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Imperial Parliament. Monday, March 31s/....
Christmas , 1852 , amounted to £ 4 4 , 000 ; and there remained due to him the one per cent , upon a million and a half for measurement , which would make a total sum allowed him for commission of ^ £ 59 , 000 . There had been a , great deal of negotiation ; but the Government , thinking that their offer vras a very fair and liberal one , had determined that no more money should be paid to Sir Charles Barry on account until he accepted the arrangement proposed .
He had not yet done so , and whether or not he would , he ( Mr . Wilson ) was , of course , unable to say . — Mr . Drummostt ) denounced this arrangement as a fraud and an attempt to cSeat Sir Charles Barry ; but Mr . Williams thought tlie offer very liberal . —Mr . Malins thought Sir Charles harshly used . —Some adverse criticisms on the frescoes were offered by Mr . Bottyek ; after which the vote was * agreed to . — Several other votes vreve then adopted with but little or no discussion .
On a vote of £ 30 , 361 for salaries and contingent expenses iu -the department of the commissioners for auditing public accounts , Mr . BcrwTEtt called attention to the Government neglect in managing the business of the Audit Office , where the public ^ accounts are presented in a certain form , which has to : *> e altered in accordance with the -views of the Exchequer . —The CHANCELLOR OP THE EXCHEQUER said that the subject ha-d already received his attention , and he had framed "the outline of a measure for consolidating the acts relating to the audit of the public accounts . He hoped to lay before the House the details of the measure at an early opportunitv .---Gonsiderable discussion then arose with reference to the transference of thirty six clerks from the Audit
Office to the War Department . It appeared that , henceforth , the War Office will audit its own accounts --. a system to which Mr . Williams strongly objected . He also complained that the salaries of the Commissioners of Audit , ¦ amounting to £ 6 , 300 ayear , were not brought before the House , but were charged upon the Consolidated Fand . —The Chancellor of the ExcHEQUEtt , while admitting that departments oug-ht not to audit their own acounts , explained that the accounts audited b y the War Office are accounts , for ¦ ine most part , of expenditure incurred on foreign .. stations and in colonies remote from the department , f , so -that there it no connexion between the disbur 3 srs . and the auditors . The salaries of the Commissioners of Audit were charged on the Consolidated Fund , in aceordance = wi £ h the long established principle that
tne Audit . Board should be placed on the same footing as the judges . —Lord Palmerstox made similar statements with regard to the War Office auditing its own accounts , and contended that those accounts could not be properly audited "b y persons ignorant of the regulations . —Mr . Hejstl-et asked how these accounts had Been hitherto audited if it was impossible that they could be audited t > y the Audit Office?—Lord Palmerstos said , his meaning waa that the great bulk of expenditure being regimental expenditure , it could only be audited by the War Department , as it always had been audited
from the earliest time by persons acting under the Seeretary-at-War . —Mr . Wilson , who said he would endeavour to explain the matter as far as he understood it , stated that , finally , the accounts would be audited by- the Audit Board ; but Mr . Henley wa . g still dissatisfied , and suggested the postponement of the vote—a . suggestion which the Chancellor off the Exchequer resisted , though admitting that he waa not sufficiently acquainted with the details of military expenditure to be . able fully to explain the matter . —Mr . Disraeli x ^ rgecl the postponement of the vote , which waa ultimately acceded to by the Government .
* Jri ™ M W ^ r tO th ° ™» of £ 82 , 000 for secret STct ^ f T ' lWS ^ , 4 eHOU - UP ° of ih" 1 " " y there been no increase 4-h 4 t > J vo 1 ie " coil 8 e ( l ueiaC 0 ° f ^ war > but ' ' ^ ere was aotaally a considerable reduction in its « . mount . On the vote of £ 458 , 275 for printing and stationery for the HouBoa of Parliament and the public
departments , Mr , Wali'OIjIji called attention to the very large amount of tlie vote , cauaed by printing unnecessary detailis in the nppon dices of Parliamentary returns and reports of committees , & o . —The CiiANaiiir * - IjOU op the Exozuoqujeu waa glad that liia right hon . friend had called attention to the largo amount of this vote , Avhioli equalled the entire inoomo of a sniflll German prin . oipu . lity . There was , ho thought , groat reason wliy an attempt should bo made to roclu . ee it Within moderate limits . —Mr . Disraisli differed from
Ma * ., "Wtupolo , and conceived that the matter contained ia the apjpoudicos is often extremely valuable , o-ivd that the sunatnary of the chief rotuiltB contained in tho reports thomflolvoa ionot euflluienfc . —Mr . Wal-P 0 LB Baiii that all ho desired to say waa that Bomo poraou should ba made x-ospouaible ' for tho hiubh of xnattov which waa constantly printod , and whioh was arooni ^ nifly , unr ead . { A laugh . ) If any hon . member ¦ wished to havo an illustration of hid moaning , ho « ouU giro one . It was stated by Mr . M'Culloch that , in tfre aoponch jc to th « aeoond volume , of tho Wino Duties reporb , there ware tabloa oooupying 234 pngoH , describing tho mattings of wino in different dooka ; and
Mr . M'Culloch observed , " There is not , I believe , a sane person in the empire - \ vho ever read a line of it , or ever will . " ( Lauyhter . ) No less than 1 , 750 copies of this report were , however printed and circulated at the public expense- —Mr . Disraeli reminded Mr . Walpole that the chairman of the printing committee has practically the power of preventing an appendix of unreasonable bulk from being printed . — The vote was afterwards agreed to , as well as several others . —The Chairman then reported progress , and obtained leave to sit again .
