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made by General PEEL to Mr. Baring in reference to
some statistics connected with military administration,
which had been used on a previous evening, when discus-

sing the estimates of the Indian army.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY moved that the vote be reduced
to £lBO,OOO. He said that money was being continually
applied for in the shape of army grants, which was as con-
tinually applied to other purposes, so that Parliament was
really losing control of the public expenditure. In the
latter part of the financial year 1859-60 there were 9,559
men on the army rolls which the house had never voted
for at all, whilst in the last month of the same year there
were 11,000 men more than the number voted for. He
thought it a very serious matter to be keeping a large
standing army without the sanction of the house. The at-
tempt to do so by those supplementary votes should be re-
sisted. The hon. baronet then read a number of items in
connection with the vote, and selected two for especial con-
demnation. He asked the moaning of £14,214 for the sur-
vey of London. What had that to do with the army ?
(hear)—the survey of London by' the late Board of Ord-
nance and the Commissioners of Sewers. (Laughter.)
Another was a sum for the survey of towns. They had just
voted £250,000 for building iron ships, but how did they
know that the money would be really applied to that pur-
pose alone ? He hoped the Government would be able to
give a satisfactory explanation en the point.
Mr. BARING, in defending the vote, went over the
various amounts, and said with respect to the surveys, they
were performed by the men in the Ordnance department,
which he apprehended was a portion of the army.
General PEEL wished to know out of what funds the
excess of £973,000 on account of the army votes had been
paid.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY complained of the appropria-
tion of funds voted for one purpose to another of a totally
different nature.
Mr. F. PEEL explained the circumstances under which
the debt due by the Commissioners of Sewers to the Board
of Ordnance was settled by compromise with the Metropo-
litan Board of Works.

Some discussion ensued to the form in which the Trea-
sury exercised its supervision over the expenditure of the
public money.
Col. DICKSON complained of the enormous expenditure
of nearly £17,000,000 upon the army estimates of the pre-
sent year.
Sir W. VERNER complained of the influence exercised
on the religious teaching of the army by the monks and
friars and Catholic priests.
After a few words from Colonel DITNNE,
The committee divided, when there appeared--
For the amendment 45
Against it
Majority..
The vote was then agreed to.
On the vote of £637,000 for the disembodied militia,
Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the amount on the ground
that it was perfectly astounding. He thought the Militia
inferior to the Volunteers.
. Lord BURLEIGH denied that the Militia had been ex-
celled by the Volunteers.
Colonel DUNNE suggested the propriety of appointing
an additional instructor to each corps of Militia.
After some discussion on the position of Militia surgeons
and other officers, the vote was agreed to.
The next vote was a sum of £3o,ooo—supplemental esti-
mate—for the Volunteers, which was also agreed to.
The house then resumed.
EAST INDIAN LOAN.
The report was brought up and agreed to.
SUPPLY.

The report of the committee of supply was brought up
and agreed to.

WAYS AND MEANS.

Upon the motion for going into committee of ways and
means,

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY suggested that the Appropria-
tion Bill should be printed, in order that it might be placed
in the hands of members.

The house then went into committee of ways and means)
and certain resolutions were agreed to.

SIR ROBERT PEEL.

Mr. WHITE asked Lord Palmerston if it was true that
he had appointed Sir R. Peel Secretary for Ireland, and
whether that gentleman was still a member of the Carlton
Club?

Lord PALMERSTON said Sir R. Peel had accepted the
office of Secretary for Ireland. With regard to the Carlton
Club he was not in the ,secrets of that body, and therefore
could give no information as to whether the hon. baronet
was a member of that body or not.
WINDSOR SUSPENDED CANONRIES BILL.

The remaining amendments to this bill were considered,
and the third reading fixed for this day.
The Lace Factories, Inland Revenue, and Public Works

(Ireland) Bills were severally read a third time.
The Pensions, British Forces (India) Bill passed through
committee.

COURTS OF JUSTICE BUILDING BILL.

On the motion of Mr. COWPER, the order for the com-
mittee on this bill was discharge&
The East India Loan Bill was brought in and read a first
time.

The remaining orders were disposed of, and the house ad-
journed at a quarter-past 2 o'clock.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

WAKEFIELD-JULY 26.

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We have had some heavy rain during the week, and
again this morning; this circumstance has, however, but
little effect on the wheat trade here to-day, beyond causing
holders to be very firm. Fine fresh simples meta fair sale
at last week's rates, but other sorts still neglected. Barley
nominal. Beans, oats, and shelling dull at late rates.