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-r-. --""\ \*. -41 MIN r , otiNision, in the year 1767, it had been r-ferred to a Committee, to determine on the best of accomplishing what was desired. Ile n:riely meant to throw out, that it was at that time ..m:mdered the most eligible course to appniut a 'S, lect Comiuittee to inquire into the deficiency. Hurl report what was, in their opinion, the best 1.1441 C of supplying it.-4/km, hear.) Mr. 11. BATHU&ST then gave notice, that he would, tirtuorroo, more to refer the matter alluded it, to a Se•lect Committee. WIDOWS' PENSIONS. Mr. LYTTRETON rose, marathon to notice, to snow's', Address to his Royal Highuess the Prince neigent, for a rrveeatiou of the regulation coueerti •e4 the Pensions of the Widows of Military Of l- Ile ',Totemic(' himself to be in a situation of considerable difficulty, from the late order coo ' twiling a modification of the regulation it was his object to have recalled. He was well aware that the regulation iu its present mitigated shape hail nothing in it of equity ; but he was also aware that •it &valued the opposition to the original one, of minty of its advocates. The modification, notwith stitoillsog, though it might neutralise the class it WM. Meant to relieve, altered nothing of the strict justice of the case. If a system of severe,. rigid reunion-1y was to be adopted , was it, he would oak. la be e 00000 meowed by au act shocking to the feel ing, of every individual of common humanity in the kilogdmis ? The case be had taken up was one of Hem joi.tice. The question was not, whether the would be generous to. but whether it would kelp faith with, the army fie bail no dir licully in declining. that to continue the regulation would be a breach of the good faith due from the country to her brave defenders. He would first call the attention of the House to the first order. it directed that from the 25th of last December no pension should be pond to the widow of any military alicer._as such. who either by pension on another ac count from his Majesty, or by any other description s.l income, might powwow an income equal to simi lar the pension to which she would be otherwise entitled. Since be had drawn the attention of the House to the subject, s second order issued, emo tion% the operation of the rule to cases where the income might be quadruple the pension, and ex empting from it the widows of all officers at present monied. To slew the pitiful nature of the saving that would be effected by upholding the regulation. lie steed only mention, that the whole sum paid an inialle in pensions to officers' widows in England nood Ireland, was short of a hundred thousand pounds ; that • general officer's widow was entitled to no larger pension than 1201. a-year, and an en sign's to but 361. By the scheme last laid down, the widow of a general officer who might from any other source derive an income 'of 48,11. would be deprived of 120/. Whether severe or not, the Go serument had dearly a power to establish such t ride for all time to come—but he objected to giving the rule a retrospective effect; mid JO this light it was uot a whit less oppressive sm the unmarried than the married officer. It WAS. perhaps. not generally known, that fro' rA note bncli of the service, the artil lery, front note a Stop page war regularly made, in outer to create a widows' fund. From 4 captain-connuansfant, de- • ductious were made to the amount of 131. 13s. 9d. Besides, in a greet many regiments, benefit soci eties were formed by officers, to secure to their widows, ou their own demise, some small pension. Many officers, unmarried as well as married, had been induced, by motives of the noblest, purest kind, to nuke the greatest personal sacrifices, that, no the event of their marrying and leaving widows, the latter might be secured a moderate provision. Suppose au inferior officer, now unmarried, were, by frugality, to acquire jomperty to the amount of 1.000/. a year, and subsequently marry mid leave a widow, might it toot fairly be said that he had been 'admiring 'all hialife to gain what now disqua lified his widow from receiving what would 'other whe a debt to her? Might it not be said that the mitten was economising by his earnims; and that, alien they had the admin. of WHIT his commission, marriages had been contracted, and stttlemeonr made, on the strength of these expect aucies ? The publication of the regulation had excited a 'universal surprise and indignation in the army. coupled with a sort of suspicion of ingratitude against the country. The restson assigned for the order, admitting it to be founded in fact, was quite unsatisfactory—the re- of the - Finance Committee. All, however, that that contained on the subject