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Principal Cornet -a- p iston, M. r onlcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that th's fashionable place of resort hay been entirelj redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, coa.mence at nine. Admis sion One Shilling. I) R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen 3,11 y) from 10 till 10, containing npw irds of one thousand model , "d Preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, Scc Lectures delivered at 12, 2 ,4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and highly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery or Dr. KAHN. at a quarter plat S p.m. precisely. Admission. One Bhilllng. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan (gratis). GRAND BAL MASQUE. -C A SINO DE VEN , SE, High HoIborn.—THURSDAY EVENING, Feb. 5. The most magnificent fete ever presented, on which occasion every source that art and refinement can suvest will be brought into re quisition to welcome the brilliant and fashion Able company who ho nour this world-renowned and elegant establishment with their pa tronage. The newest and most beautiful dance music will be per formed by the inimitable band, under the direction of Jr. W, M. Packer ; and the chol :est Wines and Refreshments, with every attention to the comfort of the visit rs. will render this entertain ment universally celebrated. No free admissi Its are given. Gen tleman's Ticket, ss. ; lady's do.. 3s. Doors *pen at half-past nine ; commence at ten. Supper at one o'clock, as. 6d. each. Mr. Nathan, Castle -street, Leicester-square, is appointed Costumier. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. •, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, S.W. DIRECTORS. CHARLES DOWNES, Esq., Chairman. THE HON. FRANCIS SCOTT, M.P., Deputy Chairman. Z. Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident A. H. Macdougall, Esq. Charles Berwick Curtis, Esq. F. C-Maitland. Esq. William Fiddle, Esq. William Railton, Esq. b. Q. Henriques, Esq. Thomas Thorby, Esq. J. G. Henriques, Esq. Henry Toogood, Esq. Secretary—Patrick Macintyre, Esq. SPECIAL NOTICE—T HIRD DIVISION OF PROFITS. The unusual success which has attended the cautious yet energetic operations of this Company has enabled the Directors to add Rever- Olonary Bonuses to the policies on the participating class, avera•:ing nearly 2 per cent, per annum on the sum insured, or from 30 to 100 Per cent. on the premiums paid. Parties In.uring with this company do not incur the risk of Co- Partnership, as is the cue in Mutual Offices. Established nearly a quarter of a century. Annual income of upwards of 128,0001. The ftmds or property of the Company as at 31st December, 1855, amounted to 566,1241. 25. 6d., invested in Government and other p. Proved sentrities. Prospectuses and every information will be afforded on applica tion to E. LENNOX BOYD, Resident Director. THE MILITARY SHIRT. constructed to fit the figure with peculiar accuracy, is put On without creasing, and with greater facility than any hitherto in troduced. To the CITI lAN as well as Military this shirt will be found of sarpassing excellence and comfort.—lnventors and manu facturers, POPE and PLANTE, 4, Waterloo-Ace, Pall-Mall, S.N. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-roam, consisting of a new and elegant assortment ?, VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, Beautiful Inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &c. Imported and manu factured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, London. , Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of Shells, Minerals, and Fossils, which will greatly facilitate the interesting Study of Conchology, Mineralogy, and Geology, at 2,5, 10, 20, to lin iftdneas each. Mr. Tennant gives Practical Instruction in Mineralogy and Geology. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. • LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE sAucE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to Perfectly digest the food. 1 The daily usecf this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrin, 19, Penchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and gene, Messrs, Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Secretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—This Institu tion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted at the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer period If recommended by the medical officers. The number of per sons under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for the last three years about 400 cases each year. Since the foundation of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every form of this dreadflil malady, have received the benefits of this Charity. A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every Informa tion connected with the Institution may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this great work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be paid to 'William Loxham Farrar, Esq., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's inn-fields ; Messrs. CoUtts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secretary's Offices, 167, Piccadilly. By order. W. J. COCKERILL, Secretary. i rt OPAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no re 00mMendatien is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits Of this Charity, either u out or in-deor patients, on their personal application:— Week ending 7th November 2,164 Ditto 14th November.... • • 2,043 Ditto 21st November Ditto 28th November 2,309 Bth and 30th November.. .......• 269 Total in November • ..... 8,747 of which 2,775 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat anent) having been admitted previously. The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, early elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual General Meeting in January. A Board Is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at ill times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed. but is wholly dependent on volun tary_ contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; !rescott Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; iones L oyd and Co.; Rarclay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams. Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet ant Co., Ber- Ikere-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order J. B. OWEN. M.A., Chairman. RO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. I? " CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DTSrEPSIA, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVID. 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It is, moreover, the tune arid r I nfauis and invalids generally, as it never -- 01 1 the good liberal di et, bu eatest stomach, nor interferes with a u and restores th e foe lt .. t imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, to the mo s t enfeebled! Of . 4 digestion and nervous and muscular energy red Professor of Chemistry or Andrew Ure, Dr. Shorland, Dr. .Ilar- Stuart de Decles, the Dowattiker, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Ingram, Dsrd other well-known individu eafaer countess of Castlestuart, and 50,000 this useful and economics' diet, c hose health ha s b een res t ore d by in vain for many ye ars, and all hfoteersall other m eans had been tried p Analysis by the celebrated ProressoQf remverY aban _toned. we 3'hemistry Andrew Ure, Lo n don, 24 " I hereby certify, that having eami ed , l l poomsbury-square. 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Just published, price 2d., or post free 3d., the 102 d Edition of THE NATURAL REGENERATOR of the D;GESTIVE ORGANS, the STOMACH, LIVER, NERVES, LU GS, Sec., without Medicine, Galvanism, Electricity, inconve nience, and expense, by an easy, natural, pleasant, and infallible remedy, which saves fifty times its cost in other means of cure. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professor of Che mistry, Dr. Andrew 'fire ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr. Camp bell; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess ofCastle-Stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many ether respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failtd. Loudon : Barry Da Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY. The fifth session of the fourth Parliament of Queen Victoria was opened yesterday by Royal commission. The ceremony was, of course, of a purely formal character. The presence of the Sovereign, which gives eclat to all public acts of a ceremonial charac ter, was wanting on this occasion, and the House of Lords presented anything but the imposing appearance which it always wears when peers and peeresses, the diplomatic corps, and the illustrissurni of the land assemble to greet the Sovereign at the opening of a new session. The severity of the weather also tended to keep away many who wouli otherwise hare been present at the ceremony. The doors of the house were thrown open at one o'clock, when some 50 or 60 ladies were admitted to the third and fourth row of benches usually occupied by peers. The attendance of peers was limited to six. Of these five took their seats on the lower bench near est the throne on the Opposition side of the cham ber. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord Berners, and Lord Erne were among the number. The only peer on the Government bench was Earl Cowper. The Bishop of Lincoln attended in his place to say prayers. At half-past one the great bell of Westminster commenced a rather solemn peal, and continued to thunder forth its summons in anything but jocund strains till two o'clock, when the Lords Com missioners, preceded by the Usher of the Black Rod, made their appearance in the house, and took their seats in front of the throne. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chan cellor, the Duke of Argyll, Lord Stanley of Alder ley, the Earl of Harrowby, and Earl Spencer. The Royal Commission having been read, her Majesty's faithful Commons were summoned by Sir Augustus Clifford, and the Speaker, accom panied by Lord Palmerston, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Bowyer, Sir S. Bignold, Sir. W. Clay, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Scott, Mr. Swift, Mr. Oliveira, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Otway, Mr. Crau furd, and about a hundred other members appear ed at the bar. The Lord Chancellor then read the following speech : My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, We are commanded to assure you that her Majesty has great satisfaction in recurring again to t he advice and assistance of her Parliament. We are commanded by her Majesty to inform you that difficulties, which arose in regard to soma of the provisions of the Treaty of Paris, delay .d the complete execution of the stipulations of that treaty. Those difficulties have been overcome in a satisfactory manner, and the intentions of the treaty have been fully maintained. An insurrectionary movement which took place in September last in the Swiss Canton of Neuchatel, for the purpose of re-establishing in that Canton the authority of the King of Prussia as Prince of threatening Prussian a Neuchatel, led to serious differences betw ee n hi s Majesty t one timeand disturb Swiss Confederation, geeeralpaeee of Europe. But her Majesty commands us to inform you that, in concert with her august ally the Emperor of the French, she is endeavouring to bring about an amicable settlement of the matters in dispute, and her Majesty entertains a confident expectation , that an honourable and satisfactory arrangement , will be concluded. In consequence of certain discussions which took place during the Conferences at Paris, and which are recorded in the Protocols that were laid before you, her Majesty and the Emperor of the French caused communications to be made to the Govern ment of the King of the Two Sicilies, for the pur pose of inducing him to adopt a course of policy calculated to avert dangers which might disturb that peace which had been so recently restored to Europe. Her Majesty commands us to inform you, that the manner in which those friendly communications were received by his Sicilian Majesty was such as to lead her Majesty and the Emperor of the French to discontinue their diplomatic relations with his Sicilian Majesty, and 'they have, accordingly, withdrawn their missions from the Court of Naples. Her Majesty has directed that papers relating to this subject shall be laid before you. Her Majesty commands us to inform you that she has been engaged in negotiations with the Go vernment of the United States, and also with the Government of Honduras, which she trusts will be successful in removing all cause of misunderstand ing with respect to Central America. Her Majesty has concluded a Treaty of Friend ship and Commerce with Siam, which will be laid before you. Her Majesty commands us to express to you her regret that the conduct of the Persian Govern. ment has led to hostilities between her Majesty and the Shah of Persia. The Persian Government, in defiance of repeated warnings, and in violation of its engagements, has besieged and captured the important city of Herat. We are commanded by her Majesty to inform you that a British naval and military force de spatched from Bombay has taken possession of the Island of Karrack, and of the town of Bushire, with a view to induce the Shah to accede to the just demands of her Majesty's Government. Her Majesty has seen with satisfaction that the naval and military forces employed on this occasion have displayed their accustomed gallantry and spirit. Her Majesty commands us to inform you that acts of violence, insults to the British flag, and in fraction of Treaty rights, committed by the local Chinese authorities at Canton, and a pertinacious refusal of redress, have rendered it necessary for her Majesty's officers in China to have recourse to .measures of force to obtain satisfaction. Those measurea had, up to the date of the last accounts, been taken with great forbearance, but with signal success as regards the conflicts to which they had led. We are commanded to inform you that her Ma jesty trusts that the Government of Pekin will see the propriety of affording the satisfaction de manded, and of faithfully fulfilling its treaty en gagements. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, Her Majesty has directed the Estimates for the ensuing year to be laid before you. They have been prepared with every attention to economy, and with a due regard to the efficient performance of the public service at home anal abroad. . MT LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, Her Abjesty commands us to inform you that Bills will be submitted to your consideration for the consolidation and the amendment of important por- tions of the law ; and her Majesty doubts not that you will give your earnest attention to matters so deeply affecting the interests of all classes of her subjects. Her Majesty commands us to recommend to your consideration the expediency of renewing for a further period the privileges of the Bank of Eng land, the conditions imposed on the issue of bank notes in the United Kingdom, and the state of the law relating to Joint-stock Banks. Her Majesty commands us to express the grat' fication which it affords her to witness the general well-being and contentment of her people, and to find that, notwithstanding the sacrifices unavoid ably attendant upon such a war as that which has lately terminated, the resources of the country re main unimpaired, and its productive industry con tinues unchecked in its course of progressive de velopment. Her Majesty commits with confidence the great interests of the country to your wisdom and care, and she fervently prays that the blessing of Al mighty God may attend your deliberations, and prosper your councils for the advancement of the welfare and happiness of her loyal and faithful people. At the conclusion of the Royal Speech the Speaker retired, and prayers were read b y the bishop of Lin co l n . The ceremony did not occupy more than half-an hour. Their lordships re-assembled at five o'clock. THE NEW BISHOPS. The Bishops of London and Gloucester took the oath s and their seats as spiritual peers. Their lordships were introduced by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Earl of CARDIGAN gave notice that on Thurs day next he should put certain questions to the Secretary of State for the War Department connected with the late war. Lnrd BERNERS gave notice that on an 'early day he should move for a return of the number of tickets-of leave granted since the introduction of the system. He thought, that the apprehension of the public with respect to the subject would justify the motion, as it was re ported that to 15,000 convicts no less than 5,000 tickets of-leave had been granted. 