The Sun. — London, England, 1823-03-08 00:00:00

This was the time when relief te the .peopleNras mist nemsaary,"• awl he did not think the Government had afforded sufficient, although he thought they had much improved within the last few years. Lord PALMERSTON -did not mean to prolong this discus pion one minute, because the place where the grant of six millions should be opposed was in the Committee. He rose -merely to observe, that sinecures had been prospectively abo lished—that all sinecures augmented had been reduced—and even many where there had been no augmentation at all.— ( Hear, hear 1) Mr. JON ES was desirous that all practicable economy should be 'observed, but he saw no good result that could arise from inserting a truism on the journals, such as that contained in the Amendment. It only stated that it was the duty of the House to retitle the Estimates as near to those of 1792 as was consistent with the safety of the State. This was a truism ad. misted on all hands; But he contended that they had been so . reduced already, and that with a smaller force we could net keep the'possession left e 3 at the glorious termination of the late war. • Mr. MINI E denied that the Amendment was a truism, as the' Hon. Member had stated. It stated that the military ex. - penditure was now ateive six millions, whereas in 1792 it was naly a little more than two millions.. Ile would ask the Hon. Metnber if there was any truism in that ?—(A awned them to be 'facts. As to our Colonies, they were not worth pr.:serving at suChain expence ; and unless we adopted a different system in the Government ,of the lonian Islands, our • whole force would not keep them down. They ought not to co to the consideration of so important a subject with so t hin a House. Ile had hoped that from the change that appeared to Nye taken place in the polies , of the Government, further re. auctions would have been made. As we were withdrawn from - that Continental Alliance which was doing so much mischief to the world, he had hoped we should keep to ourselves, and not require such enormous military establishments. Mr. Joys explained. The Amendment was then put and negatived without a df= v ision. .A RM V ESTI MATES. The House then went into a Committee of Supply. Lord PALMERSTON said, that it was not Ins intention to .detain the Committee at any length in bringing forward the Resolutions for the Supplies. The variations from the Esti. mates of last year were so trifling that a very brief explanation Would be sufficient. The amount of forces would not vary, ex cent that there was a small addition of two companies for the West India Islands, to have the charge of military culprits.— The amount of charge would be 10,0001. less. The Committee would recollect that upon a former occasion, he stated that the expense of this year would be 50,0001. more than the last, be cause the charge was then less than it had a right to be, from a certain number of regiments going out to India and returning, dUring which time they were maintained by the CoMpany. In consequence of various reductions which had been made, there would be, instead of ,this expected increase, a reduction of 19;7001. Upon the first head of Land Forces, there would be one of 28,8991. ; upon Staff Officers, a diminution of 70001. ; An the Public Departments, a diminution of 81301. ; upon Me dicines, a decrease of 30001.; upon the Volunteer Corps, a decrease of 26,0071., leaving upon the first head of the Estimates a balance of decrease to the amount of 21,1561. Upon the Retired Charges, there was an increase of 70018. upon the Royal Military College, a diminution of 20001.; upon the Army Pay of General Officers an increase of 3941. ; upon - the Charge for the Garrisons, an increase of 2961 ; upon the Toil-pay of retired ;Officers a diminution of 89911.; upon the Half--pay and Military Allowances, a decrease of 14,0041. ; upon the Foreign Half-pay, a decrease of 11001. ; upon the charge ft* In-pensioners of Chelsea and ItilmaintlELM .a diminution of 48311. ; for the Out-pensioners of Chelsea Ifos. /Arai, an an increaseof34,6B7l. arising from an augmentation of their numbers. Upon the Royal Military Asylum a diminution ,of 721. ; upon Widows' Pensions an increase of 20001. ; upon the Compassionete List, county warrants, and pensiona for Wounds, an increase of 6901. ; upon Superannuation Allow etnees, a decrease of 4001.; and the Exchequer fees, of course, remained the same. ,The Noble Lord then stated that the &etal of the present estimates, taking the ordinaries, extra ordinaries, and barracks, was 950,0001. less than dose, con templated by the Finance Committee. He concluded by mining the first Resolution for the granting of 69,459 land forces, exclusive of 2,891 men of the Veteran Battalion for Mr; IIIIII , IE could not see why so large a number of troops were to be hept up. They