THE TREATY OF PEACE . During the discussion of the Civil Service Estimates , Colonel Fkeitch complained that no communication had been made to the House relative to the Treaty of Peace , and expressed his opinion that that omission was without precedent , and very disrespectful to the House . Lord Palmerston said : " I was in the House three minutes after the half hour , which is usually the time when notices of motion are give a and questions put . There were notices of motion previous to going into Committee of Supply , and theirs were also notices of
questions ; and I waa as much surprised as other members could be that the Hoii 3 e was in committee at so unusually early an hoiu \ If I had come down three minutes sooner , I should havoni & de a statement which I am quite prepared to make now , though a very short one , and which conveys m information to members beyond that which , they already possess . ( A laugh . ) If it is a satisfaction , however , to my hon . friend to be informed officially of that which he already knows individually , I shiill feel great pleasure in enlightening hismind . (^ 1 laugh . ) The House is perfectly well aware that yesterday , about two o ' clock , the Treaty of Peace waa signed at Paris . ( Hear tear . ) . The House will
have seen by the announcement in the Gazette that it was determined by the Congress that the particular conditions of the ' . treaty should not bs made public until the ratifications had been exchanged ; and that , indeed , is the usual course , for the very obvious reason that deference ia due to tlie contracting powers . At the same time , without going into any details of a question th & main circumstances of which are already known to all the world , because they have been published in every country in Europe , I may say the-t my conviction is that the Treaty of Peace will be deemed satisfactory by this country and by Europe . ( Hear , hear . ) It will be found that the
objects for which the war was undertaken have been fully accomplished . It will be found that by the stipulations of that Treaty the independence and the integrity of the Turkish , Empire will be secured as far aa human arrangements can effect such a purpose . It will be found that the Treaty is honourable to all the contracting parties ; and I trust that , while on the one hand it has put an end to a war which eveay friend to humanity must naturally wish to sea concluded , on the other hand it will lay the foundations of a peace which I trust , as far as regards the dangers from whioh the war arose , will be lasting and enduring . During the negotiations which have led to peace , I
am happy to say that the same cordiality which prevailed among the Allies in carrying on the war has also mainly contributed to peace , and we shall leave off at the termination of thia war in even Stricter and more close and more extended alliance than existed during the continuance of the > war , and that the future permanence , not only of the # ood understanding , but of the intimate connexion between the great European powers has boon coraentod and strengthened by the communications whioh , have boon made during those negotiations . I , have-n othing more to say than this- — that it must be gratifying to tho country to know that nothing could oxoeed tho ability with whioh tho
English negotiators havo performed their arduous and difficult task during thoso negotiations . Lord Clarendon and Lord Gowloy have not only maintained tho honour and tho interests of tho country which they represented , but they havo , by their conciliatory oonduot , secured the rospeot , esteem , and goodwill of those -with whom they had to communicate . ( Hear , hear . ) The . ratifications are to bo exchanged as soon as they can Toe rooerved fvom Constantinople and St . Petersburg . Tho limitation of time haa boon four wooka , but I should hope that at least within throe weeks tliDflo ratiiioivtions may be oxohangod at Puris . " { Hear , hear . )
NAM' DUTY . In an oarlior part of tho ovoning , tho Giianoellou of Tina ExoinsQiUiiji atntorl , an answer to Mr . St'OONKn , that , undor the present aot , tho war duties on malt would dutormino on tho 5 th of July next after tho oxohungo of tho mtifiontioin for a definitive ) treaty of peace . It had boon ovisfconiary to allow a draw buck for tho ( stools on hand at tho timo tho duty ooanod , and from thia pmotioo there would bo no deviation when tho wnr duties expired .
VACCINATION DILI ,. Mr . Cowiunt moved tho boooik ! roadingof this bill , whioh has for its objoot tho extension of tho system o vaccination by a , quuliuod compulsion . — Dr ,
Michell , amidst much laughter , said he had come to the conclusion that vaccination is nob worth one farthing , and that , had it not been introduced , small pox would be scarcel y heard of at the present day . In fact , it had encouraged small-pox b y making peonle more rcckle . 33 . The bill was an arrant job for the benefit of the Board of Health . —Mr . Bar bow and Mr Miall objected to the compulsory powers of the bill but it was read a second time . ' The routine business having Leen gone through the House adjourned at twenty iniuutes to two o ' clock .
