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London, England, 1864-07-09 00:00:00

of the Chancellor •of the Exchequer, and reiterated
by the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, that France
and Russia did the same. Until the debate commenced I
was not even aware .Then the English Government did be-
gin to menace, or when they ceased to menace. Why, the'
despatch that was qu ded by the hon. member for the
versity of Dublin was most important, as showing the tint°
during which this system of menace was carried on. I
allude to the letter from Earl Russell to Lord Bloomfield, in
which the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs referred to
his conversation with Count Bernstorff. (Hear, hear.) I
will also draw the attention of the house to the statements
which have been made respecting the British fleet being
ready to sail at twenty-four hours' notice. (Hear.) Whet
did that mean ? Did not the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs in the House of Lords make mysterious allusion;
respecting the Channel fleet ? I also want to know what is
meant by the Secretary to the Admiralty when he comes
down here and hitches up his trousers like a celebrated per-
former—(.‘ Oh, oh," and considerable laughter)—l did not
mean any offence to the noble lord, who is an ornament to
his profession---and says the Channel fleet is ready to g°
anywhere in twenty-four hours ? I want to know what he
meant.

Lord C. PAGET—I merely read some answer to a quell*
Lion by the right hon. member for Droitwich. (Cheers.)
Mr DISRAELI—It was not the answer to a question of
the hon. member for Droitwich which sent the Funds down
one per cent. the next day. (Cheers.) I say there has
been a continuous system of threats. I would 810
remind that all the facts upon which the Govern'
:zent formed their decision respecting the question
of fo,:c4.ference between Germany and Denmark were
in their po:session months and months age.--(hesrr
hear)—and yet the decision was not formed till
after the Conference, and even then communicated
with a gloomy and terrific pl,lviso at the end of the noble
lord's statement to the house. (t,l.heers.) The right hos•
gentleman continued to say that ths.
q Chancellor of the
Exchequer had contended that the resoi:.
Won was not itt
accordance with parliamentary practice, and that Mr Pitt
or Mr Fox would have moved an address to the Crown for
the dismissal of the Ministry. But not only was it in so:
cordance with the practice of Parliament, but two distii°
precedents could be shown for it—one in the case of the
Melbourne Administration, when Lord George Cavendisli
moved a resolution when peace was concluded with Framer
Spain, and America; and the other by Mr. Fox himself is
1796. (Opposition cheers.) The Chancellor of the Es'
chequer also complained that the Government were not met
in a straightforward manner; but were they (the Opposi'
tion) met in a straightforward manner Until he told
heard the noble lord he could not have believed that the
Government were going to shelter themselves under the
amendment of the hon. member for Bridgewater. What
was the amendment? It was the previous question—(i:oi'
cal cheers and counter chairs)—drawn up by an amatsl4l
diplomatist, and moved by the historian of the Crimean vilf
as a compliment, he supposed, to the Emperor of the Frenas
(Cheers and laughter.) The noble lord had talked of the
exports and imports of the country—(laughter)—but that
was an argument as applicable to the Ashantee debate o.°
the motion which then occupied the house. (Hear, hear.)
The right hon. gentleman then denied that the Opposition
had lost any time in calling the attention of Parliament 0
the question, and asked why the right hon. member f°r
Stroud (Mr Horsman), whom he described as the II superior
person" of the house, had not himself moved in the matter'
He then referred to the conduct of the Government in the
Polish negotiations; and, in reply to the question, where
had the influence of the country been diminished, he
answered, "everywhere." (Opposition cheers.) They had
twice within 12 months made the most importunate sr
peals to St. Petersburg, and twice had their appeals been
rejected. (Opposition cheers.) Within the same 01)°_,,c8
of time, not twice only but manifold times, they had applied
to France in their difficulties, and France had declined t°
act with them. They had menaced Austria, and Austria
had derided their menaces. They had menaced Prussia
and the Prussian Diet, and in every case they had beta
treated with indifference.
,(Cheers.) The resolution WI
not retrospective merely, but also referred to the future, as
was eminently practical, and he was confident that it would
commend itself to the feelings of the house, and be spproYe''
by the sentiments of the country. (Opposition cheers.)
Lord PALMERSTON suggested to the hon. member Of
North Warwiokahire that as the feeling of the house 'l/56
decidedly against his amendment, he should not press it'
(Loud cries of hear, hear from all parts of the house.)
Mr NEWDEGATE, amid strong manifestations of dig'
sent, declined to do so.

The house was then ordered to be cleared for a division.
_ _

The SPEAKER then pointed out to the house the neoeS.
city of deviating from the usual mode of taking the divisl°'
by arranging that it should not be necessary for the Mel
when they had gone to the right, to wait for any gregia
number to assemble, but to pass the tellers at once, an
then, instead of returning into the house, to pass into tile
lobby outside; otherwise, as had been foreseen by the OP'
cials, the lobby where they should assemble would not mY
large enough to contain the Ayes.
The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to put OS
question on Mr Newdegate's amendment, when the 1013.
member announced that, as he did not wish to put the hostel
to inconvenience, lie should withdraw his amendment. „
Mr KINGLAKE attempted, amid loud cries of " MOVe,
to address the house, but was obliged to resume his seat.
The question was then, in a very crowded house, Plit
from the chair. The resolution of the right hon. got!
man the member for Bucks (Mr Disraeli), was first read'
then the amendment of the lion member for Bridgwater
(Mr Kinglake) ; after which the usual motion was P 11,4
" That the words proposed to be left ouf stand part of 0
question."

The house divided, with the following result
Ages 295
Noes

Majority for the Government ..-18
The amended resolution was then put and agreed to.
The other business was disposed of, and the house au
journed at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock.