The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-13 00:00:00

INDIA.

Colonel SYKES gave notice that he should on Mon-
day movo for a return of the population, and annual
revenue of the north-west provinces of India, showing
the population per square mile, and the pressure o;
taxation per head for 1554 and 1855, and also a like
return for the Bombay Presidency.

TUE LICENSING SYSTEM,
Mr. HARDY asked the Secretary of State for the
home department whether it was his intention to intro-
duce any measure in the present session to alter the

system of licensing alehouses, beerbouses, and other
places of public resort, refreshment, and entertainment
now in force, or for the better regulation cf such
houses and places?
Sir G. GREY said he was not now in a position to
introduce such a bill, but he hoped before the end of
the session to introduce a bill for the better regulation
of ale-houses, in which provision for licensing would be
introduced.

THE DIVORCE ACT.
1 Mr. LYGON asked the Attorney-General whether
it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to
bring in a bill to amend the Divorce Act of last session
in reference to affidavits, which, in the opinion of the
Judgo Ordinary could only be made before the court
sitting in London ; and whether it was the intention of
her Majesty's Government to bring in a bill to extend
the law of divorce to Ireland, and those portions of her
Majesty's dominions which were left unaffected by the
Act of last year ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the subject of the
second question was under consideration. A substantial
measure would be introduced for the Divorce Act, but
not an amendment act.
MORTALITY IN THE ARMY.
Capt. ANNESLEY asked whether the Government
had received any report from the regiments of foot
guards which proved that the mortality, instead of 22
per 1,000, was little more than half that amount in those
regiments ?
Sir J. RAAISDEN said the report referred to had
been received, which presented a more favourable return
than that given by the commissioners. The comm7s-
sionere had taken the averages for the 15. years pre.
ceding 1853, that of the report referred to only for the
last 18 months.
CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT.
Mr. IL BERKELEY asked the First Lord of the
Treasury when it was his intention to propose to sub-
mit the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act to the
investigation of a committee ?
Lord PALMERSTON said he intended on an early
day to propose a committee for inquiry into the act.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND).
Mr. BAGWELL asked the Attorney-General for
Ireland whether be was prepared to state the course
which the Government intended to take relative to the
Encumbered Estates Court
Mr. FITZGERALD said he intended shortly to
introduce a bill to perpetuate the E❑cumbered Estates
Court in Ireland, and also to extend the law to unen-
cumbered estates.

COUNT WALE WSKI'S DESPATCH.
In answer to a question from Mr. WARREN,
Sir G. GREY said that no direct or formal request
had been made by the French Government for the prose-
cu,ion of any person in this country for conspiracy to
commit an offence of this kind, but last year a copy of
the proceedings taken in Franco against the parties
named was submitted to her Majesty's Government un-
accompanied by any request for proceedings to be taken.
If there had been evidence against the party sufficient to
have arrested kim in this countcy, it would have been
done.

In answer to another question from Mr. WARREN,
Sir G. GREY said a warrant had been issued against
a British subject under the 9.h Geo.IV., as an accessory
before the fact to a murder alleged to have been com-
mitted in France. (Hear, hear.)