The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-09 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the woolsack
at five o'clock.
HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS.

Lord SYDNEY brought upend read her Majesty's answer
to the address on the occasion of the assembling of Parlia-
ment. Her Majesty thanked their lordships for their
affectionate expressions with respect to her family, and
assured them her most ardent wish was the prosperity of
her people.
THE DANO GERMAN DIFFICULTY.

The Earl of MALMESBURY said he had given notice to
the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, by private
note, of his intention of putting some questions relative to
the state of affairs in Denmark. The noble earl having
referred to the state of affairs of this nature when he was
in office, went on to remark upon the arrange-
ment which had been entered into some years ago with
the Duke of Augustenburg by which he received a
sum of money amounting to about £350,000 English
on the understanding that he would never interfere with the
succession in Danmark. The instalments had been regularly
paid, and he had never heard the arrangement called into
question. As the arrangement was entered into with the
tether of the present Duke of Augustenburg—when he (the
son) was 24 years of age he did not see that it could
he said that he was not aware of the stipulation. Had he
protested or objected, the arrangement could never have
been carried out, and he (the noble earl) did not see on whst
point of honour the present Duke of Augustenburg could
justify the present proceedings that were being carried
on On his name. The questions he wished to ask was
whether her Majesty's Government had obtained
any material guarantee from Austria and Prussia,
that as soon as the November Constitution was with-
drawn they would consent to evacuate Schleswig, and
whether the panics to that treaty considered their obliga-
tions invalidated by the outbreak of the war.
Earl RUSSELL said her Majesty's Government had re-
ceived no such guarantee from either Austria or Prussia,
and with reference to the second question he could not
consider that the treaty could be in any way abrogated
by the outbreak of the war, so far as regards the different
Powers. It was quite impossible that the treaty made with
France, Great Britain, Russia, and Sweden could be abro-
gated, as regards those Powers, by war between Austria
and Denmark,

LEFT SPEAKING.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clock.

PETITIONS.
Some petitions were presented praying for a reduction in
the duty on fire insurances, and deprecating the destruction
of Kagosima as a blot on the civilisation of the country.
HER MAJESTY'S REPLY TO THE ADDRESS.
Lord PROBY, Comptroller of the Household, presented
her Majesty's most gracious reply to the Address of the
House of Commons, expressive of her Majesty's gratitude
for tin expression of loyalty to herself and the members of
the royal family.
INTERFERENCE IN CHINA.

Mr, LIDDELL gave notice that he would move a reso-
lution that, in the opinion of this house, any further inter-
ference by this country in the civil war now raging in
China was unnecessary and impolitic. (Hear, hear.)

ELECTION PETITIONS.
Mr. HUNT gave notice that he would move for leave to
bring in a bill to amend the law relating to election peti-
tions.

FOG SIGNALS.
Mr. DAWSON asked the President of the Board of
Trade, whether, in consequence of the numerous marine
disasters that have taken place at the entrance of the Gulf
of St. Lawrence, any plans for the erection of powerful fog
signals in the vicinity of Cape Race,Newfoundland, had yet
been approved of by the Board of Trade; and whether any
expectation may be held out that such precautionary beacons
may be in early operation.
Mr. M. GIBSON said that the Trinity Corporation had
for some time been anxious to establish fog signals at Cape
Race, but up to the present time had failed In discovering
any invention by which sound could be conveyed from land
to vessels at a certain distance at sea that would be avail-
able.
THE RUMOURED DISSATISFACTION AT
COPENHAGEN.

