The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-04 00:00:00

DELHI AND LITKNOW PRIZE MONEY.

Sir 11. FARQUHAR uce;iihe Secretary State for
India what progress hail been made towards the settlement
and distribution of the Delhi and Lucknow prize-money,
and of Indian prize-money generally.
Sir ('. WOOD said that with regard to the Delhi, and
atm the Lucknow prize-money, he stated some time since
that application had been made tothe Treasury on the sub-
ject. -Then came the question as to the scale of remunera-
tion which was to be adopted ; and the Treasury, upon
whom the responsibility rested, thought the same scale as
that adopted in the Crimean war should be applied to the
Indian prize-money. The Treasury asked the opinion of the
council whether they considered that plan desirable, and
the council thought that the new scale, which was far move
favourable to the soldier than the old indigo scale, should In
adopted. But a number of objections seemed to have arisen
on the part of officers, and accordingly a board of
official men from Chelsea Hospital, the Treaaury, and the
War-office, had bees appointed to ~mile' and report upon
the proper scale to be adopted. He Ishtved that a private
report from this linaid had leen sent to the Treasury, or to
the War-office. But if so it had been only a day or two
since, awl no official step had teen taken in the matter,
The next step would he for the Treasury to consider
whether it would adopt the report, or if nut, what Kale
should lo locided ppm.
THE NECTRAISED PROVINCES OF SAVOY.
Lord J. MANNERS begged to he allowed to pot *ques-
t:on to the noble lord the Foreign Secretary respecting the
proposed conference with reference to the neutralised pro-
vince* of 311110 V. On the 26th of June last he lielievoi the
11.1.1.,, was informed that the English government bed
wer.6l to the proposals which had been mole by the
Fien..li govermiwnt for the appointment of a conference to
settle how the arrangements connected with the annexation
of the northern provinces of Savoy should be carried out.
He begged, then, to ask the souls lord as to the time when,
the place where, and the mode in which such conference
wool.' be held.

Lord J. RUJOIELL rid that the noble lord had stated
quite correctly that her Majesty's government had accepted
a proposal for a couference. That proposal, together with
two other 'nodes of settlement, were submitted to the
great lower. by the French goventmeut ; and her Majesty's
gores mount immediately ae•apted the proposal for a confer.
once. But the governments of Austru and limaaia stated
that (Of Val WWI reeisons they thought there would be no ad-
vantage in assembling a conference. Thera had been un
meeting of the greai powers more, nor had any time been
submitted as to when the conference should be held. There•
fore so the matter joust remain until those two great
powers withdrew their oppwitiou, or until some other pro-
posal should be made.
BRITIsH C0N31.1. AT LYON'S.

On the ni.,tion for the adjournment of the house at its
riAing till 11. . .

Colima (.RA lrsahl that r. few days since he had put a
iriestims to the noble 100 l the Foreign Secretary as to the
appointment of • British Consul at Lyrns. He one begged
to refer to A letter. written three years ago by Mr. Howard,
who was at that time eceretary to the lendsisay at ?aria, in
which that gentleman strougly mem:amended that the ap.
pdht meat should be made. lu this letter, written in Sep-
tenilier. 1437, Mr. Howard called attention to the fact that,
the Unite.' States anal hued., lath list resident consuls at
Lyons. He it 'aptain I:ray) askedwhether this was a proper
state for Great iiritain to rquais in with regard to the city
of Lyons. A French consul had already been appointed at
Monehinter, of which eneurostatiee the noble lora heal no
knowledge. That was, however, the fact; and he trusted
the noble lord would take vile to have such a consul ap
; for he felt adianeil that such a step would be for
the advantage of the country.
THE DISTURBANCES IN SYRIA.
Mr. RII rose to call attentriu to the papers respecting
the disterheoree is Syne, awl more especially to the tele-
graphic despatch (No. SO) of the consul at Smyrna, of the
11th July, and also to the despatch from the Admiralty
(Na.. 21), coveting the reports of Captain Peynter, of her
Miqesty'a ship Exmouth, off Beyrout ; and to ask a question
thereon of the Secretary of *ate for Foreign
Affairs. He said be felt coovinced that unless
strong measures were at once taken with • high hands
the tranquillity of Turkey would be seriously shaken, and
serf--us Cor*eplellete IrOLIM follow to Europe in general.
fir J. FERtiESSON mid he believed that the govern•
meet were addisesing themselves iu • proper meaner
to the 'rMan ad these evils. It had here
proved set' &dotty that the Marenites and the Dream
would never unite t Vet bra, and it was clear that them
sever growl.' he peel ipivernment in that portion of the do-
sunione of the Porte until there wee some one strong hand