The Press. — London, England, 1855-07-28 00:00:00

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Money Orders to be made payable to Mr. ALFRED IYE, 110, Strand. London. TO CORRESPONDENTS. . . It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive. Their insertion is often delayed, owing to a press of matter, and when omitted, it is frequently from reasons quite inde pendent of the merits of the communication. We cannot undertake to return communications of which we do not avail ourselves. Communications should always be legibly written, and on one side of the paper only. If long it increases tho difficulty of finding space for them. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publica tion, but as a guarantee of his good faith. Advertisements sent from the country must be accompanied by a remittance or a reference for payment in town. Vio rog+ LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1856. POSTSCRIPT. ROUSE OF LORDS.-FRmAT. Earl Forazscuz called attention to the refusal of the Bishop of Exeter to licence the Rev. C. C. Layard to a curacy in Devonshire, on account of a disputed point in theology. Lord BROUGHAM, in moving for returns, protested against the disgraceful enactment yet remaining on the statute•book, particularly as regards religious penalties. Some bills were forwarded through their respective stages, and the house adjourned at a quarter to seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY. At the morning sitting, on the house going into committee on the Turkish Loan Bill, Mr. GLAnsToNe said that he bad hoped that the Government would have done something to conciliate the large minority which had voted against the bill. He asked for an planation as to the operation of the terms of the vention, and said that, under the present arrange the public creditors would come upon Eng - first instance. Where, then, was the joint 'ALMERSTON hoped that the further discus , question would be postponed. was agreed to, and the house disposed of a first clause of the Limited Liability Bill. evening sitting, in answer to Lord ALMERSTON said that the delay in insti order of merit arose from the difficulty details, but the arrangements were nearly answer to Mr. V. SCULLY, IMERSTON said that the subject of em royal regiment of Irish on the principle of Guards had been considered, but it was not advisable to extend the number of privileged question that the house at its rising adjourn onday, ELcito complained of a statement made by Seymour in the debate on the Scotch Ordnance '- the effect that he, ae a landed proprietor, wmcn nen explanation Convention ments, the land in the I guarantee? Lord Pk sion of the This was part of the At the Er.cso ' Lord PA tuting the of settling • concluded. In answe Lord PA. bodying a I the Guard thought ad regiments. To the q until Mond Lo Lo rd r s d e E rn L , Survey, to THE PRESS. had endeavoured to obtain a survey advantageous to himself at the public expense. He entered into some details to disprove this accusation. Lord SEvioun explained his statement. After some remarks from Mr. BLACKBURN, Lord PALMERSTON said that the maps on the one inch scale would be published forthwith. A discussion arose as to the impartiality of the commissioners appointed to inquire into decimal coinage, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Mr. GLADSTONE denying that either of them had a foregone conclusion on the subject. In answer to Sir JOHN WALSH, Lord PALMERSTON said that Omer Pacha had gone to Constantinople to make arrangements upon mili tary matters, but he had no intention of resigning his command. The motion was then agreed to. The " Office of Speaker's" Bill was read a third time and passed. Several other bills were then disposed of, after which the house went into committee on the Turkish loan, in which the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER urged the difficulty of rearranging a question which had already been settled by the French Government. He argued at some length in favour of a joint instead of a separate guarantee. The arrangement was that the landowners should secure their interest at the Bank of England; but a separate undertaking had been entered into with the French Government, that if the guarantee was called into action half of the money advanced by the bank would be immediately repaid by France. Mr. GLADSTONE repeated his objections to joint guarantees—which involved, not merely a repayment of the money, but a joint political hold over Turkey— and to the legal wording of the Convention. The liability lying, in the first instance, against England, subject, it is true, to repayment by France, was not an equal guarantee as between the Governments and the creditors, and would establish a difference in the right of recovery from Turkey. He denounced the manner in which the house was called upon, as a matter of necessity, to follow in the wake of France, and trusted the proceeding would not be repeated. The Lon ADVOCATE defended the adoption of a guarantee. A loan would have entailed similar poli tical dangers. He asserted the equal position of France and England. Mr. M. GIBSON arraigned the conduct which as sumed the consent of Parliament to any financial arrangement. Mr. Wniassow, disapproving of the mode in which the arrangement was carried out, approved of the arrangement itself. Mr. WALPOLE expressed his confirmed opinion that the proposition would involve serious compli cations, and his objections to the wording of the Convention. The Soucrrou-GIExERAr. declared that, in a legal sense, England and France stood on the same footing. Mr. RICARDO denied the right of the Executive thus to pledge the nation without the consent of the Legis lature. After some further discussion, Mr. DISRAELI said that by this arrangement we became virtually mortgagees of Turkey —a situation fraught with danger. He asked if the consent of the Legislature to such an arrangement was a mere matter of form, or a real and substantial privilege, to be assorted and exercised on the emergency without hesitation? otherwise, by a series of conventions, Government might raise what sum they pleased without parliamentary interference. He denied em phatically that the just exercise of its prerogative by Parliament would injure the French alliance. He regarded his former vote on the Convention as a protest against it, but at that period of the session should not persevere in his