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The noble lord then alluded to the late war in which this country was engaged, in conjunction with the Emperor of the French, against Russia, and to the duplicity with which that power acted with respect to be treaty of Paris, and to the attempt Russia had made to retain her power over the Danube Ly the refusal to give up Bolgrad, and by the unwarrant able seizure of the Isle of Serpents. It was much to -be rejoiced at that, owing to the firmness with which the Western Powers had acted, she had been compelled to relinquish her unjust acquisitions. The people of this country deserved the greatest praise for the manner in which they had supported the Government in resist ing Russia, and in obtaining the fulfilment of the Treaty of Paris. He congratulated the country upon he settlement of the Neuchatel question, which, at one time threatened to disturb the peace of Europe, in con sequence of the miserable attempts that had been made at insurrection by Prussia, to establish a sovereignty in a Swiss canton. Having then proceeded to notice the condition of the Neapolitan states, he ex pressed his deep sympathy with the subjects of such misgovernment as characterised the Two Sicilies, and he hoped that before long their condition would be ame liorated. The next paragraph in her Majesty's Speech ought to be a matter of general rejoicing, that our rela tions with the United States were now placed upon a friendly and secure footing. With respect to Persia, it was an undeniable fact that the Shah of Persia, in respect to the capture of Herat, left this country no alternative but to vindicate her dignity by a resort to arms. Already the Persian Sovereign had been taught that he could not insult the honour or encroach upon - the rights of this country with impunity. The late proceedings at Canton had shown that this country was determined to main tain her rights and independence, and it was to be hoped That matters in this part of the globe would speedily be brought to a satisfactory termination. The noble earl then alluded to Ireland, for the purpose of showing the extraordinary advancement that country had made in happiness and prosperity. The noble earl concluded by moving the Address, which was merely an echo of the Royal Speech. The Earl of A IRLIE, in seconding the Address, said could not but be a source of satisfaction that those differences that had existed with respect to the navigation of the Danube had been satie• fictorily settled. He could not but express his ad miration of the conduct of the Swiss when their territory was attempted to be invaded. The spirit they had displayed was such as to convince Prussia that they were deter mined to resist to the utmost all attempts to infringe on the just rights of their native country. It was a source of gratification to find that a treaty of commerce and friendship bad been concluded between this country and Siam. (Hear, hear.) Much good unquestionably would arise from such a circumstance. The noble lord having alluded to the paragraph relating to the taking possession of Karrak and the town of Bushire. which, be said, had been effected with the usual gal lantry by our naval and military forces, next proceeded to touch upon the affairs of China He said it was quite unnecessary for him to detain their lordships by detailing the proceedings relative to the seizure of the men on board the Arrow ; but he felt sure that the steps taken by the British authorities were only those that could be taken after the manner in which the Chinese had violated the arrangements that had been formerly entered into by them with this country. The noble lord, who was but very indistinctly heard, having formally seconded the Address,-- resumed his seat. The Earl of DERBY—I quite concur with . the noble earl who addressed the house this evening for the first time with so much modesty and good taste, that in discussin g an address which involves 'so many subjects of great im portance, it is not fit to enter into a lengthened discussion on any one of those topics yet. The speech now before us embraces many subjects on which much difference of opinion exists, and refers t o many po i n t s , both foreign and domestic, which its due course will r equire our most ma ture deliberation ; and for th a t reason I q ite agree that it would be inconvenient t o ra i se a d e b a t e on any one of them at present, when the dis cuss i on w ould be constantly u interrupted by the interpolation of some of the numerous other subjects referred to. I think that of late years it has become a laudable practice in Parliament, except on some sxtraordinary occasion,to concur in the general tenonr of the address in answer to the speech from the throne, that address being in point of fact nothing but the respectful expression of our devotion and gratitude to her Majesty on the first occasion of our approaching her. It has been, however, customary for the crown on one side to refer in the speech from the throne to the most material circumstances of public importance which have occurred since Parliament separated, and on the other aide for the ministers to set forth in the address the most material measures to which they think it important during the coming session to direct attention of Parliament. Adopting that view of the case, my lords, I can only entertain a hope for the future , t hat her Majesty's Government have in preparation something more than they promise, ;or a more meagre bill of fare, or a more vague and shadowy portrait I never remember than that presented in the few paragraphs of the speech which refer to domestic affairs. There is indeed a reference to the general subject of the amendment of the law, which has been before Parliament in repeated sessions, and there is also a reference to another most important subject—the re newal, and period of renewal, of the charter of the Bank of England. As to the law reform, I should be rejoiced to see that the Government acted in a manner which would unite theta with those men, who, though not in office, had for so many years devoted themselves to the task, and I ven ture to express a hope that there will be no more difference of opinion between the high legal authorities in this and the other House of Parliament. I observed with some surprise that the noble earl did not at all enter into the question of the Bank charter, but observed a most discreet silence with regard to it. Ido not know whether to con sider this as an additional proof of his discretion, or con clude that his silence was caused by the fact that he did nut know what to say. I can imagine that the noble vis count at the head of the government, when giving the noble earl his information, told him that the less he said the bet ter, and the less he committed the government, the more satisfactory it would be ; and the noble viscount must have been quite satisfied that he would not be committed by the noble earl, for— - . " He might well believe He would not utter what he did not know " In the paragraph of the speech which referred to the Bank charter, allusion was made to three topics, the expediency of renewing for a further period the privileges of the Bank of England, the conditions imposed, on the issue of Bank notes in the United Kingdom, and the laws relating to joint stock banks. As to the first and moat important question, it does not seem by this that the Government aro pledged to the existing state of the law, which I must confess I do not consider satisfactory, but Ido hope that they have made up their minds as to the course they intend to re commend, and that they are not going to launch this great question on the abyss of select committees, nor invite tho deluge of pamphlets and correspondence that will issue from the pen of " Mercator" and his contemporaries; but Ido trust the Government will, on their responsibility, pro pose a measure which they have deliberately adopted, and that the measure will be settled by Parliament on some plan deliberately submitted to them as the result of the best consideration on the part of the Government. I think I have now averted to all the measures suggested by her Majesty's Government as subjects for legislation. There is, indeed, one paragraph which may lead to very important consequences. It is not addressed to your lordships, but to the other houao of Parliament ; b u t w h en I look to th e im portance and gravity of the subject, I cannot think that the wt 9 economy, a n d due regard to the e ffi c i en cy of be sufficient to satisfy vague and meagre reference to it, i n th e s t ereo t y p e d form of announcing that " the estimates hav e b een p re pared with y attentionpublic, ill in their capacity of g uar di ans o f th e public purse. the other House of e Parliament" We are now a t a critical per i o d i n our cute . p übl ilie r.)a financial history, and the statement to be made this year, and the discussion on it, must ths directed not to the pro vision for a single year, but to the adoption of some mature plan of finance. In the year 1853, a very able and com prehensive budget was presented to the other house. 