The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-27 00:00:00


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was in the 53rd section of the act of 1863, and it did not
mestirm Northanibuland-house in words, nor wss Nerth-
umberlend-house mentioned by inference, nor vas it men-
tioned in the bill. There was • question as to what should
be diem with eerbele wkeiven One proposal was to deal
with the wharves in • contain way, giving oompsneetice,
and the other was to buy them outright, and the Metro-
politan Botrd of Works elected to buy them outright, and
it was agreed that • dense should be put in that those
wharves should not be bought without the consent
of the duke. Another clause was put is, that
hooves should not be bruit on the melaimed lead.
But it was lever understood by anyone that those
chutes hid any reference to Northumberland-house.
He was quite alive to the importance of having •
street between Chming-orom and the Embankment, but be
was satisfied that • good street might be obtained without
the necessity of destroying Northumberland-house.
Oolong KNOX remarked that the original plan was to
take Lord Carriagton's house.
Mr. HENLEY observed that the right bon. gentleman
(Mr. Oowpor) bad no sympathy for the poor when be pro-
posed to take down hundreds of houses to make way for
the new courts of justice. The understanding was, that
the agreement in 1863 was that Northumberland-house
should be saved. That only showed how careful those per-
sons ought to be who had to deal with such matters.
Mr. T. MILLER said at the time the clause was intro-
duced into the kill tt was under the firm impression on the
part of the Board of Works that it would be agreeable to
the Duke of Northumberland, and that there would be no
infraction of any agreement with him ; but on looking more
closely Into the meet there was considerable doubt when
titer they were not breaking faith with him.
Mr. Tite's motion was then put and agreed to.
NOTIOES OF MOTIONS.
METROPOLITAN MANAGEMENT.

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was 30, irad seetleer would be ready is a few weeks after-
wards. A ma-gobig cruising turret-ship, of 5,000 tons, was
about to he Mutt, to be called the Mocarcht mid in the
camel of-the year nearly 16,000 tons of chipping would be
'mistrusted. The noble and gallant lord having explained
in detail the more prominent items of expenditure in the
dockyards, naively remarked that he regretted not to ob-
serve on the present occasion the familiar hoes of Mr.
Lindsey. Sir Frederick Smith, Sir J. Elphinetane, Sir John
Hay, and others who used in former SIOSSOOS to criticise
the admiairtration of the navy.
Sir J. PAKINGTON commented upon the circumstance
that no mention had been made of the comparative merits
of broad.ide and turret ships, and reminded the Secretary
to the Admiralty that he had not redeemed his promise of
a former year to build a sea-going turret-ship. He also
asked whether it was true that Captain Cowper Ooles's
invention had been ignored In order that preference might
he given to a rival scheme of Mr. Reed. the contractor to
the navy.
Mr. RAMIIDA pointed out the fallen y of building partly-
protected armonvplated ships like the Warrior, Black
Prince,- Defence, and Resistance. He recommended that,
as we bad but ten thoroughly efficient armour-plated ships
its the service the Admiralty should at once build six
tarret ships.
Mr. H. HAILLIE considered the statement of Lord
Clarence Paget not satisfactory, and suggested that a
committee should be nominated to oonsider what class of
armour-plated ship should be constructed in order to com-
mand the greatest strength and speed.
The debate was continued by Admirals Walcott, Erskine,
and Seyhour, and by Sir M. Foto, at whose instance the
chairman reported proves without any vote being agreed
to.

—lt wee arrespd that the consideration of the navy esti-
mates should be resumed on Thursday next.

Mr. B. COOHRLNE, to move, on the 16th of March,
for a seen committee to inquire into the constitution of
the Metropolitan Board of Works, the Of6oe of Public
Works, end the Office of Woods and Foram, with a vie w
to eel whether some scheme eould sot be devised for the
impro►ement of the metropolis.

The Pensions DU was passed through committee, as was
also the Jamaica Government Bill.
The other business was diaposid of, and the house ad-
journed at live minutes past 1 o'clock.

MONACO.
Mr. VALET, to ask whether, es the French govern-
ment hal conceded certain commercial privileges to the
inhabitants of Mame, ail country was not also entitled
to them under the terms of existing treaties.
THE FORTIFICATIONS.

Mr. BAXTER, to move to reduce the fortification vote
by 200,0001., the sun, proposed to be taken for the de-
fences of Quebec.

NEW WRIT.

Oa the motion of Mr. Bann) anew writ was ordered for
Richmond, in consequence of the death of the Hon. J. C.
Donau.

