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know the opinion of the Rouse, as vaela• seen stated to exist between the French acid Copies of the Treaty. HUTCHISON replied ; when, after some frinn Dr. PHIL LIMORE and Sir C. Ro the Bill wear through the Committee, and ordered to be received to-morrow. tios wELL give notice, that OA the :;c1 of May he should 31'ive to bring in a hill to deciire that Acts of Parliament sauna pased since the Union, were not affected by -contrary customs, but re:raised in full force f o reP 4el • Ordrr3 were then disposed of, and the House ad. 11AAVCI.4L STATE OF THE NATION. AEPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE THE HOCSI?. OF COMMONS ON FI NA CE. pain. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the Income and Expenditure, of the United I have proceeded to examine the Accounts to the House in the present Session, rela to the Receipt and Expenditure of the United for the year 1818, which they hare corn pith the Estimates in the Fourth and Eleventh • from the Select Committee on Finance in the in the preceding Session of Parliament ; and 1W lay before the House the result of the exa arid comparison of those documents, which les that the expectations expressed by the ate?, in both the Reports referred to, that the wonld again reach that state from which it suddenly declined upon the termination of the had been entirely realized—it having, in fact, c onsiderably exceeded the utmost estimate of _anmittee. Your Committee then proceed to shew, • The actual produce of the Revenue in the year the sth January, 1819, as compared with the contained in the Fourth Report of the Com and, actual produce of the Revenue in the same compared with the actual produce in the year chug sth January, 1818. The general result of this comparison is, that the ? moment Revenue of Great Britain, in the year aded .sth January, 1819, exceeded the estimate of tie Committee by the sum of £1,484,856, in addition prhich there was the sum of £566,639 received on count of the arrears of unappropriated war duties; Biking together the sum of £2,051,495. Is Hand, the sum received fell short of the Esti the Committee, by the sum of £329,921. total amount of the Revenue of Great Britain Ireland, in the year 1818, was £53,563,937, ` . .t.658,57:i more than the estimated produce. :iota this excess there be deducted the amount of. 2:rated war duties, as stated above, viz.— is 9, then the produce of the permanent Re io: last year will have exceeded the Esti ll £1,091,934. By adding to it the afore '. sum of C 53,563,937, the sum of £240,000 crofts of the Lottery, and £250,000 as the of old ;Cava] Stores, the Public Revenue of nry, for the year 1818, will have amounted _253,937. The Pitt point of comparison instituted by the tee relates to the aggregate produce of the in the two years ended sth January, 1818,1 . January, 1819. From this, it appears that the total Revenue - of l • Britain for the latter period exceeded the total • for the former by the sum of £1,705,510. of Ireland for the same period shews in favour of the last year of £192,969, added to the sum of £1,705,510, makes a total __ of the Revenue of the United Kingdom The real improvement, however, is much greater; deducting the sum of £2490,531, being the of unappropriated war duties received in horn the receipt of that year, and the sum of , being the amount of the same duties for IblB, from the receipts of that year, it will • that an actual improvement, amounting z,`371, has taken place in the permanent Re of the United Kingdom in the year 1818, as with the year 1817. As, for example: 1817. 1818. Amount of Revenue. Amount of Revenue. t 51,665,458 £53,563,937 Deduct unappro priated War Du- 586,859 ties tmappro- Perd War Du- 2,330,531 Yea ............... 45 2 ,997, 2 -9 8 £49,334,927 Revenue of 1817 49,334,927 Excess In favour of last year 43,669,371 The above improvement in the Revenue has not . confined to one or two heads of receipt, but ex oads to every branch, and almost to every compof w part of the Revenue. in the Post Odice alone, thete is a. deficiency of J; but that is reduced to only £56,500 when BUD are deducted, being the advances made for hidin g the New Post Office. Upon this subject the C2Minitti: state, for the information of Parliament, txistilt total sum hitherto expended in the purchaser flouses, land, &c. amounts to £235,000; and that t.t debt remaining to be paid amounts to £5,000. Lommittee next proceed to offer an Estimate c! . thz prohalile amount of the Public Income for the !eass ending the sth of January, 1820, and 1821, s.?cuively. Their opinion is, that the Revenue of te jast. year, 1818, which went on gradually im -7'll to the close of that year, may be taken as a : 4 r estimate of its produce, not only in the present, 44 , in the next year ; and under such impresston they that this Revenue, together with the sum of " 5 . 