The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-12 00:00:00

NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD itAILWAY.

On the motion of Mr. ST BUTT, leave was granted to bring
in the Newark and Sheffield Railway Extension Bill.
Several Hon. Members brought up Railway Bills, in which
the standing orders had been complied with.
HUDDERSFIELD WATERWORKS BILL.

This Bill was read a first time.
Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the rated inhalai-
tants of Lambeth in favour of the South-Eastern Extension
Railway Bill.
Sir H. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Liverpool,
praying that those merchants who had a stock of sugar oss hand
might be allowed a drawback. The Hon. and Gallant Member
heartily concurred in the prayer of the petition.
Mr. THOS. DUNCOMBE presented a petition signed by
3,000 miners of Durham, complaining of the explosions that
had taken place in that part of the country, and praying the
House to take the subject into its consideration.
Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from a place in
Durham, praying that public-houses might be closed on
Sundays.

Lord G. SOMERSET proposed the following Members for
the Committee of classification on Railway Bills :—Sir R. H.
Inglis, Mr. Fox Maule, Lord Mahon, Sir Wm. Somerville,
and Mr. Wilson Patten.
Mr. ESTCOURT moved that no private Bill other than
Railway Bills be read a second time after Friday, the 18th of
April next, and also that, as soon as the agent for any private
B:11 shall have received from the Committee of Selection notice
of the hour and day fixed for the Committee on such Bill, he
shall forthwith give notice thereof to the clerks in the Private
Bill-office.

The motion was agreed to.
SUGAR DUTIES.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from several sugar refiners
in Scotland, praying, before any alteration was made in the
sugar duties, a delay should be granted them in order to dis-
pose of their stocks in hand.
Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from the Com-
missioners appointed by Act of Parliament to consolidate
certain Bills affecting the borough of Southwark.
RAILWAYS.
Mr. HUME, on behalf of Mr. Wallace, postponed his mo-
tion relative to railways, and railway passengers and traffic.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE,
Sir R. PEEL gave notice that on Thursday next he would
move the adjournment of the House from Thursday, the 20th
instant, to the Monday week following. The state of public
business would not admit of a longer postponement.
WEXFORD, CARLOW, AND DUBLIN JUNCTION

RAILWAY.
Mr. W. COLLETT presented a petition in favour of the
Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction Railway, from the
Harbour Commissioners of Wexford.
BUENOS AYRES AND NIONTE VIDEO.

Lord PALMERSTON said he rose for the purpose of
putting to the Right Hon. Baronet a question, •f which he had
given notice a few days ago, with regard to the hostilities now
being carried on between Buenos Ayres and the State of Monte
Video. The House well knew that bet we these two States there
had existed for three years past a state of hostility more or
less violent ; and that the British Government at one time
endeavoured, by an offer of mediation, between the two
parties to put an end to that hostility. The question which he
was going to ask was founded on documents which had been
published in the newspapers of Monte Video, in which had
appeared a correspondence between the British Minister at
Buenos Ayres, and the Minister for Foreign
Affairs at Monte Video. Founding himself entirely on
that correspondence, he learned that in the summer of 1842
the British Government determined to interfere, and
to put an end to these hostilities by foreign interference.
Now, without at all expressing any opinion one way or the
other upon the policy of the question, as to whether it was one
which should warrant the interference of the Government of
this country as a third party, he would say he was en-
titled to an answer.—(Hear.) It was quite true that those two
States had an undoubted right to quarrel amongst themselves ;
and, therefore, without saying which party was in the wrong—
whether either, or one, or both was to blame, he would still
contend for it that his question should be answered.
It appeared by a letter which he had read, and which had been
sent to Mr. Mandeville, the Monte Videan Consul, by the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that it was the wish
and the intention of the British Government to use every effort
to put an end to the war. However, in the year 1842, Lord
Cowley had an interview with M. Guizot, and the latter gen-
tleman concurred with the Noble Lord that there should be an
end to this war, and that he was ready to enter into any ar-
rangement that might be proposed for that purpose. On the
16th of December, 1842, an official note was sent to the Go-
vernment of Buenos Ayres, with an intimation to Mr. Mande-
♦ille, which he would now read. The letter appeared in a
Monte Video paper, and had been translated into Portuguese ;
he would endeavour to read it, making allowance for some ver-
bal inaccuracies. The Noble Lord having read the letter,
went on to say :—He wished to know what were the grounds
which led to that change, and whether that change was fully
communicated to the two Governments concerned. And he
would also ask, whether there was any objection to lay on the
table of the House such papers connected with the matter as
might be communicated without injury to the public service ?
Sir ROBERT PEEL said the statement which had been
made by the Noble Lord with respect. to that which had been
presented by our Minister arid the representative of France to
the Government of Buenos Ayres was substantially correct.
He ( Sir Robert Peel) held in his hand the formal note which
had been presented, and although there were some variations
in expressions, yet still the Noble Lord was sub-
stantially correct. In December 1e42, the representatives of the
two countries made communications to Buenos Apes, to the
effect stated by the Noble Lord. In January, 1843, they
went further, and stated that the fleets of England and
France had sailed from Europe for the purpose of forcible
intervention. In June, 1843, he (Sir Robert Peel) was
asked, whether or not the representatives of this country had
been entirely justified by their instructions in making their
communications to Buenos Ayres; and whether they had full
authority to inform that Government, that in case of amicable
intervention failing. there would be forcible intervention, for
the purpose of putting an end to those lamentable hostilities
which even then had so long prevailed. He stated that the
representatives of France and England had been instructed to
urge on the Governments of the two belligerent Powers the
policy of suspending these hostilities, and terminating them by
amicable negotiations. He stated at that time, that those re-
presentatives were not justified in holding out the menace
of forcible intervention, He thought the Ministers
of France arid England had gone beyond their instructions.
The Noble Lord had alluded to the correspondence which had
taken place between M. Mandeville and the Secretary of Fo-
reign Affairs in France. There was now the most cordial un-
derstanding between this country and France with respect to
the termination of hostilities between Buenos Ayres and Monte
Video. Mr. Mandeville had read a communication from the
Secretary of State, and waft ovrina to that communication