Star.
London, England, 1803-06-14 00:00:00

Till SUDGST.

The CMANCELLOR of the Eye Nagy ea moved the
Order of the Day for the Houle to refolve itfelf iuto
a Committee of the whole Honfe, in order to con-
fider fat-titer of Vs'ays and Means for railing the
Sopplies granted to his Majefty. The Houle basing
accordin:;:y i; AI into the laid Committee,
The C-4nscittrie t.t the EXCIOVER addre:fed
the Chairman to the following effea : .6 Sir, As I
(hall be obliged to trefpalv at frune length in the
tfatements and oblervations I have to up-
on the attention, and, I may add, the indulgence of the
Houle, I fha;: ahftain f;om fubmitting any privoft-
Lions or rot:arks, except Inch as tutors:lly and ge-
sso ally ar;:e out of the Wijeas to which it is my duty
to coatine onyfelf. I Sian afsflain from entering in-
to the particulars of the fituatinti in whkh we are
unavoidably placed, and which have this day intp(Qi
ed uY.nl me t!:e neceirarv, hot painful ,loty of
for the co.overatiml and rtie,nive I,:rpt,rt of t!le coon-
try. Let it fafice to fay, that I;,c nation to which
«e Arc at prefent reduced is loch as has betit
I.s the rcat!:f, fpirit, by the eocroaci.ments, by the
b^t n ilcfs &Coe emp;re and aggranciiztc:r..r
v ;,d .1 by the C,..vrr-,m.nit of /.:"!,;,..
i.d some paro,„tho-:
st i ..:::catsl to the dell&

out iudepender..le, nil. :.':'3ur, and tut. treat fources
of profperity and re.:ttri:-. It will, I hope, be fuffi-
dent fur me to t!tat it is the eon...hia of the
French b is placed' us in a fitua.
tion that calls upon o, :.‘r ample means to meet the
exigencies of the I. vice. From thefe circum-
fiances, we are :17:On trci lied to make great exer-
tions; and the lina•-e o; Commons having given, by
their vote to his LT:l:izfly. a folcnm aftUrance and
determination to concar w i h his NI tjclty, in every
means tending to the full-sort and honnut ofhiscrown,
and the interefis of his people, it becomes lefs in-
cumbent upon me to call the attention of Gentlemen
to theetice of the con eft in which we are involved.
The 'wedge into which the Houle then entered, and
by which they bound themfelves, was not lightly
given ; it was given as the refult of mature confider-
ation. and it was founded on motives of a molt irre-
(Able kind. It was laid at the font of the throne as
a faired fecutity, that we were willing and ready to
carry the determination which it announced, into
prompt and complete execution. We are therefore
called then to summon all our efforts, to put forth
all our fortitude, and to realize the affurances which
in that vote we gave to his Majelty. I know, Sir,
nor is it in the flights'' degree my intention to con-
ceal the taFt, that it will be necelfary for us to under-
go material privations, to fubruit to unufttal inconve-
niences, and to make great and extensive fitcrifices.—
We have an enemy to contend Wth, who has coolly
calculated the ftrength of our refonrces, who has ef-
dmated the nature of our force, and weighed the ex-
tent of our means. We have an enemy to contend
with, whole tlrength, refnrcc% an.i means, are fully
known to us, and of whoa. !ivied and perfidy we
can have but one opinion. We are therefore called
upon to ripple him with a fpidt, magnanimity, vi-
gour, and perseverance, equal to the arduoufnefs and
dangers of the occasion. In thus oppoling him, we
mull leave no efforts untried that can fecure our file.
ccfs, and encore our triumph ; and it is with a refer-
ence to that lyllem of condo.% without which we can-
not indeed hope for the honourable iffue of the con-
tell, that I have formed a plan for giving energy to
our exertions, which I !hall now have the honour of
fubmitting to the confideration of the Houfe. I (hall,
however, fiat, Sir, with the permifflon of the Com-
mittee, enter into all the particulars of the fupplies
that have been voted, and next into the particulars of
the Applies that remain to be provided for. The firtt
article which occurs is, the euflumary article of the
Navy, which, including the ordnance of the lea
vice, amounts to the (um of 10,02400 d. The Cum
voted for the army is 8,721,8491.; the extraordina-
ries for the fame branch of the public fervice are two
millions, and the extraordinaries for the preceding
year, which have not been provided for, are
4032,1511. From there various items it will appear,
that the whole of the film voted for the army efta-
blilhment is 14754,0301. ; the ordnance I take at
4280,6001. It is propofed to apply to the Houk for
a vote of credit for two millions, but I have to remark
that in that vote of credit Ireland is to be included.
With refpea to that part of the fupplies which relates
to the corn bounties, they amount to 5240300 L and
the mifcellaneous articles are to be taken at the Arm
of 4300,0001. If all there sums be taken together,
they will be found to give a total of twenty-fix mil-
liens, eight hundred and seventy-nine thoufand
pounds, which form the joint charge of England and
Ireland. It is, however, neceffary fur me to mention,
under the various heads, the feparate charges for Eng-
land, and in the &It place I'have to notice the deft
eieney in the malt duty for the year 1804 which
amounts to 118,8401. Next follows the deficiency
in the Ways and Means for 1803, amounting to
1714311. and for the American awards the Aim of
330,0001. has been voted. It will appear by the ac-
counts which are now on the table, that in conk-
quence of tranfaetionswhich have taken place between.
this Country and the Ealt-India Government. that a
confiderable balance is due, and I (hall slate the Emit-
India repayments at one million. On the fubjc of
that branch of the fupply relative to Exchequer Bills,
the fum of 2,78 hoccl. has been voted to pay off the
Exchequer Bills of the 4.1 ft of his Majefly, while to
pay off the interelt of thofe billed in 1798, the fum of
920,4081. has been appropriated. As to the Exchequer
Bills in paffeffinn of the Bank, the fum of 4500,0004.
will be recelfary to pay them off. It eonfequently
follows, that the whole of the feparate charges for
England amounts to 6,821,6791. and the total of the
fupplies to 33,700,6791. From this total we are to make
the dedullion which is according to the At of Union
chargeable to Ireland. Two-feventeenths of the joint
charges of England and Ireland are to be contributed
by Ireland, making the fum of 3, t 6a,2351. ; and Om is
ebb to contribute two feventeenths of the Civil Lill,
and other charges on the Confnlidated Fund, not re-
lating to the Public Debt, to the amount of 140,241.
which taken together and &doffed from the total of
the (applies. will leave the firm of 30,398.2201. pay-
able on account of England, and for which we are
now called upon to provide.