The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-14 00:00:00

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The Earl of HARDWICKE said that be wished to niake•
statement in reference to some remarks which fell from ,
the noble duke at the head of the Admiralty (the Duke of
Somerset) the other day with regard to a distinguished
brother officer of hir (the ouhle earl's). Upon the occasion
in question, • diecussion having taken place on some
affairs connected with the royal navy, the noble duke,
in replying to a noble friend of his, said that a speech
made in the other house of parliament was founded on infixes
'nation furnished to a right hon. gentleman (Sir J. Faking
-
too) 17 Admiral Elliot. The noble duke was reported to
have slid that Admiral Elliot went to France and saw all
that was going on in the dockyards there, but the noble duke
added, "1 must confess that under the circumstances I is-
, eirely regret the course which he took on his return to
England. If I myself had given • French officer permis-
sion to view our dockyards, and I afterwards found that he
took the fine opportunity of publishing the results of his
investigation in the manner done by the pliant admiral, I
eertainly should not think In hail done a very friendly act."
It was to this part of the speech of the noble duke that he
wished to give some explanation. He was sure the house
would feel that such a etatemeut made in re
ference to a gallant officer by • person in the
noble duke's position would lied people to rep.
pose , that Admiral Elliot visited the French dockyards
la something like the character of • spy, or at all events
that he did something contrary to good manners, and came
beak and related what he ought not to have related. He
WS sure the house would feel that between the British
officers of the royal navy of England and the French
officers of the Imperial wiry of France there ought to be the
greatest feeling of brotherly respect and regard, bemuse in
such • melancholy event as a war between the noun.
tries, the two services ought to go merrily into it, free
from all personal animosity towards each other, and with-
out the idea being entertained that the one or the other
side could he guilty of espionage. All that Admiral Elliot
had done in the matter was perfectly consistent with
honouz and pod faith and right gentlemanly feeling. The
pliant admiral went with two friends to France in a yacht
belonging to one of them, with the intention of visiting
the French dockyards. They riled to the porta
of Cherbourg and Brest, and Admiral Elliot ap-
plied to the prefet for permission for himself
and Lis friends to visit the dockyards. The request
was Immediately complied with, and an officer was
sent to show them over the srsimal and dockyards. No
orrocealineet wee affected, the French officers being
and justly so, dthe proper they had mode in iron=
ships. He would mention that before proceeding to France
the gallant admiral called upon the noble duke (the Duke
of Somerset), and told him of his intention, and asked if be
could be of any service to the Admiralty. The noble duke
replied with much prudence, " You know all that interests
us here in England, and I shall be very glad if you out tell
as anything of what the French are doing in which we are
eaecerned. The gallant adiniral was therefore merely de-
Ned to report on all be saw. When be afterwards went
to VOrient and Rental. he found he could not see those
dockyards without • written permission' from the go-
vernment. Admiral Elliot wrote therefore to Lord
Cowley's secretary who procured the requisite
parmieles. end be went over those dockyards
aka When the pliant admiral came hack to Eng-
land be told the government what he had seen, and
made the same communication to Sir J. Pakington, and
there, so far as Admiral Elliot wee concerned, the matter
ended. The noble duke had mentioned that Admiral:
Elliot bed published the intonation as it he had been
, peg of something which wee wrong; but he felt nil-
ant the sable duke could not intend to implywhat the
hips seeps of the word "publishing" neut. Now, sup-
pose" Admiral Elliot had seen by accident • great deal at
L'Oneot and Rochfcrs that he was not shown, and supposing
whet he thus saw was of the greatest interest ; end, fur-
ther, supposing the gallaut admiral had never mentioned
what he acmdentelly saw, would not that be • proof of
' bounty sad en absence of anything like an intention to set
the spy on the part of that distinguished of ? He could
not may that such was the case, but kb felt bound to state
that all the pliant admiral law wee man opt and fairly
under the eye of the Preach 01114 diet h•
had never revealed nytliing to bb trim& of to the govern-
moot excepting what was sena in en open and fair manner.
Be trusted he bad not mid too mach, seeing that his object
was to viodicete • brother officer from certain aspersions
which had been cast upon his character.
The Duke el NEWCASTLE regretted that the noble serf
had ant postponed his question, seeing that the First Lord
I of the Admmay was absent from town on public duty.
The noble duke bed, therefore, most probably not received
the sots anationed by the noble earl He (the Duke of
Newcastle) bed nand attentively to the speech of the
noble duke cm a Winer evening, and he could not recollect
any expression challenging Admiral Elliot's honour. His
diearetirm kis so* friend did challenge, but be never used
the weed "egy."
SWThe led of BARDWIORE intimated that he bed 114:4
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The Duke of NEWCASTLE—No ' • but the noble ass
mid mad times that his object was to defend Admiral
Ells trees the accusatiou of Wag • spy. (Hoer, bear.) d• natter of fact he (the Duke of Newintle) believed that
Admiral Elliot's conduct had been looked upon in Franco se
anything but friendly ; where, however, no canes would
have been taken had he reported what he saw oficielly to
hie government. As to the chugs of publishing, to which
tire "able seri objected, Admiral Elliot bed adopted the
bat poseible mate of publication by having his statement
delivered as a speech in the House of Commons. (Hear.)
Haled not risen to defend his noble friend, who was quite
able to defend himself, but he thought it staistary to say
these few words.

The Earl el HARDWICKE was anslartead to may thee
Admiral li/liot had commusisated hie taternmitie to $k
Jolla Parniten aa a subsequently Me and, that be was sot
answeeable tor the laseark of it.

A discereion was raised by Lad CKIUMOID, who
raked the Earl se Leitrim to withdrew his motion making
sharps
.apisalt Mid Julie, Yonehan„ moral noble
lords lama et opinion that the motion 4earld he with-
drawn, and ethers holding that as the walks: bad hew
reamed it was that it should he none into fully
as cedar to the aosplete vindication of the learned judge.
The lied of LEITRIM stated his wialninees to with-
draw the motioo but the subject dropped without tie
formal withdrawal.

The Railway Gospels* Mortgage Trawler (Beetlead)
Bill pawed through committee.
The report of annendmaate of the Bankruptcy and beg-
vow), Bill were received, and the bill ordered to be read a
third time on Tuesday.
The Wills of Pereonsity of British Bubjests Bill ins reed
a third time and peened.

The FAA of DONOUGHMORE moved for papers air
Wing to the granting of • ticket of leave to Maenad Ger-
diner, a convict, who pleaded guilty le 1849 to the minder
el Major Mahon, and who had returned to live on the estate
log 11is gentleman he had murdered.
iles Duke of NEWCASTLE stated that there had been
so undue jausiacy exercised in the cam In question. There
wakira ontemos on the subjedi
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noted at • sonspireey to inesder. L wens borrible to think
that a man of that char m:ter Amid he sulfated soda to
Melt the seines el his former crime,
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