The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-03-04
The American War ia England

ILondon Correspondence of the New York Times
February L.
a few days more, and the session gof Par
liament) will upen.s Lord palmerston has
issued cards for his mil dress dinner. TO open
the session. and Mr.. Dlsrael the CONSERVATIVE
leader, will soon do the same. Nothing can
be begun carried on, or ended here without
eating dinners.
Az the premium on Gold goes MP in New
York, Confederate stock rises in London. 1t
1 has been down to 80. It is up to 50. There
! are some quiet movements going on here that
are producing confidence IN ithuse WIN, sssym
pathize with all reheiiions but their own. . -
Tie speeches Of Mr.. Spence, published by
Bentley, are sown broadcast.
Active agents are gning round among the
!. bAsness houses Of London, and every conn
mercial fowl, in theI Kingdom, getting signers
TO petition to the Government TODD something
to step the war. These petitions, believe,
are signed by almost every one who Is asked.
: i was told a few days ago 10 q business house
IN Leicester square, that two or three hundred
signatures were o5tainedin q single establish
meats There is a hard pinch now on com
raercial and manufacturing classes. The
J cost Of cotton is draining the country of
specie, the discount rates having gone up TO
! eighty per cent. which is simply ruin to men
trading with q small margin of profit am
more and more convinced that a far stronger
etfoft will be made at the coming session than
heretofore for recognition. Even Mr.. Schole-
field, the cpileaguesof Mr.. Bright, in the re-.
presentation If Birmingham, is an officer in
s.SoHthern Independence Association
where he figures with the NEST noble Mar
quises Of Bath and Lothian, with Lords Ro-
bert and Eustace Cecil, with the 4 ght Homo
rable Lords WharacliF and Campbell, de-,
&c. This, and similar associations, had not
been idle during the recess, and | shall be
much disap pointed If avery strong pressure
is not brought to bear upon the Government
in which case the resignation of Earl Russell.
should IL be accepted, will be no common mis-
fortune. No doubt he is one Of the most UNI
popular Of ministers, but he is also ole of the
most respected. and his dpggcd obstinacy Of
character is not easy to get over.
& If ever a decided policy Vas needed, It'll
now. / know that, iii the opinion of many,
the rebellion is already crushed and the South
ready to submit, so thatthe Union will be re-
, stored before the next election, sand no war
needed unless, with some foreign power-but
that is not my opinion. look Harvard to q
wear of severe and terrible conflicts 10 the
South, and there are some Indications that
there may be serions difficulties in the North.
ifnot, it will not be for the lack Of the dis
position to fonent them.
England feels, in view Of probable defeat
s Of the Cnnfederates much rs a sympathizer
with the beaten side would he likely to, when
the victor was abouv1o turn round with his
-, now that jobs done, and if you don't like
it, Pm ready for you" And the FIRST thought
of England has been, and is, If we let these
Yankees beat, after all we have said and done,
they are sure to turn round and pay US off for
it, 1t is human nature.
Great Efforts are now making to step the
emigration from Ireland tothe United States,
so far, at least as its object is to strengthen
the Northern armies. mentioned the letter
of John Mitchell to leading paper. in Dub
lin! The letter Of His Holiness the Pope.
though but pious expression Of a wish for
peace suitable TO the Head Of the Church, al
50 has It's influences, as it seemsA recognition
of Mr.. Davis official position. And now We
have an officer of the Confederate army In
7 Irelaad, with letters to several Bishops, whose
missioni is to induce them to use their influ-
ence in favor, at least, Of non Intervention.
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