was ►omething very general, from which this was by 'lint of ingenuity extorted. He deprecated the great power ascribed to the finance Committee. Ile could not forget, without at all impeaching the titres of their conduct, that they were friends of i nisters--respectabk Twits, but still Tories—and naturally biaaucd to what might suit Ministers' .sews. However, they went regularly through the different se►vices in which they were desirous to have reductions made, and if widows' pensions hail been in their mind, they would, without doubt, have ',medically mentioned them. And why, lie mites!, should this harsh measure 'tt 'cult out to the widows of officers? Re'coula *cite ;111 iindance where a lady, favoured by Ministers, 'as in the •receipt of two pension►•, and enjoyed also a lucrative zitration under Government—al though her relatives hod done nothing that entitled her to such a .diseittli!tion. Minister', however, .vi•hrd, it appeared, to make o great thew of eco. • niny, shit they hail wreaked all their vengeance uu the uitloas' pensions, although the Flounce Committee dirt nut call for any new arrangement .• respect to them. They declared that they twisd on the principle laid down by the couuuitt.•e. This he denied—for nothing the t: ttttt itittee hail stated applied to the widows' The Committee, throughout their La bour►, had acted strictly on it scale of prospective tioii. This principle was acted on where Ministers and their friends were concerned—it was ioltd on where the sinecures of their inittuates si.-re likely to be affected. The last person to 'hake objections to the old system was the Noble Lord opposite (l'alintrston)—aud, iu proof dif the truth of tLi. ass. man. he could quote the Noble I.oril's wends.—[The Iluu. Getitleatian here read a v ait of the eviilence given by the Noble Lori' bar the Finisher C tee. in which lie *hitt. I, ,hit, with rrootict to the ClielAra Tensions, ho al iiiiAlit to lie made in the rates at prt 6, atilt ref.renct to persons then receiving the same.]—The Noble Lord had here spoken very wisely—and he hoped that his conduct would be as wise as his words. This uew system was intro duced, it was said, fur the purpose of equslonisg the two services. But this was a fallacy—the thing could not he done, and the remain was plaiu—be. eisrise the navy never entered into societies on the faith of such a regulation as that ou winch the army had lung acted. Frows-thiv statement it must be most most appareet, that the two services could not be equaiized, without making the regulation prospective. But there was something ridiculous iii this idea of equalising the two services—for, how they could make amends to one branch Of the service, fig its honourable exertions, by ex tending to it the evils which of &outlier, he was quite at a loss to conceive. For his rum part, he would not place any limitation what ever to these grants—e discretion certainly should exist—but he objected to the decided prin. •ciple which said, under this or that circuonstaince, no relief shall be afforded. At the close of a long war, the sum total of these rents was 98,0001. Now, taking the saving 111 this proposed plats at one-third, was it worth while, for the paltry suns of 33.000/. to excite disgust and discoutent amongst those who had bravely served their country ? ha ordinary times, the saving would not he more than ten or fifteen thousand pounds. Was it worth while, for such a trifle us. this, to tauut men whose services were of all others the worst paid? He did not know that the army was overpaid at present. •lf it were, that would be a good rea sod for reducing it—but certainly was not au argu ment for oppressing those who were now embarked in the service. What was the moral effect produced by such conduct ? It tended to produce disaffec t and distrust amongst men whose only feeling ought to be reverence for the State and Constitution of the country. if he had to deal with the army. as the Government had, he would say to them, " I will act as liberally with you as I can—l have made every reduction I possibly could before I came to •yob—sad I would not have trenched on your emoluments, but I cannot avoid it." Could the Noble Lord opposite say that Governmeut had acted so ? He certainly could not. Did he recol lect what had been asked as a provision for the Royal Dukes? Were not Ministers about to grant, but for the virtue of those Tory Gentlemen, whom lie had alluded to a short time ►ince, a sum in fiiiitely beyond what they could hope to save by this regulation ?—(Cries of lkar, hear, hear.)-- Let them look to the grout made to general officers in 1814—no less a sum than 176,9351.