The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-26 00:00:00

PRIVATE BILLS.

The following bills were read • third time and passed
Rathinines, Rathgar, Bill ; Luadon.
Brighton, and Sault Coast Railway (Additional Powers)
Bill ; Heath and Brecon Railway (Patetismo, ke.) BiU
Great Eastern Railway (Metropolitan Station and Railways)
818 ; ]let ropohtan Railway (Trinityaqoara Ifitsoloo) Bill ;
Tortgatrick Railway Bill ; Portiatvia Railway (
_Steunlitata)
Bill ; Cannock Glum Led Wolverhampton Railway Bill ;
and Great Eaters Railway (durations) Bill.
SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CLERGY DISABILITIES
REMOVAL BILL. _ _ _

The Commons amraTreraOarecooeitlered, and, on the
motion of the Duke of BUCCLUICH, were agreed to.
THE DANISH QUESTION.
Lord STRA'fIIEDEN rose to itiquire of her Majesty's
government whether the treaties which had guaranteed to
Denmark the possemim of Sleswig, and the treaty of Lon.
dm of 1862, ought to be coosidered as having no longer
soy intemearmall validity • and to move for copies
et my meat correspouffenoe with other powers
in tepid to them. The noble lord observed
that the reverses and loam which our diplomacy had unde-
niably sustained seemed to suggest that some effort should
be made to redeem our credit and to reinstate our inflames ;
het until the treaties to which he referred were disposed of,
wet mach policy of compensation was possible. Thane treaties
ehliged us to uphold a fabric which had crumbled, and
hastily suffered us to build upon its ruins. With regard to
that of 1852, nothing could be said but that it had utterly
failed, and that its failure iavolved a serious disparagement
to the dignity of the country, by whose labours it had been
moot conspicuously matured. With regard to those
elder treaties by which Great Britain guaranteed Sleswig,
though they dated from 1720 they also dated from 1814.
When Mr. Canning defended the Britiab expedition to the
Tagus, he did it upon two 'CPUS% MS of which dated from
1661, and the other from 1703 ; so that these treaties,
though coceval as W their later birth with those guaranteeing
Brawl& were far more rotor in their original conception.
Yr. Planning, on that occasion, spoke not as the orator of a
party, but ea the organ of an empire ; and though the
moult of the expedition was • bloodless victory, it might
lave brought ns into collision not only with Spain but with
Trance. No politician could see Sleswig torn away from
Denmark without something of the same regret
and the some humiliation as that with which
we should have seen Portugal annexed to Spain.
The gesieral condition of the continent at this moment dis-
played a tendency toe movement which Great Britain would
resin to avert. We saw France less cordial ; and we saw
the Germs, powers and Russia obviously combining. 1.1
those powers were not combined would Denmark have been
templed upon ; and would Austria have departed from
that path nu which it was the great honour of the Forgiv-
e6os to have placed her, but from which she had relapsed
into her ancient mire ! If their lordships went iota poll-
tiralsocietv in foreign capital. they would hear the despatch
4September, 1 5032, every where spoken of as the cense of those
selamities to which Denmark was engulfed. If they west to
Paris they would hear that the obstacles we bad thrown in
in the way of the congress had estranged the Emperor at
the critical moment, whoa the Danish King's death made
the mussy uenose more thee usually alarming ; mid he would
venture t, say that the latent inconveniences of holding
that oeuvre would not have outweighed the broad
esiamities which its refuel had Inflicted upon Europe.,
Denmark could not stead alone. Liable to be assailed ors
land on the aide of Bleewig, and no longer mistress of
the Baltic, she could not loager maintain herself. She
must therefore altogether laps. into Germany mare a'
Bemidinariso union was effected. Such • arm, however,'
weld only be promoted and maietaieed by an widen/tend-
ing between France mod Great Britain. laornark biped
Into Germany involved • series of evils ; it involved the
triumph of the hypocritical and unjust aggrerion which in
the preset year had =tired the attention of the world ;
k involved the defencelessness of Sweden ; it involved the
earrusdisemeut of Russia is the Baltic ; it involved the
might of any country strong trough to do so to imp • war
se Europe oil the ground that the throes of power bad so
arterially outfield ; and, lastly, it involved the peers! de.
ale of public law. It would he highly satidaetory if the
government would acknowledge the validity of the treaties
strain between this country sod Nemeth. sad if they
maw that way to rich a oombiarioe on the part of the
gnat powers as would carry those treaties into effect. He
seareluded by moving for copies of any recent correspoodeoce
milk other powers is regard to the treaties in question.
Earl GRANVILLE said he did sot titre it reacessary to
Moo hie noble friend in the remarks he had made with
taped to the politics that this country holds in Europe.
that subject had reesotly bee, ably dinars& in both
berme of parliament, and both houses of pariament
same to • decision upon it. To use a vulgar
it would be like serving mustard afar
He believed it would neither teed to promote the
peblie service net be cooeistent with the dignity of the
The question, however, which the noble lord bad
pat was of emaiderable importance. The noble lord asked
whether the treaty of 1720, which reseived an additional
sanction the the treaty of 1814, was obligatory. The table
• lord stated that the validity of oar ancient treaty with Por-
tugal was iecognisal by Mr. Canting aa lately as 1826. But
the facts of the case were perfectly diarmiler. We had had
so war with Portugal to put as eed to the treaty, but with
Denmark we had had war, and it was not only his opinion
but the opinion of the law 011101111 of the CMWTI t at
the treats of 1720 wee put ea sod to by the
war. Moreover the treaty of Kiel in 1814 would previa;
the treaty having any force or obligations in this
seantry. With regard to the treaty of 1632, it contained
no
guarantee of any sort. Although the preamble showed
the impotvoi which the vest powers of Europe attached at
that time to the independence and integrity of Dsemerk,
yet the only obligation imposed on this country in menoess
with the other relativist was to acknowledge the seeeermies
so settled by that treaty. That we willingly did as moos se
lee amnion presented itself. With regard to the premier
sedition of that treaty, on going into conferees we found
that we were the only nation who were satided b adhere
he that treaty, and ender those circumstances it bemuse
areeareary to join with the other co-signataries in pertain
medikations of that treaty. No doubt the treaty had to
that extent bees mod.fted.

Tl;llblaiquis of CLAIIII.ICARDE was extremely sorry to
bear his no friend ray on the pert of the government
that the treaty of 1852 was still to be eoroidered in fall
faros.

Berl GR ANVILLE aid that what he had stated was
jun the contrary.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said then be should
like to know what the modificaticee wore, bemuse &median
M the papers laid on the table of the home there was no
=ant as to any modification. He did not attach the
st importance to any oesothdlosa or conferences when
=tend on those negotiations or confereoese with the
this, more or less openly avowed, that they would not
*afore* their views.

Earl ratINVILLE observed flea be bed not said any-
thing about egreetneeta, or about any negotiation with
ether power,..

The'Marquis of CLANB.ICARDE said, if we were going
iota any negotiatiose or conferences with other powers, It
wish' be no good et ell unless we would fight. lie had
Laud a great horror expressed of revolutionists, but in
hie opinion the greatest revolutiosiat of the present age was
60 present occupant of the throes of Prussia.
Lord STI: ATFIEDEN ioquired if the government were
is possession of any each correspondence as he had re•
kissed

Sari IikANVILLIS replied in the negative.
Lord STRATBIDEN—Thom I will withdraw my mace.
The mollies wed the. withdraws.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT (1866) EXTENSION BILL.
This bill was reeds mimed time.