The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-23 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,

The House resolved itself into a Committee of
Supply, in which the following grants were
movcd

For the repairs of the works at Holyhead L.14,000
For the harbour of Lyme Regis 2,300

This :notion, atter a short convcisation, was
withdrawn.

For the purchase of land at Hounslow Heath, for the
exercise of Cavalry

.L. 15,000

This grant.J►av~ing beet) objected to,
Mr. ARBUTHNOT skewed the price to he paid
for the land in question was by .no means uurea,
souahly high.
_Three hundred acres were to he
purchased for the sum specified it, the motion, and
land in that neighbourhood had recently been sold
for 1001. per acre. -
Mr. CALCRAFT did' not say the price was great
when the number of acres to 'be purchased was
considered; he, however, could not see that it
was necessary to purchase .so large a piece of
_eround to exercise such a body of cavalry as were
likely to be stationed at Hounslow. He felt this
•so strongly, that he should take the sense of the
CoMmittee on the Resolution.
Colonel Wool) said 1-Jouiislow-heath was of all
others the place where cavalry could be most eco-
nomically exercised. In no'other part of the king-
dom could a brigade of cavalry be kept together
for any length of time without erecting barracks
for their accommodation. But at Hounslow-heath,
froM the vicinity of the .barracks at Hounslow,
Hampton-court, and
.Windsor, and from the num-
ber of villages in their neighbourhood, a brigade
could be kept together for some mouths at a com-
paratively small expense.
Mr. CALCRAFT persisted in his, opposition, and
after a fete further observations froth Colonel
IVood,

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• Ile Committee iii'vided, when- nuMberi
were—
For the Grant
Against it
Majority . —l2
When strangers were re admitted, a Resolution was under
the consideration of the Committee, fur granting 50,00td. for
the Cish-donian Canal. ,
Mr. BROUGHANI complained of the large stuns which had
been expended on this undertaking .which, but fur the in-*
vention of the stearn-boat, would probably have been us less.
amd hoped the present grant would be the last that would be
called for.

LINNING denied that the Canal whuld have been
useless but for the inientioa of steam-(mats. Ile defended
the :tart, and stated the plan of the Canal to have had many
resliectable authorities in its favour. -
Mr. BK,OtTtai NI imp fired what it hail already' cost ?
Mr. ARBUTHNOT rpe;ied, upwards of 700,000/.
After a few further remarks from Mr. W. Stoitiv, Mr
Brougham, Mr. Arbuthnot, and Mr. C. Grant, the Resolu-
tion AA* Azreed . _ _

Mr. ARBUTHNOT then moved a Resolution for 2,3971.
for the retired all,wanees to those ()dicers who had been em-
ployed on the Niilitary Itoads in North Britain, on the old
est a b lis hut e t _ _

Mr. F. DOUGLAS' said he had beer► informed that very
rex•►tious delays had Occurred in the granting this allo‘vance.
He hoped this had not been occasioned by any political hos-
tility to Colonel Anstruther, the principal party concerned
in the grant. Alt Incigh it. was four ears since the establish-
ment was broken nit, it was not till now that this vote was
prop,ised, -
11r.ARIITYTEINOT admitted that four years had elapsed,
but the daty Has o,casioued by ascertaining what would be a
prop-r rennturra,ion.
After a few words froat.,Mr. W. SMITH, the Resolution
was agreed to.

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- soktions fur the following sums were then
voted-7.

For Civil Contingencies .. /: 20,000
Fair the Cowin:zeta Expenees of the "Treasury ....... .2ti,otto
For.t.he Saratics of t )theer, etiiiiio)ed in the ( owl of
die Receipt of Exclieuer • . • 5,500
For the Expt 'ices of the 11 wises of Lord, 4n.'r Com no,ns 1 t
Foy-Salaries- and .Alittwances to the (takers of the .
of Lords anti Ctonnions

For Worlo and itepairs . . 37,00(1
FOr making Variations in the Knad fr,aii autii.,,r to
Chirk
For the British ‘luseunt
For improvements in Westminster 3.tisf;
For building the New Bridge at pttogor Ferry
On the rote for the last slim some conver‘ation took place
is to the utility ot this bridge, betweeis Mr. Hushision,-Sir
PartieN, Mr. V. Smith. and Sit W. Wynne. -
For the Velerioary College
For the Nlilistary College at Sandhurst
For 4ueen Ann's Bounty ..
Fir the Poor 'Clergy in Scol land ... 10,00(3

T,? :1-va!,e tip the total iuto a; icing from Fees in the Ex-
clve(itirr 13,KR•`>
_ .

