The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-03 00:00:00

" li,;, teen day of January, IS-14, and
t.r
p I,i. 1 )f. IThr, -41(1, have slitlred corporal
utn,t,nn.,ut ioirri,onment ; sl.owing natme of the
H 1 ce s, whidi such corporal punishment or
imprisonment has been awarded, and the number in each
class; and showing, also, the greatest and the smallest
number of lashes; also, the longest and shortest period of
califineine,,t awarded as punishment, the average number
dogged, and the average period of confinement for each class
o' off ogees; distinguishing also the total number of rank and
tile liable to be flogged, and also the number of commis-
sione,l and non- commissioned officers in the -United
Kigdoin in each of those years ; also, returns of
the sante tenor, of the Royal Artillery and Ordnance
Corps serving abroad. Returns of the total number
of soldiers belonging to regiments and depots hi
Great Britain and Ireland, who from the Ist day
of January
1844 to the 31st day of December 1846, have suffered either
corporal punishment or imprisonment ; and, whenever either
col oral punishment or imprisonment has been inflicted on
the same person more than once, specifying how often it has
been so inflicted; with abstract of the total number of sol-
diers, belonging to regiments in the colonies and possession!
of Great Britain, who, in each year, from the Ist dal
of
January 1844 to the 31st day of December 1846, have silt
fwred corporal punishments or imprisonments ; showing the
nature of the offences, in classes, for which such corporal_e
punishment or imprisonment has been awarded, and th
numbers in each class ; stating, also, the greatest number
and the lowest number of lashes inflicted on any persee 111
each year; also the longest and the shortest period of
numb;cO
finement awarded as punishment, the average
eh
flogged, and the average period of confinement for ea
class in each year; also distinguishing the total number
of rank and file, and also the number of commissioned sea
non-commissioned officers, in each year. Of the ninnbefhe
soldiers, who, from the Ist day of January, 1844, t°,'.
31st day of December, 1846, have suffered corporal Punish,.
'Pent or imprisonment, and whether either corporal punish
ment or imprisonment has been inflicted on the sae inflict more than once, specifying how often it has been soninflic'e.es
and distinguishing the numbers in regiments in the colonies
in posiession of her Majesty from regiments in depOtsotisi
Groat Britain and Ireland ; distinguishing, also, the t
number of rank and fik and also the number of cotnaur
sion,d and non-commissioned officers in each years
stating the number or name of the regiment or corp, wl,l
the names of the commanding officers, in which no corPor""
punishment has been inflicted in anv of these years (in„ell;
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, go. 308, of session lo,";
He would, however, move for a copy of the correspontle!l_,,c
between the Consul of her Britannic Majesty and the Austru'
Government relative to the annexation of Cracow.
DESTITUTE POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. ROEBUCK said he would move to-morrow, in CC
mittee on the Destitute Poor Relief Bill, that the Pow,,
~.,"
v4ted in the Government to render valid a presenting
should be expunged.

Ift YELLING ON SUNDAY. Mr. HUAIE said that, certain railway directors hail ;,,t
fered with travelling on Sunday, which was considered
tremely incommodious to the public. Now he desired a copy
of the resolutions and orders of every railway com Piaf
where the travelling on Sunday has been stopped whol'),rr
partially, so as to show the accommodation afforded for
veiling to the public generally, and to the Post-Dffice esrit
cially on that day. He would then consider what step
might be advisable for the House to adopt in reference to
subject.

MILBANK PRISON.
Mr. M. GORE moved that the report made to her lthti
a oestii
by Mr. Escott, a Member of this House, on the state -
bank Prison, be laid before this House.
Sir G. GREY requested that the motion should be Iv
drawn. A Commission had been appointed of three Commit,'
sioners, who were to make a joint report. Now he Was 4400,
willing to receive it in the shape of a letter from the I
Member, the only way, he apprehended, that he could re,
ee,
ceive it, and he would then lay it upon the table of the 11°_,eu
Mr. B. ESCOTT said that his ideas of what was corm
differed differed from those of the Right Hon. Baronet. He was I
mauled to report by the Commission of her Majesty, Ml„vg
did not think he would be fulfilling that command by Wr"i,, °t
a letter to the Secretary of State. Though he WB-51,48
anxious to stand on ceremony, he considered that a prinC
was involved • and he was not willing to concede it.
Sir GEORGE GREY said he did not wish the 1-lbe
Member to change a single word of his report, but 0111 Y
form it.