THE REFORM BILL.
Mr. BOUVERIE mired whether the atatistios relating to
the existint conatitneades were complete, sad when they
would be laid epos the table. (Hear, hear.)
air 0. GREY said they were not yet quite complete;
bat he hoped they would be ready at a very early period.

THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.
On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair, In
order that the house might go into committee of supply on
the naval estimates,
Mr. WHITE rose to move the following resolutions :
"That the expenditureof the government has of late years I
been ozonise. That it was and is now ' taken in peat
measure oat of the earaiags of the people, and forms is no
swell degree a dednotioa !rem • scanty store which is
necessary to semis to them a sufficiency, not of the com-
forts of life, but even of the prime necessaries of food, of
clothing, of shelter, sad of fuel.' That this hones, while.
mindful of its obligation to maintain the security of the
country at home, and the protectwa of its interests abroad,
is deeply impressed with the urgent Deceseil of economy
In every department of the state, and is of opinion that so
administration u dome* of the confidence of this house
and the country which shall not relieve the present bards°
of taxation on the unrepresented and other classes, by
making an early and large redaction of the govern.
ment expenditure." The hon. gentleman reminded
the house that he had promised to take this step after
the Chancellor of the Exchequer's annual survey of the
Amnia position sad prospects of the country, in April last.
In the course of a keg speech Mr. White quoted copiously
from Mr. Gladstone's speeches, contrasting his theoretical
homilies in favour of economy with the large expenditure
which bad marked his financial administration, averaging
12,000,0001. a year in excess of the ante-Crimean war period,
and he protested strongly against Mr. Gladstone's habit of
throwing the responsibility of this extremism. on the House
of Commons. He recommended the appointment of
sessiocal committee for revising the estimates, sad be
analysed with some mionteaces the proceedings in soon•
mittee of supply fur the last ten years, to show that what-
ever was dons in the way of reduction must bedew, before

the house went into committee.
Mr. MARSH seconded the motion.
Mr. BAXTER said it was impossible b all atten-
tion too frequently and prominently to the question
of national expenditure. Of late years it had been .
frequently said, and it had else been stated by
the Chaneellor of the Exchequer, that that house
had abdicated its functions of checking the expeaditure ei
the government, and had itself, on the contrary, initiated
great schemes involving the expenditure of enormous I
✓ums, which the minister' did not seem to think necessary.
He hoped the new house would not follow the pernicious ex-
ample of its predesessors,,but would carefully examine every
item of the estimates. He entirely concurred in the re.
mark of the hoe. member for Brighton that it was impas-
sible to sit in that house night after night, and go over the
thousand and one votes submitted to them, to do say sob.
staatial good. They would very rarely soused in Bettie'
any item knocked off, and if they did, it would be some-
thing quite immaterial. The difficulty must be met in the
gram He agreed with the hon. member for Brighton that
the present expenditure of the country was emissive.
(Heir, hear.) He was sorry to say the government showed
• want of moral courage in dealing with any substantial
rerlugtioe of the expenditure.
Mr. MARSH said the hoe. member for Brighton said the
amount raised from the people by taxation was 70,000,0001.;
but at was considerably mire, because the commies IMO
charged with prate on the amount of the tax. For in.
assocs, it there was a duty of 3s. • pound on Colosimo, the
consumer paid not only the duty, but the shopkeeper's
profit on the duty. With regard to the navy, he bad not
looked into it, but he had no doubt that there was and
always would be extravagance in the dockyards, and be
hoped that when the boo. member for Portsmouth brought
forward his motion to pay the dockyard men more, the
house would not agree to it. With regard to the
riled service, it was astonishing to him hew
it kept on increasing year by year, and this notwithstaod.
leg that many items of expenditure which were formerly
incurred under that head were now swept sway. But it
struck him that there was great confusion in those esti-
mates, One of the best doctrines of Buser:* wes simplicity
of accounts ; that was to say, they should be able at once
in reference to soy item to say what it cost. But no one
could do that from the civil service estimates.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE said he agreed with the hon.
member for Brighton that a large portion of the expeodi-
tura was supported by taxes on the people. The nation, as
a nation, was so wealthy that they did not sufficiently recol-
lect that what was nothing to a greet capitalist might be
serious to small cootributors, who, nevertheless, if a
proper system of taxation was kept up, must be taxed. It
was their bounden duty to consider that, and when the go-
vernment opposed proposals for additional expenditure the
house ought to join the government in resisting it. He put
it to the bon. member for Brighton whether he saw any
sdvsetage in going to a divides, and suggested that he
should content himself with the diaelassioe.
Mr. LAING referred to the history of the lest ten years
to prove that the increase in our expenditure had in a great
measure arisen from causes beyond our own eostiol, and
showed that this increase had not been proportionately as
Brest as in the budgets of France, Holland, and Belgium.
He mentioned a variety of causes from which greater
economy might be expected—inch as a leas officious
foreign policy, a change in our colonial policy, and ,
improved administration in the public dipsrtments ; '
and be augured from the pacific policy of the
Emperor of the French that a general reload se .
of armaments was possible. In combating the Magus's of ,
Mr. White's resolutions be entered with great minuteness
into the financial history of the last 15 years, with the
object of showing that tbra taxes which pressed most heavily
on the worldeg chums bad been selected for redaction or
remission, and that the deficiencies thus created had been
supplied by taxes levied on the middle and upper clause.
Alluding to the possibility of a reform agitation, he depre-
cated any attempt to make political capital out of financial
grievances, and assured the working classes that, whatever
other advantages the possession of a vote might give them,
their interests could not be more booestle attended to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended the
estimates of the goverement, sod took credit for a consider-
able reduction in the army estimates. With regard to the
charge on this sexannt, be showed that it was direct:y tease.
able to our colonial policy, New Zeeland aloes having
for some years past elopl. yed one-twelfth and one-tenth
of our whole efficient military strength. In the navy,
too, there was a saving of 330,0001., although he
greeted that it wee neutralised by an increase of
the vote for works recommeeded to be carried out
by the select committee of last session. With respect to
the motion before the house, he did not deny that in cer-
tain ogees great rood might be does by general declare-
timid ; but Mr. White differed from the late Mr. Hesse,
the ecouomist, in this respect, that whereas the former
indulged is vague and usupported declarations, the latter
made it • point to make himself thoroughly master of the
details of the various departments of expenditure. So fez
as the government was concerned, the house would ever
Bed them ready to agree to the freest and openeet dims-
sioa and the moat searr.hieg criticism.
NAVY ESTIMATE/3.

