The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

THE DANISH PAPERS.

Lord R. CECIL wished to ask the Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs a question, to which he ought to
be accustomed by this tone—how the Danish papers were
getting on! (Laughter.) Perhaps the boo. gentleama
would give some detailed iuforwation as to the state in
which they were—whether the whole of the copy was now
in the hands d the printer, and if so whether the hon.
gentleman was roofing,* himself to the Foreign-office printer,
or whether he was employing some of those large printers
who could turn the whole thing out with ease in thirty-aix
hours. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. LA IA RD said the noble lord was well aware that
Foreign-office papers were of great importance—(cheers
from the opoositroo)—and it was more than absurd to sug-
gest that such papers could to sent out to any other
printing altos io the country, which might cause great
damage to the public service. The Foreign-office had only
a limited means of printing, and all that could be does was
being done. He hoped that by to-night or to-morrow the
whole of the copy would be finished. A large portion of
it was almost ready, but they required the Mat secure.
They might give an iostalmoot of them if the house wished,
but he did not think it would be treating the house fairly
to give oely a part. He hoped the whole papers would be
ready next week.
Mr. OSBORNE wished to ask whether the foreign powers
alluded to the other night bad given their consent to the
production of the documents relating to Sliewig-ifoletsia.
Mr. LA Y ARD said be never stated that they required
the permission of any foreign powers, but that it was •
matter of courtesy before they published • foreign document
to ask the foreign minister whether theta was any objection
to the publication.
Mr. OSBORNE—Has the question been asked!
Mr. LAYARD—Of course it his.
Yr. OSBORNE—And manta to!
Mr. LAYARD—As far as we have gone yet.
Mr. OSBORNE wished to know if there were any *Aar
foreign governments which they had to go to.
The question received no answer.
Sir J. WALSH wished to know whether the whole or
only • selection of the document' would be gives. He
eo the hon. gentleman to meth the latter.
Mr. LAYARD said the papers would be so voluminous,
that he thought the greediest member would be satisfied.
On the motion for going into committee of supply on the
navy estimates,
Mr. DISRAELI severely criticised the course token by
the government in having delayed so low is laying the
papers on the table. He commented oa the absence of
Lord Palmerston whenever this question was likely to be
raised, and designated Lord Itithell's foreign policy ea one
calculated to alarm no country but his own. He adverted
to the unsuccessful attempt of ministers to obtain an ar-
mistice between the contending parties in filestrig, sad
pointed out that it had bees always asserted to be the policy
of the present government that no power should ever
attempt to mediate between nations in • poritica of
hostility unless then was • reasonable certainty that seek
mediation would be efficacious. Referring to °wide
Arose expressions used by Lord Palmerston with regard to
the inmates of Jutland by the Audio-Prosaism forges, /maid
that it was reported that that territory had bets evacuated,
though probably if the big words of the noble lord had been
known to the invaders they would have continued the occu-
pation. He required to know on what ground her Majesty's
government interposed to obtain an armistice, and generally
protested against the ignorance in which the house was kept
with terprd to the forage policy of ministers..
The CILLNCE LLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Sir, I do not
know whether the right hoe. gentleman judges well in the
tone in which he refers to the abeam of my needs
friend from the home. (Cheers.) Because meet cer-
tainly if there bas been any man who ever occupied the dig-
nified poeition of my sable friend in the annals of this
country who has been most unsparing in the sacrifice of kis
own oomfcrt—(renewed cheer)—eves to the serious risk d
his health—being ready at all times to place himself on this
bench whenever he could serve the country—that man is
my noble friend. (Cheers.) It may perhaps occur to the
impartial auditors of the speech of the right bon. gentleman
i that it s • matter of some difficuly to know
what the object of that speech was. The right bee, gee-
tleman—a muter of political fireworks—his no difficulty in
products; at • niomeet's seam any amount of display—
(langhter)—but these are matters of grave consideration—
(opposition cheers, and counter-cheers)—and those who
speak like my noble friend at the bead of the government,
and like my hon. friend the able representative of the
Foreign Department in this house, are bound to nomadic
that their business is sot so much to imagine how they ma
say inert things for the tidection of those who att be-
hind them—(cries of "Oh from the opposition touches)
—am how they can hold the language which is most min-
;alibis with the dignity of the country, and least calculated
to compromise it in the eyes of foreign nations in periods of
difficulty. (Cheers, and counter-thears,) I therefore en-
tirely renounce all efforts to follow the right hoc. moths-
man in his brilliant 011.111 N ; but sediravouring to extract
from the speech of the right boo. gentleman the few pro-
tical matters to which it refers, I would reply to them as
follows. The reel substratum of that speech Appian to he
the son-production of papers—that the papers relative to
Danish affairs were not reedy for production at the opening
of parliament. That was explained by my noble fried
in another place, and the fact that these papers were sot
reedy for production was accounted for by • reference to
the undoubted and uniform rules of parliament, with
regard to negotiatioos which have not reached any settle-
moot, sad at the mass time my solde friend at the head of
the government, and my hom friend near me (Mr.