00 0 annually, estimated to arise from Lotteries, 1 ' 25 0,(00 arising from the sale of old Naval s, may be taken at £54,000,000. followed by accounts relative to the Public ,__?• l l , llta re fel the y ear 1818 , f rom w hi c h i t appears ,the actual Expenditure of the United Kingdom Year endin g J anuary 5 , 18 19, h as amounte d tz : 7 • 74 7,058, being less than the expenditure of i .remlinz year (1817) by £389,156. to: the course of the year 1818, there was applied ,4 4 ,'''_! re tlemptien of d e b t t h e sum o f £15,336,995, form s a part of the £67,707,088, leaving a "Pend:tur e of £52,370,152 for the service of ar-)aiote stated, 1 , a r ei r• The total income of the same year WAS, with the produce of Lotteries and old St ores, £54,053,937 ; a n d this income, con ' ~t )senc.,4ein favour gives of the receipts within the year a 1"31 $ WM; in fact ; constituted the whole .. 4 , t to know had hee.n,' f t ,i;ish J.• L ' orrrations fri . 1505 , the Bi :t Vac , h amo Lite to bring gotlani Ore to ce or 11“ ▪ 4:ld. .Ig 7pI.VCIA REPOR' OF THE HO Vie Select I ▪ ote the It rogjoin have !tented to th og to the Re cr. , y d or n for I ° ,l with the leperts from t 15: and in the ter now lay pinaion and c Fv proves a Cetnrdatee, in Revenue wouls kad suddenly 1 0, had been very considera that Corn mitte • your Comm Is:, The actt elided the sth inimate conta free; and, Thc actt rear, as Co m pa sate of the Co Lie total am° soi Ireland, i king £1.6.58,!. nova this el l oppropriatcc 66,t;i9, the fo: the 1 • e by /21,0, zentioned sun o the profits produce of old ie Country, 1 0£54,053,9'S The nest p Committee re venue in th sth Janus From this, Wm Britain enue for Revenue increase ill Illicit added intprovement £1,898,17 The real in b by deduct amount of u 1817, from t 1566,639, be the year Ibl E *es appear t Is £3,662,37 venue of the compared 18 Amount m Won onopp r rinedWar D Yea ............ Ell The above ken confine kids to eve kra , part of is the Pc L 14 6,b3; 00 400 are itlding the Cortnnitv : z vx hon=es, 1 ;et . 1 % :.:2 profit !es.% end :4 2ettivel% te last le . rwin4 to esbmai 44 in the • %omit tha 4:255. 000 rv.: tuna ttis is 1 41- t the J , f...e ye. " Preen, 11 the I b. Ted v z i th fin " 31 expe 4 * Tett eAral St 4 4:ted C.:ltr enc , 5';!,7 * balance of Revenue above .Expenditure, Hipllcahle ,within the year to the extiectioLot 444., t L ii;t2. . ' 4111 parison of the debt dischar g ed an d ttba cht.Creg* within cl the year affords nearly the o*.mrctsult-,44 ' difference being no more than may be accounted fpr' by the balances remaining in the Exchequer, or in the several departments of expenditure. The probable Expenditure of the United Kingdom for the current year is the next important subject to which the Committee, in their Report, direit the at tention of Parliament. Your, Committee now propose to present to the House an estimate of the probable expenditure of the United Kingdorryfor the year 1819 ; and for that purpose they have had before them the estimates which have been already submitted to .the House, and they have called for such other information as appeared to them to be necessary to enable them to. complete their estimate. It was observed by the Committee on Finance in their eleventh Report (page 424) that in the event of the return of the troops from France, there would probably be an increase of expense in the Army and Ordnance, in consequence of the necessary additions to th e half-pay, Chelsea pensions, pay of General Officers, &c. (after taking into consideration the average yearly saving by ca sualties) to the extent of £300,000, making the total sum to be granted in the year 1819, for Army, Navy, and Ordnance, £16,972,000 ; but your Corn-' mittee have much satisfaction in observing, from the estimates which have been laid before them, that there is not only no increase of permanent expense 'from the contingency contemplated by the Commit tee, notwithstanding that it has taken place, but that an actual decrease of expense has been effected in the present