1 do not quite share in the extravagant admiration ex pressed by porno for . that finan c i a l s t atement ; b u t it had o no great merit , that it took a comprehensive view of the national finance, and it had one advantage which compen sates the income tax should not be retained. (Hear, bear.) I think Parliament will not do . its duty if it is satisfied a positive pledge that after hear.) It has been ratified by the act which continued with less for t m :n ny th d e e e f n e t t i s re . v c:cution of that pledge. (Hear' the tax at an increased rate for the period of the war, and such further period as the Government might deem neces sasy. The public generously submitt e d t o the heavy bur den placed on the m, having confidence in the good faith _ . cf the Government, and in the assuraece that the tax was essentially e s , war tax, a vast instalment, of va st effect, which should exhibit to foreign countries the resources aid power of this country in time of war,' but which ought never to be allo we d t o rema in in tintie of peace—to be resorted to as an instrument of dasgerous fa dilly in the hands of a minister. This, my lords, is a subject in which you have a strong p ersona l interest, in addition to your regard for the public welfare • and I ealnot pass on without expressing a confident' hope that Parliament will insist on a full and entire carrying out of the pledge —that in 1860 the income tax should cea'e to be imposed. (Hear, hear, hear.) I now, my lords; proceed to a far more unsatisfactory portion of the speech. I cannot but regret the good old days in who t a stereotyped paragraph of the Royal speech assured us tnat " his or her Majesty continued on the most friendly terms with all foreign Powers." I venture to say that that single par- graph would afford more satisfaction to the people of this country, and more security for the peace of Europe, than the multitudinous references to disputes more or less near a satisfactory termination. The only subject to which her Majesty could refer with unmixed satisfaction is the im portant fact of the treaty with the King of Siam. Ido •not wish to speak with any disrespect of the present mo narch. I believe he is of great intelligence, and fully im- pressed with the advantages to be derived from an inter course with this country; and I am always rejoiced at an extension of our commercial transactions, and the open-, ing of a new outlet for the products of 'our industry. Her Majesty has also referred to the difficulties which have arisen with regard to some of the conditions of the treaty of Paris ; and she has told us that these difficul ties have been overcome, and the intentions of the treaty fully attained. My lords, as we are now at peace—and I trust in Go 1 that peace will long remain—l cannot but regret that the noble earl should have indulged in some 'remarks not very complimentary to the good faith of the potentate with whom we have lately been at war. ; have always thought, and 'always said, that when engaged in war we were bound to prosecute it with the utmost energy and - Stigoar.' I Was not satisfied • with - the results of the war, nor with the peace which appears to give so much satisfaction to the noble earl and to her 'Majesty's Govern s ment; but now that peace has been definitively concluded, let me remind the noble earl, who, I hope, is now com mencing a long career of public usefulness, that 'from the time peace is made not one word of bitterness to our late enemy should come from him. lam told, but I can hardly credit it till I hear it from the noble earl himself, that the main difficulty in the carrying out of the treaty of Paris did not arise upon the interpretation of souse doubtful phrase as to the delineation of the boundary, but from the fact that the m,p which was to be the authoritative 'record of the future boundary of the terri tory was not made a part of the instrument itself, or re ceived the signature of any one of the plenipotentiaries. Why, if it was a contract for the purchase of a field, you would make the map by which the boundaries were defined as a portion of the instrument itself. Yet, on a question which was to settle the boundaries of empires, , it does not appear that there was any authoritative instrument on which the plenipotentiaries had to rely for their interpreta tion. If this be so, I do not think it creditable to the fore sightedness or the business-like habits of the Government. 1 recollect the tone and language not of that portion of the; press which is supposed to be under the influence of the Government—bat the tone and language of the First Lord of the Treasury himself—the language which he held at Manchester with regard to compelling the Emperor of Russia to maintain his good faith, to fulfil the treaty to the very letter, and saying that he would a low no discus sion of the treaty, which must be fulfilled in the sense in which England understood it, (Hoar, hear.) He alluded to the fleet in the Black Sea, and told his hearers that he would insist on a liberal fulfilment of the terms of the treaty. But, acting it der the advice and per haps something more, of, his allies, the noble viscount, who would not abate a hair's-breadth of his demand, was coin palled to refer the question to a conference,'and though he obtained his own construction at the treaty, he only di.l so at the expense of a further cession of territory beyond that proposed in the original conference. (Hear.) I hope this treaty may be satisfactory; but I trust that peace having been restored, there will be a faithful adherence to the letter and spirit of the treaty, and that we shall not have, either from public men, or in the journals, intempe rate language or violent abuse of those who were lately opposed to us, and thereby interpose serious obstacles to the maintenance of friendly relations. (Hear.) I, cannot but regret also that the noble earl should characterise as paltry add miserable the insurrection of those misguided men—for misguided I think they were—who rose to sup port what they considered the rights of their lawful sove reign in the canton of Neuchatel. Misguided and erroneous as I think they were, and unfortunate as have been their efforts, I never heard any one throw doubt on the purity of the motives or the sense of loyalty by which these men were actuated—(hear, hear)—and even though there were faults and errors, I think that feeling of loyalty should not be spoken lightly of in any country. (Hear) Nos only was there the expectation that this dispute was about being brought to a satisfactory conclusion, but that it had been &ready satisfactorily concluded, but 1 regret to find that it is not altogether settled. With regard to the claim of the King of Prussia, I may be permi,ted to say a few words, because I had. the honour of being the Minister of the Crown when the protocol on the question of Neuchatel was signed. I beg of your lordships to look back to the state of Europe at the time of the signature of that protocol. France was in a most restless and unquiet state. The —words " l'empire o'est la pain" were not yet uttered. The public mind of Europe was greatly agitated. Piedmont, S .vitzerland, and Belgium were in great alarm about the de mands for the expulsion of the refugees, which'they consi dered to be inconsistent with national honour and inde pendence. The time was critical for the peace of Europe, and I must say it was a matter of satisfaction to the (in vert:meat with which I was connecte.i that by their good offices, and. I must say by the moderation of the parties on both sides, this question was satisfactorily settled. But just:at that time we were called on by the King of Prussia —not to take active steps in his behalf, not to enforce his rights as Prince of Neuchatel—but to recognise the