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being the faft, that he knew many regiments, I
.amongst the Captains of which, there was not one
-ot private formic It should be considered, that
they were metier% to extraordinary expences. The
price of homes and aecoutremects was so great,
that a cavalry °Meer must expend to the amount of
a year and a half of his pay, before he could pos-
sibly mount guard. The consequence was, that be
believed as many of them were now to be found
• about town, and under a great difficulties. as ethers of
- the military prtgession. If it was too late in the
present session to extend this provision to them, be
. noped. at least, an assurance would be given, that it
ahould be dune in the next meeting of Parliament.
• The SECRETARY at WAR explained, that
there were many advantages in the situation of ea-
vary OEcers. which could not belong to those of
". infantry, and therefore rendered it a very desirable
hoed service. He owned there was something in
what had bees said es a former occasion., of the
• situation of Captains ids° may occasionally have
the command of regiments, which was worthy of
attention. and be supposed would, therefore, be
• brought under consideration, the COWS* of out
r Session.
Colonel WOOD expressed his doubts of the awe-
• sine altogether, and of the propriety of its having
been at all brought forward. 'lle addition was so
1 small to those who &Meld receive it, that it could
sot afford them so myth ease or as it
might excite discontent or jealoury In others; at
' she saint erne, that it would tall heavy. in the eg-
gregatc. upon the public. at a period that was not
•- the most suspicious for the exercise of liberality.
. Time were sobjeas whirl. he thought. bad beam be
'curtail few a time of peace.
WINLJH Aloi replied. that ilk was thee&
this would give more discontent to the publics dos
seowitt to the pet,' benefited. it wee as
against the measure universally. Woe=
jek. ell /uo had to say was. that be sod the Hee.
t.:entlematt were of eltiferest opioilos s for et mold
. not be easy so being any estieitaibery pooh either
* way. The loosest of pay to do eelliWs was sot
general, nor was it thought weemeary. but was con-
. fined to them who bad served* Waal period. As
to the rest. it bad been so muds dimmed lsokze.
that he did not think it necessary, at this time, at
least.in say any woe upon it.
General TA R LETON said, tha: as the rotas
was beams, the cavalry. the Guards, ice. wreld
c;rue tors•hrJ, JAI force threseelres sod

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their situation dpots the ati,entiok. of the Heu.e.—
As•te the time. he thooght it an intprcip.t one,
when we had the larg...st establish:::ent ever known
in the country. when untheterme became the mure
dangerous to Make sten iniridinol diqinelloos, a:A
when there existed for it nn oth.rdneec.ssity, but the
will of the Right Hon. Gentleman.
The Report was than agreed to, and a 831 or-
dered to be brought•in upon it.
Mr. Hansard, Jon. (from the Printer to the
House of Commons), presented an Account of the
nnntber of rapers
,upon India Affair:, printed by
order of the House, from the ist of Apt:l, to the
30th of June last; which was ordered to be

RILL.

WEST INDIA AUDITORS' .
This Rill being, on the motion of Lord HENRY
PE I' rt. read a third time—
Mr. HUSKISSON proposed a Clause, the effeft
of which was, " that no unavoidable informality in
vouchers, should prevent the accounts so riven in to
be audited, or passed, if satisfadioi Was afforded
of the informality not being wilful ;" which was
agreed to, and made part of the Bill.
Mr. ROSE proposed a Clause to limit the Lords
of the Treasury to 10001. surcharge on any public
accountant.
Lord H. PETTY said, that if he.was merely to
consult his own feelings, he should willingly accede
to the clause, but there were a variety of reasons
which mutt induce him to prefer the retention of
power, leaving the question to be settled at the
tion of the Commissioners.
:The clause was then negatived, and the Bill
seed.
• PUBLIC HARBOUR RILL.
Sir C. POLE moved the second reading of the
for the preservation of the public harbours of
United Kingdom.
Col. WOOD expressed his apprehensions, that
's Bill, by trenching on the authority of the Corn-
• • Den of Sewers running into navigable rivers
the porttowns. would operate very injuriously
is private property. If confined to the great
Wit harbours, this effea may not be produced, at
to the same extent, but would be detrimental if
ended to every port.
