The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-21 00:00:00

ftlisel alms
b; Um sip:et:et'
skips slink of r
prise Maa etOs I
*at esss 'mg
pawl a lidded ir
.ve-ry u go tr
It. Mist spa

ii-;7i-ielia.by-repseros _ __
to ambeek mad yet me gelel==-
- WON, - ......
NOV* ~aim a Maim kielleassi of ditty, area mere
•Loss
eat ea the'periif a gmet gum thestliathia edmilisa
rest wring bee hoes essembilea, width elm us bred
yet sat take sep Names le limb that manes I
Iris may poet it the some, Purls says that Orem
mai GOMM hilemeas are set tweaked is the
gaieties, sea therellwe she ism eat hel hermit anal as
to make say mmilese by eeteeks late the alert. Or
sea Werra eet iseehea Is the quells I 1 sail sae
=iesemmisa. ma I repeat it sews that the isteireets of
y ere ha sure Dearly hushed Ise the =dr._
thus the laterals of the Wolters Pawees--(imer.
Who have boom raise Mb Lop seidlimiso ma
are oestimmieg these @madames hr the popsies 0 gm
esrlatatterheNtskileessei kg Wapitis's' et Gerserey. (Hemp
Is hear. Bat this set eh. It is sail by Prue& that Gan
sea are mot hushed k this queetioa. If by thth
she mem the material end semmercial interests of t
maay, bow he a mamma eau semi a pukka he maiaMittei I
Gas of the Mk walks hid lepetztult
_is
amemeet was the
freeing el the aseMellea the maw
shay emmeolel with Omer Minsk It =re trwm,
that se he as Puede was emiemeed, her laterals were ash
se Immediately hushed is that quid= as times of some
ethers of the Germs Mates, berme the Daubs wu est
the dims. outlet the her smarm, bat hi Se moral
Oussay sad seethes* Germany the graded et ore
Nude both admiral sail besiewaras was by the Drabs,
and how it mild be sail that her Interests, eves is this
baited erase, were all lavolved is the contest now goiag
ea mad by the sameashmeats of Resale, he Gould sot ter
eau If it us aseremery to ge further, he might tofu se
the authority et Week imeself, as proinoneed by the Hama
Maalogila Ice • ilesesist which be (Lord Lyndhurst)
had hal seseMee le Nike Ile ea a previous omission, there
was a pamrgM while he would sow read te their kr&
skim nielsked smear, in this donuts% ask r-
-42141e2N for who* we are labouring maid imposidime
are, hem their very ruse, the imams, of
sake Gammaay." (Hear, hoar.) Raficrrimp to the sari
pities of the Danube, the document went ea to state
.' That a well masted state of affairs I. the arentries on
the Lower Danube is of emeatial importance to the material
laterests of Greasy. " How could we reconcile these
grammars with the policy of Prussia as expressed by the
high authorities to whose he had referred ? They had
stated—" We are otopiaiou that a grievous weal has been
rammitted. We do set think it samemery Is p hauler.
We do act think it aseemary to take sides essmaree, which
we an hosed to by treaty ash by asassadva obli-
gatioaa, to present this yeses, in we do sot
think that either the lationste or hallepeadeace
of Germany is iseelsed I. this quirks." Haw,
thee, meld their lordships reams& with eat'
eiple whatever the isalsratilass sePtaisios poky as
by the course to which be had erameed. Haw Meld they
reamed, with asy prime her radon Nato* with eci,
we have eapnimMear kali= of the grimes whisk
has bees ammittei—we kit lotted Is p we
don't think it asesseary to take say ether mesimwm— we
who were brad by Isesty and by' amemeedee ellifigkimme is
prevent the rug whisk hes btu eaushilea—us lea%
thigh the iadepoissas se Assmasy or the lama of
Giummy lawdesi la the gaieties ; ma *Near we
will set killine; yet if the Csaz were awe N establish kir
self at Cleakiallespi• there would, he imesgisesi, bean sad
of °NUM 6.6IPINISIOND sad of Gorses Warts Makes
(Clissea) Maw was this essibiat es the peak Perk le
be eaphirwil ? He Nail only =Plebs Oar KZ= the
*Welke* of acme secret or covert power es in
Preemie, which she had either so disposition was power he
reek. (Hear, hear.) The Nassau, perhaps, eta mtrosit
sad powerful mind over a mind of a wash, ile=titadse
farkehmeater. There were some other
smasostel with this part of the question which he hong le
ssessiere es bring before their lordships. Is the MGM
mines he bat referred to ea the Prussian Loa* Bill, the
Minister of War, General Bodowits, either u a member of
the eoesadtke, or by being present and haring obtained
permissigalle kook, rated what his (Lord Lyndhurst's)
mike bird to had frequently stated, that it was
impssmilisPmNMa mould roperate cordially os a onside°
it Ms kW stalest Bustle; to do so would be an
ell et parriside against all the states of German.
Sob was the language held by that individual, and is
isasimpassa slab. and what followed from it, he was seat
M Wills Its& General Bodowits, it should he borne in
nthi4 was see at the favourite madmen of the Crows. He
eas welesseed by the Sovereign, and in meet embraced; he
es semplimested for his long wireless, hie talents, ash is
ilasSies Ils the sass, of his Sovereign, and the toureriatisa
IMO IS Is la aposable and confidential taus for a atomi.
arable parisit, bat is the sod it wound up by a little iati.
minion that it was ineonvenient to the government drabs
sheald continue to hold his office asMinister of War, ash the
smolt sea 'battle° days afterwards he sent in his resignatios.
