The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-24 00:00:00

GRANTS TO COUNTY COURTS.

Mr. A. SMITH asked the Secretary to the Treasury
under what regulations grants were made from the consoli-
dated fund in aid of the erection of buildings of which the
' use was obtained for holding the county coatis ; and what
maoautions were taken by the Treasury to secure such
buildings, on which the public money was so expended,
being in ill respects suitable for the purposes intended.
Mr. PEEL said that no grants were made to county
courts under any regulations ; but when grants were made
under special circumstances, government isolated that the
building should be constructed upon plans furnished by
themselves.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
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Mr. COX asked the Solicitor-Generel whether, in the
amounts he stated on Thunday lest as the remuneration
received by the Crown Solicitor in the Court of Bankruptcy,
he included the sums received by snob solicitor from bank-
rupts for the fees payable on adjourned meetings; and
whether such amount' included the stuns received by such
solicitor under the second clause of the General Orders of
the 22nd day of February, 1862.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that the rum
which he had stated was that which had been retuned by
the Aconuntent•Geoeral in Bankruptcy. The gnus sum
was 3,5851., and the net receipt 1,5181. 17e. 10d. For the
last half-year the grove receipt was 1,6891., and the net sum
was 1,5231. ls. Ild. In answer to the second question be
had to state that the arrangement made with Mr. Alldridge
was oely for • single year, and that when in December last
the Lord Chancellor found it amount to more than Ise
contemplated, he mused Mr. Alldridge to be told that
he should receive no more than two-thuds of the receipt..
No formal order was made until some time alter, but the
matter was perfectly understood. The arrangement for the
future was that Mr. Alldridge should receive a net sum of
1,200!. • year. In mower to the third question, he bad the
testimony of the Commissioners in Bankruptcy, and the ro
commendation of two of these gentleman to the Lord
Chancellor for his appointment.
SIKH TROOPS FOR NEW ZEALAND.

Mr. FORSTER asked the Craderascretary of State for
the Colonies whether the despatches lately received from
New Zealand confirmed the statement in a public journal
that the Governor of New Zealand had sent a request to
the Goversor-General of India asking him to send Sikh
troops to aid in suppressing the disturbances in New Zea-
land.

Mr. FORTIMUE stated that no application had
been made by the Governor of New Zealand to the
Governor-General of India, but the facts were these :—The
Governor of New Zealand wrote home, by the last mail, to
the effect that he had great reason to apprehend that the
murder of officers and soldiers which bad lately taken plam
in New Zealand would be • signal for the renewal of war
and • formidable attack by the natives. Under them
circumstances be, with the advice of his ministers, had
made an application for an increase of fore*, to consist of
one European and two Sikh regiment', it being the opinion
of military men who had served in India that these troops
would be remarkably well adapted for New Zealand
warfare. Her Majesty's government bad bad this proposal
trader their consideration, and had determined that the appli-
cation should be complied with.