Star.
London, England, 1826-03-04 00:00:00

COMMITTIS ON SUPPLY..

I nrd PALMERSTON moved the Order of the Day for going
into a Committee of Supply. The "testiest having been put.
Colonel DAVIES said that be would move for a Se
fact Committee to consider the military expenditure of
the country. If that wet, *flowed, he would then agree
to going into a Committee of Supply, and would have!
no objection to the grant of a quarter's supply. The'
Hon. Member took a comparative view of the finances
and resources of this country and that of Wants and America, arid
contended that itor military estabAshment was eaormosnly diva.
palisade. He particularised the garrison of Gibraltar. and the,
troops stationed in Canada, as extremely overgrown for their ler.]
vices respectively. In coodusien he moved-44 That a *het Cala-
mine, be appointed to examine into the whole Military Sara&
tare of the country."
Mr. BROUGHAM seconded the motion.
bird PALMERSTON said, that as it appeared that
the only reason the Hottourab e Gentleman opposed the
Speaker's leaving the Chair as in order to substitut
his own motion tor another ommittee, be should coo.
tent himself with merely stating that it had bith
been the practice for the House to examine the subject In a Can.
mines of the wings House, rather than in a Select Comanitteste...
This, he thought, in itself was a sulkiest answer to the Honourable
Gentleman for the present ; the more so, as be would have It in his
power, if he pleased, to ripest in the Committee, any part or the
whole digs obicaglans on each of the proposed Votes when put la
the Committee.
The motion of Colonel Dimes, after a few observations hue
Mr. C. Pma,w was negatived without a division, and the HIM
went into the eimmittee of Supply.
VISMITTIS of SUPPLY.
Lord PALMERSTON said ally person who had
heard the Hon. Member (Col. Davies) would think that
the estimates now proposed had been greatly increased',
whereas the sum estimated was almost precisely that
voted last year. lire difference in men amounted to
about SOO, occasioned by three companies raised in
Newfoundland, and paid by that colony; and the sum
was greater by 126,0001. of which 84,0001. was occa-
sioned by the change in the currency of Ireland. The
remainder was occasioned by augmentations begun in
April last, and brought into the current year. The
estimates the first class, including the land forces,
staff, &c. amounted to 1040.0001 i more than those of the
last year. The increase in the land forces was 96,0001.
the staff 26201. the largest part of which arose from
the change of the currency in Ireland ; the remainder
was occasioned by the augmentation in the medical staff
on the coast of Africa. '1 he diminution in the medical
staff at home had been considerable. In the public depart-
ments there had been a diminution of 9,4471. Very great
progress bad been made in the settlement of the armor ac.
counts, and it had been, and would continue to be, his
(Lord Palmerston's) great endeavoer IQ make every
practicable reduction of expenditure in this office.
Under the head of medical charges there had been a
dltainution of 9611. In the estimate for volunteer corps
there was an increase of 8,9661. arising from its being
supposed that the services of more yeomanry for per.
manent duty would be required this year than the last.
The addition, therefore, would arise from the expenses
of the corps whilst on permanent duty ; for the number
was diminished to about eight hundred men, so that
there would be a saving in contingent allowances. It
had been represented that the allowance to this force
whilst on permanent duty was inadequate. It was ss.
per day each man, for himself and his horse. This al.
lowance was really insufficient for the expenses in-
curred by this class of persons whilst engaged I.
a temporary military service, and it was there-
fore proposed to increase the allowance 2s. which
would make it 7s. per day. This was another nasals'
for the loci ease in the estimates by 8,9661. In the second
class there Was no material variation. In the third class
there was an increase of 23,7911. There was no mate.
rial variation in respect to the Royal Military College.
There was an increase of 5,8391. in the estimate for the
pay of General Officers.' In that for garrisons there
was no material variation. In the full-pay to retired
Officers there was a diminution of 7,5001. in the half-
pay and military allowances 2,4141. In the foreign
half.pay there was a diminution of 29,9181. The ch-rge
on account of in.pensiohers of Chelsea Hospital was
increased 3,3001. 'that for out.pensioners was increased!
44,6531. in consequence of additional casualties. The
Royal Military Asylum was much the same as the ii.
year. The widow's•pensions was increased 6,6701. the 4.1
low an ces on the Compassionate List was increased4,l9ol,l
The Superannuation allowances were diininished 1,7591.
The Exchequer lees continued the same as last year. The
estimate for the veteran corps wai diminished 3,9591.
The numbers and expenditure of the two years there,
f •re stood thus :—Number of men in 1825, 76.345..-1
Number of men in 1826, 76,572; making an increase
of 227 men. Charges in 182.5, 6,476,000/. Charges
in 1326, 6,602,0001. making an increase of 126,0001.
the cause of which had been already explained. The
army had been increased last year, it was true; but this
increase had been acquiesced in by the House, end 1 !te-
sti e by the Honnurabe Member (Colonel Davies) him-
self. The Honourable Gentlemen suggested that Co.
lonial Regiments should be raised, in order to dispense
with the services of the regular army; but be (L. rd
Palmerston) conceived that if Officers were commis.
sioned for general service, they would not like to lin
required to serve in perpetual banishment, at a lower
rate of pay. The force would likewise be locked ei
and not be available for general service; it would,
moreover become infinitely inferior in point of effi.
eienty—( Hear). For the proposal-of the Hon. Member
Id substitn:e militia for a part of the regular fa rce, the
Horse would be aerate that, under the existing law of
the country, it could not,b; carried into effect. The
Crown, at present, had no power to Seep the mill is,

