The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

CASUAL POOR.

Viscount RAYNHAM asked the President of the
Poor-law Board whether casual poor were admitted on
application into the workhouse of St. George's, Hano-
ver-square ; and, if so, for what purpose a notice was
affixed to the walls of that workhouse, stating that on
and after the 7th of July, 1856, the tramp wards of that
horse would be closed I

Mr. BOUVERIE said that it was true such a notice
bad been put up, but that casual poor were admitted,
such as those taken there by the police, or the master
considered destitute. No regular tramps were ad.
witted, and since the notice had been po..ted up none
had applied for admission.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Lord R. GROSVENOR asked the First Minister
whether he was able to give an aisurance that the infiu•
once of the Government would be used to prevent the
appropriation of the vacant site of Smithfield Market to
any other purpose than that of the enjoyment and recrea-
tion of the publio

The CHANCELLOR cf the EXCHEQUER, in re-
ply to the question, repeated his answer given last night
to a simillr question, and added that he had received a
communication from the city authorities stating that the
corporation would next week make a communication to
the Government relative to the appropriation of this site.
He could not give an answer to the question until after
that communication had been received by the Govern-
ment.

DANISH TRANSIT DUES.
Mr. G. DUNDAS asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, with reference to the statement made by him
that four-fifths of the Danis: Transit Dues were to be
abolished, if he had consi Icreil the expediency, before
any treaty was signed, of stipulating for the abolition of
the remaining fifth also ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the subject had been carefully negotiated by the
Minister of Copenhagen and the other Powers interested
in the remission of these dues, and whose views were
embodied in the treaty about to be signed. That treaty
had given satisfaction to all the Powers more directly in-
terested in the transit of goods through Denmark. He
believed that by this time the treaty was signed.
CIVIL SERVICE FUND.
Mr. WILLCOX asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, he having expressed in the house his hopes that
the Report of the Royal Commissioners upon the Civil
Service Superannuation Act would be laid upon the table
before Easter, whether he had intimated to them his ex-
pectations upon this point ; and, if not, whether he will
do so, reminding them at the same time that they had
had this question in charge ever since October, 1856 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said it
Commissioners
inssoitonbeersprovvpheer fontrhheyimshtooulgdivemianksteruttoi instructions
He understood from them that the report would he ready
before Easter.

PERSIA.
In reply tl some observations of Sir A. CAMPBELL on
the motion of the adjournment of the hove to Monday,
Lord PALNIERSTON said that he objected
to the motion, because he did not intend to
make the usual motion of adjournment that
night, as it would he convenient for the
despatch of business that the house should meet
morrow at one o'clock for a short time to pass some•t
bills. With regard to the uestioa stated, I
was very inconvenient that members should die-
cuss the terms of a treaty ofwhichad not been
y
were
not in possession, and which
ratified, from its being likely to have An injurious bear.

PETITIONS AGAINST MEMBERS.
Mr. VAN CE called attention to the annoyance ex-
perienced at the last general election by the Irish
members from the wholesale petitions that were pre-
sented against the Irish Conservative members, and
asked the Government to interfere to prevent its recur-
rence.

The motion for thefadjournment of the house till Mon•
day was withdrawn.
THE SPEAKER'S PENSION.

The house then went into committee of supply to con-
sider her Majesty's answer to the address presented to
her relative to the retirement of the Speaker ; Lord
Monck in the chair.

Lord PALMERSTON said that he had to propose a
motion to the house to give effect to her Majesty's gra

cious message relative to the retirement of Mr. Speaker,
and he had to propose that an annuity of 4,000/. per
annum—(cheers)—be granted to her Majesty with
which to pension Mr., Speaker on his retirement from
the chair, and that the same should take effect from that
period. (Cheers.)

The resolution was carried unanimously, and the house
resumed.

ARMY ESTIMATES,
On bringing up the report of the committee of sup-
ply on the army estimates,
Mr. STAFFORD called attention to the present state
of the Army Medical Department, and stated that the
report of his committee in reference to it, which sat last
session, had not been carried out.

Mr. PEEL defended the conduct of the Government
in reference to this department.

Sir W. WILLIAMS, of Kars, bore testimony to the
admiral state of Woolwich Hospital. Miss Nightingale
had recently visited it, and expressed her admiration of
its efficiency.