The Sun.
London, England, 1815-06-03 00:00:00

HOUSE OP CONIMO":S.

Serjeant ONSLOW brought in a Bill for appointing Re-
gister Places fur Conveyances and Estat, Deeds in the diffe-
rent. Counties of Eng,land and Wales, similar to those otliceS
which now exiAed in London and Yorli.—flead a first time,
and ordered to be read.a second time this day three mouths,
and to be printed in the tnearctime.
General THORNTON gave notice that on Monday next,
he should move for returns Of the amount .the Poor Bates,
payable -by churches, :chancels, chapels of ea and other
places of religious,. worship, wahin the Bills of Mortality,
and in Pancras, Mary-le-hone, and Paddington.
The Highland 116 ad an 4 Bridges 11111 went through a Com-
mittee, and the report was ordered to be received en Wed-
nes !ay neat.;

The Poor Nriiintenanee tutbezzlement. DM went thronglra
Conun;ttee.; some utses were added, and the tepoit was or-
dered to be received on Monday next.
The Thames. Police Ani-1(1;11cm11 was brought in by Mr,'
Wnt. WYNNE—Read 'a first time, and ordered to be read a
secomi tille on Montia)'4

After same conversation. between Mr. Atkins Wright, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Haiwq,-Mr. Win. Wynne, Mt. Western, Sir
EKertiin Brydgc,s, Mr. Horner, Mr. Lockhart-, and Mr. Whit:
Itrea.d, the 'lntlse divided on the second 'reading of the Paciper
1 ctncit,al Bill.

Fnr.the second reading 55
Against it ....
'Majority

The. Bill was then read a second time, And ordered to be
cornreittd. •

A Message frCnt. the Lord 3 ,brought Iloseherry', Di..
vorce UiII, to which thelr Lordships had agreed. IL wE.s read
a first title.

I )rd CAiTLEREAGEI gave..Ootice, that on Min-Way- he
rouhi move-th::•.: a Iloritunent..sb6ulti be raised to Gtlierai

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Mr. TiIIOWNE expressed listiOpe that. a Monument would
also lit raised ;uGeneral Gillopi-e,; and Mr..FINLAY wished
the same litinotir to he to the mentori- of Ge:/eral flay.

