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since the:peace. To judge of this question they ought, , to, look_ 'at _what the debt was,.and.what the objects of the' country were when the war 7s-as ended. Since that time a small reduction had been made in our funded debt, and apparent ly a intichlarger reduction of our- unfunded debt had —taken place, the latter amounting to 13,752,0001. But it was to be remembered, that at the commencement of 1816, the country had in hand a surplus of 5,663,0001. remaining of the sums voted for 1815, in consequence of the sudden termination of the War by the .battle of Waterloo. To this a considerable sum was . to be:w„ided for . unclaimed Dividends appropriated to.ihe.vnblic service, making a total of 6,105,0711. Taking' this into consideration, and various other eirc o litnstances which he thought ought to be con 'netted, it appeared to him that there was in reality an increase of debt since the Peace -arri9nnting to 7,135,2511. Instead of being a farthing the better, it seemed to him that the 'eo;_tfitry was so much the worse : It was b es id es to be reinembered that the Right Hon. Gentle man had proposed to continue the War Excise Du.ties- for six years, to wind up the expellees of the war ; and on those duties not less than 12,000,000/. had been received, while the Sinking. Fund, he thought the whole of ,it, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer said - . only 13,000,0001. had been mortgaged or given up for ever. If the affairs of the -nation went on in the same way for the next five years, he thought it would require all the firm ness and all the authority of the Right Hon. Gentleman to congratulate the House on the situation of the country. He complained of the -manner. in which the Sinking Fund was managed. The policy was incomprehensible which led the Right Hon. Gentleman to keep up a nominal Sinking Fund, charged on the Consolidated Fond, from which he annually borrowed 12 or 1;000,000/. while he borrowed at the same time by Exchequer Bills 9,000,0001. to make good 'the deficiency in the Consolidated Fund. This . could have no effect but to deceive—and there 'were not many who could now be deceived.— Such was our situation. After five years. of peace, we were in debt more than 7,000,000/. *than we had been at the close of the war, while 'new taxes had been imposed, which depressed and kept down every branch of industry in the 'country. He accounted for this by referring to the army. Let the present establishment be compared with that of 1792. He knew that Gentlemen on that side of the House were taunt ed by Ministers when 1792 was mentioned. But let them look at the amount of the troops main lained in England, Ireland, and the old Colo nies, making what allowance they pleased for the Pell" Colonies, and it would be found that where Mr. Pitt had maintained two men, three were - . kept up by the present Government. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, if . the House had now for the first gene heard the assertions, that no debt had been paid. off, that -every branch of industry was depressed, and that the country was verging -to its ruin ;,he should -have thought it necessary to state his view of the. subject, and to shew the fallacy of the arguments of the lion. Gentleman. But the subject had ~.been so frequently discussed, that it was only -necessary for him to remind the House of the -debates which had already taken place. The Won. Gentleman had begun by saying, that a part of the funded debt and a large portion of the un funded debt had been paid off since the peace, and he had then proceeded to shew that no debt jl had been paid off at • all. He ought to have stated that if extraordinary resources had been placed at the disposal of Ministers, extraordinary charges were to be met by those resources. The various charges growing out of a war so expensive which were to be defrayed, would he found to amount to little less than the sums which had remained at the command of Government at the termination of the war. , He would refer the Hon. Gentleman and the House to the Reports of the Finance Committee. They would shew what debt had really been incurred, and how much had been paid off.- Mr. MABERLEY took a view of the financial situation of the country in 1816, anti compared it with that in which it- stood at present: But for the new taxes imposed to the amount of 3,200,000/. our situation would have been much the same as it was then' with respect to the Na tional Debt. He thought the calculations of the ChanCellor of the 'Exchequer erroneous,' and thought we were more likely to have a Sinking Fund of 3,000,0001. next year, than one of 4,000;000/. which the Right lion. Gentleman was of opinion might be expected. To relieve the Country effectually, the Estimates for the Army, the Navy, the Ordnance, and the Mis cellaneous ServiCes must be reduced by two or three millions. The Report was then read.—On the Resolu, tion being put for the Lottery, Mr.