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Ln November, 1796. 
Great Britain. 
We. concluded our ketch of th 
prcceedings in parliament, with an 
account of the bill propofed by che Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, for raifing a fup- 
plemental militia, a body of irregular ca- 
valry, and other forces, te enable the na- 
tion to repel any invafion which might be 
meditated by the enemy. 
Gn the zift of Oétober, the houfe of 
commons having refolved itfelf into a com- 
mittee of fupply, the Secretary at War 
rofe, and ftated, that the whole force of 
this country, confifiing of the common dif- 
tribution of guards, garrifons, colonies, and 
plantations, amounted to 195,674 men, 
the expence of which would amount ‘to 
5,190,000l. fo that it would appear that 
the expence of this year-would not exceed 
that of the preceding. The home army 
confifted of all the troops which might be 
confidered as ferving for the defence of the 
country, and thefe amounted to 60,765 
men; from which arofe an excefs above 
laft year of 11,546 men. The army 
abroad amounted to 64,276, of courie 
there was a diminution; thefe were com- 
pofed entirely of regulars; the army at 
home of regulars, invalids, miliria, and 
fencibles. The militia was nearly the fame 
as laft year, with the difference of the city 
regiments. The Secretary conciuded with 
moving, that *¢ There be employed for the 
land, fervice of this year the number of 
195,000 men.” 
GeneralTarleton made feveral obferva- 
tions refpeéting a faving which might be 
adopted in the militia, and with a view 
to this object, he pointed eut the great 
number of muficians and officers’ fervants, 
as being of little more utility than to aug- 
ment the expences. 
At length the feyeral refolutions were 
put feverally, and carried xem. coz. 
The following were the fums voted, 
for the charge of 60,765 efie€tive men: 
; vee Sania 
1,505,005 I 
TyAb1,231. 19° 5 
ints 
scab 
For guards and garrifons, 
For forces in the plantations, 
tith and Trith p»y of forces 
for f{ervice abroad, 
For contingences for land 
40,096 9 9 
forces - - 360,000 0 oO 
_ Por charge of general and 
| thaff officers - Let SOAs TO 5 TAO 
For recruiting regiments in 
india . ~ a 
13,335 18 0 
a, 
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For charge of embodied mi- 
litia and fencible infantry, 950,441 3. 6. 
For contingencies for ditto, 210000 0 © 
For clothing for. ditto “- |” ata.Qa8 son @ 
For charge of fencible ca- 
valry F i 397:734 4 0 
For allowance to ditto 95,c00 9--O 
The fame day the fupplemental militia 
bill was read afecond time, and ordered 
to be printed. 
On the 28th of Odtober, Mr. Pitt in- 
troduced his promifed meétion relative to 
the funding of navy and exchequer bills. 
He faid his propotal had for its objeét the 
removal of a large mals of floating debt 
from. the market, which had falien to a 
great diicount, and had, confequently, pro- 
duced much public injury, and much pri- 
vate inconvenience He cbferved,. that 
the amount of the bills thén in cirenlation 
would become payable at different periods, 
according to the different times at which 
they were ifued, but that the fartheft pe- 
riods of payment of any of the bills could 
not be more than fifteen months from the 
prefent time. The whcle queftion thento 
be fubmitted to the committee was, whe- 
ther the navy, and other bills then out- 
ftanding, fhould be left a load upon the 
ma:ket, to be paid only at thofe periods 
when they»became due; or whether it 
would not be more advifeakle to pay them 
before that period, by qffering to the hold- 
ers fuch terms as might be beneficial to 
them ? He propofed to, fund all rhe bills 
then in circulation, even down to the lateft 
period. 
The amount of bilisthat had been iffued 
was little lefs than twelve millions. He 
thought this fum would be too great a 
weight for one {pecies of ftock, and there- 
fore propofed to give an option to the hold- 
ers to fund them in any of the three funds, 
either the three per cents. the four per 
cents. or the five per cents.; for this pur 
pofe he divided the holders into four clafies, 
according to the date of the bills held by 
them. 
The .firft clafs comprehending the 
months of Oétober, November, and De- 
cember, 1795. , 
The fecond clafs comprehending the 
months of January, February, March, and 
April, 1796. 
The third clafs comprehending the 
months cf May, June, and July, 1 nabs. 
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