The Sun. — 1863-05-09 (London, England)

SOUTHERN ITALY.  On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. lIENNESSY, in moving for further papers respecting the state of Southern Italy in continuation of those presented last year, said he believed they would show that he was right in the statement which he had made before in the house, that British trade with Naples in 1E62 was less than in 1861, and that Mr. Consul Bonham WB.B not justified in his assertion that that trade had continmd to increase within the last four years.  _ Mr. G. BENTINCK, who had also a motion on the paper for further papers relative to the political condition of Southern Italy, said his only object was to elicit the truth, and to prevent discussion on the subject from being stifled. He drew an unsatisfactory picture of the state o the country, and said he convicted Sir James Hudson of not giving the information which they ought to possess, and of having sent reports which could not be relied on. The hon. member then proceeded to comment on the fact that Government had refused to lay upon the table  papers relating to the treatment of political prisoners. The noble lord said he could not interfere, but the right hon. gentleman's pamphlet was sent round, and its contents made an impression on the minds of tho Italian Government. In 1856 it was admitted in that house that there were cases when it was the duty of England to in, terfere with foreign Governments, and that Naples was one of them on the grounds of the bad Government and the murder of prisoners in the gaols and their improper treatment. Admitting the contents of the pamphlet to be was ailennt. now Theas lawlessnessformerl of the true, the state of the prisons was worse now than then, and and yet theth e rightdomiciliaryh on. gentleman ii wer eas bad Government was greater now than formerly, and merits by death were more numerous than under thPußnish. bon regime. The Neapolitans naturally 'asked e _our , Mr. Gladstone, and how it was that, having where was diferences with the noble lord at the head ofrecncd hi merit, and even a member of his c • the Govern. silent about their sufferings, H almmt, that he was so right hon. gentleman, in the e, however, called on the his voice and use his ; tiellie of hum titans. 8 infilltrice in -mity, to raise Mr. LAYARD said favour Qf the Neap. both in and out of th he had frequent' were as well dis e house, that hon. gentlemen heard it sa id, blishtd Italian libertysurprisedanxious Government,to see este. made that ni' findthat but he ht every statement by them • g hostile to Italian • that had been with vociferous liberty had been received It was all very cheers, well to cry (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) y " Oh, 0h,,, but he asserted that was the fact, and he had no doubt that it would go forth to the public in the record opposed to Italian of thcir speeches that they were liberty, (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) The Italian Government ings of the Italian , as it now exists, represents the feelthe time hid now people—(:M, oh, and hear, hear)—and passed for that house to have a debate on the condition of Italy any more than on the condition of Prussia, France, Austria, or any other continental State, that or Italy had a right to interfere and ask fora report of that state of Ireland, or any county in England, without its being considered a great piece of impertinence. (Oh, oh, and hear.) The loon, gentleman had failed M doing what he said he should do, show that the state of our relations with Italy was such as to warrant our interference. It was but natural, when the great struggle was going on in Italy, when authority was unsettled, independence not recognised, and unity still to be fought for, that this country should express anxiety respecting it, and wish to know on which side the sympathies of the Government tended; but now that Italian independence had bee* gained and unity, with one unhappy exception, established, anything like active co-operation was less requisite now than during the progress of that liberal movement, which had resulted so beneficially for the Italian people. There were still many things, no doubt, existing in that country which were to be deplored. (Hear.) There wire two reasons why Naples should not appear to be similar to other parts of Italy. The people of Naples were demoralised-