The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

THE TREATY OF PEACE.

Mr. F. FRENCH said, if the noble lord at, the heal of
her Majesty's Government did not think it worth his
while to give information to the House of Commons a-, io
the treaty of peace which was said to have been signed,
he thought it would have been respectful to the how e

that some other member of the Government sh Juld have
given the information desired before they went into com-
mittee of supply. In order to give the noble lord an op-
portunity of making an expea.iation, he would move that
the chairman report progresg. It was true that the guns
had been fired to celebrate the signature of the treaty ;

but it was to be remembered that those same guns were
fired fur the captur9 of Siba,,topol, when in fact it had
not been taken.

Lord PAL?.rIERSTON—I was in the house three mi.
nutes after the half hour, which usually is the time when
notices of motion are given and questi ms put. There
were notices of motion previous to going into committee
of supply, and there were also notices of questions ; and
I was as much surprised as other members would be
that the house was in committee at so unusually early
an hour. If I bad conic down 3 minutes sooner I should
have made a statement which I aaa quite prepared to
make now, though a very short one, and which conveys
no information to members beyond that whicla they al-
yea3y possess. (A. laugh.) If it is a satisfaction, how-
ever, to my hon. friend to be informed officialy of that
which he alrea ly knows individually, I shall feel great
plewure in enlightening his mind. (A. laugh.) The
house is perfectly aware that yesterday, about 2 o'clock,
the treaty of peace was signed at Paris. (Hear.) The
house will have seen by the announcement in the Gazette
that it was determined by the Congress that the particu-
lar conditions of the treaty should not be made public un-
til the ratifications had been exchanged ; and that indeed,

is the usual course, from the very obvious reason that de-
ference is due to the contracting powers. Atthe same time,
without going into any details of a question the main cir-
cumstances of which are already known to all the word,
because they have been published in every country in
Europe, I may say that my conviction is that the treaty
of peace will be deemed satisfactory by this country and
by Europe. (Hear.) It. will be found that the objects

for which the war was undertaken have been fully ac-
complished. It will be found that by the stipulations of
that treaty the independence and the integrity of the
Turkish empire will be secured as far as human arrange-
ments can effect that purpose. It will be found that the
treaty is honourable to all the contractiog parties to it ;
and I trust that while on the one hand it has put an end
to war, which every friend to humanity must naturally
wish to see concluded, on the other hand it will lay the
foundations of peace, which I trust, as far as regarde the
dangers from which the war arose, will be lasting and
endurieg. During the negotiations which have led to
peace, I am happy to say that the same cordiality which
prevailed among the allies in carrying on the war has
also mainly contributed to peace, and we shall lea, e
off at the termination of this war io even stricter
and more close and more extended alliance than ex-
isted during the continuance of the war, and that the
future permanence, not only of the good understanding,
but of the intimate cAthecti ,n between the great Euro-
pean powers has been cemented and strengthened by
communications which have been made during these
negotiations. I have nothing more to say than this—
that it must be gratifying to the country to know that
nothing could exceed the ability with which the Bri-
tish negotiators have performed their arluous and diffi-
cult task during these negotiations. Lord Clarendon
and Lord Cowley have not only maintained the honour
and the interest of the country which they represented,
but they have, by their conciliatory c induct, secured
the respect, esteem, and good-will of those with whom
they bad to communicate. (Hear, hear.) The ratifica-
tions are to be exchanged as soon as they can be received
from Constantinople and St. Petersburg. The limita-
tion of time has been four weeks, but I should hope
that at least within three weeks those ratifications may
be exchanged at Paris. (Rear, hear.)
The motion that the chairman report progress was
then withdrawn, and the committee proceeded with the
consideration of the vote.
Col. DUNNE protested against drawing money from
all parts of the country to lay out in London, while they
refused to Ireland the ernalleet grant.
The committee then die del on the amendment that
the vote be reduced by 5,000/.
For the amendment
Against it
Mr. BOWYER then moved to reduce the vote by the
sum of 2,1751., the estimate for the two footpaths.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS observed that multitudes weed
over the foo' path from Hyde-park-corner to Knights-
bridge, and be thought the house ought not to demur to
the expense of it. He asked where the proposed pave-
ment was to be in Bird cage-walk ?
Sir B. HALL said some years ago when Lord Car-
lisle was chief commissioner of works he was called upon
to put down a ravement from Great George-street to
Buckingham-gate, and a pavement was laid dawn two
feet six inches or three feet wide. It was now proposed
that there should be a wide pavement.
After a few words from Mr. Balutow and Mr. BIGGS,
the committee divided,
For the amendment l9
Against it .
Mr. BLACKBURN then called attention to an item
of 2,570/. for making a road from Holyrood to Dud.
dingstone, which he did not think was wanted or de
sired by anybody.
Sir R. BULKELEY said he would ask the rijit hon.
bart. a question which might surprise him, but he did not
expect an answer from him that evening. The question
was what objection there could bo to the pulling down of
St. James's Palace ? (Rear.) Pulling it down would afford
a good prospect from the-top of St. James'setreet, and
would enable them to build government build MO more
in the style of the present day. Historically, there was
nothing particularly interesting in St. James's Palace,
and it was a hideous structure. They were voting
annually large sterns for enlarging and beautifying
Buckingham Palace, and be could conceive no reason
why such a hideous building as St. James's Palace
should be allowed to exist.
Mr. BAILLIE was assured that the vote referred to
by the hon. member for Stirlingshire was a complete
job ; its object being merely to improve the property of
certain persona in the neighbourhood. He was informed
that the proposed read would involve the blowing away
of a portion of those beautiful rocks called Arthur's sea'.
Sir B. HALL said his attention had been directed to
this matter, in the first iretance, by the Lord Provost
of Edinburgh. He had since made inquiries, which had
satisfied him that the proposed works would be a very
great improvement to the Scottish metropolis ; and there
was certainly nothing in the transaction which in the
slightest degree resembled a job.
After some conversation, however, the right hon, ba-
ronet agreed to postpone the subject, and the vote, re-
duced by the sun) in question, was agreed to.
99,3831. for works at the new Houses of Parliament
under the direction of Sir C. Barry.
In answer to an HON. MEMBER,
Sir B. H ALL stated that two court yards in the
rear of the western portion of the building had origi
belly been paved with a preparation of India-rubber, but
that that having become rotten it had been found uece.-
sary to replace it with pavement. Sir C. Barry was not
responaible for the experiment with the new material.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS wished to know what would I 0
the total cost of the buildings, and also whether any ar-
rangement Lai been come to with Sir C. Barry with
respect to his commission ?
Sir B. HALL said that his predecessor, the late Sir
W. Molesworth, made a report to the house on Jan. 9,
1855, in which it was stated that _ the sum required to
complete the building from that date would be 280,2721.
He (Sir B. Hall) had every reason to believe that that
sum would be sufficient.
Mr. BAILLIE asked whether it would met ely corn.
plete the buildings at present in progress, or whether it
would suffice for the new buildings of which Sir C.
Barry had gives in a plan—a plan, namely, which in.
volved the removal of the law courts ? Ile might just
remark tit a very good site hod lately boil provided
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