The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-01 00:00:00

OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA.

Mr. DUNLOP moved that an humble address be pre-
sented to her Majesty praying that she wall be graciously
pleased to instruct her reprrentetire in China, in the seer-
CM of an impartial neutrality between the two contending
parties in that empire, to afford to British subjects equal
facilities for commercial intercourse with both, and to seek
to maintain • friendly underetauding, for the purposes of
trade, not only with the imperial government, but also with
the de facto rulers of provinces which her Majesty's sub-
jects have occasion to trade is, or to pass through.
for commercial objects, so as to avonl all unnecessary
rink of interruption of traffic or hostile collision.
The honourable gentlemen said that in two instances
British ships had tired upon forts in the bands of the in-
sunpata. One was in 1r4.544, under the very eve of Lord
Elgin, cal the other WAS at the ports near Shanghae. That
would not he considerol as neutrality.
Mr. BAXTER, in seconding the address, Raid he was sorry
to see the small attendance, because although this was nut
• party question, it was a question of the highest import.
lOW both to Mad country and the people of China.
By the last mail we had intelligence from Chins,
and be found the must distinct allusion in all
the newspapers and reports to the well known fact
that we were doing all we could to bolster up the
Tartar dynasty, and it was stated that about 100 French
trams, and the Meteor steamer, wore stationed at one
point to prevent the Taepings attacking the imperialists,
and that the people were willing enough to be brought under
the ►uthority of the Taepings. He believed that by our
policy we were prolonging thin unnatural war and proloog-
ing the miserly. of the people. He was coovioce,l that if
we bad left the people of China to themselves this um.
natural war would have come to as end long ago.

Lord J. RUSSELL, observing that it would have been
better to wait till further pupate were before the house,
said the question was not what had recurred three years
ago, but the mitred Mate of affairs, which was totally dd.
ferent. Sir J. Hope had ascended the Yang.tse kiang, and
at Nankin the British commander, had entered into arrange-
meats with the Taeping authorities, and had engaged to
observe neutrality in the contest between them sad the
imperialists. The official despatches lately received con.
taiio d more correct and trustworthy narratives of (seta than
private letters, and they showed that we were pursuing our
proper business in China—to promote our trade and to
maintain a neutral attitude and a friendly intercourse with
both the parties..
Mr. BUCHANAN, in supporting the motion, gave an
historical sketch et the rebellion in China, and a descrip-
tion of the reignieg dynasty, which he considered effete,
awl with which it was unwise for us to connect ourselves,
as he maintained we hail done. He condemned the system
under which our China trade was carried on.
Mr. S. FITZGERA LI) called attention to circumstances
which he thought compromised our neutrality in some of
the Chinese ports.
Lord PALMEItiTON said it would be seen by the fur-
ther papers that we were observing the strictest neutrality,
and bad obtained from the Taapieg authorities secerity that
our commerce should not be interrupted. As the policy
we were pursuing was to maintain a strictly bona fsde emu-
trelity, this disposed of • great portion of the objections of
Mr. Dunlop. With regard to the collection of the customs'
duties in China by British agents. he contended that this
was no infringement of that neutrality. Some of the cir-
cumstances mentioned by Mr. Fitzgerald were not known to
the government, and deserved inquiry.
Mr. WHITE thought that the regulation with regard to
English vessels, if persisted in. must lead us into some con-
test with one of the contending parties. For his own
part he believed the sympathy which had been called forth
is this country for the 'raepings would never have existed
If people oily knew, as he dad, whiat a desperate set of
low ruffians and scoundrels the Taepings were. (Hear, bear.)
He strongly urged upon the government the necessity of
maintaining the strictest neutrality between the ountending
parties. Great misapprehension prevailed as to the Tee-
pines, and the sooner the public mind was disabused of say
belief is the honesty and gond intentions of the Taping
movement the better would the state of *Heirs in that
country be understood.
Colonel SYKES said the speech of the noble lard the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs had failed to satisfy
him that the English government hod observed a policy
of perfect neutrality. With regard to the Taepings, the hon.
amid gallant gentleman observed that under them trade and
' comma*, bad sprung up, while in several instances where
Imperial rule prevailed the reverse had been the case. He
wished to know how long Shanghae was to be occupied by
British troops, became if they remained therefor any length
of time the :net ti this country would be greater titan the
mosey it would receive in the shape of indemnity from
China. Our object ought to be to conciliate the Taepings,
who were a vast body of people, outlasting of 100 millions,
with live millions of armed men.

