The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-20 00:00:00

SIT PPLY.-biIf3OELLINEOUS SUBJECTS.

Oa the modem for gang into committee of supply,
Mr. O'REILLY called attention to the present mode of
conducting the relief of troops stationed in India, end made
certain suggestions with the view of limiting the term of
service from ten to five years, sad of euhatitatiog stronger
Whalen' without relicts for tbs present system.
The Marquis of HARTLNGTON said the subject was one
of coosiderable importance, sod promised that it should
have the ateistloo of the War Department.
A complaint preferred by Mr. MUM= d the extremely
faulty nature of the anneal lama amounts, which, be
said, were waiting in clamming sad meuracy, elicited •
kid explanation from Mr. OBILDZIOL
Sir J. PAKINOTON celled &Ma'am to the sewer in
which the inquiry into the km of the Leedom was am-
ducted, dwelling with great minuteness on the maser in
which the miasmal bad been dealt with, and urging that
there was • Mem& ass for Mosley into the system of in.
epeetion of vessels under the 'lambent Shipping Act with
a view to an smeadment of that statute. He also coateeded
that the inquiry was • name delusion for all purview of
eliciting the truth.
Mr. M. GIBSON contended that the .hip was pared only
after due and real inspection ; bat thought that government
inspection somewhat tended to take away • sense of re-
sponsibility of owners. He argued that the inquiry an im-
partial ono, and conducted in conformity with the law, all
parties conserned in it having no other object than the die-
eovery of the real cause of the lose of the vessel. Be,
however, Meted that the subject o 000duotiog these in-
quiries wee ander and be hoped that he
ebould be able to propose some improvement.
Mr. HENLEY objected to the oombiestion of trial and
*airy on the present system, by which it Is hardly pm-
rabbi to come to a eatiehietary conclusion, sad the defeat
of this hied of proceeding was especially developed in the
case of the Lando..
After farther dieenedrie the enbjest dropped.
Some other embjeels were dimmed, each as certain ex-
i-harged in the levy estimates, lint incurred on he-
=lt the government, mimed by Mr. MOFFATT ; sad the
hardships suffered by norecimmiseieeed °Moen in Ireland
who do sot receive the pay due to their rank until the die.
charge of their predeommes in &gland has boo notified
to their regimen* by air If. VZILIIIT ; abet which the
house went unto committee el amply on the navy esti,
mates, taking the ode remaining VOW for the half-pay et
retired of icer& Considerable discussion followed ea the
eves, and on • division it was carried by 88 to 70.
The home this rammed.
Os the adjourned debate at the Court of Chancery (Ire-
land) Bill, emend reeding,
Sir P. KELLY moved that it be spin adjourned.
Os a division, the motion was lost by 99 to 55.
Lard C. HAMILTON moved the adjournment of the
house.
After debate, it was 'imaged that the debate should be
adjourned to Wednesday.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (METROPOLIS) BILL-
Mir. S. MILL having warbeised that it was informal
to introdue• • bill on a subject upon which • committee
was then sitting, should withdraw hie motion for leave to
bring in the above bill, reeseving to himself the right of
rwaropoang it oe a future day. His intention bad been
merely to Akan • armed seeding pro forma, in order that
his bill might have been referred with others to the com-
mittee.
The remaining orders of the day were disposed of, and
the hones adjourned Ma quarter to of o'clock.