The National Register.
London, England, 1809-06-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTEft.',

VINE 25.

xv -1 of A others. he devoted . 'a. most profligate. The staf
for •hese eorps is wholly unnecessary, as the whole of their dis-
cipline might he accomplished by au adjutant and 'edemas: ►
The clo.hing furnished to, these corps was alto unnecessary, as
they had their volunteer clothing, or at least a jacket and a
pair of trowser Wit been intlicesio. By this measure
the sum of 700,000/. might be saved to the country. And 210.000/.
that have bet-) mad to the volunteers. for going. into the T.Ncal
_Militia. The voluokeers of the United Kingdoot cost .1,0.10.000/.
-Although the' , enrofliag themselves. avoided the ballot for the
militia. The volunteers, in 1780, served without pay or clot hing;
but now, when we aught to husband our resource!, we go into
every possible expense. These are not My opinions alone, hut .
they are also the opinions of Sir It. Wilson, who has been cm-
ployed in raising men to protect Portugal. He thinks that ever,•
householder should keep a stand of arms lo gond order. and every
individual should lea Abliged to learn the disciPlice.;..and that
military clothing is not necessary for there. " The expence of
the royal waggon corps is stated at 48,99 ii. althofigh it is e-
nerall v allowed to be a Corps that if perfectly uselessos was
experienced at Copenhagen and in Strain. These,therefore, he
should abolish. And he would also do away another corps,
called the Manx Fencibles, which cost 4,186. a year, although
they have never performed ;say iervice. The star of our army
amounts to 449,6491. a year, at home and abroad, and he should
be able to chew, that out of that sum, (200,000/. might be saved,
and out of the ex pences incurred by the recruiting staff, he could
a hew that 300,000/. a year might he saved from thr.ltigh boun-
ties that are given. Had the system of the Right Hon. nentles
Mall near him been adopted, in: regard to bounties, he believed
that a great saving might have he-n al reads. effected. The sum
expended upon army agents is 61.075/. and he was persuaded
that the whole business might be transacted by a general agency,
at 10,0001. There are twelve troops of horse artillery. amounting
to 114,0001. a year, and corps of artillery drivers and horses,. at
an ex pence of 229,0834—This last sum is principally for eon..
tract horses, and he was not afraid to state, it might he wholly
struck out. ASr x pence has beeti 'incurred far fortifications, with-
in this year, amounting.to 700.600/. there having.heen 27 mar-
tello tower; erected, intended to carry each a long gun and a
howitzer, and after they were built they were foetid of such er-
roneous dimensions and construction, the, they could only carry
the long gun. and could hilt point within 250 Yards of theirdoors,
ow protect the met within low water mark Four of theta**
built epos quick-sands, and so constructed that they formed no
-protection whatever to an extent of coast of six miles, more
commodious than any other for an enemy landing. Probably
A million of money was intended to he stink in this way. Add
to this, there is a military canal, so constructed that it was fit
for any ether purpose than that for which it was intended.
No benefit could he derived from it, for the whole might be
filled with boats, and yet there was not one flanking ppsition
where soldiers could protect it. It was a fact that he could
prove, that no such fortifications are necessary. 1 military
road has been made in Surrey, at a great expellee, which is now
ploughing up, and another making in Scotland, and when that is
completed, ho, supposed, by the same injudicious plan that is
pursued, it will be ploughed in also. and another :made in ,
Wales. .4s to the Commissariat, we have heard too much or
,)ate concerning it. to have any favourable opinion of it. The
evidence of Sir A. Wellesley was sufficient to inform us. The
expense of it amounts to 1,543,705/.1 and out of that sum he
should propose to save 500,0001. a-year by a proper establish-
ment. The next item is that of barracks, which amount- to
764,9421. for England and Ireland. It is a curious fact. that. in
Ireland, although new barracks were built, yet they were net
occupied; By erecting temporary barracks, instead of *rens-
lag the number of now ones, a saving of 350.0001- a-' ear might
"be made to the country. There might also he a saving of 135.000/.
pp-year io the clothing of the army, by adopting the olan of pub-
lic, instead pf private contract, The next saving he would pro-
Pose, was upon the collection of the Revenue, both in the Post-
Office aqd the Customs ; the es pense of the former had increased
much since Mr. Palmer held that department, which must hp
owing to bad management yawl in regard to the latter, patronage
and expense had increased much of late years. Before the
London Uoclis were erected, there were only seven let; ding stir-
veyors of the cqstmos, grid instead of the twines,' brio.; simpli_
led, there were more added; more hands bring employed then is
neeeeserv, a great saving might be effected by their r• Auction.
In the collection of the Window Light Duty, the Malt nut..
the Land Duty, and the Assessed Taxes fie could chew a hat a
very important saving might he erected. There is a sues of I'.
ps..9d. ter cent. allowed for the collectiup of the Intoes

