The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-15 00:00:00

an armed resistance, for the noble lord seemed to talk as if
France and England only intended to deal with Russia as they
had once dealt with Holland ; but he must take leave to
warn the noble earl of the delusion he was labouring under
if that really was his opinion. Russia could not be so easily
disposed of, and if the noble earl relied upon the Holland
precedent he would be pursuing a very dangerous precedent.
There must be some limit put to the blockading system, or
Turkey would be lost. The existing state of things could not
bet much longer without the ruin of Turkey, for what use
were our forces in the Sea of Marmora., whiie the gallant,
though unfortunate, Turkish army was being annihilated on
the banks of the Danube ? It was impossible, then, that the
existing state of things could go on without its ending in a
war of a most disastrous ehara.cter ; a war, indeed, of which
no man could foresee the issue, but which every one could
easily predict would give rise to great excitement of opinion
and much national animosity. (Hear, hear.) The Govern-
ment should therefore have some defined object in their
policy, they should have it distinctly understood what the ob-
ject of the war was to be, and to what limits it was to be car-
ried. (Hear, hear.) That we had entered into a moral, if
not a positive, engagement to defend Turkey no man could
deny, or else what was the use of all our armaments ; and
having committed ourselves so far, the sooner we brought
the matter to an issue the better. We must be prepared to
do something more than protect the capital of Turkey, as we
should eventually have to enforce her independence by the
vigour and prowess of our arms, and though the chances
were that the dispute would long ago have been settled had
a determination to that effect, on the part of England and
France been made to the Emperor of Russia in the first in-
stance, he yet thought it was not too late to retrieve our
lost ground. (Hear, hear.) Still if there was a chance of
peace being restored, the country had a right to know upon
what chance it rested, and on that account he was justified in
making this motion without framing it in the terms of a vote
of censure upon the Government. However, after the expla-
nation of the noble earl he did not feel it necessary to press
the motion further, and with the permission of their lord-
Ships he would withdraw it. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was accordingly withdrawn.
Their lordships then adjourned at one o'clock.

SOUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.)
The Srsasss took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.
Lord PAGET took the oaths and his seat for South
Staffordshire, and Mr. WYNDHAM for West Sussex.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of an hon. member, a new writ was
ordered to be issued for the county of Cardigan, in the
room of Mr. Powell, retired.
SECOND READINGS.
The Amicable Society Assurance bill, the Ayr and
Maybole Junction Railway bill, the North Shields
Quays gad Improvements bill, and the Salford, Stock-
port, and Manchester Division bill, were read a second
time and ordered to be committed.
STOCKPORT, DISLEY, &c. RAILWAY BILL.
On the motion that the Stockport, Dieley, and
Whaley Bridge Railway Bill be read a second time,
Mr. HADFIELD moved that it be read a second
time this day six months, on the ground that the line
was very indifferently supported by the inhabitants of
the district, and that an existing company—the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lancashire Company—which had
already expended 85,0001. in its undertakings, had the
sanction of Parliament to construct a railway which
would accomplish the purpose of the proposed line in a
more advantages manner, and which they were now
prepared to carry out.
Mr. GEACH supported the amendment. He con-
sidered it would be an injustice to the Manchester and
Sheffield Company to agree to this bill, for their financial
difficulties had prevented them making the line ; they
were at present in a better position, and were anxious
to avail themselves of powers granted to them by; Par-
liament.
Mr. C. EGERTON trusted that as the Manchester
and Sheffield company had failed to carry out their un-
dertaking the house would not refuse to pass the second
reading.
Mr. LOCKE also supported the second reading.
Mr. BOUVERIE hoped the house would not depart
from the usual practice of the house, which was to read
these bills a second time and refer them to a select com-
mittee.
The amendment was negatived without a division, and
the bill was read a second time and ordered to be com-
mitted.