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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. TnE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.- In the House of Com- JHODS the Chancellor of the Exchequer made his statement with regard to the Supplementary Estimates. In April he estimated that the ordinary income of the year would exceed the expenditure by £ 2,210,000. Since then, how- ever, there had been a larger expenditure than was con- temp ated, and the Supplementary Estimates now on the table amounted to £3,366,895. Of the additional expendi- ture the Kaffir war had absorbed £344,000, and on this account the Government would probably have to ask for £ 400,<X0 more, which would raise the Supplementaly Esti- mates to £ 3,767,000. This, added to the dE2,750,000 of Ex- chequer Bonds to be paid off this year, made a total of w,617,000. Deducting from that the balance of £ 2.210,000, a deficit was 'eft for the current year of £ 4,307,000. Upon the Vote of Credit services the six millions voted by the House had only been exceeded by £427,000 la the expenditure. He estimated that the ordi- nary excess of income over expenditure would clear oli haii he deficit! his year, and as he had no fear of there- venue dec-lining, tho other half would be cleared off next year. He did not propuseto disturb the arrangement made in April, but would ask power to raise two millions by Ex- chequer Bonds for the immediate necessities of the Govern- ment. Mr, Childers considered that the House should have have had information in April of the expense Of moving the Indian troops to Malta, and earlier iriforniati-jn about the Kaffir war. He did not believe that the revenue estimate was safe; the acquisition Of Cyprus had involved additional expenditure, and nearly all the estimates were increasing. Mr. Gladstone hoped the Chancellor's statement would sink deeply into the mind of the people, for it sapped the principle of financial responsibility and Parliamentary control. The Chancellor to have given the maximum of the Supplementary Estimates originally, instead of saying they might be a million and a half; and as to the remark about spreading the extra expenditure over two or three years, it ^'ouid have been much better to have said at once that there was a deficiency which it was iueonvenient to supply, and that it would be cn addition to the debt. The Chan- cellor of the Exchequer repeated his confidence in his esti- R-atesof revenue, denied that be could have given fuller information before, and expressed his belief that the ex- penditure upon Cyprus would be short of what was sup- Posed. After some further discussion the resolution was agreed to. SCENE IN THE HOuSE.-On the order for going into Com- mittee of Suppiy on the remaining Army Estimates, Major ■Nolan called attention to the allowances made to the wives and children of the Reserve men, and submitted a resolu- tion in favour of their increase. Colonel Stanley was re- plying to the motion when he was interrupted by constant and vociferous shouts if "Hear," from Major O'Gorman, who apreared to be in a high state of excitement. In vain did the House cry, "Order," the Major persisted with the interruptions, which grew even louder and more wequtnt. At 1 ngththe Speaker interposed, but with no better eucct. Major O'Gorinan d clared that he was not out of order, and refused to detist or apologise, whilst appeal after appeal from his friends was equally Useless. He insisted that he had done nothing but ■^hat was usual, and that he had a right to cheer if he thought proper, cry Oh," or "Hear," after every comma, colon, or etmicolon in a member's speech. If he had done anything wrong he was an Irish gentleman, and knew how to apologise; but he had done nothing wrong, and should not apologise. Under these circumstances, the Speaker intimated that he had no other course than to name "■ the Major to the House for having Interrupted its proceedings, for his disorderly conduct, and for having refused when called on by the Chair w> submit himself to the judgment of the House. *be Chancellor of the_ 'Exchequer then iroved that, for his disorderly interruption and disrespect- ful behaviour to tiie Chair, Major O'Gorinan be greeted to withdraw from the House; and the motion was feconded by Mr. Lowe. An animated discussion nsued, in the lrJost of which Major O'Gorman rose from hIS seat on the Liberal benches, descended the gangway, atid, turning- round, bowed respectfully to the Chair, and talked out of the House. Soon after Mr. O'Leary, who had followed the Major to the lobby, returned, and stated jhat the lion, and gallant member had for some hours oeen labouring under personal excitement to such a degree as to be hardly responsible for his conduct, and subse- quently Mr. P. Smyth stated that he, too, had seen the jWajor, who had assure'* him that he meant no disrespect *o either the House or the Chair. Major Nolan then next endeavoured to take the sting out of the resolution by moving to strike out the allusion to disorderly and dis- respectful conduct, and several appeals were addressed f T.L,: Ho,lse Irifh members to leave the member lor Waterford a locus peniterdice; but the amendment was negatived, and eventually the resolution was carried mem. • Thereupon the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved, and the Houae resolved, that the conduct of Major O'Gor- man towards the Chair be taken into consideration, and ol T ^eu attend in his place. With this the incident wsed, and the House resumedthe business on which it was engaged when its calm was disturbed in the manner des- cribed MAJOR O'GORMAN'S APOLOGY.