The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-08 00:00:00

NETLEY HOSPITAL.

Sir D. NORREYS gave notice that he should, to-
morrow, ask for the production of papers and plans re-
lative to tote erection of Netley Ilovital, and also ask
the Secretary for War if he haA any statement to make
in answer to that of the hon. member for North North-
amptonshire in the debate on Friday night.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS AND REFORMA-

TORY SCIIOOLS.
Sir G. GREY gave notice that he should, to-
morrow, ask for leave to introduce a bill founded on the
Ecclesiastical Cotncuissioners' report, and also to intro-
duce a bid for the extension of reformatory schools in
England.

EDUCATION.
Mr. HENLEY, in the absence of Sir J. Pakington,
suffering from an accident, gave notice that the right
hon. baronet would not be able to bring on his motion
on education on Thursday next.

MORTMAIN LAWS.
Mr. HADFIELD asked the Attorney-General whe-
ther it was intended to bring in a bill to amend the raort-
main laws in England, and to assimilate the laws there
to those of Scotland and Ireland, and especially to give
facilities to transactions for charitable institutions con-
nected with real, leasehold, and copybold estate, founded
upon valuable consideration in money, rent, and other-
Wise' and whether the same be by way of purchase,
mortgage, lease, or otherwise howsoever ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Govern-
ment not intend to introduce any measure of the
kind this session.
SUPERANNUATION ACT.
Mr. D. O'CONNELL asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, when the Government would bring in the
bill for the amendment of the Civil Service Superannua-
tion Act ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the report of the committee was under the considera-
tion of the Government, brit they bad not yet come t
the decision to introduce a bid on this e
subj t Certain
questions had been submitted to the actuariese which
had not yet been received. Toby were to be presented
in a supplsmental report which had not yet been laid
before the bodge.

MUNICIPAL BURGHS (SCOTLAND).
Mr. BAXTER asked the Lord Advocate, if he in.
tended, this cession, to introduce a permissive bill, pro-
viding for the extension oi the Municipal boundaries of
Burghs in Scotland ?
The LORD-ADVOCATE said he intended to intro-
duce such a measure, and pass it this seswion.
HARBOURS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Mr. BAXTER asked the Secretary to the Treasury
when he intended to move for the select committee to
inquire into the harbours of the United Kingdom ?
Mr. WILSON said he hoped to move the committee
early next wek.

T.HE CAPE.
Major S, WORTLEY asked when, without in any

; way lessening the force at the Cape of Good Hope, it
was.the intention of the Governmeut to remove the 6th,
45th, and 73d Regiments, whose period of colonial ser-
vice bad expired some time, and to replace those regi-
ments with three others ?
Lord PALMERSTON said the question was answered
on a former occasion, viz., that though their term of
service had expired, the requirements of the service
would not permit their return home at present. The
arrangements for moving troops, he thought, had better
be left to the Government than discussed in that house.
(Hear, hear.)
STATUTE LAW COMMISSION.
Mr. WARREN asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, whether any and what steps bad been taken by
the Government towards carrying out the recommenda-
tions contained in the last report of the Statute Law
Commission, and the views of the several witnesses
examined before the committee of this house, appointed
to consider the propositions in that report ; and whe-
ther an officer with a competent staff had been ap-
pointed, as proposed by the said committee, for the pur-
pose of attending to all bills referred to that officer, and
reporting exactly to Parliament the state of the existing
law, and how it would be affected by the proposed alte-
rations, and especially after a bill had passed through a
committee to examine it and report immediately to the
house what had been done by the committee, and
whether that committee was to be reappointed ?
Mr. BAINES said that the committee, on the dissolu-
tion of Parliament, reported the evidence taken, but did not
make any recommendation. Considering the number of
committees sitting and about to sit, the Statute Law
Commission would not be reappointed. The Govern-
ment had under their consideration the appointment of
a Minister of Justice, and if that be done, much that the
hon. and learned meraber asked would be matter for that
functionary to consider.
NAVAL OFFICERS.—GREENWICH
HOSPITAL.
Sir GEORGE BROOKE PECHELL inquired of the
Secretary to the Treasury, whether the case of certain
naval officers of Greenwich Hospital had been favourably
considered, which was referred to the Treasury by the
Board of Admiralty, praying they might be placed in
the same position, with regard to the receipt of half•pay,
as other officers of that establishment t
Mr. WILSON said that only the governor and de-
puty-governor of Greenwich Hospital received half-pay
in addition to their civil salaries. The case of the
Chelsea officers was different, because the whole of the
emoluments of the officers of Chelsea was less than the
civil salaries of Greenwich Hospital. The Government
did not intend to make any alterations in this matter.
TRANSMISSION OF MAILS TO AUSTRALIA.
Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, whether any and what arrangements had
been made for the transmission of mails to and from
the Australian colonies, including the branch services
to South Australia, Vaa Themen's Land, and New &e-
-land ; and if not, what steps were being taken by her
Majesty's Government towards completing the same I
Mr. WILSON said that arrangements were made for
the conveyance of these mails, and carried into effect,
in August last, to the satisfaction of the Government.
Two branch mails were to have been established under
the contract, between Melbourne and Tasmania on the
one hand, and New Zealand on the other, bat it had not
been carried out, owing to a misapprehension. Instruc-
tions, however, had been sent to the local authorities to
carry them into effect.

OATHS BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill, three
petitions were presented from synagogues in favour of
the bill.
The bill was then read a second time without opposi-
tion, and ordered to be committed on Monday nex•.
TUE CIVIL SERVICE.
Viscount GODERICH on the motion for going into
committee of supply on the Civil Service Estimates
called the attention of the house to the last report of the
civil service commissioners, and to the present system of
admission to the civil service. The noble viscount referred
to the report of last year, and called the attention of the
house last session, as well as to the speech of the right
hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on that
occasion, which induced him (Viscount Goderich) to
withdraw his motion, from an impression that a great
change was to be effected in this branch of the service,
and said that, af.er reading the report laid on the table
of the house this year, he felt much disappointment to
find that no advance Shad been made in the right direc-
tion, that of open competition. The noble viscount,
who was less audible than usual, read a variety of extracts
from the reports in support of his views. In pass.
ing, he remarked that he found the examiners of the
nomination of the right hon. gentleman the member for
Wells (Mr. Hayter) in the Excise and Customs, ap-
peared to be less stringent than in other departments.
(Laughter.) He bad no desire to urge the Government
to adopt hastily any extended system, but that they
should progress and not retrograde.jHe had no desire to
take the subject out of the hands of the Government,
but if he considered the answer of the Government
unsatisfactory, he should take an early opportunity of
again bringing the subject forward. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. BASS wished to know who had the power
of nominating or recommending persons for the civil
service, and on a former occasion when he asked for in-
formation, he was referred to the commissioners reports.
He had txamined them very carefully, but he bad been
unable to find what he required, which was
of great interest to the public. He asked for an expla-
nation if offices were filled up by patronage as in former
times, or by exlmination, and if so, what was the course
to be adopted ?
Mr. RICH supported the movement headed by Vis-
count Goderich, and expressed a belief that there must
be some insuperable objection that prevented the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer from carrying out competitive
examinations. Out of 376 vacancies that occurred last
year, 66 were given away on competitions. Of these 43
were given in the first six months, and but 23 in the last
6 months. The remaining 310 were given away on nomi-
nations. In the first 6 months the number of persons
competing was 4i to each appointment, and in the last 6
months the average competing only amounted to
three to each appointment.
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