The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-30 00:00:00

The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
Lord Monteagle, and ho Marquis of Breadalbane.
AFFAIRS OF ITALY.
Lord LYNDHURST called the attention of the
house and the Government to the affairs of Italy, and
asked the noble earl at the head of the Foreign Depart
merit whether he was prepared to lay en the table the
correspondenae which had taken place between the prin-
cipal European Governmente in respect to the affairs of
Italy. As far as regarded Napies, he feared the corres-
pondence hal ended in no very satisfactory result. He
was induced to come to that opinion by what had passed
recently in that part of Europe. He found that the
mist dreadful restrictions were kept up—that even
priests and other members of religion were exposed t
great persecution, and even threatened with the inflic-
tion of the lash if they did not consent to give evidence
in certain political trials. - It appeared to him that this
system of persecution was but a duplicate of proceedings
that had taken place in the trial of Paerio, of which the
right hon. gentleman the member for the University of
Oxford (Mr. Gladstone) had given so graphic a descrip-
tion. It appeared to him that the whole of the Govern-
ment of Naples was in the hands of her police agents,
spies, and informers, and that the situation of affairs in
that part of Italy was truly deplorable. He wished then
to know whether the noble earl was prepared to lay on
the table copies of the cominneicatiens which had taken
place between her Majesty's Government and the Nea-
politan 0-overnmeet or the othrr European Govern.
manta, reepeet to the affeire f Italy ?
The Earl of CLARENDON said he wag not then
prepared to lay upon the table the correspondence
which had taken place between her Majesty's Govern-.
erter.t and the European governments in respect to
the affairs of Italy: The correspondence was net yet
concluded. No answer had as yet been received to
the despatch which had been communicated by her
Majesty's Government in conjunction with that of the
French Emperor to the Neap ilitan Government. It
appeared that at the lime the despatch had arrived the
King of Naples was absent from his city. He, how-
eve!, returned in a le .v days, and he had reason to believe
that that answer would be received very soon. Until
that reply had been received, the noble and learned lo
would understand the: it would be altogether pretneture
to lay the correspondence upon the table of the house.
In respect to the correspon fence that had taken place
betwen her Majesty's Government and the other Euro-
pean Governments in regard to the affeirs of Italy, it
was true her Majesty'e Government had offered opinions
and advice to those governments whose armies occupied
a portion of the Papal States. (Hear, hear) But he
did not think that the cause which they had at heart
would be at all nerved by the production of the corres
pondence. He believed that the only result of so doing
would be to check that friendly and confidential tone of
correspondence that was now going on. The noble and
learned lord might however accept the answer that
everything would be done by her Majesty's Go-
vernment to bring about the desired result in Italy.
He believed that he might add that both France and
Austria had declared tl-ir willingness to withdraw their
troops from the Papal States as soon as certain condi-
tions were aereed to.

Lord LYNDiIUEST asked whether it was possible
before the termination of the session that the correspon-
dence would he produced.
The Earl of CLARENDC)N cou;d not say ; but the
noble and learned lord would have plenty of opportuni
ties of repeating his queation.

THE OATH OF ABJURATION BILL.
The Earl of Derby Fait' it was noc his intention, in
consequence of the course taken by the noble and learned
lord at that late period of the asssion, of proceeding fir-
ther with his bill.

After some clnversation the orier of the day was read
and discharged.
EAST INDIA COMPANY.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE wilted whether
the sum cf 500 t. lately subscribed by the chairman of
Directors of the East India Company, in aid of the suf.
ferers by the inundations in France, had been supplied
by proprietor 4 of East India Stock, or had been taken
tram the public revenues of India ?
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

ROUSE OF COMMONS--(This Evening.)
The SPRIT :ER took the chair at 4 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords amendmoiats to the Eastern Union Rail-
-I!ay ; London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway (Exten-
mow and Branchas) ; Middlesbrough Improvement ;
Tormoham Water ; and Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Rail-
way Bills were considered and agreed to.
The
time and passedNorth-Weatera Railway Bill was read a third
The Boston. Sleaford, and Midland Counties Railway
Amendment Bill was-read asecond time.
THE PEACE FIREWORKS.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS moved fora return, in detail,
of the total amount of the expenses incurred in the
Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, in the preparation of the
fireworks for the celebration of the pease„including the
coat of materials, workmen's wages, and all experiments
connected therewith.—Ordered.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT.
Mr. HAMILTON asked the Secretary of the Trea-
sury whether he had any objection to lay on the table or
the house a copy of all tenders, and of all correspond-
ence relating thereto, for the Australian postal service?
Mr. WILSON said it was not usual to lay on the
table tenders that had been made to the Government,
and not accepted. If the house gave a good reason for
their production, and the parties making them had no
objection to such a proceeding, he would grant the papers
eked for, but not otherwise.

NATIONAL GALLERY SITE BILL.
In reply to Mr. SPOONER,
Lord PALMERSTON said for the present session it
Was not intended to ask the house to proceed far with
this bill. (Loud cries of hear, hear.) It wag, therefore,
his intention to move that the order be now read and
discharged.
The order was accordingly read and discharged.
AFFAIRS OF GREECE.
Mr. JAS. MACGRE C3O R asked whether the Govern-
ment were prepared to communicate to the house the
correspondence respecting the relations between this
country and Greece, which had taken place subsequently
to that already laid before Parliament extending to May,
1854 ?
Lord PALMERSTON said be did not precisely un-
aerstand the question. There ba been no particular
question between this .country and Greece. There h*d