§ MR. BOWYERasked whether Her Majesty's Government would lay before the House, in continuation of former returns, papers showing the relations of the kingdom of Sardinia with the Holy See up to the present time.
§ VISCOUNT PALMERSTONsaid, such papers as were asked for would not be papers in continuation of those already laid upon the table. The papers referred to related to the regulations observed by different countries with regard to the admission of bulls and official communications with the Holy See, and were obtained by correspondence with different foreign Governments. Those asked for were papers which had passed between the Government of Sardinia and the Holy See, with regard to transactions passing in the kingdom of Sardinia, and in respect to which Her Majesty's Government had no right to interfere. They had no official cognizance of them, and therefore it was quite impossible to comply with the request of the hon. Member.