The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-30 00:00:00

THE LUCKNOW PRIZE-MONEY.

Mr. VANCE 'asked when the prize-money for Lucknow
would be distributed, and if simultaneously to the officers
entitled to it who have remained in India, and to those who
have returned home with their regiments invalided ?
Sir C. WOOD said that the prize-money had been re-
ceived from India, but the division of it rested with the
Crown. He had been informed by the Lords of the Trea-
sury that her Majesty desired that the money should be
distributed, and they proposed to apportion it.at the same
rate that was adopted in respect to the prize money arising
from the Russian war, by which the private soldiers were
to receive more in proportion than the officers of high rank.
THE RIFLEMEN ON WANDSWORTH COMMON.
Lord ASHLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether his attention had been
directed to a letter, signed E. G., which appeared in the
Times of Thursday, last, complaining that on the 20th
of March four persons, dressed in the uniform of a rifle
corps, while practising on Wandsworth Common, aimed
at and shot the favourite dog of the writer's sister,
immediately upon which fatal catastrophe they all ran
away ; and whether it would not be advisable to authorise
the police to put a stop to sharp-shooting upon public foot-
paths ?

Sir G. C. LEWIS said that lie understood the North
Surrey Volunteers were drilled in the neighbourhood in
question on the day named, and that four men in the uni-
form of that corps were seen the same day on Wandsworth
Common, but the police could not discover who they were.
No sharp-shooting had taken place on the public footpaths.
(Laughter.)
EDUCATION IN IRELAND—IRISH REFORM.
Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether he had received the rejoinder of the Catholic arch-
bishops and bishops of Ireland to his reply to their memo-
rial on the subject of education; and whether, if he had
received such rejoinder, he was prepared to lay it upon
the table at the earliest opportunity ? Ho took this oppor-
tunity of asking the right hon. gentleman when he would
proceed with the further consideration of the Irish Reform

Mr. CARDWELL had received the rejoinder alluded
to, and would be happy to lay it on the table. He could
not proceed with the Irish Reform before Easter, and such
being the case, he proposed to postpone its further consi-
deration until the 20th April.
Sir IV. MILES asked the Under Secretary of State for
the Home Department, if it was the intention of the Go-
vernment to introduce any measure this session for the
improvement of outfalls, the deepening of existing public
watercourses, and the drainage of low-lying lands in dis-,
tricts by means of general provisions; and, if nc.t, whether
the Government would appoint a comukipsion to inquire
into the extent and nature of existing evils, and the best
means of remedying them.

Sir G. C. LENVI-S said the subject had been under the
consideration of Govelament, but in the 'state of public
btisiness he had no hope of passing a bill with reference to
it, and therefore no such measure would be introduced this
session.

THE SUN, LONDON,' FRIDAY .I'.- EVENINGO MARCH 30, "1860.

all past experience led to the conclusion that the expense of
the Indian army would rapidly rise. (Hear.) He believed
further that whatever evils there had been in the manage-
ment of army patronage in India, those evils would be
greatly increased if that patronage were placed in the hands
of the Horse Guards. He therefore thought they were en-