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iiionts wviv, indci'cl, found aguiiiHt soino inferior per- 

 sous, but not against tlie responsible authors of tlie 

 loss and shame which tlie Alabama and the Florida 

 brought on Great Britain. Traces occasionally a])pear 

 in the journals of London of some discontent on the 

 ])art of tax-payers, who arc now called on to respond 

 to the United JStates for the dishonorable gains of 

 the Lairds and the Millers. Expressions of sentiment 

 in this respect appear in the recent debates in the 

 House of Commons. Indeed, if an account were taken 

 of the injury inflicted on the British people by the 

 actual losses in Confederate bonds purchased in Great 

 l^ritain, and the profits lost on bojids of the ignited 

 States not purchased there and sold instead in Ger- 

 many; the losses on British ships and cargoes cap- 

 tured in attempting to run the blockade of Southern 

 l)orts ; the payment Ijy the Government to the United 



ini^tancr, *' i>ai)ors are iJiTscntrd to the Secretary of State by 

 llie l>rilisl\ Minister on the iltli day of October, 185'), alleg- 

 iiiLC unlawt'iil etiuipincnt in violation of neutrality by that ves- 

 sel; tlie itai)er.s arc sent to tlic Attorney-General on the 12th, 

 iin<» on the name day orders arc given by teleL;rai)h to enibar- 

 )li, the vessel, and are actually executed on the 13th at New 

 York. 



^Ir. I'^awcelt has n(»t without reason called tlio attention of 

 the House of Conuuons to this defect in the conduct of the law 

 business of the IJritish (Jovcnniicnt. The reply that the At- 

 torney or Solicitor (Jeneral sliould be allowed to continue in 

 jtrivate Imsiness, in order to jtosscsH compdcut k)ioirlc(hjc for 

 tlie conduct of the business of the Government, is quite pre- 

 posterous; it would be just as reasonable to insist tliat the 

 Lord Chancellor or the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench 

 must continue at tho Bar. 