Bat this was not all : other circumstances bad occurred al

Mad by dm pampa% Were mat le Semi ter her I
argromosee. dollimur to moods be dm, and rejected
Oka eating . VIM arateir lit PIM& thee take ? She
,published • dssa mid* dmoiradoted. obiectihg ha-
is/41 he Ikea tsar, polmissseTiorword miens grounds
=biz
ls allitotiom. GM Mbar mamas for not sou-
the proposition bad Ma made by the
anis. (Hear, bar.) Net only that—she went farther,
sod he the Diet abs asallased the meet astir. opposition to
' all the attempts made by Austria to bases the ether states
of Gerona, I. ea-aerate with the allies. In this way
▪ _sepaanted bonen hem the allies'
still farther.
Si. segaraisi \itself from them when she refined to
Maud ft mostios at Visalia; she atett herself from
them Maar vim site refused M I. the decision
therms, Ms sod all separated Waif hem them farther
opposed that dairies la the Diet, and ends.-
v▪
eiled N poirOomi ti. sem Maim of Germany from se-
quiseelmg I. It. (Rom) Bo amo acne to another phase,
sad la was almost the last in this strange history. That was
the treaty of Dee. 2. As their lordships were aware, the
Wad powers met and negotiated that treaty. The object
elk was to sell upon Rassia, within a mount from the date
*Me treaty, to state such proposals for peace as the allies
mid accept. When that treaty was signed, notate
was gives to Prussia. Boom had been left for
her to come in aid secede to it. She refused to
do so. She would not subscribe to or join in that treaty. Some
formal objections were urged by her on the ground of ;her
refusal to subscribe to a joint treaty ; bat she stated that she
would not object to subscribe to a similar treaty Judi.
vidually with this country, and to another similar treaty
with France. Well, the assayer to that proposition was—,
" If you will secede to a treaty separate having the same
effect with Prawn, and a similar separate treaty with Bog-
{sad, neeklesdeu will be made ea the part of the allies to
timasess." But bum that time to the present she had
sever sonsented to does. (Hoer, hear.) She had made
museum pry—.be had carried on various sego-
tiatlone—siso had made a variety of proposals and qualifica-
tions numberless, bat none bet such as, if she had reflected
at all, she must have known that the allies could not pos.
sibly moat. (Hear, hear.) This wu the state in whisk
Prussia stood at the present moment. The observations he
(Lord adhurst) had made in reference to Prussia, in
tennezioa with them transactions, must be understood as
applying se the eourt of Pnada—to the governs/at of
Prussia, and not to the station. (Roar, hear.) He had
reason to holiens—indeed, he had maim to know that the

national feeling of Paresis was nee at all la mason with
that of the government. (Hem, beer.) He knew that from
various senses—sourcee of a pails sharacter, open to all.
But that very day, he had read a copy of an address ens-
nared by a committee of the lower hoses, to wham the soh-
poet of the army estimates was referred, eapressleg in the
imaged terms whet he (Lord Lyadhuret) simesived, sad
had always conceived, to be the national iheling Pranks.
Be would take the liberty of moan this deriamest
to their lordships. It was expressed in very
strong leavings' and corresponded, as nearly as
possible, with the view he himself had always taken. It wee
as follows:!' We cannot refrain from expressing the
anxiety with which year Majesty's faithful people have
followed, during the but ten months, the policy of the royal
government in the t European question. It has seen
with sorrow P leave the community of the greet
powers r.pessent•l nest year at the Vienna conferences, sad
thereby ressemee Ilibe at eMcacious means of assisting, by
a lam attllmileorbidimenld exclude every doubt, the speedy
aeleinmest att die objets so ardently desired by the whole
annatry—s pease, offerieg durable paarreatess against the
mmemal of fibe disturbance of established order in Europe, in
swam nenlannable equally to the dignity, the iateresto,
aril the peeiden of Prussia as a power, es also to the decima-
lises made at the commencement of the year by the sowers-
_ . _

meat of your Majesty concerning its (stirs 114 of policy.'
(Hear, hear.) Such were the opinions and the sentiments
of the Prussian nation as contrasted with the opinions and
sentiments of the court and the government of Prussia.
(Hear.) What he bad stated was of importance es tending
Ming the question to a crisis. Russia, in the first bi-
llow, demanded an explanation of the meaning put upon
the tour points by the allies. An answer was given and ea-
piimations were returned. Russia declared handf willing
to negotiate upon that basis, and negotiations were opened.
What was the course taken by Prussia ? She demanded to
be admitted as a party
to those negotiations, and as what
06:1:? (Hear) Principally upon the ground that ebe
beeribed to the protocols of a year before and of the
early part of that year. On what pretence could she claim
ea such grounds to be a party to the negotiations? (Cheers.)
It was true she bad subscribed to the protocols, and up to •
certain period concurred in the acts of the other powers.
But she subsequently deserted them. (Hear.) She divided
herself from the allies on the question of the answer in the
fleet instance to the demand for the evacuation of the Prin.
elpalitics. Again, she refused to attend the meet-
leg of the allies to settle the basis upon which
segotiations should be opened. (Hear, bear) Again,
As continued her active opposition to the polio y of Austria
In the German Diet. (Hear, hear.) Again, when the offer
was sada te her to be a party to the treaty of December 2ed
she refused, the object of that treaty being this—that, if
Hods would not accept the terms of peace offered, the
allies would pledge themselves to concert coercive measures
to carry on the war. She refused to accede to that treaty,
and she refused to negotiate the separate treaty she huedt
proposed, binding her to join is such coercive measures.
