, aud (bey Ged 00 reason to Buppwe that (ney Were aotiag improperly in eo doug. My soble friead opp sete nae aekea me waetmer [ have Gillered thowe \usirvctions My reply is, | have pot, they Femain presieely as hey wero. (dear, Doar from the ¢pposition.) There instructioas, pe be improved in euch ® mauner as not to expe: much #s they Go te (ao risk of makiag mintax a6. Qf tho question in Bo iniermss.onal poit uf vi it. altering the iustructions, suspanded them uot ta uation proceeds further, and Lave issued order tor ron Const lo Teapect the American flag | der uroumetances. America, on her pari, plaved @ Coe — we Dumber Of cruisers im thos waters, and pro- | or use all poralbie cadeavors W prevoot per fag | Dev g | »4 for the parposce of the slave traue. (Jovers.) OPINIONS OF THR FRESE. (From the London Times, July 2 | ‘The of day we found ourseives roughiy handled by ’ “Picperarive covumporary for informing our roar. 9 an we bed dome ip the utmost rimplicity—that Fog aod bad given up the supposed right of viiting aad only when tbe tuvertigation is carried farther, aud ac tusily entorcea by srms or by terror; when the strange vessel bas been put to sotual inconvenience, detained, an- noyed, and insnited, that it becomes a matter for rtate imterference. If Lord Aberdeen meant as muca as this, or if he meant auytbing more than such a question as the weakest ship afloat might put to the strongest, then we are persuaied his lordabip was aiistakea iu eup posing that he bad settled this business long ago. What other States Geman‘, aod what we have coaceded, recently ts it appears t> ur, aca as Lord Aberaeen himself seems to imply, ie that tae smallest act of force or exhibitioa of superior strengib, to the annoyance or interruption of a foreign ebip oa the op*n sea,is at our own risk We must oo iton the speculation that if we turr out wrong in our ecspicion we must make ay ap logies and reparation 10 the svapected veseel. We bave po right to fall back upon Tt js, as the American lawyers say, a parallel case to the arrest of a suppose? crimmal. if he turns out Qn innocent man we are jiable to an action for Aeseult, or false imprisonment, and we must pur- ecbase peace as wellas we can. We may, indeed, have jeusy Gf room to suspect the veesel, and if our suspicions crn Out well founded we are safe; but if not, the mistake te oor id we rye That is the present unders between us and the United States, and we Lelieve it justifies the announcement that the right of search and visitation has now Leen wholly abandoned. {From the Lon¢on Herald (Earl Derby's organ), July 27.) * * * * . * . Doubtless the negotiations now in progress in the right of v siiation and the necessity of ——- means for veri fication will produce a satisfactory France, Fogiaud and America will agree upon some solution of & question that bas long been & source of contention. By nig ¢fforte in thie good cause, Lord Malmesbury will ac quire additional claims to the confidence of his country. men, while adding to bis own fair fame as one of the most axuiful and successful dipiomatists of the age. France. Tee London Times Paris correspondent says:— .ister for Foreign Affaire had « | ng coo- ference, on the alist jost., with the Eagtish Minister, on the questions alluded to in Lord Malmesbury's speech, toach- jog tho conduct cf the Spanish government on the slave trace and Caba A mupisterial journal seems confideut that the point wil be satisfactorily . id thet the Span’ verpment have decided on rending @ mteam frigate ana corvette wo the /ites at Ober dou tn stated in an article of the Monitewr that the roads ene docks at the port ot Cherbourg will contain ocighty ships of-the line at anchor. It ts now eaid that on furtner examination 100 stips may safely anchor there. ‘The aria correspondeut to the London Post say:— ‘Toe sardiaian squadron that was on ite way to Cher- bourg bes revived orders to alter its course and cruise on ‘he coast of Candia, for the provectiou of the Corlstian populaven. The Englten Tart. GOODWOOD RACKS. [From the Londoo Times. into @ match of judgment between the the Americen turf in this country and an ao gentle- mao of ackpowledged ehrewdnese in raving Fash ed that ted by Jonathan. fhe success of Orianda proved at least the correctness of Mr. R. Ten Broeck’s jad gment. matcn : 200 &. rr. Mr. K. Ten Brosck's Orianda, by 12ib. (Plumb) ron . Mr. Payoe's Mimosa, 3 years, 6st. Gib. (Challoner) Betting: 6 to 6, at frat 6 to 4, on Mimosa. Oriapes ied from start to finish, and won easily by two Horse Taming tn England. TO THR RDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMES. $2 y shape, but there is & quicker process of reaching his intelli ‘than that of wearing it into bim through bis skin and ones; and he, however wild or nervous, can be taught in a very ¢hort time to undersiand and not to fear any object, | however frightfal in appearance. Horses can b® broken ia less time and better without blinkers; bat horses that bave always worn them will notice the sudden change, end must oe treated carefully the iret drive. Aftor that they will drive better without the blinkers than with. ag Fy Dy my own experiments thet « horse broken Diinkers can be driven past any omnious, cab or Cartage, on & paratiel lin clowe ag it is posaibie for him to go, without every wavering or «ho any die position to aodge. I bave not, in te last it or ten years constantly handiing horses both wild nervo #, linkers om any of them, and in no case