Star.
London, England, 1809-04-29 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE ACCOUNTS.

of the Grant to Hanover that was made indeNt
of the intended military operations under Lord CA
cart, were for the enlistment of Hanoverian trot rt.
for our service. That he presumed was strictly
military application, and therefore had a right to be
estimated in the annual Army Extrjordinal lei.
After a few words from Mr. W. SMITH is sup.
port of the motion, it was then put and negatived
without a division.

On the motion of Mr. HUSKISSON £215,49g
19s. 7d. was voted to make good the deficiency of the
sum voted for the Extraordinaries of the Army, fox
the service of the year, from December 25, 1807,
December 25, 1808.

A desultory conversation then took place nn the
subject of the existence of Dutch Officers formerly be.
longing to our service, and to whom a grant 19%.
proposed, between Mr. WHITBREAD, Mr. W. S
vtlll
and the SECRETARY at WAR.

Mr. MARTIN made some allusion to some Gills
drawn by Mr. Adair on his leaving Vienna, which
occasioned a short discussion between the SECRtTARY
at WAn, Mr. WHITBREAD, Mr. ABGRCROHRIE, and
Lord CASTLEREAGH.

Mr. WINDHAM panegyrised the conduct of the
French Emigrants in this country, as he alluded to
the grant for their assistance.
Mr. HUSKISSON then stated, that though there
had been a deficiency of X 200,000 in the sum voted
last year, on the actual expenditure for the extraordi.
nary service of the army, and there was a large force
now serving abroad, he proposed to move, for the
Extraordinaries of the Army, for the service of the
year 1809, the same sum which had been voted lar
year, viz. x,r00,000 9 •
To defray the &pence of the Comtviiisary-Ge-
neral's Department, being nearly double the
sum voted last year, but A'200,000 has than
the actual Expenditure under that head in the
last year - - -
For the Barnet Department, being nearly the
same as the sum voted last year
To defray the expence of the Office of the Ex.t.
miner of Barrack Accounts harthe year Iw9 4,260 0 0
Secret Service Money for the year 1809 - 175,000 0 0
Probable expence of the Office and Establish-.
ment of the Commissary-General - .
To defray the expence of the Storekeeper-Ge-
neral's Department - - . •
To reimburse Wm. Mellish, Fsg. for the Sup-
plies sent to the Faro Islands, in the ship Nor-
thern Star • - - - - 1,550 0 •
To pay the 5 per Cent. Loyalty Loan Annuities 13,215 19 6
For the Poor of St. Martin's Parish - . 1,328 5 4
To the Rev. Thos. B. Clarke - - . 278 6 6
The House then resumed, and the Report was or.
dered to be received on Monday next.

IMMO° 0 0

379,363 0 0

9.2,651 9 11

44,000 0 0

COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee
of Ways and Means, to which the accounts relative
to the surplus of the Ways and Means of last year
were referred. Mr. Wharton in the Chair :
Mr. HUSKISSON stated, that there had been no
actual surplus of the Ways and Means of last year,
but by the financial operation of the present Session,
in funding of Exchequer Bills, the aids of last year
had been released from an amount of Exchequer Bills
charged upon them. He proposed to vote their
amount as a surplus applicable to the service of tl.e
present year.
After a few words from Mr. TIERNEY, the sLir.
plus was voted to be £2,737,352 3s. 4-td.
The following Resolutions were then voted :
That there be raised by Exchequer Bills for the service of the
present year £6,000,000.
That the expence of pay and clothing of the Militht of Crest
Britain, and also the allowances to Adjutants, Serjeants Major,
and Subaltern Officers of Militia be defrayed nut of the LAnd '1 x.
Also, that the pay, clothing, and other expences of the
Militia, be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund.
The House then resumed, and the report was or.
dered to be received on Monday.

