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

NAVAL ESTIMATES.

On the Resolution for granting a certain sum tor half-pay,
Sir C. Pots adverted to the superannuated list, and objected
to the superannuation of a Commissioner of the Navy in full
Le.dth, with a salary of 7001. and another person who received
10001. a-year on one account, and MAI. on another; dins making
a total of 16001. to ont person. The gallant Admiral referred
to the Army List, and regretted to see that the Mothers of Ge-
neral Brock and Rosa had ample pensions (12001. a-year), while
the widow of Captain Harvey, who fell on the Ist of June, un-
der Lord Howe, had only 12.d.asyear for the support of herself
and child. _ . _

Mr. Cnini.En said, the gallant Admiral had taken an errone-
ens view of the subject, the disparity in the two services not
being really such as lie described. The pension granted to Mrs.
Harvey was in 1791—the widows.of colonels in the army stood
in the same predicament as Mrs. Haney, their pensions being
< Nactly the same. In some eases the widows of officers in the
al my, of the same rank with Post Captains, received less. In
respect to the Commissioners of the nav , the regulation of al-
lowing them 7001. a•year on retiring was a very old regulation,
and not to be affected by the Orders in Council The two
Commissioners superannuated were both of them upwards of
eighty yews old. Commissioner Fanshawe had been 60 years
in the public service.
After some further remarks the Resolutions were agreed to.

1 he Report of tae Ordnance Estimates was takenan .to urther
eonsideratium, and agreed to.
On the motion of Lord PaiorrmsTost, the Report of the Ar-
my Estimates was ordered to be taken into further con-
sideration.
Lord FOLILSTONE could not let the last time of these Esti-
mates coming before the. House pass, without repeating that
those Estimates- were far too large for a state of peace ;
and unless they were still further 'seduced, the effect they must
produce on the finances of the country would he ruinous He
took this opportunity, also, of again protesting against the use
of the military on all occasions. The amount of the daily guard
of the Metropolis was nearly double since 1791. He instanc-
ed what Lord Chief Justice !Lilt said to an Officer who came
to him to ask for the authority of the Civil Power is aid of a
artv of soldiers that had been sent to nitwit a riot in Holborn.
The Lord Chief J tsstice said to the Odieer, " Suppose the mob
does not disperse when you arrive, what would you do then
The 111ficer said he had orders to fire on them. " Have you
so, Sir,:' said his Lordship; "them take notice, that if one man
is killed, and yon are tried before me, I will ta.ke care to have
you hanged." That was certainly a strong expression ; bat his
Lordship concluded Ly saying, that the matter !whinged to the
Civil Power aloncond no Officer' of his should attend the Mu-
litary.—The Report was then agraed to.—Adjourned.

Tlil RSDAY, APR 11, 11.
ItiZEREST Of MONEY.

Mr. Serj. ONSLOW gave notice that he %tumid on tetttli May
move for lea eto bring in a Bill to repeal the btu.% relterting the
Interest of Money. It was not his intention to alter the rite uf
interest, but to kave money to find its es keel.
Petitions were presented front person* concerned inthe Lea
titer Trade from Oxford, 'rewkeshur), Bolton-le-.tooag,
ter, the West of Scotland, and other places against the Lea
bitr Tax.---Laid on the table.
The second reading of the Insolvent Delitor's Dial was post-
potted to the 30th mat.

TM NATIONAL REGISTER.

of the practice of peralittio,,.• debtors to reside +tallow
*els of the Prison, who, by this inean, osipo •tionities to
expend whatever property they possessed in ail m.llllll'l' Of Cx-
tr.ivaggnee. Many instances had oceurrol, ni woich persons
participating in this abuse, went to reside in various parts of
the country; and some even extended their exeursions to the
Continent. He was satisfied, it' this souse had not esisied,
that the complaints against the Insolvent lle'aur's Act would
not he so numerous as they were.
Mr. Loca HART said, that the extension of the rules alluded
to by the Hon. Ocutlenrin, atforile,l an opoortniiit thr the rich
man to live at his ease and in comfort, 111 ttelianre or his just
creditors, who were themselves often sent, not within the rules
bat within the prison, inconsequence of such dishonest prac-
tices.
Mr. HORNER was persuaded that the subject of the rules
was one wlech demanded the strictest investigation. To this flm.
tem, which was the remains of the old and had laws respecting
debtors and creditors' lie considered. the principal objections
it.ose to the Insolvent Debtors' Act. lie was convinced, that
inure would be done for protecting the honest tradesman by.
the revision of this system, than by any other plan which could
be suggested.
Mr. HRoUGII kM said, that the enjoyment of the rules coin-
/ pletely did away the effect of arrest ihr debt, for the rich 'night
in those rules enjoy every luxury, with the mere inconvenience
of u change of residence.—( Hear !)
The Petition.was then read.

Mr. BENNETT bore his testimony to the ill effects of this sys-
tem, and,did it was a common practice for wealthy th btors to
reside, in summer, he the rules of the King's Bench prison, and
in winter in the rules of the Fleet prison.
The Petition WAS referred to the Corn.oittee on the Insolvent
Debtors' Act.