permanently embodied in time of peace.nnlese under cir-
cumstances of danger from invasion or reirelliOn ;
and. even setting aside that objection, what could tse
gained by such a proceeding ? Certainly n's diminu-
tion of expense. Militia nien must be fed, and paid as
well as regular troops; and we should be only ea-
changing a very admirable and complete description of -
force f.r a very imperfect one. Upon the colonisil farce
he would not detain the House far ther than to observe,
that he denied distinctly that it was at'all greater than
it ought to be. The observations upon North America
would be best answered by his Honourable Friend, the
Secretary for the Colonial Department (Mr.W. Horton.)
The other station objected to, however, was peculiarly
unfortunate—Ate alluded to the assertion respecting the
garrison of Gibraltar ; inasmuch as an Hon. and gallant
Member (Sir Robert Wilson) bad declared, only in the
last Session, that having
.personally visited that place.
he had seen and been satisfied with his own eyes. that
the garrison was not at all greater than was oN,*
and indeed scarcely, in his opinion, sufficient: ea
Noble Lord sat down by moving, that a force of MHO mil
should he maintained, exclusive of our foam in the East Indies, fog
the service of the present year.
Lord MILTON objected to that votes altoge •
ther, because he perceived they were all founded as
a false principle, namely, an overweening anxiety to
employ an enormously large British military force at
hoot* and abroad. It was part of the military mania
which bad arisen from our connection for some years
with the Potentates of the Holy Alliance.
Coked DAVIIII oopithoml holooloestolosi to she proprivil of
granting the Aral, itstkoato of test yew
Mr. HUME believed that the whole of thermtirowea:
for the service of the present year might basal.); ',doted
one half. If the House memo am as honest Mensatkd
keep faith wi.h the public coeditor, they would, lee
what could be done to keep the expes4tine of ihip
country within reasonable bounds. The Honottr•
able Member then referred to the example of the Kim
of Bavaria. In the year 1816, after much deliberation.
the Howe appointed a Committee to inquire into the
state of the Revenue and Expenditure, and to report its
obstrvattioqs and recommendations to the House.--
That Committee referred back to the year 179% being
the last period of settled peace. The Noble Lord said,
that it was ridiculous to go back to the year 1799. Na
doubt, he thought so ; but did those who pay the
taxes think so? So far from it, that they had petitions fur
reduction of taxes pouring in, and more would yet come.
'lithe Noble Lord, for instance, who probably received
3,0001, or 4,0001. per annum, was reduced one-half, and
others, who were paid ?till better, reduced in a similar
proportion, and every. expense, in short, put upon a
footing of economy, Ile had no doubt that a relief of
twelve millions of taxes might easily be afforded. In
1792 the whole expense of the army, including. she
ordnance, was only four millions, it was now (bur times
that amount. It was true that the revenue in 1792
was only seventeen m llioos, and that now it was
Afty•five millions, but if so large a sum could be
annually extracted from the people, it only strewed,
to what an elevated pitch of prosperity the country;
might be carried if the people was relieved.,
In. 1792, the total number of the army, including
marines and artillery, was 59,000; now they were
called upon to vote 104,000 men for these setvicies,
In this, the eleventh year of peace, and in the proses&
state of thb country, could any thing warrant . such
a vote? In India, there was, besides, a militia ifF
MAW men. In England and Ireland. there was *
militia to the number of 74,000, entailing an expense
of 163,0001. In Ceylon and the Cape 4,000 or 5.000
'mote, making altogether 259;000 men. either in army
or ready to be called out. The total increase, since
,1795, was net less than 179,000 men. lie did ink
plore the attentiou of the House to what had been the
recommendation of the Committee of Finance. which
certainly deserved the confidence of the House. The
Honourable Member here read an extract from the
Report of the-Committee, which recommended a sear
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and speedy approsimation to the establishment" of
1792, as highly advantageous with a -AO to relieving
the then existing distresses. Since that time the prices
of stores, etc. had been much reduced; so that no apology
for disappointing the espectAtions of the Committee
could be made on that score. What then had taken
place since that period? The Noble Lard had stated,
In 1817, th,t the estimates of that year weae not so
low as they were to be in future years. In that
statement the House went fully with the Noble Lord,
and calculated that a large portion of the expenditure
might be saved. He would, however, say that
every thing had increased instead of decreased.—
He should mbve an amendment as nearly as possible
in the words. for be amid am express it better than in the steeds
d the Committee ; be Amid suave that it was the opinion el that
0111MIktee, that it was 'wawa akappeaach as Dear sad ss ssoil
as pesdhle to the military ottabothseat tlt 1715.
Mr.- BROGDEN thought that according to the
practice of the House the Homoorable Member viscid
am move so seas& is ansellpaht h 1 the Cenuttittee upon this
ps rticular liasebsties.
Mr. HUME said, that he bad on former occasion%
moved an amendment quite as general upon every
particular Resolution. He then moved the amendment,
that. " in the opinion of the Committee a large reduc-
tion should be made in the Estimates so as to make
than approximate to the establishments of 171111. u reeentatemled
by the Committee of lal7."—(The auteadatesit here repeated the
the words of the Committee.)
Lord PALMERSTON said, if the Hon. Member
was to obtain the consent of the Committee to the reso-
lution he had proposed. it would not necessarily requite
the Committee to reject- the resolution, he (Lord. Pal-
merston) had bimselt moved. The whole question
b:tweea him and the Hon. Member, whether the ap-
proximation as neat as possible to the establishments of
'1792, which he (Mr. Hume) recommended, i.s point of
fact, was or was not made out. :Because, by the whole
of the argument which he (Lold Palmerston) had
addressed to the House, he had endeavoured to make
out that the mere establishments of 1792 were nut the
just criterion. The Committee must look at the
present circumstances of the country. He had Feu,
tended that the establishment now proposed was not
larger than the existing circumstances racrtired; and
if that argument was of any force, there he bad shown
that the Government had in p Ant of fact acquiesced
in the recommendation of the Committee of Ftnance,
The Hon. Member stated, that if the Goveronaeot*Ald
have acted upon his recommendation, they woul4 have
reduced the expenditure upon all the establWsosents
just one. half. If the Committee would look,to the
Army Estimate, they would perceive that abut one-
halt of the sum proposed to be voted was aectibuble to
the effective part of the atmy. and the otbet.half was for
half pay and other charges; eon,equetstly, if Om Hon.
Member's tecommendannu were adopted, it *avid very.
nearly 'dep.'', the country of the whole or the actual
,attpy. With respect to the disposition for a military

st • tem, charged upon hind and his colleagues, he could '
nrly say that hktotrdly,thiefainted-ilieM, and therefore -
Trerely recommende4 tore' House to agree. to such a
vnlitary establishment is would 'enable the Govern..
went properly to pr vide (or the necessary service of
the couotry., ,1n.).821, certainly, a very considerable
ecluctiope..‘po
.plice. Government felt anxions to
wishes' expressed by Parliament,
t!,ough agakst fhgr own judgment, and they made a
vci y lame ce,dAviont hot-what was the consequence?
It occa,si,oupd a great incotaerriencein the colonial ser
vice,aadagreaternbarratifirinfioGOiernmentiand after
trying 'hp expesiment .tlireb' or four Years it became
necessampt ;Quip doefO.to tiirliament and increase the
4-tablistlynfin..Vtien liiikoke on the subject last year,
l.e tt..eras
,s a . 'in stated to.night by
trfatt. h iti).
it9iher, Was to overawe the
(nuntris, Ikyii* wanted sold, for Gilonial purposes;
.!titelys.on'tl)24 Around the increase was granted by the
loliseyaodApon that only did he ask it. But he
s plainet, ht the crst place, the additional force wanted
ro eperate-ss, a. relief to the disposable forces, and to
rurnitb the reieforce94rit sent from bootie to any guar-

