The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-02 00:00:00

COST OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS AND

THE STAFF IN NORTH AMERICA-.

The Liverpool Financial orator* have waned
another of their papers. They my:
The Association do not undertake to my how many officers
are sufficient to perform the duties of regiments, nor how
wetly to fill the staff appointments at home and abroad; but
as there are regimental ofhoers absent from their regiments
(or years together, while they receive their full pay end el.
lowanoes. as if they were pretest and doing duty, be-
sides receiving full pay and allowances with speedy
promotion for being on the staff, it is clear that the
regimental duties can be performed by a leaser number 1
of takers than the number drawing regimental pay.
Oa exualling who those office, are that thus become plural- '
ists,it is st mum apparent that pluralities are not maintained,
as has been alleged, to give the poorer class of gentlemen a
better income or speedier thanes of promotion ; nor, as is
also alleged, to reward distiagnithad military merit.
We dad the regiment of Grenadier Gesell@ able to per-
form all the regimental duties in London, while seven of its
officers are drawiag pay from it, and pay elsewhere on the
staff. Tee mere amount of the pay to individuals is net the
question at issue, hat the number of the offices created for
individuals. Taking the staff of the Governor-General of
Canada, the Earl of Elgin, we find three officers from
•he Grenadier Guards, leaving their duty behind in Lon-
don, but taking their psy with them ; one front the 20th
Foot, and one Irons the Rifle Brigade, in like manner
with their regimental duty behind and their regimental pay
present. First, there ts Ltentenutt-Colonel the Hon.
Robert Bruce, brother of Lord Elgia, who draws
265. 9d. per day as a lientenanscolonal of the Grenadier
Gelards, shares in various allowances which fall to officers of
his rank, and receives pay (the amount not precisely ascer-
tained) as military seemitary in Canada; where' also, he his
free quarters, a five table, forage for horses, allowance of
servants gad a staff of clerks to do the real duties of the se-
ineturhip. Second, the Hon. E. Lucas, son of the Earl
of Harwood, who draws 16s. 6d. per day, and other allow-
mimes, as a captain of the Grenadier Guards, and Ps. 6d. per
day ae sille-thresamp M the Earl of Elgin, with free quarters,
for for homes, &towlines for memento, &c. Third, the
Hon. E. A. Egerton, son of the Earl of Ellesmere, who
draws 7s. 4d. per day ea a lieutenant of the Grenadier Guards,
and 9s. 6d. per day se aide-delrerap to the Earl of Elgin, with
tree quarters, forego, servants, &o Fourth, Lord Mark
Kerr, brother of the Marquis of Lothian, draws Ils. 7d. as
captain from the 20th Foot, and 9s. 6d as aide-de-camp to
the Earl of Elgin with free quarters, forage, servants, Sc.
Fifth, the Earl of Errol draws lie. 7d. per day as captain in
the Rifles, and 9s. 6d. per day as aide-de-camp to the Earl
of Elgin, with all the usual allowances. All these are
young men who have had ao opportunity of deserving to be
thus rewarded, even if their inherent ability were of the
highest order.
The pay of the Earl of Elgin, as governor-general, is
7,0001_, with some additions. It falls upon the colonial re-
venues; but, as will be seen, the British taxes bear many
burthens to enable the sok:alai revenues to bear such a Ma-
thes aa that.

Next, we have the commander of the forges in Canada, Sir
Beoj &min D'Urban, and his gaff of four, three of whom are
regimental officers, absent from their regiments. Sir Benja-
min himself receives 91. 9s. 6d. per day, being 3,4681. Is. 6dd.
per annum, aa commander of the Week 60W. per mown as
head *afoul of the 61st Regiment of Foot, and 6401. 7s. 7d.
as prate on clothing that regiment-these profits being esti•
mated according to the return nude to the order of the
House of Commons In 1844, none having been since made.
His toilltuy secretary is Capt. Kirkland, of the 20th Foot,
who draws 11,. 7d. per day and other allowances from that
regiment; 19s. per day as secretary, with forage for hones,
allowance foraervaate,house nutolte.;five clerks,one atl2a 64
three at 10e Bd. each ; ono at 7s. 94. per day to assist him ;
and two other extra clerks, at 7s. and 6e. 84. respectively, to
assist the former clerks, with office-keepers, meurogers, and
various other easidants. The first aide-de camp is Major
Talbot, of the 43rd Foot, who draws 16s. per day from that
regiment, besides allowances; 9s. 6d. per day u aide.de-
camp, with keep of hones, servants, &a. Second, Sir James
B. Alexander, whoa draws 16e. pee day as major from the
14th Foot, with allowances in addition ; and 9s. 6d. per lay
as aide.dia.camp, with keep of hones, servants. Third,
Cvt, V. Murray, who draws haltpay u a captain, and is
paid from other fonds.
Next, there is Sir John Harvey, who has 3,0001. per
annum as Governor of Nova Scotia, 6001. as head colonel of
the 39th Regiment, and from 6001. to 7001. per annum es
profits on the clothing of that regiment, according to the
returns of 1844. Hie aide-decamp is Lieut. Harvey, of the
34th Foot, who draws 6.. 6d. from that regiment, though he
does no duty with it; and 9s. 6d., with free quarters for
himself, hones, servants, Ike., at Halifax, as si mp.
There is she latitlL Gore, of the 71st Foot, drawing 6e. 6d.
Iran that regiment, and 9s. 6d. m aide.de-camp to the Hon.
C. Gore, a major-general in Canada; and Major Mane, of
the 82ad Foot, drawing 16s. per day from that regiment,
and 9e. firl.. as aide-do-camp to Major-General W. Rowan, at
Halifax.

