The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-20 00:00:00

(Signel)

" RussELL.

"The Lord Lyons, G.C,8., &c.,
He (Mr. Layard) trusted that the apology and the answer
would prove satisfactory to the hon. nember end to the
country. (Hear. hear.) His hon. frietd behind him (Mr.
Kinglake) had made an extraordinary discovery in a mys-
terious manner. (A laugh.) He was ata lose to know what
mysterious sources of information his lam. friend posse used ;
but he had taken the trouble to make a translation of a
document which, with that readiness to assist which was
never wanting in the librarian of the louse, he could have
itntnediat3ly obtained in the library. 'Chat document, and
the translation of it, had been laid on 'he table of the house
in 1856 on the motion of Mr. Hutt. Tie hem member would
find the protocol of Warsaw and tle note teem Baron
Brunnow addressed to the Danish mitister. That note and
the enclosure were communicated to he Earl of Malmes-
bury when at the Foreign Office, and acknowledged by him.
No correspondence has taken place except by way of simple
acknowledgment by the Earl of Malueebury. It would not
be proper for him to follow the honourable gentleman in
his view of the nature and value of 'he Warsaw proctocol.
That was a question of great imporance, which it would
not become him at the present mommt to enter upon.
Mr. ROEBUCK said that the discovery made by the
hon. member opposite belonged tc the family of mare's-
nests. It was indeed a very large one, bat it was large
only on account of the inflation waich it had received on
this occasion. Suppose a contract were entered into be-
tween A and 13 ; end A, behind B's back, wrote a note to
C ; could any one suppose that that note would alter the
contract between A and B ? That was really the nature of
the transaction as stated by the hon. member. A treaty
was made between five Powers. The Minister of ono of
them chose to wiite a note to the Minister of the King of
Denmark about it. But the treaty re/mined just as it was ;
and the note remained waste paper, wh ch the hon. gentle-
man had amused himself by translating. (Laughter.)
The house then went into committee of supply.
BANK ACTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.

This bill was read a second time.
INSANE PRISONERS' ACT AMENDMENT ACT.
The house then went into committee on this bill,
Clause 1 was arec3 to.
On clause 2,
Mr. G. HARDY movel an amendment to the second
clause to tbe effect that in the case of prisoners under sen-
tence of death, and certified by two or more visiting justices
to have become insane aZter convict:on, the troth of such
certificate should be inquired int 3 by three commissioners
to be appointed for that purpose. The amendment led to
considerable discussion, end upon a division it was nega-
tived by 32 to 26. The several clauses of the bill were then
agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be reported to the
house.

The Warehousing of British Spirits Bill was read a
second time.

Mr. H. BRUCE obtained leave to bring in a bill to con-
firm certain provisional orders under the Land Drainage
Act, 1861; also a bill to authorise the inclosure of certain
lands in pursuance of a report of the Enciosure Commis-
sioners of England and Wales; and a bill relating to the
importation of diseased cattle.
The other business on the paper having been disposed off
the house adjourned.