The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-24 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1863.

In the House of Lords, last night, Lord STEATITE
DEN delivered his ofter-postponed speech in favour
of reeognising the Southern Confederacy. Earl
RussELL, in reply to the noble lord, reiterated the
arguments which he had previously employed in
support of the present policy of her Majesty's Go-
vernment. He submitted that there was no parallel
between the position of the insurgent South Ameri-
can colonies of Spain when their independence was
recognised by England, and the present situation of
affairs in the Southern States. The Spanish republics
were not admitted into the family of nations until
#hey wore perfectly free of European troops, and had
proved clearly for a number of years that they had
established their independence. It was not so on
the North American continent at the present mo
ment. The war was still being carried on with
vigour on both sides, and the North held a consider-
able expanse of territory which was claimed by the
Government of Richmond. With regard to media-
tion, he could only repeat what he had urged be
fore. There was not the slightest prospect that an
offer of the kind would be favourably received; on
the contrary, he believed that such interference
would only tend to postpone what they all so
strongly desired—the termination of this war, with
all its attendant horrors.— Their lordships adjourned
at half-past seven o'clock.
In the House of Commons last evening, Lord
PALMERSTON, in reply to a question from Mr. S.
Fitzgerald, said that communications had passed
between her Majesty's Government and the Go-
vernment of the United States, in reference to the
establishment of a convention between the two
countries, fur the examination and adjustment of
complaints of the violation of neutral rights. Her
Majesty's Government had no objection to the
principle of such an arrangement. The difficulties,
however, in regard to its details had not yet been
removed; but he hoped they would not be fonnd
of an insuperable character. The CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER gave notice that he would make
his annual financial statement '
on Thursday the
16th of April. He wished also to state, that he
hoped to be able to move the third reading
of the
Tobacco Duties Bill at half-past four o'clock
to-
morrow (this day). On the motion for the House
resolving itself into a committee of Supply, Mr.
HENNESSY put a question to the noble lord at
the head of the Government as to the nature
of the obligations with respect to Poland in-
volved in the Treaty of Vienna. Lord PAL-
MERSTON stated in reply that be still adhered
to the doctrine he had maintained the other
evening, that Great Britain had incurred, under
the Treaty of Vienna, no absolute obligation
to declare war upon Russia for the purpose of en-
forcing the stipulations of that treaty in reference to
the government of Poland. But he readily admitted
that it was only fitting that her Majesty's Ministers
should address the most earnest representations in
thiair power to the Russian Government, with a
view to obtain an amelioration of the condition of