Reduction of the Navy five per cents.-Superannuation Amendment Act Bill.-Scheme
for equalizing the Naval and Military Pensions, and Half-Pay and Civil Superannuations
-Fallacy of the project-Mr Hume's Amendment negatived.-The Scheme receives the
approbation of Parliament, but fails for want of Contractors.-Brought forward anew in
a modified form.-Two Amendments proposed by Mr Hume, and rejected.-Project, as
remodelled, carried into effect.-Repeal of the Annual Malt Tax.-Mr Calcraft's Motion
for a Repeal of the Salt Tax, lost by a majority of four.-The two Junior Lords of the
Admiralty reduced, Ministers being left in a minority of fifty-four.-Lord Normanby's
first Motion for the Reduction of one of the Postmasters-General, negatived by a majo-
rity of twenty-five; the second carried by a majority of fifteen.-Mr Creevey's Motion on
the Board of Control, negatived.-Mr Lennard's Motion on our Diplomatic Expendi-
ture, and Mr Warre's on the Mission to the Swiss Cantons, rejected. Reduction of the
Salt Tax, Irish Window and Hearth Tax, Leather Tax, and Tonnage Duty.-Navy,
Army, and Ordnance Estimates.-Budget.-Mr Hobhouse's Motion for the Repeal of
the House and Window Tax.-Mr Hume's Resolutions on the National Debt and Sink-
ing. Fund,
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