The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

Entperial parliament.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TRUZSDAY.

On the order of the day for going into a Committee of
Supply on the Army Estimates,
Major EDW.\ Ilys inquired whether any correspondence
had passed between the War-office and the Treasury
respecting the omission front the Anny Estimates of the I
usual vote for the anneal training of the Yeomanry
Cavalry, warmly eulogizing that constitutional force. I
Sir .1. TRY.I.AVINT called attention to the effect of
selection of lieutetant.colonels of regiments upon the
relative positions of the Guard, and Line in CASell of
I exchange, and put earioua questions regarding the grade
I of salaried full colonels, the examination of aides.des
camp, and certain distinctions between officers of the
Guards of the Line.
Genet-al after adverting to objections offered
to the amount of the Army Estimates, and inviting
the objectors to state what were the grounds upon which
' they considered the Estimates extravagant, and how
they proposed to reduce them, entered upon a general
, ret iew of the revised Estimates, Alibi" g reasons why,
lin his opinion, these Estimates could be reduced in
' the present circumstances of the country, consistently
with the maintenance of an edequale military force.
Mr. W. Wi Lid ant' complained of the enormous amount
of this yeses Amy Estiinates, and of this country being
taxed for the defence of its colonies.
Uolemel Elio% asked a distinct announcement of the
views of the military authorities on the subject of the
selection,e.stem. whim he said, was exciting a strong
Itching in the army.
Sir 17. NAPIER gave reasons for increased estimatesfor
I both 'tiny siol navy. lirdead of their being too
I large, lie said, they were not larips enough.
After further remarks on ether topics —on particular
votes, by sir F. SNEER ; on the defeum of the country,
by Mr. PALII ; and on the vote for fortification'', by
Mr. BENTI six. .

Mr. S. II KItHEXT rose to reply upon the multifarious
subjeLte (11.4 had been under iliscuasion for the pre.
ectling s' a hours, taking them in the order in which they
were debated. The Yeomanry he considered, he said,
a most valuable force, but the pressure of the military
expenditnie had compelled him to omit the rote. He
repli,rt in aim() detail to the question% pot by Sir J.
aod to the remarka npon the Math' and upon
reliefs by General Peel. The •rtifieers of Gm land
Transpurt Corps, he instated, had sot a alpplow of a
claim, the Gore •nt having honestly inliier-d to their
bargain. He contained the case of the General officers
ref-ire:l to by Colonel Lindsay, and was of opinion,
upon the abide, that the Treasury liad come to a wise
and just decision upon it, and, with regard to the
medical officers. he olnierved that the sarrant
conferred silrrntagea, and that th.., rule &looted was a
sound one. H., st.usil the principle which regulated the
appearance of the col I chows in the eatimates,
remarking, hi lensing. that the question nixed by Mr.
Adderhe required the most careful and deliberate coo-
-1 aiderati and that the Government would not be
J justified in announcing their adoption of any particular
phin. He pointed out, in reply to Captain Jervis, the
I r,,eulise dr.ntneft eoloyed ordinarily by artillery
j officers ; at the same time, he thought they had, in
some circumstance*, a fair claim fur eontiderat , and
the subject was before the Comminaler-in-Cliief. After
a brief explanatiun of the matter referred to by Mr.
Oniony, lie proceeded to justify the oppointment of
General Grey. dating his services abroad as well RS at
house. and observing that it would be a mean. Itabby,
and cowardly course to refuse biro a reward to which he
wee entitled brruiuse he held an appointment at Court.
Mr. 1:1! SMALL! taleserred that the question put by Sir
De Lacy Evans involved • question of importance. inde-
pendent of the merit.* of the individual. althongh he
thought the answer of Mr. S. Herbert had *Milted the
appointment of General Grey. Was the Henn to lay
down a rule that, when sum iffiloer hell an appointment
in the Royal household. he was to be looked upon Or
I not, as a so:dier, entitled to. promotion ? This would
j have the effect of introducing the Ci'ivrt, instead of
! pee sons of station. an inferior ohms of Perions.
j The House at length went into Committee of Supply,
when
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Mr. B. 14ICRIIERT, after A Very hricf introloctory
statcmcnt. mrred certain rotes, which were agreed to,
after discussion, the Chairman bring ordered to report
progress.
Sir John Barnard's Act, ize., Repeal Bill was read •
third lime and pawed.
The remaining business having heen disposed of, the
House adjourned at a quarter past I o'clock.