(Hear, bear.) On what ground, then—the bath of the
negotiations being—the negotiations themselves arising ee
they did, oat of the treaty of Dee. 2nd—on what ground
maid she claim a right to be a party to them? (Hear, bear.)
Then were other points of importance connected with these
trimmitions as regarded Prussia, but it was not aeon-
may he should go inte them, for they were all
ordained and answered with such admirable for*
in the despatch of U. Decays do Lbuys, and, he
doubted not, also in the despatch of the noble lord opposite
(Marendon), as to make further comment unsesessary.
(Cheers.) lie had only, therefore, upon this plat, te hope
that the allies would adhere to the decision to width they
had sem% sad would not, oa any pretence, allow Prods to
be a party to these negotiations. (Loud and general cheer-
fag.) He was sore, from ell that had been stated, and frees
every observation he had made, that if Prussia were ad-
mitted a party to the negotiations now procoediag at
'Vienna, she would act in concert with Raaela—(loser, hear)
—that she would act as the ally of Rusia—(bear, hear)—
that she would act u the instrument of Rasaia—(cheers)—
that she would an, he might almost say, as the slave of
Russia. (Load sad general cheering) He was sure she
would se implicate the question at issue re to reader a
satisfactory conclusion impracticable—(cheep)-mad if she
TM admitted, he for one skould utterly despair of earth a
ease& (Cheers.) It was singular that in the Wolin of
or,natinni—at least, of some nations—that their diplomatic
het lad their foreign volley assamod a peratooent
term, surviving successive Mellareila and sees he Masi-
nionistimis. 'I bat was emphathally the cam with Reseda.
The abareciter of her diplonseey—the priorripbr of her foreign
VlZmight be teased back from the reign of
the Great, through that of Catherine, through
the reign of Aleasador, and through the reign of
the late Emperor, down te the present. In like intoner
we might trace the diplomatic character and the foreign
policy of Prussia at least ee far back as the reign of Frederick
the Groat, the pupil of the Freaah philosopher, who e:-
changed hie teeddeg he that royal patronage which wee
sometime. eiteMille and Nelittillee. withdrawn. The
whole of the foreign
_policy of Prussia, from the com-
mencement to the sloes of that mortarch's reign,
was most unscrupulous in its character. It would
never be forgotten that he was this contriver
the originator, the instiotor, and the active !alignment of
the partitioning of Poked, the most nefarious political
transaction of modern times. (Loud cheers.) He could
trace the same character in the foreign polity of Prussia,
a:bibbed in the tame imbues, and curled out
by. the same unesehralusc _ lamas, through
rants, from the tint Prodadsk the Great down teeth
premet time. He orsuld, however, mallas himself, by way
of illustration, to suns with which their lordships were all
familiar. So far bask as the year 1i94 it was osnaidered of
the utmost importunes that we should be able to sorry a
largo military fora lomat easiest Prams in the !fatherhood*.
Apparition. was made vs Prussia. Prussia replied
that she had not the mesas of raisin such a hue. As
ace see of lit noble hismil sear him (the Earl ef Nohow
trriidaswould had& the
sass" d tits adadaa. Ho stated ft Prussia that
=e bon spaosalitisa ra: may, that the army should serve in the Nether-
loads at each poinhi as Nagbal should paint oat. This
condition was the very man* ot the treaty. The Isms
were agreed to, and the memoy_srpu pald—p•fd raw the
then empty treasury of hen & -The sebliers *ere etershed
to the Rhine, and there they samalead, being retained
there by Prmida 4 purposes posnlbelp hes own. Romer
strums were mark by the ashes vial he mitered Y, both to
the Prudes stabler sad to the ausesseitee of the troops ;
but they
_reseed se seen o• the tame le the point
cated. (Hem Ile wadi net oak their
Pemnacpwdlrtl leedebipe to reed the
irlisb pawed between the sable ead sad the
eessoattww geeeesmene i sehromee to thee Immeeden le all
its death, bat he bed • shot etwaning ten erbileb was cos-
tabled la • shin Woe, Manned to tits Dabs of Portland
by the noble seek 'Meg hi *Wen epee the matter, wind
he intended se lave reed, bet on eeesideraties, be hand
the teals la whisk mid was sepressed street,
that though it had lees he amid seemly dare to
submit It to their kettehige at etch a thee.
Mhos's.) If they esesseed le the twersopeadenee of she
ampere, Joseph in the Ma War, they would ere with
what semtmagt that manta melte of Prussia. At thus
time Pruitt dime to adept the coarse of pokey to wild"
she seemed sew distress el reverting, vie.: to ass as mad&
ter bases the iessamtaw. penis.. A Premien savoy
semedlegly be Sidle ter nee. es ewe, es the =gee&
this between the bagman as sedialer, ben the bustle of
Ake bayleg takes plass la the use rise, Preens at
ease abentiened bar character of rawlisest,
_sad entered
lees lessyskeisl Mune edlosetve sad deleaeive with
pdems, • as the liaise of her treeehery
Idesaborg and berbery of Hanover. (Hear, bear.)
