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pate. But am sure, as | said before, that if the
chances o. peace depeLd in a great measure unon
the unanimous assent of Parliament to the prnci-
pies so ably and eoquently expressed by my noble
friend and the noble earl opposite, they will be ma
terlally strengthened f will be within the knowl-
edge of Europe that England will not be allowed to
remain helpless feeble spectator of events which
may compromise her dignity and honor, but that a
serious responsibility, with all its results will be
laid upon the head of the Power, whatever it NAV
the most urgent necessity, seeks for its ambi-
tous purposes to involve Europe in the calamities
ofa long and bloody war" loud cheers.)
Lord Palmerston said he believed Her Majesty $
Government had acted from of duty in en-
gaging In these informal negotiations, though he
thought that, had they been of more formal char
acter they might have had more successful ISSUE
1t was natural that Austria should have wished
that the negotiations at the Congress should have
oeen preceded or accompanied by general disarm-
ament; but 1t was an unreasonable condition that
Sardinia alone should disarm, and he thought Her
MaJesty's Government were right in objecting to
1T. lie advocated the admission of Sardinia to the
Congress and opposed any alteration in arrange
ments made by the treaties of 1915.
In the House of Commons on the same night the
Chancellor of the Exchequer made substantially
the same statement as Lord Malmesburv had piven
in the House of Lords.
Mr.. I. Duncombe said the state of Italy was a
disgrace to civilized Europe, and he wanted to
know what hope there was for Italy in these nego-
uatlons lie insisted that Sardinia ought to be
represented at the Congress; the reasons of Count
Cavour were, in his opinion, unanswerable vet the
nve great Powers tyrannically said she should not
be present to plead the cause of Italy. Italy must
her people could be secured
Mr. Gladstone expressed his regret at the remarks
of Mr. Duncombe, which, in his opinion, tended to
widen inconvenienty the field of discussion Until
he was aware that the policy of Her Maiestys Gov
ernment had tax wrong turn he should be doiag
an injury by adopting a tone of accusation There
were, however, two observations which fell from
the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon which he was
unwilling to put the construction they would bear.
lie had said that the conduct of Austria throupbout
these complications had been marked by a spipit of
dlgnihed conciaton, and that that of Sardinia had
been perplexing and ambiguous He questioned the
justice oil both these observations He did not think
that the refusal of Sardinia to dsarm justified this
accusatOry expression,
Lord John Russell said but for remark of Mr.
Duncombe he should not have taken part in this
discussion, because first, he concurred in all that
had fallen from Lord Palmerston, and secondly he
felt deeply the responsibility attaching to every
thing which was said in that House, and feared he
might drop word that might impair the prospects
OF peace. AS to the admission of Sardinia to the
Congress, though the Government mirht he embar-
rassed by the proposal of Russia acceded to by the
emperor OF the French, he thought it would be con-
ducye to the interests of peace to admit Sardinia to
tne Congress As to the real points in dispute, the
House had no certain knowledge of the demands of
the dlnerent powers and what were the real causes
Oh the disagreement. As Her Maiestv's Govern
ment had not communicated them to the Uouse II
would not be prudent to speculate upon them He
coula only say that, at all events, he hoped they
would enter into no engagements burdensome to
the people of this country without the knowledoe
of Parliament.
The discussion was continued by Mr.. Mines. Gen
eral Thompson, Sir b. Walsh, Sir H. Verney and
Sir II. Wioughby, and the papers were ordered
to be laid upon the table.
COMMENTS OF THE LONDON TINES.
Inc London Times of the 10Th comments at length
on the statements of the Ministry, and whilst con-
curing IN the opinion that war is almost inevitable
combats Lord Derby's opinion that ENGLAND will
necessarily become involved in it:
Ii the circumstances of this debate offer slender
hopes OF peaceful adjustment and if the Ministers
spoke with true forebodng of the result of the pro-
posal to Sardinia, which, as the telegraph has inst
informed US, has been rejected our despair is by no
means occasioncd by the gravity of the matters in
ulherence. The danger is not in the avowed griev-
ances, but In the unavOwed designs 1t is in the
lncOngruous character of the declared objects of
France and Russia, when viewed in relation to the
position of the Powers who put forward those oh
Jects, that the difficulty lies 1t is vain to attempt
10 clear away difficulties in path in which the
hating traveller has no desire to proceed Lord
clarendon put the point epigrammaticallv but inst
ly, when he said that some despotic Power has nro
posed to another despotic Power that by means of
congress e:i th:d despotic Power shall pave the
way Tor liberal institutions in Italy" There can be
no sincerity in such a course as this The narties
to such compact cannot be sincerely tending To-
wards the object they avow.
