The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-19
From Europe.
Five Days Later Newa

IVY up arrival oil the Hibernia at Portland on
Saturday night we have Liverpool aud London
derry uevs 10 the 1st aud "a iustants respectively
four days later.
Earl Russell has made the following reply to tho
dispatch Of the Confederate Commissioners and
manifesto Of the southren Congress,
FoRKIaS ovrroH
November 70, 1894.
Gcnthmen I'll have bad the honor 10 receive shs
sued by the Congress Of the called Confederate
staics Of America Her hajestv's Government
deeply lament the pro,s.c.ed nature Of the s,,us.
State. 0S''" OF the ' Orn.Ty iS' un. ssd ssDSsa
Of North America Great Britain has
since 1883 remained. with the exception of . shors
period, connected by friendly relations with both
the Northern and Southern Statos Bince the COM
menccmont Of the civil war, which bf1ke out IN
1861, Her Majesty's Government have continued 70
entertain sentiments Of friendship equally for tho
iure Her Msesty's Government have' never pro.
sumed to judge They depored the commencemsus
Of thls ssngunAry struggle aud anxiously look for
ward to the period of It's termination. In the mean.
time they convinced that they best consuh Tie
Interests Of peace and respect the rights Of all par
ties by obsery NJ strict snd impartial neutrality.
Such neutrality Her Majesty has faithfully main.
tAinod, and Will continue to maintain.
tsignedl RussxLI
To j. SLIDELL- Esq.
j. MAsOs, Esq
A. DvDLxI MANN, Esq
The London Thrs fears tha, Earl Russs,l's letter
will Gud no favor either with the North or South.
First he snubs the Confederates. They are only
"so-called Confederate st.tes," and have YEA 10
establish their right TO the sppslstion This too 10
compliment " The United States, but then followu
counter snub 70 the United States. They are the
formerly "united republic"-but " say they were
formerly "unted" " to imply hoy arc now "dis-
united, and W acknowledge, therefore, the "sI-
istcpco" cf the Conisders,o stsies Earl Russell
does not mean "both." Therefors n be would
maintain even IN words str,o, neutrality, II In ne
cessAry 10 avoid any demonstration Of frimdShip to
either belligeront.
The TINES, In It's "city article, says:
"The Liverpool cotton market IL very sensitive,
and 1t IL remark Cd that shcsld there DO repesiuop
Of the peace rumoru from America a oopsider.bls
decline b likely to take place, although fhe end u
the war 10 considered To he far oh."
not occurred at a meeting at Bristol to ode,
brste the reelection Of Mr.. Lincoln W the Pred.
dcncy. Cheers were given for JET Davis snd
General Ice, and groans for Grant. Butler and
Lneoln; a rush was made for tho platform and
the speakers driven away from H. Finally tbs po-
lice cleared the room.
The ship Great Western has finally quilted Liver.
pool for New York. taking with her large mum
Der Of tho alleged Federal recruits and the agent.
who engaged them. The law officers Of tho crown
did not see sufficient grounds for legal proceedings
The New York correspondent of the TIhEs doss
the Americans the Justice 10 say that the election
was conducted with such good feeling, proprety
and order ~ be In the highest degree honorable
" the American people
The British export returns for October show .
great falling OIL owing to tho dsrangomort Ia
wv Jtary utiairs.
FRANCE.
The Paris coSsTITuTIoSrL has published .
strange paragraph. warning against pirates and
corsairs II is supposed 10 have reference " tho
alleged le.er Of hEque, stated 70 have been grant.
ed by Juarez.
The OrINIOsE NATIoEALE attacks the CoEsHTU.
TIosEL Tor the warning, aud tauns IL with having
uphcbl the Ala ANA, Florida, dc II charges ths
CoEsuIUIIoEEL with changing Its opinion now
French commerce may 10 jeoPsfdiLod BY similAi
cruisers.
Tho HanoysriAn aud ssron troops are 10 be iuA-
medistely Withdrawn from Holstoin, very sum
mary domAnd for their removal having boon sent
" Hanover and Dresden by the Prussian Govsrn
msnt supported by Austria.
LIE SoRD asssrts on tho contrary however, bN
Austria 10 opposed 10 Prussia Ia ths movement
and that the division betWeen the Two governuenA
on the question may lead 10 grave eOnsequsncos.
The mediation of Austria being accepted, there
is no longer danger u collision botwesn the Pr4s-
sisnB aud Fedorals IN Holstein oud Lunsnbsrg.
Commercial.
Liusrp0oi, Dee. 2.-Cprros-Sale Of the veoA
81, 900 huos, including 900 bales " speculators,
and d, ,OOO bales 10 expor,efs The market has bson
dull, with a decline of ld-on American, s1d la2d
on other descriptions The sales to-day tFndAyl
were 1905 bAos, tho market elosiug hrInsr Tha
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