The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-30 00:00:00

OUTRAM AND MR. lIALLIDAY.

The SPEAKER announced to the house that he had
received a private lett-r from Lord Canning, dated Alla-
habad, 11th May, 1858, accounting for the delay in not
acknowledging the vote of thanks of the House of Com-
mons relative to Sir J. Outram and Mr. Halliday. The
right hon. gentleman then read the letters of acknowledg-
ment, which were similar to those read the other even-
ing in the House of Lords.
THE KING OF DUDE.
Colonel FRENCH presented two petitions from the
eldest son of the King of Oude. The first prayed that,
in bringing the King to trial, her Majesty would direct
that the proceedings would be before a Commission of
the Q aeen's Judges of the Supreme Courts in India, cc.
cording to the rules of practice cf the English lam, and
that he might be able to select his advocate to defend
him, in order that he might receive a fair and impar-
tial trial. The other petition prayed the house to
take measures to investigate the circurn,tances under
which the seizure of the dominions of the King of Onde
took place, and that an opportunity should be given the
petitioner to bring forward evidence in defence of his
own rights as well as those of his father, and that a
committee might be appointed to examine into the trea-
ties existing between the King of Oude and the East
India Company, and to take measures to do justice to
the petitioner and his father.
RAILWAY AND CANAL LEGISLATION.
Mr. RICH gave notice that to-morrow he should cAll
the attention of the house to the present state of rail-
way and canal legislation.
FERNANDO PO.

Mr. STAPLETON asked the Under Secretary of
State f,r Foreign Affairs, whether he was in receipt of
intelli,ence to the effect that a Spanish Governor
of Fernando Po had issued a proclamation
forbidding schools and prohibiting any person
from going to any church or chapel except a Roman
Catholic one ; and further, whether Fernando Po, which
was an English military station from 1327 till 1834,
was now recognised by England as part of the domi-
nions of the Crown of Spain
Mr. FITZGERALD said Fernando Po never belonged
to the Crown of England, but it was ceded to Spain by
Portugal in 1738. It was true the present Spanish
Governor of that placs bad issued such a proclamation,
which was now under the consideration of her Ma-
jesty's Government.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Mr. J. LOCKE a•ked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether any information bad reached
her Majesty's Government in respect to the inaccurate
state of the copies of Exchequer standards of weights
and measures used by inspectors and leet and annoyance
juries ; and, if so, whether it was their intention to
adopt any means to enf.ace a periodical adjustment of the
same.

Mr. WALPOLE said he had made inquiries on the
subject, but he was unable to obtain the inforination he
required. Under the Constabulary Act the chief con.
stables were largely interested in keeping the weights
and measures correct, and he found tiat during the
portion of 1357 that the act was in force the constabulary
proceeded against 1,655 persons for deficient weights
and measures, and succeeded in convicting 1,555.

THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Mr. RICEI asked the Secretary to the Treisury the
following questions, viz., what cruses have prevented
the presentation of " Returns of all persons who, having
been nominated for junior situations in any of her Ma-
jesty'a civil establishments subsequent to the date of the
order in council of the 21st day of May, 1855, and not
having obtained certificates of qualification from the Civil
Service Commissioners, have been employed and paid for
such employment, in such establishments ;. distinguish-
ing, in each case, under separate columns, the name of
the esteblishmenr, the name' of the person employed, the
nature of his situation, whether temporary or permanent,
the period of his employment, the amount of his pay,
the authority under which such pay has been issued and
allowed, and whether the person felled to obtain a certi-
ficate of qualification, or did not present himself for cxi-
ruination before the Civil Service CommissionerA.
And, of all persons who, having obtained certifi-
cates of qualification from the Civil Service Commis-
sioners, have been employed and paid for a period
prior to the date cf such certificate, and subsequent, to
the date of the Order in Council of the 21st IVlay, 1835
distinguishing in each case, under separate columns, the
name of the establishment, the name of the person ern-
pleycd, the nature of his situation, whether temporary
or permanent, the period cf his employment, the amount
of his pay, the authority under which such pay has been
issued and allowed, and the date of the certificate of
qualificaVon," ordered on the 13th day of April.
Mr. HAMILTON said the causes cf delay were now
removed, and the returns would shortly be ready.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
On the motion for the consideration of the Lords'
amendments to this bill,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved their consideration this
day six weeks. The amendments had not been printed,
and it wls unable to know their effect.

Mr. COX seconded the tnoti.)n.
Mr. PALK considered this measure as the word that
bad ever been introduced into that house,