Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-11-25
ruREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, Wednesday,, Nov. ~. lS3h.- The Rny'
al Mail steamship niagara. Capt. Ryrle, from LAYER,
pool on the afternoon Of Saturday, Nov. 3, arrived
here At midnight.
The steamer Anglo Saxon, from Quebec, arrived
out Tn At Lnvs s = ,. n, . +; n: on the ON inst
rived at Liverpool at I L. NJ. on Friday, the 7tb. her
passage being called nine days aud seven hours mean
timr.
There il little important news by this arrival.
Additional symptoms hud manifested themselves oi
a close union between France, Russia aud Prussia
It would appear TINT France supports the uncondl'
tioual admission Of Russia and Prus-ls TO the re-
cond meeting of the European Conference, while ErE
land is said to oppose the admission U! the former
and Austria Of the latter.
Treaties Of m between Russia and France,
and railway treaties between Russia and Prussia,
were in preparations.
N.spuiitan affairs continued without change.
There had nothing of interest been received from
GREAT BRITAIN.-Lord Palmerston had deliv-
cred an address OF Education before a large Assem-
by in the Free Trade Hall at Manchester. lie
also made two speeches IN defence OF his foreign
policy.
An address had been presented to him by tbs Pres
dent of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. Ill
which the following passage occurred:
at would not be doing jlstice to the commercial
community of Liverpool were no mention made "i
that question which most deeply affects 1.-THE late
difficulties or threatened difference between this coun'
try aud the United States. There is, my Lord, bu'
one cxDTGHSluH Vi leeIlUS hllNllS us ne - ~ h"'"N
in which your lordship and her Mnje-ty's advisers
disposed of that, which ct one time threatened 10 De
a question that might involve US in a desperate con
test with America. We feel, by the mode in when
your lurdship and her Msi-siy's advisers settled thai
question, you not only consulted the dignity OF 'iIt
country, but in spirit and fact satisfied all the inter
ests concerned. My lord, for that we feel deeply In
debted to your ~lordship and to her Majesty's Gov
ernment.'
To this, Lord Palmerston replied. with c~onsidera-
hlu embarrassment of manner, HI follows:
IL WAS sure, gentlemen, that the policy which we
recently adopted in our differences with the United
States must meet with your appreciation. We ie'
that while on the one hand il was necessary to nam
tain the dignity Of the country, that 1t was AFRO me-
cessary TO show that even the calamities of war WIZ
a ueighborlng race would be encountered II tnste
was a necessity for it upon adequate grounds. we
felt that while it was necessary TO show this, we ouSh'
to waive all minor and party considerations that we
ought not to take advantage Of circumstance wllct
might perhaps have justified the expression ct angry
feeIings-that it was more digEihed to look al VIA
we believed to be the friendly feelings Of the grea
mass of the people of the United States, rather thar
to take TOO much notice OF circumstances IN a nht'o"
sphere, that might, perhaps, have justified feelings .
irritation. The result has fully borne out, 'hihh
the wisdom of that course. ! am sure TINT III proper
ton az Your prosperity increases, and in proportion 81
your enterprise is developed, III the same proportion
we may look to crmenting permanently those 'ies :"
friendship and good will which exist ana ought 10 De
perpe,uaIed between the people Oh the two shores
vf the Atlantic
In Lord Palnerston's speech at Manchester h'
used the following expression, which has been t'
subject Of much remark:
II hope the peace will be lasting, but its endurance
must depend on the fidelity with which its cond non
are fulfilled. If that power which provoked hostIl!
~ faithfully carried ont the treaty, then, no couD'
peace would long be preserved"
On Thursday evening, the 9th inst, the Director
of the Bank "t England held Il protracted sitting
the course of which they deliberately considered IN
exprdiency uf making a further change in the ra'e
Of discount with Il view TO arrest the continued out
flow of gold 10 the continent. The withdrawal OF
considerable amount during the last four days and III
certainty that the demand must continue, unless
be- interrupted by large arrivals from Australia. ar
understood 10 have engaged the attention. OF 10
Board, and the resolution not TO make any chang
tor the present WAS arrived at by a majority OF onI
one.
The condition of the Bank of France had shown n
improvement.
Admiral Dundas was still at Malta at last adVlce'
which are to October 81.
Cape OF Good Hope advices Of October Sd cay tha
fears of q Caffree war are passing away.
The British Government advertises al Lloyd 8 LOT
ship to convey some hundreds of %emigranis to Nov
Scotia, il being the intention to grant free passages t
laborers aud their families TO thar Colony.
SPAIN.-A plan Of finance will be laid before IN
Council Of Ministers without delay.
Nothing As yet is decided as to the creation OIL
Ministry of Colonies.
The E.pana, a ministerial paper, decries the Anglo
French Alliance. and recommends the alliance G
Spain with the Northern Powers.
1t was said that the dispatches received by the Go
vernment from Rome represented that the negotia
ton about to be entered into with the Holy Be
would be conducted in a friendly spirit by The iattei
The law OF the Press requiring a heavy deposit q
surety money, has been re-established -.
A meeting OF political notabiities had been held l
the house of General Prim, for the purpose OF re
organizing the Pregressist party. The result Is nc
yet known.