The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

LA NAZIONE ARINIATA.

Mr. STANSFELD asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether it was true or not that, towards the
end of December last, a public association, entitled "La
Nazione Armata," having for its object the voluntary arm-
ing and organisation of large numbers of the population of
the kingdom of Sardinia, was proposed by two members of
the Chambers, Signori Brofferio and Sineo, and the presi-
dency, with the consent of the King, accepted by Garibaldi;
and whether, about the same time, a Royal Decree appoint-
ing General Garibaldi Inspector in Chief of the National
Guard of the Kingdom had been determined, upon, and was
on the point of being signed by the King; and, further,
whether, under these circumstances, Sir James Hudson,
her Majesty's Ambassador at Turin, under instructions
from the Government at home, and in conjunction with the
French Ambassador, or otherwise, on the 2d day of January,
or on any other occasion, protested to the King against
such measures which his Majesty was supposed, of his own
freo will, to be about to adopt, stating., in the name of her
Majesty's Government, that the good office-sof Greatgritain,
in the present crisis of Italian affairs, would be withdrawn
if such proposed measures were persisted in ?
who was very inaudible in the re-
porters'J RUSSELL,
gall.
ery,was understood to say that from a private
letter he understood there was such an association as that
alluded to, but that it was considered unconstitutional, not
Lord
being under the control of the king of the country. Sir
James Hudson had received no instructions from the Go-
vernment to make any such statement as that stated.
OATH TAKEN BY RECRUITS.
Lord W. GRAHAM asked the Secretary of State for
War whether he had taken into consideration the oath
taken by recruits on attestation, with a view to an altera-
tion of the same ?

Mr. S. HERBERT said that the subject was under
consideration.

MARTIN ESCALANTE.
Sir A. AGNEW asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, if it was true that the British consul at Cadiz al-
lowed Martin Escalante, a British subject, to remain up-
wards of seven months in prison untried, and also delayed
or declined to take him under his protection, although (at
the instigation of the Spanish judge) an application was
made to the consul to do so.

Lord J. RUSSELL said that the British ambassador at
Madrid had communicated with the British consul at
Cadis on the subject, and it appeared that Escalante had
committed an offence against -the Spanish law, but that
steps had been taken to prevent his detention in prison
longer than was necessary.
THE MILITIA.
Col. DICKSON asked the Secretary of State for War
-whether it is intended to embody fresh regiments of militia
in the place of those abbut to be disembodied ; and whether
it is intended to introduce any measure to place the militia
force on a more permanent and efficient footing ?
Mr. S. HERBERT replied that it wax not intended to
embody fresh militia.
THE TREATY WITH FRANCE.

In reply to Mr. T. DUNCOMBE,
Mr. M. GIBSON said that of course the treaty with
France would be submitted to the consideration of the
house for its approval, but he declined going into anything
relative to that treaty, which would be laid before the house
so, shortly by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.