The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-21 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

():, the motion of Mr. ItormaT WARD, the
into • Committee of Supply.
dr. IL WARD then moved, that 11 111001 of

1150,000/. he voted on account of the Ordnance
Estimate. or the year 1820.
_

Mr. HU►te okj.eterl strongly to the amount of
the present Eioiniates ; he found them in wany
instances double what they had been io pressing
times. Surely the !loose could not tolerate 'itch ivi.
addition in the present state of profound pace
with Europe. 250,000 i. was now called fur out a
vote of credit, while during a period of w.ir the
ge grant did not exceed from three to four
and 500,0001. Ile earnestly called upon the lloisse
to revert to a more re( 1111 l nue:a system. one Doter
suited to the means and state of the country. Ile
agreed that it was necessary to keep up this depart-
meld of the puldie service in an efficient state,
but it we, also necessary to consult economy so far
as it could properly Le consulted in its various de-
partments.

Mr. R. ‘YARD replied that dna vote was merely
on credit, and did out bind the [louse to any defi-
nite rum as the scale of general expense for the
department ; that would more properly come no.
der dircwision early iti tiring, when the total
amount of Eetinsater were brought under the con-
sideration of the I iIIU4P. The superannuated cl 41 in
could not lie denied, and the vote for which he 'IOW
iipin:ed would not more than cover that ruin, leav-
ing the country in other respects without any ord-
nance establishment. lie thowflit, therefore, no
objection could be maiiitaiited to the general vote.
The Resolution vra, then agreed to.
MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES.

Mr. CALcitAFT begged tit ask the Noble Lord
opposite. whether lie had any of to lay lie.
fore the !louse a copy of the answer transmitted by
Lord Sidmouth to the letter of the Maiichester
Magistrates, dated on the lid July ; also a copy of
the answer to the letter of the Lord Advocate of
Scotland ?

Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that he was really
unprepared to give an immediate answer to the lion.
Gentleman's question, and would rather he would
allow has inquiry to stand for the present as a (suttee
of motion.

Mr. CALCRAFT had no objection.
Mr. BaooDEN brought up the Report of the
Committee of Supply.
On the motion of Lord PA 1.11/ERSTON, that it
be received and ag►eed to,
Mr. GRENVELL put a question to the Noble Lard
(as we understood) relative to an apparent inrreave
of one of the items in the yPterati branch of the
Evtimates.

Lord l'aLreEesTorr replied, that the difference
did hot exceed .1,700/. or 2,8001.

Mr. HUME complained of the enormous expense
of the Military College, which amounted to u sum
of 78,000/. There were between three and 400
students—and, from the number, it W3B fair to
expect a supply of 100 or 1 to for the military ser-
vice each year—instead of which, its three years,
there bud been only 75--that wits at the rate only
of ,25 each year, and the ethic: mutt of each of these
peraons cost the country at the rate of 1,0331. He
contended, that under such eircuirmilaticro it was
quite inexpedient in keep up such an estahlialiment
at so large an expense to the country,