opposition to it. Such a convention, after the lesson given, would not, he hoped, be repeated. Mr. LABOUCRERE vindicated the right of Parliament to control an engagement of this kind, but the right should be exercised with judgment, and such a risk as that of the rejection of the Convention should not be hazarded on account of contingent and improbable evils. Mr. CARDWELL defended his vote against the mea• sure by quoting several precedents. Lord PALMERSTON said that all this reclamation of the privilege of Parliament was 113 much indignation thrown away. The right no one denied, but it had been in the present instance misused and misapplied. He defended the necessity of maintaining the effi ciency of the Turkish army if the war was to be duly prosecuted. He professed himself unable to discover the substantial ground of objection held by the op ponents of the measure. He urged over again the inconvenience of its rejection. After some observations from Mr. GLADSTONE, the committee proceeded to the discussion of the clauses, which were agreed to with some verbal amend ments. The house then resumed and adjourned at one o'clock. SATURDAY, SOUTHWARK ELECTION. SIR W. MOLESWORTII was yesterday re-elected for Southwark, without opposition. The proceedings opened at twelve, with the usual ceremonies, and besides the Colonial Secretary, Sir C. Napier was nominated as a candidate, but ultimately declined to challenge a poll. In addressing the electors, Sir W. Molesworth alluded in vehement terms to the recent debate and vote on the proposed Turkish loan, and used expressions which provoked some angry com ments in the House of Commons last night. The following passage from the right hon. baronet's speech, contains the remarks in question : May nothing ever disturb that alliance, so advantageous to the two countries, and so beneficial to mankind. Woe, then, unto those who would separate England from France. Woe unto those men—the worst enemies of this country— who, by their arts, intrigues, and machinations, would, for party and selfish objects, break our engagements with France, and would sow dissension between us and our allies. Be certain that if this war should ever be brought to a discrealtable termination ; that if, unhappily, for the honour, for the safety, for the integrity and repute of the British empire, this war should end in a recreant and dishonourable peace, that peace will never be the work of my noble friend Lord Palmerston, or of Lord Palmerston's Government; but it will be the act of those factions who clandestinely combined the other night to break our engagement with Franoe on the subject of the Turkish loan—l mean the peace party, the Peelites—the more unscrupulous portion of the Opposition, and som' few unreflecting Liberals who formed an ambuscadel ast Friday night to surprise the Government on the ques tion of the Turkish loan. I shudder even now r the thought of the success of their nefarious enter prise, which a mere accident defeated. If it had suc ceeded, Turkey would have lost the loan which was indispensable for the maintenance of her army aut for the vigorous prosecution of the war ; the war would have been stinted and starved ; and France would have been justly offended at the fickleness of our conduct, and would have ceased to have faith in our assurances. These evils, of enormous magnitude, a portion of the Opposition were prepared to encounter, thereby giving the lie to their warlike professions and to their pretended zeal for the French alliance, and showing that for the sake of annoying a political antagonist, or of obtaining office, they were ready at any moment to peril the safety of their country and the honour of the Crown. I therefore de nounce the conduct of those men and their want of pa triotism, as deserving of the severest censure and con demnation from all persons and all parties who have the interest and honour of their country at heart, and who do not wish that we should stand alone in this mighty struggle withont a friend or ally. If in the opinion of tho Opposition we had done wrong in making that engage ment with Turkey and France, they should have endea voured to dismiss us with contumely.and censure from office, or to impeach us, but they should have ratified our engagement, and should not have endeavoured to make this country appear to foreign nations to be in a state with whom no engagements can be safely concluded, and on the word of whose agents no reliance can be placed. The Imperial Court of the Tuileries has gone into mourning for ten days from Thursday last, five full and five half mourning, for the death of the Princess Lucien Bonaparte. The vacation of the French Council of State is to commence on the 15th of next month, and to termi nate on the 15th of October. Advices from Barcelona speak of the ruinous effects of the insurrection. Many of the influential manu facturers and opulent individuals had left, or were preparing to leave, that city; 500,000,000 reals had been withdrawn from circulation; and thousands of the working population had been reduced to hopeless beggary. The Hanoverian Cabinet, with the exception of the Wu Minister (M. Brandis), has resigned ; and a new one has been appointed, consisting of the fol lowing members :—Count Kielmannsegge, Finance ; Count Plaaten, Foreign Affairs ; M. Bories, Interior ; M. Bothmer, Public Worship ; M. BrandiS, War ; and Count Dicken, Justice. The Turkish Government has settled the question of a canal across the Isthmus of Suez in a way fa vorable to French views. An estimate of the cost of army and navy medals has been published. The total sum required this year is 52,5001.; of which 4001. is for ordinary ser vice medals ; 8,000 medals for the Kaffir war, at es.; 72,000 Crimean medals, at 10e.; and 1,000 distin guished conduct in the field, at Bs. For the navy and marines 25,000 Crimean medals are set apart. The Government have purchased Buckingham house, Pallmall, now temporarily occupied by the Carlton Club, as additional accommodation for the War Department. The sum paid is 11,0001. for the remaining term of the Crown lease now held by the Union Assurance Company. Sir James Graham, Bart., M.P., accompanied by Lady Graham and the Misses Graham, leaves Lon don just before the adjournment of the Parliament on a continental tour, and is not expected to return until the spring of next year. The right hon. baronet has broken up his town establishment.