The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-09 00:00:00

• THE FOREIGN LEGION.

Col. DUNNE asked whether the pay and allowance
mentioned in the return laid on the table of the house
were the only advantages to be granted to the offiieri
and men of the Foreign Legion ?
Mr. F. PEEL said the return was perfectly accurate
—the officers would be allowed 3 months' pay, and the
men 12 month' pay.
METROPOLIS LOCAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

In reply to Mr. T. DUNCOMBE,
Sir B. HALL said it was intended to withdraw the
present bill, which stood on the paper for this evening,
and to introduce a new bill after' he WhitsuntHe recess.
THE LATE ASSAULT BY THE POLICE.

Mr. BOWYER wimhed to ask the Secretary for the
Elome Department if his attention had been drawn to a
violent assault committed by a policeman upon a younv
lady on the occasion of the proclamation of peace, ano
Also whether he intended taking steps to discover the
iffvnder

Sir G. GREY said his attention had been drawn to
the circumstance alluded to. The magistrate before
whom the assault was • beard bad dismis4ed the case.
lie had been in communication with that magistrate,
nut it was not usual for the Secretary of State to inter
Pere in such, cases unless 83ine complaint w.ts made to
Tina. No inch complaint hal been made to him, but he
oad given orders to the police authorities to use :.heir
utmost exertions to discover the man, and when that
was accomplished further steps would be taken.
Mr. T. BUNCOMBE asked why the recommenda
tion of the commissioners who sat last year on the poiic,
cruelties in Hyde-park, that the letter: and figures on
the policemen's coats should be more distinct, had not
been carried into effect. If it had been, probably the
lady in question would not have mistaken the policeman?
Sir G. GREY said he gave d►rections that it should bi-
carried into effect, and he thought it had been done

BREACH OF TREA.TY BY THE PORTUGUESE
GOVERNMENT.

Mr. T. CHAMBERS asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury " what communications had passed between the Fu
reign-office and the Portuguese Government on the sub-
ject of the claims of Yuille, Shortridge, and Compa,,v.
upon that country for breach of treaty, sines a se'ect
committee of this house reported on those claims ;
whether he had any _objection to lay this correspondence-
on the table ?"

Lord PALMERSTON said that application ha,'
been made to the Portuguese Government respecting
the breach of treaty in question, but ag yet no aaqwei
had been received. He had no objection ts) lay the =res-
pondence upon the table of the house.

CANADA AND THE WEST INDIES.

In reply to a question from Sir S. NORTHCOTE,

Mr. LA.BOITOHERE said there had been a coinmuni
cation between the Chairman of the Board of Commerce of
the Canadian Legislature, and the authorities of the Wes •
India Islands, relative to the abolition of the respeciv.
duties on the commerce of the two colonies, but he be-
lieved it had not been carried into effect. He had n
objection to lay the correspondence relating to it on the
table of the house.

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS TO THE SAR-

DINIAN ARIIY.

In answer to a que,tion from Mr. OTwAY,
Mr. F. FEEL said that her Majesty's Govern meni
had decided that Crimean medals should be distributed
to the Sardinian army equal to that distributed to Of
French and the Turkish armies. The medals had bee.
hr warded to the Crimea, but he believed had not ye'
arrived.