The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-16 00:00:00

EDUCATION.

Mr. WALTER, gave notice iiat le intended to postpone
his motion on this subject to the first day he could secure
after the Easter recess.

INDIA.
Capt. JERVIS asked the Secretary of State for India
whether the Government had determined to appoint a royal
commission to inquire whether the guarantee given to the
officers of the late East India Company's army by Parlia-
ment, by Act 21 and 22 Vic., c. 105, and 23 and 24 Vic., c.
100, had or had not been departed from ?
Sir C. WOOD replied that her Majesty, on his recom-
mendation, had directed the appointment of a commission,
which would comprise members of both Houses of Parlia-
ment.

Col. SYKES inquired whether the testimony of officers
who offered themselves for examination would be received
by the commission ?
Sir C. WOOD said that would depend upon the com-
mission.
Mr. FARQUHAR asked if the commission would be
composed of other persons besides members of both houses
of Parliament ?
Sir C. WOOD replied that be had already intimated that
the commission would " comprise" members of both
houses.
Colonel SYKES desired to ask his hon. and gallant
friend the member for Harwich, whether, after the state-
ment of the right hon. baronet the Secretary of State for
India, he intended to proceed with his motion?
Cap.ain JERVIS said as at present he did not quite
understand the exact nature of the commission, he should
proceed witli his motion to-morrow night.
FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS.
Mr. PEACOCK asked the Secretary of state for the
Home Department whether he would bring in his bill upon
the subject of fires in the metropolis before Easter ?
Sir G. GREY intimated that last year the Fire Insurance
Companies expressed a desire to be relieved of the expense
of maintaining the London Fire Brigade, and he believed
the document in which that determination was conveyed
had been laid on the able of the house. He had been in
communication with the fire offices, and hoped to be able
to make an arrangement with those bodies satisfactory to
them and the public. It was not improbable that he should
be able to introduce a bill on the subject before Easter.
CAST-IRON GUNS.
Mr. SINNAIRD asked the Secretary of State for War,
which of the several plans proposed for rifling the existing
cast-iron service guns had been reported by the Ordnance
Select Committee to be the best : whether the Government
intended to introduce the improvement into the service
without delay ; and whether the report of the Ordnance
Select Committee on this subject will be published ?
Sir G. C. LEWIS replied that he would be happy to

produce the rep,rts whenever his hon. friend thought proper
to move for them. At pr sent the Government is not dis-
posed to give effect to the report of the committee. If,
however, it was htended to use such guns, those of the
gentleman reported in favour of would be used.
TOBACCO.

In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
was happy to be afforded an opportunity of allaying the
apprehension which prevailed in the trade on the sub-
ject of the new rates on tobacco. There was no
intention to apply to tobacco a rule analogous
to that used with respect to wine three years ago. Such a
Plan would be utterly impracticable, and the Government
would bo as much opposed to it as the trade pozEeibly could
be. The rule he bad laid down was to meet special cases,
in order to counteract special processes adopted to produce
an artificial dryness. It was necessary, toe, to guard
against the possibility of a contraband trade in rile Chsu-
nel Islands.

END J WED SCHOOLS (IRISH CHURCH).
In tcply to Mr. WALroLE,
Mr. DILLWYN said he lurposed deferring his motion
with respect to endowed schools to :he ei.d of April or the
beginning of May. That with respcet to the Irish Church
he should postpone until the 2d Tuesday atter
LONDON COAL AND WINE CONTINUANCE
DUTIES BILL.

In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD,
Mr. t_ 0 WPEIL said it woulkl not be possible for hiui to
bring mu ihis b• 11 this evening.
DETECTIVE POLICE IN P.)LAND.
Mr. HENNESSY desired to ask the question of the
right baronet the _ ecretary of Sate for the Home De-
partment, of which he had privately given him notice,
namely, vt hether the two detectives had not sent Sir R.:
Mayne a letter not comprised in the papers published, and
whether he had sent a reply; that letter, he believed,
sought for further leave of absence; also the exact date the
police went to Warsaw, and when the Russian authorities
said they no longer needed their sei vices, and when they
returned home ; also the name of the gentleman referred to
in the correspondence but not mentioned.
Sir G. GREY replied that he was not aware of the name
of the gentleman adverted to ; indeed he had no know-
ledge of him whatever. The police were not both detec-
tives, as one of them was a superintendent of the A divi-
sion. He believed they left England on the 6th of August,
and returned in the first week in October; but they would
have returned sooner-save for the illness of one of them.
He understood that all the correspondence had been pro-
duced.

Mr. D. GRIFFITHS inquired if the application for
the police had, in the first instance, been made to the
noble viscount the First Lord of the Treasury?
Sir G. GREY replied that the application was made to
him, and that he acted in the matter entirely on his own
responsibility.

