Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-03-12
I'VE answer yes-ED. News
LaTEsT FROM EUROPE

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT-TaE QUEENS SPEECH,
&c, &c.
The steamship Canada, which sailed from Liverpool
On the 7h and Queenstown the 9Th, arrived at Bos
ton On tie 22d ult. The following is a summary of the
news:
TIE QUEENS SPEECH
IL opinion of he Parliament and the Queens speech
are themes of comment 10 The London press. The
speech cUntars very little OF Importance, except the
following:
Her MAJESTY has absained from taking any STEP
with view to induce cessation of the conflict be-
tween the cOntendng parties of the North American
States because it has not yet seemed to be- that any
such could be attended with probability OF
success. Her Majesty mas viewed, with the deepest
concern, tie desOatiIg warfare which still RACES IN
these regions and she has witnessed with heartfelt grief
the distress and suffering which that has in
ficed upon a large class OF Her Mi stys subj cts, but
which have en- BONE by tt, m with great torttuie
and exemplary resgDa Il is consolation to
Her Majesty to be I'D to hope that this suff-rDg and
this distress rather diminishing than increasing and
that some renewal OF employment is feginnrg TO take
place in the manufacturing dis ric!s"
Earl Dudley moved, ard Earl III 8nald seconded TIE
address in response to the speech from the throne
E5rl Derby criticised tie Queens speech at length
He spoke in gra' ulatory tern on the Prince of
Wales marriage He said be had objection to raise
against TIE course the Government had dopted in re-
gard to the American war but he regretted that the
tfOverI bad not felt themselves justified in Joining
the attempt in which they invited by Franc, not
TO intervene, DOr for the purpose of putting end to
The war, but 10 Obtain by their good Cers IT possible
such armstice and cessation Of hostities would
lead the two parties themselves 10 reflect the mise
res and hOpeessns of the in which they were en-
gagged Before he censured the taken by the
Government, it but fair that he should say they
were in possession Of mucA better information than he
was to whether inteerer their part would have
be- judciOus He fertd from the opinion expressed
by many OF his political friends that the time had ar
rived lor g-lzng the Southern States. There were
only two cases which CO. milton the part of q
neutral Powe could be justfed-nanely where there
was no further struggle gc!0g Oh, where it was de-
sirabe IN the interes OF humanity that the great Pow
Should iner in order prevent the Continuance
of dts latiDg warfare But in that case recognition
was always followed by something further 1t meant
support BY force of of the claims of the counr y
wlose light recognized the case on the
separation of Belgium from Holland, end of Gree e
from Turkey. His conviction that, come what
may the reconstruction of the States they formerly
stood absolutely impossible. and, Cd the whole be
approved the. which ibe Government had taken
(Cheers He then deplored The distress which the wal
had brought the Lancashire operatives and reve wee
tt foreign policy of the Government IN regard to Italy
Greece, &c, and deprecated the idea of cedlng the
Ionian Islands to Greece.