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London, England, 1852-04-02 00:00:00

EVENING, APRIL 23 1852.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
when he moved the adjournment of the House to the
holidays he would state to the House what arrangements
Government proposed to make with regard to dispatch
of private business, and of course in making those ar-
rangements the convenience of the House would not be
lost sight of.—(Hear, hear.)
liaMr. BRIGHT thought the day ought to be fixed now.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
then he would fix it for Friday, the 23.1 of April.
VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. NV YLD wished to ask the Hon. Baronet the
Member for the University and Chairman of the Ven-
tilation Committee if the committee had received a
report from Mr. Gurney on the subject of ventilating
the House, and whether anything would be done dur-
ing the recess to improve thestate of the House P—(Hear.)
Sir R. H. INGLIS said the Hon. Member had made
an extraordinary mistake. He was not a member of
the Committee, let alone the chairman.— (Laughter.)
Lord PALVERSTON said he was on the Committee,
and he would take care that the question was communi-
cated to the Chairman.—(Hear, hear.)
THE DISSOLUTION,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was highly desirable
that the business of the House should be expedited in
the present state of affairs, but he could have no ob-
jection to the postponement of the Militia Bill, though
when it was read a second time he hoped it
would be pressed forward as hastily as possible.
(Hear, hear.) Ho was averse because he
telt the inconvenience of such a course of referring to
conversations which had passed elsewhere, but the
House must be aware that ou a former oc-
casion he induced his friends to throw no
otsatacles in the way of voting the supplies, upon the
understanding that when the pressing business of the
country Majesty's present Ministers
would
advise an immediate dissolution.
Fromwhat b e
preparedoccurred,d to
i s po
s ed of
h ohr
weever,
the
else-
where, it appeared that he and his friends had been mis-
taken in that understanding; and as no less
other night,
voted without opposition. Tr
elon the faith of that un-
than 14,000,000/. of the public money had been
derstanding.he begged to give notice that, before they
again went into Committee of Supply on Monday some
satisfactory explanation would be required on this
matter.—(Cheers.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not
wish to interfere with any discussion which the House
Supply next Monday, Withd to the conduct of
might thin
regar
k proper to raise, on going into Committe of
the Government, but he did not wish any misconception
unnecessarily to continue on a subject of some import-
ance, and he wished now to enter into some explana-
tionint ance
Minister with the vie ws and
of adverted.—t he ( Cheers.) From his
upon the subject to which the Noble
Lord
opinions of
Crown, he had nu hesitation
in saying, without waitieg until! Monday, that very gr t
misconception had existed during the last two or three
he peg r
acquaintance
Firste had just
days as to the intention of the First Minister, and that
hei certainly never intended in any way to convoy any
meanirg to the House or the country that his opinions
on the subject of a dissolution of Parliament
were in the slightest degree changed ( Elf Lir,
Lear)—and that it Ina now, as it was formerly,
the intention of the Govern° eat, so soon as
those measures were passed which were necessary for the
service of her Majesty and what they considered the
security and good government of the realm, humbly to
council her Majssfy to dissolve the existing Parliament
—(Hear, hear)—and they would do so with the full in-
tention of recommending her Majesty to meet the new
Parliament during the course of the present year, under
circumstances which would give an ample and complete
opportunity to the new Parliament to Cecide on the
character and policy of the existing Government. Ile
thought that WAS all they could say.—( Ministerial cheers.)
They never fora moment hesitated in that intention.
—(Clear, hear.) At for any Government pledging
themselves to recommend a °issclluti" of Par.
liamout at a specific period, he was
sure
that no person or Member who had ever been a
servant of her Majesty would apt rove of such a course.
It WAS impossible to say the particular hour, day, or
week, or even month, at which they would pledge
thernselvea to reconansed a dissolution.—(Hear.)
Cir-
cum:tauces, as he had said before, might render
it impolitic if not impossible tho fulfilment
of such an undertakinse All he said was
that after the business which they declared absolutely
necessary and indispensible had been terminated, they
should humbly recommend her Majesty to dissolve the
present Parliament—(Cheers from the Govern-
ment beech s)—and to he wished ;no misconcep-
tion to exist on the subject, he should add
with the full intention of recommending her Majesty to
snanten the new Parliament during the present year.
—(Hear, hear.) Of course he meant a bond fide sit-
ting, so that the policy of tthe Government might
be decided upon. He now only repeated what
he had previously attempted to convey to the House,
and what ho was sure was the intention of the First
Minister to communicate in another glace. These were
the decisions and intentions they always had; and after
the declarations which were made, he should not have
thought it was necessary to repeat them again to the
House.—(Loud Ministerial cheers.)
Mr. HUME thought the statement of the Right Hon.
Gentleman would be satisfactory to all parties, and
suggested, in order that no further doubt might bo
entertained, that he would state what were the
measures the Government deemed necessary.—(Hear.)
The motion for adjournment until Monday was then
agreed to.

dling to good small pearl. The value of large is 21s to 235.
Sago Flour is wanted at 13s 6d to 14s. Arrowroot at auction
160 pkgs were only in part sold at 3ad to 6d for St. Vincents.
Bermuda is Is to Is 24, Brazil and East India lad to 20.
In Tapioca sales have been trifling, Rio at 2ad to 4.ad, Bahia
and Para lad to tad per lb.