In reply to Mr. PEACOCIEE,
Lord PALMERSTON said he had seen a statement in
the papers that great dissatisfaction prevailed in Copen-
hagen as to the retreat of the Danish troops from Dane •
wirke ; and although the Government had no official in-
formation on the subject, there was no doubt the
inhabitants of Copenhagen felt great dissatisfaction
in regard to the event in question. " Gentlemen
at home at ease" no doubt might feel dissatis-
fied with the conduct of those who were suddenly called to
decide on an emergency. It was not for this country to
decide on the propriety of the ground which induced the
Danish general to retire from the Danewirke.
THE ALEX.ANDRA AND ALABAMA.
Mr. PEACOCKE asked the,Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, whether the Government would lay upon
the table of the house copies of their correspondence with the
Government of the United States, and more especially that
portion of it relating to the case of the Alexandra, and the
claim by the United States Government for compensation
for the losses inflicted by the Alabama and other Con-
federate cruisers?
Mr. LAYARD said an regarded the Alexandra, as the
case of that vessel was under judicial consideration, it would
not be advisable to lay any documents relative to the same
on the table. With reference to the Alabama, papers had
already been laid on the table.
SALMON FISHERIES.
Mr. DUTTON" asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether it was his intention to introduce any
bill amending the Salmon Fisheries (England) Act of 1861,
and giving extended powers :or the preservation of salmon
in fresh and tidal waters r
Sir G. GREY said the subject was being investigated
by a commission.
DANISH PAPERS.

In reply to Lord R. Czcin,
Mr. LA.YARD said that these papers would not be ready
for presentation to Parliament before three weeks. (Oh, oh.)
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.
Mr. DISRAELI said that he wished for information re-
lative to the statement of the noble lord (Palmerston) last
evening. The noble lord was understood to say that
any proposition on the part of Austria and Prussia, under
peculiar circumstances, to recede from the Treaty of 1852
was prepoeteroue. The question was not one of morality,
but of legality.
Lord PALMERSTON said that what he meant to say
was that a notion prevailed in Germany, and in certain
places in Berlin, that if the invasion of Denmark took place
it would relieve Prussia and Austria from the provisions of
the Treaty of 1852. Ho meant by what he had said to imply
that it was not on the ground of a revocation of the treaty
that Austria and Prussia took their stand, and they an-
nounced that it was their intention to maintain the integ-
rity of the Danish monarchy. If the Treaty of 1852 had
mere;y been between Austria and Prussia and Denmark it
would have been quite a different matter, but ter
Powers of Europe were parties to that treaty. (Hear, hear.)
In reply to Mr. DISRAELI,
Lord PALMERSTON said that a despatch which re-
lated to what was understood to be the intention of the
Government in reference to the treaty had been received,

but there was no positive guaranty on the
part of Prussia and Austria that they would
maintain the integrity of Denmark founded on the:avowed
object of the invasion with reference to the consti-
tution: have been accomplished ; but he thought the high
characters of these Powers ought to be taken into conside-
ration. The noble lord referred to the treaty with Turkey
in illustration of his views.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Lord PALMERSTON said that he proposed to move the
adjournment of the house until two o'clook to-morrow, but
as their was no business before the house, he would move
that the house should adjourn until Thursday.
PRODUCTION OF PAPERS RELATIVE TO

DEN MARK.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD, on the motion for adjournment
complained of the proposed delay for the production of the
papers in regard to Denmark, and he accused the Govern-
ment of being afraid to produce them at present, or to enter
into a discussion on the subject.
Mr. LAYARD said that the delay was unavoidable, and
denied that the Government desired to evade discussion.

Mr. DISRAELI also complained of the delay, which he
attributed to the Government, and not to the printer.
Lord PALMERSTON defended the Government, and
said that the delay was unavoidable.

The motion for adjournment was ultimately agreed to.

KAGOSIMA.

Mr. BUXTON moved the following resolution : —" That
this house, while only imputing to Admiral Kuper a
misconception of the duty imposed on him, deeply
regrets the burning of the town of Kagosima,
as being contrary to those usages of war which
prevail among civilised nations, and to which it
is the duty and policy of this country to adhere."
In the course of a long address he cited several authorities
on international law to show that the bombardment of
Kagosima was directly opposed to the dictum of the most
celebrated writers on maritime law. _

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

LONDON GAZETTE,—This Evening.

WAR-OFFICE, FEE. 9.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for
the appointment of Sir John Liddell, Knt. C. 8., M.D.,
late Director-General of the Medical Department of the
Navy, to be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division
of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath.