The National Register. — London, England, 1814-11-13 00:00:00

7ig s is two hig!,ty reprGhate•l in • setting up a. standard for roe- '! nw..y io the Cliesapeake,_as an attack on propert. kit - ,, l'ot'ted, that fium tif time of toe repeal of the Ordeis is: t -, e wir WES one of aggee..ion on the part of America. Won iespect to the flattering description of our finaiwes given by the Ci.aor”.llor of the Exchequer, there was no solid foundatioo for neh is picture—on the contrary, he thought our trade was rather of adf Tomlin description. Nothing but the termination of the wa , v. ith America, awl toe reduction of our taxes, as much as possat, cont.; give e.•••• hope of real advantage. t'aVeITURIT. defended our conduct towa rds America, goin over the s; , .lne grotind as the Glancellor of the Exchequer Sir G s HEATIMOTE 1 , 41 W no rearms for tins county continuing' , 'a state of ito.! , 'A'y w:ni America, as all the causes of it had cease': %, oh toe :::-Prioental oar. ..111:Ef`IANTLE said the country Was imp ceased with an op- Woo that the naval atimrs were very adtWoisteted; a nd e on. .eqn lstly the e-).•liet of that departreent required to be looked e - I, •it•eurtted the maintenance of a large military force of .),r'9)menthe Low Conntrie., without Parliament being in ir of it ilia oag;: the tnediam of the Speech. Ihe whole I,ain g t .,„z,.. oft Speech, and of Ministers, was that of war, with all its ;so,. L. 'ifftAN'T ed this was the first time it had ever been din it tl,ose of Commons, that maintaining an army abroad was n. eAreinttiottAl measure. He declared his conenrrenee in the woposed Address, which he hoped would have been carried unani ilonsi v. ti , :n was then put, when a conversation of some length cn e a :he treaty entered into for maintaining a body of troops in pe.. as‘.. Countries—Mr. Whitbread wishing it to be Laid before sment. ATHURST said, there was no intention of withholding the trelt• but they had tol instructio,,s.—After sonic further observa • hos;;„ the manial Car an Address was put and carried. air TIERNEY aske , l the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he pronmeal to bring forward any of his plans of finance? Mr, V.t YSITTART said, it world not be possible for him to bring the an'ajeet before the House sooner than Monday. On that day, lorwrva r if nothing happened to prevent it, he should submit part 0. ;:i• plan. PROPERTY T.X. M • Ttrutyr, said, as the Property-tax waa a war tax, and it v as plain, from the Act of Parliament, it was a tax only applicable to .e V, • w , r, it would be necessary that sonic communication matte to the Howe on the subject. It would also be right that ti c 'old be given by the Right Hon. Gentleman previous to "ringing ti subject forward. He wished to know if it was the brew of the Right Hun. Gentleman to bring the subject forward on an early 'ay ? • Mr. VANSITTART said he had no such intention. Mr. 1 lEHNEy, said, if the Right Hon. Gentleman intended to 11; it for.vard before the Christmas recess, it would be necessary he si;onid do it within a month, or he would have but a thin attend ance. VANSTTTAUT said, he had no intention of bringing forward eithei tl,e subjvct of the Propel ty Tax, or War Taxes, before Christmas.—Adjonrned. WEDNESI)%vb NOV 9. Mr. Serjeant ON‘LOW gave notice, that he elould on the ' r leave to print in a bill for the more etli.ctually seeming the li'ierty of the i.tibjert. FP EEMANTI.V. moved an Address to the Mince Regent for h copy of Vie Convention concluded with the Allies, relative to the main enance of troops in Belginm. In &fine this, the Hon. Gentle man eeesureil the semting these troops to Belgium, and placing them tinder the command Of the Prince ot Orange. as rineunstitutional, erd stated the,•e was no precedent of au EngliSli army being put alider the absolute controul of a foreign General who was not uteenable te err laws. M. VA NSITTART the Convention could not be produced, as it WAN as vet at Imperfect document, not Ravine, been ratified on the part of the Allies. The employment the British troops in Hol• lieit was founded on the treaty of Chaumont, when the Allies had formed a compact to overturn ,the overwhelming domination of Franey: it Was then agreed that a Congress should he afterwards held fur the definitive arrangement of al) matters in dispute, and, till that time, the contracting powers should keep on foot a certain niter ei of troops for mutual security. The troops iu the Nether- Isto!s were sent there in consequence , of that treaty. Mr. WHITBREAD, after abine remarks ou the treaty in question, NOV. 1,(7. :di l uted to the conduct of the Allied Sovereigns, and said that their armies were extendmg themselves throughout diflerent territories, from which it might hereafter he inipco.sible