New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-20
GREAT BRITAIN.

Lord Palmerston had delivered an address on Edu
cation before large assembly in the Erect Hall
Manchester. lie also made two speeches In ueIen5e
of his foreign policy.
An address had been presented to him by the Prcsi
dent of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. in which
the follow ing passage occurred:
at would not be doing justice to the commercial
community of Liverpool were no mention MADE OF
that question which most deeply affects 1.-THE late
difficulties or threatened difference between ths county
and the United Statea There my Lord, but one ex-
preston Of feeling among as to the manner IN which
your ordship her Majestys advisers disposed OF
that which at one time threatened to be question thAt
might involve in desperate contest with America.
We feel by the mode in which your ordshlp and her
Maiesy's advisers settled that question you not only
consulted the dignity of this country, but IN sP a9d
fact sas fed all the interests concerned My lord Tor
that we feel deeply indebted to your lordshp and to
her MBjeslys Government. 80 . .
To tHis, Lord Pamcrston replied, with considerable
embair assment of manner, as follows:
~ was sure gentlemen. that the policy which we
receu tly adopted in differences with the United
Safes must oet with your appreciation. we iet that
while on the hand it necessary to MAINTAIN the
dignity of the country, that it was also necessary 10
show that even the caamtes OF war with neiRh0or-
ipg race would be encountered If there was necessity
| for it upon adequate grounds we feit thal WINE
was necessary 10 show this we ought 10 waive All
minor and party considerations that we ought not take
advantage of circumstances which might perphps have
justified the expression of angry eengs-thN II was
more digned L. look at what we believed to be the
friendly feelings of the great mass OF the people OF the
United States rather than to take too much noce OF
circumstances in a narrow sphere that might perhaps,
have justified feelings Of irritation. The result has
fully borne out think, the wisdom of that course
am sure that in proportion as your prosperity Increases
and in proportion as your enterprise Is developed IN
the same proportion we may look to cementlng per-
manently those ties of friendship and good will which
exist and ought to be pepetuated between the people
ON the two shores of the Atlantic"
In Lord Palmerston's speech at Manchester ne used
the following expression which has been this SUBJECT OF
much remark
81 hope the peace will be lasting but its endurance
must DEFEND OH the fidelity with which its conditions
| are fulfilled II that power which provoked hostility
faithfully carried out the treaty then, no doubt peace
| would long be preserved"
On Thursday evening, the 9th inst, the Directors OF
the Bank of England held protraced sitting IN the
course of which they deliberately considered the expe-
dency Of making further change in the rates OF dts
count with view to arrest the continued oatfoS o.
god to the continent The withdrawal OF a consider
able amount during the last four days and the certainty
that the demand must continue, unless 1t be interrupted
by large arrivals frem Australia, are understood To
| have engaged the attention of the Board, and the
resolution ct to make any change for the present was
| anived at by majority of only one.
The condition of the Bank Of France had shown no
| Improvement.
Admiral Dundas was still at Malta at last adyices,
| which are TO October 81.
Cape of Good Hope advices of October 3 say that
| fears Of Caffree war are passing away.
| The British Government advcrtiseS AZ Loyds for a
| sbip TO convey some hundreds of engrants TO Nova
Scotia il being the intention grant free passages to
| laborers and THEN families 10 that Colony.