The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-17
Mr.. Weeds Letters from Europe.

Mr.. Weeds Letters from Europe.
LONDON, Dec. 10, 1861.
We are all waiting with breathless anx-
iety for the response of our government to
the demand of England for the release OF
the rebel emissaries for on that respOnce,
it is believed, the question OF war or peace
hangs! Solicitude occasioned by the new
question, added to the anxiety which the
civil War occasions, leaves me with little in
clination, even if had eisure-which l
have MOTTO enjoy London, presented as it
now is, nnder favorable auspices. Though
really nobody, distinguished people receive
me with q consideration not little empar-
RAISING.
Our Minister, Mr.. Adams, with his
amiable family, are exceedingly cordial in
their attentions and Inequalities. Mr..
Adams took me on Wednesday to Lord
Lyndhurst, the Nestor of English jurispru.
dence, now midway between his ninentieth
and hundreth year, with sight and hearing
slightly impaired, but with his intellectual
faculties in all their vigor and brightness.
He is a native Of Boston, though born be
fore the Revolution, and deplores the pos,
sibility of war, though be was quite sure
that it was wrong to take Mason and SlidelI
from under the British flag.
Sir Henry Holland, of wide world med
ical fame, drops into the hotel George
street, Hanover Square) Familiarity, and is
off to Windsor to see Prince Albert, who
is seriously i'll. Sir Henry, who has been
much in America, is greatly distressed at
the idea of war.
Sir John Wilson, Governor of Chelsea
Hospital, who received five wounds in the
battle of Chippewa, called upon US today.
This veteran who has been over sixty years
in the service, contenplates a war with
America with shuddering. He told me
he had acted as "second in six duels, all
of which were settled, while thee, in which
be was unfortunately "principal," were
fought. He said that differences between
nations, as between officers, could generally
be adjusted by the exercise of good sense
and reasonable concessions on the part of
those intrusted with the management of
them; that the party least to blame can
best afford to make conciiatory advances !;
and that, when amicable results are reached,
advances generally come from that quarter.
l went today by permission to Pembroke
Lodge, Richmond Park, the country resi-.
dence of Earl Russell, long so we'll known in
America as Lord John Russell, with whom
had an interview of an hour, relating, of
course, to our difficulties with this country.
And though l am not at liberty to give to
the readers OF the Journal what was said on
question as delicate IS that now pending,
l may say that the visit in other respects
was an interesting one, giving me, as it did,
some knowledge of an ennobled and distin-
guished family.
At the conclusion of my interview with
the Earl, lunch was announced, when we
met Lady and Miss Russell, with two sons
(boys), and a daughter of eigh+ years.
Lunch (Which, as Lord Byron said of one
OF MIR. Rogers breakfasts, might have
been dinner') over, took leave of the
Earl, but was asked by lady Russell to
look through the grounds, and, after wait-
ing few minutes in the dining room, her
Ladyship came, in walking apparel, and
gave me half an hours ramble through
grounds richer even 10 historic, Il interest
than in embellishments or in views. Though
moist day, with an atmosphere to tit, yet
in the opening her Ladyship directed my
atten ion to Hampton Court, Kew, Kings
ton, Windsor, &c. &c, and to these local.
ties made classic by the residence of Pope,
Horace Walpole, and other literary celebri.
ties. Passing mound which attracted my
attention, her Ladyship drew me to the
point where Henry the Eighth stood watch
ing, through an avenue 10 the woods OF the
park, for signal rocket to be fired from
the dome of St. Paul's Church announcing
to bis wife-murdering Majesty that Anne
BoyeIyn was beheaded.
Today, in this city, found time to in
dulge, for an hour, antiquarian tastes, Wis
iting the stone which Jack Cade struck with
his p Ike when he imagined himself monarch
of all be surveyed y then fragment of a
half burnt church at a point where the
great fire iD London was arrested, which
stands as it then stood and then the for.
mer residences OF Sir Isaac Newton, of Sir
Joshua Reynolds and of Hogarth, all in a
circuit, and within a stones throw of each
other /; and, tiuaIly, the old and CID lash
Toned house in Rishopsgate street, &C.
cupied by ing Richard Third, now "come
to oase uses" bow much baser than those
of its early and kingIy Occupau: | cannot
say.
have made acquaintance, PLEASANTLY
with several gentlemen OF the Loudon press,
whose columns are kindly open to me, and
for some OF which | have written. | even
ventured letter yesterday to the Times,
which was courteously accepted, MIR. Delane,
the editor, doing me the favor OF sending a
proc slip to my lodgings. T.W.
| \ Canadiun tirw OF the Trent Settlement.
The news OF tbs surrender OF Mason and
oildell has been received in Canada with
soEe amazement and evident pleasure. The
! Queb(c Chronicle OF d, cember Both says
While We must give every credit to the
British government tor acting with prompt.
itude which has had ID parallel 10 the history
OF England since Napoleon's escape from
Eba, we must not deprive the American
government of its need of praise too. 1t
would, perhaps, have been better if they had
sent Mason, Slidell & Co., on board Gun