The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-08 00:00:00

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CM the order for going into a Committee of Supply.
Sir C. NAPIER moved that, as the First Lord of the
Admiralty has stated that the Coastguard ships are
comparatively useless, the time is arrived when they
ought to be replaced by efficient ships.
After some remarks by Mr. Youso,
Lord A. 'CHURCHILL called attention to the Made.
quate protection at present afforded to the Australian
and New Zealand colonies.
Sir J. PACKINGTON, in reply to Lord A. Churchill,
said he agreed that the Australian colonies had a right
to every possible consideration at the hands of the Im-
perial Government. He did not admit that their naval
protection was inadequate ; at all events the prot..
tion was much more efficient now than when he took
office.
Lord PALMERSTON suggested that the process of sub-
stituting efficient ships for block batteries should be
accelerated as much as possible.
Mr. BRIGHT thought the Australian colonies should
pay for their naval protection, and protested againit
loading the industry of the people of this country for
the protection of colonies able to defray the oat of pro.
testing themselves.
Upon &division, Sir C. Napier's motion was negatived
by 74 to 37.
The House then went into • Committe of Supply tiP"
the Army Estimates.
General PEEL, in moving these estimates, beg" by
explaining certain apparent discrepancies, arising from
the sums to be accounted for by the East India ConipsOY.
The amount to be voted was £11,566,000. 40°4
£11,577,755, the ainount of the estimates of last year.
There was an apperentdecrearie. he observed, in time number
of men, which appeared tube 7,4901e5s than that of lanyear
—namely, 130,135, whereas the number to be actual],"
voted this year was only 122,655. But there was an
increase in the East India establishment, the force of
winch was this year 106,902. 'The grand total of iler
Majesty's land forces was 229,657 men. In the course
of his explanations
.tiastoL
gatli,e. some interestinggeneralelu detail
r orth!
estimates, General P
respecting the improvements in the artillery and Arm'
strong s guns. He concluded by moving the first Tote.
of 122,6.15 men for the service of the United Eiolfd°.°''
Sir H. Wit.but;otter asked for information rePrsa"
the payment of the troops in this country destined for
India, and whether the artillery of India was to be sof"
plied from this country.
Sir 1)x LACY EVANS sought explanations respect"g
the recruiting system.
General PEEL gave the desired information.
Mr. S. lIKUBEIT bore testimony to the iwproveroents,.
in the army, and thought that the estimates, thosgo
Large, could not at this moment be safely reduced. .
Sir J, TMELAWST critised certain items of the 010"
mates.
Sir W. Conti:scroll strongly urged the defects of Osr
recruiting system, and the want of sufficient induce'
ments to enter the service, so that in a time of pressor°
the proper article was not obtained.
The vote was agreed to.
On the next vote, of £3,724,474 for pay and allow*
ances of the laud forces at home and abroad,
Mr. llosarm, drew attention to the grievances under
which, he said, the scientific corps laboured.
This vote, after • brief discussion, was agreed to.
The following votes were likewise agreed to :
£562,369 miscellaneous charges.
150,000 Embodied Militia.
On the vote of £68,000 for the Volunteer Con*. .
Mr. H. BERKELEY opposed the vote, characterising
, the mounted Yet-Alma:l as a useless corps sod a mere
Hate Colonel eictrepre::::mteddienprogrem.eennddededttli.heeestablisliyeomanmerynt of rifle ear
Sir W. Conaliturou and Sir W. WILLIAMS SprOved
time use
tl/0 suggestion for teaching the middle e.ed lower classed
, Major EDWARDS warmly advocated the WIN Of We
, Yeomanry Cavalry.
The vote was aped to, and the CHAIIM•N was then
ordered
! The House in committee agreed to certain reseletiolo
on stain_ ps, km., on registry of landed " 0004
The Evidence by Commission Bill was reed •
Um.
Leese was given for the introductio• of tweak, 161';
and the House adjourned at half-past 120 low
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