The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-19 00:00:00

PRUSSIA AND DENMARK.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he wished to put to
the noble lord the Under Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs a ciliation of which he had given him private no-
Um, relative to a subject which was seaming very grave
imiortance—the differences which had long existed between
Germany and Denmark with regard to the subject
of Holstein. He thought it right, from deep ap-
prehensions of the consequences which might ensue, to
call the attention of her Majesty's ministers' to this subject.
(Hear hear.) He saw no reason to entertain any doubt as
to their having already foreseen the dangers he had indi-
cated ; nor did he question that they had taken every step
which to them appeared right for the purpose of averting
thole!. dangers. But he thought, under the circumstances,
before their lordships separated, they ought to know what
her Majeity's government. had done (hear, beer)--what
hopes they entertained that they might succeed in putting
an end to a huger so pregnant of ruin to Prussia and of
difficulty to Europe. To suable them to make a statement
to the house, he begged to ask the noble lord the Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs in what position the differences
between Denmark and Germany to respect to Holstein now
staid. (Hear, hear.)
Lord WODkHOUSE admitted the question of Holstein
was one of vital importance to Europe. The explanatios
of the demand of the German diet was that a promise hail
Urea made the King of Denmark of a COllllllOO constitu-
tion for Denmark gad- Holstein, which was proclaimed in
ISM, but wan not accepted b' Holstein. The diet had
demanded that there should be a provisional urrangemeat
by which no law should be passed without the assent of
Holstein. The immediate object of discussion be-
tween the diet and Denmark was a budget for the can-
moo affairs of Denmark arid Holstein. The King of Dol-
-1 mark required that this point should be postponed till
laid, but he bad recently yielded that also. This
country, acting in concert with France and Russia, had
recommended this course. It was hoped that Prussia
I would now See the advisability of putting an end
to the existing differences on this question. Before he sat
down he should take the opportunity of informing his noble
friend behind him that having consulted his noble friend at
the head of the Foreign-office, his noble friend did not think
it would be advisable to produce the dispatch of the consul-
general at Warsaw. It was obvious that the position of the
consul-general at Warsaw might be seriously affected by the
publication of that despatch.

Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE acquiesced is the
non-production of the despatch, but thought it would have
been more satisfactory if, previously to their aspirating
for the Easter holidays, the governineut had seen fit to give
their lordships some information on this important subject.
Ile believed the fact to be that Russia, although about to
make some concessions to Poland, had not placed a person
at the head of the council of state in which the people had
confidence. It would not, therefore, surprise him if the
Poles should break out spin and be more infuriated
than ever. He had reason to believe that there were per-
sons at this moment in toms who had witnessed the recent
occurrences, and could, if called os by her Majesty's
government, give the fullest and most reliable in-
formation.
DEATH OF THE DLTCHESS OF KENT.—ADDRESS
OF CONDOLENCE.

Earl GRANVILLE—My lords, I rise to perform a very
melancholy duty, but I derive some oussolatics sod Nati/.
faction from the conviction that the address which I am
about to propose will meet with the warmest sympathy and
the moat reedy acquiescence on the part of your lordships'
house. I rise to move an address of condolence to her
Majesty on the great domestic affliction which her Majesty
has just experienced in the death of her Majesty's mother,
the Duchess of Kent. (Haar, bear.) Your lordships are
aware that the Duchess of Kent, at a very early age, and
after a very brief season of domestic happiness, was de-
prived of her first husband. On the death of her second
husband, the late Duke of Kent, her royal highness devoted
the rest of her life is this country to the are and education
of the illustrious personage under whose rule we have the
happiness to live at this moment. From that melancholy
event (the death of the Duke of Kent), with the ex-
ceptive of the loss of her eldest sea, beer royal high-
ness's life was one of great posperity sad success.
From the moment of her arrival in this country her royal
high Less enjoyed the greatest popularity with all classes of
the people—a popularity which was sustained until the last
hour of her alllatDoB. Her royal highness has had the
satisfaction of seeing her whole illustrious family grow up,
surrounded by the atfectiocs, and everywhere greeted with
the attentions, at once frank and loyal, of the whole people.
She has seen one grandson distinguishing himself in the
naval service, and risking his life for the honour of his
adopted country. She has had the satisfaction of seeing her
next brother, one wbo was once connected by the closed
ties with this country—she has seen him accepted as sove-
reign by a neighbosring and friendly country, and there
porilarising and consolidating institutions as free and as
en • htenell as our 01,0. But the gnat historical point la
the de of the late Duchess of Kent is what she has seen in

