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THURSDAY, MARCH 30.

The Southpprt Waterworks Bill was read a third time,
and passed.
THE PRESTON STRIKE.—Mr. T. DIINCOMBE presented
a petition, signed, in twenty-four hours, by above 7,600
inhabitants the borough of Preston, in the county of
Lancaster, complaining of the manner in which the laws
for the maintenance of peace and order are administered
by the local authorities in that borough. He gave notice
that he should move for a committee of inquiry into the
subject immediately after Easter.
THE HAY FRAUD.—Sir W. SMITH presented a petition
from Sturgeon and- Sons, of Grays, Essex, denying that
the hay supplied by them for the artillery horses going
abroad was unsound, and praying for inquiry.—Mr. OS-
BORNE said the case of Messrs. Sturgeon was under the
consideration of the admiralty, as to whether proceedings
would be instituted or not.

NEIITEALS.—In reply to a question, the ATTOILNEY-
GENERAL, after explaining certain portions of the declara-
tion respecting neutrals, said, with regard to what
constituted contraband of war, he could not take upon
himself to answer that question, which was one of the
most difficult and complicated that could arise. Arms
and ammunition were contraband of war, and generally
any article capable of being turned to the purposes of war.
With regard to Russian produce in neutral vessels, if bond
fide purchased, he considered it would be protected, and
not liable to seizure ; if only colourably purchased, it
lerould be liable to seizure.

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THE DANISH SuccEsslox.—ln reply to a question as
to the treaty entered into between France, England and
Denmark respecting the succession to the crown of Den-
mark, Lord J. RUSSELL said he did not apprehend that a
war between two of the powers would invalidate the terms
of the treaty so as to set aside the succession.
RESIGNATION OF MR. BAINES.

