The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-28 00:00:00

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE

On the orders of the day being milled,
The SPEAKER, addrearim the Sergeant-at-Acme, Lord
Charles Rural, enquired ether Mr. Reed was in attar-
dame.

Lord C. Rummell replied that Do wee in attendance.
The SPEAK ER7lat him be called in.

The bar having been placed won the entrance to the
home, Mr. Reed woe izantedintely after conducted to it by
Lord C. Russell.

---Tioisiiiklift (to Mr. Reed}—Did Too mite a letter
to Mir Frederick (3t?ith, a member of this house ?

Mr. Reid—l did.

The SPEAKER—Ia that the letter? [A letter wee here
handed to the witness by the clerk of the bowleg, who stood
at the bar.]
Mr. Reed—lt is. sir.
.—... . . . .

The SPEAKER:— I have to accpmisit you that that letter
has been adjudged to boa breech of the privilege' of this
house. Have you anything to my in respect to that letter
Mr. Reed—Sir, I was not aware when I wrote that letter
that I was oommilling • breech of the privileges of this
house, or I certainly should DRSr have written it. Finding
now that I have committed an offence, I beg to tender to the
house the treat ample apology that I can offer, and beg the
pai.kre of the home for having dreaded spinet its rula.
(Cheers.) To the hon. and pliant member for Chatham I
beg abets tenders doable apology ; in Mae first place for
hay* written any letter at all to him concerning the re-
marks made by him in this house ; and secondly, for having
employed in the letter which I did write phrases, I confers,
of great impropriety. (Renewed cheers.) lam quite con-
, fident DOW that I wrote that letter under irritation, that the
boo. and pliant gentleman was entirely misunderstood by
me on Monday evening, and that be did not
intend to do me any injustice. I hope, sir, that
this apology will be deemed satisfactory by the boa.
and pliant gentleman—(cheers)---the more so u I have •
very deep sense of the estimation in which that hoe. and
pliant gentleman is held by the public, by this house, and
y his own honourable profession. (Cheers.)
The SPEAKER—You may
Mr. Reed then withdrew.
Sir F. SMITH—Mr. Speaker, it was in the performance
of a public duty that I brought this question before the
house. I feel gratified that the house showed by
its vote that it considered that the course
which I had punned was • wine one in all respects. No
better proef of that could be given than the satisa
apology, to my mind, which Mr. Reed has madef:.inadri
hope the apology made by Mr. Reed is as satisfactory to
the house as it is to myself. (Cheers.) I think I have
vindicated the honour and dignity of the house in the muse
I have taken, and humble as I am, and little acquainted
with the forms of the home, I trust I have done that which
my hoe. friend' here will approve. (Cheers.) And, sir,
being so satisfied uI am with the apology which Mr. Reed
has made, as regards alike the manner, the tone, and the
' expresidons, I think I should ill perform my duty to this
home, to my owe feelinp, and to Mr. Reed. if I did not re-
quest that the house will consent to Mr. Reed's being re-
, leased from further attendance. I therefore beg to move
that Mr. Reed, having duly apologised to the satisfaction of
this home, be now aimed from farther attendance here.
Mr. A. MILLS emooded the motion, which eau thee pat
to the house, sad immedistely spud to.

THE EFATE OF POLAND.
Mr. HENNESSY mend sa address to the crown, to the
effect that certain treaty °tainting had been inured
by England and other powers with Runs in respect
to Poland, which oblintions had not been fulfilled by
Russia, but were broken almost as non as concluded.
That dune obligations were set forth is the Treaty of
'Fiona, sad that the Emperor of Ramis I. 1816 thus reca-
pitulated them, "A constitution ; the preeenation in public
'abetment' of the Polish language ; the restriction of public
appointments to Poles; freedom of commerce; and a na-
tional army." That for many years past not one of them
mingemente and cooditioas had ben fulfilled. That for
year. put the Poles bad borne with exemplary pa-
tience the deliberate violation of their national rights.
That whilst their endurance had attracted the admiratiou
of Europe it seemed to have aroused the worst paseioos of
the Ruin= authorities. That the patriotic se f 1 reenact
of the uaeaimous people of Poland had at length given way
under as accumulation of outrages unparalleled is these
times. That the kingdom of Poland was now in some of
• desolating conflict between the troops of Russia and the
people thus driven to desperation. And humbly submitting
to her Majesty that these facts demanded the peaceable in-
terposition of England in vindication of her own public faith
sad solemn enngements.
Sir DE LACY EVANS seconded the motion, which
was opposed by Mr. Newdegate, who doubted if the Poles
were in • condition to exercise their iodependence if it
were granted to them. He warned the house that there
were jesuitical agencies at work io Poland, and that the
Pope had refused to resist in the pacification of the country.
He protested, then, against the house being deceived into
urging upon the government the adoption of a policy which
might be attended with serious complications, and be little
likely to advance the cause of true freedom in Poland.
Mr. BUXTON said the combined protest, of Ear
had, France, Italy, Austria, SPILL Sweden, Nolctrara
Holland, sod of Relginm—he heartily wished he
add the name of Prussia too—eouli not bat ring in the
ears of the Russian Emperor. Aa additional motive
for making such • protest had been afforded by that tram
seendart meaner of which the King of Prue& had been
guilty—(bear, her)—in eagerly nearing Russia that be
would do his part towards crushing the uefortanate Poles,
and that hie sympathies were now, as they ever had bees,
with the oppressor against the oppressed. A bean action
than that Europa had not seen for many a loos yen It
might be, too, that our joining ourselves with Frans
in remonstrances would tend to bold her back from
war. On the whole, look at the atrocities that
bad been done, and the dire likelihood of still fouler deeds ;
seeing the real inclination of the Cur's mind towards
humanity ; seeing what force in these days the voice of all
Christendom must have, if uttered firmly; seeing the steps
which Pruseia had taken, the unitises in which Austria
stood, sad the decision to tibia MOP wan tending, the
motives seemed sting for our government not to linger,
but to call inn every power, great or small, of Europe, to
join with England to condemn what was past, and to pus'
upon Russia for the days to come a gentle sad wise policy
towards Poland. (Chan.)
Mr. M. MILERS said he hoped the house would fully
estimate the importance of this subject, because he appre-
hended that on the way in which the house would speak
that evening would depend in • great degree the line of
conduct which the government would take with regard
either to adopting any proposition which the Emperor of the
Punch might cadre in this matter, or initiating any measure
of its own. If he was right in this apprehension. her
Majesty', government would do well to follow the opinion
of the house, because if this question was one wbieb bad
long engaged the attention of mankind it was one in which
no
goverment would be justified in sating entirely on their
own private opinion. It was one in which they could
only sot with safety sad with honour by obtaining the
fall support of the horn slid the country, not only in any
MINIUM which they might take on the oecasion, but in any
consequenceswhich might result. No doubt the " later-
peaticie "meant by the hon. genthinsaa meant diplomatic
loterpositica. Although he had se reason to believe that, is
the present aspect of Europe. there was any immediate rev
sou tonne's that diplomatic interpositios would be fol-
lowed by say more serious meserionn yet it bemuse the