Pros& was pa the semie ewes of vaaUlattei is the
present ease ens Hie, and waning another,
pis*. the owe ef inn end lease. He bad no faith le the
Premise gesernelei se a government, and yarned asp

• like deeeription. The rep/stubby" of Emig at our own
Court, • man of groat busing. great bleats end withal
a profound statesman, well easversant with the interests
of his country and of Euro" lading that the soars pur-
sued by his government woe utterly inconsistent with what
M his opinion was due to those Sterns and to propriety of
induct, and not desirioi to he an agent in carrying out a
policy of which he could not Approve, resigned his °Mos,
end was now, as he (Lord Lyadharst) understood, panning
kis valuable literary labours petvately. Then at a more re-
sat period, towards thee*" of last year, the King of Pros-
e's Using, is a speech from the throne, with Os eloquence
* which he (Lord Lyndhurst) was told he was remarkable,
enlarged upon domestic, and then upon breign affairs,
Isaagintog that in accordance with the usual etiquette in
sell cases, an videos would be adopted by the Chamber in
answer to the speech, and slops'sg that that address might
contain some topics not altogether agreeable to the royal
ear, intimated, through the minister, that no address was
neoessary—that the crown did not wish it. (Hear, hear.)
Now he left their lordships, without any comment of his, to
draw their own conclusions, and to form their own opinions
upon the facts he had stated, and here he closed what he
should call the int act of this political drama. Hs sow
proceeded to the next stage. A Russian force having crossed
the Danube, it was considered, and properly considered, by
Austria right, after a certain interval had 'lased, I. call
upon Prude to join her in a demand spot Russia to evac-
uate the Ptincipalities. A demand was drawn up and
signed, and *repeated to the sovereign of that country for his
signature. It was rather a steam measure for Pringle to
refuse to add her signature to that demand. However, in
a less stripiest mid nose general form she *greed, by her
resident minister, to oroperat• is the demand. With what
amount of esorgy—with how much seal the demand
was inbreed. NM with what impreesioe, be moat leave their
toeittaishe. The result, however, was that the
emo sisslnd, bat though rejected, it was not re.
jested is Isms, mud same counter propositions were sent for
the adlopers of Austria. Those counter propositloas only
west to apmtof the case; some of the questions In con-
Swam haws= the allies sad Russia they did net touch ;
and peed* they wore slimly inadmissible. Bat it re-
quited sum dune to return as mower, and it was thought
paw she that beton the answer was given, the allies
Amid be osesohod. Besse time wee occupied in then
asesindons, sad Prussia then addressed Austria, urging
her lath imaged manner to atop the mann alms troops,
wise WINN that time transuded on the frontiers of the Prin-
cipalities 'at to prima their crossing the herder until
thili•Ness as to the proposition was decided. That pro-
pses Austria very properly acquiesced in. Bat what
=aspre after that ? Russia intimated that she would
ter Priscipalities and sly set in that quarter on
the delbusive, and Prussia then said, We think the pro-
claim' that have been submitted are all that eaa
expected from Russia. She has now evacuated
the ties ; she has scraped the Prnth ; and though
sa •ys she ho retired for military reasons, she says also
that 'she will set re-enter the Principalities, but will act
wholly on ter defensive. Prussia said, These propotitioss,
they& lbw relate only to a part of the objects contemplated,
art arnoWtoloss all that can, under the circumstances,
M notionsohly required." Prussia, upon the ironed that
Rosh bed evacuated the Principalities, and intimated that
she did ant found to re enter them, held that she had es-
' resionsail ha all that could be fairly required of her, and
retool her farther support to the oonfedorate powers.
Having &Whoa herself tress the osafederate powers is this
way, mai aorived boreal of the eights of an ally in the
segetioduos he gems, what thin leek place? She Mom
Immardistoly to lattegoss her hinnies with the other Her-
men Asko ill puma* their eo-eporatien. Austria woe is-
deavetidtai to him the mime states of Germany to
oe-epotots with *edits he the purpose of obtrdolog pease
urea those terms width Ihen modiond amain he tomes
tog the future UrsotoMilly of &revs, eat oho enittod
self to the uthoot AIM that erjosit. whereto ?remit
haulm( his the some he had pistol out, set herself In
dhoti tomtits Is Austria, sad oadstronand by all the
moons in her power to threat her sinoseres. BM endea-
voured tome oohs* Mr sea only the Dist, but the ospootte
AWN of width tie Dist woe tomposat, end to Mims Ohm
oft to accede to the propodtions of Austria. And to a peat
man; he was terry to woo, !nosh had is this respost luso
aussonsfol. (Hear, Mar.} Is did net ask the, lordeldge
M ea ee far MI to say tbs. Plumb saint *so shonwomusea
had bees why tr semeort with ]gads--(loordinar)—that
she bad Mae seeing as the agent of Ramis. (Ham bear.)
Bet he aloft vuotore to say, and to ask thole lerdeldps to
seem mai bin M that view, that if Prank hod tottolly,
NW lb* thormorlsolt oho were rosily la semen with]
gads, esg INN the eau of Ramis, she se'l'l" set kayo
ogee JeilseDy aseimplleh id the interests of Russia thus
or vomits the mien lie had adopted, tad whisk he
knoog bpd desoribed. (Loud sheets.) There
was I.lllllet eiremsteliee width he kepi M mom-
tam Wits Prussia woo toblog this sokairdinary
souse, sod mooting( spas tho MiNte GOMM NSW aot
winpersto soil Amnia. the at the Nene tin% as bar
era get% ormt bur thanks to two dams shins fie retiring
es eta the allies. Ails bet.previesely aelithet
he hailmenght the lint so of this teliMmilkome to it dito,
se y rains toy thet m heel MOO to dm aostolothe of
the issued sot. hear.) He wesiducad our
attention to ten and last. Mehl% it nottimmy
to takes MAW stop,amel emesedestess. sessisits
with tbrelles. the allies seN4Mol it mating to le belies
the 8. Asessbes Visas% soled&
ken Moises the basis of sly pianism, ssisibiles Sit

1.;t4

!assay her present position, but we can
I. Mori hoar.) We vas have go wish
lent :ghostly relations with Presets, and
heragmulemassenstat.title.Pfrussial"PePargalato.
