The National Register.
London, England, 1816-03-18 00:00:00

MARCH Is.

Regent was different from the reign of George ill.—(Mar,
was moit ready to allow the splendid services' of
the guards wherever they had been engaged, but they had
rrau.: from :woo. Reduce them to 3000 a:min ; and he had
na doubt whenever they were again wanted they would lie
{mold to rise, and their services would again hr as splendid as
they had been. But the Noble Lord said, it was impossible
to reduce these tramps, because the burthen in pensions would
lie greater than the expence of keeping them up. This was
a most singular mode of proceeding, that nutting dawn our
establishment would be more expensive than keeping it up.—
(Wore, krar.).—Then the Noble Lou d said, what shall we do
with the fine horses belonging to the guar d+? They were, in-
deed, fine hoc:R.3; but surely they would sell for something.
The Noble Lord said, it was impossible to do without these
household troops for the service of the metropolis. No doubt,
If 10,000 of these sumps were voted, they would he disposed of.
The bank guard might be donbied, so might the soldiers at.
tending on the theatres, the opera house, the routs of the no.
bility, and other places of ain't itment, where the military now
supplied the place of the civil power; and lie (Mr. Tierney)
did not mean to say they did nut conduct themselves properly.
These trays, the favourite troops of the Prince Regent, which
lined both sides of this Fait and the streets whenever his
Royal Richness went abroad I 111111 who, if the Inclinations of
those who so 11111Cil admired them were complied with, he ( Mr.
I'.) believed would also line the walls of that House, must not
be diminished in number.—(llear, hear.)—Others, besides the
Noble Lord and the Regent, admired these troops. The Com-
mander in Chief also admired them. lie (Mr. T.) had the
highest respect for his Royal Highness, and no man could be
snore ready than he was to acknowledge the claims which that
thus; riot's person bad on the gratitude of the country fur the
services he had rendered the public in his situation of Com-
mander in Chief; yet no Mall WAS free front prejudice; and
it was not at all surprising that his Royal Highness, who had
passed his lite in the midst of military men, and in militaly
pursuits, should be partial to the military. Mr. Tierney said,
be could nit but consider this as a great constitutional ques-
tion, as well as one of economy, and he trusted the House
would treat It all such.

Mr. VANSITTART contended that the number of trov pro-
posed to be kept np was not more numerous than necessary,
and urged the iinpoliey of discharging this excellent and vete-
ran force, and entailing an expellee on the country to raise
another force very inferior In its nature.
The House then divided—Fur reducing the Masaold
Troops and the Guard. one halt; I:l3—ii6aiust it, 210—Ma-
jority S 2.
Lord PALMFRSTON moved that 3334;921. be voted for the
service of the Cavalry and Waggon Train of Great Britain fur
the year ISt6.
Mr. TtERNEV moved that the Chairman should report pro-
gress, and ask leave to sit again.
The House divided—For the Resolution,l26 t against it, C 2
--Majority, 61. The Resolution was then agreed to.
The Chairman then reported prouresx, anal asked leave to
art ;tom—Adjourned at half-past One o'clock.