—and yet they would take from the poor widows the mite to which the services of their husbands entitled them. He objected to the first part of the regulation, because it was a mockery. The Prince Regent 'saiil." Any widow who has another pension—or a situation to a certain amount—shall not be entitled to relief." Why, it was in the power of the Prince Regent's confidential advisers to prevent any of them from having pensions or situations of this kind. But let the House observe how unfairly rewards were apportioned. The grant to Lady Gillespie was more than three times greater than the sum, the receipt of which would disqualify any officer's widow from claiming the ordinary bdenty. It was easy to ptrcrive what the effect of this regti lation must be. It declared thus, in plain terms— •' If you are industrious and prudent—if you be have in such a careful and cautious manner as will • enable you to provide for your widow—then you forfeit your claim to the bounty of the State." It operated contrary to moral feeling—it militated against the true interest of the State—it was a tax on providence and habits of frugality.—(Hear.)— This *mid be the first effect of such a regulation— what the second would be was well worth consider ing. lie demanded whether the regulation, as it respected the navy, had not given rise to a great deal of evasion ? Did not the navy officer en deavour to leave his money in trust, so that his family might have the benefit of it, with out being affected by this obnoxious regula tion I This was the effect which, to a certain extent. the regulation its the navy had produced. It had, lie believed, in some instaircev, induced per. eons to commit perjury. Supposes woman, with 4001. a year, and * very large family, who, subsist. ing un this income. were nearly starving, was not her situation so critical, that she would be tempted to swear, in order to procure a further provision. that she only received 1991. auoually ? He did not believe this new regulation originated at the Horse-Guards--or at the 11'ar-Office. Ile did not believe that any person connected with the army had proposed it—and sure he was that the Illos trious Duke at the head of the military service dia. liked, and had opposed it. But its being introduced plainly proved this—that, on certain points Minis ters acted in opposition to his Royal Highness. It was a Treasury rya, carried into effect against the sense of the army, the House, and the people, for the 'ostensible purpose of making a very trifling saving. Under these circumstances he should mdve for the entire revocation of the regulation in 'question, which could not serve the country in any degree, but which was calculated to do great injury, by disgusting gentlemen connected with the mili tary service. The lion. Gentleman then moved a resolution for an Address to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, praying that l►e would be gra ciously pleased to revoke his warrant of the 45th of December lest, by which the widows of military linkers, deriving iiicomes from their deceased lim b inds, 'amounting to double the sum which, under orilioary circumstances, they would be entitled to doitiaild, by way of pensiou, should be prevented fison making such claim. 'The resolution went un to point out the hardships which such a regula tion would entail upon individuals, inasmuch as malty military officers hail entered the married state, relying ou the provision, which, in case of their decease, they had hero led to hope their widows would receive, from the bounty of the conotry, by hong viewed on the pension list. Colonel i ) A L KY Min.'', in seconding the motion, observed, that the regulation in question was not weir tttttt coded in any re. ord which had come nu , ( ' barbss hi i s nodes . Ile n i n l i e w e ft: r u g s o r l ibu t t l e ia d t , to b o y fb, t . l e i r e e 41st widows. At 51 1 41 p eroa l 3,roug. was devoted to this laudable purpose. In 1647, wheat the army was to he di*- , icitait 11, an order was Made for the provisiou of sal• • I died Wahl% i., and of maimed soldiers. In 1716, a t ►pccmal proris' was made fur the widows or offs : eel,. lie hail consulted with officers who bad been half $ century in *the service, sud they deastesl they entered it with the idea not only that they would receive adequate pay for themselves, but that their widows would he entitled to pensions. Now would it bean advisable measure, for a small expected saving, to take away front military mess that feeling towards their country which constituted its pride and iiifeguard ?..14Hear.) —Where *Ere obiliged either to pay large sums for commissidus, dr `to have the Mortification of beholding . yrdiug men raised over their'hipeds. 