The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUI 4, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1854.

SHARE MARKETS.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
'Their lordships met at the usual hour, five o'clock.
'The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
from a place called Dunning (in Suffolk) against the in-
timidation of,Roman Catholic priests in Ireland.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RAILWAYs.

Closing Prices
this day.

Businesis done
this day.

The Marquis Of-CIANRICARDE gave notice that
to-morrow he would move that an humble address be
presented to her Majesty, praying that further informa-
tion respecting the cessation of diplomatic relations
between this country and Russia be laid before the
house.

ASSESSED TAXES ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of NEWCASTLE the second
reading of the above bill was agreed to, and the third
reading fixed for tomorrow.
PROBATE OF WILLS, &c. BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had received a
letter from Paris from Lord Brougham, stating that he
was accidentally detained there, but expected to reach
London. probably this evening. He would, therefore,
put off his bill on the above subject till Thursday next.
In answer to a question from Lord ELLENI3OROLIGEI,

The Earl of CI;ARENDON said the Government
had no objection to lay before the house the correspond-
ence with the Danish Government in respect to the
policy to be pursued by Sweden and Denmark, in the
event of a war taking place.
Their lordship's then adjourned at 20 minutes past
six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPZIKER took the chair at five minutes to four

o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Colonel Watkins took the oaths and his seat for
Brecon, borough.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time and or-
dered to be committed :

Bangor and Caernarvon Railway ; Belfast Harbour ;
Blyth Harbour, Docks, and Railway ; Caledonian Rail-
way (Wishaw and Coltness Railway, &c.) ; Cork,
Blackrock, and Passage Railway ; Crystal Palace Com-
pany ; Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire
Junction Railway (Revival of Powers, &c.) ; Dundalk
and Enniskillen Railway ; Grand Junction Railway of
Ireland ; Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company ;
Great Western, Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and
Shrewsbury and Chester Railways Amalgamation ;
Havant and Haling Railway ; Kingston upon Thames
Improvement ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Li-
verpool Dock Branches).; Mallow and Fermoy Railway;
New River (Hertford Sewerage Diversion, &c.) ; New
River (New Reservoirs, &c. ; Scarborough Market ;
Stockport, Disley, and Whaley Bridge Railway ;
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Pontop and
South Shields, &c.)

of conveying a very serious imputation against a gallant
admiral now serving on a foreign station. I thought it
necessary, therefore, to reply to that question at once, but
in doing so, I conceive that I did not attach any blame to
our ambassador at Constantinople. I said, the ambas-
sador had thought it right to ask an explanation, aid hi
the position in which he is placed I can conceive nothing
more natural or proper. (Hear, hear.) But with respect
to the orders given to Admiral Dundee, they are properly
the orders, not of the ambassador, but of the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs. By the orders of the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, the admiral is told by the
ambassador that there are certain services which he is re-
quired to perform ; but the hon. gentleman will see that,
in performing such services, Admiral Dundas, as a naval
servant of the countrY, would refer to the means which he
had of carrying them into effect, and also to the dangers
which he might have to encounter in performing those
services. (Hear, hear.) Admiral Dundas found, when
he went into the Black Sea, that the anchorage at Sinope
was not such as had been represented. He found that the
very long nights and the darkness and fogs during the day
were likely to cause accidents to the ships, and he came to the
opinion that if he were to remain two months cruising in
the Black Sea the fleet would be so impaired in its effi-
ciency that he would not be able to perform the service he
was so anxious and desirous to discharge. That being the
case, he returned to Constantinople from Sinope, when as
I have stated, explanations were asked and given. There
seems with, regard to this question to have been some dif-
ference of opinion, but that difference of opinion was not of
a political but a professional character. (Hear, hear.) Her
Majesty's Government and theGovernmentof the Emperor
of the French have had to to consider the representations
which have been made to them, and both Governments
have given similar instructions with regard to the services
to be performed. The admirals are to take the directions
of the ambassadors, but with regard to the means of per-
forming the requisite operations much must be left to the
discretionof the admirals themselves. With regard to the
second question of my hon. friend, as to the mission of
Count Orloff, that mission only ceased on the Bth instant,
and, I believe, Count Orloff left Vienna on the 9th ; but
there had already been communications with respect to
that mission between the Austrian and English Govern-
ments. I believe, however, it is not usual in unfinished
transactions between two Governments—thoughit is some-
times done—to communicate copies of the papers to
Parliament. Ido not believe that my noble friend has
any reason to complain of concealment on the part of the
Austrian Government ; 'and with respect to the object of I
the mission of Count Orloff, so far as it may be presumedto
have been intended to obtain the assistance of Austria, by
that country binding herself to a course of conduct pre-
scribedby Russia, that mission has entirely failed. (Hear,
hear.) As to anything further, our despatches only arrived
to-day, and I beg to assure the house generally, as well as
my hon. friend, that, as the Government have produced
very fully papers on the subject already, they will be pre-
pared to produce further papers as soon as they are ready.
(Hear, hear.) Some little delay will, no doubt, take place,
but as soon as the communications are completed they will
be laid without delay on the table of the house. (Hear.)
Mr. LAYARD made an observation that was quite in-
audible. _

Lord J. RUSSELL said, he meant to cast no reflection
whatever on our ambassador at Constantinople. (Hear.)