The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-23 00:00:00

THE BALLOT.

The O'DONOGHUE presented a petition, signed by
10,000 inhabitants of Kerry, in favour of the adoption of
the vote by ballot.
CANDIDATES FOR DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
Mr. WISE asked the Secretaiy of State for Foreign
Affairs, whether he proposed to sanction the altered regula-
tions ordered by the Earl of Malmesbury for the Examina-
tion of candidates for diplomatic service or whether he
contemplated the re-establishment of the regulations which
were settled by the Earl of Clarendon in 1855, and were
approved of by the -Civil Service Commissioners as calcu-
lated to secure the aid of well-qualified persons for the
public service. •

LotdI.iiUSSELL said that the altered regulations
made by Lord Malmesbury did not require his sanction,
but at the same time he would remark that he did not
think there was good reason for the alterations in question.
MR. CHURC AWARD.
Mr. WISE asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether
it was trae that Mr. Churchward, jun., a second-class clerk
in Deptford Dockyard, had been recently appointed store
receiver of Chatham Dockyard ; what were .the services
which led to so great a promotion ; and what were the
salaries of the two offices alluded to ?
Lord C. PAGET said that Mr. Churchward had formerly
received £255 a year and he was now in receipt of £450 a
year. The reason of the recent appointment of the gentle-
man he must leave to the late head of the Admiralty to
answer, as it was made while he was in office.
THE TERMS OF PEACE.
Mr. HORSMAN asked the Secretary of State for
whether the French or Austrian Govern-
Foreign Affairs/
mute had communicated to the British Cabinet the con-
ditions of the peace concluded at Villafranca, and the mode
in which it wasproposed to give effect to them ; and whether
the co-operation of England and the other Neutral Powers
had been invited for that purpose?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the preliminaries of peace
bad been communicated to'her Majesty's Government, but
they were not in a state to be laid before the house, but on
in a position to make a state-
Thursday next he would be
went on this subject.
Tocdhueqtyue oria,
PHYSICIANS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES.
Lord FERMOY asked the Chancellor of the
whether he intended to remit or reduce the
the diplomas for license or fellowship of the Royal. Colleges
of Physicians of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, and the
degrees granted by the universities of Scotland.
Mr. LAING was understood to say that it was not in-
tended to reduce the duty on the certificates of physicians,
and added some other statement which was not audible in
the gallery.

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
Lord HARRY VANE asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, when the papers relating to the settlenient
of the government and constitution of the Danubian Prin-
cipalities would be laid upon the table of the house?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the settlement in question
was not yet completed. lie trusted, however, that before

another week elapsed the settlement would be made, and
then he would lay the pipers relating to it on the table.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.

Lord HOTHAM asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
for an explanation of the following paragraph in the
report of the trustees of the National Portrait Gal.
lery to the Lords of the Treasury, dated 15th April, 1859 :
" Her Majesty's Government have offered to the collection,
and the trustees have, with thanks, accepted the great pic-
ture of the House of Commons at the opening of the first Re-
formed Parliament in January, 1833, as painted by Sir
George Hayter, and as recently secured to the nation by a
vote of the House of Commons." • •
Mr. LAIN G entered into an explanation, from which it
appeared that the purchase of the pictute had beenagreed
on by their predecessors in office, and therefore he could
not strike it out of the estimates. When the item-came
before the house it could be discussed with more propriety.
Mr. DISRAELI said that the picture• had been recom-
mended by two-thirds of the members of the House of
Commons, and the memorial presented stated that it was
considered a work of great historical interest, and that The
house was. anxious to possess it.

MAGISTRATES AT GREAT YARMOUTH.
Mr. MELLOR called the attention of the house to the
recent appointment of justices of the peace for the borough
of Great Yarmouth; and inquired of her Majesty's Mi-
nisters whether it was their intention to introduce anymea-
sure for regulating the appointment of justices of the pea.:e
for the boroughs inEngland and Wales. He complained that
the appointments of the late Government to the magistracy
of Great Yarmouth were influenced by political feeling, and
most unjust to the community at large.
Sir H. STACEY denied that on examination it would
be found there was any ground for co uiplaint in the appoint-
ments alluded to.

Sir G. GREY said that it was not the intention
of Government to propose any measure such
as that referred to. He agreed that nothing
would be more prejudicial to the just and impartial
administration of justice if appointments to the magistracy
were made solely on the ground of political sentiments.
He believed that in some cases appointments had
been made with reference to the wants of a locality,
or the number of its inhabitants. He believed also that
an unnecessary number of magistrates had been appointed
in Lancashire, and the selections in that county were
vested in the Chancellor of the Duchy, who was a political
officer, and not in the lord-lieutenant of the county.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO THE POOR-LAW