t
of the great powers of Europe. For
eke has taken a pert la aligns& %ant
s in maintaining the equilthoinmel power.
se, a melancholy @pesthole to see Prussia
n high position, and endeavour to reds.*
greatest qb. Mien of modern times—fir it li I qussliss
whether the states of Europe shall enecumb to Russia, or
whether they shall maintain their indepsndence—torestriet,
I say, the greatest question of modern times 'dada the
narrowest limits of German exclusiveness. (Hsi; bar 4
Remonstration have not been wanting, but the awn, or
Prussia has always been—" Our policy is peace." And o*,
lords, I do not doubt the sincerity of that declaration. Per-
haps there is no country in Europe in which war may be
morejustly dreaded than In Prussia. (Load Willi of Hear,
hear.") Other countries may treat it with levity ;
sad we, from the inestimable advantages of our
insular position, may
but there is no country in Europe which has more restos to
remember the dread calamities of war, or mon to dread
their recurrence than Prussia. Thou feelings, however,
may be carried ;co far, if they prevent her from fulallieg
her obligations as a great European power, or from main-
taining the national honour. Prussia has always said that
pesos was her policy ; bat France sad England are equally
sincere in their desire for peace; and Prussia knows that they
will not continue the war one single day longer than is neon-
saty to secure an honourable and lasting peace. We think,
however, that the but way of arriving at a satisfactory pair
is by prosecuting the war vigorously, whereas the policy
which Prussia pursues can have no result but to retard it.
I am not, my lords, questioning the right of Prussia to pur-
sue any policy she may think beet for her own interests,
but I must profess my inability to understand that which
she has hitherto pursued. It appears to me to be set an
European, not a Prussian policy, not a war policy, neither
one of peace, but one more calculated to thwart the policy of
Austria than to keep the designs of Russia in check.
(Hear, hear.) Austria is the natural and indis-
pensable ally of Prussia, bevies; no Interests at
variance with her, whereas Eustis is the power
which Prussia knows by painful experience she has moat to
dread. It is perfectly tree that the unvarying policy of
Rustle has been to keep Germany weak by disunion, and
this policy has been promoted by the recant conduit of
Prussia ; nevertheless, however eccentric her course may be,
she is still a great European power, and easnot remain
isAated when great European Interests are at stake. She
cannot side with Russia against the feeling of her own pea-
pie, nor can she with Rorie march against Austria, because
I she most know that at the end of such an unnatural and
fratricidal war she would be at the mercy of Russia. But,
on the other band, she will not side with Austria, but
haiessunted an unfriendly attitude towards her, and has
induced other powers to do the same, so that the result
; hitherto of Prussian policy has been to frustrate anion, and
to prevent au united tone and uniform language on the pert
; of Germany towards Russia. The issue has, in fact, been
to prevent that union which would have gone far to secure
k a luting pesos, and to give to Germany those guarantees of
; which she stands so much in need. (Hear, hear.) I say,
• then, that Prussia is in an isolated, and therefore in • false
I position, and that although that fact may give satisfaction
; to her enemies, it is deeply regretted by the allies, and
; deeply felt by her own patriotic people. It is a position
; from which neither honour nor advantage can be derived,
. and one which both this and the French government are
I most anxious to put an end to. (Hear, hear.) It is to this
I object that all oar efforts have tended, and I can assure your
lordships that no exertions shall be spared to secure the free
co-operation of Prussia, while everything shall be done in •
; friendly spirit, and with due regard to the honour and feel-
, Inge of a great and independent nation. (Cheers.)
I 01; the motion of Earl GRANVILL74 their lordships ad-
; jouraed at seven o'clock.

woe
now geisi on at Visalia were being unseen oea.7a—r-t—e-fl
this maw, by a noble lord who had expressed each sound
News epee the subjects sad who, singe be bad left this
sonny, had, by a tank leathern's pen, been transformed
from a linen Plenipotentiary to • Colonial
(" Hess," aid a laugh.) When he remembered tablactlerbt,
lord's pn ewer, Me high position he hod held in the I
manna of his Sovereign, and coitrasted his present posi-
tion with the brilliant prospects which were still open to
him, he recalled, involuntarily, to his weeny, the well
knowtneoteitime
wis Nana nos prim; mm one stint in me.
Ingenuous no, et put inter mobile esmitt."
(Hear.) He had fall confidence in that noble lord's dui-
sin of character, and is the priaciples be had enunciated in
the House of Commas on this sehnet, and was satisfied he
would not *most to say term of peace short of such as
noel.. obtain for the allies the objects they had in view. AI
peace based upon anythisg short of this would be—to use
the language of his noble friendoppoiite—but a hollow trine,
leading to new difficulties, new complications, and now wan.
