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3,0 AL for the Vaccine Establishment.
4,8721. for the salaries at the Alien Office.
4,0721. for the Superannuation list and Retired Allowances.
for Corsican sod Dutch emigrants, St. Domingo suf-
ferers, and French led ethers having special claims.
Colonel DAVIES wondered how the Horse, year after year,
could let this vote pass without inquiry into it. 1f the French sufferers
had sacrificed to the Booth ms, set the Bourbons reward than.
So long es• that family were exiles, they could not offer assistance
to these persons ; hut now they were in a situation to reward them
without the assistance of this country, lie should move that the
vote be Xed..red to 10,70:3.
The CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the
emigrants were now stippOrted bl the French Government ; but die
people mentioned in tins vote d. 'eyed from those who were support-
ed by the French Government. They had rendered essential ser-
vice to the British Obiernment in the conduct of the war, and there-
fore had a claim upon It.
' Col. D.l VIES observed, that this country had shed its blood and
expended its treasure in re-instating the House. of Bourbon, and
therefore it was bound to take care of those who assisted this Govern-
ment in that contest. Many of the persons who now received pen-
sions from this ...lovernment were serving under the French Govern.
ment. .

The ('HANCELL)R of the EXCHEQUER mural the gal.
lent Officer that no officer serving under thd French Government
menived any part of this grant the applicants for which were
obliged to prove that they received no other pension, had no mesas
of support, and no employment.
Cu!. DAVIES said, there were officers serving in the French
guards who were receiving pensions from this country.
11r..1RM'THNI)T stated. that the list was under considers-

don; but he would assure the Honourable 11limber that the indi-
viduals who enjoyed the grant had done good service to this
country.
Mr. HUME thought if there was money to spare, it could be
applied better than 1•y giving it to these foreigners.
Sir F. LIMIHANNES' wished the House would consider the
widows and orphans of British sailors, rather than the claims of
these foreigners. The House ought to look at home before it
squandered the money of the public on these aliens.
The House then divided on Colonel Davis's motion, when there
appeared—For the motion, 21—Against it, 49—Majority against
the diminution of the grant, 28.
3,8631. to defray the expenses of Criminal Lunatics at the Lu-
natic Asylum at Bethlem.
Mr. 111.731 E wished to know what had been done respecting a
lunatic named slackvinruy,and, if to was still detained in custody,
by what authority he was so kept?
Mr. Secretary PEEL observed that the Hos. fiant. was no doubt
swan: that the person in question was one of die inaividuals who
had been acquitted by a Jury on the ground of Insanity ; but he
was lett at the disposal of the Crown in consequence of the charge
made against: him. It was not intended to keep Alackvinroy as a
prisoner when he was restored to health, but it was necessary to as-
certain that fully precious to his liberation. The first report he read
of 3lackvinmy being well was on the 25th December last. tin the
25th March 1823, the report was, that he was sane sin= the last
report, but subject to every symptom of insanity should
excitement take plate. On the 24th June it was. reported
that he was sane and would so continue until exposed
to excitement. On the 99th September he received the saute re-
port, and on di,. 25th December he ass reported sane; but he
thought it was proper, for the public safety, and for that of the in-
dividual, that he should remain some time longer in confinement.
His crime, to be sure, was not one ;wended with witilence ; it was
for forgery, and he should be disposed, as soon as he Mated be
could do so consistently with his duty, to recommend thoperstm
alluded to to the Crown for liberation. _ . _

6,311 E for Protestant Din7e-n-tii-ii-4iinisters and French Refuge*

Mr. HUME asked how long this grant was to be continued ?
Mr. BERRIES said that it was a yen ancient grant, and bad
been most serviceable in various instances.
Mr. II i tl E wished to know if the consequences of the Edict of
Nantes, in which it had its ori;„in, were to last to all eternity ?
17,0001. for printing Acts of Parliament sent to acting Justices
in Great Britain.
7,8331. for printing Acts of Parliament sent to Sheriffs and
Perks of the Peace in Great Britain.

4,042 L 12s. 10d. for printing Records.
114 W. for printing Solemnization of Marriage Act.
13.433 L for defraying the deficiency of printing Bills and other
Papers in 1823.
3,5001. for printing 750 copies of the 70th vol. of the Journals of
the House. . _

3,5001. for printing 750 copies of the 78th voL of the Journals of,
the House.

Mr. HUME thought the charge enormous.
Mr. HERRIES, in reply, said that the charge for that volume
corresponded with the others, and had been carefully audited at the
Treasury in the presence of experienced printers ; but he would
undertake that every attention should be paid to that charge.
Mr. HUME was quite convinced,that if another individual were
employed, the charge would be one-half what it now was.
3,1001. for printing the votes of the two Houses of Parlianr.ent.
96,3101. for stationery, printing, and binding, including the ex-
' penbmi of the stationery office. •
1,7001. for law charges."
07,5:111. for defraying the expenses of convicts at home.
1,1711. for salaries to professors of Oxford and Cambridge, for
reading lectures.
30,001. for foreign and other secret services.
6,000 L for defraying the expense of rosecutions relating to. the.
coin of the kingdom.
10,0001. for Making the gold coinage.
100,0010. for toss on the Irish silver tokens.
Mr. HUME thought at that late hour (past 12) it would be de-,
sizable to_pos th one.the further consideration of these estimates.
The*CHAIRMAV tl:en left the Chair, reported progress, and'
asked leave to sit 'On 0 Wednesday:
The othei Orders of the Der were then disposed cf, and the
!louse adjourned at Half-past Twelve.

•
NOTICES OF MOTIONS THIS DAY.
Mr. Hobhoute,—lteaolntiorts t---urposed reduction of
.regnrings
Taxation, and mode of repealing the %% ow Tax.
1 Sir Robert Heroe,—Bill to prevent the necessity of renewal oft
official appointments on the demise of the Crown.

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