Since our first edition went to press, we have glanced
at the Ordnance Esti- mate, which arrived after the topic on Retrenchment was written. It only exhibits a saving of 95,5911., and will afford ample work for economical mem- bers. A large reduction in this department more especially should have taken place, because very considerably above one-half of the expenditure is for none military purposes ; and even the military branch is rarely, if ever, used in home service. In 1792, the military cost of the Ordnance was nearly three times less than at present. The Times, we observe, in its zeal to help the Ministers, praises the classification and intelligibility of the Estimates. How deserving the Ordnance is of such panegyric, may be conjectured born the account having misled the Leading Journal ; which represents an increase of 10,928ls in the expenditure of this department, instead of a decrease of 95,591/. What adds to the singularity, is that the Times states the increase to have taken place on the Extraordinaries, whereas there is a saving on that head of 100,6864
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