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Moods% you sA:I use your utmost eudeivnere, fit co-opera-
t‘un with the Magistracy, to dehtt t 1 e -
mscbinatious of
those whose projrcts, if succesefol, could only aggravate the
este' which it is professed to remedy; and who, under the
pretence of Reform, lave really no other object bat the sub-
version of osit'Sappy Constitution." .

.LORDCHAPICLILLOIL, by tin Pullet
RigotiET's eiminsand,
" Lords, out Camtiemen,

" It is the will sod pleasure of his Royal Righnees the
Mince Regent, setiug in the name sod un behalf r%T his
,I.ijedy, that this Parliament be prorogued to reeselsy the
24th they of August next, to be then here holden ; and this
Parliement is accordingly prorogued to Tuesday the 24th
day of August next?"
The Members of the !louse of Commons retired,
••id the Prince Regent withdrew in the Same turn us
less observed on his entronice.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TCESDA4f, JULY 13.

The SPIASEIL took the Choir at half-pet one
o'clock.

Messengers from the Lords announced their
.ILorrlshioa' desire that the Commons would furnish
them with copies of the Reports of the Coomois-
-0/011•111 appointed to examine into the present state
of Weights and Measures in Ireland. The Ws-
:sengers were informed that the Commons :.ecetled
to the rtqaest. •
Sir G. Hts.t. appeared at the bar, and stated that
the Viinve Regent had hero waited on with the
Addremies of that House of the 13th of June, nod
the 32h, 7111, amid Hilt of July, praying that certain
papers should he laid before the Ilouse, and that
Les Royal Highness had given orders accord-
ingly.
Ste G. Film. brought up the Report of the An.
vital Public Expenditure of Ireland.—Lisid on the
tally, and ordered to be printed.

RETRENCHMENT IN THE PUBLIC EXPEN-
DITURE.

Mr. Flume said, be would take the present op-
portutiite-to state to the House those sentiments
no the subject of the public expenditure, which he
std, urifortimately prevented from offering on the
fuecrding 'Vetting—and he would close Isis observe-
*mos by moving, that •an humble Address be
presented to the Prince Regent, praying that he
would he graciously pleased to give directions that
strict iiie.uiry should he made into the expendi-
ture orthe susbliernoney, fur the purpose of Intro-
sicingass etficient system of economy. His motion
would be an echo oldie Resolution which that
House and 'the Government of the country had
already sanctioned, with reference to the necessity of
econorMaing as much as possible. The object of his
lUOIIOII Weill particularly to the reduction, as far
as possible, of large salaries. He was anxious that
no situation which might become vacant. should
in future be .511 ed up, until its nature and use-
helots* were investigated, and such reduction made
in the automat of salary, as circurtastances alight
War/aut. Has Majesty's Ministers had, it was true,
planed on record a Resolution, expressing their de-
sire to promote economy and retrenchment—hut,
•siotteithstanding -the Chancellor of the Exchequer
hid la-t night stated their anxiety to husband
the resources of the country as much as pos-
sible, thil, had not sliewu, ite the course of the
Nesition, any disposition to economise ; on the
contrary, most of the departments, particularly
the military department, were conducted on a orate
altogether profuse and extravagant. Those who
ttear.l the dehate last night, might be led to sup-
pope, from what had fallen from Gentlemen on the
other side, of the House, that no further retrench.
talents cupid be made—that economy had been
posted as far as was 'consistent with public safety.
kle was not. however, deceived by such statements.
'he Noble -Lord who filled the sitstarion of Secre-
tary at War had 'declared that considerable reduc-
tions had taken place in the military department, at
.present, as compared with farmer periods. But,
en examination, this did out appear to be borne
...sit by facts. lo 1792, a period of peace, he
1:mod the military establishment cost the country
2,414,000(.—.whi1e the expenditure Of.the last year,
also a period of peace, as ,946.0001.—bti0g au
increase of .1.611.00 C/. Such were the prospects
held out to this country. suffering as it was sutler
the pressure of heavy taxation. Notwithstanding
the immense sums that were yearly called fur, the
different Members who delivered their
sentiments on the subject of the expenditure of the
public money, declared that economy bad been
stretched to it. utmost extent, and that no exerti
hod been wanting (to the part o' Creortintritt to
• contract the outgoing of the public money 136 111111C11
as possible. lit his opinion, many items could
easily be pointed out, on which very considerable
.s.trielge might yet he made. Ile was sorry that an
Member (sir IL Martin) who, on the pr. ced-
it.,g evening had defended the administration of the
metal dep.irtment, to which lie btlutigul, hod not
examined sire subject more minutely, and he would
I've trwmtl the expense four-fetd what it was it.
171te. ;or istold of theestablsshmrutre,mnretrd w tilt
the. nave. Thos. is 1794, the Atlratralty. Navy.
Pie Office,Allte. east 11411,11171..--for the preselit ye..r
rite ',lunge was 174,36.4. In 179-2, the expense or
the out-ports. Ste. was 45,080/.—ill the present
rear it was 87.6591. 'Dem was, however, one ems.
islisluneut under Governottait, which lie singled
ant from all the rest, as unparalleled, with r. elect
to its lavish audextravagaut gsiwnditure. in thus or
any other country.. He alluded to the department
of Storekeeper-General. Great as was the extra-
vegiliCe in *thee deparimeals, this left all the
wheys at a distance. This uMce origisseed in
1756, wader the superintendence of Mr. J. Ttor•
ter, of Soho-square. In was farmed for the par-
rsw of having dare care takes of sold stores, irshich,
nests-ad of beifreg waif, were retained, and kepi in
eater,- tittG.smysisnetit wanted them again. or a
en,.nt..reble period, that eatsldishittrot was eon.
ducted sn'the ms-t economical manner, mod the
piddle derived great advantage frotu it. Foe 15
yeses:. slaneg-till of which the active operations 5-r
war.aseesscanarel oar. and in which time the then
Stosekrepoe-General had a far greater quantity of
*bar avkaced smiler his charge than the present, the
was 25/.939/ being 011 the average
18 Stid.,a-)'ear. Wails a view to still gtra:er ecooo.
foe.. 444* putsent department of Storekeeper-Gesserai
s al mu 1808—and, he bslieverl, the turista-
d• al whit owleriook them inagement of the office,
v. a exittcied nut merely to cantioue the establish-

