The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-15 00:00:00

MENT OF INDIA..

Mr. BAZLEY asked the Secretary for India, how
many candidates for employment in the medical depart-
ment for India were presented, and how many were the
vacancies at the time of the competitive examination in
January last, and again how many at the recent examina-
tion ?

Sir CHAS. WOOD said there had been no competitive
examination fur the department in question for the last
three or four years.

STREET DEALERS IN THE CITY OF LONDON.
Mr. Alderman SALMONS asked the Secretary of State
for the Home Department if he had yet approved the pro-
posed bye-laws for the City of London, and especially if he
intended to sanction bye-law No. 12, which virtually pro-
posed to withhold the common law right of way through
the principal streets of the City from dealers in fruit, fish,
and vegetables.
Sir G. GREY said that these bye-laws had not yet been
sanctioned, and he considered the question of such import-
ance that he had referred it to the law officers of the
Crown.

MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL HIGHWAY

BOARD.

Mr. R. LONG asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, whether Magistrates, resident in places which
are exempted from the operation of the Highway Act, are
or are not ex-officio members of the General Highway
Board of the district in which they reside.
Sir G. GREY replied in the negative.
THE IRISH CONSTABULARY.

Capt. ARCIIDALL asked the Chief Secretary for Ire.
land if the Irish Government had directed the Inspector-
G'-neral of Constabulary to recall the instructions issued to
the Police on the 27th of October, 1862, with reference to
the Act 25 and 26 Vic , c. 114, and to issue fresh instruc-
tions in conformity with the provisions of the said act.
Sir
PEEL said the subject had been referred to the
Itish Crown law officers.

LIGHTS FOR VESSELEL
Mr. BENTINCK asked the President of the Board of
Trade whether any penalty attached to vessels not carry-
ing- the proper lights prescrited by the Merchant Seamen's
Act; and if vessels infringing those r,gulations were sub-
ject to penalties, what those penalties were, and what was
the proper course to take for recovering them ?
'qr. M. GIBSON said that, by the Merchant Seamen's
Act, any infringement of the regulations relating to the
placing of these lights in vessels subjt cted pat ties so offend-
ing to indictment.
HARIV)UR OF HOLYHEAD.
Mr. STANLEY asked the President of the Board of
Trade what steps were being taken to mark more distinctly
the Platter Rnck-s in Coe Refuge Harbour of Holyhead?
Mr. 31. GIBSON said that buoys would be placed so as
to mark distinctly the situation of these rocks, but there
Was no decision as to any plan respecting the placing of
'lights in the harbour.
VOLUNTEER DRILL INSTRUCTORS.
General BUCKLEY asked the Under Secretary of State
for Wt‘r whether it was in contemplation to provide the
drill instructors of volunteer corps clothing and accoutre •
meats in the same manner as if they wore in a regimeut of
the line ?

The Marquis of lIARTD7GTON explained that if, in
addition to the pay which these inspectors received, they
were also to get clothing, it would place them in a better
position than sergeants of the regiments of the line, which
was not intended.

ELECTION DISTITR.BANCES AT LISBURN.

31r, WHITESIDE asked --th-o—(.-7h-ie-17 Secretary for Ire,