The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-21 00:00:00

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The subjects referred to by the Hon. and Gallant Member
would be duly attended to.

Mr. HU.II-E deprecated the system of changing the members
of the Board of Admiralty with the change of the Govern-
ment. fie also deprecated the perpetual system of crying
down our navy. He really thought that discus,ions of this
sort did the country very great injury.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord IN GESTRE considered that the lion. and Gallant
Member had acted very properly in bringing the state of the
navy before the House. He ( Lord Ingestre) had often im.
pressed upon the House the necessity of appointing a Board of
Constructicn. He protested against the present system of
lavish expenditure on the part of the Admiralty. The men-
of-war that had been recently built were clearly disgraceful to
those who were concerned in the construction of them. He
had, on a former occasion, asked for a full report of the
character of the different men-of- war that had been
built and sent out during the past few years.
—( Hear. hear.) That report had not been produced.
and he often called upon the Government to produce such a
report. He was of opinion that there should be more than one
surveyor of the navy. He must certainly compliment the late
Board on having appointed a Committee of Reference, which
he believed was a step in the right direction. But even that
step was a mere instalment. He hoped the Board would pro-
ceed in their present course of reform. They had also re-
established the school of naval architecture ; that was another
step in the right direction.—( Hear, hear. ) But the Govern..
ment he hoped would find it to be expedient to reform that
school, by opening it to the best talent of the country. The sum
that had been expended in the construction of her Majesty s
yacht was perfectly frightful ; had there been a proper system
in operation, that would not have been the case. In this man-
ner the country were con'tantly throwing away the money of
the public instead of applying it to more useful reforms and
a more efficient navy.
Admiral DUNDAS said that the Government had now a
number of frigates and vessels better manned than they had
ever been at any time.

Admiral 13015'LES also made some statements to the same
effect.

Mr. M. GORE wished to call the attention of the Govern-
ment to the necessity of affording the means of education
and a home to the British sailor.
SUPPLY.

The House then went into a Committee of Supply.
On the motion of Mr. WARD, the sum of 394,7201. was
voted for the navy estimates.
Captain PECHELL said that 267 letters had been sent in,
requesting retirement under the proposed regulations of the
late Board. Those regulations had not been carried into effect,
and he thought it but a matter of justice that those letters
should be returned, etherwise they might prejudice their claims
to active service, should these regulations not be carried into
effect.

Mr. WARD thought that upon a future occasion the House
would have a more favourable opportunity for entering into the
de'ails and merits of the question.
Captain FITZROY made some remarks in explanation of
the late attempt to form a new system of retiring allowances for
the officers of the navy.
The vote was then agreed to.
A vote of 705,445/. was next proposed to provide for half-
pay officers, and the officers of the royal marine.
This vote was also agreed to.
Sir R. H. INGLIS wished to bring forward his motion, of
which he had given notice, respecting the Museum estimates.
Mr. HUME proposed that the chairman do report progress.
It was then half-past twelve o'clock, and it would take him
half an hour to explain his objection to the vote ; one ground
of his complaint was, that the library was neglected ; another,
that the members of the committee did not attend to the re-
commendations of the Committee of that House ; there were
several other grounds of objection which he would not now
go into.
The CsIA after some discussion between Sir H. In-_
glis and Mr. Hume, then reported progress, and obtained
leave to sit again on Wednesday.
The Tenants Compensation Ireland Bill went through Com-
mittee proli)rina.
The Wreck and Salvage Bill was postponed till Thursday
next.

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The Newfoundland Bill was postponed till Monday next.
CLERKS OF THE CROWN, &c. (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was postponed to the same day.
EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE OF TRADING ABOLITION

(IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was committed pro forma, for the purpose of in-
troducing amendments.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL.
This Bill was withdrawn.
BOOKS AND ENGRAVINGS BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
SUPPLY.

The report of the Committe on Supply was then brought up
and agreed to.
SHANNON NAVIGATION BILL.
Th is Bill was read a second time.

COMMONS INCLOSURE (No. 0) BILL.
On the motion that the House resolve itself into Committee
on this Bill,
Mr. BROTHERTON said he thought that this Bill should
not be proceeded with at so late, an hour (one o'clock).
Lord LINCOLN was very much opposed to it.
The House, however, went into Committee on the Rill. The
clauses with some amendments were agreed to, and the report
ordered to be brought up on Wednesday next.
ORDNANCE SURVEY BILL.
This Bill was then read a third time and passed.
PRISONS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.