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      annual grant of 1 OQ 0 / . to-the lioyal-Society had been . withdrawn . The grant-was originally made in 18 . 30 ; i « t ,: iai . 6 li < ittgh it had been continued since , it was [¦ never intonded to boi permanent . He had , however , induced the Treasury to # reconsider the matter ; and jhewas sure the Government would take all the-ciriimmstances into their favourable consideration . ' ¦ The House then went into committee on the 'tfyrnoroiiiTAN Looai . Management Bill , tlie -severa l clauses of which—amounting to 2-13—were agreed 4 o , -with the exception of the 4 0 th , which was iomittod . TRAJTSJIISSION OF KEWSI'APKBS TO THE COLONIES .

      In the morning sitting of * the House of Commons , ' Hi . Wilson , in answer to Mr . F . Scully , denied that ' there had been any delay in the transmission of jjewspapers , owing to the late changes in the Newspaper Stamp Law . About two years ago , a circular THIS-addressed to the whole of the colonies proposing to reduce the postage upon letters to sixpence , and to put a penny postage on newspapers , and tliat was agreed to by almost every colony . There was no doubt that the Impress Stamp Law did in some cases act disadvautageously to the colonies . lie had no hesitation in saying that the matter must be considered by the Treasury , and he hoped that they would succeed in remedying any inconvenience . If newspapers went direct to Canada one penny only tras charged ; but if they went through the United States , then an extra penny had to be paid .

      THE COJBMISSAKIAT . Mr . Lajsotjchere , adverting to the large amount of-the Commissariat estimates , inquired under what system of control ( since the transfer of the Commissariat to the War . Department ) the money was expended , and whether any papers could be laid upon the table explanatory of the system ?—The Chancellor of the Exciieqcer replied that the departments have the control of tht'ir own funds . He believed proper precautions are t . 'iken for the control of the Commissariat ; but the transition from one control to another might at first create some imperfections . SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES .

      In reply to Mr . Macartney ., the Chancellor of bete Exchequer said , if the House agreed to the supplementary estimates , it would be his duty to show whether he had sufficient ways and means to meet the-votes . Without entering into details , he might say that the margin of 3 ,. > 00 , 000 ? ., which he had taken , would not cover the additional estimates , and he would state hereafter in a Committee of Ways and Means in what manner lie proposed to supply the deficiency . The House then went into Committee of Supply , and was engaged in the discussion of the Civil Service Estimates during the rest of the sitting . CIVIL SERVICES .

      'In the evening , the House having gone into Committee , the remaining estimates for the Civil Services were agreed to . The vote for the new oflice for the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department being reduced from 90 , 000 ? . to 10 , 000 / .

      SAW ESTIMATES . Sir Cua-RLks Wooi > moved . scritfim the Supplementary Estimate , Transport Service Estimate , and Packet Service Estimate . The chief items of additional expenditure were for a large number of gun-& Mts , and on account of an . arrangement with the French Government , by which we have undertaken to Supply transports for the conveyance of French troops to the Crimea . No fewer than U-l ( 1 , 000 men had been transported in British vessels . —The- votes were all agreed to , though not without some discussion . . Tuk TuUKiHii Loan Bill was read a third time and ' . paascd , with no other comment than loud cheers . '¦* IBnimiE 8 ( unman islands and France ) bill .

      ^ n the order for going into committee on this bill , 8 fr v GeohoI-: I'kcmi- ' . i . l moved to refer the bill to a Wfect committee . The amendment was seconded by M ^ or > Berksfokd , and supported by Sir Cuajil . es TJobreix , but opposed by Mr . Hoijvkkik , who oxpUkined tho objects of the bill to he the prevention of Poaching by Knglioh fishermen upon French waters . —Upon a division , the amendment was negatived by W " to , 17 , and the bill passed through committee . OXKOItl ) UNIVr . HHITY TKBTtf .

      Mr . Hjcywooo moved-- " That tho proposal of a WOW subscription of Church of ICogland membership for Professorships in ( JeiK-rnl Lourning , in addition to pptionad . religious tests for tho degree of Bachelor in the Lay Faculties at Oxford , is directly opposed to tho spirit and policy of recent legislation , and WCotBvwith tho diflapprovul of thin House . " Alter a Bnopt conversation , tho motion \ vu » negatived without .. . division . THE OAItI . Iflr . I-. << ANONIUI-: S 11 II . I ..

