Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21

ton into committee upon the puuget anu zuo votes
for Mr. dIsrael's amendment, being Ministerial ma
jority Of so.
This division showed in strong relief the utterly disor
ganized and fragmentary condition of parties. The
union of Mr. dIsrae, Mr. Gladstone, Mr.. Golden, Sir
James Graham and Mr. Roebuck on one side, and OF
Lord pslmerston the Marquis of Blandford, Lord w.
Cholmondeley Mr.. Denison, Lord g. Manners, Mr..
Spooner and Sir j. Tyrell on the other, curious
combination was disclosed by Parliamentary
division.
In the House of Lords on Tuesday the Earl of DERBY
moved series of resolutions condemning the recent hos
tile proceedings at Canton, which he said were politically
q blundsr and morally crime. He argued that the
claim for the admission of foreigners into Canton by the
treaty of S42 had been left dormant for many years.
and appeared to be enforced, IN consequence OF
certain individual prepossessions entertained by Sir
JOHN BowRIsG, at most nopportune moment, upon no
adequate justification and with the most disastrous con-
sequences.
The Earl of CLARENDON justified the proceeding of the
British authorities Canton and said that the resolu
tons proposed by Lord Derby conveyed an unjust Gen.
upon public servants which would result dsadyan-
ageously to the public interests by leading to the
clusion that no representative of England in foreign
country could under any circumstances lnterpose eec-
tualy for the protection OF British subjects and in
terests
ton could not be justified either by law expediency.
The Lord CHANCELLOR maintained that the Chinese
had nfrnged upon treaty spulations and having per-
sisted in their wrong were answerable for all the
consequences
Lord GREY supported the resolutions and the Duke
ARGYLE opposed them. The debate adjourned to
Thursday
In the House Of Commons Lord j. RUSSELL gave notice
of his intention amendment respecting the
duties which would propose to substitute medium
mpos Of Is 4d per pound for the next three years.
stead of the sliding scale proposed by the Government
and terminating in permanent duty of Is per h. during
SIR j. WALMsLEY moved for the appointment of select
committee consider and report upon the best OF
lessenng the existing inequalities in the representative
system. The motion principally opposed upon the
ground that would embarrass the advocates Of Para
mentary reform without promising any useful result.
On division there appeared for the motion %, against
it 100.
Mr. NAPIER called the attention Of the Government to
the proprety of sending another expedition in search
of relics information respecting the Franklin
expedition.
Capt SToBELL supported the resolution and Admiral
WALCoTT opposed IT, He convinced, he said, that
no chance remained of finding any survivors Of that i'll
fatAd expedition and that good purpose could be
served by risking additional victims in the search.
Sir c. WooD believed that good would result from
another expedition the Arctic regions either to the
of humanity scientific discovery. No further
expeditions would therefore be sent out not frsm any
principle of economy, although had been spent
IN the search already but from persuasion that no sur
vyors would be found, and that just motive existed
to mper the lives of the gallant men in new researches
The subject then dropped. Lady Franklin will, 1t Is
said fit out another expedition in search of the missing
Arctic voyagers, to proceed by Behring's Straits.
The CHANCELLOR OF THE ExcHEoUER obtained leave to
bring in bill to establish banks for savings under Gov
eminent security.
On Wednesday, being Ash Wednesday, the House of
Commons did not assemble until o'clock in the after
noon and then only for the transaction of local and rou
tine business.
The debate upon the late transactions at Canton
resumed yesterday in the House of Lords, and deter
mined by of 10 for Lord Derbys resolutions and
of l46 against them, being majority of thiry-six for
Ministers.
In the House of Commons Mr. CoBpEs moved reso-
luton condemnatory of the late proceedings in China
Mr.. Labouchere, Sir j. Ramsden, Mr.. Lowe, and Mr..
Gregson defen ! Minister'S and Sir E. B. Lytton Sir
I. Herbert, e q Sord ]. Russell strongly condemned
them. The sof Sir E. B. LYTToN is said to be the
first attempt the honorable baronet to talk without
stills" His former speeches called Sparkling
pamphlets committed to memory and spouted for show.
His speech of last night is styled good argumentaiye
common sense idiomatic English - it told heavily
against Ministers and very nuentialy with the House.
Lord J. RUssELLs speech is called " decisive blow, a
condemnation Of the Government in terms clear and
unqualified as5sasf nr',a4. ta IoIroS
summary of by the Morning Star is confirmed by
ly all the London journals
The most damaging speech the Government that
of Lord JOHN RUSSELL His condemnation of these
RACES and Of the Ministers who had approved of Them
calm STERN decisive His opinion came with the more
crushing weight his speech and vote on the budget Mon
day night showed that he felt any thing but luminosity
wards his old friends He would have supported them
orshp indeed further than any who had preceded
him in condemning what had already been done. His lord
ship raised this other question: what did the Government
intend to do? The Ministers had given them information
this point. Sir John Bowrng evidently intended to
up the existing treaty and insist upon compact
more favorable to our interests Did the Government intend
back him in these demands? Then thew must prepare for
Was the House of Commons ready to do that
crafty the whims of Sir John Bowrng The acclamatons
the members formed the best this appeal and
do not know that have witnessed the House
carried away by the stirring inspiration of noble and generous
oughs than when the noble lord closed his address by
mindng that there prestige apart from justice and
that refusal to support nsoence and wrong would exa the
English character higher than the irresistible display
force"
is expected to have an influence upon the occasion
which probably involves the existence of the present
Cabinet. The debate will be resumed this afternoon
and will be most likely adjourned over to Monday.
1t is rumored in France that the Emperor
and Empress will be crowned at Rheims in August
next The Nord of Brussels throws doubts upon
the visit of the Emperor of Russia to Paris but the
gagged in personally experimenting the arrange
ments for the Cars comfort in the apartments des
tined for his reception in the Tuileries
The Neufchatel affair hangs fire sadly. The rep
resentatives of the different Powers who were to
take part in the conferences at Paris upon this sub
ect STILL for the most part, without instructions
It is remarked that the Russian journal LIE Nord
pronounces decidedly, and even violently, in favor
of Prussia and against Switzerland. Accounts from
Berlin intimate that fresh difficulties have arisen
between Prussia and Switzerland, and that neither
is willing to concate the other as it was before
the Royalist prisoners quilted Neufchatel
The intelligence from Spain confirms the reports
that a complete rupture has taken place between
NARvAEz and the Absolutist party. The QUEEN
has been prevented from going to Andalusia by ru-