He had confidence also in the vigour, the energy, the un-
failing resources of this great nation, end be was confident
that at no (listen period they would we in a position
eves higher than that from which we had declined is conse-
quence of the simesnaguitent of eke war. Renew that our
prosperity had created many jesins persons around us, who
locked upon what was called our fall with something like
satisfaction. Let us oath* other side, by the display of our
fortitude, teach them to must our courage, and at the
same time to admire the energy and vigour with which we
applied to the sunof our reverses. Oar motto should be,
" Nil deoperaadun"— despond. (The noble and
learned lord resumed his seat amid loud cheering from both
sides of the buss.)
The Hut of CLARENDON—My lords, although my
noble and !maid friend has told us that his object was not
to create any emberressmest for the government, still I
thick your lordships will understand the diflinlty under
which I rise, not to newer the speech of my noble end
learned friend, but to speak upon the subject which he has
brought under your lordships' consideration. (Hear, hear.)
And if I do not follow my noble and learned friend through
his lucid narrative of Premise shortcomings, I trust my
noble and learned friend will not attribute my avoidance of
that course to any want of respect for himself, to a non-
recognition of the importance of the subject, or to any desire
on my part to become the apologist of Prussia. (Hear,
hear.) But, I think, he will admit that between the po-
sition, however distiogoished, which be occupies, and that
which I have the honour to fill, some difference exists, and
that lees respousibility attaches to the words that tall from
him than to those which I may have occasion to offer. Not
that I entirely agree with my noble and learned friend, who
seems to think that no responsibility attaches to what he
says. thither contrary, I think there is not one of your lord-
ships, ne matter on which side of the 'musette its, who Is
entitled to consider himself free of responsibility for what
language he utters, particularly with Menne* to our foreign
affairs. (Hear, hear.) Since I have had the honour to
hold the seals of the Foreign-offiee, I have had various ippon
tannin of knowing the importance which battened abroad
to speeches made in both houses of parliament, and that
this importance is measured by the political eminence and
personal character of the speaker, the estnation in which
he is bold in his own country, and the extent to which he
may be held to represent its opinions. I need not say, the.,
that under these eirtemstams the speech of my noble and
learned friend must produce a great sensation throughout
the continent, an in foreign countries generally, and more
especially on the Prussian governrosat and court, which
cannot fail to be—l will not say gratilled—(a laugh)—but
struck by the industry and talent with which my noble and
learned friend has matured, end the eloquence and lucidity
with which he has laid before your lordsidip, the
diplomatic proceedings of the last six months. (Near.)
But my noble and learned friend, towards the anoinsem
of his speech, 'tinged to me with respect to any dmeminst
which I might have to bring forward in mitigative of In NOTICES OF MOTION.
opinions he bas expressed. My noble and learned Mend Mr. HEYWOOD gave notice that he should bring in a
may think lam allowing judgment to go by default when bill to amend the &et of Uniformity, so far as it coac rned
I tell him that I have no snob document, and that I do not the performance of Divine service in the chapel of any
col-
believe my noble and learned friend has mistaken—as he legs or hall of the Universities of Oxford andCambrides
could not have intestinally misrepresented—any of the
matters to whin he *ailed attention. (Hear.) I think, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
however, that I 'ball best discharge my duty on theprnent Mr. STEEL had to ask why the 6th section of Act 6 and
6 William IV., chap. 63, by which all local and customary
occasion if, instead of following my noble and, learned
measures ale abolished, and a penalty is imposed upon every
Wend though the various matters be has treated, I venture
peru te supply certain deficiencies respecting the communications se who shall sell by any denomination of measure other
which have taken piece between this government and the than one of the imperial measures, or some multiple or
aliquot parts thereof, was not enforced ? and why the officers
court of Berlin ; for after ell your lordships will attach more
apuisted by to take the quantities and prices
importance to them then to any abstract opinions stressed
ofp grain sold ing vernment
each market town, and by the magistrates
in the Freesias parliament. My lords, the results of sheer
in each county, to regulate weights and measures, were not
communications are far from satisfactory, but yet I do not
instructed to enforce the use of the standard measure for the
despair of establishing better relations with Prune, for I
must say that Ido not regard the Prussian alliance with the sale of corn and grain ?
indifference which has been expensed by my noble and Sir G. GREY was not able to give any information as to
,why the law was not enforced. The government was not
learned friend. (" Hear," from Lord Aberdeen) I should
in the habit of enforcing laws which were locally adminis-
be moot happy to have that alliance re-established on the
footing on which it stood in the early pert of last year, tend, and the inspectors of weights and MUMS were
officers appointed by the magistrates of each county, and
when Prussia joined with us in declaring that the war
against Russia was a just war, when she d cod as acted 'tour their superintendence, and it they were
strongly as Austria the aggressive policy of Russia,
instructed to carry out this law, be apprehended they would
and joined with Austria and the Western Powers, onlyl
do so. AS for the corn averages, they were made out sub
is terms still more energetic, in summoning
Russia to eve- ject to the Board of Trade. But he believed it was open to
te
cu the principalities. My lords, whether Prude wee, any one to lay informations under the statute which had
nod that this united appeal would be irresistible, and that been referred to.
our success would be complete, I am unable to say ; but the HVNGARY AND POLAND.
positive refusal of Russia to comply appears to have stag- Lord W. GRAHAM would ask the First Lord of the
gered the resolution of Prussia, and never since has she Treasury whether the Austrian ambassador has called upon
shown any signs of activity. When the answer of the Rue- Lord Clarendon for any explanation of the words stated to
Sian goverment was removed at Vienne, Count Buol sum- have been used by a member of the administration, " That
monad the representatives of the English and French no settlement of the Eastern question would be satisfactory
governments to a conference. They obeyed the summons, unless Hungary and Poland wen restored."