SPICES._-Caly bushed purchases have been made privately
in Pepper. The value 01 Malabar is 378-d to 4d, Sumatra
Penang 3:%d to 3',7,id per lb. White is wanted, and being
scarce realise from Sid to lld per lb by private treaty. Pod
is rather cheaper, and 46s bags at auction sold at aBs to
43s for ord to mid. The value of better sorts is from
483 to 60s. A fair demand exists for Cayenne at 8d to
Is 3d per lb. Several parcels of Pimento have been sold
privately at 4%d to 4Yad. Cassia Lignea is wanted ; ord to
mid at 112 s to 1 l6s, and better sorts 1183 to 121 s. For
Cloves a good demand exists. Bourbon and African
selling at 64 to 6d, Penang Ild to is 2d, Amboyna 7d to
to 7%d. Mace realized full terms, first sort at 2s 4d to 2s 6d,
second 2s ld to 2s 3d and inferior Is 10d to 2s. Several trans-
actions have taken place in Nutmegs by private contract,
common brown selling at Is 104 to 2s 2d, mid to go-d mid
2s 3d to 2s 7d, good 2s 84 to 3s, fine 3s 2d to 3a 7d, and
lined from Is 8d to 2s 44. Prices ere sustained for Cinna-
mon although operations are triffirg. The value of
Ceylon is Is 10d to 3s for first sort, second ditto
Is 44 to 2s 3d, third and fourth is Id to is Bd. Of Cassia
Buds the market is without a supply. Cassia Vera is wanted.
Ginger is not cheaper. At auction 184 cases Cochin realised
from 28s 6d to 38s for low to mid. Privately better kinds
realised 40s to 665, African 24s to 31s, and Jamaica 40s to
116 s, and fine ditto 120 s t0_2203.
Srtnrrs.---Leeward Island Rum can be obtained at a re-
duction, yet operations have been small at is 41d to is 5d
proof. East India has been purchased with caution, and can
be had at is 33d to Is 4d. Several parcels Demerara have been
sold, easier rates having been accepted, and 2s to 2s 2d is the
value for 32 to 40 over proof. The value of choice marks
34 to 28 over proof is 3s 64 to 4s, fine ditto 3s to 3s 4d, good
mid to good 32 to 35 over 2s 4d to 2s 10d, mid 2s 14 to
2s 3d, and low 26 to 30 over is 10d to 2s per gallon.
The value of Cognac best Brands of the vintage of 1851 is
4s ld to 4s 32, 1850 ditto 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to
46 I Id, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 5s sd, older 5s 6d to 6s, low to
mid 2s 4(1 to 4s, and Bordeaux is lid to 2s 24. Trade is dull
for British made Spirit at 9s lld to 10s, net cash ; Gin 8s 6d
for 22 under, 17 underproof 9s. Geneva is 9d tole 10d, and
2s to 2s 44 per gallon.
SALTPETRE.-Previous terms are well sustained, and pri-
vately several parcels have been sold; Calcutta from 25s to
27s 6d, good to fine 28s to 325, and Madras 233 6d to 28s per
cwt; fine sorts are still most in tespiest, and of such supply
is scanty. At auction 1,067 bags Calcutta realized 26s 64
to 27's for 10 to Ila per cent refraction, For British ae-
fined a free sale prevails at 29s 64 to 30s. For Nitrate of
Soda the rates paid are 14s to 14s 3d per cwt.
INDIGO.-The market is in a firm position, the rates ob-
tained are 3d to 4d per lb above last quarterly sales.
There are several buyers of Spanish at rather higher rates,
supply is, however, scanty, and likely so to remain for the
present. The value of Flores is 5s 2d to 5s sd, Sobres 4a 4d
to ss, Cortes, good to fine 4s to 4s sd, mid 3s 64 to 3s 10d,
and inferior 2s 8d to 3s 4d per lb.
Ons.-This afternoon a public sale of 50 hhds Ceylon
Cocoa Nut Oil went 30s to 32s 6d, being lower rates.
TALuow.-This afternoon the market for Tallow closed
quietly, and 35s 6d, is the value of fine new yellow Candle on
the spot. At auction 200 casks Australian went at 33s 6d
to 363.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS,
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, MARCH 30. There was
a good show of fat beasts to-day, and high prices were asked ;
the attendance of purchasers was large, and most of the ani-
mals were disposed of. The sheep pens were well filled with
sheep of excellent quality, and those of small soon found buyers.
Fat pigs were plentiful. The supply of fat and store calves
was large, and the demand was brisk, fully maintaining last
week's prices. Beef, 4/d to 5d ; mutton, 51c1 to 6/d ' veal, 4/d
to 5d per lb ; pigs, 7s 3d to 7s 6d per score. Rough
fat, 3s 6d
per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid to lid per lb ; calf skins 2d
to 3/d per lb.
Urrusnium,MAncii 31.—Wheat 38s to 425; barley 27s to
29s Od ; oats 198 to 2's; beans 28s to 34s per qr. Butter 9d
to 9/d per lb; eggs 2d for Is.
Lount,lllaacti 31._ Wheat 3Gs to 40s ; barley 25s to 29s ;
oats 16s to 20s ' • beans 26s to 30s per qr.
NEWARK, Ala act' 31.—Wheat, white 42s to 455, red 383 to
40s ; barley, malting 30s •to 325, grinding 25s to 27s ; oats,
245 i., 22s to 245. feed 20s to 223; beans, old 33s to 40s ;
new 32s to 40s; malt, 56s to 60s; tares, 35. to 40s per qr.
