The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.

Lord RAYNHAN sated the Attorney•Goneral whether
the attention of the charity corarnismioners had been directed
to the coniplicated state of the finances of the Foundling
Hospital, and to the offsets of the csiateuce of that institution.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL maid the charity commis-
sioners directed en inquiry, embracing financial statemente
end other circarrstaucce connected with this institution.

yet been made. Hs believed the report would he made
shortly, sad it would embrace a full account of all dream-
stances connected with the management of that institution.
Mr, W. EWART asked the I. oiler-llocretare of tho War
Department when the attain ordered our the 16th June, 1866,
respecting the duration of service of odious in the Crimea
would be laid before the Mime.

Mr. F. PEEL rid the return was not completed, but it
would be wady before the end of the weeion.

BREVET LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.
Major KNOX said the Under-Secretary for War whether
a major, having boss promoted to the rank of brevet lieu-
tenant-colonel for service in the Seld, waa entitled (having
afterwards succeeded to the command of his regiment) to
reckon his service ea brevet lieutenant-colonel towards his
promotion to the rank of colonel, although lee was not in
command of his regbisset during that time.
Mr. P. PEEL replied that no reetttletion had yet been laid
down with respect to the particular cams put by the hon. and
gallant menbse.
CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION ACT.

Mr. WILLCOX eked the Chancellor of the Enheqterr,
he having npreseed in the how his hopes that the Report
of the Royal Commindenen upon the Civil Service Supran-
nuation Act would be laid upon the table before Eager,
whether he had intimated to them hie expectations upon this
point ; sad, if notorhether he would do so. rernindingthem at
the game time that they had had this question in charge
ever sine Octelxv, WS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid he
understood the report would be reedy before Easter.

THE TRANSIT DUES.
Mr. G. HUNDAS asked the Chancellor of the Exehequrr,
with Menace to the statement made by him that four-fifth•
of the Danish Transit Duct were to be abolished, if he had
considered the expediency, before any treaty ereeeigned, of sti-
palming for the abolition of the remaining firth also.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the
'abject of the transit dues had been very easefully 1.012X1.
dered by oar minister at Copenhagen and the ministers of
other ppoower. interested in the renriesionof the trunsit dues ;
he oaderßood that the settlement embodied in the treaty nee
about to be signed had given amiefaction not only to our
minister, but to the *gents of the name Towns and other
powers intereeted in the queotion, and 1w had every remit
to believe that the stipulations contained in the treaty were
pease able. The treaty was not yet signed.
THE WORKHOUSE OF ST. GEORGE'S, HANOVER-
SQUARE.
Lend RAYNHAM asked the President of the Poor Law
Board whether casual poor were admitted on application Into
the weekhesue of St. George's, Hanover.square ; and, if so,
forwhat purpose a notice..., affixed to the walla of that warli-
ke/ass, elating that on and alter the 7th of July, 1t1,16, the
tramp wards of that house would he timed.
Mr. BOTTERIE replied that he was informed that enatud
poor were admitted into the workhouse who were taken there
by the police, or such es the master of the workhouse might
consider to be destitute; but no regular tromps were
aditted.

Lad R. GROSVENOR aged the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether he was able to give an mantrance that the
induence of the government would used to prevent the ap-
propriation et the vacant cite of Smithfield market to any
other purpose than that of the enjoyment and rt.:resit= of
the public'?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had
=kosigill tattle government had intimated to the City
Hid_ Emu
_would not comment to the appropriation
tithe Ile Medikimid he the of de.d meat market.
• Mkt had ha meet le dr eer requesting
that they wadi_ amp* mom nettle genet or advantage to
videh the eke ebrald be apprmprigsg. The wishes of the
government were rat k should be appropriated inareordance
with the recrensrediedts of the committee. Since he ed-

dresaed the house on Ode subject, a letter hal been rc7cliv7ed
from the City lismeseskimser, in which he stated that the
Corn and Markets Committee had had the suldeit in cone-
deraticm for some thee past, and be expected that in the
(course of next week they would make a communication tu go-
vernment on the sublect. Ito hoped, therefore, that the
matter would be speedily ectthol.

Sir A. CAMPBELL Niiii,;;Qied to put a question Jo-
• mg the Persian treaty. Of course, be did not expect •
definite reply, the treaty not yet having been laid onthe table.
He had givennothe to put thequestion oaths motion that the
house at its rising adjourn till Monday, that be might be
enabled to make a few observations, and in order to put him-
self in order, he would conclude with that motion, The
clause to which he wished to call attention was thatby which
England was to abandon the protectorate of Pernan subjects
in future. He dined say that advantage.. would be gained
by this concession which would counterbalance the disad-
vantages, but he thought wo ought not to make the, conces-
sion unkviN a similar concemion were made by other powers.
He had baud that the minister who had been sent hem to
negotiate tkila toasty wee limpet( under the protection of
Ronda. Whither that were true or not, there was no doubt
that then were Punka sulisets under the Museum protec-
torate. Ea hoped that in Swaim this treaty the noble had
bed takes no. that no privilege was abandoned by us which
was not alio abandoned by other foreign powers. He moved
that the hone at ita ding adjourn till Monday.
Lad PALMERSTON said be should object to the notion

of the ham gustlamm, Mum he was going to say he should
not sake the nand winks, that the house at its rising should
adkaarn till lloiday. It would to convenient that
the house shwald suet at one o'clock to-morrow. With
regard is the question, he thought it was very incon-
venient Ad iambus elsosild in that house discuss a
treaty sot is their pousesiou and mare especially
a trasey that was not nisi It woe obvious that discoi-
dal= ea sea a bully mast how an Nooks", bearing. Re
amid not billow tho ham iseinhWe ono* by stating
mein midi roped to So traty, htl tab M rabd an,