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Rh and capture, which, constitute the maritime power of England."

The same—"The right of search is a providential weapon placed in the hands of England for the protection of the weaker States."

Lord Stratford de Radcliffe—"Did not believe that Russia would have engaged in the Crimean war if she had not been assured beforehand that we should not use our maritime rights."

Lord Derby—"The day will come when you will wring your hands for having allowed yourselves to be bound by this fatal Declaration."

Lord John Russell—"in all books upon the subject it is stated that the rule that free bottoms make free goods has always been regarded as injurious to the supremacy of maritime nations, and especially to the maritime power of England."

Mr. Disraeli—"You have given up the cardinal principle of your maritime power."