The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

PURCHASE IN THE ARNIY.

Lord PAN MULE laid upo❑ the table of the house
the report of the commissioners appointed by her
Majesty to enquire into the sale and purchase of corn-
inhsions in the army. The commission consisted of ten
members, and the report was signed by only six, amongst
which was the nacho of Sir Da Lacy Evans, who signed
under protest, and who said he would send in through
the chairman a statement of his opinions. Mr. Ellice
refused to sign the report, and stated that he would
send in on the pa•t of himself, Generals Bentinck,
Wyndham, and Colonel Wetherall a statement of their
views, which he exptcted to receive before the meet►ng of
Parliament. The reeso❑ he made these observations was
to prevent it going to the country that it was the unami-
mous report of the volo, le of the commissioners.
The sitting was thin suspended till five o'clock.
Tue Loan CUAND:LLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

DIVORCE AND M.A.TRINIONIA.L CAUSES

BILL.

The LORD CLIANCELLOR announced the Com-
mons had agreed to tae amendments of their lordships.
Their lordships thet adjourned until ,half-past twelve
on Friday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock.
ROTAL ASSENT. -

The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar,
and summoned the liaise to the House of Peers to hear
the Royal Assent givek to a larfo number of bills.
The Speaker then bit the House, accompanied by
several members. Oa ;he return of the right hon. gen-
tlemen, the names of tht bllls were announced (for which
see Lords' report.)
BEVERLEY ELECTION.

Mr. CRAWFORD inked vihether the evidence re-
ported by the Beverley election committee had been
considered by the :Attortey-Geceral, and whether it was
his intentbin to take any proceediugi thereon ?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said co determination
had been c.)mo to on thesubject. The matter was still
under the consideration cf the law officers of the Crown.
THE TROOP; AT THE CAPE.

Mr. ADDERLEY hoed t e house would grant him
a few moments attention while he referred to a subject
of great importance he secant the immense collection
of troops in British pay at toresent at the Cape of Good
'Rope. lie understood tat ever since the German
legion had arrived there they had been put upon
full pay, although it vas arranged that unless
an emergency should ari-e such a course should
not be pursued. The Stcrwary for the Colonies had
informed the house that the Cape was perfectly quiet
and peaceful ; and, such being the case, he thought it
his duty to ask for mote information than was given to
it yesterday, as ho wished to know the reasons that had
led to the whole of the men being put upon full pay.
At the present time, when all was represented as per-
fectly quiet at the Cape, there were no less than 15
regiments there—amongst them there were four regi-
ments of Cape Mounted Rifes, artillery, and no less than
2,300 Germans, the latter alone amounting to three full
regiments ; and in a time of peace, when all the troops
possible were wanted for India, they were told that
there were no more soldiers at the Cape than was
wanted, although there was there more than the war
compliment. We were told. that two regiments were to
be sent to India but he did not think they wouli be
despatched. Moreover, h e thought that six regiments
to keep the Kaffirs quiet at
the point of German bayonets. (Hear, hear.) The
shouldit was be
not sent
necessary off, e especially it, as it was represented,
questions he wished therefore answered were, at what
date the German Legion at the Cape was put on full
pay ; what cause led to such a pr seeding to the loss and
expense of the British Government, and whether the two
regiments had been despatched, and if so, how many
more it was intended to send out?
Mr. LABOUCHE RE said he did not complain of the
questions being pt to him without notice, but he re-
gretted that the hon. gentleman had taken the oppor-
-1 o
f going o the policy of Sir G. Grey. Ile
wu
Ili
it
not
now enter into a discussion as to that policy,
t
but he would only say that he believed the proceed.
ings of the go.ernor would be as successful and pol,
tic as they bad been a' le and energetic. (Hear, hear.)
With regard to the question put to him, he stated that
the German Legion, very soon after its arrival at the
Cape, was called out and embodied, partly because it was
thought advisable to do so, and partly for military rea-
sons, because the Cape was not so tranquil as it had be-
come since. He considered it most fortunate that the
German Legion had been sent to the Cape, as it would
enable Sir G. Grey to increase the reinforcements which lie
would send to India. He did not apprehend, like the
hon. gentleman, that Sir G. Grey would depart from
his duty by keeping at the Cape more troops than were
actually necessary ; on the contrary, he believed that he
would send every man that could be spared consistently
with the safety of the Cape. The Governor of Bombay
had applied to the Governor of the Cape of Goud
Rape for reinforcements, and he (Mr. Labouchere) had
written to Sir G. Grey to give as much assist tuts to the
Indian authorities as possible. He hal not yet received
intelligence from the Cape of what had been done, but
he was convinced that the instructions Sir G. Grey had
received would be carried out to the fullest extent.
Ile cmiiiidered it 'was; entirely' owing to there being
,„h a largo quantity of troops at the Cape that we
had not had a Kafir war in addition to our troubles in
India.

Sir DE LACY EVANS observed that yesterday was
the first intimation given that 2,300 men had been
added t. the force of this country, and now they were
toll that they had been embodied fur some time. He
wished to know how it Wai no sum appeared ia the
estimates for such a purpose.
Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that 'the information
was not complete wben it Was first received, and under
such circumstances he thought it better not to lay it
before the hou e until it was complete.

Major WORTLEY trusted the regiments—the 45th,
Het, and 73.1—which had been out at the Cape moult:
time beyond their colonial service, would be sent out to
Sir G. GREY said the governor only ordered the
number that should leave the colony, and had not de-
cided as to the regiments that should go.
Mr. ADDERLEY asked how many regiments had
been asked for? _ _ _

Mr. LABOUCHERE only two bad been asked for,
but he hoped a larger cumber would be sent.
In rattly to a question from Sir Ds LACY EVANS,
Mr. V. SMITH said it was not istanded to add to
the cotupany's European r4gimenta.
DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL.
L-trd PALMELISTON moved that the amendments
of the Lords be taken into consideration.

Mr. HENLEY objected. There had been a piuse
in the business for some time, and they sat leoking
at each other, and now they were asked to agree to
certain amendments before they actually knew what they
were, and probably the Government were in uo better
(Hear, heir.)
Sir G. GREY said, on looking at the bill as it came
from the L-rds, he could not find a clause which, ac-
carding to the newspapers, he expected to find there.
On inquiry he found the papers had made a mist-eke,
and that the maj qity of I,,ur on the que.tion relating
to the adultery of the husband, had been reported the
wrong way, The lords had struck out the Quarter
Sessions as a court of local appeal. They bad also dis-
agreed with one amendment by which adultery in the
conjugal residen'e by the husband should be made a
ground of application for divorce by the wife. - Those,
he believed, were the only material alterations which
the lords bad made in the bill.
Lord PALMERSTON moved that the house do not
insist on their amendment with regard to the Quarter
Sessions. ,

The motion was carried.
The Lords having struck out another o' the Commons'