year ; although these are included in the es timates for the Army and Ordnance expenses for the reduction to the extent of £218,254, which may of course be contemplated as not likely to recur in any future year of peace. This diminution of charge has been attained chiefly by the reductions in the Army and Ordnance. • This reduction, considerable as it is, being upwards lof 11,6g0 men in the Army and Ordnance, as com pared with the numbers of mda voted for the year 1818, exclusive of a reduction equal to the whole number of troops stationed in France, does not pro duce any present saving expense, in proportion to the amount of the numerical reduction, in consequence of the claims which a very considerable number of ' individuals who have been reduced have upon the country for some provision, as a reward for their past services. This is however a payment which will give the country a claim to call upon them again for their services, should the exigencies of the State require their assistance, and should their state of health en able them to afford it—but although this reduction of numbers has necessarily added very largely to the half-pay and Chelsea pensions, yet it can by no means be considered as a permanent addition. and therefore some decrease of expense may in future years be con templated, presuming that a full provision is made in the estimates for the present year, for all those per sons who in consequence of the late reductions will be entitled to half-pay and pensions—and that the amount of new claims which may arise upon the pre sent diminished establishments, cannot equal the ca sualties which must occur among the vast numbers of persons now receiving allowances. The total amount of the Expenditure in the United Kingdom for the year 1819, may, according to the estimates which have been laid before your Com mittee, be stated as follows : Uterus of Mgt Plaided Deb* Unredeemed X 29,5411,845 Debt P of Flailed Debt. and Want of Debt Mound . . 15,59141119 • . 444,140,854 1,180,692 Odest Chaps as the Cansolidateel Food, brio& beg ittio,oce grassed to hie Once the Duke at Wellington, b Act S 4 Geo. 111. cap. 161 Total Fund Interest and Saint Peed of Unfunded Debt - ennues. ‘11,600000 4,436,731 1,191,000 1,469,274 47,400,900 .840M00 Army - - Ordnance -• Na) - - - - r ' 7Bl • . Minelinens Serfdom - . 1,251,501 Total probable Expenditure for 1119 5087,779,1182 The charge upon the Consolidated Fund in respect to the Civil List, will be somewhat reduced in con sequence oPthe death of her late Majesty, and of the Act lately passed, intituled, ~ An Act for the further I regulation of his Majesty's Household, and the Care of Royal Person during the continuance of his in disposition r which circumstances have been adverted to by your Committee in framing their estimate; and it appears to them, that under all these circumstances; the charge upon the Consolidated Fu.id must be stated, with reference to the debt as it at present stands, and to the payment to the Duke of Welling ton, at £47,400,000. It will be observed, that your Committee have not taken into their consideration any increased expense which may arise out of the manner in wnich provi sion may be made for meeting the Supplies of the present year, or for the expense which may attend any measure which may be taken with a view of reducing any part of the Unfunded Debt. But no considerable additional expense will be incurred by the latter operation, to whatever extent it may be carried, as the whole expense will be the difference between the interest at present paid on theAjnfunded Debt, and the interest which may be paid. in the event of its being converted into a Funded Debt. It is therefore not necessary to advert more pFticularly to any measure of this description; but with respect to the difference between the Expenditure and Re venue, your Commktee must observe, that if this difference, which cannot be estimate d ' at less than £13.000,000, is made up either by an increase of the Funded or Unfunded Debt, it will probably occasion an additional Annual Expense, in the shape of Inte rest, to the extent of from £500,000 to 1:000,000, ex clusive of any Sinking Fund which may be assigned for the redemption of this Debt ; of which interest, there will probabl become payable M the course ask* year i 819, about I. 800,000; and this sum being to the aforem ent ioned eXpenditnre of J.:61,179 will will make a total expenditure of £68.079 which will, however, be included for Sinking had towards the redemption of Debt, about 016,064000. 