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ters when req :nett, without taking from the:Other-
Coloniei. the ttetessary forces for their defence. Then
the que!tion ruse. had, dm augmentation .been applied
to this pu i pdse? The Hon. Menthe" had said No becauali -t
I.e found an anytmentatiun at home an4)lloift the co).
'lies.. litit itipeiore that it had, -he.wsiold4tAteetillit-ii,‘:
1825 Yhei &were PO regiments sew abf944;44.egerAtur.,
which only four cable book; in fbiarlelax eight4sgiments ~
had tieditlitirSaftd oar ririatutistdirmakios: ay ad.Jiticip,tl,
to th4„ls . reg i ate lats. vehieliTtitrelcadfastak consider ahla '
pot(lt *httle Yeall "flffie Hoest:,letti4 . reottke*. that. '
tlieilisi'iii'Acit. einiriti -
ftngrtientatiere:hist; yea 4 ...bat,. a
neu;"Oigaiiizatioti` for Wait* ; the 'away ACIIIS elifiCieilf• 1
In tie ft tiitrigiiiitiatkliti when regiments want abro id
the); IsleitttLiff fliOdy; Amity; sr few kept at home, for the
pur of iefrOtting-: htitty the new organization there
ese,
we fan ZoniParfes appointed to eery regiment, four
of tViiich were kept at home' nd six sent abroad. The
advantage oT that vias, that the-establishments at each
colony would be kept much more effective, because,
when casuatties happened so require a reinforcement,,
it could be ilipplied immediately out of the men left at
home. 'Thpugh this system had not been acted upon
long enough to enable him to say it was perfect, yet the
v,arsisons abroad had become mote effective than ever
they were in any former period. But as the casualties
uhrrad %%ere constantly filled up by the reserve com-
panies at home, the non-cffectives were thrown upon
the home establishment, instead of falling, as formerly,
on the colonial garrisons. Out of the 8,000 non-
effectivest 6,000 were found thus established at home,
independent •ot the present effective men, who were
not tfficient: The organization, therefore, had thus
far answered the purpose for which it was re
quired, and the angthent cation had been properly ap••
plied: ' Helias Sur e. the'Cornmittee neither wished nor
iroul.l' tniinie ihit torn sestahlished by voluntary en.
listot*ZoOlii. past their whole lives in tropical cli-4
ma:aS""iaufitieurible to the health and coostitution of
percritil'olc-Ithe'•• colonial estabiiihments. Hitherto the
cololiiitT ia:v ice of the country'had been made too much
Otaie 'di Witiii-shment.) There . were vigil); regiments
whits( fitit'been eighteen -years in the East Indies; and
wa.uko; 7i;ner2t Sierra reOuti and the other at. Or
Wriiiiisq.2ol4ert. 'fherefore, note ithstanding (Teri
ir ,t, initifefo ho rend the system„ therelksd, been sen'te-
iidii';64 more th4.;e 19 'trait out of this country, aid
it IgUati"P"al.t of that period ierviuglin tropical climates.. 1
l'hii:Hoii. 11/11eittber referreaTtolliedisembodied militia
~..
btulrthandr; hot fhis-'2`1,000 dsci sloe:exist except in
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irqllint:ltlefttlier's fruitful imagination, for they were
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esprEre4 himself dissatisfied with the
reply of 'the Noble Loud. If relief of the regiments in
the colonies had been the object, why augment the Life
Giiards or ilieCavalry, these were not sent to the colo-
niel. If thi-milltia or Yeomanry were of no use why keep up the
expense wbich they occasioned.. Ile then entered into details to
•hew that the halt.pay bad increased recently.
- Lord PALMERSTON stated, that the whole aug.
eneutatiol,of 13000 men, which bad been granted on
account of. the Colonies, bad been made in regiments i.f
the line, and not one man added to the guards or the
cavalry. The Staff of the lash Militia only was kept
up. The Honourable Member, in referring to half-pay,
referred, he supposed, Q:1 a recent regulation by which
the sale of half-pay was permitted. Bat, in contradiction to the
as.ertion the Hon. Gentleman, he would state that the half-pay,
which in 1820 was 840,000 i. bad been reduced to 770.00 a as it
stood at present. The House then divided.
For the Motion • . .• 144
Against it . . . 45
Majority . —99
On re.admitsies to- the gallery we found Lord PALNIXASION
*hoeing. that the sum of X 128,472 Is. Bd. for the maintenance of
Btao' (Miters and °Seers of the Hospitals, serving with his Ma-
jetty's forcestfor the year 1826, which was agreed to ; as was the
sum of £17,5111 94.77 d. foe defrayieg the charge of hospital condo.
geodes for the year 11126.
On the sum of X 156,271 161. 6d. being proposed for the charge
,of Volunteer-Yeomanry Corps in Great Britain and Ireland,
.rd''ALT'HORP thought • the Volunteer Corps a
elex,estlessforc,e and that -not a single shilling, in the
gotlsdrit sate of the *country. Ought to be.expended on
thipktirfor4`than last jean. He belonged to a Yea-
manriltot"ps which' drew no pay ; but it they remained
embodied, and were called out on permanent duty, it
wavrecessary to python. bit' he could not see the necessity of
allowing them to east more this year than the last. and therefore;
he should mire" Halt the sent of 147,0001. the estimate of lame
year, be substituted for the sum of 156,2711."
Mr. Sedetary PEEL had • found the volunteer yea.
tnanry useful to the pebiic When the Hon. Member
for Montrose,coasidered the dicta of the Finance Coin-
' mittee of 1811, that Hon. Member should have read-
: letted that the Committee to which he alluded, spoke
in the highest.terms of the volunteer carp With
respect to. the merits of the volunteer yeomanry, the
Right • Honourable Gentleman, "as Secretary of the
Home Department, was ready to give his opinion that
the volunteer yeomanry were a most useful corps.
They had claimed as a remuneration for .their services
an es/eruption • from civil offices, but the Right Holt.
Gentleman.had never thought he could comply with
that request. -Although he bore testimony to the
u:.lity of volurfteer yeomanry, he had uo ssish to
encrease that-Corps, but had stated that it would- bi
better for dime who were not effective to retire.
Many, in consequence of that iutirnation bad retired,
and the nuniber of yeomanry was greatly reduced. Ills
general view. of the service had been, that volunteers
should not be done away with, but that no unnecessary
esorese should bejneurred, The reistence of this dinstitut "
taco rendered it itunerP..,ry to call in regular troops when e
• one rd to disturb the peace. This description of force Ike I
in affording protection ter property. They were goer AfAlvirli
run down the people of Ettglillids- as the Hoe. Member 191. rose had stated. It' the yemmary ewes were obe *got up
}Odle ought. to My ,the prase of pet service. Ht
PO WS, elm Resobsuon. believing that it ti4lllltempirbialle
s:ce raspiired. • nr... I tp?.P I 1,.
Lord J. IttISSELi-thought the velisarster eetiki Iteptapl
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of rallying.point for, party. Rethought tbo military, in the time of
nemi„ from being. better skills* than the volunteer, was more
likely'to act wins VAPiietY. Posseising this 'please, hisisoultlo/1"
inedny (eduction very readily. He iselsindotyttor:ns
posh axattlictioe The yeomen/trims I I a fpt911.4.0,
.whele;duiffif iii•bo 7/educed • te 2.4.9PQ.'„,NabOsild.octt ..411
.reason4firtigerater forcvahßel4.ol,Pil, ittl4,lo Nebo
fit
this period shantwas tsecemMa fourlsArs.%P. 7 "
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Sir. E.'FRIAGA.JSSQN.badan ekociloa to, the yetintanty si
military force. He did not wish to see 'arm employed in 'suit.
pressing disturbances. • Their pay was top Mucli,,and their gemaral.
appearance usirecoming. .
Mr..BENETT spoke from his owe•eiperleitee; rive sidnier
a day was not sufficient to iepport a man and horse. He theeght
it ought to be compulsory upon the
•yeomanry to go ea duty, as
they might be. made useful as constables.
After a few remark; from Mr: Wvirs, Lord-Anuonv,•*r„g!.
VIVIAN, Mr. 1:111.01.7C1C11)14 ./Md Ur. Pass., lar, • anne4olC4lll
severally put, and lost *Mostar a division, and the origAini,.
lotion carried without a division.
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Mr. HUME moved that the Committee report progroaa ;44
ask leave to sit'again,which was agreed to.
The. SPEAKER having taken the Chair.
Mr. BROG DEN reported pregress,.. and asked leave to sit
again.—Agreed to. •• 11 r e,-.

