The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-12
ADDITIONAL BY THE STEAMER ARABIA.
IMPORTANT DEBATE IN THE
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
The following is the full summary of the Ara

THE CONFERENCE.
The date for the Zurich conference was not fixed
but it was expected to meet in few days.
Count Coloredo, the representative of Austria,
reached Marseilles the 27th and it is said pro-
ceeded direct for Zurich.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Parliamentary proceedings on the 9th were
On the 2Sth, in the House of Commons, Lord G..
Paget said that experiments were progressing to
test the practicability of laying submarine tee-
graph to Gibraltar.
Lord John Russell made his statement relative to
foreign affairs
He would have postponed it, if there had been
any prospect of being able to announce definite
settlement the affairs of the continent before the
approaching close of the session. He was glad to
see in the Wonie"r that the Emperor of France
had determined to place the army and navy on a
peace footing. After reviewing the grounds of
peace as proclaimed by the two Emperors, he sad
that as England did not interfere in the war he did
not think it for her to interfere in the
The sacrifice of province by Austria did not af-
feet the state of affairs of Europe sufficiently to
warrant the interference of the neutral Powers
The most important part of the treaty however
related to the future of Italy, and the invitation of
the Emperor Napoleon to England, to enter the
Congress, was to consult on the actual state of af-
fairs of Italy quite irrespective of the terms of the
treaty OF Villafranca. England had not consented
to join the Congress, and could not until they saw
what the result would be of the Conference at
Zurich.
The treaty of ViIlafranca did not lay down abso-
utely an Italian Confederation, but only that the
Emperors would unite to promote one. He doubt
ed the feasibility or the benefit of confederation
at present, and pointed out the various obstacles to
the consummation of such project Again, Eng
land must know how 1t was proposed to carry out
the treaty before joining the Congress- especially
with respect to the restoration of the Dukes of Tus
cany and Modena, as England would never be
party to forcing them on their people withouttheir
free consent. He rejoiced to say that the King of
Naples was beginning to put an end to the system
which prevailed under the late King, and sincerely
desired to terminate it altogether There was a
treaty about to be made at Vienna whittier con-
fdential agent of the French government has gone
to arrange the basis.
He believed that the Emperor OF Austria desirad
that the Italians should have self-goyernment He
could not now say whether there would be Con-
gress, but he thought it would not become England
now to say that she would withdraw from such an
assembly if there was a chance of promoting the
liberty of Italy, and establishing the peace of
Europe.
Mr.. DIsraeli expressed the wish that Lord John
Russell had been more explicit particularly as to
any terms that may have been offered Austria by
the neutral powers. He reiterated his objection to
England having ything to do with the conference
as she would thereby be bound by the treaty of
Vllafranca.
Lord Pamerston denied that England had sub
mitted any terms to Austria which were less favor
able than those obtained from France The gov
ernment, at the request of the French ambassador
had consentad to be the channel of communication
and had submitted some terms to Austria but at
the same time distinctly stating they were the views
OF the French government, and that England gave
no advice opinion in the matter 1t would be
impossible for the government to Join in the Con-
gress until the result of the Zurich conference was
known.
Mr.. Whteside said that the government had
been made a catspaw of, and by transmitting terms
to Austria, virtually assented to them
Mr.. Gladstone eulogised the conduct of Sardinia,
defended Lord PalmerstOn from the misrepresenta-
tons brought against him, and besought the House
not to interfere between the Executive in whatever
it might find itself able to adopt for the
interest of Italy and the permanent welfare of Eu
rope.
After speeches by other members, the subject was
then dropped.
On the Goth the proceedings in the House of Lords
were uninterestinG.
In the House of Commons sundry questions were
put to the government on the subject of naval ar
manents and national defences.
Lord Palmcrston said that he did not think if
possible for England to enter into an agreement
with the other powers for the arithmetical reduc-
tion of her military and naval establishments her
position being totally different.
Mr.. Horsman moved resolution that the ex-
penses of completing the works of defence be met
by fund especially provided for the purpose indie
pendent OF Parliamentary votes. He urged CON
tinued armaments, and suggested loan to COM
plete the offences.
Mr.. Sidney Herbert and Lord Palmerston OBJ
jected to the proposition, but both said the Gov
ernment was fully alive to the Importance of com
pleting the defence of the country, and promised
vigorous action in the matter.
