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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.