The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

THE ARMISTICE.

Mr. WHITESIDE said he had to repeat a question be
had put to the noble lord on Friday, in retinues to what I
was called the armistice between the belligerent parties is
Denmark. He wished to know whether the *obi' lord had
received intelligence to the follow* affect—that tweak, •
four hours after the truce waa in operatime, and three days
rifler the sews of that event bad reached Jutland, Major.
General von Bonneted*, the Prussian commander in Viborg,
addressed a comma/urn= to the provisional committee of
J utlitod cow:audio' with the folio wing iresda:—"Should Were
my moderate commands not be instantly and scrupulously
obeyed by the provisional committee, I would give the
gentlemen upon whom the executioo chiefly devolved an
opportunity to resider on bread and water their stubborn-
ness, and would take by force of arms what the omegas of
war allow. The responsibility of the damage which might
nosvoidably arise from n would rest, sot on me. but on the
town anthoritiea" He also ward to ask the noble lord,
in reference to the mariner in which his own government
lied adjusted the terms of the armistice, whether it was a
emeeided armistice, depriving the Dense cf all means of
emseting their power at es, when they would have many
[Adyealages, while it left them ore to be destroyed by
Mad.—(hear, bear)—and whether it was open to cos
of the belligerents to demand provisions sod
whatever else they required without lisrriest,
during the armistice, as well es to compel the inhabitants
to labour in removing the fortifications of Dybbol in order
that the Ptomains guns might be able mere completely to
sweep the island of Alma. (Hear, hear.) If such an ar-
rangement were made it appeared to him that the honour
of h.ngland and the honour of the English ministry required
that the matter should undergo some further investigation.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. LAY ARD said that after the question had been
asked en Friday the Prussian minister had rot a message to
him, but at too late an hour to enable him to commonicate
it to the house before they had been counted out. The
purport of that communication was that a telecom had
been rat to the Prom= embassy by M. von Bamirck
=dim positively that orders bad been 11•110 that after the
11th 'lastest so freed cootributions should be raised in
Julia= ; that if they were mimed they should be returned ;
and that all provisions for the Prussian troops ahould be
paid for. With regard to the proclamation to which the
right hon. and learned gentleman had referred, he had to
state that no official Miriam/los had bees received by bee
Majesty's government, but they had sent both to Copen-
herrn and Berlin requesting that they might be made
acquainted with all those proceedings.
J. MANNERS asked whether the government had
received say information as to whether those orders had
been obeyed since the 11th.

Mr. LiYARD mid he could not winner that question.
They were waitiog for information upon the point.. AU he
could my wss, that he had received a distinct assumes*
from the Prussian government that orders were gives that
no forced coutribotioas should b• raised after that date.

Mr. WHITESIDE said his question bad not been an-
swered. He had asked what were the terms of the ar-
mistice

Mr. LAYARD said it was agreed that no forted wank'.
bureaus should he meld after the 11th.

Mr. WHITESIDE—Ia that an instrument in writing, and
will it be laid upon the tabled the house 1'
Mr. D. GRIFFITH said he thought the question ought
to have been answered by the noble lord, who they were
all so happy to see once more iunoopt them (Hear, boa.)
He wished particularly to be adenoid in what kind of
money the humans were to make their payments.
Lord PALSIERSTON said—l thought it better my hon.
friend the Cuter Secretary of State should answer the
question. because it referred to matters of departmental
detail with w►ich neterally to wee better acquainted than
I mold be. With regard to the question now put by the
how. member, my hon. irked stated that the armistice di.-
tioctly provides that no contribution. shall be levied
after the signature and date of the armistice,
and that all thing required and had by the
Prussian and Austrian troops should be putt for
to the people who delivered them. The right hon, gentle-
man wish.s to know whether that engagement has bees
fuliilled. My hon. friend bas stated that Count Bismarck,
the Prussian minister, has assured her Majesty's govern-
' meat that this engagement will be fulfilled ; and we cannot
take upon eareelvos to doubt that the Prussian government
boa the power of compelling its local °Moen to obey the
orders issued in falflUllooo of internatiooal obligations.
(Hom, bear.) The hoe. gentleman asks me how the cay-
mans are to be made, but that is a question beyond my
power to sewer. The engagement is that the payment
shall be made ; bat with regard to the mode of mount,
that depends epos the arises/meats of the Prussian
govern-
ment, and I am quite enable to answer the question.
THE NEW LAW COURTS.

Is reply to Mr. A. litmus,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the government
had not abandoned for the preesot notice the ides of
iatroduchig a bill for the construction of new law warts,
bat he was sot able to fix a day upon which it would be
brought forward.
The motion for the adjournment of the house to Thurs-
day was Limo agreed to.
WEIGHING OF GRAIN IN THE PORT OF LONDON.
Mr. CRAWFORD pve noties that au Thandsy, io
furomithee of the whole house, he would move fee leave to
introduce a bill far the purpose of malaria( the weigher(
et grain ra the part of Leedom.
RETIRING ALLOWANCES TO EX•GOVERNORS OF
COLONIES.

Mr. B. 00CHRADIE gave a:Ake that be would at
Friday, 17th Jame, more that as bumble address be pre-
sented to her Mafeety, that ehe would be phased to

hob Kato eseiderstioa the pommel ',stem of suporanuoa.
doe allowabeas, with a view to postai them to the ex-
&rumors et her abates.

THE VACATING 07 SEATS (HOUSE OF 0011XON4

BILL.._

By G. (11EY moved tboa-scoo.d MAW* this bill. •
Sir H. WI.I.OUGEBY asked windowsill lite under.asarsv •
tastes of state would be ineapabbs of sitting and voting iis,l
that home if, at a wawa' @bastion, one more than the I
number allowed should bookstall.

Sir F. 1701.06b[1D salad why the firet clause was *re-
fined to the primal* secretaries a state, while the second
clause reigned to both the wind* and unthreacretariet.
.Blr G. OMIT mid the inisatiros of the bill was to make
efficient the act of 1858, god es ease there should be more
than the mewl Rasher of nadetwomotaries minced as
members to that hones at • general election, the number
would be reduced tosis, without all being obliged to vacate
their sate. The prhicipal moveharins al state always on the
acceptance of ogee wasted their seat& If there want any
ambiguity in the ant clams of the bill it could bermnove4
oomraittee.