The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-26 00:00:00

DIPLOMATIC SALARIES,

Mr. WISE gave notice that after Easter he should
move a resolution that diplomatic salaries and pensions
should in future be paid by a direct vote of Parliament.

THE CA.GLIARI.

Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Chancellor of the Ex•
chequer if, in the opinion of the law officers of the
Crown, the capture of the Cagliari proved to have been
illegal ab initio, it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government to demand and require from the Neapoli
tan Government full and ample compensation to
the engineers Watt and Park, for the treatment, causing
permanent injury to their mental and bodily health
which they, the suljects of her Majesty, had received?
The hon. gentleman proceeded to address the house,
observing that he did not expect an answer to his ques-
tion, which was of a hypothetical character, when he was
called to order by the Speaker.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
the number of absolute questions her Majesty's Govern-
ment were obliged to encounter were now so numerous
that they had come to the general rule to avoid as much
as possible hypothetical question., and he thought from
the intimation the hon. member bad conveyed, he would
not take it as uncourteous to Liar if he (the Chancellor
of the Exchequer) expressed his inability to respond to
the quest', n. (Hear, hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL asked whether her Majesty's
Government had received the opinion of the law officers
of the Crown relative to the legal or illegal capture of
the Cagliari ! (Hear, hear.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was usual for hon. members to give notice of absolute
questions. (Hear, hear.) He, however, had no hesita-
tion in answering the question. Her Majesty's Govern
ment had not received that opinion.
GREENWICH HOSPITAL.
Wir G. PECHELL asked tie First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, if Ilia attention bad been drawn to the memorial
of the captains, lieutenants, and masters of Greenwich
Hospital, praying that, in consideration of their wounds
and services, they may not
pblede heptrievined(oasf trheegiarrhdaelif-phaaeylyt;
and whether it was intended to concede the claim they
had i
sent
tfohrethsa,manedptohseitrieobn as the other naval officers ofy place
establishmentthseir J.
KpA
IN LTON said that since the hon. and
gallant baronet bad given
and he
his question he
he
had looked into the subject,
was unable to find
any sufficient reason for the difference that had existed
with reference to the two services, it was, therefore,
the intention of her Majesty's Government to allow to
the captains, lieutenants, and masters of Greenwich
Hospital, who had so memorialized her Majesty's Go-
Ternpaent to receive their half-pay of the lowest rank of

each in addition ti their allowar.e,. at Greenwich Hoe-
pitel. hear.)
THE CRI%IINAL STATUTE LA W.
Sir H. KEATING A.ked the Attorne.-General
whether it wai the intention f her 111..jeiitv's
met;t to intr,,,,uct the bills for the eongolioation and
amendment of the Criminal Statute Law, whichprepared by the Stattito Law Conault2ion, and al:
not:laced by the late Government t
The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said it,,,u-
tion on an early day after the Easter recces to move
the first reading cf those bills, and in the event of that
beirig complied with to move to refer them to a reYect
committee, arid with them the consitleratiim of the
Letter pre.paratlon of Milli ci Parliament.