The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-17 00:00:00

SUPERANNUATION BILL

In reply to a question from Mr. WILSON,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
declined to state the course he should pursue with re-
ference to this bill, as it must depend on the state of
public business. He fixed Tuesday next for the motion
of the hon. and learned member for Sheffield, relativeto
the Hudson's Bay Company, and the hon. member for
London, relative to the destruction of property belong-
ing to British merchants in the Gulf of Bothnia during
the late war.

THE BILLETING SYSTEM.
General CODRINGTON asked the Secretary of
State for War whether the Government intended to take
any steps foi the purpose of carrying out the recommen-
dations of the select committee on the billeting system ?
General PEEL said it was not their intention to make
any alteration this session. He would, however, take
care to render the system as little inconvenient as pos-
sible during its continuanoe.

THE TURKISH MEDALS.
Mr. OSBORNE inquired of the Secretary of State for
War when the medal promised by the Turkish Govern-
ment was likely to be distributed to the officers and men
who served in the Crimean campaign ?
General PEEL said the delay had arisen from the
number, 951,000, that had to be supplied. As soon as
her Majesty's Government received them from Turkey,
they should be distributed without loss of time.

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SLAVE TRADE.
On the motion for adjournment till Monday,
Mr. HUTT gave notice that early next session he
should submit a motion relative to the slave trade.
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE.
Mr. COGAN moved for a copy of all letters and re-
ports of Colonel Brown and Mr. O'Ferrall to the Irish
Government in December and January last, in reference
to the organisation of the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND en-
tered into an explanation on the subject. He said no
correspendereo had passed between these parties and the
Government. They had only each sent in a report. He
thought it would be injury to the service to produce
them.

After some discussion, in which Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald,
Lord Naas, and Mr. P. O'Brien took part, the subject
dropped.

ST. BERNARD'S REFORMATORY.
Mr. SPOONER asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether he had made any inquiry
into a statement which appeared is the public papers,
relative to a feast having been given to the convict chil-
dren in the St. Bernard's Reformatory, and what has
been the answer to such inquiry; whether the Reforma-
tory at St. Bernard's receives public grants on account
of such convicts ; whether other children not convicts
are received at St. Bernard's ; and if so, whether the
convicts associate with such children ? If the Secretary
of State will lay on the table of tho house a return of the
names of such convicts, where they were convicted, and
whether the parents of such convicts have contributed
towards the maintenance of their children in that Refor-
matory, and to what amount ?

Mr. WALPOLE said there would be no objecion to
Produce the return asked for. As soon as his attention
was called to the feast accompanied with a dress ball,
given to the children, that appeared in the public papers,
he caused inquiries to be made, and the result wai that
an assurance had been given to him that such an oc-
currence sh,uld not be repeated. The Reformatory re-
ceived public grants, and children not criminals were in
the Reformatory. The return would give the honourable
member all the informvian he required.
SALE OF POISONS BILL.

Mr. WALPOLE announced his intention to with-
draw this bill this session.
THE LADIJS' GALLERY.

Major EDWARDS moved that the temporary experi-
mental alteration in the central compArtment of the
ladies' gallery, wktla some ina material modification, hating
been generally a?proved, a similar change shouli be made
in the side compartments, and the whole permanently
c mpleted udder the superintendence of Sir Charles
Barry.
The SPEAKER informed the gallant member he
could not then move a resolution.

Major ED WARDS then put it in the shape of a ques-
tion.

Mr. MALINS said the alterations that had already
bean made in the ladles' gallery were forthe worse and
be hoped they would not be extended as asked. 11% be-
lieved the only inconvenience the ladies had suffered
arose from the seats being too narrow fir the prevailing
,5.Z.3 of the dresses. (Laughter.)
Mr. CLAY suggested that a committee had better be
appiinted to examine the only evidence who cauld give
an opinion on the subject.
The subject then dropped.
EPPING FOREST.

Mr. HANBURY asked the First Commissioner of
Works whether he was aware that some of the Crown
rights Of Epping Forest which were nearest to London
and most frequented, had been sold by the Government
(luring the la3t few months; and called the attention of
the house to the importance of securing the yet nnencloeed
portion; of Epping Forest for the recreation of the in-
habitanti of the metropo:iv.
Mr. ti A.NmiroN raid the question should have been
addressed to him. He would make inquiry, and give an
answer on a future day.
EXPENSES IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.

Mr. PHILLIPS called the attention of her 'Majesty's
Government to the expediency of an early settlement of
the scale of expenses allowed in connection with criminal
prosecutions.