-llumE said, he hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would devise some means of doing without a Lottery. It was despicable to .observe the Minister countenancing such a sys tem, while our Statute Book was loaded with en actments against every other species of gambling. The Resolution was agreed to. The other Resolutibns were agreed to without any remark. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex chtEouttt; it was ordered, that the House, at its rising, should adjourn to. Wednesday next. ALLOWANCE TO THE DUKE OF CLARENCE. The Marquis of . LONDONDERRY rose to call , the attention of the House to a Vote of Supply passed by the House in the year 1818. At that time several younger branches of the Royal Fa mily were about to, enter the married state, and Parliament had thought proper to make an addi tional provision for their increased expenditure, in order that the dignity of the country might be properly supported in the Members of its Royal Family. (It was here suggested to the Noble Marquis by Mr. Huskisson, that he was not exactly regular, as he should first move that the House should go into a Cointnittee.) He begged to apologize to the 'Rouse ; he was reminded by his Iron. Friend that his observations should be made in A Cornmittee ; he therefore should at pre, sent confine himself to moving that the Speaker should leave -the,.o hair. Mr. Moxcic said he saw nothing to justify the House going into a Committee. With respect to the circumstance's of the country, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a few nights since, had resisted the claims of the American Loyalists on the ground of our limited means. If our circum stances then were such-that we could not afford to do justice we ought not to do an act of mere generosity. Considering too the present state of the currency, he (Mr. Monck) thought the application unseasonable and inauspicious.— The present allowance of the Duke of Clarence had been granted in the Administration of Mr. Fox upon an increased scale, on the ground of the depreciated state of the currency, and the consequent high price of provisions. That state had now been very materially altered ; the cur rency had become restored and the price of pro visions had fallen. He (Mr. M.) therefore could not but consider the present a very ill-chosen moment for the subject in question. Neither should it be forgotten that we lived in a very censorious age, an d that the infirmities of exalted individuals were viewed with .a microscopic eye. The prominent part taken by his Royal Highness on a late inquiry into the conduct of the Queen would, there was too much reason to fear, be connected (erroneously, no dOubt) with the pre sent applicatimi. He should therefore oppose the Speaker's leaving the Chair. The question was then put, and agreed to with out a division. The House being in a Committee, The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said be felt it unnecessary to answer the observations of the Hon. Member who had spoken last, as the sense of the House had been so decidedly shewn upon the subject. In consequence of the irregularity into which he had inadvertently fallen, he had wasted his breath ; but the House were informed of the nature. of the present application. It ,was merely to give effect tea Resolution passed by the llouse in 1818. The remark of the Hon. Member was perfectly correct, that the income of his Royal Highness had been increased during the Grenville Administration ; but the settlement then made was an unmarried settlement.. When he (Lord L.) had proposed the votes for the in creased incomes of the Illustrious Personages in question, the House reduced the general scale of expence, though there was but one feeling upon the principle. The vote then agreed to for the Duke of Clarence, his Royal Highness had respectfully declined, because he thought he could not accept it without involving himself in difficulties, and he therefore proposed to go abroad where he might live in retirement. Circumstances however had induced his Royal Highness to alter this determination, and he returned to this country with his illustrious Consort - . Had Providence preserved the life of the illustrious Princess, the offspring of this marriage, he (Lord L.) should certainly have felt it his duty to ask the House to revise their former decision, as his Royal Highness would necessarily have been. put to increased expellees in providing for the care and education of the Princess. At pre sent, the question was, merely that his Royal Highness should be put. in the same situation in which he would be had the Bill passed with the provision of 60001. a year, which had been voted by the House and declined by his Royal Highness. He (Lord was sure that the House would not wish his Royal Highness .to suffer from the decision he had taken on the for mer occasion, and he trusted there was but one feeling in the House upon the question of sup porting the dignity of the Royal Family. lie proposed that