Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-03 00:00:00

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.

In reply to Mr. W. EwART,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the nature
and subject of examinations for the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Se. vice was fully explained in the correspondence
between the Foreign Office and the Civil Service Com-
missioners, which was presented to Parliament on the
Bth February, 1856.

EDUCATION IN TIIE ARMY.
On tlio vir,hon for a)inz, into committee of supply,
Mr. WARREN called the attention of the tiou6e to the
general order-issued by his Royal Highness the Com-
mander-in-Chief, on the 19th of June, directing that, for
the future, every soldier, after being dismissed from drill,
shall attend school as a duty, until he is repir ed suffi-
ciently advanced in reading, writing, and arithmetic.
With the concurrence of the Secretary for War, no fees
are to be required for this attendance at school.

Oir JOHN iln.mst.zN said the War Department had been
advised that, though the order in question was not illegal,
it would meet with much objection. The order had accord-
ingly been withdrawn, and another recommending officers
to offer every encouragement to soldiers to avail themselves
of the facilities offered for education eubstituied.

THE STATUTE LAW COMMISSION,
Mr. Looxa KING drew atten, ion to the large sums of
public money which had been expended by the Criminal
and Statute Law Commissions, without the consolidation
of any branch of the Criminal or Statute Law, and moved
that an humble aldress be presented to her Majesty to
dispense with the present Statute Law Commission.
Mr. HADFIELD seconded the motion.
Sir F. KELLY said that the commissioners had, after
considerable labour, made themse'ves masters of the whole
of the statutes fr :En Magna Charts to the last sear of Queen
Elizabeth, and just as they were about to produce the
result of their labours, the hon. member moved to dissolve
the commission. He hoped that the Roue wtuld not
sanction that course, and stated that he hoped to see the
work of consolidation of the laws of the whole of the
United Kingdom completed in from eighteen months to
two years.
Me. WHITESIDE suggested that the commissioners shou'd
not lose the favourable opportunity that was presented for
the assimilation of tle laws of England and Ireland.
Sir F. KELLY said the subject was under consideration
of the Commissioners.
Mr. BAINES bore testimony to the success of the labours
of the Commissioners up to the prevent time.
Mr. NAPIER objected that some of the Commissioners
had their whole time to devote to the consolidation of the
statutes, and that there was no controlling hand over
thorn.

ATronspv-GENRRAL hoped to mature the plan for
the appointment of a department for the Justice before
the end of the session, and appealed therefore to the hon.
member to withdraw his motion.
Lord Jona Rtrassza, thought, considering that the
question occupied an unsatisfactory position, would consent
to give the Government more time.
After a few words from Mr. HADFIELD, the motion was
negatived without a division.

DESIGNS FOR PUBLIC OFFICES
A short discutsi9n then took place as to the designs for
public offices at Westminster, which led to a promise
given by Sir 13. riali, to submit a plan to parliament to
carry ont those which had been selected by the judges.

TUB SUPPLIES.
The House then went into Committee of Supply.
.f. 46,400 for the British Museum was voted after some dis-
cussion.
On the next vz.te of £23,165 for the National Gallery, in-
cluding the purchase of pictures, a motion was made by
Lord Elcho to reduce the amount by £6,541, the amount of
excess of expenditure over last year's vote, together with
the expenses of travelling directors. Upon a division there
appeare I

For the reduction
Against it .. ..

.. ....... 89
........ 194

Majority against
Lord &ono then proposed to reduce the vote by £550,
being a part of the salary of the secre.a ry, and the whole
of the charge for the travelling agency.
This amendment was negatived by 123 (for the vote 161),
and the original vote was agreed to.
de other votes, including £3,541, fry! the Indian
a partments of Canada, also agreed
The House
having resumed,
The Attornes and Solicito-s Colonial Courts Bill,
the
Peace BillEtnn Proceedings before Justices of the
,eiary d tk
read a second an
time.° Municipal Corporations Bill, were
aommi
The
tteeConstabulary Force (Ireland) Bill went through
The Enclosure Acts Amendment Bill was read a third
time and palmed.
The Chairman of the Wareham Election Committee
brought up the report, Which
mittee bad determined that John statedal that the corn
elected; that.two pPeirksoen, s
owneereofbrited, and unduly
Hales Calcraft was
duly
influenced by Mr. J.
thaet
theremembers of
John Hales Cslcraft's committee, but was no
place with
evidence to show that such proceedings took
the consent of the said John H. Calera&
The other business was disposed of, and the If
ouB4 ad-
punle4 at one o'clock.