The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-11 00:00:00

-,AVAL ESTIMATES.
Sir C. WOOD anuonneed that the naval estimates would
be ready to-morrow (this day), and that he would move their
consideration on Monday wart•

THE BANK COMMITTEE.
Mr. RICARDO Nri,•bed to know whether, at the *sleet
rommittee already appointed waa to confine ito labia= to the
Bank charter, another committee would be appointed to in-
quire iota the working of Joint.stock bank.? or whether •
mestnue conneettd with that branch of the subject would be
broaght farwerd during the present session ?
The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER amid he
had no present intention of moving fora scu..nd .'onnittee,
bat be would Mate on en early day the course government
Intended to take on the subject.

THE SECRET TREATY.-MR. DISRAELI'S
EXPLANATION. .

_
Mr. DISRAELI—I have to request the indulgent per-
starien of the house, although I take precedence of no
Mr. I'. DUNCOIIBB-1 bog the right hon. member'n
pardon. I am extremely sorry to interrupt the right hon.
gentleman, but from what fell from him yesterday, and the
intimation he gave that he was going to bring forward •
subject of great importance, I infer that he is not about to
enter Into mere personal explanations reopening his recent
statement, and the contradiction of the noble lord at the head
of the government. Now, eir, in asking the Indulgence of
the bow* to go teyond the usage of the house—olthough I
am far from thinking there should not be every indidgence
granted—l with to come to this understanding. Icm of
course Ignorant whether the right hon. gentleman
is about to state that he was imposed on in Parte, or
that the contradiction of the noble lord was inaccurate.
but if he is going beyond this, if he is going into the general
question, I hope thereon' be an understanding, so that other
honourable members may be at liberty to make remarks on
what may fall either from the right hon. gentleman or the
noble lord, without their being stopped by the forma, their
being no question before the home.
Sir 3. PAK INGTON—I rile on the point of form. I
think the home will feel that my right hon. friend was about
' to take the counts which is always permitted in matters of
personal interest, and seeing that my right hon. Mend is
desirous of doing so, and the noble lord is ready to reply, I
' would suggest that the usual course for the house would be
to hear the explanations, and then decide whether the discus-
sion should be prolonged.
Mr. DISRAELI, after claiming an indulgent hearing for
an explanntion iuvohsing hie personal honour, referred to the
statement he made in -a former debate, to the effect that a
secret treaty had been concluded between Front* and Austria
guaranteeing to the latter power the possession of her Italian
provinces, to which Lord Pahneriton had given
a direct and derisive denial. This statement the
right honourable member proceeded to reiterate.
Sir (he add) I have in my permeation evidence
irresistible evidence to my mind—winch peeve, to me that
throughout thonegoriationot this treaty, which I declare exista,
—this treaty of 22nd December, 1854, by which the security
of the Italian dominions of Austria is iraarenteed by
Frenee—that throughout the whole of the negotiations for ,
obtaining this secret treaty, her Majeety's government was
privy to them from the lust—(loud cheers from the opposition
members)—that the substance of it received their approba-
tion and their concurrence—l will add, their cordial concur-
rence ; and that they were formally advised previous to the
execution of the treaty. (Rear, hear.) Now, the house
will at least agree that so far 1 bare not evoided the
issue—that so for I have pieced the very pith and marrow of
the noble lord's contrediction before the house, and that the
two allegations that contradiction contains I have met.
(Cheers.) But, sir, I have borne further statement to make
on this subject. I have to state to the house now that
not mall, was the treaty executed on the 22nd December,
1854, with the eognieence of her Majesty's government,
but that it was largely and extensively acted upon—(hear)—
that, in conrovenee of this secret treaty, Austria withdrew
a large portion of her troops from Italy ; that, in come-
gum* of Austria's withdrawal of a large portion of her
troops from Italy, the Italian governments throughout that
peninsula became alarmed, and that Austria obtained from
the French government permission confidentially to (unarm-
nicateto the Italian goversownte in order to tranquillise
believe the very words used on the oecaaion), "to
tramgniLiae
there"—Aurtria obtained permission from the
French government confidentially to communicate the fact.
I wand upon that point make even a further statement, and
that is this, that the fact that Austria obtained that panne.
dog sal communicated the esietence of the aecret Iraq to