The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY.

Lord LYNDEIURST said, in deference to the re-
quest of the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affedra,
he begged to withdraw the motion on the subject of
Italian affairs, which stood on the paper in his name
for Tuesday next. in doing so he felt it right to say
that the reasons which led him to give notice of the mo-
tion still existed as strongly as ever, but as his object
was to improve and not injure Italy, he would acquiesce
to the request of the noble earl.
The Earl of CLARENDON expressed his satisfaction
at the determination at which the noble and learned lord
had come to. He was convinced that the object of the
noble lord was the improvement of Italy. The reasons
which induced him to request his noble friend
to postpone his motion existed now in perhaps much
greater force. He thought that the course which was
taken by the Government in respect to Italy was likely
to produce the great object they had at heart, and it was
therefore most desirable that the question should not be
prematurely discussed ; or that, pending its settlement
by the Powers, mainly interested in the matter.
SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL )
This bill was read a second time.
MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was reported with amendments.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
PROCEDURE BEFORE JUSTICES (SCOTLAND)
BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
BANKERS' COMPOSITIONS BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE MARITIME LAWS.

Lord COCCHESTER then rose, pursuant to notice,
to move that this house resolve that the most eminent
jurists of all ages have accepted as a principle of inter-
national law, that the right of capturing an enemy's
goods on board of neutral vessels 18 inherent in all belli-
gerent Puwers ; that the maintenance of this right is of
essential importance, and its abandonment of serious in-
jury to a Power whose maln reliance is on her naval
superiority. That Great Britain consequently, although
occasionallywaiving the exercise of the right by specific
treaties, has al wa) s refused to recognise the abandon men
of a principle which successive Governments have can
turned in considering identified with her national reat-
ness. That this house deeply regnts that a princip'e
Si) long and so wrenuou.sly maintained should, in the
recent Conferences at Paris, have ben suddenly aban-
doned, without the previous sanct o i or knowledge of
Parliament, by plenipotentiaries assembled for the pur-
pose of discussing the terms on which peace with Russ's,
might be concluded, and the affiirs of the East satisfao
tot it r adjusted. The noble lord observed that the maritime
coataieed four separate pr ip asals. It was the second
of the is that said the flags of the neutral power cov, red
goods of an cue ny, except those contraband of
war, and it was to this point more especially
that he wished to tall the attention of their lord-
s ins. Oar opinion had been expressed, and in which
he entirely concurred, namely, that a blockade to be
binding ought to be effective. The third point, which
went to ensure an enemy's goods in a neutral ship, he
thought, if taken separately, was in itself a good one,