Star.
London, England, 1817-06-10 00:00:00

FINANCES OF TUE COUNTRY.

On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER it was ordered that the House
should. to-mot-tow, resolve itself into a Committee on
the Acts relative to the Consolidated Fund ; and the
Right Hon. Gentleman gave notice that on Monday
next he would make a general statement of the Finan-
ces of the country.

COJ4MITTEE r? SUPPLY.

On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, the Honse went into a Conunittee
of Supply. The Right Hon. Gentleman then moved
that the Ordnance and Barrack Estimates be sub-
mitted to the said Committee.

Mr. WARD, on rising to submit these Estimates
to the Committee, beiefly observed, that as there was
no augmentation in their amount, it would only be
a waste of time to enter into any argument upon
them. Some votes were required for the ensuing
half-year, which it was now necessary to move for.—
They were as follow
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For du Charges of the Ordnance for the Land Service of Great
Britain, for half a year, to the end of 1817 £348,939 0 0
For the Charges of the (Maw* Oats for
Ireland . - - 63,186 0 0

For the Expenses of Reductions in the Oat. of
Ordnance - 44000 0 0
For the Charges on Account of Allowances to

superannuated and retired Officers: oho to
Widow, and Children of Officers deceased 105,790 JO 11
For Allowances and Compensations to Persons
lately belonging to the Office of Ordnance,
and for the Charge on Widows' Pensions, &c. MOO 9 5
For retired Officers of Engineers, Widows's Pen-
dons, licc. for Ireland • 7,000 0 0
For Allowances to Persons late belonging to the
Office of Ordnance in Ireland - - 1,750 0 0
For the Civil Establishment of Sierra Leone 15,x04 9 0
For the Civil Establishment of Nuva Scotia 30,440 0 0
For the Civil Establishment of New Sum h%Vales 19015 0 0
For the Civil Establishment of the Province of
Upper Canada - 11,925 0 0
Mr. CURWEN here asked whether there was any
disposition on the part of Government to increase co-
lonisation in that part of his Majesty's territories ?
Mr. GOULBURN said, that last year a number
of persons certainly were sent out free of expense, and
that all which had been done in this respect had ten-
ded to the public benefit. He gave a statement of
the terms that had been held out to the emigrants,
and the grants they received on their arrival.
For the (Jorge of the Civil Establishment of
NM Brunswick - 6,247 0 0
For ditto of the Civil Establishment of New-

foundland - 3,463 0 0
For Ditto of the Civil Eitablisbinent of St. John's
or Prime Edward's Islam! - 3,026 0 0
For Ditto of the Civil Egablishnaent of the Ba-

barna islands - - - 2,301 0 0
For Ditto, for the Civil Establishment of Cape
Breton, North America - - 3,530 0 0
For Ditto, fir the Civil Establishment of David-
nica, from the Ist January - - 600 0 0
These Resolutions being agreed to,
Mr. ARBUTHNOT moved the following Mis-
cellaneous Resolutions :
For Printing various Acts of Parliament, and
the expenses of sheriffs, Clerks of the Peace,
and Acting Magistrates - - £17,000 0 0
For Printing the 19th vol. of the Journals of

the Houtc of Peers - - 2,552 0 0
For deficiency in the Cant for defraying the
expense of priming the Jourmds of the five..
of Commons. - • 815 8 4
For the Expense that may be inc.irrell for print-
ing the 17th volume of :he Jou:zals of the
House of Comment - - 3,500 0 0
For priudng the 71st vult;32e of :he Jourr.es of

the Hon; of Cotunions - - 2,250 0 0
For thug of the MI volume - - 3,250 0 U
For printing the Reports of the House of Cbm.

mom in 1817 ' - 8,500 0 0
Fur nuking up the deficiency of the gran: in
1817 for Itepnnting the Journals . 6,47 Z u 0
For the expenses of priming MI, Reports,and
other Papers in the present Session - 21,000 0 0
For the delicleocy ill the grant of 1816, far
priodng Bills and other Papers - - 8,197 co 0
B Mr. ANKES expressed 'ais opinion that a more
economical sy.tem in the printing might be introduced:
Mr. ARBUTHNOT replied, that endeavours had
been made this year to economize beyond what had
been done in the preceding one. There had also
been a considerable reduction in the wages of print-
ing, and paper of an inferior quality had been used,
which could not fail to cause a material diminution
of the expense. The suggestion of his Honourable
Friends however, was worthy of consideration, and
would be attended to:

Fur printing the Votes of the House of Commons for
the present Session . . X 9,600
For the superinttedenee of Aliens 4OOO
For the expense of confining and maintaining yin*
I nal Lunatics • • 9,000
Foe Law Charges . • 20,000
For extraordinary Expenses that may be Incurred for
Prosecutions relative to the Coin . 4,000
For the superannuation el the late Paymaster of Zr.
clique!. Bills • 966
For the superannuated and retired Clerks of the Office
for Auditing Public Accounts 1,930
For retired Clerks of the Lottery . 931
For the Superannuated and Retired Officers of the Mint 620
For making Reins in the Highlands 90,004)
For the Repairs of Henry Vll.'s Chapel :495
.
For the National Vaccine E•tablialinient 3on
For the Caledonian Canal - . . 75,000 Onthe motion tar voting apoo to support the
Vaccine Establishment.
Mr. CURWEN objected to the grant, and ex-
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prettrd himself doubtful as to the utility of the h.
stitution.
Mr. FRANKLAVD LL• WIS oapported the grant
is tending to encourage one of the greatest hent.t.:,
that ever was conferred upon tnankind.
pur the expenses that may 1)e incurred in the manage-
ment 01 the British Museum for Ihl7
Fot the expenses of the Barrack Department a...toty
Fur Forage, Bread, Weal, as fur the Troops ELL tic,
The Resolutions were agreed to, and the Rtp.tr.
ordered to be received tomorrow.

The House revived itself into a Committee on the
Clergy Residence Bill ; when, after several verhal
amendments, the Report was received.
Adjourned at Twelve o'Clock.

THE EVENING STAR.

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