§ MR. URQUHARTbegged to ask the Foreign Secretary whether the accuracy of statements made by him to the House had been impugned by the Government of the King of the Two Sicilies? Whether any communication on the subject had passed between the two Governments? Whether he would put the House in possession of such communications?
§ VISCOUNT PALMERSTONreplied that, strictly speaking, he might say no contradiction had been given to the statements made in that House. But it was well known that General Filangieri, in a speech in the Neapolitan Parliament, did contradict statements which had been made by Her Majesty's Ministers with respect to the movement of the Neapolitan troops in Sicily. He had engaged to lay before Parliament the papers on which those statements were founded. He regretted that the great pressure of business had prevented him from doing so; but he hoped to be able to lay them on the table early next week.
§ MR. URQUHARTremarked that his question related to Lord Minto's visit to Naples.
§ VISCOUNT PALMERSTONreminded the hon. Gentleman that the statements said to be impugned had not been clearly specified, and was understood to say that the Neapolitan Minister at this Court had pointed out to him that he had made an inaccurate statement as to a conversation which had passed between them on the subject of Lord Minto's visiting Naples.
§ Subject dropped.