The New York Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1861, Page 2

2 p NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1861 PAIR, MASON-SLIDELL APPAIR, | 3:'5f 5 Soins ier seco, The statement of It adopted by the British t, T | sake only, thas the refoass of the Trent, {f voluntary, in- | the frst nso, bavo arrested Messrs, Mason and Stidol/? build 14 an indodnite forced think (t munt have alres ty patna aay before ihe mod olvod eaves chibe laos of toe aehceneeeah Ae hata | Zoe Oenhed Site bare telah tae emgal? Srcadur rides ee fications of that statement which I have already sub- | the captured the United States could. 1 Sis | sane luded ewan Soe eno: Countries, that the freedom of commander of the ‘Trent and Commander Williame case, have no hesitation in saying that tho act w! extendn itself over the porsons found on | The Jarrett-Daveaport combination have taken Niblo‘a eee protested ea the act of taking those four pas- T propeed to the fourth logniry—sesely having found | thus alrcady been a) Ty the government must be | board id they be enemics of one of the two partics, | theatre for a period of six months. They open to-morrow songers: of the Trent, they then Pong un- | the si contraband of war on board the Trent, kad | allowad te draw its legal consequence after ib. unless the question is of military people actually | woo, (Jan. 7). ‘The com; will consistyot Mr: BL. In Dec of the Am der the ion of the British flag, But the San Jacinto ‘a right to capture the samt Such a'cap- | It ino? the very nature of e gift, or a charity, that the | in the service of the enemy, Messrs. Mason and Slidell pes wes, portant on O- | was at this time only two hundred yarde distant, her | turo ts the chiof, If not the ouly roooguized object. of cannot, after the‘ exercise Of his bonevolento is | wore, therefore, by virtue of this principle, which wo | Davenport, Mr. J. W. Wallsck, Jr., Mr. Wm. Wheatley, ship's at quarters, hor gg nor meh ef ve the ‘pamleted, visitation and soarch. Principle of , recall or modify its benefits. have never found any difficulty in causing to be inserted | the popular light comedian, Mr. Plactde, Mr. Mark Sinith, rican Government. Dorion Ytore ame wors than frehiytuan out of ths | vont the contraband Ibenons of things ree ein | wear cauliedatacd areas eek tanh ea | momentos of fomadehip and, comer, portly a | yr. Goo. Ryder (ot whom report speaks highly), rs were v AOS OF from a] ig | we are cnt the release ‘rent as in- | liver the neutral of England. teas it ‘4 we ship. A further domand was mado that the commander thamaeivo o olng aup ied to, the hostile uses Se pare | volumtary. or whniher we Obliged to consider that It | wiltnot bo protended that, they. could've, considered an | Wi Wallack, the justly estoomed comedienne Mi. Jule ‘Trent should proceed on board the San Jacinto: poaca desig: Tho law is so very liberal in this re- | was voluntary. Clearly, tho release would have been in- | contraband of war. That which conatitutes contraband | Bennett Barrow, and a number of other wel! knows Spect, that when contraband is found on board # neutral | voluntary had it been made solely upon the first ground | of war isnot yet, itis true, exactly suttl od; the limita- clase vossel ly 18 tho cogtraband fortelted, but the vos- | assivacd for It by Captain Wilkos—namoly, a want_of | tious aro not absolutely the satne {ug nll tue Powers ica, | cTamatie artists. It is intended to.altornate first tol which Ia the vehicle of Its or tfansportation, | asullcient force to wend the prize vessel lato port for | in what relates to Persons, the spwctal rtipulations which | Standard tragedios and comedies, aud to put the pinces on boing tainted, a'ao bocomes contraband, and ig subjected | adjudication. Jt is nov the duty of a captor to hazard his | are found in the troaties onoerning: military people define | the stage with that careful attention to sconory aud other of the ‘re ’ but The Rebel Commission- | rir tot Sir aamantmnat meet apo, Upon ta ers Surrendered to wire and confiscation. own vessel in order to secure & judicial examination to | plainly the character of these who only can be teized accessories which ia necessary to their effective rey raul ; iy the th question romatna—anamoly, did Captain | te captured party, No largo prize crow. howover, ia | tbon By belligereuts; but there istuo.necd to demonceeacs R wa ful aud {nnocent ot silts Willeos exoroiae the right af capturing the contraband in legally necessary, tor Mt in the duly. of ‘the oapeured. | (hat Meaaen, find Slidell could not be useumilatsd | #eBtation, ‘Tho company embraces the miost poworful England. re was an affront to the British flag, nad @ violation of oon ‘ormtt it He law of nations ie pat here that party Aa «saul nea a willing y dofore 2: 10 tri. | to persons in Rint category. x a combination of histrionic talent, considered in relation to iternational inw. 10 difflo i case begin:—What is the mannet ain O88 jurisdic! it appeals, terry remains, , to invoke, in explanations beew : Te TE Ear monng of 0. | thoir eaplura, only the pretext tnt they werotire eccore | (be double objects of tho enterprise, that hus which the law of nat prescribes for disposing of the | tured party indicate purposes to em contraband when waite found and seized It on board | sixiauco which the captor era Sint salety to | of official despa from tho enemy, But thie is the | ®aseuibled at any one of our city theatres for several of the noutral hiroself, overcome, ho may properly leave the vossal to | moment to recall a circumstance which governs all this | years past. Weare rejoiced to witness this dispoattion ‘The answor pee Bg Pagid found if the atin wore, | go forward, and ape ‘she nor yes oe she bid amare] petite me ane eg $ wae condnet pro Americat | to retura to the legitimate drama which has so long boea w contraband vessol? You must | can over afterwards justly object that the captor dopriv ni ust . The Trent was not destined to a take or uend het into m convenient port and aubjgt her | her of the jutictal ronody to which sho waa entitled, point