The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-08 00:00:00

EXPORT OF IRON.

Mr. THORNELY asked the Secretary of the Trea-
xury whether, a treaty of peace having been signed at
Par:s, the bonds required to be given at the Castorn-
houses on the exportation of iron and of certain other
manufactured articles might not now be dispensed with,
and whether there was any objection to cancel the bonds
already given ?

Alr.-WILSON sail the house must be perfectly aware
that the treaty of peace does not put an end to war.
The present treaty certified that when it was ra,ified
war should cease. To-morrow an order would be issued
to al'ow of the export of machinery and parts of machi-
nery, but with respect to munitions of war, the restric-
tions must be continued for a few days longer.

THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Mr. WILKINSON asked the Chief Commissioner of
Works whether there was any intention to continue the
embankment from Chelsea College to Battersea Bridge
this year ?

Sir B. HALL said he did not intend to make any
embankment of the Thames at the point mentioned this.
year.

THE
Mr. HUME asked tha Ulider Secretary for War
whether it was true that an 'order has been given to
suspend the i,?sue of chthing to the militia regiments of
Ireland ; and in the -event of such being the case;
whether that step had reference to the, force being, dis-
banded, or in any way nduccd, upon the. ratification
of pPace ?

Mr. F. PEEL said the order to suspend the issun
of clothing had been issued, and that, as the militia
had been-embodied f war purposes, of course on the
ratification of peace it would be to a great extent dis-
banded.

SUNDAY PARADES.
Captain STUART asked the Under Secretary for War
whether the attention of the War-office bad been called
to the fact of there having bean -large reviews of theßri-
tish army in the Crimea on Sundays, by which the troops
had been prevented from attending Divine worship and
enj )yiiw a day's rest ? •
Mr. F. PEEL said it was true that the reviews had
bPen held'on Sundays, but he did not know what were
the v.asons of the Commander-iti•Chief in holding parade
on. gunday,_ but the parades on Sundays would, as a
general rule, be clicontinued by the Government
FOREIGN TROOPS.;
Mr. OTWAY asked the Under Secretary for War
what was the number of tbe foreign troops at presenti
the pay of this country, and also what were the future
intention 3 of the Government with regard to these troops ?
Mr. F. PEEL said the number of foreign troops at
present in pay of the Government was about 40,010
He supposed that the Turkish contingent would to
trAneferred to the Turkish Government, but with re-
pect to the Gernian legion he could give no informatiOn,
but it was not intended to keep it embodied for any
Considerable time.

FISTE RIES.
Mr. M'MAtION asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
- land whether the fishery commissioners made, on or be-
fore the 31st day of Januiry last, a report to the Lord
Lieutenant of their proceeding,, receipts, and expenditure
for the year 1855, as required by the statute in that be-
- beg ; and if so why a copy Of such report was not laid
before Parl;ament pursuant to the statute ; and if such
and
repoto be laeid onrt wer not mthe ade table ? whem it was likely to be made,
HORSMAN said that the report alluied to. had
• not been received till later than usual, but it would be
i
duly presented to the houe as early as, p •oss
.hle.
BILLEITING THE MILITIA.
Oa the motion that the house should ge into Pommit.
tnittee of Supply.
Mr. COWAN rose to bring forward the motion of
which he had given notice—it was that, in the opinion,
of this house, the practice of bitletting soldiers of the
• militia and of-the line in Scotland upon private families
• was injurious to the comfort and discipline of the men, as
well as oppressive to the people; and that it is the duty
of the. Government to take ineanB permanently to abolish
the. grievance. • Tee hon. member then proceeded to
detail the grievances that fell very heavily upon the in-
habitants of that country, and which every class was
• anxious to shift to those next below them. The wretched
remuneratien which the W4r.effice
paid, was three-
, halfpenoe per night for each soldier, and in many in_
• stances members of the families on which soldiers and the
militia/lad been billeted had been obliged to give up their
• beds-to accommodate them.
Sir. A. APrNEVV secsnded the motion. '
Mr:.EAXTEII eupported- the Motion. It might be
true that, now peace was established, the evil corn-
ofivrould speedily be remedied ; but what was

wanted was an altiration of the present system, so that,
should the atmntry be -again unfortunately plunged into
war, the people would have no cause to complain.
Nfr. ,F. PEEL said that the conclusion of the war had
put an end to all that could he complained of with regard,
• to this question, which had arisen from the necessity for
- the embodiment of the militia, and the billetting
, them in the principal towns of their respective
' counties. - The militia would, no doubt, now be speedily
idiietubodied. The Government had not omitted to
make every exertion ' in ite ' power to relieve this
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