could nut be necessary in the. pre. .eeot state of the country ; and he anticipated, front the changes which had taken place in the Government that we should see AO more of t1i042 violent measures against the people which re- Attievil military force to carry them into execution. The most „expensive troops were the Foot-guards and the Cavalry, ornoutiting to 14,000 men ; he was hatilitied that nearly half of .bride troops might be reduced. Ile could see no necessity what ever for having eight thousand cavalry in England. He diii not, at the present moment, wish to lessen materially the num. i;vr oe our troops, because in our negotiations now pending, our doing so might lessen our influence with the other powers. But saving must be effected by changing the character of the VOLips and making them all equally useful. The Guards w~ra.not necessary at all for their present uses, and ought to be mode available to the service of the Colonies, and other titr A. HOPE defended the utility of the services performed by the Guards. • Mr. MIME explained. Mr. DENMAN did not rise to oppose the grant, because the position of. the country was such that it was impossible to say what energies she might not be speedily called upon to put ' , forth. From the intelligence which was arriving every hour, it tvats probable that our situation might be changed within 24 ikeurs. The distress of a large class undoubtedly demanded every poesible attention to economy, and to the remission of tastes ; but that was contingent upon peace, and upon the state in which the country was placed. When they saw the con • federatty of semi-barbarous nations endeavouring to over.wieeltn the liberties of the world, they must look with just alarm 'to their establishing themselves in the South of Europe. '!'heir intentions had only lately been unmasked to the people of this -country, who never could believe this they had the audacity to cotenant , them, until they were publicly declared by a Mi. :lister of France in the Chamber of Deputies. He was quite eatiefied that the course taken by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs would be found worthy of this country ; and he wee sorry that the Right Hon. Gentleman was not prelim to hear him express that satisfaction. He was rot less sorry for the cause which prevented him from being present. If war commenced, our only course was to elirect hostilities in support of Spain at once. It was the only course which the country coulel follow with honour and Justice. He entirely agreed with the sentiments which had been expressed at Harwich, and at Liverpool and in what ever company he found them he should always welcome the principles of civil and religious liberty all over the world.e— The Interest of this country, as well as the support of its ho - emir and character, demanded that we should not be back -went in entering into the contest. Supposing :eosin to' be con. quered by these principles of interference, where would be the safety, for Ireland ? This was the last opportunity he mbetehl have for some time, of being present in ,the Jiotase, and be was therefore desirous of expressing iris tenth. merits upon this important subject. In his opinion the mo ment the Pyrenees were crossed, this country should consider owed in a state of hostilities with France. That was the feciing of the people of this country, and it would every day ti rising feeling if the contest were once entered into. That this must be the case sooner or later was certain, when they looked, at the situation in vihich we stood with Portugal.— The moment she declared war, she had a claim upon us to as slit her. lie was not deterred. from making these observations by empty benches, because he knew that Gentlenien were per. r u n n i n g the name duty elsewhere.—(A laugh.)—He rejoiced in tire netil tribute which was Wing paid by the Nobility and Gentry of this country to ;die gallant Spanish people. He did not el-an to inquire what were the steps Government had Wool ; i.r hoped they were Such as would be worthy of the tent,: try li. SUMNER could not hear the tientiments attributed to this coentry by the lion. Member, without denying that such were the _opinions of the majority of the people. lie did not ap. -prove of the conduct of Prance, but on the contrary, held it to be unjuetidable. Neither wax intone of those who advocated what were called the rising liberti ee of Spain. Ile feared they would find their new constitution to beat; little like liberty as any government r which theycould live. Much less did bethink that this coun try ought to go to war upon the ground that France, after over terming Spain, would have Ireland in her power. He believed that krerice had rot the physical means of subduing Spain. CAlliti no do it under Bonaparte., and he did not believe tilie could do it new. With regard to Portugal, our treaty, be coryfitivO, would not hind us to s war in which she may volun. eerily and unnecessarily engage herself.