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Show " GREAT BRITAIN. Dr. Todd, the eminent pbysieiaa and physiologist, la dead. Lor4 John Russell defended the British consal at Tangicra against the charge of haying aided the Moors, He also said that, the governaacn had no reason to suppose that warlike preparations were going forward on, art extraordinary scale in France. A deputation from Lttfcrpoot, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Hull, Belfast and Gloucester, on the proposed exemption of private property frourcapturo at sea In time of war; had an' interview- with Lord Pahncrston, on the evening or the 3d of February1., Lord P, said that ho would not flatter the , deputation by professing to agree, with .tlicak., He consulered the Very existence of tho country depended on Its possessing command of tho seas,and It Was necessary for that object to retain the power of seizing' the ahips, and' especially the ieameu navigating the ships of forcigrt powers. War was an enormous, evil, but still it was sometimes necessary to go to War m self defence, and a naval power likeBbgland, ought not to surrender any means of weakening1 her enemies at sea. If yf o did not seize their seamen on board their merchant vessels, wo should have to fight them on board their ships of Avar;-Ho Avar;-Ho denied that private property was spared In war on land any more than, on' the sea, On the contrary, armies lii an enemy's country took whatever they wanted want-ed or desired without the slightest regard to tho. rights of, property, uX wo should find it to our cost; if a hostile army should ever succeed iri lauding fn this conntry. |