The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY.

Mr. D'lsaAELi brought before the House the conduct
of the German Confederation towards Denmark. En-
gland had guaranteed to Denmark, by treaties made in
1715 and 1720 and still in force, the complete enjoyment
of the Duchy of Schleswig. We had been called on by
Denmark to fulfil our guarantee, and it would be most
politic to remind Prussia that if she called on us to neg-
lect that guarantee, we might perhaps forget the guarantee
which we had given to Prussia for the security of her
Saxon dominions.
Lord PALMERSTON trusted that the house would excuse
him, if he abstained from following Mr. D'lsraeli with
any arguments either on one aide or the other. Her
Majesty's Government had signified to the Government
of Denmark and the Government of Prussia, which
acted in this matter as the representative of the German
Confederation, its willingness to act as mediator between
them ; and under such circumstances it would be unfit-
ting for him to express any opinion on the present occa-
sion as to that side on which he thought the right predo-
minated. Having defended the Chevalier Bunsen from
the unfounded censure which Mr. D'lsraeli had thrown
at him, Lord Palmerston stated his perfect concurrence in
Mr. D'lsraeli's doctrine, that we were bound to respect
the guarantees which we had given by treaties, but re-
minded the house that the Prussian troops had not
entered either of the duchies for the purpose of wresting
the duchy of Schleswig from the Danish Crown, but to
support a party in Schleswig, which held that its ancient
constitution entitled them to be incorporated with Hol-
stein, and not with Denmark. He hoped that the dispute
might yet be adjusted by an amicable arrangement be-
tween the parties, and that it would not lead to the fatal
result of war. which every reasonable mina would have
just cause to deplore.

After a few words from Mr. Urquhart, the motion was I
agreed to.
Mr. COLVILLE then moved that the house resolve itself •
into committee upon the Game Certificates Bill.
.Mr. AUDERLEY moved that it be an instruction to
the committee to extend the operation of the bill. to
enable occupiers of land, having a right to kill game on
that land, to do so, by themselves or persons authorised
by them, without being required to:take out a game cer-,
tificate.
The amendment was opposed by the Earl of March,
11r. Colville, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who
said that he could not afford to lose the duties on game.
:certificates, which produced a revenue of £160,000 a-year,
acid was supported by Mr. Seymer, Captain Harris, "Mr.
''S. Crawford, and Mr. Bright, the latter gentleman re-
commending that the present bill should be withdrawn,
and a better and a larger bill brought in 'by the Govern-
,ment.
After some general conversation on the Game Laws,
in which Mr. Grantley Berkeley, Mr. P. Bennet, Sir .J.
Tyrrell, and Colonel Sibthorp delivered their peculiar
opinions, Mr. Adderley withdrew his motion, and the
house went into committee.
In committee Mr. G. Berkeley, by a majority of 49 over
44 voices, carried an amendment on the fourth clause.
whereby every person not having obtained an annual
game certificate is prevented from destroying hares by
-firearms or guns under this bill.