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Just as our Paper was going to press we received the
Eau* at yesterday by express.

The Castile of Lyons contains an article on the late conspiracy
in Russia, stating, that the Princess Taousesixot had *rltt►n to
the Esstgatia, stating that if her husband perished on the scaf-
fold, he win die a sacred martyr of the most legitimate of
causes. The Prince, on 'the other hand, is said to have
written all the detaili of the conspiracy. It is said the Chiefs were
bound by the most liightful oaths: that two of them, at the head
of which was NOUILATInT. were to assassinate ALZIANDIS ; Sig,
at the had of which was AbCHAtt. Onto 17, were to take charge
of NICHOLAS, six of tilicnast., and six of COMAWMUN, That
in one single day the whole Imperial Family was to perish, and the
republic be proclaituni-4hat Micmac'. OaLorr, under the name
of the First Consul, and Prince 0", as Second Consul, were to
have the direction of affairs.

The Nobility of the Rasters provinces of Russia have demands&
of the Emperor Moms% that in ease any of their body via
be found implicated In the late eonspiratT, that he shall be pada-
ed according to their ancient laws, Which ordains that their morns
and armour shall be broken is pieces, in presence of the MOW
in their Hell at. Bevels and declared unworthy of )akeelegrai
noble asseidediei:,
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While. the Opposition, forgetting all. party divide«
lions, applied 'themselves individually to suggeit the
means of alleviating the distress of the country, we were
-not backlard in bestowing on them the speed of praise,
nor slow to distinguish the wisdom of their councils, io
such instances as the measures they suggested seemed
to us calculated to restore confidence, and relieve the
existing pressure on the monied world. Above all, we
deemed the cheering declarations of such eminent per-
mute as Mr.Trutser and Mr.BAßtso (than whom there
are no Members of the Legislature better qualified
to judge), that the resources of the country were in
every respect unimpaiie4, that capital was.still abund-
ant--and money, though momentarily abstracted from
circulaitionno vriy, deficient for every legitiniatcpur-
fose.of W 4014 liflventure to be a "testimony wimp,
pottantlat thiritfing period, and so justly entitled to
confidence, as 02 ineris the approbation of every getietous
- leak

tit, bP whitever sect or party in politics, who
Jr..the 44,4404 welfare.
Beg when we see other members of the" Opp