1 leaving the actual expenditure, exclusive of Sinking Fund, at £53018,800, which, contrasted Veit k a Re- VallUe of •C 51400010001. will • give . a surplus.of le- venue really applicable to thnextinction of Debtcif i EL9si,eou. Yoiii 4 Coininittne-do ntit Mit* it nosailey, in sub= ;Mittlngio the 'Hai's* t h*M'of the tarobable, ex- Pencli4ird'of the gn444Xiogdo* for the. year 1820, to do more than to notice generaily some heads of charge which 'occur in- theTAtrnates of the present year,which will • probably not recur at allOr not to the 'same extent, in the year 1820, and also some other.expenses which will probably occur in the w= year, to a greater extent than in the present. The heads to which your Committee particularly allude as not likely to occur in the next year, are the fol lowing, vix. The payments to be made, in the present year, to complete the charge of the last year, in respect of the debt then treated.......... ..... X 115,454 0 0 The charge of the Funded Debt, by the aspi ration of the Imperial Annuities, the last divi dend on which will he paid on the sth July, 1819 230,000 0 0 The sum to be issued to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, in the present year,. under the Act 54 Geo. cap.l6l 150,000 0 6 In the Army—Expense of Reduction 803.000 0 0 In the Ordnance—Ditt0.. In the Wavy—A probable Saving under the heads of Army Provisions and Transports, as a great part of the garrisons abroad will be relieved in the present year, in consequence of the reduction of the army lOO,OOO 0 0 Probable decrease in the Half-pay, Pensions, Su. in the coar se of the year 1820; the total amount of allowances of this descliptinn being now £4,324,956 OO,OOO 0 0 • Total probable saving of expenditure, £868,452 0 0 And the items which will occurto a larger extent in the next than in the present year, are as follows: By the diffethnee between the total :mount of the interest upon any debt which may be • created in the present year, and the sum which will be actually paid in this year £oo,ooo 0 0 By an addition to the Army Estimates, two of the Regiments returning from India being provided for in the Estimates for 1819, from the 95th of August only, thp difference be tween that sum and the totarexpence for one year, must therefore be provided.... ......r: 30,000 0 0 ' • Total probable addition to the eipeediturip- "50,000 0 0 —Which being deducted from the probable saving would leave a balance of about £.538,452, and would make the expenditure for 1820 aboUt 07,541.430. Your Committee have not, in the estimate for this latter year, made any allusion to the additional ex pense which would be incurred, if the difference be tween the income and the expenditure were provided by any addition to the funded or unfunded debt ; nor have they adverted to the increase which will naturally take place in the same time to the income of the present Sinking Fund, if it accumulates with out the interest of any new loans being charged thereon : These circumstances will occasion no great variation in the result of the general account, which; in either event will exhibit a balance of income , above the expenditure of about 0,519,652 (exclusive, , kowever of the, expenditure of the Sinking Fund it- 1 self ;) neither have your Committee noticed any charge which may arise in respect of the Exchecuer Bills to the amount of £1,100,000, appropriated or! intended to be appropriated to the building of Churches, because no charge has yet been incurredl on account of this grant, and it is.at present uncer-i Lain when and to what amount say disbursement upon this account may occur. Tour Committee think it their duty to call the at tention of the House to the important fact, that a very considerable part of the present revenue, namely, excise duties, to the amount of about 0,500,080 per annum, have been granted by Parliament , only to the sth.JUly, 1821. 11tn-revenue is charged upon thine articles of consumption most subject to illicit trade, land it must depend upon the continued Success of the measures which have been taken to repress this) traffic, whether this revenue can be supported beyond' that time, either with justice to the fair. tradet or ad. vantage to the revenue: but your Committee have already observed, in a former part of this Report, that the reventie upon the articles subject to these duties has increased and improved in common with the revenue charged upon other articles 'with excise duties, and therefore, at present at least, there does not appear to be any reason for repealing them, or suffering them to expire, upon the ground that the duties upon these articles cannot be maintained at their present rate; while it must be recollected, that should they either be repealed or suffered to expire, that deficiency.of revenue must be supplied by some other means.