The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-27 00:00:00

TEXAS,

. Mr. O'CONNELL wished to put a question to the Right
Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government with
respect to Texas. He wished to know whether the treaties
between this country and Texas had been ratified ?
Sir R. PEEL said, that three treaties had been drawn up
between this country and Texas. The one was for the giving
facliities to commerce, the other was for the abolition of slavery,
and the otherwas forgranting certain loans from Texas to Mexico.
Those treaties tt was provided were to be ratified simul-
taneously, and the day fixed for that ratification was the Ist of
August. Since the lion. Gentleman, gave notice of the ques-
tion, information had been received from Texas that no ratifi-
cation had taken place, but that the commercial treaty was
ready for ratification, that the Senwe of Texas had agreed to
ratify the treaty f n. the suppression of the slave trade, and he
Irlieved also that the other treaty was ready for signature. He
believed that all the treaties would he ratified in a very short
time.
,coNNE',I.L said that the other question he wished
Mr. 0
to put to 'he Right fien. Baronet was relative to the conduct
of the British itlinister atf• Mexite. He understood that a
a ' proposition ha. 4 been madel Jocomo f
me
csTienxg piarei
to
ce , certain
Mexicansums
sholld pass between
Governmentnt that, on ci.iric
thpfn, and that a further sum should be
had been informed that the
iven as a bribe to Saldinha,
lie.,mo was a party to that tranne Minister of this country in
Con, inasmuch as he had actually conveyed the letters contain_
'
ing the proposal. Now he ( Mr. O Connell) wished to know
whether that was true or not.
Sir it. PEEL was sorry that the Right Horn. and Learned
Gentleman had not given notice of his intention to put the
question, because in cases of such importance, relating to
parts of the world so distant from this country, he was anxious to
be as accurate as possible, 'out it. did so happen that he recol-
lected having read a despatch from the British Minister in
Mexico giving an account of the transaction. He declared
that he was requested by a party he need not name, to deliver
a letter ,to the Mexican authorities, having every reason to
be-
lieve that it related to other subjects. The letter he believed
was written in English. but the Minister was perfectly unaware
of its contents, and when he was told what it did contain, he
immediately wrote to the Secretary of State for Foreign

Affairs, expressing his regret that he should have been un-
conscioush made the instrument of conveying any such pro-
posal. The English Minister at Mexico was as perfectly free
from blame in the affair as he was himself.—( Hear, hear. )
Had he been aware of the contents of the letter, he would.
never have been the means of conveying it.
TRADE WITH TURKEY.

Dr. BOWRING asked if the Right Hon. Baronet could
state when the correspondence relative to the commercial treaty
brtween this country and the Ottoman Porte would be ready
for presentation to the House ?
sir R. PEEL said that he would make inquiries on the
snbject. _ _

SLAVE TRADE.
Captain PECHELL moved for a return of various detail.;
connected with the Slave-trade, and slave vessels seized and
condemned by the Mixed Commission Courts.

POOR-LAWS.
Captain PECHELL also gave notice that on the 10th of
May he should move for a return of the number and names of
all persons punished for offences in the union poor houses.

NEW POOR-LAW.
Sir J. GRAHAM gave notice that on Thursday, the sth of
May, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to continue
the Poor-law Commission for a time, to be limited.