The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-25 00:00:00

SEIZURE OF THE HERALD.

Mr. AYMON asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs what steps had been taken by her Majesty's
Government respecting the seizure of the Herald by the
Portuguese authorities, and whether the papers relating
thereto Would be laid upon the table of the house.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD said that the matter had been
under the consideration of the Government. Some infor-
mation had been received, but it was necessary to make
some further inquiry.

THE NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE.
Sir E. PERRY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty
whether, on going into the navy estimates on Friday
next, he would be enabled to state the decisionof the
Government as to the claims of the navy medical ser-
vice to be placed on a footing of equality with the army
medical service in point of rank and other advantages,
such as they enjoyed before the issuing of the Royal war-
rant of October, 1858.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said that it appeared he had been
misunderstood in his reply to a similar question the other
night. He repeated that when he brought forward the
navy estimates he would state-his general views on the sub-
ject.

THE NAVY.
Sir C. NAPIER moved for returns of the steamers on
the home station in commission and manned, their force
and steam power ; of the first reserve, and the
men borne on their books ; of the ships in the
second reserve, and their state; of the steamers abroad ;
of the steamers in the third reserve, and their state ; of the
steamers building ; of the steamers converting., and the
probable time they will be ready ; of the ships built and
broken up since 1851, specifying those never at sea, and of
the ships altered.
Mr. WALPOLE stated that the documents in question
were not yet prepared, but when they were ready he would
lay them on the table.

THE NAVY ESTIMATES.-PARLIAMENTARY

REFORM

Sir J. PAKINGTON said, with reference to the
Navy Estimates which he proposed to bring forward
to-morrow evening, that as the noble lord the member for
Tiverton had given notice of his intention to submit a motion
to the house which would review the question of foreign
policy, and probably lead to a debate. The hon. member
for Montrose, and other hon. members, had notices of mo-
tion for to-morrow evening, and it would he difficult for
him, under the circumstances, to state what course he would
pursue ; but if ho could not bring forward the estimates by
Friday, ho would postpone them till Monday, and the
Chancellor of the Excehequer would have to postpone his
motion on Parliamentary reform.
Lord PALMERSTON said, so far as his motion was
concerned—he could not speak for others—he did not think
that it would materially interfere with the introduction of
the estimates. But the right honourable gentleman
(Sir J. Pakington) stated that he' would not bring
forward the estimates after eight o'clock, bitt when he
(Lord Palmerston) was Seecretary for War he' brought on
at anmehlater hour in the evening, and he thought
estimatesthefact was the right hon. gentleman merely wanted an
opportunity to Postpone the motion on Parliamentary re-
form. (Cries of " Hear,hear " and " No,
EDUCATION AND
IN IN DIA.
Mr. WARREN,
in stating
ofhthat he would withdraw the
series of resolutions
on this subject, entered intoch he had given notice
lengthened statement
as to the motives that induced him to do so, and
stated that being pledged to bring the
office of
Commissionerthe of Lu-
but there were other circumstances thangi7,, that evening ;
the office in question that induced him to abandon
ire of
in-
tention. The learned gentleman then stated thlnt hisl
retiring from the house, and took farewell of the ro.ern'eberasa