exist ence, dejure, of certain rights, not well donned. which he claimed over Neuchatel. Ooserve that these rights were guaranteed and secured to the King of Prussia as Prince of Neuchatel—for Prussia, as a kingdom, was not in the slightest degree interested in the question by the treaty of 1815, a treaty which it was of the utmost importance to the peace of Europe at the time to preserve from the possibility of beinginfringed in the slightest degree. The arrangement with the King of Prussia was, that if we ad mitted on the one hand the existence of his dejure rights, he on the other haud was to enter into an engagement not to disturb the peace of Europe by the enforcement of those rights. No arrangement could be more harmless in itself, and none was more likely to tend, first, to the immediate preser vation of peace, and next, to an ultimate settlement of the question. Ido not blame the Government that from that time to this they have taken no steps towards a complete settlement of that question, though I think that when they were dealing" with other questions in the Conference of Paris it might have been well to have considered this. Bat they did not do so, and the present complication has resulted. I believe that the King of Prussia was willing-to place the question unreservedly in the hands of the Emperor of the French, and that Switzerland was on the poiut of accepting his mediation if it were not for the representations whims were made by the British Government. it I aai correct in assuming, as I believe I am, that Switzerland was encou raged to demand higher terms than were proposed, and to refuse the arbitration of the French Government, by the act of our Minister, I cannot but think, though her Majesty may rejoice that in concert with her august ally the question is on the point of being settled, if her Majesty's Government had not interfered with her august ally, the question would have been much earlier and more satisfac torily settled. ('' Hear," and laughter.) With regard to the question of Central America, I am glad to find it is on the point of being honourably and satistaAorily settled. We have but few interests there. We have to fulfil our honourable engagements to the Mosquito Indians, what ever they may amount to, and to secure the neutrality of that passage which may ultimately turn out to be the mode of communication through the isthmus ; but be yond these we have no interest whatever, and need not be jealous of the advance of others. The sacrifice of Ruataa and the other islands in that quarter is, I thick, well com pensated by the advantages of a general arrangement. That arrangement, I presume, will be concluded, as it only awaits the ratification of thCaenate of the United States. Bat in the improbable, sfeepossible, case of the senate refusing to ratify that treaty, I hope the Govern ment will be able to inform me that the surrender of Ruatan is to form part of the general arrangement— that the two treaties—the one for the surrender of the islands, and the other respecting the protection of the Mosquito Indians and the passage of the Isthmus—are to stand or fall to gether, and that we are not to he bound by the one if we are not to obtain the advantage of the other. (Hear.) I now turn to other topics of difficulty which crowd upon us, and will continue to crowd upon us as long as t h e noble viscount is at the head of affairs—(laughter)—be cause, "admitting as I do the extraordinary adro itness by which he gets oat of difficulties, I cannot but ima gine that the fact of his getting out of difficulties with adroitness inspires him with the desire of getting into as many as possible. (Hear, and laughter.) I cannot account for the fact in any other way that, whether as the Minister for Foreign Affairs or as the head of the (lsovern ment, he has embroiled the Government first with one country and then with another, not indeed in great wars, but in little difficulties, which the country gets out of with credit or advantage ; or wit h loss or discredit. (Hear, hear.) With regard to Naples, I shoes ld be glad al= to see the papers on that subject befor e coming ais 'actu ; but as far as any judgment can be formed from the means of i n formation we possess, I can not conceive on whst plea her Majesty's Government can justify their course of proceed ing and interference in Naples. Are we quite sure that our own conduct on all questions has been straightforward —that we have always held the same language to different nations--that we have not held the word of premiss to the ear, and broken it to the hope. Have the good faith and promises we held out to Sardinia been kept ? Are we cer tain that we have not obtained valuable support from that brave and noble people by holding out expectations of our interference, if not by action, at least by moral per suasion, towards .the improvement of their condition with regard to the other countries of Italy ? Are we sure that when we obtained the benefit of their co-operation we gave them that assistance and material support which they calculated on receiving at our hands? I greatly doubt it. (Hear.) I have not forgotten the language of the Sardinian commissioner —I have not forgotten the evasive answer (I don't use the term offensively) with which the noble earl, after six weeks' delayswas compelled to reply to that remonstrance of the Sardinian Government. (Hear.) It is true that the conference of Paris kept the word of pro mise to the ear by introducing souse vague and unmeaning passages as to the occupation of the Papal States, but did youke a single step, did you make the sligh test effort to Ca press on the Governments of France and Aus tria to put an end to that abnormal state of things ? (Hear.) I am me of those who think that it is no part of our busines s to te terfere in the relations between Austria arid her Ita rtau subjects— to revolt, it is no part of our busine ss to encourage .o revolt, that it is no part of our business to disturb her weln her possessions: (Hear.) Good fait h required that should abstain from any such course. But I ask the noble earl to answer me this—has not Austria, by the acts of her allies in the course of these negotiations,ob tamed greater se curity for the maintenance of her Italian possessions than she ever had before? I doubt if th e noble earl will answer in the negative. But, whilst abstaining from taking such steps as might really meet the views of P . iedmont, you satisfied the letter of your engagement of interfering in the alfa;rs of Italy, and you singled out the kingdom of the two Siciaes as the object of your magnanimous interference. What ha I. Piedmont to do with Naples? You told us that the system of misgovernment in Naples was calcu lated to pr elites dangers which might disturb the peace of Europe, so recently restored ; but will the noble earl say on the part of her Majesty's Government, that he had the slightest apprehension that the course of conduct pursued by the King of Naples towards his subjects had the slightest , chance of disturbing the peace of Europe ? Neither will the noble lord say, for he knows it better than I do, that there was the slightest fear of a conflict between Fence and Austria in Italy. The plea you put forward has no substance in it ; your interference partly arose from a sense of the necessity of adhering to declarations previously made, an d partly from your inherent love of meddling. (Laughter.) And what aro the demands you ma ie? If you were on friendly truis with the Sovereign, you might represent to him ilea friendly manner that he was not pursuing a course which was calculated to be for his own benefit or the bene fit of his people. It was taking great liberty to do that even with a most intimate friend, but yen cannot say that your intimacy with the King of Naples was such as to jus tify your interfering as you did in his affairs. lam not a supporter of the tyrannical measures of the King of Na ples. I am not defending the state of things in Naples or in the Papal States, but I think matters have been made infinitely worse in Naples, Rome, and Spain by your in terference. What had you to do with Naples, the Papal Government, or Spain ? You are bound to protect your owe subjects in those states ; but as between a sovereign and his own subjects, to break off all friendly relations be cause that sovereign does not take your advice is a monstrous proceeding, according to every principle of international law; and no one who understands those principles will get up and defend it. (Hear, hear.) On what ground, then, have you withdrawn your minister from Naples? lam not to be told that in speaking this I am attacking the policy of France. I have a profound ad miration for the Emperor of the French, not only on ac count of his great talents and ability, but for his scrupulous ad_ hersap g~ ei fidelity in his eugagemente with, this country. 1 do not thiai rim going too far when I say that the Eava peror of the French is about the only cordial friend you have in Europe ; but the Emperor of the French may fall into errors, and I think he has done so in this case. What have you done? You have made certain demands on the King of Naples. He answers in a manner that you consider offensive.. But you must re eollest the language held towards the King of Naples by that portion of the press which is supposed to receive some of its inspirations from the noble viscount. Was there any term of vituperation which was not applied to him ? (Hear.) We were told that the presence of a few ships won' i kindle a revolution in the country, and make him a fugitive over the face of the earth. Such was the state of your friendly relations ; and yet after suclelangnage you say you regret the King of Naples was so ill advised as not to listen to your friendly representations. (Hear, and laughter.) Yoa withdrew your ambassador, and so did the G ivernment of France, but these ambassadors of two of the greatest nations of Europe walked down stairs, and went away without the slightest excitement or com motion ou the part of any human being. No precautions were taken, the King went openly in the streets, bat ex cept a miserable attempt at insurrection in Sicily, said to be produced (but that I do not believe) at the instigation of others, which was soon put down, and a wretched at tempt at ansassination which ended in the execution of the criminal, this was the whole result of your interference, except that England and France received, and well de served, the affront they met with. (Hear.) I now come to other topics, and I cannot but regret that we are en gaged in two heavy wars in the east—a war with Persia and a war with China. I admit the importance of the in dependence of Herat, in reference to our Indian empire, and I ain not going to defend the tortuous and devious policy pursued at various times with regard to Herat by Persia. In 1852, we received a solemn assurance—an assurance not confirmed by the fact—that no attempt would be made on Herat. It was necessary, in conse quence of the falsehood of the representations of Persia, to suspend diplomatic relations with the Persian minister in this country ; but owing to the co-operation of Russia, then in acuity with us, Persia abandoned her attempt upon Herat. In 1853 as agreement was come to between Col. Shed and the Shah, which was not very clearly expressed, but the effect of that agreement was, I believe, that Per sia was to wake no attempt to occupy or invade Herat, and we undertook, on our part, if any attempt was made on Herat by others, to use our moral influence to prevent such an attempt from taking place. In 1856 our new ally and former enemy, Dust Mahomed, advanced towards Herat, and the governor of that place, fearing the designs of that prince, applied to Persia for assistance. Tile Persians alvanotd, and the ruler of Herat, now fear ing the Persians, applied to the Affghans to defend hiih against Persia and his own people. Thereapou a conflict took place, in which the Affghans were signally defeated by the Persians, who, in violation of the engage ments they entered into with us, made themselves masters of Herat. It is not, however, quite clear that under such circumstances the occupation of Herat was a violation of the engagement she male with us. But observe what had been the state of Persia in the intermediate time. Persia, a comparatively weak and powerless empire, found herselt between the pressure of two mighty states—Russia and England. During the late war, I believe Persia offered to take a part against Russia if England and France en tered into an alliance to secure her independence against Russia. That offer was declined by England and France, but Persia was required to maintain a strict neutrality. She abstained from attacking Turkey, there fore; bat when the preponderance of Russia in the East seemed to be secured to Russia by the siege and taking of Kars, thinking that she had more •to fear from the hos tility of Russia than of England, she took no great pains to conceal her unfriendly feeling towards this country. Nothing was more natural at that time than that Russia should stimulate Persia to this course. We would do the same if we were in the position of Russia, But I am pew suaded of this, that at the present time it is the sincere de sire of Russia not to be involved in any further war with this country, and that for that reason she would exert the whole of her influence in Persia to make that Government comply with the demands of this country, and keep on friendly terms with eta And for the benefit of both England and Russia, not at the present time only, but in all times, there cannot be anything more advantageous for both coun tries than that, with regard to the countries that intervene, whether Persia or any other country, between our respec tive territories, there should be a perfect underatending. That is an object to be aimed at by every statesman, and the more we are exposed to the encroachments of Russia, the more should it be our object to maintain between the two as large a space of territory, bound neither to the one nor the other, but which, preventing the le isibility of contact, may prevent the chance of collision. I believe Russia to be deeply impresed with that truth ; and though she may have stimulated Persia to harass and insult you when she was your enemy, I believe her efforts now to be in a dif ferent direction ; and I believe that if Persia ever does come into your terms, it will be much more due to the re presentations of Russia than to the effect of that expedition which you have sent against her shores. Ido not wish in the slightest degree to depreciate the skill, gallantry, and valour displayed by that small expedition which has so signally succeeded in the Persian Gulf. 1 think it reflects the highest credit on the Indian Government; audit mast be a source of sincere satisfaction to my noble and gallant friend behind me, and others who like him, on the ground of age and infirmity, have been placed on the retired list, to know that there are some of them who aro still capable of active service and brilliant exploits. (Hear.) I must say I heard at first with dismay of the advance, and then with great satisfaction of the retrograde movement of the body of troops which bad been sent to co-operate with Dost Ma homed on the other side of Persia. The Earl of CLARENDON gave some explanation across the table. He was understood to say that that force Wald ouly sent for a local object. The Earl of DERBY—I certainly look with anxiety to any movement on that side. However, the papers to be laid on the table will probably throw some light on that and other subjects. Among other points, there is one of the deepest importance in a constitutional point of view —the authority by which this war with Persia was under taken. I have seen undoubtedly a proclamation of the Governor-General of India, in which he declares war against Persia in consequence of various grievances ; but I have yet to learn that the Governor-General of India has any constitutional power of proclaiming war upon the part of this country. I have always understood that the declara tion of war was a pert of the prerogative of the Crown — (hear, hear)—that it must be proclaimed by the Crown, with certain formalities; and if it had been so pro claimed in this instance, I think it would have been the duty of the Minister of the Crown to have called Parliament together at the earliest possible moment, and have made known to them the circumstances under which her Majesty had been induced to enter upon this war. I can quite understand that when our Indian empire was entirely governed by the East India Company wars undertaken against native princes, arising out of In dian quarrels, stood on quite a different footing, and did not require the sanction of the Crown. But, observe, the royal speech speaks of " British troops" having been sent on this occasion. It treats it, not as an Indian, but as a British war ; and unless I am greatly misinformed, the people of this country are pledged by the acts of the Go vernment to every portion of the expenditure of this war, beyond a certain given proportion to be charged upon the resources of India. lam told, also, whatever may be the opinion of the Governor-General of Innis, or the Court of Directors, about the policy of this war, that it is a war en tered into by direction of the Government at home—that it is not an Indian war, but a British war ; and if so, it ought to have been proclaimed in the ordinary way, and announced at the very earliest moment to Parliament. te. know not what, answer the noble earl has to this statebmuetnat I hope that he will be enabled to undeceive e is unconstitu tional, itself, so the manner of its proclamation . present my impression is, that as the war unfortunatem it is ten times my with regard to the war with. Persia, ic we are engaged in tional, almost unjust. (Hear, hear.? If that is my opinion opinion with regard to that in lost in astonishment at the China. (Hear, hear.) proceedings et accompanied by proceedings courtesy it may be called, y which havechaarmacterised that war—a War by .shment characterised by the noble earl opposite unknown in civilised warfare, and which I heard with \ u ss tterastu m n s i being mark' by great forbearance. (Hear, hear.) What do not say that the Chinese have not vio but I consider it exceedingly doubtful ilsysahtteehdtehteeh;restethlaetaltlyor;cha, the Arrow, was under the protection of the flag of this country. If not, the whole case falls to the ground. Sir John Bowring a dmits that the time e meys the Chinese did not know that ii h ee l ea r which it was lic ensed to car ry that flag had expired ; but expired. he But what then ? He says again that, by virtue of entitleda y s oyaz e N to o Now, e bey very fi greatly•f h i h e her was the sg colonial til hor returni•eiat r f y r , o from doubt the legal validity of the colonial • ovat register on which Sir John Bowring relies. (Hear.) lam sure that there is infinite danger in permitting to authorities at a very great distance an unlimited power of granting and thereby enabling the parties enjoying it to claim the in terveutiou of the Briti s h power in their B is that that colonial reg i s t ry is of very d tl o p u p b o t r f l u . l i be d. l t ie f inasmuch as it, is in eoss i stent w i th, and repugnant to, law of Engl a nd ; an d no pr i nciple is more clearly laid down mu/tents than with regard to colonial goythis—that their acts must not be repugnant to the general law of England. (hear, hear.) This colonial registry gives the privilege o f British v esse l s t o those whose owners are not British subjects, not naturalised but who upon the payment of a very heavy fine have been allowed to take on board hands in Hong Kong, and have thereby become pro tected, and entitled to the privileges of the British flag. I cl i not believe teat colonial Isgielatures beret g ... ,4 , „,...-.7.*.4 b h 3 e a a i T .a d n d i, i e s . o w ( n H e e e l a i i t . :, ( h l oar. censer 'fliers Buell proteetior. But supposing the law to leteei) 114 ': : : 7"'" e l wrsei toir pe poling the Ceit.e, to have been ten Limos ai Wl.o4aiii A ' .?"'''.; i have been--eupeo tiles their in cite to have beeteesetra!* es , aril repeneed --I say the comas Hat has been fteltec.by:ectk , 7 , rapreeent a t ive there is one which I fully expectett - tesliave- e i t i i m on ent t , h i:e t i t•ea this d•A. of being praised, and described as marked by great for bearance. was carrying a man in the Chinese waters who was the is nno ( g c n e e l s . charged, and justly charged, with acts of pirace. He was seized ; the ci s w were seized with him. Upon the demand of the British consul the Chinese authorities offered to surrender the crew, retaining the man seized for perjury. I say that in that case, whatever might be the inadequacy of the reparation whatever the inadequacy of the satis faction offered—it was a case in which the British repre sentative ought to have received back the man, to have exert seed his dissatisfaction at the inadequacy of the reparation, and before ho Proceeded to acts of violence, to have applied for orders to the Government a t h ome . (Hear.) Instead of that, what does he do? He takes upon himself to enter upon hostilities of the most aggravated 1 1 etescription. (Hear.) He not only destroys and demolishes the forts, with very little resistance from those unfortu -1 nate Chinese, but he goes a step further, and in the exer eise of that ferbcaratice so much lauded by her Majesty's Ministers—(bear) —in a time of p ace—for DO war had been lesally proclaimed—l believe witheut notice—by his own authority, Without the sanction of the Crown, he proceeds to order the admiral upon the station—to do what ? You took groat credit, in the time of the late war, for your humanity in sparing Odessa. (Hear.) You were told that that town was full of military stores and the munitions of war. ‘. No (you said), it is contrary to the usage of civil ised nations to destroy a commercial town." Yon pushed the principle of humanity I think too far. You spared iel essa ; you would not bombard Odessa even in the height of a war in which the poweis of this country were taxed to the uttermost. (Hear ) While here, in a little petty war, undertaken without the sanction of the c own, without any legal declaration of war, you not only destroy the forts, but you bombard a peacee hie town, and commit indiscriminate slaughter—(hear) —a town with which you have had no i elationebut those of commerce—a town which could afford no support to your enemy—a town the destruction of which is an act of signal cruelty, and au act almost as destructive of your own pecuniary and commercial interests as of thos of the Chinese. (Hear.) Theu lam told that this bom bardment of a peaceful town, under an unlawful war, not deularsd by the crown, not having the sanction of the mi nisters of the crown, is an act of signal forbearance on the part of the authorities there. (Hear.) Upon this trans action I would fain draw a veil, and await the beneficial results that are to ensue. At all events if those results are to flow, they have, perhaps, been the real object of the hostilities; and-then you ' have gone to war upon a false - pretence: (Hear.) But Ido not believe that you will gain by it. I doubt very much whether such a treaty wilt be the result as will benefit or increase your trade, which,. as we have been told by the seconder of the address, has in creased to such au extraordinary extent in the last few years. If you want to cultivate good relations with these people, and to oeercome their reluctance to receive outside barbarians and treat them as friends, certainly to burn their houses over their heads and indiscriminately massacre them is not the way to do it. (Hear.) I have now gone through the topics of the speech. It is not my intention to move any amendment, or to interfere with the unani mity of the house in adopting the address, which I presume will be so framed as to allow us to do so. Bat while I re joice in the prosperity of the country announced by her Majesty, and which with some exceptions I believe to be a correct representation of the case, I cannot but see in the foreign policy of this country—which I lament to see occu pies so large a space in the speech —another illustration of that meddling spirit and that desire of uncalled-for interference with foreign countries which have so often characterised the proceedings of the noble viscount at the head of the Governmeut, which cannot raise our character or procure us friends among foreign coun tries, and which— if anything can do it—will interfere, by its perpetual disturbance of our commercial relations, with that which, I trust, will long be the growing and increasing prosperity of our commerce. I cannot approve of the course pursued by the Government ; but I forbearexpress ing any positive opinion on any of the questions I have ad verted to, because that opinion may be, I trust it will be, modified by the papers which her Majesty's Government will lay before Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of CLARENDON—My lords, I cannot but ex press my regret that the noble earl opposite should so far have departed from that practice which he so much eulogised— and that he should not have abstained from a discussion of questions relating to our foreign