--(Hear, heat !)—The G eee eemere, of this country bad professed, and he conduct had Mien hitherto censietent with that profession, a strict neutrality. 'nett it sheuld continue that line of conduct was, he was sure, die almost tinaeimous wish of the country.—(Hear, hear t) Sir W. DE CRESKONY hoped that Government would be not in flute to make, war with France upon the grounds sug. g e, make war when the country esvii by the lion. and Learned Gentleman. Good God! said is oppressed, sunk down, and h ahnest leinkrUpt, in consequence of the-effect.; of war on our reads, prorrty, and manufactures? Ile should oppose any thing hoe a hasty Resolution to ente r into a new wear, knowing hew Much we required peace.--The Resolution 0/418 agreed to. Lord iA, art ERSTON then moved the charge for the Land Furcca of Great Britain, a auto of 1.,841,0001. Mr.'IIUME obeerved uoon the edventage of keeping up ekeieton regimeets. Ile 'thought there were too many ca. valry; and he considered the system practised in the recruit ing department as exceedingly extravagant. lie found there were 35 superintending officers; and, on the whole, one offi cer to about five or six men. The expence of maintaining the Albany and Chatham Barracks was also, in his opinion, much too high. Lord PAIMERS'rON said, it would be found on compari son with the numbers of our infantry, that that of our cavalry was not too high. Most of then) were di*nounted. It would be improper to make; tnrconsiderable reduction of our cavalry; ihr this was a species of force not easily augmented on an emergency. With regard to the recruiting department, it was to be observed that two regiments had recently gravalrm India; and the recruiting of "these occasioned an expence not fairly to be taken as part; of an annual expence. There were fewer officers in this branch of the service than there were, op, a comparison of numbers, in the year 1792. Their pay wsts not additional on account of their services in this department ; for it belonged to their regimental rank. 'The expellee of Al bany and Chatham would not be thought high, when the cir cumstance of .their being rendered available in hospitals was taken into consideration. Mr. HUME objected also to the expence of the Riding Esta blishments, which he thought must be now unnecessary, and to the allowances made to the Guards for dinners. Upon both these points, it was his intention to divide the house on the, bringing up of the Report of the C,onunittee. Lord PALMERSTON said, the question relatiVe to this allowance to the Guards had been fully gone into last year and disposed of. He could, however, assure the Hon. Member that the dinners did not cost 21. 10s. a head like those of that evening at another place.—(A laugh.)—The Riding Esta blishments were indispensably necessary, as the Commanding . Oficers could not be expected to attend to this part of the mi litary duty. Captain O'GRADY did not consider the Riding Establish ments to be now necessary. The retaining them was paying an indifferent compliment to the cavalry. It implied that they were like dancing dogs which could be taught, but could not teach each other.--(A laugh.) Mr. BERNAL said, he saw no necessity for makin these Establishments perinanent, whatever services they-might have tendered in the first instance. _ _ Lord PALMERSTON replied, that rough riders could not be dispensed with, otherwise the uniformity of riding would be lost. If, however, at any future time they could possibly be reduced, they would be partially discontinued. The Vote was then agreeed to, as was the next, for 719,7101. for the Irish Land Forces. On the Vote for 93,3031. for British Staff and Hospital Ser vice, Mr. HUME observed, that he thought the amount of the Staff Allowance was very disproportioned, and that on the coming up of the Report he should divide the House on this and several other votes. The vote was then agreed to. The following votes were then agreed to, after a' few 013 servations from Mr. Hume and Lord Palmerston, viz. :- 18,5651. for the Irish service, similar to the last ; and 114,3371. for allowances to officers of the public departments. On the vote for 9,1071, for the 'lrish service, similar to the last, Mr. HUME inquired what was the duty perforated, which required two Establishments. Mr. 001.11,11M1N said, the last Establishment was reduc ing as fast as possible. A great reduction had taken place this year, and a greater would be effected in the course of next. The duties consisted of a correspondence with the Oovern meat ; and the giving of orders in the first Instance, until de terminate orders could be received from -London. Mr. HUME said, he not only thought this office useless, but he thought we could ditrpense with a Secretary and a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.—(A should, on the 27th of, next mcinth, bring forward a motion, to this effect ; and he had no doubt he should be able to make out his case.—(A laugh.) The following Voteg were then agreed to, viz.:- 13,1301. for Surgical Materials and Medicines, and 4,8351. for the same in Ireland. On the Vote for 194,0001. for Volunteers and Yeomanry. Mr. HUME observed that there was no necessity fur the Volunteer Force, and he trusted they would be discontinued.— They were originally intended to act in case of invasion. lie thought also a paid 'Yeomanry could be dispensed with. He wished to know from the Noble Lord, whether it was intended to reduce the amount Lord PALM E RSTON said there was no intention to reduce the amount, as it was considered to be barely sufficient. It was about 31. to 41. per man. Mr. HUME said that many public spirited men mould be found to serve in the yeomanry for the honour of the service, without accepting such a paltry sum. Sir 'l'. LETHBRIDGE said, he thought there could he but one opinion as to the meritorious services of the yeomanry. Mr. F. PA LAI ER said, he well recollected the time when the Yeomanry served without receiving a farthing. At pre sent the establishment was used as an engine for advancing those whose political opinions were approved of. Their ser vice could be but trifling; for he had himself seen the Bedford Yeomanry reviewed : and, although this was what was called a crack regiment, the size of the horses was so disproportioned, that some of the men were on ponies, and others on horses six teen hands high. The House could judge of the sort of ser vice they coin perform in a charge. Mr. BENETT (of Wiltshire) said he had long commanded .he Wiltshire Yeomanry ; and, while he was able to bear tee. timony to the services they had performed during the preva lence of riots in theenanufacturing towns; he could confidently say, that political opinions had not interfered with advance ment one way or the other. Mr. FREMANTLE said be had bad the command of the Bedford Yeomanry, and he could speak with confidence to a denial of the statement of the lion. Member respecting the disparity of the size of the horses. They were regulated, in this respect, by the general orders of Government. Mr. F. PAI,MER could only say thafhe thought the dis parity was such as he'had mentioned. As however he was himself only a private in another regiment at the time, he pro bably was not able to form so accurate an opinion on the sub. ject as the Hon. and Gallant Commander. He had every reason to believe that, in many instances, horses had been entered in the Yeomanry Corps to obtain exemption from the horse duty. After a few words from Mr. C. WYN N', Mr. heat:, and Sir Jolter Surma:v. Lord PALNIERSTON said the question was, not whether the-Yeomanry should be paid, but whether they should he corn. pelled to find their own equipments? The vote was then agreed to. On the' vote for 19,31141. for the Irish Yeomanry, Mr. 11U5IE said, that on the coming up of the Report, he should move for the rejection of this vote. He thought it was highly dangerous to sanction time keeping up of a large body of men in arms whose opinions were contrary to those of the mass of the people. The Bill authorising the keeping Up of the Irisilt Yeomanry had been read at an unusual time of the evening of yesterday, and while he was out of the House, or he should have opposed it. lie should certainly do so on the question for the third reading of the Bill. Mr. GOI/LBURN said, he had moved the second reading of the Bill, because he was at the moment in question called upon by the Speaker in his turn, to bring on the motion re lating to Irish Tithes. lie then observed, that there were few Irish Members in the House ; and as he wished for a full at. tendance of theni on the bringing forward of that question, he had postponed it to a more advanced period of the evening. To answer the Speaker's call he had therefore moved the se cond reading of the Irish Yeomanry Bill, to which he had pre viously understood from the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury (Mr. Bennet) that there was no objection which could not be taken in a Committee. . Had he known of the objection, he should not have moved the second reading of the Bill out of course. When the question respecting the Irish Yeomanry , should come before 'the House, lie had no doubt he should be able to shew that every argument in favour of the English Yeo manry applied with ten-fold weight to those of Ireland. Colonel TRENCH said, he was sure the attack of time lion. Member for Aberdeenon the Irish Yeomanry, would be fairly and satisfactorily met. The vote was then agreed to. 697,2371. were then voted for Regimente in the East India Company's territories; a nd 19,976/1. for recruiting troops for the same regiments, On