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enough alreittly, to enable the Right Hon. Gentleman to
form a jude.ment on that point.
The Vote was then agreed to.
The next was 31,5001. for Medicines and Medical
Stores.—Agreed to. As was 50,3801. for the Miscella-
neous Services of the Navy.
On the question) that 871,8581. be granted for the
Half•pay of tie Royal Navy and Marines—
Mr. HUME objeceed, on the ground that gross extra-
vagance was committed in that department of the public
service, in consequence of no care being taken to place per-
eons enjoying half-pay upon full when additional Officers
were required for the active service of the Navy.
Captain D. DUNDAS was surprised at the remark just
made by the Hon. Member for Middlesex. In his opinion,
the recommendation of the Hon. slember was anything
but judicious; and there was no one, he was sure, in that
House, who had the slightest acquaintance with the naval
service, who would not be ready to testify to the fact, that
sufficient justice was not done to the naval service. There
were many Officers of the Navy who had served 30 and 40
years, who had not above 3s. 6d. a-day, and he referred
to the case of the Pursers as one in point.
Sir E. CODRINGTON felt deeply the injustice that
was done to the Naval Service, and he thought that that
injustice would be greatly aggravated, and, at the same
time. the efficiency of the aerteice itself much diminished,
if the recommendation of the lion. Member far Middlesex
were adopeed. It would be, in his judgment, most inju-
dicious to fill up the active situations of the Navy with old
worn-out Officers. In fact, the whole half-pay system
was a disgrace to the Navy, and plair.ly proved that the
feeling of the present day was to keep down the Naval
Service as much as possible. As a further proof of the
prevalence of that sentiment, he would state, that for a
long time past he had been endeavouring, unsuccessfully,
to obtain an answer to a memorial which be had presented
on behalf of the unfortunate men who had lost their
clothes and other property, and, more than that, lost their
limbs, at Navarino. That memorial was in the first in-
stance presented by desire of the Lord High Admiral. It
had disappeared in a most mysterious manner. Nothing
was known of it at the Treasury—nothing could be beard
of it at the Admiralty ; hut he sincerely hoped that the
subject would again be brought forward and submitted
under better auspices to the consideration of a Reformed
Parliament. Returning to the subject of the state of the
half-pay system in the navy, he asked why should a retired
Secretary of any (1-partmsnt receive 2,0001. a year, and
such a man as Sir Benjamin Hdlowell, the companion of
Nelson, get but 750/. ? It was a fact at which some
Members, perhaps, would feel no small surprise, that a
Commissary had half-pay five times the amonnt of that en-
joyed by a purser. Ile then went on to complain of the
injustice done, net only to officers of the navy, but to their
widows, and expressed an earnest hope that every thing
relating to this department would undergo complete re-
vision. Rea ly, as things stood, he could not help saying
that he thought the Foreign Enlistment Bill ought to be
repeded, and that our seamen ought to be permitted to
fight en both sides of foreign wars; they would be the
more efficient for our purposes when we might require
them.