ment at the then existing raft of etpeolie, but even
to reduce it. But. instead of a decrease or ex-
Pilot'', a great addition web lilsdk to the expendi-
ture, in the very first year after the alteration. Ile
(Mr. Home) had, on thk preceding evening, been
very much 'Alined for not bringing this subject be-
fore the House at an earlier period ; but he could
not do so, until certain docusiients were laid MI the
-table—end, he midst &vein., that the Maras for
which he formerly Moved had been kept back either
through wilfult.ese or negligence. Papers which
had moved for on the Inth of June were not pro.
doted until a lase deriod—rind after he hail repeat.
edly represented the necessity of their production
to the proper authorities. When the alteration in
the dep.irtmeut was made, thirteen clerks were found
sufficient to iterform all it its duties----but the Store-
keeper-General had gone on increasing the number
till they amounted to ninety-three, which alone
created an expense annually of upwards of 7,000!.
The expenditure iu 1808 was 30,674 i., being an ra-
cers over the preceding year of 13,813/. In 1813.
the charge had risen to 135,0001.—in 1816, it was
141,0001.—in 1817, • period of peace, it was no
less than 93,000/. It would be here proper to ob.
serve, that, about this period. • Committee sat for
the purpose of considering what offices could he
abolished, or what retrenchments Could be made in
the expenses tttt 'rota with them. Iti ISI6 they
reported, with respect to the Storekeeper-General's
iley's 'morn!, that it had been found very advan-
tageous during the war, but that it might then be
reduced. or its duties transferred to some other de.
pertinent. Instead. however, of being properly
reduced, the expenditure. in the second year of
peace, was upwards of 93,0001.; and in 1818, it
was 73,6791. ‘Vhea the House was aware that
the whole of the stores delivered to the Storekeeper.
General amounted, in the three years 1816, 1817,
and 1818, only to the sum of 153,32 N. they must be
quite surprised to find that the expense of the de.
pertinent, during these three years, formed an ag.
gregute of 309,4034—being nearly twice the
amount of all the stores delivered to the Store-
keeper. General during that period. There was
another peculiarity connected with this department
to which also he wished to call the attention of the
House. and that WAS the facility with which indi.
viduals connected with it were enabled to retire on
pensions. The system pursued here was not war.
ranted in other deportments, where clerks were not
entitled to any pension or allowance, unless they had
served for a considerable number of years. But look-
ing to this return, lie found pensions were granted
to the amount of 7231.7*. 11d. to seven individuals.
none of whom had served more than four years :
one amongst the number, who received 891. 14s. 7d.
per annum, bad only been in the department • year
and four months. Those pensions consisted of' one.
half of the regular salary—and the persons receie.
fug them were on a much better footing than half-
pay officers of the army or navy. He could scarcely
imagine that his Majesty's Ministers were acquaint.
with the extravagance and expense which distin-
guished this department, since the termination of
the war—but their ignorance of the fact, would Duly
prove that they did not feel a sincere disposition
to reform the different departments, and proceed on
a system of economy. The Resolution which they
bad agreed to would be productive of no good
effect. unless it was followed up by an Address to
the Throne—mod, humble as he was, lie would not
be doing his duty as • Member of Parliament, if
he did not propose such no Address. If the Mar-
quis of Camden deserved the thanks of the
House for the voluntary sacrifice he had made,
there was an individual mentioned in the Store.
keeper-General's return. who. at the first view,
seemed to deserve them equally well. He ob-
served in • note. affixed to the return, that
Mr. Deinity-Storekeeper Smith lied notified his
intention to resign Isis pension in September next.
He came forward, it would appear, and patriotically
said, " I will not burden the public with ray pen-
sion—the country is distressed, and I will give it
elp on the 24th of September." One would sup.
pose flint this individual deserved thanks—but
the inittement appeared to he • little erroneous.
The fact was, that this individual, having been
found guilty of improper conduct, instead of be-
ing disinis-ed forthwith, was recommended by
the Storekeeper-General. and procured a pension.
As to any letter, expressing his desire to resign,
nothing of the kir.d was produced—and„ in fact,
a hen a motion was made for its production. it
was discoiered that no such letter existed. The
Honourable Member was proceeding to state, that
tne expenses of this department were its the ratio
of al t 181 peV cent. as compared with the stores
given in chart4e, when the guns, asinounciiig the
arrival of the l'inice Regent at the House if feces, i
began to tile, and effectually interriipttil the pro-
gres• of the Hon. Member. Winn the first dis.
charge, which was remarkably bind, took place,
there was a gelietal burst of laughter. The Hon.
Member proceeded to read his oration—hut, trout
the noise of the artillery, it was Impossible to hear
it di-iilicily. It MON, in PIII/Plailee—
" Thal an honitole Address be presented lo his Boys'
Highness she 17rince Regent, praying that he a ill be era.
cionsly pleased, with a view to setretschment and cc tttttt nsy,
In direct that Ministers will apply themselves to a vigilant
superintendence of ihr expenditure of the Mate; that a
new revision of the modes of collecting she revenue may be
institided ,• that an investigation of the salaries of all offices
that may happen to become vacasit, easily be set 01 foot, in 1
older that Muse salaries may be adjusted with referevee lea
She increased value of Ilse currency; mod that every
lieu may he made attic+ can be t fkcted without detriment
to the public niter. W."

