The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-19 00:00:00

GERMANY AND DENMARK.

Earl RUSSELL—Seeing that the noble earl opposite (the
Earl of Elleaborougli) bee given notice of his intuition, on
the motion of adjournment, to call the attention of your
lordships to the actual state of affairs in Germany and Den-
mark, I rise on public grounds to request that the noble earl
will "!."I;rmoetthPrrerhar" tjr dichrai°t couldoi the
question.
nonte°esp earl wouldln
tend tosilayaremil the difficulties by
which the question is surrounded ; and for my own part, I
mut say that I should have been very glad to have rendered
the fullest explanation respecting the conduct of the go-
vernmeot in reference to the etfaini of Denmark and Ger-
many. But there are reasons of public policy which make
it desirable that no discussion should take place at this
moment. In the first plum, I have to present by oommand
of her Majesty various papers in ootainuation of those which
were laid on the table a short time 'Ago. These papers
contain the further correspondence which has taken place

up to a very recent period' In the next place. then has
been a correspondence carried on with regard to the holding
of a conference and to the proposed armistice, and I have
good hope. that the Danbh government will agree to that
oonferenax If that should be the ease, I trust, on the
ground of humanity, that an armistice on timbales already
proposed will be asoeptable to all parties. (gear, bear.)
lint that matter is still in doubt, and your lordship. will see
that a discussion of the subject, while such doubt exists, is
very undesirable. f therefore trust that the noble earl will,
on grounds of public policy, postpone the discussion until
all the papers are in your lordships' hands. Although, as
I have already stated, I have no fear that anything which
the noble sari may say would interfere with the settlement
of the question, yet any discussion slight be liable to mis-
apprehension by the parties now engaged in the war, and
might thus tend to the public injury, and prevent the
success of the negotiations which are now being carried
on. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of ELLENBOROLTGII—Under the circum-
stances Meted by the noble earl I canoot take upon myself
the rampoosibility of bringing on at this moment a discussion
ou the present state of affairs in Germany and Denmark.
At the same time I cannot come to the cooclusion at which
the noble earl has arrived, and I by no mean. participate in
his opinion that a discussion of the subject would produce
any injurious results. On the contrary, lam very much
afraid that if we adjourn this dismission we shall postpone
it until a period when it will be too late to produce any
beneficial effect. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of DES ART—I regret that your lordships are
alarms out with the same excuse, that negotiations are
still going on—eitgotiatiocis " never ending, still beginning,"
nntil the result is absolute failure.

Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE—It gives me much
pleasure to find that the noble earl has acquiesced in the
request which has been made to him. At the same time
I cannot refrain from expressing my apprehension that
considerable doubts still hang over the prospect of a confer-
ence on the affairs of Denmark and Germany. Teo days
have elapsed Glace the last discussion of the subject in your
lordships' boner. and the official language still held respect.
ing the conference is confined to the expression of a mere
hope. It appears that no basis of negotiation has been
established. Coder such circumstances, with every wish
for a peaceful settlement of this question, and with all
due feelings of deference to the government, I cannot look
forward to the issue of the pending difficulties without the
most painful apprehensions. (Rear.)
The subject then dropped.
MALT FOR ANIMALS BILL.

This bill peered through committee.
COL-RT OF CHANCERY (DESPATCH OF BUSINESS)

BILL.

no the motion of the LORD Cianczu.oa, this bill was
read a second time, his lordship explainiog that its object
was the appointment of a dirk is consequence of the aug-
mentation of business.
CONVEYANCES, &a (IRELAND) BILL.

This bill was also read • wooed Siam
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES

(IRRLASI)) BILL

This bill pissed through committee.

CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the fable a bill to
enable the proprietors of land to amidst the construction of
railways which would directly benefit their estates. The
bill was founded on the reppoort of a select committee, end
the proeisions of the Land Acts had been followed
in its construction.
_ _

Tbs bill wu teed a fist time.
THE ENLISTMENTS FOR THE KEARSAGE.

Oa the motion fat the adjournment of the home for the

I, rd CLANRIC.IRDE referred to the letter of the cap-
tain of the Federal ship of war Kearsage on the enlist-
ment of certain British seamen on board that meg, and
asked for some explanation of the discrepancy between the
statement of the American c►ptain and the evidence given
on the trial of the sailors, who had pleadel guilty to the
charge of enlisting in a foreign service.
Lord RUSSELL thought no complaint could be made of
I the government in the matter. It was charged with not
prosecuting in such mats, but in this instance a conviction
had been obtained. He could not explain the circum-
stances under which the men appeared to have been en-
listed. as from the letter of the report of the lieutenant of
the ship no very grave offence seemed to have beea com-
mitted.

ibis Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave ootioe that on a
future day be should move for copies of the information
and depositions on which the indictment was framed, and
also for a copy of the indictment.
Their lordships then adjourned at eve minutes past 6 until
Tuesday, the sth of April.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Fitiar, Dawn 18.
The SPLEZE took the chair et 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

Tim following bills wars read a third tints and paused :
Abarbrothwick Harbour, sad WAD and Belfast Junction
Railway Bilk.
ROYAL COMMISSION.

Colonel IL C. S. Curronn, Yeoman Usher of the Black
Rod. appeared at the title, lad 'summoned Mr. Speaker
and the house to the House of Lords to hear the royal com-
mission read and assent given to certain bills, for the
titles of which MO Lords' report.