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the comitrr, er wit:i srmas of
imlivi-
Aauk. Wit., Aid, 14, !,.• :.:acted mid at-
rain4erl is the hurry mi,l enufu in.c of vprolchm!,
1%.":1, it I:te Fre.it h iraly Itnd ,tcl y

arm( .1, arcs

i't• prO, • .11:1,4' to pot their o'...tcct
Lao e ,et tattoo, ;:elt a wt •t iortneorot bllOlllll Oa!?

thi.ik, of pront,d2; by tat tar mild ar.ll-
- of the LI force o! tilt atui try ?
It uw: it,lmtitted by every per%ou that the tlllMt
sy3teot he to in, ITane, Us far di, po.:-
S1.0:1!, the. rezolAr fox,- of the rothitry ; but

l'eo.ll it I. I a liguociitatioa %i

It. 110111 .11)•l, dIfrIVULtICA, t:.e proikr ditty
W 44 to ',rivet the ‘t tJet.t. 'That of ;wet he ethi-
ceived at.twee..etiri the tt steal hleh he theft pro-
iboNt..; to the 11. tit,... It iv ii r.ither

utter what had oa :sal-mar °evasions calico from the
opposite side, o.i the military excellence of an
armed popul.lloll, to hear that night no in!ii
(aeony attritilite.i to that stem, save thie facilitt it
atioreteil as a source of supply• to the regiments of
try line. If then it was considered de,nranle to
have the poculation so ar.ll,d traine:l, the
illiterenee wits whether the prewia Bill %tits
on. more desirah'c, iu hating that fence otii: :Ted
and et! ? With ri,,itN:t to the voliniteefs,
it was idle to charga this hill as conveying any
presumption of their inability or siowdlingiiess to
serve the country. On-the contrary, it proceeded
upon tines priiteip!e. that the merit doe to the %ohm-
tiser system wouhl be increased by giving a legal
dorsi:ion to their services. Titen upon that gr, d
this ELII had Vie pref .reuce, that the country could
enjoy the benefit of their military services, with
thus additional milirary quality, that such services
were equally to be depended upon, in war or peace,
either for an ins onsitat-t pressure. isr fittnre
secur,ry. Such then were the great
vaiitn,ies of a men•ive which weal to procure far
the empire a subsi hare force of 414C.000 mien,
in-
dependent of e00,G0.) reg,ilar ri.rl pernianinit
lib*. The Right Hain. Gentleni 111 has made a
charge against this Ineasure. on .4-on. of ,rest
extensive patronage,. Really he has display ..r1 the
extreme of ministerial purity, when even the 1111 F
pointment of officers, for twenty-ei4ht days, could
have given how such eousidembloap irehensuang. lye
has described the present measure,' rich iu patron-
" Lean," said the Nome Lord, s. as 1 sun,
la laugh) 1 tun convinced l
fat. unless t feted ou something mere solid and
nutritious than the patronage of env present Bill."
(Load Inmghing.) With respect to what the
Honourable Bar-met ( durilett) had nthunced,
on the degraded condition of the British soldier,
the Noh.e Ln d felt :t.siire.l that the general feel-
of the country was the hest answer and rein: thou
to such oliservistiusis. N itl,out Asir ionsoilal disre-
spect. he telt assured that his o.iposition would not
he considered by the Rouse as detracting troy the
merits of the bill. • .

Mr. AVISDHAM briefly explained AC/ which
the bill via+ teed a secoad time, awl ordered to be
committed on Wetitiemlay.

On the order of the day being-read for the House
resolving into a Cominitte. on the (risk Glebe, a
long and desultory eonverwition tool place between
Sir JOHN New PORT. Dr. Dvim o•tr, Ur. LAW-
RENCE.. and Mr. K tot:wool, when
various auend-
taeuts were negatived, the Bill committed, awl
the report ordered to he brought uy to-morrow.
Mt. WictaTcPt brought up the grim: t wt the
Committee of the Irish Supply. the dittei elm re-
solotions were agreed to, and the Report ordered
to be printed. lle also brought up the Report of
the Committer of Ways and itleans on Iri.h Stamp
Duties. The Report was agreed to, and leave given
to bring in a Bill.
Mr. %VuoitTow brought up the report of .the
Irish Spirit Suspension Drawback Bill, which
was atreed to. and ordered to be printed.
Adjourned at H4LF-PAST Twill. o'clock.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FROM THE !'REACH PAPERS.

TOURS, APRIL 4,

The Emperor arrived in this town, yest.rilay, at
half past twelve o clock ; he (lid not stop, but
passed through it, attended by his il..ssaisl of ho-
nour, b; M. lk Contades. .1 wo
hours helisre, a Spaiiish Analtassader hal arrived ;
he wa. a c,raistiee of the first s lass, deconocd with
all the orders, he was going to Paris with a letter
front the new King, Ferdinand, to the Emperor
of the French. Marshal L)troc, who was in the
first carriage, ali;hted, and received the keter,
a Lich he delivered to his Maje,t,
read it, replied, that lie a ou:d give all wudu t.cc to
the Amha,sador at the ties.t sis4e. Several iseti-
Lions were presented to !Its Nlaje•iv, :dell he re-
ceived with condescension. 111:: A at:sassistlor left
his carriage, and took a cal,riolet to follow the
Emperor. On the piees-diii-,T eveabig, the whole
city of Tours was illuiuto 'red, and all the Ma-
gistrates asseinisled at the Palace of the Art-lilo-
shop, elipposmg that His Majesty would
there. The Lans.ror seat Mists.iai 1111.-oc to soe
Al ehhishop to express his concert that lie L'Ou:4l not
stop at Tours.

PARIS. APRIL 1.

Letters from Madrid, which we hate received,
dated the 4.3 d, itth, and 15th :Match. a ontam the
details of the great events %bull have taken !dace
in that country. The follo.sing appear to its the
most worthy of notice: 'There aas the greakst
agitation, both at Madrid and Araitices, o i the
ni_tlit between the 18th and 19th of NiJIL h. The
Priam of Peace, who was arrested by the nialeno.
tents, whose numbers liad.been increased be a con-
siderable number of the Guards, felt that lie was
in the most it danger. The of As-
toirias with difficulty sot to him. 'l•he Minister,
his enemy, begged his The Prince )irotected
him, though lint williont come dati,ar to
and conducted I to the guard-hon-it.
for four days, was subject to no kinil ul No
murder was corn but eleven
pillaged, vir. those of r'.e mother, tiro:hers, and
relatives of the Prince of Peace, and thos- of the
two Ministers, !Solo!. and Spinosa. The re-.•
traromillity dill not houiti to ta'li: place
at Madrid until the arrival of the King, who was
londlyeslled for by the nen+. The Proclata itions
of Ferdinand Vll., ermiii 'oiling the leen,•le to re-
ceive the French as brothers, ad, raceu•c.l wi.h ate
chnuatious. They were eon-mt.:red as delivei era

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