Mr.. Golden deprecated this universal alarm as an
actual incentive to war, and ridculed the idea of
invasion by France. He hoped that explanations
would be entered into between the two Govern
ments. After such explanations had been made
and tried he would, if necessary be ready to vote
hun6rp1 millions of IN,
superior to France, although he showed that the
English navy was greatly superior now.
Mr.. Horsmans motion was rejected by 81 ma
jority
The London Herald says that the formation of a
Coast Telegraph around England has been suggest
ed by circular more particularly addressed to the
shipping interests.
The coming loan for India was not expected to
exceed six or seven millions sterling.
Mr.. Ten Broecks American horse Starke, won
the race for the Goodwood stakes against field of
seventeen competitors.
The GOodwood cup won with the greatest
ease by Promised Land the American horse Prior
ess coming in third.
The bounties to seamen had been slightly reduced
and the system extended to September 30th.
From the London Times, Jldy 25.
The ENGLISH PRESS AND ENGLISH PANICs.-lt is
curious enough that at the very time when our
English statesmen are visiting the English press
with their severest censures for daring speak in
plain terms concerning the French Emperor and
his policy, the journal des DebatS is attacking our
English statesmen in no measured language for eX-
citing in this country spirit of anmosity against
France. In truth no such animosity exists. We
wish to live at peace with France because we see in
general alliance of the two countries the securest
guarantee for the peace of the world, and all our
most vital interests are bound up with the preser-
vation OF peace. When we are putting our fleets
and our armies in such order as will enable us to
resist any sudden act of aggression we are in real
ity doing that which will best enable the French
Emperor to resist the counsels of those ndiscreet
advisers who are ever ready to suggest an attack
upon this country as an act of sound policy.
Mr.. Bright, Lord John Russell, and Lord Pal
merston, on Thursday evening, offered solemn
protest in the House of Commons upon this subject
Mr.. Bright is of opinion that we have at length
reached that golden age when the nations of the
world are convinced of the sin and impolicy of
war, that it needs but forbearance on the part of
the people and the press and the peace of the world
will be maintained We think of the Pruth and
the Mincioof Inkermann and SolferinO. and we are
not so convinced would wish of the truth of
this position.
Mr.. Bright has been coming on in this monoto-
nous strain for the last ten years and we cannot
see that his predictions have been borne out by the
results. Still less we aware that any article
or anv phrase which has appeared in any of the
English journals has had any effect in bringing
about the lasttwo great wars which have afflicted
the world. The late Emperor Nicholas concocted
the design of amid the Russian SHOWS. The
present Emperor Louis Napoleon devised the other
amid the banquets of Compiegne.
Each of these potentates formed bis design, and
carried it out purely and entirely for his own polit
cal ends. The Russian war of 1854, and the Italian
war of 1882 would equally have occurred had NJ
de Laguerronniere been enthroned in Scotland-yard
with unlimited power the English press. Are
these things true? We leave the answer to Mr.
Bright, when the oratorical fervor is off him, and
he descends from the tripod Lord John Russell
followed Mr.. John Bright. Lord John is of opinion
that, looking back on the wars that have occurred
in the past they have been caused less by disputed
claims to territory than by anger and animosity
seduOusl V encouraged, which, after they have for
some time past aggregated all the feelings of pride
that belongs to great people, have made the most
rightfu question, which might have been settled by
two or three weeks of diplomatic correspondence,
the occasion of a war;"
Lord John had Just expressed his concurrence
with the views of Mr.. Bright. But, presuming
Lord Johns position to be true one who made all
the wars between A. d. HOO and 1900? Certainly
not the Press; for, with the exception of efforts
made by the pamphleteers of Anne's days and the
earlier Georgian Era-wrters after Mr.. Brght's
and Lord Johns own heart, paid and hired by the
leading statesmen of their day to DO their specific
work-we know of no very stormy eXhortations to
war in the public Journals before the beginning of
the present century. The Press as we understand
the term at presently cannot be said to have had an
existence in those days; and yet, God knows, the
soil OF Europe was often enough saturated with the
lie-blooc Of the noblest and bravest of successive
generations.
Who did this work Lord John Russell suggests
the Press; we say it done by Emperors and
Kings, by priests, by statesmen, by diplUmatsts-in
fact, by the very prototypes of Lord John Russell
Let us again take the case of the great European
war, from the rupture of the Peace of Amiens down
to 1915. Will any reasonable man of decent educa-
tion maintain now that this great struggle was
due to any other cause than the ambition of the
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