Vol. the lit.ficieoey of the Graot4 of Its year
M • B NO i here took the opportunity to mention
that the further expeoce of he repairs of Henry the Seventh's
Chapel would he ahr,wr 9,00(q.
Mr. TIERNEY wi,hett to know whether provision was.
made for the rep.ymrot of the three millions which the
11 +oh Irol given nonce that it should demand the repay-
ment of

Mr. LUSHINGION said, the repaymentof that sum would
be delayed until arrangements could be made -in the Ex-
chequer for appropriating, the bald:ices as they accumulated
tto the public service. Difficulties bad been. found in mahing
this ariangethent ; and it would not be submitted to Parlia-
ment. Meantime the Chancellor of the Exchequer would ne-
gociate. with the think to obtain sonic advantage to the unblic
for the continuance of the balances with them till the next
Ses;ion. _ _

Mr.
A short conversation took place between Mr. linshisson,
Mr. Tietney,. and Sir ./. Newport, in which the -latter
Gentkitten contended, that the Bank would have an advan-
tage i t thismegociation, by its being deferred till the separa
tion of Parli.ffient. As a law was necessary to en-dole the
Chancellor of the EXchrijoer to take the balances out of their
hand, they mixtit impose on hint chat terms they pleased.
Mr. 1-IUSKI-,ON said, that the difficulties winch had arisen
did not ortrioate with the Batik. .

85 )l. w,is votua fur tlie.purelia•ie of a piece of Ground ad-
joining to tin, Military A,ylubn at Southampton.

FRENCH INDEMNITIES.
-The Ilonse resumed. The wiestion having been
put, that the report be received to-morrow,
11r. WAR RE
entered into stone details relative
to the French indemnities. The treaties by which
France had bound 'herself to pay fhe iodentnities,
and to support the Army of Occupation, were es-
sentially distinct. The tot mer were intended to
pay-back some pat t of the expense incurred by
Ibis country ott account of the war; but •he found
that instead of having been applied to ease the
revenues of the country, tl,ey ct e applied to the
use of the English Army of Occupation. In order
to enable the French Government to pay oti-the-
private daints made upon it, this country gave up
a claim of 7,000,0001. for prisoners of war. Lodk-
ing to what had been received, and to what had
been surrendered, he did riot think this country
was the {saner.
_

Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that the English
army was .twice as expensive as the army of any
other country. It could not have been expected
that France would support it upon the scale oil
which it was framed. Besides the French contri-
butions, therefore, for the British army of occu-
pation, a further Sum was necessrry, which %vas
taken not of the indemnities. The army was of
no expense to this country,, anti it should also be
remembered, that the indemnity was sufficient
not only to defray the extra expense of the Bri-
tish army, hot to cover the expenditure of build-
ing the fortifications OH the frontier of the Ne-
therlands. Upon the while, the arrawiements
were better than might perhaps have. been ex-
pected, and it was to the honour of France that
they fulfilled all their engagements in the most
punctual manner. -
Mr. 'IIERNEY said, that what be wished with
respect to the sums stipulated to be paid by France
was, that those should be first paid into the Trea-
sury here; and then voted tent for the public ser-
vice under the direction of Parliament. But the
Noble Lord found it much .more convenient, to
have the whole sum paid into the military chest in
France, and told the House they might make
themselves easy as to the way in which it was
disposed of, for it was all tight anti proper. 'lt
appeared now that we had paid for the Dutch
Colonies when we did not know what we were
paying for, and the Noble Lord made all his
statements on the subjrct in such a way---in an
under tone of voice, and such extreme suavity of
manners, as the House could not resist. Butit
all ended in .this Country not-receiving one far-
thing front France, but being told that instead of
expecting to receive any thing we should he
thankful there was nothing to pay.
Mr. WARMS anti Lord CASTLEREAGH explained.
The Report was then ordered to be received to-
morrow.