The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-19 00:00:00

EAST INDIA.(ARMY REGULATION).

On the motion of adjournment tilt Monday,
Mr. FAGAN called the attention of ►he Secretary of
the Board of Control to the army regulation made by
the Governor General in India in Council in 1355, which
requires that the children of soldiers over four years of
age should be sent to the regimental schools, in order to
entitle such soldiers to draw for each child subsistence
money of five sbillings per month, and to ask whether,
during the last year, any modification or alteration
of that regulation had been made so as to allow the Ro-
man Catholic soldiers now serving in India, who con-
scientiously object to send their children to these regi-
mental schools, to have them educated in schools of their
own faith without the forfeiture of their subsistence
money ; and to ask further, if no such modification has
been made, whether it was the intention of Her Majesty's
present Government to afford that just relief to the con-
sciences of Roman Catholic soldiers now serving their
country in India.
Mr. H. BAILLIE said that so far as he could learn
no alterations had been made in the Indian regulation
referred to, which was identical to that of the English
army. (Hear, hear.) He thought the regulation re-
ferred to answered the purposes the hon. member had

in view.
Mr. MAGUIRE said the regulation did not give
freedom of a'tion to the private soldier. He was under
the power of his superiors, for with them rested his
promotion, and he need not state how grievous a posi-
tion he was placed in with a praselytising colonel or
major.
The subject dropped.
COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY.

Mr. BAGWELL brought before the hone the sub.
ect of certain parties professing to obtain Commissions
in the Army without purchase or examination, by raising
certafn number of Peen for her Mejesty'e service, the
particulars of which will be found in another column.
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 not give a satisfactory answer he would at the
proper time move for the appointment of a select com-
mittee to inquire into the subject of toe 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 I,.troduced. 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 sad he thought it would
have been better if the hon. member bef ire he brought
the matter before the house had inquired if the agents
acted with the authority of the Government.
General PEEL said he held in his hands the
circular on which these commissions were granted.
Is would be recollected that in August last every
regiment in England was sent to India, which
caused a great pressure in raising recruits ; and in con-
sequence of that the Commander-in-Chief, with the
sanction of the Secretary for War, issue?. 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 men for a commission.
He admitted the principle of granting commissions with-
out examination was bad ; 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 18;5 only 33,000 men were recruited
in the course of the year ; but in the
six months since the issue of the circular 36,000 men bad
been raised. A great many bad applied, axed had re-
ceived commissions. Their names were entered on a
list as they applied, and no one had obtained a commis •
eiou 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-
tien to en inquiry into the subjw, but he was to
say the system was at an end, the pressure of men not
being now so great as they were when tha circular was
issued.
After some remarks from Lord Bony and Viscount
GODERICH,
The 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 unencumbered estates.
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 had
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 com•
mitting other outrages, had taken place ; whether any
measures 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 t)
pursue. If they did not introduce a permanent measure
they would a continuance Lill. With regard to the
second question he said au assemblage of per-
sons took place in Dublin on Saturday, few of
which only were students. He could not say the
riot was of a serious character, and he was happy to say
that the active measures taken by the Government had
preserved the peace of the city, and he was led to believe
the Excitement was passing away. He had just received a
telegram since he bad come to the house that the city of
Dublin was perfectly tranquil, and was likely to con-
tinue so. The Government would take such measures
as they thought desirable to prevent a similar occurrence
in future.
Mr. J. D. FITZGERAID expressed his dissatisfac-
tion at the answer of the noble lord relative to the
Encumbered Estates Court, because if anything sud-
denlycoiirt
wouldoccurred,fa
i 1 to
and
the Parliamentground,
great dissolved,
injury otuhlids
be inflicted thereby on the country. He considered the
Government should state as early as possible their inten-
tions in reference to the course of policy with regard
to this court, viz., as to its perpetuity and extension.
Tnere was no difficulty in their stating their policy,
though there might be iu the mode in which they would
carry it out.
Mr. VANCE considered the house should feel sat'e-
fie I with the statement of the G‘ive:nmeut, and wait
till after Easter for an announceaat nt of to eir policy.
The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
- adj,,)urn;cl at twenty minutes past 6 o'.:1 ck.
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