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London, England, 1816-10-24 00:00:00

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ifis-sWintetholGoveenaiig_lded•glik .propt.
place the General and Itt4 ORCeia. en the sem-
looting. with respect to hait3pfrtr' Wirtz ifiturally er„-
pieced that a similar regolition wooldulteudtb every
Suboldittake tank tbrot)ghout the two services. • and
thereby prevent that general cause nf tomplaint, Stb
utiversist in. the Ittuyiloniti. the apparent neglect
chew* to them—:his, hostever. has notlet taker! place.
I beg leave to state the hardships so eonspkuned of
tot whiCh 4urgpie I submit the following tablv of
_Rank. with **fitter of half-pay• at present established
n the Army Navy
navy. Rank.
. Admiral Otis Flat with
Admirals. -
Mee Admirals.

Army. ,
Genf*.
Liestessaat-Geurrat
Major .C4astals.
Womb. .

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It ear-Admirals - - .
Captahis slave dove yaws vet
Cowie, seder three yeses re .
=L Ms's
imp ?es, au put • - hivivr&
. Capfuls ,
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Amoy, >6111(141. Navy.
Post Captains.
WNW! 1411:i0. far ail& he first too en the
General Usti . 14 1
The nest to - Is .6
Uwe. Winds M. Mo. , The raeteinder - 10 1
C0010111a41116
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. . The first UM - 10 0
Won as. rid ciltse. The mnsalnder - 0 6
• Lieutenants.
. - The Bra Soo - 7 0
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Cassias Ts. . ditto The nest TOO • - 0 0
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The remainder - . 5 0
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By4,rrang?ment, the Post Captain of more
thanal lon standing, receives 24: a 414 less than a
CebtMl mod those of 14 years stanaling, 11,4ving 11
yeati ranked as Colonels; receive Is. a day less than
a Cohmel, and Gd. a day less than the Lieutenant-
Colonel of one day standing. .
In the present establishment of the Half-pay of
Commanders, the first 150 on.the General List re-
ceive His. per diem, being GJ. more than a Major ;
while the terrain der, consisting of upwards of 67Q,
receive Bi. 61 ; beinglis. less than the youngest
Major. Several Commanders upwards of eight years
standing are in this latter class; nor is there a
.protia-1
bility of their ever reaching the limited number fOrl
superior pay, in consequence of. the paucity of pro-
motion, from the head of the list.
Several Lieutenants in the Navy, upwards.of 21
years standing, receive only 6s. (Is. less than a Cap-
tain in the Army ), and many of 19 years. receive
only ss. per diem, or 2s. less than a Captain in the
Army of one 41.ty standing.
From this statement, it appears absolutely necessary
that a revision should take place in the half.pay esta-
blishment, to equalize the two services, as well in
peciniary matters, as in rank. Should it, however,
be deemed necessary to form a distinction (for which
there appears no rational cause whatever) let the ar-
rangement be upon the more equitable plan of length
of service, under certain regulations, and not by
numbers at presept eitablisited. Sopposing
.for a
moment that any df!tiottlon is necessary, yet, in the
name of every thin* sacred, Why should it be .110 very
broad as that now in practice? Why should not the
same distinction be observed between Flag and Gene-
ral Oificerst—This is not the case; and irt ry properly
so.' There are several Post Captains, upwards of SO
years standing. who, had the two services been equai.,
bud, would have ittiiined their superior Flags, tail
Colonels of this standing are. now General Officers)
End have been entnleil to hoe gained; a-day halt-pay;
Whereas now therare only receiving 14e. 6d. s add
the Post. Captain of 14 ye.ars standtbe, who, under
the system of equalization, would have been in the
'receipt of Al. 14s. ed. a-day (ifiihalfiniy #t it Lieu-
tenant-General) ands bimselt us the receipt braid;
lOs. 6d. being 6J. a day less than the Liiiiteitant-
Colonel of one hew siondiag. •
In presuming to point out the necessity of an al-
teration in the present system of classing the Naval
Officers ou tne half pay list, I only speak the general
sentiments of the Navy and nation at large. Let
them participate in every respect. with
.their brave
ct‘npanions in arms in the bountrof their country.
Let it be remembered that the British Navy his
proved itself able to cope, tingle headed, with all the
other fleets of Europe; and that the • brilliant vim-
ries of Howe,' St. Vincent, Outten, Nelsiie, &c. Ilti:
have established the unrivalled superiority of"Britahl
over all other Maritime Powers, and enabled us to
extend the services of our brave soldiers, to assist in
' the late glorious events. which have tended to restore
peace to Europe and the world* large., . L
I have much to offer on the Subject ; the Navy,
which, if acceptable, I will occasional Intitard- to
you ; and requesting you will. give
... ty to this
letter in your valuable Paper,
I remain, Sir,. you, obecruln; terniatfr
Winehelses, October e.lOlO.

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Conomuei bowstiva.—An inquest wai held at the
Goach and Hodes', Wbitechapel, yesterday, on the,
body of Mary Clear.' aged 7 years. "Mrs. Strange
stated she lived in Gottlaton•street-on Stindat Morn-
ing last, between six and seven, she heard the shrieks
of the deceased, dnd immediately sisie her in the pa-
sage. with her ckithes all is flames. Whiten called
her father to her aisistance, and they soon extingolsh-
ed the flames. The deceased was much tort parti-
cularly about the lower part of the bo4y; and she, died
on blontlicy, notwithstanding every'llediaal assistance
was rondered. Witness further deposed, that the father
of the *deceased was a very worthy industrious maw
and had gonuotit on some business; and the snothci7
was confined to her bed, hiving baidlateltdellYeredl
of a child: Nn' person saw Swhat means the fire
conitriunicated to the clothes; but lie herself
laid she took a lighted candle to go iddi*the coal ccl
ler for coals. and by that meats set ket*if on fire:-•
Verdict, AccWadtal Death.'
Yeaierday as tagujsitioa Was takes in the NU)
Rican at St. Barthelontew's 'Hospital, as the bdd
.4 Yohn ltdias, a poorness, who met his death to cot}
slonence of being Welted by a horse on Tuesday last.
It appeared by the evidence adduced, that tba,crecestip
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'ed IN} 4 11141,111; arid man, with a wife Mid a. am I
or ihnd,, rop d.O .ftg •n_ him foe super i It 4
el ei 4itelihood 14 attOadiag a scalenseey** ta
cCite
be as ceeptofed at Itliatees.,sa its, the
.i v, ' ola ;ba aekOf iikias op a Jil triai
1 . "theilsafAeLche Aors kicked jive, . , 'eidi of
get'. 0, mid dashed it, etad :idiom 'to ' ' -'ire
was iititaittij cosisejed to die hospital,. 404_ '
ia a !.wmiautees—Verdict, AccidiiiiaMk a