The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-26 00:00:00

CONVICT PRISONS.

Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department why the report of the directors of Irish
convict prisons had not been laid upon the table of the

house ?

Sir G. GREY said the report was presented about a
week ago, tut he was not responsible for its distribution.
He thought that rested with the officers of the house,

THE MHOW COURT-MARTIAL.
Mr. CONINGHAM asked the Under Secretary of State
for War whether, subsequently to the memorandum of the
18th December, a second memorandum or letter, embodying
the opinion of the Commander-in-Chief on the Mhow
court martial, had not been issued ; also, whether the pro-
ceedings, alleged by Paymaster Smales to have taken place
on his court martial, were submitted to the Judge Advocate
General in England for his opinion, and whether that opi-
nion was obtained before the paymaster was gazetted out of
the service ?

The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that no second
memorandum had been opened. The second part of the
question was so vague and inadequate that he should not be
justified in giving an answer to it.
Mr, BENTINCK asked whether there was any precedent
for holding such a court-martial, and if not, whether it was
not an insult to officers in India ?

The Marquis of HARTINGTUN believed there was n,)
precedent. He did not think that there would be anything
insulting to the Indian officers.
Mr. DISRAELI complained of the expense that would
be incurred.

Sir DE L. EVA.NS recommended that the whole regi-
ment should be called home.

A long discussion took place. An adjournment of the
house having been moved for the purpose of making it an
order. The motion was of course withdrawn.
EDUCATION (IRELAND).

Mr. COGAN asked the Vice-President of the Com-
mittee of Privy Council. whether any correspondence had
taken place between the Irish Government and the depart-
ment of Science and Art or the Treasury, on the proposed
abolition of the Museum of Irish Industry in Dublin ; if
so, whether in that correspondence an opinion hostile to the
proposed abolition of that institution had been expressed on
the part of the Irish Executive ; and whether he would lay
that correspondence upon the table of the house ?
Mr. F. PEEL, in the absence of Mr. Lowe, said that
there had been some correspondence between the Irish Go-
vernment and the Treasury on the subject. The report of
not explain how the
the committee had already been laid on the table. He could
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report obtained circulation before it
was given to the house. He did not think it expedient to
produce
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UNIVERSITIES IN SCOTLAND.
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has been pleased to grant to candidates who have taken
similar degrees in the University of Edinburgh,
The Marquis of HARTINGTON said the nniversitiwi
had only to make official applications to the War-ones to
obtain the same privileges.
POOR LAW.

Mr. FERRAND asked the President of the Poor Law

Board whether he had yet received the return of the num-
ber of unemployed unmarried women in the cotton factory
districts of Lancashire and Cheshire ?

Mr. VILLIEES said he bad not yet been able to obtain
such returns.

THE BRAZILS.

Mr. BRIGHT inquired whether the Government could
lay the case submitted to the King of the Belgians and his
award on the table.

Mr. LAYARD said the award was only received yester-
day. It would be printed and laid on the table at once,
RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Mr. DILLwYN this order was read and
discharged.

THE WELLINGTON CAR.

On the order for going into supply,

Mr. C. BENTINCK asked the First Commissioner of
Works to explain the circumstances under which the Wel-
lington funeral car, wicker work horses, trappings, &e., are
exhibited to the public at sixpence a head, by the vergers
in St. Paul's Cathedral.

Mr. COWPER said he believed that the vergers were
allowed to take 6d. a head from persons going down into
the crypt. 'Whether the dean and chapter were right in
allowing that he could not say. Persons could not go into
the crypt without a verger, and there were no cathedral
funds out of which those officials could be paid,
Mr. OSBORNE said that if this was a work of great
genius it would ba a rare opportunity for the Brompton
boilers. •