The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-05 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1869.

The other cadent of the day were that disposed et, and
their lordship a/Parma at twenty minute.' pest carat

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—AtfOrigr 4.
(Continued from yeeterdeja Exprem.)
100,0001. having hem vend Ix the site of the Foreign-
°Moe,
Oa the vete of 30,0001. for the Foreign-office building,
Mr. WILLIAMS asked whether 30,0001. wee to be the
whole oast of the Foreign-office. (Laughter.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
His ecianatee might look on the vets a 'admits, indeed,
if they mad dater themselves *a It wale ram the Fo-
ilsmen reiga-oMas. ('. Hess, hear," and Widget .) Elles poi
port of the vete would be forked odm el the
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ter more bun ea •had ihombm. dant weele Ono
mined to min • oda end dmishio balMlaif la that "St'
ter It wend be abselately watarry to
The a um'
dation ohnoone ea which It vas to reel. The grearttri=
of Ade vets—be would sot my the wale—wad be s
In Ws Smodatkm. Whit regain* tat, nibs six
at slaliitrg, he was In • position se date—bo bind 0
to rot 110-010 it would be. (Harr aura) to aline
biliturta pursed was to ask for small elm of menay, nil
was don more vend the hones felt Moak had asellog M
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bat to rim* aid vale kern mos el woratirlori It=
to limas he as plop to MIMES in
yea, Mr. Heat,rsaneyor to the 011 es Weeks, was
Ile Won Um oammilhat, sad havng sees the deskia et
lii. Bosse sad inemiral it, he eitliniod tbat the
Wje moted sa HO desfga for MAW nen:lM
the whole awn% Wed it Mir/ overytblog that
ing Waded to the isigm Within llisisia andi ea tea
60 Ilbst egleine of Mr. Haat had ben sandrand. Ise a
WARM been giseived from a incinerator, who said lie wee
'=Xisosest Or Wail for 232,0001. That woo highly
to Mr. Nunes judgment. The oast for the pro
pleallan iiii lbw pound, far fixtures, for furniture, fa re-
ma**** der • residence for the Foreign Minister, sad
caallopeades, would raise the sum to 310,0001 This, Edda
tee* sat of the purchase of the site—namely, 100,0001. er
110,0301—would raise the sum required to 430,0001, which
1I .• the satire cost of the building. If it was the pleasure of
the house to entertain the plan on that soak, they knew the
whole met. A question might be raised wathg it wee prudent
to connect a residence for the Foreign Mmstsr with the
Foreign-office. (Hear, hear.) The cost of adding that red-
denos would be 30,0001., and the furnishing of it end the
keeping up of that bunkum would, no doubt, entail a utast-
deail' burden on the country. The tendons of the
Foreign Minister wes included In the estimate of 430,0001.
With regard to the reception roomy, It was the opinion of
the committee that they should be • portion of the building.
If the house did not agree to the resklence of the Foreign
Minister, the Colonial-our re as well se the Foreign-odic*,
might be included within the same building. (Hear, hear.)
As far ea the government were a warned they would be glad
to bear the opinion of the committee. With regard to the
nature of the design, there had been much honied whether
it was to be Gothic or Italian. The government wen not
prepared with any solution of that question, but he might
mention that the style in which the building would be
erected would not mats much difference In the cost.
Lord ELCHO defended Mr. Scott'. design. He main-
Mica that the otiections to this design on the pound of
light and air, end as to its incongruity with other buildings,
would not held water; that a severe congruity was some-
times • deformity. He quoted testimonae •in favour of the
lr!IITE moot opinion that the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer had omitted items In his calculation to the amount of
160,0001, and that, Wading the India-office, the holm, by
adopting Mr. Satites design, would be committed to an
allay of nearly 1,000,0001. He thought that though the
Gothic style might be suited for ecclesiastic edifices the
'teller' style, moderately used, was batter adapted for public
aloes.
Sir J. Salley, Mr. Blackburn, Mr. B. Cochrane, Mr.
A. Bruce, Mr. Coningtiam, Mr. Stirling, and other members
took part is the diecamion.
Lord PALMERSTON maid nothing would be dote
towards fixing epos • plan until parliament met again.
He rotator' Um opialoa he bad expremed, that the Gothic
style woe utter! ansaitable to • public official building, and
he avowed the t he had made to • *manna, that,
as far as his opinion had ht, be should do all he could to
prevent that style being d; tat it was admirably
suited to a roonsatery or a co of Jaunts, but not, ester-
natty or internally, to the purpose for which the building
wee intended.
Lord J. MANNERS vindleated himself from the charge
that be had committed the country by Incurring an apses
is this matter upon his own respossibility—made by Lad
Palmation, aloe whom he retorted somewhat sharply.
Sir J. PAXTON said he had examined Mr. Scott's plan
in detail, and was of opinion that It was a beautiful building;
that his system of ventilation we. as perfect as In any
building ha had ever seen, and, as to light, that he had
rather overdone It then otherwise.
