The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-03 00:00:00

ITALY.

Mr. GRIFFITHS asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether it was, in his opinion, expedient
that a diplomatic representative of England should inter-
fere so far in the internal concerns of the country to which
he is accredited as to prevent the appointment of a presi-
dent or commander to a patriotic armed association for the
defence of the country, such as the intended " Nazione
Armata" in Sardinia, resembling in principlo our own rifle
volunteers, without the knowledge or authority of his own
Government, or without having, as far as it appears, made
it distinctly intelligible that such proceeding was entirely
his own, and not that of his Government.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he considered the conduct
of their representative in Italy was perfectly right and be-
coming on his part. (Hear, hear.) It was the opinion of
that gentleman that the setting up of an armed force, inde-
pendent of the Sovereign or Government of the country
was wrong, and he made his views known, and he (Lord
J. Russell) thought he did what was perfectly right.
(Hear, hear )
REFORM BILL FOR SCOTLAND.

Mr. BAXTER asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department if Government intended to explain the
provisions of the Reform Bill for Scotland, and to lay it on
she table at the same time that they did the bill for Eng-
land and Wales.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Lord Advocate would
lay a Reform Bill for Scotland on the table when the Re-
form Bill for England was introduced.
INDIAN MEDALS, &-c.

Sir M. FARQUHAR asked the Secretary of State for
India when the Indian medals wore to be issued ; and
whether, as information had been received of the amount
of Lucknow prize money, he would state wkat that amount
was; and also, whether any stops had been taken for the
payment of the batta or prize-money to the troops and sea-
men engaged in the battles of Bushire and Kooshab, in
Persia ?

Sir C. WOOD said that the Indian medal• had already
been distributed, and that the amount of Lucknow prize
money was about £143,000.

HYDE-PARK.

Mr. E. JAMES directed the attention of the Govern-
ment to the state of Hyde-park ; and asked the First Lord
of the Treasury what plan the Government proposed for
the ornamental cultivation of the space now vacant by the
removal of shrubs and growing trees. He said that £359
had been voted for plants in Hyde-park, and £l,OOO more
for laying them out. W bile Lord Llanover was in office
the object was carried out, and he believed his immediate
successor, Lord John Manners, did not interfere with that
arrangement. Last year Mr. Fitzroy succeeded to the office,
a gentleman whose name would be received with a feeling

of regret .in that house. lie (Mr. Fitzroy) had long pre-
sided over the debates in that house, and attended to
the private business and other matters of business,
and throughout exhibited the impartiality of the
English judge and the courtesy of an English gentleman.
(Hear, hear.) Last December a number of excavators were
sent to the park in the night, and, by the removal of the
plants, very soon reduced the space between Stanhope-street
and Hyde •park-gate into an utter waste. He understood
no alteration could be made in royal property without the
sanction of the Duke of Cambridge, as Ranger of the Parks,
and when the noble lord (Palmerston) was applied to on
the subject, he said that it was intended to convert the
space of ground in question into a nursery, than which there
could be nothing of a more objectionable character to those
accustomed to frequent the parks.
Lord PALMERSTON said he was happy the present
subject had been brought forward, in order that some delu-
sions which prevailed might be dissipated. In the first
place he was happy that the honourable and
learned member had paid to a late member of that
house—(hear)--a gentleman who possessed to a greater
extent than, perhaps, any other member, the respect of both
sides of the house. (Hear.) In a certain degree there was
some truth in the statements attributed as having been
addressed to the deputation by him (Lord Palmerston).
The fact was that the plants in the space in question were
found not to flourish, and it had been found necessary
to remove them, and to improve the soil by manure and other
means to enable it to support the plants that would be
placed there as soon as the ground was fit for their reeep•
tion.
After a few words from Sir J. SHELLEY, the subjec
dropped.