There are in Great Britain, Guernsey, and Jerfey, &c. barracks for 107,359 men, and for 10,419 horfes; of which, fufficient to contain 102,161 men and 8,218 horses, are fituated where camps muft otherwife have been formed: it may therefore be stated, that if thofe barracks had not been provided, the troops must have been placed in camp for 160 days. Taking, confequently, 8212 men and horses, which will compofe twelve regiments of cavalry, the faving, at 7,0767. 19s. 8d. each regiment, will be And deducting the above cavalry from 120,161 men, there will remain 93,943 infantry, which will compofe 128 regiments, at 2,5151. each, making £. s. d. 84,923 O 321,920 Total faving in 160 days 406,843 。。 The comparative expence of keeping troops in barracks and in quarters on the publicans, is 41. 75. 114d. for each horfe, and 3s. old. for each man per annum, lefs in the former cafe than in the latter, which, taken on the number before stated, of 10,419 horses, and 107,359 men, will be 61,2781. 6s. 9d. per annum; from which fhould be deducted the fair wear and tear of different articles. But as this calculation is made on the full iffue of all the articles allowed in the barracks, and as there is a confiderable faving made, in confequence of the power vefted in the barrack-mafter-general, to give only what may be fufficient, according to the conftruction of the different barracks; and as there are other favings to the amount nearly of 10,000!. per annum, the whole may fafely be taken at least at 30,000!. per annum, and will leave the above fum clear. The annual faving therefore, between keeping men in quarters, and in barracks, will be in favour of the latter 6. 61,278 6 9 And adding thereto the faving of encamp-} 406,843 ments Total expence of the barrack eftablishment 468,121 6 9 30,712 The total faving by barracks annually will be 437,409 6 9 The above statement is independent of the original cost of the buildings and fupply of ftores; but it must appear, that |