Star.
London, England, 1819-04-28 00:00:00

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balance of Revenue above .Expenditure, Hipllcahle
,within the year to the extiectioLot 444.,t Lii;t2. . '
4111
parison of the debt discharged and ttba cht.Creg*
within cl
the year affords nearly the o*.mrctsult-,44 '
difference being no more than may be accounted fpr'
by the balances remaining in the Exchequer, or in
the several departments of expenditure.
The probable Expenditure of the United Kingdom
for the current year is the next important subject to
which the Committee, in their Report, direit the at-
tention of Parliament.

Your, Committee now propose to present to the
House an estimate of the probable expenditure of
the United Kingdorryfor the year 1819 ; and for that
purpose they have had before them the estimates
which have been already submitted to .the House,
and they have called for such other information as
appeared to them to be necessary to enable them to.
complete their estimate. It was observed by the
Committee on Finance in their eleventh Report (page
424) that in the event of the return of the troops
from France, there would probably be an increase of
expense in the Army and Ordnance, in consequence
of the necessary additions to the half-pay, Chelsea
pensions, pay of General Officers, &c. (after taking
into consideration the average yearly saving by ca-
sualties) to the extent of £300,000, making the total
sum to be granted in the year 1819, for Army,
Navy, and Ordnance, £16,972,000 ; but your Corn-'
mittee have much satisfaction in observing, from the
estimates which have been laid before them, that
there is not only no increase of permanent expense
'from the contingency contemplated by the Commit-
tee, notwithstanding that it has taken place, but that
an actual decrease of expense has been effected in the
present year ; although these are included in the es-
timates for the Army and Ordnance expenses for the
reduction to the extent of £218,254, which may of
course be contemplated as not likely to recur in any
future year of peace.
This diminution of charge has been attained
chiefly by the reductions in the Army and Ordnance.
• This reduction, considerable as it is, being upwards
lof 11,6g0 men in the Army and Ordnance, as com-
pared with the numbers of mda voted for the year
1818, exclusive of a reduction equal to the whole
number of troops stationed in France, does not pro-
duce any present saving expense, in proportion to the
amount of the numerical reduction, in consequence
of the claims which a very considerable number of
'individuals who have been reduced have upon the
country for some provision, as a reward for their past
services. This is however a payment which will give
the country a claim to call upon them again for their
services, should the exigencies of the State require
their assistance, and should their state of health en-
able them to afford it—but although this reduction
of numbers has necessarily added very largely to the
half-pay and Chelsea pensions, yet it can by no means
be considered as a permanent addition. and therefore
some decrease of expense may in future years be con-
templated, presuming that a full provision is made
in the estimates for the present year, for all those per-
sons who in consequence of the late reductions will
be entitled to half-pay and pensions—and that the
amount of new claims which may arise upon the pre-
sent diminished establishments, cannot equal the ca-
sualties which must occur among the vast numbers
of persons now receiving allowances.
The total amount of the Expenditure in the United
Kingdom for the year 1819, may, according to the
estimates which have been laid before your Com-
mittee, be stated as follows :