belonging to ono of the belligerents; sho was car, | Srustaside for the puarilities and tinsel of spectsoular ‘Arrangement of the toa jndioial theron ralty, will But the second reason assigned by Captain Wilkes for | rying to a neutral country her cargo aud her pasgengera; | entertainments, cohtenband and capete," fo, aatasNou will prompt) | fort Mut be eld tt Oapais Wises, Reeavinna | rere? sas & neural port Ghat they were | yf, Uimaa bas ewoatod tater from Mane Rison ‘ou wi io fae ex] ne al + ¥ tho sseno anawer If tho wusaiion’ wore, whet la thé | himself, egted fromaombines aeatiments of prcteee cat i| it ii were hat ch conditions, the | *tNouncing Ber intention to come here in October next, THE DEMAND OF ENG! manor of procoeding prescribed by the law of fnations in | generosity, and so that the release of tho prize vossol waa | neutral cover tho parsons’ and | tofuld! the contract entered tuto with him. She will to the con! rs an Jem ‘bo property or things of | not Lid ly “athelyogpe tn merchandi oe eee, wh nothing | appeer at Nible’s. ‘oc p cuniar: ‘Secondiy—Hlow we W 6x] these explanations: more thas an word. any moment commerce: 3 reepanennteannn-err i tga ton hare rns the mode of procedure | by Captain Wilkes of hia reasons for lonving the oaptore. | aad the navigation of thira Peers eed hee suffer | Gottechatke has definttively accepted the offers made SECRETARY SEW. io not to the "that was careying the con- tncoraplete to affect tho action of the British government? } from thoir innocent and eyou their indirect relations | him for agrand concert tour through the States, and will ARDS: a trabaat things which worked the forfeiture of the vessel 1, | Tho observation apou this point which firat occurs is, | with the one or tho other of the bolligsrents. Those last | short iy onter upon tho engagement. * gene ‘but to. and persons. that Captain Wilkea’ expianations were not made tothe | would no longer flod themselves ax having only the right B neti ‘The ' oftaw aredumb. Yet the question is as im- | authorities of the captured vessel. If made known to | to exact from the neutral entire impartiality, and to ia. | UF Brooklyn aeighvors bave made a promising start Earl as tt is difficult, First, the them they might have xpproved taken tho roloaso | terdict all intormoddling om his part in acta of hostility; | upoa their ew dramatic hobby. The iutroduction of Note from the French Minister of | me sailor, tunisar,romonger or conser from pracoting i | the whole transaction, ey. faight have rafused to | Berigaton restbetoae whlch orca at tad | Shakspore 12 th» Aondemy audieaces does aot saem ta lor, a or wi n Affairs. shall is unlawful voyage, amd reaching the destined scone of | accept the release upoa that condition. has refused to admit as logitimats, and we should, tay | b8¥® produced any perceptidls increase tn the numbor of jon poten Bat, on Poy eg pn i But Sha pape i ans Bo Se nen be i ee Brita hp od back upon vi any proctices, nestor which elopements and private scandals incident to all cord, $00 captured may be innocent; may ernment wo claim in ought ni other 9) nO Power hea more oarncally protest: Puritan communities. The democracy admitted iate a could oa He thoretore ‘baa'a right to a fair trial of So tustst thaba judicial trial ‘han soesc. lect! heciee oe than the United States. the. temple bith exclusively he hin» The moutral State that has | voluntarily roleased the offanding vessel, out of couside- If the Cabinet of Washington would on! lordshi is bound Us protect him if he is | ration for ber innocent passengors,1 do not see how sho | two persons arrested as rebels, whom it rigs wan the delvctation of ‘‘our sot’ have conducted may tl and | not contraband, and is therefore entitled to be aatistied | is to be bound to acquiesce in the decision which was to seize, the question, to placo it on other ground, could | ghemselyos with ® decorum and sense of fe 5 £3 r suitable that important question: Tho faith of that State ig | thas made by us without neccasity on our part and with. | not be solved, however, fuawense in favor of the com- &., ~ “&o. mitted. fy instructs. you to propose cd to hinsafoby if ianooens, av its justice lspleiged to | out knowledge of conditions or copseat on her own.” Tie | Mander of the.see Veetion, there ware be. in such cago, | *¥® which have fully borne out the predictions of those —tendeaggeitlle thoso terms to me, if I should not first cktor thent on the Surrender if he is really contraband, Here are con. | question botween Great Britain and oursolves, thus | misapprehension of the principio which makes.a vessel a | Who advocated their claims to recegnition. It is true Es part of the governinent. liberty, life, honor and | stuter!, would be a question not of right aud of law, but | portion of the territory of the nation whose flag it beara, | (hat » smal) boy on the opening night gave expression to es Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. ‘This has Deen submitted to tho Prostdent. national claims, involving | of favor to be conceded by hor to us in return for favors | and violation of that immunity which prohibits a foreign f hi: i 4 Se” Debsmaiiie cm tent The Brit government has rightly conjeota safety, honor and empire. They require a tri- | shown by us to her, of the value of which favors on both | sovereign, by consoqnonoe, from the esoroise of his juris. | ‘2@ exuberance of his contentment in an extempore per _ * Wasuurarom, Nov. 30, 1861. a aca 4 ity wiiag they ptain ‘ikea, it con ad wah the ca aes and She, captured arq sida we urpelven shal be the judge, Of course she aetion. Tt certainly isnot nocessary.to recall to mind with | formance on a cat call; but he was instantly squelcbed by i ving excen ing im quostion, | @q als, tho noutr: he belligerent are equals. ited States could have no thought of raising auch a | what energy, under every circumstance, the govegnment F ; ~ Oman Faanet Adams, Baq., &0., &10., £0.