The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

EDUCATION.

Lord P. CECIL give notice of a motion in reference to
the mutilation of documents laid on the table by the council
of the Board of Education.

ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Mr. EIVART gave notice that he would move for leave
to bring in a bill for the abolition of the puniehment of
death.

;THE DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE.
Mr. HUBBARD asked the hon. member for Dudley
whether he would postpone his motion for a bill to reduce
the duty on fire insurances until after the Budget ?
Mr. SHERIDAN said that the notice which he had on
the paper for this evening to bring in a bill to reduce the
duty on fire insurance, to which the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had given notice of an amendment, he would
postpone until the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made
his financial statement. (Hear.)
THE BRADFIELD RESERVOIR, &c.
Mr. FERRAND asked the Home Secretary if he would
direct the engineer appointed to examine the Bradfield
reservoir to visit and report upon the Doe Park reservoir.
Sir G. GR_F,Y paid that he had communicated with the
Mayor of ;Bradfield, and the report of the engineer at the
time WP.B quite satisfactory.

NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND).
Sir H. CAIRNS asked when the returns relative to na-
tional education (Ireland) would be laid upon the table, and
for what reason the annual report of the Commissioners of
National Education (Ireland) for the year 1862 had not yet
been presented to Parliament.

Sir R. PEEL said that two returns had already been
laid on the table, and the report for last year would be laid
on the table on the Ist of June. As regarded any corre-
spondence between himself and the Chief Commissioner,
he had no objection to lay it on the table,

Sir H. CAIRN S said that the papers laid on the table
were "dummies." (Laughter.)

Sir R. PEEL said that was not true—(laughter)—as
the paperF, were laid on the table when the members were
leavinF; town, and therefore did not receive any attention.
" EXPENDITURE WITHOUT ACCOUNT."

Lord R. IONTAGU asked the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer whether a sum of money was ever issued by direc-
tion of the Lords of the Treasury as" Expenditure without
account," and if so in what manner the same was brought
tinder the consideration of the Commissioners for the Audit
of Public Accounts; and whether the expenditure was past
by them after due examination of the vouchers for the
subordinate items of expenditure included in that sum.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained
that the expenditure alluded to was made in conformity
with the requirements of the public service, end was pro-
perly accounted for to the commissioners for the audit of
public accounts.

RIFLING LARGE GUNS.
Lord FERMOY asked the Under Secretary
of State for
'War whether the trial of Mr. Lynal Thomas's system of
rifling large guns was completed, and whether he had any
objection to produce the report of the trials ?
The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that a large gun
had been manufactured, for which Mr. Thomas had not
paid, in order to test the value of the invention, but the
committee had ordered that no further experiment should
take place until the general merits of the invention had
been ascertained.
INCREASED APPLICATIONS FOR PAROCHIAL
RELIEF.
In reply to Mr. REREWICII,
Mr. VILLIERS said his attention had been called to the
increase of applications for relief by the casual poor, espe-
cially in the southern districts ; but he did not consider,
utsunder the circumstances, that it Was necessary to issue any
tractions on the subject.

BISHOPRICS, &c. (IRELAND).
Mr. DILLWYN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
When a return relative to bishoprics, &e, In Ireland, ordered
on the 7th of May last, and another relative to the dioceses
of Cashel, Emley, Waterford, and Lismore, ordered on the
.sth May last, and which, not having been presented to the
bouse in the course of last year, were again ordered on the
9th of February last and the 22th of February last re-
spectively, would be laid upon the table of the house.
Sir R. PEEL said that one of the papers alluded to
would be laid on the table this evening.

PRISON DIETARY.
Lerd FERROY asked the Secretary of State for the
Homo Department what was the effect of the late change
of dietary in Wakefield Prison on the health of the
prisoners; and whether he will lay a copy of the corre-
spondence on the subject, together with the report of the
medical officer, upon the table of the house.
Sir Cr. GREY said that the system was being tested.
lit present it had not been in operation sufficiently long to

enable the Government to form a correct estimate as to its
practical merits.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS.

In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD,
Mr. M. GIBSON said that he believed a bill would be
introduced on the subject, but not until the report of the
committee had been presented.
COLLECTOR OF ASSESSED TAXES BILL,

In reply to an hon. member,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said i
Was not the intention of the Government to hurry on
this bill.