The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-02
The AngIo-French Alliance.
LORD PALMERsToN ON TIE COMMON POLICY OF THE


NATIONS
On Wednesday evening. the 18th Of June, the Lord
Mayor and the Lady Mayoress OF london gave grand
banquet Lord pamerston and her Maestys Minister'S
at the Mansion House. where large and distinguished
company invited TO do them honor
In responding 10 the toast ef the evening" Lord PAL
HERsToN saidl may congratulate you the health
full and condition Of the commercial interests
OF the country (Cheers) In human affairs there are
difficulties which appear greater at distance than whom
they are boldly faced and when approach to
meet them For may years 1t supposed that IL any
event political physical should deprive this country
OF that staple of its bankruptcy
and desolaton would be the Inevitable consequence That
difficulty has come. That calamity has fallen upon
We have survived it; and although do not mean
deny that in parts of the country, and with regard to
large pori Of manufacturing and commercial in
dstry has been accompanied by great and dis
tress yet taking the nation large happy TO find
that general industry and commerce have not suffered
that our commerce has sustained scarcely any dimnu
ton and that in spite of that calamity tho OF the
country has been In prosperous and healthy condition.
enabling the government to propose important and great
reductions Of taxation. (Cheers.) Well. gentlemen
prosperity-natonal prosperity and commercial pros
peritydepend greatly on the continuance Of and
although there may BE- questions pending ,ohfc of grave
character yet trust may atter ourselves that these
soaton sv q mas
instead of by the appeal to arms. (Cneers.) This
country may boast that Its relations with all the
AnaeicG, in spite of TITLE o,apo'ving Of sentiment not
triendlycheers)we may boast that our relations with
two Powers upon whose friendship and understanding
upon whose differences and enmes mainly depend the
questions OK peace or OF disturbance IN EUROPE mean
England and France (Cheers) am happy 70 say that
all tn great questions upon uhh the issues
and depend, ,chehcr in the far West the distant
East, there erss Iereen the governments Of Engdnl and
France the most frank and honorable concert cloud
chees.) The great interests OF these two important
countries must be identical, and the governments of
both sufficiently enlightened TO know that those In
terests lie IN the direction And If any pledge
required OF tho friendly disposition which anmates the
Emperor OF the French, ! would point to my honor
able and distinguished friend on my left Baron Groe,
the French ambassador fcheers)-a man who has
had much intercourse in parts q the world with
British dpomatists and whose intercourse has invar
ably been OF the most friendly character honorable TO
his country and courteous and friendly TO its allies.
cloud cheers) hold my lords and gentlemen that tho
OF Baron eros representing the Emperor OF
the French in London is pledge Of the sincerity OF the
alliance between the two countries. (Cheers) trust
that there clouds the horizon which may not
vanish and melt away into thin air. and whatever ques
tens may still be peadingand don't Disguise hat tre
questions Of greu importance pending-I hope negotia
tons conducted upon the principles of Justice and OF right
may lead those questions to happy souton and that
nothing may TO reard that progress OF civilization,
of industry of and Of intelligence which, trust the
nations OF the earth destined unntcrruptedy To fol-
low. (Chcers.4