'On their deaths, 'those coussaissious again became the property of thepdblic. Therefore, ois their marriage, officers in general had but little to settle on'thove whom they espoused— and they looked naturally enough towards the pen sion, as something beyond what a lady's own fortune, or the hope of contingent property, enabled them to consider as a provision for a future period. The Hon. Colossal then referred to the order of Queen Anne, in 1708, and df Geo. i. in 1717, relative to protidiag pensions for the widows of officers. In both of these orders, all mention of property de- Aved from the decea sed husband was omitted—and appeared to be omitted otepurpose--for other pen sions or allowances from Government were 3'l3y:i -deally mentioned aebaring an individual from a claim on the widows' fund. Hebelieved that offi cers -firmly relied on a continuance of the same of the valets. ..'hat this was the case at the time passing of Mr. Burke's Bill, in 1/132, he'could pro duce living testimony. A few years since the rate of pensious Was increased ; but it was not until a multitude of victories were gained, and grants were in consequence made, that it began to he imagined that the liberality of Parliament had ex tended to profusion, and that the idea was enter tained of curtailing the number of widows who had a right to demand pessions. The country asked for economy and retrenchmeut—but cer tainly this was not the saving they were anxious for. A novel and vexatious test was now, it seem ed, to be imposed on those unprotected widows, while othe► ladies were allowed to receive pensions to a large amount—whether earned by themselves or their relatives he would not pretend to say.— (Hear, hear.)—The Hon. Gentleman then took a brief view of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Reports of the Finance Committee, which, he observed, did not recommend any measure of this description , — and concluded by expressing his hope that the Prince Regent would recur to the practice which his illustrious ancestors had long pursued, and which the votes of Parliatneut had sauctioued fur many years. Mr. J. SMITH said, this regulation appeared to him to be founded in 'complete injustice. He be lieved the officers of the corps of horse artillery and other military bodies, had actually appro priated part of their pay to the formation of a widows' fund. Would it nut, he asked, be most unjust, if the widows of the persons who had thus sacrificed their pay to this benevolent purpose, were told, because their deceased husbands had made a pro vision for them, coining within the scope of the re gulation, that they had therefore no claim on the bounty of the country ?—(Hear, hear./ Mr. F. LEWIS said, though th►re was nothing in the Report of the Finance Committee, on'this sub ject, yet individuals were not therefore to suppose that it had 'scared the attention of that Committee. There was winch conversation in the Committee about it—and it was well known that the naval officers felt themselves much aggrieved at the situa tion in which they were placed. It was the duty of the Committee to inquire into the cause which created the difference hetween the two services— and, on examination, they found, that pensions were granted in the navy only where a specific case of necessity appeared—but that, in the army, the .applicant was not bound to prove that any necessity existed. They felt it proper, therefore, that some thing should he done to remove the constant heart burning that existed between the two services. The Committee having proceeded thus far, left it to 'Government to make any alteration that might be considered proper—and, certainly, if no altera tion had been made, they would have reconsidered and fully investigated the subject. Lord Pataigarrox said, the present regulation had been considerably modified. The original re• gelation prohibited widows, whose income was doable the amount of the pension claimed, from re ceiving the bounty of the State—but it was now proposed, that the prohibitory income should be four times the amount of the pension—and it was not meant to extend to any officer who was at pre sent married. This got rid of one of the greatest objections urged against the regulation ; and those who married hereafter, knowing this regulation to exist, could not complain of any breach of faith. With respect to the two corps of Artillery and En gineers, which had been mentioned, it should be recollected, that they were under the control of the Board of Ordinance, who would deal with them as circumstances warranted. it appeared evident, from the orders referred to by his Hon. Friend (Colonel Dalrymple). that, from the earliest pe riod at which pensions were granted, a discre tionary power was given fur the selection of those who were proper objects of the national bounty. It was true, that