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HOUSE OF LORDS.--AloNnny.
A discussion, on the presentation of a petition by Earl
Titzwilliam, ensued, on the subject ofthe operation of the
Irish Poor Law ; at the conclusion of which
Earl GREY said that it was proposed to send a number
of young female orphans from unions in Ireland, who had
been trained to habits of useful domestic industry, as
emigrants to New South Wales and South Australia, care
being taken of their well-being during the passage and
on their arrival in those colonies; from which arrange-
pated considerable benefit both to the emi-

went. he

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-:

MONDAY

HANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, on moving that
_se do go into Committee of Supply, observed,
in reference to the motion of which Mr. Hume had given
notice to postpone the estimates until the House had
decided on the financial statement of his noble friend,
that the Government

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the Hou

Ld not accede to it. He then
ration with reference to the

ne expl,

!e, he said, of som

,pprehen-

ed that it was a war budget

mittee of simply, Mr. WARD moved a vote of
tolutely necessary for the public
nt by which the Admiralty had
t year's estimate. This proposition was
that at length the hon. gentleman
; after which, votes on account of
rmy and navy estimates were agreed

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before them the better they would be enabled to deal with
any measure that government might submit to parliament
on the subject to which the motion referred.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY,

The questions put toanaanswered by the government
were relative to the late murders at Canton, the rate-
paying clauses of the Reform Bill, the Irish loan, foreign
tariffs, and the present state of affairs in France.
On the question of going into committee of supply, Mr.
HUME moved as an amendment, " that it is expedient
that the expenditure of the country should be reduced,
not only to render an increase in taxation in this season
unnecessary, but that the expenditure should be further
reduced as speedily as possible, to admit of a reduction of
the present large amount of taxation."
A somewhat protracted debate ensued upon the general
expenditure of the country, and that of the army and
navy in particular, at the termination of which the house
divided, when the original question for going into com-
mittee was carried by a majority of 98, the numbers being
157 to 59. . . . .

The house having gone into committee, the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed a vote of X 1,100,000
to defray the expense of the Kaffir war.
Mr. HUME moved that the chairman report progress.

After a debate the committee divided, when the vote
was carried by a majority of 191, the numbers being
252 to 61.

Mr. WARD then moved a vote of £2-45,410 19s. 7d. for
the navy excess in 1846-7, which was agreed to.
The Landed Property (Ireland) Bill was read a second
time.

Mr. WAKLEY proposed the printing of a petition rela-
tive to the land tax, which being opposed, on the ground
that the petitioner sought to print his views on that sub-
ject at the expense of the public, a division took place,
when forty members not being present, the house stood
adjourned.