bave f one that was afraid of the carriage he drew be OF of those he passed in the streeta, The horse's eye is the life and beaoty of the anima! as weil as the index of bis emotions. [t tells the ds the incet impressive characters, wlist the borse’s are. By it he oan teil the fi-wt approach of fear in th meet any difficulty; he can tell it ne is happy or sad, hungry or weary. The horse, too, when permistod tweae uses bis eyes with great jadgment. He can measare dis- tances with his eyes better thai oan, aod, if allowed free use of them, would often save himself by the quick nese of his sight from collisions when the driver would fail 0 do #0 by « timely pull of the reins. it would also fave many socidents to jane in the streets, as no horae wi on to any that he can see, Blakere are idly going out of use io the United States, and early pupils here have yO Toy dispensed 00 agaia c nt, if the cabmen of Loa dan leave them off one year, that blinkers on cab horses will never be seen agata in the streets, And will all y soy veensie suapected of being ra. Toil. i “ oserved | wi we bed announced the repndiation of this claim, aot $4 ft bornee out, tae Calm bal mvt Doom repudiated. Wei onty be a thing to be read of as one of the follies happily reformed in the ninetesath century, [ am, sir, your obedien! rervent, J. 3) RAREY farigesais’s, July 28, 1866, THE WAR IN CHINA. merry N+, ott. toms im the Gulf of Pecheles—Obitt- Chinamen—The Alicged Squad: from the ~ —- Ss Colestius Mandartns—' i BEG? g 4 bch ibey were least to be ex ected. It appears or’gipe! intention of the fvur plenipotentiaries in coming to the mouth of the Peiho ones irect to Tien tein, as it was considered that the nearer to the ations were carried on the moe kely they would be to meet with success. This proj-c. seemed the more feasible as arrangements were 4 into betwees the allied naval autborities acd the Evgtian Ambageadcre toeuppiy them with & fleet ot gunboats, to po at Shanghae by the eod of I» arch. These gunboats, however, did not reach the ( «il of Pecneelve upttl the %b of May, 80 that on their frat ar. rival bere tbe Ministers found themacives absoiute!y un able to move In the meautime mandario: higo cegrer, suxious to fend off barbwian ictrusion, 6p) ced at the mouth of the river, with propoeals (o open negot:a. Wons, end thus, ever had the means oxiste of preceeding paciticaily to Tien-tsin to fic‘ a negotiator wes be longer valid. It must ever be regreties that 6o favoralie ar opporiunity bes been lost of creating an im- preesica on the minds of the Chisese Nor can there be ALY Gcubt that too represeutatives of the four Powers, eupporrec by @ fiotilia of gunboats under the walls cf ent would bave found the difficulues of negotiation wondeiwily diminisbed. An adcitional recommendation to the plan, in the eyes of the noutrai Powers at sil events, was tbe fact tat it cid not involve acy hostile operations. Now. in the opipivn of the admirals, and, in- deed, of every officer mm the equadron, these haye Decome absoiutely neceesary to save the ailied flsgs from dis horor, Tan, Governor Gecera! of the province of Chilli, and the other mandarins who appeared a3 Imperis! Com missiouers were fourd not to be properly qualitied, and it is said that tbe Chinere government has reiused to confer upoo them the necessary powers. Whatever may have been the reason, neither Lord Figia nor Bsron Gros have ever been ashore, or sought an in terview, und go long ago aa the 20th of last mouth prepa rations were made for hostilities fhe Nimrod sud Cor- moran' cespatch gunbdoets, the Coromandel (Adairal’s tender), and the Slane7 (gunboat), with three French gua boats, nly veesels of small draught then bere, wore put acrces the bar, after baviag boen lightened, In ately under the guue of the fort, and ia & poritio which it was difficult to eecape. 'e conticered thie move indicet.ve of action, more especisily when ii was followed by tre signal for smal:-arm parties to be in rerdiness for lancing; the appearance, on the *0th, of general orders for the attack put the matter beyond a douot. What was oar aetonisnment, then, to find ali these grand prepara- tions eed in amcke, acd when the reason for portponing hoctities trensptred the matter beoa ull more incom prebers be, Iteppeared that the atatasea tors bai eajled op the naval authorities to act, and tbat the istter had de- clineo in ecnseqrence of the smaliners of the force. To us, who bad iwepected the so-cailed forte trom cvory rolut of view, with meoy of their embrasoran coa- talning ‘loge iprtead of gvor, ard tocir scanty garrieoa, of whico the largest computation et that time amoa’ opty ¢(0 men, this retuzal to act seemed incredio! were upw is not to be wenderec at after this that on the arrival of se gupbcats the admirals are ratd to oave dectined p the river to althoogh they might ¢ done se accompanied by a force of thirteen gandomis When we rewember the achievernrnts of tne soli- tary litt'e Nemesis uriog the Isat river ferce now here witb Wat whicd su! to brivg she Chinese to ther sepses, wi suspect the existence cf some motives of abich the public are igrorant asthe expieaation of a proceeding 0a the part of tbe navel anthorities other wise inexplicadle Tt way be that our adie naval ally is carry ing on a littie diplomat c pigeon, not with the Chines, but wish ois own colleague He bas certainly succseded tp playing his cards with considerable skill bitnerto; with a force of oaly twelve sbips in the