The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1858.

R. CHARLES DICKENS will READ, at
MARTINI' RAIL. TO-MORROW. Mop " ChM.
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1111. etowNly; ird et M. Nollatoloolk lasmomo

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROME OF I.oll.l)B.—TuzsDAy, MAY 11.

knew that the moment the proclemeim 11111 In
Ihh ootintrY.Anselices would be sad In and
anewem would he era end I knew that In this aor
in the other house of parliament, no meow essiM be setts-
botory while we resisted the publication of sw Mint. I did
not desire to resist it--(opposition chesss}and I'll tell
your lordships on what grounds. 8a511.21. having
told the government of Win that I amid re-
ams all obstructions from anherlanate ilia, and
being detrained that they
_arid hkamened la whet wee
/Wit, I wee else debruied MIME Ism=
se veil as governed, that re gerefaellt if
wen determined to slime the of chimney al which
It approved. My lords, I telt, and feel, that that lather was a
asssage of peace to the people of India, and I know that its
principle, if not laid down as I laid it down, would never
Lava beau adopted throughout the country. I know it will
be a consolation to those who are now in dread of retribution,
I know it will compel all in office to act in the spirit of the
government by which this letter was sent out, and therefore,
my lords, for the sake of the public peace, I desired
that that letter should go forth. Bat, my lords, I
bake upon myself the whole resposaiMlity of hayr
given publicity to that letter; I did whet I thought it right*
do, and I did it at ones. I should, perhaps, have taken the
opinion of the Cabinet on the letter, and sake] their Amen
Liana sent it—perhaps that might have berm the propit
assess—(derisive cheers from the oppeeitton)—bat that
mores I did not adopt, and, thertfore, to eases my atilsagere
with respect to the publication of that Wee is to minim a
constltutiotud fiction. lam reacerade, and let me and me
alone bear whatever censure may Mena in the publication.
My lords, I thought this explearloa dee to my
bath here and in the other hones at pallenratwUrM
bp,p now to uniitlic what is
idllby kinds a therreeenerak Innitairsigirc
have tarred the aegis et ladle aradi is am k
aides for nearly thirty yam; up mot ratest endestemees
in public life have been end with a view to tide bodkin/
I will not do any act towards the came of my pills Ale
which can by possibility injure their istulat. 110selei,
this question will be very differeady cenolderel m thln
country and in India. Here, It is a pram between see
puty and another. Lend cries of "In no," hoot the sp.
position.) Yes, it is a question whether my noble friend
sear me shall submit to that to which we all have an it
tuition

of Milos to Itriocotoor. That

is, practically, the quation which this the other house
of parlianamt have to consider. (Hear, hear.) But in India
the question is very different ; the question there will be un-
derstood to be the conflicting principles of confiacntion or cle-
mency. It will be considered in that light; and, my lord; I
feel satisfied that, as this bouae and the other house of par-
liament &hall incline to one principle or the other, there will
be sown broadcsat throughout India the seeds of perpetual
veer, or there will be given to the people of India and to the
people of England the hope of a firm and a
peace. (Hear, hear.) I know well that be the public
theme of a question what it may, no matter how great may
be the interest involved in the decision of it, personal cone-
dientions will too much sway the decisions of both houses.
I have determined to remove those personal considerations.
I us resolved that the question shall be considered on its
own merit', lam determined to do everything to the last
moment of my Ilk for the benefit of the people of India. I
have tendered to her Majesty my resignation, and that resig-
nation has been aooed. (The noble lord was listened to
throughout with profound attention, and his observations
"Vto make a strong impreadon on the house.)
OMIT protested against any discussion then as to
whether the proclamation was or wee no•correot, nor must
It go forth that this was a question between confiscation and
clemency to the people of India. (Hear, hear.) He denied
that the noble earl had
_given a corned version of Lord Can-
ning's proclamation, but he would not be dinged into a
course so unfair to that noble lord as to amuse that prods-
madon until the reasons for inning it had arrived. (Hear,
hew) This much, however, he would say, that earn out of
doors who had the most intimate acquaintance with India
believed that Lord Canning's proclnmatton wee right. With
respect to Mr. Vernon Smith's letter, he thought • great
deal more had been made of it than was neareary. That
letter stated that governmect had received • sorts& procla-
mation ; but Mr. V. Smith could act know that it was •
document of any importance. It was te be regretted that he
did not communicate the fact to the goveesmmt, but he did
not think he could have cor mmieard anything to the
government which it ought not to have known before. How
steed the cam? They istelvel adroit proclamation, and it
was very well known that important state papers
received extemehre modidettions w under plepanition.
It was alao known that the proper time for sending hill ex-
planations of the views of the -goverment was when a docu-
ment was forwarded la its complete form. Under theme cir-
ounatisoss, he did not see the genet importance of the
Ws".

