The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-14 00:00:00

THE ARMSTRONG AND WHITWORTH GUNS.

Sir J. HAY asked the Uoder Secretary foe War whether
the Armstrong and Whitworth committee were likely loon
to report • what the 'cause of the delay bad been ; and
whether !nth competitors bad completed the guns ordered
to make the experiment,
The Marquis of HARTINGTON—I am lorry to say
the report will not be ready foe a considerable time, and the
delay has arisen in consequence of the gentlemen from
whom the guns were ordered not having supplied them.
It is probable that there will be a farther delay of some
three or four months.
THE HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN.

Lord NAAS asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether, in ease of the fortes of the
Tycoon of Japan becoming engspd in hostilities with either
the forces of the spiritual emperor or those of the native
princes, the instruetiotis issued to the Commander-in-Chief
of her INesty's fleet would authorise him to take part in
such hostilities
Lord PALMERSTON said it wee an invariable ride—the
foundation of which was based upon the best of all possible
reasons —never to publish instructions which were sent to
naval and military officers until after the operations to
which they referred were completed, and not often even in
th►t we, sad therefore he could not answer the question
which the noble lord bad put. (Laughter.)
THE STATUE IN LEICESTER-SQUARE.

Mr. ADDENGTON &eked the First Coennunioner of
Works whether hia attention had been called to the muti-
lated condition of the @tattle in Leicester.square, and to
the present neglected state of the space inside the ninny
of the square ; and whether he would state upon what coo.
ditions a site was pentad in the metropolis to private bodies
for the rumen of erecting thereon a statue or other monu-
ment, ad wh-e such grant had been made, whether the de-
signs f r the weaned work were submitted to him, or to any
other pm lie fitictiouary for approval, previous to its com.
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Mr. COWPER said when be paned through Leicester-
' square his attention was arrested In the horribly mutilated
state of the statue. It bed on)y one leg and that was
crooked, sod only one arm, and that not the sword arm.
He believed that the statue was not sufficiently solid to
bear the weight of the globe which formally stood in the
square. The statue was erected in the time of George 11.,
when the department over which he presided had no juris-
diction over statues. Now, however, it had, sad no statue
could be erected without the consent of the Commissioner
of Works, and who would impose what conditions he
thought beet for the improvement of the beauty of the
metropolis. (Hear, hear.)

CIRCUITS—INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
JUDGES, &a

Mr. HADFIELD asked if anything bad been dorm for the
rearrangement of the circuits, for an increase in the number
of judges, and for the purpose of holding the assizes M ad-
ditional towns, and whether any bill would be introduced on
the 'abject.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL believed be might say
that a bill enabling her Majesty to rearraoge the circuits
bad been approved by the Lord Chancellor, nod would be
introduced into the other house. There would be no pro-
posal in it for an increase in the number of the judges.
(Hear, hear.)
PAY OF THE MILITIA.

In answer to Colonel DICKSON.
The Marquis of HARTINOTON said that the rate of pay
of militi► officers when called out for 21 days was fixed some
time ago by the Militia Act, and that the rate of pay
when the militia was embodied was precisely the same se
the pay of the officers of the regular army, excepting that
made to the colonels and the captains, which was an ex-
tremely trifling difference.

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THE CASE OF MR. EASTWICH AT TEHERAN.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked the Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs whether he would produce a copy of the
memorandum communicated by Earl Russell, on the 9th
day of July, 1863, to Mr. Eaetwick, lets her Majesty's
charge d'affiures at Teheran, sod of Mr. Eastwick's letter
to Earl Russell, requesting him to reconsider him decision
dismissing Mr. Eastwick the sonic*, for bringtng charges
of a gram nature against Mr. Alison, her Majesty's
minister at Teheran, which he was not able fully to prove.
Mr. LAYARD said that as at preset &dried It would be
♦ery o *alienable to lay the memorandum upon the table.
Mr. SkYMOUR—Then. sir, I beg lere to gin noti
that I shall brio` the subject before the hoes: at 01
earliest opportunity. (Cheers.)