The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-13 00:00:00

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nova OP LORDS.—Tussp.ty, JOLT 12.
The Loan I
Walesa. L'aeiczuna took hie Nat OR the woolsack ai

PRIVATE BIIHDIESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Mingsioa and Hardieley Railway, Southern Railway, Edna-
Msad Glasgow Railway, Bristol- Port and Channel
&mouth and Buffingh Salterton Water, Great
Wesebera Railway (No. 31, (Doncaster to Gainaborough,
ato.), Greet Norther' Railway (No. 2), (Lincoln to Bow).
ATTACK ON WOUNDED SWEDES BY PRUSSIANS.
The Earl of SHAFTESBTJRY wished to inquire whether
the Sec :mazy fee Fureiga Adana bad received any further
botorrnotioo relative to a statement he (the Earl of Shatter
Miry) made the other eight, that a certain number of Swedes
tring on the grated were massacred by the Prussians after
MID bottle of Dapped?
Earl RUSSELL said that since the noble east put a
nasetion on a former occasion on the subject be bad re-
ceived a further account from the Minister of Foreign
Affairs in Prussi► llis statement was that as far as he
could ascertain there were not more than 73 Swedes alto-
in the Danish army, tad that of these all who were
Cloten to be engaged at Duppel were five who were taken
prisoners. The total loss of the Danes in the encounter
was not more than 400 killed altogether, so that the story
in the newspapers of the ammanne of 400 Swedes was
etirely false.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said be had simply oe the
fernier occasion asked a question, but at the same time he
bed upraised his belief that the story was true. He
bad since received a letter in support of this
statement, which he would read to their lordships.
It appeared that Swedish soldiers were tired at by Prussian
soldiers after the conflict had ceased. The letter was dated
from her Majesty's ship Edgar, and was from Admiral Deere
to his (the Earl of Shaftesbury's) sus :—" I now hasten to
pee you all the information in my power, which is coo- ;
tallied in a note from Lieutenant Nurdenfalk, a Swedish s
Mentenant serving in the Edgar, which details as dastardly
einduct as one could well hoar of, but the fact of this officer
being in Danish uniform will give a colouring to any defence
that the Prussian government might choose to set up, that
they were uudistioguished from Danish troops ; but I have
rat to learn that tiring oa wounded mini, whatever colours
they may tight under, is jusufiable. Lord Shaftesbury may
make any use of Lieutenant Nordeufalle* or this note."
The note referred to in Admiral Dame's letter was as
follows :—" My brother Otto Nordenfalk, aged 21, in the '
beginning of the year joined the Danish army, and in the
menet war was volunteeriog aa officer in the 3rd Regiment
(find company) of a Daaiah miming. In the forenoon of
the ltith, the day when the Duppel forts were taken, he .
was at the head of a body of soldiers defending the retreat
of a part of the retreating army, and having been wounded
ie his face by a projectile entering on one side and hurting
toogue, jaws, etc., and swooned, be ou recovering his senses
found himself lying on the ground among a crowd of
wounded wed dead men, and saw Prussian soldiers standing
at a few paces distaans. He Kee now on his elbow, and these
men tired at him a volley at this very short distance, ;
after which they left him for dead. Many bullets
through his cloak and coat, but did not hurt him. ,
vexed
dose again and kept quiet until he heard a voice be
knew beloeged to another Swedish officer in the Danish
service, who DOW minted him to escape, closely pursued
by the advancing troops. Many Unarms* of the cruelty of
tie Prussian troops against the country people I bare heard ;
from my brother, but not so as to relate them is detail. E. ,
Nordeofalk. Royal Swedish Army."—He thought that Ine •
was fully justified in stating that a wounded officer 'yule
cm the ground after the motile% was selected by the Prussian
soldiers and tired at. The Mourner ds Soir published an , •
order of to day Mined by the Crown Princeof '
Prussia, Charles Frederick, is virtue of which, " say
foreigner made prisoner in the Desish ranks, and unable to
substantiate his Danish nationality, or to prove that be bad
been regularly swelled in the army of Denmark, was to be
dealt with as a brigand, brought before court-martial, and,
ea eonsietioa, duly shot." This showed that the Prussian
goveremeat bad so desire to mitigate the horrors of war.
Earl RUSSELL said be bad reason to believe that it was
not the internam of the Prussian government to carry that i"
order into effect.

The Indemnity Bill, the Stilele Music Metropolis Bill,
the laths Stock' Transfer Act Amendment Bill, the De-
feo.» Act Amendment Bill, sad the Jadgments Law
Amendment Bill, were reed • mooed time.
The Facilities far Divine Service in Collegiate B:bools
Bill was, after a few remarks from the Loan CHANCFLUIIi
and the Bishop of OXPOID, reed s third time and passed.
The Life Amenities sad L;de Asoaraoces Bill, sad the
Lunacy (Scothied) BM, wen also read a third time and
passed.
The Sul of HARDWICKE withdrew his resolution for
a recegnitioa of the services of Sir F. B. Head whoa
Gerereor•General of Canada, after some remarks from
lord Melville, Lord Lyvadso, the Bail of Ellseboroogh,
and the Marquis of Claarioarde, in testimony of the value
of Sir F. Head's services daring the Crazed= rabellioa.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:—TrasDAY, JULY 12.
The sitt:Dg was comma at six o'clock.
BRAZIL AND THE SLAVE TRADE.