China seas no bas brought up ten to the scene action, while the Briieh, with & vavel squadron {ifty four strong, are only repre sented by Gfteen pennants Twoof our gunboats have gone on a cruise to the Prata shoals, just at tbe time when they were most wanted. It is coubted whother the French boats are sufliciently light draught of water to proceed far up tbe Peiho If this in 80, we do not wonder at the determined oppo- sition the French Admiral bas shown to the scheme of up the river, ailieming that be will aot consent to move ou fen tein unices supported with # land force of 4,000 men. We very much fear that it is pe- tition of the old en bred Pelissier and Simpsov. Ho r, it is diffialt to specu! upon the wheel within whesl pol+ cy which impedes vigorous action a this moment. We can only judge by appear: that they do not ur favorably for the success of ap en- terprise upon w! sucb my ant Commercial tntereats depend both in England aod China, and wich bas been undertaken upon a ace ¢ calculated, if pri ly managed, to ensure the moet brilliant results. ith tweaty five men.of war at the mouth of the Peino and a good ground of complaint against the Chinese government, we should be in position to obtein satisfac fon for our just aud moderate demands, and if we fail it is to be hoped that the matter will be thoroughly sifted aod the biame fail oa the right shoulders. A conference of the allied admira's and the French and English ambassadors has just been held on board the Audacieuse. The result has raised the drooping spirits of the fleet. The attack om the forts is to take place the day after to-morrow, ang it is earnestly boped that tt will be immediately followed by a move up the river. It it be not, we sball bave taken nothing by our motion. The tame game will have been played here which was played with so litte success by Admiral Seymour th be. fore last at Canton; if we abandon thevo forts far. ther action, we sball incur disgrace in the eyes of the Cui nese and contemp} in the eyer of everbody else, The being daily strengthened, and large reinforce- ve come down from the interior, Russian mis. sionaries from Pekin rejort courilerable excitement as existing at the capital. The wives of the Enperor prac- tice equestrian exercise da:ly, in order to be prepared for every contingency. The guns of Tien-tsin have been brought down here. Haism de plus why we should push on to Tien-twin without delay. these gentlemen also re- porte depth of water beyond Tien tain, and, in ite of the somewhet contrary impression conveyed’ in accounts ot Macartney and Amberet, they sssort there is water « yh for the gunboate to go to Tuugchow, @ eon, a re miles from [’rkin. fol'owing is a correct list of the British force vow in the Golf of Pechelee avd the Peiho river; also (he uames of the ebips cf other nations now here;— BRITISH. Guns. Men. Anchored in. “ 7 Gull of Pecasiee. 270 du, 228 Go. 120 Pei-Ho. 98 Pei-fo. 98 Galt of Pocholee. 160 do. These a| ftessess Ditto. Dragonne, gan! Ditto. Remy, store ebip....... - AMERICAN. Fisemetppt oom hie ott , rigate +. Ditto. Aptelope, chartered steame: . Pet-Ho. SIAN. America, paddie steamer, + ceseces POH, We are rejoicing in an italian climate. it would be im- porrible conceive better Weather for operations. The squadron generally are in excelient health, and at this moment ip the bignest spirits. THE GUN BOATS OVER TI BAR—IMITATION PROM NESE. (Gulf of Pecheslee (May P correspondense of Lonion Imes. | The gunboste went over the bar this afterneon, with iebox and shipe’ Boats in tow, full of seamen and marines from the fiset. Their appearance ag they catered the month of the river was picturesque in the extreme; Bombers of little tri-color flags, in wien our allies always mduige, waved brightly in the setting san, while the red coata of the marines formed a gay contress to the blue jackets of the sailors, The gan ooate came on in close order, puffing forth of white mmoke, aa though they were panting benesth the dense masses of naman beings with which their decks were crowded. Their aspect wae ficiently imposing to cause ro little excitement among the vatlisnt defenders of the batteries on shore. Mandarins on horreback and on foot, followed by par- ties of men Laie BH Visited the different batteries, ere. apparently The men all stood to their guns, ena turned ous 'n single line along the whole length of the steep giacia, #0 as to make as ee oo ib we might have folt in giving Apy compunet'oa brave garrison @ little fovere treatment on the mor- Tow wae considerably diminished by the insolent meassege they sent off through Gount Putiatin, ond which, com lensed into the jor slang of the puyilia, awruuter! simply to @ request to ws to “ come on.” SENDING IN A FLAG OF TRUCE. [Gulf of Pecneeiee (May 2, correspondence of London mes At eight o'clock this morning Captain Msi! ant the Freoch flag captain proceeded ob eaure wu & flag of truce and letters from the AmDarendorg and Admirals, ‘ances, end i: must be confessed — Es Be Hae bs ion. His comauct called forth the Admiral. OPBNING FIBE--LOSSES OF THE ALLIES. When be éid open fire it was with tremendous effect ; bestow ing one ehot upon the southern forts in return for the attention they bad honored him ith, he concentrated bye tire on the northern forts. Shot, shell, aad grape rain ed ia upon them, and Lefore bis French supports bad got into poeition he had very nearly eucceetea in siloncing their fire. Meantime the Nimrod, whose movements