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HOUSE OF COMMONS.-

MONDAY

Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved an address of congratula-
tion to her Majesty on the birth of another princess.
The motion, which was seconded by Sir R. PEEL, was

carried 'undni m. aasly

On the motion thlat the report of Committee of Ways and
Means'on the income tax be received, Mr. M'GREGOR
moved " That it is just and expedient to extend to Ireland
during the two years ending the sth of April, 1851, the
same rates of income tax, excise duties, window duties,
and other assessed taxes, which shall be at the same time
levied.in Great Britain." . .

Mr.'GoimnußN interposed to order, as a motion of this
description could only be brought forward in a committee
of the whole house. _ _

The motion was then withdrawn, and a further discus-
sion on the income tax ensued, at the termination of
which the report was received, and a bill founded thereon
was ordered to be brought in.
The House then went into Committee of Supply.

Mr. WARD concluded a speech of considerable length,
detailing the various votes, and the causes which rendered
their amounts necessary, by placing a memorandum of a
resolution in the hands of the chairman of the committee
which referred to the wages vote, and not to one for the
number of men, upon which
Mr. 'HUME interposed, saying that it was necessary the
latter should be agreed to before the former could be put.
A scene of some excitement ensued as to the usual
course of proceeding, Mr. WARD alleging that the num-
ber of .men was determined by the royal prerogative, and
was not put as .a vote in the committee ; which excitement
was not lessened by the honourable gentleman's intima-
tion that the wrong resolutions had been sent him.
At length Mr. HUME moved that the number of sea-
men, boys, and marines, which stands in the estimates at
43,000 be reduced to 36,000, when the debate proceeded
without further interruption, Mr. Hume's amendment
being supported by Mr. Cobden, who entered at some
length into the subject referred to in his Manchester
speech as to the services of British ships of war on foreign
stations, and by Mr. Bright. _ _

The speakers in favour of the number of 43,000 as pro-
posed in the estimates, were Mr. Corry, Mr. Cochrane,
Mr. C. Bruce, Sir J. Graham, Lord Seymour, Lord In-
gestre, Admiral Dundas, Colonel Tynte, Lord Palmer-
ston, Sir H. Verney, and Mr. H. Drummond, the com-
mittee at length dividing, when Mr. Hume's amendment
was defeated by a majority of 309 ; the numbers 347t0 38.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY

Mr. HINDLEY gave notice that on an early day he
should call the attention of the house to the state and
.condition of the industrious classes of this country.

Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to honourable members,
stated that he had not received any official information as
to the discharge of English domestic servants in Paris, or
that such circumstance had occurred at the instance of
the Provisional Government. The noble lord also stated
the substance of a correspondence which had passed be-
tween himself and Lord Noriaanby, in reference to the
reception of the royal family of France in this country,
And such members of the late government as had taken
refuge here ; that the departure of the Duke and Duchess
of Montpensier was the result of their own free will ; and
that he had received a despatch from Vienna, dated the
14th instant, informing him that Prince Metternich had
ceased to be Prime Minister of Austria, but beyond that
fact he had no information to afford. The noble lord also
•'further stated, in answer to Lord G. Bentinck, that the
result of Lord Howden's communication with the Bra-
zilian Government led him to despair for the present of
concluding any commercial treaty with that country.
.Lord MORPETH, in reply to ,Lord Duncan, intimated
that the commissioners appointed to superintend the
completion of the new Houses of Parliament, were Earl
De Grey, Mr. Greene, M.P., and Sir J. Burgoyne, R.E.
Mr. M. MILNEs was proceeding to bring under notice
the case of Mr. Rayson, a British merchant, who had
complained, by petition, of grievances he had suffered
from the Austrian authorities at Constantinople, when an
honourable member moved that the house be counted,
audit appearing that forty members mere not present, it
necessarily stood adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—INEDNEsDay

On the order of the day being moved for the second
reading of the Agricultural Tenant Right Bill,
Mr. 'P. Sea°Pe called the attention of the house to the
destruction of houses and forcible ejectment of their in-
mates in the county of Galway, and contended that✓ the
government ought to institute an inquiry.
A short conversation ensued on this topic, but with no
important result.
The Earl of MARCH then requested the hon. member
for Berkshire to postpone the second reading of the Agri-
cultural Tenant Right Bill for a short tiine.
Mr. PUSEY said, as it appeared to be the wish of the
house, he had no objection to do so.
After a desultory conversation, the second reading was
postponed until that day three weeks.