The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-27 00:00:00

THE WAIR..

Prince Napoleon's division was to embark for Varna on
the 18th. 4,000 French troops had arrived at Adrianople.
The Anglo-French Advanced Guard had arrived at
Pravadi.
Admiral Bruat's squadron will enter the Black Sea to
co-operate with the united squadron.
Schamyl was at a few marches from Tiflis..
PARIS, MONDAY.—The Moniteur announces on the
highest authority that the siege of Silistria has been raised.
The Russians have evacuated Guirgevo,. and retreated
on the Pruth.
VIENNA, MONDAY.—The night before .last the Russian
reply to the Austrian note reached. It is to the effect
that, as a mark of high consideration for Austria, Russia
consents to evacuate the Turkish territories.
GREECE.—Hadji Petros had given up the insurrection.
The pirates are vanishing.
The vines are diseased.
No later telegraphic accounts.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, Jums 26.
The EARL or DERBY gave notice that on Thursday
he should move that the Committee on the Legislative
Council " Canada" Bill be postponed till next session,
THE TREATY OF ADRIANOPLE.
The EARL or ABERDEEN then rose in a very crowded
House to move for a copy of a despatch he had addressed
is 1829 to. Lord Heytesbury, after the signature of the
Treaty of Adrianople, respecting his opinion that this
treaty had been of a disastrous character. He read one
passage from the despatch in question, to show that he
strongly disapproved of it at the time. He had certainly
said the other night, in reply to some exaggerated and
unfounded statements of Lord Lyndhurst, as to the effect
of this treaty that Russia had not acquired any compara-
tively great acquisitions of territory under its operation.
He was not unaware of the strategical importance of these
places, still they were not to the extent they had been des-
cribed to Le. After the signing of that treaty, the policy of
Russia changed from one of territorial acquisition to one of
political influence, by which her ends were equally well
furthered, without exciting the suspicious of Europe ;
and it was also to this fact that he referred the other
night. He denied that he had any desire to return to
the provisions of the treaty of Adrianople as to the
status qua, and said that the terms upon which peace
would be made would be determined only by the
events of the war; but government were determined
that the integrity and independence of Turkey should
be effectually maintained. It had been said that he
had expressed his disbelief of Russian aggression. He cer-
tainly had the greatest alarm of Russian aggression upon
Turkey, but none at all for Russian aggression upon
Europe. He repeated his desire for the maintenance of
peace, believing that no greater calamity could happen to
any country than war; but he also knew that the best way
of securing peace was to make war with vigour,. ande
appealed to his colleagues whether he had not s!rvat
had been declared continually urged its prosecution
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the utmost vigour and determination, but
shrunk from co-operating with them in the most
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army of Omar Pasha. This, perhaps,d invariablyought not to say,
pursued the
but it was the truth, and he a
same course.
The Marquis of CLANuice.uns,in a longe speech, said
the noble earl, instead of producing a d
patch he had
written after the signature of the treaty of Adrianople,
ought to have given the instructions he had issued to the
British ambassador before the treaty was signed. He
warmly condemned the whole foreign policy of the noble
earl whenever he had been in office, and, after some strong
observations upon the recent change in the ministry, said
Lord Palmerston ought to have been made secretary-at-
war. He had no hesitation in saying that the country
had no confidence in the administration of Lord Aberdeen,
either in the conduct of the war or in negotiations of
peace, whenever the time for them should arrive ; but he
excused himself for not moving a vote of want of confi-
dence, on the ground that he could not see his way clear,
supposing such a vote should be carried.
Lord BEAUMONT did not regard the amended speech
of the noble earl as satisfactory, and expressed appre-
hensions that the councils of Austria would be taken in
any negotiations for peace, whatever might be the success
of our arms.

Lord 13R0UG11.A.31 deprecated discussion at this moment.
Lord Aberdeen's language had been strictly consistent.
He hoped, however, that the Western Powers would not
be committed by the proposal said to have been sent by
Austria to Russia. At the same time peace ought not to
be made without a guarantee against future Russian ag-
gressions, when Europe was less prepared to resent them.
The motion was agreed to, and the houtig aAjouruW ut
thirty-fire winta put geTell psw

TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1854

HOUSE OF COMMONS—MONDAY, JUNE 26.
The house met at four o'clock.
THE SIEGE OF SILISTRIA.
Lord J. RussELL announced that a despatch had INr
received from Lord Westmoreland, from Vienna, stating
•
as certain, that intelligence had been received fr°
Bucharest that the siege of Silistria had been
With respect to the rumour that Russia had consented t,
evacuate the Principalities, no official information P"
been received on the subject.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL.
On the third reading of the Oxford University Bin
being moved, additional clauses were proposed by
PIIINN and Mr. GLA.DSTONE, and agreed to.
Mr. HEYWOOD, in moving the adoption of the 2'
clause of which he had given notice, intimated his inters'
Lion to modify it in some degree so as to render it io
accordance with the feeling of the House of Commons.
Its object was to enable dissenters to take degrees in the
University.
Mr. GASKELL supported and Mr. NEWDEGATE opposed
the clause.

Lord J. RUSSELL announced the intention of govern'
ment to support the clause as altered by Mr. HEYwoOD•
The clause was opposed by Sir J. PAKINGTON and Mr.
NAPIER, and supported by Mr. DBUMMOND.

Sir E.PEurii;upporteil the clause.
The SPEA.SER announced that the clause, as proposed,
having been considerably altered, fresh notice would be
necessary by the rules of the House before it could be
debated. Some discussion followed, and the further con'
sideration of the clause was adjourned to. Thursday, M•
HETOOD engaging to give fresh notice.