had been comewhat thrown out by the French gunboats not coming Up to Line, received tha concentrated fire of ibe southern forts, wiich Captain Dow returned wita interest. Fo rely, althovgh the Chinamen stuck to their guns wo) considerable perticacity, they were 59 badly aimed se 1000 very Iittle damage. Notwithstanding tast the Nimrod, Avalanche and Dragonne, were pretty hot'y en geged for an hour, the former only lost one killed and thy e@ wounded ; four shot atruck ber butt I bave not heard the losa of any of the French force en- gaged, beyond the factthat four officers were k'lod. A nulo before li o'clock the admirals pessed, fo! wed by the fleet of gunboats. Tu the fre wo which they were exposo’ Mr. Prickett, second master of the Op seum, waa seve = wounded by @ round snot, which baa passed over ti Nimrod. The Isnding ov tue north aide took place about eleven, in afew minutes more the allied flags were floating ovor the forta, and cur marines ana biue jackets were in full cry upom a Jarge cam» of infantry and cavalry about a mile diatant. This is the firet time ia our experieno~ of Chineze warfare that cur clue jackets bad an opportunity of cispersing large bocirs of cavalry. It ie a species of excitement they paruculaly appreciate, LANDING OF THE TROOPS—FLIGH? CHINESE. At a quarter past eleven the landivg perty on the gouth side burst upon the astonished gaze of the Ubinawen, who precipitately evacuaied the batieries and flod across the arid plain m rear of the forts, all of which were rapidly ocoupiea by our men, while large parties of skirmishers jollowed up the barragsed and retreating magses. As the river at this point forms a peninsula, upon which the farte are situated, the Oposeum, Bustard and Stanca sere sent round to meet the enemy o2 the other side. Thy ex- periepced @ temporary obeck, however, from a ba tery o! heavy guns placed at ihe agile of the river en the north sice, wdich gave them & warm reception as they ap- proaches, killing two and wounoing three men on board the Bus This hatiery was speedily silenced, and the men of the Pique and the Fartous, who had »een cisaring ous tbe camp not far distant, came up juss in time to take posession of tt. Other ginboats coming up in support, Ubey all preseed cn till they reached the opporite end of the beee Ime of the peninsula. It was found, however, that the Chinamen had mede good their escape, and pebitants of the large village which ts situs here ed wenderfelly at the “fire ships,” conddent, eppa Tenty, that the bi isns would not misiake them tor elders. Aline erted junks moored right across the viver et thig point formed & very good defense for our &.vareed position, and the whole penicsula being now in our yp cio, the dey’e work was Considered complete. Wo way trust thai this blow will Lave booa safficiestly sericue to brizg the Caineas goverament to its senses. It nad cvicesily been occupied during ibe last five works in copcentratzg bere warlike resources, Large bodies of ircopa hed been sent down from Pekin, and the batteries bal been improved and strenathened by guns collected ircm peighborirg towns. So exaggerated was tue esti- mate formed of thelr own powers of resistauce, that the Clivese did not hesitate to open the first Gre upon us; and i Wok ue uprards of an hoor thorougbly to undecoive thei upon this point. The fact that the batteries were #0 éaslly (aken after 80 many weeks’ preparation, only shows bow sisople it would beve been in the frst instance to teize them. If the Imoreseion produced, however, is mere effectual ip cousequence, the delay is not to be repretied. We bave to deplore a meiancholy accident which took plece im the centro fort after it was ip vur 5 Some Frereh engaged in toe work of demolition had im- prucentiy ret fire to scme gabions ‘a tho immediate vi- rk wes Down into & magazine, Whicd Bad Lot uvee, Sod @ crowd of bystanders wore blowa op. Some were killed on the spot, aud oihers (rightfully wounéed. Tne accurate returns ‘have not yet come in, bat thirty rix isthe estimate I have gonerally beard given. uur entire loes nas besa comparatively trifling. We Dave captured about 150 brass gage, most or them of enormous cahdre, exquisite workmanship, aod not above two years old, and we nave bad five men k'lled and fifteen wounded. Of tnese five, one was shot by scoldevt and one biown up. ‘The Chinese joss bas not been so greatas might bave been expected, and is Bot suppose’ to have exceeded one bupdrec. It is geserally believed that this guccoss wil! be fol- lowed by an immediate move towards Tien-tein, in which direction toe Plenipoventiaries wili proceed nutil they mooet with an Imperial! Cominiesioner properly qualified to teat with them. ‘The Halle Isle storeship has jast come in with provi- mone for the firct. (Peiflo River,(May 21,) correspondence of London Times.) * * * * . Or TaE | must ip detail cendne myself to wha} I saw in the aiar- boerd attack. Yestercuy at 8 A. M., ® lettor was sent in, calling on bie Imperial Mojesty's Commiestoper Ten to surrender ali his feats witnin two hours, as agaaraatee for the safety of our amDagsadors # they advanced on tho capital, AtlO A M, atasignsl, tbe Nimrod and Cormorant took up ther |. epecdily supported by four heavy Frenchroee. Toe Tartars opened the dall,and « bear; Well sucteircd Gre commenced on either side; for casi ties you s.ust jook to other quarters, I hear of several, but em pot coftein, The Tartars would aot leave thelr guns; do gunners could