Mr. BAINES requested to be allowed to state some cir-
cumstances relative to his connexion with the Poor Law
Board, and to the Settlement and Removal Bill. He had
framed this bill, he said, upon the recommendations of
the committee of 1847, and had confined its provisions to
the abolition in England and Wales of removal on the
ground of settlement. When he was asked whether the
bill would extend to Irish paupers in England, he had
replied distinctly in the negative. Two days before the'
day fixed for the second reading of the bill a memorial
from Irish members of the house was presented to Lord
Palmerston, praying that the opportunity might be taken
to put the Irish pauper in England upon the same footing
as to removal as the English pauper. A communication
was made to the memorialists that, in the opinion of the
Cabinet; their wish ought to be complied with, this com-
munication being made without his (Mr. Baines's) being
at all aware of it. He confessed that he felt somewhat
hurt, but a little reflection served to convince him that
no intentional disrespect was meant ; and, if he had not
arrived at that conclusion, he should have known his
duty better than to have thrown up the important office
he held at a time like the present. Yet, he could not
help feeling that he was placed in a situation of great
difficulty, more especially with regard to this measure.
He had had deputations inquiring his intentions as to the
removal of Irish paupers, and he had repeated that it
formed no part of this bill ; whereas it appeared that the
Irish members had construed the communication they
had received into a pledge that the bill should include
Irish paupers, and others had put the same construction
upon it. He had always been of opinion, and was so still,
that the Irish question was not ripe for legislation, and,
holding this opinion, he could not help thinking that, if
he retained office, his efficiency and character as a public
servant might be greatly impaired, and the measure itself
endangered. Acting upon this ground, and this alone,
on Tuesday he resigned his office. Having read a letter
from Lord Aberdeen, requesting him to suspend his de-
cision, Mr. Baines went on to say, that he had recon-
sidered the matter, and determined to refer to two friends
the question whether he could, with honour to himself,
and without weakening his efficiency as a public servant,
and without disadvantage to the public service, retain his
office. They were of opinion that he could, and he had
accordingly qualified his resolution, and consented to re-
main in office for the present.
Lord PALMERSTON paid a high tribute to the character
of Mr. Baines, assuring him that his colleagues would
consider it a great misfortune to them and to the country
if they lost the benefit of his exertions. So far from its
having been the intention of the Cabinet that there should
be a change in this bill, he had never for one instant
considered that, with regard to Irish paupers, the change
should be made in the same bill.
Mr. DISRAELI said it was a remarkable circumstance
that, within twelve months, five members of the Ad-
ministration had felt it their duty to resign office,
and almost immediately to return to their posts. He
thought some machinery might be devised by which
these internal bickerings might be terminated with-
out being divulged to the country. A court of arbi-
tration might be difficult to construct ; but he imagined
that recourse might be had either to the youngest bishop
or to some retired diplomatist, whose intervention might
prevent the repetition of scenes always to be deplored.
THE INCOME-TAX BILL was read a third time and
passed, after a brief discussion.
THE NUNNERIES QUESTION.
The adjourned debate on the nomination of the Com-
amthbeer names
binee a
for s
mittee on Conventual and Monastic Institutions was
member,resumed, m anrd:GoonotthDe
inquoevsetdionto.tlsmutbsMtirt.uTte.
of Mr. T. Chambers, the Marquis of Stafford, and Mr.
Newdegate, the names of Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Ker Seymer,
and Lord H. Vane. He argued that such a tribunal, in
order to command respect, should be composed of men of
moderate views, of no extreme party, and who had not
indulged in scoffing and insulting language on a subject
most dear to their fellow-countrymen ; and he proceeded
to state the grounds of his exception to Mr. T. Chambers
as ,a member of the committee. The question that the
name of Mr. T. Chambers be retained was carried by 117
against 60.—0 n the second name, that of Mr. Walpole,
Mr. LUCAS moved that the further nomination be pro-
ceeded with upon that day six months. This led to a
lengthened discussion, in which several of the Irish mem-
bers took part, until Mr. V. SCULLY, complaining that he
was not heard, moved the adjournment of the debate; but
this motion was rejected by a large majority.—Mr. KEN-
NEDY immediately moved that the house do adjourn, and
was seconded by Captain BELLnw.,--Mr. Serjeant SuEE
resumed the debate upon the main question, and adverted
in strong terms to the course pursued and the language
used by Mr. Chambers.—Upon a division, the motion for
adjournment was also negatived by a large majority.—Mr.
G. MoonE then moved that the debate be adjourned, and
Mr. CHAMBERS not objecting, at that late hour, the de-
bate was adjourneid accordingly.
The house adjourned at a quarter before two o'clock.

FRIDAY, MARCH 31.
Petitions were presented against the opening of public-
houses and beershops on Sundays by Mr. Cheetham, from
the township of Birkdale, North Meols ; by Mr. Greenall,
from Stockton-heath, Cheshire ; from Mr. G. Bagley, pro-