policy, and that, in the ab sence of information which will shortly be laid before the house, he should have dwelt at such length, and with so much vituperation, upon the acts of the Government. The objects of the noble earl would have been better served, and he would have better adhered to the practice of Parlia ment, if lee had waited for those papers which will in a short time be in his hands. It is impossible for any one who listened to the noble earl's speech not to have' felt the want of those papers, containing, as they would, informa tion of which, at present, their lordships were not in pos session. Before I proceed to offer some observations upon what has fallen from the noble earl, I must express my agreement with him in what he has said as to the import ance and propriety of not permitting any word of disre spect or bitterness of feeling to fall from your lordships against the great Powers with which we were so recently at war—and it is not my intention, nor was it the inks'. tion of my noble friend who moved the Address, and no member of your lordships' house will, I hope, so far forget what is due to the dignity of this country. My lords, with respect to the differences which took place in the - execu. tion of the Treaty of Paris, they arose in consequence of there being only one " Bolgrad" marked upon the maps and that Bolgrad was to be retained by Russia, because it was the chef vine, or capital, of the Bulgarian colony. The line which was drawn out for the boundary was but a mere deflection, to accede to the wishes of the Russian plenipotentiary, and did not in any way interfere with the objects which the Conference had in view ; and, in fact, of so little importance was it thought, that to have refused would have been nothing but a discourtesy. (Hear, hear.) Nothing more was heard upon the subject. until the boun dary commissioners had arrived.in the neighbourhood, and there the Russian commissioners claimed a right to draw a line south of another Bolgrad, or a new Bolgrad,, which had not been heard of before, because that was the Bol grad; but this Bolgrad was not only not known to the Congress, but had it been ceded to Russia, it would have given her an importance, and would have enabled her to defeat the objects of the treaty. This Bolgrad was not known to the Conference at Paris, but Russia proceeded in her claim to this town, and she was told that if this Bolgrad had been ceded, as it turned out not to be the capital of the country, she had no right to profit by the error. A great deal of correspondence took place between this country and Russia, and it was asserted that she had no claim to the New Bolgrad, and one which the previous contracting parties would not agree to give Russia, because it would bring her in connection with, and give her undue power on, the Danube, and would cut off a portion of Moldavia; and further, it would, so far from settling any question, only be the means of giving a fresh impetus to new diiii culties. It was quite clear that the new Conference would not settle the matter, and the only plan, therefore to adopt was, to use a phrase, to make &settlement of it out of eaurt. The Emperor of the French proposed a plan which was agreed toby the several parties, end which wasbyno means making the concession supposed by the noble earl, because both Bolgrads now remain to Moldavia, and the objects of the treaty are fulfilled. Riudia is not, as the noble earl asserts, any nearer the Danube than before, but she ob tains a small concession of territory on her Bulgarian frontier. The territory conceded by Russia was altoge ther conceded to Moldavia, but as Moldavia has no ports or ships to maintain order at the mouth of the Danube, the Porte attached great importance to those islands at the delta of the Danube. All the protocols recording the acts of the Conferences which met at Paris, not to arrange these matters, but to confirm what had been previously ar ranged, will shortly be laid upon the table of this house, and will be accompanied by an explanatory map, showing clearly what has been done in the way of concession. I rejoice to say that the termination of the Conferences has given satisfaction to all parties. (Rear, h3ar.) I next come to the question of Neuchatel. and I agree that those men who emoarked on that reckless enterprise of the 4th September—an enterprise which contained within itself no one single chance of success—(hear)—were influenced by the purest motives, and were stimulated by the feelings of loyalty. (Rear, hear.) Ido net wish to enter into any details upon this subject, as negotiations are now going on ; and I should be extremely sorry to allow any word of mine to interfere with the settlement of a question in which we are not directly interested. I should deeply regret that any expression of mine, or any im prudent utterance of opinion, should mar the success of these negotiations. The protocol of 1852, to which the noble earl has eluded, settled nothing whatever ; it on ly n caused a suspension of the settlement of the questi e o n n, e, a d did not in any way settle that which it was int mo d a i re it . should do, because so long as the de e on of its the other powers to obtain a pe o c o e e l d e htahvee Swiss. cjiu es)o3 difficul t l e " h e i t eh G o b ig : n e v c se e a r m l il t e a ce for the ni K a in i g e o d f m ore i r n r S as w s i i t a z t e o rla se n t a tl t e h t e he ren ter be to authorise the King of Prussia that it was not probable that the Neuchate- It was found claims. The only result the Co a n c fe . therefore, lois would rfectohgencisoentfhwe.ecnicaeimhsaodf the s King of d thge Prussia, r an d could only have been to authorise measures of force ; but Ihave to give to the charge made by the noble earl against her Majesty's Government, that it had settled the ques tion, the most direct a;nlidtbheuarnttqywu,aats:a:mendaocotbtlenertreoadafrwlichwtiicoohnuis.dwlihtfazhveree. had said tha t measures ebe h cto a hu v el e dj b ug e d e igv n ee. taken for th e R o y a li s t no lf tshuechpriinsosntreursct were ions nae e s r wte nment which they thought illegiti mate,i l l tpb o i r c u ieo a s d a l uo l n i r y co t er s u re e rsP u l r f er d t co ceo e ts r eb u ;n a e ld t o asbe a t o uit i v v o t yet having been ei g ht yeare under its protection, they had no right to re3ort to insurrection, and by bloodshed sad civil war destroy its authority. Such acts must of course be submitted to judi c i a l investigation • and we could not call upon the Conf e d era ti on ' to set these ' men unconditionally at liberty. It was, however, thought that the King of Prussia. might be able plainly their right toinduco withth e respectConfederation e th ese to p r a o f forego what was . The King of Prussia made known to the Emperor of the French what• his intentions were. But for our part, we ab stained from giving the Confederation any assurance what ever. We merely suggested to the Swiss Government whether their interests might not be better promoted by a liberation of those prisoners, and we united our efforts with those of other Powers to bring about a settlement of the question. Yet we made no " pledge" — we g ave no " assur ance" whatever—nor did we encourage the Swiss Govern ment to resist the claims of the King of Prussia. The noble earl has condemned both the language and the motives of the Congress. He says we held out hopes to Sardinia that we have not fulfilled—that we promised uncertain advan tages if she joined us. This is the first time I have heard of that in my life. (Hear, hear.) No such promise was made no thing was said by us, except as to the mosey which Sardinia required to enable her to s end her arm y to justified the East. I say we were i n using thei .anguer we held at Paris. We should have been liable to just cen sure if, as representatives of the great Powers of Europe et the Paris Congress, we had omitted that opportunity of calling attention to the state of Italy, and had refrained from protesting against the state of her Governments ;.b4 I entirely agree with what the noble earl stated, that it is inexpedient and dangerous for any one State to interfere with the condition of another State ; but, if ever there was of an occasion for departing from a general rule , tha t was the one Italy. and the exception was justi fi ed by the then s tate y. (Hear, h ear .) It was for the i nterest of humanity' f that country, and it and for the advantage of the people o