Report from the Joint Select Committee of the House of Lords and the House of Commons on the Channel Tunnel: Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix, 第 2 篇Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Select Committee on the Channel Tunnel, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice Marquess of Lansdowne H. Hansard and Son, 1883 - 574 頁 |
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advantage amount Annual Register Antwerp army arrangements Arthur Peel assume believe Boulogne Calais carried Chairman Channel Tunnel charge coal command commercial communication Company consider considerable construction cost coup de main danger declaration defence destroying the tunnel difficulty doubt Dover Earl of Camperdown effect enemy engine England English evidence explosion exports facilities first-class fortress fleet Folkestone force foreign France French G.C.B. Continued garrison give Government harbour Henry Hussey Vivian hostilities importance increase invading invasion June land London Lord Aberdare Lord Richard Grosvenor Lord Shute Lord Wolseley M.P. Continued manufactures means miles Military Committee necessary obstruction opinion passengers peace ports possible precautions present probably quantity question railway rates reference regard risk route Royal Highness scheme seized sent ships side Sir Henry Hussey Sir Massey Lopes steamers suppose surprise thing tons trade traffic transhipment troops truck ventilation vessels wool
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第 iii 頁 - Orders of the House, examined the matters to them referred ; and have agreed to the following REPORT...
第 548 頁 - Draft of declaration. — In affixing his signature to the convention of this day, between her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States of America, the Earl Russell declares, by order of her Majesty, that her Majesty does not intend thereby to undertake any engagement which shall have any 'bearing, direct or indirect, on the internal differences now prevailing in the United States.
第 565 頁 - States' man-of-war the San Jacinto. This occurrence, as you can well imagine, has produced in England and throughout Europe the most profound sensation, and thrown not Cabinets only, but also public opinion, into a state of the most excited expectation. For, although at present it is England only which is immediately concerned in the matter, yet, on the other hand, it is one of the most important and universally recognized rights of the neutral flag which has been called into question.
第 550 頁 - Majesty's confidential servants came to a decision. On Sunday that decision received the sanction of His Majesty. On Monday it was communicated to both Houses of Parliament — and this day, Sir, at the hour in which I have the honour of addressing you — the troops are on their march for embarkation.
第 565 頁 - Russell remarks that it thus appears that certain individuals have been forcibly taken from on board a British vessel, the ship of a neutral power, while that vessel was pursuing a lawful and innocent voyage — an act of violence which was an affront to the British flag and a violation of international law.
第 556 頁 - Allies to unite with him in order to assist him to cut off the communication by sea between Egypt and Syria, and to prevent the transport of troops, horses, arms, and warlike stores of all kinds, from the one province to the other ; Their Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, engage to give immediately to that effect, the necessary orders to their naval Commanders in the Mediterranean.
第 536 頁 - ... they had a right to trade ; and all the West Indians wished what was so much for their interest. Having given governors, custom-house officers, and Americans notice of what I would do, I seized many of their vessels, which brought all parties upon me ; and I was persecuted from one island to another, so that I could not leave my ship. But conscious rectitude bore me through it ; and I was supported, when the business came to be understood, from home ; and I proved (and an act of parliament has...
第 562 頁 - Sinope, and that every Russian ship thenceforward met in the Euxine would be requested, and if necessary constrained, to return to Sebastopol, and that any act of aggression afterwards attempted against the Ottoman territory or flag would be repelled by force.
第 564 頁 - November 9," that the Trent left Havana on the 7th instant with Her Majesty's mails for England, having on board numerous passengers. Commander Williams states that shortly after noon, on the 8th, a steamer, having the appearance of a manof-war, but not showing colours, was observed ahead.
第 546 頁 - The king, our royal and most gracious master, has therefore judged it expedient to desire the temporary deposit of the Danish ships of the line in one of his majesty's ports.