The National Register.
London, England, 1816-04-14 00:00:00

this 164 alrealy been bets.: th;• House ; a.t
oC otamo toe, had !We:. tourie wt I e sitb!ect. lic ;:.
stilted. '1"• pert ^I.. hi sate bid heennpriied to the 1.1140
the statue., a,.:1 p 1 tti*cs front France; for the ;tenon:tea of
Cardinal and to other ei!t poses of the arts) .
Mr. 11:n (.1.1.4 I:101 Nov r 4 for:to account of :tit ...mei of moor,
lterottir doe or received Rain F ;:nee ; how t.i vitelidv.l
to he doplied, since the I-4th ofJ tine' 181 i, with the data; and
amount of sums actually received. and hon opptied.

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The House then wens into a Committee of Supply, and the
Ordnance Estimates were rel'erre•d to the Committee.
Mr. R. WARD then proposed the Ordnanee Estimates for the
service of the year. Tate Hon. Gent!, man erte rot into a com-
parative view of the Peace Est alilishionhfs of former periods, a:
contrasted with the one nose proposed. The Peace Establish-
ment of 17aa, Sec observed, was 1,119,31101. which included an
onprovided debt a 8000001. There was now no dela, except
elson; a 4,31,11. He then proceeded to state the Ordinary and
EttrAurilinary items. lat the Ordinary there was a redaction of
17,0461. which chiefly arose flow the reduction of the military
corer... - There macs likewise it redaction in the Civil Department,
5l tha War Silteltil, has ing liven reduced with the exception of
some few accruing abroad. In N oolwich-yard similar atten-
tion had been paid to the settle of rednettnil in respect to lit
holarers, artificers, clerks, .fee. lint the use,! important part of
the diminution of calumee arose in the military branch. The'
Hon. Gentleman here pus•cd an enloginni on the lliwee General
wt' the Ordnance, nil the high state the artillery service had ar-
rive.' under his direction, au order to In iiciblUti to bring into
the field a force of that description co 11111 l enstirate so:a the
amount which the enemy had constantly poured in, and s%laieh
hail, in fact, changed the system of artillery throughout
AM this branch a reduction hail been made in the proportion of
oneataveittle part to the army of the line, the hers of the
army being 111,1500, ai tille•I;y not more than 10,000. In this
Amount, however, he did not include sappers and miners. The
v.•hole reduction last ye-ar was 14,370, saner: which a further re.
ibletion was made of 5000, making a total of about 18,000, which,
added to thesubrequent deduction, would make thetotal 31,0ati.
Within the last six weeks, three troops of horse artillery were
reduced, as well as a considerable portion of the drivers corps.
In fact, this latter part of the Artillery Establishment was as
anomaly—the Captains had no comnrind in the field equal to
their rank ; the youngest Lieutenant ,if the Artillery would corn-
mind over a Captain of Drivers. It was proposed to allow the
Ihiver Officers to retire on full pay, the troops twine, tailored
from twelve to five. There were other reductions in this israiteli
of the Ordinary Estimates, such as the Riding-house. Ac. which
would be a saving of 37,0001. The Storekeepers' department
would be reduced from 350 persous to 37. The Medical 1)1.-
partment would be reduced from 102 to 61,- -The Cadets would
be reduced by 12; but it was tiot intended to pat down the Ca-
det Academy. With respect to the Extraordinaries, there
there wealth be a saving of 133,0931. more than the former year
in point of Stores.- The Hon. Geatlemou stated,that during the
last year great exertions had been made to obtain a proper and
ample supply of Stores, at an expellee of 1,091,0001. This ex-
pence would he wholly saved, as ever• storehouse seas overflow-
ing. There would also be a saving in an item whirl, was an ob-
ject of great jealousy, lie meant the works in Great Britain,
Ireland, and th,• adjoining islands; the Military New Works
would be 33,0011—the repairs 56,0001.; the Civil Buildings
would be 20,0901.—the repairs 1513,0001. The total diminution
in the expence of the works at Chatham,Vortsmouth, Plymouth,
Gosport, tee. would amount to 199,0301. The 111 igade would
experietice a reduction in pieces of from six to four in Great
Britain. The Barrack Stations would be reduced, as would
also the Staff Department, The Han. Gentleman here noticed
the appointment of Generals Mann and Macleod—the latter,
Adjutant-General of Artillery—the former, Inspector-General
of Fortifications, who took a salary of 1,5001. a-year, instead of
3,0001. General Macleod'* would be 1,0,101. The expeuce in
the reduction of the small arms would be about 10111,0001. An
arrangement, he observed, had been made with the manufacto-
ries for a supply for three years,it being agreed that each party
should give the other six month's notice of closing the contract.
He should have to ask for 100.0001. for this simply, and 'mat
year 30,0001. The lion. Geutlemait then stated his readiness to
give every explanation, and concluded with moving the grunt of
a sum of 059,2201. 7s. 10.1. for the Office of Ordnance Land
Service for Great Flritain.
Mr. CATER err rem irked at considerable length on the dif-
ferent items of the estimates, and did yet think a sufficient re-
Auction had taken place.
Mr. R. %VAR], replied to Mr. Calcraft.
The first Resolution was then agreed to, as were the follow-
ing sums, viz.
X 67,95 Ordnance Espenees not made good.
185.837 Ordnance of Ireland.
92,884 Ordnance xpenees of Ireland not made good lap Parlia-
ment.
138,232 Pensions to Officers of Ordnance.
goo.ooo Ezpence of reducing the Ordnance-Office.
11,376 Retired Officers of the Ordnance in Ireland.
2,993 Superannuated Persons in the Iri,h Onlnance Office.
11,411 Allowances to Superannuated (Micah of the Ordnance
Office of Grist Britain.
106,033 Ordnance Service in France.
432.336 Ordnance of Army in Great Witatin.
1111T.VASSITTART in a Committee moved 64 leave to bring in
a Rill to continne the Bank Restriction Act for two vtars,
Agreed to.—Adjourned at one o'clock.

