The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-12 00:00:00

THE OATHS BILL.

Mr. NEWDEGATE gave notice that in consequence
of the elevation of Sir F. Thesiger (now Lord Chelms-
ford) to the woolsack he should take upon himself the
line of opposition pursued Ly that noble and learned
lord 'to. Oaths Bill cf the noble lord the member for
London,
THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
_ .

Mr. RICH called upon her Majesty's Governmen
to state the policy on which they intended to conduc
the government of the country, seeing that the hon. and
learned' gentlemen connected with the Government bad
made different statetnents'to their constituents on mat-
ters of great political importance. The country had a
right to such a statement from the peculiar circum-
stances under which the members of her Majesty's pre-
sent Government obtained office. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. P. O'BRIEN also addressed the house, calling
ow_the Government to state their views on conspiracy,
education, reform, church-rates, and many other ques-
tions of importance that were occupying public attention.
. THE CASE OF THE CAGLIARI.
Mr. KINGLABE called the attention of the house
and of her Majesty's Government, to the fact.
which had transpired respecting the capture of
the Cagliari, on the high seas, by Neapolitan
Cruiser., add to the continued imprisonment
of the English engineers Parkee and Watt ; and he
asked the Under-Secretary cf State for Foreign Affairs
whether there were any further papers on the subject
which, without detriment to the public service, could
be laid upon the table of the house ! The hon. gentle-
man minutely stated the details in connection with the
seizure, &c., of the Cagliari, already well known to the
?Alio ; and also the physical and mental condition of
Watt and Parks, since then incarcerated in a Neapoli-
tan_ lail..
....ma. DISRA.ELI said the case of these two men was
Iliao of a distressing character, and had commanded the
eyed`
of that house and the country generally. He
ea oftbe that these men were morally guilty
inkfortmi___''suarp preferred against them ; but
plasma isreit.../ It often happened that men were
their huknslaalto. of
positions to legally demonstrate
men was one of lake question with reference to the
zdaud not of policy. Her Majesty's
Government had
muted the right of the Neapolitan
Government to try thetsheatmr according to the law of
that country, and to
Majesty's Government
must now abide, taking care,ejl that the persons
who had the conduct of this
trothlaltveFo'uld be guided by
the proper rules of the law of
occurred 10 months since, and oninttry. The crime
was too late
for her Majesty's Government nee-r t
points, but take care and bring the proceedingsmoot
to a fresh
jiving the two men every assi tance andeomfocrltosiet
was. possible in their present trying and unfortunate
___ 00- He expressed more than a hope that our
-wetremen would l •
*4401,4 the wed f
u timately bs restored to their country
„otos, ._ o theseurtatunate circumstances would
Tua7aral.l.i Ica as they were at their eommencem ten .
oonduot'ee,a‘Z was only to be obtained temperate
b. her IstejeuAllig. mid no exertion by
a a satisfactory
__‘en,ueee„t to
em 'on. bring the proceedings
Mr. HEADLA.M. exp„ ,
Watt arid Parkes. At first
j::,;":1 at the late of
pelitan Government
Were nstill'ald"r the Re,-
the Cagliari, and all we could do .40
°%PtAiring
witch the proceedings, and press them was to
-.. a b.,ie
a speedy trial ; but recent o,• IC
brought to
the contrary. It '
was
litinCea provednow
the capture was illegal, and it w.„
know D that
to the country that her Majesty.
great humiliation to
have permitted their imprisonment
Government shot)
that was known. He con-
hour after
E lish Government to
a single
duty of the ng
d.
tended it was the
d have deulanded the ad:4*ga
have found evidence an.
of the Englishmen out
or custody.
d was
Mr. ROEBUCK rose, an ,
LEFT SPEA.ECLN G,