The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-05-05 00:00:00

FINANCE

Mr. HCIKIIIOII, after some Astra:dim), on the
nature and expenditnre'in the Transport Service,
moved for a return of the number and tonnage or
hired tramports in the service, made up to the
Assays possibly period; mitt deittneuishitig ttle ra-
tions on which they were employed, and the num-
ber and tonnage at each swim,. Alan for a return
of the number of seamen employed to irivigate
them. The estimates on this subject, tho' dated
on Bth January, had not been presented till now,
and it was icupoaaible to come to the vote for the
provimon of 15,000 me. additional 10 the navy, as
proposed to he done on Monday, without the lam.-
minion Ma was two-nary. lie therefore hoped his
Right lion. Friend, (the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer) would postpone that taotiou till Friday,
by which time the 'paper. he had now moved fur
would b before the House.

The CHANCILLitft of the EICIOQIIEII had no ob-
jection to the production of these papers. He then
explained the manner in which the estimate for the
15,000 additional men to the Navy, and the .frans•
port I...stiniate, were made up, and could not imagine
that any im-tposierne,it of the voting the .iipply For
that purpose, would enable the lion Gent. to be
more prepared with arguments on the subject, than
he was already, from his intimate acquaintance with
it. He did not wish it postponuul, on account of the
lateness of the season, and the expediency of having
the various items of the annual expenditure ascer-
tained before the Joan was contracted for. He
would therefore retain his intention of proprisiil
the increase of the Navy Estimates in the Com-
mittee of Supply, on Monday, end the Army Ex-
ttaordinaries on Wednesday.
Mr. Thattiv had thought it was understood
that no pressing business was to be brought on upon
Wednesdays; as to the expenses of the year being
n • ily to he ascertained, before contracting
for the loan, if that was the reason why the
Right Hon. Gentleman would not accede to the de-
lay requested. he could as.urehitn, he would not for-
ward the matter touch in that respect, as the Peti-
tion trom the East India Company, for a loan of
two millions, which must also enter into these cal.
ciliation', could not come from the Committee
above Muir% in less than four or tire days.
Sir C. Pots said. there were many ports of the
Naval Establishment, which might be reduced. end
it was therefore improper to vote For the additional
15,000 men, till they Umpired into what might be
retrenched. Ile believes! as much might be saved,.
as would render any further provision unnecessary.
For isatanee, the Harbour Uuty Men were a great
expense to the country, and were of very little use.
It was no humanity to a man who haul spent hi life
at to employ him in the same manlier a t
was iit ;tin,
ploy ed. There were also from 15 to eo.oou
men, who had been at sea from 15 to 17 years with-
out being on shore. Looking at thr state of Fiance,
it was a fair question to consider whether it was not
ati t time to begin with reducing them ? All these
things were arguments in Favour of the short delay
req nested.
'The CHANCSLLOS of the Excultrauxa said. all
these things might, and must be brought under the
consideration of the House on Monday, whew the
vote was proposed, and it would then be for the
House to judge how far they would go. As Cir
his employing Wednesday, it was only because
finding die Mondays *La Fridays so much occu-
pied with Oakes, that he took that day, in under to