New-York tribune., 1867-02-22

,,5r tnvo,d tbc Prince of Wales aud the Duke Of
Edinburgh who were advancing TO meet heI, sie V'Ip
forward and kissed them both Anythme ihoI si.,l, ,
natural. and aficC .iOnae than TINS glcTIlH pctMc
the mother and her children cannot cII nc ~
The Qneen then presented her hanI 10 lle buAo -
Cambridge and to Prince Teck each OF whom klSseu
il resDectfullv and then again turmIg 10 the HousJ
she bowed and left with 1he same state celeinoI1i
as She had entered followed by her sons. In lev
minutes the whole of the brilliant assemblaSe li"n M
hrokcn M and thus commenced the second s'>9'""
OF the Seventh Parliament of Queen Victoria
House. OF LORDS, Feb The address to Her
Majesty in reply 80 her Speech from the throne nav
ing been moved and seconded Ear busscil "uoi'9''
the House. lie referred briefly 30 the items OF
foreign policy alluded to in the speech alo' 'o'i-
mentnp on that passage OF the Speech having reler
once to tbe United States said Il must say see no
reason why because J. when 40 the head oil the
Foreion Office did not accept certain pIopostlohs
which were made % me, the noble LoId now ~ euo
head of that Department Aiou lol ON & ~ mest;ons
rloting 10 Amclisaas, for Instance, IN lne ease vi
the Bay lslandstook course more IN coni9rHhLmS hS
with tbc views OF the American GoNellbhch' ul'h
my predecessor in office deemed It s duy topuIsut
Tie honor OF the country IS not presume l' % uiaI"
i'm the proposal which the G0VeIhment naS :, nauV, %
and ! trust both Houses OF faIhamcnt VIZ Wy
shortly be informed in what that proposal CONSISTS
He then passed on 10 @S p@g"RRh frGm Which
be inferred an intention on the part, OF iue
Government speedily TO introduce bill dealhg VIII
that subject He imputed TO the leaders Oh lnc prs
|
sisted all propositions to lower the borOugh lIHhciSe
and had met the moderate bill proposed ny me Iale
Government unfairly and dlsineenu9nSy Is 4ti a. fran -
dcatiug the separation of the question OF me nah
chisc from that of the re-dlStibulOn Oh Sch,s; Nn
! he contended. wOuld have impeded ana delayM =
settlement of the question. Lord RuSSeH piolhstu
| 10 consider upon its merits any bill when the
! Government should propose, and would lclolcd 10
! support one which should confer the franchise
upon a large body of the artisans of the country
who well qualified TO possess IT, re s,ldi .ar,
with respect 10 the bill which me M nYpio h TecI o
I ol,o. tn pIl
duced soon That it WI contain clear provisions and that
II viii be Considered by the House OF S9%G @ a. thrcn}
en- opposition 10 Ill II be good bi no M 9S1p @ we an e i'm
complete or delusive franchise, Why then, would 90
lust that 10 which The noble earl tIy o0eGt,u AuENe
lion of perilous character will bc our duty 70 oppose
! it II the House Of Commons pass ialr ,,i, r,i,
aud Your lordships approve II, giving Eroat i posS
| OF the artisans Of this country the privileges
which I@sy nSn 9s Ssm WS ha day y' which they ar6 vs
fitted 70 perform that Of exercising one OF me ot IN
IN vStne for repTescntatyes TO Parliament in short ia
Selecting men ON whom the conduct power, faltb' ana
I'VE tLcn that advantage freely and fairly ami 10
proper extent then you may hope to settle TINS question
lbn6s 10 cheat them Of that fair right and edeayor to
give them less than that TO which they arc t%aJu' %
NOu Will not succeed and you VIII lay tue iouhua-
uon Of future aeit2ton am HWaS G in ".s s,dr li,' q,
oi tno Pnt5, bnt hardly any one in either House
of Parliament WISHES for snch suffrage ana you CIV
he TSrkng classes Of this country far proportion OF
ts on NAV hone to settle this question for consider
fie tine Bit IL you deal with II unfairly and made
ouaey there can be better theme for agitation AT he
General election which must take place soon 3ltel tAe
passing Of such hl, thAn that ms present h3e.s ..
