The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-23 00:00:00

TROOPS FOR INDIA.

Sir D. L. EVANS asked th t becretary of State for lathe
whiber it was tree that 6,000 men of the Indian depots were
ordered to be anbarksd for India ' • and if so, went propor-
tions of Chia form was totssulod to be of her Majesty's re-
gular aid local foram?
Sir C. WOOD said the hon. and gallant gentleman meet
be aware that it was an ordinary sad a proper thing to relieve
the troops serving is India. Titre IMO under ardent for
embarkation 11,7228 moo, of whom 2,360 belonged to load
corps, and 4,368 to the regiments of the lino. (Heat, hoar.)
Till DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.

Mr. WIBB ;il;lll3f37careteryci litTitTfcr Foreign
Affairs whether ►s proposed to sanction the altered regu-
lations ordered by the Earl of Malowebttry for the examine.
tion of candidates foe the diplomatic service ; or whether he
con•emplatd the no-satabliehniest of the regulations which
WON settled by the Berl of Clarendon in 1856, sod were
approved of by the civil service commimiuners as calculated
to secure the aid of well•qualifld persona for the public
service? . . .

eve • toe.
Lord J. RUSSELL raid the regulations ordered by Lord
Itilinsibury did not retinae any motion from him ; bat la
the ordinary mores they would come Into op...radon without
any triterfereacei on his part. He (Lord John) had
tusked into the regulations of Lord Cluendon,
sad he oonfamed be did not see that there was
say good tows for making the alterations thn, had eines
been made. There were, however, stoma of the obeervatlons
of Lard Malineebury that were worthy of attention ; but he
(Lord J. Russell) would ootoider the whole subject with •
view to see whether the regulations of Lord Clarendon should
be restored.

MR. CRURCHWARIES PROMOTION.
Mr. WISE salted the Secretary to the Admiralty whether
ft was tree that Mr. Chnrchward, junior, • second doe
clerk in Deptford dockyard, bad been recently appointed
Ware receiver of Chatham dockyard; what were the seniors
which led to so peat • promotion; and what ware the *ae-
ries of the two offices alluded to?

Lord C PAGET said itee true that Mr. Chisettward,
a mooed cisme clerk at Drptford, had bees appointed to the
store receivership at Chatham. The salary of his bream
clScn IA 2241 per annum ; cud that of his present one wee
4501. With regard to what Mr. Cburchward's servicea had
been to lead to so crest a promotion ha. (Lord C. Paget)
thought he bat batter leave that question to be answered by
the right hon. gentleman the lets first Lord of the Admi-
ralty. (Hear, hear.)
THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY.

Mr. HORSMAN linked the Secretary of State for Foreign

Affairs whether the Preach or Austrian governments bad t
communicated to the British Cabinet the conditions of the
perm °occluded at Villafraeos, end the mode in which it was I
proposed to give of .st to them ; and whether the oe-opera-
tket of England and the other neutral powers had been in-
sited for that purpose?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the French government bad
mentuusicated to the government of her Majesty the preli-
minaries of the peace that hat berm proposed. They were
not, however, in aet state to be laid before tbe house. With
respect to the communications which bad passed, he thought
it would be better that he should some day sent week—on
Thursday, U possible, but on Friday at the latest—state to
the house what bad been the oommtutications which her
Majesty's government had received, and io what way they
now stood with :aspect to the government of Prance in rite
tics to the psec. It soul& tnerefors, not be necessary to
enter into the subject at all on the present wouvinn.
THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
Lent H. VANE salted the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs velum the papers relating to the settlement of the
government and wesstitutinn of the Danubian Principalities
would be laid mem the table of the house?
Lord J. RUSSELL did not think that say pipers bad
bean asked for with regard to the settlement of the govern-
ment tithe Danubkm Prineipalities. le fact the settlement
MA tot yet been made. There had been communications
with the governmeet of the Sublime Porte, and an answer
Wenbe esturned; but there bad not yet beeni any final set-
tlement mate en this ealsjose. He (the noble lord) trusted,
however, that not we thee a week would elapse bloc there
Irma flaalsettlament ; and U so, be should hew no objemien,
if hie noble Mead moved for them, to lay the papers en Um
table. (Hear, beer.)
SIR 0. HAYTER'S PICTURE OF THE ROUSE OP
COMMONS.
Os the motion that the house at Its tieing do edjourn till
Iffesday neat,
Lord HOTHAII caked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
• in en agiretint if the Inieviai piregrapti in the ripen el