The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-27 00:00:00

ROME.

The Marquis of NORMANBY said he had given notice
to the noble earl (Earl Russel) privately of his intention to
ask him two questions. One was relative to the
delay which had taken place in the production of the
dispatches from which he had quoted in bis late speech
on the subject of Rome. They had not yet been
produced, and a wrong impression might be excited by
such delay. The other point upon which he wished for in-
formation was, that within the last week there had ap-
peared in the French and German newspapers a despatch,
dated the 14th of the present month, from Cardinal
Antonelli, giving an account of the transactions of th-
English Court with Rome, and stating that Mr. Odo Rus-
sell had taken the initiative in the negotiations. He wished
to kflow if the version he had alluded to was true. If rot,
he hoped he would be able to give it a denial.
Earl RUSSELL said that if his noble friend
wished for those despatches, or some extracts
from them, he should have them. With respect to the de-
spatch alluded to, he certainly was not responsible for any-
thing that Cardinal Antonelli might have written to the
Nuncio at Paris. It was not true that he (Earl Russell)
had written a letter to Mr. Odo Russell Of the nature re-
ferred to in the alleged despatch of the Cardinal, nor
any letter to the same effect. He was aware, from
the very fact of the appointment of M. Drouyn
D'Lhuys, that the French Government were likely to
continue the occupation of Rome, so that he could not have
written expressing his disappointment that the Pope was
not about to leave Rome. He wished, further, to say, that
Mr. Russell was not an ambassador to Rome. He had
been, till the consolidation of the Italian Government, an
attache at Florence, and afterwards at Naples, and since then
Cardinal Antonelli having asked what character he held at
Rome, he had been made attache direct from the Foreign-
office. He had not made any proposals to Cardinal Auto-
nelli which would have been without the range of his duty,
but he had simply listened, like any private individual, to
statements made to him by Cardinal Antonelli.

Earl DERBY said the alleged dispatch of Cardinal
Antonelli affirmed that Mr. Odo Russell's account of the
interview with the Pope was incorrect.
Earl RUSSELL had communicated with Mr. Odo Rus-
sell on the subject, but he had not yet received any answer
from that gentleman.

The subject then dropped.
PRINCE OF WALES' ANNUITY BILL.

This bill was read a first time.
GARDENS IN TOWNS PROTECTION BILL.
Lord REDESDALE moved the second reading of this
bill, which was the same as that which_he had introduced
last session.

This bill was accordingly read a second time.
ENGLISH-CHURCH SERVICES IN WALES BILL
This bill passed through committee.
DURHAM UNIVERSITY.

The Bishop of EXETER complained that the regula-
tions requiring that the ordinances of the Commission of
Durham should be laid before the house for forty days
before they came into effect, were evaded by the forty days
being spread over two sessions, sixteen days in one and
twenty-four in another.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said the act distinctly
stated 40 sessional days, but it could not be construed into
meaning that the whole of those days should be in one ses-
sion.

The Bishop of -EXETER said he would then give notice
that to-morrow he should move an address to her Majesty,
praying that she would be pleased to withhold her confir-
mation from the ordinances which had been laid.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Lagt Evening.
The SrE,...xER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER..

Mr. BARBER took the oaths and his seat for Lisburn.

SECOND READINGS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Athenry
and Ennis Junction Railway (Abandonment)—Birming-
ham and Sutton Coldfield Extension Railway—Private
Telegraph Company—and Stockport District Water.
The second reading of the Deal Improvement Bill was
postponed until to-morrow,
PETITIONS.

Mr. C. TURNER and Mr. MUNDAY presented petitions
against the Rate-in-Aid Bill ; Captain JARVIS and Lord
STANLEY, from officers in India, complaining of the amal-
gamation scheme, and praying for inquiry; Mr. BRIGHT,
from Birmingham, and Mr. HODGKINSON, praying for a
repeal of the fire insurance duty;" Mr. BRIGHT, from
Bacup, Lancashire, for a reduction of the national expen-
diture; and Admiral WALCOTT, in favour of an equalisation
of the sugar duties.
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EPPIN FOREST.

Mr. COX, from Bethnal•green, praying that the public
rights might be preserved.
INTOXICATING, LIQVORS.

Mr. LAWSON, from Norfolk, against the sale of intoxi-
cating liquors on the Sabbath.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
MARRIAGES (IRELAND)...

Mr. DAWSON PEEL—That to-morrow, on going into
Committee of Supply, he should call attention to the
anomalous stato of the marriage law, and propose, " That
in the opinion of the house, it is expedient to make some
amendments therein." (Hear, hear.)
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND