The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-09 00:00:00

ELECTION PETITION.

The SPEAKER announced that the recognizances of
the election petition in reference to the borough of
Cashel were unobjectionable.

DIVORCE BILLS.

Colona PATTEN nominated the following select
committee :—Mr. Walpo!e, Mr. Massey, Mr. Eitcourt,
Sir John Pakington, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Head-
lam, Mr. Banhara-Carter, Sir Erskine Perry, and Mr.
Adderley.

TUE SLAVE TRADE.
KINNAIItD prevented a petition signed by up-
, wards of 1,500 of the principal inhabitants of the Island
of Jamaica, compl ,fining of the non-enforcement of
tr,aties with Spain, relating to the abolition of the slave
trade, and the consequent met a,t, of slavery in Cuba,
and the difficulties of free labour competing with slave
labour in the Spanish colonies.
NETLEY HOSPITAL.
Sir D. NORREYS gave notice that he should, to-
pr
morrow, ask for the oduction of papers and plans
lative to the erection of Netley Hospital, and also ask
be Secretary fur War if he had any statement to make
in answer to that of the bun. member for North North-
amptonshire in the debate on Friday night.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS AND REFORMA-
TORY SCHOOLS.
Sir G. GREY. gave. rotice that he should, to;
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dnce a Nil for the c- n`wn ref"raa%ery schools in
England.

EDUCATION.
Mr. HENLEY, in the absence of Sir J. Pakingtoo,
suffering from en t3Celi. e .t, gave ► otice that the ri4lit
hen, harucet wont! nit be able to hi in.; on his motion
on education on Thursday next.
AIO REMAIN LAWS.
Mr. HADFIELD asked the AC.orney-General whe
iher it was intended t,) bring in a bill to amend the inert-
main laws in E,gland, and to assimilate the laws there
to those of Scltland and Ireland, and especially to give
facilities to transactions for charitable institutions con-
nected with real, lerviehold, and copyhold estate, founded
upon valuably consideration in money, rent, and other-
wise; and whether the same be by way of purchase,
mortgage, lease, or otherwise howsoever ?
The ATTORNEY-GENETZAL said that the Govern-
ment slid not intend to introduce any measure of the I
kind this session.

SUPERANNUATION ACT.
bi . 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, but they had not yet come t')
the decision to introduce a bill on this subject. Certain
questions had been submitted to the actuaries which
had not yet been received. They were to be presented
in a supplemental report which had not yet been laid
before the house.

MUNICIPAL BURGHS (SCOTLAND).
Mr. BAXTER asked the Lord Advocate, if he in-
tended, this session, to introduce a permissive bill, pro-
viding for the extension of the Municipal boundaries of
Burghs in Scotland ?
The LORD-ADVOCATE said he intended to intro•
duce such a measure, and pass it this session.
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.

THE 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 Government to remova the 6th,
45th, and 73d Regiments, whose period of colonial ser-
vice had 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 tha❑ discussed in that house.
(Hear, hear.)
STATUTE LAW COMMISSION.

Mr. WARREN asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, whether any and what steps had been taken by
the Government towards carrying out the recommenda-
tions cantained 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 Lean 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 (lid 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 member 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,
r.s other officers of that establishment !
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 Diemen's Land, and New L-30,-
land ; and if not, what steps were being taken by her
Majesty's Government towards completing the same
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 Governmen'.
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, but 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.