The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-15 00:00:00

EVENING,

vessels. lle was gratified at the good that had already
been done, but he did not place entire reliance in the
I expectations ctiterained of suppressing the slave trade
altogether, though ct,rtainly such a consummation would
be most ecteeeeh!e to him.
Mr. HUNIE wished so know what proportion of the
34,000 captured slaves had been liberated and sent to
the West Indies?
Mr. HAWES was not prepared to answer the question
at that moment.
The vote was then agreed to.
On the next vote, for 14 750/. for the expenses of the
mixed Commission for suppressing the slave trade with
foreign powers,
Mr. HUME asked if the vacancies which had recently
oecurred were to be filled up?
Viscount PALMERSTON said he hoped the expenses
of the commission would be reduced very soon, and no
unnecessary vacancies would be filled tap.
The vote was agreed to.
On the next vote for 148,490/, for the expenses of the
consular establishments abroad,
Mr. URQUIIART moved that the chairman report
progress, as it was understood no money was to be voted
after twelve o'clock, and this motion was a sort of retalia-
tion for what Government had done the other night.
Lord J. RUSSELL hoped the Hen. Member would
allow the votes to proceed.
Mr. URQUHART said there was a matter of great
importance involved in the vote the House were about to
enter upon; and exhausted as the House was by pre-
vious discussion, he should press his motion for the
chairman to report progress.
Colonel SIBTHORP thought the vote important, and
that the motion ought to he acceded to.
After a few words from Mr. C. LEWIS in explanation,
Mr. BROTHER TON explained the motive for moving
the adjournment the other night, which he declared was
done without any concert with Government.
Mr. HU.IE thought the Hen. Member's motion for
reporting pregrese was reasonable.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped
the estimates would have been finiehed by Friday night,
but it' the House progressed at the present rate he was
afraid the estimates would not be closed before next
week, instead of the present week. He had hoped the
House would have been able to adjourn the first or
secend week in August; but he feared if the estimates
were so protracted it would postpone the adjournment of
the House to the middle or the end of August.
Mr. WILLIAMS said it had Even the practice of the
House fir years not to vote money after twelve o'clock,
and he considered the practice ought not to be departed
from.
After a few words from Colonel SIBTHORP,
Lord J. RUSSELL said he should have no ohjt:ction
to agree to the rule of not voting money after twelve
o'clock at night; but it must be reeoll,cted that when
the estimates cane on it frequently happened that three
or four hours were devoted to discussion.
The Committee then divided, when there appeared—
For reporting progress ... 26
Against it ... 107
Majority ...---81
Mr. HUM E moved that the Chairman report progress.
Lord J. RUSSELL said it would be impossible
to proceed if the Honourable Member persisted with
his motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
it would be impossible to say when the session would
terminate if so much time was occupied with motions
preliminary to going into Committee of Supply.
Mr. REYNOLDS denied that he had been a party to
wasting the time of the House.
After some discussion,
The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained
leave to sit again.
The report of the Committee of Supply was then
brought up and agreed to.
On the motion f it. the second reading of the Convey-
ance of Mails by Railways Bill,
Mr. REYNOLDS said there was a long list of op-
posed Irish Bills on the paper, and he therefore moved
the adjournment of the House.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he had no intention of press-
ing on any opposed Irish Bill.
The motion fur the adjournment was then withdrawn
and the second reading of the Bill postponed.
All the Irish Bills were then postponed. with the ex-
ception of the Constabularary Force (Ireland) Bill,
which was read a second time.
The Merchant Seamen's Fund Bill passed through
Committee, and the money clause was added.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE obtained leave to bring in a
Bill to continue certain temporary provisions relating to
the collection of grand jury cess in Ireland; and also to
provide for the due annexation of an isolated district,
formerly of the county of Dublin, to a barony of the
county of Wicklow, for the purposes of grand jury cess,
and other purposes.
Mr. BAINES obtained leave to bring in a Bill to con-
tinue the Act for charging the maintenance of certain
poor persons in unlons in England and Wales upon the
common fund; and to make certain amendments in the
laws for the relief of the poor.
The other business was then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at a Quarter pest One o'clock.

Mr. Scully paired tor, a itti Mr. Bouverie against,
Mr. Reynolds's motion o❑ the grant to the Dublin
hospitals.
Mr. Stuart Knox was accidentally shut out from
voting in favour of the annual grant to the Dublin hos-
pitals.