12] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



through the discussion of parlia- 

 ment ; and altliough it jirochiced 

 little novelty of argument, the 

 progress of the business to its final 

 determination nuist be regarded 

 as an impoitant incident in the 

 parliamcntaiy lecord of the year. 

 On ]\Iarch Sth the report of the 

 estimates was brouglit to the bar 

 of the House, -when, on the ques- 

 tion that tlie said leportbe brought 

 up_. a debate ensued in whicli a 

 considerable number of members 

 joined. The sulyccts were those 

 which had already been opened 

 in the committee, including the 

 number, kind, and disposition of 

 the troops to be jirovided for, 

 umler which heads scope was 

 given for maintaining the different 

 opinions lield by the oi)])osite 

 parties. The rei)ort having been 

 read, on the cpiestion for reading 

 the resolution a second time, Mr. 

 IVynn moved as an amendment 

 the substitution of words for re- 

 committing the resolution. The 

 House dividing, there appeared 

 For the amendment \1^l, Against 

 it 190: Majority for the negative 

 68. The resolution was tlien 

 agi'eed to. 



The order of the day on March 

 11th for going into a committee 

 of sui)i)ly being read, Mr. M'ynn 

 rose to offer a motion tor ilividing 

 the general vote proposiMl for the 

 estimates into separate questions 

 according to the differenit services 

 to whicli the gross an;iount of 

 force was to be applied. He 

 stated the heads under which he 

 proposed that the charge of de- 

 fi-aying the exj^ense of tliei troops 

 should be divided, and which were 

 nine in munber. Some min i^terial 

 opposition was made to th is mo- 

 tion, and '' Lord Palmfrston sug- 



gested an arrangement into three 

 heads as preferable. The motion, 

 however, was agreed to without 

 a division; and the House form- 

 ing itself into a committee, the 

 first resolution was moved, "That 

 a sum not exceeding 38.5,2791. be 

 voted for the household troops for 

 366 days." 



Mr. Calcraft, regarding this 

 species of troops as chiefly kept 

 foj- the purpose of parade, and as 

 the fittest objects for retrench- 

 ment, moved as an amendment a 

 grant of half the sum for their 

 maintenance. 



As this was a particuhirly tiy- 

 ing cpiestion relative to the army 

 establishment, it was strongly 

 argued on both sides, and termi- 

 nated by a division, in which the 

 amendment was defeated by a 

 majoiity of 82, the numbers being 

 '210 against 128. 



OniMarch 13th Lord Pcdmerston 

 moved for the sum of 332,6921. 

 for defraying the charges of the 

 dragoon guards and the waggon 

 train. This resolution was agreed 

 to. 



The subject being resumed on 

 the 1.5th, Mr. Tierney said, that 

 he saw no necessity for continuing 

 the discussion farther. He, and 

 the gentlemen on his side the 

 house, had taken all the pains in 

 their power to prcAent the esti- 

 mates from passing, without 

 having been able to diminish a 

 farthing in their amount ; and 

 the ministers had succeeded, in 

 defiance of the sense of the house 

 and the country, in imposing upon 

 the people a military establish- 

 ment of 111,000 men in time of 

 peace. 



Lord Cdstlerrngh contended, that 

 no exanij)le had occurred in this 



ctmntry 



