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THE LivEtir(mL STANDAAD.

the opinion of the people of Ireland, and even of the
house, as to the extent of the assistance they .were pre-
paring to render to Ireland ; but he would suggest that,
the government should compel all parties who were con-
netted with property in Ireland to reside en their estates,
and do their duty at home for the next Wix months. By
this means the _government would ease -the drain on the
cedifers of Great Britain, and relieve the goer in a natural
and healthy manner.

Mr, LABOUCIZERE'S opinion on the principle of emi-
gration was the same as Mr. O'Connell's. He hoped .the
hon. memberhad not attributed them to the Government ;
such a horrible doctrine they would not entertain. Ale
mild assure the hon. gentleman that everything the Go-
vernment could ado to meet the distress in Ireland should
be done to alleviate it. He-agreed with the hon. member
that Ireland had a claim on Great Britain, and the Go-
vernment were-exerting and still would exert their 'power
to its utmost: to relieve them.

Mr. KERR advocated the principle of emigration -until
the population of Ireland was reduced to what world
mare nearly meet the limited quantity of peovisions. :She
vessels taking ant the emigrants to return with corn.
Mr. WARD, in moving the committee of supply for the
navy estimates, stated that the navy estimates this year
were greater than last year by £62,248. The cause of
the gradual increase in the navy estimates was thus ex-
plained. The maritime service of England was great only
in comparison to-other countries. The sum proposed: for
the packet service alone this year amounts to £820,083.
There was also &large increase for the transport service
connected with ordnance and convict service. Those
three branches of expenditure will require £1,5640948
The amount of our navy estimates is £3,996,000, and this
sum is for the defence of a country whose sole defence
was its navy, while France votes £5,639,000 for the in-
crease of her navy, although she has a standing army of
100,000 men, and a. militia of 1,000,000 more to fall back
upon, and Paris being impregnable. He was not jealous
of France, but when be saw her granting money liberally
for her defence, he thought England ought not to hesitate
to support so efficient a defence as her navy was.
The house then went into a committee of supply.

FOREIGN (5- COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE,

THE GYERLAND MAIL,

Files of papers have arrived by extraordinary express,
dated Calcutta. 7th of January ; Bombay, 15th of January;
and China, 26th of December. There is no news of stir-
ring interest. India is _generally healthy, with the excep-
tion of Madras, where same cholera has appeared, but
was at the latest dates on the decline. The treaty with
the Sikhs was on Christmas day, duly ratified by the
Governor General and Dhuleep Singh, who were again to
meet at Lahore on New Year's day. The Scinde
force is to be reduced by about seven thousand men, two
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,uropean anc ave ,ative Infantry regiments, one of
cavalry, and five batteries of artillery. The frontier force
has been strengthened ; and from 14,000 to 17,000 men
will remain to do duty. FoKr Sikh corps are to be raised
to form a portion of a brigade that is to be under the com-
mand of Captain Lawrence, of the 11th cavalry, at Pesha-
wur. Sir C. Napier has been promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant-General, and attached to the staff of India.
The Nawaub Ameer, Dost Mahomed Khan, and his two
sons, had been imprisoned at Asseerghur for their share
in the late insurrection at Bhopal. The dominions of the
Nizam were again in much disorder, and fresh disturb-
ances had broken out among the Klionds of Gomsoor,
owing to the exertions of our agents to put down the
practice of sacrificing human beings.