Sir C. POLE replied, that he introduced this
'll, in compliance with the recommendation of a
minims, to which he had the honout to belong;
who thought it right. that it should not be
fund to tee King's ports, but to all harbours
ere trade and navigation were carried on. le
did not see bow it could ailed private property, as
its objeft was to preserve the present anchorage./which was In danger of being destroyed.
Coo VEREKER said, if this Bill was meant to
nuisances in the harbours of the United
e Kingdom, he witched it to extend to a Very n.aterial
auisante in the important harbour of Limerick,
where there were tee rocks which were highly in-
jorions to the navigation of the place, and rendered
Tit impossible for ships to go out at low water.
These reeks, he understood, could be removed at no
gt,ater expenee than 20001. and if that was done,
• it would be of the utmost advantage to the country.
Mr. HUSKISSON thought what the Honour.
able Geode:nee alluded to was not within the
compass of this Bill, and would be best obtained by
Petition to Parliament ((Willa purpose.
Lord H. PETTY expressed himself very friend-
ly to the removal of the nuisance alluded to in the
hartioor of Limerick, but observed, that as it re-
ferred to a grant of public money, it could have
no relation to the Bill now before the House.
'The Bill was then read a second time, and com-
mitted for to-morrow.
The Irish Roads Bill went through a Coal-
mine?, and the Repott was ordered to be received
to-morrow.
Earl TEMPLE moved for leave to bring in a)
Bill for the better regulating of Pilots and Pilotage
of Ships and Vessels-Navigating the British Seas.—'
His Lordship said. his intention was to bring in the
Bill, to have it go to a Committee, then to be printed,'
and to lay over so the neat Session.
Mr. Alderman PRINSEP said, he, for one.
would thank the Noble Land for bringing in this
Bill ; and he was sorry them were not more Mensv
ben present. who knew how much such a Bill wor
wanting. If there were, he was sure they would;
join in thanks for the same. The Pilots had got
to an insaffer.ible pitch of insolence and rapacity I
very often, in rases of :ships being in danger, refused
to go to them,without being paid exorbitantly ; and
it happened not unfrequently, that they refused to
go out on these accounts, till it was too late for
services to have any effect. He therefore
thought that such a Bill as this would be of the
highest service to the public, and it met with his
warmest approbation.
Leave was given to bring in the Bill.
Lord H. PET CY moved, " that the Reports of
nhe Coossuisainom appointed by the Sth of the
Ring. to regulate the Fees and Gratuities of the
Public Offices, with the Appendixes thereto, be
printed for the use of the Members of that House."
Ordered.
LORD NILSON'S INNUITY.
Lord H. pErry moved, " that the Hoes*
would go into a Committee en Earl Nelson's An-
nuity Bill."
On the question that the Speaker do leave the
Chair.Cooel WOOD rose to mike some enervation..
which, he said, at a moment when the country was
so heavily bindweed with tales, be thought it his
duty to make. No man could have a higner
(or the memory of the exalted character, whOeireecdt,
by his splendid services to the country, obtained
dik annuity as • remuneration to his family. At
the same time, in granting away the public miner,
it was necessary that every possible regard should
he had to economy. He thought, therefore, that
11001. a year was an ample provistonfor that fasoilys
and must therefore *hied to the groat of a soma of
moil to so large en sonount as was gooptand b this
Bill. Had the Noble Lard, wise had such
splendid set ekes to his casaary, bow alive. or bad
children of his own, he shesN not have sods this
ohjetfien; bat, situated as things now ware. be sob-
inittori mtheNobleloid (IL Petty) ',bother it would
not be better to remain this root of seas of amass
to same twine period, when ibe Natirmal Debt shall
be Ins heavy. He mold propose. that it should not
take place till the Debt is reduced to *Y 0000(001-
and Mat the seas of 110,0001. now intended to 'or

;invited, Should be theo. made 100,037,1. He de.
sired the proceedings of the House of Comma:is of ,
10th Die. 1710, to be seed : by which it appeerede
thet ifi the reign of Queen Ame, no more thali
0,0001. a fear had been granted to the Duke of
.Marlborough for his varions eminent services.—He
allowed, that 5;00ke1. a year, at that time, was equal
to 15,0001. a year cow, but still he thiereht 5 0001.
a year was a su:ient remuneration on the present
occasion.