the vote should take effect with reference to the original period, and when it was recollected that his Royal Highness stood next in rank to the Duke of York, the Heir presump tive to the Throne, he trusted this would not meet any objection. Having explained, he was Convinced, to the satisfaction of the House, — (Hear, hear! from the Opposition benches,) — the question he was about to bring before them, he had only to observe that he trusted no unfa vourable argument would be drawn from any con siderations of a personal nature. The Illustrious Duke and his Consort were, in private life, an -example of domestic purity, and their conduct and. happiness in this respect could not but be highly satisfactory to the nation. As the vote he should propose was merely. an act of justice,-he should now confine himself to moving a Reso lution, 44 That it is the opinion of this Committee that his Majesty be enabled to grant out of the Consolidated Fund a sum not exceeding 60001. per annum, in order to make a suitable pro . .. vision for his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, such sum 'to be calculated from the sth of April, 1818." Mr. Humr. said, he trusted the Noble Mar quess would divide his motion into two branches. it had pleased the Duke of Clarence to refuse the original grant of the House. That grant the House might possibly be still disposed to make him ; but certainly the question as to arrears stood upon very different grounds. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY thought this an objectionable mode, as it would destroy the spirit of the Resolution. - Mr. HuAtE proceeded. On a former occasion he had asked the Noble Marquis a question rela tive to the property of his late Majesty, and had .not received any. satisfactory answer, although such an answer might have a considerable intlu .ence upon the .present question. Ile (Mr. II.) was willing to put his Royal Highness upon the same footing with the other younger branches of The Royal Family, but he saw no reason, for any preference. The death of his late Majesty made a material .alteration on this subject, inasmuch as by the new Bill passed at the commencement of his present Majesty's reign, a distinct sum of ,2,5001. per annum had been set apart foi• the Puke, of Clarence. The difference, therefore, ,between that su,m and 6,0001. would put his Royal Highness on the same footing with his younger brothers, and he (Mr. Hume) should cert4inly 'move A. reduction of this 2,5001. from the vote. The Noble Marquis thought the pay ment of the arrears a principle of justice, but he had; not proposed •the payment of the arrears of the 15,0001. a-year which bad been voluntarily given up by. her present Majesty. Indeed, the conduct of Ministers with respect - to the other branches of the ROyal Family, was worthy of strong remark ; for not a single shilling had been provided for the infant child of the late Duke of Kent, arid she was now supported by an individual. With respect to.ttie..public conduct of his Royal Highness the Dike ofN_Aarence, he. (Mr. Hume) was sorry t it-hart/Not inspired that respect w hi c h it waNdeairabl4ipuVl be shewn to every Member of the Royal Fa m ily. —(Hear, hear ! from the Marquess of London derry.)—He would repeat the expression, and he should be glad to hear any man stand up in •his place and say that the conduct pursued by his Royal Highness while sitting in judgment upon his Queen and near relation had been pro per. The Duke of Sussex, on the other hand, had, with - a praiseworthy delicacy, abstained from taking - any part in the proceedings. Ile repeated his opinion merely in consequence of the cheers of the Noble Marquess. He wished the Royal Family to receive every becoming respect ; but he also wished them to deserve it. Upon the amended motion he was about to make, he pledged himself to take the sense of the House if any two friends would support him, and, if the vote should be carried for the arrears, he would oppose the Bill in every stage. The money re fused by his Royal Highness had been refus ed apparently with disdain, but that given up by the present Queen had been given up from liberal feeling. As the question of the arrears was pressed upon the House, the present was an opportunity for acquiring some information re specting the property of his late Majesty, and as to the question of his having made a will. If no will had been made, it was clear that the property became public property ; and if a will had been made, it was proper the House should know whether the Duke of Clarence derived any be nefit from it. Report stated that the property amounted to a million in value, and that it was by will divided among the sons, and if this were the case, the share of the Duke of Clarence would be 200,0001. The lion. Member concluded by moving a reduction of the vote to 3,5001. and that the words giving it a retrospective operation, should be left out. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, he had persuaded himself that the House on the present occasion would be unanimous : and he certainly had not expected that that unanimity would be disturbed by unkind observations or invidious comparisons; comparisont which never turned to the advantage of the individual making them, or that of the person for whom that individual made himself the champion. The two thousand five hundred pounds alluded to by the lion. Member had been granted to the Duke of Clarence when he was very young, and had been continued ever since. The name of the Duke of Kent had been mentioned, but he enjoyed a professional income of 70001. a year from the Governorship of Gib raltar. He repeated that this spirit of champion ship for one branch of the family was never at tended with any advantages. Another benevo lent observation of the Hon. Member referred to her Majesty ; but that Illustrious Personage had given up the sum in question because she stated that 35,000/. would meet the annual scale of her expenditure ; and it was to meet that scale with respect' to his Royal Highness that the present application was made. Upon the other observation of the Honourable Member re specting his late Majesty's property he should say a very few words. His Majesty had left a paper which the Law Authorities had pronounced not to be a WM. The idle tale about a million would be answered by stating the fact that the value of his late Majesty's personal property did not exceed 80,000/. It was the intention of his late Majesty that the present King should derive the chief personal ben e fit, b u t as e will was a nullity, the property in question belonged to his present Majesty only during his life, as attached to the Crown. This alone was a sufficient an swer to the malicious observations which had gone abroad respectin g his late Majesty's supp ose d acc.imulation : and observations of a similar na ture had not been wanting to asperse the memory of her late Majesty, whose property was in fact scarcely sufficient to discharge her debts, and those charities which had so eminently distin guished her illustrious life.—(Hear, hear !)—He trusted that no second Englishman would be found to tolerate what was asked of the House, and he was confident that the House would not condescend to sanction the objection taken to th'. present vote. • A ME MEER, whose name we, could not hear, supported the rote, and with reference to the conduct of the Duke of Cla - sace observed, that he was a warm supporter of the Charity which was distinguished for assisting the countrymen of the lion. Member for Aberdeen. Mr. HUME said, that from the tone of the Noble Lord and that of the last Speaker, it.would naturally be supposed he:(Nlr. II.) had attacked the private character of the Duke of Clarence. He (Mr. H.) denied that he had done so. He had stated, and he would repeat, that there was nothing in the Duke's public conduct which justified his being preferred to any of his younger brothers. He might be in a small minority, but he should persist in his Amendment. Mr. HUSKISSON said, he wished merely to state the fact, that the 2,5001. a-year alluded to as granted to his Royal High ness, had come under the notice of the House upon every oc casion of the discussion of hiS income. The House knew the circumstance, and considered it in the nature of an equivalent for the. want of those _professional emoluments which were in general enjoyed by the other younger branches. Mr. WILLIAMS said, he understood the Noble Marquess to say, that the Duke of Clarence was the only member of the Royal Family who did not enjoy professional emolument. The Duke of Sussex never received a shilling of the public money beyond his stipulated income. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY shortly explained. • Mr. W. SMITH disclaimed all inquiry in that House into private character. It would have its proper weight in society, but it was unfit for discussion in Parliament on a question like the present. The Noble Marquess had expressed his hope that no English voice would be found to support the Amendment of the Hon. Member for Aberdeen. His (Mr. S.'s) would be that voice, for he thought not a shilling of the arrears ought to be allowed. The real property of his late Majesty ought to have been brought under the notice of Parliament. If it was 2 or 300,0001. a-year. Mr. HUSKISSON here spoke across the table. To save the time of the lion. Member and the- House, he begged to say that the real property of his late Majesty had been placed under the controul of the department of Woods and Forests ; that it was available for public purposes, but that, if sold, it in all proba bility would not realize £20,000. Mr. W; SMITH said the explanation of the Hon. Member was satisfactory to him, and no doubt to the House. lie thought the arrears of his Royal Highness's allowance stood upon distinct grounds, and he therefore should oppose them. Mr. BRIGHT said, that the misunderstanding as to the value of his late Majesty's property had gained ground because the Noble Marquess -had not condescended to acquaint the pub lic with the. facts. He (Mr. B.) thought the. House ought not to be called•on to snake good the arrears, and he should oppose that part of the vote. