The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-06 00:00:00

ARMY IMPROVEMENT.

Mr. HUTT wished to asked the noble lord at the
head of the Government whether, amongst those mea-
sures for improving the condition of the army, which ho
promised at the time of hia accession to office, he contem-
plated one for relieving the Secretary at War from sub-
ordination to the Horse Guards ?

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Lord PALMERSTON replied that tho Secretary at
'War never stood in such a relation to the Horse Guards.
Mr. HUTT explained that he meant the Minister for
War, not the Secretary at War.
Lord PALMERSTON said that if the Secretary at
War were not subordisate to the Horse Guards, a for-
tiori the Secretary of State would not be.
EDUCATION OF OFFICERS IN THE ARMY.
Mr. EWART wished to inquire of the Under Secre-
tary of State for War whether there could be laid before
the house any statement of the measures now .adopted
for further promoting the education and professional
competency of officers in the army ; also of any mea-
sures adopted for giving useful and practical instruction
to non-com►nissioned officers and privates?
Mr. F. PEEL said he should have no obisction to
lay on the table a statement showing the condition of
the regimental schools, and the examination of officers
previous to obtaining their first" commission; but the
larger measure contemplated last year, and which bad
been in abeyance, was intended to be taken up by the
Government.
DIVISIONAL ORDERS TO THE MEDICAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE-ARMY.

Mr. LAYARD wished to ask the Under Secretary of
State for War whether any brigade and divisional orders
had been issued in the army before Sebastopol, to the
effect " that no questions must be answered by medical
men attached to the forces, without permission from
head-quarters ;" whereby medical men attached to the
army were precluded from giving complete evidence to
the commission sent out to the East to inquire into the
state of the medical department ; also, whether it wal
true that Dr. Lawson had been appointed to the super-
intendence of, or to any other high employment in, the
hospitals of Scutari, Smyrna, or Rhodes ; and, if so, by
whose authority such appointment was made, and
whether it had.• been sanctioned by the authorities at
home ?
Lord PALMERSTON said he would reply to the
first part of the question. No information of any such
orders as those referred to by his hon. friend bad been
received by the Government; but they had been in-
formed by private correspondence that such orders were
issued. He (Lord Palmerston) could only conceive that
the moaning of such orders must havo been that the
medical officers were not to place themselves in commu-
nication with the commission without authority to do
so. He could rr,t conceive that the orders had teen
given so as to in any way interfere with the functions of
the commission.
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POLAND.
Lord PALMERSTON, seeing his hon. and learned
friend the member for Bath in his place, he wished to
ask him a question. The hon. and learned member had
a motion on the paper for to-morrow night relative to
Poland, and he wished to put it to him whether, in the
present state of affairs, and considering that negotiations
for peace were going on, lie woulci.not in the exercise of

his discretion think fit to postpone his motion until a
future d'iy ? heat•.)
Mr. PHINN had he ne3itation in acecdingt3 tee wish
of the e::,1,1e, lord, s.ipported as it seemed to be by the
general Leling of the house. At the same time the
question Wa4 one in which the country took a great in--
terest;-and he trusted, vben a fitting -time -.arrived, the
house would think it a proper subject ft:r. discussion.
VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.
Mr. WILLIAMS wished -to ask the right honour-
able baronet the Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment, whether he had received any application frOm
any part of the country volunteering the formation of
rifle corps ; and, if so what answer had been returned ?•
Sir Cr. GREY said his noble friend woo preceded him
at the Home-office received three such applications, and
he bad himself received one ; none of these offers,
however, had been accepted, but he should mention that
none of the offers were for volunteers to serve abroad.