The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-05 00:00:00

Mr. V. SMITH denied that bi opposing grant
seriptioa he was actuated by any desire to
the seines at misery laid' every day exhibited
Before he voted ea the present grant he whiled te
Ma the conditions upon which money bed hem
lent had been complied with, whether the 'rent
been paid and if not whether summary mean
taken for its recovery ? He wished to correct en
of his right bon. friend the Chancellor of the
His right hon. friend had stated that of former as
to improvement, double the amount granted 1
plied for. Now he bond on looking at the I
had been moved for by the hon. baronet
for Waterford that only 240,8181. had bi
certainly nothing at all llke double the amen
been granted. He should be glad to hear fr
hon. friend what further opportnnity the house
for dismusing the present proposition.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE
that he bad not' made any charge of indiffere
distress, but he certainly thought that a cons
that distress might have somewhat curtailed rec
b. tee. Hon. members should recollect that in
even a single day was of vital importance. (Her
answer to his right hon. friend the member fa
ton, he begged to say that he had not alleged
peovement fund to be quite exhausted. Upwart
remained undistributed ; but being is process
it would not be available for re-distribution fen
What they wanted was money for present appli
respect to the statement of the hon. baronet the
Waterford, what he (the Chancellor of the Erl
Mated was, that the whole amount of applleati
est of the land fend was 8,074,0001., and the
einstimied was 1,644,0001. Of that, 112,00(
given up, and 00,0001. bad been re-allocated.
mained unappropriated in the hands of *
9,1:1001. His right hon. friend wished to know
huge bad been paid. The rent-charge due
amounted to 4,9691., and of that sum 4,9361. h
(Hear, hear.) Of the April gale about 2,0001.1
but se the demand had only just been made, s
ct be expected yet. He bad, however, mot islet
Paymaster of civil enviees to take the most e
arrestor the rooove7 of the whole. (Hear, hea
Importunities for discussion, be need only rem
that if the resolution paired, a bill founded ul
brought in, the stages of which would give as
nitles for dissuasion.

11r. 11. HERBERT did not deny the Wu'
for &sinus, but objected to the mode in wl
made. So long as suck grants. were made s
poor law, end so long as the area of taxation
remained unaltered, so:lonq all such grants
beneficial, but positively injurious to the costal
If,. AOLIONBY hoped that before the e
sion some point would be found on which
could agree. (A laugh.) One Irish met
NOM any grant of public money, and at
would not accept it ; but when it came to
one, he believed, would vote against the 300
jetted to this vote because ice management w
to a department in which be had no confident
confidence in the Board of Works, than whi
pensive or wasteful board had never existed
Kingdom. (Hear, hear.) He had the at
hon. member for Stem for stating.
which bad cost the boaM 321. per we ma
dene by the landlord at M. the sore. (Heal
&mild not the thing be managed in helm
England, the money given to the landlord, v
was inspected by a government uperintendee
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIII
proposed to make advances under two acts-
provement and the River Drainage Acts. t
the works were performed by the landlord at
the government officer. Under the latter
formed the work, es the river, going throne
rendered it difficult by any other means. It
impossible to procure agreement among the
the apportionment of the wort, and therefor
been obliged to uhdertake it. The 4
the honourable member for /thrombi]
neither one net nor the other but • t
had been .undertaken simply for relief put
Mr. AOLIONBY said the question he had
hoe. geatiessear was, how the money was
whether it was to be applied by the Boa
which an answer in the affirmative was Iv
distinction been made upon that occasion b
gentleman with reference to the mode of '
(Mr. Aglionby) should not have advanced
which he did ; but upon this he had &tine
conclusion that he
bands of the Board of Works in Ireland. A
the hones the raison. They were all at
which English money had been
laid out in the sister country ; an,
to that case, there wee • complain
right hon. gentleman. A company had
to the extent at 16,0001., but the Irish met
dieted sums from an independent source, at
ought not to be given any government adt
pang had for its object the Lough Corrib dr
of evidence had been made to the right
with the view of showing that he had bees
formed relative to the company is question
boon acting under • misooocephon • but
true, he had refused to listen to the tAtinn
Corrib drainage was intended, as he said be
out by an English company. (Question,)
to the question—an Irish question.
litr. J. O'CONNELL rose to order. '
Lough Corrib had been debated on a form
a private bill was Were the house.
he. AOLIONBY contended that he we
question, if .he succeeded in showing the
have money from other sonnies, and tha
His point was this—that, whet they refos,
to them, they had no right to come to t
they would take it from the legislature.
could be shown to the right hon. gentles,
of the Exchequer that what he had been in
Lough Conib company was untrue. It
they bad not precluded with 'their w,
however, was, that although they
for some time by chroamstancos
had no control from being able to
operations it was a mistake to suppose
had all beep laid out in law 'sunset. Id
impended in hard cash upon Itish labourer
habit of assembling in the .market lac
evening to receive their wages; and this
have gone on until the Board of Works au
to Wm with the company. He hoped
again be dbettiesd, end that the . condo(
Works would net soups investigation.
The CHANCELLOR of the EMCEE
a direst charge hid been adverted 'giblet
fuse 1 to receive information, and of the
rafted an injustice. He wished his hon.
the trouble to make some inquiry, and se
feats of the ass, before he advanced a ca