The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-20 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Mr. GLADSTONE asked the Prime Minister
at what time it may be expected that the answer of the
British Government to the recent despatch of Mr.
Marcy, with reference to the dismissal of Mr. Crampton
from Washington, would be laid before the house
Lord PALMERSTON said that the same reason ex-
isted now as on Monday last for not entering on a dis-
cussion of our relations with America. He had no
doubt he should be able to lay the despatch in question
with Lord Clarendon's answer on the table on an early
day in the ensuing week. (Hear, hear.)
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he quite concurred in the
propriety of the house not entering into a discussion
until the whole of the pacers were on the table of the
house. (Hear, hear ) Ile hoped the despatches in
question would be laid on the table of the house on
an early day, so that the house might express
there opinion on it. He spoke in no party sense, nor
with party object when he said he regarded with great
and exceeding shame and pain our present relations with
the United States Government. From all he had read
in the public papers he considered it was by the serious
misconduct and indecisive policy of her Majesty's Go-
vernment that the United States Government had
been irritated, deceived, and offended. (Hear, hear,
hear.) He regretted extremely that the hon. member
for Inverness-shire had withdrawn his motion, but he
(Sir J. Pakington) hoped the motion of the hon. and
learned member for Mayo would soon come on, so that
independent members may have an opportunity of re.
cording their opinion on the conduct of the Govern•
went. (Hear, hear.)
Sir G. GREY said, that as the hon. baronet com-
menced his speech by expressing his cencurrence in what
had hitherto been the conduct of the House on our
American relations, he expected he would have exercised
his usual discretion and have acted in a manner more
conformable with his usual course in that House towards
those with whom he was politically opposed, and not
have anticipated the feeling of the Houce by the
expression of a most decided opinion on the ques-
tion without having fully considered the ques-
tion from a perusal of ail the authentic documents
connected with it. (Loud cheers from both sides of
the house.) He (Sir George Grey) was happy to find
from the cheers of those behind the right hon. baronet
they did not concur in hie) opinion. (Hear, hear.) It
was not the fault of the government that discussion on idaios
question had not taken place, and they would be ready to
defend their conduct on any occasion. (Hear.) All he
asked of the house was to suspend their opinion on the
conduct of her Majesty's Government and representative
at Washington till the whole of the papers had been laid
on the table of the house. (Hear, hear, and cheers.)
Mr. MOORE said he acceded to the request, and
would postp me his motion until the papers in question
had been laid on the table of the house. He hoped the
noble lord at the head of the Government would name
a❑ early day for the discussion to take place.
The subject then dropped.
The mution for adjournment till Monday was then
agreed to.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILL.

The house thon proceeded to consider this bill as
amended.

[LEFT SITTING.]

Evening.)