The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-03 00:00:00

Mr. GISBORNE hoped as they had gone through 'the
votes for the effective service of the navy, that the Chair-
man would be allowed to report progress as they were
about to commence with the votes for the non-effective
services of the navy, and seeing that the reductions which
were made year after year in time of peace had been unsatis-
factory, and not what the country had a right to expect, he
wished to have an opportunity of giving full expression to
his opinions. That was an inconvenient time (nearly
twelve o'clock) to do so, and therefore, unless he had an as-
surance that upon the bringing up the Report, he would
have an opportunity of addressing the House on this
subject, he would think it his duty to move that the
Chairman should at once r. port progress.
Mr. MORE O'FERR ALL would undertake that the
Report should be brought up at such an hour as to cri-
me the Hon. Gentleman an opportunity of addressing
the House.
The vote was then agreed to.
512,385/. was voted for military pensions and allowances.
On 187,2634 being proposed for civil pensions and
allowances,
Mr. HUME said it was clear that so long as any de-
partment had the power of granting pensions, there would
never be any reduction. It would be necessary to bring
this subject before them, and he would call upon the
House to gire a list of all pensions that had been granted
in all departments, civil and military, and he thought
the public would then see the extravagant way
in which money was dispo,ed of. When they
came to raise new taxes, and it was known
that a House with not forty Members in it, hal voted the
public money at an extravagant rate, people would re .
quire a little better attention on the part of their repre-
sentatives to this subject. The Hon. Member for East
Kent (Mr. Plumptre) had said that the Government
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ought to increase their naval force. He (Mr. Hume) had • Fiedee'
Suddenly, on the 29th ult. at the house of George of
always thought that the Hon. Member Wag a man of kg
ii-„b_treet, Southwa'rk, Mrs. Sarah Sketchley, late
peace, but it now appeared that he was a man of war. EKsac.in,,tio'n, in the 68th year of her age. 1101'
(Laughter.) He thought the Hon. Member must have Ons 22d ult., at St. James's-place, 11w-ill:stead-road,
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forgotten those precepts so often inculcated by those who relict of the late C. Lsete, Esq., of Northumberland-s" associated with him. When the Government came to Strand,
propose taxes, the Government would find that those gen_ On the 26th ult., at Fraser Lodge, Portobello, Miss
tlemen who urged an increase of expenditure, would not Ann Banner.
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aged 52.
On the 27th nit., at Bathwiek-hill, Bath, W. Ken
be so ready to enable them to meet it.--( Hear, hear.)
Mr. PLUMPTRE'S opinion was, that the way to aged 66.
aged
81.
On the 23tli ult., at Paris. John Stephenson, Es, Marian, the
maintain peace was to be always prepared for war.
On the 28th ult., at Granard Lodge, Eleanor ~
The vote was then agreed to.
slaughter of Alexander Hamilton Robson, Esq., of her Majesty 68,141/. was voted for defraying the expenses of con- 3d Regiment, Buffs, aged 15 months and 13 days. the i"
veying convicts to New South Wales and Van Diemen's On the 29th ult., at Francis-terrace, Kentish-town,
Land.
' fant son of Assistant-Commissary-General Dinwiddie.
174,3741. was voted for defraying the freight of ships
and transports for conveying troops and stores.
The House then resumed, and the Chairman repotted
the resolutions to the House.

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