The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-20 00:00:00

BILLETING SOLDIERS.

Mr. BAXTER asked the Under Secretary for War
what steps bad been taken to give effect to the resolu-
tion passed by that house on the 7th day of April 1856,
namely, " That in the opinion of this house the practice
of billeting soldiers of the militia, and of the line, in
Scotland, upon private families, is injurious to the com•
fort and discipline of the men as well as oppressive to the
people, and that., it is the duty of the Government to
take me-ins to abolish the grievance ?"
Mr. PEEL said any alteration to be
re-
spect must be done when the Mutiny Act
madecame in this
beforethe house, which would be as soon as the number of
men for the army had been voted.
THE ARCTIC VESSEL RES9oLfUtThEe.
Admi.
Mr. EVELYN asked the Firstted Lord
in the public jow-
-1 ralty whether it was true
onradle)redthtaotwhether he had any
bt he e
broken A rcti c
up)
hadas stthnaed been Resolutep ed (thougho d disr a notn .
tied and placed in ordinary ;
, pt,haeb
y presentthe condition
American
people that
objection to:state
vessel, given, as
WOOD said that it was not the practice of the
it had wasbee
to
sthirec Queenof England ?
service to keep ships out of commission full rigged, and
the Resolute had been treated the same as her Majesty's
other ships in ordinary. The stores could not be kept,
except the ruin, which, however, improved by keeping.
MR. SNAPE—SURR
YLUEY COM.UNTY LUNATIC
AS
Mr. OTWAY asked a question of the Secretary of
State for the Howe Department, concerning the reap-
pointment of Mr. Snape to the medical charge of the
Surrey County Lunatic Asylum, and the correspondence
which bad ensued in consequence between the authorities
at the Home Office, the Commissioners in Lunacy, and
the Committee of the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum.
Sir G. GREY said that the Secretary of State bad
no control over the appointments or dismissals of the
officers of lunatic asylums, but that it rested with the
visiting justices. Mr. Snapo was only suspended during
the recent investigation, so that he had not been rear'
pointed. There was no objection to produce the paper
I referred to.
Mr. DRUMMOND said that as the conduct of the
county justices appeared to be impugned probably the
sTaem
Secretary of State would produce Oland
the
rep
by Mr. Snaps to the visiting justice!, and
the medical officers to them on this unfortunate occur-
ent
ort ms
of
ade

I.st,nce.
C•ir G. GREY said that the paper required had better

be added to Mr. Otway's motion, and then they should
be produced.

THE SOUND DUES.
Sir J. GRAHAM asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether her Maj,sty's Givernment had cony) to
an agreement with the Government of Denmark respect:
log the commutation of the Sound dues ; and whether
Parliament, in the present session, would be invited to
provide the sum necessary for such commutation ?
Lord PALMERS roN said that the Governmeni had
been for a considerable time in communication with
other Governments relative to the Sound dues. No
arrangements had yet been come to, but there wag
every
and then he probability of their being very speedily concluded,
not their
for carrying the arrangements intoarliam effect.en t a proposition
SAVINGS BANKS DEFERRED ANNUITY
TABLES.
Mr. W. MICHELL asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether Mr. Tidd Pratt had certified the
Savings Banks Deferred Annuity Tables.
Sir G. LEWIS said that Mr. Tidd Pratt had nothin
to do with these tables. They were prepared by theg actuary to the savings' bank, and approved of by the
Lords of the Treasury, who then published"them in the
London Ga:ctte.

ENDOWED SCHOOLS COMMISSION
(IRELAND.)
Lord NAAS asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
when the report of the Endowed Schools Commission
was likely to be presented to Parliament ; and whether
it was the intention of the Government to propose any
measure on that subject in the present session?
Mr. 110ItSMAN said that he was unable to give as
answer to the question. When he Mt Dublin, in
January last, the comrnis.,ion had terminated their. in.
quiry, and were preparing tbeir report. At present be
had not received it, nor had any intimation when it
would be ready.