have babaved better, couaitering thelr materials ! powder and shot 1 o’elook mM. mour lod up tho landing force, which bowled ashore in the wsusl formal array of the Britieh seaman. Dew and Gaumeres had, bowever, Cflectusily shut vp sca guve as bore on the points of de- Darcetion, and om the right bank tbey took the Poiut battery and square fort without any Fenisiance, the garrison, minus its dead and wieely reucing at the dudle to their whence a heavy fire the gunboa’s end some upon the ing finikhed that portion of our work, the French on cur side took to their boats and went over 40 the left bank; while the I’ique, Furious aud Surprixe, with the Leven, Opossum, Busiard and Staucch advanced on ibe camps. I} was the pretticet thing of tho day, after the galiast and Cashing menver ‘on wh cb Dow apd Sagmares took up ‘Ubcir positions within 500 yards of their respective poiuts of attack, to witoona this attack on the catwpe. The Bustard, Oporsum and Siaunch covered our left fiazk, and took cil the attention of the guns in the ea- trencred camps Indeed, they were throughout andor much the heaviest fire, the Bustard gallantly keeping the lead. Ip each of those versets there were several casval- ties, avd the enemy en them until whe feild pieces 6 pounders; four heavy brass guns, on capita: carriages, thro eb 2 dozen iroe guns ofa new Construction, on cepital carriages, throwing an ifld. ‘bail and must bave had about 1,46 mea in cach, At the lowest computation, with abundanos of admirable sings. While this was waking place the Secood division disembarked, and carried with ease by a flaok attack ali the works om the southern shore. but for some unac countabie reason they did not advance on thegviliage; copeeque otly ali the garrison eecaped aad carried off their field guns on that side. ‘The Of Chinese magazines wes, of course, a serious cifficnity fp all our advances, and [ hear of forty Frenchmen baving gone where Frenchmen may be said & go when thrown up 100 feet in the air by some tone of powder, Inthe evening the Second division moved ap, embarked in our ‘unboals, supporied by Capt. Dew (¢t the Nimrod, to present position of the viliage Jowehouse. Fis I had my own way I ehoula be ve pashed up all night, and beom at daylight at Tien tain, given them two hours more, and then burnt aown all the impe- ria! ganar’ With pect Lo ell the delay im teking tL.is decisive step, I may sesure you that Lord Rigin is ia vo way to blame, end it is only by constant pressure, and by throatening to ‘er the whole question of their inaction home, tat the admirals have been todaced to act at all The French admiral I perfectly understand. He hae fitted out bie men at our stores. They fire Boglish pow- der and use English rifles; bat he bass “pigeon” in Oo- cbin Chipa to whtch those men end thoes articles are to be applied, and intends to do as lltle as possible here, where he is oply second iiddle. All #rote to you in my last is nota bit too atrong, ae subssquent events have proved: aud if you a) home waut short and decisive action, instead of a war extend- feg over years, you bad vetier put the screw fpoa the executive, apd aothorize Lord Eg to dotlare war ins anter; for declare tt he will not, we all bere cen fee, Without distinct orders; and moreover, if he did, the admirals would not act vigorourly. I vow any old woman in Engiend, with our gnnbosts bebind ber, might, bad she been us wore, early dicvated a trea week's timo. As it is, wo have allowed all of Shantung and Chill to be directed upon this point, given them a month which to employ tens of thousance in diggitg entrenchments, allowod the capi. tal to be provisioned by the eatry of 900 junks ladew with ETAIN, eM OJected Ourselves to a precious lot of insult and coptame y, sod then only attacked to remain montn of the Per-Ho uniess accident or opportunity cnabies us to posh ap. REPORT BY AN AMBRICAN OF FILER. (From the Hong Kong Register, Jane 1 | Wo are incebied to an officer of the United Stare frigate Mississippi (or the following tpteresting ace vant of tne cap ture of the forts at the mouth of the Pei Ho. Tho United Mates Steam frigate Misensipp! reached thie on & evening, the 80¥n vit., having left th Guif of Poche the afternoon of the 22¢, She brior’ news of vhe con meneowe AS hog Aissivus GAL, at was ty be expected, totally , Lord Bigia placed the adair ta tay oo £ E ELGeeke 4 = ase gun, ten thet ; passed 0 oe ee After most ve ig then ebe rap over to the left shore, and, running into the mud with her broacaide to side, commenced the action. She was followed Siapey, with the Admirals oa through the fleet, towing the witacking F. Nicbolsoa, of the Pi other party under Cept 1. The Freuch supplied an tacking party for the forts om the right bank. ‘he boas puehed off, aud the men were seon on shore. Then followed the usual ecene—the Cainese bolted, aud the Frevch attack ‘veing mado very quickly, @ mine wee sprung, which The forts ou the caused them conaiderabie less. bank were taken by the British though mines were exploded on ‘bursting of ope of which the iwoscamen were killed. Lp about an hour aad /orty minutes we were in possession of ali the forts at the mouth of the river. {he Admiral then proceeded on board the Cormorant, while Admiral Ge Genouilly went on board one of his gunboata, At this time & mars of flames (rom e cumber of fre rafts was observed drifting round a pot of lard higher up; by sowe mismavagement the rafts were allowed to go Wo far over t