Star.
London, England, 1802-06-15 00:00:00

SUPPLY,

The Houle then went ii.to a Committeeof Sup-
ply, when the following lams were voted, on the
Motion of Mr. SER(AAFT
For the ordinary expences of the Navy, fur 7 lunar months,
from the Bth June - - 657 216
Extraordinary - 360,233
Tranfports and Prifoners of War 608‘140
Sick Prifoncrs of War - - - A,cco
The CHANCELLOR of the ET:I4EQSIER laid, he,
role to move the temtlin.ng Votes of Supply for
the prefent year. The &it article was 199,8121.
the amount of the valuation of. the Dutch fhips
which furrendered to Vice• Admiral Sir Andrew
Mitchell, in the New Deep, on the 3oth Auguß,
1799. It would be recolletled that loon after the
Englilh troops landed in North Holland, our Com-
manders required the Dutch fhips of war to hoift
the Orange flag. The crews were willing, but the
officers refuted, and finding refillance ineffeflual,
furrendered prifoners of war. The Chips were
claimed by the captors as prizes. His Majefty,
without deciding the point, or referring them to
a Court whore judgment might have been unfa-
vourable, held out a hope to them that, at all
events, their expcitations would be gratified.—
Their meritorious fervices certainly well deferved
this mark of favour, and he was lure the Hassle
would not grudge the expence thus incurred. He
was ready to Rate, however, that the whole ex-
pence might not, perhaps, be liquidated by the
prefent vote. The fhips bad been furrendered in
the name of the Prince of Orange, and claims
might arife elfewhere. He fpoke with referve, as
the fubjeft was one of the greateft delicacy. Yet
he was anxious to be underflood that thefe claims
could not be flailed by the Dutch Government or
by individuals of the Dutch Nation. A Conven-
tion had been entered into with the Prince of
Orange, and he had agreed that the flaps fhould
be employed in our fervice. The fum to be Aced
for Secret Service money for the remainder of the
year was 90.0001. This loin he allowed to be very
large, but it was quite impoffible for him to enter
into any explanation of the caufes which rendered
it neceffary. He was extremely lorry to Rate, that
the Extraordinaries of the Army would amount
to t,000,0001. and that, perhaps, a QM larger
fum might yet be required. - He mentioned the
next article with very different fenfations, as it
would afford an addition to the comforts of that.
moft meritorious let of men, the Naval Officers.
His MajeNy, in Isis paternal folicitude, had long
wiffied for fomething of this nature, and the plan
had been at laft matured under that molt deferv-
ing and illullrious Nobleman the Earl of St. Vin-
cent. The new regulations extended only to offi-
cers on half-pay. The Admiral of the fleet was
henceforth to have 31. a day, inftead of 21. los. and
the other Admirals railed in proportion. The
Captains at the top of the lift were to have I as.
a day inftead of los. The number of them in-
creafed, and the ref of the goo railed to 6s. 6d.
Of the 2,400 Lieutenants, 200 inftead of too were
to have es. a day, the intermediate claffes would
be raifed in proportion, and the remainder were
to have 3s. 6d. Boatfwains, gunners, and other
warrant officers would receive a fimilar augmen-
tation. There were then voted—
For tie amount of the valuation of the Dutch (hips, &c. 198.811
Secret Service Money
Police Office - • z,290
For the Profcafflon of George Stratton. Efq. and
others, who confpircd to remove Lord Picot
it I
from the Government of Madras 1,184

The Right I-lon. Gentleman (fated, that this
fum had long been in difpute between Government
and the Eaft India Company, but it had at lag
been difcovered that the profecution was com-
menced
in confequence of a vote of the Houfc of :
Commons. •
To the Simi Leone Company to defray the ex-
pence of tranfporting the Maroons - - 5403
For the expellee of the Comm'alioners appointed
under the American Treaty - 11.94
Printing the two lad volumes of the journals - 4,60•
Printing the Votes of the prefect SeMens t',o^o
Printing the Public Record.; - ' 4,797
The capence in taking the Population of Crest
Britain - - - - 6r a
The Repairs and Alterations in the two Hooks of
Parliament, in contequa.ce of the Union • t9,77r
Removing the Offices of the Duchy of Cornwall, to
make room for the Auditors of Public Account, f2S
Tile Extraordinaries of the Army - - t,toopt,o
Additional Half Pay to the Officers of the Navy

• for kven months
On the motion of Mr. Corry, and after along con.
vei 'ion acrofs the Table between him and Mr.

30,0

Ti...-ney, for Civil Contingent Charges In Ireland sem.
The Refolntions to be repotted to-morrow.
The Houle then went into a Committee of Ways
and means,and theCtiaeicsttoa of theExca sv E it
(aid he willed to recapitulate the heads of Supply-
and Ways and Means, to give a general view of the
financial proceedings of the prefent Sefton. He
likewife (hewed the faving that would be gaited
by the reduOions that had taken place in conk-
quence of the peace.
Fur the Navy, including two Millions for the In-
tcrat of Navy Debt, there bedlam voted 1.1.533,573
For the Army in Great Britain - - 10,297,790
in Ireland - - . 2,640,173
Ordnance in Great Britain - - 5,193,274
-- in Ireland ' - - . - - 203,076
Fur Milcellancous Services in Great Britain and
Ireland - - - 1,194,980
For Corn Bounties up to the 20th March - 1,620,000
Permanent Grants - - - - 363,335