LYNN, Ma acit 3 I.—Wheat 32s to 36s Od, fine 38s 408 to
425; barley 24s to 2'
s, fine 23s to 30s; oats COs to 000;
beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr.
MELTON MOWBRAY, MARCH 30.—Wheat, 39s to 425;
barley, 26s to 30s; oats, 188 to 235; beans, 23s to 34s
per qr. Butter Ild to 12d per lb ; eggs 24 for Is.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, MARCH 31.—There
was a small supply of all kinds of grain in to-day's
market, and sales were slowly effected. The top of wheat
was 3d down, and the average 2d. Barley on the top Is,
and the average 7d up. Oats on the top same as last week,
and the average 6d down. Beans on the top the same as
last week, and the average 8d down. Unsold, 81 qrs wheat,
61 qrs barley, 140 qrs oats, and 43 qrs beans.
Top of Wheat ... ••• 62 Ib.
„ Barley ... 57 lb. 3547 s 9d
„ Oats sOd ••• ... 43 lb. 26s 8d
„ Beans
..• 67 lb. 37s Od
EDINBURGH CATTLE •
MARKET, MARCH 31.—The number
of cattle was 794, or 261 more than last week. Top price, 6s 6d
to Os Od ; current, 6s Cd ; secondary and inferior, from 5s
to 5s 6d per Dutch stone. A good clearance was effected.
The number of sheep at market this morning was
1,735, being 73 more than last week. Best wedder mutton,
op price, Sid per lb; current, 5d to Od;
ewes, 4d to 4d.
All sold.
Barrels.
CUITS3IIOy.
00 White wheat 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20
11 Red wheat 2os 3d to 211 Od stone
0 Ditto ........00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 do
0 Ditto .OOB (Id to 00s t'd
7 Barley 13s 3d to 13s 6d
0 Ditto oos Od to 00$ Odi- 00s Od-16 do
0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od
0 Bere 00s Od to 00, Od Os Od
146 Oats 10, Od to 10s 6d
83 Ditto ... lOs 6d to 11s lid 00s 0d—.14 do
0 Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od
24 Pigs, 32. Od to 33s Od 00s Od per Ind
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:—
0 barrels white wheat ; 3 red ; 1 barley; 0 hero; 2 oats;
2 pigs.

CORK, MARCII 31.

aCittantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week t..
Wheat, 68. Barley, 269. Oats, 2,246. Pigs. 210.
Return of Cattle sold for week ending March 27.
Pigs, 645. Sheep, 425. Cows, 95.

great or small—expressed his entire satisfaction with those eunuch as whatever difficulties existed between that ceoautnitiraft
opinions. Lord Malmesbury replied that it was with the and Austria had passed away, and thaet
ctrieenedlw ,
most unfeigned pleasure that her Majesty's
.Government had matters would ha placed on thhsama
fa,.
way y
oafndpnaptmtiincgabilet
received the assurance that the Court of Vienna subscribed basis as before. It was not quite
to the opinions of the First Minister of the Crown. Now, to say that themLoosrtd
one of the principles avowed by the Earl of Derby was the the acre ion of
.tp
genuine
Derby to satisfaction
wcr;fo therl'itas
maintenance of all treaties, and Austria subscribed to that tlern .n looked at the dispatch he wt)uldtindwathaatthwehlaint
line
principle—Austria, the most faithless power in Europe, and Austrian Government deemed
i satisfactoryha de
It wa's°
a hich had given most just reason of complaint of late yearsking poltaeaye,whitt,ircii)ltahcce.N
in this respect.—(Hear, hear.) He was not now see. in . exlpiroens
.s expressed e
ne t..
of the inhumanity of Austria, or of the way in which she to Austria, and itthat
dhahtad whichs ' ohwaddgoivuetninaahtiisaisapeeteitc4
was
that
feeling that had so long existed
persecuted refugees, driving them out of her own territories, to remove the . unpleasant
In that dispatch Pricce
which it stated was calculated
and pursuing them into other countries for the purpose of between Austria and this country.
having them put to death. But for Austria to talk of the , Sehwsrzenberg observed :—.
• id,
universal
faith of treaties! Why, did the house recollect that it 1 " The Cabiliet. of which he is the head, the Premier said,
wits only a few years since her Majesty, in a speech from is penetrated with the necessity of maintainingta
the throne, was compelled to speak of certain on the part of Austria, Russia, and Prussia by name as a , is no better means than to adopt towards allforeignttn apiatai`;
proceedings !hence. He thinks that in order to attain
powers
manifest violation of treaties? Here was no dispatch from a calm and moderate demeanour, scrupulouslyd
small, and their right
the First Minister of the Crown, no expression of party , Denote, and to respect in the highest degree the the indee
or particular opinion, but there was the deliberate asser- i pendence of alll.naelons, great or
..
tion of the Sovereign of this country in Parliament ,to manage accortanefto their own convictions their internal
upon record, that Austria had committed a flagrant violation i affairs."
countrywasoughtto regreto
_f
a great part of her own dominions. This was the country lor feel ashamed of,
And when he locked at the dispatch
that now came forward to cant about the faith of treaties, ' the Earl of Olalmesliury,
as if she had not violated treaties with this and other court- there we: one sentence which he could.
