Star.
London, England, 1818-04-30 00:00:00

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• anc!th infratibn, he had said
with respect
He saw no
be made in
had tzken
been laid on
. the Army had
promotion. On this
sack a regu-
attaching upon
- or boon con-
political rea-
advantageous to
, advantage to those
command of money.
agreed with the
regulations should be
• extended equally to

not argued
mean in the
purchase of corn-
to give them
he meant to
acquired a
part of their
the pensions
, with regard
3d. per day,
proportion to
ice to secure to
them under the
amounting to
insurance to secure

the pension,
urge this,
degree an objec-
' contrary, he en.

, that the pen-
. the case of the
notwithanding any
:.tions in the
:onsi•tent that any
the Artillery

were pur-

Marines, anu-
Imissions were put-
ly of opinion, that
distinction of ser-

regard to the
their pay, 01)-
21 deduction,

pay of all the
unmarried, and there-
proportion with
han stated by the
towever, that these
Widows Pen-
from other
expressed upon
Lords Liverpool
to leave the
the requisite
to be printed.

itcd the Report

Brink Drainage
t any amend-
esolution of the
to move that
relate to the
stage on the
consideration, with a
on Friday, and he
Lords be sum-
proceedings were

observed, that it

lat a large ex-

_ new coinage,
were already be.

. proportion of
the country, as
The expenses
in consequence
-ed as thrown
tdcration, and,
may be mat-

expense to be
not probably
terefore move for
Irately to chew
has been, and'
ith respect to

'ed, nit there

the sums ne•
the Gold to be
\.ccount of the
liament on ac-
Exchange for
ttement of the
the same ;

id, he rose for

Standing Orders
in Scotland, to

tthorize the ex-
iould be taken
respect to such
very different

. •
this part of the
Lordship explained,
fiber of Consents

Bills, particularly
Estates. He

Consents than
necessary, and of whom
could be collected,
absent on foreign
intended to pro-
to the number ofl
Bills of the kind,
stated that he
intended propo-
' he moved the
'den, and that the

their Lordships,
order being gone
'ig Holy 'Thurs.

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• ty's Government, ancrth iiiiiinibn, as b
before, was to assimilate the regulations *
both pa.thearaval antsipilittrkservices, l
' sound principle why aZiference should b
those respects. In the discussions which
place, no small stress seemed to have be
• the consideration that many Officers in the
• to purchase their commissions or promotio
point his own decided opinion was, that sa
Won ought not to be considered as attac
those Officers as a tax, but as a favour or
ferred upon them. It was true that, for pc
sons, such a regulation was deemed advan
the service, but it was certainly an advanta
' individual Officers who had the command
Viewing the subject generally, he agree
Noble 'Marquis, that whatever regulations
determined upon, they should be extended
both services.
• The Earl of ROSSLYN said, he had 1
•on a former occasion, nor did he now n
slightest degree to argue, that the purcha!
missions by Officers in the Army ought to
1 any advantage over the naval service, all b
contend, was, that by the purchase they
II claim in addition to the contribution of a p
pay to a liberal dealing with regard to tl
I ' to their Widows.
t. Lord Viscount MELVILLE observed, s
i to the contribution by Naval Officers, of 3
1r
that the amount sb contributed bore no pr
what would be required as an insurance t
II their Widows the pension granted to then
existing regulations, the former only an
i about 31. per annum, whilst the iusuranc
an annuity to the Widow, equivalent to t
would be 451. per annum. He did not
however, as being in the slightest degree
tion to the Widows Pensions, on the cont
tirely agreed with the Noble Marquis, th
sions ought to be continued as in the
Widows of Officers in the Army, notwith
subsequent marriage. As to any distinct
r ! services, he thought it utterly inconsistei
such should exist. It was not merely tl
and Engineers, where no commissior.s
•
chased, but there was also the Royal Ma
nierous corps, where also no commission
f il' chased. He was therefore decidedly of o
1 with regard to these pensions, no distiac
I - - vice ought to be applied.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN, with ri
contributions of Naval Officers out of tt
1, served, that it was not merely the invidua
- but deductions were made from the pa:
Officers, many of whom were unmarried,
fore the aggragate was in a greater prop
respect to the Pensions of Widows, than s
Noble Viscount. He was aware, howeve
deductions were not sufficient for the W
sions, without considerable asietance
quarters. But after what had been ext
I t this subject by the two Noble Lords (Lori
and Melville) he was perfectly content
subject in their hands, with regard to t
regulations.,—The Papers were ordered t
EAU BRINK DRAINAGE BILL.
• The Earl of BEAUCHANIP presentcc
of the Lords Committees on the Eau Bri
Bill, which they had agreed to without
went. The Noble Earl read a Reset
Committee, directing their Chairman t
the relevant Standing Orders, which r
passing of Bills through more than one
same day, should be taken into consider;
reerence to the Bill in question, on Fri
moved accordingly, EA, that the Lor
mor.cd on the occasion. both which proci
ordered to take place.
EXPORTATION OF GOLD COIN
The Earl of LAUDERDALE obse
was a matter of notoriety, not only tha
• pease was incurred on account of the n
I: as,it appeared by such accounts as were
fore the House, but that an immense 1
the Gold Goin had disappeared from the
soon almost as it was in circulation.
attending the coining may, therefore, in
i 1 of such exportation, be so far consider(
)i
away. This constituted a serious colitid
regarding the question prospectively, it
I
ter of important inquiry how far what e
incurred in such a way in future, may ,
i be thrown away also. He should therel
I ' certain Papers, with a view more accur,
what the extent of such expenditure h
4
1 . ' what was still likely to be incurred wi
New Coinage. His Lordship then n:ovc
be laid before the House, Estimates of
cessary for defraying the Expense of di
i''' I coined in the year 1818. Also, an Ac
Expenditure of the Sum voted by Parli
count of the New Silver Coinage ; its ]
Old, Distribution, &c. And also a Stet
t Loss accruing from the Exchangeof
1
which were ordered accordingly.
SCOTS ESTATE BILLS.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said,
,V ' 1 ' the purpose of moving that all the Sta
which had relation to Estate Bills in
) private Estate Bills, and Bills to anti
i charge of one Estate for another, six
into consideratior.. The case with re
i Bills, as applicable to Scotland, was s
from what it was with respect to th
• United Kingdom. This, his Lordsh
f i arose chiefly from the very great numbs
; - . v. necessary in the case of the Scots Bills
i in those which respected the Sales of
knew of an instance wherein no fewer
1 1 those of 117 individuals were necessary
comparatively a small number could
as many of the heirs entail were abs
service, or from other causes. He into
pose some progressive limitation as to I
Consents to be deemed requisite in Bil
and which he partly referred to, but I
. I should fully explain the nature of his in
.: sition on Friday next, for which day
, , I consideration of those Standing Orders
Lords be summoned thereon.
It was ordered accordingly by th
'l' : and the remaining Bills upon orde
through, the' Howe (to-morrow being
f ' day) adjourned till Friday next.
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