The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-26 00:00:00

DEFICIENCY IN THE REVENUE.

Mr. HLTME, before the House went into a Com-
mittee of Supply, was anxious to know from
some Member of it, how the Government intended
to make up the deficiency in the revenue of last year, a
sum of no less than three millions and upwards.--
(Laughter.) Hon. Gentlemen might laugh, but he thought
if they had to make up that deficiency, they would find
it no laughing matter. He thought the Government
ought in the present state of circumstances to undertake
themselves the reduction of that portion of the
expenditure which they could reduce. He was
the more induced to rut this question, as he found that
it was intended to spend a aura of 60,0001. and upwards,
which was to be received from a certain railway com-
pany for a small portion of the Crown property in the
neighbourhood of Windsor, in what was called the im-
provement of the Castle and the approaches to that town.
He submitted to the House that they looked very like
extravagance, and he must object to the abominable
system of lighting the candle at both ends. Within the
last few months 50,0001. had been expended upon Buck-
ingham Palace, while in his time a million and a halt of
money had been expended upon Buckingham Palace.
Really it was time this extravagance should be put a
stop to, and he should certainly persevere iu his opposi-
tion to this Bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
Hon. Gentleman had expended a good deal of virtuous
indignation upon a Bill which was not before the House,
but he thought the Hon. Gentleman would have acted
with more discretion had ho waited till the Bill tame
under discussion before he brought the matter before
the House.
The motion was then put and agreed to.
DUBLIN ELECTION.—ABSENCE OF LORD
ROBERT G ROSVEN OR .
The Committee appointed to try the merits of the
petition against the return of Mr. Reynolds for the city
of Dublin was summoned to the table to be sworn. The
Marquis of Granby, Mr. Bright, Mr. Sotheron, and Mr.
Baines attended at the table, but Lord Robert Grosvenor,
the chairman, did not make his appearance, and after
the lapse of a short time,
Mr. F. MAULE rose and said, as the Hon. Member
had not attended in his place within an hour from the
meeting of the House, it was his duty to move, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the Contraverted Elec-
tions Act, that he be taken into the custody of the Ser-
geant-at-Arms.

Sir H. INGLIS said it was most important that a
notice should be personally served upon those Members
who were appointed to sit upon Election Committees.
From motives of economy the House had been induced
to adopt a different system, but he could not help think-
ing that in Election Committees, which involved often
matters of vital importance to the parties interested, a
personal service should be required in order to insure the
attendance of the Members.
Sir F. EGERTON said ho understood that Lord
Robert Grosvenor had been compelled to go to Brighton
in consequence of the illness of one of his family.
After some further discussion, the motion was agreed to.

DEFICIENCY IN THE REVENUE.
Mr. BRIGHT said the Chancellor of the Ex•
chequer had stated that with regard to the outlay
upon improvements at Windsor, they would not in-
voke the outlay of a single sixpence of the public
money, but, if he understood him right, that
6,0001., which was to be contributed by certain railway
companies, was for the privilege of passing over ceratin
lands, which in reality belonged to the public, and not
to the Crown ; and, therefore, that 6,0001. ought to be
considered as public money, for if it were not, he could
see no reason why the present Bill was brought into
the House at all. ThE ro was a feeling growing up in
the country aganst our increasing expenditure, and if
the Government took no steps towards a re-
trenchment, however beautiful they might be in theory,
they would not be popular with the tax and rate-payers
of the country.