Mr. O'DWYER also complained of the system upon
which the navy was governed, all promotions being con-
ferred upon persons having Parliamentary influence or
connexion with the aristocracy.
Sir J. GRAHAM challenged investigation into the
manner in which the patronage of the navy had been
disposed of since he came into office. He contended, that
it was uniformly given upon account of long service and
general professional qualifications. He hoped that the
whole question of naval promotions would undergo the
strictest investigation, for he felt that the result would but
show that it had been most impartially administered. He
was sore that most Hon. Meinhers would agree with him,
that unless the navy were kept in effective condition, it
might as well be given up at once.
The vote woe then agreed to.
The four fol:owing votes were agreed to without any
discussion :—A grant to his Majesty of 533,4031. for mi-
litary pensions and allowances; one of 2d0,3421. for civil
pensions and allowances ; one of 200,8001. for the freight,
&c., of ships engaged for the conveyance of troops and
stores : and one of 118.3001. for freight of ships to convey
convicts to New South Wales.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and obtained
leave to sit again on Wednesday next.
Report to be brought up tomorrow.
The House then resumed.
TRADE WITH CHINA.
Mr. R. GORDON asked the Hon. Member for South
Hampshire (Sir G. Staunton), whether it was his inten-
tion to postpone his motion on the above subjict, which
stood for to-morrow ?
Sir G. STAUNTON said, that this was the second
time l.v was asked to postpone his motion. He thought
it of importance that the question should be considered as
early as possible. If he saw an open day, he should have
no objection to postpone it until then. It the motion was
called on to-morrow, he should either bring it on or
postpone it until some fixed (11.
METROPOLITAN POLICE OFFICES' BILL.
Mr. G. LAMB, in moving the second reading of this
Bill, said, it was one to con,olidate the former Acts
respecting the police. One or two alterations had been
made, and they related principally to a reduction of ex-
pence. It was intended to dispense with the police office
of Sr. Mary, Whitechapel. The removal, however, wouti
be attended with the discontent of those who res.d,cl in the
immediate vicinity. If any material objections were made
to the removal, it would not he persisted in. In the ori-
ginal plan, it was proposed to take away one Magistra e
from each of the offices, and to grant the power of
conviction to one Magistrate where two were required.
He did not think any objection could be made to this
last alteration, as generally one Magistrate only pre-
sided —(Hear, hear.) Night business should not, perhaps,
b, transacted without a Magistrate, for if one was not
present at night, too much power might be placed in the
hands of Inspectors, and persons be incarcerated without
sufficient reas.n. In :he City, however, the attendance
of Nlagistrates at night was dispensed with.
Mr. HAWES was glad to see that the design of the
Bill was ta introduce economy into the police system. H,
would not object to the second reading of it, if the Hoo.
Mover of it would consent to have a Committee appointed
to consider the institution of the police generally.
Mr. G. LAMB had no objection to have a Committee
appointed, but he thought that, as its itiquities would
take up a long time, it would be better to defer it for the
present sess!on. At any rate, he hoped that the present
Bill would be suff,red to pass before the Committee was
appointed.
Mr. HAWES would trust entirely to the Hon. Mem-
her's promise of having a Committee appointed to inquire
into the subject, and hoped that some fresh measures of
police would be founded on the report made by that Com-
mittee. He would not, therefore, oppose the second reading
of the present Bill.
Mr. G. F. YOUNG wished to know if the Lambeth-
street office was to remain or not? If it was not, he bad
a few observations to make in opposition to the presen
B"

Mr. G. LAMB said lie did not mean to press that
part of the Bill. Whether that office was to be dispensed
with or not, would be determined afterwards.
The Bill was then read a second time.
LANCASTER ASSIZES.
EWART moved for leave to bring in a Bill to re-
move the assizes from Lancaster to Manchester and Liver-
pool.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL referred to the conver.
s &on that took place on a former evening on the above
motion, when it was suggested that the power of removing
the assizes should be vested in the King in Council, which
suggestion had been approved of by the Right Hon. Ba
ionet the M-mber for Tamtvorth, ant by the Noble Lord
the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The matter had been
since considered by his Majesty's Ministers, and it was
determined, that instead of limiting themselves to this
particular Bill relating to the removal of tne Lancaster
Assizes, one should he brought in !or the removal of all
assizes to the places that seemed most fit to his Majesty's
Council. He would move then, by way of amendment,
for leave to bring in a Bill of the description he suggested.
After a desultory conversation, Mr. EWART withdrew
his motion ; and leave was then given to bring in the Bill
proposed by the Solicitor-General.

Owing to the protracted indisplsition of the Lord Ad-
vocate, the motions which he was to have brought forward
were again postponed by Mr KENNEDY.
—. .

The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and
le House adjourned at Twelve o'clock.

Accounts from Avington Park, state that the
Duke of BUCKINGHAM, whose life had been for some

time despaired of, was on Saturday considered out of
d3nger.

BRISTOL ASSIZES.—The citizens of Bristol
have again, for the third time since the ever. morable riots
of 1831, bee❑ spared the pain they would have experi-
enced front an official visit of their Recorder. Strange as
it may appear, not one crime of has been committed of
Inch magnitude, since the Special Commission for the
trial of the rioters, as to require his presence on the
Bench ; all prisoners subsequent to that period having
iieen disposed of at Quart, Sessions, at which his worship
the Mayor presides.—Query.—Has crime increased in the
city ?—Hereford Times,