The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-02 00:00:00

NEW WRITS.

Mr. T. DIT.NCOMM.E moved that in all cases when
the seat of any member had been declared void by :an
election committee, on the grounds of bribery or treat-
ing, no motion for the issuing of a new writ Phollid be
made with.out seven days' previous notice being given
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in the votes.
The A-13'tAlt.ER, said that he 'did not think the hen.
member coulcr cfairii the right of "privilege" to being
on the motion at that hour. It might be brought on in
due ceurße Of his d'ue n.,tice. It was for the house to
decide whether it ,-,trbuld be taken.

DUNCOMBE said that- he did not claim to
make the motion as a matter of privilege. (Hear, hear.)
He thought it less objectionable to pass the motion then
than at a future period, when it might be construed into
a personal matter.
Sir J. GRAHAM rose to order. He thought the
house ought to desist from allowing this motion to be
proceeded with—(hear, hea,)—espeotaity in the absence
of the First Lord of,the Treasury, .
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that &dere of the day, on Thursdays, by a resolution of
the bode, had precedence of notices of motion, and
therefore it was desirable that the motion should be
postponed.
LorWinitU_SSZUL submitted, to-the house whether
it would not be better to be made an order of the day
for tomorrow at half past four o'clock. It was better
to discuss' the 'matter before any vacancy took place
under either of the election committees, when such a resit.
lution would be open to he considered as a personal
matter.
After some rernarh:s from Mr. DISRAELI,
Mr. LABOUCOERE, on• the part of the Govern-
ment,'seeeded to the suggestion of the noble lord the
member .for London.
Mr. BUNCOMBE said that be would rather the Go-
vernment took the matter out of his band.
The motion was postponed accordingly.
APPOINTMENTS TO THE DIPLOMATIC, ite.,
SERVICES.
Mr. W. ENVA.RT inquired of the First Lord of the
Treasury whether the system of examination proposed
for candidates in the diplomatic and c,,n-ular services
had been adapted,
,or ass in course of adoption"; and
whether there 'would be arypi.jection to lay before Par-
liament a statement showing the nature and subjects of
such examination ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the correspondence alluded to was laid bet re Parliament,
and printedinlBs6. It was published in the report of the
Civil. Service Colucnissieu also in 1856, and since further
information had, been printed.
• . RETURNS.
Several unopposed rt+,urns were ordered.
EDUCATION OF SOLDIERS.

On 'the motion for the house going into Committee of
Supply,
Mr. S. WARREN called the attention of the hone
to a general order issued by his R'yal Highness the
Commander-in Chief on the 19th June, directing that
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for the future every
POidier, atter being disrnisbed from
drill. shciold -attend schod. itsl a duty until he was re-
ported as sufficiently advanced •in reading, wr,ting.
and arithmetic. With the concurrence of • the
Secretary et State f.:r Wnr no fet's were to be reqiiired
for this offender ce'at Retool.'
Sir J. RAMSDEN raid Clat the stihject to whicht4e
bon. and Fearned member for Midhuret had referred was
one of great importance, and though the Government
bad teen adviserl that the order in question did
714 viclate any proviei.n of the lacy, yet thfy were r t
opinion that it was not de'airable to p-rpetuate the
objections to its continuance. Ho was able to
state Mai his IZo.yal Highness the Commander-
in Chief.. had regulated tbe Order in question, and
bad ii.ued" another in wh;ch the objectionable clause
,bad 1;;Ien withdrawn and annther substituted, eating
iipon officers of regiments to offer every eneutirageruent
to the soldier to avail himself of the facilities of attend.
i!
lug these schnel.. (H-ar. hear )
STATUTE LAW COMMISSION.

111. L. KING called the attention of the house to tt e
one slims of publio money which had been expended