connexion with the career of her only child by her second
marriage. From the day when her illustrious daughter
had attained her twelfth year her royal highness was unani-
zuously nominated for regent, in tea the reigning sovereign
died before the Princess Victoria bad attained her
majority. I remember once before referring to that
remarkable speech of Lord Lyndhurt's, in which
he alluded to her royal highness's high persical
qualities, and to the manner in which up to that tame she
had conducted the education of her child, adding that it
peculiarly pointed her royal highness out for a duty, which
however she was never called upon to perform. Six years
after saw that daughter, as yet scarcely arrived at woman-
hood, placed in the most responsible and difficult position
in which a young pence of that age could be placed.
namely, that of Sovereign of one of the greatest =trims of
the earth, and the attar time saw in the personal qualities
of the Sovereign the effects of that education and of those
principles which bell been inculcated by her mother, and
which she never afterwards deserted. Soon after her
Xajeity eantracted, cif bar own free choice. • marriage
which had sines been of the greatest advantage to the coun-
try, and see red for herself an amount of domestic hap-
white could not be surpassed in any class of her
Majesty's subjects. Her Majesty had now reigned twenty.
years, during the whole of which time her kingdom
bad am joyed unexampled prosperity, and the DUCISUIR of
Kent had the satisfaction of seeing her illustrious daughter
bring up • numerous family in the way in which she had
herself been brought up. She had the satisfaction of seeing
her eldest granddaughter by her own personal qualities
gain the affections and respect of • neighbouring and allied
people, of whom she was one day likely to become sore.
reign. She had seen others of her grandchildren going to
different and far distant parts of the world, and by their
presence and personal qualities strengthening those feel-
rags of loyalty which were traditional with our colonists.
and, if I am not misinformed by my noble friend, re-
nionag in all their pristine vigour the feelings 44 attach-
ment which those colonists entertain for the parent coun-
try. Her royal highness had lived through and seen all
this for • period beyond that which, the psalmist
tells us, is allotted to man, and bad seen the
final close of her life comforted by the presence
of her family who sumiunded her bedside, and
sorrowfully witnessed her resignation under the pangs of
one of the cruellest maladies with which poor humanity
oould be afflicted. Your lordships, who are aware of the
strong affection which her Majesty bore her mother, and of
the strengthoffherMajorty.'saffections towardsevery member
of her family, can redid y imagine how great must have been
and is the grief of the Sovereign under such circunisteinces ;
and when 1 mak you to agree to the address with which I
AM about to conclude, I feel that you will amide to it, not
merely as following the precedent of what has been done
before on similar occasions, not merely as proving the faith-
ful loyalty which is natural to this house, but with the
deepest feelings of genuine, heartfelt, respectful sympathy
with the recent bereavement of the Sovereign. (Cheers.)
The noble earl concluded by moving an address similar in
terms to that which had previously been adopted in the
other house of parliament, expressing tbe sincere regret of
their lordahips, and offering their deepest loyal sympathy
with her Majesty in her present great affliction.
The Fart of DERBY—My lords, it will be non ,
speaking on behalf of noble lords who sit on this side of
house, to do more than express my entire concurrence with
the motion which has just been made by the noble earL
The address will be weed to unanimously, and not merely
as a form by your lordships, but accompanied by the fullest
sympathy, the wannest and most heartfelt respect, not
only on the part of this house, but of every class of her Ma-
jesty's subjects. (Hear, bear.) Her Majesty has, during
Ma-
jesty happy reign, so entirely identified herself with the in-
terests of the peopl and has so completely interwoven
feelings of loyalty iotoe, the minds of all her subjects, haa
made their wants and wishes so much her guidance, that it
would he impossible for any event which interests
her Majesty in the slightest degree to occur with-
out calling forth the warm and heartfelt sympathies
of the whole people. We rejoice in any circumstance that
adds to her Majesty's domestic happiness, and viers if even
• single cloud overshadows its brtghteees. Neither can we
withhold the expression of our sympathy at a time when
her Majesty is visited with an affliction the worst that ever
has befallen her, an affliction which involves and wounds all
her Dearest and dearest affections. (Hear, hear.) lam
satisfied that your lordships will give a cordial and ready
swot to this addrea< If such grief as her Majesty is
now suffering were susceptible of any cocsolation, such con-
solation must be found in the fart that during the whole
period of the life of the illustrious dammed, her Majesty
' discharged every duty of a daughter in the most exemplary
and affectionate meaner. I 'moot, my lords, but enteinsin
a hope that it will to some degree manage her Majesty's
affliction to know that she enjoys not only the respectful
and loyal sympathy of this house, but the commiseration
and participation of a loyal sad damply afflicted people.