Load 0. PAGED mowed the navy est,mates for the year
1868-7, amonoting to 10,386.15.11. The vote for new works
was, he odd, 800,0001.; but he explained that, in order to
carry out the recommsedations of the *sleet committee of
last year the axpeediture on this acconst for the sett Orris
years would not be less than 1,0000001. per sonata Thera ;
was Bet, he fested, say prospeot of diminishing our mut- ,
time fon" as ebe Admiralty waa pressed to mod ships to
all parts of the world to defend our commerce, especially
Is China sad dollen. The total number of arsooor-plated
ships which week' be Awe in the lab of Aril ant

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THE EXPIWSS, TUESDAY EvEmma, FEBRUARY 2T,

aw.orMus
overaNG OP TEM SPRING BAOI2RI
• CAMPAIGN.

TO TEI gin= Of tan Mane&
Skitirike a favourite author's friends on the
first night of a new play, the racing world turned oat in
strong force to do honour to Lincoln, where the bell wan
opened for 1866 in a manger that would have startled any
of old eoeveutionaliete who still joist that the tad
" wawa" does not really commence until Northampton.
Disgusted with steeplechasiog and its endless disputes, and
tired of the monotonous winter, out of which nothing came
to alter the upset of affairs concerning the Derby, the
public only needed the " all debt" which the clerk of the
course kindly took lush piss to amounts on Monday last,
when they swarmed towards the " fen country " from
pointer), the compass, and by midnight the old city waif all t o
overflowing. ideas of a postponement that were so strongly
engendered by the state of the ground at the principal
training quarters all over the country evaporated the moment
the natives were consulted ; in fact, fears broke out in an-
other direction early on Tuesday, for rain was steadily
falling through a murky atmosphere, and by the time the
first rape came on the tapis the ground was positively
sticky, remaining so in places until the close of the meeting,
though by Wednesday morning Playing had resigned ra
favour ef Mmes. Frost and Cerulean (almost) Blue.
Nothing, however, could damp the ardour of sportsmen on
the opening day, when the two features, the 2-yr-old race
lad the handicap, were contested by each numerous fields
ae to severely tax the powers of the critics, who lag to rest
content with just a peep at those that came in their way.
The talent were greatly deesived over the Trial, as they
understood Old Warden, who made his first appearance in
public, to be • good, fair horse, instead of which be
proved very moderate indeed, and ran no better
than Alberta and Opposition, who on the mooed
day out up most diffigracetally. The trio, with
the once famous Wild Boy, were easily beaten by the
"dark" Wuremau, whose stable were not aware that be
soy merit, for he started friendless. This upset
Muir prevent another "hot 'un " being served up for the
Etrockleaby, the backers of a filly by Dundee out of Sacrifice
beisg so numerous and sweet that she left off at 3 to 1 in a
field of 22—and was very nearly bringing the good thing off,
only Castance's superior riding on Problem pulling Mr.
Cbsplie's "rose" through, to the astonishment of the pro-
fessionals, and delight of the natives, who are very fond of
their Squire of Bleidurey. There were several useful-
looking oars behind the pair, Miss Bateman, Vicious, Aire',
Charles IL. Libertine, sad the Blanche of Middlebee filly.
to wit ; and one or two of these will "train on" better than
the two loaders, the forelegs of the Sserillee filly being
mach that Wallow may be said to have performed
a miracle in bringing her to the post so fit.
Twenty-seven starters for the Linersehire Handicap,
and two of them backed against the field at
last, were both extraordinary " incidents ;" and the malt
