The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-09 00:00:00

CEYLO N.

Mr. LABOUCIIERE stat ed that there was some
difficulty in assimilating the .management of Ceylon
to that of our other possessi cans, as its laws were
regulated by the Parliament at home, but that
he would enter further intt) the matter when he
brought forward his motion on Monday next with
respect to our Indian possessiol is.—(Hear.)

Mr. URQUHART wished to know whether the
interpretation put upon the ,:onduct of Mr. Bulwer
by a Noble Lord in another 'One was sanctioned by
the Government, as he had c ensured his conduct ?
Also, whether the letters of tl 10th and 11th April,
of which extracts only had bee n furnished, icould not
be laid on the table ; and wh..t-her the Duke of Soto-
mayor had condescended to r, ',ply to the recent com-
munications made to him by ; Bulwer?
Lord PALMERSTON r e?lied that the conduct.
of Mr. Bulwer was approved ,of by the Government.
If the Honourable Gentleman. and the House wished
to have the letters refers e d to in full he had
no objection to produce the:m ; but those passages
expunged had reference to matters which, though
proper for the information of the Govern-
ment, were hardly proper 1;o lay before the House,
With respect to the third question of the Honourable
Gentleman, lie had to state that he had not yet re-
ceived any intimation from Mr. Bulwer that the
Duke of Sotomayor had acknowledged his last
dispatch.
Mr. URQUHART the ri gave notice that he
should, to-morrow, in brir ising forward a motion
with respect to the Peninsula, take that opportunity
of making some remarks which he thought appli-
cable to the present state of things in that country.
DENMARK AND PRUSSIA.—MEDIATION
OF ENGLAND.

Mr. URQUHART then inquired in what position
this country stood in reference to Denmark—whether
the Prussian forces had entered into the Danish
provinces ?

Lord PALAIERSTON said there was reason to
believe that orders had been given for the advance-
ment of the troops to Jutland. With respect to the
other question, he had to state that the parties had
consented to accept the good offices of the British
Government as mediators—(Hear)—and he was in
communication with both parties, and hoped to be en-
abled to bring matters to an amicable and satisfactory
adjustment. _ _

Mr. URQUHART inquired if an application o
the same nature had been made to Russia.

Lord PALMERSTON was understood to say
that Denmark had applied to both.

THE RIVER PLATE.

In reply to Mr. BANKES,

LordPALMERSTON stated that nocommunication
had taken place between this Government and the
Provisional Government of France with respect to
the River Plate. In conjunction with the late Go-
vernment, that of England sent out instructions which
he believed would ultimately lead to the amicable
adjustment of the matter. They had no reason to
think that the present Government of France would
withdraw those instructions. He understood that the
Elbe and the Eider had been blockaded, which of
course would be regulated by the laws usually in
force on such occasions. British subjects, lie be-
lieved were allowed to pass uninterruptedly.
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.

In reply to Mr. HUME,
Lord J. RUSSELL stated that he proposed to
introduce a measure in the course of the session to
afford this colony a representative government.
ENTAILED ESTATES.

In reply to Mr. BRIGHT, the Noble Lord stated
that this Bill would be introduced into the House
from the House of Lords at the earliest possible mo-
ment, consistent with the progress of other Bills, like
that with respect to the navigation-laws.
CRACOW.

Lori PALMERSTON, in answer to a ques-
tion from Lord Dudley Stuart, stated that he
had received information that in consequence
of certain events that had taken place in
Cracow, there was a bombardment, or rather
a cannonade upon the town, which lasted for some
hours, and that it afterwards ceased.—(Laughter.)
JA MAICA.

Lord G. BENTINCK wished to know from the
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he
had received any conirmation of the statement that
had appeared in the Jamaica Times of the answer of
Sir Charles Grey, then Governor of Jamaica, to a
deputation with an address to him, which
was to the effect that matters were in an
unsatisfactory state at home; that there
was a Committee sitting on Indian affairs and that al-
though her Majesty's Ministers had stated they would
not alter their policy, that was not to be considered final.
Mr. HAWES had no knowledge of the deputation
having taken place, or the answer to it.