inot help re emit, to
tries, answer to hat communication,
tries, to say nothing of her conduct towards the Hungeriane. In that di.', patch Lord Mtimesbury said
(Hear, hear.) Now her complaints were that we afforded " Keeping steadily in view those principles and intentions_,,sp_
shelter and support to some unfortunate men who fled maintaining inviolate the sacred right of according h'
from her vengeance and sought an asylum in this country. tality towards those whom misfortunes or political offences.a,
Why, we too, had complaints to make against Austria, may have banished from their native land; discouraging
on;
though they were complaints of a different nature. We did repressing as far as the law and the constitution warrant
not complain of Austria giving shelter to persons who had attempt on the part of such exiles to abuse the. hospitalityw
offended us; but we complained that she maltreated the they enjoy, by seeking to foment disturbance in their f
subjects of Queen Victoria.—(Hear, hear.) It was only courses; restrained by the highest obligations of duty from
la ,
lately that a most nefarious and brutal Outrage was corn- straining. that law beyond its legitimate bounds, but yield O.
mitted on a British subject by a person in the service of Aus- with exemplary punishment those who may violate the la
tria, for which no redrese had yet been afforded. The House her hlajesty's Government feel assured that they shall hays
was acquainted with te case of Mr. Mather, an unoffending no difficulty in reconciling their duty as Ministers
the
man, who was struck down by three Austrian officers in of a constitutional Sovereign with the obligations which
open day, and who was so seriously maltreated that his life they owe to the just claims of any friendly power, andel!
Was long in danger, Representations were addressed to the sentiments of sincere friendship with which they are actuated
Austrian Commander-in• Chief in Italy, but these officers towards the Court of Vienna."
remained uninterfered with, and were still walking about the He thought there was some ground for satisfaction in the
streets of the town where the outrage was perpetrated, and circumstance of the amicable relations between that country
none of them had been made to undergo any reprimand, ex- and foreign states being restored. Efforts with that object,
cept one of them, who was called to task by the military had been going on during the existence of the late Govern'
authorities because he had struck Mr. Mather with his fist ment, and had been continued by the present Goya!n'
instead of cutting him down with his sword. But no mark 'neut. - (Hear, hear. Now, wit reard to the questioa
of disapprobation had ever been shown towards the other of passports, he must observe that those were not passports
officer who struck Mr. blather with his sword. He (Lord D. such as were given to British subjects. In 1848, when dir_
Stuart) hoped that something would be done in this case. turbances were rife in various parts of the continent, the
They all knew that Austria ruled in Tuscany ; that she had in British consuls abroad were in the habit of giving passport
fact taken possession of Tuscany ; and therefore it was all non- to persons not British subjects, and in some cases that
sense to say that the outrage had been committed in the privilege had been abused. It was against that abuse that
Tuscan territory, and that Austria could not afford redress, the foreign Governments protested. The regulations with
He knew that he was borne out by facts in what he had stated regard to British Foreign•office passports were, as the House
with regard to this case, and it was an entire mistake to sup- must be aware, very stringent. They were only given t°
pose that the Austrian officers had offered Mr. Mather any British subjects or foreigners naturalised, and the partial
reparation. He (Lord D. Stuart) was glad to have the op- moat either be known to the Secretary of State, or to some
portunity of contradictieg that statement, although it had person known to him, or upon the written application of e
been asserted by a Noble Earl (Lord Granville) lately at the banking firm. It was with regard to the former We'
head of the Foreign-office that it had been intimated to Mr. ports that exception was taken by the Austrian Govern-
Mather that if he would make some explanation to the wenn—Mean) The question now was, how would the
Austrian officers they would make an apology to him for House deal with the present question? The Noble Lord wh:
their conduct. He (Lord Dudley Stuart) contradicted that seconded the motion said that it meant merely that " dile
assertion, and said that no such offer had been made. It house h.s observed with regret, in the correspondeoch
seemed to him that the only satisfactory reparation would be respecting foreign refugees laid upon the table, a menace',
the signal punishment of the men who committed that on the part of a friendly power, to visit, upon unoffendinh
frightful outrage. Mr. Mather wanted no advantage for British travellers, its displeasure at that exercise or the
himself, but the people of this country deserved and ought to right of asylum which is agreeable to the laws, the custornhe'
demand the punishment of those men. It was said that, ac- and the feelings of th© people of Great Britain, and whic"'
cording to the rules of the Austrian army, it was expected in recent times, has afforded refuge and security op ersoliet
that an officer should immediately put to death any man of various nations without any distinction ot olitic ta
who interfered with his troops, teheteer intentionally or not. opinions." Now the present Government was as determine':
But we had nothing to do with such a regulation of the to maintain the right of asylum as any other govetnneeed
Austrian army, and he thought that we ought to call upon that ever existed.— (Hear, hear.) Seeing that both the lad'
the Austrian authorities to alter their regulations, and, if and the present Government had expressed their detefat
that should be thought too strong a proceeding, let us call nation to maintain the independence and dignity of t...;
on them at least for a modification of their rules, so call
nation
that upon the question of foreign refugert
innocent British travellers, when they met with Austrian the present Government was resolved to uphold that rig";
officers, should not be cut down and have their blood shed as well as the Government that preceded it—seeing that
without any reparation.—(Hear, hear.) The Austrian these foreign powers were upon terms of 111°`;
and Russian Governments complained that a reply to amicable relations with England than they were s'
their demands had been given which was not satisfactory, no very distant period, he put it to the Housie
because, in fact, the answer had teen, that the British and to the Honourable Gentleman whether it wool",
Government would do everything that it could do by law to be expedient or wise to pass a resolution in the House 0`
prevent the refugees from plotting against the countries to Commons, which, at least; must give the impression to the
which they belonged, but that they could not go beyond the minds of foreign nations of something like a censure 07,
law. Count Nesselrode thought that very hard, and said reflection upon their conduct. He thou ht there was 0g
that our laws were only a municipal arrangement, and that ground for the resolution—(Hear)—eithegr in the speech
Who
he wanted something mere than the laws could give him, the Hon. Gentleman who moved it of the Noble Lord Wit'
)the,heordo
He (Lord D. Stuart) trusted that it would be long before the seconded it, and he submitted, eerf e that it' ought n"'
Parliament of Great Britain should be induced to alter the to be acceded to. —( Hear, hear.