the right bavk, ant there the leading iatte speedily grounded, while the owers were helpod into & position by the boats of the fleet. dad they taken the rigbt dizeciion tne Cormoraut would have had s varrow squeaks, as soe was rather tight in toe mud. ‘Sir Michael, leaving the Cormoraot, returued to the Sia ney, but Admiral ¢e Genouu!y continued ov board his gunboat Tne Slaney end Cormorant, with other gun boats, steamed up to attack a large fort mounsing thirty- ove gura, situate round the beud of the river, whe toe Nimrod was left to direct her fire at the fort over the spit of ground. Ine sbort timo this feil into our bands, and in abou} two hours apd & halt from thecommeacement of ~ attack the action bad ceased by the capture of #1 tho lot Weare happy to eay the loss on our side was very slight, only one officer, the master of tae Opasaum, detag severely wounded by aehotm the ¢ide suc tugh. We bave no exact end reliabie particulars of the lors on tho Britigh side, but do not hear that it exceeds twonty-ive killed apa wounded. Our allies, we are sorry to say, owing to the explo of & mine, suilered more sevorel,, fifieex mon, it ta said, being Kilied and forty mon wound of the latter Greadfuily buret and torn by tue | explosion. Among the killed are four lieutenants One, ‘the Firat of the Fusée, was cut in two by @ shot; another had his cap knocked off b shot, on which he ex claimed—“‘lam lucky to-day. but tcamesiately feil down dead, wihout the mark of any wound on his person. The Chincee stuck to their guos mapfully, aod there were the usual acts of self sacrifice. One blus-hultoned mandarin was found by the French in the fort which they had captured, dead, beside a gun, having cut his throat, and in the assauld on the highest fort of thirty.one gunz, a man darin jumped out charged the party single’ handed. ‘The officers cid all they could toprevent bun be.ag killed, Dut one of the mon onthe fianks, at some distance, ect him through the neck and killed bim, to the rogrei of those pear, who admired his bravery. About ninety eight ¢' were captured, sixty-eight of which were brags or composition metal. Some were cigut inch guna, but we believe they had none of the usual appliacces of sights. The logs of the Chinese is supposed to have been very heavy, es the firing was very accurate, the shetis bursting wita great precision in the embrasures. Tne Chinese fired ¢: and even attempted enelie, bul as thotr fuse was only & piece of commen slow maich, toe abell gene: burs! close to the gun. Next day, ‘2ist, a maaderin weat off to the Russian Ambareauor, who bas been hag: J ia conjunction with Br. Reed, ss a mediator between parties. Count Puua- tive went with him to the French Admiral, bat ii wae some time before they could persuade him to go and aco Sir Michael; eventually be dia 60,and sesed for three @ays truce. Sir Michael told him he could not give him ‘an bour’s truce, as they bad been given pienty of time, apd tbat he sbould at ence proceed to Tieu-tsin with ali hie force. The uufortunate mandarin went away considerably crest-falion. We understand the Admiral intends to do much the same as at Canton, securing tho river at diflerent points by cachoring a steamer. The river to Tien-tain is of sufficieat depth for the largest ships now over the bar, but above Ticn-lein to Pokin. @ distance oft cighty miles, the water is said to be very shallow, boas drawing more than five foot not being abie to as. cend. The Admire! did intend to send down the Fury with bis despaicbes, but, as the Mississippi was — to goto Hong Kong, @ passage was moet politely offeret to Com- Beamiab, w00 goes bome on bis promotiru for the Canton affair, carrying the Admirai’s despatobes. Lord Guilford, who bad r red hus promotion for Cantou, alsu came down in ber to take command of the Gornet, we up- derstand. It is eaia that it was Lord Figin’s mtention to push on at once e# far as Pekin, aed ouly tu that olty negotiate, for the effective carrying out of which ides be bas sect down for reieforcements. Where they are to come from is by no means clear, looking to the safety of the colony and the Vanion garriacn. fer aisjesty ¢ Filty- ninth are unJer orders, and joer’ aps the Soventy acveuth Bengal Native Iofaotry, or the otacr rasive corps bore might be spared; but it is bard to aay what tbe summer may produce of sickness in tae Cactop garriecn, and few of the foreign iahabitanta here will doubt that alinough we get overything we desire at Pekin we havo alii a good deal of fighting to do at Canton anc ils neighborhood. At Present we are, “not to pot too fine a point on tt,” be- sieged in Canton, and beyond our lines do not hold a toot o 0; 8O much #0 that even Hopes is not incluoed ja warning, which, after all, may bo found ® very rotten reed to lona upon. ALLIED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CHINESE ComMra- SIONER— LETTER FaOM PRESIDENT BUCHANAN PR: SESTED. [devg Kong (June 7) Correspondence of London Tiraes We have received w ‘rom the Peiho by the United States sleaaer Miesiesinp to the 22d ult. The svocees that sleaded the attack on the forts and ine determination evinced to proceed towards the capital may be the means of chang'ng the obstinate attitude of the Court of Pekin; Det, shoud the contrary prove the este, the existing uiloultes may Uus mot be setilod for au io definite period It te coubtfel if avy matorial advance can be made with the email force at present available tn the north, more particularly