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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-14 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ELECTION COMMITTEE.

The Committee, upon reassembling to-day, at twelve
o'clock, proceeded with the evidence of treating, in sup-
port of which a number of witnesses were examined. A.
publican produced his books, showing the amount of re-
freshments supplied to voters upon the nomination and
the following day. The Committee adjourned till to-
morrow.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The house met at five o'clock.
AFFAIRS IN THE EAST,

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, after some observations
upon the present state of affairs in the East, asked the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the British
and French fleet had sailed towards the Dardanelles, and
whether they were acting in concert, as stated in the
Moniteur a few days ago.

—The Earl of CLARENDON, in reply, said that the report
in the Moniteur was correct. When the news reached
this country of the departure of Prince Menschikoff from
Constantinople, to be followed in a few days by the whole
Russian legation, and when the rupture of official relations
between Russia and Turkey was thus consummated by
this menacing circumstance, Her Majesty's government
thought it their duty to give Lord Stratford de Radcliffe
authority to send for the fleet, and they instructed Admiral
Dundas to proceed to the neighbourhood of the Darda-
nelles, there to wait for any communications he might
receive from our Ambassador at Constantinople. This
step was taken in concert with the French government,
between whom and Her Majesty's Government there had
throughout existed, and still continued to exist, the most
cordial understanding upon this important question. The
Ambassadors and Admirals of the two countries were fur-
nished with instructions precisely to the same effect. Her
Majesty's government and the government of France felt
that their representatives at Constantinople would use the
same discretion and moderation in the exercise of the
power now intrusted to them as they had hitherto shown ;
but they hoped also the necessity would not arise for

having recourse to the exercise of that power. (11"r')
This measure had been adopted cn the part of Her :1Ie:
jesty's government only as a measure of precavtion, and
so far froM preventing, he believed it would hasten the
pacific solution of the existing difficulties.
In answer to a question from the Earl of Derby,
The Earl of CLARENDON said that the instructions for
the British Admiral and the Ambassador at Constanti-
nople had been sent on the same day as the intelligence was
received of the departure of Prince Menschikoff. (Hear.)
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGI-I, after a long speech, ill
which he entered into a variety of criticisms on the pla,ll
for the government of India, moved for the correspond'
ence which had taken place between the President of the
Board of Control and the Court of Directors, on the sub-,
ject of the measure for the future government of that
country. He expressed an opinion that it would be neces-
sary to legislate in the course of the present session. ,
Earl GRANVILLE, in a lengthened reply, consented to
the production of the correspondence. He rejoiced to
hear that change in the views of the noble earl on thc
subject of immediate legslation, because it would have the
effect of making any motion for delay nothing but a party
proceeding. He then reviewed the general objections to the
Government plan, and expressed his opinion that the Va;
lified approbation which the noble earl had given to it
would be of the greatest utility in caprying it 0004
Parliament.
Lord MONTEAGLE thought there was no necessity for
proceeding with this important question, and WO'
mended that a short continuation act should be passed to
keep alive the existing charter for another year.
The Duke of ARGYLE contended against the delay, slid
defended generally the scheme of the Government.
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The Marquis of CLANRICARDE objected to a
Government, and argued that it would be more satisfse'
tory both in England and India to delay legislation.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE expressed similar views.
The motion was then agreed to.
The House adjourned at 20 minutes past 9 o'clock.