The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-25 00:00:00

SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIE`•

Lard CAMPBELL gave ❑otice that, alter Easter, be
should ask her Majesty's Govern,nent whether there
was any intention to introduce a measure for the im-
provement of the Scottish universities.
The Printing bill was read a third time and parsed.
Tae Marius Mutiny bill was read a third time and
passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(rhiS Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at foar o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS•
The following bills were read a third time and
passed :—Caelseuharn Water Bill, and Gosport Wai,er
B

ROYAL ASSENT.
The Speaker and members ut the Rouse attended the
House of Lords to hear tits Royal Assent gtveu by

commission to the :Militia 1311.

INDIAN RAILVVAYS.
Mr. LIDDELL moved fir a return of all sums die
burled by the Government of India on account of interest
upon railway capital of companies carrying on works in
India, from the commencement of railway operations in
that country to the present time, so far as thesaine can
be obtained in this country without r4ference to India,
and stating
that the aggregate amount paid to the share-
holders of each separate company, and the total amount
of capital raised by each company and paid by them
into the home and Indian treasuries.—Agreed to.
RETIRED OFFICERS OF TELE INDIAN
ARMIES.
Colonel SYKES moved for copies of the despatch ad-
dressed by the Court of Director-4 to the Government of
India, on the 3d day of Sept., 1856, and of the le ter ad-
dressed to her Majesty's Government regarhing the ad-
vantages held out to r4-tired officers of the 'Alan armies
on settling in her Majesty's comities, aud the reply received
to it, referred to in the anove-weatloned despatch ;
Awl of the mili ary letter from tb G overnment of
India, doted s.ti Out., 1857 (98 and 99), and its accotn-
pan log reports from Cue st•s'erAl local Governments, or,
the praject of holding out advantages to Earopean
officers and soldiers, retired or discharged, to settle in
India.—Agreed to.
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Slr B. HALL moved for copies of a letter from Sir
Charles Barry to the Office of Works and Public Build-
ings, dated the 18th day of Feb., 1853, in relation to
the expenditure of the Now Palace of Westminster ; of
the answtr seat to Sir C. Barry, dated the 19th of Fb.,
1858 ; and of a minute left in till Otfice of Worts by the
late First Commissioner in relation thereto, and dated
the 24th Fab., 1858 (in c ntinuation of parliamentary
paper, No. 49, of the present se.odoo.--Agreed Agree— .d i
to.
BARRACK lIVI PROVE SIE NTS.

Capt. VIVIAN moved an address tor copies or ex-
tracts of any correspondence which has passed between
the Horse Guards and the War-office during the years
1856 and 1857, suggesting general measures of barrack
improvement, or complaining of deficiencies in the existing
barrack arrangements, so far as those deficiencies are of
general application, and do not relate to minute details
of particular barracks.—Agreed to.
CIVIL ADMINISTRATION OF THE ARMY.
Capt. VIVIAN moved an address for copies of letters
patent vesting the civil administration of the army in
the hands of the Secretary for %Var.—Agreed to.
SOULAGES' COLLECTION.
Lord ELCIIO moved for a
copy of any correspon-
' deuce with the Treasury, and any memorials addressed
to the Treasury, respecting the
purchase of Soulages'
callettion by the Government.—Agreed to.
THE BALLOT.
Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that shortly after
Easter he should bring forward the
THE WESTERN BANK'
OF SCOTLAND.
Mr. BRADY gave notice that he sheu'd to-morrow
ask her 'Majesty's Government if it was their intention
to take proceedinestern Bank of Scot-
land. (Hear, hear.)gs against the
Western
DIPLOMATIC SALARIES.
Mr. WISE gave notice that after Easter he should
move a resolution that.diplomatic salaries and pensions
should in future be paid by a direct vote ot Parliament.
TriE CAGLIARI.
Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Chancellor of the Ex•
chequer if, in the opinion of the law officers of the
Criwn, the capture of the Cagliari proved to have h-en
Mega' ab initio, it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government to demand and require from the Neapoll•
tan Government full and ,
a
--P-e compensation to
the engineers Watt and Park, for the treatment, causing
permanent injury to their mental and bodily health,
.1. which they, the subjects of her Majesty, had received