The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-26 00:00:00

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to reflect or bring in question our Ambassador
at Madrid. Ills intentio,l was only to raise a
question relating to the instructions he had
ieceive(l, and to confine his observations to
the correspondence which had already been laid
on the table of the House. It appeared that up to
the period of the date of that corresponderce the
conduct of our Ambassador at Madrid had received
the full and entire approbation, not only of the Noble
Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, but of the
w hole of her Majesty's Government, and his view of
the case would in no way affect the Ambassador at
Madrid. lie understood, however, now that a com-
munication was to be laid upon the table of the House
which bore a date subsequent to that of the corre-
spondence before the House, and as Sir 11. L. Bulwer
was anxious that this communication should be on the
table before they went into the question, he begged
to state that he should not bring on his motion to-
morrow, but defer it to the next supply night, if the
Noble Lord was not prepared to devote an earlier
night to the question.
Lord J. RUSSELL said of course the Hon.
Gentleman would use his own discretion as to
bringing his motion on to-morrow, but he
begged to tell the Honourable Gentleman that it
was the intention of Government to go into Commit-
tee of Supply to-morrow night, to enable him to
bring his motion on. Looking, therefore, at the
present state of public business, and bearing in mind
that the discussion on the navigation-laws had to
take place, he could not promise the Hon. Gentleman
to devote another day to his motion; but if he
determined to proceed with it to-morrow, Govern-
ment would be prepared to offer it their decided
opposition.
Mr. BANKES said, under these circumstances, he
would persevere to-morrow.
Sir DE LACY EVANS put it to the Noble
Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether it
would not be detrimental to the interests of the
country to go into the question while they were ne-
gotiating with Spain ?
Lord PALMERSTON did not think it would.
Mr. BANKES wished to know whether our
Envoy had arrived from Spain?
Lord PALMERSTON replied in the affirmative.

CASTLEBAR.
Mr. BOURKE inquired, pursuant to notice, of
the Secretary for Ireland whether it was true that a
sheriff's sale of all the furniture and clothing had
taken place in the workhouse of Castlebar, and what
provision had been made by the vice-guardians for
the support of the poor of that union since the period
of the sale ?
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that it was true that
the sale had taken place, but arrangements had been
made by which all the paupers were still in the
house.

SPAIN.
Mr. lIUME 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 Dorsetsbire would not, under these cir-
cumstances, press his motion to-morrow.
Mr. DISR AE LI 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 Dorsetshirej 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
cn 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 Bill that a day
should be named for going into Committee of Supply.
Mr. B ANKES, 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 lie 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. GOULBURN 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 PALMEItSION 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 amicable adjustment of the diffe-
rences. He might state this factthat whilst on the
one hand the Danish Government 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.
EXPULSION OF ENGLISH WORKMEN
FROM FRANCE.

In answer to a question from Mr. DIYETT,
Mr. HAWES was understood to say that a
number of the workmen and their families who had
been expelled from France, during the late disturb-
ances, had been assisted to emigrate, and that it was
the intention of the Government to offer every rea-
sonable facility for the emigration of the rest who
might be desirous of proceeding to our colonies.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ROME