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1854,

prietor of the Wrexham Monthly Advertiser, P' ;lir
the house to inquire into the conduct of the not': fool
land Revenue in refusing to give him the necessaftelt4
for stamping his newspaper, which had been g":;;:te Se
others ; by Mr. Horsfall, from the Liverpool Glntrw:::ct.
ciety, in favour of the bill for preventing frauds upon
ditors by secret bills of sale of personal chattels 4 ap
Craufurd,,from the Lancashire and Cheshire,
.1:1-...4
Shropshire branches of the Provincial Medical and -'l-01
Association ; from medical practitioners of Stourflsoloott
Brierley-hill,and from members of the medical Pr° eio°
siding in Wrexham, against the 'Medical Practrtio,
nn tbe
DUNGARVAN ELECTION.—Mr. Napier brougio_.", or
report of the Dungarvan Election Committee, si',6joll
flounced that the committee had come to the
_r-5 or
" that John Francis Maguire, Esq., is duly elete_'„rote
gess to serve in this present Parliament
for the nu
i of Dungarvan." • nestf 0, mt
CANINE VAGRA.NTS.—In answer to 3 q.--wSCO3v.
FITZROY said, that in consequence of the conam _ O'
which had been received from the council of the liVniose
cultural Society, the Secretary of State for tl'A„ritiO
department had given instructions to the police anti 7p1600
to keep a vigilant look-out upon all dogs of s ..t
character and vagrant habits. (Laughter.) OWV
TIIE OATHS BILL.—In reply to the questir °Lei
day he intended to proceed with the Oaths 13',_II' hut%l/
RUSSELL said, he would name the day on Mena4a, tiotV
the meantime, he would state that at present it w ~,,,,
intention to proceed with that measure before FO"'"
DECLARATION OF WAR.
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The Queen's message having been read,
Lord J. RUSSELL moved the address to Re eal.°l
answer to that message. He said more than 1,'4f4 be
had elapsed since a message of similar import nollm,
brought down to the house ; the blessings of POssed it 011'
40 years been diffused throughout the land, and e9,l.re
only from a paramount sense of the necessity 01trioed tyre
test in which we were now engaged that be .74,i'e added
house to reply in terms of assent to Her -foJdetA ;;
gracious message. His lordship proceeded, t(i;no off,4
circumstances which have led to the declara "edblio
and, in doing ao, described what had been eirtaeckteo 0;4
Stratford, and the negotiations which have
lie diplo is
Constantinople, and the beneficial results et
,tlier fitiltio
with respect to the Christian population, toglge tr
iDnrsofizss of—po hlrieceryforLf generally in Turkey. the Prbt
Catherine—her dual
Places, and,
interference with the in, al went ° the P°
He briefly tern govern . to tOO
SieanferOroOlachtilmeetnitosleaoi!d rinitiittestri,rosrtile.
alldrauwdied.ng tsopecthiael
adtitsepluittieoureltlointvii,eelaettrisl
sooner had that dispute been settled than Jr an rhe.,e°4,
had been made, which demands had ProduCerig4o°7'.o
plications that had arisen. He said that be 13.tic)0 VI)/
on reflection, to regret the language of rePr°d"whicbrig,
used in reference to the conduct of Rnssio,:#2l
upon him the notice of the Journal. of '7,llfec`-r—s s'oefeivii‘l
The reference made in that journal render 7;„ the #
to lay the papers before the house, cornprfseu;oorety
and confidential correspondence, in order 0,, 00,14
impression circulated by the abettors a n0,,b,•;0r!--,,,
British government had been parties in san'e ?no tr*er
to the intended partition of Turkey. The ordi the ',,•'ere
tions and negotiations between Russia an bag
`yore
and the part taken therein by the British ea o,ho ,n;
narrated at considerable length by. his lordshiPtitek:aticll
emphatically on the nature of the demands of ,„re is rof
Nicholas on the Porte, which were of that 951inver:e of
rendered it impossible for Her Majesty and t,13,,ep defe,l34es
the French to withdraw their forces from Plyrele-ag
the Sultan. It showed the duplicity of Bussilic werelot
to the successive steps taken by her gradna
.7neotbe Ile
encroachments, and the purpose of aggrandise'tioes: the
steadily in view throughout the entire trimsz:iey ells
contrasted the moderation displayed by ri.w.bicall]af
terms which she was 'willing to concede, and s', tos 04.
that she had acted under a lease of right, an
ed row
to submit her case to the decision of the <--Alli_ceot Ojtr
Having brought down his statement to t."eore7g,
mons to the Emperor to evacuate, his lordsledoes3:4
his conviction that the safety of Europe dep,lll,ntieslli•
tabling the equilibrium of power and ihaerthst ('.,,e5
Turkey ; but it was impossible to maintai seberd,
Librium if Russia were allowed to carry out tierater,. 4
of ambition and aggrandisement, and it n'l n foele
that ministers advised Her Majesty to sea ,or,
,io
down to the house, and issue a declaration ol,reol'At
contended that it was impossible for us, cons'e 005/
our duty, to have remained indifferent—as 6°74otere :;
we might have done—while Turkey was beiug .e Ifli'
of the map of Europe ; but, he believed, that,!be w 049
part to play in the liberty and independence
,o,l],est c".„,,:i4
e
atcwoqlonauLs
would
specify country
oei nwe
any
eo
that the preponderance of one power over 111.,,ajlit‘iii,
not be permitted; and that it was our duty and
_44
to throw our weight into the scale in thi,4 e,..°,0 foiloil
lordship succinctly stated the present state of uotiocfrete
relations, which he described as being tOst tris, ei°
with France, but less so with Prussia and .uthei,,o"
whom no assurances had been received th 3" to ntif
take part in the war, though both agreeectissrtei'd 14
cessity of maintaining the integrity 0' bst ''''''see 7
policy he considered as impossible, no; tio 1100.. e e
commenced ; that the German Powers I,,,endelropil
to be their bounden duty to assert their irtuetr- &se tti4
to check this most - An 'l' te
he briefly - • take!! beet
thishowever,
esriti:eciratrle,i,a,dvsritshiaioani
theirtldoni
iitrihdga ebuhiutteoys:ttjeoie objects s,
utie
offer
.: .
iroau,..aa 0
„,
referred to the line that' would beected of pe
pitnei:rilepddeidbeynthhceies
friei:,,P terl:entes, °,are.:o
f.
of Turkey
tod;ific,eboahunihosittdoihitlilettiestliio.ietiiroihnsiaig.aqt::2l,;artitscot..t:
:sec:,
ol'i
azisrnslsuie:sll::o;
aggressions,dsitsit*eynancedtohotintoesuerreguir
ally, the Sultan, and t and
afford
a"1%11111i"'
were persevered in.
Mr. LAY' - said tY

