§ MR. W. WILLIAMSthen rose to complain of the increased expenditure occasioned by the enormous increase of late years in our naval and military establishments. The Expenditure for the Army and Navy this year amounted to 16,840,000l. which was 5,181,000l. more than it was in 1835. Since that period the increase of men in the army and navy was 65,041. He trusted that the Government would give a pledge that they would revise the whole of these establishments. Taken altogether, including the Irish constabulary, the yeomanry, and the militia, our military force amounted to 274,000 men. He hoped Government would take the subject into consideration, and make great reductions in the whole of the Estimates.
The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERobserved that Her Majesty's Government would not propose a single item which they did not feel themselves justified in proposing.
§ House in Committee.
§ Several Votes were agreed to.
§ House adjourned at a quarter past One.