The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1882.

Mr. A. BRUCE admitted that the Under• Secretary for
India (sr. IL Baring) had correctly stated what took piece
last sestion. U the government had given the information
promised they would have saved themselves the mortifica-
tion of the defeat which they sustained the other night.
Mr. H. BARING, after again refining to liaseard, ob-
served that in a discussion en the Appropriation Aid last
session, he alluded to what had taken place in committee of
supply, and to the rejection of his proposition. It was, he
contended, quite clear that the government gave no pledge
on the subject.
The motion for postponing the vote till Thursday having
been agreed to,
Sir G. 0. LEWIS motel that the vote be recommitted
on Thursday next.
Mr. WALPOLE thought there ought to be two days'
notice of such a motion.
On a division the numbers were :
For the motion 143
Against lOB-38
Sir G. C. LEWIS desired to state, now that the motioa
was agreed to, that he proposed on Thursday to refer the
resolution to the committee of supply, and the house would
then have a further opportunity of considering the vote,
so that there was no deeper of their being takes by
sorpriss.

MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS.
Admiral WALCOTT asked whethr it was the intention of
the Beard of Admiralty, in the comes of the forthcoming
sammer, to fann a squadron for the purpose of instructing
officers la naval tactics under steam!
Sir J. HAY asked if it was the intention of the Board of
Admiralty to reduce the number of warrant officers in her
Makiety's navy, by taking away beat/mains and carpenters
from vessels with complements of 1'25 men and under ; and
if it was their intention to make a considerable reduction in
the complements of see-going ships, and upon whA princi-
ple that reduction would be regulated!
Lard O. PAGET, in reply to Admiral Walcott, said that
the Admiralty bad not bait sight of the subject, to which
they attached great importance, and be stated the dime-
tines they had given and the measures they contemplated
in relation thereto. He gave full explanation' regarding
the matters referred to by Sir J. Hay.
MEXICO. •

Mr. HALIBUBTON called attention to our relations
with Mexico, and mind whether informatics had reached
the governmenttbat *petalled beenoommisaioned to
fit oat in Amore' privateers to operate spinet de comma*,
of this country, sad whether lossenres Ind less Woes
either to anticipation or in °cesspits°, thawed. He me-
nested, with .sob Illiehllek humour, volt the *ley cd
the istervestiee and epos our swankest es, is ali-
ases with repudiating Spasierde preseidag isaseialkoseny
to the Nesicane. He inked wheats we were at war or at
piece with Mexico If at war whim he asked, wee the
reaniferto? Hat poen what badmen had we there?
- • •

Mr. LAYARD ;aid Mr. HeMaarten bed sot adverted
to the real cases el the expedition to Mexico, sad he
wppfisd this minion by reespitidating the mi-
nion etemeitled by the authorities of Mexico upon the
sad wean al =tropes" twelses, and the
pay
elterai to the goverment' of Europe by the htesoh
of Nelms emelegenteats mad the refusal of all redrew. He
replied to the soamente of Mr. Halihezton, declaring that
our wale chisel was to ass= the doe fulihnent of engage-
ments between the Meeks' primmest and this country
and, in answer to the ioqab7 respesting privateers, state
that reports had reached the warmest on the subject,
and that instructions had bees forwarded to Sir A. Mll6O,
who would take measures for the protection of British

SIJPPLY.

Thu house want into committee of supply on the array
esamstes, when the rotes marked "non effective," sad
amounting to 2,130,8581., were severally agreed to without
diseastioa.

Lord HOTHAM took that opporWnity of asking when
the misoelhineous estimates would come on. The navy esti-
mate* hal been passed in two evenings, and now the army
in very little more. This was an expedition which wee
quite unexampled in the history of parliament. (Hear,
beer.) The noble lord at Me bead of the government
would remember when he was Secretary for Wer that the
army estimates occupied 21 nights. (Hear, bear.) He
(Lord Heilman) would sugpst, looking at what was nightly
the state of the house, that the miscellaneous estimates
might also be brought on and be dimmed of with as little
delay as the other two. (A laugh.) There was a very
general disposition on the part of all members, for
mesons which were very well understood, not to
in any controversy during the present maim,
engage
gerefore there was no reason why all their heavy busi-
ness might not be finished before Fester. The only heavy
bill was in the Lords, and would not take long in that hoses.
There was no use their coming there night after night
having nothing to do, and therefore if the government
would be so good as to let them have the unseelleneous
eitimates without delay they might soon be disposed of, as
nobody was inclined to obstruct the progress of bushman.
If something of this hied were done honourable members
might occupy the remainder of the year much more
agreeably than coining there night after night
to do nothing. (Hear, hear.) From the Mete of the house
every evening—(tben were just twenty members present)—
the government now enjoyed facilities for taming their
financial measures through which they never had bad be-
fore. ("Hear," and a laugh.)
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that, seeing the disposition of
the hones to proceed with the remainder of the
hastier, It wee with reluctance he found himself
=tto request it to-reconsider, on Thursday
ee of its recent declaims. (The vote for Sandhurst.)
That, perhaps, would mum some discussion ; but he hoped,
to-morrow, to place the revenue and Post-office estimate*
in the hands of members, and it was the intention that
they should be proposed the moment the army estimates
were fioisbed. The civil service estimates would be placed
in the hands of members in the course of the week.

OFFICERS' COMMISSIONS BILL.
This bill paned through committee after an observal
from Sir 0. Lawn..

—il;;Trerlder4 stock. (Ireland) Bill and the Crown
Rights (Isle of Man) Bill were errerMly read a second time.