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

SLESWIG HOLSTEIN.

Mr. OSBORNE asked the Ent Lord of the Tressury
whether bee Majesty's government had ground. far believiog
that the order 0f "accession io Holstein and Steswig, which
was contemplated by the treaty of Loudon, word,' be con-
muted to by the assemblies of estates in those duchies.
Lord PALMERSTON— In the grit place we have no
certain knowledge that an assembly of the estates is to be
convened. I know that on the part of some portions of
Gamey there is an anxiety that there should be such an
”sserribli-, but then there is a doubt as to whether the par-
liament bas the power to assemble them. Until the estates
have been assembled, it is impossible for use to say wkst
will be done.

Mr. OSBOBNE—Am Ito understood the noble lord that,
in hie opinion, the estatr have not the right to assemble

Lord rPALMERSTON—I do not quite uoderstood my
boo. Mood's question. These estates are liable to be scru-
mmed by competent authority ; but I believe there is a
doubt as to where that authority rests.
Mr. OSBORNE—What, in eousoquence of the treaty of
1852 ?

Lord I'ALIIERSTON—Tbe treaty has nothing to do with
it whatever. Holstein aed Sleswig are now occupied by
hostile forces, and the legitimate authority of the King of
Denmark, who is duke, has been supplanted by thews
foreign powers—(" bear," "nn ") —and consequently
there is no competent authority to summon the estates.
Sir H. VERNEY—CouId they nob be summoned in •
constitutional manner, by obtaining the opinion of the in-
habits Ste of the duchies!

Lord PALHERsTON—That ism question of policy upon
which I cannot give an opinion.
THE EDUCATION MINUTES.

Mr. A DDERLEY gave notice that on the first vacant day
after the recess he should more that the minute of council
of March 11 did not meet the objection that had been made
to the minute of May 1:163„

THE CHANCELLOR OFTiIEEXCREQUER AND

MR. SHERIDAN,

Sir John Hay being about to bring forward the subject of
the dispute betweei. Mr. Cladatone and Mr. Sheridan, a
conversation on a technical point ensued, in the course of
which

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that
he had brought forward the care of a company in illustra-
tion of his argument against the system on which he
was debating; ■nd he added that the bearing of his
reference to Mr. Sheridan in connexion with the
cal-nosey was indirectly to deprecate the custom of
gentlemen of position lending their names to associations of
which they knew little or nothing, which operated as •
gwaraetee of their soundness. He gave an opportunity to
Mr. Sheridan of freeing himself from any imputation which
was implied by his connexion with the company, but that,
in his opinion, had not been done; and he (Mr. Gladstone).
while reiterating what he bad said, declared that if he had
stated, that if be bad uttered what was capable of being
contradicted, he was liable to severscensure from the house.
Oa that be was prepared to stand or fall. All he would
say was that if Mr. Sheridan bad made a distinct dosed of
what bad been emerged it would have relieved him of all
adverse presumption •saiust him.

Lord i',II.3IIII.STON —I should hops that after the ex-
idsusticsi cl my right hos. Woad it will be u--.s.