Glasgow Courier. — 1855-07-12 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.  HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, JULY 10,  Their Lordships met at fire o'clock. The Earl of MALHESBCRY asked the Foreign Secretary what progress had been made in the inquiry relative to the massacre at flange. When this subject was last before the House the noble Earl stated that a message had been sent to the Danish Minister at St. Petersburg, requesting him to demand that the Russian government should institute an inquiry into what seemed to be a wanton and cruel massacre. Admiral Dundee had, however, anticipated the wishes of the government by sending, under a flag of truce, a request to the Governor of Ileisingfors for explanation upon the subject. A correspondence took place between them; and he would here say that be was glad to find that this flag of truce arrived 8 Ire at its destination, and that the Russian authorities had not again disgraced themselves by as great • violation of the most sacred international laws as had ever been perpetrated. He then commented upon this correspondence, and contended that it did not contain the slightest justification of the outrage; on the contrary, they rather aggravated the cruelty of the massacre. He admitted, however, that the boat should not have landed the party or the Finnish prisoners until the flag of truce had been replied to. At the same time, what the opinion of the Russian government was upon the matter, was shown by the officers who committed the outrage having been decorated.  The Earl of CLARENDON was sorry to Say he was not yet in a position to give Cie noble Earl the inforniatieu ahioli he desired. In the communications which had taken pace between Admiral Pandas and General de B.re„ her Majesty's government did not think that the Russian General had furnished any explanation that could he deemed satisfactory to the country. The only passage which wail at all satisfactory in General de Berg's aniwer was, that instead of 17 being murdered, as was at first supposed, there were only 7. Even if the fig of trace bad uot been seen by the Russian party, that fact would not cause the slightest justification for such frightful slaughter upon a small unarmed party. General de Berg said they could not have come upon a peaceful mission by reason of their firearms, which were found on board the boat; but the fact really was, the muskets alluted to were at the bottom of the boat unloaded, and covered with tarpaulin, so that it was clew that there was no intention of using them; besides, the Russian party were quite ignorant of the circumstance of the muskets being in the boat until after the murders had been perpetrated. As to the assertion of General Be Berg, that it was supposed that the boat was making soundings before flange, as was the case at Kertch; that excuse certainly could not avail, because they could not have known of that circumstance, even supposing it to be true, at the Clue ; it was, however, impossible for the government to know the real facts of the case until Lieutenant Geneste and his comrades wore released from Russian power ; and it was clear, from the date of the coninittnicatiou sent to the Danish miaister at St. Petersburg, that no answer to them could have been received.  Lord CAMPBELL asserted that, even according to the Russians own showing, this outrage was as great a violation of international law as ever had been committed. He viewed the decoration granted by the Russian government upon the perpetrators of it in the same light is the decorations conferred upon Cain, the first murderer. (Ilear.)The Earl of MALMESBURY then asked whether negtaiations were going on for the exchange of priboilers.  The Earl of CLARENDON replied that negotiations were now going on, the result of which he expected to be an immediate exchange of prisoners. After a few words from Lord Colchester the subject dropped. The Victoria Government Bill, New South Wales Government Bill, and Waste Lands (Australia) Bill, were severally, after some debate, read the second time. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, h o made some observations upon the subject, returns were ordered of the names of persons employed in the diplonmtic service of the count,. The Ilonve adjourned at a quarter-past eight o'clock.