TL.EIDAY, APRIL 9.

Petitions from 13 parishes in Devonshire, praying a Commit-
ballast of tytlies; and from the taunt rs in various district., pray-
ing s repeal of the leather-tax were presented.
Mr. Serjeant Onslow brought in a Bill to amend the .4etv of
William and Mary, and Anne, for the relief of Creditors against
fraudulent Deviseta; whirl, was rend a first time, and ordered
for a second re tdin4 on the :.26th

The Bank Restriction, the Matt butt Allowance, and the
Scotch Couinik4onco. of Excise indemnity Bilk, were brought
in, anti toad a first tue,
THE PRINCEI3 CHARLOTTE'S ESTABLISHMENT.
On the yucsti•ut of going into n CottEnittee at the Princess
Charlotte. of Wales's Evablishinent Hill.

Mr. BROOKE COllCe:% ell thZt NO11111• itiniate of the expellees
,of the outfit was nee, s.ary. It would reconeeted, that
lonic years since a sii:n was :•et :wait for the I,..stablisliment of
other brasedies of Itoyal Family, which within the first
year was not Lund clifficient, and the pers,nis thus pi ovideJ
or got into debt. He wished, therefol e, ti• itard 14;:a ust sir 11
a recurrence, by providing:4 sum sufficient tor the maintenance
of her Royal Highness.

Mr. Lt.:HIM:TON stated the eirearnstonee, conoceted with
the Civil List and Cons()h&c.. d Fond. Then was a gi.int
6,5001, to toe Princess Charlotte. The otlici stun wait repaid
by her Royal Ilithretot, viz. 27,:wci.
Sir R. Helios tboaKhr the son' idoito.ed was quite auffici•
Frit lie hoped Ircr Royal FliOncvs would not re.iiiire any fur-
ther provision. The Royal Fatuity laid been laterally rot ided