%ion conciteing in the declaration
or Our ittirt le
.-tidicnsites,', yet •$V the same time aveileieg
!kiftVdei,iiietet ipliitief the Comelier cial world; 114 ettie•

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moment to cut down the Military establishment of the'
,icortry to so low -a point as to disable Ministers from
prwrislink neceisarif intans of defending the live, ,
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add proposer; nor ~4trNiefitfo9: It home and
sibinild, plelekloVoideto, lap; that, in such council!,
,tom. ton lellellave nothing„bneothe blindness of party
Veit, oil' ins • titter, igtoAnC., W., practical affairs.—
Some Honourable 'ittembe;" feel'' i particular pleasure
in referiring to tbagelden era of 1792 ; and require
us to cut down our espepses to their amount at that
period--4orgetting that it,is in the-nature and essence
of taxation to raise prices; and that the same sum of
monethat not now the power of procuring the same
quantans of-service as in 1792.
Official salaries are now much higher, ant justly s
because at the period alluded to,civil officers, almost of
every description, derived nine-tenths of their enrolls
menu from fees, the Government salary being little
else than nominal. But those fees were not entirely
abolished till'lBo2, when, of course, they were replaced
by adequate salaries. An Honourable Gentleman pre-
pared to put back the're.ponsible and merino: inns fat c-
tionaties of Government, most ref them persons of edu-
cation, talents, and tried fidelity, and many of them
enrolled, among the number of their own r;latives an
acquaintance, to salaries of I:50. a year—less than the
Members of Pailiament allow some of .their meni4l
servants. Again it is An invariable effect of an exten-
sive and protracted war, requiring immense naval,
military, and civil establi.hments, to entail .a heavy
Pensi n List upon the subsequent peace. The Hon.
Member for Aberdeen. complains that we have at
this moment twenty-seven thousand Officers on the
Half-pay List—as if it were possible to deprive
them of the well-earned retirement for which in
active service they encountered the. perils of inhos-
pitable climates, and braved the dangers of many
a well-fought field. He is the last man to propose
such a thing, and he is not ignorant that our half-pay
and pension-list, at this moment, falls very little short
of five millions a year, and that this sum is the reward
conferred by the reiterated voice of Parliament, upon
' the meritorious servants of the country, who are no
longer capable nor required to contribute their inva-
luable exettians for the public welfare. But the pensions
of 1792 were not a fifth part of their present magnitude.
How then is it possible to return to the same scale of
of expenditure ?
But it is urged, that if not the expense, yet that the
number of troops composing the regular Army may
be reduced to tre point at which they stood in the far.
famed epoch of 1792. Before this question, however,
eau be propounded, or rationally discussed, we must
see whether the calls on the services of the 4rmy are
at this etoment greater or less than they were in 179%
It is idle, and an unprofitable waste of time, to say, that
whatever the demand may be, no more than a give*
amount of men shall be allowed i and that these.; haviag
!km stationed as fir as they may go; the irschisir:isli re
r taring the presence of additional forces, artha;tflematn
'unoccupied. Common sense tells us.that alearsisnnwitfch
.can only man so many bastions, leaving the testolthe
defences unprotected, may as well be withdrawn Altos.-
Aber. The same faculty informs us,th it each period most
provide for its own services according to times and-cir,
cumstan:es, and that the number oEmen moat be pro-
portioned to the calls for them—not the calls to an
arbitrary number of men. Ireland was not in 1792 in
the same state as at present—but the peaceable and
loyal inhabitants of that country cannot.lrkft to the
paternal care of Captain ROCK. • .
Our East and • West Indian Empire—our colonies,
garrisons, arsenals, national and individual wealth, are
all on a far *more extensive scale than in 1792. 'They
cannot be left unprotected. Neither will any man of
humanity or common understanding propose that we
should now return to tl:e practice of 1792, which
was to leave our brave countrymen, sent -on foreign-
stations, to end their days in far distant climates, with-
out the hope of ever re-visiting their native land ; yet
to this we must come, unless there shall be a dispoiable
force to relieve them at- short intervals ; a plan which
has lately-been adopted by Ministers, with the utmost
benefit and satisfaction to the service.

This forenoon we received flanitstigh-Papert to the'
25th ult. and Dutch Paperkto"the 2d instant; the latter
contain no political
..intelligence' •whateveri and the..
news of the former is chiefly confined to extraotairom
the Journal of St. Petersburgh-to the lath, which con=
tans a long list of
.promotions, on account of the Secret
Associations copied from the Vienth Jaffna's; and the
details at great length of the funeral pygessinn of the
Emperor A LIMANDER from Taganrog to ;Laura. The
rEtersburgh Journal also contains an article which we
sobjoin, in which too much praise is,given to Russia,
and by fir too little to this country, for the overthrow
of BONAPARTE, who, had it not been for the British
fleets and armies, British resources, and Bt icish perse-
verance, might, and in all probability, would have been
still on the Throne of France. The following is the
article to which we allude :

ST. PETERSBURG, FZIWIART 8.

