The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-28 00:00:00

HONDURAS.

Mr. DISRAELI gave not,ce that he should, to-
morrow, put a question to the Government relative to
the non ratification of the treaty between this country
and the United States relative to Honduras.

MILITARY SCHOOLS.
Lord BURGHLEY asked the Under-Secretary for
whether the Government would allow the sons of
.those: adjutants of militia who were retired officers of the
11__ ei to be admitted to the military schools on the same
. 611',!:?: as the eons of officers of the army ?
4,1n0t • RAMSDEN ea... 1 that if the officers to whom
half-
pay, orl:elord referred bad voluntarily retired on half-
noised the difference, or sold their commission,
they were not entitled to send their eons to the military
schools the aurae as the officers in the army.
TORTURE IN INDIA. Lord C• RMIL
Bord of Control, whether
TON asked the President of the
prattice of torture inetble3
r any investigations, as to the
insti-
tuted. by Government in 1854," and Bengal, were insti-
similar to those which led
to t'ne Madras report of April 1855, and whether the re-
su'rts of those investigations would be laid before Parlia-
r.rent !
MenSITH
uire into said that the commissioner was only
directed to q those practices
in the Madras
presidency, but Lord Dalhousie'
having
heard those
practices prevailed it. the Bombay and Et he,g'.l presiden-
ciet, acted iinineoLitely under the auth"ri •
ty of Pariil-
Meat, without waiting fur another commissioner. Th,
Le4isiative Council of India intended to introduce penal
clauses to prevent, if possible, the continuance of those
Practices in India, and he intended shortly to move for
an papers relative to the subject.
CONSTABULARY.—IRELAND.

Mr. HASSARD asked the Secretary of State for the
home Department, if the G3vernment intended in this
session to carry out the determination 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 amongst the several coun-
ties ?"

Mr. FITZGERALD said that he considered the bon.
gentleman was Wrong in his impression that the late
chief secretary promised to introduce a bill. When tie
present chief t.ecretary restim,d his seat in that home,
he hoped to be able to introduce such a bill.
SERVICE IN THE ARMY.
Sir J. TRELAWNY asked the Under Secretary for
War, with reference to au order of the 10th Jan.„ 1807 t,

ii&eviza &Adieu made sergeants since that data to retain
their previously earned good conduct money, whether it
was the intention of the war authorities that eergeanta
created before the 10th day of January, 1857, and whose
good conduct money ceased under regulations then
in force on their becoming sergeants, should remain in a
worse position than their brother non-commissioned
officers who, without merit, had served for shorter periods
in the rank of sergeants ?

Sir J. RAMSDEN said the hon. hart. must mean
the memorandum of the 16th, and not the 10th of Jan.
If he referred to it he would find that the allowance was
made to all sergeants now serving, independent of their
date of serving. (Hear.)

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Mr. HEADLAM asked the Vice President of the
Board of Trade whether it was the intention of the Go-
%erpmeot to introduce any measure during this session
of Parliament to regulate the construction of Joint-
Stock Banks, and more especially to apply the principle
of limited liability to such establishments
Tile CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
such a bill won d he introduced.
HARBOURS IN SCOTLAND.

Lord J. HAY a•ked the Secretary of the Treasury
when it was his intention to move for a committee of
inquiry into the present state of the harbour of Wick,
and the other harbours of Scotland.
Mr. WILSON raid that if he moved for a committee
of inquiry it would not be confined to the harbour of
Wick and the Scotch harbours, but to inquire generally
into all the harbours of the United Kingdom. (Hear,
hear.) He intended shortly after the recess to move for
such a committee, but he was afraid that theii labours
could not be brought to a conclusion owing to the advanced
state of the session.
NEUCHATEL.

In answer to a question from Mr. KINNAIRD relative
to the treaty between Prussia and the Swiss, having re-
ference to the Neuchatel question.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the treaty referred to
hitd been accepted by both parties. It was actually
signed by them a few days since, but it bad not yet
been ratified. The question might be considered as
satisfactorily settled. (Hear, hear.)

BRAZIL.

Mr. ROEBUCK called the attention of the house to

the subject of our relations with Brazil ; and he moved
for a select committee to take into consideration those
relations and to report thereon, more especially
as to the policy of repealing the act of 1845.
The honourable and learned gentleman entered into
the past history of Brazil, and went at some length into
the position of this country with Brazil relative to the
slave trade to which the above act referred. He con-
sidered no iujnry could result from the inquiry he asked
for, but, on the contrary, that it would rather tend to-
wards improving their relations with Brazils than other-
wise.
Lord PALMERSTON expressed his regret that the
hon. and learned gentleman should have been led away
by vulgar and unfounded insinuations, which persons
below him in station attempted to propagate, that
it was the practice of England to bully the
weak and flatter the strong. After some general re-
marks the noble lord said that by the consent of both

parties the act of 1845 for practical purposes was a
dead letter. He defended the conduct of the Go-
vernment in attempting to suppress the slave trade,
and said that it would be dangerous to repeal the act of
1845, as destroying our rigbt to interfere with Brazil
with regard to the slave trade. He plied upon the
'aonse not to accede to the motion. If adopted by the
house it would he misunderstood in Brazil, and tend to
renew those evils which this country bad taken such

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pa,ns to abolish. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. B. IVIOORE supported the motion, and pro-
ceeded to give a description of the state of the slave
trade in Brazil, from personal observation.
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