1801.] 
ble them to fupport their poor. Mr. 
Dundas faid that the prefent {carcity pre- 
vailed to fuch an extent in that city, that 
no lefs than 4000 families, not hitherto 
ranked amongft the common poor of it, 
were fo reduced as to be under the necef- 
fity of looking for additional aid, in order 
to fupport them during the winter. His 
objet, therefore, was to move for leave to 
bringin a Bill to empower his Majefty to’ 
advance the fum»cf 10,000]. by way of 
loan, for that purpofe, the fame to be paid 
off by means of a céfs to be levied on the 
inhabitants at large of that city. 
Upon lismaking the motion, Mr. 'Tier- 
ney faid, that he hoped the Right Honour- 
able Gentleman would not prefs a Bili of 
that kind forward, till opportunity was 
afforded the Houfe of inquiring into the 
‘real ftate of the poor of Edinburgh, 
Mr. Dundas did not reply, and his 
motion was agreed to. © 
‘The Houle then went into a Committee 
of Supply, and came to the following re- 
folutions, viz. 
That there be granted to his Majefty 
for the ordinaries of the Navy, for three 
months from the rft of January till the 
rit of April 1801, 205,000]. 
For the extraordinaries for the like pe- 
riod, 200,000]. 
For tranfport fervice, prifoners of war, 
&c. 475,000. 
For theaccommodation of fick prifoners, 
35,0001. 
The Secretary at War, obferving that 
it was not to be underftood that the efti- 
mates of the whole year fhould be ¢alcu- 
lated from the proportion of the firft three 
months, which would certainly be ereater 
in proportion than the eftimates for the re- 
maining nine months, moved that 58,528 
men, including 4797 invalids, officers, 
and non-commiflioned officers, be eranted 
to his Majetty for the fervice of three 
months from the 25th of December 1269 
to the 21ft of March ror, both included. 
The Secretary at War then moved the 
following refolutions, viz. 
That there be granted to his Majefty, 
for the neceffary charges of the faid forces, 
in guards and garrifons, the fum of 
562,055]. 
For the charge’ of thofe in the Planta- 
tions, Mediterranean, Portugal, and New 
South Wales, 51,486]. i 
For the militia, miners, and fencibles, 
374,350. 
For increafed rates of fubfiftence to inn- 
keepers,and in lieu of fmall beer, 110,000). 
For the raifing recruits, providing fo- 
rage, &c. fot cavalry, 127,5col. 
For volunteers, cavalry and infantry, 
445,000). 
Fer the department of barrack-mafter 
general, 171,2001. 
For foreign corps, 120,000). 
Wiontuty Mac. No. 67. 
State of Public Affairs in December 1800. S561 
For ordnance for the land fervice, 
457,000. | , 
Mifcellaneous. 
Mr. Pittthen moved the following, viz. 
For foreign and other fecret fervice, 
35,000]. 
For the fuffering clergy and laity of 
France, 60,0001. 
For convidls at home, 8cool. 
All of which, after a few words from 
Mr. Jones, relative to the emigrants, which 
were anfwered by Mr. Wyndham, were 
agreed to. 
On the 26th of November the refolu- 
tions of the corn committee being agreed 
to, the Houte was refumed, when the re- 
port was brought up. The motion for 
an Adadrefs to his Majefty was then read, 
when Mr. Bird ftated, that, though he 
perfectly agreed in the propriety of the 
iteps the committee had hitherto taken, 
he could have wifhed them to have pro- 
ceeded further. He did not believe the 
country at large would be fatisfied with 
the complexion and limited provifions now 
before the Houfe. It was abfolutely necef- 
fary that the evil fhould be probed'to the 
bottom ; that fomething fhould be done, 
and that {peedily, to fatisfy the feelings of 
the country. 
Mr. Pitt, in a very long and animated 
reply, obferved, that it appeared to him 
highly dangerous to fanction the idea, 
that Parliament in any fhape ftopped fhort 
in their endeavours to relieve the embar- 
rafsment cf the country; the partizans of 
jacobinifm were always eager to. avail 
themfelves of every opportunity to take 
advantage of partial diftrefs, to diffemi- 
nate their mifchievous tenets. It fthould 
be confidered that the prefent report did 
not terminate the labours of the commit- 
tee. ‘Tey had only availed themfelves 
of two remedies, which appeared to them 
moft efficient in the prefent exigency, viz. 
to increafe by every means thefupply, and 
to leffen by every poffible means the con= 
fumption. ‘This, in the refult, would be 
found uniformly more beneficial than 
having refort to chimerical experiments. 
To meet the evil fairly, was certainly a 
ftep of founder policy, than to have re- 
courfe to meafures for producing a partial, 
a temporary, an artificial cheapnefs. ‘The 
. confequences of. an artificial cheapae/s 
would be more fatal than an artificial 
dearnefs, as it would ténd to render peo- 
ple carelefs and’remiis in their endeavours 
to leffen the evil by reducing the con- 
fumption. 
Mr. Grey highly approved of the pro- 
ceedings of the corn-committee, and de- 
precated all legiflative interference with 
the laws of commerce. As to the {pirit of 
jacobinifm, which was ftated to have 
availed itfelf fo eagerly of the prefent 
{carcity, to induce anarchy and diforder, 
4AC he 
