The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-27 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were severally read a second time
and ordered to be committed :—Barnsley Canal and
Collieries, and West of Fife Mineral Railway.
Mr. W. FOX presented a petition from Oldham in
favour of the bill for the abolition of the tolls on ship.

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The Marquis of BLANDFORD presented a petition
in favour of the abolition of the law of settlement.

Several petitions were presented against the Gdvern-
ment Police Bill.

• Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice tbat on Thursday next
he should ask her Majesty's Government whether it was
intended to introduce the Bill for the reform of the Cox.•
poration of London?
Lord GODERICH, on behalf of the hen. member for
Aylesbury, postponed his motion relative to the report
of Sir J. M 'Neil and Col. Tulloch Friday week.
Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on that day fort-
night be should call the attention of the house to the
salaries of County Court Judges.
THE CRIMEAN COMMISSION.

Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to put a question re-
lative to the extraordinary discrepancy in the statements
of her Majesty's Government, as to reasons for with-
holding the information obtained by the Crimean
Commissioners relative to the mortality in the
British army in the Crimea. The document to
which he referred in one part stated that the mor-
tality returns for the different regiments accompanied
it, but doubt existed o❑ the part of the commission
whether it was desirable to lay those returns before the
house ; while, on the other band, it had been stated
that the report had been laid, in an entire state, before
the house. Ho wished to ask which of the statements
was correct ?

?Jr. F. PEEL said that he did not admit that there
was any discrepancy with respect to the statement that
had been made relative to those mortality returns. The
statement that he bad made was precisely that which he
had received from'Lord Panmure. The mortality re-
turns, he believed he was correct in stating, formed 'a
part of another document.
Sir D. L. EVANS—Is it the intention of the Govern-
ment to produce those returns ?
Mr. F. PEEL said it was not.
Sir D. L. EVANS—The return is to be of no use.
THE GERMAN LEGION.

Major REED asked the Under-Secretary for War
whether the attention of the War-office had been called
to the alleged riotous and insubordinate conduct of cer-
tain soldiers of the British German Legion stationed at
Sherncliffe ; and whether it was true that a collision
had taken place between the police (aided by the inha-
bitants) and the soldiers, in which several persons were
severely injured ; that the Riot Act was read and Appli-
cation made to the camp for assistance • that drunken-
ness prevailed to a c:iscrraceful extent, and in some cases
the men bad refused •to obey their Officers ; and, if so,
whether any and what means had been taken to prevent
the recurrence of such darieraus proceedings?
Mr. F. PEEL said he had made inquiries on the sal).
jest and found that a disturbance had taken place, that
one man was taken to prison, and that an attempt had
been made to rescue him. A strict inquiry was now
going on to discover the ringleaders, and if they were
discovered they would be punished. With regard to
the prevalence of drunkenness he thought the charge
was without foundation.
THE BANK CHARTER.

Mr. OLIVEIRA asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, with reference to the Order in Council of the
7th day of December last, now laid upon the table of the

house, authorising an additional issue of bank notes by
the Bank of England, to the extent of 475,000/., pur-
suant to the sth section of the 7th and Bth Vic. cap. 32,
wbat arrangement had been made between the Govern-
ment and the Bank of England, to carry into effect
the provision of the 9th section of the said Bank Charter
Act, which required the Bank of England to allow the
public the profits derived from any additional securities
beynnii the stioulated amount of 14,000,0001., fixed by
the act, after deduction of expenses?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
agreement the Government bad entered into with the
Bank arranged all the details ; and when the year
elapsed, for which the arrangement existed, the terms of
it would be laid before the helve.

Mr. OTWAY asked the President of the Board of
Control whether he was aware of the proceedings that
had taken place in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury,
"In re Dyce Sombre," and of the judgment of the judge,
the Right Hon. Sir John Do&on and whether the Court
of Directors of the East India Company had the power
to disburse generally moneys from the revenues of jus
tice for any object or objects, including the discharge of
law costs and expenses incurred by them in this coun-
try, without his sanction and authority ?
Mr. V.'SMITEI said he had no further knowledge of
this case than the public had, and through the same
medium, the public press. With regard to the second
part of the question he would make inquiries and inform
the house.