eben the cbstacies to the navigation of the river have to be considered, and the approach of the un- bg vy Sow mg July aad a trals, and accompany the allied forces in their Later ther intervention may be of service, but thew ad- vice bithe, to to the Ohinees hae bees cf 10 avail Fd ye ag mys lent of the United States was re ceived ty Tan, the High Commissioner, with dua ‘ and he promis d that it should be forwarded "Pain, and an answer returned (9 it. There tobea es to the power of Com ‘Tiseioner Tan to treat. Roesan aed American Minis. tere wore ly matiafied on this point, but the Brit. ‘sb and French Ministers ceo! ined entering on oredostia: on ther oido mad’ been onbusged, shorty. The yacht Emperor, intended prevent for the Em- peror x Japan, left this for Shanghae on the 29th uk THE NEW GOLD MINES. ‘The VWadson's Bey TLerritory--Debate on the New Caledonian Btil—-Prospeces of the Bet ar-An Intercesantc Ratiway and frade from the Katt GOVERNMENT OF NEW Causpowts BILL. CARWARVON, ID MOV! he woud only briefly ineamuch DOwrpay ors, with northwest part Justification was requir plete revolution bad taken piace in tha! of our porsea. sions which wea bounded on the west by the Pacific, on the east by the Rocky Mountains, on the south bordor ing on the United States territories, and limited towards the north by # chain of bills, lakes and rivera. This ter. riiory, emDracing rome 400,000 square miles, which bata short time since bad been tenanted only by wiid beads and the native Indiana, had euddeniy become a scene the this long Intervais ‘MOE OF lees strong With regard to the fact followed the discovery of country, and at ews of that discovery. It war not, however, until Inst Mare that full and str ony confirmation of the Sarlier ac counts resehed England. The news was at the sane time Drought thet emigrante were flocking in crowds from the gold felae of San Francigeo to the new Kl Dorado of the british empire, and the seenes of enterprise, daring and partis! ruccess which had marked the progress of the fires adventurers io California were being re-enacted in the ro gions now uncer the potios of government. The odject of the p ‘ot bil’ wan to enadle we government to estaotiah meth g ike law and order amongst thie community. It rogbt be wrged against the Dili thee her Majesty's govern ment he! been in some respecte too procipitace, but he felt ture thal any om who recalled the early history of te po ¢ coicutes to Oalifernia must ‘sel that it waa better for them (9 endeavor to anneipate the cifeameances ebrh o than hy longer detey to be tokens 6 4 wld fut demy that there were Gireums'ances qjunegied «with the colony jus, and the Opossum towing an- | | | cal corps for the colony—one an armed constabulary: | ef & % 14 ii Hl j age E i i f Hi if z t i : Fy aati Hl F i ‘TiBps, nated by rt it, to been graciously pleased to call it “British undor acch auspices he might be permitted the colony a bappy anda rous future. Tho Duke of MEWCsstLas been taken to this bill in the was & feeling outaide on the pert of those well Ge hed invariably advocated both im th ober boure. aud in that the propriety of establishing oa colonies with free aud responsible governments whea ever these colonies were constituted by men of the Eng lish race. For he thought they ought to carry their fre institutions with them as they aid tuetr I ‘and thoi: habits, and that he believed to be the only way tr which many of the early difficulliea experienced by tur Golonies could be avoided. Ho, however, thought, unde: the circumstances of this colooy, her Majesty’: government had taken the rignt course ia pre viding at first for ® strong executive. Ho scme considerable ooubis as %& tue propriety of the thir clause of the bill, which gave tae crown the power of con ferricg @ {ree governmeat on the colony whenever i bould think fit, He had co doubt of tue justice of suck power; and yot he believed such « vower already ox jsted m the crown, aud that it was woneceesary, fore, t give tt by the bill. But as tne bill was to bas cnuly for jour years, it would bave been better, bi thougbt, rot to bold’ out expectations which they migh be awe could nct be realized in the course of that tine He was gisd, for the reazoos 80 often given, that ta Chepge bac Decm wade Of the name of the colony, frow New sledouia to that of British Columbia. There wer vadoubied!y great difficulties arising ‘rom the usture o ihe Country, ene the way of wtroducing settlea govern went. Be believed the countey to be most valuable for toe parvose cf colovization, quite indeverdently of th Giscovery of gold. The distance at whtct it lay was th only obstacle which ws presented It arounded in ex cellent wood, Ot for all purposes. It bad numorou Valuable Gsberiea,aud it was woll supped witn very supericr ccal. Be tought as the drs: etop, moan stouid be tekea to ley out @ town and iatroau> babils of order end civilization, sod thered: some of the difficulties might be ayoied whist like this. There was another At the part whore i gold bad beea discovered there were & —— many la Cisne Ci & Warlke Cleposition, wkO wore by BO mescs an fitendly to the Evglisa, and at (be same time had a gros cread cf tbe Amencans. Now, the Americans would no ceescri'y ‘orm s large pertive of those who flocked to th gela ciggmgs from Califorzia and other places, and { would be ve J, therefore, for the goverpmext & 6 some protection to the Indians. He dia not wish t renumentalize upou the eubjeot, tor be believed