Mr. HARDCASTLE raid the First Lord of the Trea-
sury wbother she Brazilim government had fulfilled their
obligatioos with regard to Ike Africans liberated by British
onneen, as to whom Earl Russell stated in a despatch of
June 6, 1663, that "some thousands of pogrom,
captured
in slave trading vemels, and decreed many years agoy
mind °MUMMA:III at Rio to be entitled to freedom, are,
there is go3il remote to believe, op to the present time held
lo bondage. contrary to law and in violation of treaty as.
ford ELSTON stated that the obligations entered
into by the Brazilian government with regard to Africans
liberated by British cruisers had not been fulfilled, sod that
In all oases the slaves were kept in • state of peptise, as it
mascalled, fur fourteen years, after which the negro about
to be set free had to go through • swims of formalities,
twenty in number, which bandied him about between a
another of officials, before he could obtain his letters of
eimmeipatioo, after which a place of residemos, in which he
vas =dm the surroilLinos of the police, was assigned to
_ _

Ia answer to Mr. S. Fla-LOB/LLD,
Lard PALMERSTON rid that if the Brazils bad since
1812 put an end to the slave trade it wee by compulsion
aai not by orvictioo.
Mr. BRIGHT moved the adjournment of the bore for '
the purpose of observing that it wu the opinion of the
late Lord Absalom), who prised the Brazilian Slave Act,
that it ought to be repealed, and that the circumstances
under which that noble lord thought it was justified had !
IlMairely pissed awa . He recommended, therefore, that
this obstinate ad to what was aerially • I
deferrer measure—for, ararding to the opinion of •
Lord True, it was a violation of every intereatimuil
law--should be abandoned. After what had taken place.
Let week, when the house, with a unanimity that was
almost napreoodeeted, condemned the irritating end
offensive policy of the Foreign-office, the noble lord might
have learned something, nod would do well So come down
and propose the einhilem cif an net so ill to defend when it
wee pared, which had no referee°, to the existing state of
things. aad which was certain to produce bickering, end I
implement relations between this country and Broil. i
Sir J. J. ELPHINSIONE eaoplaieed of the inefficient
skate of the squadron on the Went Coast of Africa : only one .
oi which—the Rattlesnake—was capable of steaming more
than eight knots an bone.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD—I am glad to take this oppoe
Unity of adding a few words to what has Wks from the
noble lord. I desire Waspy's the great regret with which
this house most re the leader of the hors lake aa oppor-
Sanity in replying to a simple question of amain an attack
of this kind man a goveromeut with which mail lately this
.entry has been in friendly relations—(opposition chaers)—
sad I would point out that the rawer of the noble lord is
eleven amplification of the tut deepetch addressed by Earl
Reseal! to the &asthma goveremeet, and to which, as far
r this Lore is aware, no reply whatever his
yet been returned. Therefor the position is which
the noble lord puts himself is tha—h• makes a formal
indictment urea the Brazilian government, which his no
.epportuhay ef making any deform. I cordially agree with
the hos. member fur Birmingham that never was there a
greater violation of every principle of justice and interne.
Ural law then the passing of what is commonly celled the
Aberdeen Act ; and though the noble lord takes credit for
patting that act in fence, yet I have reason to know that no
Rua doubtei toe justice and policy of that set more than
the noble eel! whose same the act bears; and that noble
earl expressed his hope that now that the Brazilian govern-
rent have exerted themselves to put down the Brazilian
slave toads, that act would be repealed. (Hear, hoer.) I
'ger agree with the hon. member for Birmingham Merry
word that he addressed to the bora

1..0rd PAL.II6ItriTON said the statement which be bad
&Livered was made in answer to • quastio• put to hits, sad
Ihe was not responsible for bringing it forwent. He con-
Melded that the Aberdeen Act was not • violation of inter-
national law. was identical with one which bad been
Ctwith regard to Portugal, and was intended to compel
ecutioa of a treaty which had not been carried out by
Brasil fur the suppreesias of the slave trade. It the act
was repealed that trade would revive.
Loyd J. MANNERS spoke is • similar sense to Mr.

IKINGTON said be could net help thinking that
the noble lord at the head of the goverment had made use
of expressioi.a of remarkable discourtesy. (Oh, ob.) The
noble lord bad imputed to hie hoe. friend (sr. Fitzgerald)
that be most have known the reverse of what he stated.
Then the titihle lord followed that up by imputing to his
boo. friend yreat ignorance if he did not know it, The noble
lord in the tint instance, with regard to a particular point,
So far from saving that be was nailing from a despatch, said
in hie iSlirJ. rakington's) bearing and ie that of the house—
(hear, bear]—that be was reading from a newspaper. The
usage lord had now banded over to that side of the house
seam leaves ez tracted from a bluebook. He (SirJ. Pak iegton)
wilted to oak the hon. gentleman the Under Secretary for
Pereiga Affairs. WWI the papers were laid on the table
Ur. LAYARD said that at the present monieat Ye was
mashie to say at what date they were presented. (A laugh.)
The motion wen thee withdrawn.
ODN3I ON ICATION WITH OIJARDS ON RAILWAY&
R COCHRANE naked the Preeideat of the Board
et Tads whether, with the view el protesting the public.