Ow putt •patro•lage out of ii!e questio.., tot re pet rel.: . would
be a fair ailowarree.% if this reduetton wat made, there would
be a saving ttr.tho• piihlic of 1„4.51,9901. a year. Ile :w* *sot
afraid of meeting ibis suitiect at enytitne Malay he thought eon.
venient to discuss it. Iftlfe.textisinilrilant, oersteolleeted upon
the seine terms Oh tkose of Over Beltiiin, there would he a
• -aving to that canatry of 2£11,f 901. a year.,' There wris one "Hire
head to which he:begged leave to call the attest Me ideate It bikes
arid th at was the Mast-Mier. The excess of expenditure ttrat
department may bistafed.aello per cent. There is whither little
that of expresses to Ireland. They were adopted at the
time of the rebellion. At waich period atone they were neces-
sary * hut they have beemicontiatied ever since, notwithstanding
that the neceSsit7. is done away. The balance iu the hands of
the sank amounts to JlOO.OOOl. He agreed with an Hon. Gen.
!knout, who had declared-his opinion upon this subject before
nave* that the Bank ought to do the business whims, e'oit ging
any premium. The next head to which he would advert was,
that of the Commissioners for auditing Public Accounts. It us In.
duty of this ti ',llse to pity attention to those accounts, instead of
sLxing the people to endeavour to save what %ill meet them.
penes of the Government. W ith respect to sinecure offices, they
amounted to 922,9601. a-vear, and under the present system are
considered a kind of freehold, %/ hick is certainly a new idea to
the constitution. A stun of 5,2681. 10s. has been paid skis year
in bounties. This certainly operates as a iax. There is also ti
new mint. Is it necessary to build a large house for that pur-
pose? Another part of the present system of economy, is the
purchase of a house in Downing-street, for a Minister, and of
an office at the Adelphi. The fishery at Cape Breton was etmef
to afford France one million and a half; that is more than Ow
produce of Newfoundland. which is Ina as large again. Rims
the year 1799, the expenditure of Ireland is nearly doubled;
and be appealed to the understanding of the House, whether it
is more expedient to expend such a sum, in order to keep dot
people in check, than to extend to them the heneet of these
measures, which must conciliate and make friends of them.
There is only one subject more upon which he should trouble the
House, and that was with. respect to the Navy. lle quotel an
opinion which was avowed in this House, and whirl; lur b..
lieved would have been carried into elect, if the last •Miq Deers
had remained in office. lle alluded to the statement of Ad.
miral Markham; he stated that one half of the expence wield
he .eyed; he mentioned the Victualling Board as peak ularly
objectionable. There are also Inepeetors of Canvas; but he
was authorised to a:oe, that the mime-supplied to the navy Is
of the most infamous description. There is also a Joss upon the
purchase of timber. What he wished was, that all the ac.
countfi should lie open So the inspection of t.!!,"! =belt He
did not suppose that it lees sum than V 0,040,000/.
.an,igally
remains unaccounted for. He bettabe aut:anity t-e to
Chancellor of the Exchequer to eepport him in wig :merlon);
afier which. he thought it unnecessary to add south r word
upon the subject. He concluded with moving " for an aeceuat
or the alumni expence incurred by the Royal Stoff,. from the. bitt
January, 1807.

• Mr, HetiKtsSON thought that the • Hon. Ofiinternito, " the
guardian of the public puree, should!have proceede easlieratormi
the important talik of saving eleven not def. rr.4
his statement the last day of the Se•si-44. But itcomises of
that nature i‘ere-tict confined to the Hiii.aurahle »
HO (Mr. H.) had read Hutu) puhOcations; In which a s•ii 'v..; ant
only of eleven, hut of tuelty tuilliutis, %%its promised, and .hat
with as mooch conridetire as the Hon I.:entleman con:a 4 :same-!...
it siva% also in ii= opinion just as easy of prnot. The Hon. (en.
tleman h id stated that the expencitiar,. of a fames was
seventy-one million,, that of a succee'ltag rope setreop Ida* mil-
which he represepited as to it'd,' tillable Incsraiel bus be
should tare into account the loan of the year, lite se.. no of a
.debt to the East India Coopauy, and lilse Memo.tttf ':e
navy. lie (Mr. H) need not tell the 11010 e, 10-1 M ani
price OHM articles was nt.A-e than doont:.4, 4 pop ,at,
increase of ex peliditure must take platter lie sboul4 imnflittow
the Hon. Gentleman through all elk details, eombattag assertion
with counter-assertion? The Hon. ':endear'. lad proposed hi.
reduction of the household troupb 4 h.• lo propwed !reaps
Lion of the cavalr . from V 13,004 to 15.000 men; that wi* 4 .na-
terial alteration. and 'meld mit to tie adoptea on the hit .1 .: of
She gli‘!"16,11. Will re.pect to the inveigh ituiy Qat
it •i;tirve the animadversion., of the :ion •:e'' 0r4U•19, t hacl.
fregneatt v inew...iver in tae fie! i ; if we di.i ..et
ria fbf tam. as rerommeivied by him. no 14410 •avr ;11,,
men less in our army.. Tint militia n' i% the 1.1111,ti kV for,:e
casatry ; and. though ilia litruourable u..sject4
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