ent was de'
laws in order to satisfy the convenience of any foreign termined to maintain the right ofasylum Government
n refugee'
state.—(Hear, hear, and cheers ) Count Nesselrode did not —to uphold the law in its strictest • e 'tyreiagnd not to
thank seem to know the difference between this country and Austria allow any refugee to abuse the hot itinfttegn which he trustedand Russia. With them, suspicion was enough ; but here, would be extended to ail, evhatever4p a!
Y opinions, whether 111°-
thank God, no man could be punished unless he was pro- narchicaltir democratic, they might ormotn.,
(Cheers.)
perly tried according to the laws, and unless he were found Mr. ANSTEY said it was cleaq. f
entertain.—(Cheers.)
taken kie
by satisfactory evidence to have been guilty of some offence. the Russian Government in its disrpehmiticht es, that it wished
nter
hacin
If any foreigner in this country Should give any cause of them to establish the syetera of n and espi nag
offence, try him, find him =wilt that punish him ; but do which prevailed in some parte ofsuthrveecionstineeent. Be- tubee_lttd
not let us have new laws dictated to us by the ministers of with some suspicion upon t'
sun declarations that had be"
foreign countriee.—(llear, hear, and cheers.) He did no tonow made by her Majesty's present advisers as re forded theirf
agree th this motion. good inteations upon that In the' lonth et.
whether the Government intended to He most heartily hoped that they would, because he thought October last a menace
d • the n onth 0'
vr-as h question.
it would be a very proper rebuke to those countries which January following three s'eld . out, pn. in
f month
e '''.#B
cottish mtrusters o h. .rtnto
had attempted so unjustifiably to interfere with us. He Church, who were se 1 •
tt ed Since 1841 in Hungary, in
thought that her Majesty's Government might perfectly well city of Pesti], having, • a- ' n lathe
cdcording to the p nafria
agree to the motion, and he was more inclined to hope that the rights of it
m the
subjects, received___ reo
ere
they would do so, because he was quite aware, and was very Austrian Government notice to quit that city. No xpladro
glad to acknowledge, that the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo. ►
tion of that unwarriatnt.ablh act was given, but they
.ste,,o
site and the Noble Earl at the head of the Government, told they must quit
though they certainly had no sympathy with the political forcibly expelle Lordinixde, or if not they wouota.h.th
Granville had promised to . hite"*.ha
principles of those persons who had taken refuge in England, satisfaction, and
were yet not without sympathy for their misfortunes, and Earl of Westmorland, andcommunicationsf were made throuleght_thh
had shown that sympathy during the brief period they bad an answer was returned, erter some considerable
such s
been in office, by agreeing to furnish some of the refugees character that it couldnotwhichbe was stated to be of
odth,o
lard on the table In i.,..
with means to relieve them from the distress which would House. lie concluded from that, that redress had bee re'
otherwise have overwhelmed the
distress
hear.) Ile, fused. Another app
application application had been made, and up to
therefore, hoped that the Government Would agree to the present time not a Ylhablto
extremely temperate resolution of his Hon. Friend, which Lord Malmesbury lad the lied transpired in reply; andnYao
only expressed regret that anything like a menace should be Points Mal good understand• face to tell them that 0 to •
reigned between the to
offered by any foreign Government, and in that regret he Governments. He concluded fro
from this that the Noble Lord
was quite sure that Hon. Gentlemen opposite would partici- had given up the Scottish cl en. Again, the Frerheo
pate. The best answer that Lord Derby could give to these hdinister called upon the BriteirstW overnment in the m 0.0.7;
foreign Governments who pressed upon him to introduce a of October last to put down the
neat Alien Bill would be, that he could not comply with the conspirators against the liberties ovt acts of incorrigiro
request, for that any attempt to do so would be (to use a2d of December following of France; and upon rb
the. person by whom that dispatch
venience homely phrase) as much as his place was worth.—(Cheers.) had been dictated be ''''
came himself one of the most incorri
The question having been put,
French
gible conspirators against the libe •
rties of the Fren-
Mr. WALPOLE thought he would bear 'consult the con- People. He did not h
the
t ink that Russia was satisfied with ~,
venience of the House by avoiding all inflammable topics conduct of the Government, or that it would be induced to
that did not relate to the proposition before the House. He relax its • •
restrictive policy. The Learned Member proceeded
was the more anxious to do so since, in the inevitable ab-
.. or
to urge that we were not on d
senco of his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of and terms with Pruss-9 ..
the Ex. with the German
PrincesConfede das to the Grand Da'
A.MPERIAL PARLIA MEN T. chequer, the duty of speaking on a questio •
department was thrown upon hinooto n foreign to his of Modena, the Italian sub'
& the Pope, if British 0
eHear har) He jects suffered had read over carefully all the dispatcheswhiche had' been
HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 1.
