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for Foreign Affairs ; to the request of Colonel Rose, that
the British fleet should proceed from Malta to the neigh-
bourhood of Constantinople, and to his withdrawal of
that request. On the arrival of Lord Stratford at that
capital, in April, he was informed by the Turkish mi-
nister that certain demands had been made by the
Russian ambassador, a compliance with which, the
Sultan's government considered, would' not be compatible
with its independence ; at the same time, the Turkish
minister had sent in reply not a simple negative, but a
note calculated to put an end to the dispute. Prince
Mensclaikoff, instead of treating this note as a basis for
further negotiations, withdrew from Constantinople, a
step which he (Lord John) considered was to be regretted.
It appeared to him that the withdrawal of the Russian
mission, aided by the preparations made by Russia—a

strong naval and military force having been advanced tc
the frontiers of Turkey—was a most unfortunate step,
calculated to create great alarm. Her Majesty's govern-
ment had, in consequence, thought it necessary to give
directions that the British fleet should proceed from Malta
to the neighbourhood of the Dardanelles, and a French
fleet took the same course, the two governments of Eng-
land and France having acted entirely in concert, in order
to obtain a solution of this question compatible with the
independence and integrity of the Porte, and not dero-
gatory to Russia. The next step was that the Emperor of
Russia directed his army to occupy the Principalities of
Moldavia and Wallachia, issuing a declaration, that this
was not to be considered an invasion of the Principalities
or an act of war, but only as a guarantee of peace, and a
pressure upon the Turkish government to obtain those
securities to which Russia was entitled. It was considered
by both England and France that, looking at the interests
at stake, it was desirable that the Turkish government
should forego its right to regard the act as a cases belli,
and that it should not decline to enter into further negoti-
ations, of which the ambassadors of the two powers
endeavoured to gather up the threads. When the Rus-
sian government had occupied the Principalities Austria
changed her views upon this subject, and with reference
to the treaty of 1841 deemed it necessary that there should
be a conference of the powers ; and the Austrian minister
for foreign affairs having adopted a proposition of the
French government as the groundwork of a proposal to
Russia, the note containing it was finally arranged and
settled to the satisfaction of the four powers on the 31st
of July. To this note the Emperor of Russia had given
his adhesion. Supposing the matter of this note to be
fully arranged, there would still remain the evacuation of
the Principalities ; and it was quite evident that no setth
ment could be satisfactory that did not include
mediate evacuation, which, according to the declaration of
Prince Gortschakoff, was to follow the satisfaction obtained
from Turkey. He must ask the permission of the house
to say nothing more upon this head, and request that the
mode of obtaining the end in view might be left in the
hands of the executive government. He thought there
was now a fair prospect that, without involving Europe in
hostilities, the independence and integrity of Turkey—
which he had always said was a main object of her
Majesty's government—would be secured.—Mr. LAY-
ARD said that had Russia been told that if she
entered the Turkish territories it would have been con-
sidered a cants belli, she would not have dared to cross
the Pruth. Russia had now gained what she wanted ;
she had shown that she could enter Moldavia and Walla-
chia whenever she pleased with impunity, whereas those
Principalities ought to be made, with Bessarabia, a barrier
between her and Turkey. He believed that, without
having fired a single shot, Russia had gained advantages
which would have repaid a fierce campaign, while we had
lowered ourselves in the eyes of all nations.—Sir JOHN
PAKINGTON said he could not help deeply regretting that
it was not in the power of the noble lord to make a more
satisfactory statement, and, although he rejoiced that the
Government had determined to regard the evacuation of
the Principalities as a sine gull non, he lamented that
that should still remain an unsettled point.—After some
further discussion, Mr. CORDER ridiculed the notion
of going to war for tariffs, the futility of which policy ex-
perience had proved, and he contended that the import-
ance of the trade with Turkey had been overrated. He
maintained that all our commerce in the Black Sea was
owing to Russian encroachments there. What could a
country like Turkey, without roads, contribute to the
commerce of the world ? The balance of power might be
all very well, but he protested against its being argued
that we were bound, in the interest of England, to main-
tain Turkey.—Lord PALMERSTON said that Mr. Cobden
had taken up a miserable position, and could not conceal
his real opinions, however he might keep them in a cloud.
The real meaning of his speech was, that Turkey was not
worth defending. If Mr. Cobden had stood forth as the
avowed advocate of Russia, he could not have done his
work better. Wars were not waged for tariffs. They
were waged for higher purposes—purposes involving the

what Mr. Cobden might sneer at, but did not understand,
the balance of power. Mr. Cobden was incorrect, even as
regarded the commercial view of the question. The policy
of Russia was restrictive, while that of Turkey was most
liberal. Lord Palmerston also denied that Turkey had

remained stationary, or was going h
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made more advance than any other coup
THE LONDON CABMEN.—The Hack
ties Bill having been thrown out by the
of some informality, a new bill was h

Carriages DI

WILSON, went through the preliminary s
read a third time and passed.
The Lords amendments to several
and the house adjourned at half
FridaN

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19

The house met at three o'clock. The Hon. Mr. Littleton
took the oaths and his seat for South Staffordshire, in the
room of General Anson, resigned.

SLIGO ELECTION.-Mr. I. BUTT presented a petition
from Mr. J. P. Somers, the unsuccessful candidate at the
last election for Sligo, complaining that certain of the
sureties to the petition which he had presented against the
return of Mr. Sadlier had been tampered with, and praying
for inquiry. _ _

CIII3RCH PROPERTY.—The Marquis of BLA.NDFORD
gave notice that he would introduce early next session a
bill for the purpose of making better provision for the
management of episcopal and capitular property.
ASSAULTS ON WOMEN.—Lord PALMERSTON said he had
seen with great regret the numerous cases of assaults upon
women, but he hoped when the Aggravated Assaults Bill
came into full play, and was better understood by these
brutes in human shape, it would have the desired effect in
deterring them from the commission of such offences ; but,
certainly if it did not, his mind would be very much alter-
ed as to the punishment which should be awarded.
THE CHOLERA.—Mr. WILSON said a communication
had just been received by the Treasury for the Board of
Health, enclosing a despatch from our consul at Hamburg,
which stated that 30 cases of cholera had broken out there,
but it did not say whether any of them had proved fatal.
BALLAST BOARD (DUBLIN).—Mr. WILSON wished to
explain, in reference to a statement which he had formerly
made, that the British Ballast Board of Dublin was re-
sponsible for the state of the harbour Ardglass, and which
he had made upon the authority of an Admiralty report,
that he had since ascertained that the board in question
had nothing to do with the harbour of Ardglass.
GUANO.--Lord J. RUSSELL, in reply to. Colonel Blair,
said the subject so important as the recent discovery of
guano on the east coast of Africa would receive the serious
attention of the government.
TERRITORY OF MOSQUITO.—In answer to a question
whether the negotiations between this government and
the governments of Central America and the United States,
with regard to the territory of Mosquito, had terminated,
Lord J. RUSSELL said he was sorry to answer that they
had not.

MAYNO9TH CoLLRGB.—In answer to a question whether
the commission to inquire into Maynooth would be ap-
pointed in time to report before next session, Lord JouN
RUSSELL thought he could give such an assurance, as all
the commissioners had been selected, and there would be
no further delay in the appointment of the commission.
The Lords amendments to several bills were agreed to,
and the house adjourned at six o'clock.

SATURDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at balf-past one o'clock.
During the brief interval between the meeting of the