      •* n the House of Common * , on Wednesday , the Wler for going into committee on this bill was moved fcy'Mr . ( J . Fkiwmthon , upon which Mr . H . Piiii . li-**»» moved to defer tho committee for three ¦ MMUIhj ; but this having been negatived , after some

      discussion , the-Mouse went intofcomtnittee , and , on the motion < uf Mr . Fbequson , it was agreed that the Chairman should report progress ; so that the billds in effect withdrawn , Mr . ( Ferguson being . content with having affirmed its . principle . The House then went again into committee upon The Union of Contiguous Benefices Bill , the remaining clauses of which were agreed to after

      dia-. THE NATIONAL GALX . EBY . On the report of the Committee of Snpph / , Mr . Otwav moved to reduce the vote of 17 , 696 / . for the National Gallery by 300 / ., the salary of a travelling agent , and 1155 ? ., his travelling , and other expenses . —The motion was opposed by JMr . Wilson , and-was negatived- —The other votes were then agreed to . Tjie Customs Ta . uiff Acts jtmiBHuiusbi T and Consolidation Bill , and Tiue Turnpike Acts Continuance ( Ko . 2 ) Bill , were read a . third time and passed .

      MESSAGE FRO . M THE QUEEN . The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought up a message from the Queen , calling ppon the Commons to make provision for any additional expenditure that might arise on account of the war ; and the message was ordered to be referred to a Committee of Supplv . In the ' House of Lords on Thursday , The DOWNING-STREET PlTHLIC OFFICES EXTENSION BlLL W 6 read a second time , on the motion of Lord Gbanville . —The Turkish Loan Bill , and The Sale of Beer Bill , were brought up from the Commons and read a first time . —Several other bills were also forwarded a stage , after which their lordships adjourned . ABM * " GRIEVANCES .

      In the House of Commons , at tlie morning sitting on the order for going into Committee of Supply , Mr . Stafford remarked upon two letters which had appeared in the Times of that morning—one from Surgeons Macleod and Rooke , and the other from Major L . o \ vth—and hoped that the Government would direct its attention to the subjects in question . —An analysis of these letters will be found in our Naval and Military News .

      LORD GEOItGE FAGET . Mr . Dillwyn , referring to the report that Lord George Paget has received a good service-pension of 100 / . a year , desired to know what were the special services for which the pension had been granted . — Mr . Frederick . Peel , with some expressions of surprise that the question should have been asked , said that Lord George was the senior regimental colonel of cavalry engaged at Balaklava , where he acted in the most gallant manner , and that to have passed him

      over would have been invidious . —Lord Palsiebston endeavoured to put a stop to any discussion by saying that , as the responsibility of the act lies with the Commander- in-Chief , the House was not authorised in pronouncing any judgment on the matter ; but a conversation nevertheless ensued , in the course of which Sir Francis Baking observed that the pension ought to be given , not for a single distinguished service , but for long good service .

      COMMISSARIAT , & C , ESTIMATES . The House ' having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply , UieCiiANcKLLon oyTjiEExcuEQUjan moved and obtained a vote of credit for 3 , 000 , 000 / In answer to Mr . " Wjllia . ms , he was understood to say that one million : ind a half of the vote of last year remains to tho credit of the Exchequer . Mr . Fi & kukrick I ' eel then moved tlie Supplementary Commissariat Estimates , and explained that the estimate nlreudy made amounted to 1 , 200 , 000 / ., but that , in all probability , judging from the previous ratio , , % 700 , 000 would be required . He therefore asked the House for a vote of 2 , 508 , 335 / . —The vote was agreed to , after considerable discussion , in the course of which Mr . Henley commented on the past deficiencies in the management of tho

      war , which had rendered the extra vote necessary . Later in the evening-, Mi ' . Pjsel obtained a vote of 10 U . 20 O / . for the expense of the disembodied Militia . Mr . Monskll , in moving the Supplementary Ordnance Estimates ( the whole of which were agreed to ) , gave an outline of the changes lately made in the War and Ordnance Departments , the leading principles of which ho su mmed up in the words 44 central control and individual responsibility . " Some objections and doubts , however , were expressed by Mr . SrArronn and oilier nu'inbors , who thought thiit greater simplification is yet required . Colonel Diinnk , moreover , took exception to the frequent introduction of civilians into military departments ; but Mr . Monskll stated that they are not employed where militaiy duties have to he discharged .

      A grunt of 300 / . per annum to Dr . South wood Smith , as compensation for tho loss of his oflice at the Board of . Health , was agreed to . A vote of l . > , 000 / ., for the erection of a building of corrugated iron , to servo us a Museum of nrt and science Ht Kensington Gore , ivus opposed by Mr . Si'oonihi . —After a discussion , in theeoursoof which tho vote was supported by Mr . Gladstone , Mr . DittUALU , uml Mr . W . J . Fox , and opposed by Mr .