but were told that the conference could net be held, because Lord PALMERSTON—Sir, in regard to that member of
the representative of the Prussian governmest had refused the administration to whom the noble lord refers, 1 shall
to attend. The Prussian government was consulted, and merely say it has afforded me great satisfaction teat that
various telegraphic messages and special missions followed noble friend of mine has accepted office under the crown
each other in rapid ascension, but without result, until at —(cheep)—that I had a most confident expectation that
last the Austrian goverment sent the answer to London his great natural abilities, and the remarkable energy of
and Paris, when the English and French governments let his character, will render him an honour to the public Ber-
n time in pronouncing a decided opision. It is true that vice, and enable him to do honour to the memory of his
the Prussian Minister at this court subsequently told me that illustrious father. (Cheery.) Sir, the question of the noble
the Prussian Minister at Vienna would be allowed to attend lord rather refers to the policy of her Majesty's government.
the conference; but my answer was that it was too late— Of that lam prepared to give him the fullest explanation.
(bear)—that the English and French governments had The Austrian government know, and have long known, that
been invited to give an opinion, and had given the government of Great Britain would consider it a great
an opinion in their despatches to Count Neesel- misfortune to the world if Hungary were separated from
rods, and that to re-open the conference after that the Austrian empire ; because 1 consider the Austrian em-i
despatch would be simply ridiculous, and a thing that could pins, as an aggregate body in the centre of Europe,
not be done. (Hear. hoer.) The notes of August Bth were to be an ening element in the balance of power in
then exchanged between the three governments, and these Europe. The Austrian government, therefore, have
ones have been laid on your lordships' table, with the in- no doubt as to what the policy and the views
filention that Prates had been invited but had declined, of bur Majesty's government are in regard to Austria.'!
' new began that series of eorrespoadence to which my noble With regard to Poland—(a pause and laughter)—with
and learned friend has alluded—a correspondence of greet re geed to Poland I have no hesitation in stating my own
length and uncommon perplexity—betwera the courts of opinion, that the kingdom of Poland, ss.at present multi
Austria, Prussia, and the English and French governments. toted and as at present occupied, is a standing menace to
That correspondence has bean most freely commented oar by Germany. It is for the powers of Germany to determine
my noble and learned friend. In it Austria steadily adhered how far they may think the constitution of Poised is or is
to the engagements into which she had at flat entered, not dangerous to them, and whether, under circumstances
while Penns gradually diverged, and the result was that which may lead them into war with Russia, they would
' German disunion which, as my noble and learned friend so think it for their interest to endeavour to change the pose-
ably and forcibly stated, has materially served the ass of `ion of affairs. But undoubtedly no stipulation is regard to
Russia. (Hier, hear.) Bat etkor mommaisetion. mere • new arrangement of Poland tonne part of those points
brief and lees somplets, took plass between the Hagfish, upon which her Majesty's government are now in concert
French, and Austrian governments, which led to the Meaty with the government of From negotiating at Vienne. That
of the tad December. Before that treaty was slimed Prussia negotiation is carried on on the basis of the lour points,
was asked to agree to it, butagain she declined •Iler4lactive which are well known to everybody. The two powers have
eo-operation. It is true that she afterwards lafssmsd the reserved to themselves the right according to circumstances,
, English sad Freash sentiments that her basest and and according to the events of the war if hostilities should
dignity leaden been esneaked ia that treaty, and that there continue, either by a prolongation or a break in the anon-
, was • clause In Is usla to the principalities la which ti,ses—they have reserved to themselves the right of adding
r she was not She added that she had in future to those four points any other stipulations they
great cause of ampliet against Austria, but was prepared think necessary for the future *tensity of Europe. But at
I to ester ins t. She demanded, present, negotiations ere going on on those tour points. That
, however, le saler into the osalsamer, in is the policy of her Majesty's government with regard to I
the preparation fee which the had sever taken part, but Hungary and with regard to Poland.
from whishdle alleged site led Mee excludedle serer. Our Lord W. GRAHAM said the noble lord had not an-
answer was, that there mid Mme ems about the with- swored the question.
drawal, Weans she had hem antneMsd to join, mall the con- Lord PALMERSTON—I have stated that the Austrian
I lenses bed Mealy use taken lime homes' she bad re- ambassador i. perfectly cognisant of the policy and knee-
-1 fused ; sad farther, that it was an snot to suppose that the Lions of her Majesty's government, and there has not been
conferences about to be held WINOS sositinnan of the any secret or reserve about it.
, former coefirence. So far back as October less, Austria OFFICERS IN ILL-HEALTH.
; had invited England and France to continue their am Captain KNOX asked the Under Secretary for War
flipitatos ; but our answer was, that the time for whetter wounded Gann at present on leave of absence in
*celeriacs' had gone by. We said, however, "If Yong distant counties were ordered up, and by whose authority, to
Austria, will joie M ie eventual eagegements for war, we be inspected by a medical board in London before their
, will undertake with you to ascertain it peace be practicable." wounds were healed ; and whether the word of honour of
This led to tha Meat/ se December 2, which followed the such omen,. together with the certificate of the local
sonfesmsei M Intl P.l!egia was not 'Meshed: but co medical man, was not sufficient to prevent the necessity of
an were We be domfordd be istologllot agreement with their taking a journey which might be prejudicial to health ?
