The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-14 00:00:00

FINSBURY-PARK.

Sir M. PETO asked what steps had been taken in the
purchase of land or otherwise for the purpose of forming
the Finsbury-park, pursuant to the Act 20 and 21 Vic., c.
150 ; and if no steps had been taken, whether they would
be taken, so as to carry out the provisions of the act, viz.,
five years from its passing in 1857 ; or whether it was in-
tended to apply for powers to extend the time of carrying
out the same ?

Mr. COWPER said that up to the present time no steps
had been taken in reference to this subject.

THE CHINA WAR AND THE INDIAN
GOVERNMENT.
On the motion for going into committee of supply on
army estimator,
Gen. PEEL asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what
portion of the sum of £850,000, granted by Parliament to
cover the entire expenditure on account of the China war
during the financial year 1859-60, had been appropriated to,
or is reserved for, the liquidation of the claims of
the Indian Government, on account of advances
made or expenses incurred in India. The honour-
able and gallant member complained that there was
no efficient check on the expenditure that might take place
in regard to money advanced for the purposes of India, and,
indeed, he did not see how it could be otherwise, so
long as Government retained the power of applying a Tote
to purposes other than that for which it was granted. He
comilamed also generally of the unsatisfactory state of ac-
counts in respect to financial operations with reference to
India. He considered that these army estimates were most
important, because they represented the peace establishment
of the country, as we were at peace with the world, and
only very trifling additions could possibly be required to be
made to our military force this year. He then proceeded
to criticise items in the army estimates, which he con-
tended were founded on a false principle.
Mr. BARING appealed to the hon. and gallant member
to postpone his remarks until he (Mr. Baring) had an
opportunity of making his statement. He would be able to
show that some of the assertions of the hon. and gallant
member were not correct. _ .

General PEEL said that remark could not apply to the
observations he was about to make. (A laugh.) He denied
that the abstract of the votes published showed clearly the
real state of the case as regarded the army estimates, for
credit was taken for a reduction in the amount which in
reality was only a transfer to another head of military ex-
penditure. He contended further that the votes were in
sufficient for the requirements of the army service during
ihe year.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
regretted that he was obliged to censure the course taken
by so justly respected a member of the house as the hon.
and Tal 1 ant gentleman. It was singularly unappropriate at
the present time to review in anticipation this subject be-
fore the statement was made by the member to whose
hands it was intrusted. He thought that the hon.
and gallant member should rather have endeavoured to
assist than to throw difficulties in the way of his hon.
young friend who had just undertaken the administration
of the military expenditure. (Hear, hear.) The hon. and
gallant member had not understood the nature of the re-
turns that hkd been recently made to the house, or he
would have perceived that the sum of £850,000 was charged
for the expenses of the China war. The principal object of
that vote was an excess to meet the military expenses
necessitated at home and abroad by that war. With re-
respect to the financial arrangements between this country
and India, it was not to be expected that they could each
year show exactly their position, because the financial years
of this country and India terminated at different periods.
After a few words from Mr. DISRAELI,
The subject dropped.
STOVES IN GARRISONS.
Col. STUART called the attention of the house to the
new stoves or stove grates placed in the barracks in London,
Portsmouth, Chatham, and other stations ; and to ask the
Under Secretary of State for War, the name of the
inventor of these stoves, the name of the con•.
tractor, the cost of the stoves themselves, and the
expense of fitting them at the different stations; also,
whether any officer in command of a district, gar-
rison, or regiment, or any barrack-master in charge
of a station, has reported favourably of the experiment ;
and, whether the economy of fuel has been sufficient to
justfy the expense incurred in the alteration
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