Mr. WARDLE, pursuant to his notice, moved,
that there be laid before the House a Return of all
the Annual Regimental Accounts now in the War.
Office, specifying which were separate and which
not, and also which had been carried into wat ran:
from the 25th December 1797, to the 25th December
1808, and specifying whether for cavalry-, inftntry,
of militia. The Honourable Gentleman also proposed
to move, for an Account of the Deficiencies of the
several Paymasters within the same period. The
reason why he brought forward this motion was, t?.;
that he might call the attention of the House to the
Sixth Report of Military Inquiry, as the papet;',,n
the table were not sufficient to place the subject full/
in the possession of the House, and that, though the
Clerks in the War-Office had been increased since
1797, from ten to fifty, yet the Accounts were as
much in arrear as before this increase took place, and
the business of the Office seemed rather to be impeded
than promoted by this increase.
Oa thequestion 'being put on the first moziJn,
' The SECRETARY AT WAR had no ()bind=
to the production of these papers ; but as the subject
was under the consideration of the Commissioners of
Military Inquiry, and the War Office was occ.,lped
I in forming arrangements pursuant to the suggestions
of that Report, and also of the 7th and Bth Reports,
he put it to the Hon. Gentleman, whether he should
not defer his motion for the present, until he should
know what arrangements would be adopted, especi-
ally as the preparation of these papers might interfere
with the time of the Clerks, now usefully occupied in
the projected arrangements.
Mr. WARDLE had no desire to press his motion,
if his Majesty's Ministers were resolved to oppose it.
Why had they not made the arrangements alluded to
in all the period since June last, when the Report
was laid before the House? He believed it likely,
that no arrangement was in contemplation, till alter
he had given notice of this motion. But he could,
assure the House, that unless an• entire change of
system should take place, much loss would accrue to
the public. What cost £50,000 now, could be dine
for less than £30,000, and this he would pledge him-
self to prove. He could not see why the accounts
should not be settled here as well as they are in Ire-
land. He had been on both establishments, and had
suffered, together with his regiment, by the ,
of a Paymaster, and the arrears of accounts 10 this
country.
The SECRETARY at WAR conceiving himself
personally glanced at by the observations of the Ho-
nourable Gentleman, begged to assure nim, that on
his coming into office, he had seen the necessity of
making some arrangement, and had 'been prevented
from undertaking it only by the consideration that the

tver that was made indeNtlefit
ry operations under Lord CA
Ilistment of Hanoverian tro.
t he presumed was strict',
and therefore had a right to be
tl Army Extra:ordinal lei.
from Mr. W. SMITH ia sup.
I was then put and negatived
Ua rSi
eK SUPPLY.IoS S 0 N £21.,5T
t9gdy
trmni‘‘TatElokrtre,:liginFood the detfhiecienev of the
from December 25, Army, 18( fox
I -
sation then took place on the
of Dutch Officers formerly be.
e.,lsarmndirstßo:s•hilommra.
i;,--rr.ar,st 19%.
iLotdnel4sTlAOlirnit:eleaaviliungsiolvt to some bills
ienna, Which
scßuzssiADo,n
mbetr.wAeeßnctitlcielioSmEcuilt:
p
tahneeng y
stated,ri s e d the
that conductthoug hofthtl:
this country,
sutra
alluded to
istance.
d expenditure for the extraordi-
ny, and there was a large force
he proposed to move, for the
Army, for the service of the
urn which had been voted lar
5,C00,000 •
be Comnsissary-G e-
g nearly double the
:4'200,000 less than
adsr that head in the
- 1,0110,000 0 0
nt, being nearly the
st year - - 379,565 0 0
Office of the Exa-
lts for-the year 1:;09 4,260 0 0
he year 1809 - 175,000 0 0
)ffice and Establish--
-General - - 22,651 911
.he St orekeeper-Ge-
', Esq. for the Sup-
44,000 0 0
rids, in the ship Nor-
. 1,550 0
illy Loan Annuities 15,215 19 6
Parish . 1,328 5 4
278 6
umed, and the Report was or.
a Monday next.
F WAYS AND xmaNs.
solved itself into a Committee
:o which the accounts relative
Ways and Means of last year
Tharton in the Chair :
stated, that there had been no
Kays and Means of last year,
eration of the present Session,
ler Bills, the aids of last year
t an amount of Exchequer Bills
He proposed to vote their
ppiicable to the service of tl.e
•om Mr. TIERNEY, the stir.
2,737,362 3s. .
lutions were then voted :
exchequer Bills for the service of the
and clothing of the of Greet
lnces to Adjutants, Serjeants Major,
ilitia be defrayed out of the LAnd
and other expences of the lri:h
the Consolidated Fund.
timed, and the report was or.
Monday.
FICE ACCOUNTS.
Irsuant to his notice, moved,
re the House a Return of all
a Accounts now in the War.
ich were separate and which
ad been carried into watran:
r 1797, to the 25th December
vhether for cavalry-, infantry,
rable Gentleman also proposed
ant pf the Deficiencies of the
thin the same period. The
forward this motion was, th?.:
attention of the House to the
ary Inquiry, as the papei;',,n
cient to place the subject full/
House, and that, though the
ace:e seemed rather to be impeded
rey
thishadt increase the
been
re
cctionoouncktpas:S:
cvdeeseiannarcies
kg put on the first moziJn,
AT WAR had no objection
ese papers ; but as the subject
anon of the Commissioners of
the War Office was occupied
is pursuant to the suggestions
0 of the 7th and Bth Reports,
rentleman, whether he should
r the present, until he should
its would be adopted, especi-
-911. _,,,
these papers
n,
smight,it,nnipterfdeirne