Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-29
From the Washington Union.
The News from EurGue


The commercial classes of England, apprehensive
of the turn of affairs from insolence on the one side
and recklessness the other, have taken an early
opportunity give forcbe expression their decided
convictions in regard to the pending issues between
the two countries. The Manchester Chamber of
Commerce held meeting the 81 instant. Hon.
Mr.. Bright addressed the meeting at great length
His remarks were received with great applause by
his audience, although it appears that his remarks
have excited the ire of the London Post in no small
degree. In the course of Mr. BIS speech he says:
1t night be very unpleasant to withdraw min
lister, but there were things much more unpleasant
than that 1t not so long since we had min
lister kicked out of Madrid in nsequence of very
unpleasant despatch from present premier, which
he had read there. And if our government said,
won't recall Mr.. Champion because it is contrary
TO the dignity of this country he (Mr Bright was
of opinion that 1t contrary to the dignity of this
country TO violate the LIARS Of the United States, and
to take the course aUe had taken No newspaper in
England that he had seen, had denied that our gov
| eminent was wrong in this matter. Hear. But if
we did not recall MIR. Champion the American gov
eminent would be in very different position. He
observed an nsoent article in the Economist speak
ing of President Pierce being only at the head of
clique but 1Uhen ace put him into that position he
wO"ld no longer be supported byG clique merely but
by the 1chole public opinion Of the United States"
The following resolution unanimously agreed
to by the meeting:
" That this Chamber has observed with deep re-
STet tndG nave arisen between tne
government and the government of the United States
with regard to the construction of treaty the
sub ject of Central America, and to attempts which
alleged to have been made enlist men for the
British army within the Jurisdiction of the United
States; this Chamber would urgently impress upon
the government of this country the propriey of
slderng these questions in conciliatory spirit, with
Il strong determination to spare alike to the United
Kingdom and the United States the indescribable
evils which must arise from any interruption of am
lcable relations tween the two countries
A large space in the English papers is devoted TO
the chronicling of the preliminary movements of the
peace negoliators.
! We have tidings by these arrivals of the mis-
sing steamer Pacific The New York Times of yes
terlay morning says:
1.-The agent and principal owner of the Collins
line expresses continued confidence that the
Pacific, Capt E!dridge, in her 31>t day, has put
back TO Liverpool Cork in Stress under sail, and
he expects to hear Of her safety by the Baltic, which
steamer to leave Liverpool last Wednesday, goth
inst If accident similar to the which befeIl
the Atlantic in the winter of 1850-'5l has occurred.
a further delay of ten fifteen days twenty
days in hearing of the Pacifcs return, would not be
| unreasonable The difficulties in navigation this
season from the unusually early interference of i'm
mense masses of ice in the ocean, which have been
peTienced by several of the late steamers, would
lilly increase the delay of the disabled packet in
making safe her return under canvas"