— acted upon bis own muggestions. off dutye with: | 'Whitstho law authorition were fount silent, 1s wassag. | deaceion ix ‘any case. - . Of the United States hus Tunintained tis amenunity and | Lebreton mek wo sane of ge pol rag re et Sin—Your confidential note of the 26th of November, | out direction or instruction, oF even fors- | geated nt an carly day by this government that you | 1 trust that L hay shown to thogatisfuction of the | the right of asylum which ia the conseq cue of it. exception of this very reprebonsible incident, we do ni wwotimarked ay @ dospatoh, has been submitted to the Knowled of it, on tho yy govern | should take the captured persons into aconvenient port, | British goverameat, by a very simple and natural stato- Not wishing to cuter upon a mors deop discussion of | know but that “the delightful harmony’ and ‘aocial in- f ment. No directions had been given to him or wny } and institute judicial procundings there to try | mont of the facts and analysis of the law applicable to | the queations raisod by tho capturo of Messra. Mason and ” platte hich th k their ‘ President, and I hasten to reply to it in time for the Wed- - tercourse’’ platform on which tho elect seven tool ie : other naval officer to arrest thy four persona named,or | the controversy. But only courts of admiralty | them, that this governineat has noither meditated nor | Slidell, I have said enough, 1 think, to settto the point | t " be- 4/ * mesday’s mail. auy of thera, on the Treat, or on any o:her Brisish vos, | bivo jaristictim in maritime casos, and thes | practised, nor approved avy deliberate wrong in tho | that the Cabiact ab Washigion could uot, without steik: | S804 is a4 undisturbed to-day as it was Y +. Nominister ever spoke or acted move wisely’ in a crisis | Sl, oF on any other neutral vossel, at tt whore it [ courts have forms to ty ouly claims to | transaction to which thay have eatic! its attonsion, and, | oz 4 blow at the principles which all neutral nations are | fore the ‘Thespian muao desecrated tho build. which excited deep public solicttude th did , | occurred or elsewhore. contraband | chaytels, but none to try claims on. | oa the contrary, that what hus iappenad bas beon simply | alike interested in holding in respect, nor without taking | ing with her —_prosonce. "The stockholders, Pu noe nae you did om the} ‘The British government will juatiy laisr form these | corning contraband versoms. ‘Lhe courts can oncertain na | an inadyertoncy, consisting in a departuro by the tiavat | theattitude ofconteadiction of its ovu, couse up to thie ee gall {i Ha UgabaYs irtahl } eecasion of the Lord Mayor's dinner. facts thatthe United States not only Lave F br cee dvge and render no judgment iu favor of or against | otiver—fevo from any wrongtul motive—from ® rule un- | timo, give ite approbation to the procevdings cf tho cor. | 8 Uhink, with English moralists, that ‘men's principles : F « We are impressed vory favorably by Lord Pal. | Pose, but even no thought, of forcing inio dis HNeged contraband nei, certainly established, and Ly the several | mander of the San Jacinto. In this state of things it evi- | Should go with thoir interests,’ have roason to congratu- A question which has arisen, or any over wy Mersion’s conversation with, yous’ Yon spoke the | a¢ect in any way the acusibilitica of th li-itmh nation, wimaple fact when you told him that the life of e Se-tane Teak 6 tone bvty J firod by ob an Jagin- » Whiy insurrection is sustained Dy its hopes of recog. | tofrumber pivot gun, whon the Tron? wos distantly Bition ia Great Britain and in France. Tt would | thor vaverSinant,” tine chet tone concen remo ied to | orish in ninoty days if those hopes should cease. Ihave | tionally fied in’ a ditection so obec, » Rever fora moment believed that such a recognition | from the course of the Trent as to ba qu! could take place Without producing immediately a war | a blank whot, whilo it should bo ragartel as ~ Petwoon the United States and all the izing Puwers. | So, a’so, we learn that the Tremt was nou Uhave not supposed it possible that the British govern: | the San Jacinto slowly when tie slo « Ment could foil to see this, and at the sams time I have | her bows; but, ou the cout emcerely believed the British government mnst, in its | ed tu Tt was rovlied, all this iv true; but you caa reach in | partice concerned, eithar inp those courts Cor ision which will have the moral weight | t.rely unknown. For this error the. B: of & udigial by & circuitous proceeting convey the right to oxpect the snapoc.ed tacn, togethor with the suspectod. ver ondend Sta howl port. abd tiy Viere tas question whether the v aay other friendly ui © niriband, Yoncan prove it to be so b: Thavé not beon anawar suspected men tobe contraband, and the « tion L have fatien tuto an argument 1 ¢ dgiecming the vessel to be G nirabanct. the Beitiah s: y If the men are not contraband the vessel will escape | rel ion, Sli there is no judgroent for or again Fy or Be, Pee ing, to our views, hesitate about | tate thomselves on tho pecuniary resulta of thelr recent jotertrination to be taken, P Lord Lyons is already instructed to present the demand | Yictory. The rent reosived for the building from Mr for sutisiuction which the Eaglish Cabinet is under tho | Jarrett, for the five nights’ dramatic performances, was Forel iy cing 3) Srp. aad wig consists in the | $750, and, if we are to judgo by the success that has ate Minediate release of the parsons t romon board the Trent, and du sonding explanations which may take from tended these experfmental ropresontations, the house counwy. Buti am | this act its offensive character toward the British flag, | will for the futuro be seldom unoccupicd, During the vod from all emburransinont on that eubject. I had | The federal government will be faspirod by 4 just aad | wook between three and four thousand dollars was taken diy fallon into that tine of argument when] discovered | exalted fealing in deferring to Meso requesta. 