The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-10-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
Important speech OF Earl Kus.
scli--1iis Reply TO SanatOt
Summer.
IInCrcc.
ST. JOINS Oct, 8.


The steamship Columbia, from Liver
pool 2sth, via Galway, arrived, en- route
to New York, at 8 o'clock last evening,
Wednesday.
GREAT BRIrAIN-Earl Russell has
made an Important speech on our affair
which was, on the whole, concilatory
and friendly to the North.
I The Times says Earl Russell, in his
speech relative to the iron. clads in the
Msrsey is interpreted as meaning vcs-
sells will be detained, unless the existing
law is in their favor. So that Parlia-
ment may be called Upon to press meus.
urcs for the purpose.
The directors of tho Great Eastern
have issued report showing that more
pital must be provided, or the company
will be deceived
Earl Russell had made an important
speech on foreign affairs, at Blair Gourl
in Scotland. He referred, at considerable
length, to the American question, justifi-
cd England in recognizing the Confeder.
atcs as belligcrents, and answered some
of the imputations brought by the people
Of the North. particularly the speech of
Senator Sumner.
lie asserted the Government was ready
to do every thing the duties ofneutrality
required; everything that was just to a
friendly nation, aud such as they would
wish done to themselves, but would not
yield one iot to the menace Of powers
lilo complmented the Federal Govern
ment and Mr.. Seward upon the fairness
with which they discussed the matters OF
difference, but said there were others, in
GLIDING Senator Sumner, who had acted
diffsre ntly. He denounced the efforts Of
those who sought to create trouble be-
tween America and Europe, and with
expressions Of friendship towards Amer
lea, asserted that all his efforts would be
to maintain peace. Speaking OF Poland,
he defended England's position and re-
monstrated against that of Russia, but
did not think that England should so TO
war on the subject.
He also replied to the complaint Of the
South in regard to the recognition of the
blockade, and asserted that, although self
interest demanded England should break
il, she prefers the course of honor, as il
would have been Infamous to brepk it,
He showed that the Cover nment had moi
sufficient evidence against the Alabama
to detain her until after she sailed, and
explained the difficulties in the way oi
interference with such cases. He drew
line between ordinary vessels equipped
for war purposes; and steam rams, which
are in the smselves formed for acts Of of
fense, and might be used without egei
touching Confederate shores.
The London Times. referring to the
withdrawal of Mr.. Mason from Englant
suggests the grounds which have proba'
bly, prompted the government at Rich
mond to address themselves, at least
wholly and exclusively to France. The
interference is. the withdrawal of MIR
Mason is preliminary to some action on
the part Of France. Messrs. Slidell anc
Mason were always associated in men I
minds, and so were also the Cabinets o.
Paris and London as regards American
affairs.
The presence in London typiying al
unsuccessful appeal 10 an Anglo French
alliance, has no doubt been considered
by the Confederates as . shock TO the
South. II appeared so TO two Powers
and il would not be a matter Of surprise
that one Of them should hesitate to do
eide what course to pursue without the
other Now things have changed. One
OF these Powers has taken a position on
the American continent which actually
enables this poor. harrassed, unrecogniz,
cd Ccufederacy to confer favor. The
South,a new neighbor to the distant neu
tral State to which Mr. Slidelllwas sent
two years is now sort Of neutral ally
With . common antagonism to fedora
power, ean il be wonder the Confeder