The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-27 00:00:00

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Commissioner Yell had been attacked, but he thought it
would be admitted by.every one who knew anything of
Chinese affairs that Commissioner Y, h wenld be much
wore likely t) be itifieenced by au areauk upon his owe
pr:viSe property than by the less of the lives of hundreds
of 11)13 fellow-ceuutrymen. (Rear.) That the attack bad
been fellowed up with determination he was prepared to
admit, but it must be known that when warlike pro
ceedings were o ice commenced, it was the most merci-
ful course to pursue them with vigour. (Hear.) Then,
as to what the noble earl had termed the monon'ania of
Sir Jeen Bo etring—that of penetrating into Caine—
.lll he ()wild say was if this were a monomania of So
John B.iwring it was the tuaduess of several hundred 1
people noble earl then read Extract,
nn the 1-otters of several inissi mari t show)
now strongly of pinion they -were that attempts emelt
have been male ember to ohta n an rut:a ,ce i Ito
Caine, and fr in official sheensmt. eeiciat:ne frem Etrl
Grey an I of 1, r stetestuen in Eue len 1 to the same effect )
Was Sir John Bo wring a'one t? a opinion ? Far irotu
it, Lr all clases of pers :ns who were acquaint, d with
China c ,me to the same ccnclesi in, a: d it was
scarcely fsir to fix . upon Sir Jotln Bo wring the vague
charge of inoemnania—(llear, hear). It roust in con-
nection will this subject be remem ed, that S r John
Bowing did not insist upon the lull dem ends which he
might have made consistently with his instructions, but
that he acted wi.h m d raticn Suppot e one Engliehtnan
testead of twelve Chine ;e had been taken, woul 1 it have
been the duty cf the English plenipotentiary, with a
naval force at lis di,p sal, t send home for instructions
while ell sorts of iejuries asd insults would have been
offered to one who: he was bound by every considera-
tion of pubic polio to protect. (Cheers.) lie thoug! t
not, and under the whole of the circumstances, I e
thought it would be unjust to atop; the resolution-3
which cat so strong a censure upon the British Weds
ter. (lieu-, hear.) The noble earl who introduced the
resolutions cm eluded his able speech with an appesl to
the episcopal bench. Such appeals were not uncomin_n
in that house, when it was supposed that the members of
the episcopal bench were not going to vote just as noble
lords would 1 ke. On such occasions the members of the
episcop 1 bench were treated to a sermon, some times
long and interesting, someimes short and tedious. The
noble lord wanted the right reverend prelates to sur-
render the right of private judgment, aed to create a
fame for themselves by placing themselves under the
noble lord's direction. (Rear, heer.) Ile should make
no appeal to the episcopal bench, for he thought they had
quite sufficient intelligence to judge for themselves, and
not to be guided in their palittcal course by the disin-
terested advice of the noble earl. (Loud cheers.) The
nobrs earl then appealed to the hereditary peerage for
supper, Lie (Lord Granville) regretted the losses which
the houte had recently sustained. That day the last
rites had been performed over one of its most eminent
members (the Earl of Ellestnere). With regard to that
appeal to the hereditary peerage, he believed it would
not have the effect which the noble earl supposed; for
he (Earl Granville) fully relied upon the justice, can-
dour, asd public spirit of the hereditary peers of Eng-.
land. lie begged their lordships to remember that while
eminent lawyers and statesmen on the opposite side of
the house had denounced the conduct of Sir John Bow-
ring, they had not pointed out what his should have
done, sod ho thought, therefore, that, blarne the Go-
vernment as they might, they woull not be just,fied
passing an indelible stigma upon the conduct of the
English plenipotentiary. (Cheers.)
The Bishop of OXFORD said the question had a
higher range than that of parry merely. lie felt that he
mu t vote for the resolutions. War was either a curse
or a stern and. inevitable necessity. To justify war 'we
must show that we have grounds. We canuot do so it
this historic . The whole was attrilmta.he to a hea-

strong con-ul and a thoughtless plenipotentiary. Let
withdraw from it as soon 38 possible. Let ud lea‘c t..e
guilt of its commencement on the bead of Sir J,din
BJwring. With us be the merit of putting at once a stop
its continuance. The bishop coi.cluded a long a
eloquent rprech by as,erting his intention to kupp r t the
Earl of air;.y's resolutions.

Tne house lOtio divided.
For the resolution—Present..

57 —llO
Against—Present
Proxies . 75-146
Majoii'y
Tlio, house thee adjouroed at ten minutes to one
o'clock.

Proxies

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
Tile SPEAKER Oak the chair at four o'clock.

NEW ME \JEER.

Mr. ftssTrif took the oaths and his seat for Colchester.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

r
The fAlowing private bill was read a second time and
ordered to be committed :—Mid Kent and South Kent
Railway.

THE CHINA WAR.

Petitions were pres,nted from Smathampton, Carlisle,
Hull, Darlington, Sheffield, and other places, condemn•
ing the war with China, and calling on the Government
to recall Sir J. Bowriug and Mr. Consul Parkes.