LORD BROUGHAMwished to ask his noble Friend (the Marquess of Lansdowne) a question which he deemed to be of some importance in the present state of Europe. He earnestly hoped that his noble Friend would be able to give him some assurance that there was a propect of a termination of that most unhappy, he was going to say most discreditable, state of hostility which now prevailed between Denmark and Prussia, and certain adjoining provinces. Of the King of Prussia he wished to speak with all possible consideration. He always understood the conduct of that Sovereign to have been dictated more by a deference to the opinions of the Frankfort Assembly than by his own wishes. He (Lord Brougham) hoped that that illustrious person would henceforth be governed by his own sound judgment, and abstain from further hostilities against Denmark. If he should not, then he (Lord Brougham) trusted that the influence of this country and that of her allies might be exerted for the purpose of bringing about that most desirable consummation.
§ The MARQUESS of LANSDOWNEassured his noble and learned Friend that he entertained hopes upon the subject, but, beyond that, it was not in his power to give any definite answer to the question 1150 which had been put to him. His noble Friend might rely upon it that the efforts of this country, in conjunction with her allies, had been, and would, still be, unremittingly exerted to bring about an amicable settlement between Denmark and Prussia—an object which was not less desirable for the benefit of those two countries themselves, than for the permanent tranquillity of all Europe.