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Show The l'aris Decluraliou. London, 13. In the commons, Capt. Bail ley Cochrane .moved that in the opinion of the house, the international internation-al code conference to meet at tit. Petersberg, affords a favorable oppor-ttimly oppor-ttimly for England to withdraw her agreement to tlie declaration of Paris in I&hj. Bourke, under secretary oi state lor foreign a flairs, spoke aga'inst the motion, and declared that England Eng-land could not honorably withdraw from that declaration without the consent of the oilier parties who s-gned it. Her rtlinquishnient of the right to siezc enemies' goods on a neutral vessel, was doubtless a great concession, but England was the gainer on the abolition of privateering, privateer-ing, and in other respects, he thought the revival of this question tended to no good results on the contrarv, it was likely to raise other g-rave it-sues, and if persisted in would render England Eng-land liable to the charge of a breach of faith. The motion was rejected, oo ayes, Zul nays. |