The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-19 00:00:00

SICILY.

Lord STANLEY wished to know when the papers
relating to the mediatio❑ between Sicily and Naples
would be laid before the House,:and whether the Briti.h
naval force had been withdrawn from:the Sicilian waters.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the papers
would be laid on the table as soon as possible, and that
the naval force under Sir W. Parker had been directed
to withdraw from the Sicilian waters, withe the excep-

tion of a few ships which had been left solely for the
protection of British interests and British subjects, and
that they had orders to abtain from all interference
between the belligerents.
Lord STANLEY considered the answer of the Noble
Marquis to be perfectly satisfactory.
NORTH WALES RAILWAY COMPANY.

Lord MONTEAG LE moved that Mr. Chadwick and
Mr. Marriner be called to the bar. The Noble Lord
having repeated the history of the proceedings which
their Lordships had taken in relation to the North Wales
Railway Company, concluded by moving that they be
called to the bar.
Lord CAMPBELL said that all the parties had to
answer for Wll not obeying the order of the House.
Messrs. Chadwick and Marriner having been called to
the bar, and asked what they had to say,
Mr. Chadwick said, that had he received the order
to attend, nothing should have prevented him from obey-
ing it, and he read the evidence of the messengers of their
Lordships, to prove that the order had not been served
upon him until the month of October 1848. Had he had
the least idea that his presence would have been required
in September, he would have been in the way.
Mr. Marriner, on being called on, said he had done all
in his power to comply with the orders of their Lord-
ships' House, and proceeded to explain the steps he had
taken to procure and supply to their Lordships the in-
formation required, and it was not until after the pro-
rogation of Parliament that he had received any inti-
mation that his presence was required at their Lord-
ships' bar. From the moment he had received that inti-
mation he had held himself entirely at the orders of
their Lordships.
Lord MONTEAGLE considered the explanations
unsatisfactory, and that there had been a deliberate in-
tention, on toe part of these persons, to disobey the
orders of their Lordships with an improper inten-
tion, and in order to show that their Lordships would not
permit their privileges to be trampled, moved that Wil-
liam Chadwick and John Mariner, naving been guilty
of a breach of the privileges of the House by a disobe-
dience to the orders of the House, have been guilty of a
contempt of the House, and that they be theoefore
taken into custody. The motion having been agreed to,
Messrs. Chadwick and Mariner were removed in
custody.
F.RENCH INTERVENTION IN ITALY.
Lord BEAUMONT thought it was strange that the
first steps of the French Republic should be to interfere
to put down a republic in Rome, and that
a republic founded on the destruction of a monarchy
should interfere to restore the most absolute monarch
who ever ruled. It would also be strange it it should
be owing to the intervention of the Protestant power of
England that the Pope should be restored. After the
statement of the Noble Marquis to-night, that Sicily
had been abandoned to the Neapo!itans, when they com-
mitted the most atrocious enormities, after England had
abandoned the inhabitants of that unfortunate island to
the most horrid butcheries, he asked whether or nut
the Government had consented to French intervention in
Rome. He should hereafter call the attention of Par-
liament to the conduct of England in relation to Italy
and to that unfortunate island Sicily.
The Marquis of LA.NSDOWNE said that the French
intervention in Rome had not been the subject of
negotiation, nor had the Government taken any
part in suggesting it, but that an intimation of
such intended intervention had been made, and he
was not aware that any opposition would be offered to it
by her Majesty's Government. With resp, ct to that
unfortunate contest carry leg on in Sicily, he denied that
her Majesty's Government had broken any pledge
whatever.

DANUBIAN PROVINCES.
Lord BEAUMONT' gave notice that he should ask a
question on a future day on the subject of the continut-cl
occupation by Russia of the Danubian provinces.
PRO rECTION OF WOMEN BILL.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented several petitions
in favcur of this Bill, and gave notice that he should
[nova the secocd reading of that Bill on Monday fortnight.
RECOVERY OF WAGES BILL (IRELAND).
On the mo.ion of the Marquis of CLANRICARD2.,
this Bill was read a third time and passed.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. BROMLEY took the oaths and his seat for South
Nottingham in the room of Colonel RoHeston.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.

Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved that the order of the
House of the 16th day of February last, referring the
SJuth-Eastern Railway (Removal of Restriction against
opening the Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, a❑d Ashford
and Hastings Lines, Grata of compulsory Powers for
purchase of Lands, Steam-boats) Bill, to the Committee
of Selection, be now read.—This was done, the order
was discharged, and the Bill withdrawn.
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed :
Grimsby Corporation and Freemen's Arrangement.
Kidderminster Union Sinai' Tenements Rating.
Macclesfield Borough Waterworks, Markets, &e.
Marshland Smeeth a❑d Fen (Equalization of Drainage

Rotes and Repair of Roads).
BIRTHS AND MARRIAGE (SCO AND) BILL.
Mr. DUNCAN presented petitions from Aberdwon
against this Bill.
SUNDAY TRAVELLING.
Lord LINCOLN pre.ented a petition in favour of
this Bill.

Ir. SCOTT presented petitions against the Bill, ax
also did an Hon. Member front the Orkneys.
air. LOCKE. presented a petition from Falkirk in
favour of the Bill for the regulation for Sunday travelling
on s.