—In the House of Com- mons, on the Order of the Day.being read, Mr. O'Sullivan asked the indulgence of the House, before proceeding further, to allow Major O'Gorman to attend in his place offer an explanation. To this the Chancellor of the -exchequer assented, and added that, if the hon. and gaiJant member could offer a satisfactory explanation, ne was sure the House would be happy to hear him. i-ue Speaker then directed that the Major should 1called in. The hon. and gallant member entered, and at once rose and, addresing the Speaker, begged ieave to submit himself to the right hon. gentleman lhat hon. House, and to exi>ress his deep regret at) t-lie occurrence of the previous night, and a hope that S, eaker and the House would accept his apology, ■"e trusted he might be allowed to add that he had acted under the influence of the greatest possible ex- asperation; that, however, was not then the question, and again he offered to the Speaker and this hon. House the expression of his deepest regret. The explanation and apology being received with loud and general cheering, the speaker remarked that if it was the will of the House to Proceed no further in the matter it would become his agreeable duty to declare the will of the House in favour of S^Wjgepce, when, after some remarks by the Chancellor of ^ne Exchequer and Lord Harttngton, the Order for con- quering the conduct of the hon. and gallant member for "aterford was discharged amid loud cheers. THE SUPPLEMENTARY V OTEs.-The House upon going into oinmittee on the Vote of £1,846,000 for Supplementary Army Estimates, Mr. Hayter moved to reduce the amount ■fjy £ 25,000, the charge for huts at Cyprus. In doing so the non. member deurecated the employment native Indian troops in European quarrels as impolitic and needlessly ex- Pensive. Lord Hartington complained of the absence of necessary information respecting the Vote, and of the lIouse having been kept in ignorance of the real object of the'military expedition to Cyprus. Colonel Stanley said that troops were ent to Cyprus for the simple reason that it ^_as cn route to India, and that there was no intention to keep wiem. permanen ly in the islanel. Referring, then, to the PPcintment of Sir Garnet Wolseley as Governor, he explained that a larger vote had not been taken for the administration of the inland because the Government hoped to be able to get some assistance from the revenues of the Possession. As to the salubrity of the island, no official Report had yet been received, but private letters from ofhcers described the climate to be excellent, and that gene- rally speaking the health the troops was good, and the supply of water abundant. Mr. Eorster pronounced the I answer of Colonel Stanley unsatisfactory and evasive; and, after some further discussion, Mr. Hayter withdrew his amendment, and tiie Vote was agreed to. The Supplemen- tary Civil Service Estimates were also agreed to, as were some votes tor the Ordinary Civil Service, and a Vote to wind Hp the charge for the Abyssinian Expedition. IRISH SUNDAY CLOSING BILL.-In the House of Commons, °n The O'Conor Don moving that the Irish Sunday Closing ■pill he read a third time, Mr. P. J. Smyth urged the Recommittal of the measure, for the purpose of reconsider- 111g it from the point of view that it was an interference yth the vested iuterests of a great national industry, i.e., the liquor traffic of Ireland, which, if injured, would be entitled to compensation. The amendment having teen seconded by Mr. Shaw, The O'Conor Don objected that the very fact that the opponents of the bill had neglected to introduce this particular amendment until the last moment was a proof of their not attaching im- portance to it. As to the suggestion itself, he maintained that the Irish publicans had no more claim to compensa- tion than the Scotch publicans under the Forbes Mackenzie ■^ct. Again and again had Parliament reduced the number or hours for keeping open public-louses, and otherwise interfered with the sale of intoxicating liquors, so as to affect the profits of the business, and all this bill O'Q w-as *"° roceed on the same principle. Mr. V Sullivan supported the amendment as being no Y°re than was just and reasonable. Mr. Wheelhouse again ^enounced the' bill as a piece of class legislation of the most unfair and partial character. Mr. M'Laren conten- ded that the Irish publicans had imt an equal claim with the Scotch to compensation. Mr. O'Sliaughnessy pointed Out that the question involved in the amendment could be raised at so late a as the third reading. P. O'Brien complained that the promoters of the bill had relied too much upon the gentlemen at the nead of the temperance and Sabbatarian movements. Mr. ohaw regretted that her Majesty's Ministem had given °uch facilities to the pa-sing of the measure, when they nad more business of their own than they were able to transact. Mr. Murphy argued that if the prin- ^l;>le of the bill were good for somei towns it opght to be good for all; and once more he entered fpfl I>ro^es'; against the measure as the result of a con- ecter^cy, prompted by self-interest, based uponmisinforma- upheld by misdirected zeal, and nurtured in an atmos- Phere of complacency. The debate was closed by Mr. nslow, who, though objecting to the bill, appealed to its pponents not to prosecute their opposition further, as it as equally useless and inconvenient. On the House divi- it rejected Mr. Smyth's amendment by 62 to 22, after nich the third reading was agreed to amid cheers. TnE QUEEN'S RFPLY TO THE ADDRESS ON THE EASTERN WUESTIOJS.