The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

COLONEL TURR.

Mr. DUNCOMBE asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether itn was the intention of her Majesty's Go.
vernment to introduce, during the present session, any
bill for the alteration or amendment of the laws affect.
ing aliens ? (Hear.) And, secondly, whether it was true
that the liberation of Colonel Turr by the Austrian Go-
vernment was correct, and that he was at liberty to return
to his employment under the Crown of England ? (Hear.)
At the same time, probably, the noble lord would have
the kindness to state what were, the steps taken by her
Majesty's Government with reference to this arrest,
which he looked upon as a gross viola,ion of the interna-
tional law of Turkey, and an insult to this country, as
regarded the Crown of England. (Cries of " Order.")
The noble lord would give great satisfaction to the
people of this country it he would state what had really
occurred with reference to Colonel Turr. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. ROEBUCK—Perhaps, sir, before the noble lord
answers the question, I might be allowed to suggest an
observation on it. (Cries of " Order.'') I think lam
in order.

Mr. DUNCOMBE—Probably the hon. member would
wait until he has heard the answer to my question.
Lord PALMERSTON said that with regard to the
first question he had to state th:st her Majesty's Go-
vernment had no intention to propose any law with
regard to aliens this session. With regard to Col. Turr,
he had the satisfaction of stating that the result of the
communication that had passed between England and
Austria had been that the Austrian Government had de-
clared she was now ready to deliver Col. Turr up to any
military authorities her Majesty might authorise to re-
ceive him. As to the communication that bad passed
between the two Governments, the house, he felt cer-
tain, would be of opinion that, as the matter was now
satisfactorily at an end by the liberation of Col. Turr,
no object could be gained in going into that. (Hear,
hear.) The question was not altogether so simple
a one as his hon. friend appeared to imagine, but on the
other hand very complicated front a variety of con-
flicting circumstances. All he could say was that whilst
Austria on the one hand contended for the assertion
of rights she deemed she was entitled to demand,
on the other hand she evinced some disposition
to meet the wishes of her Majesty's Goverment consistent
with those rights she deemed it right to maintain. Col.
Turr was tried by a -nilitary tr;buoal for desertion from
the Austrian army, and convicted of that offence,
which transaction Colonel Turr had never denied.
That conviction was well known, and the Austrian
Government, in deference to the wishes of her Ma-
jesty's Government. ordered his immediate discharge
in the manner in which he had stated. s
Mr. ROEBUCK said the emendation he wished to
make to the question of the hon. member for Finsbury
with respect to the liberation of ColonakTurr, was
to ask wiaaer that gentleman had been discharged
without any indignity lot-An°. cast on him in consequence
of his arrest, because he ''had heard from the public
papers that such was not the case. (Hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON said that, so far as he was
aware, nothing further had occurred than Col, Turr's
simple liberation.