The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-05 00:00:00

COURSE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the sanding order re-
lative to the days on which the committees of supply and
ways and means shall be fixed be repealed; and, also, that
the committees of supply and ways and means shall be
fixed for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and for any
other day on which orders of the day shall have precedence
of notices of motions ; that the said resolution be a stand-
ing order of this houso. _ .

DISR .ELI objected to this course as inconsistent
with the public business. _ _ _

➢ir. HUME hoped the proposition of the noble lord
should be understood to apply only to the present session.
After a few words from Sir G. GREY,

The motion was agreed to.

Lord J. RIISSEIJL gave notice, that on Monday he
would move that Government orders of the day should take
precedence of other Orders on Thursday.

NAVY ESTIMATES.

Sir J. GRAHAM then rose to move for "a supplemen-
tary estimate of her Majesty's navy." Believing that the
war was a just and necessary war, and that it ought to be
prosecuted with energy and vigour, he thought the house
would find no difficulty in agreeing p 3 the propositions
which be should submit to them. (Hear.) Before ho pro-
ceeded to the supplemental estimate's, he might state that
during the last month no less than 11,000 men had been
added to the navy, and from the report of the inspectors it
appeared that most of these men were efficient seamen, the
Coast Guard having been fpund to be a most effective re-
serve. The right hon baronet then proceeded to disclose
the nature of the estimates as follows :

The total sum now to be provided amounts to
4,553,7311., and is distributed among the following
votes :

Vote I.—WAGES TO SEAMEN AND MARINES. —The
total under this head is 461,7001., of which sum 110,0001.
will be required to defray the charge of wages for 5,000
additional se amen during the last six months of the cur-
rent year, provision for the first half having teen made
in the estimates already voted. For the additional pay
beyond seamen's pay to coast guandsmen and seamen
riggers employed in the fleet, the amount to be voted is
51,700/. ; and 220,0001. is asked for to defray for an en-
tire year the charge of wages for a further addition of
5,000 seamen. These items together amount to
381,7001., and 80,0001. more being added as the balance
of pay due to the representatives of the officers and
crews belonging to the discovery ships above mentioned,
the total of 461,700/. is attained.

Vote ll.—The cost of provisions; victualling stores,
&c., for the first additional 5,000 during six months, is
estimated at 50,0001., and that required for the second
additional 5,000 in the whole year, at 100,00 Q/. ; which,
with 50,0001. "for additional victualling stores required,
and for freight of provisions, and for an increase in the
prices of several species of stores and provisions," amount
altogether to the sum of 200,0001., the total asked for
under this head.

Vote 111. and Vote VI. provide for additional ex-
penses, which the increase of business occasioned by the
war will render necessary in domestic establishments.
For those at Whitehall and Somerset-house 5,0001. is
required ; and for salaries in naval, victualling, and
medical establishments, dockyards, &c., at home, 2,000/.
in addition to the former estimates.

Vote VIII. and Vote IX. provide for additional
outlay in wages to artificers, &c., employed in her Ma-
jesty's establishments at home and abroad. Under the
former head 47,0001., and under the latter 1,0001. are
required.
Vote X. NAVAL STORES, &c., FOR THE BUILDING
AND REPAIR OF SHIPS. —The total supplementary vote
asked for is 697,3311., of which 160,0001. is the esti-
mated cost, of coals and other fuel for steam vessels ;
40,0001., that of stores required to replace those issued
to the fleet ; 252,6741., that of the purchase and repair
of the steam machinery ; and 244,6571., that of the pur-
chase of steam-vessels gun-boats, &c.
Vote XL provides for new works, improvements,
and repairs in the yards, &c. The total under this head
is 7,0001., to be entirely expended in additions to the
hospital huildings and store rooms at Ilaslar.
Vote XIL—An additional grant of 30,0001. is asked
fir, under the head of med►cines arid medical stores ;
5,0001. being required for the 10,000 additional men to
be provided fur during half or the whole of the year ;
and the remaining 25,0001. for extra stores, &c., neces-
sary in hospital ship; and for the several naval medical
establishments, including that required at Therapia.
Vote XIII. Under the head entitled Miscellaneous
Services, 6,0001. is asked to provide for additional
charges of pilotage, the expenses of raising volunteers,
and other minor charges.
Vote XVII.- -By far the largest proportion of the
whole sum required is comprised under the head, "Army
and Ordnance Departments." The expenses incurred or
to be incurred in transporting troops and horses are
classed under twelve heads, of which the following are
the mo-t important : "Freight of transports on monthly
pay, including steam-vessels, or for the purchase of the
the same," 2,610,2001.
," Freight of ships hired for con-
veyance of troops, &c., including rations," 108,000/
" Coals for steam transports and freight ships," 160,0001.
" Fitting transports and freight ships," " bedding, blan-
kets, and other stores for troops," and " forage and
stores for horses," each 50,0001. The total asked under
this vote is the very considerable sum of 3,096,700/.
Recapitulating these different votes, we shall arrive at
the following result :

War £1,377,031
Naval Service, Effective {Arctic dis-
covery