the vote for 11,11139/. for the Royal Military . College, Mr. HUME asked how many Cadets had qualified, and how many received commissions since last year ? Lord PALMERSTON said all who had passed the usual examination had received commissions ; of these '25 were ob. tained by purchase, and to without. He could not at present tell how many had left the College qualified in other respects. Mr. F. PALMER objected to the large establishment of the College. Sir H. HARDINGE said a similar College had been esta blished Mr. HUAIE said it would be found that the expense of Staff for the American College was not any thing like 6000/. Lord PALM.ERSTON said he knew not the Stairexpence of the American College, but he knew that the number of Cadets in it was 272, While that in our own was about '290, be ing considerably less, according to, the comparative numbers of the two armies. The Vote was then agreed to, as were the following, viz. 151,5571, for the pay of - }"higlishGenerals, not Colonels of Re.. giments ; and 1.2631. for Generals in Ireland. On time Vote for 29,1501. for garrisons, Mr. HUME contended that many of the charges were too high, and that the commands of garrisons .were, in general, sinecures. Lord PALMERSTON denied that the commands were sinecures. There were duties atLached to them ; but, as those were of a nature capable of being performed by military men of advanced life, they Were given generally to Veteran Officers. The Vote was then agreed to. 6,241/. were voted for Irish Garrisons, after a few words from Mr. HUME and Mr. GOULDURN. The following Votes were then agreed to, viz. : For Allowances to retired Officers in England - 13490 For retired Officers in Ireland - - - 5,852 For In-Pensioners in Chelsea Hospital - - 32,469 For those of Kiltnainham Hospital . - • - 14,585 Out,Plusionersof Chelsea Hospital— - -. ---.---1,224,484 Foreign Half-pay . - - - 114,070 Retired Full-pay . - - - - 136,243 Royal Military Asylum ; - _ . , - .26,075' Willows 'Pensions . . , _ . - 127,207 Compassionate liist Allowances - - - 179,798 Superannuation Civil Allowances - . - 36,703 Civil Superannuation, Ireland .. - - 6,854 Exchequer Fees on Army Servi ces - - 33,000 Three Royal Veteran Battalions, Ireland - - 81 , 82 0 The House then resumed, the Cit AMMAN reported progress and obtained leave to sit again, the Report being ordered to be received on Monday. ~ The Irish Arms Bill wenethrough a Committee of the whole Ilouse.—Report ordered to be'received on Monday next. • IRELAND. Ir:lll7.ll.4lgave notice, that on Alondayohe 30th April, he should move for the removal of the Lord Lieutenant, the Se eretary, and the various Departments from Ireland. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House Adjourned at a QvArtnue before TEN o'CLocie to Monday next. A LIST OF TILE MINORITY WHO VOTED IN SUPPORT OF MR. CAM:RAFT'S MOTION, To postpone until the 21st April the Consideration of the Re-' port which recommended the maintenance of the whole' of the Surplus Revenue of Five Millions as a Sinking Fund : Althorp, Visa. Guise, Sir W. Pelham, lion. C.A. Benett, John liamilton, Lord A. Pellimn, .1. C. Bennet, Hon. 11. G. Hill, Lord Arthur Phillips, G. 11. Bernal, R. ' Hobhouse, J. C. Power, Rd. Burdett, Sir P. - lioneywood,W.P. Price, Robert Caulfield, lion. H. Hume, .1. Poyntz, W. S. Cradock, S. James, %V. Rice, 'l'. S. Curteis, E.J. Lamb, Hon. G. Ricardo, David Crespigny, Sir W. Lambton, J. G. Scarlett, „I. Davies, T. Latouche, R. ' Smith, Wm. Denison, W. J. , 1 Lennard, T. B. Talbot, R. W. Denman, T. Lethbridge, Sir T. Tierney, Rt. Hn.G. Dickinson, W. larshington, S. Titehfield, Marq. of Ebrington, Visct. Macdonald, J. Werra, J. A. Ellice, Ed.. Marjoribanlcs, S. Wharton, J. Fergussen,Sirß.C. Monck, J. B. Wilson, Sir R. Fitzgeraki,LordW. Normanby, Viset. Wyvill, M. Folkestone, Visa. Ord, W. TELLI:ItS. Glenorchy, Visct. Palmer, C. Calcraft, .1. sen. Grattan, .J. Pares, T. Shelley, Sir John 2,1. MANUEL. The following is the Protest of the GO Mem bers of the Chamber of Deputies, against the ex clusion of M --ANUEL, the reading of which was put to the vote in the sitting of Wednesday laSt, and rejected. Among the signatures were those of MM. Delessert, Laffitte, Gen. Foy, Latour- Dupin, &c.:-- " We, the undersigned Members of the Cham ber of Deputies of the Departments, declare with profound grief and indignation, that we feel it to be our duty to proclaim before all France, the illegal act, which, in hostility to the Charter, the Royal prerogative, and all the prin ciples of representative government, has attacked the integrity of the National Representation, and violated, in the person of a Deputy, the gua rantees assured to all, the rights of every Elector and every French Citizen. 44 We declare, in the face of our country, that by this act the Chamber has overstepped its l ega l pale and the limits of its authority. 