The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-30 00:00:00

INDIA.

Mr. DIVETT gave Notice that he should, in the event
of the motion cf the noble lord the member for London
being put from the chair relative to India, move as an
a nendment that it was inexpedient to proceed fui Vier
with reference to the future government of India during
the continuance in office of the present Government.
(Hear, hear, and laughter.)
EXECUTOR ANO PROBATE (SCOTLAND).
Toe LORD ADVOCATE gave notice of hia intention
to introduce a bill relative to the law of executor and
probate.

MR. JAMES, AND DR. BERNARD.
Mr. HUNT gave notice that be should to-cum row
call the attention cf the S-cretary of State for the Home
Department to the rep in the public papers, of a
public meeting held at St. Martin'S-liall, for the purpose
of eeta,blisiiing. a prays prosecution defence fund, at
which one of her Dlaie'tY's counsel was present, and
took part in the proceedings, and alto to ask if it w.ts
competent for a Qieen's Counsel to refuse to Bold a
brief for the Crown in a State prosecution. (Hear.)

CLIURCII RATES.
Sir J. TRELAWNY postponed the further progre.s
of the church ra!e abolition bill until Thursday the 13th
of May tier.
MUNICIPAL FRANCIIISE (BELFAST).
Mr. M`MATION asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land why the return relating to the Municipal Franchise
at Belfast, ordercd on the 28th August last, and agan
on Friday, the 16th of this month, hai not been pre-
sented to the house.
Lord NAAS, after explaining the cause of the delay,
said the returns woull shortly be ready and laid on the
table of the house.

ADMISSION OF BARRISTERS.
Mr. NI'MALION called the a'.tentiou of the Attorney-
General for Irtlatld to the circumstance, that students
who were not graduates of a university were admitted
to the bar in E, gland after three years' attendance at
the Inns of Court, but were not admitted to the bar in
Ireland till after five year,' attendance ; and asked him
whether the Govtrwuent would have acy objection, if
the beneLarsin Ireland.-refused to modify their rules so
as to remove this anomaly, to introduce a measure on
the subject
The AT I'ORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND' said he
would draw the attention of the proper authorities to
the distinction referred to. He thought it was unneces-
sary to answer the latter part of the question, because
the probability was it would now be brought under the
notice of the bencers, who wool I remove the anomaly.
GOV
EIZ:NTMENT TRANSLATORS.
Mr. EVANs
asked the Under-Secretary for Fdreign
Affairs, by whom the French and Italian papers in the
eorresp )nd'euee respecting the Cagliari were translated,
arid who was responsible f,r the accuracy of the trans-
lations.
Mr. S. FLTZrdERALD explained that one gentleman
in the Foreig4-office usually did the translations, but in
reference to the particular papers referred to, it was
necessary to cif! in the assistance of others to translate
then in a snort 'pace of time, that they might be laid on
the table of the
in thew; thug house ; and if there were any inaccuracies
--4 Y arose from the circumstance that the
Wipers which were sufficient to require six or seven
weeks to translate them, had to be done in six or seven
days.

BEER HOUSES.
Viscount GODERIOH. asked the Secretary for the
Horne Department whether it was his intention to bring
in any ii!
during the present se.isiJn for the I:23nsing
and regulation (4 beer houses ?
Mr. -WALPOLE said it was his intention. (Hear.)

P,IDIAN REWARDS.
KINNAIRD asked the Secretary f the Thard
of Control whether it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to give honorary distinctions not only to those
in India who hal distinguished themselves in the
field, but t) thoi.o persons, natives as we'l as Eu•
r"P€ncot who had, through their wisdom and energy,
Prevented mutiny and bloodshed ; as, for example—
Colonel Herbert Edwards at Peshawur ; Brigadi,ir Syd-
ney Cotton in the Punjaub ; General Bell in Pegu ;
Major Davidson at Hyderabad ; Brigadier Coffin at
Secunderabad!; Mr. U. C. Tucker at Bewares ; Mr.
Montg"aerY and Mr. M'Leod at Lahore ; and General
Roberts of R
Mr. BAILLIF said it was the intention of her Ma-
jesty's Governtnert to recommend those civil ans who
had distinguished themselves in the field flr distinction.
With respect to the natives who may have so distin-
guished themselves, the Governor GeLeral of India
had the power of ccnferring distinctions on them. With
regard to the names of the various distinguished officers,