The National Register. — London, England, 1809-06-25 00:00:00

1P.. -- THE NATIONAL REGISTEft.', VINE 25. xv - 1 of A others. he devoted . 'a. most profligate. The staf for •hese eorps is wholly unnecessary, as the whole of their dis cipline might he accomplished by au adjutant and 'edemas: ► The clo.hing furnished to, these corps was alto unnecessary, as they had their volunteer clothing, or at least a jacket and a pair of trowser Wit been intlicesio. By this measure the sum of 700,000/. might be saved to the country. And 2 1 0.000/. that have bet - ) mad to the volunteers. for going. into the T.Ncal _Militia. The voluokeers of the United Kingdoot cost .1,0. 1 0.000/. -Although the' , enrofliag themselves. avoided the ballot for the militia. The volunteers, in 1780, served without pay or clot hing; but now, when we aught to husband our resource!, we go into every possible expense. These are not My opinions alone, hut . they are also the opinions of Sir It. Wilson, who has been cm ployed in raising men to protect Portugal. He thinks that ever,• householder should keep a stand of arms lo gond order. and every individual should lea Abliged to learn the disciPlice.;..and that military clothing is not necessary for there. " The expence of the royal waggon corps is stated at 48,99 ii. althofigh it is e nerall v allowed to be a Corps that if perfectly uselessos was experienced at Copenhagen and in Strain. These,therefore, he should abolish. And he would also do away ano ther corps, called the Manx Fencible s , whi c h c os t 4,186. a year , although they have never performed ;say iervice. The star of our army amounts to 449,6491. a year, at home and abroad, and he should be able to chew, that out of that sum, ( 200,000/. might be saved, and out of the ex pences incurred by the recruiting staff, he could a hew that 300,000/. a year might he saved from thr.ltigh boun ties that are given. Had the system of the Right Hon. nentles Mall near him been adopted, in: regard to bounties, he believed that a great saving might have he-n al reads. effected. The sum expended upon army agents is 61.075/. and he was persuaded that the whole business might be transacted by a general agency, at 10,0001. There are twelve troops of horse artillery. amounting to 114,0001. a year, and corps of artillery drivers and horses,. at an ex pence of 229,0834—This last sum is principally for eon.. tract horses, and he was not afraid to state, it might he wholly struck out. ASr x pence has beeti 'incurred far fortifications, with in this year, amounting . to 700.600/. there having . heen 27 mar tello tower; erected, intended to carry each a long gun and a howitzer, and after they were built they were foetid of such er roneous dimensions and construction, the , they could only carry the long gun. and could hilt point within 250 Yards of theirdoors, ow protect the met within low water mark Four of theta** built epos quick-sands, and so constructed that they formed no -protection whatever to an extent of coast of six miles, more commodious than any other for an enemy landing. Probably A million of money was intended to he stink in this way. Add to this, there is a military canal, so constructed that it was fit for any ether purpose than that for which it was intended. No benefit could he derived from it, for the whole might be filled with boats, and yet there was not one flanking ppsition where soldiers could protect it. It was a fact that he could prove, that no such fortifications are necessary. 1 military road has been made in Surrey, at a great expellee, which is now ploughing up, and another making in Scotland, and when that is completed, ho, supposed, by the same injudicious plan that is pursued, it will be ploughed in also. and another :made in , Wales. .4s to the Commissariat, we have heard too much or ,)ate concerning it. to have any favourable opinion of it. The evidence of Sir A. Wellesley was sufficient to inform us. The expense of it amounts to 1,543,705/.1 and out of that sum he should propose to save 500,0001. a-year by a proper establish ment. The next item is that of barracks, which amount- to 764,9421. for England and Ireland. It is a curious fact. that. in Ireland, although new barracks were built, yet they were net occupied; By erecting temporary barracks, instead of *rens lag the number of now ones, a saving of 350.0001- a-' ear might "be made to the country. There might also he a saving of 135.000/. pp-year io the clothing of the army, by adopting the olan of pub lic, instead pf private contract, The next saving he would pro- Pose, was upon the collection of the Revenue, both in the Post- Office aqd the Customs ; the es pense of the former had increased much since Mr. Palmer held that department, which must hp owing to bad management yawl in regard to the latter, patronage and expense had increased much of late years. Before the London Uoclis were erected, there were only seven let; ding stir veyors of the cqstmos, grid instead of the twines , ' brio.; simpli_ led, there were more added; more hands bring employed then is neeeeserv, a great saving might be effected by their r• Auction. In the collection of the Window Light Duty, the Malt nut.. the Land Duty, and the Assessed Taxes fie could chew a hat a very important saving