The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-25 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

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On the motion that the house go into committee of
supply,
Mr. LAIN O, on moving that the house resolve itself into
• committee of supply, explained the reasons for asking •
vote on account for the civil services, the balances haying
become exhausted. The slim he asked was 400,0001., dis-
tributed over 10 votes.

and Mr. W. Wrix..tans objected to the
course proposedby the government, and
Mr. WALPOLE thought there ought to be a strong ex-
pression of th• opinion of the house with respect to it, the
proceeding beim entirely new, and the reasons assigned by
Mr. Wag bang, in his opinion, insufficient He hoped the
subject would be minutely scrutinised in the committee.
Lord H. VANE was of opinion that the proposal of the
government was a reasonable one.

Sir & NORTHCO'rE observed that, although the vote
was mess prisciple was important, and the prune.
d's.' citedot ia point.
Tani FERIIOY commierod that no special case had been
mete oat, and that the principle of the proceeding was bad.
Mr. D admitted that the proposal was a small
ma, tat the precectset which the house was called upon to
tales, he marked, was very large, and the house, mut*
the quentoa tensely sad fully, might to express its
°
as Me quietism of the Speaker haying the titre
home pima this °madam la the government, woad
Waimea; he asked, pledge thearisives that the home
should have a fair sad timely oppaeta t, of exmaisini it
=minutia* right af criticising the isatest
Lord PALIMSTO N said there was a limatial ammeity
for this vote, a parliameataxy authority Wag wanting for
the aliphatic"' of musey, sad there was nothing mama-
'Motional is Raking far a vote em aseeunt for the affil
service any more them fm the army or any. The dim
of the estimates was ao fbali of the goverment, and with
respect to the enrolment desired by Yr. Disraeli, be re-
marked that it would *who hem the power of the home,
which had is its own heads the means of controlling the
animate'.

Sir F. BARING was urgrised that gentlemen opposite
ehonkl refuse to go into 00111Billitille, in order to amertela
whether the sums asked by the government were really /IF
mined for the public Garvin.
Sir J. PAKINGTON celled es the government to say if
mosey was required for the peddle series before Thursday
next ; and unless that was the ous the house should not
establish • prevalent of a dangerous character.
THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY.
Nr. ILINGLALX who was beard with meat impatience,
asked • mutton el whisk he had giVell wiles to the Fo-
reign Semetary, whether the Swim Confederation persisted
=Lot • conference of the powers with regard to the
of Southern Savoy, and, if so, whether her Ma-
rthat dash.dash.ra were muting the Swiss Confederation
Lard . BUSBELL bad received a despatch from the
BAIA athalsbar in Switzerland stating that the Swim
Ocodediestios did still ask Inc a conference of
the %eta reseed to the nest al parts of Savoy.
Her el=xisio=ll4l:= and un-
less the it, they
wirald cartinue In glee list sewn. War.)
Moquettes that the apiriker de Isere the chair wee
tItaItrICLMENCE PAGET AND THE GUNBOATS.
Lord O. PAGST had received • note that morning from
es his. member of that hoses, intimating thin he would
mike a statement in reference to him. He would reed the
sole to the house and this call upon the hen. member to
mate the statement referred to. It was :—" Kr.
=Tis his compliment" to Lord C. Paget, sod bI47C
to inform him that on the settee for gag into
mmusittee of supply this evening he will cell the Mtestion of
the loose to certain reports which are in circulations' toLord
O. Paget'. connexion with the house of Mersa. Gram. of
Bleekwall.

Mi.l:if-CW..I said he was entirely in the hands of the
house whether he should proceed then or whether he should
wait till the house J videdon the question before it. (Cries
"Go on," and "To-morrow.") Perhaps it would be
better that he should go on at once, as he would not have
to occupy the house for any length of time. (Hear, hear.)
The question he had to put to the noble lord was one which
he, and he was sure every member of the house, would re.
face to have satisfactorily answered by him, and in bring.
mg it under the notice of the house he begged to disclaim'
anything like personal feeling tow-ards the noble lord him.
self. (Meer, hear.) But when it wax acknowledged that
certain contractors were the builders of certain gunboats
which had suffered severely from decay, and when it was
in commercial circles that the Secretary of the
repot
was a partner in the house by which these gun-
boats were built, every one would agree with him that it
was an advantage to the house, to the Board of Admiralty,
and to the noble lord, that this circumstance should be
explained. If the reports wire true, he was sure they were
capable of a satisfactory explanation. But thees_reports
being matter of public notoriety, it was most prejudicial to
the public service that they should continue to circulate if
they were without foundation. It was seedless for him to
enter into the question of the gunboats, or the culpability
of the contractors. But he was sure when these reports
were in circulation, it was better that they should be
clearly and sandaciterily explained than that any misappre-
hension should exist in the public DMA (Hear, hear.)
Lord C. PAOMI—A very few words will suffice for the
purpose I have is view to clear my character from any im-
putation that may be brought aust it. (Hear, hear.)
The hon. geotlemas Alia that helm heard it confidently
reported that lam • partner of Messrs. Green and Co.. of
Blackwell.

Yr. LYCION—Wine so when the gunboats wets built.
Lord C. PAGET—In fact that I am a party to the build.
ing of the gunboats. Ido not make any complaint of the
boo. gentleman's caning the attention of the home to the
subject ; but, on the contrary, as be was a member of the
department to which I hate the hewer to belong,
if he did hear any reports of that nature
which were derogatory to my character either
as an officer or an a member of this house, I think it was
unite right that be should bring the matter forward ; and
if I make any complaint it Is that he did not put it on the
notice paper, so as to give any hon. member who chase an
opportunity of speaking on it. (Hear, hear.) I might
answer such en accusation in the same vague way in which
it is put. The hem. gentleman merely says that he has
heard of certain reports. I think I might satisfy the hodar
Iterrl. uomiyidrirdonl honour that
Ibtat the
hink, hrePorts. ,altreis utterly
ala
better to be fair and honk in all tiers, especially when the
=Vhonour of any individual is concerned. (Hear, hear.)
ie generality of ingenious stories, this report was not
without some sort of foundation. But that there should be
so adelordentanding about this matter—though I soreple
to the tiros Glias home with matters of this Mod
—I tit Ihl k it rapliity, holdiag the high and hooouratde
the •1s
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bays bark alas ! but a small allure how. is ctly
certain
shipthat s
trin the Australian trade belonging to Yr. Orem.
ey right hes. Mead the Seentery of Bade for
woo Me Wang to invite me le take a meat et the
t Admholty. I will not trouble the bow
Ivy grad* the WIN of my right lien. triad
beano I wish to eenihre spell to Who point at Mum
In 1857 my right hoe. friend, through lir priverie tart' and and my friend Captain Drummond, desired that I
should held myself ready to take a seat at the Board of
Admitelty. I told egy triad Captain Drummond that I
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t' I had to do with abip-troildiag, co
likely to he mit 'marmot by Le gems-
meat, I did Set think it right or proper. that rm. 1
bavieg mything to do wash ineedrat atop should Cal
seat at the Board of Amy. I ecomdimill wrote a letter horn my own mei la Anginas, dared Oct. 22, law :
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