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Flogging In The Army.
assuredly necessary ; and he hoped it ivould be remembered , that they were not new works to be begun , but old works to be completed . Mr . COBBETT said , that the money ivas not to go to fortify the harbour of Halifax : oh , no . ' it was not for that—it was to build a citadel . Hon . members did not know , and he was sure the right hon . gentleman opposite did not know ( a laugh ) , that thirty years ago this citadel was
considered as complete as could be . He saw it himself thirty-four years ago , when the Duke of Kent commanded there . Col . MABERLEY said , that when he came into office , he thought it right to carry to perfection the works which the House had thought it necessary to construct ; and if any part were now left unfinished , it would he a complete throwing away of money , and ivould render nugatory the decision to ivhich the House hacl come . AVith respect to the value of Halifax , and the province to which it belonged , he must remind the hon . member that it was not the same as when he saw it . If the
hon . member had an estate there , he would find that his property was very valuable . It was a rich country , and its resources were very great . It was necessary that there should be a citadel to protect the town on the land side . As to the fortifications in the Mauritius , they came recommended to the Ordnance on the principle of economy . Their completion would enable us to do with fewer soldiers there , and thus a
great saving would be effected . The House afterwards divided , and the votes were carried by a majority of 54 . The Exchequer of Receipt Bill was re-committed and reported . — The Stafford Borough Disfanchisement Bill was read a third time and passed . —The Hertford Borough Bill was re-committed . —The second
reading of the House-duty Repeal Bill was postponed till the 14 th of April . March 95 th . —The debate on the Cambridge University petition was resumed , and again adjourned . In the evening , Mr . BHOCKLEHURST moved for a return of the state of the South Sea Company ' s affairs , down to Jan . 1 . Agreed to . —Sir J . TYRRELL inquired whether the
Government had made any representation respecting the outrage on English fishermen by a French vessel?—Lord PALMERSTON replied , that the Government had instituted inquiry ; that a correspondence on the subject was now proceeding ; and that the subject was one on which Government felt all proper anxiety . —Colonel EVANS presented a petition for the relief of the Polish exiles . —Lord PALMERSTON said , that Government had all possible sympathy for the Poles , but it could not propose any grant upon the subject .
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Flogging In The Army.
assuredly necessary ; and he hoped it ivould be remembered , that they were not new works to be begun , but old works to be completed . Mr . COBBETT said , that the money ivas not to go to fortify the harbour of Halifax : oh , no . ' it was not for that—it was to build a citadel . Hon . members did not know , and he was sure the right hon . gentleman opposite did not know ( a laugh ) , that thirty years ago this citadel was
considered as complete as could be . He saw it himself thirty-four years ago , when the Duke of Kent commanded there . Col . MABERLEY said , that when he came into office , he thought it right to carry to perfection the works which the House had thought it necessary to construct ; and if any part were now left unfinished , it would he a complete throwing away of money , and ivould render nugatory the decision to ivhich the House hacl come . AVith respect to the value of Halifax , and the province to which it belonged , he must remind the hon . member that it was not the same as when he saw it . If the
hon . member had an estate there , he would find that his property was very valuable . It was a rich country , and its resources were very great . It was necessary that there should be a citadel to protect the town on the land side . As to the fortifications in the Mauritius , they came recommended to the Ordnance on the principle of economy . Their completion would enable us to do with fewer soldiers there , and thus a
great saving would be effected . The House afterwards divided , and the votes were carried by a majority of 54 . The Exchequer of Receipt Bill was re-committed and reported . — The Stafford Borough Disfanchisement Bill was read a third time and passed . —The Hertford Borough Bill was re-committed . —The second
reading of the House-duty Repeal Bill was postponed till the 14 th of April . March 95 th . —The debate on the Cambridge University petition was resumed , and again adjourned . In the evening , Mr . BHOCKLEHURST moved for a return of the state of the South Sea Company ' s affairs , down to Jan . 1 . Agreed to . —Sir J . TYRRELL inquired whether the
Government had made any representation respecting the outrage on English fishermen by a French vessel?—Lord PALMERSTON replied , that the Government had instituted inquiry ; that a correspondence on the subject was now proceeding ; and that the subject was one on which Government felt all proper anxiety . —Colonel EVANS presented a petition for the relief of the Polish exiles . —Lord PALMERSTON said , that Government had all possible sympathy for the Poles , but it could not propose any grant upon the subject .