There where the Articles borne jointly by Great
Britain and Ireland, and they amounted.to ra-
ther snore than - f 31,000,000
Thofeborne reparately by Englan d,were deficiency
in the Malt, ifloo - -
Inter& and Difcount on Exchequer Bills' -
the Civil I dt Debt - - -
A final proportion of this was to be borne by Ire-
land, viz. tor the Arrears which had accrued
during the la& year, and early next Salon he
thould move for a Committee to balance the
Accounts between the two countries •
To pay off Exchequer Bills in the hands of the
Bank - - - -
Deficiency in the Convoy Tax - - -
For Redudtion of the National Debt - - acopoo
Paying off Exchequer Bills diked in virtue of two
Aels palled in the 39th and 40th of the King 1,0066,000
Deficiency in the Surplus of the Cunfolidated Fund 2,676,280
Making an aggregate of fomewhat above - 41400p00
1-17ths of tU 3t,and 2-17ths of 3 part of the Ar-
rears of the Civil Lift would be borne by Eng-
land.
Thefe two funs might be taken at - 3,815,763
Leaving a remainder to be borne by Great Bri-
tain of - - 37,352466
To provide for there there have been voted—
The Penfuans and Malt Duties - - 2,750,cc0
The Lottery - - - 370P00
Surplus Subfcriptionoo Funded Exchequer Bills 188,874
Surplus Grants - - - 114,000 .
The Refidue of the Subfidy to Portugal - - 99,876
Surplus of the Coofolidated Fund for the year t Bos 4,500,000
Exchequer Bills to be charged on the Grit aids
granted next Selfinn - - - 3 pave*
Exchequer Bills to pay the Debt due to die Bank 1,500,0c0
The Loan • - - - 13,000,000

419,774
1,137P73
9901051
3,coopca
410,000

In all 37;522:750
Add to this t►e - - - .- 3,853.763
Contributed by Ireland, and the whole amounted to 41,338,313
The whole Supply was - - , - 4r,t68,6132
Thus there was a Surplus in the Ways and Means of 169,831
He would now ftate the Caving that would ac•
true from the redultions that had taken place.—
He ought, however, to premife, that this in Como
instances might at firft turn more oitenfible than
actual.
For thc Navy there had been voted in Mt 19,0/2,227
For the prefent year only a 1,678,383
A Caving of nearly B,cco,coo
For the ariny in !Sot - - i5i,9,ci10
Fur the prefent year - - 10,90t,414
A living of rather more than Coco,ooo
The Extraordinaries voted he feared would not
cover the real expenditure, and this Teeming faring
might be confiderably dizninifhed.
For the Ordnance in dot - - 1,938,963

For the prefent year . - - 1095,310
A raving of about 600,000
MifceUanies in 18ot • - 3501200
The prefent year - - - 1,194,0ce
Here there was a confiderable increafe, but it
was to be aocounted for from the allowance for the
Dutch (hips, and other caufes which wouldnotrecur.
The whole Sum votetsfor Army, Navy, &c. in
18oz, was . - - 40,799400
The prefent year - 1.5.!73.117
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Making the Immenfe difference of -
This was no doubt gratifying, but when the
faving was fo prodigious, it might be alked how
had fuch a Loan been found necetrary In wind-
ing up the expences of war many great and unfore-
feen demands flowed in. Provilion had this year
been made for many charges incurred during the
tall.

There had been voted, to make up the deficiency
in the Malt Tax - - - 429,774
To pay Exchequer Bills iffued, charged upon the
Aids of this Sermon - - 1,166093
Deficiency In the Surplus of the Confahlated Fund 3,676,210
Intereft on Exchequer Bills, account on the Loan
of aot, ate. - - - - 2,945,534
Arrears of the Civil Lift - • • 990(43
Exchequer Bills to the Bank . . 1,500,ccn
Deficiency in the Convoy Tag - - eto,ooo
Corn Bounties - - - x,figo,c;:o

Difernim for prompt payment on the loan of dor 2,13,190
To fund Exchequer Bills tyco,ooo
Alto!ether - 21,662,944
Deduding the five millions of Exchequer Bills,
which he was about to propofe, and for which he
took credit, there would remain fixteen millions
paid from the refources of the prelim tear, though
expended in former years.
He did not deny that this view of things atrw.d-
ed him the highell fatisfaftion. It was his firm
perfuafion that the taxes would in future be as
produaive as tilt', had been during the year 1799,
and that, unlefs we experienced Come awful vitita-
tion of PaoviDENCa, we might fairly look forward
to an improving revenue. He begged it to be re-
membered, that he had provided taxes confidera-
bly beyond the amount of the loan, fn that, if
things thould turn out not fo favourably as there
was reafon to expeet, (lilt no deficiency would be
found.
The Permanent Taxes produced • 32,853,000
The Intereft of the Debt amounted to - 23,522,001
8o that a remainder was left, applicable to
the Service of the Year, of - 411331499

I

By the report of the Finance Committee it ap•
reared that In t 786 the remainder was lefs than
.ouo,,x)ol. and in 17yr that it was only 6,g0050001.
A great etwreale of charge would now be felt, in-
dependently of an encreafed eltablilhment from
the encreafed expence of keeping up an equal one.
But there would he three millions applicable to,
this encreale. He trusted, that our revenue would
improve, but allowing it to remain ftationary, Rill
we h4tl nothing to fear. It s.as indeed gratifying
that at the end of a war in which fo much treafure
had been (pent. we (hould be able to raife a large
loan on (Itch favourable terms; we fhould clear
col charges incurred in former years ; that we
ihottld fill have a conliderable furplus, and that
we should fee nothing around us but profperity
and happinefs.
The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by mov-
ing, that towards railing the fupply granted to his
Majefty, the fum of 5,000,0001. be raifed by loan
on Exchequer Bills to be charged on the brit aids
granted next ISeffion of Parliament.