4 . 6 We declare, that. the doctrine professed• by the Committee . which proposed the exclusion of one of our, colleagues, and on which that measure is founded, is subversive of all social order and of all justice ; that the monstrous confusion of the functions of legislator, accuser, reporter, jury man, and judge, is an outrage unexampled except in that trial, the remembrance of which bas served as a pretext for annulling the powers of M. Ma nuel ; that the principles set forth in the report of the Committee, as to the unlimited and retro active authority of the Chamber, are no other than the anarchical principles which led to the most odious of crimes; that the protecting forms with which the law shields the most obscure per son under accusation, and even the appel nominal, which on an important occasion can alone gua rantee the independence of votes, have been re jected with a frantic and turbulent obstinacy. 44 Considering the resolution adopted yester day, the 3d March, 1823, against our colleague, as the first movement of a faction desirous of pla cing itself violently above all forms, and break ing through all the checks imposed on it by our fundamental compact; " Convinced that this first step is but the prelule to the system which conducts France to an unjust War abroad, in order to consumate the counter revolution at, home, and to invite thc foreign occu pation of our territory ; " Unwilling to become accomplices of the misfortunes which this faction cannot fail to draw on our country, WP protest against all the illegal and uuconstitutional measures lately taken for the exclusion or M. Manuel, Deputy of La Vendee, and against the violence with which he has been torn .from the bosom of the Chamber of Deputies." HUNTINGDON REFORM MEETING. Yesterday tt nniriiirous tind respectable Meet ing of the Freeholders of Huntingdon was held at the Shire ..all, to take into consideration the present state of the House of Commons, and the necessity of a Reform thereof. Mr. ROPER. opened the business of the day by moving the following,resoluuons:—• " That the douse of Commons in its present state does not duly expresiilthe sentiments of the people. " That the conduct of that House upon ninny recent occa sions has shown that th e i n fl u ence oldie Executive Government is such as to counteract the effects of public opinion. "That among the effects of the present state of the House of Commons, may be enumerated the wanton and profligate ex penditure of the public money, and the unprincipled creation and continuance of useless places and unmerited pensions, in defiance of the loud and general expresajoti of the public feelings. " That the neglect with which the Petitions of all classes of the people, whether engaged in agriculture or manufactures, have been frequently treated, affords an unequivocal proof of the inadequicyof the House of Commons, in its present state, to protect the rights, liberties, and properties of the subject. That it Petition founded upon these resolutions be pre sented to the House of Commons, and that the Members for the county be requested to present and support the same." The original Resolutions were carried, with only three dis sentient voices, and a Petition founded on them was proposed by Lord Milton, and seconded, in a long speech, by Mr. Ham mond ; and, after the rejection of an amendment, was agreed to.—The Meeting then dissolved. . A person accused of threatening Prince ESTER HAZY with personal violence was yesterday brought up to Bow-street Office, and gave bail for his appearance at the Sessions.—Bail was taken by Sir R. 131RNIE in his private room. We stated yesterday, on the authority of the intelligence, received by Express from Paris, that the War Credit of One Hundred Millions had been voted in the Chamber of Deputies amid violent declamations. It now appears from the Paris Papers of Wednesday, received in regular course, that the Chamber had again presented one of those scenes of violence, and we may add, of injustice, which reflect dis- 1 grace, not only on the Chamberitself, but on the French nation. The President having opened the Sitting, read a letter which had been addressed to him by several Members of the Left, and which requested that he would communicate to the Chamber an ac companying Di.claration, containing a Protest against the illegal and unconstitutional measures adopted for the exclusion of i. MANuEr.. The Right side immediately exclaimed " Do not read it!" and a turbulent discussion ensued, in the course of which M. DunoN invented a practice for the English House of Lords, which entitles him to the praise of ingenuity! The majority on the Right and Right Centre decided against the reading of the Declaration, on which all the Left, with the exception of two Members, left the Chamber, protesting against its proceedings. The Chamber then proceeded to vote on the pro ject of law for granting the extraordinary supplies. On the final scrutiny, the remaining Members of the Left and of the Left Centre refused to vote. The number of voters was in consequence only 258, of whom there was a minority of nineteen against the proj e c t.