The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-14 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. PEEL explained that the votes, class 1., were deli-
vered on Thursday.
Mr. A. SMITH opposed proceeding with votes in class 1.,
as the particulars had been too short a time in the hands of
hon. members to enable, them to master the details. The
estimates were far too hastily proceeded into. These esti-
mates had been augmented from £692,000 to £893,000, ex-
hibiting a difference of upwards of £lOO,OOO. In order to
give time for their consideration, he begged to move that
these votes be referred to a select committee.
Sir J. TRELAWNY seconded the motion, and com-
plained that the rapid way in which these votes were taken

took the house by surprise.
Mr. PEEL said the delay in supplying the estimates
arose from the anxiety of the Government that they should
be strictly correct. There might be some diversity in the
votes, but substantially the aggregate amount was the
same as last year.
Mr. WILLIAMS complained that the estimates were
rendered in a way that nobody could understand. The
other night £6,500,000 was voted w ith unusual and unne-
cessary haste.
Lord J. MANNERS suggested that No. 1 vote should
be postponed.
After a few words from Sir J. SHELLEY,
Sir G. GREY said if it was the wish of the house No.
3 (Civil Service) vote would be taken.
On this understanding the motion was withdrawn, and
the house went into committee of supply on the votes
specified.
The following votes were then taken :
ENGLAND.

._ ____ _.
Law charges (England) _ £24,610
Criminal Prosecutions .. 190,808
Police, Counties and Boroughs (Great Britain) 228,056
Crown-office, Queen's Bench
Admiralty Court Registry
Late Insolvent Court 4,458
Probate Court 83,530
County Courts
Land Registry-office 8,331
Police Courts (Metropolis)
Metropolitan Police
Revising Barristers (England and Wales)
Divorce Court Compensations 18,959

£928,038

SCOTLAND.
Lord Advocate and Solicitor's Geieral'a Sala•

ries
Court of Session
Court of Justiciary
Prosecu ions under the Lord Advocate
Exchequer (Scotland) Legal Branch
Sheriffs and Procurators' Fiscal Prosecutions
Prosecutors Fiscal Salaries
Sheriffs' Clerks
Expenses in matter of titles
Register House, Edinburgh
Commissary Clerks' Office
Accountant in Bankruptcy

£3,377
18,090
11,081
4,500
1,580
35,231
22,605
15,380
3,695
16,192
1,320
1,487

£i34,738

IRELAND.
Law charges and criminal prosecutions
Court of Chancery
Courts of Queen's. Bench, Common Pleas, and

£61,134
5,635

Exchequer
Process servers
Registrars to Judges and clerks of the Court of
Errors
Manor Courts cornpens Ai ions
Registry of Judgments ..
High Court of Delegates
Court of Bankruptcy and Insolvency
City Probate
Landed Estates Court ..
Consolidated Office of Writs
Revising Barristers, Dublin
Dublin Me,ropolitan Police and Police Justices
Constabulary of Ireland,
Four Courts, Marshalsea Prison

10.302
8,300

PRISONS AND CONVICTS.
Inspections and General Superintendence
Prisons and Convict Establishments at home
Maintenance of Prisoners in County Jails
Transportation of Convicts ..
Convict Establishments in the Colonies

5,932
2,630
2,782

Total Law and Justice .
Showing a net increase over 1862-3 of.. 17,033
Sir G. GREY intimated that he did not propose to take
any further votes that evening. (Hear, hear.)

The house resumed
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (1S58) AMENDMENT

BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
TELEGRAPHS BILL.
The house then proceeded to consider the Telegraphs
Bill as amended.
In clause 26 an amendment was introduced, to the effect,
that "in case of difference with the company," a person
should satisfy a justice of the peace that he intended to
raise his house before the company could be required to
make the necessary alteration in their telegraph wire.
Lord CHURCHILL moved the reinsertion of the words
" of the annual value of £2O" after the words " dwelling-
house," in the 20th clause, which words had been struck
out of the clause when the bill was last before the house.
The noble lord move' the reinsertion of the words on the
ground that this bill would otherwise have the effect of
crippling the extension of the telegraph system, except in
the case of telegraph companies which obtained the sanction
of railway and canal companies to lay down wires on their
property.
Mr. HENLEY opposed the motion on the ground that
it would be taking away that protection from the poor
which the rich enjoyed.
Mr. M. GIBSON said that the words had been originally
inserted in the clause in consequence of their having been
adopted in the act of last year, but he found it difficult to
withstand the arguments of the right hon. gentleman oppo-
site when the mattr was discussed in committee, and he
had therefore consented to tbeir being struck out. He ad-
vised the noble lord not to persist in his motion.
The motion was then withdrawn, and the amendments
as considered were agreed. to.
SAVINGS BANKS ACTS BILL.
which this bill is to be founded,
subject of con-
SirOn the bringing up of the report of the committee on
H. WILLOUGHBY said that thento
• Government
objectionable
verting the large sums in savings ball
ra;td was likely
stock was fraught with many
to give rise to a system of Bean
thal
the bill about to be
character. He therefore hoped
t serious
• ed the .rn" consideration
brought in would received difefiecu,ltiskBeo;:e
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of the house.
reed to, and the
The report was then ag
bill was brought

in. WILL then asked leave to bring in a
and amend the laws relating to savings
b
Sir U.
ill
no, observing
m
ate
that the provi •
ons of the measure in no
way related to the large and difficult question of the con-
version of the funds of savings banks, but to the internal
wan institutions only, and he believed it
bill to coneolid
had the support of all parties interested in their manage-
ment.

Mr. ROEBUCK expressed a hope that in a subject of
this importance care would be taken to print the bill early,
in order that hon. members might fully understand its pro-
visions before it came on for second reading.
Leave having been given, the bill was brought in and
read a first time.

The Lords' amendments on the Salmon Exportation Bill
Were considered and agreed to ; and
The house adjourned at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MVSEUM.—During the
week ending April 11 the visitors have been as fol-
lows :—From Monday to Saturday, free days, open from
10 a.m., to 10 p.m., 20,076. From the opening of the
museum, 3,768,369. Museum of Patents, South Kensing-
ton.—Number of visitors for the week ending April 11,
4,406. Total number since the opening of the museum, free
daily (May 12, 1868), 707,092.