Star.
London, England, 1830-12-07 00:00:00

ILIDZAU CAWAL.

Mr. SPRING RICE said thatthe Important vote which he was
about to propose, and which related to the Rideau canal works, nein-
phlied the necessity of the House being possessed of a full view of the
subject of expenditure before voting. The Ottawa and the Rideau
canal expenses estimated at first, In 1825, at 279,0001. had been carried
successively to 474,0001. to 558,0001. to 570,0001. and, In 1828, to
734,0001. of which 488,0001. remained to be paid. After the house had
agreed to pay the latter sum In three yearly instalments of 163,000 L
each (part of the second of which the house was now called on to vote),
it had been discovered, in 1830, that the total would be carried to
1,012,0001. (Hear, hear.) Without inquiring at resent into the pro-
priety of these expenses, he had thought it St to lay the whole facts of
the case before the house. He would now move a vote of 40,7501. to
complete the Rideau canal expenses for the year 1830.
Mr. WARBURTON observed that the trade of the country for
which the canal was executed, would be lost whenever the free trade
system was followed up.
Mr. MABERLT observed, that the fortifying of 700 miles of fron-
tier was a profligate and useless expenditure.
Lord HOWICK said he had opposed the original motion.

Mr. LABOUCHERE, though he censured the manner in which the
money had been expended, thought that it was the better policy to in-
cur an expense which would supersede far heavier ones which the de-
fence of the colony would °melon without the present works. Physical
defences, however, would be useless if government did not direct its at-
tention to the civil government of Canada. which had excited such loud
complaints, and which might easily be rendered satisfactory.
Mr. GOULBURN rose to state, that the Government bad been the
first to be deceived, owing to the fact that the moat elaborate in-
quirisa had been made by the persons sent out, and that it was imps.
sible to draw up the accounts correedy.
Mr. MABRItLY said he was still more convinced than ever that a
more wild speculation never had entered the brain of man. Uppwards
of three millions bad been thrown away upon these absurd sehamsa
If such ture were to be continued by the Government, the wit
of man could relieve the country's difficulties.
Sir H. HARDINGE defended the work, and said that the
of carriage up the St. Lawrence had, in one year, cost 630,000ciluirre
canal would, therefore, be a measure of economy. He reminded the
house that the late Government bad given a pledge that new works
should not be commenced without previous estimates being produced;
that pledge had been redeemed.
Alderman WAITH MAN said that he had ever viewed the expen-
diture as wasteful and extravagant. After what he had heard to.
night, he considered it to have been most profligate. He should pro-
test against such mischievous outlay.
Resolution agreed to.
Mr. S. RICE then moved that there be granted the sum of 71,7281.
to complete the sum granted for the miscellaneous services of Ireland
for the year.
Agreed to. Report to-morrow.
ADJOURNMENT AT CHRISTMAS.

Sir E. KNATCHBULL said, that previously to other business be-
ing proceeded with, perhaps he should be excused for enquiring whe-
ther the hon. members connected with the Government had yet deter-
mined when the adjournment for the Christmas recess should commence,
and of what duration the adjournment shouhl be?
Lord PALMERSTON replied that when the adjournment should
commence would depend on the progress made with the public business
now before the house; at present he thought it would be about the
lith, but he repeated he could not precisely state the day. As to the
length of the adjournment, it was impossible for him to give any reply
Ist present ; indeed he could not tell what were the intentions of Go-
vernment. He must admit that in the present state of the country it
would be advisable that the members should have the opportunity of
being in their counties and districts as much as possible; indeed their
presence there might be quite as useful, probably, as attendance in
that house under existing circumstances; and it would therefore be de-
sirable— if the public service would permit it, that the adjournment
should be as long as possible. And that might be as desirable for the
Government as it was to honourable members ; for it would afford the
new Government an opportunity of looking round them, which as yet,
since their appointment, they had hardly been able to do. The ad-
journment would be, he doubted not, consistent with what had been
the ordinary practice at such period of the year.
ADULTERATION or OZER.

Colonel SI BTHORP then moved for an account of the number of
convictions for the adulteration of beer under the several acts imposing
penalties for such offences, of the penalties imposed, and distinguishing
whether it was the first, second, or third offence ; account for Ragland
and Wales, and since the year 1827 inclusive t and further distinguish.
ing whether the convictions were against wholesale brewers and datlffs,
or retail traders. The hon. member also moved for an account of all
informations filed against those parties by command of the Excise
Board, relating to the adulteration of beer, together with the result
thereof, and for the like period. Accounts severally ordered.