The National Register. — London, England, 1811-03-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. This excess he accounted fur by stating, that it . arose partly from a necessary in c rease in the Sala ries of the First Lord of the Admiralty, and .of-the -4 rl lo l-41' Treasurer of the Navy, their emoluments having .hie.rubil heretoforr been in some degree defrayed from the ftVitkitt Fund aris.ng from the sale of Old Stores; which were now br:mght to account, and partly from the augmentation of the number of Clerks, and from those in the Offices being entitled, from their long services, to an increase of emolument, as well as to other items which were particularly specified in the Estimate, and which he would further explain, elf called upon by the House. • Dock Yards, for the year 1811 . For the year 1810 ; . 0 . 188,006 .181,7g2 188,006 !?Ata-*Pf It is Making an excess of . . X 6,224 'Phis increase, he stated, VMS attributed to the • increase of watchmen, and other incidental and necessary charges, more particularly specified in the Ditianate. Commissions of Out-ports, Foreign Stations, &c. for the ?resent year . . . . 47,935 For the ear 1810 • . . . . 38,453 Excee4 . £9,502 The increase in this case arose from the inclusion of Officers who were nun added m the last Eh..imate from the appoin metit of Commissioners at Lisbon and Barbadoes, and from an addition being made • to the Salaries of tie Commissiomrs at Bombay and Madras of 1,.001. each. Ships in Ordinary ,i.vith 1 x enses attending thereon :n one instance in this item, there was a decrease of 17,0711. while in another there was ad excess of 44,6701. arising from building proper Accommoda tions at Deptford, adding Cranes, &c. at Plymouth :and Portsmouth. Charge for Victualling the Civil . Department in. 1811 • . • • 111,163 For the year 1810 • • 131,395 In this item there was a saving of X'j),232 This decrease arose from some arrangements and savings in the repairs and buildings of vessels. IN Tim SECOND CLASS. The Half-pay distinguished from the Civil De partment for the Near 1811 amounted to 270, 1 )00 For the year 1610 the estimate was . 50,C00 In this item therefore there was an excess of • .• . • • • • . xeo,oen Arising from the fluctuations to which it . was well known . that branch of expenditure was pecu liarly liable. The . : amount of Sup erannuations and Pensions of Civil Offices in the Admiralty, Dock-yards, or elsewhere, for the year 1811, was . 42,822 In the year 1810, the Estimate was but 23,683 The Excess consequently arm:tinted to El 9,139 Which was also to be accounted fur, by referring to the various additions which had been made to the List from recent ocurrences. Making 4 Total for Ordinary Expenses of The next item to which the Right Hon. Gentleman directed the attention of the House wa.s, the Estiniate fur the extraordinary expenses of the Navy, containing a specification of the various charges for bolding and repairing vessels, for work propcsedlo be done in the King's yards, &c. In comparing the Estimates of the present with the last year, he stated, that in the article of repairing there was a deduction of 58,6801. while in expenses in the repairs of Milford Ha ven Harbour, there was an Fxcess of 01181.— There was also a very consisicrabL Excess arising from the n,ces!•ity conipkting those ships in Merchants' yards, which had hitherto been sea soning, amounting to • . 203,193 The total amount of Extrao:dinaries for 1811, he stated to be . . . . . . 2,046,200 Another great cause of excess in this last item was the circumstance of Goliternment having de- - termined to build a Wet Pciek• at Fealta, which '' lrc they had ascertained could be accompUsbed at an . expense of 10,0001. and would be attended. with 4 ' 4 11' 1- ** .1544 the greatest a vantage. 