The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-05 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAT, FEB. 4.
fu LORD CRANCILLOR t Ok his ot at at 6 o'clock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
SLATS TRAPIL—By Cut Earl of CARLISLE, from Wok*.
c4raplotruig Brasiliaa sad Portuourio elm

dindr.
New Sorrw WALPS —By Lord MONTKAGLE, from
wept my d New S,neth Wales, complaining of an order of
mein restoriog trump /nation to that coney.
Err, GREY eat I that to as early day he intended to In
em the obis of toe house despatches which would ezplein
all that had b:en done on thee sist4get. He nuked that
trom throe dereatches thr loreithips would see that the
areprearnains whiee wereei felt with rapist to this matter
were quit* mfour.ded. and that the gmeranient had only
acted upon the sec emmeadati-n of the legidatlve council of
the col ..ny on tbe subject._
HEALTH OF TOWNS (SCOTLAND)
The Dike of eIONTROSE wind whether it was the
%anti a of the reveroment to intradoce a Health of Towne
Bill fur Sudan duties the remit anion.
The Earl a CARLISLE believed that without delay such
• bill would be havodueed into the Roost of Commons.
ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS.
The LORD CHAMBERLAIN (the Marquis of Breadth-
base) reed beg illajeafe snot gracious salver to their
lordships* Wren. ' My lords, I thank you for your loyal
and denial adieux. It a highly gratefjiog to me to receive
sada an aureate of your felt ere on the lois which the royal
fusily and she whole eatho bare suetabeed by the death of
her M .j.sty Queue Adelatte. It will be my stu ly to pro-
mote tne welfare of my pe,ple met watch over the important
than cs confide t to my cue."
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
The LORD CHANCELIeeIt laid on the table a bill to
unite or otti,e. nt the eller registrar of tke Court of Bant-
le: LI ar.d tee Lord Cleaccelloes secretary of bukrupts.
Lord BROV.IIIAIII said that the team of the two offices
wou'al be an and neat suleg to the country.
The bill was than a td a tirm
AFFAIRS OF GREECE.
Lord STANLEY. in musseaces of notice, me for the
remote of sad a, 'attention to a matter which appeared of
seta:tent importerce to warrant being brought under con-
siderate n SR roe% 'aphis/et:on as the government
'sight be able te afford. Woes ha took the
iib.rty of commenting co the terms in which her
KM ay wee 'derma to et...Orme parliament as as cur
krci..n eel ettoi s. he did rot anticipate that within a
Crof 2t bouts a eery estraerdinary .ieht would be
wln %quotient aseerti aof estate ofpcacsaudsmiteinwhich
her My -sty affirm d that this country was with oar foreign
relations • and it was with cinsiderable surprise and with
great trent that en Fria,' or Saturday morning, he found,
throorb the chant!, of adieu,. Ufeetnatiou, that an snot
bad occurred of eoelielenble e runes, in width, as it
same.: to him, this oantnr had proceeded to acts of wejusti-
Bible v—lence ane:nst a frit r..:11 foreign stete, the weakness
of which state doll have been the strongest
induetment fee great farbrarann o our pat,
and whale perol positi a with other countries
?soden' any stone rereading a matter of more conse-
quence than wall appetite from the importance of the state
itself. II they were correctly into-,ned it would sprier that
on she ram from what he could hardly help considering
an ill-advised espedition of A?nair el Paektes squadron up
the Detriments, an opportunity was taken to assemble the
aqua .T. 41 aa the coast of Grace. Immediately on the
wavelet tho fleet it appeared that the British minister at
Athena. Sir Thomas Were. oall:d on the Greek minister for
foreign affairs, secoanakd by Sir William Parker, and,
in his preeme, informed that simian, verbally, that he
was tkt,re tee the papal of demanding a categori. al answer
and as sweat to certain de rewinds which had been for tome
time a heisting en the put of enema ?faith subjects,
within tee period of twenty kin lean; addine that if they
WIN not complied with Sir Willies Puke, and kb fi -et
were then for the pupae of enforelog submission to his de.
mead. This demand was addreoed to a minister who, to a
very short time had batlike seals of sales; and it had uo
refernee to gnat internatiocal questioss not eves to that
athirst coo which then had bees so aside disco- sion and
difiLulty—the reicyment of the lean by Greece ; but it had
mientece to int •actions at very inferior sad insignilleant
ebanster, Leyden, (dello for redress on the past of British
=s, or by those who called themselves as, some of
had bets actually settled, or wen in a wane of being
nettled, or were waitic th t I-gal adjudication of judicial
tribmals. He hoped the detail which he had seen en some
of oversees wen gentle eautherated. He hoped that
it was impossible that any British minister could use such
empressioas in reference to the justie- of the course pursued,
fiat "jest of not it inset be complied with ;" and in reply
to a question for farther delay, writ time could be afforded
for teceesour icatinp w with Lis e..llearews. and informing Mogul(
mere perfectly as w the deaths of the eisims, the answer was
that th. re was so orhasioo for any delay, that the berme-
tillfa which ha had remind were IblbOlibt• and positive, and
mins th- demands put formed in so courteous a manner
were complied with in 21 hours, the British minister would
withdraw os booed a British man of war, and reprisals would
be taken by the British *quadrate, which for that lupus
was lying in the waters of Greece. But whether such
term, were used by the British 'Matsur or not, he was
afraid that the fact wee widen:net that a demand for imm-
dist* et -eplines with certain pending claims wu pe.