commons cheated the country aud thai was necessary
to have new Reform bin and now members of P9rlls
mont who would do their dat to Their conIitucDs UIe
honestly than the members OF nc present Z io.sC ~ @
mons Hear hear And If were an 0T,ia'of NouH a
wish Tor no better theme A laugh Inc hSet Taii' n
having arrived at The conclusion mat thcft outhl Io nca
large reio1u wi trust reduce the franchise to su,h ~
eAteut that bi, measures viii he accepcdpl the Country
| Lord Derby declined to discuss the merits OF The
tI.af 14l l...sR made
' since 1S.2 and contented himself with announcing
that The Chancellor Of the EXchequcr would on
Monday next state the course proposed by the Gov
emEent in respect OF the Reform question lie, how
ever reminded the House that any attempt NJ sat
sfactory settlement OF the question must be unsnc-
cessful ifappIoachcd IN the spirit and tcmpereN
I lv Lord Russell The question must be considered
| dispassionately and not in party spirit, II 1t were
to be settled at all, there was no possible Govern
ment which at the present could carry Reform bill
unas,stcd. The late Government bad tucd and had
failed Notwithstanding large apparent majority,
but its defeat due not merely to its opponents
but also Ia is supporters. Mutual lorbcdl1uCc aud
tain the passing of any measure npOn lhls long agl-
tatcd subject The noble lord then referred to the
question Of the Alabama claims. on which he spoke
~ follows:
Having addressed himself TO theEync,uon oi Reform
The noble thought 10 necessary 10 refer o only two
n ' ~ he l ted state {"ycrnm6nt FOR he sc
Element Of those unfortunate differences arising 9at of
The late civil war, the present GovcInHcnt would be
careful not 10 stuy the country imptu its honor
lie did complain that er Myc,tys present Govern
ncnt had taken different course from that Wich he
no cou,essons calculated to sacrifice honor Of the
country The correspondence upon mi, subject has not
( Min daty. 10 ioy n before the House: but
viii say that early The public service viii permit,
shall be lsd before PS lament, aud the noble earl
Will then find that while We have been disposed To come
20 anicabe solution Oi tie existing difference have
The country forfeited those rights which belong 20
independent conniy Hear lral.I Ihc noble earl ap'
he United states Government Tho fact II that shortly
after the accession OF the present Government 10 office,
mo tinted state rlbntht addies'Cu osl"'ch lolhe
q Foreign Office iecal9ulatlng the Grounds oi Complaint
sderaOn ~ the office. In answcr 10 that noble fca
i've thought II necessary enter, not acrim0rousy but
. raised And would state distinctly that there was
one question pressed upon W., as IL pressed upon
7 the noble Earl opposite 20 which we thenght we
} could come 10 a compromise settlement That
10 the right 81 This country TO decide al what time and
belgercnt rights Of the Coufoderates Ia The ilrs place
the questions OF lecosnilg 1elnSeIt, rights IS inherent
of blokade y fbe United states. 10 blockade s
essentially The exercise Of bclllgerent night aud when
blockade declared between the two parties there
to courses opeu 90 Her Maiestys Oyeiumcu-tO refuse
tOIec0gle the validity 0fthe blockade on the ground that
there Dcl geret on the other band torccognze
the beleerent ghts of the two parties And think the
noble earl very truly said that between the aterna
tye ne selected that which was most friendly TO the United
states when he recognized that which imperfect
blockade although by taking this cOulac he found him
self the necessity Of recognizing cOuelaye obga
} Tons. Hear, hear But caunOt ihuk ihls point
I upou which the United states Government lay much
stress because very lately that upon the intro
Ncu"n of thc uew Minister IRON France at Washington
declaration officially made that after The cy1cua
uo Of Mexico y The French there would longer re-
main between he two countries single question 20 lead
Ia ground FOR difference complaint. Now, the Coy
eminent o The Emperor OF the French aud the late GOV
coarse with reference 10 beuecre rights and The
between te Iuied states ana France with reference a.
The 1ters 'onHuct n connection win the blockade OF