Star.
London, England, 1828-02-26 00:00:00

asigned for such a charge? That the old article was
119 t good en'iut,ll. Why, snoa he supposed he •should
hear his Hon. and Gallen: Friend (Sir G. Cockburn) tell
the House that a flnik.bed was not soft enough for
sailor to lie upon, and that he whose couch had been AS

hard as the Rock of Gibraltar, must now recline on
down. But his Hon. and Gallant Friend very well
kneo., the process to be observed when a fine stout fellow

entered on board a ship. However perfect the ans.
tartly of his frame might be, and on his first appear-
ance it was generally easy to see whether it was perfect
or not, for it was rarely encumbered with too much
clothing, after he was well washed down, the slopping
was begun. It was a proceeding which required great
caution ; tor, as his Honourable and Gallant Friend

knew, when a sailor once got in debt, there was no
power over him. • If he absented himself, the slops sup-
plied to him were lost ; and, that being the case, he
wished to know upon what principle the Council had
advised the change which had been made ? And, as he
was on his legs, these was another point upon which he
-wished for some information from his Honourable

and Gallant Friend. N,,t two years had elapsed
since, by an Order in Council, the ink of which was
hardly dry, the Uniform of the Navy had been
changed. In the change immense trouble was taken.
Not only were their different ranks duly considered,

and a fair and just proportion of gold lace and splen•
dour assigned to e ich, but their probable anatomical

dimrnsicros were alkr) estimAted.

Doe allowance was

made for the big belly of the Adrnir.tl and the slim

figure cf the Nlidsiiipman ; and, thus rigged out by
nis Hon. and Gall ant Friend, lie had recently attended
une of the very best dinners i t London—indeed, no
other than that given by their Right Hon. Skseaker--
(L•ughterand he had been aloe complimented on
being the best dies-ed man present—(Loud laughter).
And from whom had that compliment proceeded?

Why from no ordinary scarce, but actually from
the Chaplain of that House—(Laughter). Receiving
such a compliment, and from such a quarter, he, of
course, could not do less than make some reply.—
He had been forty.seven years in that service, of
which he then stood the bumble representative, and I.e

said that dui ing that pet od they had gone on regularly
improving and improving, till at length they had ar-
rived at perfection. But in one of those evil howl,

which unhappily world come, the Councillors of his
Royal Highness had induced that Illustrious Personage
to sweep away all the beauty of his dress, which had
been so much and justly commended, and to reduce
his well decorated coat to a mere livery jacket—
(Laughter). No doubt he should be told that the last
new uniform was most convenient, and he should not
dispute upon the point, but what he wanted to ask
his Honourable and Gallant Friend was this—. Whether
he would, to borrow a phrase from one of the most
celebrated speeches that had ever been spoken at
Liverpool or elsewhere—whether he would guarantee
_(Eied laughter)—that the present uniform would be
the uniform twelve months hence ? Leave was already
given to wear it till next January, and what he (Sir J.
Yorke) wanted t., know was, whether it would be suf-
fered. to exist after that? It' his lion, and Gallant

Friend should give him the guarantee he asked for; be
would at once hasten to his tailor, and endeaiour to get
his beautiful and becoming coat re-manufactured—
(A laugh). If hiwever he shouldreceive no satisfac-
tion upon the subject, he 'should try his fortune with
the Committee of Finance, and tee if they wettld not
take into their consideration the propriety_.of.:ierstiruting
some proper controul with respect to the demand upon
private purses as well as on that of. the public.
Sir G. COCKBUItN said, that the Honourable and
Gallant Admit al-might at least h ire tiken the
.trouble
to know what he (Sir G. COckburnihad,rially-sitid
before he found fault with him. Wirat,he had. said
was not that there were 50,U00 jackets- en hand, but
that there was a considerable stock upon hancl;• and it
had been thought advisable AO effect :the charge` at
once, and to sett them to the beit,bidder.• - The charge
for them was I Is. 6d. and the contract priestess'ses"
The loss, Viet chore, a oUld be far less than whithird9ien
.stated, and the sailor s would get comfortable.: spa
good clothing so: much the sooner.' They ,wonla_zot
be charged mare for a jacket. thart_they had been.,...but*
they would have a much better- article• at the Same
price. There would also be a best kipd :of jacket` fox
such as chose to have it, for' which 24i:*fluldise charged
and he was i ~formed that jackets ..of the same quality
were now selling for between 495. and 50s. in'the Seaports.
'With regard to the number of 'ships itvordinaiY'atici,the
timber required, he could only say that he fielieve4 the
Finance Committee would enter fully into those points,
and all others connected with the Navy. He had been
twice before that Committee, and he was ready to give
it whatever information he possessed. He could see no.
objection to the Vote of Credit asked far, and it was only
a continuation of a plait already sanctioned by the House.
With respect to the ur.ilorrn of the Hon. and Gallant'
Admiral, he could give him no guarantee upon the
subject. Of course, if it was thought desirable, the
uniform could be again changed.
Sir J. YORKE said, he was glad to 'have gained
some information, although he had not got Ell he
wanted. • He wished to say one word respecting the
manufacture. Of the Finance Committee. Ile was'
really astonished to see it so tattled out of hand, after
it' had-been deemed of so much importance as to
blow up the last Cabinet, and to give rise to acts which
were 'perfectly di.grace'ul. It was really extraordinary
that in a Committee from which th.se was so much
expected, there was nut a single individual faniilar,
professionally, with the services which formed three ot
the great items cf national expenditure: Theme was
not a splinter, a pistol, or a patarare, to speak of the
Navy, the Ordnance, ot the Army, and the necessary
consequence must be that those three great subjects
must be blinked.
Mr; Alderman WAITHM AN was astonished to find
the House called upon to vote a large sum on credit,
without any explanation 'being given. They were told
that they had nothing to do with the establishments,
that on the questions of war and peice they ought to be
silent ; and indeed their only duty would seem to be, to
come down to that House and vete away the money of
their constituents. The only check *hied they had upon.
the rapacity of Ministers was to hold tight the string of
the 'ptsliiic purse, and he Would pot consentlo the vote
withotit investigation. The noir. Alderman then re-
peated the statements and arguments he had u,ed on a
previous evening,. and maintained that he was as much
a friend to the Goveinment as the Hon. and G tilasa
Admiral (Sir J. Yotke). If his (Mr. Waithman's) clans
were pursued, the Governatent, and not the Committee
of Finance, would have the credit of effecting the re..
ductions. He expected as much from that Committee,
perhaps, as any one, but it was the duty, of the House
not to alloW an overwhelming burthen to be thrown
upon its shoul'deis. le therefore became the• House to go
tote the Estimates before it voted away money, and to
afford the Committee as much assistance as possible. He
had been told by the Right Hon.Sectetary for the Home
Department on a previous occasion,that he had not chosen
the right time for urging his objections, but he was con-,