The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-05 00:00:00

NAVY ESTIMATES.

Sir C. WOOD laid on the table of the house the navy
estimates for the current year.

TREATY OF PEACE.

Mr. E. DENISON proposed the thanks of the
hnuse to her Majesty for her communicating to the-
house the treaty of peace lately concluded at Paris. Two'
years ago a communication was made from the Throne
-to this house of the cause of the breaking out of the
war, when the future appeared both vague and uncertain.
It was predicted by some that they were about to com-
mence a war, the end of which the youngest would not
live to see, and others that it would be impossible 'for
them to successfully compete against Russia, and
that they would have to establish an entrenched
camp at Sebastopol. Had any person, however, pre-
dicted the events that had occurred, and that they
would cease at the end of two years, they would scarcely
have credited his assertion. Such having occurred, it be-
came their duty to thank the Disposer of Events, and the
gallant armies and fleets that had achieved such glories.
This war bad broken the great alliance of the North
that kept men's minds in check from the north
of Enrope to the heel of Italy. They had
released Russia's grasp of Sweden, and with restored
animation she had entered into an alliance with the
Western Powers to hold Russia in check for the !stature.
The late Emperor of Russia, the aggressor in the war, hid
sunk under the exertions of the war, and they had heard
from the walls of Moscow that public opinion was
against the policyof Russia, and that policy must be aban-
doned which was to be looked upon as an augury for
the benefit of Russia and mankind in general. , With
the termination of the war they had secured the integrity
of Turkey, and secured her for the future by the destruc-
tion of Sebastopol and that fleet which for so-leng hat
floated on the waters of the Euxine a terror to Turkey.
Turkey was now received into the great family
of Europe, and the Porte had commenced re-
forms which must be of the utmost importance
to all connected with that part of the world. Much wat
due to Lord Stratford de Radcliffe, and he was sure the
house would recognise his important services in that
respect. He referred to the 20th article of the
treaty relative to the line of demarkation laid down f. r
the frontier barrier between Russia and Turkey, and toe
words used in that respect he looked on something like
a material compensation to Turkey. He expatiated
on the great advantages that had resulted from
I the French alliance, and also that of Sardinia. She had
shown herself not inferior in heart or spirit to either of
the great nations who had been at war, and had shown
herself worthy to stand beside them both in the field
and at the Cou cif table. He rejoiced that the voice of
Sardinia was heard at Paris on the Italian question.
(Hear, hear.) England, he felt certain, would never
forget that in the moment of her greatest trial
When other nations stood quietly by and looked on,
Sardinia tool: her share in the struggle—(cheers)—and
. she had thereby earned the lasting friendship of England.
He was happy to find that they had II 3W obtained an
honourable and safe peace, notwithstanding the people
had not rrceivel it with that enthusiasm they could have
wished, but which might be fairly accounted for
in a variety of ways, and not to the simple
supposition that they were averse to the details of the
Treaty. That clause in the Treaty which provided fur
arbitration was an important one ; and were the
honourable members for Manchester (Mr. Bright) and
the -West Riding. (Mr. Cobden), whose absence
heideeplv lamented, present, he was sure it would meet
with t' eir approval. After a sing a high eulogiurn on
the abilities of Lord Paltnersion and Lord Clarendon in
concluding such an honourable peace, he concluded by
moving the address--(For which see Lord's report).
Mr. H. HERBERT seconded the address. The hon.
mover had adverted to the want of enthusiasm with which
peace had been received, which he (Mr. Herbert) thought
did not arise from the feeling that the terms of the treaty
were nut satisfactory, butfrom a variety of circuinstances.
Oao was that our army was in such an efficient statethat.
it would have been able in another campaign to have die-
tinguiehed itself more than it had already done, and con-
sidering the suffering the army bad encountered, they
almost hoped such an opportunity would have been given
before peace was concluded. The hon. member then
proceeded to review the position of the respective coun
tries which had been engaged in the war, at the time ii
broke out, and was