The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-17 00:00:00

ARMY SURGEONS.

Col. C. LINDSAY asked the Secretary of State for War
whether he would state the reason of the proposed change
of system in the promotion to the rank of surgeon in the
Brigade of Guards; whether the existing system of regi-
mental peomotion had ever been known to fail, and that
public advantage was likely to be derived from the pro-
posed change ?
The Marquis of HARTIN GT ON said he couldhardly in
the limits of an answer to a question explain the reson for
the eha. ngas from that of 1860. The hon. member for
Fifesture had given notice of his intention of bringing the
matter under the attention of the house, and therefore he
thought it would be better to postpone the discussion un-
til that time.

THE MALT TAX.
The CHANCELLOR of theEXCHEQIIER, "eked Sir 1'
Kelly whether he would consent to postpone,
his motion on the malt duty, now standing for if
ilecessarY
the 17th, voith a view to the continuance on that Tuesday, evening
of the debate on the Representation of the People Bill?
Ho was afraid there was no hope of the debate on the Re-
form Bill being concluded that evening, and his sole rea-
son in asking the hon. member to postpone his motion was
that the debate might proceed without interruption.
Sir F. KELLY said he should much regret the
in the
of his motion, the would not stand in the
'way of the Government, provided the right hon. gentle-
Taa would give him an evening on which ho could bring
forwardforward
The motion previous to the Budget being brought
The CHANCELcouId not • LOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
to his
to the
is right hon. gentleman a night previous
pledged to the house
financial statement, because he stood
Government night Ater
bring forward the budget the first
Bill, r the second reading of the Reform

Sir F. KELLY sax that,
he should bring forward hie
these circumstances,
ulmotion to-morrow evening.
IMPORTATION OF DIKEASED CATTLE.
Sir G. GREY said with reap
him relative to smuggling intoo to the question put to
instance of Earl Granville and col
diseased cattle, at the
the inquiries promised. With respe.,T. 44,..1b*at, he had made
charge that related to Earl Granv; the part of the
that the cattle bad been taken tofit aPPeared
left entirely to the management of his abort of
i his
having been obtained by the dealer for the moving eyingdriving
the cows
brought by the Dutch steamer to his lordship's farm,
information had been laid against Earl Granville, and
it
had been heard that day by the magistrates at Edgew,:c:
but they were unanimous in dismissing it against his lord-
ship, but it was held that the bailiff and the dealer had
broken the law. The cattle had been killed, snd there was
no reason to suppose they had spread any infection. IA ith
respect to the cattle taken to Col. Talbot's, they had been
moved to his farm on speculation by the, dealer, and bad he
driven them back ho would have contravened the law.
Ito had not heard the result of the magisterial inquiry
into this case. It had not been concluded since his in-
formation left.
THE REFORM BILL.—ADJOURNED DEBATE.
The adjourned debate on the amendment of Earl
Grosvenor to the motion for the second reading of
this bill was resumed by
Mr. MACUNZE, who in the course of his observations.