principle might not have been for some time acted on, but it was very well known that it did exist. He did not conceive that this regulation could operate much to the disadvantage of the persons concerned —the coutributiou made by officers was, in ge neral, too small to purchase such au annuity as would interfere with the pension. The payment of two pounds or lour pounds a year, would not purchase such an annuity as would deprive an officer's widow of her pension. With respect to Lady Gillespie, it should be observed that her pen aims was grouted because the lost her husband in . That a strong attempt was made to equa lise the two services, was evident from this, that, he believed this very day, an order was issued to the siavy,renderiug those widows of ufficers only ineligible to receive pensions, whose incomes were four times greater thou the provision they called for. Nu mat ter what limit was laid down, still cases would come so near it, that they would be considered matters of hardship. But, siotwitlistanding that, it was much better that sonic clear and defined limit should Ise stated, in order that persons. knowing that limit, .hould be prevented, when their claim' were considered improper, from imputing injustice and pa, tiality to Govermileut. These were MO latious for which that House must be responsible, for they were forced on Government by the feeling, usliwsh 0,1 .*\r‘ tone, and temper, which the House or Commons displayed on the subject or the military expetidi fuse df the country.—(Hear, bear.)—The Noble Lord diets argued diet the new regulation sea•; iii consottatice with the spirit of the order of 17uti, and cooduded by declaring that Ire would oppube the motion. Colonel STANHOPE said, instead of doling out relief, its • matter of charity—instead of suffering the widows of officers to site, in ,(hand puuperis— it would lie far more worthy of a great nano'', which had been so gallantly defended, if it were to deal out its bounty liberally as the reward of past services. Such bounty would be twice blessed—it would bless those who gave as well as those who re ceived. It was this principle—the want of gene rosity which marked the regulation—that led him strenuously to oppose it. Was it not better that a very few -rich should receive what they did not grant—than that a great many poor should be de prived of what was fairly due to them ?.. - -(lleur.) Ministers talked of equalising the two services. The true way of assimilating them was this--by doing away the hardship of which the navy com plained altogether—and not by introducing the same gross injustice of which they complained iutu the army.—(Hear.)-11e knew it was necessary that economy should he pursued—but that was not true economy which compromised the best inte rests of the country.—(hear./—Economy was a nobler virtue. It ought to interfere with the grants of the rich—but it ought never to contaminate itself witlithe mites that fell front the table of the poor.—( blear.) Mr. Cstoasa said, the pensions payable to the widows of naval officers arose from a contribution, deducted from the emoluments of all naval officers —and, in addition to that, in time of war, there was, in every 100 men, one who was called a widows man—a fictitious man—f Laughter I—whose pay went to the same fund. This was the fact. Though 100 men were counted, there were, in fact, but 99—the 100th, who was denominated the widows' man, and the pay for whom went to the widows' fund, was, in truth, a fictitious being. The sum was so divided, that those widows who wanted it the most, derived the greatest benefit from the charity. He heard an Hon. Member echo the word , 4 charity ; " but as that was the term used in the Charter of George 1. lie might be allowed to use it. The Right Honourable Gentleman then entered into a short review of the manner in which the widows' fund in the navy was appor tioned, and expressed his opinion that an equali zation of the two services would produce very beneficial effects. He next adverted to the regu lation so much complained of—and observed, that, on the death of military officers who had married after having retired upon half-pay, their widows now were not entitled to pensions, whilst those of the navy were more liberally provided for. That regulation which lately had taken effect in this re spect, had very improperly, he thought, been deno minated the espializition of the service. He thought the original and precedent state of the service was more equitable than its present existent regulat . . The regulation now proposed, proceeding on the grounds of economy, he hoped would amend the system, and effect the equalisation desired. Mr. CaLcaler, though a Member of that Com mittee upon which the Noble Lord had thought fit to impute as a charge all these reductions contend ed, that neither they nor the House were auswer able for the retrenchment, nor the way in which it had been attempted to be effected. The regulation had proceeded Irons the Prince Regent, from whom it was just it should of course emanate. Hut cer tainly neither he nor his friends, when pressing the Ministers to adopt economical regulations in this or other branches, never had uttered one syllable of the propriety of cutting oft or limiting in this pal try and niggardly way the pensions of the unhappy w►ves of those pliant men who had so glorious ly perished in the cause of their country.