The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

BENGAL ESTABLISHMENT.

Mr. W. VANSITTART asked the Secretary of the
Board of Control whether it was true that the three new
European infantry regiments, already authorised for the
Bengal establishment, were to be officered by a simple
transfer of European officers borne on the rolls of the
first six Native Sepoy corps of the line ; if so, what
peculiar claim the officers of the first six Native regi-
ments, no longer existing, had over the other extinct
Native regiments.
Mr. BAILLIE said it was true, as stated by the
hon. member in his question relating to the efficiency
of the regiments referred to, the selection rested with
the Governor-General of India.

ENDOWED SCHOOLS (IRELAND)
Mr. BAGWELL asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land if her Majesty's Government intended to legislate
this session upon the report of the Endowed Schools (Ire-
land) Commission, with a view to the improvement of
endowed schools in Ireland, for the better manage-
ment of their endowments, and for the better regulating,
managing, and governing of such school., and for the
general promotion, in connection with them, of acade-
mical education in Ireland.

Lord NAAS said it was not the intention of her Ma-
jesty's Government to propose any measure of the kind
this session.

THE CAGLIARI.

Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, whether the Government had settled
the amount that ought to be claimed as compensation
from the Neapolitan Government for the engineers of
the Cagliari, Watt and Park ; and, if so, whether the
demand bad been actually made, or whether it had been
left to arbitration under the arrangements suggested at
the meeting of the Congress of Paris ?
Mr. CRAWFORD put a question to the Under-
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, of which he bad given
notice, relative to the statement in the morning papers
of what had passed in the Turin Chambers, relative to
the negotiations between this country and Sardinia,
which was different to the statement made by the hon.
gentleman to that house on a former occasion.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD, in reply to the last questiom,
appealed to the house whether anything was more un-
usual—(cheers)—more inconvenient, or more unfair,
than that questions of this kind should be put without
previous notice ? (Cheers.) In reply to the other que:,..
tion, the right hon. gentleman ;aid her Majesty's Go-
vernment had instructed Mr. Lyons as to the definite
sum to be demanded as compensation from the Neapo-
litan Government.
CAPTAIN KING'S PROMOTION.
Mr. BRADY asked the Secretary for War why Capt.
King, of.the Depot Battalion Department, was promoted
to a majority, he not being the senior adjutant or senior
captain of that branch of the service, and was not such
appointment contrary to the rules of the service ?
General PEEL appealed to the house as to the pro
priety of those questions being put in that house.
(Cheers.) The only answer ho felt it hie duty to give to
the question of the hon, member was that he (General
Peel) was fully aware of the appointment, and-he held
himself fury responsible for the promotion. (Cheers.)
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAILS.

Mr. MACARTNEY askel the late Secretary to the
Treasury, the cause for altering the port of arrival and
departure of the Cape of Good Hope Mails in England
to Devonport in place of Southampton, as set nut in thy-
copy of the accepted tender of the Union Stearn
Shipping Company, bearing date the 27th day of
August, 1857, laid on the table of this house (No. 119)
whether at the desire of the Postmaster-G-eneral, the
Board of Admiralty, nr the inhabitants of Devonport ;
and also, why the additional sum inserted in the con-
tract should be 3,0001., in place of 1,2001., as named in
the eighth column of the tender, for such change of the
port of departure ?
Mr. WILSON said no alteration had been made
since the acceptance of the tender.
OATHS BILL.

The adjourned debate on the Oaths Bill (Amend.
men ts) relative t) the nomination of Baron Rothschild a
member of the committee for t:e Lords' Conference,
was resumed by
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, and after some dis-
ene.ion, in which Mr. Whitbreal, Mr. Headla,n, Mr.
Macaoley, Mr. Colicr, Mr, 11. Drummond, Mr.
Malin4. and other hon. members took part, the house
divided. The numbers were--
For the motion ....................... 251
Against it .................................. 196
Majority ..................... -55
The motion for appointing Baron Rothschild on the
committee was therefore carried.
On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the committee at
once withdrew.