The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-25 00:00:00

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LONDON. TUURSDAY MARCH 25, 1852.

Economy—l3t ut repeat, it—we would readily see
introduced into the system of naval administration :
he, rather than see this economy degenerate into
merely parsimoeious retrenchment, we would exult
in a c curse of absolute extrsvigance. Yes ! Rather
hen witness any dangerous diminution in the funds
atonally appropriated to the maritime depirtmeot,
'either than observe the enervation by this means of
~ur sea forces, rather than behold the funds hitherto
devoted to the Royal Navy of England shorn away
like the locks of SAmsos by the DELILAH of false
economy, we would r-joice over the squandering of
yet larger supplies upon the men, upon the vessels,
and upon the dockyards. Bri-fly--it is not
the expenditure we are disposed to quarrel
with, it is simply the manner of its distribution.
The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Tavistock, in
the letter addressed to us in consequence of our ob
servations of yesterday, intimates that, notwithstand-
lug the apparent diversity of our opinions, be cot jec-
tures that those opinions are in a great measures coin-
cident. Perhaps so. " I cannot believe we materi-
ally differ," be sap, "since you desire to see our naval
force made thoroughly efficient." Precisely. And
we do not conceive that the most effectual means
of securing this efficiency would be the diminu-
tion of the naval estimates by another 2,000,000/.
sterling. There is the very point upon which we are
compelled to question the justice of Mr. TRELAWNY'S
conclusions. He expresses an anxiety to aid in
rendering the navy of Great Britain more efficient
ihao hitherto, and he commences his argument upon
the necessity of so doing, by demonstrating bow
very easily the 5.600,C00/. and upwards could be
reduced to 4.000,0001.—diminishing what has already
undergone since 1847 a very considerable diminution
by 2,000 ;0001. additional. Now it is exactly because
we do not think this to be the most reasonable method
of rendering the maritime service of these islands
efficient that we dissent from the deductions arrived
at by the Hon. Representative for Tavistock. In-
stead of calling for a supplementary retrenchment of
2,000,000/. on the Naval Estimates, we should feel
disposed to demand even an increase of those esti.
mates, in the event of any such increase being found
advisable.

Again--Mr. TEELAWNY, still insisting upon the ac-
curacy °. his
L eccentric proposition, that 40,000 able
seamen might be engaged "at 11. a week,
to find themselves takes occasion to re-
wind US that '
arrangements in yachts
orl found to in
. re nut men-of-war, and halt-
every respect practicable.
Assuredly : but yea:
a
~..,lovn sailors are
notforty thousand—to say nothing
of the yacht men being is fine
weather jacks," drop-
ping into all sorts"of agreeable
ports for the enjoy-
ment of " soft tack and green Vegetable., instead of
roughing it tars to the tune of the
like the salt water
•ng upon the
billows and the thunder. However, the Hon. Mem-
ber deprecates any serious reasoning
matter, observing that his remark "as to what could
be done, was inertly intended us the basin of
an esti-
mate !" Pass we by the illustration therefore, with
the surmise that "'fore gad, %would
lie a more
ricket Cot her," with such
ty estimate than a corner.
stone to a foundation of 4,000,0001.
a it
A 3 to the fully of all these arrangements and re.
arrangements at liyharn, we
the Hon. Member for l'Avistocakg.ree t
SimplyhorunluseY with
w,uli better serve the purpose of the contractors to
throw the refuse of their labours into a hollow so con-
tiguous as Mill-Ponds, instead of conveying it to
a considerable distance beyond the breakwater,
we do not think that the nation should
be subjected to an annual waste of some
twenty thousand pounds. Besides, of all places
along that part of the coast Milibay should have been
the last to have been placarded with " dry rubbish
can be shot here," seeing that it afforded the advan-
tages of a natural harbour, and one defended more-
over from attack, as Mr. TEELAWNY judiciously ob-
serves, by Drake Island and its batteries. Everything