The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-29 00:00:00

CHURCH RATES.

Sir J. TRELAWNEY postponed his motion on
Church rates till the sth of June.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER.

Mr. WISE gave notice that, on the 11th of June, he
should move for returns of all moneys, &c., belonging to
the Duchy of Lancaster.
S LAW.

Mr. L. KING gave notice that, on this day fortnight,
he should ctil the attention of the house to the Statute
Law Commission, and move a resolution thereon.

EDUCATION.

Sir J. PA.KINGTON gave notice that on this day
fortnight he should call the attention of the house t;) the
present condition of education in England and Wales,
and submit a motion in relation to it empowering the
levying of a rate towards the .acne.
THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S DOWRY.

Mr. BOWYER gave notice that he should this even-
ing, on the hpu-e going into committee on the Princess
Royal's dowry, move an amendment providing that, in
the event of her Royal Highness becoming Queen of
Prussia, her Royal Highness's annuity should cease.
Hear, hear.)

HONDURAS.
Mr. DISRAELI gave notice that he should, to-
morrow, put a question to the Government relitive to
the non ratification of the treaty between this country

and the United States relative to Honduras.
MILIT ck.RY SCHOOLS.
Lord BURGHLEY asked the Under-Secretary for

War, whether the Government would allow the suns of
those adjutants of militia who were retired officers of the
Line, to be admitted to the military schools on the same

terms as the eons of officers of the army ?
Sir J. RA.MSDEN said that if the officers to whom
the noble lord referred bad voluntarily retired cn half-

pay, or received the difference, or sold their commission,
they were not entitled to send their sons to the military
schools the same as the officers in the army.

TORTURE IN INDIA.
Lord C. HAMILTON asked the President of the

Bord of Control, whether any investigations, as to the
practice of torture in Bombay and Bengal, were insti-
tuted by Government in 1854, similar to those which led
to the Madras report of April 1855, and whether the re-
sults of those investigations would be laid before Parlia-

went I
Mr; V. SMITH said that the commission was only

directed to enquire into those practices in the Madras
presidency, bat L-rd Dalhousie having heard those
practices prevailed in the Bombay and Bengal presiden-
cies, acted immediately under the authority of. Paris-
men; without waiting for another commission. The
Legislative Council of India intended to introduce penal
clauses to prevent, if possible, the ollitinuaixa of those
practices in India, and be intended shortly to move for
all papers relative to the subject.

CONSTABULARY.—IRELAND.
Mr. HASSARD a.ked the Scretary of Ste for the
Home Department, if the Gavirnment intended in this
session to carry out the determina'ion expressed by the
Chief Secretary for Ireland, on the 27th of February
last, " to introduce a bill for the redistribution of the
constabulary force in Ireland among 4 the several coun-
ties ?"

Mr. FITZGERALD said that he considered the hon.
gentleman was wrong in his impression that the late
chief secretary promised to introduce a bill. When the
present chief secretary resumed his seat in that house,
he hoped to be able to introduce such a bill.