Mr. ROSY. said, the Hoe. Member who epoke
Tait certainly was greatly mistaken as to the re-
muneration of the Duke of Marlborough. Besides
the 50001. a yea- pension, Blenheim House was
built for him, and an estate of 2,500 acres adjoin.
ing to Blenheim, was purchased, and added to it I
which estate contained no less than seven manors,
and it was gene-ally estimated. could not be worth
less than 42,0001. In short, the whole 0: the sums
expended towards the remuneration of the Duke
of Marlborough, did not, as he had beer, informed,
amount to much less than 540,0001. Added to all
this, the Duke of Marlborough was a Nobleman in
affluent circumstances, possessing an estate of about
40,0001. per annum ; whereas, Lord Nelson, who
[
Lad achieved so many brilliant and extraordinary
,actions in the service of his country, had not, he
was sorry to say, made any pecuniary advantages
by all those unequalled achievements he had so
gloriously performed. That Noble Lord had as-
sured him, that from his brilliant and important
viaory of the Nile. his share of prize-money only
amounted to 30001. he having to divide with three
or four junior Admirals ; whilst the share of the pri-
vate Captains amounted to 40001. each. The Noble
Lord Lad also assured him, the very evening before
'he tailed on his last expedition, that all he was
worth in the world amounted only to about 15,0001.
and that his debts were nearly to the same amount.
When the splendid services he had done his court-
try were considered, he submitted to the House,
whether, the House and the country having thought
them deserving an Earldam, the House ought to
hesitate at granting what would enable the family
to keep up the dignity' attached to that degree of
rank in the Peerage I and he hoped the Hon. Mem-
ber would not persist in his objection.
Mr. FRANCIS said, that as he had before start- '
ed an objeaion. he must, to ;reserve consistency,
repeat, that he thought 110,0001. too much to be
given to the collateral branches of the family, under
the present echausted state of the country-.
Mr. H. ADDINGTON and Mr. WILBER-
FORCE both spoke highly in favour of the whole
grant.
Lord H. PETTY said, that if the House were to
admit any reference to the two cases of Lord Nelson
and the Duke of Marlborough, such a reference
must lead to a very coosiderable augmentation of
what was granted by the present Bill, for besides the
building of Blenheim, and the estates added to it,the
House mast remember there was a pension of 50001.
a year from the revenues of the Post-Office which
was paid to the present how. He begged ;Ise the
House would mill to mind how this sum of 110,0001.
which the Hon. Gentleman objeted to, was to be
applied. It was not to go to collateral branches of
the family; but there was to,kve granted 10,0001.
to each of the sisters of the late Noble Lord, whose
circumstances, be was sorry to understand, were
not the most nourishing; and the great bulk of
90,0001. was to be applied to the purchase of a
grand national monument, to promote exertions in
others, and to stimulate our brave countrymen to
emulate so bright and glorious an example, by
1 shelving them, that Parliament and the country are
deeply impressed with gratitude towards those who
fall gloriously in their country's cause; and that they
will never fail to remunerate, with a truly British
munificence, the glorious achievements of thole hie
roes, who so eminently contribute to knew
power and to promote the downfall of our
and to which exertions we can alone t
future safety and security of the country.
then went through the Committee, and the report
was ordered to be received to-morrow.
Berl Temple brought up the Bill for regulate
ing Pilots and Pilotage in ships and vessels naviga
ing the British Seas ; which was read a first, and
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
The Oak Bark Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed to-morrow.
The Royal Family Annuity Bill went through a
Committee, and the Report was ordere! to be re-
ceived to-morrow.
Sir A. WELLESLEY moved for an Account
of the Expence of Printing all Papers respelling
East India affairs, during the present Session (ex-
cepting the India Budget) ; distinguishing the dif-
fere= classes, tc.