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Tl.e Cum.:TU.l.oft of the EU:III:Qt.:FR (whose
abserveiiims were rendered mote Onto in-
audible by the report of the gout, con-
t 1111 l tit tiring) complitiireti of the c,,u;ise tArii by
the Hum Gentleinsii. Theuppottointy lie 1..,(1 se-
lected for this attack woe as extraordinary as it was
un6ir.—(l./ear, hear, !war )—lf the Iltinnurable
Gentleman thought proper to repeat Ins state.
meta in the next Ses:•iiiis of Parliament, lie would
he able to annoyer tyro), hart of it satii.fitetolily.—
Short on the time wits before their sqiuration,
he would advert to one or two points w the hots
Gentleman's speech, which would be very ealuly
set it rest. The hots Gentlemun ',toted, that the
ditties of the former Storekei per were south nitre
extrioltd above of the 'orient.. This, how-
ever, was out the ease. lii Is yturs the 'doers
thaerd under tlir charter of Alt. Trotter,. of Soho,
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aiduaiitid to I.Boo,oooL—while, in a-shorter pe-
rit,d, • dors s to 'the amount of 3,500,0001. were
pissed under the superittleudenCe of the present

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Storekeer_.: r. Trtttet not
,fnlig, ei ae
cheap ill 'reit as the flan. dtatlemmts
for, independent of all other benefits; he
loved a profit of tun per cent. on thitind amount
of stores sent into his department. a dhow the
way in Winch this model of economy cnndncte the
establiihenent, he begged leave to quote a few words
from the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
(then Lord Henry Petty) on the 21st of May. 1806.
lie said, that the hospital vtores, which always
formed a very expensive part of the equipment of
an army, had, for six successive years, cost the
country 700,000/. Such, however, was the zeal
and industry of the Storekeeper-General, in
the service of the public, that he was, at one
and the seine time, the manufacturer of some ar-
ticles, the purveyor of others, the contractor for
others—and. finally, he was the comptroller of
the expenditure. On that expenditure, he was al-
lowed ten per cent. over and above all the profits
he made by acting in those different capacities."
This was the statement made thirteen years ago—
end, as it was founded in fact, the Treasury, in
1809, deemed it expedient to provide for a more
correct discharge of the duties of Storekeeper.
General.
Sir B. MARTIN said, lie would repeat, what he
had last night asserted, that the oalculasions rela-
tive to the Navy Department (and, indeed, he be-
lieved, all the departments) were incorrect, and that
such statements tended only to disturb and alarm
the public mind.
At this moment Sir Thomas Trrwhitt, Gentle-
man Usher of the Black Rod, knocked at the
door—and, being admitted, announced, in the
usual form, the commends of his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent. fbr the attendance of the
Commons in the House of Lords, for the purpose
of hearing the Parliament prorogued.

