The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-19

Sid ROT state what tbe rst alternative wac wan. to
know whether il that the Russian acct Should Be
The Earl OF CLARENDON
The Earl Of MAIMnBuKy-Thep II 10, ~ / understood
Russia had the choice Of two alternatives, and refused
them both. With respect to the which my noble
friend proposes 20 lay the table, hope he viii not
IN tia. none BY an sTpression assd SV the
noble marquis. For nearly year We have had ON
ei knowledge OF any papers relating to this important
subject although ut different times have received in
formation from the public prints, in which 4 believe
many very elaborate diplomatic documents have
correctly copied Among them are some very able ones
have been obtained from the Foreign Office, but
were probably taken from fsregn newspapers In ons
OF thoss papers my noble friend has given his nerpre.
tatjon Of the four points rather OF the third point
which, your ordsnips aware is ono that may be
to ,hs opinions ana interests o, different parties. be-
eve am correct In saying that very clear statemen,
has been Published OF what my noble ireSa
an interpretation IL not exactly the sams YET snas In
respects by the French Tor Foreign Affairs
IL would be very satisfactory to the public, considering
that no papers have been to as since the
beginning last year with respect TO this question, IL
NV noble friend would add TO the different protocols
many as possible of the diplomatic documents that
passed bet him and the court OF Russia, and those
ing a correct view Of the protocols.
The Earl of CIARENposI hope, after the description
my noble friend has given Of the despatch which he has
attributed 10 me, that IL was my cespatch-(. laugh
but have knowledge OF such despatch having
IL,
y never communicated it to any To the best of
my belief the intention expressed by the conference
upon the rst day OF their meeting, that their proceed
pgs should be kept secret and nothing thapassed should
be published, has been very strictly acted upon. can
not at this moment undertake to what papers will
laid upon the table besides the os but any papers
produced land think my BILE friend will learn great
ceaI more from those protocols than he imaginss
The subject then dropped.
In the House of Commons on the 4th inst
Mr. DIsRAEI-I wish to have some explanation fron
80 lovc-
has take place in laying before the house the state pa
relative to the late unsuccessful negotiations for
peace. The house Is aware that whssysr may have
full the reverse, whether the premnaries OF peace
signed the result sucb appears, the papers
which have been exchanged during the negotiations
might have been prepared for the house that when
the negotiations had terminated there might be onya
protocol two, last despatch to pr MT AMI the
papers might have been laid upon the table OF the house
the evening the noble lord Russe returned
and took his seat II you find that this has besn the
usual has not been followed the present
sion and why there fas not been that Willingness the
sen Of the ssntormaton which il has sht
to possess grave subject as soon as 1t 10
the power of the government to prodnse 1T. have
searched the ouInals which should guide US on the
subject, aud wish to conane myself strictly within
the technical limits of parliamentary question this
OCCASION will state to the house, it permit me, what
crisis and will ask her Majesty government to explain
to the house why on this they have not follow
under similar circumstances The precedent shall quote
the present does not differ from Others and
the highest importance and very appropriate to the cir
cumstances of the present conuncture take the pre-
cedent of the rupture Of the negotiations betwehn this
country aud Francs In 1885, On the 18th OF October
that year his majesty sent the Earl of Ma!mesbury
penpotentiary to France to negotiate peace, aud
the Goth OF December it known to the country that
the negotiations had terminated. The Earl of Malmes
bury returned to this country the 29th But two
days before that namely, Monday, the 9th of De-
cember, minister n
message from the crown, from which will read
The SPEARER-Does the right hon. gentleman mean to
conclude with q motion
Mr. DsRAEII-I hope am strictly within the limit, Of
parliamentary question in stating what has been the
course taken by ministers former OCCASION and ask
ing why the present government have not followed
hey end that limit, viii conclude with motion. was
gong to state that the 27th Of Decem Mr. Score
tary Dundas came down with message from the
tits with the utmo't that his Mjesy acquan
the Hoas q c. that his eavnsst desvors 70 effect
the restoration Of have been unhGppy rusat
thst the nesottcrs in which we have been have
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admirable His Msiety has directed that the several
submitted to his Ms.sy Of the final result be laid before
On referring TO the journals End thai the State pr
pers alluded to in the royal message of yolum
nous description and not inferior in importance
Der to the papers now expect The House will recol
Loot that this was two days before the arrival Of the
Mr. RIcn--I rise to order (oi, oh) lam very un.
willing to interrupt the right hon gentleman. ooh, oh
am most DESTROYS that he should have opportunity
Of making full statement of what he has say bat
think IL Win conduca to the order OF proceedings
if ,be right hon gentleman confines himself within the
The sPrAKfR--The light hon. gentleman having int
mated that he would con,ludge with motion he not
Vi,cou ut rstonZsr In answer to the question
put to me by the right honorable gentleman beg to
observe that he has referred to the of negotiations
in which perfectly clear, the of tbs
negotiations before they concluded that peace
was hopeless and peace being hopeless the duty
81 the OF tire dsy to apply TO Parliament for
my noble friend had gone to St. Petersburg without
there having been any previous dicusson with any
months negotiation at St. Petersburg had proved sm
lar to that to which the right honora gentleman
have been Now it is well known that the negotiations
which my noble friend undertook were conducted by
the Intervention Of the friendly government OF Aus
tris II is well known that from the commencement
of the war--and even before the nencem.nt of
the warAusi ria, Power Fl endly to both parties,
hiss been intessant in her endeavors to bring about
a reconciliation of the differences betwesn England
and France one hano, and Russia on the other and
that it only continuance of these efforts which led
those conferences dId not terminate in successful is
sue; bat they not broken of; they oijournei
ng Eu otter .ay mobie Jriend LETT Vienna, and ecen
after the conferences adjourned sine die, there tol
place. ae the request Austria. further conference.
Uord John Russell--''At the request Of Russia ~
AZ The request Of the Russon minister, 'oho stated tia.
they had further proposals. the conference re assembled
speak without being perfectly certain, but believe
that to this time the protocols or detasd records o.
that conference have not bean received by her Ma
jesty's government, /. they have it has cen
within the cay. After the conferenses were ad-
iourned my noble friend returned. The course
which the right honorable gentleman wishes to
take is most certainly that witch the government
ought to take II 1t was the determination of her
haesys government 70 shut the door to every future
possible( bear)-me OF settling the differences on
account Of which the war Is carried on. II they
prepared to state Their fall determination under cir
Russia through Austria, or by AusriS herself sug
costing means of accommodations (bear )if that
determination, then undoubtedly the which the
right honorable gentleman would wish TO pursue viz
70 10 Parliament with message stating that every
possibility Of accommodation was ost and peace
the circumstances impossible that would
be tho proper course to pursue But, that Is MT
the state OF things. (Hssr hesr) We hare fdIei in
the attempt Uhich ws hare made; but am not pre-.
pared 10 say that there are no othy means open by
af