The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-11 00:00:00

THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Mr. BAILLIB opposed the motion.
Mr. WALPOLE denied that the alteration proposed
would in practice give the house any additional con-
trol or power of checking public expenditure. Ho laid
great stress on the fact that two of the committees,
composed of the most influential members of the house,
who had this subject under their consideration refused to
make any recommendation on the matter. The Govern-
ment had already deprived private members of their consti-
tutional privilege of bringing forward what they considered
grievances on certain evenings, and he called on the
house not to consent to any further curtailment of
these privileges. He alluded to the circumstance that
the late Sir Tames Graham, one of the highest authorities,
and who was ch.,irman of one of these committees, had
warned the house against the adoption of any such altera-
tion as that now suggeMed.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said he would take this question on
the issue of whether or no it would facilitate the progress
of business in the house, and he was of opinion that it would
do so. The right hon gentleman then proceeded to show
the extent of the private motions, which occupied a large
portion of the time of Parliament to the detriment of the
duo consideration of the public estimates. (Hear, hear.)
He thought that the motion of the hon. member (Mr.
White) would accomplish what it proposed, and would in
no way produce the evil effects predicted by hon. members
who were opposed to an alteration in the proceedings of the
house.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

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BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 11.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade give notice, that the llioniteur of
the Bth inst,, contains a French Imperial Decree, according
to sea-going vessels, built in Canada, the privilege of ad-
mission to registry in France on the following conditions :
—Sea-going vessels of wood, 25f. per French ton ; ditto of
iron, 713,. Hulls of vessels of wood, 15f. per French ton;
ditto of iron, 50f. Machinery fixed in either of the above,
25f, per 300 kilogrammes.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 11.
2d Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet Nassau Clark, from
the 4th Hussars, to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by
from the army, her Majesty having no
purchase, vice Pakenham, promoted.
sth Dragoon r a
beengEo occasion
Guards—Paymaster William George Proctor
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for his services; Nathaniel Eyre Rob-
bins,late 2d nragoon Guards, to be Paymaster,
vice William George Proctor, removed from the service.
6th Dragoon Guards—Cornet Cecil Edward Martyn, from
the 9th Lancers, to be Cornet,
furthera os
Esq.,
removed
vice Marryat, promoted.
7th Hussars—Cornet Edward Metcalfe to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice the Hon. Auberon. William
Edward Molyneux Herbert, Who retires.
Bth Hussars—Lieutenant George Campbell Ross to be
b°pri 31
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,vice
captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major George Gooch
Cloweß, who retires ; Cornet Lachlan Foster Jamieson to
purchase, Ross.
Henry Verschoyle to be
i tires.
112th Lancers—Captain Robert Herbert heath Ito to be
11bthe
Lieutenant, Lieutenant,nussarb y h
ye who re-