The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-08 00:00:00

,00king, to our navy, great as it was, it was

evident the enemy did not mean to meet us in that way.
We were now in the month of August, and the prospects
were not more favourable. With respect to our prospect
in the Black Sea, there was danger to Turkey on the
Asiatic frontier. He was in hopes there would
be some strength afforded by a foreign enlistment
bill, but in that hope he was disappointed. Still
no such force had been sent to the scene of action, and
therefore, with regard to the Asiatic frontier, we had no
decisive prospect of safety there. The force now in the
Crimea would be met by a large Russian army, increased
by large forces from Poland and other places. Those
were matters of very great importance,. and such as re-
quired the utmost consideration. It would be the business
of the Government to consider the moans for the next cam-
pa:gn but on that he wished to say nothing, for already
too much publicity had been given to those measures.
It was not his intention to revive the discussion of the
'other evening with regard to a particular proposition of
limitation or counterpoise, or any other scheme by
which the preponderance of Russia should be put an
end to in the Black Sea, but to refer partly to what had
occurred, and partly to the future. With regard to
himself, although he entirely acquiesced in the
decision of his noble friend the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, that it was advantage •
ous for the public service that his despatche •
containing 'an account of his proceedings at Vienna►
could not be produced, he hoped the time would come
when they might be given entire, without garbling or
omissions—when Parliament and the country would be
enabled to form a correct estimate of his motives and
conduct. It would have been observed that the
Turkish Ambassador at Vienna, who was a man as
conversant with European affairs as any person he had
met with, and knew the interests of his own country,
had n ,t stated his dissatisfaition of the terms proposed
by the Austrian Governinent, nor had they heard whe-

ther the proposition was received id a similar manner at
Constantinople as it was at London and Paris; and if not
the Turkish Government must have been of opinion that
the terms proposed by Austria were sufficient for the
security of Turkey. If, therefore, the course of the war
had been changed, and they were called on to continue
it for the maintenance of the military and naval reputa-
tion of England and France, and not for the security
of Turkey, no doubt Turkey, as they had been the
means of saving her,would contribute to their assistance ;
but, in that case, there must be no more Turkish loans
and guarantees, but they must give her downright plain.
subsidies. Such, he thought, must be the inevitable re-
sult, if the Turkish Government be of opinion at any
time that sufficient terms of peace had been proposed.
He was disposed to pay the utmost attention to any
opinion their ally, France, might give with reference to
negotiations for peace should such arise, and it would be
the duty of the English GOVertnaellt to consider the
whole of the circumstances, who, he'hoped, on the one
band, would not consent to any terms they did not think
honourable on the other, not continue
thewarvi and
hensu
safe,
hfeteramn4 s could be obtained. With re.
spect, then, to the three questions—that of carrying
on the war at present, the preparations for the
future campaign, and any negotiations 'for peace
and
dy
the the
ien billee
bey
were
that might arise, be could only say that there
a than
boat that
t o readr reposed
a sed
third in
never could be greater confidence placed in a Go-
vernment
ttimheem,
would have a right to call on the
ment of the next session to show
t
m at the commence-
not been misplaced. lie their confidence had
next adverted to the sum of
money granted for the conveyance of the Sardinian,
troops to the seat of war, •
tered into with the King of consequence of a treaty en-
gf Sardinia, and in doing so
could tot help calling attention to their gallantry and
fidelity to the cause of Europe, and the general support
that cause had received at the hands of the king and his
tali *nster
s—(hear)—and who had waived all claims to
any concessions it might have been inexpedient for this
country and France to grant him. (Hear, hear.) He
had come forward boldly and cordially as an ally, and
had sent some of the best troops in Europe to the field
of battle, where he was certain, if occasion offered, these
troops would sustain the reputation they had acquired
during every period of European history. But if the
King of Sardinia and his ministers have acted in this
manner (whilst subjecting their country to immediate
peril) to uphold the general balance of power in Europe,
it was not to be supposed that they did not expect to
obtain the moral support of this country, in a cause
which they, as well as Sardinia, had at heart—that of
seeing a better system of government prevailing in Pied-
mont and Italy, and their anxiety for the accomplish-
ment of which he gave them great credit. Lord John
then alluded to the present state of Piedmont, the dis-
orders of which be hoped to see checked, and be no
longer consecrated as itlwere by the Government, to the
state of the Two Siciliec, to Tuscany, and to the occupa-
tion of Rome by the French. It had been said
th on thee
part of the Roman Catholic powers of Europe ait
was necessary the Pope, as the head of the Roman
Catholic Church, should have liber bat oil re-
went and independence of action, but _
here, he asked,
be occupied by foreign troops, w