--elpril 5, 1819. ARMY. SECOND REPORT PROM THE SELECT COMMIT ' TEE ON FINANCE.=ISI9.• The Select Committee appointed to inquire into and state the Income and Eipenditure of 'the United I Kingdom for the Year ended the sth of January, 1819: and also -to consider and state the probable Incemt and Expenditure (so far as the same can now be estimated), for the year ending the sth of. Ja nuary, 1820, and to report the same,. together with their observations thereupon, from time to time, tol 1 she House; and also to consider what further mean cures may be adopted for the relief of the 'country from any part of the said Expenditure, without de triment to the public interest, have proceeded , to examine the Army Estimates of the current year; to compare them with the Estimates of 1818, and to ascertain how far the suggestions contained in the s of former Committees have been complied 72 :1 . rt They proceed, first, to the examination of the Division comprised under the head of Class 1. For the reasons given in a fcrmer Report upon the Army Estimates, (Report 11, 1817,) the Committee avoid giviog,any opinion upon the numerical amount of the Army. They cannot, however, omit availing themselves of thil opportunity of congratulating the, House, that the state of affairs in Europe continues to preserve such an appearance of tranquillity as to have enabled the Government to withdraw the Bri tish Troop s , which had been employed under the, Treaty of Paris of 1515 itt the occupation of a por tion of the French ten itory. This measure has led *retreat diniinution.df the military farce; a slum iser.oftneo, equal in untosstao the whole army re turned from Franaro has beentaither reduced or is now under orders for reductor* Of the Home Force, voted in the Enisnatts of ketlear, a reduction of 9,142 rank and Ile bassinet place ; which measures will ultimately effect a diminution of force amount ing. to 54,118 Officers and.mem • For the better elucidafron.Of this part of their Re port, the Committee subjoin the Annexed Returns : • The first is a Return Of th :weber of. •Non-Com- elorti October IMitontionotiotto 26:631 men. second contaitis.a statement of the Regimental Reduction; in Men and Horses, elected or ia Pro gress ; by which it appears that the reduction will ultimately amount to 31,916 Rank and File and 4499 Horses ; leaving the intended Peace Establish ment of the Army, etchnive of the Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry serving in the East Indies; as follows :-- Cavalry 8,P54 Foot Guards ' 540 Infantry 33,080 Total - - 69,794 The Committee add a comparison of the total numbers voted in the Estimates of 1817, 1818, and 1819, respectively; from which it appears that the total numerical force reduced since the vote of 1817, when the present orders are carried into effect, will amount to 55,802 Officers, Non-commissioned Offi cers and Privates. The Committee next present the-charge of his Ma jesty's Land Forces serving at home and abroad, ex clusive of the Forces serving in Frant.-:', for 1818, and exclusive of the Force serving in the territorial Possessions.of the East India Company for the years ending 25th Dec. 1818, and 25th Dec. 1819 The charge to k provided for in 1818, amounted to— • - : • 13,277.374 10 8 In 1819, to C5.008,7'14 ' By which it appears that a diminution (alibis head.of.Estimates has taken place, in favoUr cf 16 9, amounting to £268,660 19 8 The-Committee also subjoin a Statement sheering the cfgerence befween the total amount of Estimate; voted for the ordinary services of the Army for 1S I and the amount of the same Estimates for 1819, from which it appears that an increase of charge amount ing to £88,834. 