The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-25 00:00:00

CELLANEOUS ESTIMATES.

_Lord J. RUSSELL then rose to move the adjourn-
ment of the House to Thursday next, and on doing so
stated that it was the intention of the Government to pro-
ceed with the Miscellaneous Estimates on that day. Any
item that was objected to might be postponed. Generally
speaking, the estimates were the same as last year.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that considering the estimates
were not yet in .the bands of Members, that they
ought not to proceed with
.4 them on Thursday.
They might proceed with the Civil Contingencies on
Thursday, as Members had received them.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that until the Miscella-
neous Estimates had been passed, the Budget could not
be brought forward.
Mr. DISRAELI condemned the principle of putting
off the financial statement to so late a period of the
session.
Mr. CARDWELL complained of the postponement of
the budget to so indefinite a period.
Mr. GLADSTONE could not understand what con-
nexion there was between the budget and the miscella-
neous estimates. •
Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that it was usual to
proceed to a considerable extent with the estimates be-
fore bringing on the budget.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.
Mr. HERBERT wished to ask the Noble Lord at the
head of the Government whether he was aware of the
fact that a body had been cast ashore in Ireland, and
that the starving population had eaten the body to allay
their hunger?
Mr. P. SCROPE wished, before the Noble Lord
answered the question, to call the attention of the
House and the Government to the awful responsibility
they incurred in not doing something more effectual for
the relief of the suffering and starvation of Ireland.
Who was responsible for this dreadful misery and suf-
fering? In no country in the world could such a state
of things be found as that to be witnessed in the United
Kingdom. On the one hand, they had unbounded free-
dom, with the people enjoying themselves in every kind
of amusement, and revelling In luxuries ; and, on the
other, within a twenty-four hours' journey, the people
smaiidser that
awere dying by thousands from the absolute want of
food. Let
it
for not
this be said
tfotrhothpeeyopwleereofrEeandgy to
England were
responsible sanc-
tion any measure tiovernment might propose to mi-
tigate,
if not to remove it.—(Hear, hear.) With the
Government, then, must rest the responsibility
as they had it in their power to apply to Parliament for
additional advances, or to propound some scheme for
the profitable employment of the starving Irish people.
Lord J. RUSSELL had certainly not received any
official information of the circumstance referred to by
the Honourable Member opposite who asked the first
question, but he would cause inquiry to be made into it.
With regard to the second question ot the Hon. Gen-
deman behind him, all he could do was simply to direct
the attention of the lion. Gentleman to what had already
been done for Ireland in the present session. No less
than 80,0001. bad been advanced for relieving the mise-
rie;: of her p-ople, besides the other measures of a revue.
, dial character, and whatever the Honourable Gentleman
might say about the responsibility of Government,
what he could only reply was that Government had
done, and were still anxious to do all iu their power to
improve the condition of Ireland.—(Cheers.)
NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
In reply to Sir H. WILLOUGH BY,
The CHANCELLOR ot the EXCHEQUER stated
that before any vote could be taken for the new Houses
of Parliament a report of the Commissioners appointed to
inquire into the state of the building would be laid on
the table.

STATE OF IRELAND.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL, adverting to the former subject,
was glad to hear the Noble Lord at the bead of the
Government state that he would cause inquiries to be
made into the nature and extent of the sufferings of the
people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He confessed he felt
rather anxious upon the result of the inquiry, as on a