The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-08
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON. February IA, 1854

LONDON. February IA, 1854.
The long anticipated great parliamentary debates on
the Eastern question have passed Off in the dimnu,ive
shape of two eomOosaxo between my lords of upper
house and the ministers The mission OF Count Orloh
seems 10 have inspired the old gentlemen with dread lest
the about which IL is pleasant talk long
| remains paper. might become earnest European
reality by some " mischievous" resolution the part Of
Austria Lord Clarendon thought il necessary TO tranquil
ze the excited minds OF the company by statement
Accordingly, he stated that he mission had only refer
the relations and proposed relations between Rus
STA and Austria These relations being ofcourse no
Germ OF their lordships the might ended
there Lord Clarendon, however good enough
TO add that he believed tho answer given by Austria
such as il fitting be given by ndepen coun
Try And who would disbelieve in the independence OF
Austria from the Gear
II appeared that the august company was also infected
with suspicion raised by the newspapers which noble
lords duly 10 believe lest the Swedish and Danish
neutrality might be rather favorable Russia
her opponents the socaled protest Of that power being
only preext Lord Clarendon, therefore, gave the assu
rance that the British government quite approved of that
neutrality, but that Russia had taken great exception TO
the system which Sweden had announced"
The prospective Of war in which not " all word'
will be against England, but the better part neutral
France our ally, and Russia isolated, in which 1t
would be unreasonable for Nicholas TO persist that
peace is almost Immediately inevitable, is naturally one
which old vaetudinaran wigs lock upon with compoure
The departure Of the Russian ambassador belicose
der given by the Constantnops ENJOYS the tee. the
airy force the East have only contributed warm the
patriotic lords into cheap enthusiasm. Only conceive
how they must have been shocked by the Earl OF Aber
deems unmasked and unceremonal avowa which came
over them like shower-bath. " Noble lords" the
expression oil Lord Aberdeen, 10 think that we are
actually at Now, must say that only la that not
the but for deny although has been asserted
in this House by various noble lords, that is inevitable
On the contrary, do yet abandon all hopes Of maintain
ing peace"
Cruel old Aberdeen not allow his own supporters the
illusion ofbeng ut with the "Rooshan" Even the Mar
qus of Canrcarde startled by such
called upon ask whether perhaps any negot
ations still taking place the part OF this country for
obtaining that peace 2" Certainly there are none" re-
piled the Earl OF Aberdeen, mindful of his previous
nouncemen that" all official communication between the
cabinets Russia and England ceased" Whereupon
the Earl Of Derby concluded the with tho ia
cetious remark - that the noble lord the head the
must be the only in the country who does
not think imminent"
almost forgot ment ion that, besides occasional
in the Lords the Eastern question been
brought before both houses In the shape Of two big blue
xs the rights and privileges of the Greek and Latin
churches in the Orient In examining these volumes
is uncertain what must be regarded the strongest
characteristic Of the conduct of English mnisters-he
reacheIy of purpose the Stiffness Of language, the
ardce in execution. For the former find the most
ample proofs In The correspondence OF Lord Sraod de
Radcliffe, whose instructions may be guessed from his
peated expressions OF regret that ii difficult and
impraccable prevail such degree the resolutions
language Lord Clarendon in his dispatches already
been done justice by OF the English papers. Ii is
amusngy demonstrated by the noble lords anxiety for
explanations at ST. Peersbugh for facts in the prncpal
Hyou any proofs OF the cowardice OF the British
execution refer you
of the umpha entrance into the Black sea, and the pro-
testaions accompanying each Of these idle
Ii the gories OF the 1eet about shared
by the army for where tho fourteen regiments selected
for the expedition" going b. enttol Nowhere else
than Malta Ii Is inmaed indeed that they will pro.
coed thence Consantnope and the Observer hints
that their Interior" destiny may be Vama Batoum.
But, in the time, what will become the worth OF any
Intervention to the pIncpalesl What must be the con-
dition OF these unfortunate Walachans when Pa
frie compelled TO make perfectly honid picture Of their
sueringsl Only lately, says, the inhabitants Of Waa
chan village, exaspera,ed by The contributions
exacted from them, having risen in rebellion against the
Russian officials captured by detachment OF 200 Cos
sacks, and burnt In their houses This the peace Lord
Aberdeen . hopes TO be able to maintain"
The very Times admits that egotaon in every form
has been tried, and last demands of Russia even
more overbearng and nadmis.ible tho first" Now,
let ecolcc that the only point which has been declared
inadmissibc" by tho English ministry is the Russian de-
mand OF DIRECTLY treating with Turkeya pon, of ETH
quette, In appearance, though while the
substance OF all the other points has been yielded WE'LL
Paris correspondent OF the Daily News reported yesterday
that the Russia propose concode the
point Of direct negotiation wit Turkey, four powers. by
separate treaty. guaranying the observance Tulko
Russian treaty" Happily. the Times itself calls attention
to the fact that Turkey longer bound by agreement
imposed upon her by England and France period OF
forty days was named By the Turkish government la its
communication Of 3ls Of December the four powers as
the term within which the conditions adopted by the Porte
might be accepted by Russia That period has now
elapsed" IfLord Aberdeen grounds his hopes for main
tanning that shameful i'm position he win there
fore, have The odious, and impossible task OF
exposing 1t second ne. Let him try.
As to Lord Carendon's about indie
pendent resolution, may mention that the Journal de.
Dbafs which prctends that the Austrian government will
declare passage of the Danube by the Russians or even
prolonged occupation of the pripcipatie as eass be
has been thus rebuked by the official Milan Gasof,
some Pas journals and oorrespoadences affirm that the
two German courts design to deran from the system OF neu
uay which has been announced and that they havo raj
lied TO the French policy These journals and coe
spondenoes are mistaken, and will be forced 10 admit,
sooner or later that neither Austria nor Pruss, Ia anv
intention Of abandoning Its neutral attitude IN 10 Tho
Eastern question:"
Last night Mr. LaYard asked Lord j. Ru,seII ,vbe,be,
different Instructions had been sent to the ADMIRAL han ~
the Ambassador, What the answer TIN, The IN.
sructons q the ambassador sent by the Una Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs as the Instructions 10 the admiral
The house aoquiesced in Lord Johns ocoy consderino
probably the serious task he would have In xn,,n
ing this great reform bill This bill, taken In connnotion
with proposition Tor the suppression of bribery at
ions might have very properly been entitled bin Tor tho
consolidation OF corruption In the hands of,be yovernmsn,
Its chief features
J. Suppression OF sixY.two tory rotten boropob. with
electors numbering respectively below 800 and Goo and
population below so nd