Then ere also, in Canada and its dependencies, Colonel
Wetherell, in receipt of pay es a colonel, and at 19s. per day
as deputy adjutant-general, with a number of clerks, town
majors, town sergeants, office keepers, clerks to town ma-
jors, fort sergeants, Re., under him, several of them draw-
ing pay thrmgh_klie department, while they also hold adios
lumber the Ordnance or Commissariat, and draw pay
through tam departments. [This results from there
being distinct heath to those branches of service in Lon ion.
Were the entire war services amalgamated ands r one hoard
' of management, the raving to the country, even with the
' effective land and sea force. kept up to their prt s.,nt numerical
strengtb,would amount to some millions sterling. Teta shall be
rendered manifest before the association has completed its h.
bouts oa this subject]. Two assistant adjutants general at 14s.
3d. per day each. These are lieutenant-0010nel' P. Young and
Sir D. Pritchard, receiving, alto the pay of lieutenant
colonels ; two deputy assistant adjutants general at 9s. 6d.
per day each, and drawing the pay of captains in addition ;
one deputy quartet-master general at 19s. per day, with pay
as a lieutenant colonel, with various allowance., and with a '
staff of clerks at 12a. 6d. per day down to 6.. W. with assts.
teat clerks, office keepers, store keepers, messengers, a .. man
I in charge of the plains of Abraham," and extra clerks, tem-
rotary clerks, /kg., for all of which the British tax-payers are
charged in the Army Estimates, for not a few of which they are
..
roman
charged in the Ordnance p-
• Annan, bustles poyote
for
WPM Ot lallel on Hie medical staff and as civil streams ;
one assistant quarter-master general at 141. 3d. per day, with
regimental ply of a major and perquisites in addition ; tw ,
deputy 'natant quarter-mutere general at 9s. 6d. each,
with the pay of captains, one of them Captain Ready, of
the 71st foot, leaving his regimental duty unperformed ;
three town majors at 7.. 6d. per day each, two of them
with the half-pay of captains, one with the full pay of
captain, end all with numerous perquisites; two tort ad-
jutants at 4s. 9.1. each, with the pay of lieutenants;
Brigade Maine Tryon at 9c. 6d., beside his major's pay ;
uce deputy quarter master general at 195., besid,e his pay
as a lleutenant-isolocel ; one mit/tent military secretary
at 9s. 64.? (Lieutenant Itiorke of the 341 h Foot, absent
from regimental duty, but drawing his pay as a lieu-
tenant) with two clerks end other suistants to perform she
duty ; two sub-in.pectore and deputy adjutants of militia,
drawing regimental pay as captains and as staff officers, one
of them hallpay in addition, beside' being an oilier paid on
the ordnance staff (the precise emoluments 11,4 ascertain-
able); two town minors 4, 91. each, and one town adjutant
4s. 9.1., a captain and lieutenant on half-pay, ea.!) with cl.rits
and other usistants. The major-general commulding, who

