The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-01 00:00:00

THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.

The Duke of MnItLBOICOUCiII be6ge4 to ask the noble
earl the President of the Coastal whether any determination
had been arrived at with regard to the Emlesiaetical Com-
mission ea the remit of the inquiry which had been going on
oa that sub**.

Earl GRANVILLE said he would give the noble duke an
&saver to-teemow (this diy).

EVIDENCE IN CHANCERY.

Lord tirriiiiiiiceiganinoigtirtO; that day week
h• should move foe a committee to inquire into the mode of
taking evidence he the Court of Chancery, and the effect of
that mode.

THE ITALIAN QUESTION.
Lori STRATFORD DE ttIIDCLIFFR gave wake
that on that day fortnight b• should call attention to the
ootreapnndence which had bow laid on the table relating to
the affairs of Italy.

THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
Earl GRANVILLE briefly recapitulated the events whkh
had resulted is the formation of the present ministry. He
proceeded to announce the policy and indicate the measures
of the government. Financial arrangements and some
minor propoeitiocui of law reform would absorb the attention
of parliament during the remainder of the aeesion, and oblige
them to leave untouched the important gutetioa of repre-
sentative reform. With regard to foreign lining, they in-
tended to observe a policy of strict neutrality, awaiting soy
fair chance of mediating between the belligerent powers,
and meanwhile taking car, to 'nekton!' the Mentos of the
country in such a state aa might not only mange all alarm,
but Tinder invasion altogether hupcsaible.

After a few words from Lord BriOVollA3t.
The Duke of RUTLAND drew the &shun= of the bonne
t) a speech ot Lord J. Runts% in which it was said that
" the war wss plainly owiog to one power, and that power
was Austria,"—a phraro which he characterised u incon-
sistent with a rtrict neutrality. Ho proceeded to comment
on the conduct of the late opposition, and strongly repro lined
their conduct in turning out the late government in the pre-
sent critical elate of for ism affiire.

Lord M ALMESSU KY wished to give answer to charges
which bad Men brought against the late government by Lord
Palmerston in another place. He felt convinced that Lord
Granville would now be candid enough to confess that the
late government hod done everything is their power to pro •
serve the peace of Europe. No language could have been
stronger than that which had been used Ly her Majesty's
late government on that oceseinu. He explained the nature
of Lord Cowley'e 111i.40i011 to Vienna, and said that the Em-
peror of the French had himself informed Lord Cowley
whet points were the subject f drepute, god the
al.eratiani which he hoped fur. He repelled the charge&
et Lord Palmerston, who had declared that the
late eovernment had produced the wee by the course
't het pursued, that its language hat! been patronising
to Auetria, but threatening to France and Sardinia, and that
it di I nut, therefore, deserve the confidence of the emote,.
He characterised the statement as a reekiess one, and
bounded en Moult tient information, and proceeded to read
sateen., from Lord Paissereton'e speech to show that the
late governmeut had done exactly what Lord Palmerston
raid they ought to have to done. He read copious extracts
from the [tribes correepontence to show that the policy of
the tete government through the course of the negotiations
previous to the war had been to itoprets on the belligerent
governmeots that this country would, uodrr all eiteuin.
planer, maintain • strict neutrality, and omit no effart for
the preservation of pellet.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE could assure the noble duke
that his noble friend (Lord John Remelt) not only &greet
with hie noble friend the Pre.idest of the Council, bat with
every other member of the present government in the earnest
intention end determined resolution to maintain a ett let and
entire neutrality. (Cheer.) Without reference to who
commenced the war or who wag to blame, the object of the
government would be to hold the Writhe* fairly betwern
the two Ferreira, en that when the opportunity arrived they
might be in • position to introduce themselves as mediator..
With regard t o the two gentlemen who had been named fur
effiee, but were not yet members of the government, he
build ensure his noble friend opposite that as
to one of them there was every prospect that he would
accept the °Moe which hod been otlned to Lim, and that he
would remain a member of the Hume of Commons. As to
the other ho was not, he was sorry to nay, In a position to re-
Hove the noble duke's anxiety. lie did not yet know the
answer which the gentleman referred to had given, or might
give, to Lord Paltnereton's communication. But of this he
was quite sure, that if Mr. Cobden did join the government,
as lee (the Duke of Newcastle) hoped he would, that he would
loin it in sinful! knowledge that it was the firm intention and
determination of the government to maintain and to
ettt•ograes the &fent en of the country, and not to relax in
arty way three prai•eworthy efforts which were made by the
late government for the accompliebeitut of that. object.
(Chem..) And the noble duke might be ensured that with a
view to the important part which the government of this
country would in all probability be culled upon to undertake
In meei ding for the erabliehnieut of the peace of Europe,
with • view to strengthen her in the accomplithreent of thet
task, the defence of the country would not be neglected. And
with rented to the speech the noble duke had quoted he
would nod that there was nothing inconsistent in his right
hen. friend not believing in an invasion, end yet desiring to
take every pree.atition to prevent the possabliity of such a
contingeecy. He believed that without reformat to the
chances of invasion, there wee nut one of their lordships, e r
he might say any one person in the country, who was not
of opinion that it was the paramount duty of England at
this moment to etreogthen her detentes, and be prepared for

any event that ruighi. happen.
Lord HOWDEN thought the opinion of the En2lieh par.
Smoot as to the present state of affair. on the continent
ought to be known as early as possible. Events were pro-
ceeding so quickly that, however shert might be the interval
that repass.. d them from the forthc,mingdeb.te, *sex pension
of their opinion then might be too late. lie knew what would
happen with England es the result of these iniquitous wars.
She would idyl) in to 'top hostilb lin and to prevent a greater
etfation of blood—elm would honedly offer her mediation,
sad then by that unfortunate fate which always stackto her—
.' eeriest. infelicitae :"—she would maks herself more odboiti
then eke already was to all panes. If she foiled,
she wool.' compromise her tints and her poaton
as a great power; and if she succeeded, the cry
of " Pt:radio.. Albion" would be relied from ono end of the
Peninsula to tho other. She would be charged with caring
inc nothing but her own interest and the di-pdsion of cotton.
We mu-t, however, have pace, if peace could be anyhow
ob.ained ; but in conducting the negotiations fir that pur-
pose we mud take care to avoid that which would be the
greeted ndefortune that could happen to the world, and to
Daly copecially, but which was evil the cards • prolooged
oectieetion by France of It dy and Metered. He bettered
that all that was wanted for the %Weiler liberation of Italy
was an honest, quiet retirement of the French and Aurtririn
troop. from...pig es where they never ought to have been.
The conver.ation then dropped.
Their lordships adjourned at 20 minutes to 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MURSDAY, lUME 30.
no SP LAKEN. tOl4l the chair at 4 o'clock.
RE-ELECTION OF MINISTERS.

Lord Pallas; eto;.Liadultaiti;renii,ii; 576: Levi., sir
O. Grey, Sir C. Wood, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Mr. Cordwell,
81r H. Keating, Sir R. Beth,ll, Mr. R. Lows. Mr. Fitzroy,
Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Knatehbull-Hureesen, Mr. Min ion,,
sad Sir W. Dunbar, harieg besa re-elected, to.k the °sibs
sad their reale.