y to sea-officers, two hundred
and thirty-eight thousand four hundred and ninety-one pounds, nine
shillings and eight-pence; towards the support of Greenwich-hospital,
and for the out-pensioners of Chelsea-college, the sum of thirty-six
thousand pounds. They allotted for one year's expense, incurred by the
foreign troops in the pay of Great Britain, one million two hundred
thirty-eight thousand one hundred and seventy-seven pounds, nineteen
shillings and ten-pence, over and above sixty thousand pounds for
enabling his majesty to fulfil his engagements with the landgrave of
Hesse-Cassel, pursuant to the separate article of a new treaty concluded
between them in the month of January of this current year, stipulating,
that this sum should be paid to his serene highness in order to
facilitate the means by which he might again fix his residence in his
own dominions, and by his presence give fresh courage to his faithful
subjects. Eighty thousand pounds were granted for enabling his majesty
to discharge the like sum raised in pursuance of an act passed in the
preceding session, and charged upon the first aids or supplies to be
granted in this session of parliament. The sum of two hundred thousand
pounds was voted towards the building and repairing ships of war for the
ensuing year. Fifteen thousand pounds were allowed for improving London
bridge; and forty thousand on account, for the Foundling-hospital. For
the charge of transports to be employed in the course of the year they
assigned six hundred sixty seven thousand seven hundred and twenty-one
pounds nineteen shillings and seven-pence: for maintaining the colonies
of Nova-Scotia and Georgia they bestowed twenty-five thousand two
hundred and thirty-eight pounds thirteen shillings and five-pence. To
replace sums taken from the sinking fund, thirty-three thousand two
hundred and fifty-two pounds eighteen shillings and ten-pence halfpenny;
for maintaining the British forts and settlements en the coast of
Africa, ten thousand pounds, and for paying off the mortgage on an
estate devised for the endowment of a professorship in the university of
Cambridge, the sum of twelve hundred and eighty pounds. For the expence
of the militia they voted ninety thousand pounds: for extraordinary
expenses relating to the land-forces, incurred in the course of
last year, and unprovided for by parliament, the sum of four hundred
fifty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-five pounds ten shillings