The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-28 00:00:00

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE

On the motion of Sir G. GREY, it was agreed that the
house, at its rising to-night, should adjourn until 2 o'clock
to-morrow, it being Ash Wednesday.
TRAVELLING EXPENSES IN THE MILITIA.

Sir H. STRACY asked whether the Royal warrant of
21st November, 1864, giving the officers of the army when
travelling without troops, certain allowances, applied in
like manner to officers of militia.

The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that the rule with
regard to the regular troops did not apply to the militia.
FISHERIES IN SCOTLAND.

Mr. H. BAILLIE asked the Home Secretary whether
he had received a communication from Mr. Caird in Novem-
ber last respecting a close time for herrings in Scotland,
and what steps had been taken in the matter ?
Sir G. GREY said that he had received such a commu-
nication, and the Lord Advocate would introduce a bill on
the subject.
PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGHS.
Mr. BAINES moved for returns of the number ofmalc
, persons resident within each parliamentary borough
miles
thereof, England and Wales, or
thereof, who were assessed
to the
at the gross estimated rental
wlasitthin poor sevenrate
in any
parish within such borough,
following, viz., under £4 and £5, of £5 and under £6, of
£6 and under £7, of £7 and under £B, of £8 and
under £9, of £9 and uuder £lO, of £lO and
over ; and of tho population of each Parlia-
mentary borough, according to the eensus of 1861;
the gross estimated rental of the property therein at
Lady Day, 1863 ; and the number of electors on the
register now in force; together Tith an estimate of the
number of the electors in Parliamentary boroughs, if th
franchise were extended to male occupiers assessed at a
gross estimated rental of £9, £B, £7, and £6 (in continua-
tion of a return of male occupiers in Parliamentary cities
and boroughs, presented by command, in the session of
1860).—Ordered.
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COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION.
Sir J. PAKINGTON moved for a committee to inquire
into the constitution of the Committee of Council on Educa-
tion, and the system under which the business of the office is
conducted. The right baronet took exception to the pre-
sent constitution of the Council, and said that there were
no less than 1,124 parishes in England which received no
benefit from the annual grant for educational purposes. He
contended that the council of education had not at present
acted in a manner calculated to inspire much confidence
in their future efficiency in dealing with so important a
subject as national education.
LEFT SPEAKING.]

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening•

Amsterdam Short. 11 15-}
Ditto 3 Months. 11 18
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 42
Brussels
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11 161
11 19
11 19
25 47f
25 47i
13
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Hamburg
Paris Short 25 12
Ditto 3 Months. 25 40
40
Marseilles .... ... .. — 25
Frankfort on ..... — 120
Vienna — 11 5
11 55
Trieste ..... -
Petersburgh 3oi
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25 20
25 45
25 45
1204
11 60
11 60
301

Berlin ........................
Madrid ........................
Cadiz ........................
Leghorn .....................
Milan ........... . ............
Genoa ........................

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25 55
25 57/
25 57i
25 574

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25 621
25 621
25 624-,
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2
25 621
pNaalpelmes; __
2255
5577.
Messina
511
Lisbon 5ll
Oporto — 511 511
Foreign Gold in bars (standard) per 0z.....Z3 17s. 9d.
•

Mr. Edward Ellice, member for the St. Andrew's
Burghs, who has been detained at Naples by a severe at-
tack of fever, is now reported convalescent, and is expected
to return home within a fortnight to attend to his parlia-
mentary duties.