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London, England, 1839-02-28 00:00:00

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I. Land Forces{ In
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In the East Indies 6,200 4,020 6,497 78,264 89,351 3,476.609 55,9°6 3,421,383
3,506 1,161 1,371 17,935 20,467 714,696 714,696
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... ... j - ••• 159,680 4,321 155.359
2. Staff Officers
3. Public Departments
4. Royal Military College
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5. Royal Military Asylum and Hibernian School .•• ••• • •••1 ••• ... 17,766 280 17.4 6
486
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6. Volunteer Corps 79,137 ... 79,137 ,
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- 9,706 5,681 7,868 96,269 109,818 4,5'.:7,0')0 794,947 79.137
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ments in India, and the Charge defrayed by the
East India Company
3,506 1,161 1,371 17,9351 20,467 714,696i714,696
- -
6,200 4,520 6,497 78,264 89,3513,812,324 80,251
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Deduct Appropriations in Aid 80,251
Amount to be provided to the 31st March, 1540 3,732,073 3,732,073

War Office, February 18, 1839.

HOW:

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ABSTRACT of the ESTIMATES of NON-EF-FECTIVE ARMY SERVICES, from the Ist April,
1839, to the 31st March, 1840.

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NUMBERS OP APPROPRI-
OFFICERS CHARGE. AMOUNT TO BE
AND MEN. TIONS IN -
AID.
PROVIDED.
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SERVICES. -- --- - ---.
£. E. E.
7. Rewards for Military Service
8. Army Pay of General Officers
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9. Full Pay for Retired Officers 377 57,000 0 0 00 0 57,000 0 0
10. Half-pay and Military Allowance,
11. Foreign Half-pay, &c 571 67,204 0 0 00 0 67,204 0 0
12. Widows' Pensions
13. Compassionate Allowances, Bounty:Warrants, and Pensions
for Wounds
. 131,800 0 0 0 0 0 131,800 0 0
14. In-Pensioners of Chelsea and Kilmainham, and Out-Pen-
sioners of Chelsea
15. Superannuation Allowances 44,201 0 0 201 0 0 I 44,000 0 0
-----
Numbers and Charge to the 31st March 1840 84,344 12,387,486 0 0 491 0 0
Deduct Appropriations in Aid
Amount to be provided to the 31st March, 1840 ..• ... ... 2,386,995 0 0 0 0 0 .2,386,995 0 0

AIEMORANDUM.-By the Act 4 Goo. 4, c. 71, a sum of
East India Company, on Account of the Charge for Retiring
respect of her Majesty's Forces serving in India. This sum is
War-office, 18th February, 1839.

;0,000/. per an
?ay and Pensio
Lpplied towards

mum is paid into her Majesty's Exchequer by the
)ns, and ether Expenses of that nature, arising in
I the General Expenses of the State.
H OW ICK.

PRESENTATION OF A PIECE OF
PLATE TO SIR E. CODRINGTON.

uttered, or repented any line of conduct he had adopted in
furtherance of their views.—(Cheers.) He had n t been

