The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-09 00:00:00

THE BALLOT.

Mr. J. H. BERKELEY said it had been his custom to
bring forward the question of the ballot shortly after the
sasenablege of a new parliament, and he now wished to state
the enures which he intended to pursue. He had taken
counsel with those who constituted the great majority of the
Ikon/ party in the house, and the majority of those who had
taken office under the present government, end had come to
the conclu.tou that it was not desirable to bring the subject
forward during the present session. Ooe reason was that
it hod been twice dimmed during the present year.
Another rroog reason for its postpoosment was that a great
mew of evidence would be given before election committees,
showing the state of profligacy Into which the constituencies
had been plunged during the meet elution, when the
two great factions had exerted themselves in the meet unlaw-
fid matinee for securing their seats. With regard to the
jurtapoeition of the ballot with say nowt= of reform that
might ho brought forward by the government, it was not his
intention or that his friends to piece the ballot in direct out-
tagontem with say well considered bill for extending the liber-
ties of the subject and political rights. It was not his
wish to bring forward the begot in any factious spirit against
the government, but he was of opinion, and in that
opinion he was backed by • large portion
of the liberal
parry, that no measure arefons could be final or even satis-
fictury to the &actors of Greet Britain sad Ireland, which
did not give them the protection of the ballot to the hustings.
(Cheers.) He proposed to bring forward the question
at the earliest period in the nett erasion. In the
mean time be trusted, it would not go forth to the country
that he had deserted thielgreat question, which he considered
so highly important that it was his intention to press it for-
ward so long se be had health, strength, sad • seat in the
hones. (Cheers.)
SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CLERGYMEN.

Mr. STEUART rose, purettant to notice, "to coil the
attention of the house to the facilities by which clergyman of
the Scottish lip!eoopal Communion may, by a private bill,
obtain alminion into the Church of England, even though
he tear have countenanced what may have been condemned
by his own church'as dangerous error." He eaid,—lts 1854,
about the last day of the medal, the Chancellor of the Ex.
chequer, in an excellent speech, celled the attention of the
house to the legal disabilities under which clergymen of the
Episcopal Church of Scotland lay, and oxpreaaed his opinion
that there should be a general law on the 'abject. He was
sure there was no =NEW' of that house who would say that
if a Scutsish clergyman had fallen under the censure of his
bishop, be should use his privilege to enable him to ob-
sale admission into the Church of England. At present the
slat u'o law of the land created a disability, but private bills
were brought before the home to remove that disability in
Individual cases, and if select committees could be appointed
to inquire into e to case he should see no objection, but on
co the , her band ho could not see how the Church of England
could be kept pure if Scottish clergymen who had fallen Into
error could be admitted almost without quest ion intothe Church
of England. A statement which be had made in reference
to an individual • ho had a mivate bill before the henget° temuve
his disability bad been called in question. He stated that he
saw incense burned in the chapel. That was not literally
correct, but he smelt it, and a commuoicatiin had been
made to him that there had been a ionisation. The agent
fur the bill had ale° written to him with regard to the use cd
baseere that the nee of them would scimir of explanation.
That proved that there ware banners. Ho seked the First
Lord of the Treasury whether he considered a remedy should
be devised, either by a public enactment or by regulations,
teilding private bills of so unusual a nature.
PALM ERSTON said with regard to one point men-
tioned he way inclined to think that those members who
attended committees in that house, and who at before win-
dows looking into the Thames, would be very glad to
have Incense burning. (Laughter) With regard to the
matter Pelf, there was a bill °oaring on on Monday on the
subject to which the hon. member alluded. That bill applied
to a particular can, and be bad no difficulty in sag that
he thought that was not the proper way of deal 4 with
matters of that sort, and when the bill came on would per-
haps be a atter time far discussing any method for carrying
into slept a more general arrangement.
THE WAR IN ITALY.