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY explained. The amount of the late .Kines personal property he had in the last Session stated to be only 80,0001. and with respect to the real property, it.. vas not many days since Ministers hall-obtained the opinion of the Law Officers upon the paper purporting to be his late Majesty's will. Mr. TIER . - conceived that, in voting for Ithe first proposition,' he would do no more than place the Duke of Clarence in the same situation in which he would havNeen if he had retkiyech %this giant freen- ; the first.-= ‘ oleat, ten2o l; - ; ,111 aiouga, indeed, that th e Vnle of Clarence had been very ill advised when he had resolved, in the first instance, to refuse it : f or h e qu it e agreed that th e Princes of the Blood Royal were of right entitled to nothing, and they ought to take whatever. Parliament granted to them.— . (Hear, hear!)-LWhen the Duke of Clarence did refuse this . *rant, it was the general opinion that he would not' fulfil the proposed marriage; but both his Royal Highness and his Duchess did go to the full length , of the previous arrange ments, under circumstances which were highly honourable to both the parties, because it was the first Royal marriage that was concluded without a view to an increase of income. —(Hear, hear !)—From that day to this, he confessed he had constantly expected that the Noble Lord would have come down to the House with this proposition ; and he believed that there was no inconsiderable portion of the public who did not think that, in agreeing to that proposition now, they were doing no more than what justice required.—(Hear.)—lt should be borne in .mind, that the grant which was first imposed for his ROyal Highness was 10,0004 ; the lesser sum of GOOO/. was proposed by the Ho n . M em b er f or S urrey ; an d he (Mr. TO agreed to it. Having thus exercised a dis cretion on that occasion, he did not see how he could run away from the vote he then gave. 'Hear, hear.)—He held himself committed to As to the arrears—a shadow, but only a shadow of an argument might perhaps be raised with re spect to them. He could not but think that they ought to be given. For himself, he had no motive but the performance of his duty. It was a long time since he had been in the habits of ac quaintance with that Royal Duke, but he consi dered it as well deserving of attention, that his Royal Highness since his marriage discharged the duties of a husband in the most meritorious manner.—(Hear, hear !)—All that in fact was now asked of the House, was to forget what had passed, and to agree to the propositions of the Noble Lord. As to the Duke of Sussex, whose name had been mentioned, if, on a fit opportu nity, an addition to his income was proposed ; there was no man in the House who would vote for it more willingly than himself. Mr. FORBES said, he could not support the motion, unless some provision were made for the Duke of Cumberland. He thought that upon occasions of this description it was not proper for the House to launch into discussions on the merits or demerits of the individual branches of the Royal Family. He particularly alluded to the manner in which the proposition of a vote to the Duke of Cumberland had been treated. He also thought that many branches of the Royal Family were neglected by the house, in a pecu niary point of view. The Noble Lord had stated that the Princess of Clarence was taken into consideration; he thought, for the same rea son, the Princess Victorina, daughter of the Duchess of Kent, ought to be provided for. Sir J. YoRKE said that if be were to pledge himself to vote for the arrears, he would not sup port the motion before the House. He bad heard an old saying, " He that will not when he may, " When he will he shall have nay." His Royal Highness would be sorry - to have tha maxim applied to his case, but he thought he might be contented if they refused him the ar rears. Ile confessed he was somewhat alarmed at the fearful catalogue of Royal progeny and others to be provided for presented by the speech of the Ho►►. Member who last spoke, and felt therefore inclined to be the more sparing of the public money. Mr. lIARBORD did not think there was any just reason to refuse the Duke of Clarence that which had been offered to him three years lle did not feel inclined to reduce the vote of 6,0001. a-year, but he certainly could not bring himself to vote the arrears. It was a delicate question, and therefore the less that was said about it the better. Ile should, therefore, move another amendment, that the grant be 6,0001. only, without the arrears. Mr. BROGDEN observed, that they must first dispose of the money grant, and then the Hon. Member might propose the introduction of any word tending to shape the vote as he desired. Lord