The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-17 00:00:00

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. MAnsuALL took the oaths and his seat for East
Cumberland.

LUNATICS (SCOTLAND) BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill.
Clauses 1 to 16, after a general discussion on the sub.
ject of a character similar to those that have so recently
taken place in the house, were agreed to with verbal
amendments.

ASSESSMENTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
BANKING BILL.

This bill was committed pro forma for the introduction
of certain amendments.

The other orders of the day for the morning 146, g
were then disposed of.
The house then suspended its sittings at 4 o'clock, and
resumed at 6 o'clock.
PETITION WITHDRAWN.
The SPEAKER read a communication from Mr
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the petitioners,
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for
not intend to proceed with that petition.
TRANSPORT OF TROOPS TO THE EAST.
Sir C. NAPIER inquired, if in the event of Govern.
ment deciding to send troops to, India by steam, they
bad a single screw ship in either Sheerness, Portsmoutit.
or Plymouth, in commission, fit to carry troops, and
ready for immediate service
Sir C. WOOD—Certainly not a single ship. The ships
in commission are calculated for home defence, not for
conveyance of troops. They are screw ships of the line.
SUPERANNUATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
Lord NAAS asked whether the Government would
give a day for the discussion of the Superannuation Act
Amendment Bill ? If the noble lord would consent to
the second reading to-night, and fix a day for the cons.
mitteo, it would be convenient.
Lord PALMERSTON replied that it would be im-
possible to agree to the proposal to read a second
time to-night, as a matter of form, a bill the subject of
.which must be thoroughly discussed ; nor could he pro.
time a morning silting for the committee.

THE INDIAN MUTINY.
Mr. VANSITTART inquired whether it was true that
the
had Lien issued a
Lieutenant-Governor
proclamation,
offering
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all the mutineers who might lay down their amnestyiraie, antd°
that the Governor-General had disapproved of the pro•
needing, and recalled him I
Sir G. GREY replied that such a proclamation bad
been issued, and disapproved. It had been recalled, seg
rt.heCoislsvtine had
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re,ligned, or had been recalled;
Colvin bad been a useful officer, and with this single ex-
oeption had given IllAt isfaction. and he hoped not, for Mr.
EDUCATION.
Sir J. PAKINGTON wished to state with referenoe
to the resolution of which he had given notice early, that
at this period of the session he felt it would be useless ti
proceed with that resolution. He should, therefore, as
soon as the noble lord could give him a day, move an
address for a commission to inquire into the subjeot 01
education.
SUSPENSION OF WRITS.
Col. FRENCH moved the issue of a new writ for the
borough of Galway, in lieu of Mr. Antony O'Flahertys
whose election had been dec'ared void.
Lord LOVAINE, in absence of the chairman of the
committee, moved an ameniment for the suspension of
the writ, in order that the evidence might be laid be.
!clothe holm
Col. FRENCH .~intended that it was unfair to keep
a coostitueuey of 4110 without representation to pupilila