The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

THE SUPPLY OF GUANO.

&Ir. CAIRD asked the Secretary of State for the
Colonies whether any obstruction on the part of the
British Commandant at Aden had been offered to the
employment, by the guano expedition to the Kooria
Mooria Islands, of Arab and other labourers net natives
of India, and whether Government had taken steps to
remove such obstruction.

Mr. LABOUCHERE said that labourers had been
obtained from various ports, but with regard to Aden,
he had been informed that through some mistake the
labourers of that plasm had been prevented going to the
Kooria Mooria Islands, but he had taken care to call the
attention of the East India Board to the circumstance.
The Board had the subject under their consideration.

THE BRITISH ENGINEERS AT NAPLES.
Mr. M. MILNES called the attention of the noble
lord (Palmerston) to the state of the British engineers
at Naples, having been informed that the Government
had received additional information relative to their
condition.
Lord PALMERSTON said that since he addressed
the house on Friday night a communication had been
received from Acting Consul Parkes, and from it he
found that the Rev. Mr. Pugh's statement did not give
a correct statement of the condition of these un-
fortunate men. The contradictory statement arose
from the man not knowing the rev. gentleman, and he
thought hon. members would fully comprehend the pri-
soners not being so communicative to a stranger as to the
acting consul, in the presence of the father of one of the
prisoners. What they complained of,he was'afraid, was no
exceptional case, because it was well known that the
Neapolitan prisons were really a disgrace to a civilised
country—(hear)—and that the treatment prioners were
there subjected to were more fitting a barbarous age than
the present time. However, the inquiry showed that the
prisoners had not experienced anything like torture except
the unnecessary suffering of being handcuffed and
strapped in the manner known to the public. The re-
maining part of the noble lord's statement was similar
to the narrative published in The Sun of Saturday.
Lord J. RUSSELL asked if the noble lord would lay ,
the despatch on the table of the house.
Lord PALMERSTON said he thought there was no
objection to that course. He reserved to himself the
right of expunging anything of a confidential nature.
Mr. CONYNGHAM asked whether any steps were
likely to be taken to set the matter to rights l He
wished to know if the lives and liberties of Englishmen
were to be trifled with in this manner. (Cries of " Order.")
Lord PALMERSTON said that at present these men
were confined on a charge of having ♦iolated the
Neapolitan law. The Neapolitan government was
entitled to enquire into that charge, and all this country
could do was to see that the men were brought to a
speedy trial—that it was considered fairly—and that
they had the best legal advice that could ba obtained in
that country. (Hear, hear.)
The subject then dropped.
PENSION TO GEN. HAVELOCK, G. 0.8.

Lord PALMERSTON br3ught up a message from
her Majesty recommending that a pension of 1,0001. a
year should be settled on General Havelock for his dis-
tinguiphed services in India. (Loud cheers.) He moved
that it be taken into consideration to-morrow. (Cheers.)
—Agreed to.

SUPPLY.
Mr. WILSON moved that the house should to•mor-
row go into supply.
Agreed to.

INDEMNITY BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
the second reading of this bill.
Mr. GLADSTONE, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, and Mr.
CAYLEY, addressed the house on the question and called
attention to certain points, not with a view of opposition
but fur the sake of obtaining information.

LEFT SITTING.