. . . from London is dated the 7th of February. He is very happy over the turn of affairs in Parliament, and says the only cheer in the House of Commons was elicited by a kind allusion to America by Lord Palmerston. Since the settlement of the Trent affair, a kindlier feeling both of Government and people, toward our country, has been very manifest. Mr. Mason has lodgings at Fenton’s Hotel, where he has no visitors but Secessionists. The chief topic of inquiry is, whether the American people will bear taxation. To this Mr. Weed answers, “Yes.” – A few evenings before the letter was written, Bishop McIlvaine was invited to Buckingham Palace, to take leave of the Prince of Wales, who is going East, to whom the Bishop, after the death of Prince Albert, had written a touching letter of condolence and advice.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 8, 1862, p. 1
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