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not in his"department, and therefore be shoutd not offer
any explanation of it. In answer to the observations of t'e
I.
bon. and gallant member opposite upturn tbsybssracla at
Winchester, he begged to say that there was Flo bafsacks •
at present existing.which could be used for the SCCOtpU3O-
- of the officers, and it was therefore' intended to. pro-
vide them now. The bon. and gallant member also com-
plained that the barracks at Aldersbott was temporary; but
the truth was, that they proposed to erect permanent bar-
racks for 10,000 men, which would be constructed accord-
ing to the most approved plans followed in France an Bel.
gium, as ascertained by the commission of engineer officers.
He quite agreed with the hou. and gallant member, and
the member for Wigan. that it was extremely desirable to
promote the comfort of the soldiers in barracks, and that
object had not been lost sight of in the present estimates.
On the Ship-street barracks in Dublin, a
.sutn•of 5,030/.
had been already expended ; they had commenced the con-
centration of troops in that city, and hoped that the system
might be found advisable in Latin.° years. As regarded
harbours, he was happy to assure the hon. member for
Edinburgh that Scotland has been very liberally tr-ated.
At Dunbar the whole battery was to' h. restored, at Leith
considerable fortifications were to be ;,rested for the de-
fence of the harbours and roads and ae Arbroath, Aber-
deen, Peterhead, as well as in the Orlsn'tj and Shetland
Islands, and in the Clyde, the mild battsn ies were to bo
restored, and new ones constructed, whilst at Banff the
question of restoring a battery was under co.ssideration.
With regard to the Tower, certain etorehouses, which were
absolutely necessary, would be erected, as well' as an hos-
pital outside, which world not-interfere with the stores-
Mr. ADDERLEY wished to observe, in referensass to the
exaggerated threat of a new Kafir war, that he thong ht it
was high time that the Cape of Good Hope, having no,w. a
representative government, should undertake its own as-
fence. The only force which could really defend the coup -
try were the volunteers, local troops, militia, drc. With
respect to the disturbances at the diggings in Victoria, the
colonists themselves should be called upon to suppress them.
We had already very much reduced our force theme. and he
thought it would -be a wise policy of we discontinued the
very small forces, still kept there, which induced the colo-
nistsSto lean on England, and to neglect the development of
their own defensive means.
Mr. MONSELL assured his honourable friend that the
attention of the Government had been directed to the sub-
ject. They had taken steps this year to withdraw the gar-
risons from all places in Canada, except Quebec and King-
ston. In Australia, the military force %Yam at present about
one-fourth of what it was. In regard to the Cane, the ne-
cessity of the large expenditure proposed arose from the
removal of the head-quarters to Graham's Town. It was
impossible to effect the desired object at once, bat conside-
rable progress towards it had been made. •
. Mr. M. CHAMBERS thought it highly desirable that,
when a Government contract was ordered, the fullest in-
formation should be given to all who were in a sitaation
to tender for it. If it were not contemplated that the war
was to last for ever, he saw no advantage in building addi-
tional barracks for 50,000 men.
Mr. LAIgOUCHERE wished to ask whether, before
these estimates were formed, any general survey of the
barrack aCcommodation of the United Kingdom had been
made by competent per !CMS ?
Mr. MONSELL said that a most minute and careful in-
vestigation had been made. He had stated a few nights
ago to the house that they would be deficient in barrack
accommodation to the extent of somewhere about 70,000
men when the whole of the militia were embodied. They
now proposed to provide accommodation foi- 50,0 JO men,
and were at yresent constructing barracks fur :Awl
Lord 3EI MOUR wanted to know what wan the present
amount of barrack accommodation for infantry ea d navall'y
existing in the country, and what wasthe force Go re: :mien t
expected to get from the embodied militia? It vs.as de-
sirable that the house should not be led, as it often Jr4d
been, into • useless expense. As to the contract systen.,,
there was a great deal of deception in reference to pre-
tences to cheapness, as very often what was thought a
.good bargain for the Government turned out a very expen-
sive one.

Mr. MONSELL said it would be his duty in a few days
to make a statement to the house in regard to some altera-
tions which were to be made in the Ordnance, which would
satisfy the noble lord that the subject of contracts had
been most carefully-attended to, and he trusted that any
faults existieg under the old system might be removed
under the new. One great point towards the improve-
ment of the barrack system would be to get rid of that
multitude of small barracks scattered over the country,
many of them holding under 200 men, which he thought
were perfect pests, not merely on economical, but on social
and political grounds. The document to which he had re-
ferred as being the basis of the estimates was not a report,
but simply a calculation showing the number of troops
which would be added to the present by the embodied
_ _ _

