The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

ROYAL COMMISSION.

The SPE.kKER was summoned by the Usher of the Black
Rod to the House of Peers to hear the Royal Assent given
to several bills.

THE EAST INDIES.

Lord STANLEY moved for a copy of the report upon
the income and expenditure of British Burmah, by R.
Temple, Esq., and Lieut. Col. H. Bruce, 1860 ; also for
copy or extracts of all correspondence relating to pro-
jected railways in the colony of Natal, which has passed
between the Lieutenant Governor of Natal and the Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies during the years 1863-64-65 ;
and also for copies of correspondence between the Go-
vernment of Madras and the agent of the Madras Irrigation
Company, regarding the execution of works in progress
under that company, and the system to be adopted in bring-
ing the works into operation and levying the charge for
water from the cultivators.—Ordered.
CANADA.

Mr. CARDWELL laid on the table the papers connected
with the position of affairs in Canada. It would be recol-
lected that four members of the Legislature of Canada
had been deputed by the Governor-General of Canada
to confer with her Majesty's Government. The Conference
bad taken place, and the Confederation of the North American
Provinces, the Poi tification of Canada, the Reciprocity
Treaty, and the North Western Boundary had been consi-
dered. The result of the deliberations had been satisfactory,
and the whole of the papers he hoped would be in the
hands of members to-morrow.

EDUCATION.
Mr. HODGBINSON asked the Vice-President of the
Committee of Council on Education what progress
bad been made in collecting and arranging the
information required for the return ordered in the last ses-
sion of Parliament with reference to endowed grammar
schools ; and when the return might be expected to be
laid on the table of the house ?

Mr. BRUCE said 700 schools had sent in the information,
and he hoped the return would be in the hands of mem-
bers before the end of the session.

DR. SUTHERLAND'S APPOINTMENT.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the Under Secretary
State for War in what capacity Dr. Sutherland waenolf
ployed by the War Department ; what pay and allowances
he received ; whether
_he was paid by salary or by day
when actually employed, and if by day pay for how many
days in the year he was employed on an average ; from
what vote of the estimates the payment was made; whether
the arrangement had received the approval of the Treasury;
and, whether there would be any objection to lay upon
the table of the house a copy of the terms of his original
appointment, and of any correspondence between the War
Office and the Treasury on the subject ?
The Marquis of HARTINGTON said Dr. Sutherland
was at the period of the Crimean war appointed by the
142,u • Sydney Herbert a member of the sanitary commission
IQ Inquire int 9 the condition of the army, and since that

war had ceased the learned gentleman had been serving
on the sanitary committee on the subject of hospitals and
barracks. He received three guineas a day in remunera-
tion, and the vote under which his salary was taken was
the sanitary vote in the arrangements.
Mr. P. HERBERT asked whether there was no officer
in the army qualified to perform Dr. S utherland's duty,
and whether he was eligible for superannuation ?
The Marquis of HARTINGTON said he could not say
whether there was or not an officer in the army so qualified.
Dr. Sutherland was not, he believed, eligible for superan-
nuation.