The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-19 00:00:00

ARMY.

It is stated that the reduction of the War Ex-
penditure began in 1816, and has bven carried
much further by the Estimates of 1817,—the dit-
tertonee amounting to no less .t sum than 1 ,738,49 C/,
upon the net balance, although several charge;,
such as Half-pay, the Compassionate List, and
other allowances of a similar kind, are oteessa-
rily augmenled by the termination of the war, and
a tlitn'nution of the numbers maintain'rd.ou active
service. ' • I

Besides the mere ninue4ial roduetion.e, er;►t-
ciple of economy has been .applied to the.Cavali y,
by a diminution of the number of horses kept for
the service of each regiinent, to the extent of .2,0
in euli troop ; in the last year there were only
ten Inca dismounted in each troop, and that nuu►-
ber is now ilonbled, by which a considerable charge
is save.l, without too far breaking down the effi-
ciency of the regiments.

There fullims comparative statements between
the Establishments of 1702 anti the present pe.
riot!, extremely in favour of the existing mode, in
so' far as economy" from better atrangement
is
concerned.

There is next' comparisOnof the total num-
bers of Officers and Men provided for in the Army
Ilitimates 1816-1817. Its complex form pre-
cludes our copying . it to•tloy. . The result is a
difference or diminution in 18i7, upon the force
chargeable to the United Kingdom, of 55,343 men
on the Estithlishment, or 47,942, the correspond-
ing numbers in rank and file.

Other eompatisom spew the decrease in rand;
and file front 1814 to be 221,794 men.

,TFIF: STAFF,

"The exp.onces of the Staff exhibit a considerable Saving.
The total expence of the Staff foe Great Britain, as
originally estimated in 1816, was
For Ireland, in Irish currency
In the present Estimate, it stands, for Grent.Britain,nt 39,630.
For Ireland, in Irish currency
" in the Star upon Foreign Stetione,:the lereti,o-rt—selengs
to be carried, to a still greater extent ; 4140. Pr Conneittett
notice with ntnch satisfaction that the Governors res'ylent at
Ceylon and the Cape of Good Hope. and the resident. Likt.
tenant-Governor at Gibraltar, are nu longer included in the
Estimate for the Staff Pay of 'their Military rank, their Ciril
Appointments in time of peace being Considerettadequate to
the support of their respective situations.

" Your Committee cannot leave the subject of Governments
abroad, thus incidentally brOught, before than, without ex-
pressing a wish that some means may be devised for rendeting
the Foreign Possessions of the British Empire more efficient
towards defraying the expences of their own Military protec-
tion, since. their value to the parent State mast be greatly
diminished by their 'continuing a lasting drain. on its re.
sources.

inatlC DEPARTMENTH. •
DEPARTMENTA OF THP. ADJUTANT GENERAL, AND
OP THE QUARTER MASTER GENERAL. AT HEAO.,
QUAUTEEs. •
"Four Comminet have a‘eerfained that a coris;derable
L (Indian lawn been made in both these braneees of the 4litithry
SSW tishatent•
" charge of the Adjutent.Ceneral's Department sp.
pears to have been, the year tBl Cipin
Jam
And the Estimate for the present learls. 8,11091. being a
diminution of COM, es compared with the sear tett,.
The charge ia the Depattaapat of the Quarter-Matter.

Cene.ral appears to bare.lh.cn, it: 171: yr:lr IRIS

- 19th .... 9,5t9;
Atitt Ihr n..tiniate for the nresent yvar is, 5.9i11.: n.li-
mintitat of :3,3651. since the redoes-ion of 11-e yistir
Conntintee hare li,tti the fur; Ler s:tiiit,t tiopt topt.i, by 31 t;fit-
prison of the prest.tit Establkhtnent of this Office with t!.;tt
01 1712, that the number of person. non, exe...ty!s
only by one the nninber bt;tte nit I he Establillitnetti of 1792.