— lttlturi T iaesi i , ' Fc e o:riti r it e ddi r e ject ed ci c at t il e ilcae d )frgieot i sit ' lle r t o toi t inl e iasi: 9 ll jut t octrlit,iili h as tj: been published ; and' will be found in ti.is tlay'i SUN. It was signed by sixty Members of the Chamber, who not only protest against the ex.: elusion of MANUEL, but declare their conviction that that measure is but the first 'pavement of a faction desirous of placing itself violently obi" all forms, and is but the prelude to a system which conducts France to an unjust War abroad, in order to consummate the coil:der-revolution at home, and to invite theforeign occupancy o f the French territorN ! We do not venture to assert, with' the Protesting Deputies, that the Ultras are really desirous of placing France under foreig.o . military occupation ; but certain we are, as " ce: statedyesterday, :ntleidtyttoh i that asilutt)hjeat e of the Chamber. the basis of e ff ecting from .i‘n Madridarticle from m i c , Bayonne tere of Lord FiTz "to r SOMERSET, Sta IffillWilsrr:villafi Spaniards had declined all foreign owdi ati°ll°n Lion. We do not believe the assertion that th e on the opening' Speech of the King of ENGLAND, of the Session of Parliament, bad given dissatis. faction in Spain. FRENCH FUNI)S.—M kilt:II 5. . I;it.:bc• ' rive per Cents. Spanish Bonds Ittll .......... ... ......... 334.. Neapolitan Five pet c ents . ............. li7A t• :it B y a a y n o d nt i l t e s e Papers lio to s e a . % t e l e t r i e y m 2" thins;ll lily e i jl : 1 i:ttsl their i '2 l i 7 ra t C : i l l I slt ' i that i r 'r : • rived this ,morning; they mention that a like appearance, that troops daily arrive, and e. most of them go into cantonments before 13a5' nn h ' „ e whilst the remainder go into the village s e- , 1 j frontiers of Spain. General QUESAP:t arriVl'd 10iiile()r1el anguishedobt t h e e ffi ne c e e rta r i : l : a° G n' e d—n n. °w i Ns u E r- iL s i l f:::"lidlaatseolftaYhie:r:iiiite'; tent:loiergfsainni.ze,daionindN,varn: „P and the three provinces, by placing at t heir .' f , a t the that a r Army / 1 t his dis , i iecan regulate co ti t i l i i d e e ll bands for : hat ipo . 1 C ac .A k t i t l r o ,o w s k( l pose ten millions of. francs is placet. u , r ona posal. The new Generals who are to C (5l.- t . be P t 1 the Y o division i t v h i l s e i on Faithof N a a r v e a r B r a e l ti ll a t : r '' . ' 4 c s' ; ' , t that Letters of the 18th from Saragosa si ' he . 0 01- General MONTI has 'earl l ' a til'" rly clew (13 t t ''''' try of lienisca and Barbacho of the b° infested them. which prices they [PROM A. CORRESPONO' SI.I , block' STOCK. Exc it ANGF H T '''' ill° 1 alf-past 1 --' ' , ' 001 44 Scarce! • . Y any business has been done am th'. i a t in our Funds. Consols jat 7 3 1 , intelligence that the • fluke C OP i me o f t tsar.--A repo r t hits just r eached ~ .th P "vi• Expresses having arrived frmn Par's , 111$ 5 inivereroviavinneed 4,ithou 1 tro o f ANUOULgI Sgel'ltGhNe E' latter and LONO3. 1,0;4 d 10 set off for the army. A OKET.--SPa niSli a t f fo nds lrst s o nre _ n n: l 4 tl l. at 301, but thou.!' there was Foe ETGN M OrnMatlliCr-ill ' 99.il IT ' pearance of a rise, they declined to little doing. : of th e "' I'. S. I cann o t trace the rumour iti,eali ' ival of two Expresses f rom Paris to anY lit The Army source. protection p. of ---Nrolow —. ;,! t vn ted t in the House of Commons. Mr. Pe :al ' i e ' 01 Estimates were last o. ,ii I re' the the policy of the Holy i i ' llil' i ric oard l _ .conduct of the French Government 00.0 l Spain and expressed his hope that th e P A ° to tlle part of Great Britain. He England would be exte llde- 1,0 113 a_mmitistlittr nations, in the war which th e J ir in , o Idea de p endence. m —r. Homo: Su' boont d P P re do ill y 00 1- : a of a departure' from neutra"'d the the preservation of their French uncl Government war guilty of n'3ane,sr; but undertaking an unjust and nnnecessttrY :lop 1 he thought that England would be t t fe the principles not involved in a t y i e mad if she plunged into :the contlic $, qu e sake of protecting Spain.--Ont th,e.,nitl, lion is, whether the interests and the i l l ' unt il h perhaps eventually the independence, nr Ffi l, g ou 0 0 underton 0 Principles and for the objects a vowe d i Government of France. _—......w.---" I sn tis"c' I. r e refer " our readers with pride on ( pi oef tion to our reportt of _be procee dings at the o f SO which_ was given yesterday to the P dle in gue ° A l-aavirzo, and to the Spanish and formosore united m basiadors. All parties have bi thig tfi oCii to express their detestation of th e r. pO' pies and projects of France again° tops Si r .'" The Marquis of LANSDO NYS an° 'Of 1 6111 SS lint fli# MACINTOSH ably expsed the w eakn e 1 Co° % sic of the pretexts o which th Fr el ' c ' l n . 