The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-21 00:00:00

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IMPRIII AL PARLIAMENT.

HOLIER OF LOItHS.—FiIiDAY, JULY 90.
The LORD CUANCELLON took his seat on Vs* wades* at
• . J . •
ills. PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The follow 4 bills were read a third time and=
—South London Market Bill ; Buckley and W
Mold and Connalis Railway Companies Bill ; Mid-
', land Railway (Bimetal, tcc.) Bill • Bute Docks, Cardiff,
Bill; Carmarthen and (Walvis Railway Bill ; and Wear-
' dale and BYWIon District Water Bit
THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
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Lord STRA TFORD DE REDCLIFFE, in moving tot
papers, called attention to the question of the Danubian
Principalities, the history of which he reviewed down to
the recent election and assumption of power by Prince
• Charles of Idohensollern—an act which he suggested had
been instigated by the Prussian court. Diverting to the
mon genfral topic of European 'fairs, Lord Stratford de
Eadchife commented upon the agtisisive policy of Prussia,
and invited the house to outsider whether it was desirable
that this country should permit a great Power to be struok
at from the list of nations without some expression of
, opheien on our part. Deprecating war, and not Always
npapothising with Austria, he still thought that the
• apribuive policy pursued by one Power would lead to
general danger. The doctrine of nationalities was one
- whidt could he easily extended in any direction, and from
, Ma influence no country could claim to be secure, so that if
it were allowed to prevail universal uncertainty must
• . moist In conclusion, he moved for the production of papers
,4 relating to the Danubian Principalities.
• Lard DERBY declined to follow Lord Stratford de Bed-
; I diffe over the whole range of European polities, and
• pointed eat that the alternative to inactively witnessing
the course of the premed war was to interfere actively,
which he believed no party in the country was disposed to
• do. If the assistance or good offices of the government
(-• should be needed to on-operate with France in restng
pence they would not he withheld, but until those good
sir etas were sought, it was not the province of the govern-
, sent in augovern-
r, way to interfere. With respect to the papers
; moved for, he thought it would be more for the public ad-
vantage that their production should be deferred until
the pending negotiations were brought to a close.
Lied RUSSELL approved the decision of the government
and said that be saw no roman to object to the election of
Prism Charles to the hospodarship of the provinces.
The motion was then withdrawn.
• The Standards of Weights, Measures, and Coinage Bill,
and the Crown Lands BiII were severally read a third time
• and pissied.
• • The Postmaster-General Bill, the Pier and Harbour
Orders Confirmation Bill, and the Extradition Treaties
Act Amendment Bill were each read a second time.
▪ , PUBLIC MEETINGS IN HYDE-PARS.
-, The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said—When I gave the
✓ notice last night which appmrs on the paper, I was nob
aware that the subject of the meeting in Hyde-park had
t• been discussed in the House of Commons, and that soda-
` factory answers had been given by the present and by the
Dots Semmtaiins of Seats. I hops and trust the government
' will persist in reserving these parks exclusively for the re-
creation of the people—("bear," from the Berl of Derby)—
without regard to whether the meeting be • reform or
anti-reform meeting, whether it be a Garibaldian meeting
or a meeting in favour of the Pope. (" Hear," and a laugh.)
lam not is any senile adverse to public meetings. No man
in this country has been so much indebted as myself to
public meetings. A large portion of my measures were
• carried by means of public meetings, and if my health be
spared, and it please God, I hope to hold a great many
more. But I have held them at convenient times and
places, and therefore I hope that the same rule will be
• observed by the working classes, that they will respect the
rights of others, and not inflict an inconvenience upon
j others which they would resent if inflicted on themselves.
(Hear, hear.)
• Thu house adjourned at a quarter past seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FarDAT, JULY 20.
The Smarms took the chair at Hee minutes to 4 o'clock.
Lord C. Has ivroa took the oaths sad his seat on Ma rc-
election for the county of Tyrone.
Mr. CORRY also took the oaths and his seat on his re-elec.
lion for the tame county.
Lord Rortyrox took the oaths and his seat far Cam-
bridgeshire on his re-election.