Glasgow Courier. — 1862-06-05 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

FRIDAY. The House met at four o'clock. Mr ROEBUCK gave notice that, on going into committee of supply, he should ask the Home Secretary whether he was aware of the tact that a gentleman named Jones had assumed the name of Herbert without the Royal license; whether, in consequence, the Lord Chamberlain had refused to allow him to be presented at Court; whether the Horse Guards had refused to sanction his appointment to the militia in the name of Herbert; whether the Lord Chancellor had refused to allow him to be placed upon the Commission of the Peace; and whether he was aware that such conduct on the part of the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor, and himself was contrary to law? (Laughter.) Mr MILNER GIBSON, in reply to Colonel Wilson Patten, stated that clauses had not hitherto been inserted in the Electric Telegraph Co.'s Act, rendering them subject to future legislation, but a clause was inserted subjecting the regulations of such companies with regard to the transmission of messages and the opening of streets to the revision of Parliament. The Government had suggested to the Chairman of Ways and Means the propriety of inserting in any private bill now before Parliament a clause rendering the companies liable to future legislation.  Mr LAIRD asked the Secretary of state for War if the War Office had decided that the Floridan monster gun should be tested against the Warrior and other targets, and if so, when such trial would take place? Sir G. C. Lawla said it had been decided that there should be some experiments in order to test the capabilities of the gun, but nothing had been decided as to the nature of the experiments. On the order of the day for going into committee of supply, Sir Da LACY EVANS moved—" That, in the opinion of this House, no further postponement ought to take place in giving effect to the promises of Government that the command of regiments should be no longer purchaseable, and that the promotions to that rank should henceforth be regulated by selection upon the responsibility of the Commander-in-Chief." _  Sir G. C. LEWIS said that in consequence of the amalgamation of the Queen's and the Indian army there were to be 12 regiments created-3 of cavalry and 9of infantry, for which commissions would be granted* without purchase, and promotion would be by seniority up to the rank of field officer; and until the Government had experience of the system of non-purchase in these corps, which, however, had not yet been framed, it was not intended to act upon the decision which had been communicated to the House; but there were still other difficulties in the way ot carrying out the recommendation of the commissioners, one of which was that a general abolition of the system of purchase in cavalry, guards, and line would entail an expenditure of not less than £7,156,000 as compensation, and even for the more limited abolition in the case of lieutenant-colonels pointed at in the motion a auto of £494,690. On the other hand, the system of purchase possessed the advantage of securing younger and mole active men; and had given rise to what was termed the regimental system, which produced an esprit de corps and a mutual confidence among the officers that tended very much to the efficient working of our military system, whilst the manner in which the English were employed presented an insuperable difficulty to the appointment of lieutenant-colonels by selection. He could not therefore assent to the motion. After some observations from General Peel, Lord Stanley, Colonel North, Captain Jervis, and Lord Palmerston, The House divided --For the motion, 62 ; against it, 247; majority against, 185. The motion was accordingly lost. Colonel DICKSON called the attention of the Chief Secretary for Ireland to certain murders lately committed in Ireland, and moved for a select committee to inquire into the organisation, equipment, and employment of the Irish constabulary. Mr SCULLY rose, and was proceeding to address the House, when it was counted out at 7.40 P.M.