New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-01
PIE STATE OF EUROPE.

From Our Own Correspondent
LONDON. Friday Dec. II, l-ji
Parlismen. opened on the 18th, and the Minis
ters. anxious TO avoid any severe criticism, were
iudiscreet CROUCH 70 put the following sentence
into the Queer speech:
IL feel assured that in the momeltous contes. in
which 80 sre eugaeed you will exhibit - tie world
the example "a a united peOpie.
In tts woy any opposition wss stiymati zed be-
toreband wiib the brand Of want Of patriotism
end loyalty The Monsters we're nearly all hb-
sen. from the lIOu:e, only Sidney Herbert and
Lord Jo6n were 70 be seen on the Ministerial
benches Mr.. II. Herbert, in very poor speech,
moved the Address which VS. seconded By the
son Of the Duchess Of Sutberland-Mr. Lewison
Gower-ia speech which might have beer COM
posed by school boy. Sir John Pakngton, late
Attorney. General undsr the Administration Of
Lord Derby, made serious attack on the
Ministry, showing their Shortcomings and ia
timely Dragging in very telling way; be dis
approved Of the Austrian alliance, aud Of the
want Of energy in the. Ministry. The
members Of tie Government did not like to &C
cept the challenge, aud to encourage the dis
fuence of liquor, took up the cadgels, aqd con
graduated the country upon the fact tina! Sevls-
topol bas not been tasen, because the Eaglish
would reyer have been able to keep it for any
length Of time, ard besides they would not have
known the spirit Of their men after 40 years of
peace; and cert,i.ly they would not have known
ANYTHING Of tie genuine character Of their all-
aIce wrh France. Alter a rambling speech, dig
trusting Austria End 81 cougfatusting the coun-
Try upon the treaty with that power, and some
severe remarks OF a personal nature on the Klag OF
Prus.ia, aid % KOssub and Victor Hugo; he
asked the Home Secretary whether no possible
,teTs could be taken to put stop 70 KOssushs
speeches. He requested the Government TO show
q little more spirit, snd said he hoped that next
year, and even az tde present moment, TINS con-
t..t wOnld be carried on with increased yigor,
"a they all knew nov the kind OF enemy with
whom they had 10 deal. He had been unmarked.
And wba! a hypOcrte be was! Sir Roberts
speech excited considerable merriment, but will
scarcely fDd place among specimens OF English
parliamentary eloquence. Sidney Herbert the
rtrtew Of WOronzof sLd Secretary Of War,
tired to cefead TIE Ministry, which vas nov, in
turn. sssailed by Col Dune, BY Slessrs. Lsysrd
and Disrael 10 mastery speeches. TIE leaders Of
the opposition attacked. principally, the treaty
with Austria, and ELECTED some remarkable al
II .sons from Lord John Russell. H said he
did not wish to oversta;e the engagement in any
Wy ard be quite agreed that Austria might still,
at the LAST moment, say, That tnose terms Of
"yours, those four bases explained in way
did not expect, would reduce Russia too much,
ana diminish too greasy her weight in Europe,
and she can not be expected 20 agree 70 them.
Such might be the language OF Austria, without
sry breach of faith. In fact, he admitted that
Austria had not pledged herself TO make war
asains. Russia but only declared tia. if she should
be at war with Russia, treaty offensive and de-
fen.ive, should, iPsO jaeto e1is. between Aus
trla, England and France; she had likewise
agreed that before the end Of the year She
'.rouid be pr,pared to take into cons,dera-
"t0a rhat steps she could take rih
"r,'peet to terms Of peace mih Rxssia." After
such declaration from the leader Of the House
Of Commons, you will see that the satisfaction Of