The New York herald., 1862-02-22

spirit Of determina,i which had bssn msnifstsd by
appeared even morethan imminent. In Conclusion ne
noble lord moved an address in answer ~ the roy .
speech, which, usual, mere echo Of the spec
itself
The Earl OF SIE souR>x IN snding the address, 90
served that the life of the late Prince Consort sh wed e
large share or utility trince could exercise Ia an e'n
Ike this without In the slightest reo enHeneo :
uion those preros atiyes whi' Parliam,ht anu - ~,
people held so dear throughout the whole Oh tno
country. He did not believe there was singe n.Niau
al who disposed to deny the truth o the a.soion
made by Lord Aberdeen, that Prince Aoert nau Wv
given expressoa a liable which did not prom.s the
honor integrity and welfare of the country WIN re
gard America the noble earl expressed ms regret al
the ebultion of feeling which had zen MANI ested On
the other side OF tho Atlantic with resaru 70 ane
warmly approved the moderation ot the course taken
by her Maesty's government, and tho confidence thai
succeeded in establishing IN gene
rally.
The Earl of DExsy concurred with the mover and SO
conde address in tho tribute they had paid TO ths
memory of Prince Albert and said he e that tins was
an occasion when no difference of opinion ought u
bs manifested With regard to the Am ,rican dim
Guilty, he was bound TO a'imt the government nd no
aie'rntis ~ ne ooars The moment they found t'ia'
the act OF Captain Wilkes unsanctionsd by inter
national law grave, serious and imperative duty de
volved upon them from which they had not shrunk.
must be the ignomny OF forfeitng the honor Of the
country He deeply regretted the VIII ch the ede
raj government had takcn because although they had
asntei 81 the demands OF this country they ha done
with very Ill grace. Though feeling that they were
In the wrong and had placed hemselre their gor,rnmec
and fheir peolh IN pos'iion Of nndeserred hum. nm
they had yeld not TO their Of justice, bat II
demand by force. because hey keW that is country 0oitd
be satisfied tctA less Yet though he approved OF the
course the government had taken in reference
to the American difficulty, he thought they ought
to be cautious. They entered upon negotiations
which had for their object an alteration in tn :
principles upon which international law was now reg-
lated. They forget they had deep AMI pro-
porferang interest in maintaining the rights OF oeige
rents, aud this country was not ono which could ghty
sacrifice the legitimate rights which they possessed
speech Of no minor importance, but ct the SINE
time he hoped her Majesty's government would st an
early day give explanations OF the convention which
had been entered into with France and spain with regard
the of Mexico The entered into with
though doubt it might be justified by the peculiar
character OF the case to which IL applied Upon other
points he also hoped there might be an expanation
namely with regard TO the minutes OF the Committee of
Council on Education. He was by disposed
blame indscrminately the provisions OF that measure,
although at the same time, ne admitted that some OF
hem involved breach Of faith and were not ada ted TO
Eject the OBJECT they have III view ,whe others appeared
be fraught with injustice He trusted that legitimate
opportunity would be afforded TO their lordships OF dis
ussing the question.
Earl GRANVILLE expressed his satisfaction at the
vhlch had been adopted by the noble Earl opposite
uinc the whole of the life with Americ govern
acuated by only feeling, to preserve
he neutrality far the internal concerned
ut not at the cost Of dshonor to the British Tag From
he first OF the outrage on the Trent the
felt il had but duty 10 perfom, which
to demand instant and satisfactory reparaion, AID
hey had found with gratitude that their conduct was
approved OF by the country. Havig al
uded feeling terms TO the death Of the Prince Consort
stated that all the education minutes embodied the
ews of the government. They felt that Parliament
1gh be consulted, and according TO its opinion they
we're ready to modify the revised code.
Earl RUSSELL stated that all the papers which referred
the American difficulty and 20 the affairs af Mexico
h0uld at early day be laid before Parliament. He
expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which the
nors Of the government to maintain the honor Of the
Irish flag had been supported by the country and drew
rast between the Unanimy which prevailed on the
occasion with what had been he adopted
former times when whatever might be submitted by
he Minister would be sure to meet with tho dissent Of
opposition. Idr.tio to the present position Of Amei
AFFAIRS he stated thai there could b douk from the
rpd ohich had attended the Efforts Of the Con-
derates 10 vedk the bodde that ,yds of most in cttto
deier. At the time the government had no de
to press hardly the Northern states Ja he hoped
dt hey iooud be Gle Themselves to settle their cltes
nh the South Whn this struggle ended IN the total DIS
tion in more friendly Gem 1airg the UEi0n, her
fajetys 9orernment scoid feel that ey hod done hey
Wy 70 both sides by prese,rin1 q strict neutrality.