The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

DISTRICT POST-OFFICES.

Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Secretary to the Tree..
eury, what the Postmaster-General intended to do with the
nine residences attached to the district post-offices situate
at High. Holborn, Vere-street, Buckingham-gate, Camden-
town, Lambeth, Borough, Islington, Bethnal-green, and
Commercial-road, which had been unoccupied for periods
varying from one to five years ?

Mr. F. PEEL replied that the buildings were occupied
by the principal Post-office officers of the district. When
the Post-office arrangements had been completed, these
buildings would be permanently occupied.
THE CASE OF JOHN LILLEY, 6TH DRAGOONS
Mr. FORTESCUE, who had a question on the paper on
this subject, intimated that he proposed bringing on the
motion on Monday on going into committee of supply.
CAPTAIN RODERICK DEW.
Colonel SYKES asked the Secretary to the Admiralty,
whether it was the intention of the Admiralty to submit
the conduct of Captain Roderick Dew, of her Majesty's
ship Encounter, to the judgment of a court martial, for
carrying oZt• military operations in China beyond the 30
miles radirto from a treaty port at the siege of Shon-hing,
miles "from Ningpo, in which the life of Lieut. Tinling,
of her najesty's ship Encounter, was sacrificed, in disobe-
dience of the instructions conveyed in Earl Russell
despf.tch to Mr. Bruce, dated 26th August, 1862.
Lord C. PAGET replied that no official information had
ye'. been received at the Admiralty, which was probably to
be accounted for by the admiral of the station being at the
extreme end of it, on the coast of Japan. He had, however,
received a letter from Captain Dew, stating that he merely
accompanied the expedition as an amateur.
THE EGYPTIAN ROUTE TO INDIA.

Mr. TORRENS asked the Secretary of State for India,
whether her Majesty's Government had taken into con-
sideration the advantages that might result, politically
and financially, from using the route through
Egypt for our troops going to and returning
from India : whether any correspondence on the
subject has passed between the Secretary of State and any
of the chief authorities at either of the Presidencies in
India on the subject; and, if so, if there would be any ob-
jection to laying the correspondence upon the table ?
Sir C. WOOD said the attention of the Government had
been directed to the matter, and some correspondence was
going on between the naval and military departments on the
subject, which was of a twofold nature—financial and sani-
tary. It was right, however, to state that a committee had
investigated the propriety of adopting the proposed route,
and imported against it.
CHICORY AND COFFEE.
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Mr. CRAWFORD (for Mr. Moffatt)ataired the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer whether the restrictions which at
present existed in regard to the sale of chicory and coffee
mixed, were not now to be removed in consequence of the
equalisation of duty upon those articles ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that orders had been issued removing the restrictions which
had hatetofore existed. The officers of the Excise would
not tb.erefore, interfere in any way with the sale of the ar-
ticle% separate or combined.