0 of) d o ct., pt: menu h d a attempted to justify its ~..oied Mi,ol, JAMES MA r ..... AT CINTOSII particularly rielb, 1 the al l , 11‘1,11 EAU BRI AND for having advant-eu f his O s 'shed sale of French mules, as 0 0 , e Corr L sons for carrying war into the Spanisn te vv(.lailris,idered oiscs In PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. 110 EOF COMMONS. Veneris, 7° die Martiti 1823. Mr. SPEAKEIt reported the Royal Assent—to Annual Duties Bill, Exchequer Bills (20,t1U0,000/.) Bill, West India and American Colonies Trade Bill and 31arriAge Validity. Bill. Ro s —Alfreton , llodbury, and Thirsk—Bills ordered. Hel ston—Petition for leave to give Notices rend ; leave granted. WOODS AND FOR ESTS—Fourth Report of Commissioners presented"; to lie on the table, and to be printed. INcLostrux—Croydon (Surrey)—Bill reported, to be in grossed. CHURCHES —Shadwell—Bill read a first time. (;As Lioirr—Ratcliffe—Bill ordered. HOUSE TAX—Petition-of -Shopkeepers atid Retail Traders of Liverpool, for the repeal thereof; to be primed. KIN G's MESSAGE—Considered in Committee; Resolution— " That leave be given to bring in a Bill concerning the Dis position of certain Proptlcy of his Majesty, his Heirs, and • Succesiors," reported, and Bill ordered. MESSAGE FRO M IIE Lo xes--That they have !agreed to, Chancellor of the Exchequer (Ireland) Bill, Transfer of Aids Bill, 'Lanarkshire Road Bill, and Haw Bridge (Seven) Bill, without amendment: PAOIt RATES—.Horsley4own-Pctition for Bill referred. to a Committee. MARINE MUTINY..LI3III ordered to he brought in by Sir George Clerk and Mr. Croker. Divistoms or CouNTlEs—Bill " for the better regulations of Divisions in the several Counties of England," presented, read a first time, to be read a second time on Wednesday, and to be printed. LIME I'iXESIPTION FUOM TOLL—Bill considered in Com mittee; report progress ; to sit again on Monday. ORDERS OF TIIE DAY FOR MONDAY. Marriage Act Repeal Bill—SeCond Reading. Assessed Taxes ReduCtion Bill—Committer. Yeomanry Corps (Ireland) Hill—Committee. Warehousing Acts—,Committee thereupon. Sapply . —Report. Supply—Committee. - Arms (Ireland) Bill—Report. Ways and Means—Committee. Assessed Taxes Repeal (Ireland) Bill—Third Readlng. National Debt Reduction Bill—SeCond Reading. • ' Lime Exemption front Bill-Committee. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR MONDAY. I. Mr. Robert Ward—.Ordnamie Estimates. (In Committee of Supply.) 2. Mr. Joncs. , -.llill to amend and correct the practice of the Courts of Great Sessions in Wales. PRIVATE BILLS—SECOND REAnt'sras for MONDAY. I. Stroud and Risley Roads 4. Stockton and Darlington 2. Southampton and Stock. Railway bridge Roads b. Halifax Improvement. 3. Trant and - Mersey Canal NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Friday, March 14. Sir John Osborn--Navy Estimates. (In Commit tee of Supply). Wednesday, April 23. Lord Viscount Folkestone-.=-Select Committee on the expe diency and necessity of effecting an equitable adjustment of Contracts (deferred from March 12.) Wednesday, April 30. Mr. HuMe—Propriety of discontinuing the Office of . Lord Lieutenant, and. Chief Seezetary, and other Offices, in Ireland. *** For the PAILIS PArEns of the sth Instant, lee our Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS • TRIM DAY' AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock India Bonds South Sett Stock Old Annuities Ex. Bills pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India ti►r Con. Acct. Cons. for Account Rank Stock ' ... . per Cent. Ited. -hut 3:per Cent. Cons.l . 4 per Cent 7 3 6 i 1 per Cent. f "d • - t New 93g a r) der Cents. 1797 flank Long Ann. — shut Imp. 3 per Conti. — PRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS ix LONDON, MAncit 8, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 701. (Six per Cents. 00. J, Five per gents . (. Metallic) AA. (Ditto New 711. Five per Cent. 67. Neapolitan I Scrip,' 00. Austrian Five per Cents. ( Metallic) 00. Five per Cent.• Bonds, 39. Spanish New Ditto, 29g. Scrip, :36.1 disc. { f Prussian Pruss Five per Cent. Bonds, 80. , • ' 1 Ditto New, 77. • Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 781. Chili fig. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 50. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Bank Shares is2l ss. American Six per Cant. 91-98' Five per Cent. 96-97. { Three per Cent. 70. French Russian 111G11 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 31orning, 53 minutes after 11. 1 Evening, (1 minutes after 0. THE' SUN. SOLEM OVIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEJT LONDON, SATURDAY, MARC!! 8, 1823.