The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-20 00:00:00

COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY.

Mr. BAGWELL brought before the house the sub-
ject of certain parties professing to obtain Commissions
in the Army without purchase or examination, by rai,,ing
certain number of men for her Majesty's service,
A stop ought to be put to these transactions by prevent-
ing parties to get commissions below the regulation
charges, and without examination. Should the Govern-
ment ❑ot give a sati,factory answer he would at the
proper time move f)r the appointment of a select CJIII-
- to inquire into the subject of the appointment to
commissions without examination.

Colonel KNOX said a more scandalous system could
not exist than that now adopted of granting commissions
without purchase. The system was introduced long
before the present Government came into office, but by
whom he did not know. It was a system ruinous to
the service, and he confirmed what had been said by the
hon. member relative to the improper interference of
agents.

General CODRINGTON said he thought it would
have been bet•er if the hon. member before he brought
the matter before the house had inquired if the agents
acted wi!h the authority of the Government.
General PEEL sird he held in his hands the
circular on which these commissions were granted.
would be rec,dlected that in August last every
regiment in England was sent to India, which
caused a great pres ure in raising recruits ; and in coe-
sequence of that the Commander-in-Chief, with the
sanction of the Secretary for War, issued a circular,
dated Ist September, which was one of necessity, and
which was published in all the newspapers, relative to
the raising a certain number of tken for a commission.
He admitted the principle of granting commissions with-
out examination was bat ; but it was necessary at the
time referred to to get men, and the effect of it was
shown by a reference to the number of men
raised. In 1855 only 33,000 men were recruited
in the course of the year ; hut in the
six months since the issue of the circular 86,000 man had
been raised. A great many had applied, and had re-
ceived commissions. Their names were entered on a
list as they applied, and no one had obtained a commis-
sion through an agent. The condition was to raise so
many men and there it was he thought the agency com-
menced. It was impossible the young gentlemen who
applied for the commissions would be able to find the
men, and then it was that the agent, after the commis-
sion was obtained, went to the country and raised
the men by probably paying a higher bounty than
that given by the Government. He had no objec-
tion to an inquiry into the subject, but he was to
say the system was at an end, the pressure of men not
being now so great as they were when Os circular was
issued.

After s ;me remarks from L )rd BURY and Viscount
GODERICH,
Toe subject dropped.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND).
Mr. DE VERE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
to state the intentions of the Government in relation to
the Encumbered Estates Court ; and, especially, whether
it was intended to make permanent the system for sale
of encumbered estates, and to extend the benefit of that
system to utioncumberediestates
THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN DUBLIN.
The O'DONOGHOE asked the Chief Secretary for
Ireland whether the statements which had appeared in
certain Irish newspapers, alleging that mobs bad
parAded the public streets of the city of Dublin on
Saturday last, in some instances breaking the windows
of police stations and of other places, molesting peace-
able inhabitants, forming party processions, and corn•
roitting other outrages, had taken place ; whether any
mea,,ures had been adopted by the Irish Government for
the punishment of such offenders, and for the future
repression of similar offences !
Lord NAAS rose and replied to the two questions
at the same time. He said that with reference to the first
question he could only repeat his answer given
on a former night that the subject was under the con-
sideration of the government, and after Easter the
government would state the course they intended to
pursue. If they did not introduce a permanentmofeasioUtehroe,t3
they would a continuance bill. With regard to the
second question he said anHeass
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could
sons took place in Dublin on Saturday, few
say
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rwiohticwhasonolfya were students.
character,tudents. and he was happy
that the active measures taken by the Governmenttohsaady
preserved the peace of the city, and he was led to believe
the excitement was passing away. He had just received a
tDellrianm
wassince p he
perfectly efehea:dcome to the house that the city of
tranquil,and w
tinue so, The Government would takeas likely to cot
suhmeasuresas they thought desirable to prevent a similar occurrence
in futuie.

Mr. J, D, FITZGERALD expressed bin dissatisfac