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LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1863.

la the house of Lords, last evening,
The Prince and Princess of Wales' Annuities
Bill was passed through comrittee.
On the motion of Lord LIFFORD the Drainage
of Land Bill was read a second time, and
easelt the
suggestion of Lord LUCAN referred to ect
committee. •
The Duke of SOMERSET moved the second reading
of the Naval Coast Volunteers Act Amendment
Bill. The noble duke said that according to the
existing arrangements, the services of the coast
guard volunteers were limited to a distance of 300
miles from their own shores, and soma inconve-
nience had arisen where vessels having any of these
men on board were required beyond that limit.
The bill, therefore, proposed to abolish this ar-
rangement so far as all men were concerned who
might enter hereafter, but the strictest good faith
would be observed with regard to the men at pre-

sent constituting the reserve. This proposal might
perhaps lead to some diminution in the coast guard
volunteer force, but, seeing that the reserves from
other sources were increasing, no sensible effect
would be made on the total number of the naval
vserve, which, before the end of the year, he
e,pected would number about 30,000 men.
The Earl of HARDWICKE expressed his surprise
to find that, with the large reserve force of 30,000
men, the Government deemed it necessary to have
not less than 76,000 seamen and marines for the
present year. And
fo h
ite shThe Duke of SOMERSET
ould like to know what
was the necessity r .
said the intenVon was to employ these men at home ;
but it was possible that in the event of war some of
them might be found on board the ships in the
Channel, and if they were not available for a more
distant service our whole force might be paralysed.
The bill was then read a second time, and their
lordships soon after adjourned.
In the House of Commons, Mr. COBDEN gave
notice, that, on the order of the day for going into
committee en the Navy Estimates, he should call
attention to the administration of naval affairs by
the Board of Admiralty.
In reply to ColonelSTUAßT'
Sir G. C. Lewis said, that regard to any prize
money coming to the troops engaged in the Chinese
expedition of 1860, the loot taken by the troops had
been sold on the spot,and the proceeds divided among

the men.
Mr. LAYARD stated, in answer to Mr. Caird. that
the attention of the Government had been called to
certain vessels supposed to be fitting out in this
country for the Confederate States; but that the
information was too vague and uncertain to justify
the interference of the authorities, at the same time
he wished it to be understood that her Majesty's
Government would keep a close watch upon all
suspected vessels.
The adjourned debate on the second reading of
the Tobacco Duties Bill was resumed by Colonel
DUNNE, who contended that the proposed change
would place the Irish manufacturer in a worse posi-
tion than he was at present, at the same time that
it would be of no benefit to the consumer.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE argued iu favour of referring
the bill to a select committee, in order that the