umpteen,. ousel on the Greek minister by the British
minister, with an intimation that the British lint was
there to enforce them; that immediate compliance
was not granted by the Greek government; and
the consequence was that the Mures was at this
moment blockaded by the British squadron, with an intima-
tion' that Greek vessels, it all events vessels of war, would be
seized, as an ant of re prise. and hostility. It was state! fur-
ther that upon this occasion the mediation of two other
powers, whether applied for or not he could not say, had
bees te. eland and refused, He need hardly my the two
powers in coma= were Franc sued Russia. And *maiden-
ly; the ;maim position of affairs in Green, be could hardly
think the thjory done to British interests, and which it was
oar great object to insinnin—than interests which arose
mat of the friendly fe:linp sobering between the inhabit-
eats and goverment of that e Amin and the British govern-
ment and subjeets—be hardly knew whether theme interests
would be mere seriously injured by the refusal or accept-
ance of that proffered melistioe. (Hear, hear.) He wished
to know whether the none marquis would object to stole
what infirmities th, government had received, and whe-
ther they now sancioned the course which had been pur-
sued by their representative abroad ; and whether, in the
event of their having given any 'Estrada», they were pre
pond lay them before evilest's'. (Hear, hoar.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE (who was very impaer-
fatly heard) said he was obliged to the noble lord for having
gives his notices of his intention to put the question, and he
should feel great pleasure in mow giving him all the satisfac-
tion in his power in adman to the immediate questions
which he had put, and in producing hereafter every paper
on the subject. He had to state that substantially the infor-
mation given is the public prints was correct ; and tumidly,
to wore the noble lord that to information of this sort had
reached the government when her Majesty's speech from the
throne was made—( tear, hear)—cootaining that passage
which referred to a state of amity and peace with foreign
powers, and which it was so desirable that this country
should oratiane to prams with all the states of Europe,
both great and snialL (Hear, bear.) With respect to this
particular proseedieg, the noble lord seemed hardly
to be am* that it ens founded on proceedings,
of many yew' standing, sad that it had not been had re-
count to antil every expedint had been exhausted :fee the
purpose of procuring, not, ss the noble lord had stated the
repayment of the loan, for that had nothing to do with it,
but for the purpose of procuring redress for grimaces
Sounded on facts which were indisputable, and which were
thought ro atm the best amideration which her Majesty's
govenement could give them. Her Majesty's ministers bad
leguatedly failed is prowaring that redress, and had at times
bare: X. t by the Greek government, whilst at other times
were made by that gentlemen% which ware
met tolftlad. Is this ease the British Waster having bad a
positive denial of that justice, which, on behalf of
British property and British subjects he erse
titled to receive, did avail himself of that whisk
be (the Marquis of Linsdowno would all not the
ill-advised :movement of Admiral Parker's Rest in that
part of tbe Mediterranean to demand rodeos in a mama
sad under ciressunaus which were not derogatory to the
Greek government. if it had been disposed to do an act of
Justice. Admiral Parker showed every respect to the Greek
government. He west ca shoes to offer his respects to the
sovereign, and ft was only when the Greek Minister for
Foreign Affairs having Ant tendered a most unsatisfactory
ezpiamtion in conversation, and having been told that time
would be allowed until the next day for further explanation,
finally, tea that mat day, delivered a most paremptin
refusal to do justice in any one of the eases complained
of —it was only then that Sir William Talker
end the British minister had recourse to the mildest
act that could be adopted under the circumstances. (Chores.)
Because it was not true that they instituted a blockade;
they only servile a notice on an individual vessel of woe that
she would not be allowed to quit the earbour. (Chem)
The information which the government had received only
cam down to that time. West effect this promedingsight
produce he was, of course, unable to may; but he quite
agreed oith the noble lard, that no proceeding would be
mere cowardly and unworthy of a great matry than to ex-
act from a weaker power that which from a stronger mu-
try would not be requited. When tier lordships saw the
papers they would be satisfied that is no Gas eau fa which
aompemetioa had been required, could the British go-
vesnesent have allowed such compusatiou further to be
withheld Witlbftt incurring disgrace. Hs had told the sable
Ind that this was not a blockade, bat be would now remind
the noble lard that the armament with whisk the alb»
lord himself was connected made Maker demands on fade-
poodeat states which wen enforced bye blockade not la 0•11
DOW tWO, but ia three instances.—(hem, her)—sad there:
firso lid made lord would not look open tide as ea sauna
suppeesess. (Hear, bear.) lie had welt' to allude to sae-
*lN matter—the offa of mediation by the Praia and Ue-
da' ministers—he begged to my that sash akar bed bees
ode without any authority on' the port el thar
aura and it was obvious that if east Mir =sree::
=el a most immunise delay cwt have asolossi.
offers of mediation ludas dream abowommus
W bees refused by ether froversumsb—by Ike Plumb
pcernm nt for Waterier, and that without say brush of he
iced understanding between that IWWWWWOMI sod the
=neat of this essatry. He *mkt* *so* that the
mishear sad Sir W. Parka had whit greet
sod judinews retool week madiallies. (flear7l .113
This wee what be bed as may es do Wiest, and with respect
to the laforseaties whisk hod boa ressivoi. sad with refer-
ease the amuse of the asrdadeo, he should have ma ob.
IZZto produce all the pews whisk sight..be required.
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