to dimodge them. They seemed to imitate the conduct of Bonaparte, who, at the Peace of Amiens, betwecnihe signing of the pretimiparies awl the definitive treaty. annexed to Frauce the several Italian States. So Austria and Prussia were now possessing themselves of different portions of terriZory which they might not hereafter be disposed to render. Mr. liATttunST Said, the eoncention i!selt could tot be laid be fore the Hone until it was ratified, but Minisitvrs had no ob i iectiort to the Pubstatttee of it being communicated to them. Mr. FREE,MANTLE's MutIMO was thereupon withdrawn. M (LIM. Lord Mir..rosz wished to put some questions to the Right Iron. Gentleman opposite, with reset to the di•errbodyili; the Militia. It had always been understood, th•it 'Ton the restoration of peace, Cie militia regiments were to he disembodied, while others were still kept up. This operated ivitit peculiar beverity upon some counties %villa others were exempt front (tic hardship. It must cue re t tt : , , raises, eted, o that r 63 tl.e r wives and cl:ildren of milinita.en were supported by c other rates which fell egnally nn shy county. It, therefore, now hap pened, that this pressure tell exclusively on some counties, and not upon others. It was also an amazing grievance to the men -thetwelvrs, who hid served through so lone a war, and thought the moment atrived when the y might rejoin their families, to find that they were still to Le I.ept up, as if the war had still continued. Mr. BATHuTtST said, that, aq to the point of law. the militia could not claim to be disembodir-d while war continued. AltlionA we were at peace with one powe7, we wets still at war with another. As to the apparent hardship of part of the militia being disembodied, while, another part was kept up, it might he obvious that during the ithsenve of a great part of our regular troops it might -be necessary still to keep up a part of our militia.--Adjourned. THURSDAY, NOV. 10. Thcre was nothing of interest transacted this day. reresv, woe. li. Mr. Cleoxrn expressed the intention of Government to place tiv.t Marines ond Na'li on a looting with the Aley. Colonel PALMER gave notice of a Motion for the production of Col. Quintiles trial. SUPPLY.—STATE OF TM?. FINANCES. On the Motion of the CI! A NCEI 1.011 of the Exe H EQU lin, the House resolved itself into n Crormittee of Supply. Mr. Poresoway wished to know whether it was the R i ght lion. Gen. 'lemon's intention to go fully into the state of the finances of the coin.- try, and to explain for what the - large grants were required, that was afront to be asked of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the Ex CHEQUER replied, that he should exploit, the items as they were reqnired of the House. He then moved that a supply be granted to his Majesty. Mr. HORNER was surprised to find such enormous arrears. T.P.st year the Army F.xtraordinaries were exceeded to the amount of Div: millions ; this year, in one solitary line, they were told that the runi• eipations were exceeded to the amount of ten millions. These LIIIIIP ought to be explained. . The CHANCELLOR of the Exert rorER replied, that those arrears re 'lilted from the very extensive warfare carried on in the Nuitisnl,t and France; but what were they compared with the splendid advantages which they had purchased. Great arrears had remained unpaid, chiefly of what was due to"the Spanish army. Mr. 13,v !UN° thought •that these arrears remaining due to Spain—the present Government of which had been so very grateful for the services rendered her by England--were so evtioordinary as to demand investi gation. He hoped that the money recently sent was really to pay the debt, and•that arrears did not constitute a cloak for subsidy. (iieer) The CH A NCk T.to rt of the Exen t - Qt! IR said, that the eounny wdi obheed to pity two millions a year for the Spanish troops, pursuant to the stipulation made with the Government by Sir H. Wellesley. Mr. WH II BR EAD asked whether the. present Spankh GOVIIIIIIPTIt had not got those arrears due to the Spanish army ? for, if they kid le ` ceived the money, doubtless Ferdinand and his Ministers had applied it to Ole persecution of the Covernmeut censisting of the Regency and i . the Corte., M ith whom the stipti!to ion was made, as well as to the sub ! inerition of Spain itself. But if England had stioxi•rted to pay two mil lions, where was the treaty ? . Mr. W. Potts(wlengoin appeared on the Treasury Bench, as we:. as Mr. Huskisson) thought that the Hon. Member mistook the busiet!s .altogether—((fear from Mr. W.) This was the first time he had spoken this Session, Whilst the Hon. Member had spoken twenty times that night; and he (right to be indulged if it %vac but to relieve the THE NATIONAL REGISTER._