The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-29 00:00:00

POOR LAWS.

Mr. SCARLETT waved the Order of the Day for the
House resulviee itself iuto a Committee ou the Pour Relief
Bill.

Mr. MANSFIELD expressed a hope that the lion. and
Leas tied Gentleman would postpone the measure to the nest
:Wasson, as he understood the gcrieral &chug of the cannily
was opposed ro it.

Mr: kAI:LETr said his information was quite of a dif-
ferent nature.

The Bill then west through a Committee, after which the
House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received
un to-morrou Woolen.

Mr SCAR l.Ll77.bserved, that the opinion of the House
might be taken on •the prineupte of the m on the
twn that the Speaker du leave the Chair fur the re-
(1111111111i11101 t.

Mr. CA I.CRA FT expressed his determination to take the
sense of the House upon that ocessi ~,, .
Tlit CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that
the Hower do at its ti►tug adjourt. to Wednesday.

SUI'PLY.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
cHEQUER, the House rraulved itself into a Coln-
matte of Supply.

Mr. A RULITI4 NOT moved that the sum of 197,500/.
be graoted to defray the expenses of the barrack
department._

Colonel DAVIS'S said, the House should not
t milder this merely as a Buenas% but a constitu-
tional question; for when ♦e saw the course put-
sited Ist the 'Ministers of the Crowe, who un all
occasions employed the arm of the military, it warns
the duly of every man who loved his country to
step fortvartVand arrest their isrdigreiti. ' 'f Ire ex-
pense of the barrack aril store•aurtrrs was last

Sir JOHN NNWPORT observed, that in more than
one instance barrack-minters had been itopicuted
before the contract was concluded. With respect
to the siectssity of orlditioisoi barracks to prevent
disturbance, he did not think that the feeling upon
which the affairs of this country hail beers als...ys
adininistered contemplated the necessity of bollocks
to preserve ire tranquillity.
Mr. Hung wished to bring back the Houseto
the golden days of 1794 ; at that period there were
in the country 43 barrack., oapatile of oceitraissio-
dating 21,000 turn; and if the Right Honourable
Gentleman would look to the salaries that were
tilen paid, he would find that CV. per annum was
et:moldered a very fair comperstatiou.. If there were
a irecebsily to keep up this number of barracks,
which lie denied, the Right lion. Gentleman
should look, with u view to ecomstny, to the ciao-
tuns of the persona employed ; if, for instance, a
liall-pay officer were employed, he should have a
smaller salary ; if a farmer held -the situation, it
should depend on circumstances. The barrack-
masters did nut live on the spot, and the whole
duty was left to the serjeant to perform. • The
barrack-master of Piersliill was a linen-draper, and
lived 14 miles off. That was u svatem, which called
for an immediate alteration. The whole asitooirt
of the barrau:k-tuarsters' salaries was 29.u001. amid of
that he felt persuaded that one half might be saved.
The next item was the barrack establishment, the-
comptroller, deputy accountant, cleats, inspectors,
and iro on, which amounted to 18,0001. If bar-
racks were to be raised in every place where a tem-
porary dist urtsance might exist, there would he ina
end to them. lodged, if the agricultural distress
continued, there would be no end to them ; the
y miry of the country would be destroyed, and
nothing but barracks would lie seen all over the
cs.tiiiiry. He therefore hoped his Hon. 'Friend
would persevere in his amendment, and really he
thought he was doing au essential service to I'M-
ulster., for if their adherents saw Parliament could
grout them any sum they asked, there would be no
cud to their applications, whereas, if Parliunifirt
withheld the weans. they would love pod grouuda
for refusing.

•
Sir R. MMIRotr rase.to protest against the uncon-
stitutim.sl apteto of lucre...Mg our barracks to a
time of profouliel peaces He should therefore 811111
poi t the itturialoseilt.
. BRIGHT could not consent to • the demand
made by 'Ministers to support the barrack ego-
Iflisinueut. Tilt House should be routinely cam-
boas in granting more money thau was necessary.
During the last Session they were very negligent
in that respect, and he thought the House and the
country were indebted to the Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Hume) fur his investigation of the estimator.
He had ob•crved the discussions that had toilets
place 04 these estimates, and marked the comitict
of Ministers, and lie was surprised to see Gentic-
mei) actually conic down. to that House and vote
for their ot%ii saliiiies--while country Geoilechei,.
who had ,take' in the country, absented tliew-
selves.—(lleur, I;eur.)—But s tune would come
when their ColligitVellti thew an
account of their roolluet. 117 they perrcicl•t d lu
that Aoorsr, a feeling would arise unconnected
any party, that would prevent them trout again