The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-08 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

On the order of the day for bringing up the report on
supply,
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said he should be glad to know
whether the 122,000 officers and men voted under the head
of land forces included the 12 batteries destined for India.

General PEEL said the 12 batteries referred to were at
present included in the English establishment. They would
be paid up to the time of their embarkation by the British
Government, and as soon as they had departed for India
they would be replaced by an equal number.
Mr. MONSELL wished to put a question which he had
put the other evening, but upon which some misapprehen-
sion had existed. The question was this—Why were the
officers of the artillery now systematically excluded from
staff appointments ? He also wished to ask a second ques-
tion. Three generals were appointed inspectors—the one of
cavalry, another of infantry, and another of the Guards.
Now he wished to know why there was no inspector-general
of artillery. He also wished to know why no vote was
taken for a director-Feneral of artillery.
General PEEL said that, in answer to the first question,
he must inform the right hon, member that, with the excep-
tion of three, all the generals of artillery were upwards of 68
years of age. Their ages ranged from 68 to 86. (Laughter.)
Three only were younger than 68, and each of these three
held staff appointments. (Hear, hear.) [Mr. MONSELL :
But with regard to the colonels ?] The colonels stood much
in the same position with regard to age. (Laughter.) As
to the second question, that subject was now under the con-
sideration of the Government. The reason why no vote was
taken for a director-general of artillery was this. A
change in the nature of that office was under consideration,
it being proposed to bring the artillery under the direction
of the Commander-in-Chief. The effect of this would be (of
course he could not go into details) to give the whole of the
duties of the. office to younger men, to the increased effi-
ciency of the service.
The report was then received.

On the motion for a committee of supply,
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY complained that a vote which
had been taken ostensibly for the militia was appropriated
to the pay and allowances of regiments of the line.
Mr. J. WILSON explained that this transfer of the money
had originally arisen under the pressure of the Indian
mutiny, and at a time when Parliament was not sitting.
Now, however, circumstances were different, and a more
regular system might be adopted.
After a conversation,
Mr. WARRE wished to call attention to the case of the
gunboats employed in the Chinese war. These vessels had
encountered much risk on their voyage out, and it was 'a
question whether it would be expedient to repeat the risk
of a voyage home. The second matter to which he wished
to draw attention was the training of the coast guard. Lest
these men should lose their nautical habits, he would suggest
that they should occasionally be sent out to sea for a cruise.
The hon. member also complained of the system of naval
promotion.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said that Governmenthad no inten-

tion of recalling the Chinese gunboats. With respect to the
coast guard, his answer was that a considerable number of
the men were already employed at sea in the guardships.
The difficulties in naval promotion had arisen from the too
small number of young men yearly admitted into the navy.
Lately, however, an improvement had taken place in this
respect, and there was every reason to expect it would re-
move all the inconveniences complained of.
After an observation from Sir C. NAPIER, the house
went into committee.
General PEEL moved that £1,050,000 supplementary
vote be agreed to. He explained that it was required in
consequence of the sending out of extra regiments during
the Indian mutiny, and for certain extraordinary expenses
which had been incurred in the course of the Chinese war,
both of which would ultimately be defrayed by the India
Company.
Mr. NEWDEGATE, in reference to a charge for the
Enfield Factory, stated that the committee of contracts last
year recommended a debtor and creditor account of the cost
of that factory, which account was promised. At present,
however, it had not been produced.
Mr. V. WILLIAMS complained that these estimates
were £600,000 more than they need be.
The vote was agreed to.
Sir J. PAKINGT ON then rose to move the supplemental
navy estimates, which, he said, consisted of three items—
the first of which was £193,383 3s. 9d., for the excess of
expenditure arising on the votes for the China war. It would
be remembered that £400,000 had been voted last year to
cover the excess in both services, of which the navy had
absorbed £390,000, which sum he had hoped would have
covered the whole naval excess for the year 1857-58 ; but last
autumn a further deficiency was found to exist in the amount
he had now stated. The second item was £12,000, a charge
incurred by the surveyor of the navy, in employing
additional shipwrights; and the third item was £27,000,
towards the purchase of some land in Malta. Last year, it
would be remembered that £23,000 was put down in the
estimates by the right hon. gentleman who at that.time was
at the head of the Admiralty for this land, and he was quite I
justified in doing so, the estimates which had been made to
him of its probable cost being £20,000. Subsequently,
however, a Government valuator went over it, and valued
it at £40,000 ; and afterwards a person who came to Eng-
land on the part of the owners claimed £120,000 for it ;
while the Colonial Secretary at Malta valued it at £60,000.
Ultimately, as it was necessary to have the land,. the Go-
vernment made an offer of £50,000, which 'was accepted ;
and it was to make good the difference between the £23,000
voted last year and the £50,000, the amount of the purchase-
money, that this vote was required.
The three items, as explained by the right hon. gentle-
man were put as separate votes and agreed to.
The following votes were agreed to :
£185,594 to defray the charges of the Secretary of State
for War and the General Commanding-in-Chief.
£356,040 for manufactory establishments, military,
stores, ecc.
£1,003,604 for provisions, forage, fuel, &c.
On the vote of £718,088 for warlike stores for the land
and sea service,
General PEEL said, in reply to a question by Mr. Ma-
cartney, that nothing could be more satisfactory than the
factories at Woolwich. £73,500 had been taken for Arm-
strong's gun, and measures had been taken to turn out as
many as possible, and in the shortest possible time.
General CODRINGTON remarked with respect to Mr.
Whitworth's rifle, that the object of that gentleman was not
remuneration, but a desire to give his time and attention to
the improvement, of firearms for the benefit of the country.
The vote was then agreed to.
On the vote of £325,072 for fortifications,
Mr. MONSELL said he thought it would be inexpedient
to lay out any considerable sum without considering the
effect likely to be produced-by Armstrong's gun.
Sir F. SMITH understood that the works at Plymouth
were to be three miles in advance 'of the present works, but
doubted whether the distance was sufficient. As the sums
voted were limited, he would suggest the propriety of com-
pleting some works instead of carrying on a great variety.
Lord- PALMERSTON had no doubt. that Armstrong's
gun must "produce a considerable alteration, both in the
land and sea service ; but trusted that the Government
would not suspend the works which were required for the
immediate defence of our dockyards. (Hear, hear.)
Sir C. NAPIER wished to know whether any money
voted for Dover was to be expended on completing the
harbour ?
General PEEL observed that experiments were going on
with Armstrong's gun, and it was hardly possible at present
to tell what effect it would produce on masonry. With re-
spect to Dover, it was necessary to carry out some addi-
tional works in consequence of that harbour having been
converted into a harbour of refuge. He thought it most
desirable that Portsmouth and Plymouth should be at once
placed in security.
The next vote was £212,507 for civil buildings at home
and abroad.
General PEEL, in answer to Mr. Macartney, said the
vote 'included the cost of a building at Pimlico, in which
the clothing of the army would be kept. The establish-
ment at Weedon would be maintained for its original pur-
pose—that of a great central depot for arms.
The vote was then agreed to.
The next vote was £797,122 for barracks at home and
abroad.

