The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-28 00:00:00

TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE

APrOINTIRD rot
INQUIRING INTO THE PRESENT STATE OF THE
LONDON MILITIA, AS WELL AS TO THE IN-
HABITANTS OF LONDON.

GENTIAXER—As a Committee is appo.inted to
ezainine into the present state of the two Regi-
ments of Loudon Militia, the following infurina.
Lion may be of service in the progress of their
pursuits.

This Militia is regulated by an Act passed in
the thirty-sixth year of his present Majoty, the
two former ones of the thirty-fourth and thirty-
fifth nut being strong enough to deter the obtru-
skin of improper characters into these Regiments,
the Officers of which were declared to be com-
posed of bankrupts and insolvents; in consequence
of which the fullinting penal clauses were an-
nexed :

Clause " Provided always, that Ao Person who has
" been a Bankrupt, or compotioded with l!is Creditors, and
`• not p lid twenty Shillings hi ;he Pound, shall be eligible to
" be a Commit.si:iord Officer in the ►aid Loudon Militia."—
And in the said Art,
Claiisr VIII. " And if any Person shall execute any of
" the powers hereby directed to be executed by Colonel•,
" Lieutenant-Colonels, Majors, Captains, Lieutenlats, or
sa Ensigra, in the told Militia, after having been a Bankrupt,
" or after haying compounded with his Credilors, and nut
" paid twenty Shillings in the Pound, every such Person
" shall forfeit and pay the Sum of 1:100."

I ILITC merely Mentioned the Clauses to remind
you of what these Regiments were, and what the
Act had in contemplation to prevent, namely,
the introduction of improper characters.
In the progress 4.f your investigation, Gentle..
nu o, it will form not the least important part of
your duty to ascertain how far the services of
these Regiments of Militia repay the enormous
expences of (heir establishments, to which the Ci.
tisens are subject.

tuderudeut of a tax they have paid for ,etteral
"Ars, and WU einthise is pal, denominated

Trophy %hr, to the annual amount .►f £1646 13 4
The) are now charged for Men woad' are levied
o:.1 the Wards, and renewable every flee grant,
at the rate of 101. per *ea, fur 12tO Men (oee
Clause 10); la addition to which k%iele :39th

(ion. 111. cap. by deocrtion,, &c.
tliadJitinaal Men are charged on the Inha-
bitants, makiag together 147.5 saes, which
at 101. per titan amount) to
(To w..irh may be added the Expracts of the

Wives and Families to the various P.stisbes

the aitmestl the. eslist.)

These men are recruited in the Itegi-
&tents at three guineas each .....f3 3 0
Tts a Web is to be 4414011 fur the Crimp
who briegt him
Makin a total for each 31aa 0f.... £3 13 6

on 1473 wee 5410 0 0
tea•ia a sarplas of
Which is supposed to be applied to what is called
the Stock Purse, a report of which should hare
been made by the Field Officers, but which has
never yet been submitted to the inspection of the
Captains.—For the particulars, ride the exami7
nation of a Field Officer an the laic trial (1 Sir
John Eisner.

To you, Gentlemen, who will, doubtless, have
made yourselves acquainted with every mint:tire of
the expetsce of this establiahment, a statemeut of
the pay of the Officers were useless; but as those
on whom the burl/ten falls have nut that facility of
acquiring this inform:llion, the following may nut
be uninteresting :
Per Diem. Per Amt.
The pay aft Colmar, 14 • !el V 6 4:110 11 6
Ptutit on the ('loathing ettitttetteff at
(pile iserhaps may be ovel-ratod.
but it 11.14 cornmouly herii su eget-

meted) 1300 0 0
Share of the Stock Purse unaccounted for.

The pay of a Lieutenant-( - 15 11 V. 90 9 7
Major 14 1 '257 0 5
- cacti Captain 9 .5 171 17 1
Toe hick may he added los C'ontin-

Brut Money for each Captaiu - 47 10 6
The pay of a Surgeon . 11 4 IBS 16
To ssbieh inay added, Sib one of the
Gentlemen, of the Name of Box,
is Surgeon to Novato, his pay on

t at establ Wilmot from IkcCorpo-
ration of London.

The p.ty of a Surgeon's AffiCant - fi 6 136 17 6
Bulk these appointments have great advantages,
and are a consi.krable expence to the public.

It perhaps may be not within the comprehen.
sion of e:ery ones how it is possible fur a Gentle-
man, so situated, to discharge his ditty to 600
rank and file, committed to his care, whn may be
stationed at a distance from Lonion, and at the
sante time dis:bare his duty to the unfortunate
many who tnay be incascerated within the walls
of Nete:ate, and for which he is so liberally paid
by the Corporation of London.
The pad of rbe Qi.rter-Slagier Is - 6 6 116 14 6
From this Gentleman's appointment many im-
portant duties are riviired, which should be
faithfully discharged. Billeting the regiment,
contracting fur the broad, meat, &c. &c. and also
seeing that the men arc properly supplied with
the time.
Paymaster 15 0 973 15 0

The gentleman who has this lucrative appoint.
mcnt in one of the regiments (which appointment
should always be filled by a vetcran in the set vice
of his country), is one whu has never been in any
military capacity whatever, but, a, *a medical
man, is in high estimation.
LuerOaD Ila nary, Esq.-one nr the senior Sur.
geuns in St. Bartholumcw•s IlusilGO, now hollif
that appointment.