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putably inaduplate to the nature of the service.
The house would, however, observe, that: in the
hearse
atePlealle ieset neer proposed. a view to public I
¢C44014 wati a leading feature. It was rant, as
erroneously .ripresented, a general increase of pay
throughbut the army, but confined to certain ranks,
where it was absolutely necessary, and where the
:weal pay was, in the present state of things,
insufficient to enable these officers to maintain the
character of Gentlemen. Though the respea at- i
cached to that profession was founded on much uo-
bier and more worthy principles than money could
create; yet, every one must know, that, in the esti-
Minion of the world, money was necessary to sup-
port the rank of gentlemen. What he had to sub-
mit, was divided into three classes : —lst, An in-
crease of pay to certain officers of infantry, and pri.
yaws, after having served a certain number of years;
2dly, An additional allowance to Chelsea; and, Sri'''.
An increase of pension to the widows of Officers II
the particulars of which he should not go into, as
,1
the papers were printed, and in the hands of every
Gentleman. He must not, however, omit to men..
tion, that there was an addition of 3s. a day, to
such Officers as may occasionally have the com.
• mend of regiments in the absence of their Colonels ;
Is as Majors, and sometimes even Captains.—
's wig thought necessary, to enable them to sup-
their temporary rank. A provision of 2s. a
was also made for such Captains as should ob-
tha rank of Brevet Majors, which seldom hap-
in less than ten years service. and a smaller
'lien for Lieutenants, after seven years service.
then moved. for all these purposes, for the sum
161,7001.
Sir A. WELLESLEY asked, whether these
wastes werwto extend to Officers of the Guards,
use pay was at present so very small, though they
anextraprdinery price for their commiuions ?
Mr. WINDH AM replied, that it was desirable
follow the principle on which the Rill wax folind-
The Hon. Gentleman seemed to go upon the
erroneotts popular opinion, that any augmentation
'should Ike directed to the lower ranks only, so as to
draw tholes nearer to the high i but that was a false
. application of the principle. If it was aridly true.
that officers could not live upon the pay tney al-
ready receive. the consequence Must be, that we
'should have po *Seers ; and yet it so happened,
that the estimate were generally full, though, is
' ems, the cotvinsissions were bought at the
eagsl d prim. Gentlemen who mitered into the
eseatele, 0011Ondly besought in aide(' their support.
Mk :Melee foetal,* de the assistance of their
fried& Tice gaff of this was to bring a hence
sad alone desirable -set of officers, inflamed wish a
million spirit. into the army. A young man may
1 10:407erelffilit to submit to great privations, and
against them for a certain number of years.
depending va• his military spirit for being pro.
mated to a higher rank.
Lood•DIE BLAQUIERL said, he wished die
same general satisfadion sopremill tit an intestate
ado* to the pay of Officers al sun asanifested'oa
that allotted to non-eommiseitheei Officers and Pri-
vates. But all that a Lieutininst•Colonel would get
by this was Is. Id. a days sad an Ensign only 3d.
which was IS mere trifle tie Amble them to support
their rank in society. The addition to Captains and
Field Officers would not repay the Property Tat
laid upon them this year, which would amount' to
*IL upon Mi.*, pay of a Lieutenant-Celonel. 1
• The SECRETARY at WAR said, he omitted to
. the allowance to be made to Lieutenant-Coke.
• owl reAl4lolcf pi of 131. 191. a year for forage
. As •to lhe Officers 4 the Guards, be oh.
- ' ' ed, tiset they were gesierally men of private
*Masa. lisey had alas Ai advantage of superW
ta,
i which, though strautimes produftive of envy
la others, they very welfahrierved, by their admire.
isle wads& -when brought into the field. The only
!addition made to their pay was, that their Field.
,Officers Mold be allowed forage money.
- Earl TEMPLE wished to know whether dies.
Lallowaness were meant to extend to Militia Officers.*
1 The SECRETARY at WAR said, It was not
1-to go beyond the subaherns. As to the officereti
,higher rank, their situation did not require it, as they
Must necessarily be men of Imam'.
fir A. WELLESLEY observed, that the supe-
rior rank of the guards made no addition to their
rate of pay.
Mr. WINDHAM said, that if the Government
could dad officers to serve without pay. it
mold .ber t ttMOsewry to give any ; but though
many would, no doubt, be stealous to serve even
'Pon, that condition, yet, not only pay, but other
1 iadaceneeeb Aso, mnit be offered in the present
state of things. If the Guards had higher rank than
others, that of itself was no small boon; but it
would be too much, if that rank should give them, at
the same time, a claim to further pay.
Mr. FRANCIS said. if the intention of this
measure was to return to some ranks of officers
what the Property Tax took from theta. it was
only taking with one band. and giving with the
other ; and it would have been a better and more
simple method, to have exempted theta in the be-
ginning.
Mr.-WINDHAM replied, that this provision was
net mode with any reference whatever to the Pro-
perty TM.
The SECRETARY at WAR remarked, that
one of eke most considerable additions made, was
that to the Captains of 361. 10s. a year. which they
would continue to possess, if the Property Tag
should be repealed next session.
Earl TEMPLE said, he could not agree to the
allowance not being extended to Captains of Mi-
litia. They were net all men of fortune ; for dip
law admitted the qualifications to I.e dispensed with
in Captains and others from the half-pay list, who
were now very numerous in the Militia. The in-
come of many of these Gentlemen did not amount
to what would be a qualification in the Mili-
tia. As it was ton late in the Session to remedy thip
omission. he must, for the present. confine himself
to entering his protest against it, and ow a future
occasion take the sense of the House upon it.
Mr. PERCIVAL reminded the Noble Earl, that
he would have an opportunity of proposing this
allowance to be made them, in the Militia Pay-Dill.
which would come on this evening.
Mr. WINDHANI said, that whenever the ques-
tion came on, he should be under the necessity of
differing with his Noble leriedd. The case he men-
tioned of officers irons the bait pay, applied only to