...ARD gala, no
speech of the noble lord
ihue_adrond;o:nienomanwith couldmore hsaavii:7llll;ceeite,:r:ul,4.
but for doubts and his satisfaction would l'l'4; - me of 11',t
tyhoepphoesaedd
!mea-egtrricall— another
stheasr
ptloacteh,eexspenretsirnsedents 0. se.. ‘,. a o'4
sentinietlitelo stiPpi
Lord atter:nil begifii 0
took John Russell had just given
°, I'l'o
a very wide view of the Eastern cluest.ra 'ell 1 a
withan
n the year 1829, arguing that Lord Abe .13e, joattioo
early date, abetted theof Russia 13Y1 °soll 41
NO •n 0,
policy
doctrine otof,thate gvarOriearnricleoe:rtitlhiar in, c;ioe ti:in
that she had a right to put her owl, coop
upon her own treaties. In 1844, when
of
11, elli;
again Foreign Minister, the Emperor of Russ' blot`
most proposed a scheme of partition of the `6-avelleed
pire. He censured the proceedings of the be il'i,'f6s
with relation to the fleet in the BosPhars'io conai,rie
against the policy of wringing ungenero
ed to 001,
from the so much abused Turks, and wall). expecLAitt
that they were likely to be misled in the.Lc,„ 0•40` tb,,,'
regarding the conduct of Austria. What he
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he said, that the government ,should annalleef pre.l.4
would carry on the war with the object d restih)i 1
Russia from repeating these aggressions, all Ay of," 4
within certain defined limits. Hew as clenal sioortillim'',
that, if we had last year, after the afrairl,-Ace bee 41, w,bi
our fleet into the Black Sea, peace naigPl',."`-the n of ',O
at once; whereas we had entered late lot° lb ol'ef !ibt.4l
country with few resources, and infested "I‘drairs to),
government that would carry
worst of fevers. He wished, he said,
sttlireon`g..srondo,„hej,
country were in the hands of a rea ,nvo, - h
contest, instead of a state of thing's • eitb holifrr
tion, vacillation, and doubt. Al)) die -o'
Mr. BRIGHT professed to have no sYror+t All j'hi-g c°,, -iii
Russia or with Turkey, and considered t"t Of 70 AP -
ought to concern itself with was the into eo'
fr°,e. of
try, which would be best done by abstaiti T0t`,,,.015 -
terference in the disputes of Russia and thedie),W ilef
After brief speeches from Mr. J. Balt" .' ler
lot? Jer
GRANBY, and Lord D. STUART, .0. IC t"' fte
Lord P a' ot .1
ALHERSTOM said the question, ~. supr . 4,
Majesty's government were to receive tou ngsp- aovty
liament in the contest in which we wereNel, Ivileyre °id'
views of Russia upon Turkey, lie obserf,e po"sted,
yesterday; for a great length of tittle the led
Court of St. Pet b • it had Pttrs- e
Peters bur which , o
t,..ar P bv ate
tally, had been to obtain possession of 001.4 ~"rti A till
ii.'
succievshsergr;lo" eritll
not hastily or prematurely, but by Pr°,;,, g0",,e,,b1
opportunity. He did not blame the Ett5,:,14. ell cor;ettedi it
on this account. •An aggressive policy' `mod 0,1),1j0i,t
legitimate means, might be condennw` 4. ban - for
was no reproach to the government thai' tet
provided it acted without concealment, sub.ja thi.3, c
fraud. But the course pursued by Vntsyttferic...pity
transactions had not been of this stra*.ioposs!ro
ratter. Russia had speculated upon the A A01..,„t
an alliance between us and France all ke a W., t,
thought an opportunity now offered to ma 0 Word.
which had been pursued with great abilitYt.e arhitipl ',4
cession of the Sultan Russia had become t it vl°l)jecr
the whole. Christian population of flu
sajd
placed the sovereignty of, that portion °file A 11.,? 11,
the discretion of the Emperor of Russia. ken IM,
humorously to the line of argument ta
ev(
Bright, who, he said, always reduced
question of pounds, shillings, and Peile.Vi ,44%1
by emphatically declaring the views ",:uip 1,11
went entered upon the war, repeating' l'''''.° f ri.
recently expressed as to the social progra4, ''t°o be -,43
asserting the grand object of the strugkie ,uleit
tain the liberty of
nation.
Mr. DISRAELI intimated his intention the
address moved by Lord John BUSSelly. tit ,
Europe and the indePe-
• •on