Yesterday afternoon Sir Edward Codrington was enter-
tained at a Public Dinner, at the Crown and Anchor Ta-
vern, in the Strand, on the occasion of presenting the Gal-
lant Admiral with a superb Piece of Plate, in testimony of
the high approbation of his unwearied exertions in advo-
cating the interests of the naval service in Parliament.
The Chair was taken by Captain Pechell, M. P. ; and
anong the naval officers present we observed Captains
Forbes, J. Dickinson, Fead, Marshall, Saumarez ; Lieu-
tenants Barclay, Turtle, Bishop, Somerville, Lean, &c.
After the toasts of " The Queen," " The Queen
Dowager," had been given and drank with the usual
honours,
The Gallant CHAIRMAN rose and said, they were all
aware of the pleasing and interesting circumstances
which brought them together that evening ;. and he only
regretted that the important duty of presiding over the
entertainment had not been placed in other hands. Most
of the officers present were subscribers to the splendid
testimonial which was that evening to be presented to the
Gallant Admiral on his right ; and before he proceeded
farther it might be necessary for him to read certain letters
which had been put into his hands. The first was from
meeting. Captain
Dundas,
Captain
st or
regretted
te
d
tahtetheir
seriousfestive i n-
disposition of Mrs. Dundas presented his attending that
evening, which he sincerely regretted. The next letter
was from Admiral Thomas, and was as follows :
. (Copy.)
Devonport, Feb. 26, 1839.
My Dear Sir Edward—l have been deputed by a nume-
rous body of naval officers assembled at the Royal Naval
Annuitant Office, to present to you, on their behalf and
that of the other subscribers, the piece of plate forwarded
herewith, which they beg you will do them the honour to
accept in testimony of the gratitude they feel, and would
hereby express, for the indefatigable, fearless, and indepen-
dent conduct you have always evinced, botk in and out of
Parliament, in endeavouring to promote the best interests
of every branch of the Naval service.
With their united wishes for your health, happiness, and
prosperity, in which I most cordially join,
I am, my dear Sir Edward,
Your's very sincerely,
RICHARD TIIOMAS.
Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, M.P.,
G. C. B. G. C. M. G. , &c., &c., &c.
The reading of the letter was received with loud cheers.
That was a very important document, as conveying the
sentiments of the naval officers of Plymouth towards Sir
E. Codrington, whose health he was about to propose to
them. The following was Sir Edward's reply, which he
would now read to them:— .
14;aton.square, 29th February, 1839.
My dear Thomas,—When I first became a eandidate for
a seat in Parliament, I avowed my object to be the attain-
ment of a more just consideration for the interests of our
profession, and of those connected with it. In pursuance
of that object I have laboured assiduously, and I trust I
may now feel that I have not laboured in vain.
That I hale not been as successful as I wished, may be
owing to my want of that Parliamentary knowledge, and
of that oratorical power for which our early life so little fits
us. But I can confidently say, that it has not been owing
to any deficiency of zeal or exertion for the cause I had
undertaken. I own I have sometimes felt disheartened by
my want of support, both in and out of the House of
Commons; but this feeling has now given place to one of
the highest gratification, at receiving so splendid a testi-
monial of the approbation of my brother officers. And in
the proud satisfaction of exhibiting it amongst my naval
friends, as an heir-loom in thy family, I trust I may lead
others to feel, as I do, that their best exertions are due to
the welfare of our naval strength, and that the most gra-
tifying reward they can have, for the zealous use of their
exertions, is the spontaneous approbation of their profes-
sional brethren.
If anything could add to the satisfaction I feel on re-
ceiving this highly-valued memorial, it is that you, my
dear Thomas, with whom I have been associated in much
arduous and interesting service, should be made the me-
dium of its presentationEDWAß.—Yours, D wiCODRINGTON.th warm and sincere
regard,
Rear- Admiral Thomas.
He felt much difficulty on the present occasion, and
having been most unexpectedly called upon to preside, to
do justice to the merits of their distinguished guest, whose
exertions on behalf of the naval service they were all well
aware of,—( Cheers.) He ( Capt P.) had witnessed, night
after night, the perseverance and determination of his Gal-
lant Friend in the House of Commons, and he regretted
to say that he stood nearly alone in his advocacy of their
cause in that House.—(Hear, bear.) They were
assembled on the present occasion without any party feel-
ings or party views. Their cause was far above all consi-
derations of that sort—it was not for them to be political
partisans either by sea or by land, and, therefore, let it not
be understood that although he (Captain Pechell) and his
Gallant Friend took a particular view of matters in that
House that they came there to advocate their political
principles, or to endeavour to induce their brotr off
t icers to
follow intheir waka or be converted to their nsodheo cf hinking.
—( Hear, hear.) The splendid testimonial which they were
that evening to present to his Gallant Friend would form an
era in his distinguished life, which it would be a pleasing
reflection to those who had contributed to it that an oppor-
tunity had been afforded them of recording their conviction
of the honesty, zeal, and independence with which he had
advocated the interests of the naval service. He could
dwell at great length upon the topic, but it was unneces-
sary to weary them. Sir Edward Codrington was no
stranger to them. Many of them had sailed with him,
and to many of them he was known as their representative,
while to the profession in general he was known as a firm
and undaunted friend.—(l4otaal cheers.) He felt he had
inadequately discharged the duty which had devolved upon
him ; but he had done it according to the hest feelings
of his heart.—( Hear.) He would now propose to them
" Our guest Sir Edward Codrington, the undaunted as-
sertor of Naval rights, the zealous defender of the op.
pressed and neglected. May the token of our grateful
feeling, and admiration of his exortions for the honour
and interest of our profession,; in the House of Com-
mons, that we now present to him, be a continued
record to him and his family of the sentiments
engraved thereon."—(Loud cheers.) It was now his
pleasing duty to present to his Gallant. Friend the splendid
testimonial of the esteem of his hrotlaer officers, which he
held in his hand, and which he hoped would descend as an
heir.lhom to his family.
The Gallant Chairman then presented the piece of
plate to Sir kdvsard Codrington. It was a large and
massive Salver, highly embellished with appropriate naval
efAhlematical devices, and in the centre was the following
inaCriFtis-g) :
" Pregianted, on the 27th of February MO, to
Allairiti sir IDWARD CODRINGTON,
G. C. 8., 0. C. AL G., 0, C. of St. Louis and of the Legion
of Honour of France s O.C. of the Redeemer of
Greece ; Knight of the Second Class of St. George
of Russia ; and M. P. for the Borough of Devonport ;
(By a limited Subscription)
From 500 NAVAL OFFICERS,
As a mark of their esteem, respect, and regard,
And in testimony
of the deep and grateful sense they ,entertain, not only of
his unwearied, independent, and able advocacy of the rights
and privileges of their profession in the Commons' House
of Parliament, but also for his generous support and des
fence of the forioin and friendless Officer, the distressed
Widow, and the destitute Orphan, whether suffering under
injustice and oppression, or sustaining ,itiptry end wrong."
Sir EDWARD CoDRINOTON then rose, and was see iced
with
evenloud m
andor 0
in the hat
vehement cheering. He said no man who
was
of addressing public assemblies,
and who was even more stoical tisan h;nmelf, could present
himself before them without embarassmeot. tie felt
deeply the generous and cordial expression of their kiriA-
ness. and he thosight the present a proper occasion for
entering into some littleexplimation of the motives by which
he had been actuated in going into Parliament, and he
would add, that he never regretted a sentiment he had