The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-12 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

ROUSE OF LORDS.—TmusOOOT, JIINM 11.
The Luxe this/tem:LW& took hie mat ou the woolsack
Ave o'clock.
THE CASE OF SERGEANT-MAJOR LILLET.
The I.al of SHAFTESBURY gave notioo dist aa lloaday
meat be should ask tb. Secretary for War whether it moths
imitation of ber Rajtoty's government to institute no, far
tber inquity into the awed (Mooed Crawley sad Berseaaa-

Major Lilley.

PRI VATS BUSIN ESS.
The folb.wiog bills were mod a third tune and passed :
TM Southiunpton sad Nerisy Railway ; the Elmer, West-
worth, end Hoyland Gas ((AAmendment), and the London sad
Sada Western Railway meedmmte.)
VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL
This bill was reported with anisednionta.
BAKEHOUSES REGULATION BILL
This bill was read • third time and pealed.
RUS.iI AN AND PRUSSIAN CONVENTION.
The Earl of CARNARVON reel to inquire whether the
Barretary of State for Fore* Affairs could add
viaimis m
the
y further
infornietion respecting the native and pro of re
out convection concluded between the goveromenta of Rus-
sia ctrl Prussia. beyond that contained in the cormeremdermi
suspecting the iusurniction of Poland laid before parliament.
Wore Prussian statesmen so blind that they could not see
the exceesive danger of the policy they were pursuing, bow
wisely lislaeoed affairs now were. and how critical were
their circumstances of government ? Could they fail to see
ought
that their mischievous precedent of intervention be
adopted by come ether power' (Hear, hear.) Did they
flatter themselves that their sympathy with Klimek did not
breed ideas is Poland! Did they believe that their western
frontier was so secure and complete that they could von'
Oars to trifle with their own fortunes and with
Europe` It would be well if Pmesian statesmen
resolved these questions clearly and distinctly to
their own minds before proceeding further in this most dae

prone course.
Earl RUSSELL—My noble friend has certainly avoided
my question that could at all embarrass her Majesty's go-
vernment with regard to negotiations now going on in
reference to Poland. But with regard to the particular
question which my noble friend has put to me, I can add
nothing at present to the information to be derived from the
pipers which have been laid before parliament. The noble
earl states very truly that what was represented as a con-
vention at Berlin was represented at St. Petersburg as only
a military arrangement—that what was represented at
Berlin to have been done at the request of the Russian
government was represented at St. Petersburg as having
been done at the request of the government of Preemie. In
Mort, there has bee. every kind of contradiction and I
elmearity with reprd to this orievestioo. But that which
smears to her Majeety's government, and, I believe, to
MO government of France, to be the mast important I
peat of this convention or military arrangement, which-
wee it may be termed, was this, that it was '
believed that if Remiss troops entered PRIM=
territory they would be thee at liberty to carry on hood-
Wise whist the Polish insurgents whom the) may have
bona pursuing. We Bad that Count Bismarck denies that
say authority was gives for that purples. He says more
than once that the convention is in that r • dead
letter, but no instructions had been given to Praslan
mili-
tary odious or to Permian authorities, without which Rus-
sian troops could not eater Pre mien territory in pursuit of
the insurgents or carry on military °parttime in Prussia.
That being the state of the case, I certainly said that the
importance of that convention was very much diminished,
aid Count Bismarck repotted that it woe • deed letter.
That, however, does not appear to be the ease. The noble
earl made some general observations at the commencement of
his speech with which I cannot but agree. Here was Maur-
section breaking out in Russian Poland, with the motives and i
provocation of which the Prussian government had nothing
to do. It certainly appeared to her Majesty's government
that the wise course for Prussia to pursue was to take every ,
precaution to preserve tranquillity en her own frontiers sod
is the Duchy of Preen among her own ambient', end toadopt
such measures of conciliation on the one side, and of military
vigilance o{l the other, as would prevent the insurrection
extending into Prmaisa.Poliah proviso's. Such was very
mach the policy pursued by Austria, but it certainly
has not been the general policy punned by Prussia. She
his considered that the danger in Russian Poland was
danger to Prussian Poland, and without going •
is the extreme length of allowing Rusaaa
troops to pursue the Poles in Pembina territory, the has
done everything in her power that was not quite open to
the charge of being a breach of neutrality to mein Russia
la putting down the insurrection. That being the state of
the case, I think it is very had policy on the part of
Prussia, and a policy which at one tuns seemed likely to in-
vulva disagree. bis negotiatime with Frames and England.
Lord BROUGHAM, although reluctant to take my part
la the discumioe, would not have his silence construed into
tt,.DVhtest approbation of the conduct of Prussia. He
sp
ed with all parties in this country, and all on the Coati-
met, except the government of Pumas, in reprobating the
seeded of Russia towards Poland. Viewing witho.
Und Utica that oouct, acid trusting that it would not produce
any Oracle inconsistent with the peace of Europe, e must
armee his astonishment and his sorrow for the conduct
of Prussia in regard to her own subjects and her own consti-
tution. He believed that the Prussian people bad the
hy of all Europe, exemet, perhaps., the army cd
zrussia, their present position with regard to the crown.
The Earl of CARNARVON said the noble earl bad
slated nothing with regard to the secret article. He should '
be glad to know if his noble friend could give the house any
fieformatioa ea to the 'secure of that article, or lay cos the
table further despatches in regard to it.
Earl RUSSELL replied that be had heard different re-
peats as to the nature of the article is question, bust be bed
WA received suck information as he mad rely upon or
Pees before parliameat.
Their lordships rose at five minutes to 6 o'clock.

