Star.
London, England, 1816-03-07 00:00:00

!If there were no other objection to the !unposed Ml-
- tary Establishment% he conceived 'that a sufficient
one would he found in the circumstance, that it
necessarily led them to neglect the Navy, to whose,
exertions the country owed so much in point of fame
and safety.
Mr. GOULBURN observed, that the Honour-
able Gentleman in his speech seemed to put ant of
contemplation the very great accession of territory
:teenired by this country during late years ; he also
seemed to consider only (he expenses to which its ter-
ritorial acqui4itions exposed it, omitting the advan-
tages which resulted from them even in a pecuniary
point of view. In the year 1791 only white troops
were engaged in the West Indies ; of late black troops
'also were enrolled, a circumstance which both affor-
ded relief to the others, and at the same time called
ifor an increase of them. With respect to Canada, it
seemed a generally admitted opinion that the fora
proposed for its defence was not greater than that
which was required with a-view to its safety. In the
,Eastern possessions there could not, for some time, be
any diminution of the force employed. ,The people
Northward of the Cape of Good Hope were of a
very different description from that which was gene-
rally imagined, and it would- require a respectable
force, both in order to secure against invasions of our
'possessions. on that quarter, and also to protect the
Magistrates there in the distribution of justice. The
Islands in the East Indies, from the circumstance of
their being newly acquired,. would require a large
force. The same reason applied to tote lonian Islands.
Lord CA ST LE REAGH thought, that upon an
accurate investigation of the items, there would not.
be found-so much difference of opinion .as at present
acemed to exist. The Honourable Gentleman who
argued against the proposed Estimates, proceeded on
the principle that the entire number proposed would
be effective meh ; but there war a considerable deduc-
tion to be made.' There might be a reduction in the
foreign establishments next year, though there could
be none in the Irish or British establishment; but cer-
tainly there could be no reduction this year. He
wished to impress on Members, that they were not
obliged to countenance 99,000 men next year, be-
cause they voted fur that number this year. He con-
cluded with stating, that he wished to confine the
question at present to the principal resolution, namely,
the force to Ira entrusted to his Majesty for the pre-
sent year. .

Mr. FORBES, amidst loud cries of CW1630,1110.
ceeded in effecting. a hearing. He said be bad but
one short observation to make, that in a short time
we might probably find to our cost, that we had toe
few soldiers in India and too many Missionaries.
The gallery was then cleared, when the House di.
vided on an Amendment proposed by Mr. WORTLInfp
that from the proposed establishment of 99,000 men
there should be deducted 10,000.

For the Amendment, 130—Against it, 202.44e-
iatitY. 72.
The original Resolution was then carried without
a diiision.

On oar admission into the Gallery, we found the
Home engaged with the other O►ders of the Day,
after which they adj lurned at Mess o'CLour.

USSEL3
BRUSSELS. MARCH i.
Veitteaaat-General Count liulin, wbo has passed
some days at Brussels, has just depat,ed for Moravia,
where he intends to reside.

The valuable snuff-box of Bonaparte, enriched with
142 of the finest diartionds, and which was found in
his carriage alter the batik et Waterloo, has been
sent to England to be sold, •

BRL/SiELS, MARCH 2.
.The Lit, on board .of .which vessel M. Merlin had
embarked, ran aground on a sand bank in calm
weather ; but a storm speedily arose, which has
muclr damaged the vessel and filled her with water,
so that the passengers were exposed to the greatest
danger, being up to the middle in water ;.-but a
small vessel sent frill') the pert.bronght off all who
were i)n boitrd witkont accident... Mr. Merlin and his
son are arrived it Ghcnt yesterday evening, and were
to go this morning to Antwerp, to embark fur. Ame-
rica on board ;another vessel.
NAPLES, FEBRUARY 4.
It is asserted that the Jesuits are going to he rein-
stated in- the two Colleges in this city, and that it is
the King's intention to present to these fathers the
library of Joachim Murat.