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

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 the 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 intension of 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 dole
for the last thirte,n or fourteen years) for another year.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.

Mr. B. ESCOTT gave notice that, on Tuesday neat, 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 lashes 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—COMNIISSIONERS OF
NATIONAL DEBT.

111 r. HUME moved ior an account of the number of indivi-
dual depositors and of charitable institutions and friendly s•t-
cieties depositing their funds in savings' Winks, 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 20,h slay 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 oil that day, for principal and interest. Account
of the ggregate amount of interest paid and credited to the
trustees of savings' banks (distingui4ting Great Britain and
Ireland) by the Commissioners, and of the aggregate amiduit
of interest or dividends received by and due to the Cumuli--
sinners on the stocks, funds, and Exchequer-hills hid
by them on account of the trustees, from the (Ph iley
of August, 1817, to the 10th day of Nay,
1846 inclusive; and stating also the difference in amount be-
tween the amounts :o 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 hanks, under the authority of the Acts 9 Goo .
IV. c. 92, and 3 Wm. IV. e. 14; showing, in separate co-
lumns, the slates, description, and extent of each of such •
changes, and the rates at which the changes were effected, from
May '2O, 1844, to July 5, 1846 (all in continuation of Parlia-
mentary Paper, /4.7): 453, of Session 1844).
Sir. RORSAIAN 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 ?
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