ROUSE OF 00M110278.—Temashht, Juers 11.
The Eineame took the chair et 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Coliewel Topreatamt took the oaths sad his seat for New
Mom

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills wars reed • thisd time and noosed :
Belfast, Holywood, and Bangor Railway ; Flutings Har-
bour ; Milford Raven Dock and Railway; ,Portelown, Dun-
gannon, and Omagh Junction Railway; West Shropshire
Miasma Railway ; Worcester, Dean Forest, sod Monmouth
Railway Bills.
THE SLAVE TRADE.

Mr. CONINOHAM Baked the First et the Tres-
eery whether the efforts which have been made hitherto by
the British nation for the euppressioa of the Africa. slave ,
bade might not, with advantage, be extended to the ODD.
*nest of America, sad whether the time had not at length
arrived when it became the duty of her Majesty's govern-
aunt to enter into frieedly negotiations with the Federal
government of the United States, for the purpose of eon.
aiding measures for the gradual but total suppression of
OM slave trade in the Confederate States.
Lord PALMERSTON said his boo. friend was aware
that the Federal goverment of America bad concluded a
treaty with her Majesty giving a mutual right of search for
the purpose of suppreasiog the slave trade With reptd
. to the Confederate States. they had pissed a law whrob
rendered the slave trade highly penal, but hie hon. friend
mug be aware that the Federal govern:meat had
no relations with the Confederate States except the
relations of war—(laughter)—and of coons could
not hold intercourse with them with a view to the
• arrangements referred to by the boo. member. An her
Majesty's goverument bad not yet acknowledged the inde-
pendence of the Confederate States, that independence not
being eitablished in a manner to justify such acknowledg-
ement, no communication could take plane between her Ma-
jesty's government and the Confederate Staten. But in
eouree of time, if thins should alter, they should hots, if
the Confederate States should succeed in establishing their
imidependeoce, they would make arrangements similar to
Sloes which the Federal government had made.
Mr. said the question be asked the
noble lord was whether the government could not enter into
eommunication with the Federal States for the suppression
of the slave tilde on. the continent of America.
Load PALMERSTON said he thought he had already an.
steered the question. As he ilia Mated, the Federal go-
lemming had so relations at present with the Confederate
States except the relations of war, and that of course did sot
admit of any action of theirs with the view of carrying oat
the anangementa the hoe. member referred to.
REFRESHMENT ROOMS IN THE HOUSE.

Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked Colonel French, the Chairmen
of the Kitchen end Refreshment Rooms Committee, what
steps they were about to take to improve the state of the
tafreetunent rooms, with • view to the nest session of
garliameet
Colonel FRENCH said the refreshment room committee
bad many difficulties to surmount in respect to the
badly ventilated rooms, the uncertainty of the Dumber of
gentlemen likely to dine, end other matters. They had,
however, laid a report before the Chancellor of the Es.
shrquer no the subject The committee bad met that day
and passed this resolution—" That having further considered
the subject of the enlargement of the dining room, they were
of opinion that such en6reement was necessary, and has'
NMI Mr. Barry's proposed plan, they strongly
its adoptioe." The Chancellor of the Fachequar seemed to
fear the cod would be more than the house would be die,
posed to sanction. The estimate was emosthiag like 4,0004
and it was the opinion of some experiment members of the
committee that it might be done fat Ises.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN POTTERIES AND
PAPER TITRE FACTORIES.

Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether he hatended to bring in a bill this
session to limit the hours of labour for ettikheu employed in
potteries and paper tube factories.
Sir G. GREY said at precept be bad no inteotios of pro.
mein • bill us the subject, for the reason, that UM trot
report of the children employment commimion was °sly
sent to him three days ago, and it was desirable to bare it
printed sad cirrulated sod time gives for the comilention
of it before any bill was proposed. With regard to the latter
partof thequestioo, no report had Semi made in reference to
children employed in paper tubs factorise.
SMALL-PDX PATIENTS IN MIMIC VEHICLES.
Sir A. AGNEW sated the Atlarwey-Gleawal abeam
Wields of railway sad steamboat aualamiss may lawfully