10 0 The next head was for victualling the Army in lorci,4ll .stations, the estiniate for which for the pr went 7::Ar s Nvi.s 42,822 1,573,413 LD :a rctlit z.. In the last year, the amount did not • exceed • There was an excess therefore in this item of Which was to.be accourted for by the additional - - number of troops which had been sent abroad. The last topic , to which the Right Hon. Gentle man directed the atention of the House, was the Transport Service. The expenses of this depart ment had increased from two causes; first, from the great augmentation of prisoners 'of war, and the consequent charges arising from providing for them proper places of confinement; and, secondly, from the salaries and expences of the Transport Office having been brought into the Estimate, con trary to the usual practice. There were some ar ticles of saving, I4owever, which amounted to 9•t,2t571. but the excess was still very considerable. The Estimates for the present - year were in eluded under the following heads : Transports • •, • . Sick and Wounded Prisoners of War . . . Salaries an,l Stationery Making a Total of 2,752,662 352,463 924,336' 33,338 ~ t. 4,06 . 2.4q9 The Right Hon. Gentleman having gone through all the Esti mate, remarked • that he had forgotten to state that the value of the old Stores, 420,3691. was to be deducted from the gross amount of these Estimates. On the first resolution, founded on the first item of the Esti.. mate, being put from the Chair, Mr. HuTcriiNSON drew the attention of the HOuse to the in justice with which that highly respectable, long-tried and faith ful body of men, the marines, were treated. Many of the Cap tains of this corps, whose services had extended from twenty to thirty years, still remained stationary,- without the opportunity of rising, while every other officer, in every other regiment, had the satisfaction of a. progressive advance to the rank of Field- Officer. Tne artillery corps in particular, to which the marines bore some resemblance, although consisting of 17,600 men, had eighty Field-Officers, while the inarins, forming a hods! of 35,000, had but from forty to forty-five officers of a similar rank. This unequal distribution of favour was so palpably unfair, that he trusted the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Yorke) would see the expediency, as well as the propriety, of rewarding the long and tried fidelity of the latter corps, with advantages, at least, equal to their merits. It might be said that so many Field Offi cers could not be employed in the service to which the marines were destined, yet when it was considered that a great number of Admirals arid Field Officers who were never employed, en joyed their commissions as a reward for their service, Aiglioped this objection would not be urged, the more especially when the long and arduous exertions of the marines, su beneficial to the community, were recollected. Mr. YORKE expressed his readiness to agree most cordially with every word which had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman as to the gallantry, perseverance, fidelity, and activity of the marine corps. He thought, however, that the Officers did not stand upon Olt same footing as the Officers in the regular service,' in asmuch as they did not purchase their commissions, and conse quently could not be said to be equally entitled to the rack to which they aspired. Mi. WILBERFORCE understood that there was not the same provision made for the widows and orphans of Marine Officers, as for widows and orphans of other descriptions. He trusted the Right Hon. Gentleman on tic opposite si.ie of the House (Mr. Yritke), if this was the case, would turn his attention to the subject; and that he would, in accordance with that benevolent feeling which was known to pervade the country, see that the same provision was made for widows and orphans of one set of meritorious soldiers as the etlier.( Hear f) A long discussion took place upon the several resolutions, which were agreed to,andthe House adjourned. • • ••••••••••• SATURDAY, MARCII 16. The SrEmaii gave notice that he should take the. Chair on Monday, at half-past three, o'clock, in consequence of the quan tity of private business now before the House, Mr. Mitaitylr - r piesenttd twn Petitions, one from t.1.•.e Mayor and Corporation of Port Glasgow, and the other from certain persons residineon the northern coast of Scothind,.con cerned in the Herring . and Cod Fisheries, against the l3iris rnw pending before the douse, praying that they may not', Ft.'s i4to law.;--Ordered to l - e on,the table. 3 . 1 •• • On the motion of Mr. Mellish, the second reidire+tetlqw Theatre Bill; was postponed from Monday ttf n (11.0 ite l- night. . a Several Elll3 were forwarded, Out the Ilottael'adibi4#o, 4 .4 five o'clock. • • . • .z` . • i 1 i:IIL , Jo •s: :;..~-. 4 .7. .Il'A iSci; •.11. 4 ' 6 sl;•,,t ?~JDJ 47,935 741,967 111,163 1 ) 1 1 2 119 4 I. . X 1