— (Hear, hear, hear.)-1t would have been much more becoming these economists to have reduced an expensive regiment of cavalry, and appropriate the saving to this object.—(llear, hear, hear.) — He should always avoid speaking of the two services in that way which the feared was likely to produce feelings of rivalry between these gallant and ho nourable professiousb—(llear, hear.)—They were in their nature perfectly distinct and dissimilar, and had nothing in them alike but the zeal and devo tion with which they had fought the battles of their country.—(lfear.)—All married officers, it was said, up to the mouth of last December, were ex empted, and their widows were to be entitled us before, on their decease; but he would ask, ol►at ►hould prevent o(f►cers subsequently marrying to obtain ►imilar favour at the hands of Government ? Did they not pay also fur their commissions ? and should not equal justice be done to both one class and the other? If the Noble Lord would with draw the warrant, he would ',ledge himself to shew him fifty ways to make lip the deficit. He who could vote 100,000 f. add►tional allowance to the Princes of the Royal Family, ought to extend leis kindly feelings to the widows of those men, lint for whose valour and the sacrifice of whose lives in the field, there would now have beets no free Senate in this metropolis discussing the nature of their hapless widows' claims—(llear, hear)—and of whom it might he justly said, the. bullet which took away the lives of their gallant husbands, snatched also from them the very property upon which they could rely for scanty means of subsist encr—(Considerable applause.) Mr. Wtt.tmaroace endeavoured patticularly to press on the attention of Government and the (louse the propriety of increariog ht• all means the bowls which deem the soldier still closer to his country and its interests, said teach thrill they had the duties of husband and parent to perform, as well us those more alluring duties of a profes►ion which, while it stimulated them to deeds of desperate valour and lofty ambition, not tinfrequently seduced them into the paths of voluptuousness and immoral gratifi cation. The CHANcel.t.oa of the EXCHNUER COlireSa,tl the regulation had been adopted by him as part of a great system of economy so strongly recommend ed by Parliament. Pervious to the late regula tions, widows' pensions had always been cous;dertil altogether eleemosynary, and not any thing in the nature of a claim of right. If, however, it sl Id be, as he was induced to think it was, the pleasure of Parliament that the restriction Was laCmislistetit with the well-being of the service, lie should feel N. 1 ' .sx' no olrjectioh to submit it at a Mattel of nikice to the Illustrious Personage at the !tend of the 6.-- verimient of the Country.—( F/ear, ler(ir.)— But he suggested there would In- a ;.;rat licacy 111 attempt nu the pact of Punlsament to take out of the hands of Ihe Crost II that which, 111 %111 fOrlllei cases, had been considered its province and pri*i lege exclusively. Mr. LYTTELTON never felt F. much pleasiiro from any thing which had fallen from the Right Ilona Gentleman as the present assurance, that be would submit to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent that advice which would fairly inert the just cltidts of the 'parties interesied. Ile shoul.l s therefore, with pleasure, aithdijw the motion on this Itt.tillraitee. The CHANCELLOR of the ExCNfQt u expressed himself willing to as cept the ',mitred courtesy of the Member ou the proposed term-. Mr. LEETELTON said, if the Rs,ht flan. Gen. tlemair was willing, to pledge himself to repretirlit the subject as a matter of advice officially, he should, under such an understanding, and only such, consent to withdraw his motion. the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER assured him 'such had been the meaning he had iiitendeil to convey to the Hance iii the few words in which he had stated his inclination to accede to the terms proposed..