This vote, with other votes, was agreed to.
MO house suspended its sitting at four o'clock.
The base resumed at ea o'clock.
CATHOLIC SAILORS IN THE NAVY.
Mr. HENNESSY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether the government are prepared to carry into effect the
nooramendation of the late board of Admiralty impacting
the treatment of catholic salon In the royal navy.
Lord C. PAORT said that silkily speaking there was no
reasemandation on the part of the late board of Admiralty left
with their snixemses. There was in existence a letter from
Sir John Peking,* to lard Derby In answer to a memoran-
dum without signeare which asked for farther facilities for
Roman Catholic wonidp to the Ike and hospitals. Sir John
Paington distinctly Meted that he bad net taken the opinion
of the Board on the subjett, sad onenneatly the present
Board had he clam) knowledge as the muse. Hs might
state that the presort Boon wen nest anxious, sa far as wee
coneistesit with the dissiplies of Ohs navy, to give emery
facility for divine warship to Rona oatltubas end othsr eons
disesnlita from the sane of
NAVAL YARD IgarOTLAND.
Mr. COCHRANE asked the Ikanitery to the Admiralty
whether, as Scotland funning so inch of the material far
ship-building, and each a large proportion of the workmen
employed in the dockyard., it would not be for the public ad-
vantage to have • government building-yard established in
&offend?
Lust C. PAOET was afraid he must inform the hon. gen-
tleman there *ono intention on the part of the government
In pinnies asy sash scheme.
BENGAL ARTILLERY.—DELHI AND LUCKNOW
MEDALS.
Mr. TORRENS asked the Secretary of State for India
whether it was Minded in Increase the strength of the regi-
ment of Bengal Arfillary; also, when it was hooded to dis-
tribute the Delhi and the Lucknow prize money and the
medal', for savior to the field against the mutineer', which
some time ego were promised to the troop".
Sir C. WOOD said that instructions had been issued to
enlist 12 new troops or companies of Bengal Artillery. The
medals could not be issued until the roll of names of those
entitled to the wasteland from ladle.
BODKIN ELECTION PETITION.
Mr. ROEBUCK roes to bring to the notice of the house
a Earner which, he mid, concerned its privileges. A petition
bed been presented against the Tenon of one or the members
lbw Bodmin on the ggrrounds of bribery and towing ; that
Vige non had bees ws, and it had oome to his know-
' • that the member for Bodmin, being charged with
tel ry and corruption, had speed to a comp,. troi*that at
the end of the see-inn be would retire from the r,preeents.
tin by acceprieg the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundred..
He (lie. Roebuck) coneklered ti.. to be • our eopt compro-
mise. which materially affected the chamfer se well se the
privileges of the house; and he moved • resolution that any
easister would be putty of • breach of the privileges of the
balm who should advise the crown to confer the office of
litoond ef the Chiltern Hundreds, or • similar office. upon
any preen charged with corrupt practices at election., for
the purpose of enabling him to eyed* the jurisdiction of that
bean lm entering into en seesaw to vacate his mat.
bond PALMERSTON agreed in the principle of the
merle n; but with regard to its applkatkm. it did not appear,
be eineved, that Mr. Roebuck had sufficient ground fir
16 resolution, which would came the &mermaid
maiemarrwment.
He suggested that the mend* for
to *dada should be required appear in his place this day,
and asked whether he admitted or denied the charge.
Mr. DISRAELI (keened that if such practices as that
slimed by Mr. Roebuck existed, they would have the vary
truosa affect alma the public nand, and he speed that it
boanne the hums to adopt momenta:tains of this kind.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUERasid the pri-
vilege of conarring the Chilton Hundreds was the only
patronage in his hand., and, la coeformitv with a precedent
in 1842, it woad be his duty in the ease of any corrupt our
premise of the kind mentioned brought to hi. knowledge to
Mr.
the t.
Mr. ROEBUCK said the member referred to, Dr.
Michell, hid been charged with bribery, corruption, end
treating ; the petition against his return had been withdrawn
in consequence, he had reason to believe, of • corrupt, cam-
promise between him and the petitioner. if application was
made to the Chensellor of the Exchequer for the Chiltern
Hundreds, the nail would be drives home. Ought sot to
imam to interpose an obstacle in the way of such • ootape-
miss ?
Sir O. GREY said all that tram wanted wee that the fees
should be first established, but the resolution aseorned the
wale awe Dr. Michell should be present before the house
cane to any decision, and he should move that the debate be
adjourned.
Sir H. CAIRNS observed that the three foots—the petition
*shot the return of the member, the withdrawal of the pe-
nnon, and the application for the Chilreen Handreds—would
.sake a aria ,ont primi feels owe.
After • further diecuetioa the debate was adjourned, and
Dr. Michell win ordered to
SUPPLY. a
e, in his ono. mi. day.
The bowie then went into i Dominate of supply, and •
miscellamirue debate on saosesive money Tolosa** Ms'
pisi the ronslimier of the sitting.