Our readers know with what profound grief krcign
nations lestat the death of the Emperor Alexander.
Their lean Ibistre.‘een mingled with ours, and, in fact.
the loss of =eh a Monarch could not fail to be felt
by all his sconteniporaries, whose pride and mode,
be was It must especially affect ;he;people of
Eprope who succeeded, under his Auspices, in throw-
ing of an odious yoke, and who sub.,equentl,)
found in his magnanimous policy,- the most certain
pledge for this maintenance or peace and *general tran.
Accordingly the Allied Courts oow ease,
to. da honour to the memory if the 41:471i)es or Alexan let
"OKI 'to the last moment remained the derository

their unbounded confidence, by the unanimous expres-
sion of the most affectionate sentiments towards his
august successor.

That Sovereign, whose faithful andilevoted friendship
to ourteloved Monarch resisted all the storm; of the
times, and came triumphant ont of the most cruel trials,.
the King of Prussia, was the first to choose his son,
Prince William, to carry to the Court of Rossi:46e
Rx-
peessions of his profound affliction. Orgill. of Vie .
same sentiments, their Royal Highnesses 'the tranti
Duke of M-cklenhurgh Schwerin, the Mirgravine
Leopold of Baden. and the Prince of Oynge, arrived
soon after him. The Pi ince. of Orange, in p:rtticular, .
so dear to the late Emperor, who had in very lately
received flesh proofs of his inestimable ft iend •Itip,whorn
the fatal news stuck so soddenly, and who was Over-
whelmed by his own grief, as well as that of
sort, then incess of Orange,rtturns to scenes consecrated
by his recollections, to pay the last homage to the great 4oteirch,
and to partake the inexpressible regret of the august Family, who
re the whole world take part in its mourning, On the,other hand
the Emperor of Austria, the oldest and firtnett.ally of Russia,
the personal friend of Alexander, has expressed his sentiments in
the most striking manner, by sending the Archduke Ferdinand of
Este, his near relation, who gained such distinguishad.gliscy Bt, tie
campaign of 1805. Lastly, the British Governmeot .bas proved,,,,
in like manner. 'lithe- importance it attaches to the elsoice
Representative on this solemn occasion. .It has.seleeted one of the
heroes of our age, the; illustrious• Captain who' completed the rubs
of. Napoleon in the Field of Wattrltio, end thus restdesiskg the wino."
of Wellington 'eternally inseparable in the unnxispf bistory
the name of Alexander I. the principal author of the deliverance.,
of, Europe. •

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By the arrival of the Catherine Anwriest' ship are
Cowes from Batavia, which place she left on the 19th ef•Oetober,
accounts have been received at the North and Smith' American•
Coffee House of the insurrection'at Java, witiril Is stated to become
daily more alarming. There being few butch troops there, dm
oldest citizens were compelled to moutti team, and *Was of ail
ranks were drilled three times a week.

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The insurrection was extending to the Sodiheill Districts, and'
several of the English and Dutch Settles are repteiented as having'
fallen in action with the hint:gents.
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We have frequeritly had occasioato call the attentipa
of our readers to the vatt redaction 'that has lakes place in the
taxes,—a reduction-eo: attendee that' it effete 'fair mend for
presuming that whew?'" the [miens, of the Revenge, or the neces-
sary expenses of Golrenenento Will enable them ,m reduce ear
taxation still lower they will ' tit* aftteet a mama in doing so.
It will be seen by the following tillidial statement thee in a period
of ten years sixteen millions of taxes have been repealed !
Account of the Grose Receipt of Revenue derived from Taxation.
in Great Britain (drawbacks and payment of the nature of draw.
backs deducted; and exclusive of all Loans, and of Payments rt.
calved from Ireland and Austria), In each year since the sikat.
January, 1 515
1 1815 . £70,422,151 111 1821 . £54,838:141 3 9e '.
1814 . 61,07,267 8 4i 1322,g. 534823,511 2 6•
1817 . 51,183,154 14 5i 1823 .. 53,561,802 9 9e
1818 . 52,717,933 10 2i 1824 . 52,865,930 18 Ot
1819 . 51,385,950 IS 4 ' 1825 . 53,951,463 11 le* .'•
1620 '. ' 51,058,666 18 0i

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i.!:ri0,61,01 -441 R ARMY. I 0 •
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'Theta afthhoutie6 Dragoon Guards hls been ogle* ppovirl
Mos Dorchester are, glristithjarsh to Uancheswe.
the.fikh RegAinestwilli from. Chathant
iailp the dot at thf theirkailds•
to piss thithelaalleitlL*-. • • ••
cotepaity of this 4adi Wohfortarchtd froglbliewrris. -
de the asib ef. Fehreary. , en,tbe same day two cohipiniss
*MA II" 7904 Irrirrar6p, 'staid &ma 4rres;
!
4o..,neirfri• go,.
An bilcialretunt to an ordet of the House of Commons Mitei,
tflurrnot one of the vacancies without purehase which has oecurmd
lathe Roysi Regiment of Horse Guards and the Regiments of
fug* ‘itiassle, belonging to any troops or companies, reduced since
AAl4,,which has occurred shier the reduction of 1821, has been
Irciur Pages of Honour have, however, been appoino.l
Althoff Purchase us • supernurnerArien, and ,re not included *this
'-`tetunr. The4e and the se-condos:l Wilms are not unemployed, Dot
'Aie 'doing duty with their regiments.