Ma Earl of DERBY would not fora moment enter into
the merits of the motion; but he denied that govern-
ment, having r cawed a draft proclamation, was bound to
wait until it lied been issued in order to give their views re-
specting it.
Earl GREY—Yon might have expressed an opinion ; but,
the explanation being on its way, you should have waited
it it.

The Earl of DERBY—The fault found with the govern-
ment is, that the moment they received the proclamation they
despatched a secret letter to the Governor-General disapprov-
ing of it. Without intending to diners that preclame-
Yoe, he mast say that the government were of opinion that
Ito publication amongst the Oudot landowners might have
been productive of the most dangerous conaequentee by
driving the people to despair.
Earl GRAIP/ILLE roes to order. He had thought that
the noble lord had risen to make some comment on the im-
portant statement they had just heard, end therefore had not
interrupted him • but he mast protest against a second
speech on the proclamation, which was fixed for discussion
on Friday nest.
The Bari of ILLENBOROUG H—To put my noble
Mind In order, I move that the order of the day for the
sward reading of the Bombay Judge. Bill be read and dis-
eharged. (A laugh.)
The Earl of DERBY—Ho certainly wished, after the
statement they had just heard, to state in how far be
coincided, and in what he disagreed from the
policy which had been pursued by his noble friend.
If his noble friend had committed any indiscretion he had
more than atoned for it. (Cheers.) He would proceed to
sneerer some observations which bad been made on his noble
Mind. The government signified their doupproval of the
proclamation intended to be issued, that they data proved of
the tutor of that proclamation, and feared the effect that it
would have on the population of India, and that being so, it
was their bounden duty not to loss a single mail in informing
the Governor-General of ladle of that fact. Meer, hear.)
That was the tenor of the dispatch that wan sent out on the
26th Aril. He still thought that it was much to be regretted
that during the period between the 19th sad the 26th Apra
his mobile friend wee not informed that an explanation of that
intended proclamation would come. But it must be re-
inembwed that that despatch was intended to be a
onset despatch, that 1b was to cammenicate the otter of
hi the government the Governarasearal, In the that
it might be in time to alter his determinadon ; and all
that &retch did not contain a distinct injunction to recall
or revoke that proclamation, for in the terms of It it captors.
a hope that in carrying into effect that prodamation the Go-
vernor-General would find It necessary end proper to miti-
gate the strictness and rigour of it. And the actual proclama-
tion issued—which, indeed, had not yet been °facially meat
home—did not go the length that was hued, for there was
one paragraph which did aonsewhat mite the rigour of
the pre demation. His noble friend oppoeits said, " Not aa
to the confiscation ;" but he most earnestly hoped, and
should continue to beam, that it mast be the hiss-
tion of the Governes-General to make large rasp-
_ .

,lane, -moical7-78le *Wig fiesa—fmnitti- was,
but es to the reetoratko of Os bads med propirtles of those
who had waterbed to that nalertmaste was. TM despetel
wen ea he had stated, • sera demi* and it eras bit,
whin the proclareatioa gam Moo that onselitas wont he
asked Mont it to parllemet, end that it was memssary le
take wee ,
on. And sew be weald—tbsugh It was set
eaten regular to rellar le Os posies mai tabon te methw
placti—oill thus 1011161111 leant had otganed. Alm that
proolemedoe biome bans te the pub& aridoea:
cited ma doabt medial/8 Mean sal =lt m
His right has. bind the Ohmedge it tb• Pachsquer ar-
rived sae la the Ems et Gomm as the night to end
ho
was
sad a mell of which me notice bad beam
onse, was imisamalp and es to wbenter that proclama-
tion had has. rondved. and wltather say de-
mean bed beta written la wit ; sad Mr-
tbsk likense, the goverment we =et:
Is? dist despatch as th• table of the Ems
Wittiest any eementaiestion with his right bon. Idea the
Cheaolko ailbs Ezabagear. or say eiber pima altar la
that es as OM bases of parliament, mannoselel,,
rite
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lbs diatngsa of the Bead of Omani. Er. ...
wild tbst a deepaleb bed Ma gast on, tead..
be Idol ea the table of the berm He moaned with Ids
male Mind that, Roam et lam It was adimaneshis that
that dispatch should be Ind ea Ms table. and dot grn=
mg be @eked whether 1111 414.111 th had boa sasta, and
whiner gesermme of the
eviler peedessilemn.respleled,Vierabs tkinw-
Ids rol. dot dat pimalare amemmes-
insasd el=amde, leregr he nseileasi voy well red tb•
IMO sot wits Ibileeted Wm in Mate that day, Min
bfae—bs la ea ima wider elmare—bal be
mamba' tbe that that be mat tram Se de-
bars of the pablintica at tbe dnplalaw
wbf.t he and and
that MAIM tits prealmselsa It was
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