Mr. DUNLOP then, by leave of the house, withdrew his
IMOUINI.

DISTURBANCES IN KING'S COUNTY.
Mr. M'AIAIION called attention to the eireumstances
under which the barony of Geashill, in the King's County,
was obliged to pay 300/. damages for the alleged malicious
burning of so outhouse belonging to a Mr. Trench, and to
the fact that a confidential report from the constabulary to
the authorities of Dublin Cantle, stating that the rerun
who burned the outhouse was a party resident in Mr.
Trench's house was shown, in breach of confidence, to Mr.
Trench. The hon. member was proceeding with his state.
ment when it was moved that the house be counted, but
forty members being present he resumed, and having given
some details with regard to the burning of the outhouse in
question, asked the government why no step; had been
taken to prosecute the offender.
Mr. HENNESSY said his hon. and learned friend had
made an attack in most unmeasured terms upon the con-
duct and character of Lord Di by, without having Maud.,
gated the facts of this see. There could be no doubt that
this was a malicious burning. The ratepayers of tie barony
thought Lord Digby was entitled to 5001., but he wouldonly
take Mi., and the grand jury, composed of Z.l honourable
gentlemen not connected with the barony or with Lord
Nell, confirmed the proceedings of the ratepayers. Since
Lord !Neer had been to possession of the property only
three tenants had been evicted, and they owed eleven years,
fourteen years, and thirty years' rent respectively. (Hear.)
He thought the lion. and learned gentleman should confine
himself to the Woods and Forests, and he should not have
made a statement in reference to the King's County, which
he could assure the house WWI utterly fallacious.
Mr. P. O'BRIEN wished to know upon what principle
the government IA acted in regard to this mutter. A re.
port had been made to the •mvernment, and the question
was how far were they disposal to go in reference to it and
this very serious transaction. There was a great feeling in
the King's County In regard to this burning, and he hoped
the right hon. gentleman the Secretary for Ireland would
make a statement which would tend to allay the excitement
which prevailed there.
Mr. BRADY sail be only wished to observe that the OW
made out by the lion. and learned member for Wexford
(Mr. WIWI:ion) wan very clear. There could be no doubt
that these outrages bail occurred is many parts of Ireland,
nod the perpetrators of them ought to be brought to justice.
He nested the government would take the question into
thiir serious eonebleretion, for it bad done great injury to
Ireland, anal it tended to corrupt the people and to lower
the standard of morality in that country.
Lord NAAS submitted that bringing this question before
the house was a most unfair and improper proceeding, be-
ams the charges were made upon imperfect evidence, and
there was no opportunity given to refute them. There
might be • difference of opinion as to the management of
Csry in Ireland, but in regent to this estate he had not
heard of en eviction, and some time ago the tenants were
invited to meet the laodlord to state whether they had any
complaints to make against the agent or his system of ma-
nagement, sod they all declared that they had none. (Hear.)
With regard to thin report, if there wee say mason to sup-
pose that any person had bees guilty of the outrage alleged,
of course the g.ciernment would place the report in the
lands of the law officers of the crown and the party would
be prosecuted. lie proteatel against these charges being
made against owners of property.
Mr. CARDWELL raid when an injury had been coin-nutted the law give to the injured person the power of
applying to the sessions. That mime wee taken io the first
instance. The presentment ass found by the grand jury,
awl the barony, of comae, wee bound to pay for that which
the constitutional tnbunal had found to lie a nudieinnn injury.
The second q 011440111 114Mt11101.1 that a confidential report had
Teen shown to Mr. Trench. If that were imp it was
not within bin knowledge. He did not believe that it was
so, but he was not prepared to say that the police were not
in communication with the party injured border to discover
the person who hail been guilty of the crime. Then, with
with regard to the third question, namely, why the person
who burned this out-house had not been subjected to pro-
secution, the answer was the government was most anxious
to proreate in every case of the kind, and ea soon as it
could.
Colonel DUNNE thought it quite right light that the
confidential report should bs shown to Colonel Trench, who
was the load rwagietrate.
THE LAWS OP JERSEY.

Mr. soTHEßAwriiikikriti moved far copies of cor-
ms pow euce with the authorities of the ids of Jitney en
the subject of the report of the Royal Commission.
Sir li. C. LEWIS rose to make some explanation. bat
an boo. member having moved that the how., be counted,
the right boo. baronet resumed his seat.
O the house being coasted it was found that a sufficient