The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-17 00:00:00

THE CASE OF MR. MURRAY AT ROME.

The Duke of ARGYLL said it appeared from the
public prints that an English subject, named Murray,
had been confined in prison, at Rome, for two or three
years, for a criminal offence, and had lately been found
guilty and sentenced to death. He wished to ask the
Esrl of Malmesbury whether any communication' had
taken place on the subj Pct with our Consul at Rome?
The Earl of MALMESBURY said about a week after
he entered office, ho received a dispatch from Mr. Free-
born, our Consul at Rome, stating that a gentleman of the
name of Murray, the son of a meritorious officer in her
Majesty's service, had been confined for thirty months
in the prison of Ancona, on a charge of murder, but
that subsequently, in consequence of representations
made to the Papal authorities, he was sent to Rome.
Mr. Freeborn immediately communicated with Cardinal
Au tonelli, and in reply he was informed that all justice
would be done to the prisoner. He (Lord Malmesbury)
had -
nourrin" received a dispatch from Mr. Freeborn at-
(Lord Al the
arrival of Mr. Murray at II:me. He
ocue.„ taesbury), therefore, wrote to Mr. Freeborn, e-
'q
;on: to watch the proceedings against Mr. Mur-
were how
with that he received fair play. Their Lordships
relations with awareo of
the
very
anomalous state of our
ambassador there!". In conseq=nee of not having an
in, the Government had to proceed in
such matters . rather roundaboapt and underhand
Planner, which he trio
like England. ught was unworthy a great country
MESSRS.
WINV,TE AND SMITH.
In reply to the Duke
EsatlittGYLL,
The Earl of MALM _ Y said tho correspondence
expulsion of Riese
with Austria respeFting the
WAS not yet complete, tin,i ral
nous:tough? it would be lea-
plaineentil a was. persons
proper to lay it before the
Lord CAMPBELL complained of the nature f
diplomatic relations_ with Rome, wh. o our
very disastrous results, 'eh had, in his
opinion, led to
After a short discussion the subject droppe&
rLEFT srrrinn.)

HOUSE OF COMMONs.
The flit`EAKEli took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NE W MEMBER.
Mr. D. JCNEB took the oaths and his seat for Car,
marthen.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The knowing Bills were read a third time and
pained:—
Belfast lia‘bour.
Great Western Railway (No. 1)-1 (No. 2).
London and North-Western RailwaY
the following Bilis were considered and agreed to:—
Blackburn and Preston Road and Bi•iage•
Bury and Little Bolton Road,
Bramley and Ridgewick Road.
Frome, Yeovil, and Weymouth Railway (No. 1).
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Liskeard Roads.
North- Western Railway.
North British Flax Company (Claussen's Patent).
Rotherham and Pleasley Road. •
Tramore Embankment.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Deviation of
Bishop Auckland Branch, &c.)
SECOND READINGS.
The Sunk Island Roads Bill and the Watson's Hos-
pital (Edinburgh) Estate Bill were read a second time,
and ordered to be committed.
PETITIONS.

Mr. JOHN ELLIS presented a petition from Leicester
against toe Maynooth grant.
Mr. MUNDY prescnted a petition from Darby to the
same effec%

htr.I.BARING prescnte3 a petition from the inha-
bitants of Miuritius, praying that the downward action
in the scale of dwi.,?s en foreign sugars may be arrested,
and that the general sugar duties, as now operating, may
be maintained ; also a petition from the Legislative
Houseas of the Lind of S. Christopher, complaining of
Ming distress, and against the admission of sugar
the m
produce of slave litoour for consumption in the Unitcd
Kingdo.
Mr. WADDINGTO,-,04 presented a petition from Mal-
don against the Ildaynooth grant.
P. HOWARD preiented several petitions from
various places in the north against the Charitable Trusts
Bill.
Mr.: M‘C LILL A
presented several petitions against
the Militia Bill.
petition from the Mr. HOliglIAN presented a
inha-
bitants of Frome, praying •or a .change in the law of
clergymen to
patronage relating to the presentation of
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from hisnchester

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in favour of the reproductive system of poor-laws; also
23 petitions from the same place against the Militia Bill.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition in favour of the
Patent Law Amendment Bill.
Mr. REYNOLDS presented two petitions : gainst the
Charitable Trusts Bill.
Mr. PETO presented a petition from Norwich against
the enrolment of the militia.
PARLIAMENTARY OATHS.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that it was not
his intention to bring on his motion to-morrow relating
to the oaths taken by Members of Parliament.
METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS.
Lord J. MANNERS gave notice that to morow he
should ask to move for leave to bring in a Bill to alter
and amend the law relating to the interment of the dead
in the metropolis.
DUBLIN FEVER HOSPITALS.
Mr. REYNOLDS wished to ask the Noble Lord the
Chief Secretary for Ireland, if any arrangements have
been made to afford additional hospital accommodation
to the who are now labouring under malignant
fever
poor, who
Dublin; and if it be the intention of
the Governtnentlo red ice the annual grants to the Cork-
street Fever Hospital net other charitable hospitals in
the city of Dublin?
Lord NAAS said, from papers he received to-day,
he entertained great hopes that the fever in Dublin was
decreasing, but should it become necessary the Poor-law
guardians bad ample power to provide additional ac-
commodation for the poor suffering from fever. With
regard to the second part of the question, it was intended
to propose the same vote for the hospitals that was
taken last year.
Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that to-morrow he
should ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he
was not prepared to place the Dublin Fever Hospitals in
their former position.
Lord EBRINGTON said,' as :prevention was better
than cure he should be glad to know if any steps bad been
taken to dbcure constant medical attention in the affected
districts.

Lord NAAS said that they wero constantly under the
inspection of the medical poor-law Commissioners.

LONDON, MONDAY

The one is as much a pretence as the other. To repeal
the Stamp and Advertisement Duties. supposing that on
paper retained, would operate rather to increase than to
diminish the revenue; and it the latter were reduced one-
half, while the two former imposts were abolished, it is pro-
bable that the increase would be very large indeed. There
would simply be a repetition of the process which Mr.
Disraeli so lucidly set forth in his budget, couched in so
many striking figures, both of speech and arithmetic.
The home market and the foreign market would be alike
extended. But until we work our way into a better
system, there is one thing which ChaneelloJs of the
Exchequer will dread more than a deficit, and bishops
more than infidelity, and that is popular knowledge.
The divisions on Wednesday were divisions against
knowledge. They were a protest against more light at
present—they were a postponement of the dawn, until
ambition, corruption, and bigotry have had their dream
out. But the time will come; and if it be the glory of
Sir Robert Peels memory, as he prayed it might be,
that the peasant blesses his name every night when he
eats his untaxed loaf, there is a similar, though not an
equal fame in store for the statesman whom the mechanic
shall remember with gratitude when, every morning, he
receives his penny newspaper. P oBLICOLA