The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-17 00:00:00

LONDON GAS BILL.

Mr. CRAWFORD moved that this bill be committed to
the select committee on the London Corporation (City)
Gas Bill.—Agreed to.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.
Mr. TAYLOR moved for returns of the number of men
flogged in the army and militia of Great Britain and Ire-
land in the years 1863, 1864, and 1865 respectively, specify-
ing the offence, the regiment, the place of station, whether
at home, in India, or the colonies, the sentence, and the
number of lashes inflicted on each person ; and of the num-
ber of men marked with the letter Dor with the letters
B C during the same years.

The return was ordered.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. COWPER gave notice that on Monday he should
move that tho Thames Embankment Approaches Bill and
the Park-lane ImproTement Bill be referred to a selec t
committee of 12 members.

THE WAR IN CHILI.
Mr. H. SELWIN asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs 'whether any communication had been
made by the Foreign-office to the representatives in this
country of the Spanish Government, as well as to those of
Chili and Peru, with reference to any vessels of war which
their respective Governments might be building in English
yards ; and further what replies, if any, had been received ?
Mr. LAYARD said her Majesty's Government had been
in communication with the representatives of Spain,
Chili, and Peru, and an assurance had been given that no
ships of war that might be in England at that time would
leave the tort during the existence of the war, and no
such vessels had left. The Chilian Minister had further in-
formed the Government that no attempt would be made
on the part of his Government to secretly arrange the de-
parture of any vessel of war ; on the contrary, it was
the desire of the Chilian Government to conform in all re-
spects to the law of this country.
THE CUSTOMS CLERKS.

Mr. TREEBY asked the Secretary to the Treasury
whether her Majesty's Treasury had decided upon a re-
vised classification for the London and outport clerks of
customs ; and, if so, whether any and what steps had been
taken for the amelioration of the condition of the lower
class of her Majesty's collectors of customs at the out-
Ports ?

I,lr. CHILDERS said he had informed the house the
other evening of the revision of the classification of clerks
in the Customsa
arrangements
stationed in London and the outports. The
stated, but that
respect to those in London he had
had
not
of the arrangements relating to the
outports
referr ed to by tli, honourable
been completed. The officers
proportion
gentlemen would be treated
as clerks. What
tile.: -would be made for that class,
and what would be the
uctotof the change on the salaries
present say.
of thoso persons, he could,
MARCH OF Itusasti
mare Under Secretary of
Sir IL ItAWLINSON askett TROOPS.
State for Foreign Affairs if her
received any information of the marcf,7°v:nraeut had
under General Tchernaief from Tashkend Lt, —uabian force
Bokhara ;
and, if so, what was the avowed object of sup:ha
an "Peal-

tion ?
31r. LAYARD said rumours had reached her mai., t
Government of the march of Russian troops towards
Bokhara, but he was not in a position to inform the houses
what was the object of such a step. The Russian Govern_
meet, however, had given the most solemn aqsurances that
there was no desire to advance their frontier beyond
Bokbara

TREATMENT OF CADETS.
Lord E. CECIL rose to more that an humble address
be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be
graciously pleased to appoint a Royal Commission, consist-
ing of military and civilian members, to inquire into the
present constitution, system of education and dis-
cipline of the Royal Military Academy at Wool-
wich, and of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, as
well as into the general treatment of the gentlemen cadets,
as also into the rules and regulations under which candi-
datestoo h
tare admitted into these colleges. The, noble lord
the' opportunity of stating the stringent regulations
under
which cadets were treated at Woolwich, and
stated that, in some instances, cadets were actually