vindicatedsoineof h
thete
topics
st
ion edftrtehdeucorPositio.
opinions on the policy of the government
to .
in thovus- so
s
nined at great length the proposals °l..,teest'
in the documents just laid before parb• d
especially the memorandum at the close, la'
which, he contended, he had a right to Tot
agreement between the British Govei' viol
Emperor of Russia. In that document the,ead
tition of Turkey was distinctly laid dov_fi"ed s'''.
throughout that an agreement existea,4s,l thisj
into by the Emperor. AN hen he 11.51`eieferm'.
he endeavoured to show that the tl,ifti.i.iseustrilllee
assented to by Lord Aberdeen, and
in office after the defeat of Lord DerhY than pel
again proposed by the Emperor. After 11eeth,li
documents he did not see how any
Emperor of duplicity, since be had frnnntere
government of his present plans ar.d,f,,u,ee 6'
The secret and confidential corresponuo,-,0,0
from them as to the grant taheke:is
unmistakably ; and but one conclusion
noble
of
feand
iorfkegyovlle.arns mfiersntt.maNdich,en the 10°P°''-
d the
pbtilt et 11-
e.".
' iii outlfg ,
noble lord to charge the Emperoi: mid
„scribe°
`tovry modification of it ' o'looo
a conflict of Russian and Bsil A John%
Cabinet, though he fully acquitted If.'sriul relic'
having pursued any other than a 1313,t1 °hits 01_
elusion, he recapitulated the princiPiszqcre tivotiv
again stating his opinion that the ' " 1.
__ell. of
politics in the cabinet in the managnt, the 111,.
question, to which fact he attributen7j, said P.'
mischief which had occurred. Tiled that a -
had been produced by one man, an root, alihtioo
most eminent post in the govern,_... the 0P
believed that such would, ere long' " _,..,„.
people of England. ~ gr. .-,03
Lord J. RUSSELL replied shortlY wards tr ~
to nel7l' 01 tr
Mr. DISRAELI; and, after a few fili'ed 11
SIBTRORP, the address was agreed
va, sewn
On the motion of Lord J. II uss..a to be
DISRAELI, the address was ordcro.•
Her Majesty by the whole ifous,e;ock.
The House adjourned at one 0 '''

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