1 wortict that Twas really defending and maintaining, uot an ox- | soarch in-vainto what end, for what mtsrest, it woald | 8 the doors—a bettor receipt than ts made at any of the clusively British interest, but au old, honored and ghe- | hazard to provoke by a difirent atiitude a rupture with | New York theatres, except under extraordinary circum. ‘ be, moving under 4 corning tho vossol & Lg) risbed Amorigincanse, not upon British authorities, but | Great Britain, ‘ 5 onost be AB averse from such a war as Tkdow | parpoge to pace the Sau Jaciate. actor tthe men, ‘This « Principles that constitute a large portion of the | For ourselves we should 890 fa that fact a deplorable a meinmiten will be produced in the Brooklyn Aca- « *uis government is We are i (Lieu any Oectious, It elevatos the ctive policy by which the United Statea have | complication, in every respest, of tho diffcultios with ; Tam sure that this eet has carefully avoided | tenant La'rfax) did not bt wilh a iving any cause of olfence or irritation to Great Britain. { large armed guard, bat he loft hi teady the gw u Wt it has seemed to mo that the British government has | boat when he entered the Treat. fio stated. his + been inattentive to the currents that seem to be bringing | instructions fcom Captain Wilk 4, 40 search for the ‘the two countrics into collision. four persous named, in ® respeciii! and courteons infer from Lord Palmerston’s remark that the British though decited manner, and ho od the captaia Government is now awake to the importance of averting | of the trent to stow hia ‘passenger jist, whict was te possible pag hee) to confor aud act wit fused. The Lieutenant, 29 we are ini , did not employ earacstnoss to thatend. If #0, we are disposed to meet | ploy absolute in transferring tho pars »but ho usea in the same spirit, asa nation chiefly of British | just so muck as was ecessary ty satisfy the parties con ; ineago, sentiments and sytapathies—a ciyilized and ha- | Cerned that refasal or resi.tanco would be unas ating. mane nation, a Obristian . ss 80, also, we are informed that tho captain of the Tront Since that conversation waa held, Captain Wilkes in the | was not at any time, wor in any way, roquired to go on Steamer San Jacinto, has boarded @ British colonial | hoard the Son Jacinto, @teamer, and taken from her deck two insurgents, who Those modifications of the case, as present ‘Wore proceeding to Europe on an errand of treason against | mander Williams, are based upon our allies ‘ate interoat into the proper place of sand porsiluy it may r aT the existence of “a nation de ¢ toute Of & ansrely personal and po Moreovor, when thy judgment of ie qn tiyon the’ lawfulness of the capture of the v ered, ibreally concluden nothing and bints neither the bltigeront state nor Chie neutral upon ¢ tion of the chsposition to be nade of the ev and persons. That question is still tot minad, if at all, by diplomatic arrange: Une may woll exprers his #apriso when t Of nations has furnished no more reas and perfect mode thu this of deters Ave fmyort hotwea snversig: we may fel on the ocexsion iy neyer titeless loped the resour sof & continent, and, thus | Which ibe Cabinet at Washington bus already to struggle, | demy of Music on New Year's ove. Biss Kimberly will ming a Cor "mi e Power, have won | anda pregedent of a nature seriously to disquiet all the | appear in tho character of Zoo, a character that sho has + respect aud confidence of many nations. Theso | Powors which omtinue outside of the oxiating contest. : ‘pies wera laid down, for ua va 1804 by James | Wo bellave that wo give ovilonos of loyal Criowdstp for | Petsonated noarly gix hundred times, and in all tho prin: whou xecretary of State, in the adminisiration | (he Cabinet of Washington by not permicting it to remain | cipal cities of the Union. : 4 Joftierson vg to James Mon- | ii ignorance, in thin condition of things, of oar maunos | ‘The Grau Opera Company gavo peefoémances last Wook our Ministor to 2 the case before of regarding it. Tequest you, wrorore, sir, to aeize | . solicaeaenasomen sof persons different froin | the rst occasion of opening Voursell frankly to Mr. | 19 Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago before crowded houses. 1 ths subjouts of the present dis. { Seward, and, if he asks it, semt him a copy of this | To-night (Monday) they porform in Milwaukee, and to- ond b: isvumod oe aes eT had Henetn cae meee eof thy hig ovat morrow and Thursday they give concerts in Chicago \ o arguments nicl) ho sustained him ‘ocelye, sit, Whe assuran igh conaiteration, 2 ruipod i havy been an inspivation tome ia preparing THOUVENEL, | 824 Fittsburg. ‘They return to Now York on Saturday + reply. BMonsiour Heymt Mercger, Minister of the Kmperor at | next. porty found in a noutrat | Washiagion, fe a8 Brignoti waa offered by Volpini, the manager of the ie wind ee Mr. Soward to M. Mercier. Tacon thoatre, in Havana, au engagement for twomonths th Ko thy fortnses, endon the we on, Tho gr vw," ho says, & te supposed by Com ba r porba Sheir own country. This is » now incident, unknown | Thayenow to hersind vor forctn motets > reso dite 7 i $3,000 amonth and one benefit. He refused the offor 5 0 cl lordship ot senso facts which by the reiiection thatthe difficulty ja uot all by the Dwi . . be ’ he and bp eee ee epee on one, sities 2 0 hea the very | anomalous. ialiay and aa othcion : a legal ‘iby ‘Weenmanmn Dees; 1501S first, bocanse of his provious engagement to Mr. Gran, Lord Palmerston. posed: and becoming motive a! lowing them to be { in every rysfom of municiat law, espe % . 