The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-20 00:00:00

of the ecereepoadeeioe.

MINISTER OF JUSTICE.
Mr. EWART begged to put a question to the First Lord
of the Treasury, to explanation on the subject of the
appointment of • department or minister of justice. He
had pot a question on this subject to the noble lord a few
innings since, and the noble lord replied that in this country
it would not be desirable to appoint • minister of justice like
that of France. and who bad the appointment of the mash
Outs. He (Mr. Ernst) quite agreed with the noble lord,
and, indeed, no one had ever raised such • question in refer-
nee to such a department. The noble lord said that per-
haps there ought to be a board for the revision of acts of par-
' Inman. This latter suggestion was as far below the recom-
mendation of the Common Law Commissioners as the former
one was above it. Lest year the right hon. member for the
University of Dublin moved a resolution by which the house
rented so the formation of • separate department of •
of justice. The Solicitor-General and the Attorney-
agreed in the necessity tench *measure, and the noble
lord agreed to the reeolution, end maid he would endeavourto
hare it carried into effect. He wished, therefore, to sib the
noble lord whether he was about to appoint any department
to supeeintend manna for altering and improving the law
at this country ?

THE TREATY OP PARIS.
Lad J. MANNERS mid, as the noble lord could only
apish once, be would now put a question to him, of which
he bad given notice, relating to the executian of the 12th
Wide of the Treaty of Faris The only practical effect of the
treaty of Paris on the Asiatic provinces of the Black Be,
was that a terrible war bad wince been raging between Bemis
end Circaesia. It had been stated that in the course of last
autumn a document had bean sent to the representatives of
England and France at Paris asking assistance for the Cir-
eamoMia in this war. He wished to eel the noble lord who-.
air any such document had been received in Paris, and if
there was any otOeMion to lay it on the table; and also
whether anything had been dime hi of the 12th
article of the Treaty Paris, and so whether there
any objection topuai any correspondence on the subject ?
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Lard PALWERSTON—I will first answer the question
of wry has. trod (Mr. Ewart). Iffeiesty's government
have fait it to be their duty to carry into ear as ter as they
eau the wires of the hones as erred in the rescrisa
which was adopted last year but my has. friend I am sr
sir be aware that the resolution contained an ewers
which was exceedingly ambiguous. It said that it ma
&Wrath that • Department of Justice should be
setehlished. Now that might either mean a depart-
ment to superintend the execution of the law, or
a department to superintend the formation of the law. I
think my hon. friend will agree, as rapids the first, that
in this country it is not in aocardaa with our constitution
to have a department to superintend the execution of the law,
which Emotion la placed an the courts of law, and that it
would be an improper core to attempt to control their
furor in that respect. With regard to the second ques-
tion, the establishment of a department for the purpose of
harmonising and revising the enactment of the law ; to this
there can be no objection. But the amogement of each a
department involves some difficulty, and I am sorry to say
that at the present instant we have not satisfied ourselves
with regard to an arrangement which would be satisfactory
to parliament and the country, and which, if properly ao-
erplished. would be of considerable advantage. With re-
ran* to the question of the noble lord, I submit that it
would have been more convenient Of he had given more
reale Information as to the question he was about to put.
TM nor lord first wishes to 'mow whether any representa-
tions roue& by certain Circassian chiefs to the Conference
at Pali sad to the French and English governments ; what
arms weregiven to those reprearations, and whether there
would be wry objection to lay the correspondence on the table.
I must request to be allowed to communicate with my noble
friend the Foreign Secretary as to whether the documents
an such as it would be proper to lay on the table. But,
speaking from recollection, I may say that there was a rem-
erasion from certain Circassian chish, stating that they
had been attacked by Russia, and asking assistance, moral
gad physical of the powers which had 1191116 at war with
Eris. With regard to this it should be borne in mind that
the Ctrearans did not think fit to co-operate with England
and Francs during the war with Russia, and they had not
say claim to favour from us as auxffiaries. But as far as
regards right to exact from Russia oondltioes for ,the
te of the eastern coast of the Black Sea, the de-
meads frombelligerent powers must depend on success in war.
Our success in the Crimea was complete, and we had a right to
demand conditions with regard to that portion of the Black Sea.
But the core of operations did not extend to the eastern
shores of the Risk Bee, and we did not stand to any mi-
litia of merry err which authoring us to require
hue Err ettpribma with regard to the popula-
tfen %bee bialiklag the eastern shores of the
Black Um The orwer, whin* verbal or in writing,
to the odic, ee 11 Wes, was that we did
not feel that we wee maw tilleptka to the parties who
made the applhallin tail pane itztba been concluded with
Russia, we wire ail piped Imam war with that power to
tunnort thin plain, brow, arch we might regret the
natio* ia tibia thay deiel thimivas to be placed. Now
with nod ntheetheritnalea—the 12* arrh tithe treaty
of Pre pinata eat the wain of the Meek eta, fa to
the seanani al all masondiedil be anteilial se Or se
vitiate opinion weak and thal OS per Is Black
flea should he to the err es of allthe notions,
abject to the srahllshd regabline of customs, goer-
tine, and polies. Well, the Reim government speed
thi=sea** that nig la *en One porta be/ they
cud ems, quatrain, ad pie, sad Am win
the a* pits withhich wbe Os hisessane
asell be permitted. Her lisferes ameneleatel
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whish annuolease lemeirittb the talaitt if the teisby,
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tip were gong ea between Rare at
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that time to establish theine-hooses at
and that without Cuserreess it wee e=usi
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(Hier.)