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The SPEAKER (who Ras d din his state
robes), bearing in his hand the last mt.ney-bill, ac-
companied by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER. Lord CASTLEREiou, and several other
Members, immediately proceeded to the House of
Lords.

The qiiestion, of course, was not put on Mr.
Hu M E'S motion.

Ott the return of the Srsaamt, he read to the
Members, who surrounded the table, the Speech
from the Throne—after which the Assembly broke
op.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

" LOUVAIN, JULY 9.

Trade every where around us continues in a state
of torpor—nothing doing. The harvest advances
with the most inflame prospects, and promises abun-
dance; the rain, which was so much wanted, has
fallen, more or less, during the last three weeks,
and been of infinite service, but came too late for
the meadows and forage crops, which will be short
this year; in other respects we have only to desire a
vent for the produce of this rich country. Grain
in general is at a very moderate price, and much of
last year'. growth on hand. The farmers are all
rich: its many instances they hate purchased
the fee simple of the land, with two years'
crops, and farms have augmented one-fourth
in value since the corn trade with England.—
Colonial produce but little in demand. Heavy
losses have been experienced by purchases of
coffee made in the Colonies ; an American, a friend
of mine, refused 60,000 florins profit on his cargo
before he sailed from Java. He made an excellent
passage home, and sold his coffee at Antwerp 40,000
florins less than it cost him. A new tax has been
lately laid on coffers ■nd sugars, which causes
great discontent in Holland—here in Brabant they
don't grumble so much. Tobacco is ■ very dull
article here, as well as with the Dutchmen, who
are the great holders as well as manufacturers.
British goods sell at low prices, yet people in that
litre seem to do well enough, and the manufac.
turers of this country complain bitterly they are all
ruined. The great bar to the trade and industry
of this land is, the Custom-house system, both of
their own Government, and that of Prussia and
France, their neighbours. A friend of mine, en
Englishman, who lives here, has just returned, and
gives me a dismal picture of the state of poverty and
distress of the working classes, ■nd the discontent
that exists. The latter is a disease that seem■ to
gain ground every where—here, in Germany,
France, Italy, 8,.c. All, or the great many, com-
plain, and ale by no means satisfied with the
blessing■ of peace. The fact is, taxes augment
hourly, and vexing taxes, and the means to !my
them decay every day ; and, in England, that
Queen of islands, it appears you sutlii more than

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PARIS PAPERS. Alopiprtko..
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. • PARIS, JOtT 10.
At it trotter to five yesterday his Majesty arrived
iit t.CluUd. The National duard Was tinder arms
to receive him. rri4ed in 111 e saloon of Mari, Isis
Majesty was addressed by the Ilrel4ti
ed the pleasure felt by the DePsrtniesit on the 0..
esaion. The King answered, " Here I sm. lam
very liwrpy to be among you." All the houses. of
St. Cloud were decorated with while flags, and his
Majesty was saluted with shouts of Vine le Kai.

The King yesterday heard man in the Castle
Chapel, and then drove to Marty.
An accident happened in the night before last at
the Theatre of La Porte St. Mortise, during the
performance of the piece L'Epee de Jeanne d'Arc,
which, though of little importance, excited u lively
sensation, in consequence of the melancholy catas-
trophe. A balloon, launched from the stag., rose
to the friezes, hut the cord broke, and the balloon
falling on the ►tage, wounded one of the male
dancer►. He immediately received medical assist-
ance, and the injury was found to he blight.
A quarrel took place on the In instant in Metz,
between the legion of the Pas de Calais and the
Swiss in that garrison. Several were slightly wound-
ed, but none killed, and by the activity of the offi-
cers order was 'perfectly restored.
The Count Capo d'lstria arrived at two o'clock
this day. lie resides at the hotel of the Russian
Ambassador.

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