The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-25 00:00:00

NIPERIA

'LAMENT.

[By the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.

HOUSE OF LORDS —TUESDAY.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock.
At this hour the body of the house presented rather a
deserted appearance, very few of their lordships being
Present, but the galleries were well filled, several ladies
and Members of the House of Commons being present.
6°°ll after five, however, the Earl of Derby entered the
house, accompanied by the Earls of Malmesbury,
glington, and Hardwieke, Lords Lyndhurst, St.
Leonards, and several other noble lords being present
on the Opposition side ; while the Ministerial benches
were still comparatively thinly occupied. The Earl of
Clarendon, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, and Earl
Grey, soon after took their usual seats.
toLord Saye and Sele presented a petition from the city
Hereford, signed by the Mayor and principal inhabi-
nts) deprecating the bombardment of Canton and the
expedition against Persia, and praying that the house
Would exercise a control over the foreign policy of her
(I('iesty's government.
The Royal Mariu. -2.orceit bill was read a third time
and passed,

THE CHINA QUESTION.
Boning presented a petition from the city of Manches-
ter, condemning the bonbardment of Canton,
The Earl of Derby rose to move the following re-
solutions : 1, That this house has heard with deep
re!ret the interruption of amicable relations between
ri Ill'ioty's subjects and the Chinese authorities at
Int°n, arising out of the measures adopted by her
ajesty's Chief Superintendent of Trade, to obtain
reparation for an alleged infraction of the supplementary
treaty of Oct. 8, 1843. 2. That in the opinion of this
Imuse the occurrence of differences on this subject ren-
Lhdered the time peculiarly unfavourable for pressing upon
reitiahChinese authorities a claim for the admittance of
subjects into Canton, which had been left in
fabeyance since 1849, and for supporting the same by
tire° of arms. 3, That in the opinion of this house,
°Perations of actual hostility ought not to have been under-
taken without the express instructions previously received
tar
her Iviajesty's government ; and that neither of the sub-
jees adverted to in the foregoing resolutions afforded
stQcient justification for such operations. The noble
11°41 said he vvas now about to address the highest
41dicial tribunal in the world ; and he wished their
tZrdBhiPa would look at the case he would lay before
aoiel4 only in a judicial spirit, that they would look
t only with equity, justice, and moderation ;
aO4
that they would dismiss from their minds
'rer3' other consideration. If he could persuade
theta to deal with the question in that spirit, he
Would
have such confidence in the strength of his cause
that hie only fear would arise from his own incom-
i)eteneY• Be was there a disinterested and unpaid
advocate. He was an advocaie in the cause of
Poliea
of justice, of humanity; he was an
advocate for weakness against power, for bar-
barism against overweening civilisation, and advo-
ttie for the feeble defencelessness of China against
the 'overbearin
11t g might of Britain. He was, however,
stio. deterred in the slightest degree, nor was the
thatila ghtest doubt cast on his mind when he considered
he had to bring this subject before an English Par-
dte rnelit. He was not deterred, moreover, though the
,i.-ttnlents and papers upon which he founded his charge
ere furnished by the parties whom he arraigned. What
Vas te
1.„ `"e Position in which they found themselves with
'gall to China 1 They had for a considerable
'number of r
ineryears carried one a vast and rapidly
eastng trade with that country. In the single
article r
o
'vase tea alone, within the last ten years, there
all increase from 41 millions to 81 millions ;
Tae in that of silk, also, there was a
great increase.
to noble earl then proceeded, at great length, to advert
Ct the documents laid upon the table on the subject,
adlitendieg, from the various despatches, that the Arrow
right to be considered as a British vessel, that she
das not sailing under British colours at the time of the
ciliurhance, that it was proved that her license had expired,
julafd that the seizure, under the circumstances, could not be
-,,,il:,,ied—not to mention the proceeding to hostilities
11,e4;u_°tIt a declaration of war. The operations, he contended,
th e unjustifiable, cruel, and oppressive, and unworthy of
eouttrv.
John Earl of Clarendon vindicated the conduct of Sir
unto 13"Vring and Mr. Parkes in the proceedings at
ilBl contending that the course taken by them was
thettfied by the circumstances of the case. With regard to
be resolutions of the noble Earl, be hoped they would not
anoPresed, as the censures which were conveyed in them
to the conduct of the British authorities were calculated
I,i4l7i:rate injuriously to the public. service, by rendering
for servants abroad fearful to act in cases of emergency,
sate ear of such attacks. `The noble lord, from a detailed
telvreent of the rupture with the Cantonese, con-
a` i:ed that it was proved that the Arrow, when
ee,tietiked, was sailing under British colours, and was
Tie C to be protected by the British authorities.
eitlto hinese had long resisted our right of entrance into
teeti 13, but lie thought that it was necessary for the pro-
that" °f our trade that we should maintain our right in
etrc4threleet, and enforce respect to our flag. Under the
lesol -s4tices, he asked the house not to assent to the
loution of the noble Earl.
'to rd Lyndhurst argued that the lorcha had not a right
of thrreY the British flag, and that therefore the justification
deloat Overionent failed, It appeared to him, from the
Any t ch, that Sir John Bewring's humanity had given
hi eee
ambition.
cla" Lord Chancellor entered into legal arguments to
kitiesthat the lorcha was entitled to the protection of
the
of authorities. He entered into a general justification
Ce°llcltict of the British authorities at Canton.
earevt`,Lrey cont-nded that the Arrow was rot entitled to
outfit tue B.itish dig, arguing that a colonial ordnance
ebiti • not to override an act of the legislature, and as an
i'atlwar had been carried on without the sanction of
soot meat, the only reparation that could be offered for the
itarueg Inflicted upon the unfortunate Chinese was the
Thdate recall of Sir J. Bowring.
keerit -uoke of Argyle defended the Government, and
tiToe them the responsibility for the conduct of
144 atre Motion of the Earl of Carnarvon, the debate was
Purned, and the house adjourned at 12 o'clock.

the ~lIC'USE OF COMMONS—TUESDAY.
`3Peaker took the chair at four o'clock.
PETITIONS.
°4r Williams presented a petition from the Rev. Mr.
i-n-"' a clergyman in Montgomeryshire, complaining o f
mannor in which the bishops of North Wales
;coca,*then' duties.
ItFe al Detains in opposition to the proposed tea duties
Presented.
1141:: fon _ SECOND READINGS.
av b "Lug bills were read a second time :—Aldershot
044,1 Fat 'lnliwater Bridge and Road, Bridgewater Markets
-rsi British and Irish Grand Junction Railway ;
Nil erns!' Bridge,Dartford and Torbay Railway, East
4 hail
way (Strood to St. Mary's Cray, &c.) Great
"liat4l and Western of Ireland Railway, Ipswich Water,
l'arisb) Newport, Abergavenney,. and Hereford
'ae I.; North Eastern Rahway (Lanchester Valley
t. N 0 ,
tteY and Skinton Road, Chatham Branch, &e. ;
tLd
I'4r Essendine Railway, and Thames and Medway
On
th
THE CHATHAM LAND MILL.
4totd the me kotion of Sir M. Berkeley, this bill just read a
IWas referred to a select committee, consisting
anoce Berkeley, Mr. Osborne, Mr, Philip Wyke- ,