laid on the table of the House, and h d • be owing to something which had occurred since Lord Gil°
FOREIGN REFUGEES,
great attention to the observations of the
a also listened with villa had treated with
Proper contempt the communicationh
Hon. Mover,•
as received from the Pope and the Grand Duke. The questivd
(Continued from our Fourth Edition of last night.) also those o:the Noble Lord who seconded the .and then would be, wheth ha
Lord DUDLEY sTUART, in seconding the motion, said he should say he was at a loss to understand ho motion,.acuid
er any other communications nst,
that he could not help congratulating her Majesty's Mbe imputed to the present or late Adm• • • Di
w me o passed between Lord Malmesbury and the continental u"d
inistration Because, vernments
ente
tern upon the revelations containel in the papers laid upon on a careful perusal of those papers, the fair inference to be' to Pa 1* beyond what appeared upon the papers oafs
out,
the table. The present Government, who had lately come drawn from them was, that this resolution should not be Then,
r Lament, and which he deemed far from th
into power, were by 'their own confession in a minority in pressed to a division, considering the circumstances under the with
respect to passports. By the custom of nations
that House, and it was extremely doubtful whether the which this country was placed with respect to f
• customerright of entry and passage in foreign countries was
to
were not also in a minority in the House of Lords, and yet powers. He thought there were three i f oreedignu.y right generally acknowledged, and Government.,
they were afraid of making an appeal to the people of this cible from these papers. First, that the ncoenrednuccets
odf
the
fionrlett reseived to themselves four restrictions upon it : cii,
country.—(Cheers.) Sooner than do that, the Noble Lord Government of this country —the late as well as the the secondmaintain present was, the exclusion of suspicious characters: the
t e ignity of third w
which he had given in his place i Parliament, the country.—(llear hear.) Seco hias, the exclusion of certain classes of foreigners of
an assurance
n y, that the foreign specified indiedd I
iou 0
and backing out of his engage-nent.-. (Loud cries
of "Oh " , powers somewhat misunderstood the laws and regulations such iua s and the fourth was the exclusion
,t,
and " Question.") No, they did not like to be told that ; of this country with reference to foreign refugees andthat
in as attempted to enter territories with an armed foree,i3u;
but he would maintain that he was speaking to the ques- naturally arose from the different laws which 'a
Hod o
)gt reater numbers than compatible with their safety. the
tion, and that his observation had grown immediately out of those countries as compared with England, thepplawa
oft rGih•etarnmefent of this country was bound to see that
,i',...,
the papers upon the table of the House. Although the Go- England permitting every person to reside in this c t were • British subjects travelling abroad, which they
oun ry, entitled
vermnent was in such a position, they had the consolation whether monarchist or republican
to exercise within these restrictions, wi eve
,so long as they obeyed the limits thus stated, were not subjected to any gre.,-,4
was, that, considering the restrictions.
this country might think of their conduct, Prince Schwartzen- misapprehensions which these foreign government- did lf otherwise, and if this country peraufr.o.
Government had hailed their adventfall into with reference
berg and the Austrian
.. to the rights of refugees
s such cases to pass as those which had occurred at pesth
, and these at Lembe
mon,
to power with genuine satisfaction.—(lleac,
.( , 1 tisfaction.— Hear hear. If the misapprehensions fain . i g now more or less removed b the and he rghthey would soon become cases quite com
bad
state of Europe was not very satisfactory to the lovers representations of the late Government, and s• y _. considered that our present Foreign Secretary vette
of liberty—if liberty had been expelled from almost conciliatory tone adopted towards this count eehing the allowed these cases to pass far too lightly. He therelent
every European country, and had taken root and foreign Governments, it would be inexpedientrl3; y those hoped that the Hon. Member who had brought forward Ott"'
flourished only in England—they who loved liberty and tion of that House to *provoke any feelin of dissy a resolu- motion would not be induced to withdraw it, but would pre'.
wished for the welfare of mankind had at leatt the comfort between this country and f • • g dissatisfaction it to a division.
oreign nations at the resent
: nd
of seeing that the despots who trampled upon freedom were motnent.—(Hear, hear.) Now, with reference to the Lord PALMER.STON—Sir I think that my Hon. Friend
very uncomfortable on their thrones. They had upon their point, it was manifest that in the course of la
ready to condemn all freemen ; and aga•nst them, they had a different light. On the 29th of October, 1857uestion in a great importance as regards our own laws, as regards poi
few humble refugees in a distant country. Fur them there was received from the Prussian Government, a dispatch international relations, and as regards the rights of Bri"'
was power and bayonets; and against them was Kostuth that from the evidence contained in certain. 'which stated subjects abroad and the obligations of the British GOO%
and liberty of speech.—(l.lear, hear.) The papers that were
Go- reached them, it was impossible to doubt the phpers which ment at home.—(Hear, hear.) I think, Sir, that the Big"
laid upon the table showed that the different foreign refugee conspiracy in this country, and
callinexister of a Hon. Gentleman who ►has spoken for the Government on
vernments had attempted to establish thetact that there was vernment of this country to interfere and ut igt do
on the WI; this occasion has not altogether embraced the fall scoPe :
amongst the refugees taking shelter in this country from observations contained in a dispatch receivedp rom. the theti argument of my Hon. Friend, for the scionsn. Ghee'?