INDIA BUDGET'.
The House went into a Committee on the ad-
journed debate on the /tithe Budget.
Mr. GRAN F. in a speech of some length, ad-
verted to the differtme arguments which had beau
used on the former night, and entered into a parti-
cular statement of the affairs of the Company,
which, lie leas of opinion, bore at present by no
means an unfavourable aspea. He then remarked
on the great likelihood there was at present of !hove
affairs improving, on account of the treaties which
bad been lately negotiates' by Sir George Barlow ;
and he concluded by expressing his approbation of
them, and declariug that to be the sense of the
Direaors.
Mr. FRANCIS spoke in explanation of what
he had said on the former night; and Mr. LI RAN 1'
also explained.
Mr. Alderman PRINSEP stated, at considerable
length, the circumstances of the Company. He
was of opinion, that the great increase of the debt
of India requited the sari test investigation, pattie
malady as the Proprietors, et a tiros wean no UN a
sum was due by the Company than 241,001411190 L
were receiving ten and a hail per coot. fur their
metier. The lion. Gentleman then advetted to
a part of the statement made of the property pos-
, sassed by the Company to meet this debt, and
denied the correftness of it ; as some of the debts
due to them in India. would, he said, never be
paid; as the amount of the three p= emit.
Cessols was stated at par ; and as a part of the
debts due by Government aes dibairoweit. Ile
then said. that be bad intended to orive tem night.
that *Committee should be appoiwestoesansitte into
the *Casts of India; bet as the Noble Lord (Led
Morpet'.) bad stated, that they should shortly ua-

demo a sttiA investigation, he would refrain from
making any motion ; but he warned the House,
that it some step was not speedily taken, the natio.'
tv.,uld be old,ged to take the debts and the elf:at
of the Com?aity into their own hands.
Viscount CASTLEREAGH said, he did not
regard the affairs of India, in the gloomy view of
the Hon. Alderman, but thought, that that coun-
try would yield sufizient resources to enal,le the
East India Company to struggle successfully with
all their Vficulites, however great, as be admitted
they at present were. The Company had a del*
outstancliog against them, of 31 millions ; or, tak.
ing the capital into calculation, 3!) millions ; and
possessed assets to the amount of 37 millions. Due.
ing thirteen years of war, the ezpences hat
amounted to 191 millions, and the revenue of
the Company's territory to 133 millions vit
that, in this protrafted period of warfare, India
had ailually been able to cope with all its es.
pence, with the small deficit of .less than two Alit.
lions, including the interest of the outstanding
debt.. This was a statement sifhich afforded
strong earnest, that prosperity might, by the pur-
suit of energetic and wise measures, be won made
the feature of our Indian affairs. The step that wol;!I
most conduce to realise the hope of promerit7,
would be to reduce the Asiatic debt of the Compaq
to an European debt, and to get rid of the extra.
vagant interest of nine per cent. which was rail
in India for it. He thought Parliament shoot!
interfere in this particular, as it had used to do
with the loans of Ireland, when that country was
distant from this ; and that sums to be in futuTe
borrowed for India. should be included in the
public loans made for this country, and security
taken on the Indian revenue, whilst a part of tile
sinking fund should be set aside to cover the interest.
The Noble Lord pursued this topic at considerable
length, and concluded by observing, that as this IPLIs
a novel and comprehensive plan, Gentlemen would
feel many objedions, perhaps, to it, on its first blush;
which he thought would wear away on mature con-
sideration. He thought there was a great deal in
the ha.incial concerns of the East India Company.
that needed to be inquired into ; and thougl:t, that
the inquiry should originate with Parliament, and
be amieabiy and fairly ebndutted with the Company.
Mr. ROBS'JN rose to notice the absence of all
His Majesty's Ministers ; and. as he thought bash.
ness of so much consequence ought not to be eon-
duded in so thin a House, be moved, " that it be
counted."
The Chairman counted the House morainic •
and, there being only St ?daubers present (at Hai
put Eleven o'Cock) an adjournment took plats of
COWS!.