The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-25 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Mr. HUME wished to know, after what had
taken place relative to the departure of Sir
Henry Bulwer from Madrid, whether it was the
intention of the Noble Lord, the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs that the discussion on that important
subject should take place without the documents be-
ing on the table of the House ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that he had already
stated that the correspendence was in the hands of
the printers ; he was in hope it would be on the table
to-morrow, and in the hands of Members on Sa-
turday.
Mr. T. D'EYNCOURT trusted that the Hon.
Member for Dorsetshire would not, under these cir-
cumstances, press his motion to-morrow.
Mr. DISRAELI thought that this was far too
important a subject to be discussed without the papers
on the table of the House. He thought the Noble
Lord might and ought to hold out the prospect of
bringing on the subject other than that of some supply
night.
Lord J. RUSSELL had no doubt that, after
the discussion on the navigation-laws which he
was not willing to postpone, there would be a
day for going into a Committee of Supply. He
had, however, no anxiety that the Honourable
Member for Dorsetshire should postpone his motion
if he thought proper to bring it on to-morrow.
Lord MAHON considered the alternative to
be, whether the discussion on this question
should take place with or without the docu-
ments, or not at all. This was the alternative
to which her Majesty's Government sought to reduce
the House; but it was one, he trusted, they would
not submit to. The transaction that had taken place in
Spain was one of no ordinary character, and he thought
it would not he unbecoming of the position of the
Noble Lord at the head of the Government, if he
held out some prospect of an early day to discuss the
question.
Lord J. RUSSELL could not name any day for
the discussion of the subject, but as soon as the debate
on the navigation-laws was over, supposing the House
affirmed the resolution for bringing in the Bill on the
subject of the navigation-laws, he had no objection
before the second reading of that MI that a day
should be named for going into Committee of Supply.
Mr. BANKES, considering that it would be
useless to discuss the subject without the documents
being before the House, would not force on his
motion to-morrow, but he hoped the Noble Lord,
in considering the question, would feel it to be of
that importance that, for the. sake of the Govern-
ment and the country, it ought not to be postponed

unnecessarily. He would, however, leave his
motion on the paper for to-morrow, with the under-
standing that it was not then to come on.
ISLAND OF TOBAGO.
Mr. GOULBLTRN wished to know whether the
Government had received any information from the
Governor of Tobago with respect to the state of that
island.

Mr. HAWES said he regretted that no informa-
tion at all had been received from the Governor of
Tobago.
Mr. P. HOWARD seeing the Noble Lord (Lord
Palmerston) in his seat begged leave to ask him
whether now, or on a future day, he would be
prepared to say what progress had been made
in the negotiations with regard to the mediation
between Denmark and Prussia, or rather between
Denmark and the confederated powers—a matter
which was deeply interesting to this country, and he
was aware that some of his constituents had been
sufferers by the course of warfare carried on.
Lord PALMERSTON said he conld answer the
question of the Hon. Gentlemen at present, so far as
was consistent with his duty, and he thought he might
state that there was a favourable disposition on both
sides to consider the proposals which might be made,
with the view to an amiceble adjustment of the diffe-.
rences. He might state this fact—that whilst on the
one hand the Danish Godernment had taken away
some of their blockades, on the other he had been in-
formed within the last hour that the Prussian Go-
vernment did not mean to enforce the order which
had been issued by General Wrangel.
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