their tyranny a general conspiracy. But let any man read French Government were nearly the same as those in the brancheman addressedl the
greater part of his obser to one
those papers with calm and dispassionate mind—let him go Prussian. Lord Granville stated the exact position of the Friend o , ofthe argument of rny Hon. Friend. My ileeo
through the story that was told by Count Walewski—and law of this country in reply, as also the duty cf this the dorydwelt with great force upon two points. One 'hit
what would he find? He would find an account of some per- country to admit refugees to au asylum, not interfering to afford which was incumbent upon the British Governrne-
sons forming themselves into a society for promoting liberal with them any more than with their own subjects, so long duty octi to foreign exiles, but also dwelt upon thri
principles ;he would find an account of some attempts made to as they obeyed the law. It appeared subsequently, by a traveller incumbenth on Government to afford rotection to 13rids
write in secret characters on the borders of newspapers, and dispatch of the 30th of December, 1851, that the Prussian (
mr. .ors a Toad. —(Hear, hear, ) Then(.gellet Hon. Gentleul
of means taken for procuring the admission of revolutionary Minister was instructed not to press the matter further, but these 'po e) seemed to direct his r arks to the first ,t)
songs in foreign countries ; and other miserable trifles of to let it drop.— (Hear, hear.) On the 20th of January, 1852, show: points, and having, as he em h, ttottstectorl
that sort. But as to a conspiracy dangerous to the Govern- the French Minister wrote to say that he acted alone in the to
maintainl to the House that the Governmentconcelve is determio
manta of Europe, he maintained that there was a total fail- matter, and beyond that communication no future course of he tho the right of affordin
to foroigneehrt
ore of all proof. But he would tell the House what con• action was pointed out. Soon after that the Russian ,finis_ moticnugfht he had laid a sufficiengtgrouridfrnegativiogrhin.
spiracy was proved by these dispatches. It was proved that ter also took up a different tone, and in a dispatch dated the to the 11) my nom Friend. ut be did hospitality equally eetite.
there was a conspiracy among all the crowned heads and 26th of January, 1852, he observed that— clone determination_ ,0r,...
of the Government to ee, to
that Prote
despots of Europe to frighten this country, if possible, into o For the present, without pursuing the controversy any which:
introducing some new laws to control the refugees, and to further, we take note of the promise given to us by the Bri- th when not violating the lawsj of the'coniatry in wive,
deprive them of that asylum which they had obtained here. tish Cabinet to watch the machinations of the political refs- the 7 may happen to be, they are so distinctly and positive :
Itled.— did
They would find all the Governments simultaneously, and gees, and to employ all legal means in order to prevent them
t"ear.) Sir, as to the papers which have bed,.
many of them in the same words, addressing our Cabinet, from abusing the hospitality which they enjoy in England, subject of discussion, and as to the transactions to which
and pressing upon it that something should be done. There for the purse of assailing countries and governisaents the they relate, I think it right to say that some allowan'_,
were Russia,_ Prussia, Austria, the Diet of Frankfort, then friends and allies of Great Britain." ought to be made for the sensitive anxiety which some ot
that king celebrated for his humanity in his own dominions The Russian Government had every confidence in the Governments on the continent expressed in the court!!
the
the King of Naples; next, the Grand Duke of Monona,; realisation of that promise. Out of the four power , of last year as to the proceedings of foreign refugees he this
then, the Pope; and besides these another ruling thing, one seemed to have retained, up to that time, anh hla oniY country.—(Hear.) We must remember that they have tnh°
tenwhich acts and speaks in all bat deeds a king. ' Louis dissatisfaction towards the Government of En la 'd
ee ings of
h the same notions of the expediency and the right of free t"*.a.
Napoleon —he who wash,iel shortly ago a refs g."
the was the Austrian power. He believed that theg 13
' and
Lat cussion and free action which fortunately belong to woad
re
intervention of anotherrefugee (Count Walewskid, demanded in that dispatch had been somewhat mis expressione min this ountr . (Hear.) The o mess°
an
lee
understood
that we should withdraw our hospitality from these men. Not upon the quiet answer given by Earl Granville ; blit, things rather by their own standard of what is practicab _
long ago Count Walewski was himself nothing more than a Po- repetition of that language was nut likely to phe th
ce -ought a and what may be expedient at home. And placing °noel
lish refugee in this country. First of all he came here as an last dispatch to Lord Granville, dated 27th e -ur*
In the therefore, in their situation—vrhich is the course you us
envoy of the national Government of Poland, and subse- only twenty-four days after the form February 1852, always pursue when you judge the conduct of others —Wear)
ref
he lived in this country as a Polish refugee; and now ciliatory tone adopted :-- er, he found '
a More con-
ow°
—you should not jedge their conduct only by your
~14,
he came forward, with a list of Polish and other refugees, " Your Excellency will allow
views, but endeavour to lorselves in the point of vieh,
and called upon the English Government to belie all its an- Austrian Cabinet has with pleasure me to remind you that the in which they stand.—(Plear, -hear.) And taking that in"-
the
tecedents, and, by introducing some Alien Bill, to interfere the expressions contained iti ti conceived the hope from consideration, there is some consideration to be made for
with those unfortunate men, many of them his own countr
y- Government would for the future at document, that the British earnestness with which they raised that question last veal;
men.—Mear, hear,) And now they were told, and in a tempts at insurrection a • be able to prevent all at- And there is another observation I have to offer. tied
certain sense properly and rightly told, that refugees ought ments, and that the avow ar st friendly and allied Govern- anxiety on that subject was increased by the exaggerate.