Mr. HOME .SITIVItit. presented a Petition front the
Owners and Oce4iets_of fjonscq, situated in the line of the
New Strict to be formed', 'complaining, of• the powers given
to the Coutt»i'ssituers. It was read, and ordered to lie on the
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vtatinn, for .rile days their march should last,
4-3 n the same plan as that given to soldiers.—
At tl:at period. they were put to increased (IX-
;pence, .and stieh,an allaw:ance would prove more
lUt, dill, cooling at the time it was wanta, than if
4t qt.l al 1 increase should be made in their yearly
-ply. When the necessary information should have
been collected on this snitled, he should think it
Lis duty to produce an:account of the expellee to
Ihe 'House. it would Tint be considerable, an 4
▪ yield very g 1 eat relief.. On takipig a-general
-view of the state of our military force, ;compared
Nvirloire war establishment for the year 1814, and
-setting aside the militia, it -appeared that there
1ii:1 been a reduction in our la,nd and foreign forces;.
-of 47,000 men, and in the charp.;es for their sup-
port of 2,652,00 Gt. lie concluded by moving,
• IYj,6C7 men be granted, excluSiVe of those
ruiriloyed iii the service of,the East India Corn-
Tany, for the 11141 forces Of this eonnti y, during
.the year ending 'on the 31st or December, 1'81.5.
General G.A.-,coYsE had some time since given
notice of a motion, having for its,object the in.-
crease of )calf-pay., lie should now abstain front
bringing it forward, lest it should bas;e the effect
e)l,p(evelting )ialliable Officers from re-entering
the line. lie ,Con)plained of the be-:
tween the pensions granted to the Widows of
-Captains an-4 Colonels in the Army, and thoseto•
the Widows,of Captains and Post-Captains in the
Navy, were More considerable,: although
the rank
.of the individuals was not more elevated.
lie 1N as also astonisheci.that among the Papers on
-the table, there should be none relating to the
'Co'nunissariat.
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Lord PALMERSTONE stated that the Commissa-
riat Estimate was,a sir..parate one, andahould iconic
:on another night.
General GASCOYNE was aware of this, but he -
Nvished to put several questions to the Noble tord.
lie wished to know why poundage was taken
for what purpose 50,000/. • had beep .granted to
the Portuguese Officers, and why the additional
lialf-pay.to the army should be limited to Officers
-of the line, who should have been rediteed on the
peace establishment, or should have retired on,
account of ‘Vounlls, gins excluding many- whom
age retidered incapable to resume active service.
Ile did not mean at present to make 'any specific
motion on the subject, but he should oa some
future occasion propose something on it ; he
thought that the half-pay of Lieutenant-Colonels
shottld at least be made up to 5001. a year, and
that of Colonels to 7001.
Mr.. BENNET made some observations with re-
gard to the Military College, but in so low a tone
that he could not be heard in the Gallery.
Mr. WILBEEFORCE approved of the Military
College, :and said that the education received there
tended to make better officers. The better in-
structed officers were, the better able they would
be to fulfil the duties of their situation.
Sir JOHN HOPE said, that the liberal.etlucation
of the Officers, and the point of honour inculcated
by it, were the best pledges to the country for the
zealous execution of their duties. The college
was open every day to inspection. It would he
happy to receive any information that could tend
to improvement.
Mr. BEINNET objected to the military tone it
'gilded to give the national character.
Sir Jour HOPE said, that the College was in:
Slituted to supply that ,instruction and science
which were so essential ;o an army. It was from
that motive, and not from a desire to increase
military establishments, that the, Military College
was instituted. We had no longer recourse to
foreign nations -for any'degree of military science.
The pupils of the College were instructed in all
the brauches necessary to form the Gentleman
and the Oclicer. They were instructed in .mathe-
matics, fortification, land-surveying, engineering,
'drawing, French, German, &c. &c. There were -
already 651 Officers from the College in the re-
gular • regiments. It was a .great consolation to
officets to-know, that if they fell in their coun-
try's service*their children would be _educated at
so, low -a price as that their edUcation would be
only not. gratuitous. The education received
there by the Officers of the British Army, the
science, the knowledge of military tactics colleet-
ed there, and the principles inculcated there,
would, instead•of 'being in any way dangerous to,
be the best support of the British Constitution.
L011:I PALMERSTON replied to some of, the ques-
tions put by General Gascoyne, particularly with
respect to Atie difference between ,the Widows'
Pensions in the two- services .:.of the. Army and
Navy.- The additional Atm ante of half-pay
to Officers disabled since 1793 was-given, because
those who had retired previous to that year had not
again entered the service.when there was a want
of them, and when they might have entitled them-
selves to the allowance. The Officers of the Por-
tuguese army were paid by this country as well as
by that, for the. sake-of inducing British Officers
to enter a service so disagreeable. ‘'.l-li.was. happy
to say, in .answer to a question, from another
lion. Gentleman, that the Government of Sierra
Leone was now.,in a perfectly good state, the
settlement being detended by captured negtoes.
• aad volunteer infantry, As to the Institution at
Saadtturst, it might be a question whether_we
should have an army, but if we had, it could not
be doubted that the Officers should be'educated.
:Sir CHARLES LONG went into some further ex-
planation with.regard to the half-pay.
.Sir.M. W. RIDLEY said, that the services of the
cavalry were not equal to their expences. He
thought some method should be adopted to reduce
those expences..
J. P. GRANT asked whether the Volunteer
Cavalry would be preserved.
• . Lord PatatEisroNs said,. that according to dif-
ferent accounts he had received from the Magis-
trates of several Districts, this deScription of force
was extremely serviceable in
:case's- of disturb-
-11 been founds very et cient where in-
aoce, and ha
burry could he but of comparatively. little use.
I,lr. WteseaFoacE said, the keeping up of
I.:lack-Corps at ,t,sierra Leone was extremely bene-
tieial, not only in their economy of expence, but
in the economy of life. The Black Corps had
been found to conduct themselves with as much
gallantry and_ as lane') attention to their,duties as
any White Corps, but he wished that there should
he no difference made on colour., but that, when
were admitted into the army, they should
ea.) '_,lie saute advuotages and same privileges. a. s

Whites. The Blacks could not retire after any
length of service, and he thought this severe and
impolitic.
Lord PALMERSTON 'doubted whether it was fair
to allow 'them two year's service for one year hi
the Wrest Indies, as nilowed to Whites, because
the climate was not not injurious to them. They
had the same increase of pay as the IVhites.
Air:WILBERFORCE said„ that extending to them
all the advantages and privilegeS of the Whites,
would he an inducement to Voluntary Enlistment.

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Mr. INIC SMITH .warmly supported, the I-Inn.
Gentleman's (Mr. 'Wilberforce) observations.
The-first Iteso-lution was tiler put and agreed :to
as well as others for granting the following sums,:
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For the corps of Militia -rcalainiag einliodial ,C, ss 'd•
- iu Great Britain and Ireland 701,702 18 -6
Pity of General Officers . 106,49.6 18 9
Staff and Garrisons. . s;
Full pay fer Supernumerary Oticers - 35,036 18 5
PublicDepttinents..-.,
v I
Exchequer Fees, Irish Poundage, &c lll,OOO 0 13
Half-pay :mil Military Atlawali.:.es
In and Out-Pensioners •of -Chelsea and Kil-
niainliain . 317,234 17 4
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• . 57,443 •: 9
Widows'- Pensions . .
Volunti.er'Corps .. . ' 112,038 4 0
Local Militia
Foreign Coilis .. - • 586,715 4 0
Royal Military Collcgo .
Royal iklilititry Asylunt
Retired Chaplains ... ..
Lkittlicitio tit,tl Hospital Expeuces . 4,262 13 0
Contrassionatc List ...
Irish Corninissariatl.lepartment

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Augmentation of Lana Force ~., . • 384,260 0 0
Snrierannnated I.l.lowillyees • ~' - • 7,437 18 5
Militia'Cofps proposed to-be enibodi'cii ..... 1,209,000 0 0
Augmentation to the Staf, • .-bO,OOO 0. 0
-To British -Officers in Portugal . -, . -50,00 n -0 '0