The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-27 00:00:00

Continent between them—(cheers)—the German
Powers generally following the latter, the maritime
communities being more disposed to range them-
selves unier the former. Whenever differences
arise, such a system must be formidable to Great
Britain. (Hear.) But it becomes far more so if a
great Power on the other side of the Atlantic is sure
to gravitate towards it. (Cheers.) The United
States have always leant to Russia, from a curious
propensity which leads one grasping and ambitious
Power, if they are not too near, into support and
admiration of the other. They have always leant to
France from a probable gratitude for the aid she
gave them in their war of independence against
England. (Cheering.) The withdrawal of Great
Britain from all activity in Europe thus tends to
bring about the union of these Powers, although for
no immediate purpose of attacking her. But so long
as she has various and remote possessions there are
many seeds of controversy and collision. (Cheers.)
The wrongs of individuals or of ships may be the
pretext for hostilities. (Hear.) The united navies
of France, Russia, and America must, according to
the chances which Governments are required to
weigh, drive Great Britain from the Channel.
(Cheers.) Such is the position to which at least we
should be liable ; beyond that point it is better to
draw a veil over the picture. (Hear.) We should
reap the proper fruit of a degenerate and isolated
policy born of selfishness, aspiring to ease, renounc-
ing principle, and ending in destruction. (Cheers.)
It is true, however, there are various securities
against our sinking into such a dangerous isolation.
(Cheers.) We have the history and traditions of
the country, and the part it has sustained abroad
ever since 1688 its liberties were settled. We have
the inextinguishable lights a free Press can always
offer on the subject. In these days of international
connection we have the voice of Europe to admonish
and to arouse us. (Cheers.) Above all, as a secu-
rity against the error I have pointed out, we have
the deep, the genuine, and universal grief of which
Lord Palmerston was recently the object. (Cheers.)
It is not Consistent with the laws which govern
nature and affairs that a people should pour out
their sorrows on his tomb, and then at once repudi-
ate the elevated mission he always laboured to im-
press upon them, as the instruments of which he
won their admiration and enthusiasm. That nation
who had just united to do honour to Palmerston are
hardly ripe as yet to sacrifice their own. (Loud
cheers.) Hypocrisy itself would not have ventured
to bear his dust to Westminster, in order there to
bury with it the views of policy and duty with which
in every port of the globe his name will be identi-
fied. (Cheers.) The more, gentlemen, we glance
at those views of policy and duty, the more we shall
convince ourselves that they are not less essential
to the safety, and tranquillity than they are con-
nected with the name, the character, and the gran-
deur of the empire.
His lordship then resumed his seat amid enthusi-
astic and prolonged cheering.

Railway and other Companies.

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TRENT AND ANCHOLME

This line, which connects the South Yorkshire
and Manchester:and Sheffield Railways at Barnetby,
will, it is expected, be opened for goods traffic
during the ensuing week. The Government In-
spector has passed over the line, which is rated an
important one, as bringing the South Yorkshire
coal fields in direct communication with the Lin-
colnshire ironstone district.