--(fienr./ The 111011011 was then withdrawn. Mr. GRENFEI.I. lamented, t h at on the preceding ev g a question of such importance hail con►c on, as the Loan Bill, in so thin a House. It had been his intention to have proposed a clause whicli he thought of an important nature, but finding the House was so thin, he had been obliged to cx. tinguish the discussiiiii by having recourse to (Imo hag the Howse. He apprised, therefore. the Ritt Him. Ga►tleuian that he should, 'Li the event of its coming on in a thin House this evening, pursue the same course. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER conid not possibly wish to prevent the fullest nod fairest roip. sideration of every tiloincial proposition ; and should feel in. hesitation, therefore, if the linti,e should be ill attended, to put off the Luau Bill until to nsorrow, partictilaily as there mild be 110 int:olive taietice resultiog front puetnuning it„ CHURCHES BILL The Utilise then rewired it.ell into Committee on the Churches Bill. In the Committee several verbal aniendments were agreed to. The Chairman reported progress. and the Coin mittee obtained leave to sit again on 'iloiraday. carroty FACTOR' r.s RI LI.. On the motion of Sir R. PEEL, the llouse resot►•. eel itseif into a Committee on the Cotton Factories Bill. The clause being reed, postponing the operation of the Bill from the Ist of September to the Ist of January— Mr. W. SMITH said that he would oppose it, having been introduced without his concurrence. Air. PEEL mtioportril it. - . After a few Word, from Mesvru. AV. SMITH, GORDON, and BOSWELL, the Clito,e wt.% curried. On the clawe prohibiting employment before the age of nine years— Mr. W. SMITH moved. that the word " ten" should he substituted. The House then divided on the original clause, adieu there appeared— Ayes wp Nues Majority fur the original clause.... 17 los the clause dsreeting, returns to be made by the motets of the number of peesuns empluyrd, to Ltirf a penalty or twenty pounds ; for the List walk were subvtitnted, by way of amendment, the full lowing-4. under a penalty nut exceeding Wu/. not than '2O/. The oilier chooses were then rend and agreed to. the House revoined. And the Report ordered to be received to-morrow (this day). The other Order:4ot' the Illy were then tliaposed of, and the louse adjourned at Two u'C LOCK. THE ARMY. Circular, Nu. 391. (Copy ) _War-01111v, nth April,.lBlN . • SIR—In reference to my Circular Letter, Nu 239, of the 11111 August, 1014, 1 have the I 000000 'or to transmit for your information and goidance, a cony of the Prince Meow*" ‘Yarrailt, bearing date the ISt retowary, 1010, eatable:Mug certain Regulalioua , ituiler whirl' unattached pay will, in route, be granted to General Officers. 1 have the honour to be, Sir, Your t obi theta humble Scrvaut, (Signed; NA L3l LKSTOY. Colonel of Regiment of WARRANT ESTABLISHING CERTAIN nurt.A. 'noNs. UN DER WHICH UNA'ITACH ED Pm' will. IN FUTURE RE GRANTED To GENERAL OFFICERS. GEORGE P. R. - • S'. his Royal ili , zhitesa the Prince Ile:. nt of the United Kiusdnin uf Great Britain and Irthoottl Whereas we think it expedient *hat Ate Pennant tat Eaa• tilishosent of General I /dicers, nut ite cutninan , l tot lb • mints, but II CelVillir unattached p sy under the Beton titans contained in tour Warrant of the Nth of Auz.4-14 11113, shall consist of woe httuarr,l and twenty Geoulal ()dicers, at the rate of • pound lire Atollitoz. a 414 ) roh: our will and pleasure is, iii Ihr Wine soul nu the Is hait of his Majesty, that the fulluiviseg Regulations be absent , ' on this bisbject :- Ist. That the rate of one pound eighteen shidisr dieni, now attached to the rank of Gsnetal, and the r.ttr our pound twelve slul4ups and sixpence, now attachrt to the rank of Lientetiant-Getisral, shall be r" spectively, and shall not lie rut:rived by roorottlfirors *lw may henceforward be promoted to those ranks, a nd tint tl Lieutenant-Generals now un the list shall continue to ceive their present rate of p“y tat the vveut of their licrom lug full Geurtiilli, and the Msajor Gu toroAlot sum lOU theli e *ball receive one p. d bee shilitug• per diem. annual Sr! augmentation sit sisal nail', ill cum.-wiener of dint tisitig the ranks of Lieutanant,Getseral or Grneral. • 2d. That all Offx•crs who may liciterforaacil he pram"l' l Itt be General ()therm, shall continue to 'emir lel4 ir I mental c 1111 l iniastutn, recetving the or the 611.- , 114 : j 111.-or reennental rank, until lilt' total Of to"' Officers un unattached pay shall hate her , . rtiluced I' othovu.tuent J ..t maw littuglrell sea leo:! Officers ; and that t.ll:4lieli M 111 4 .11 WA, I hull WWI" , , establithinent NO final up Is) ta"' l Officer): to he schemed for Ilu.st purpoi.c 311 That throe n t', Ofiitelb MI/11 31C nun Co!oncti of for Ur tro sill a tell As