The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-12 00:00:00

Wag at the roacimine ef a 43 years war. It world be
wise reeollecsed, that there were several millions of Mom
in slam *hick mist be taken care of, sad acrn■ate.l
fur, which called for a great member of cleats; die half-
pay at present was sixteen times greater than is 17111,
sad required great cue to be taken Of the accounts.
As to the 'abject of entail/ea, the portiere it originated
for was nearly at its. end; at was its put the afiteers of the
Ordnance on an equality with the officers of other demist.
meats; and the average of the salaries of the clerks nestle/. '
per annum, taking in the average those at !M. and 1,11001.
per minions : and in she other public offers the salaries of
the clerks amounted to 30!. or 40!. a year more; Goad if the
gratuities,* Inch ■mounted to Gob 30,000 L acre taken away,
the salary of the clerks would be silli lower. In the estimates
proposed there was nu concealment, fur they tontaiueol the
same items as in the estimates of 1810 sad 1115. There
was not a sio:le thing in the Deportment the Hon. Member
opposite had not searched for. He hood even asked for an ac.
coma of foatin•g batteries, where three was none. However,
hi *eddy the Hun. Gentleinan, he would put each item to
the vote of the Committee separately. The Hun. Member
then moved, " That the suns of 43,000/. should be granted
to his Majesty for defra)ing the capeuse of dhe Ordnance
Department in the Tower."
Mr. P. MOOKE said, he was determined whenever he
was in the House, and it was to a Committee if Supply
after twelve o'clock, he would inure, that the Chairman
should ►epo►t progress and ask leave• to sit togaiu. Ilia
reason for doing so woe to p . • the 'width otkos Aletesty's
loyal subjects ou both titles of the llou‘e. 114 accurditlittY
moved, that the Chairuiau should rep art progress, and ask
leave to sit again.
The question woe put and carried. •
The House reponse'', and sloe Chairman reported progress
and asked leave to sit Re.ill tan MOIOAY.
The other Orders of the Day were theta ilisposed of, and
the House adjoureed at HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK to
Monday next.
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NI NOM TY
ON MR. HUMeS MOTIOR ON THE OIRORANCZ
ESTINUTZOI, MAT 'ii,
" That it be an instruction to the Committee to effect
every practicable redurtiosa in the Estimates, now laid before
this House, fur the year Ml.'

'knelt, John Hollywood, W. P. Rarnaden, J. C.
Bunton!, T. F. Hornby, E. Hobart+, G.
Boughton, Sir W.R. Hurat, It. Rowley, Sir W.
&anal, Ralph Ilutchinaon,lion.C. Ittioirll, lard J.
Birch, Jos. .Inhniuti, Colonel Rlasaell, Lord W.
Bury, Lord Jervoiae, G. P. Smith, Hon. R.
Chetwynd, G. Lemon, Sir W. Smith, Win.
Chalouer, Rohl. Langston, J. H. Sefton, F.Arl of
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Calcraft, John Moberly, .1. Ttersa)ne, J. 11.
Cavendish, C. Alaherly, W. L. T.ciney, Ito. Ilun.G.
Crompton, N. Macdonald, .1. Wane, J. A.
De Creapigny, SirW. Maxwell, Jolts. Western, C. C.
Davies, 'l'. 11. Milbank, M. Whitbread, S. C.
lkiiison, W. J. Millen, Lord Wiiliaina. %V.
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Lluncannon, Vise. Mandl, J. B. Wilmington, Sir T.
Grafton, J. Moore, P. Wuud, Akio/luau
Grabill, J. W. Newman, B. W.
Ilaldiniauff, W. O'Cullachan, J.
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Nathan), Hun. E. Palmer, C. F. Hume, Jo..
llubbouse, J. C. Pryse, Pryse BCIIIIICi 110n.11.G.