. NAVAL INTULLIGENCE. • •'': ":4
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The Viscountess Doune, Attsorn ; and the Robert Taylor,
MAIJOHAN, from London, with valuable cargoes, consisting 'of
indigo, cochineal, &c. ran on shore on the 20th ult. in the Elbe,
and it was feared would be lust. Crews and part of their cargoes
saved. •
• Faiatouym, Mascot 2.—Wind N. to S.W. light airs.—Arrieed
the Cygnet packet, from America. Sailed the Hon. Company's
ship Earl of Balcarras, Casteaon, for Bengal and China; and the
Rambler, KNIGHT. foe Malta.
Poenatount, Maims 3.—Wind W.S.W.--Sailed his Majesty's
yacht tlstruit.o, having on board the Marquis of Minima and suite,
for Malta; his Majesty's ships GALATIA and Hi en, for Plymouth;
and the Duke of York, FIRLATSON, for St. Itschael'a Arrived
from the Downs, the John Barry, Roar" for Niew South Wales
and the Liberty, BLARSHA RO, from Cork.
Cowes, Mance s.—Wind W.N. W.—Salted the City of Genoa,
Cauterise:l, for St. Domingo; Susan and Maria, WARRIXOTOW,(OT
Bllb.a; Tickler, WRIGHT, fortiamaica ; Royal Mail, Seam and .
Swift, ARUN for St. Michael's; George and Ellen, Wagon, •for
Charente; Ann, Motapay, for Malta; and the Elizabeth, ?sus,
for Vera Cruz. . •
Deal., *sant 3.--. Wind N. W.—Arrived arid renain,
froM the Isle of France. At tour, r.st. a light tweeze
sprung up from the N.W. when the East Indiamen, and nearly the
whole of the outward bound, got uuder weigh.
, Fier, r.as.-Wirod still at N.W. and all the. outward bound are
• y.
-.Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted military
.bodness at his house in South Audiey-street.
Thuriday morning a ltussiair Courier arrived at the
Rhssian Ambassador's house, in Dover-street, Piccadilly, with dis-
patches from St. Petersburgh. In a short time after his Excellency
went to the Foreign Office, in Downinpstreet, where the Ambas-
sador had a long iinerview wtth Mr. Secretary Canuene.—Yesret.
day, a little before one o'clock, his Rzeellincy lekkiabeitae. wa his
travelling carriage and four to proceed to .9t: Pekittimmtb. The
Ambassador was not accompanied by his COURSORIVOI any orals suite.
DEVIZES ELZETlON.—Thursday Mr. Watson TAY-
LOR was elected; without opposition, Ihmber foe.tbi Balogh, in
room of Mr. Bocetat.E. Fssa•constu.. • • •
MACCLEiFIELD, Wednesday Night, Half-past Eight
o'Chsck.—Souse 200 or 500 lads asseiebkd about'seven o'clock, and
paraded theetreets with the calk and shOuta of the preceding even-
ings. No injury done (Lavin to this hoer,
Halifax Papers to the 11th February reached us this
forenoon. They state that it bad been decided in
Council that American vesseli are now entitled to ad..
mission and to carry on trade in that port.
At the interview which took place between the Gen-
tlemen composing the deputations from the manufacturing districts
and the Bank Directors, the deputation from Manchester, we urt•
dentand, named 500,0001. and that front Glasgow 300,0001. as
the utenoat that could be required for the relief of the commerce of
those towrs. They profess themselves highly satisfied with the
.general facilities given by the Directors towards the attalninent of
the object they had in view.
FOREIGN CoUßTs.—The Margravine of Anspach, in
her Memoirs' hat given Sketches from personal obsereation of no
legit ftin ten Foreign Courts, viz. those of Paris, Viettni,'Warsaw,
•SlK'Petersburgh, Constantinople, Anspach, Berlin, Napteeif.ishon.
and Madrid.
NtlltilltralittßLASl3 COUNTY I.EI,tC rION.—NINtH
Da.Y.---oq,tursday afternoon, at the cline of the Poll for that
day,, the *timbers were, for Mr. But, I For Mr. Lonoett.,
rir3--Kajoriry in favour of Ilr. lira L, h. The contest, it is
epiirted, coots the catalidates 3,C004 a day each! Ind the general
..pin" 's„ that the Whole ekpeuditure will nut be niuch Ices than
roopoot .•

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