The National Register.
London, England, 1817-05-19 00:00:00

MAY 19.

FrillClt; the half pay, Chelsea, and allowance to widows; and
those charges now to be made, but to Ire reduced in the course
of the year. The Estimates this year chewed a dimimitiou of
1,7251,0001. 'Dime oat another diminution for disembodied
militia, making in all a reduction of 1,800,0001. 'Caere was
alto a redo: tint of 42,0:11 nett :Dui officers since last
year. There was also intended a reduction of 5,1111 officers
and men its tut .Iriny of Occupation of Fiance. 'foe whole
realtietion would amount to about 61,000 Men. were
110 t V.IIIUUS to tit:: lerlitiv,s of the people. nor had they m g-
levied any opportunity of and uelleitchinent. lint
these reductions were nut to be mule by a glance of the eye
or a stroke of the pen. For the Colonies and India, there
welt 14J,00, men ; for Fruit e 20,00,i; and fbt the home service
17,000. In the Gllalik there mss a Eu. 1114.11011 of ion! serjeant
and 10 men to every company ; and in the Isifaittry of the
Line of 13,400 men. 'nitre was also a considerable reduction
in the number of horses. In the Staff too there had been a
considerable reduction; awl eight reertiiiing depot•, and six
districts, hail been reduced, as well five P tymasters ; nick-
ing a diminution of 130,0001. on the Iterrititiog Service. In
the Stall there was a diminution of bB,ooul. 111 the Public 1)e-
-rirtateats the. e had been a reduction of Pi or 20,0001. The
duty of the Commander in Chief was increased by the appli-
cations of half•pay Officers to have their• claims considered ;
and lie was sore the Honse would sympathize with them,
and think that every possible attention should be paid to
their claims. Considerable reductions had taken place in the
persons employed in bringing up the WI cars of former Lc-
COUntA : but the corresponding branch 01' his own department
Lad increased rather than dinnniahed. He received from 900
to 10001etters a week, enquiring after the existence or effects
of private soldiers. The Humber of letters sent out in the year
ending March I,tst was 10.1,919 ; in 1802 there were tatty
1.1,000. He had, however, made Sonic reductions in the
highest offices in Isis departm silt, from six to four in the first
class, having front 5 to tiOtA4 a year each. In the second class
he hail also reduced the Clerks from six to four; besides
other redactions of Alessengcrs, .ige. amounting in all to :5,1931.
—ln the Adjutant General's Office there there was a diminu-
tion of 204/01. Itt the expt•ure for Hospitals there was a di-
sninulion of 214,01101. In the Military College there was a dimi-
nution of 5,0001. done by the gallant Colonel at the head of
that department, ill en, Own table money. Since 1811, yt
General Officers hail died. In garrisons there had been a di-
minution ; but in the till pay Of retired Officers there was an
increase of 18,00al. lit foreign corps there was a reduction
of 228,0340. In the Out pensioners of Chelsea there was an
increase of 98,00151. ; and in the Widows' Pensions and Coin-
passionate List was an apparent increase of 98,0001. In the
estimate of Local Militia there was a diminution of 70,0001.
Under the head of Eseliequer Fees these was a reduction bf
92,0001. The general dfniinution was 1,800;0001. The
amount of the charge forthe year was revluced to 0,385,0001.;
Out of that was 1,,172,0001. for past services.
After moth dismission, in which several Members took
part, the Itesolutions a ere agreed to, and the Chairman of
We Committee reported progre.sa.—Adjourued.

TUESDAY, MAY 13.

Mr. I'tEL obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the
laws relating to Forfeited Recognizatices for Ireland.