must have afforded • rare lemon to the believers in private
trials. How the three favourites maintained their posi-
tions in the battiest° the last was truly astonishing, seeing
that Copenhagen and Valiant, after three gessoes, had doee
nothing but run badly, Caithness being likewise • maiden ;
however, Copenhagen's strong party were never tired of
backing hire, and were quite pleased to accept 2 to 1 at the
finish, though the horse did not look by any means forward
in condition. Valiant was, on the contrary, " fit as a
fiddle," so that his running was positively diegraerful ; but
whether a mistake had been made with Ositheses or not
has yet to be sees, for he unshipped his jockey before the
flog finally fell,and, although sll the bets stand, was not really
in the field. Nevertheless the despised 3-yr-olds were good
eacrash to produce the wiener between them hail' absence,
Treasure Trove's victory being scarcely in doubt from the
time they had settled on their legs ; sad old Elaceharo-
meter, with Pet on his back, managed to beat the two
amok: two or three lengths, giving 161 b to the
bone that was said to have been "triad' superior to one
of the beet milers out lest season. So much for trying
horses at a time when there are so means of judging what
form the " index "isin l It may be that the winner is
the good horse he looks ; but that a great mistake was
made over Copenhagen sad Valiant, Saccharometees posi-
tion is proof, and it is to be hoped the Lincolnshire Han-
dicap will act as a lemon to us to trust more to our eyes
and lass to our ears in future, as had " public, form " been
followed Pier would have overlooked the winner, who was
last autumn within four or five pounds of Tormentor.
"Punters may have their revenge of the bookmakers
at Nottingham, if they pay strict attention to the
small fry, and leave the Spring Handicap to the very
clever people. This is a mile-and-a-quarter nos,
with several of the Lincoln performers engaged, bat at
such weights that, had they been adjusted after the meet-
ing, the Larne could not have been left more open. Treasure
Trove's 10th penalty should be a stopper for hire, as he will
be running everything in the race with the worst of the
weights, and giving 6lb to Retrousse and 101 b to Polly Per-
kins, who showed same merit last year. The former is in
the same swim as Lerd Cosyngliam, Wildman, and others
at Heduesford, and may not the best ; bat whatever
Cliff's party do 'teed on will be worth rowing in with,
Bnekfoot and Empress of India, melees Gordian ICoot is
Boned again, being the most likely to beat them. Polly
Perkins has the best of it at gat llb in the Trial Stakes, one
which Mr. Simile ought to wie ; and if Vixen sabot
secure the mile Innkeepers' Plate with 7st, she must have
sadly deteriorated sines she gave Nu 101 h as Warwick. The
same colours should shine in the Stand Plate, half a mile,
by she aid of Versturaeome. to whom Novice has to
concede 41b, and Queen of Trumps, Sat 41b—these being
the best of the others. The seared day's feature is the
Little John (two year old) Stakes, for which It is easy to
select the Sacrifice filly sod Problem, the former for choice,
as the best the world have seen, though they are not bound
to beat all comers, for the list embraces several (Count
Lreogre's for one) of whom favourable opinions are held,
and the stake should tempt them if they are of any account.
There is nothing " better in" in the Hurdle Race than last
year's winner, West End ; sad in the Forest Handicap are
Vixen and other tempting ones that are in the first day's
events, which are pretty certain to show what will win.
Derby, • sort of supplement to;Nottinghany'depends solely
on the results of the contests of to-day and to-morrow ; and
Saturday's meeting at Stockbridge is little more than a
local affair.—l am, &a,

lISISOS.