Mr. W. WILLIAMS said the enormous expenditure
for barrack accommodation, coupled with the great com-
plaint of the want of barrack accommodation, showed that
there must be a misappropriation of public money some-
where. He was not opposed to proper accommodation being
secured, but the money voted ought to be properly applied.
General CODRINGTON remarked that in many bar-
racks it had been found that the space for each individual
was only 300 cubic feet, whereas for prisons the rule was
1,000 cubic feet per individual.
Mr. COWAN complained of the great inconvenience
both the troops and the inhabitants of Scotland were sub-
jected to by the present system of billeting in Scotland.
General PEEL said he had reduced the estimate to the
lowest possible amount ; but it was absolutely necessary to
build new barracks in London, in Glasgow, and in Notting-
ham. With regard to billeting. in Scotland, he did not in-
tend to make any alteration in the remuneration till he
brought in the Mutiny Bill, and he should then state his
intentions respecting it.
The vote was then agreed to, n well as the next vote,
which was £268,531, to defray the cost of the educational
and scientific branches.

The house then resumed, and the chairman reported
progress.

- The house went into committee pro forma ,on the High-
ways Bill, which was ordered to be re-committed on the
18th.

The committee on the Superannuation Bill was post-
poned till Friday.

The other orders of the day were then disposed, of, and
the house adjourned at 20 minutes past 12.

A PRETENDED MILLIONAIRE.—A remarkable
case was disposed of at Ipswich quarter sessions on Friday.
A person named Neville Allen was charged with obtaining
money from various persons under the pretence that he was
concerned in a litigation, Allen v. Allen, referring to vast
estates in the West Indies and £2,000,000 or £3,000,000 in
the funds. His plan was to direct the attention of his vic-
tims to a report of a case, Allen v. Allen, at Vice-Chan-
cellor Wood's Chambers, and to state that his solicitor was
pressing him for money to carry on the proceedings. In
this manner the fellow succeeded in swindling three per-
sons, one of them in humble life, of £9, £B5, and £6O re-
the charges. The Deputy Recorder sentenced him to 18
spectively. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the whole of
months' imprisonment.
THE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT LEAMING
TON.—The adjourned inquiry respecting the late fatal acci-
dent at Leamington took place at the Town-hall on Friday.
Engineers and some of the passengers were examined, but
no additional fact of importance was elicited. The follow-
ing verdict was returned :—" The jury is of opinion that
the deceased met with his death from an accident on the
railway, caused by the breakage of the adjusting screw of
the leading or near spring of the engine attached to the 10.5
train from Rugby, but that there is no evidence to show
how the breakage occurred. The jury recommend that the
rails of all curves such as the ono where the accident hap-
pened should be more strongly pinned or coupled together,
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