The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-24 00:00:00

BOARD OF HEALTH.

Mr. PALK asked the President of the Board of
Health when he would bring in a Health of Towns Bill;
and whether the bill would carry out the recommenda-
tions of the committee on the Beard of Health.
Mr. COWPER said that he bad already given notice
for leave to introduce a bill to amend the Public Health
Act on the sth of March. That bill would be
sithilar to the bill referred last session to a select com-
mittee. Various suggestions had been suggested in it
after mature deliberaqon' and such as ho considered the
select committee would have adopted.

SARDINIAN MEDALS, &c.
Mr. ESMONDE asked the First I,,rd of the Trea-
sury when the issue of the Sardinian medals and the
Order of the Medjidi might be Expected.
Mr. F. PEEL said the lists were not quite ready. As
soon as they were, the medals and orders would be dis•
tributed without loss of time.
THE IRISH MILITIA.

Mr. ESMONDE asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether it was the intention of lier Majesty's Go-
vernment W • call out for training the • Irish militia, and

if so, at what period I
Mr. F. PEEL said Oat a portion of the Irish militia
would be assembled this year for training, but be was
unable then to state when they would assemble for that
purpose.

GENERAL BE ATSON.
Colonel DUNNE asked the Urder Secretary for War
whether a court of inquiry, ordered to assemble to inves-
tigate charges affecting General Beatson and other
officers of rank, was to be kept secret ?
Mr. F. PEEL said that this Court of Inquiry for in-
vestigating into the conduct of General Shirley, relative
to his charges against General Beatson would be like all
courts of its class, a closed court. It was a court of
preliminary investigation, similar to that of a grand
jury in civil cases. The parties interestei, and their
witnesses, would be present.
INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM (EDINBURGH).
Sir JAMES FERGUSSON asked the Secretary to
the Treasury, whether there wool ! be any objection to
lay upon the table, a c)py of the report of the Govern-
ment offieer sent lately' t ) Edinburgh to report upon the
proposed site of the Industrial Museum.
Mr. COWPER—There was no report. An officer con-
nected with the science and art had been sent down to
Edinburgh to make inquiries relative to the erection of a
building for an industrial museum on a site already pur-
chased for that purpose. It was no part of his instruc-
tions to inquire into any matter relative to the present
or any other site. (Hear.)
THE JOINT-STOCK ACT.
Mr. WILKINSON asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether it was the intention of the Government
to introduce any measure in this session, either by
repealing the exemption clause in the Joint Stock Act
of last year, or otherwise, which should have the effect
of preventing a recurrence of the state of litigation which
has taken place in the cases of the Tipperary and Royal
British Banks.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the Government were prepared with a measure on
the subject of joint-stock banks, and it would be intro-
duced by the Vice-President of the Board of Trade as
soon as the prospect of public business in that house
would allow of the question being properly considered.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE—ASH
WEDNESDAY.

Oa the motion of ir G. GREY, the house, on its
rising, was adjourned till two o'clock to-morrow, to
allow of hon. members attending divine service according
to usual custom with the members of the Government.
REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
Sir J. \VAL NIESLET moved for a st-I,:ct, committee
to consider and report upon the most practical means
for lessening the existing inequalities in our representa-
tive system, and for extending to the unenfranchised
that share of political power to which they may be justly
entitled. The hon. baronet entered at great length into
the present state of our representative system.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)