The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-26 00:00:00

DECIMAL COINAGE.

Mr. BEAM NH aliedtli: Chancellor of
into
tho Exch-
equer the date of the Royal Commission to inquire
the .-xuediency of adopting a decimal coinage, the num-
ber of sittings the commissioners hal had, what progress
the? had made, and when a repot might be t xpected
frooi thorn I
The CILINCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the date of the commission was Oct., 1855. The corn-
mis•noners had held 18 sittings ; and with regard to their
progress he read a communication from Lords Monteagle
and Overatone, stating, What they had done, and that
they hoped shortly to snake a prtliminary report, Se-
p oints were still to be considered, and
it ,s
tak in ag
evidence.s impossible to state When they would conclude
ARMY, &c. EXAMINATIONS.
Mr. W. EWART moved for an address for return
showing what are the present subjects of examination
on entering the army ; and whether any examination is
bed I, or contemplated (and, if so, on what subjects), o
Torn
promotion in the army ; also, whether the
exsnainati
Prni")Bed for
("3"( -
iidatei in the diplomatic and consular
service have been ea tried into effect, and, if so, what
are.
the ~nbjects of th-ge exarn Iration.4.
agreed to.

THE CATTLE DISEASE.
Itfr. STAFFORD at4k,J.l whether the a.tt•-n,,on.?f the
Gor,-rnment had l,:eti CAIIOII t, . ielute a!Beivq,
amec'ng cattle in Centre! Euvor ; anti wlkethei the Board
of C..ntr(.l had !Alien any mea,sures t • prevent the land-
ing 4.f diseased cattle in this country
Mr. LOWE said that the attention of the Iloard of
Tra !e bad !leen eall-d to the sul
.jrct, and in comequence
the/ had nut themsel,es into coremunication with the
lot ,igii-orlice to obtain th throu'r the comulB itif.rma-
riot: that could lie got on the subject, and al::;0 with the
Cu. hinnl, who p.,-:;,.e::sed sufficient, power 3 to prevent
the !mportation of infect-•d anittiAt. He had received
information from the Customs that day that a calf had
been found on board the Concordia, from Rotterdam,
evi: sing symptoms of disease. It was accordingly
and the body destroyed.
Mr. BAILEY- asked if orders had been sent to the
Cus,oms, limiting the importation of cattle under the
eirrilmstances I
Mr. LOIVE--1•1•). The OtietwnJ tlready pissesEed
a di-eretionary ri)wer with regard to the importation of

cattle. It was a queetion that behnged to the Board of
Customs, and not the Board of Trade. The remainder
of the cattle were found to be free from disease.
THE KAFFIR WAR.

Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Secretary of State for
the Colonies when papers relating to the settlement of
the German Legion on the Kaffir frontier, and to the
expenditure, under two votes of 40,000/ each, in the
estimates of the two list session•, for pensioner settle-
ments on that frontier, would be laid on the table of the
house ?

Mr. J. BALL said that the papers were in the hands
of the printers, and he hoped shortly to lay them on the
table of the house. The details of the 40,0001. had not
yet been received from the Governor of the Cape.

PUBLIC WORKS IN INDIA.
Mr. OTWAY asked the President of the Board of
Control, whether a new loan, to the amount of three
millions sterling, bearing interest at the rate of five per
centum per annum, had been recently opened in India,
and whether it was intended to devote the produce of
that loan to public works in India.
Mr. V. SMITE said that the question was founded
on a telegraphic communication received from Trieste.
Until the arrival of the mail he could not answer the
question. _ _