not to abuse the hospitality which had been afforded them, sufficed to induce the Ia cf
such intention has already ideas they entertained as to the effect to arise from the .E,13,;
in order to disturb the tranquillity f their own country. the greater part the al
Government to suspend for talon of the Industry of all Nations.—(Hear, hear.) 'in
Why, who ever violated so flagrantly the hospitality of this trary circumstances restrictive measures which unoer con- imagined thug here would come here a large congre ation °
g that
country for that very purpose—who ever committed that polled to adopt is they would have seen themselves com- all the disturbing elements of European society, and t._ 1
culpable action so openly and so shamefully as Louis Napoleon moreover, to ln the interest of their subjects. lam haPPY, England would become (I know not how or by what mee°_,sl
himself had done ?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Talk of Kea- which I acknowledge that the different interviews one great focus or centre of revolutionary emanation.;
oath's speeches—talk of secret meetings of the Republicans— have left have had th® honour to hold with your Excellency (Hear.) Now, Sir, not Only were those representations me of
talk of writing on the edges of newspapers, and concealing meet Me with the impression that the British Govern- which appear in these papers, but long befo shooe date li
it with ashes—what were all these, and such like things, cadmits the importance of providing against the con- those communications, I had repeated convsons
how
compared with the conduct of Louis Napoleon, who now tinuance of intrigues openly hostile to the state of the con- many foreign Ministers on that subject Ild, h°".
io
came forward with his demands against the refugees? ment; and if the information which I Lave gathered has ever, first say, that the Comm •• - •
unwation which was dated
as
" (dui !Wait Gracchos de seditione querentes." been
will, during the transie
accurate, your Excellency . . October from the Ambassador of the French Republic w
your Ministry, have within the very wholly distinct in its origin
from any communications Kith,
were such as to justify an observation made long ag., ,- Parliament restricted limits which the legislation of Great Britain the other powers, who trade representations • pecan ,
V la
devoted your meritorious attention b fll '
'one
by a distinguished statesman, which he (Lord D. &tut prescribes, already
her o eta ing, and was the result of several conversati
was glad to have an opportunity of quoting in that House.add, and I have
rt) to this object. I will. even
in
.not failed to give its value to this circumstance reporting to ni I had on former occasions with the Count WaleWelLif
,e t e
These were the words of Lord Holland—,` In all t•
Y in which 1 had stated that when the late Secretary I°`„";lish
according to the testimony of all history, if ever Court, and Court, that if the results have hithertocie only feeblY Home Department had stated in this Houeetthat the Brligor
anything mean, oppressive, or treacherous ter there was responded to the disposition whicht._
.h d been avowed, this Government could do no more than th 'power of the,,-- 1
Austria was the Government to do it." A o be done, must be attributed t reasond entirely
and
ytihne independent of the in- enabled them to do ; and that it was idle to ask us to edieee
bnd when called tentions of the British Cabinet will of your Excel.
upon by Lord Liverpool to retract this
any foreigner on account f d • his reset anger which P tr
Holland not only refused to do so, but r o observation,
Lord lency."
in this
men
country might entail on any foreign govern a
epeated what he had
said, and added that there never was There were four dispatches—one from Prussia, one from but that it was against our laws for y an, whether ,
a Government which France, one from Austria, and one from Russia—all British subject or a forei ner, to ley an
m to take step
had displayed more meanness subtl
the Austrian Government, 'subtlety, ety, or treachery, than showing that the views taken by those Governments with manifest! for g
of . ,
.y war, or ,
.n__. any
the purpose levying war, aoat net
eu
eves thecharactergiven b
. Y reference to foreign refugees last autumn were no longer friend! Y
be shot
Lord Holland of the Austrian Governmenthear
law, '
and he (Lord Dudley Stuart) mus . ' ' had not lost , he the Gen ern- that any foreigner had violated that f
part o our 0
that character since._ )must ~. t sate that it . ment had acted in a proper manner with regard to these
law
i Government would feel it their duty to enforce the
evidence
. ear, near.) It was curious to see refugees That was the state of things h h
the amount of impudence which Government like that of * into went, e present i far RS the circumstances of the case and the it
a
Government came power, and he was therefore some- I
Austria exhibited. I
enabled them to do.—(llear, he h resu
lt
policy And t 0 , 1
n one of the dispatches addressedby
what surprised at the tooe
landt language of the. Hon Ger,_ '
k nil'
xv,R th,,t the plper whirh is printed in thi,4 hine , ,
Prince Schwarzenberg t h
o ord Malinesbury, the Amorian 11 ~,,,, . , , A . .
Minister, referring
a.e a . !not eo ltt ~,i•1:: !,' I.:: '', :: - .
. t'.:,' ''
.to the statement of Lord Derby—i"t it fault with the dispatch entire ' *Prince' *' - *' ' ''' ' -
"'
**
' '-
'''
' '''''
" '''''''''''"i"'''"
" hing
would be the Policy of his Government to observe a mode-
Erlf AI 1 ssed by bchwarzenherg a formal note by the French Ambassador_ ; and furnis ,
es
rate demeanourscrupulouslymaintain treaties, and to
, to to the a o a mesbury. It appeared to him (Mr. Wai.
I (as the French Government thought) notification
tb6
pole) that the dispatcla rout be coneidered aatiefutory, • A • that there
111- 9hoWingWere pereotie here violatiPS
respect, ill the highest 01 iudepolidelloo Of Ulltigna, -
degree, 0