The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-31 00:00:00

ADJOURNNIENT.

On the tnotion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex_
CHEQUER, it was resolved that the House, at its r* •
rsiN,
do adjourn till Tuesday, the 12th of April.
Tile further considtration of the report of the Commit-
tee on p,Tuniary penalties was postponed to April 12.

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
that the house resolve itself into a Committee of Supply.
Sir It. HAPxDINGE inquired if it was inteaded, at
that time of night, to go through the whole of the Ord-
u:ince Estimates ?
Mr. TENNYSON said he should proceed with them as
far as he could to-night
SPANISH REFUGEES AT GIBRALTAR.
Mr. G. PRICE wished to ask, first, whether the Noble

•
Lord bad given any directions for removing from the for-
r.:ss of Gibraltar persons residing there as Spanish re-
fugees, who had been far a long period harboured there,
and who bad abused its neutrality? Secondly, whether
he had any objection to lay On the table of the Heuse the
correspondence between the gallant officer who com-
manded at Gibraltar and the Spanish authorities, as to
the violation of the neutrality by those persons. The
Hon. Member observed, that from the commencement of
last summer there had been meetings by persons in this
country, Paris, and Brussels, to raise disturbances in the
territories of the King of Spain,—a King de jure and de
facto, and who had an accredited Minister at our Court.
He contended that this was a violation of the law of na-
tione, which was the common law of Europe, and the
safeguard of the weak to assist the strong. He wished
for the correspondence between the Governor of Gibral-
tar and the Spanish authorities, in order to ascertain
whether the gallant officer had exercised a sufficient de-
giee of vigilance.
Lord PALMERSTON said, that in the first place the
relations between this country and Spain were those of
perfect friendship and understanding; and it was the de-
sire of his Majesty's Government to preserve those rela•
tinny, as mutaally conducive to the interests of both
c iuntries. His Majesty's Government would have been
liable to some censure if they had connived at, much less
encouraged, any attempt to disturb the tranquillity of
Spain. No such blame, however, attached to his Ma-
jesty's Government. They had learned with regret the
event which the Hon. Member had alluded to, that in
January last a number of Spanish refugees, whose num-
bers had been greatly exaggerated, since they amounted
only to thirty-four, had proceeded front Gibraltar to at-
tack the Spanish lines. This attempt, so far from being
connived at by the gallant officer who commanded at Gi-
braltar,—so far from it receiving the slightest countenance
from him, or being occasioned by any want of precau-
tion on his • part,—he had, not ten days before, prevented
a similsr attack, in consequence of information he had
received, and had afforded every opportunity to the
Spanish authorities to meet the attack. The attack Lad
failed ; the refugees engaged in it were received in the
garrison as prisoners, and were placed in confinement,
and the others were compelled to quit Gibraltar. All
persons of this description were required to depart, and
there was not one now remaining in the garrison. It
was a standing regulation of the fortress, that no foreigner
of any description should be permitted to reside there with-
out the specific permission of the Secretary for the Co-
lonies : the Governor could only give a temporary per-
m'ssion. In consequence of this attempt to disturb the
tranquillity of Spain, the Governor had been directed to
put this regulation in force.

Mr. FITZGEEiALD confirmed the statement of the
Noble Lord.

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