Mr. FITZROY thought large barracks capable of accom=
modating considerable numbers of troops, szith plenty of
ground for exercise and manoeuvres, far preferable to a
great number of small barracks, each accommodating only
an insignificant number of men.
The vote was then agreed to.
The vote of 158,1361. for the scientific branch of the ser-
vice was agreed to.
On the vote of 197,6571. for the non-effective services,
Colonel NORTH. said that he believed good service
pensions were included in this vote, and he wished to ask
whether anything had been clone to mark the approbation
of the Government for the services of the subalterns of the
artillery during the last campaign ? There was not in that,
branch of the force the usual means of rewarding by pro-
motion. He thought that when subalterns got their com-
pany, they ought, if they performed distinguished services,
to receive the rank of brevet-major.
Mr. MONSELL said that he had no control over this mat-
ter, but would lay before the proper authorities the sug-
gestion of the gallant colonel.
The vote was agreed to, and the chairman reported pro-
gress.
The house then resumed.
THE LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the order for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART moved that the bill be
read a second time that day six months.
The CHANCELLOR of the -EXCHEQUER suggested
that the best plan would be for Irish members to meet the
Government and make their suggestions, which would of
course be duly considered. Such a mode dprocecdiug would
be more likely to bring the matter to a satisfactory termi-
nation than referring the bill to a select committee.
Mr. Sergeant SHEE asked whether, in the event of the
Irish members differing from the Government, the Govern.,
ment would then consent to refer the bill to a select com-
mittee ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that
if the result of the conference should not besatisfactory, Irish
members would still have the right to move that the bill be
referred to a select committee. Their position would not be
at all damaged, and they would stand in just as good a
position as they did before the second reading of the bill.
Mr. DISRAELI said the bill appeared.to him to be a bill
of indemnity to the Government. Such a bill, if not
.viewed with suspicion, ought at least to be looked at with
considerable vigilance by the house. Some hon. members,
it appeared, thought it would be convenient to discuss the
matter at the Treasury chambers, ' imagining the difficul-
ties which new existed would then edsappear, and this was
evidently the opinion of the right hon. gentleman, but in
the meantime he asked the house to read the bill a second
time. He (Mr. Disraeli) did not object to the propriety of
Ministers of the Crown cultivating a frank acquaintance
with members of the house; but it was preposterous, when
difficulties arose, that a inisier should propose to make
those difficulties vanish by private commenications behind
the Speaker's chair or at Treasury, asking the house at.
the same time to assent to the principle of the measure.
The proper course would be to postpone the second reading
until the difficulties could be settled. Nothing could be
more inconvenient and unconstitutional than the habit,
which was growing into a practice, of conducting public
affair, not with reference to the opinion of the House of
Commons or the House of Lords, but by an understanding
to be arrived at between Ministers and private members
of Parliament under the influence of official quarters. If
the right hon. gentleman really believed that grave objec-
tions existed to the measure, and that they might be re-
moved by frank explanation of asprivate character, he was
justified in taking the course which he proposed ; bat he
was not justified iu now pressing the bill to a second read-
ing.
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Lord PALMERSTON said, if he understood the matter
lightly, this was not -exactly a bill of indemnity to the
Government. He believed the irregullrity had been going
cn,for a considerable time, and was equally applicable to
other Governments. The difference which existed was
more in appearance than reality. The bill could not be
referred to a select committee until it had been read a
second time, and therefore, in order to attain the object
sought by hon. members,' it was necessary that the motion
for the second reading hosild be agreed to. If no'agree-
ment were come to between the Irish members an-ll
right boa. friend the Chancellor of the Excheq,uer, it wdhld
then be as competentfor any member to move the reference
of the bill to a select committee as it was at present.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD thought that there ought to be a
distinct understanding that if an agreement were not come
to the bill should be referred to a select committee.
Mr. HORSMAN said that if the house now assented to
the second reading, and it turned out afterwards that, in
the conference which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had
invited, the matters about which there was a difference of
opinion could not be adjusted, there was no doubt that the
Government would feel that it would be proper to refer
the bill to a select committee.
Mr. URQUHART withdrew hid motion, and the bill
was then read a second time.
The Lunatic Regulation Aot Amendment Bill was read
a second time. The Marine Mutiny Bill was read a third
time and passed, as was also the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.
DEAN FOREST, &c., BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, the 'several
clauses of which were agreed to.
METROPOLITAN LOCAL MANAGEMENT.
Sir B. HALL postponed his motion for leave to intro-
dace a bill for the better local management of the metro-
polis until Monday next.
Some returns were ordered, and the house adjourned
shortly after eleven.

Ma. SHIEL'EI LEGAL AND POLITICAL SKETCHES.—
Those who remember Mr. Shiel as he appeared in his
later days in the House of Commons will recognise, in
these volumes, much of the vehemence and fire for which
that eloquent orator was distinguished. They give
proof of the hold which his native cointry had over his
mind. We have sketches of the ornaments of the Irish
l3ar at that day—Bushe, Saurin, Joy, Leslie, Foster,
Lord Norbury; &c.; together with papers on the state of
Ireland, and the conduct of the men who then wielded
her destinies. Altogether these volumes will constitute
an interesting monument of the memory of their author,
as well as a vivid pictUre of a state of society which is
fast passing away.—Morning Chronicle.
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