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Wellington Independent, Volume XIX, Issue 2096, 27 August 1864, Page 1

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The Sydney Morning Herald has the following later intelligence translated, from the Semu.' phorejle Marseilles of the 29th June. London, Tuesday, 28lh June. House of Commons. — Lord Pulmerston has lengthily explained the acts of the conference. He said, that after the want of success consequent upon the proposal for an arbitration, the French Plenipotentiary proposed that the vote of the population between Apeursde and tha Schlei should be taken, but Denmark refused j that proposition. It then became the duty of the British Government to consider well what steps it ought to take, for if Denmark had been wrong at first, she had subsequently shewn a great desire to make reparation. Denmark— -.idded Lord Palmerston — has been ilUused, and the sympathies of all the English nation are with her. Under the circumstances, the Government would have been happy to recommend to her Majesty to take the part of Denmark in the contest, but then it must be remembered that that nation, was in the wrong at the commencement, and that, in the last confereuce, she re-

|jected a reasonable proposition which would have led to a peaceful solution of the question. France and Russia have refused to take active measures ; England would thus, by herself, [hate t« undertake the enterprise of driving i back the Gorman troops. The Government has i not believed it to be its duty to counsel the j Queen to such an undertaking. The. Government does not wish to say, if the war is carried into the Danish Isles, Copenhagen attacked, or the King of Denmark made prisoner, that the decision of the oroveitimenl might not bo modified ; but if it believed a ehanjje of policy to be desirable, that change would be immediately communicated to Parliament if still in session — i-if not in sersion, then the Government would take advantage of tbe first opportunity for arriving at a knowledge of its opinion. iMr D'lsraeli bas attacked the opinion that the Danish Islands ought to be defended by England, and says that tho policy of Cobden and Bright is a better and more intelligent policy thin that of Palmerston. In the House of L >rds, Earl R;issell has expressed himself in language analogous to that of Lord Palmerston. The Times admires the explanation of Lord Palmerston, and approves of that pacific policy. It blames the headstrong spirit of Denmark, which, it says, ought to give way. The Daily News asserts that the majority of Parliament li>tened with satisfaction to the assurance that peace would be maintained. The Morning Star says that tbe policy of Eugland does not depend on that of France, but that it would be folly to adopt a policy svitliout considering what course would be adopted by that Power. Parliament and the country approve of the policy of Lord Palinersloir The Morning Herald says that the explanation of Laid Palmerstoii is an apology for selfishness and co wa rd ice. The Daily News considers, the Holy Alliance being re-established, that England cannot ! expend for Denmark that strength which she will requite for her osvn defence against the [ coalition. L)rd' Palmeiston does right not to become the Don Quixote of the situation.