The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

THZ WAR fl DENMARK.

The flarl of lILLINIOROUGH asked the noble earl
tie Beatebuy far Fenian Affairs whither it is mideestood
by the Conferees that war contrtliatioss imposed before
tbe armistice was blows sad sananaced in Jutland caa be
masted daring the seepeesioe of emu, whether any war
matribetioes imposed after the armistice was blown, but
before the smpemios of arms oa the 12th, can be collected,
sad whether may sew war contribution can be imposed
daring the easperios of arms.

Fari RUSSELL replied—la answer to the question
of the noble earl with respect to the present suspen-
d= of area, I ben to say that I do not at all depart
from the role whim* I thought it my duty to lay down for
myself on a previonsaosisioa—namely, oot to state, pending

• conference, what takes pines in that oonfereees. But,
however, with regard to the suspension of arms, I think
then in fairly an eximptice. The Conference have agreed—
and that will be an answer to the last vitiation of the noble
earl—the Confereoce have agreed that dosing the suspension
of arms thereshall not be levied by the allied troops in Jutland
or elsewhere when they occupy position, any contributions
for war, sad that, on the coetrary, they will pay for the
articles they require for the troop.. The Conference dui
not lay Bowe any rale with Mud to 000tribottoss Previ-
ously unposed. but, as I believe. the spirit of the amen
meat will be that the allied troops would ones to levy con-
tribution ef war. That appears to me the fair spirit and
meaning of the Conferens. The Conferring, anxious to
stop the effuni• of blood, as well as anxious to protect the
people from these contributions of war, did decide on the
main port, and ban lilt it to the earansanclin of the naval
cad military boom oil each side to settle the detail.. It
appears to me I as. not authorieed Wry mne in the dis-
charge of my duty, because with regard to the
wood contribution wain has been decided by
the Conferees*. I may rowdies that having made
• repremsdation lie the allied governments with regard to
the first entributice oil Jatlaod, the governmeet of Austria
have stated that it was anal to levy contribution for the
maintenance of the troops thong war. Now, whatever
may be the ore with other countries, that, I believe, has
never been don by the armies of this onstry. When the
Duke of Wellintre annumaded our forces in the Penin-
sula, so entrintions were levied, sod the utmost care

wee taken to pay for all that was supplied be the wis of the
anny.
Tin Earl of ELLSNBOROUGH—I am extremely sorry
to bear from the motile earl that the Confereeos did sot use
the most extreme preaska of language in the directime
which they iateaded to gin with mewl to the eelleeties
of war matrihatieem It appean to me DOW that there is
wothiog definite is the lategamps, sod that there is merely
as nadmetandiag cm the part of the sable earl that no new
cootribotines are to holing&

Earl RIIESELL —They are not to levy contributions at
ell—not sorely not to levy sew contributions.
The Earl d ELLENBOSOUGH—It so happens that a
emitributron el 600,000 crown, or hemmed on the very day
the Courses* agreed to the armistice, and it sues to
se with the knowledge that the Conferee°, would then
some to that couclusion. The contribution we. hummed is
seder that it might bare the advantage of having berm ha-
mmed previously.
The subject then dropped.

REGIUS PROFESSORSHIP OF GREEK (OXFORD)
BILL

On the maeioe for going into committee upon this but
Lord LYTTELTON promoted two petitions against the
bill, observing, however, that he could not axpream &me-
anest in their Prayer

Lord CHELMSFORD objected to the bill. and esigested
that the profcmoiship should be transferred to the uni-
versity, which would then be willing to endow the chair
from its owe foods.

fiiirdTil3:4:iON said be felt that Professor Jovett had
been treated very unjustly by the univeraity ; at the
same time he had ieuat objection to the bill on the
ground that it woeW exclude laymen from the chair. In
fact to remedy a temporary evil it was proposed to inflict
a permaoent one.

The FArl of DERBY said be had on a preemie occasion
stated h* ramose for ohjectiog to the bill, but at the same
time he did sot feel authorised to move its rejection. The
university did not object to endow the professorship bemuse
it was in the patronage of the Crown, bat bemuse it con-
sniestionaly objected to the doctrioes of the person who
now held it. He suggested that the further consiffasstion
of the measure should he postponed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR admitted that this was sok
the beet way to endow the professorship, but it was the
MIT one left open to him to remedy the iojostice of the
university. Under all the cireumsuinces. he felt that the
crown was bound to endow the professorship as it was in
its own Patronage.
The Bishopof ST. DAVIDS wished to state the grounds
of his obj•etio• to this bill. It seemed to him that there was
the great principle which ought to govern all their legisla.
Moo, except is same where there was as evil so crying or of
mach inagnitarl• as to be abeilutely intolerable—and that
was, that they should look to the future rather
theta to the present. If they were fora moment to
abstract themselves from present circumstances, and to
look to the future alone, there would appear such strong
objections to this measure as to render it hardly possible for
their lordships to accept it. The simple vaned noon which
be felt a repugnance to the measure was that it appeared
inevitably to have the effect of damaging the Greek Plan.
sorship of Orford. It wee impossible to say that the limits-
Coo of the professorship to a Minh' doss would sot have the
inevitable effect of lowering its value and its dig-
nity. He was quite aware of the importance of
those studies which it was the object of the pro-
fessorship to cultivate for the interests of the
thumb ; bet while be cotheded that it was very imports's'
indeed that there who were destined for the clerical pro-
fession should have the best possible instruction that could
be afforded io the university, be believed that the effect of
annexing this professorship in perpetuity to the clergy
would be to prevent the posibility rat beer always sure
that the best instruction would be obtainable. The ground
upon which he hoped the bill would be deferred was, that
be thought it a most unsatisfactory mode of dealing with
the difficulty to apply that which had been most justly de-
scribed as a permaomit remedy of as unsatisfactory the-
Tarter toe mere temporary evil. (Hear.)
Lord CRAY WORTH felt great repugnance to girls( •
vote which would have the immediate effect of throwing
out the bill, lest he should be identified with prisciplee
which were entirely keep to his own eiem, as be believed
they were to the view. of the great majority of their lord-
ship,. (Hear, hear.) On the other bend, he could not but
be impreeed with the great difficulties that bad been nig-
Clt, awl thought the bast and wisest coons would be to
eedr the further program of the MWMOUIOI for three weeks.
The Arelibisiep of CANTERBURY was anxious to
guard against the supposition, is voting for the previous
question, that he was at all desirous of defeating the object
of the bill. He gave the sable and loathed lord credit for
the motive with which it was introdthed, bat there were
so many and such great difficulties in the way that be
heartily desired further time for consideration, and be
thought the bill might be fairly postponed till next session.
He always looked forward to the probability of the en-
dowment cornier! from the university itself.
The house divided on Lord RLDIBDALI'd amendment.
(The previous quretios.)
Contents 2.5
Noncostsets 3,5-30
The bill was conasqnsatly lost,

FISH TIENDS (SCOTLAND) BILL
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REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTERS (IRELAND)
BILL
Bill reed a third time aad passed.

UNDER-SECRETARY INDEMNITY BILL.
Thi.i bill pound ehrimh eneerittae.
COMMON LAW PROCEDITRP. (IRELAND) ACT
AMENDMENT BILL.
Bill ',porta aa oniondod.
Clo the motion of Ent GRAIIVILLI, their lordship' ad-
jewaNd sotB Minday. the Mird Wiest

HOUSE OF 00MWONS.—FiuDAY, MAT 13.
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was tanseolsatoly aftwwartle aumtwooad to hear the royal
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