Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-25
Extracts from late Foreign Files.
Great RrItnin.

| In the House of Lords, on the evening of April
! I, the Earl OF Aberdeen, replying 10 question
put to him by the Earl Of Shaftesbury, announced
that the 26th instant had been appointed day
of national humiliation and prayer in consequence
of war.
In the House of Lords, April 9th, in answer 10 O
question of Lord MalmeSbuty respecting the ope-
| rationS of tile mbined fleet in the Black Sea, the
Earl of Clarendon sal:-l cannot agree with the
noble earl in thinking that our heetls liable to lie
exposed 10 fair obioqu., or any Gbloquy at ALL for
| believe that it will turn out that since the noi-
fca,ion TO which allusion has been made by my
| noble friend, the Russian fleet has not been seen
| in tie Black Sea at all-(cheers.) According 10
all the in formation which the government has re-
| ceivtd since that time, none OF the Russian fleet
has entered the Black Sea, and therefOre1 consid-
Ell flat the object of the government had in view
when il gave directions that the Russian fleet
should be confined within Seyastopol, has been
fully obtained-(cheers.)
With respect to the particular question which
my noble friend has asked me with regard to the
ships, which, it is alleged, have gone out from Sc
yaStopol, and conveyed troops to Varna and TO Cir
cnSSia, can only repeat 10 him what l said the
other night-namely, that we have no Official
knowledge at all Of the fact, and snch knowledge
as we have induces to be ieye that no such cir
cumstance has occutred-(cheers.) 1t has been
alleged that the first information which was given
of these Russian shiiS having taken out troops
was by an English ship-an English irigate, too
:
Why, that the only news that has been received
at Constantinope of the kind was brought by the
master of Brenen vessel, who stated that sever
al Russian ships had gons out from Sevastopol
ard landed troops at the portion of the coast indi
Gated. On the receipt of this information, SIR Ed
ward Lyons went to Constantinople, saw The mas
ter Of the Bremen vessel and instituted an inquiry,
the result of which was, that the report turned out
10 re untrue.
On the evening of the 9th inst, banquet of
more than ordinary magnifcence was given at the
Lon.lon Tavern 10 the Earl of ElgIn, preparatory
to his return 10 resume The government of Canada.
Tie chair was taken by Lord ]. Russell, and a
mong those present were Mr.. Buchanan, the
American Jinister; Lord Ashburton; the Earl of
Elesmore; the Chief Justice of Lower Canada;
The Hon. f. Hincks; Sir Henry Lytton Bul@er,
and other distinguished gentlemen. In his speech,
proposing the health of Lord Eig N, Lord John
Russell said
do not wish TO trench upon any great political
question:; but still may be PAINTED To sly, with
1 regard 10 myself that am one of those who have
continually agreed witt the Governor General IN
4 the policy he has pursued. am not afraid or
4 ashamed OF avowing that conformity of opinion
aud only hope that in future times, whatever
may be the fate of that magnificent proyince,
whether 1t shall wish to remain connected with MS
loyalty to the same H. or whether other
1.-The friendly feelings that have hitherto suLsisied
between the people of the uni.ed Kingdom and
the people OF Canads may be maintained, and that
men like The Earl of Elgin may always be found
ready TO govern them with such temper and such
skill as hitherto distinguished thatnoble EarFs adj
minisiration 1 trust that whatever may be the
turn of eyeLis, the people of Canada my be either
the most attached of our fellow subjects OF at
lieast the FINEST of our fiiends. tCheeTs)