The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-10 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool
sack at 5 o'clock.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.

The Assessed Taxes Bill was brought up from the
Commons and read a first time, on the motion of the
Duke of NEWCASTLE.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

Earl CLARENDON said, I beg to lay, my lords, cer-
tain papers on the table connected with the suspension
of diplomatic relations between this country and Russia.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM inquired whether her Majesty's
Government were in possession of any information re-
specting the object of Count Orloff's mission to
Vienna ?
Earl CLARENDON said it was notorious, as the
noble lord said, that General, or Count Orloff, had been
sent from St. Petersburg to Vienna ; but he believed
he was not the bearer of that counter-project, or answer
to the terms of the Turkish Government, which he (Earl
Clarendon) alluded to the other night. The counter-
project was sent by the Austrian charge d'afaires at
St. Petersburgh to Count Buol, at Vienna, in reply to
the communications which he was instructed to make
to the Russian Government. The terms of this counter-
project were—first, that it was indispensable that a Turk-
ish negotiator, or plenipotentiary, should proceed either
to St. Petersburg, or to the head quarters of the Rus-
sian army, in order to negotiate peace ; secondly, that
if he came to St. Petersburg, the representative of the
four Powers might advise and concert with him, but
that the reassembling of a conference was to be avoided;
third, that there was to be some separate or independent
act to protect, defining clearly the recent finnan of the
Sultan, conferring or bestowing the privileges and im-
munities of the Greek Church in the East ; it being
agreed at the same time that the principalities should be
evacuated as soon as possible ; and fourth, that an ar-
rangement should be come to with respect,to affording
an asylum for what were called agitators and
revolutionists. When these terms were received
then a conference was summoned by Count
Buol, and they were submitted to it and after
comparing them with these which had been
formerly approved of by the conference, and transmitted
to St. Petersburg, they were found so totally at variance
with them that the conference drew up a protocol re-
cording that they were unacceptable to the Sultan, and
could not be transmitted to Constantinople. With re-
spect to the object of Count Orloff'e mission, he (Lord
Clarendon) was not sufficiently informed on the subject,
and could not lay any papers with reference to it before
the house ; indeed, he might say he had no official papers
'on the subject. He believed, however, he might say
this much—that the mission of Count Orloff, as far at
least as he was informed, had reference to the relations
and the proposed relations between Russia and Austria, 1
and he (Lord Clarendon) believed that the answer
given to these relations was such as suited the dignity
and independence of Austria.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUOH asked whether the
Government had received any communication from Den-
mark and Sweden of their intended neutrality in the
event of hostilities commencing: in the Baltic ?
The Earl of CLARENDON said the Government had
received coin munications both from Sweden and Den-
mark, announcing their intention to preserve a strict
and perfect neutrality. They had also sent a list of those
ports and fortified places to which they would not admit
ships of war. An answer sent by the English Govern.
ment was that they approved of the policy of those Go-
vernments and of the manner in which they proposed to
carry it out, and respected their neutrality.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH understood that
several of the ports proposed to be closed by Sweden
were essential to us, while Russia had ports which would
give them an advantage-
The Earl of CLARENDON replied, that as no list of
ports had been submitted to and approved by the naval
authorities, the Government did not take any exception
to them, but he understood that exception to them had
been tak en by Russia.
THE REFORM BILL AND WAR WITH RUSSIA.
Earl GREY inquired whether it was true that the
Government measure of reform was to be submitted to
the other House of Parliament before the introduction
of the navy and army estimates.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said it was the intention
of his noble colleague on Monday next to bring forward
in he other house the measure for Parliamentary
reform. The navy estimates were laid before that
house last night, and on Friday next they
would be taken into consideration ; but
though the reform measure would be proposed on Mon.
day, it would not be proceeded with until after the con-
sideration of the estimates of the army and navy. How-
ever, they would not consent to postpone the measure of
reform, as they were bound by a pledge to the coun-
try and Parliament to submit it to the house, and
this pledge they were determined to fulfil. (Hear, hear.)
Many members in the house seemed to think we were
actually at war ; but he must be allowed to say, tha
was not only not the case, but be for one denied that

war was inevitable ; on the contrary, though he ad,
mated the case was such as to require ample prepara.
tions to meet the danger, yet ho had not abandoned all
hopes of maintaining peace.
The Earl of DERBY observed that the noble earl
was the only man in the country who did not believe in
war. (Laughter, and hear, hear.)

In a reply to question,
The Earl of ABERDEEN said there were certainly
no negotiations now going on on the part of this coun-
try with Russia. (Hear.) "But please God," (ob-
served the noble earl) no effort will be spared on my
part to secure peace. (Hear, hear.)

After a brief discussion, the subject dropped, and their
lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING,

The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. R. CLIVE took the oaths and his seat for South
Shropshire ; Col. HERBERT took the oaths and his seat
for Ludlow.