1! may be ted, and where the in oly in ewognreratient, i gegen 28g be melt into the case ou the part of the Cortod States, avai which exists in the greator portions of | htaselt To ahlo! Myidamhers it ns Radiat es secondly, because of his dislike to the climate of A if the way mort satisfactory to wat. Thex it ibwit ny ‘St ‘Vhe titi 4 power. my pasomable a2] bit 0 President 0} ou Vana, fraincd from opening tho subject to me, as, I presume, facts are, that at the time {tie ¢ 9 oh are: patty OER ea hee metaeen eer peered rer : nea oseurred an y ever bs aeourt | gorcal commander who is t wore so soon as to give me of the deapateh addressed to Mr. Herrmann’s charities in the course of hts profes, Yeaiting instructions from home. We have done nothing | insurrection was existing in the Ur ales, which this ction that che elaimart tv snsible ih a Cus of more proporty, i a “ ‘States t i sponsible (so of mare proj urty, of trivial amount, |, ‘ ‘1 . a the subject 10 au iciate the discussion, and we have | governmeat was auger its sppressiag hy Li and the poersor bus fond it; and the tie to real astace | shoutt be pormittod, witout recurring U0 Aoy tribunal | SC98 the Sl of Docember instant, concerning (he recent | sional engagements have eyorywhere won him golden not furnished you with any e tious. We adhere to | ment of land and naval forces: that, 1 is disputed by reat iit ander the names of a ; or Lo examine ae cow of a nontral vessel, to de. | Proveadings of Captain Wilkes ia arresting certain per- | Cyinions. The wholo of the roceipts of his last four por- Cae eend ete the BCE pee geet | aumbesttc the, “United "States Bast He ofc, Howauer, (ht. y‘importaust yuestion ot theis respective alle. | sons ow board of the British contract maij stcamar rept. | formancos will be devoted tp the benevolent instituttous first mado knows to us here, and that the discussion, if ip reealepoddaracana ser tbetaeeis tpt tc g eH poate lS or and to carry that decile iuto execution by | Roforw reoriving tho paper, however, ths President | of our city. Monday, Tuesday and Wedndsday will be ai ho may must be shall be had here, It ts proper, hewav- | gideroit jn the same lighi, and had asain. @f, that you should know ono fact in the case, withons indi. | titnde s “rex feu ating that wo attach importance to it that wethe | it hai been settled by ; capture of Messrs. Mason aud Slidell on board a Sritwh | states and Great Britain unuiually recog Youse!, Captain Wilkes having acted without any instruc: | ble to this local strife these Uvoart, tious from the government, tho subject is tieralere free | made by the Congress of Pari: from (he embarrassment which might have resulted if tho | neutral or {riendiy flog should © ‘Act bat been Hyg hi yor ne . contraband of war, aot that oeutral iH itish government wit consider the | pand of war, are not iiabie to capiars ‘Gubject in a friendly Lege pod Needing expect the best } jing. Those exceptions of contratan! rc on the pars: nogative acceptance by the parties of the role hinerte ‘gf cours hand mad elreniees yet 4 between phat had decited upon tho disposition to bo msds of the | the last nighty of the inaugural programme, On Thurw subject, which hag caused so much anxioty ia Bu. | day he gives a benefit for tho Soctoty of St. Vincent deo rops. ‘That disposi of the subject, as 1 think, | Paul; on Friday another, in aid of St. Aano’s church for reudors unuesesiary ang discussion of it in ropiy to | deaf mutes; on Saturday two jobs, morning and wy Own govornment, {| the commonts of M. Thoavonel. i ain pormitted, | evening, for the benefit of the Gerfiien Ladies’ Associa- shod prtuctples, and rovi however, (0 say (hat M. Thouveael has not been in error | tion for Widows and Orphans; and on Monday, tho closing tai thats parent’; | ia suppos.ng—irst, that the government of thy Uaited | aight, abene@t for the Nursory and Child’s Hospital. a those print; cndor the cago it- | States has wot acted in any spirit of disrogard of tho | KateRoignolda ts highly lauded by the Boston papers no other escribed and Loy abandon cotrnoy ator dd Une bacrines an. aes) aptor fs interested t this gevarument guts or of the sonsibilities of tho British nat for hor clever impersonation of Zoe, ta ‘Tho Octoroun,'* Alshi this aa ‘note, I shail not object to ywhe > ~ be rig! e ai ‘isa of the British nation, and ir el oi DB yourrsalng Rie alone and’ Loed Palinoraton, if | that whatever ie contcaband te: reneged ca us i | that io is oqually inst in assuming that the United States | at the Museum, She is an. actress of One talents, and you deem it oxpedient. Tam, sir obedient vervant, | fscation in ail cases. MH. SEWARD. James M. Mason ways losisted all ua. | would can: iy vinsticate, by (heir practi on this oc- | would be an acquisition to one of our New York Rete wf aw Teg, ene it cusion, the chacgeter they hhdve so jong maintainnd as an | cormpanies, a Jnited States "] i nd wl i a in the most 1 i pring: Bari Raw Reed Lyons, | ninle and An iba mi 1 ae sea ee haa pc enter the | Te eae highly € the talent of young Goria Fousiax Orricr, Nov. 30, 1861, — and oe mits OF ~ ind a ; t onmmiaation, has novos use'l mole guarded Iangaage ina i Whon weep ed ee. hig pan large | pianist, Herr Rudolph Rodiger, who intends shortly to Tae Lonp Lyosa, K.C.B., ke.:— was well known at Havana when | thulthe Ge is views of this gaverament and thogo of the government | mato his appearance botore our publie. F barked in the Trent, that James Wo Mason 9 wansion Lhaye vot Corgotton that if | of € | Britain oo the subject now ia question, aud to i Mc Lop—intelligence of a very grave nature bas | ¢o Fngiand ia the affected hare ter Ht a M, are wo.f his Una rounited Ue doteation or the cap. { compare them with the Views expresad by M. Tonvenet { TRS Madrigal Socicty gave s concert oa Friday last ab reached hor Majesty’s government. tentiary to the Court of St ‘This intelligence was conveyed officially to the know. | Commission from Fofforsou T esident hy ne i) arty p ledge of the Admiralty by Commande: Williams, agent for | Siares and Ii. J. Mastarhiod wervone sith me be doubted wh social evil Oy Tcorsnt right of search wey renounced | I forever. (il carry (he case one stop tare | ould G0 the rigut and daty of this gov- | on the part of Fraaco, it will probably perceive that, | Dodworth’s Hall, under the direction of Mr. Demorest, m them Car the aifeetaal che a yrbile it muat bo palo that on Sea lywern are assisted by Mr. Henry Appy, the violinist. The room was sof the existing insnrraction,as well | equally impressed with the samy desire for the establish- re unimportanes of the captured persous | ment of p inctples favorabio to néutrai rights, there in, at | Crowded to overflowing, aud the pertormanoes gave great as the camp ta / tails on board tho contract steamer Trent, unreal character of Secretary of Legation to tho protes if tho State tha: “has mare the capture | ives, Wher dispaaignatoly weighod, happily for | the same time, vol such aa entire agrecmont concerning | satisfaction. Another concort will be given by the society 1 appoars, from the letter of Commander Wiltiams, | ™ssion. : nuceatonabiy refute ‘on slain! of the | tid me frou r deren the apj tivation of th 39 principles as is desirable to secure | on the 9th, for the benefit of dir. Henry Appy. ci jobn Slidell, in similar cireumetoar waa going to | os ta rede ni ity Nor ar | HAmorican “itizaua are notte | Uhat impoctant object. ‘Gated Royal Mail Contract Packet Tront, at Sea, Novem. re . - . Geo. Wm, Warron’a Concert for the. Brooklyn poor Paris as a pretended Minister to (ho Kuperoe woitid We an act of war—9t atk with, scrondere-tor-num,pebnoes ‘amoul of the United States will be happy i¢ | M&F ber 9," that the Tront left Havana on the 7th inst., with | Frenoh, an‘ pceetary of | abd joasib'y.collrely withant pr Ouly tho caprared per easton whist has eticitsd tii? rurrexpondeace can | comes off this evening at the Brookiyn Atheamum. ber Majesty’s matie for England, having on board nuno- me for eg. ey lated hink att ‘ajudiced mitts wh intorasied jn ther be inj ee » - once more i. agreement Horr Mollophauer and Mastor Pape give a concert next : The fact that these parse charac 1 Cod feat upon the whole subject allt woes, ; " fous passengers, Com, Williams states that shortly after | tor has hecn sith Joterson Paves | to Ix | ag ns You will asaure M. Thonvenel that tic goverament ap- | ¥6ek at Irving Hall, The services of Carlotta Patti have sage to an uniawty ‘goon on the Sth, # steamer, having the appearance of a | ina pretended m an insure man-of-war, but not showing colors, was observed alicad, | atY Congress. It us wo thintz, rishtl On noaring hor, at fiftoon minutes past ove, M., she { that those mmistors bore pretan fred a round shot from her pivot yun across the bows of | structions, and auch papers aro in the Trent, and showed American coors. Whiie the Trent @ are informed by was approachmg her slowly the American vessel dis- havin charged a sheli across the bows of the Treut, oxploting { prec the wa. Yh sa eases | Stat a4 tho Unitod States, & all their poo: avray. ‘he co tes as welt the frankness of iis explanations ay | eon secured. rit of fea ip and pe towards the United At Barnum’s, tho new spectacular fairy drama of 1 which they aro oxprossed. . in : a saieero pleastiro fur the Cniled States to exchange | “Oadiae,’’ is attracting fine audiences. The foatures im iu in asso. | the Masoam continue unchanged. asantvanees of a friendship which had its vintions the most sacrod in the history of uutries. | Tho Peak Family of Bell Ringers have beco drawing. wih ug uap the 8 orad t any suet injury avail myself of this opportunity to renew to yon, sir, 3 it half a cable's length abead of her. ‘The Trent then stop. > by agstinaing as bow tus | thenssurance of my higt eoustde-atian petigasteetaicuate sigh grab ita dvi yu deol: Gait an Otheur eeili'w lavge arsed pana of ca HEE Me ~= ie woutel tell Litste WILLIAM H. SEWARD, | able catertainment for the Juvenile membors of faruitioe boarded her. The oficer demanded a list of the par own ciaitas to the ¢ tevot a ynat aod mig cima clpRaean seta during the holidays. gers: and, compliance with this demand veing refused, an e If we should so fir cousent to bs guided Manager Sticknoy hag exhausted ail the resources of tho officer said he bad ordora toJarrest Messrs. yy the rutatintia Mason, Slidell, MacFerland and Eustis, and that | ® bo had gure information of their ‘being pas songers in tho Trent. While some puriey wes going on upon this matter, Mr. Slidell stepped for and told the American officer that the four por: named were then standing before bim. Tie com. | Mandor of the ‘front and Commander Williams protes agaiust the act of taking by force out of the Trent thes» four passengers, then wader the protection of the British | ent anit capture nv nentra , fing. But the San Jacinto was at that tirue only two lin | IAG contraband of war for the wes wad bono! a dred yards from the Trent, hee ship's compaay at qiar- ters, er ports open and tompions out. Kes s was, thorefore out of the question, and the four ger iiemon | theic grave to vppoao her into | and the national oon srisht of the 5 pe eben re ele THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL. his establishment in mounting the now holiday piece, eo GOLA. us LO Togaed as a nica AD ‘Baron Munchauson, or Harlogutn and the Fairy," which saunas has given a filip to theatrical Business, | {4 40# produced to-night. Great expense hag beon gone Morent plares of amusement hive basen tibsratly | t9f0F new scenery, comtomos and properties. cd abd, as general thing, taanagore ave making | Th€ equestrian drama of ‘Heras, the Huater,” is to be igo by the appoarance of the houses, a | PFoduced at the-New Bowery to-night. It has been got J never guppose that wo aca in tho midst | UP iD gorgeous style, ombracing procossions, tournaments and tableanx without ond. At Bryants’ thero is a strong bill for this evening. As’ Hosloy’s tho now operatic buclesyue,. ‘La Pavorita,”’ hae tions of this kint, (preter | tho adjustia wt of £ 1 acdiy Atnosiean, and y to'botl of tho nt is daaity and ri 8 he be app! 3 Lou or wou great war, and hivo been so nearly mouaced anv. ‘The fact may ba taken a¥ an indes of the ence of our poopie ia the ability of tho administra efore ua is, whether this pi aud beforo named were bd — ont of theeh py. A far. ai ae ig the fotlorciewr te > ear 8 successfully through our present diffinl | made a great hit. pone ici ge nerrerereltiopyer i Were Wi parson awed aod, ts. gupuaeod “doe sepeeerpapnt y vols pon its power to cvush oat tho roboltion | The proceedings th:eatoued against the concert hats would not go unless forcibly compalled ikes patehes couteaband « pully ans placed at its disposa!, and admit thong. | Nave only served to advertiso thom, ‘They are vow demand was not insisted upon. 2. Might Captain W f p ae ¢ decision just arrived at eierence