which
emui
press their regret at the inconveirience wd
occurred, made a promise, which every effort bas been used
to fulfil, that the preparation of these mien should be
accelerated by the empfoyaoot of all the labour and
resources at the commend of the Foreign-aka
beyond that expresaios of recut, and beyond that
Ido not know what it was la their power to do. TLe right
hoe. gentleman referred to the omen of papers relating to
negotiations preoediog the (MEDICO wet, but be referred to •
case hardly relevant to the thee. In the interesting and
difficult question connected with the present unhappy
collision between Germany and Deamark—or rather the
meant unhappy aggress on of Austria end Prude epos
Deemark—(hear, )—Great Britain has been •
friendly bystander. In the negotiation preceding
the Crimean war Great Brian was • priories).
and one of the two great power; sepia is *wry*
that matter to an lathe which reeled in hostilities open •
gigantic arida. The right hoe. gentleman says thst
noble friend assumed the character of • mediator, and
stated that in that character be had made the eargestioe of
on armistice between the eontenchng parties. It is quite
true that. encouraged by various cogaideratems, that sag-
potion of an armistice was made • but it lei not true that
, that suggesticer was toads in the diameter of a mediator. It
, was necessary to give effect—l will not say to the argil.
meets, but to the Musts of the right boo. random's—that
, be should invent that elrearestence in order to give point
, tohis remarks, because it enabled him to my that that
which was done in the character of mediator most have
her doe* with the expectation of menses. tad now, raid
r the right boo. gentleman, I will point out how it bas sot
succeeded. Now the fact is that the suggestion was art
made is the character of nudists ; it was • mere rommation
entitled to &Menthe ; it was done is a friendly spirit ; it
was dons io co-operation with other powers animated
by • like spirit ; and whether a proposal, judicious in
itself, of that nature is accepted by the pastime of the eon-
' tending parties or is not, my belief is that it will be spoor
I dated by the country. (Cheers.) The right ben. gentleman
areeptaine that her Majesty's pvsrnment have not given
thicirination apes, deathless, the very interesting and int-
iportant question whither the Prussian forces have or have
not evacuated Jutland. Ths simple ream* they have not
• given that informatics is that they do not bathes to power
• it. (Hear, beer.) The right hoe. gentleman is, I will not
0 say terribly behind the age, but be seems to forget the
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fundamental
differthee which has been made by the intro-
duction of the telegraph, sod that the information meowed
- by that means is not always correct, and is sometimes alto-
! gather erroneous. But still leforinethie of a mad Interest-
leg imberader ae may imperientenhjsety in senearyed to the
• pithier—the chtheoreaders Via( ad —befo ice;
bends of!.he Prime Milani*, and the Foreign
Her Majesty's government have received emenithicsames
with respect to the evaimatioa of Jutland, but they bath
I not been of • character go dear and areselosive as to just*
them is saying asythisi above them to the heath end I
thigh that her Majesty's gethrsesset would be peed; I
parting from their tint if in their anxiety to reavey to the
boom the earliest ithalissee they were candies of the full '
esneetares of the thfonnation they had to give. (Ciana.)
' Lord R. CECIL said Ii was important that the boom'
dwell see from the pep= the mei assure et the gale