The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-22
Important Matters in the British Par
lament.
GERMANY AND WAR-CONT[NENTAL POLL.
CY OF ENGLAND.

In the Commons on the 18th inst. Lord JOHN Rus
SELL said-A question of some importance has
been raised with regard to the responsibility which
the government is said to have incurred in giving
advice to foreign governments; and it has been
said not only that we ought not 10 advise other
| States to refrain from increasing their arma-
ments-the fact being that we have given no ad-
vice of the kind-but that we ought not TO counsel
those States TO remain at peace. and not II extend
| the Tavages of war Now find the following ad-
vice given by Lord Malmesbury to the Confedera-
ton. It is contained in despatch to Sir \. Malet,
dated May l, 1885,
bave received telegraphc despatch o. this day,
by which appears that motion will probably made
10 morrow IN the Diet, calling the Confederation
without any ccsns tdyIs, 10 make comma with
Austria Der Mass.yr government trust however, that
the answer wscn iume5iAtey returned TO % tele
grapo msy hsve arrived time prevent any such Ill
advised step the part OF tho Confederation
protest which have instructed you 70 make it's
adoption and the warning that you give
that # Germany this esriy stage harse
without treaty oougatlen in the present war; would
have assistance expect from and tina. with
out such assistance ner would exposed the
ravsges OF hostile fleets in the Baltic will deter the Diet
from adopting precpat- course, would once
extend 70 Europe the Iavsses OF war; which every TREND
Of humanity must desire cooined II posspe 70 the
country in which 1t has broken out.
(Hear3 To state. therefore, that Lord Nalmes-
bury had never given advice to any foreign Power
TO maintain an attitude of neutrality, and not to
enter wal, is certainly not to put fair inter-
probation on the language which that noble lord
has used. (Hear, heaJ.) do not think have en-
ployed language so strong as that which was d.
rected to the German Confederation requesting it
not TO take part in the present contest in Italy,
and warning the German States that if they did SO
the coasts of the Baltic would be ravaged by o
foreign Power. (Bear, hear)
Mr.. DIsRAELI-The advice which Lord Mames-
bury gave in this despatch is very frequently given
by him in the course of the papers which have been
laid before the House. and in none of them more
strongly than in that from which last quoted. He
there says her Majestys government strongly de-
clare that Germany should not be influenced in ar
irving at decision then under the consideration of
the Diet by any hope Of succor from this country"
Now, that is stronger language than any which the
noble lord opposite has quoted; but apprehend
that the noble lord himself has written despatch
to the Court of Prussia, in which he has recon-
mended to that Court the adoption of certain line
Of policy. That honorable members will perceive
is very different thing from giving Prussia to un-
derstand that if she entered into she must not
expect the assistance of England. The course
which the noble lord has taken, in short, do not
conceive to be consistent with the observance of
strict and impartial neutrality; while all that Lord
Malmesbury did was to impress upon Prussia the
conviction that il she engaged in hostites she
must do so on her own responsibility. (Hear,
hear.)
Lord PALMERsToN-Thed despatch Of Lord Malmes-
bury which has been quoted by my noble friend
does not confine itself to an ntmation to Prussia
That II she went to war she must not count upon
the support of England, bM tells her she must
reckon on something elSe-ndnlety, the rdUdqe Of
her coasts IN The Baltic. (Hear, hear) The charge
which was made against my noble friend in the
early part of this discussion was that he had given
advice to the German Powers. He simply gave ad-
vice to Prussia dissuading her from entering into
the war which was then being waged in Italy; but
the charges made being that my noble friend had
given advice to the German Powers, he proves
from the Blue books that Lord Malmesbury did
not merely give advice to the Diet to abstain
from war, but pointed out the course 1T ought
to pursue, and warned it of the dangers which
would arise il it pursued different line OF policy
from that which the late government had shadowed
out The late government protested against the
tanc which the Diet was going to take, and do
not find fault with them for having done so. 1
think thew acted wisely in the course which in that
respect they pursued but then it is going too far to
turn round upon US because we have, although onlv
in modified degree, adopted q similar policy.
Hear, hear) Of all men the late ministry are the
Ast persons who ought to have found fault with our
proceedings IN this particular. clear, hear.)
MIR. DIsRAFLI-The noble lord who has lust
spoken seems to labor under the impression that in
warning Prussia against ravages in the Baltic, we
were speaking of the possible policy of England.
Mr.. Is. COCuRANE said that nothing could more
completely breathe spirit of neutrality than the
language which Lord Malmesbury had employed.
clear, hear)
KNGLANDs ADVICE TO PRUSSIA IN HER WAR POLICY.
In the House of Commons on the Sth instant,
MIR. SEYMOUR FITZGERALD, pursuant to notice, rose
TO ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
whether he would lay upon the table Of the House
a copy Of a despatch stated 10 have been addressed
to the Prussian government or her Majestys Minis
ter at Berlin, conveying the views of her Malestys
government as to the course which that rover
ought TO pursue with reference to the war now
going on in the north Of Italy. The honorable gen