Mr. 8. FITZGERALD rose, pursuant to notice,
to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether
he would lay upon the table of the hones a copy of • despatch
stated to have been addressed to the Premien government so
to the course which that power ought to pursue with refer-
ence to the war sow going on in the north of Italy ?
Sir C. WOOD (who was scarcely eiftlible in the gallery)
was understood to offer some explanation.
Mr. SCHNEIDER called the attention of the house to
the present state of Mexico, especially with reference to the
outrages which had been committed on Stitch subject.;
and ached the Secretary of State for Foreign Affeire what steps
had been taken to obtain redress for such outrages?
Mr. COCHRANE wished to know if the noble lord bad
say objection to lay on the table his =ewer to Count
Cavonr's despatch of the 14th of June.
Lod J. RUSSELL—With regard to the question which
the hon. gentleman has just pat to me, and which was to
have been put by the noble lord (Lord W. Graham), namely,
with reference to the despatch of Count Cavour, 1 have to
sty that it has not been officially communicated to the SA-
W& government. There is a despatch from Sir James
Hudson stating the substance of a circular issued by Count
Cavour. lam not @wetly sure whether it is the same as
the one now referred to; but it alludes to certain 'Ube
being annexed to Piedmont ; and the mower which
has been given to Sir J. Hudson is that her Majesty's
government do not sok nowlege those annexations • that
the state of occupelion must be wandered as provisional
only and that the finol aftrangements moat
depend upon the wi.hes of the inhabitants, the fortune of
war, sad any general treaty of peace that may hereafter be
entered into. (Hear, hoar.) That answer Sir James is de-
-1 sired to communicate to:the Sardinian government, and there
la no acknowledgment of the annexations which hove been
prodelmed. (Hear, hear.) I now turn to the (secretion
which hoe been put to me by the late Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs. That question 4., whether I laws
say objection to lay on the table of the house a copy of a
despatch stated to hove been addremed to the Prussian go-
vernment on the subject of the war ? I think it would be
wry inconvenient to the public service if that despatch were
plttc:d. It is a despatch to which an answer from
hes been reeeivid ; and another despatch
was sent only last night, in continuation of the
warreepotdence with the court of Primate on the subject.
I think, therefore, hon. gentlemen will see that it would be
wry inconvenient to give only a pert of the correspondence.
With re 'pert to its claire, I think the hon. gentleman hue
naturally fallen into some error. Mahon. gentlemen @mkt
of a circular eddreastd to the German State.. from the court
of lttuota, and also to another which is signed by the French
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Waleweki. Now the
circular of the court of Rae* sad I think also that of Count
Walewski, speaks of the right/ and ditties of the German
malederation, and of what is the proper course for that con-
federation to pursue with regard to foreign notions. Now
that was a kind of die...lesion natural enough for the states
of Germany to engage in, but we have taken no such
course. We have not dismissed with the confederation
the rights of separate states, or what should detorneine their
relations with other powers? In c neeqnenoe however, of
rumours which were in some degree countenanced by official
statements, we addressed a despatch to the court of Petted',
and, looking at the papers alteedy on the table, I find a
despatch of Lord Malunabory in which, after stating that
the government of tide country intended to be neutral, he
says, " Her Majesty's government, therefore, deprreate any
am which would winacesserill extend the theatre of war, and
they will be prepared to take advantage of any fer.meable
Wport unity that eel ha seeded them of being the medium
ef eestarleg pea-e." Now the whole object of our correspon-
dence with the Court of Berlin wet to deprecate any act which
would extend the t heetre of war. happens tome that it we.
the bounden duty of her Majesty's government, so far se
they could, to advise with other governments that were
neutral, in order to prevent the theatre of war from being ex-
tended. I need not point out to the house—and certainly I
need not point out to the hon. gentleman, who is se well ac-
quainted with foreign affairs—that while it is no doubt a
greet calamity that wtr should exist in Daly, it would be a
far greater calamity if it should be extended to Germany, and
If the whole of Europe should by degrees become involved
I. it. (Hear, heir.) That being eo, and considering what
were the induormeute held out to 14nesia to take part in the
hostilities, we discussed with her, in the most friendly
marmot, what were her interests with regard to the war.
It is
peculiarly necessary that there should be no premature
publication of the correspondence at the present moment,
because, without knowing how far the armistice ettende, we
are given to understand by an offielal article is the iinnitno
that it does tt leave the Held open for nerotiatiose." I think,
therefore, that it would be unedvisable at this juncture
for the government, and unadviaable also foe members of
this house, to enter upon any dieenasion. (Hear, hear.) Oar
&amities meat ever be the same se that of the late govern-
ment, vim, to take any opportunity that may be atbrded us
of becoming the medium of Teetering pesos. We may not
take the same view of what may be the most !avow...blamed*
of restoring peace to Europe • but as regards the object we
are all entirely agreed. (Cheers.) The hoe. gentlemen
has very nnsecessarily nffirred to a despatch of miss that
was written mese years ago to be cod
to the warts
• Baror. The facts with regard to that deepate.l were
thew Ties late Emperor, the Emperor Nicholas, thought it
details,* that there should be a concert between We coma-
try and Runk with regard to the Ware state of Teary,