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House Of Commons.
Indies , as well as to send ten or twelve thousand men to Portugal . He reprobated the inconsistency of sending troops out of the kingdom , when Ministers had spread ' the alarm of an invasion , and feared that our troops woTTId be able to achieve little in concert with so small , so ill-disciplined , and so ill-appointed a body as the Portugueze army ; while France , by stimulating the sluggishness of Spain , and by availing herself of her proximity , might reduce Portugal to as low a condition as that of some other of our ci-devant allies . The Secretary at War then proceeded to move the rest of the estimates , which
gave occasion to much incidental conversation . The most remarkable points were Mr . M . A . Taylor ' s assertion , that the Cavalry Bill was totally unintelligible , and Mr . Pitt ' s admission of the propriety of an explanatory Act . The precise sums voted were—£ . 70 , 000 o o for Horse Furniture and Cloathing to Augmentations . 7 , 500 o o for Allowances to reduced American Officers . 52 , 500 o o upon account of ditto . - '
4 , 500 o o for Scotch Roads . 125 3 4 for Allowances to reduced Horse Guards . / 118 , 874 16 8 for reduced Officers of Land Forces and Marines . 180 , 000 o o for increased Rates of Subsistence for quartering Soldiers . 13 6 , 675 o o for Full Pay to Supernumerary Officers . 1 , 000 o o for Officers late in the Service of the States General . 136 , 779 17 1 for Allowances to Paymaster General , Secretary at War , & c « 653573 1 7 for Ordinary of the Navy .
, 768 , 100 o o for Buildings and Rebuildings of Ships of War . 1 , 009 , 024 9 2 for Ordnance Land Service , 1797 . 114 , 553 19 9 for Ordnance Land Services not provided for in . 1795 . 74 , 830 o 3 for Ordnance Sea Service not provided for in 1795 . ¦ 425 , 366 10 6 for Ordnance Land Service not provided for in 1796 . 7 , 000 o o for the Civil Establishment of the Province of Upper Canada . 5 , 915 o o for the Civil Establishment of Nova Scotia . 4550 o o for the Civil Establishment of New Brunswick .
, 1 , 900 o o for the Civil Establishment of the Island of St . John , America . 1 , 840 o o for the Civil Establishment of Cape Breton . 1 , 232 10 6 for the Civil Establishment of Newfoundland . 4 , 100 o o for the Civil Establishment of the Bahama Islands . 580 o o for the Salary of the Chief Justice of Bermuda . 600 o o for the Salary of the Chief Justice of Dominica . 5 , 523 10 o for the Civil Establishment , 8 cc . of New South Wales .
The House being resumed , the Report of the Committee was ordered to be received on Monday . Mr . Grey moved , That there be laid before the House an Account of the Extraordinaries of the Army incurred and paid from the 20 th of December , as far as they can be estimated—Ordered . Monday , 5 . The Master of the Rolls presented a Petition , signed by several Freeholders of the County of Flint , complaining of the return af Sir Thomas Morten as their Representative , he being . under the age of twenty-one years ,
of which the Petition stated that due notice had been given to the Sheriffs , previous to the election . Alexander Morris being brought to the Bar , was informed by the Speaker , that he stood there in consequence of a report from a Committee appointed to try the merits of the Southwark Election ; and was desired to say whether lie had any thing to offer in his behalf . Alexander Morris acknowledged the receipt of the warrant ; but said that he had been kept out of the way by private business ; that he was not aware of giving offence to the House ; and that he hoped they would be as lenient as possible . Sir Edward Knatchbull moved , that Alexander Morris was guilty of a breach of privilege , which was agreed to .
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House Of Commons.
Indies , as well as to send ten or twelve thousand men to Portugal . He reprobated the inconsistency of sending troops out of the kingdom , when Ministers had spread ' the alarm of an invasion , and feared that our troops woTTId be able to achieve little in concert with so small , so ill-disciplined , and so ill-appointed a body as the Portugueze army ; while France , by stimulating the sluggishness of Spain , and by availing herself of her proximity , might reduce Portugal to as low a condition as that of some other of our ci-devant allies . The Secretary at War then proceeded to move the rest of the estimates , which
gave occasion to much incidental conversation . The most remarkable points were Mr . M . A . Taylor ' s assertion , that the Cavalry Bill was totally unintelligible , and Mr . Pitt ' s admission of the propriety of an explanatory Act . The precise sums voted were—£ . 70 , 000 o o for Horse Furniture and Cloathing to Augmentations . 7 , 500 o o for Allowances to reduced American Officers . 52 , 500 o o upon account of ditto . - '
4 , 500 o o for Scotch Roads . 125 3 4 for Allowances to reduced Horse Guards . / 118 , 874 16 8 for reduced Officers of Land Forces and Marines . 180 , 000 o o for increased Rates of Subsistence for quartering Soldiers . 13 6 , 675 o o for Full Pay to Supernumerary Officers . 1 , 000 o o for Officers late in the Service of the States General . 136 , 779 17 1 for Allowances to Paymaster General , Secretary at War , & c « 653573 1 7 for Ordinary of the Navy .
, 768 , 100 o o for Buildings and Rebuildings of Ships of War . 1 , 009 , 024 9 2 for Ordnance Land Service , 1797 . 114 , 553 19 9 for Ordnance Land Services not provided for in . 1795 . 74 , 830 o 3 for Ordnance Sea Service not provided for in 1795 . ¦ 425 , 366 10 6 for Ordnance Land Service not provided for in 1796 . 7 , 000 o o for the Civil Establishment of the Province of Upper Canada . 5 , 915 o o for the Civil Establishment of Nova Scotia . 4550 o o for the Civil Establishment of New Brunswick .
, 1 , 900 o o for the Civil Establishment of the Island of St . John , America . 1 , 840 o o for the Civil Establishment of Cape Breton . 1 , 232 10 6 for the Civil Establishment of Newfoundland . 4 , 100 o o for the Civil Establishment of the Bahama Islands . 580 o o for the Salary of the Chief Justice of Bermuda . 600 o o for the Salary of the Chief Justice of Dominica . 5 , 523 10 o for the Civil Establishment , 8 cc . of New South Wales .
The House being resumed , the Report of the Committee was ordered to be received on Monday . Mr . Grey moved , That there be laid before the House an Account of the Extraordinaries of the Army incurred and paid from the 20 th of December , as far as they can be estimated—Ordered . Monday , 5 . The Master of the Rolls presented a Petition , signed by several Freeholders of the County of Flint , complaining of the return af Sir Thomas Morten as their Representative , he being . under the age of twenty-one years ,
of which the Petition stated that due notice had been given to the Sheriffs , previous to the election . Alexander Morris being brought to the Bar , was informed by the Speaker , that he stood there in consequence of a report from a Committee appointed to try the merits of the Southwark Election ; and was desired to say whether lie had any thing to offer in his behalf . Alexander Morris acknowledged the receipt of the warrant ; but said that he had been kept out of the way by private business ; that he was not aware of giving offence to the House ; and that he hoped they would be as lenient as possible . Sir Edward Knatchbull moved , that Alexander Morris was guilty of a breach of privilege , which was agreed to .