The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-08 00:00:00

INCLOSURE OF WASTE LANDS.

Mr. VERNON ,HARCOERT asked the Under Secretary of
State for the Home Department, whether, before the in-
troduction of any further bill authcrising, the inclosure of

commons and waste lands, her Majesty's Government
would bring in a measure giving effect to the recommenda-

tions of the committee which sat last session as to the
amendments required in the existing law.
Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN said the matter had been
fully considered by a commission, and he was about to intro-
duce abill on the subject. He would take care no further in-
closure should take place until the bill was before the
houso, and full opportunity given to every member to state
his VToSivs on the subject.

THU NORWICH COUNTY COURT JUDGE.
Mr. HAVILAND-BUREE asked if the attention of the
Governtrent had been drown, in an official form or other-
wise, to the committal of the foremaii of the jury for five
days by W. H. Cooke, Esq., Q.C., County Court Judge,
whilst presiding in his official capacity at Norwich.
Wbether the Judge of that County Court was justifiei
in ordering the Registrar to enter a verdict for the
plaintiff before the jury had determined the verdict which
was eventually given fdr the defendant; and whether any
steps would be taken by the proper authority to prevent
the recurrence of such acts.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had had an opportunity
of communicating with the county court judge, and he
found that it was not accurate that he had committed the
foreman during the trial, but that person having, after
the trial, fused 'certain insulting expressions towards the
judge,, he did then commit him for five days, but
immediately he expressed his regret for having used the
offensive expression, the judgment was cancelled. With
respect to the other part of the question, it was not a
fact that the judge ordered the registrar to enter
a verdict for the plaintiff. The subject, however,
was under the consideration of the Lord Chancellor.
SLIAVING IN THE ARMY.

Mr. STACPOOLE asked the hon. member for Truro, with
reference to the statement he had made upon the subject,
whether officers and soldiers permitted to wear beards in
India on sanitary grounds will be compelled to shave
them off on landing with their regiments in our colder
climate.
Captain VIVIAN said that Indian officers coming home
would haVe to conform to the regulations obeyed by other
officers of the army.
SOLEMN DECLARATIONS.

Mr. GILPIN asked the Secretary to the Treasury
if his attention had been called to the case of
George Furritiux, of Penryn, collector of income
tax ; to the fact that, having been duly appointed
to his office upon making a solemn declaration in
lieu of oath, his return of defaulters was objected to on
the ground that its correctness was not sworn to ; and
whether, if the attention of the Treasury had been called
to the inconsistency of the existing law, the Government
would take the needful steps to remedy the inconsistency
by legislative enactment, or by giving power to the
'Treasury in all cases to accept a solemn declaration in lieu
of oath.
Mr. STANSFELD st-,,id Mr. Purneaux objected to verify
the schedule of defaulters to the tax on cath. He asked
the Treasury to relieve him of the necessity of doing so,
but the Treasury had not the power to do so. The Act
requires the verification on oath', and whether it was ad-
visable to substitute for it an affirmation was hardly a
departmental qui estion.
THE ARMY LIST.

Mr. JONES-PARRY asked the Secretary of State for War
whether ho had any objection to the names of retired field
officers of militia being retained in the monthly Army List,
either in italics in connection with their late regiments or
in a separate column, as in the case of retired field officers
of the army.
Mr. CARDwiLL said he had no objection to that arrange•
meat, and he would onlg.it to in_ p;a49.

tinctly the policy that was intended to be pursued.
Mr. CARDWELL said he would consider the whole of the
objections raised to the arrangement, and would make a

further statement on Monday next.
SECURITY OF LIFE IN IRELAND.
Lord JOHN MANNERS asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury when ho would be prepared to make a statement

&3 to the measures which the Government intended to

pfopose for the better security of life in Ireland.
GLADSTONE : Her Majesty's Government will state
their views with regard to the condition of Ireland imme-
diately the debate shall have been closed which com-
mences to-night on the second reading of the Irish Land

Bill. (Cheers).
INTERNATIONAL COINAGE.
Mr. JOHN BENJAMIN Salmi asked the Chancellor of Ow
Exchequer whether any communications had taken place
b tween the French and English Governments upon the
question of establishing an international coinage since the
dile of the report of the Royal Commission on Inter-
national Coinage, and, if so, whether he would have any
objection to lay the correspondence before the House.

Mr. LOINT said there had 'been communications ea
the subject, and there was no objecrion to lay them

tie table.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.
Mr. EAMES asked the Secretary of State for War what
steps, if any, would be taken to secure to medical officers
serving on. the West Coast of Africa those advantages
which were guaranteed to them by the Warrant of 1838,
and the Medical Regulations of 1859, afterwards embodied
in the Warrant of 1866, but of which they had been de-
prived by the construction now put upon the Warrant of
1867.

Mr. CARDWELL said there had been no change of late in
the practice of which to complain.
Mr. RADLES thereupon gave notice that he should call
attention to the hardships of those med:cal officers.