The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-05 00:00:00

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METROPOLITAN POLICE.

• Sir B. HALL gave notice that he would take the
earliest opportunity next session of moving for a return
of the cost of maintaining the metropolitan police.
SARDINIA AND AUSTRIA.

Mr. P. HOWARD gave notice that on Monday next
he would ask the Secretary
.of of State for Foreign
Affairs, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government, either singly, or in concert with her allies,
to mediate between Sardinia and Austria, for the paci-
fication of the North of Italy.
CRIMINAL LAW IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
Dr. BO WRING put a question to the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, whether the Commis-
sion appointed to inquire into the state of the criminal
law in the Ch: nnel Islands had made their report on
the subject, and whether it was his intention to propose
any changes in that law, or any modification of it.
Sir G. GREY was understood to state that the report
had been made, and that an order in Council was in pre-
paration for the purpose of carrying into effect the re-
commendation of the Commissioners.
REPUDIATION OF THE TREATY OF 1839 BY
THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION.
Mr. DISRAELI put a question to the Noble Lord
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs relative to the treaty
of 1839, by which the duchies of Luxembourg and Lim-
burg were conceded to the kingdom of the Netherlands,
and to which Great Britain was a party. That treaty,
by a decree recently issued by the German Confedera-
tion sitting at Frankfort, had been entirely repudiated,
and that Assembly had announced that it could not
sanction the regulations of that solemn and
salutary treaty.—(llear.). If that treaty was
not observed, the same state of things that
had occurred in Schleswig and Holstein would take
place there, if they had not already commenced. lie
wished to ask whether he had any communication on
this important subject to make to the House.
Lord PALMERSTON said the Hon. Gentleman had
stated correctly the nature of the treaty made in 1839;
by that treaty a portion of Luxembourg was ceded to the
kingdom of Belgium, and the House was probably aware
that that territory formed part of the German Confede-
ration, of which the Grand Duke was a member. He
had a right to inquire from the Government of the
Netherlands what had passed between the King of the
Netherlands and the German Confederation in respect
of the annexation referred to.—(Hear, hear.) He
had not yet received a reply, and therefore he
could not state whether the Government of this country
considered itself entitled to interfere; and if so, in what
way, as asked by the lion. Gentleman?
AMERICAN POSTAGE.

Mr. CARDWELL inquired whether the papers
postage question would be laid
on the agble
parties were suffering from the present system it was
tlilthbeef Americanorethe close of the session. As many
most desirable that the earliest and fullest information
should be given on the subject.
Lord PALMERSTON said the negotiations were con-
ducted by other departments, and he would reply to the
question on Monday.
THE EASTERN ARcIIIPELAGO COMPANY.

Mr. BOUVERIE asked the President of the Board of
Trade, whether the Eastern Archipelago Company hare
paid up the portion of their proposed capital required by
the charter, and, if not, whether tho charter has been

avoided.

Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that the Queen had
power to determine the charter, if its provisions were
not complied with within a year. The charter was
not completed until nearly a year had expired.
and as this did not arise through any 'aches of the com-
pany, the Board of Trade had not thought it advisable
to recommend her Majesty to void the charter.
'ions El AM—THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL.
Mr. ANSTEY, referring to a paragraph in the news-
papers of this morning with respect to the alleged
action against the Attorney-General for penalties, and
stating that the record of the action against him had
been withdrawn, inquired if this was so?
The AT rORNEY-GENERAL—I am much obliged
to the lion. and Learned Gentleman for asking the
question. It is perfectly true that an action has been
instituted • it is also perfectly true that I have done my
best to bring the cause on for trial. I assert, upon my
honour, that the case has not been compromised.—(Hear.)