resales. pay IS ISISIS, U. 17a 114, per day, le est them
as reesinag no staff pay, bat, on the thathinthios of
allemandes, it is nth that ha draws Iron the army
estimates OM Ws. 7d. Also there is 'barged
occurstrop, and not ea the army estimates,
ans Wilda Orthathathat at 1,0031. per annum, to
widths* to tea eigimentel pay of 11.14.. 4d., sad additioaal
pip el 11. (lastrestives the Letter bows in is employed);
the Nis* cif
Wised, at 6d., besides ertillery pay et
111.. ld. per its, sad additional allowancr because he is em-
ployed ; ass ealsaal en the staff of Royal Engineers, LOON.
par mamas eamintlest, 6.. bd. per thy, and various
allowaam asamelaiatik; a Iliottosaabgovernor in Prises
Edward% bind at 1,0001. per &Dann, with pay as a lieut-
../ ; aloe a to C. D. Smith, Mc., We lieutenant-
genaner ; 2,70 W.
la Bstravola. whisk though not goograpiti-
ally, a parties e 1 Ceasio, wDeventer, Captain Elliot,
draws, as captain of the lard sexy, 3011.18,. Bd. per "Beath;
salary a. meow 111001. pee annum ; additional salary,
6091. 13s. 4d.; thisedal salary, 4801. • additional
salary from crown ma 461. 18s. 10d. ; fees, 1831.05. 11d.;
being 3,2801. 17.. 11., besides other allonyms not awn-
This is a otialletable berth for a sea captain, and
net a bad ens then fee an Elliot ; but each was the influence
of ids family, that he was made a post captain at so early an
age that iss is in danger al being promoted by seniority to be
an adraleal, isymidisii he would lose Bermuda, name his re-
latives, Lard Kieft or Lord J: Rumen, should interfere to set
the raise elite menthe aside in his favour. The governor's,
side-thaeing to the Hon. Lieut. Grant, of the 4Lad Regt.
who draws his pay without duty ; does the duty of aide-de-
amp without pay, according to the animates, but has 11
per day u allowance, Untied of 9s. 134. per el iy• as pay. [For
civil services at Bermuda we are taxed f.r the salary of
chief justice, 8001 , whose fees are 464 3s. 6d. ; salary of
colonial secretary, 6501., whose fees are 4021 17.. 41. ; salary
of attorney-general, 6001., additional salary, 901., fees in addi-
tion.] There are also charged upon the army estimates for
Bermuda a fort adjutant, a town sergeant, one assistint
' %Fawn, one medical storekeeper, at venous rates of pay.
And upon the ordnance estimate., one storekeeper, 2891. ;
two Jerks, 2901, ; one temporary clerk, 691 ; glebe
rents, 171.; allowance for medical attendance, 301 ; and
other expanse,, snaking 7861. This, at first sight,
seeass to be aL ; but elsewhere in the estimates, coming
under the desosainatioa of " Barrack Establishment," we
find there is a sum of 1,1711. charged for the barrack master,
barrack 'anoints, washerwomen, chimney sweepers, &c.
This seems to be the lest ; but, turning te the Navy Esti-
mate., we see 16,6001. required foe public buildings in Ber-
muda; and, again, there is for that island, forordinary and par-
ticular repairs and painting, 1,0971. ; and, again, for ditto,
439/ to the medical department. There is, also, in the Mis-
cellaneous Estimates an item which may be here noticed,
though it is not a part of our military colonial expenditure,
namely, 48,8651. for the maintenance of convicts there, and
" expected to be sent there. '
Other items in the Navy Estimates for Bermuda are-
wages to artifieers employed in the naval yards, 7,2001. ;
wages in the victualling establishment, 1 0201. Also, under
the head " Her Majesty's establishments abroad," there are,
for Bermuda, a deputy inspector of hospital., surgeon and
medical storekeeper, two assistant surgeons, a clerk. and a
number of minor officers (most of whom, there is reason to
believe, draw pay in other departments) 1,6611. Again, to
the naval yard at Bermuda, 2,4871. And, again, there is
the agent victualler at Bermuda, 4001. per annum; clerk to
ditto, 1201. ; allowance and small expenses, 251.
Again, Et Bermuda, there is the naval storekeeper, 6001 ;
•
naval chaplain, 4001. ; boatswain, 2001. ; two clerics to store-
keeper, 6501, • foreman of shipwrights, 2501. ; foreman of
carpenters, 1501. ; cabin-keeper, 12.01.; rent of a house while
the Admiralty-home is rebuilding, 1001. ; other sums for
regulating the clock, and to the clerk of the chapel, 871.
There are also the officers of the commissariat at Bermuda.
In all the other naval and military stations in North Ame-
rica there are similar cling... At Quebec and Montreal our
taxes go to pay even the pew-opeaen of the churches ; and
the officers of our military commissariat are paid at the rate
of 9s. 6.1., 14s. 3J., and 19s. per day. Detain will be
returned in next section.

In coming to a pause for the present, the amociation will
remark that them sums may be called cheese-parings, or
tluy may be called feathers ; but it was the Dumber of the
feathers, and the last one of the number, that broke the
back of the camel.