The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-29 00:00:00

COLONIAL LAND SALES.

Mr. DIVETT wished to ask the Urder Secretary for the
Colonies whether it was or was not the intention of the
Colonial Office to sanction the regulation made on the 3d day
of March last, by the Governor of South Australia, respecting
future land sales in that colony, which, according to the last
report of the Colonisation Commissioners, would seem to have
been drawn up under the direction of Lord Stanley, and in
contravention of the decision of this House upon the Land Bill
introduced by order of that Noble Lord ?

Mr. HAWES was understood-to say that dispatches having
reference to the subject had not yet arrived at the Colonial
Office, and he could not inform ahe Honourable Gentle-
man what would be done until they arrived.
Mr. HOPE said, he might be irregular, but he felt inclined
to make one or two ob3ervations on the question which bad
been asked; and first, on the terms in whicii the notice had
been given. `He found no fault with thee-first; part of
that notice, but when it proceeded, " which, accor, ing to the
last report of the Colonisation Comrcisioners, would seem o have
been drawn up under the direction of Lord Stanley, and in
contravention of the decision of this House upon the Land
Bill introduced by that Noble Lord." Now this, he thought,
was simply a speech put into the notices, and a speech with-
out an opportunity of answering. He submitted that this was
a most improper exercise of the privilege of giving notice.
But he had to find fault with the question in the substance of
it, for it was not founded in fact.

Mr. DIVETT begged merely to say that whether he had
acted discreetly or not, the question, in fact, was founded
strictly in fact.

THE MILITIA.

Mr. ACLIONBY wished to put a question to the Right
Hon. the Secretary at War. He had not, indeed, given notice
in the. usual way, but•as there was a.great deal of anxiety
prevailing in the country. on the -subject, and as he knew that
many Honourable Members in that House- were not
aware that a Bill was on thi table of the House
for the purpose of suspending the ballot for Militia
till October, in the year 1847 ; he wished to ask that Right
Hon. Gentleman it it were the intention ef the Government
to proceed with that Bill?
Mr. FOX MAULE sail that he found a proposition made
by his predecessors with reference to this subject, but, consi-
dering the late period of the session, and the great importance
of the question, the Government were of opinion that the
preferable system would be to renew the Bill (as had been done
for the last thirteen or fourteen years) for another year.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.

Mr. B. ESCOTT gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he
would move for a return to be laid before the House of al: the
floggings which had been inflicted in the army from the year
1840 to the present time; the place where the regiment in
which such punishment took place was stationed ; the number
of laths inflicted, and the consequences that followed;
whether inflicted by farriers, drummers, or so forth; and also
copies of the surgeons' minutes, and whether the trials had
taken place with closed doors.
SAVIVGS' BANKS—CONINIISSIONERS OF
NATIONAL DEBT.

Mr. HUME moved for an account of the number of indivi-
dual depositors and of charitable institutions and friendly so-
cieties depositing their funds in savings' banks, and of the sums
deposited, divided into the usual classes, on the 20th day of
November, 1845. Account of the amount of principal money
received from, and of interest credited to, and of principal and
interest money paid to the trustees of savings' banks, distin-
guishing Great Britain and Ireland, by the National Debt
Commissioners, from the 6th day of August, 1817, to the
20th day of May, 1846 ; of the amount of money, prin-
cipal and interest, due to the trustees by the Commis-
sionerson the 20th day of May, 1846 ; of the securities held
by the Commissioners on the 20th day of May, 1846, and of
the value of those securities at the prices of that day (stating
such prices), to provide the amount due by the Commissioners
to the trustees on that day, for principal and interest. Account
of the aggregate amount of interest paid and credited to the
trustees of savings' banks (distinguishing Great Britain and
Ireland) by the Commissioners, and of the aggregate amount
of interest or dividends received by and due to the Commis-
sioners on the stocks, funds, and Exchequer-bills held
by them on account of the trustees, from the 6th day
of August, 1817, to the f Oth day of May,
1846 inclusive ; and stating also the difference in amount be-
tweer the amounts so paid and credited and received up to
May 20, 1846. Account, stating in detail, the changes which
have been made in the Bank Annuities and Exchequer bills
held by the National Debt Commissioners, on account of the
trustees of savings banks, under the authority of the Acts 9 Geo .
IV. c. 92, and 3 Wm. IV. c. 14; showing, in separate co-
lumns, the dates, description, and extent of each of such
changes, and the rates at which the changes were effected, from
May 20, 1844, to July 5, 1846 (all in continuation of Parlia-
mentary Paper, No. 453, of Session 1844).
Mr. HORSMAN wished to give notice that on Friday
next he would ask the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, if it was his intention to call
the attention of the Government to the report of a Lords' Com-
mittee on railways, and whether it was their intention to
adopt the suggestion contained in that report ?