The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-12 00:00:00

!MORTALITY IN TIIE ARMY.

Capt. .A.INTNESLEY asked whether the Government
had received any report from the regiments of foot
guards which proved that the mortality, instead of 22
per 1,000, was little more than half that amount in those
regime❑ts.

Sir J. RA.MSDEN said the report referred to had
been received, which presented a more favourable return
than that given by the commissioners. The comm's-
sioners had taken the averages for the 15 years pre-
ceding 1853, that of the report referred to only for the
last 18 months.
CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT.
Mr. 11. BERKELEY asked the First Lord of the
Treasury when it was his intention to propose to sub-
mit the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act to the
investigation of a committee.
Lord PALMERSTON said he intended on an early
day to propose a committee for inquiry into the act.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND).
Mr. BAGNVIALL asked the Attorney-General for
Ireland whether he was prepared to state the course
which the Governmeit intended to take relative to the
Encumbered Estate• Court
Mr. FITZGER&LD said he intended shortly to
introduce a bill to perpetuate the Encumbered Estates
Court in Ireland, and abo to extend the law t) unen-
cumbered estates.

COUNT WALE WSKI'S DESPATCH.
In answer to a question from Mr. WARREN,
Sir G. GREY said that no direct or formal request
had been made by the French Government for the prose-
cu-ion of any person in this country for conspiracy to
commit an offence of this kind, but last year a copy of
the proceedings taken in Frauce against the parties
named was submitted to her Majesty's Government un-
accompanied by any request for proceedirgs to be taken.
If there had been evidence against the party sufficient to
have arrested him in this country, it would have been
done.
In answer to another question from Mr. WATIREN,
Sir G. GREY said a warrant had been issued against
a British subject under the 9th Geo.IV., as an accessory
before the fact to a murder alleged to have been com.
mitted in France. (llear, hear.)

CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION.
Sir F. KELLY asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whether it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government to propose to Parliament, during the pre-
sent sessior, any bill for the settlement of the civil
service superannuation question
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
was unable to give a definite answer to the question.

RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.
Colonel FRENCH asked the First Lord of the
Treasury if he would lay on the table of the house the
despatch of Sir James Outram, detailing the operations
at Lucknow between the 25th of September, when Col.
Inglis was relieved by him and General Havelock, and
the 22d of November, when Sir Colin Campbell forced
hie way through the rebel army to the Residency?
Mr. V. SMITH said no such despatch had been re-
ceived by the Government, but that as soon as it was he
would immediately lay it before Parliament.
MILITARY SURGERY, (EDINBURGH
UNIVERSITY.)
Mr. BLACK asked if a professor had been appointed
to the chair of Military Surgery in the University of
Edinburgh ; and if such appointment had been made, if
there was any reason for the class-room having been
closed for the last two sessions ?
Sir J. RAMSDEN said no professor had as yet been
appointed.