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

AFFAIRS OF SPAIN.

Mr. BANKES wished to ask the Noble Lord the
Foreign Secretary whether he was prepared to lay
upon the table of the House any further correspond-
ence in relation to the affairs of Spain ? _ .

Lord PALMERSTON said he had considered it
his duty to look over all the papers forwarded from
Spain, to see whether any could be laid upon the table,
and he had made a selection for that purpose which
was now in the hands of the printer, but they would
not be ready to be laid on the table till to-morrow.
These papers consisted of communications which Sir
H. L. Bulwer had with the Spanish authorities pre-
vious to the 16th of March, the date of the negotiation
referred to in the paper already before the House.
Mr. BANKES said he had received an intimation
from Sir 11. L. Bulwer to the effect that he was
apprehensive that the question he had given notice of
for to-morrow might affect him; but he begged to
state that it was his intention in no degree whatever
to reflect or bring in question our Ambassador
at Madrid. His intention was only to raise a
question relating to the instructions he had
received, and to confine his observations to
the correspondence which bad already been laid
on the table of the House. It appeared that up to
the period of the date of that correspondence 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
whole of her Majesty's Government, and his view of
the case would in no way affect the Ambassador at
Madrid. He 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 corres-
pondence before the House, and as Sir H. 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 he 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.