to the | amongst the best paying placos of amusoment in the Tt Uhusappoars that ‘certain inti lve Lawe oe | Trent for thess perwonis anit dgspaichies: wand SSC. te iv woreiliating to our pring: | SIRT: forcibly taken from on board a Briti«\ the ahipar | 3. Did he exercis right in a Inwttut aud yeope on : rt ir prt sat raeuttel Power, while ovclt ventel mi reegay Hed vo ix nowuse in feetting ovar what we cannot hip, | The Peak Faunily are giving a series of very amesing eee whieh yas » Sound, and iolation of interna ful and innocent voyage—an act cf ‘an affront to the British flag an¢ tional law. Hor Majesty's governmont, bea: ing in mind the friend ly relations which have long subsisted betweou Great Britain and the United States, are willing to believe that the United States naval oificer who commitied tho Gression way not acting in compliauco with authority from his government, or that, if he ¢ ceived himself to be so authorized, he greatly misunderstood tho instructions which’ be bad re- ceived. For the government of the United States must be fully aware that the British government coald uot a Jow such an affront to the natioual Loner to pase without falt reparation, and her Majesty's governmont are vnwill- | ing to believe that it coul be the doliberate ima tien of | become © the government of the United States ¢ to | “contrary to force into discussion botw the two governments a Alt wri question of 80 grave & cliracter, and with regurd to | Persone in the ani my contr which the who British naiion would be syre to enter- | Saysi—* War allows Gs to cutoit from 1 tain such unanimity of feeling. Ler Majes resoarees and to hinder bim from thorefore, trust that when this matt Hicit assistanc Wiiliam Scott says stop the amb. f your enemy on his par patches are not Le d,and 1 so we goto the thantre, and philosophicaily occupy our | entertainmenis at Niblo’s Saloon, including tho perform: minds with lights matters. On wamuse pour se distraire | ance of te ‘Lancashire Bell Ringers.” ‘The juveniles of emperor. tho family are dull of talent‘tmd afford infinite enjoyment sncesego far ag thothoatres are concern: | to the young folks, of whom quite a large number wore inastate of wart tobe found in tho care. | Preseut at the matinee on Saturday, The programme mice by the different managements of the | ‘or this week {9 very attractiva, aad will doubtless draw ve oxponditures usual at this time | 800d houses. They naturatly feoi roinctant to risk Germany TawaTRe—A new pice, “Das Fiachor ou the production of novelties for the | madehon’’ (tho “Fisherman's Daughter’’), will be pre- rennbusement of the outlay on which they | gonted this ovening at this establishmont, It is from the Goon a tong run. This the news of a | joint pons of Mr. Staliknecht and Dr. Arming, of our city ¢ to the (edoval arms on tho Potomac, or of she | Tho music is original, and i the work of a Dasish com- breaking ont of hostilities with mngiand, might at any | Poser. i one moment interrupt. Ionco Mr, Wailack fofows the ex. | ,, ATR: ; 3 ample of his histelouie competitors inthe raligions tine, | TH. PARST baat tt HARRIS GUARD ng is," wh @ teases of the Win. ‘Tho First regiment of tho ira Harris Guard cavalry, L 2 anthora’ fees aud discs ua up for | now stationed at Aunapols, a inwant of “ fw | good re. f 5 we craits, Captain Green, formerly tho: popalar director Wiitiams’ reminiscences of the roman. | th4 New York Park Barracks, has. been espeeially com- legends and choive bite of Trisk humor picked up | miasimed by Col. De Forrest to open a recruiting office sit to the Lakes of Killarne in this city for the benelt of theccorps, Ko more pop: itt Roe ne i lar man could be appointed, Captain. Green, from Taura Keeno, strong in her perseas! attractions and | joo Connection with the Park\Bareacks im this city, as TON or DoRaics Aveains, ) the prestigo of her theatre in burlesque and spectacle, has | je administrator of its affairs, is well knewn to all New sikwE, Paris, Deo. 3, 1861. f veatured beyond the prudential limits which her mana- | Yorkers, and can thersforesiatiuonge reeruiting very ma- { wad Slidell, 01 rerbal ov 2 presrive os. Sit er | torially. " om and Slidell, on | gerial comfreres have presribed te themselves. Stili her: | MHBIIY. 1. omen for this. regimes Je opened at No, 4 Atverican cruise’, | eMforts this season will not reim ber, evea should (he | ye¢ontre street, opposite tue Superior Court, The nam {not the same omotionn asia | Union suddenly break up. ‘The two holiday pieces that: | der of recritity still required is about Atty ‘or sixty, to Kogland, at Jeast eatreme astonishment and soxsation. | sho hes jnst produced oannot bave mm avery heavy | euasist of young men, stzong. amd ‘bio bodied, fit’ to, call and . Mk GERD | optic eeutimiont was sone engrossed with tne lawful: | dain on her resonrcos. Thay have undercone coctain: | MER fOr the cause ot righigind UPWEHE a ony sth og edtodanger | ness and the consequence of su ab act, and the jm- | jedicions pronings and eiendations since their fest pro: } January. (9 enlist good. men for the cavalry service, af. sch a prize | pression which has resulted trois this has not been for | duetion, whieh bave added considerably to their attrac’ | the Union army. an instant douly A feature in tho. “Christmas Story” is the ex- | RESIGNATION OF COL. ARTHUR RANKGN. aght to captn. Dbl hee: dace Quan ne per ‘Wun Hox, Was, HL § I have this morning did mre the honor to adde to Marl Remsetl's des: | relative to the remo If all thes: | tive, the » note whieh you day in answer er Inst Mr 8 fron th fish mait packet | oF sof time, forwa 1 mot 4 waiver of th But parsons as ¥ id, since the prohibited, legal, uniaw iges pronoures naval or military government his nideb ig. Thave (i> honor to be, with the ty ge | sit’. YOur wos! ubaitiot aut there being u la cord, oifer to the British goverament such redress as ‘alone could satisfy the British nation, namely — Tho liberation Of the 0a ad their delivery to your lordship, fs ma, n bo placed under British prot ad a suitable apology for tho # the belligerent “ reesion