Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-23

ter thirty-three years of peace, of no less than
s92 rank and le differed by 5,73i gentlemen "men
says the specify who spu honest trade or the profess
sion Of merchant but who nevertheless, dabhe in the
market for their ACKNOWLEDGMENT This ar
my kept up continues the speaker for fear there should
be war; and for the protection Of colonies and large
exports to them Our colonies Us e4 O00 900 year,
and our exports to them amount to about 60 000 900
nuay that costs about 9s TO protect every eos.
worth Of exports" sour exports to the United States in
s4 amountedto very nearly much those to our colo
MES The latter "a, 000, 900, the former 900
for diplomatic salaries, &c and yet we pay our Ambassa
dor at Washington more than the Americans pay their Pre-
sdent The expenses of the civil Government Of British
Guiana, with It's 100000 population, is e29, COOS that Of
the State of New York, with its 2,500,o0O, only about
O00 We pay to our four Governors in North Ame
rican colonies e. 500 more than the thirty States of the
Union pay their thirty Governors
Looking OF the expenses and composition Of the army, it il
found that each in the Horse Guards costs Exclusive
horses 95s IDS Al per annum the first Dragon Guards
E55 l5s. AL do; in the Greadier Guards 462 As. lOd
dol the lst regiment of infantry e2s lis. do Now, why
this great difference Cavalry regiment has usually about
% officers, the Grenader Guards has l2o regiment has
generally lieutenant colonel this has 80 There are
usually captains and eutsnans the Genader Guards has
80 The entire number of generals in the army Is o.
there also 3 lieutenant generals and ga major generals
in all 2s generals being than two generals for every
regiment There also 3i colonies in the army and 6sa
lieutenant colonies making total Of l,O25, or seven COM
handing officers to each regiment these officers there
are zoo coones receiving retired pay at 81 Is 3D. per day
and l6s lieutenant colonies receiving half pay at lis pei
day for doing nothing" "But you will say" continues
the speaker, "why such monsrous abuses alowed
Simply because have law which is called primogeni-
u G.
order 10 enrich one beggars all the Of the children and
this law is intended to preserve the great historic names OF
our ancient nobility Well, the younger thus left
out and being proud to beg, and considering it beneath
their dignity engage in any thing useful have gen
tlemany allowances granted them and their parents moi
being willing do this the nation, through the Parliament
lis gently persuaded grant these allowances; and
find these younger in the army navy church,
colonies and home ard foreign Courts. But you will natu
rally say the House Of Commons vote the supplies, and
should allow such extravaganza.
The following statement is then given Of the constitution Of
the present House of Commons Among the 656 members,
there $50 who officers, the immediate connexions
of officers there 1873 brothers, and relatives
peers baones belonging to the arstocracy and s. land
ed popretors married sisters, daughters SC. Of peers
Some Of the members, however, stand in more than Of
these lists and in them all but collecting the individual
names there 3Sl persons, standing majority, g in
what is called the Peoples house. who interested in keep
ing up establishment and official extravaganza This
extravaganza will continue until the House of Commons is
'made IN truth the Commons House of Parliament and
m the middle and Industrious classes OF the country have that
fair share in the administration of their own affairs which
their wealth. their talent their industry and their morality
deserve
One great design of this and similar associations appears tc
at
the great superiority, to equality of operation and bar
den, Of direct taxation indirect To show how this lat
mode by taxing heavily the necessares Of e bears
equally upon the poorer and middle classes they give state
of the duties derived from the following articles for h
year which ended January 5, ls47