Mr. 13. ESCOTT replied. • tesa
Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE was sorry that the House,'" geil
of coming to the subject-matter itself; should be "Fit'rsiof
a matteswith a mere matter of form. But, speaking of a-
form, he did think the Hon. Member (Mr. B. Escott) wlthe
the. right, for it was in accordance with precedent an,re by
commands of her Majesty, that a report should be ina"„aeot
the commission. Such was the language of the dort-0 to
by which they had been appointed, commanding the the
inquire into the matter, and make a report tonchiniti oot
same. In fact the duties of the Commissioners Irria'ht
be completely discharged unless they made and brouglheir
their report ; yet, so far from doing this, they had kept from
report open till another was ready to be sent 111 se of
another Committee. He recollected that in the ca `e
a former commission, of which Sir Francis ra't;rta
was a member, that gentleman had sent in a report se row
from that of the other commissioners, and he did not litenoe.
stand how that should not rule in the presentl°'
Indeed, without a report from the Hon. Member
co
he
-
chester, the papers of the commission would not be
pleted. He at the same time could not help saying tllo
oion
did not agree with that Hon. Gentleman in the °r bleir
which he had formed, an opinion, as it appeared toll the
which he could not have arrived at, if he had read atter of
evidence over attentively. But to return to the 11111_„iit, be
form which was the subject before the House; it " cola
immaterial whether the result of the com
before the House in the shape of a letter or of
the pro Per
but there could be little doubt that a report was
form for the commissioners to adopt. e 'rouse
Mr. ROEBUCK said in the instance hesa-e three Per"
of
a commission had been appointed, consisting_ t,gether to
sons, and power was given to any two of thew,
tiler it was
do certain things; unless two of them were t of her
clear that they could not legally and in fumitnen
no
Majesty's Commission do any act ; that if the
instead of meeting together, should transact the business r
quired of them, each in a separate chamber, the Acte °I?
done would be illegal. By one clause of her Majesty's 0003 ti
missaionreport ;
mission, power was given to any two of them together,
~,11°.,t
n., fewer, to discharge the duties of the Commission. Pu."
when they came to another clause, requiring the Cona;,-
sioners generally to report, the construction of that claps--
must be ruled by the former clause, so that the meaning
must be taken to be that not fewer than two of them "`si
gether could legally draw up a report on the transactions
the Commission.
Mr. FOX MAULE was sorry that the House should Palf
their time on a matter which would really come to no lart.vo
It was agreed that a report from the Commission ought
be laid before the house, and lie was of opinion that a rePor
ought to be made irrespective of the Hon. Memher„r
Winchester. He recollected that in the case of the 1_"„"„
Inquiry Commission appointed for Scotland, one cf the 111.71.4
bets of that Commission was a dissentient from the rebtere
but instead of interfering with that report, that Hon.tate,
tleman sent in a separate report to the Secretary of '..„,ht
and he thought that the lion. Member for Winchester oue
to follow the same recedent.
The motion was then withdrawn.

MILITARY STATISTICS, the
Mr. HUME inquired of tke Right Hon. Gentlettlanther
Secretary of the War Department (Mr. F. Maule) vlb,,e-bad
the military statistics of India, which Maj Rtr
or Tulloch
ben formerly engaged in, would be resumed? These "be
tistics were of the greatest importance, and ought t° bt
forthcoming without delay. He would also ask the iligre-
Hon. Gentleman whether he had received the returns.
garding the health of the troops in India, which be
Hume) had moved for two years ago? bat
Mr. F. MAULE said he was not aware that the re""bot
referred to by the Hon. Gentleman had been received, ts,
he would inquire at the War-office. In reference to tligitt
tistics of Colonel Tulloch, the other engagements o,ity
Gallant Officer had for a time interfered with their cor,r"
ante, but they would be resumed as soon as possible.
Mr. HUME gave notice, that on Tuesday next be Nirc:iio
move as address to her ..:lajesty, if found necessar%i et,
these statistics be continued forthwith by some public onlbe
for which duty he knew of none better qualified than
Gallant Officer who had been referred to.
The House then adjourned at Half-past One o'clock.

