The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-08 00:00:00

1862 , .

It appeared to him (Lord Palmerston) that. as was stated by
tho right boo. baronet, all the eloquence from those two
hon. members was utterly beside the question then under
consideration. Oran.ed, if they would, that there was so
present likelihood of war or dispute between the two coun-
try's. That was the very reason why they should employ
the interval of peace and friendship to place themselves in a
situation to meet a different erudition of things; and it
would be the utmost degree of tally to tell them to wait
this year to the next year, or the neat after, and to leave
their dockyards in a state which, if aerating should happen,
would not find tbentioaposition ofdefence. What the govern-
ment proposed was a measure founded upon deep reflection,
and calculated to last for a long time to come. In short,
the government wanted to piece the dockyanis in a com-
plete state of defence to meet the attack of any foreign
power. The opinions of the hon. member for Rochdale
were coufined to a very few gentlemen, and so far from
feeling alarmed by the responsibility in proposing to the
house the increase which he (Lord Palmerston) bad felt it
to be his duty to propose two years ago, be should have
felt himself to be unworthy of the situation which he filled,
and would not have continued to fill, if the',
house bad refused to the government the means of providing
defences for the country, and which the government consi-
dered were absolutely indispensable for the future security
of the nation. ("Hear, bear," and cheers.) He (Lord
Palmerston) had an Wee which the boo. member for
Rochdale had not, and it was deeply implanted in his
(Lord Palmerstoo's) mind. (Hear, hear.) So far from feel-
ing annoyed at this attack, he believed it would
raise him in the estimation of his countrymen, and
therefore he was glad it bad been made, and that
there was a difference of opinion between the bon. member
and himself. With regard to the defences of the country,
his (Lord Palmerston s) mode was different to the hon.
member's. He would say, Oremus puem ; dextras
tendamus inernies ; on the contrary, be would pre-
pare in time of peace for whatever might happen,
and to meet it place the country in a state of permanent de-
fence, and be would show to foreign nations that the country
was in a condition to defend herself from every attack. As to
theexpeasea which these fortifications would incur, be would
ask bon. members to bear in mind the disastrous consequences
which the presence of en invading force would inflict if in
the country a fortnight or a month. Let them also consider
what war was costing in the model republic. (Cheers.) Let
them also bear in mind the efforts which the government of
America had bad to make because they were unprepared for
war, and let the house do what they could qukkiaod eco-
nomically to meet every contingency which t happen
and when they had done that it would be even ter than
the commercial treaty, for it would be doing that which
would make this country respected by every other country
and it would tend to that security and peace which be (Lord
Palinerstoo),sa wells" the boo. member for Rochdale, &tired.
The amendment was withdrawn, and the house went
into committee pro forma on the bill.
The Turnpike Acta Continuance Bill was read a essood
time.
The Turnpike Trusts Arrangements Bill was reed aseclood
time. . _ _