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SUPPLY.

The house then went into committee of supply.
On the vote of £10,750 for the suppression of the slave
trade,
Mr. DANBY SEYMOUR moved that this vote be re-
duced £1,300, the amount of the judge arbitrator and
registrar at Savannah.
Some discussion ensued, but the amendment was with-
drawn, and the vote was agreed to.
On the vote of £158,229 to complete the sum of £262,229
for consular establishments,
Mr. WILLIAMS took exception to some of
the items as being most unnecessary. For in-
stance, there was £l,OOO a year paid to the con-
sul at St. Petersburgh, although there was no
trade between this country and that city. £350
was paid the consul at Frankfort, with which this country
had no traffic, and where there was a very large ambassa-
dorial establishment which had very little to do. They
had also a consul at Brest, with which also they had no
trade. He would not move any amendment, but content
himself with drawing the attention of the house to the
subject.

Mr LAING contended that the Government, in regard
to consular appointments, had acted with judgment and
economy. The Government adopted the principle laid
down by the select committee on this subject, but they did
not push that principle too far by incurring the expendi-
ture that carrying it out fully would have involved.

The vote was agreed to.
On the vote of £23,320 for the establishments in China,
Japan, and Siam,

Mr. WHITE called attention to the expenses for consul-
ships at Yungchow, Chinsiang, and Swatow. The consuls
in those places were to have been appointed on the ratifica-
tion of the treaty of Tien-tsin, but that treaty had not yet
been ratified. He believed at Swatow they were content
to have a consul sent there, but in the other places they
could not have consulships until the result of the
Chinese war became known. Had Lord Elgin done
what he was urged to do by every one practically
acquainted with China, the war never would have been
rendered necessary. The East India and Chinese Asso-
ciation impressed on Lord Elgin the necessity of staying at
China until he had finished the work for which he went
out. Had he followed that advice an immense expenditure
of money and loss of life would have been spared. If
that distinguished admiral, now a member of this house
(Sir M. Seymour), had the prestige of aristocratic rank,
power might have been conferred on him to arrange affairs
in China, and, from the sagacity and justice he had pre-
viously exhibited, he would in all probability have been
successful.

Mr. LAING said that it could not be expected that he
would on the present occasion enter into the question of
general policy which had been raised. The estimate was
prepared on the supposition that the treaty would come
into operation, and the occurrences which had taken place
were totally unexpected. At any moment an announce-
ment might arrive to the effect that the treaty had been
ratified, and the'refore it was necessary that this estimate
should be provided.
Mr. AYRTON said he was very muck disposed to con-
cur in the admirable observations of the right hon. member
for Brighton (Mr. White). He wished to know what ar-
rangements had been made as to the expenditure of tke
envoys who were actually in China at present.
Dir. WILLIAMS said that if Mr, Bruce was the

who was now receiving a salary of £B,OOO, he thought as a
matter of mere common justice that that sum ought to be
rejected. To call Mr. Bruce's conduct a blunder and in-
solence, would be vary faintly characterising it.

Sir G. C. LEWIS vindicated the conduct of Lord Elgin
and Mr. Bruce. There was no ground whatever for any
censure on Lord Elgin for his return, and Mr. Bruce acted
according to the spirit if not the letter of his instru'tions.
After some further discussion,

Mr. AYRTON moved that the salary of Mr. Bruce
should be reduced £4,000.

The house divided, and the numbers were—
For the amendment 32
Against
Majority
The vote was then agreed to.
Several small votes were agreed to, and the house sus-
pended sitting at four o'clock.

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The house resumed at six o'clock, and was
[LEFT SITTINQ.I

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING).

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FOREIGN-OFFICE, AV G 15.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. C. Bro-
dersen as Consul at Hong Kong for his Royal Highne
the Grand Dnke of Oldenburgh.

DOWNING-STREET, AUG, 15.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Stair Douglas,
Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for the Island of Mauritius.
line Queen has also been pleased to appoint Sir William
yam, Knt. ; John Gray, Esq. ; Thomas Nicholson, Esq.,
M.D. ; James Watson Sheriff, William Thibou, William
Ann Coull, John Bell Lowry, and Alexander Adlam,
Esqrs., to be members of the Executive Council of the
Island of Antigua.
Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint George
Webbe, Walter Maynard, and Thomas Huggins, Esqrs.,
the Rev. Joseph Herbert Pemberton, Hastings Charles
Huggins, and William Scott, Esq., to be members of the
Executive Council of the Island of Nevis.
Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint William
Steventon, Esq., M.D., to be a member of the Legislative
Council of the Island of Montserrat; and Thomas Alex.
Finlayson to be a member of the Legislative Council of the
Island of Trinidad.