that i Was the aw of Proviccuee for the rec mon t) disapvew betore the While men; Dat it became their duty to aff r protection to them. Agothor point was as to the orgsui zition of a miktary fore, Ww which there were oppose difhe lk would be neorssi not only to cout cops bat w supply thom with © ‘thing that wa required in the way of fcod, clthing apd accommoca wulecned point to tion They must slso bear im postin of Vazeouver’s Islacd, and the aifficulty of -_ case oft k sua reiwforciog aa army there in Hie usderstocd that Mr. Cupard undertook & form steam communication between this country and Vas couver’s Island, whic should be ished withis 7 the Paname route. Without consider jug the feasibility of this undertaking they must remember that ip case of war that route coald not be maintained Bed that the ovly route would be way of Cape Hora Hie did pot wish to express any ion upon these powwt more than to suggest to the ment the difficultie they hac to contend with previae. Lere Woveuors® briefly polpted out the position i ‘which Var couver s Island would be placed in cage of thi couatry being involved tu war, and the necessity of ger erumect provioisg for it. The bill was theu read a second time. AN INTEROCEANIC BAILWAY—ENGLAND'S TRAD PROM THE RAST. [From the London Post, July 27 } The bill for the government of New Caledonia was he night read a secend time in the House of Lords. li wil bt recollected thet ia the House of Commons considersbit objection was taken to the colony. was eaicd that New Caledonia and Nova meant very much the same thing; and there was in the South Pacific the lslsnd which is now ccoupied by wettlement. The ‘inal whieh stretches from of the North Pasific-the site of the New Albion, but about the year 1806, ot the Nortawest Company pains sod forests in the called (be district New Caledosia, fuppoee, to the land of their has since been generally desert on Lord Cerparven last night stated that the government ba: eorved Unis * pominal’’ difliculty by taking her Majesty’ pleasure upon Ube subject, aad bec Majesty oad cted Brith Columbia as the future designation colovy. Toe great dwcoverer of tho North tipent, it must be admitted, bas recetved Dat soacty ju tice at the bands of the Anglo Saxon race. Amerie Ve Pucci has mecopolleed an bowor which of De.ongy b Christopher Columbus, The people of the Uolted Stats thelr territories * the District 0 rive waich on tho Pacili Briteh and orican frontiors, i calle i puperseding the more eupboaiow aboriginal ame of the * on.’ Accepting, therofore the gracious ccotsion of ber Majesty as @ recoguition® the linustrious services of Columous, we have only to 6x veut hope that this new but distant homeo oratyy acd ctvidization mey lovg flourian to de fostering care of her Majanty. We now wish w disabuee the public of this cour ° Ar ai mincbe vous impression which tne advocates & th Livdsee'e Gey Company are statiously and towiaiously se deavoring to metil. The Duke of Newoastie, who seve TAL peace Ago endeavored to prevent the trasster Vea conver’s Isiana to the company, stated vast night Derg h bering dist tet oo the main land the colony of British miverals, apd in the world. ‘witbto {ie mits, and the cf jawlers adventarers from the measures they badt i i Evgilsh, Americons, flocking to. this and able also to pave tions which form in every quarter of the = ve — — unless — oo by quate paval and military to mer, the removal of a few rion Paciilc to the mouth of Frazer river would Vow aticnocd with litle difficulty or expense, gard to the latter ft be seid that the soldiers, ‘once on land, might for tne y and desert, & they sid in Auseraiia, by wholowale, Wo Delievo that thy ubly eafe ano couyenient course would be to have ozo Te form ed vpon the mocel of tbe Trish poltee, to act in the ent; rent of the law, and tbe other & corps composed of vo lunieera from the line, who, after a fow ’ service should be entitled to receive the samo fits whic! pave been conferred upon German mercenaries « the Cape of Good Hope, namely, half pay for + Vimited perio’, ® free grant of land, & house, mone to buy imploments, with the obligation to atteod dr oneg & week, nd to eerve Whenever called upon by # civ er. An old eolliot with this prospect before hin ‘would, We Believe, DS enabled to rasist the attraction of @ bard, laborious, and hazardous life atthe diggiogs But let us see what our fellow subjects in Canara bev been ¢oing sinos the diecovery ef gold at Frazer an Thompron’s river ion has been formog « Toronto, whieh bi contract to convey th mails every fortnight to the Red river setHement, vi Lake Superior ant Fort William. A bi\l in also before Wo [ecoomapenens teeant Parposes to confer upon th ane and rel was were within th Kimits of Canada to the West Dut tue DiI conan bo definition of thore limite. simply because tt Downdaries of the province and of the Hudson's Ba; Company have never been Irgally determined. The avo Bion bas, thorotore, kon @ first and most imports Biop towards ® communication aorose the continent. Tm dwoovery of gold fa Briush Columbia will no doubt tome many Canadiens to traverse the regions whish «rote! from Take Superior to the Paciée. Led by the hardy an¢ ekilr@l voyngeur—tho pioneer of North American eater a 33 | Prine—they wil! follow in the footntaps of Sit Gaurgs S190 fon, and, pasairg over the Rooky Mouniaings, will apoodit! find thomeciyes in British Goinmvia, which, in t

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