III Is tins conviction which creates the very gen.
era despair OF the preservation of peace and which
prompted those earnest appeals which Ministers last
hight addressed from their places in Parliament to
the Powers now wantOnly provoking this terribIe
war OF principles and of passions Perhaps. how
ever, the sentences which fall most unexnactadIr
ana most unwecome upon the public mind are
those lnthe speech of Lord Derby wherein our
Minister offers so little hope that we shall be able
10 preserve ourselves from being drawn into this
crazy turmoil of war. Lord Derby gives ms no in
distinct intmation that if war is once lit m Eng
land, If her desnes remain in his hands must pass
through short sharp stages, first into a state Of
armed neutrality, and thence into the condition of
a belllgerent Power; and we are shown the oIori
Gus but unpleasant prospect that we shall soon take
our part on that side whatever it NAV be- sswhicb
the honor, the interests, and the dignity of the
country may indicate as best deserving our sun
port" This is a necessity which we believe tba
English nation is not prepared to admit and is the
only part of the speeches last night delivered in thn
two Houses of Parliament from which they with
hold their concurrence.
THE WAR NEWS-SARDINIA REFUSES TO
DISARM
TURIN April lS.-The Piedmontese Go-e,to of 10
uay puDllshes the answer of the Sardinian govern
ment to the London Cabinet with reference to tha
request OF the latter that Sardinia should consent
TO the principle OF a general and simultaneous dis
armament before the assembling of the CONGRESS
This answer was forwarded by telegraph, and the
following is its text:
"lf Sardinia had been admitted to the Congress
on the same footing as the other great powers she
would like France, have accepted the principle of
general disarmament, in the hope that her assent
would not produce consequences detrimental to
Italy. Her exclusion from the Congress does not
less the engagement which England requires.
However, to conciliate the efforts of ENGLAND in
behalf of the safety of Piedmont and in order to
maintain tranquility in Italy, Sardinia is willing if
austria VIII cease sending fresh troops into Lom-
hardy, to undertake.
"1. Not to place her reserve under arms, as has
been resolved since the Austrian reserves had
been called in.
"'2 Not to mobiise her army, which is not on
a footing.
"'3 Not to move her troops from the purely de-
fensiye position which they have occupied for three
MONTHS"
FRANCE
From the Times Paris Correspondent1
We were yesterday, | believe within a few hours
of declaration of on the part of Austria, and
regret to say that it is attributable to the preya-
rications of the Imperial Government of France.
W hen the question of disarmament was at first
proposed the popular opinion was against Austria,
because she, great Power, with vast armies. re-
quired, as the condition Of her entering the Con-
gress, that Piedmont should first disarm. This
was fault, but Austria retrieved il nv the moro
reasonable demand of general disarmament.
The French Government, whose only object was
to gain time, started new objection on-Franca had
not armed, and she could not be asked to disarm
Austria demanded that the general disarmament
should take place previous to the meeting of the
Congress, and England urged the same The
French Government, whose equivocal policy NJ. Ca
YOURS Piedmontese friends declare so much reas
sured them, wanted that the question of the disar
mament should be submitted to the Congress and
be decided by it. The object of course was to have
sufficient time to complete its preparations, and
when completed, to break off, on one pretext or an
Other all further negotiations, and take the field
with its ally, Piedmont. The English Government
were aware of this discreditable conduct; so, of
course, was Austria. Austria to whom every dav
nay, every hour, is of immense consequences. made
up her mind for the worst; England asked for n
categorical answer to the demand for an immediate
and general disarmament, and the French Govern
ment was called on to exercise its influence with
Sardinia to enforce compliance 1t had the efrron
terry to plead that it could not compel Sardinia tn
do anything of the kind.
Of course, we then saw that our friends were dis
posed to play us false, and Austria ntimated that
II categorical answer were not given within car
tain time as to the disarmament, she would copsid
er 1t as equivalent to declaration of war would
act instantly, and would probably be at Turin in
ten days. Austria may be accused of precipitatinC
matters, but her situation is most critical; the ex
penses of her army are straining her resources to
the utmost, and her only chance of safety was to
renOunce all hope of peace, and act at once Itwas
the necessity of her condition. When people blame
she has been menaced since the first of January
last. From that date she has, beyond all doubf
seen through the plan contrived against her bv NJ
Cavour and his great friend, and set herself to pre
pare accordingly. She knew that she was to be
duped and, as she had no faith in the fair promises
and pious aspirations of the JIonite, she resolved
to be ready against all emergencies 1t is dificnlt
IN how Sha nApl1 mt