MILTON declared his intention to vote for the motion of the , Noble Lord opposite (the Marquess of Londonderry), but he should also give his support to the amendment about to be moved by his Honourable Friend behind him. He was sure another Parliament would not pass away without some propo sition being made for the reduction of the s a l ar i es . o f t h e pu bli c Officers of State. Sir R. WILSON said, he could not bring himself to think that it would be a dignified course in the House to refuse the arrears now claimed for the Duke of Clarence, because he had thought proper to refuse the grant when first offered to him. It appeared to him that it would be like taking his Royal High'- ness at his word. Ile certainly had lived two years of the sub sequent period abroad, but to deduct that from the sum for the remaining year, to which he was entitled, would, in his opinion, be splitting trifles unworthy of the Ho use . Sir P. AKE supported the motion.—(Cries of Question.) Mr. BROUGHAM said he would not detain the House for any time. He only wished to make one or two observations for the purpose of cor recting a mistake which had crept into the de bate. When he heard it stated that the sum of 2,5001. was formerly voted to the Duke of Cla rence,.to make up for the absence of any profes sional income, and to put him on a level with the other Royal brothers, it was but proper to men tion that that was a mistake. There was another brother, who was placed in the same situation. The Duke of Sussex bad never any command, or regiment, or any other professional income whatever. He wished, however, the House to understand, that he did not make that re mark for any other purpose than to do jus tice to the Duke of Sussex. He believed that Royal Duke would be the last person to come down to the House to make any such claim. He was certain no such idea had ever entered into his mind, and equally certain was he that the Puke of Sussex had large outgoings, which his other brothers had not. His economy, how ever, and retired manner of life, enabled him to. pay off a gi.eat portion of those demands to which , he had subjected himself; and his - management and prudence, and notions. of justice, did-' the greatest credit to his heart and feelings. So much he did think_ it necessary to observe op that subject. ' With respec e to the rrears oflbe grant to th e D u k e o f Clarence,- thestood on culiar':grounds, quite distinct ih front th e grailt4 -1 , self. If;inlBlBhheliJoost/ioaNitTroper Vote him a grant of 6,0001., aEd he then thought proper to refuse, but came no wNfter three years, and sig nified his acceptance of that sum; it was his - (Mr. Broughani's) opinion that the sum should be taken now as it was tendered 'then. It was said that the withholding the arrears would be taking the Royal Duke on his word ; and the gallant offi cer opposite (Sir JOseph Yorke) had recourse, for an illustration, to an old proverb— " He that will no t w h en h e ma y , " When he will he shall have nay." He (Mr. Brougham) would not enforce the gorous application of the saying, because that would operate against the whole grant. All that. could be fairly expected of the House would be to put his Royal Highness in the same state its which he was when he refused his acceptance of the vote of the House. For these reasons he would vote for the grant from the present time. There was one observation more which lie wished to make before he sat down. The House, he thought, had reason to complain of the manlier in which the grant was proposed. There was no communication from the Crown on this subject, either during the 'present or former Session, and the House were left in ignorance, whether th e Crown desir e d suc h a grant at all. - The propo sal- certainly came through the Minister, .but . there ought to be a direct communication from the Crown. The MarqueSs of LONDONDERRY and. Mr. BRouctrAiu mutally explained. Mr. HUME begged to withdraw his amendment, -as• he found the sense of the House to be against it. The House then divided on Mr. Ilarbord's amendment:— For the Amendment - - 43 Against it - - - IHI Majority for the original Motion —76 On being re-admitted to the Gallery, we found that-the House had resumed, and that the - report Was ordered to be received on Wednesday next. CRIMINAL LAWS' AMENDMENT BILLS. On the motion of Sir J. MAcKANTosw, the " Navigable Rivers Robb er y Bill , " an d the " Dwelling.house Robbery Bill," were read:a third time and passed, with souse disseutient voices, but without a division. DISTURBANCES AT CONSTANTINOPLE. On Mr. ARBUTHNOT'S motion that the House do resolve into a Committee of Supply, Mr. BERNAL said, hewished to ask the Noble Marquis (of Londonderry) a question, which he hoped the Noble Lord would answer. He wished to know whether the accounts of serious disturbances having taken place at Constantinople were true ; and if so, he wished to be informed whither any, and what steps had been taken for the protection of British subjects and property in that city. He had been given to understand that both had been exposed to great danger in consequence of the disturbances to which he had alluded. