The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-10

From the London Star bright organl, August 2o1
From @ re1reat IN - IRE Tue Unanee,
candidate Tor southwest Lancashire an explanation
OF the increase OF f3ovs0O0 In the national expendi-
ture which has taken place since the tories into
once. The explanation will, no doubt, De satisfac-
tory to the candidate, and the right honor
pletely put to silence the liberal Complaints OF
extravagance. The letter Is an election manifesto Of
the government addressed to the constituencies at
large, through the convenient medium OF my dear
Cross Of Lancashire. Assuming all the statements
In this document to be perfectly accurate, and that
the items Of the OF estimates OF 1868 and 1869
over those OF 1860 and 1867 correctly given the
most noteworthy feature Is the entire absence OF ex
cuse reason for the excess. The increase in the
army estimates alone amounts 10 fl,370000, and the
Chancellor OF the Exchequer gives what he calls the
principal causes" OF increase. He picks out those
not appear In the budget Of the liberal Ministry aud
confuses these with the reasons why the expcndi-
a as oE Continually sdaSg 'e our we are
penditure when any improvement Is suggested,
and leaving the old expenses az they stood without
diminuton or reform, we shall, in course OF
years. build up estimates colossal enough TO crush
down any nation That additional sums paid ont OF
know, but the public entitled to an explanation,
not only AZ TO what Items are supplemental to the
former estimates but why they should form an In
crease TO the gross expenditure.
But the navy estimates are upwards OF
f110oo,ooo; and can the Admiralty out Of this
without adding half million to the burdens of the
peopef There is another way by which the result
might nave been attained better and more cxpedi-
tIously than by beginning TO build more ships, the
patterns of which VIII be obsolete long before they
are launched; but as It has never occurred to the
Chancellor OF Lxchequer or his govern
ment we make the suggestion with all due
humility. II Is that the number OF ships
on foreign stations might be reduced until their
services were required. We do not know FOR exam.
G. any why the fleet Of Lord Clarence Paget
might not be reduced by few vessels It Is very
ports on board her Maestys ships, but II does not
require whole feet for the purposes aud the fleet
In these seas has not OF late had any more serious
duty 10 perform. We retain In the Chinese seas
feet large, and having so few duties TO discharge,
that the other day lieutenant OF guneoat Is said
TO nave attacked and CALAMITY deeated meet OF
Chinese trading jfnhs, under the erroneous impress
SION that they iceye pirates. The Americans, tch
completely tie confidence or me chinese authorities
ana are LIKELY 10 erercfse more influence IN f,tue
upon ne chinese empire than ourselves, duholtgh
zee hare spent mtutons IN maintaining huge Meet
20 back up our pretensfons The idea OF with.
drawing wholly some OF the unnecessary naval
force which we keep roaming about the world never
entered the mind or Sir John Pakington. IL seems
never to have entered the conception OF Mr.. Ward
Hunt; and so the naval estimates OF 1852 are In.
creased by half million TO build more ships, because
our huge navy cannot as II is AFFORD perfect system
OF relieis. Nothing 80 completely marks the fncom-
petence OF government as an inability TO carry on
the service OF the country without having recourse
70 extra expenditure for every trinIng difference In
ae.a winch ti necessaryto make from the arrange
ments OF their predecessors
Manchester Opinion Of Conservative Economy.
IRON the Manchester Guardian, August ISL
va -. Inc advent OF the conservatives TO power
nad Deen Immediately marked by retrogression In
the pain OF retrenehment along which the country
nau advanced 50 rapidly under the previous govern
ment, and within two years they had gone back to
w,nin lew hundred thousand pounds Of the point
n mu,h which Mr.. 1ladstones reductions started 1t
mas been pretended to argue that this increase of
expenditure Is explained and Justified BY the neces-
SHY Oh strengthening the national armaments espe.
graliy IN the matter OF small arms and iron. clads.
Tue plea Is merely pretence, however, because
Uny very small part OF the additional money that
spent on those objects Either the plsraeIi govern
chs nave not pad for, even II they have executed
i,e improvements OF which they boast, or II they
nave zone 50, they have diverted the funds which
"'"! rave 80 suip'oss1 Go.n other purposes when