_Thursday._--Another pleasing night in Committee of Supply. Opportunity favourable for showing how varied, comprehensive, illimitable is knowledge of the Busy B's. On Supplementary Estimates, the business of to-night, variety of topics succeed each other. Private HANBURY at home with every one of them. There is nothing TOMMY BOWLES doesn't know. If there were, BARTLEY would supply omission. Performance a little hampered by accident of GOLDSMID'S being in Chair. Something about JULIAN depressing to high spirits. When he takes Chair and submits vote, he succeeds in some subtle way in investing the proceedings with unmistakable church service associations. He intones the vote, and when, having put the question, he adds, "The Ayes have it," it is exactly as in another place it is remarked, "Here endeth the first lesson." TOMMY B. doesn't mind that. He would as soon gambol in a church as on the quarter-deck. But it's different with GEORGE CRISTOPHER TROUT BARTLEY, who was brought up respectably, and Private HANBURY is not altogether comfortable. Besides this, GOLDSMID has a way of spoiling sport unknown under the more benignant sway of MELLOR, whom, every one is sorry to know, is down with influenza. To-night, after three hours' discussion upon amendment to vote for expenses in extradition proceedings against JABEZ BALFOUR, Committee divided; amendment negatived; VICARY GIBBS proposes another amendment on exactly same lines. Had it been put from the Chair, another three hours might have been pleasantly spent repeating what had earlier been said. GOLDSMID positively declined to submit amendment, and before astonished, outraged B's had recovered their breath the main question was put; Committee divided; no chance of returning to subject. Then he's depressing in other ways. When vote been talked round for an hour, he attempts to put question. Up jumps TOMMY BOWLES. _Chairman._ "The question is that a sum of----" _Tommy Bowles._ "Sir JULIAN GOLDSMID." _Chairman_ (_continuing, without noticing him_). "----£70,000 be granted----" _Tommy_ (_raising his voice_). "Sir JULIAN!" _Chairman._ "----to HER MAJESTY to complete the sum of----" _Tommy_ (_in default of a speaking-trumpet, putting his hand to his mouth_). "Sir JULIAN, I would like to----" _Chairman_ (_looking round, and throwing into his voice tone of infinite pathetic, despairing reproach_). "Mr. BOWLES!" Then TOMMY, thus called upon, makes his speech. _Business done._--Very little in Committee of Supply.