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The steamship Canada, from Liverpool on the 8th inst, arrived at Boston on the 22d inst. The following is a summer of her news:The opening of the Parliament and the Queen's speech were sent out by the Glasgow and Nova Section. The speech contains very little of importance, except the following:
‘ "Her Majesty has abstained from taking any step, with a view to induce a cessation of the conflict between the contending parties of the North American States, because it has not yet seemed in her that any such overcasts could be attended with a probability of success. Her Majesty has viewed, with the deepest concern, the desolation warfare which still rages in those regions, and she has witnessed, with heartfelt grief, the severe distress and suffering which that war has inflicted upon a large class of Her Majesty's subjects, but which have been borne by them with great fortitude and exemplary resignation. It is some consolation to Her Majesty to be led to hope that this suffering and this distress are rather diminishing than increasing, and that some renewal of employment is beginning to take place in the manufacturing districts. "
’ Earl Dudley moved, and Earl Granard ascended, the address in response to the speech from the throne.
Earl Darby criticised the Queen's speech at length. He spoke in congratulatory terms on the Prince of Waler's marriage. He said he had no objection to raise against the course the Government had adopted in regard to the American war, but he regretted that the Government had not felt themselves justified in joining the attempt, in which they were invited by France, not to intervene, nor for the purpose of putting an end to the war, but to obtain by their good offices, if possible, such an armistice and cessation of hostilities as would lead the two parties themselves to reflect on the miseries and hopelessness of the war in which they were engaged. Before he censured the course taken by the Government, it was but fair that he should say they were in possession of much better information than he was as to whether interference on their part would have been judicious. He differed from the opinion expressed by many of his political friends, that the time had arrived for recognizing the Southern States. There were only two classes on which recognition on the part of a usual Power could be justified — namely: where there was no further struggle going on, or where it was desirable in the interests of humanity that the great Powers should interfere in order to prevent the continuance of a desolating warfare. But in that case recognition was always followed by something further. It meant support by force of arms of the claims of the country whose right was recognized, such as was the case on the separation of Belgium from Holland, and of Greece from Turkey. His conviction was that come what may, the reconstruction of the States as they formerly stood was absolutely impossible, and on the whole he approved the course which the Government had taken [Cheers] He then deplored the distress which the war had brought on the Lancashire operative and reviewed the foreign policy of the Government in regard to Italy Greece, etc., and deprecated the idea of ceding the Ionien Islands to Greece.
Earl Purcell, in reply, justified the policy of intervention which the Government had pursued in the American war. The circumstances were very different from those which existed when Belgium was separated from Ulland and Greece from Turkey; and, taking all matters into conspiration, he thought the Government has taken the wisest course in their power to pursue. At the same time, he expressed the strong opinion that it would be impossible for the Union of the Northern and Southern States to be again established.
Earl Malmsburg expressed regret that England had not joined France in the proposed mediation.
Earl Gray took the contrary view, and after a few more speeches the address was agreed to.
In the Commons, Mr. Calthorpe moved and Mr. Bagley seconded the address.
M. Disraell reviewed the Ministerial programme in detail, and took some exceptions to it. Allowing to the distress in the cotton districts, he said the House might on such occasions, expect to learn how long this state of things is likely to last; but for his own part, he could not but regard what was passing in America as revolution. He briefly sketched the rise of the Union, and expressed the opinion that the ultimate results of the war would be an American very different to that known to our fathers, and even to this generation. There would be an America of armies, an America of diplomacy, and an America of turbulency and wars. He believed the course originally marked out by the Government was one honorable to the country, and beneficial to all its interests.--He was greatly surprised in the autumn when an important member of the Government, apparently with the sanction of his colleagues, made a deceleration which could only be regarded as an intention to recognize the Confederate Republic.--He felt there was great vacillation and inconsistency on the part of the Government. The Foreign Secretary said that the North was fighting for empire, and the South for independence; but the President of the Board of Trade alleged that the curse of slavery was at the bottom of the war. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was warmly in favor of the South, but he was followed by the Secretary of War, who avowed opinions diametrically opposed thereto, and lastly, the Chief Secretary for Ireland declared that it was his conviction that the Lord of Hosts was fighting for the Confederates. He found fault with sundry Government proceedings in their foreign policy, and opposed the cession of the Ionian Islands.
Lord Palmerston replied, but said nothing of moment in regard to America. The address was gained to.
At the opening of business in the Lords, the Prince of Walse took his seat for the first time, with the formalities usual on such occasions.
In the House of Commons, on the 6th, Mr. Layard, in response to some explanations on the Brazilian difficulty, said he believed that friendly relations would soon be restored.
Mr. Bentinck made some remarks on the American war. He said that he believed that if the proposal to recognize the South was brought forward, it would be supported by Parliament.
The Times, adverting to the American question in Parliament, pallets out that the views of the opposition are the same as those of the Government. After a recess of six eventful months there is not a single statesman on either side who believes that the restoration of the Union on the terms of the original compact is possible; not one who believes that the forcible subjugation of the South is possible. Though there is one who declares that if such a conquest was predicable, it would only prove the political thin of America. We arrive, then, at the one conclusion — that separation on peaceable terms and at the earliest moment is the result which the friends of America ought to desire.
The Times has another disparaging article on emancipation meetings and those who take part in them, and says it will maintain its solemn protest against domestic massacre in the garb of emancipation.
A Paris letter gives a report that President Lincoln's Administration demands from France a categorical explanation of the Emperor's intentions in Mexico, and of the interpretation to be put on his letter to Gen. Forey.
The Time's city article says: ‘"It is reported that an offer was made about two months ago, by certain parties in Paris, to negotists a lean for the Confederate Government, of £5,000,000 sterling on the basis of cotton at five pence per pound, the holder having the option, after a certain period, of exchanging his action for Confederate bonds at 70, bearing 8 per cent. interest, and that the offer was partially accepted."’.
Miscellaneous European news.
The U. S. Consul at Cardiff has written a letter to various journals, stating that no rebel vessel is lying at that port, as has been represented. The vessel in question (the ship Conner) formerly belonged to Baltimore, and is legitimately engaged in the Brazilian trade.The revolution in Poland is spreading, a revolutionary Provisional Government had been formed at Sloskow. It was reported that the Wengrow had been taken by the Russians.
It was reported that the Pope had refused a Ordinate's hat to the new Archbishop of Paris, although the Empress asked the favor.
The British man of war in commission have been reduced by 90 vessels and nearly 13,000 men since August.
The marriage contract of the Prince of Wales is published. The Princess is seemed £10,000 a year.
In Liverpool, on the 8th cotton was quoted at 25d.