which has bon committed. comtraband. But it would d ould these terms not be ollered by Mr. Seward, you | to whut is tho true test in a)} e ‘Will propose them to him tho law. Sir William S.ott, You are at liburty to road this despatch to the Secre- | trates who were arrested aud lary of State, and'if bo shall desire it you will give niin a | says: — It apbears tone fu writs ety be Dut renson RUSSE ~ abie tha is of auficiont impe ie A a bp ate a eden Seine my that such persons shonid he t service, at the public expe should aiord equal nd of forfeiture aginst the vessel that may be k } ont for a purpose so Mt nately connected with the hos- tile operations.” T trust that T have shown (hat the fi THE FRENCH VIEW. ti during M. Thoaveucl to MN. Mere Apa Pourwa Der sin—The arrest of ¥ | poard the Buglish packet hag produced ju Vrauce, that of the Con: Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Deranrasyt or Wasmixotox, Dec. 26, 1 ‘Tas RiGee Yow. Lox Lyons, &e by ¥ persons who | crow to go on board the Tre’ Hes, aud cheie | the humane moti ning their amber to Buill less c fg incoaven ter } Earl Rusnell’ . ‘ were taker: fram the Trent by Captain Vi e hives Otte Meaencmics | caleeies a sepsis ore, Mian, Dec. A oe ema reels despaieh of Revorber despatches, wore contiahana uf war and perhaps i ‘Tho feet ha 2 out of aeaordano> with | cong oF Mr. Mastowa ia the part of «Skea ianposiee ssjmunaetor te Cnumdine, Vorlons copy of which you have leit with me,at my request, if | ~The vecond inquiry is, Whether Captain Wilkes bad a | passen the ordinary cules of internationabtaw that it bas choson, | M Jt is @ careful study of a diMeutt part. and Colonel of tae Union. Lancers, deeming further con’ ‘of tho following elect, namely:— right, by the [nw of nations, to devain and search the | Nop could this go ¥ ground for | to throw the responsibility for it exelusively on the ‘The New York Ae Of Music has beenoffered © | nection with the United Siaies service impropar in viow ! That @ letter of Conmandor Willams, detes Royal | Trent? questioning jue Sel tod bag etnies, mander of the San Jacinto. Mr, Gran for the oxelusive right of opera fromJanuary | of our present Reps nnsiy hot ey has resigned, ‘ v i 3 ‘Trent, thougMshe carried mails, weaacontract | ly incourtuons, did’o ein th ti 5 1 is t giver ve be kno or (hia suppe- # =n ‘ retara to Canada. Mall Contract packet boat rant, at soa, N bor 9. she ee nou, a f at 2 oe — 34 : xe SaeuAmer Bitt t reloue tho: Butnas whee badd Oil Ee tie SRR to June ata redoged prices, Ho hus accepted it condition. hie comoingipo ane fc states that that verse) left Hiavaua ox (he 7b of Novem knows only threo clases of tions generally proves? upon mingled and peror has therefore also bad to examine ine quas aita the arrival of Marotzek, who 19 dally Superior CourGenoral Torm, bor, with her Majesiy’s mails fur England, having on Spin esb Openers = i ee 3 ua cannaee ke : Faisod by the taking away 0! the two passcugers [7 fore closing tho arrangeinest. It, om coa- Bezore all the Judges. : era. Shortly after soon on tf The ‘Preat tlle witlin the latter | decteiou world ep nanifostly, howe | the Trent. ‘The desire ty Cautribute to prevent &cont ce a hie Appa ite Robart Blakely et al. ys. Frederick Jacobson et al.—- , es Eaiat wiie ne | ae er dispatis sisted concerning a | cur to him that, beyond ths sucrisen of the private | (Me teens. tie taste lo outetbats to prevent a wit bin, the prospects xppewr favorable, wo | Robart Blake! Ys. Frederick Jacobson ofNovember the United States war steanor San Ja Indgment aflirave >, non, it is | interests (as ho calls them) of ficers and crew, right of visitation or cach int inaaye opera, But to fisos9. its continnance via animated timents equally friendly, end the vi A lr hes c tet a U. Jewitt ot al. vs, Cristian D. Emsan,--Order cinto, Captain Wilkes, not showing a8 observed , has existed 3 CoA ee PE Contin ere ee te aap iee | to enbold, for the parpase 0 cebsions wilt have to be mady both by tbe direc: | ycgyinga new tial rovercad. Custs wp abide event, skeed. ‘That stesmer, ou Being eared by tho Tront, at a | a belle Fas docernrtede to Une voustody ‘wal dispastion t-te. |.286 bir sheltor fro any att Ncadomy and the artists, I thostookholders | Anthony Tellok vs Tra W. Grogory ot alesIudgraant ? 1 Ayo ny 7. " P M rh 8 - 4 1 o the a rr enat. quarter past one o'clock ia the afternoon, ily ee Oe oar This governnrut caraot conaare: hip | Setittal to tha we ede} 2 hit lh asiemed, wh ensta, be Wl abotfrom ® pivot gun across ber bows, ved | whoth F this ov ooh leat isc vse, and artists demond in times Wko these f gear aiicmod, i ican CO Whi ‘ wii Adda hs | gall flu? sirhe 1h pa ON Ok Sik OGL ah ON oha Moflaty Vs. Thones W, Strong —Judgment re. American colors. i him, Its pregent capyietions ‘on the point in hanna Tea Which, even ta periods Of Lite greatest Prosperity; fiery row t tered fhe! to aio peent, : slowly towards (he ques 0 thy result OF « te oximinat ade. cithopby contiavring, Mosste | is: aliteit for the manager to moct, itis clear shat) Veewed Tew trialordered: taptataabidegeant | soross the Trent's Lows, which explode duction now made, and net of viuusly | Yagon and Slidell as enemies oxke soomng in them nothing | nob pay. We vecommend to all the parties Company —J seemed. 7 fongth before her. ‘The ‘irent then stopyx formed. rebels. In the on tho othe tod an attentive, reconsideration of the ayMeulties | Jorn B. Gengledine ye the Thitd Avene Railyod Com. with a largearmed ¢) i Novertheless, the question i hor Capanin ogs exivemaly annoying ho Way ork «4; order of reference vacatod; ‘4 officer said he had orders to avi est cs 18 yoatilled €o nis gover a, bw always iownd the Unity fo a) 10 te to winds avent . MacFarland and Rostis, aud hat sure 1 is tho pregent visw of the govocimcny as tq tive operatic enterpriges in thiseity. It is better to con +a. William B. dotingoaedude- | hoy were passengers ia the Trenty While som Ya bas dow Assumileg now, for aytament’s | , Would the Auorican oruizer, in | a iittle than 4o sacrifice overything by entailing both | mont afiraed i BI