GREECE.
On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON, it was ordered
that this evening the orders of the day be postponed till
after the notice of motion relating to Greece.
Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to move for an address for
further correspondence relating to the affairs of Greece. He
said that the Greeks had been much dis appointed in not
having for their king either the Duke of Saxe Coburg
er Prince Alfred. It was exceedingly important
even upon financial grounds that the closest re-
lations should subsist between this country and
Greece. The unguaranteed debt owing to this country
amounted to £7,000,000, and the guaranteed debt now
amounted to £2,000,000, and the accumulated interest on
both had reached the enormous sum of £900,000. (Hear )
The Greek people were unanimous in their desire to get
Prince Alfred for their sovereign. Several votes had been
given for others ; but he could not but regret that the right
hon. gentleman opposite (the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer) was not himself a candidate (laughter) for
he was a great favourite with the Greek people, and would
have an ample opportunity there of exercising his financial
abilities for the welfare of the people. (Renewed laughter.)
The Greek people, in their extremity, had thrown them-
selves entirely on Englnd, to the exclusion of the two other
great powers. (Hear, hear.) It was well, therefore, at
this juncture to inquire how the Government had dis-
charged the obligations cast upon them ; whether they had
shown that consideration for Greece that the people
of that country had a right to expect. In his opinion
the conduct of the Government had neither been
just nor very generous, and the result had been
that Greece had greatly suffered from the policy that
the Government had pursued towards it. (Hear, hear.)
He stigmatised the conduct of Earl Russell as offensive and
erroneous. Had the noble viscount (Lord Palmerston)
held the seals of the Foreign-office, he was satisfied, from
the course he had invariably pursued in that house that a
very different course would have been adopted. It was
on the 22d of October, last year, that the revolution took
place. Immediately after Earl Russell wrote to Russia
and :France calling attention to the protocol of
1805, excluding any of the scions of the three
Royal h. et from the throne of Greece.
Russia concurred frankly and at once, agreeing with the
language of Earl Russell, but France replied with more re-
serve. It would have been well, he thought, if the wishes
of the Greek people with respect to Prince Alfred could
have been gratified.
Mr. GREGORY replied to some of the statements of the
hon. member. He thought the Government had acted
well in not permitting Prince Alfred to ascend the throne
of Greece.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

ENGLISH POLICE OFFICERS in POLAND.

The correspondence relating to the " mission" of
two London police officers to Warsaw has been
published, On the 31st of July last, Baron Brun-
now, the Russian ambassador in London, wrote to
Sir George Grey :
" The Grand Duke Constantine, during his former stay
11l this country, has been particularly impressed with the
beneficial influence which
your police regulations exercise
for the maintenance of good order, legality, and public
security. His Imperial Highness is desirous of establish-
ing a similar institution in the kingdom of 'Poland, whose
welfare is entrusted now to his care by his Majesty the
Emperor. The Grand Duke is the more anxious to intro..
duce a useful reform into this branch of the public ser-
vice, as such a reform may enable him to put an end as
soon as possible to the now existing martial law, and to
replace the country under the rule of a regular civil ad-
ministration. For this purpose the Grand Duke has
thought it highly important to secure for a very short
time (say two months) the presence at Warsaw of an in-
telligent and active police officer, who might communi-
cate to the authorities there his practical views on the
subject of the organisation of this branch of public ser-
vice on a similar footing as it is in this country. Taking
into consideration the importance of the contemplated
reform, I do not hesitate to apply to you in the hope
that you will kindly lend me your assistance for carrying
it into effect as far as it is in your power. The first step
to be taken would be to allow Sir Richard Mayne to put
himself into communication with a gentleman to whose
care the Grand Duke has directly and privately entrusted
this object, so intimately connected with the success of his
own administration."

Superintendent Walker and inspector Whicher
were sent out to Warsaw, and on the Bth Sept.
they sent home the following report to Sir R.
Mayne :

,‘ We beg most respectfully to report, for the information
of the Commissioner, that we are still in daily communica-
tion with the authorities, who appear to be well pleased
with the information we convey to them. No change
has been made in the existing police system at present,
but we hope that by the latter end of the ensuing week
our services will be dispensed with. Everything seems
very quiet, and no further attempts at assassination have
been made, although it is feared that similar acts will
be repeated, but every precaution is taken to prevent
them. Indeed, thz.. Government appears to be in constant
apprehension. Our mission here is kept entirely secret
except to the three gentlemen we have been in communica-
tion with, that being deemed the most prudent course under
existing circumstances, as our personal safety might be en-
dangered by a wrong construction being placed on the
object of our visit."

Sir It. Mayne, in a letter to Sir George Grey,
says the only instructions given to Walker and
Whicher " were verbal to the following effect :
That they were to take with them all the printed
forms and reports showing the organisation of the
metropolitan police, and the mode of carrying on
their duties, and that they should give all the in-
formation in their knowledge on those subjects to
the persons with whom they should be put_in com-
munication."

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

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via Marseilles ... ...... Mar. 15.
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Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. llelena..Apr. 1.
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Gibraltar, via Southampton Mar. 13.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southamptou. • Mar. 21.
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Mar. 22.
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Mexico ....Mar. 31,
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RESIGNATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF OXFORD
COUNTY GAOL.—The governor of the Oxford county
gaol, Lieutenant-Colonel Stace, has tendered his resigna-
tion, which was acceptel on Saturday by the county magis-
trates. We understand that the governor resigned in con-
sequence of his conscientious scruples with respect to capi-
tal punishment, and from a desire to be released from anY
participation in the execution of Noah Austin, the
Heyford
murderer.