Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-02-26
important Foreign News.

Portland, FeD. 70.
The Jura, from Liverpool the 18th, and
Londonderry the 18th, arrived here this morn
ing.
She brings FIVE days later news from Eu-
rope.
bound was unknown.
Mr.. Mason. the Confederate Commissioner,
was present on the 18th inst, at the banquet
given by the Lord Mayor of London, and his
name was mentioned in connection with the
following toast:
90 To our visitors"
The Lord Mayor, in proposing the toast,
said that although be could not greet Mr.. Ma
son as the recognized plenipotentlary of the
| Confederate States, he was perfectly justified
! in offering him. as q. gentleman who came TO
London on important business, and therefore
| bid him hearty welcome to the Mansion
| House, - ii. So
He deplored the disastrous civil war raging
in Ar erica, and hoped soon for its satsfacto-
| ry termination.
Mr. Mason, il responding to an earnest IN
vitation to SPEAK, was received with loud and
| enthusiastic cheers.
Mr.. Mason, after aluding to bis difficult po
sition from the non-recognitlon oil the Confed-
crate States by England, said he felt, in con-
sequence hesitation to assume 10 speak.
He then continued as follows:
81 am stranger in London, or rather ! was
stranger, but have learned since | csme 10
London that meme of English blood, from my
own Southern Land, are strangers amongst
YOU. speak this from my heart, for have
been received by every circle IN England, ana
/ bv every class OF society as welcomed and
bopored que t. The day will come, and it il
not far off, when the relationship between my
, Government and yours will be one Of clost
! and intima'e alliance. ! say this more es
, | pecially as regards the city of London, which
IS the great market of the world. My coun
. try is the universal producer of the gret
2 staples Of the world, and say that the re
Z lations. commercial aid doubtless POLITICAL al
certainly social between my honored country
n men and the people Of London, will, betor
n long, be of the most iutinlate character
70 Mr.. Mason's remarks at several points WEI
,s received with much cheering.
N A somewhat stormy meeting had bsen be-
ON the slavery question at Eyertnu. he LILY
erpoo! friends OF the secessionis.s mustered
d considerable force, but the resolutions symp
of timing With tbs North and emanclphtion, We
n finally passed by vote of two TO one.
- Collisions and hostilities continued in Polan
"a but the conflicts were generally reported to
ali in favor Of the Russians.
in At Balmow. however, il was said that
=, Russians had been defeated by the Poles.
- was reported that the peasants we're sezIng. !;
lated insurgents and putting them TO death;
The London Times reterates It's belief u
~ the rising Of the Poles is a thoroughly nation
ost affair, and is headed by Catholic priests.
ed says that the insurgents appear to be incre'
-, ing, and Keeping hold on whole provinces
!, the country
be Rumors had been current that Prince Lo
of Hesse was proposed for King OF Gree
18th b,.t the Ltndon MorningPost denies the sto
and SAYS there is no chance of that Prince
coming candidate.
ev- London, Feb. Ia
! to The Times, in referring to Mason prese
~ at the Lo,d Mayors Banquet, assures
INC Americans on both sides of the Potomac,
III what was said or done by the Lord Mayor
tate considered in London not exactly insignin'
ID a Aus IS really beginning ana
eat The following is summary OF the new
ence the City of Washington which sailed
anv Liverpool at p. m, on the 18th inst.
The reply Of President Lincoln 70
Manchester operatives had been published
deplores the suferings occasioned by the
sur ton famine rejoices that the efforts to or
the sympathy for the secesssionists fail; eulog
Or "a the utterances af the Manchester meetin
tic sublime heroism, and expresses an earnest
tier sire for perpetual peace between the two
over tons.
ron great meeting held at Bolton, EXPIRE
i'm warm sympathy with the North.