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY replied, that it was unfortunately true that disturbances, and those of a must pain ful nature, had occurred, but that his Majesty's Arnbassador to the Porte, aided by the Ministers of the other Powers of Europe, had done all in their power to:protect Europeans from the dangers to which many of them were exposed. As soon as the first notice of the events which had occurred there had reach ed this country, the Admiralty had taken care to adopt such measures as would prevent any danger to British shipping, cc other property in the Archipelago. COMMITTEE 'OF SUPPLY. The House then went into the Committee. GENERAL DESFOURNALTX. Mr. IRVING, in the Committee, proposed the following re solution :—" That it is the pleasure of this Committee that 1:26,006 128. 6d. be granted to his Majesty, to be paid to Gene ral Desfornanx, as a compensation for services performed, and losses incurred, on the capture, and durin■ the occupation, of the island of Guadaloupe, in the year 1794." The lion. Gent., who had been Chairman of a Comniittee to investigate the Ge neral's claims, shortly stated the grounds on which they rested. They had been admitted by Sir A. Cochrane immediately after the services were rendered, and repmteffly brought forward and examined since. A long conversation ensued, in which Mr. W. Smith, Sir J. Newport, Mr. Warre, Mr. Grenfell, and Sir Joseph Yorke opposed the grant, or demanded farther explanations concern ing it ; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Irving, and Mr. Wilson, supported it. At last, 'on the suggestion of Mr. Bankes, the resolution was withdrawn by Mr. Irving, on the understanding that it would be brought forward on the first day of a Committee of Supply. - After one or two other items of the Report were agreed to, Mr. Arbuthnot moved, that the Chairman should, report progress. - The House then resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on Wednesday next. Upon the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Coals Drawbacks Bill being read, Mr . . F. PALMER moved, that the House be counted ; and there not being forty Members presort. an adjournment took place to 'Wednesday. THE ARMY. On Tuesday morning (sth inst.) a most gratifying spectacle was presented in this city (Canterbury), exhibiting the warm feelings of devotedness and attachment glowing in the hardy bosoms of the sons of war. The soldiers of the 4th Dragoons, anxious to testify their affection for their late Colonel Hugonin, drew his carriage decorated with laurel, on the box of- which the Colonel was seated, through this city in triumph, preceded by the Regimental Band and a Flag, with the inscription— " Colonel Hugonin, 4th Dragoons, Hero of Toulouse—a mark of respect equally honourable to the feelings of the men, and expressive of the high character of the Officer, who had bae^ in the regiment near 24 years, and was justly endeared to alI his companions in arms. On reaching St. Dunstan's, the Co lonel descended from the carriage, and cordially and affectior ately shook hands with every one of his old companions, a scene Which drew forth the finest sensibilities of - human nature, and on shaking hands with one old serieant, the feelings of both were overcome, while the old soldier exclaimed, " Cod Hess your Honour, we are sorry to part wi t h you ;" an d t h e C o l onel responded, " God bless you, my worthy old soldier." The briny tear stood not only on the cheek of the military, but start ed in the eye of every spectator, toa scene so uncommonly novel and interesting.—(Kent Herald.)• On Friday last (Ist inst.) the Scots Greys, stationed at our barracks, under the command of Colonel Clarke, were reviewed on Mosely Wake Green by Lord Edward Somerset, accom panied by his brother, Lord John Somerset. The whole of this very fine regiment went through their various evolutions in a manner which reflected great credit upon the officers and men, and drew front his Lordship high encomiums upon their soldier-like appearance and good discipline. A Dragoon had his arm broken by his horse falling.—(Birmingliam Chronic} .) Mr. Ex-Sheriff PARKINS, in Company ivith Mr. THACKRAY, waited upon the LORD Mivoit yesterday, according to appointment, and inti mated to his Lordship, that since their applica tion for warrants against the most active Aln" hers of the Bridg e - s t ree t A ssoc i at i on, facts transpired which tended to establish a case 0 ' deeper complexion. They would therefore at tend upon his Lordship at another opportunity, when they should be prepared with witnesses to establish cases against hidividuals upon which they would found their application for warrants. The parties left the Mansion-house, we are ;V formed, with the understanding th;:t they are to attend again at the beginning of next week. (Morning Paper.)