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would bring the subject of the Poqmester•General
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Stsy.
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ken bring in a' Bill to amend the Marriage
Act. far Wednesday next.
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LOA PA MOUTON moved that sitg
Pouted to his Majesty fur military coots
Mr. Hume rose to move for • reduction of
the table allowaoces to the life and foot guards
ow duty at St. James's. The charges were, for
St. Janses'e 6.0001. and for Dublin a charge of
1,0001. of a similar nature. He thought that 3,0001.
a year was enough to keep them a plain table, and
it could never be-desirable to teach them the use of
wasteful and extravagant luxuries. He thought
that the expense of 3,4001. for the riding-hoese
establishment at Palelleo ought to be reduced,
and also the sum of 601. to Sir G. Napier for re-
gulating the colours. He moved an amendment,
that instead of the rem proposed for contingencies,
the sum 01.211,400 i. should be substituted.
Sir C. Bitast.t. staid, that the pay of a liente-
soot of guards would yield mach more interest for
'the expense of his commission than that of a cap-
tain in the army, with whom he was ranked, were
it not for those allowances of which the subalterns
derived the chief benefit. Had the officers of the
t guar& the smite allottances of other kinds which
*ere common to the rest of the army, the expense
would be greater, so that he might safely say the
Government saved 8,020 i. a year by the present
,4emegement.
Aillenersl HARI/Haag said, that the privileges of
I the guards, now in question, had been enjoyed
since their first formation. What they received
different from the army would amount to 18,0001.
If they had the same ullowauces as the army, in all
respects, the expense, instead of 18,000 L, would
be 30,0001., leaving a deficiency of 12,000/., by
which the public would be gainers. But deducting
the expense of 6,0001. for the table at St. James's,
Aire was ultimately a saving of 6,000/., as com-
pared with the coutingencies for the same number
'of forces in the army. The regulations were of the
hest kind. No wine was drawn after ten o'clock,
and the mess-room was cleared as soon as the clock
itruck eleven. The army was administered with us
economy and propriety in peace, as it had
bees wii6 efficiency and glory in war.
Mr. B111111•L was happy to agree with the pro..
'positions of his Hun. Friend, but he could not
'assent to this motion. There were seven battalions
'among three regiments of the guards. If they had
the usual wine allowance of 2501. for each butts.
lion, that would be 1,720/. a year of itself. The
other regiments had barracks. Several of the Ai.
'iers of the guards had no lodgings assigned sheets
"There were 62 subalterns, 31 Captains who were
field-ollicers, and 8 who were not, to be provided
'foe. The lowest allowance that could be made tol
•:rat for lodgings would be per week. If the
g of those allowances were deducted, it would
"lie seen that Government saved 6,000/. a year after
;eying the expense of St. JaMes's sable.
colonel Telugu' supported the original motion.
' Mr. H. G. Benxi/re made a few observations,
'Which the torbuleSce of stranger. forcing their pot
urge in and out of the gallery prevented es keit
'catching.
" Colonel DAVIES said, the simple question which
'he had to propose to the Committer was, whether
they would be content to pay for an army of 68.000
twee in 1822, 18,0001. more than they paid in 1519
for an army of 80,000 men it.-thiuking that suck
a demand was extravagatit, and disapproving of the
. riding establiShment et Pimlico altogether, notwith-
standing all that he bad heard in its favour. There
were rough-riders in every regiment fur the purpose
'of teaching the men to ride, and the reduction of
the useless establishment would save 1,0001. more,
Ire should move, as so amendment a reduction of
19,000/. from the estimate before the Committee.
Colonel DILLILIMPIAt said a few words, which
the noise in the House rendered inaudible in the
'gallery.
Lord PAUSIIIIIIIIOII., mid, the appointment of
rough.rideis in every regiment of cavalry did not
renddr the riding establishment at Pimlico less ne-
cessary: for these rough-rider. (veld be of no use
for teaching the art of riding in their regiments, an.
less they were first taught themselves, end the Pim-
lico establishment was necessery to ensure the
practice of an uniform system of ridiog through.
out the sereice. With respect to the charge for the
Albany barracks us a depot for recruits for regi.l
meuts on foreign service, if those recruits were
'formed into battalions for the purpose of training,
tbey would require a stair, which, for 2,300 men,
the number of recruits for this year on the coiree..
pending scale of the British establishment, would
edit 7,000/. The total rapture of this depot was
• 4,20td. being lees than the arrangement which had.,
been suggested .'ll nearly 3,0004 The whole ex•
peese or the reeretting sniff, recruiting officers, &e.
hi the several districts did not exceed 9,0004
."COlonel 'Ostititir said. it ought not to be so
iu Isyi *ere Were 5,000 recruits raised,
kid for the present year only half that number
wire calculated upon. With respect to the riding.
establishment, and the necessity of keeping op an
uniform system of riding throughout the service,
the rideog.Mister could not, under the present
plan, superintend the riding uf all the regiments,
for he never visited them: nod the detachments
that were trained at Pimlico, when they teturoed
to their regiments, might forget the lemons which
they had there been taught.
Gent's' GAICOVIIII defended the allowance for
the table et St. James's for the of Cers of the life,
iud foot, guards • Sid also the system of granting
P.
teiraiiis in the depot.,
' Lord Pa LUMMOX said, the gallant Officer (Col. •
'Devito, contused the estimate made at the coM-,
'lsteutinuent of a year with the Charge for the tutus'.
televise at the end of the year, which did not al-
wild agree.
C.6lonel DAVIE* mid, then sin account ought al.
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want to he given of the difference. If the expense,
exceeded the .estimate, the necessity for the excess
should be *hew°, and else consent of the Hansa ob- '
timed ; and if it fell short, then the eurphts of the
'ilitalshould be accounted for.
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P4l.lllercelt mid, the estimates were
fro
migpeP they could Make'

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