The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.7TIIUESDAY.

On the motion that the Speaker leave the chair,
that the House might go ieto a Committee of Supply,
Sir F. Smith called at tention to the Itejen I of the
Commissioners appoiettil to inquire into the control
and monagennut of her Majesty's naval yards.
Sir H. Seymour acknowledged the importnuce of the
subject, observing tint the difficulty was ti wty what
the reforms should be, and he referred epeci illy to
accounts and estimates.
lord C. Paget replied to Sir F. Smith. On the
important question of accounts les stated tint (mins, on
the double-entry syi.rein, had been directed to be pre-
pared, and it was proposed that accounts so framed
should be forwarded to an officer at Somerset-house, so
that details showing the cost of each ship should be
earlier laid before Partialness!. The solieure had been
submitted by the Admiralty to the Treasury and he had
no doubt that in a very few days this great reform
would he commenced and followed up.
Sir P. Smith said be would not press his resolution,
which lie desired to withdraw.
The discussion, however, was continued by Mr.
llalgliair and Captain Jervis, whose objections were
answered by Mr. Whitbread.
:iir J. Pakington thought Mr. Lindsay had entered
more fully into the details of the report thou was
necessary upon this occasion, mod that liia at ,temeht
as to the cost of building men of war in the dockyards
was calculated to alarm the public. He considered
the answer, of laird C. Paget to be satisfactory.
The motion was then withdrawn.
Mr. Griffith inquired whether information had been
received that the Austrian Government are re.noving
the troops of the late Duke of Modena horn the ,
t‘rritory of Venetia ; and whether Governureut are
transferring troops from Mantua awl other fortresses in
Venetia to Hungary for the purpose of the collectien
of tszes in the latter country, accompanying his
questieris by remarks upon Hungarian affairs.
Lord .1. Russell said the Government had no
Information as to the removal of the lie-tier we troops,
and declined to enter upon a discussion of the
questions between Austria and Hungary.
In reply to Mr. Scully,
Lord Palmerston stated that a further despatch had
been received respecting the case isf Captain Macdonald,
which he had no objection to lay upon the table.
The House went into a Committee of Supply,
when, on the motion of Mr. Peel, £7,225,50t1 was
voted to pay off and discharge Exchequer-bills out.
standing.
The Committee then resumes' the consideration of
the Navy Estimates, commencing with vote No. 10,
which Mr. Lindsay pronoun' to amend by reducing the
sum of 1.1140,371, for timber, by E.. 4.0,1100.
After a long and interesting discussion, this amend-
ment was new.stiveil by Gd to 30.
Mr. Lindsay, referring to a statement made by Lord
C. Paget in the course of the discussion, that the
House was in a manner pledged to this vote, al the
Government had entered into contracts for the purchase
of timber, moved that the Chairinan report progress
in order that copies of the contracts might be laid
before the committee.
Some information was given regarding these

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contr.iets, and the 11110tiull to report progress was
negative.l.
Mr. Lindsay then moved to reduce the sum of
£271,757. for metals, &c., by £71,757
The amendment wed negatived by 76 to 32.
Mr. Lindsay then moved to omit the sum of £lOO,OOO
for iron for an iron•castd ship to he built at Cbathani,
objecting to the building of iron ships in Government
yards.
This amendment was after much discussion, negatived
upon • division by 66 to 31.
The Chairman Wa3 then ordered tn report progress.
In a Committee of Ways and Means, on the motion
of Mr. Peel, • sum of X 10,000,000 was voted out of
the Consolidated Fund.
Certain Bills were forwarded a stage, and the Mouse
adjourned at 25 minutes to 1 o'clock.