her, that we send to ansim.itite difference with Austria, Mr. F. PEEL said officers who were required to appear
and thee, she wend an
b, is dm Mae POW' before the medical board received their orders to do so
lion with supra to the grown Powers as Amnia, she either from the War-offies or from the Horse Gaud% so-
might enter itte the Ornikr•BOO intern of the sees who, cording to whether the purpose for which they came up to
eq .no to admit Prates to all dm did= town was to obtain leave of absence, or to obtain pension
and without Ismnieg oil the 'Wm of • Peat for their wounds. It was not necessary for an officer to
lemposn power so adedther ID • 0.1d91.115s whisk ss ght oome op to towa provided he could obtain • certificate of ill
bed to a Imisti but will sights on th_eeshorbial_Lead io health, either from the medical officer connected with the
a war co the men shisidess emu% wwavat her us district he was is, or, if than were no such officer, from a
'what wetted be bar poller—telftent her anteriapr Leto any civil smile,' man.
animeemeste—ellbsue ImeerteM whether she would
maw tie asehium a monk a es a friod. would THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL AND THE METRO-
be chess,) That is the footing POLLS.
upelVidialeeicittegmeaseet, and that is my answer Mr. WILKINSON asked the President of the Board of
tc my „mob moon toooltr_whothet Prussia Health what extant of the metropolitan district he intended
will be admilled unmadliseally IBM the coalman j to exempt from the operation of the Public Health Bill,
(" Hatt," MI sheers.) ifialestuestly, special minima 1866 ?
were sent tit ail ematry sad to Erma; and I need not Sir B. HALL said, under the act of 1848 the cities of
ell your wimp that the most friendly reception was London and Westminster, and all districts under the @am-
ain, to the boooottbk and excellent gentleman vision of the Metropolitan Board of Sewers, were exempt
who same here from Pewees. sad that • rearm course from that statute. He proposed now to include the cities of
was purified in Paris. I set sure that if those nego- London and Westminster and all the districts known Of the
news lad bees empowered to admit the propositions Registrar-General's district.
made. • treaty meld by this time have been arranged, but DUTY ON HOPS.
eelbstenetely ami -wee net the ens. However, Ido act Mr. FREWEN moved that the how at its rising adjoins.
Ink* upon neremisiamatelladims as at ae end, till Thursday, and took the opportunity of asking the Chu-
b, both perm& wore made e low days nee ; bet the coin of the Exchequer if it was his intention to introduce
mameoliMe- a all this is thane INN bapettsat amiable, any measure during the present session to alter either the
dew, whatever may be the km, have commenoed, while Excise duty on British bops or the Cisterns duty on foreign
Pamela, by her own act, mations@ I. as isolated position. Imps ? He said, if government was Filmed to give up a
(Haar, hear.) New, my Mak Ido set eatitely ottgrom-tas predating 200,6801. a year levied epos nowspapen,
with what my noble sad leasedfrisad has said with which be Inned the newspaper proprietors were not
respect to Prussia's sniseedests. I kerw that great maim should be removed, then other memben who nue-
' nislaction has ben 'sprees* hen had elsewhere that seated other interests would have a claim epos government

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuzsDAY,AwI 20.
Th• &maim took UN chair at • quarter before four
o'clock.

NRW WRIT.

Mr. HORSFALL moved fora new writ for the borough of
Liverpool, in the room of the Hon. H. T. Liddell, removed
to the peerage.—Agreed to.

... .
•
... ,
THE EXPR '= = , WE 1 NESDAY EVIL DI, MARCH 11, 1855.
; • .
...._ .... . .. . .-
as - - ~. ,t es - ..- 7w, thst vas 'la the mad Ase. lima easeslog iate ea sinews, Apish resod/ rentals shed& OM
is
thee wo
"ir to "", ' R , ,- Wu pine es statement ho had suds was beaded ea peals ace* bays as sash Wiest
the 11••••••1•
'toes 1t ether - • h itosteia--Tres- w hid were let the pommies of their lordipips, sad bat to easialsia*e sat
Uler=ses:sed ..w, " bower sot pore sham& sae did were 'oldie to all fie. It there were *thew to the to sat Mr pip* WS
a
sees has be
ere be ^ e aay dee 4.0 list -etas* beta site asseeselaa ofids fettle friend (Lord Cie/sada"). of which reek. Ref rest IMO
• eel, is aeon of leg boa ahead- be led ae lualidefilot aad epee tibiae he night bead hie , sad her vest Id
Sitextber"laille, arits 1-7--es saybeissi with ileiretereasethiali to weal sad. in4old of • Pf•too3l be* arms • folll7, i• wee Is laak• the waded of Pruid•o•PPur 16•1 enifitioted a
be to: •a imme mum like peeeda ea as pert of the four powers, •• rilsetive sets wagrai blaussailrabellialet Retests then sad to his abh Minn'.
.11._e osatequeeptst s
-tat salaamed ill tietievos allied lowa*, -ae ithoorritteelia4with the seat* eau- liiis,Ttiartse slsd h
effersporiatib Illeßos Woad WNW =of ass=, Ow fear pulse 1:141=Ielk pude Oar, wlth that respist which his patios, as wen es his bee Imes thweiste,
this , wen stgasiated, sad Sheatifibish time WO lad /aural abilities, eseseasaded. (Chem.) kat IA
74-42-s-ilis kilig 4.7 nilhir We um= :: .• • 1011MAirinilr. iiMilliitiOn. . 11,Priiipiplit . :
_.-ityL2.l62l_igtti- 611:._ 11.112eLetiLlits,
_h_tiratrutstp,l