—Lord Barrington brought down the reply of her £ ajesty to the address of that House, agreed to on the 2nd lo i gust< Her Majesty thanks you sincerely for your oyal address: "I received with the greatest satisfaction ne assurance of your cordial support in the course I have EJVsued to secure peace, to promote the independence of Europe and the interests of my Empire." (Cheers). IliTr INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION (IRELAND) BILL.—Mr. J. Low- _?er> in moving that this bill, as amended, be considered, ^Enounced that the Commission to be appointed under the MU "would consist of the Eight Hou. J. T. Ball, the Earl of Belmore, Professes iiotloy, The O'Conor Don, the Right Hon. Christopher Palles, Professor Porter, and Professor Salmon. Mr. J. Lewis renewed his opposition to the bill, which he considered a direct step towards con- current endowment. Mr. Sullivan regarded it as a signi- ficant fact that no Irish member co tld be found to attack the measure exaept the member for Londonderry, who was not an Irish Presbyterian. The motion for considering the bill as amended having been agreed to, Mr. C. Lewis moved the insertion of a Conscience Clause taken almost verbally from the English Elemental y Educa- tion Act, but it was strongly opposed as inapplicable to the circumstances as they existed in Ireland, and was re- jected on a division by 102 to 21. Subsequently Mr. Lewis moved to expunge that part of the 5tli clause which pro- vided that payments by results should be made to the managers of schools," instead of to the successful student or his parent. The proposal was nega- tived on a division by 110 to 24 but after the numbers were announced Mr. Sullivan and Mr O'C. Power explained, amid laughter, that they had voted with the minority by mistake. The Speaker, however, ruled that no alteration could be made in the records. An amendment by Mr. Courtney, who proposed to make the applicat'on of the Act to the education of girls compulsory instead of per- missive, was rejected by 123 to 32. Certain amendments having been introduced at the instance of Mr. Lowther, the bill was read a third time. THE INDIAN BUDGET.- In the House of Commons, Mr. E. Stanhope, in moving that the House should go into Committee on the East India Revenue Accounts, made the usual annual statement. He explained that the accounts for the year 1S76 77 showed an income of £ 55,995,000, as against an expenditure of £ 58,178,0C0, leaving a dericit of £ 2,1.-2,778. For the year 1877-78 the revenue was esti- mated at £58,6:35,472, and the expenditure at j362,018,853, showing a deficit of £ 3,363,381. The only material decrease of income was in the land revenue, which exhibited a diminution of £800,000, entirely due to the famine. The estimated expenditure in the year on account of the famine was £1,125,000, but that sum had been very largely exceeded. Tae total famine expen- diture amounted to nine million and three-quarters, six millions and a half of which was the expenditure for last year. According to the returns which the Government had received, the loss of life in the Bombay Presidency was 260,000, in Madras 690,000, and in Mysore 400,000, making a total of 1,350,000. It was estimated by Sir John Strachey that in the course of every ten years we should have to pro- vide for a famine expenditure of fifteen millions sterling. The hon. gentleman defended the fiscal measures of the Government, and said the effect of the new salt tax would be to enable a large portion of the Indian people to obtain salt at a much cheaper rate than hitherto. With regard to the financial year 1878-79, the revenue was estimated at £ 63,195,000, and the expenditure at £ 61,039,000, leaving a surplus of £ 2,166,0(0, which, however, would be reduced to £ 2,000,000 by the change in the duty on salt. The great increase in the expenditure was due to the loss en the exchange of silver, amounting this year to £ 3,000,000 as against £ 1,600,000 last year. The gross earnings of the guaranteed railway lines in India had increased 70 per cent, within the last five years, but the fctate railways did not show tuch satisfactory results. They were being constructed princi- pally for military purposes; but they had been of great social advantage to the people, and their value in time of famine could not be questioned. In con- cluding his Budget Mr. Stanhope said he thought that, taking India as a whole, we might regard her prospects as thoroughly satisfactory and full of promise. Mr. Fawcett moved that the House regarded with appre- hension the present position of Indian finance, and was of opinion, in view of the power claimed for the employment of Indian troops in all parts of her Majesty's dominions exespt the United Kingdo-x', that there was no sufficient security against the military expenditure of India being unduly in- creased. This was seconded by Mr. Dillwyn, who com- against the military expenditure of India being unduly in- creased. This was seconded by Mr. Dillwyn, who com- plained of the Indian Budget being driven off to so late a period of the session. Mr. Maclver having spoken in reply 'I to Mr. Faweett's speech, Mr. Muntz, Mr. Whitwell, Mr. Jacob Bright, and other members of the Oppo- sition advocated a considerable reduction of expen- diture. The Chancellor of the Exchequer pointed out that it was our duty to civilise the people of India, and to develop their resources; but good government was expen- sive where it had to be conducted by a highly civilised Power like England, and not by a semi-civilised native prince. Ultimately the amendment was negatived by 59 to 22; the Rouse went into committee, and the usual decla- ratory resolutions were agreed to.

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