New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-10
EUROPE.

The news by The Africa which arrived here on
Saturday night il given on another page and unfor-
tunately includes no intelligence of the steamer
Pacific. The Peace Conference Was to meet at
Paris two days after the sailing of this steamer.
good deal Of attention had been excited by the pub
LEGATION in the French Moniteur Of some articles
indicating that the conditions imposed upon Russia
BY the Allies would be more stringent than had
been supposed 1t is suggested that the destruction
of SevastopOl as Russian navy yard aud marine
fortress will not be regarded as sufficient, but that
NikOlaieG, another important stronghold and ship
building station must also be dismsnled, although
it lies inland on the river Bug, some twenty miles
from it's mouth. AS it is generally supposed that
Russia will not consent to give up this place, which
she claims to be en- interior, and not coast or From
tier fortress, the suggestion that such point was
to be pressed by the Allies naturally caused fut-
teiipg among the Paris stock obbers, but at London
il seems to have had no terrors. The issue OF the
new loan Of FIVE millions sterling, taken BY the
Rothschilds, carried CoDsos down to 30, but they
soon rebounded 10 81 again.
In England the great topic is still the Wensley-
dale peerage, which il is supposed the House on
Lords will either directly or indirectly repudate.
On the 22d Lord Genelg brought forward motion
to ubmit the question Of the legality of the Crowns
act, in creating Lord Wensleydale peer for life,
TO the fifteen judges. This was defeated by large
majority. Then Lord LyndhurSt brought reso-
luton before the House declaring that the patent
granted to the new noble confers no right TO sit
and vote as a peer in Parliament. To this Lord
Grey moved an amtndmt Mt TO the effect that as the
best legal authorities had declared the Crown to
possess the power of creating peers for life, the
House would not refuse to admit Lord Wensley-
dale. In proposing this amendment Lord Grey
stated that he would bring forward a series Of
resolutions with view TO prevent the Wcnsley-
dale case from being made precedent, and to
limit the royal power to create such peerages.
On this quettion the result is not clearly given in
the tel, graphic dispatch before US; but it would
| seem that the Grey amendment was agreed to,
though some Of our Liverpool contemporaries under
stand that it was Lyndhurst's resolution instead,
which was carried At any rate on this question the
Ministry undoubtedly have with them the feeling Of
the country. Such, however, is not the case in re-
spect of the honors and preferments bestowed on
Lords Lucan and Cardigan, Gen. Airey andl Col.
Gordon, upon whom the report of the Commits
sioners sent last year to investigate the terrible
disasters in the Crmea, throws great part Of the
blame Of that memorable state Of things. Not
wihstsndDg this as We said they have received
decorations and rewards and now by way of get
ting over the public clamor, the Ministers propose
to appoint new commission to reinvestigate the
matter and wbitewash the aristocratic culprits.
We doubt whether they can succeed in this enter
prise.
In summing upthe news from England We must
not forget to mention the total defeat in tie House
Of Commons Of the party headed by Sir Joshua
Walmsley, who have attempted to procure law
opening the British Museum and the public gale
ri,s Of art to the people On Sunday afternoons.
The list OF petitioner, against this measure aioee fills
several columns n tie Loaioa journals; Lord