The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

NATIONAL GALLERIES AND 311781311M5.

Mr. EWART asked the First L rd of the Treasury
whether the government was willing to came to be Alas
to the won* of art (paintlegs, statues, monuments), sad
specimens in our different national collections—the National
Gallery, Remptori Court Palace, the British Museum, end
Ikeda/ public institutioes—abort descriptive tablets or in-
scriptions, giving the subject of the wort, the name and date
of the artist, the school to which be belongs, and such other
brief bianwical or scientific information as may be instructive
be the pablie.
Lord PALMERSTON said he was much obliged to his
boa. hived for the suggestion, which was one well worthy
of gensiderstion, sad as It might be complied with at no
very greet medic egoense would, nn doubt. be serried Cu'.
THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
Mr. LAYARD said that on Teureday be bad asked a
question regarding the Danubian Priacipalities of Wallachia
sod Moldavia. The noble lord (Palmerston) then stated
that the four pants having been considered:as a whole, the
rslimillen of any on of those would infer the rejection of the
fear; mad onsinnsatly that, the third point having bun
rejelledi, the isreonimant considered themselves free with
nine In file Salt two; hat that, in any future aegotia-
don, the piloted.* Ormeleated:wirh those points shoal' still
fors tho In* of on anacgement. He wished to ask
whetbetAptinelp tie noble lord meant the prisciplea
laid inn dm mete of the 28th of November. He had
hoard thenbere ten a eninnission at that moment !Ming at
Vienna, fee the anmayemeat of a form of government for
the Prielefpalitlete; bedlam! to ask whether the noble lord
was aware of that. Ahi, whether a protest had not teen
delivered to Lord Claramka, signed by a considerable
muster ef Winkles ad Moldavian gentlemen of in-
finumees bpillb thLeasioe come to at Viocnt. Oa
Waft ant, be ek the noble lord, why eh Charles
=7 bed ben nal from, those Innen of the Bath
had ban nehmen upon other generals in her
Mtre service.
PALMERSTON, with regard to the first question,
niftwas rather inconvenient t, the government to be
Rebid* state what precise conditions they might like to
derWad„ err require, or inlet upon in future negotiation*
Tim lea. roman himself would see the ionaveniecce.
What be meant to stataires, that the detailed arrann•
rimeridisamited to tbsAretand second points were settled
, on on.eoaditlea dist the whole treaty of peace
Am& la eatietseterily arranged. That not bevies been
Use ther, **government held themselves (sod the Austrian
t w quite aware of that airennatenee) frosts re.
CeeeZas
say of the matters that were provisionally speed to
I Mardi to the Prinaipalities. What he considered to be the
faadesentil principle of the first point Irv, that Russia
Should no longer enemies that exclusive protection of the
Prinefailidee whisk bad hitherto been exercised under
treaties now expired. Whet might be substitute' for that
mast el norm be matter of arratigement when the time
game. With regard to the commission there was no corn-
We in sitting at Vienna engaged is planning a system of

government for the Priocipalities. There wee.: onzinisti"
of a different kind, namely, a commission rosette:jog of an
English, a French, at.d so Austrian member, w. ho were
empowered to recevis fermentations carves fto tbe in
habitants of the Principalities in regard to any grill...aloe or
' complaints that might be made in respect to the orimo,oll
troops. Bat they did not do that wi b any view ofestabil'b-
ing a format gamin cunt for the Principelirlie. und onto& d
' that the Earl of Clarendon bad received some CoMMUDiEII-
' Non from gentlemen statiag themselves to be natives of
the Princip•lities, bet be did not believe that they had any
representative capacity. With regard to the ezcia,ion of
Sir Charles Napier, as the hoes gentleman called it, be
mold assure him that it was a cimuntirtanee okich gave the
government greet repot ; bat the ezelenion wee e,ne teat
was stiSizaposed. (Hear, hear) Sir Charles Napier was
informed that his name had been recommended to bar
Majesty for the honour of Grand Cross of the Bath; hut for
mown, which be mutt be left to judge, he had declined to
setept that tumour.

/Ir. LAYARD a.ked if there was any objection to laying
a copy of the protest referred t 3 before the house.
Lord PALMERSTON woad cocialt with the Earl of
Oisrearion whether this could prorerly be eons.

LORD 3. RUSSELL'S INSTRUCTIONS AT VIENNA.
Mr. DLSRALLI asked when dm sobloderd would ley so
the table of the house a *spy of t►e iestraotions given to
Lord Jobe Russell when he went as plenipotentiary to
Vienna.

Lord PALMERSTON said that as a general rule, for
masers which the house would at once understand, it wag
objectionable to give a copy of those gencrel instructions
' which were given to a plenipotentiary wbea he proceeded
on a mission. The Tema was they entered into nisesurions
on all subjects connected with the minim, involved gave•
lions as to our r:lstions with different powers, end provided
for CStei which might or might not arise, end it wool .l be
exceedingly iajarions for the public service if such instruc-
tions were made public (Hear, hear.) Be conceived the
right hon. gentleman's object was to know whct'ser or not
those instrucions were is accordance with the despatches
that had been laid on the table in regard to the matters to
which they related.

Mr. DISRAELI said it might be irregular, but he must
be excused giving the noble lord a reason for his mokicg the
inquiry. He would merely say in explanstiou, be recol-
lected the noble lord himself moving for a.ms instructions
in two cases, and he thought he wu following a great
rreudent.
Lord Pr

said he had no recrllecti• n of
thou cases, and Le aid not thlnk he had done so. If it was
the right bon. gentlemen's object, or if the house was of
opinion that it would be a completion of the case
!aid before parliament, to give that pert of thaw
instructions which related to the specific points that
came under discussion, and were treated of in the coo-
respondmee, he should have no objection to give such en-
tracte of the instructions as would complete that rift
of the caw. He should distinctly object to give the
whole of thou instructions (hear, hear) for the
reasons he had mentioned —that they treated of
matters connected with the affairs of Europe,
and the relations of powers with each other, which it would
not ho for the good of the public service to produce. (Hear,
hear.) Subject to that, he was perfectly ready to give en-
tracte from these itietraetions and when they were in the
hands Mb= members, be thought tbey would be satisfied.