Tuesday , April 1 st . The Hodsb OF LoRD 3 reassembled , for the first time after the-recess , on Tuesday , when the Earl of Malmesbury , having expressed his surprise that no communication was mado to the House with respect to the conclusion of poace , askod the M : \ rquis of Lansdowne when the Earl of Clarendon would return to London . Till his return it would bo inconvenient to bring on the motion relative to the fall of Kara . — The Marquis of Lansdowne said , with regard to the conclusion of peace , he could only state that with which the House was fully acquainted frt » in the public prints ; but he was ready to give any explanation that might be desired . He could not fix the day of the Earl of Clarendon ' s return . —The orders of the day were then disposed of , and the House adjourned . A PARLIAMENTARY CONVERT TO ROMAN
C-Vl'I-IOITCISM . In the House op Commons , Mr . Hutciiins , who since Ms election lias embraced the Roman Catholic faith , attended at the table , and took the oaths prescribed by the act for Roman Catholic membei-s . The hon . gentleman was introduced by Lord E . Howard and Mr . Mousell . .
THB CASE OF OOLOKELi HARNESS . Captain Vijrxon- asked if if ; were true that Colonel Harness , Deputy luspector-General of Fortifications , had been removed from that military office , in consequence of a departmental misunderstanding with the chief of the civil staff of the ordnance ?—Mr . Mo ^ sell said : "I regret to state that the line Col one ! Harness thought proper to adopt with reference to myself it the discharge of his civil duties as Deputy Insp-pstoi-Generar of Fortifications has induced my nob \' e friend ,
Lord Pammire , to consider that it w . ih not for the interest of the public service that Colonel ¦ Harness * should continue to hold tha * office . It ia nevertheless only just to Colonel Harness that I sho » i , ild add , that both Lord Panrnure and myself entertain the highest opinion of his ability as a military engineer , and my noble friend has , in consequence ,, recommended to the Couamander-in-Chief to appoint him to one of the most important offices in the service , Tiz ., the command of the Royal Engineers at Malta . ' *
r-UpLIO EXECUTIONS . Lord H . Lennox inquired of Sir Geoi-ge Grey , whether his attention had been directed to the circunistances alleged to have occurred at the execution ' of William Bousfield , on Monday last ; and , if so , whether he would undertake to institute an immediate inquiry into the case?—Sir George GiusYsaid lie had seen with great regret , in the morning papers that day , the statement referred to , and , immediately on reading it , had directed a comnaunicatioii to be made
to the Skeriffij of London and Middlesex , calling upon them to make a report of tlie whole circumstances of the caso . He had not received that report - T and , indeed , he could hardly have done so , as there had not been tinxQ enough to prepare it .-Mr . Biggs inquired whether there was any intention oil tho part of tho Government to substitute private executions within the walls of tho prison for tho present mode of executing criiuimvU iu . public ?—Sir George Grey replied that Government hacl no such intention .
THE DEFECTIVE MORT'AllS . Mr . Monskm ,, in answer to Mr . Mai . ! N 3 , montloneit that the le-ttor of explanation sont by Mosaw . Grissol relative to ; tho defective mortava Buppliod to tho Government hi \ d boon referred to a ooiupetont ollwoi " to report .
OOU ^ TY 0 OUHT JUDGES . Mr . Roebuck moved a resolution thai an aildrcMUO prosoutod to her Majesty praying hor to givu directions to tho Lords of tho Treasury that horonftor tho salimea paid to tho County Court Judges should Kj equal in amount , pormnnont , mod not loan than £ 1 , ' > per annum . This proposal ho j ustifiod on tho yroumw that tho groator part of tho civil juriioaturo of tho ooimtry now I'ob ttj on tho hands of tho County Court JudgQH ; that thoy havo , under tho existing « ystoin , to bow down to tho Treasury benches to gob ivn meroiuio on the £ 1 , 200 a-yoar thoy commonly » Mijoy and that tlmt inoroase in only gruntoiT . in aouonlnnco with Parlinmontnry influence , or M & 'h ounuoxioji * Judgoa , ho thought ; , ahould not moruly ho abovo flUfjpiobn , but should bo exempt from t . ho ivnxlotio * o \ life . — 'Lord Statujoy Heoondodbbo motion . . .
Sir auoitaio Qhky snicl ha hiwl long entertained t » o opinion that tho paymonts of tho Judges hIi > ul < l uo uniform , bub Parlltwnout hud imptwoil on tho Tivnau « 7 tlio dolioato task of dooiiling upon the Jud . ^ on wlio should have tho mmltnum of ' £ 1 , 000 . A bill lnul boaii introduocjcl iuto tho Hovwo of Lorclw . wbioh , H >
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Leader (1850-1860), April 5, 1856, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05041856/page/4/
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