18s. sd. has taken place. The Committee have thought it proper on this part of the subject, to make a more general conic a. rison of the estimates of 1818 and 1810, sofas to em brace the whole of the sums charged in the Army Estimates, whether provided for by this country or not, in order to thew the true measure of Reduction which has taken place. This comparison is annexed, together with a calculation of the probable amount of the charge of the Army for the year ending 25th December, 1820. From this it appears that the total diminution in the amount of the charges contained in the Estimates, and which is the tiva measure of the reductions e ffected in our military e,tablishments in the course of the year 1818, is 7C3,3181. 12s. 11 d. But a; the charge of the troops in India is de frayed by the India Company, and that of the Army in France was paid out of the French canttibatie-a.;, it is necessary to leave out of the calculation bi.th the saving en the latter and the increase on the former, to arrive at the difference in the amount of the sum to be provided by Parliament ; which being done, the actual increase which remains to be provided for is I:88,512.1s. 11d. But in the total charge for 1819, are included, as the charge for reductions in 1819, £203,251 11 s. This charge will become a saving in the year 1820, as compared with 1818, and should therefore be set against the increase in 1819, so as to leave a saving in 1820, as compared with 1818, of E 114,74,2 9t. 1 d. But this saving will be subject to tome dedUction i on account of the half-pay of the Officers and the Chel 'iia Pentions of the men, who will be reduced when the force for which the sum of £203'254. 11s.•• is taken, is wholly 3isbanded. , This charge ; ' filf, the whole year, would amount to T.51,300a bitt i .'4Ang include,: in the Estimates of the current.eAr,l.Bl9, feuthe last six months, tfie additional expense in 1820, will only be half that amount, viz. L18;8::0. The clear saving in Ino, will therefore be, 1:88,092 9s. ld. . _ _ _ The total nun to be voted in let 9, is Deduct saving ite r .582,802 111 3 116,093 1 . The probable charge in 1820 will be 186,416.713 3 i The Committee .next advert to the State of Ex penses on account of Recruiting for the ye.sr 1819 ; and ,on• this brad they find a diminution of charge upon the United Kingdom, in 1819, as tompated with 1818, admunting to £ 2,119. 15s. 94. For the Charge of - Depots for Regiments on Fo reign Service, the Committee remark a small reduc tion of -eharge under every head of these Establish ments, amounting to a total of £1,904. Bd. Under the head of Regimental and other Coritio racks. the Committee report a reduction of Charge in the Estimate of 1819, as compared with that of 1818, 'of £7,888. 12s: In the charge for General and Staff Officers, and Officers of the Hospitals serving with his Majesty's Forces in Great Britain, Ireland, and on Foreign•Sta dons, (excepting India,) the Committee state; that there is an increase of £2486 Is. 9d. The Committer having observed an increase of estimate for the Medical Establishments .epon Fo reign Station's for the cuiVeet year, as welt'. Fit }pm, have not .omitted to inquire into the 444 :bt . ' : su::l increase; and they have been asssund• that it has arisen front the strong and ergeat representations of his Majesty'r . Governors of severe) Colonies to thb Governtnent at home `that adaitlolhal icM as:i'sr ance was ahsolately . necessarY, and that thehbalth of his Majesty's troops must fall a• sacrifice to the wain of attendance, if these representations were not acceded to. The increase has consequentlyheen ordered, to which the Committee give theft full approbatlon. It Lat the same time observed that this charge for addi tional medical assistance is to a certain degree to be attributed to the reductions of the Regimental Medi cal Staff ; formerly the. Medical Stiff attached to each Regiment of Infantry, consisted of one Survon and two Assistant Surgeons ; the second Assistant . Surgeon is now reduced. • In the Estimate of the charge of the allowances to the principal Officers of the several Public Depal t ments, the Committee observe an increase of charge under this head of £8,681. 19s. Sd. The Committee have annexed a comparison of the charge of the War Office as it stood in 1814 and as it stands for 1819, from which it appeals that Rv dactioat have been made in the Department for Cur seat business, as compared with whatit was in 16i4, which would haveproduced weaving of near nineteen thousand po ot rnds had no arrear eoisted; th at npcn F the whole and Arrear, an actnal Redaction of 0,1,23 has been (acted and that of the present charge of the War 'Office, £97,890 only is for the Current Business, and C 18,121 is on account of the .4arear. The first ,~~ V ' 1 7 4. t - 6 1 I t i. part