might he erected. There is a sues of I'. ps..9d. ter cent. allowed for the collectiup of the Intoes Ow putt •patro•lage out of ii!e questio.., tot re pet rel.: . w ould be a fair ailowarree. % if this reduetton wat made, there would be a saving ttr.tho• piihlic of 1„4.51,9901. a year. Ile :w* *sot afraid of meeting ibis suitiect at enytitne Malay he thought eon. venient to discuss it. Iftlfe.textisinilrilant, oersteolleeted upon the seine terms Oh tkose of Over Beltiiin, there would he a • -aving to that canatry of 2£11,f 901. a year.,' There wris one "Hire head to which he:begged leave to call the attest Me ideate It bike s arid th at was the Mast-Mier. The excess of expenditure ttrat department may bistafed.aello per cent. There is whither little that of expresses to Ireland. They were adopted at the time of the rebellion. At waich period atone they were neces sary * hut they have beemicontiatied ever since, notwithstanding that the neceSsit7. is done away. The balance iu the hands of the sank amounts to JlOO.OOOl. He agreed with an Hon. Gen. !knout, who had declared-his opinion upon this subject before nave * that the Bank ought to do the business whims , e'oit ging any premium. The next head to which he would advert was, that of the Commissioners for auditing Public Accounts. It us In. duty of this ti ',llse to pity attention to those accounts, instead of sLxing the people to endeavour to save what %ill meet them. penes of the Government. W ith respect to sinecure offices, they amounted to 922,9601. a-vear, and under the present system are considered a kind of freehold, %/ hick is certainly a new idea to the constitution. A stun of 5,2681. 10s. has been paid skis year in bounties. This certainly operates as a iax. There is also ti new mint. Is it necessary to build a large house for that pur pose? Another part of the present system of economy, is the purchase of a house in Downing-street, for a Minister, and of an office at the Adelphi. The fishery at Cape Breton was etmef to afford France one million and a half; that is more than Ow produce of Newfoundland. which is Ina as large again. Rims the year 1799, the expenditure of Ireland is nearly doubled; and be appealed to the understanding of the House, whether it is more expedient to expend such a sum, in order to keep dot people in check, than to extend to them the heneet of these measures, which must conciliate and make friends of them. There is only one subject more upon which he should trouble the House, and that was with. respect to the Navy. lle quotel an opinion which was avowed in this House, and whirl; lur b.. lieved would have been carried into elect, if the last •Miq Deers had remained in office. lle alluded to the statement of Ad. miral Markham; he stated that one half of the expence wield he .eyed; he mentioned the Victualling Board as peak ularly objectionable. There are also Inepeetors of Canvas; but he was authorised to a:oe, that the mime-supplied to the navy Is of the most infamous description. There is also a Joss upon the purchase of timber. What he wished was, that all the ac. countfi should lie open So the inspection of t.!! , "! =belt He did not suppose that it lees sum than V 0,040,000/. .an,igally remains unaccounted for. He bettabe aut:anity t - e to Chancellor of the Exchequer to eepport him in wig :merlon); afier which. he thought it unnecessary to add south r word upon the subject. He concluded with moving " for an aeceuat or the alumni expence incurred by the Royal Stoff,. from the. bitt January, 1807. • Mr, HetiKtsSON thought that the • Hon. O f i i nter n i to , " t h e guardian of the public puree, should!have proceede easlieratormi the important talik of saving eleven not def. rr.4 his statement the last day of the Se•si-44. But itcomises of that nature i‘ere - tict confined to the Hiii.aurahle » HO (Mr. H.) had read Hutu) puhOcations; In which a s•ii 'v..; ant only of eleven, hut of tuelty tuilliutis, %%its promised, and .hat with as mooch conridetire as the Hon I.:entleman con:a 4 :same-!... it siva% also in ii= opinion just as easy of prnot. The Hon. (en. tleman h id stated that the expencitiar , . of a fames was seventy-one million , , that of a succee'ltag rope setreop Ida* mil which he represep i ted as to it'd,' tillable Incsraiel bus be should tare into account the loan of the year, lite se.. no of a .debt to the East India Coopauy, and lilse Memo.tttf ':e navy. lie (Mr. H) need not tell the 11010 e, 10-1 M ani price OHM articles was nt.A - e than doont:.4, 4 pop ,at, increase of ex peliditure must take platte r lie sboul4 i mnf li ttow the Hon. Gentleman through all elk details, eombattag assertion with counter-assertion ? The Hon. ':endear'. lad proposed hi. reduction of the household troupb 4 h.• lo propwed !reaps Lion of the cavalr . from V 13,004 to 15.000 men; that wi* 4 .na terial alteration. and 'meld mit to tie adoptea on the hit .1 .: of She gli‘!"16, 1 1. Will re.pect to the inveigh ituiy Qat it •i;tirve the animadversion., of the :ion •:e'' 0r 4 U• 19 , t hacl . fregneatt v inew...iver in tae fie! i ; if we di.i ..et ria fbf tam. as rerommeivied by him. no 14410 •avr ;11,, men less in our army.. Tint militia n' i% the 1.1111,ti kV for , :e casatry ; and. though ilia litruourable u.. s ject4 - • •