Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-20

been brought down from IS ,547 COO. to
1890 .UOoi.
lie should now shortly enter upon the
st1,e of our commerce. The British man
utactures exp RED in the Iths Of the year,
ending October 10, 1914, amounted to 81,
i67 0oOi and in the ths ending October 10.
1915, TO d. 1881 The Cotton Manufac
lures exported in 1914, amounted 70 Is,
lS9 ,0C9l. and in 1915, to Is. $40 ,OOo2. The
exp rtntion of Linen had been considera-
bly, more than in former years. The wool
exported in 1914, produced c, 141 ,O0Oi. and
in 1915, 1874 ,000L BY this evidentthcrease
Of the exports of our manufactures :, he did
not mean to imply, that the country was not
really in q state of distress but the causes
OF our situation should be consid red. He
would have the house to remember what
material alterations bid taken place in the
price If art c,es, in consequence OF the vi
ciss'tules of the wnr. II the sum which
night be wanted, should be raised at once,
and n one loan, it would greatly increase
me public distress but if the money that
was required should be taxed, as it were a
guinea from every man, the great mass of
population would feel very little additional
lnconveTience. OF the tags, lie ipvd
many would be r'atle less oppressive than
they torr9 erly had been, and some perhaps,
entirely abolished. He Intended Corsilcr-
ably to reduce the rate of the Tenants
part If the Property Tax which had pres
s"d formerly too hcrvily upon the ayr cul-
tura! Interest and the tex upon farming
horses was not meant to be continued. =
The latter was a tax which was peculiarly
oppressive tn the f.rmers, and as it had
been obnoxious to ITEM in the more imne-
date pursuits of agriculture, the blowing
and preparing of their land, be hoped the
agricul ural interest would receive a ma
ter;al benefit. The r ght Hon. G entleman
again disavowed any intention of pres ng
upon the monied interest for loan, and
considered that his refraining from any ap-
pGcation fer such purpose, would DC
greatly to the advantage of public credit,
He then proceeded to the cXpences of the
present year. He should give general
idea of what the expenditure would be,
though he could not say that consi Aerable
diminutons might not hereafter axe pl, &C.
1t could not be expected that a great com
parativc dminu,ien would be made in the
very FIRST year after the war, when it was
remembered that the committee of 1886
kept up much of the war expenditure
years after a peace had ben made, and
some of it i'll 1870, near seven years after
that time 1t was the intention of govern
D'ent to have, as a peace es'abl shment,
So 600 seamcn. Rctween 1890 AID 1890,
the Navv peace establishment varied be-
tween 20 Oc0 and 10000 men. For the
eXpercrs of the Navy about Z 600, OOok
was required. With respect to the Army,
$4,000 troops were required for England,
and the same for Ireland, cavalry and in
tantry included. Three thousand men
were likewise qusite for the relief of
garrisnns. &c. The army that was kept
IN la Fngland, would not be always station
ary. Parts If it would from time to time,
relieve the troops i'll the British colonies a
broad, not only because it would not be
polite to have a number of men constantly
exled from their native country, but be-
cause the British spirit, by their being
frequently changed, would BE- preserved
unmpa.rcd. I he Brit sh army in France
would consist of $4,000 men. Eleven
thousand men were necessary for Malta,
Gibraltar, and the Ionian Isles, and the
principal colonies in the Mediterranean
The I1nian Islan@s required more men in
proportion, than the other colonies, as they
had not been long accustomed to cur sys-
tenn of laws but they would be lessened
by degrees. as the natives became more
habituated to England. For British Anne
RIGA, including Nova Scotia, the Bahama
Islands, &c. 10, 900, for Jamaica 1000,
and the remainder of the West Indies,
5000, Tobago, Trinidad, Scc.-For the
Cape of Good Hope, 5000, for Ccylon,
GOOGLE wished il to be understood, that
there were many colonial regiments in the
West Indies and parts which he had emu
merated. For St. Helena, 1900 in case
OF necessity, 5000 wtre kept in reserve. The
total force for England, Ireland and the
colonies, was 99.0O0mcn. The army kept
up in France, was paid by that country -
The contributions from Frame had been
regularly paid. OF these contributions.
so 900 600 livrss had been appropriated to
the purpose Of rewarding the English and
Prussian soldiers for their exertions at
Waterloo. The remainder, with his Roy
al Highuess, the Prince Regents pleasure,
would be employed in the public expendi-
tire he said, with his Il yal Highness's
pleasure, for he believed all such contribu-
tions were originally right to the crown.
The sum total of the army estimates, was
10, 298, OO0i For miscellaneous expences.
there would be requisite 400 0OOk. There
would likewise be necessary, two millions
and half for the repayment Of sum Dor
rowed Of the T.. India Company.
There was then to be paid to the Bank
Immediately for ont standing Fxchequer
Bills, the sum Of 1,5OO.OOW. ard there re
NAMED due for the arrears of issues # ,,ub-
lie service, for the year 1913, 9O0,0OOL-
The Right Hon. Gentleman then proceed
ed to re-capitulate the various items as
follow -
For the Army, exclusive Of Elk