The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-11 00:00:00

INDIA.

Mr. NOEL asked the Under Secretary for War
whether the Government would give to those of her
Majesty's Officers who were ordered to rejoin their regi-
ments in India before the expiration of their leave, on
account of the mutiny in that country, a free passage,
or whether they would be compelled to return there at
their own expense!
Sir J. RA.MSDEN said that the subject was at pre-
sent under the consideration of the War Office and the
India Board. lie was unabla then to give an answer to
the question.
PROBATES, &c, BILL.
Sir J. TROLLOPE asked the Attorney-General, if
after calm reflection, be intended to proceed with the
probates and letters of administration bill `I
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the ques-
tion did not require calm consideration, and be thought
it was answered by the paper containing the order
for to-night. (Hear, hear.) It was proverbial
that the House of Commons was not obstinate, and he
thought they would not obstinately adhere to the deci-
sion come to on a former night with reference to the bill.
(Laughter.)

CHINA.
Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the First Lord of the
Treasury the following questions, let, Whether any resent
intelligence had been received as to the position and
proceedings of her Majesty's forces / 2dly, Whether her
Majesty's Government had sent out any instructions,
empowering the Indian Government to divert from their
destination the troops which bad been sent from this
country to China, and employ them in India!
311 y, If no such instructions had been sent,
whether it were true that the Governor-Gene-
ral of India had, of bis own authority, acting under
the pressure of events in that country, sent orders to
Ceylon that the forces sent from this country to China,
were, on their arrival at Ceylon, to proceed to India!
And, fourthly, whether her Majesty's Government were
prepared to state, in the event of its being intended that
the troops sent to China should be immediately em-
ployed in India, what course they proposed to take for
strengthening the British Forces in China I
Sir C. WOOD, in the absence of the First Lord of
the Treasury, said that when the last advices left China
on 10th May, thing/remained very much in the same
state, no further hostilities having taken place. The right
hon, baronet, who was exceedingly indistinct, was un•
derstood to answer the other questions in the negative.
SUPPLY;
Sir WIL LOUGHBY asked what branch of the
estimates it was intended to take in committee of supply
on Monday night, and when No. 7, miscellaneous esti-
mates would be placed on the table of the house ?
The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER said he
would answer the question before the rising of the
house.

DIVORCE, ac., BILL.
Monday ?
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TRANSMISSION OF TROOPS TO INDIA.
Oa the motion for the adjournment of the house till
Monday,
Captain VIVIAN asked the President of the Board
of Control whether it was the intention of her Majesty's
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for sending out 10,000 troops to India for
the purposes of relief in sailing vessels. They
would proceed this month to their destination. When
the news arrived from India, the East India Company
applied to the Government hr 4,000 additional troops,
and it had been arranged to send 2,000 of them out in
screw vessels, and 2,000 in sailing vessels.
Sir C. NAPIER regretted the Government had sent
any of the troops by sailing vessels to India.
The subject then dropped.
DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS.
Colonel NORTH asked the Under Secretary of War
when the Turkish Order of the Medjidi, the Sardinian
Military Medal, and the Turkish Medal for officers and
men are to be distributed to those entitled to them
Sir J. RA.MSDEN said that the Government of this
country had done all that was required of them in reela-
tion to the Turkish Order, The Sardinian medals were