The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-07 00:00:00

CLOTHING OF TROOPS (INDIA).

Mr. DUNLOP, in the absence of Lord Adolphus
Vane, aLked the Secretary for War whether the troops
that had been gent out to India had been provided with
clothing suitable to the climate to which they would be
exposed ; if so, whether he would have any objection to
state what provision had been ma le on the subject.
Sir 3. ILINISDEN replied that Government had
taken every means to promote the health and comfort of
the troops. Ile would read, with the permission of the
house, the list of articles issued to the troops on their
arrival in India, in addition to the ordinary supply of
ncceesaries which they had in this c .untry. They were
as follows :—For the cavalry, four white jackets each,
six pairs of white overalls, two pairs of Settringee over-
alls, six shirts, fcur pairs of cotton socks, and one pair
of white braces. For foot soldiers, four white jackets,
one pair of English summer trousers, five pairs of white
trousers, five white shirts, two check shirts, and one
pair of white braces. Those articles were not supplied
in this country, but formed a part of the soldier.' neces-
saries on his arrival in India, and were made of materiel
roads on the spot' and best suited to the climate. During
his stay in India, China, Ceylon, and other hot stations
he was provided with a tunic and shell jacket in alternate
years, and in the year in which the to •ic was not issued
the difference in the value of the two articles was p-sii
to the soldier, to he expended, under the authority of
the officer commanding, for his benefit in any articles
suited •to the climate for the station. In addition to
these the troops now going out to China and India had
been provided with white cotton hemlet and forage cap
cover. In fact, the Government had taken every pre-
caution to maintain the heatth and comfort of the
trop ps.
SALARIES OF AMBASSADORS.

Mr. WISE asked the Secretary of the Treasury why
the charge for the salary of the Briti-h ambassador at
-nlil,_shad increased from 8,0001. in 185 to 9,900/. in
tri ;_end whether the Treasury minute of the 27th
blay,
giving effect to the recommendation of the
setM7tile
payments
on official salaries, continued to regu-
"Yemaetnts made to her Majesty's diplomatic
representative Paris t
aid that during the war there bad
been an incref
which had .led.me ~hetpenses at Paris and Constantinople,
ajest y's Government to recom-
mend an increase of .111
or rather the restoration of
the salary to its amourrist'evious to the reduction a few
years ago.
A UNIFORM PEN
~
STAMP.
Sir D. NORREYS askei thel
evaallcial objection to
Bury whether there would be im,3, 7°417 to the Trea-
purpoluzeot one penny,
the issue of a new stamp of the
sftieewhether for
theeeiving
which would be available for all
of
postage, reoeiptg, or draft?, the Post -
credit for a proportion of the future isaues
stamps, calculated on the past average isatteof the new
Penny
postage stamp
Mr. WILSON Said the question bad been considered
very carefully by Government. It would be impossible
to keep the Post-office accoun's, and there would be no
means of judging of the proxress of the postal experi-
ment. Already the stamp was made to serve for drain,
and receipts.