      Bbxoht and Mr . Locke , a division was < taken , and the vote agreed to by 85 to 33 .

      THEATT OF PEACE . On the order for tzoing into a Committee of'Ways and Means , Major Reed moved a resolution , " That this House , participating in the national anxiety that no pacific arrangement should be concluded with Russia which does not appear best calculated to secure art honourable , just , and lasting peace , wishes to impress upon her Majesty ' s Government how great a satisfaction it would be to the House arid the country to receive an assurance that no treaty . or condition of peaee would be -anally settled without . having Parliament previously called together . "—Lord PAxSttEnsTON opposed the motion , on the ground that if th has confidence

      e House in the present advisers of the Crown , it ought not to adopt a course which , would seem to imply doubt . He added , however that , in case of any circumstances arising in the course of the autumn to justify the calling together of Parliament , he should be only too glad to have the assistance of hon . members . —Major Reed ; having expressed Ms intention of dividing , Mr . Disraeli pressed him not to do so , as in that caae he ( Mr . Disraeli ) should find himself in the disagreeable position of supporting her Majestyfs ministers on a question of confidence . —Upon , this , the motion was withdrawn .

      "WATS A"N 1 > MEAXS . The House then went into a Committee of Ways and Means , when the Chancellor of the Exohe-41 v ~ ek said : — " In the estimate -which he had submitted in the previous April , he set down the public revenue for the year ending in April next at 86 , 339 , 000 / ., and up to the present time that estimate had held good , with the exception of 200 , 000 / . expected from stamps on bankers ' cheques , but which , had been since abandoned , leaving the amount 86 , 139 , 000 / . The expenditure , including the loop , to Sardinia and the repayment of the advances on Exchequer-bills , had amounted to 81 , 899 , 000 / . which , deducted from the receipts , left a margin of 4 , 240 , 000 ? .

      The estimate for civil service had been 6 , 500 , 000 ? . ; the actual vote lately agreed to was 6 , 506 , 000 / ., agreeing almost exactly with the estimate . But with respect to the military estimates , the case was different . The original estimates for the three heads , army , commissariat , and militia , were 16 , 221 , 000 ? ., since which a supplemental commissariat estimate had been taken of 2 , 568 , 000 ? . ^ making the total for the three heads 18 , 789 , 000 ? . There was reason to hope that here the original estimate would exceed rather than fall short of the actual expenditure . The original estimate for the navy and transport service was 16 , 633 , 000 ? . ; the supplemental estimate , 2 , 725 , 000 / . ; making together , 19 , 379 , 000 / . ; while the actual expenditure for four

      months had been 7 , 649 , 000 / . This multiplied by three wauld give nearly 23 , 000 , 000 / ., a sum exceeding considerably the original estimate ; but it -was hoped that the expenditure of the four months was not to be taken as a criterion for the year . The original and supplemental estimates for the Ordnance were 8 , 644 , 000 / . The expenditure for four months had been 2 , 812 , 000 / ., which multiplied by three would give 8 ,-138 , 000 / . The total results " were these : —Original estimates , 43 , 677 , 000 / . ; supplemental , 6 , 135 , 000 / . ; total , 49 , 812 , 000 ? - The total expenditure for military purposes during the last four months had been 16 , ;") 12 , 000 / ., -which multiplied by three would

      give 49 , 537 , 000 ? ., thus carrying the total close up to the estimate . If the expenditure should amount to the sum wJbich the House had voted for the « titiinates he . would still have an unappropriated margin of 2 , 000 , 000 ? ., though this apparent margin , practically , was nearly absorbed . The receipts of tho revenue during the lirat four months of tlie financial year , hiul been , on the whole , satisfactory . The amount of Exchequer-bills outstanding oa the 31 st of July was 17 , 099 , 400 / ., aud that of Exohequer-bonda outstanding was 6 , 000 , 000 / . As there was no other . alternative than that of raising the additional Ways and Means at tlua period of the session , he trusted it would meet the approbation of the Committee . "

      He accordingly moved a series of resolutions , authorising tho Lords of tho Treasury to issue Exchequer-bills to the extent of 7 , 000 , 000 / ., and , in case Exdiequer-billa be not issued tor that full Bum , author rising the issue of Exchequer-bonds , bearing interest not excouding four per cent ., to such an amount as would make up the whole sum of 7 , 000 , 000 ? ., such Exchequer-bonds to bo paid ofl" at par within six years of their date . After some observations from Mr . Gladstone , Mr . Disuakli , and Mr . Glyn ( none of whom , howover , made miy opposition ) , tho resolutions were agreed to .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 4, 1855, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_04081855/page/3/