The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

Ths home then went into oossittes of supply as tbs civil
service wisest's. . .

Mr. W. WILLIAMS oosaplaissd that they were sow
called upon to trots 40 items, amounting to about 760,0001,
having had scarcely an hoar to amide/ the matter, in con-
sequence of the house sitting in the day time, and esti-
mates having beta delivered oily on Friday or Saturday.
He also complained of the small attendance of sassabers, and
stated that so thin was the hoses, that when the stuntman
took his met there were seemly 40 members present. The
delay in bringing on the estimates mese entirely from mis-
rassurement, and it sometimes occurred to him that the esti-
mates were brought on at inconvenient times, more from
design than anything else. The civil envies estimates now
amounted to 7,600,0001., and yet, when the Doke of
Wellington was premier, end with a boroachinoupring
parliament, those estimates were only 2,000,0001. The
total amount of the supplies now amounted to nearly
100,000,0001., and therefore the present was not • tine to
lamer'es unsemmarily our expenditure.
Mr. HADFIELD thought that greet improvement might
take place in the practice of the hoses, by which they might
inure an attendance of members.
Dr. MICHELL said that the practice of &vie; public
mosey for scholarships, exhibitions, and fellowships, was
a thing to which be would call attention next session, and
take the mos of the house upon. He protested against
anything of the kind.
Mr. WILSON—The charge was fleetly the same as it
was lest year.
Dr. MICHELL—Yes, but it was entirely new within the
last 'even years.
The vote was thee agreed to ; as were also those for
7.9621. for Universities is Scotland, and 2,3651. for the
Queen's Usivemity is biaudr,, 14111111154
Oa the rote of 9,6521. for the Queen's sables Is Ireland,
Mr. W. WILLIAMS ehjeeted that it bed been under-
stood when these universities were established, that the
annual expenses should not be met es the public; and be
thought that such a ems as 9,0001. ovoid not be required for
there colleges. The cost for emit eabelaz was perfectly
monstrous, and when there were ea few persons attending
the expense, meat to be leavened.
Mr. WILSON said 'het the shame waled la future be
only 4,8001, mad the reason why the Irish had not attended
was the large amount of the fare, mad rise object of this vote
was to lessen those fees.
Mr. WILLIAMS thought the esplanades very esthete-
tory, bet as to the fees being large he thought that the
amount was very small considering the class of people by
whom they were paid.
The rote was agreed to.
The next rote was for 4471. les. 2d. for the Royal Irish

Acodemiy.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS said he should like to knew the
kind of "duettist afforded is that establishment. He should
think it 'sight be with the linivenity.
The vote wee as
.t as was ales a vote fee 3001. for
the Royal [liberates. .
The sent vote was for the theolegicta whs.
gen at Belfast. and Belfast Assitemiosl Institution'.
Mr. MIALL moved " that the emu of 2,0601. for theolagi.
mi professor" at Belfast sea be issidestal expenses of the
Menerel Assembly's Osier at Belied he disallowed."
Is did sot intend M ell to *jolt le the leaned
gilat the lad of the Colleges eels the doctrine they
t he thought that emit stases was sot a subject
this house eight to deal with. He took grounds of
ithisetion that wield ay to say vets the religiose
dos ; and the Deli. Synod of the pesityteltiall carte
which this vote priseipaily stared, itself adopted a Wi-
tt= apiset the Maps* grant, end go he thought that
this gentlemen could not take exception to the cense
which be was proposing. One could understand panting •
supply for the 'sates of religious truth, but then the boss
wee *slit Wiled", of what wee religious truth. Or, if they
departed from that proud, there Deemed to be coily one
other consistent peened on which they could prosted,asd
that was to give the money of the elate for the [seals-
don of the religion of all sects indifferently. He
thought that the hoes ought to case to a re.
solutka that ell these vote' should be snick out
of the estimates, sad so leave every "set to stand
os its own merits, and esteem its own mks.
Indepa-
deutly, however, of the objections ce prtsciple, there were
some other objection' to this vote, for the amount, though
small, was large sosideriog the seek whisk It peedueed.
Hen was a collage with six professors, sod then might be
about 50 students receivieg tsetse:don from them, whilst
there were two other professes foe the heterodox or suits.
rims presbyteries': and he wee eased at Sadie' that the
number of scholars for those two pees's' lest genies was
three. In Asides there were very few theological colleges
when then were as sissy as afxprefseses. There was the
cos at Prise:sow% sepweled es the Ant isf them, at which
there were 163 Misdeals cod 6 seems; at the Liaise at
New York. diem were 108 students sod 6 proforma ; aid
lo • list of 42 tboolowital Istituto" there was es one that
bad 6 profess". He was hemmed that 3 one
• dopmetie Homier?, owe Biblical silkiest, sad the ether
Hebrew end Oriental Mestere, were all that were re.
quirt& In the sollesse under soosideration, the staff
seemed to him to be overdose, sod that was the tendency of
all their interference in ash sums. He thought that the
peeebyterian shush is Imbed did set stead is used death
'Maass, sad, seder all the eireseelemes, he hit seder
as obligation, is egueleteuey with the pelseligiee which be
Professed, to move that this vote be leasesid lgy 3,0118__ t or,
in other words. to omit all neap the sou appssa fa
pocks, oensinos to peofewors.
Mr. CAIRNS thought it would be fairer fee the *MP
sate of the voluntary system to propose sonsidsg
sad se testae those wretched gnats the memlegf=
their theoey. He declined to go into the goserd yolks
sow, but If the ha. member would put • epeollimolbS an
the paper, at • proper time of the year, be hod es dealt 111
would be properly set. These colleges were easel libel es
N. basis of the Bodes Amdemical IsafileMasy rehleb bad
had 1 grants for many years. The hes. weber bad
Neil that the number of Sadists was smolt; bat lest year it
we. said that the number woe only 20 or 30; now it wee said
be SO ; sad sterling to a return before the house, the
sumber append to be 80.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS did set see why these professors
*odd be supported at the pubis impute. As to the de.
Isms that the institution was established by Sir Robert
Peel, they had already passed a vote is support of that
establishment.
Mr. A. PELLATT complained that the vote Included
MIS thesis, of a profess of biblieal Greek, although
Is het mese wee now employed ; and Intimated a dispel.
Is. te divide the mossittes an the question that the vote
be reduced by that animist, ebesld tke amsedmest under
amideretisa he lest.
M. 'W. J. PDX supported the eseadwist. He thought
its s mile of the time ot the bowie to dieser the merits of
pouflsoe. The esesafttes should proceed on fixed phi-
AVsuch mattes.
MIDFIELD said it was sot to be endured that the
tetNNWat esseregatione is Ireland should area to that
Mese ter salmis/ to animals their ministers. The student'
of theelow did sot assist to fifty, and of three may were