The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1838.

PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.
Mr. GILL ON then moved for " An account of the public
income and expenditure of the United Kingdom in the years
ending the sth of January, 1836, 1837, and 1838 ; distinguish-
ing the actual payments for the expenses incurred in the col-
lection and management of the revenue, for the charges of
the public debt (the terminable annuities being also valued by
estimate), for the expenses of the Civil Government, the al-
lowances to the Royal Family, and to his Royal Highness
Prince Leopold ; the establishment of the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, the expenses of the two Houses of Parliament, and
the Civil Departments ; the other pensions on the Consolidated
Fund, or the gross revenue, and the Civil List ; also the pay-
ments for the administration of justice, diplomatic expenses, and
the payments on account of the sums voted for the army, navy,
and the ordnance services ; also public works, bounties, Post-
office, the quarantine and warehousing establishments, and all
other payments not coming under any of the foregoing heads ;
with an appendix showing the several items composing each
head of the account."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER didnotrise
for the purpose of opposing the motion ; but as this was a mo-
tion for a continuation of former returns, he could not help
observing that such returns were inconvenient, from their ten-
dency to produce confusion in the public accounts.
The motion was agreed to, and the return ordered.
LORD DURHAM'S MISSION.
The Marquis of C H ANDO S said that he now rose to bring
under the attention of the House the :question of which he
had given notice, and in doing so he would assure the House
that at that late hour of the night, it was not his intention to
trespass at any great length ; but at the same time he must
observe that the motion which he would have the honour to
propose, was one which appeared to him to possess very great
importance.
Lord J. RUSSELL asked the Noble Lord what was the
specific form of the motion he intended to bring forward.
The Marquis of CH ANDOS said that he intended to pro-
pose a resolution of which he had sent a copy to the Noble
Lord the Secretary of the Colonies. The resolution was
in the following terms :—" Resolved that it is the opinion
_of
the House that the duties of Lord High Commissioner
and Governor-General of her Majesty's North American
provinces should ba conducted with the utmost degree of
economy consistent with the public service, and the just and
ample reward of all persons employed. That it appears by
returns which were laid before this House that the amount
of the expenditure for one year on account of the esta-
blishment of Lord Gosford was 12,6781., and that it appears
to the House that such establishment was formed on a
just and liberal scale, and i 3 a proper precedent to
he acted on with respect to the establishment to be provided
for the Earl of Durham." On the 20th of March, he (the
Marquis of Chandos) had wked a question with respect to this subject
of the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Home Department—namely,
with respect to the expenses of Lord Durham's mission and the Noble
Lord had informed him in reply, that he had no objection that there
should be laid before the House a statement of the establishment in-
tended to be made. It appeared so far back as the 10th of March a let-
ter was written to Lord Durham, in reply to Sir G. Grey, and enclosing
him a memorandum of the proposed establishment, as far as he stated
himself to be able to judge of the assistance he would require. But on
the 20th of March he (the Marquis of Chandos) asked this question of
the Noble Lord the Home Secretary, and on the 24th of March, four
days after this, the following letter appears to have been addressed by
Lord Glenelgto the Earl of Durham.
" Downing-street, 24th Mareh, 1838.

"My Lord—l have the honour to inform you that a desire has been
expres.ed by a Member of the House of Co;nmons in his place, that a
statement of your Lordship's establishment as Governor-General of the
British North American provinces and her Majesty's High Commis-
sioner for the adjustment of certain affairs in Canada, should be laid
before the House. Lord John Russell, on the part of her Majesty's
Government, having assented to this request, I shall be obliged if your
Lordship will tlirnish me with a statement of your establishment for this
purpose—l have, &c.
(Signed) " GLENELG.