HER MAJESTY'S STEAM_sLO
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PORTSMOUTH, TUESD AY, FIVE O'CLOCK, r.m.—
Ti
packet, just atrived, brings Mr. George liiddlecombe, ."-tho
Master of the flag-ship St. Vincent, with dispatches for
,ost
Commander. in-Chief at this port, from the senior @no,
operating at the wreck of the Sphynx, and the welcome lop
telligence that the Sphynx had been moved this tide oi
feet nearer deep water. She would, doubtless, have been h$
off further, but one of the " camels" burst, and the ,h,satibe
were consequently compelled to leave off heaving. 11 be
30 tons of coals now in her can be got out, and she can
further lightened 30 or 40 tons more, success is looked 11174
as certain. Wind and weather continue favourable, althoub
the tide has rot risen so high as had been anticipated.
The Medea steam-sloop, Commander Mason, arrived 1•0 f
morning, and came into harbour to fit for the reception
Sir H. Seymour, the newly-appointed Minister at Lisboa.

Mr. WALLACE'S NEW OPZRA.—The libretto r
ed
been read in the green-room by the author, Mr. Bunn, !.;*
the opera is now in daily rehearsal. The scene is in Bohe,'
and the subject has been taken from history. Of
BANK OF ENGLAND.—Accounts of the arnouri ie
all Exchequer-bills purchased by the Bank of Engl3ll' of
1546, and of balances of sums issued for the
dividends due and not demanded, from the sth of April, 11
to the sth of January, 1847, have been presented to nub
ijh
ment, pursuant to the Act. The amount of Exchequer",iels
and other Government securities so purchased, or on wl",;scl
sums were advanced in the :rear 1847, altogether amore ed,
to 4,660,919!., all of which has been paid oft' and dischargoe.
The gross total amount of the dividends due and net, s/•
manded amounted, on the sth of April, 1846, to 1,108,' I; be
of which, 135,023/. remained in the hands of the Bank, , of
remainder being advanced to Government; on the sth b 0
July, 1846, 1,093,5561., of which 100,000/. remained inth 161
hands of the Bank ; on the 10th of October,
hat t
10,017,980/., of which 100,0001. remained. in the 11,4!` t
of the Bank ; and on the sth of January lest F.ba
1,088,8194 of which 170,838/. remained in the hands of .
Bank.
°I
PaYlnent
:nt

THE NATIONAL DEBT.—The annual accou- ,or
the sums received and expended by the Commissioners 3
the reduction of the National Debt in the year ended the .5tlP
of January, 1847, has been prepared and presented. The c or,
ditor side of the account exhibits a sum total of 3,578,721'
arising from cash received at sundry times from the Exche:
quer, and interest on stock, &c. The debtor side shows tO7
following items --vie., a sum of 9,700/ paid for 10,I:30''
Reduced Annuities 263,102/. tor 273,849/.Consols; 689,7971•
for 718,3531. Reduced; 46,923/. for 49,2911. Old South Se!
Stock; 149,6091. for 157,900/. New South Sea Stock; 3032:
for 4,000/. Three per Cent.. Annuities (1751); 14,8491. 119:
15,644/. 'Three per Cent. Annuities (1726); and 2,400,(?01•
for Exchequer-bills.
SURGICAL OPERATIONS UNDER THE INFLUENCE 4:314
ETllEM—Yesterday afternoon two more operations were Po!:
cessfully performed in the large theatre of the Charing-er°,:;
Hospital, on patients while under the influence of et e'"
vapour. The first operation was performed by Mr. Aveq't
anti consisted in the removal of the large toe nail of the 1e
foot—a very painful process; and in the second case, r;
Steghall, the house surgeon, extracted several teeth froan !:
,
young man who had inhaled the ether. In both cases 9
patients acknowledged that they had not felt the slighles
pain during the operation.
Information was yesterday received by the police,
that, on the previous evening, some thieves obtained accos''
by means of skeleton keys, into the house of Mr. Lethbrid ge;
No. 3, Manor Cottage, Kennington-oval, and carried f
quantity of plate, consisting of silver spoons and forks of
every description, a cameo brooch, a gold hair-brooch, ;21
with pearls, a Geneva gold watch, a gold brequet chain, /(1
a gold seal and key attached, a morocco purse, contailloti
gold and silver moneys to a large amount, a number 0
other articles of Valuable jewellery, and a (palatal dWeat
aPPArd