The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

BRITISH SETTLERS IN HONDURAS,

Sir D. L. EVAN'S inquired of the noble lord the mem-
ber for the City of London, in reference to late negotia-
tions with the United or Central American States,
whether the rights and interests of this country and of
British settlers in Honduras, and those of our ancient
ally the Chief of the Mosquito Coast, have been pre-
served, or if modified, to what degree or extent ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said, as the negotiations were
not yet completed, he could not give any positive answer
to the question, but it had been the object of the Go
vernment to preserve the rights and interests of this
country, and the British settlers in Honduras.
ORDNANCE SURVEY OF SCOTLAND.
Colonel BLAIR asked her Majesty's Government whe-
ther they were prepared to state their intentions with
regard to the scale on which the Ordnance Survey of
th southern counties of Scotland was to be resumed ;
and whether it was intended to apply the survey on a
still larger scale to towns of 4,000 inhabitants and
upwards.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
was quite aware of the interest which was felt on this
subject in Scotland and elsewhere, and he was much
obliged to the hon. and gallant member for giving him
an opportunity of answering the question which
ne had put. He was not in a condition to
state definitively what the intentions of the
Government were with reference to that survey.
The question was one of very great importance, and in-
volved the expenditure of a very large sum of money.
The course taken up to the present time had not been
entirely consistent, nor did it appear certain that it was
clear, or beyond doubt, what was the best course to pur-
sue with regard to the scale of the large map which it
was intended to publish. As to the small map, no
doubt existed as to what should be done, it having been
determined to publish it on a half-inch scale. The Go-
vernment were anxious, before they came to a final
settlement upon the large map, to ascertain the opinions
of all the persons who were best qualified to give an
opinion on the subject ; and they hoped to obtain valuable
infonuation from the county meetings which were shortly
about to be held in Scotland. When they were in lios-
session of that information, the Government would lose
no time in coming to a definite decision in regard to the
preparation of this map.
TREATMENT OF PICTURES IN THE
NATIONAL GALLERY.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
would take that opportunity of
answering another
him
question which was put to the otherT night with re-
spect to cleaning the pictures in the National Gallery
with warm water. The trustees of the National Gallery
had the matter under their literati,n, and they had
furnished him with reports bothe
o.lr. Unwins, the
keeper of the gallery, and from MromSeoar, who had the
care of the pictures. Mr. Se
ga; distinct
very
in account of the:proceedings which he had aa
re-
gard to the pictures, and it was his (the dChancellor of
the Exchequer's) intention to forward his report,
apme
altd-
e
t commit-
tee, as well
as that of Mr. Unwins', to the chairman oftine
tee, which was about to sit on this subject.
that nothing unwise or indiscreet had been done, and
that there was no reason to suppose that any injury had
been sustained by the pictures. It was likewise stated
that nothing further should be done as to the cleaning of
pictures in the gallery until the present session of Parlia-
ment came to a close.