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London, England, 1810-03-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN TROOPS.

Apiust k.

Lord Kan rose, pur•uant to his notice tif yes.
treday, to ask. a ror•tiou relative to fors igu troops
in the pay and servlce of Great Britain. lie eon-
timded that the w:ru luctiun of fu:eign troop• into
this c4untry, had been always viewed as loin:teal
to the Conivitotion, and had been expressed so pAr-
tit .11arly by the Speajter of the Heuer of C •iumous.
when several Hessian and Hitnnierian iegirnenta
It ol been Liken into the pay of this cc-glory. lie
did nut futon to question the val,ur and ti.ielity of
those Macs. but it was our duty
.to bear in wi id
the con.iderahile terpetiatinns t, which they
v%ra`td• Under three I.l7C‘l7llCat.C., f7t 1110Uillt

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it proper to Move, " That there be laid before 6.4
House .101 . neciitiot of foreign tioope siting) the
united kingdom, and these emptoyed abroad t y
this eosintri; also an account lit oli gPrterul officers
its the pay of Great
FrAtoirt,.speeifying those resi-
dent within" the united kingdom." -.
The Earl of Ltvanetiob tnici as objections to
the !motions so explained by the Noble Lord.
The Earl of Dattniotx eon-stirred it his duty to
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remind the Row, it wheit .o,e sofjrct of our
own troops nes men d on 0 former occasion, it
seemed to he admitted Miniaterii, that the num-
ber of Delilah troops *WWI the. kingdom ea% not
adequate to its deftetire. i % • .
The 'Esti of LIVERPOOL said, the Nolde Lord
must have misunderstood what passed cos that occa-
sion, fur he did 'not allow that an, loch admission
had been made. •

The motions were @greed to.
• MVTR(r Btu..

The Mutiny B4lilasseJilTieugh a Committee,
and seas reporteti Without any am.-litimeia.

EiCAANGE Of PILISOISCRS.
Lord Hon.Aso was'rsorry. in the a hsente of e
Solael..ord (Mal(y. ire). lb' Kive notice, that, oh
TharPlity tee, lie should nuke a motion relatite
to the exchange of priso,pero between France and
tltia connfrys -If there wad a proper communica.
sioo httaeen that Nol.le Liritscnd the real of Hie
Majesty's Mirriaterti he trusted they would make
him acquainted with the notice ; he made thi. re.
*seek. because. there teemed to he ao moat dis.
sentilio and coAlwalment among them. • Ile mcneil
" That the Lords be summoned fur that day." Or-
dered. • • • •

-Tire- Lew CRANCRLLOR Mitred •• That in the
row of Spence r:Anehie and other., the judg moot
of the C•uirt of Session 4ir reversed, an order thatit
might go beck for-their rec.' Agreed
to. Adjourned .611111ondo.
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HOUSE OF COMMONi.

Leave tru given to Wag io a bill to remove Smithfield
loathe' •

Leona was gives to beteg in a Bill for the better supply of
Liverpool with water.: t
Sir W rt.ILTII brought up the Report of the Committee
upon the Sooday Blarkfriar. -bridge Tull, and the Bill was
ordered to be brought tn.
Mr. Hniffir TuottvTsx gave *mare, that be would
move, on Monday, fur the p►odnetios of the Scotch Pension
Lim.
Mr. 1V.1301.t gave uotice, that he would move, on Monday
eras, for it ‘elert Committee, to tabs into consideratioe the
state of the baibuur of Ardslass.
Mr. C moved fora copy of a letter from Admiral
Sir R Strath■u, dated the i:dh of March, isio.—.Grautid,
and ordered to be printed. He also presented a petition from
the county of Dutra, against the Distillery Bill.
Mr. MARTIN wished to haves, aceo•nt of the expenses
attending the late Expedition to the Scheldt, laid Mime the
Itoase.

Mr. WARD NUJ, the
thew.

were 'heady before

Mr. MARTIN was not satisfied with this, but desired to
have the whole.
The Mashie Mutiny Bill was recommitted, and several
aniendsonds made. The Report wits then received, and tho
Bill ordered to be read it third time on Monday
A new wee sari imam.' for the boroath of Westbury, 4
the room of F. Whitton, Esq. who haaaceeptixt the odoe of
Stswassl orate Chiltern Hundreds
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. •
Mr. Patti liLL, mates some remarks on the pan.
city of information before the House, nu the sub.
jet of public expenditure, and the little insight
to be °initialed frion such piper. as a ere produced.
uy,tisularty from the Ordomace„ mewed low au ac-
count Of all bums paid by thisdepartuient bust year.
specifying the seine voted by the House, and their
application. hi so far as the some could be made out.
`Mr. A. Cecinas Opposed the gamma. as it was
impoilible to make out such au account.
Sir T. TURTON thought the motion might be
complied eith, so far as the accornts could be
made out.
Mr. Lone opposed the motion, as impracticable.
Mr. CIICEVSY supported it, and ascribed the
greet incresse of influence of the Crown to' the
sures voted for public buildings ; a source not no-
ticed in the pamphlet of Mr. Rose on that sub.
kit. They were now voting 7t10,0001. to the Ord.
mance. with rie Master-General. and with a Tree•
sorer run owly.—(4.
Mr. N'aante also supported the motion, and
wished for similar accouuts, auuuoily, of all stuns
expended.
The CH A!fCCI.I.OIt Of the EACKEQU VI defended
Government from the insinuation of not giving in.
formation. The prnduction of papers was a grow-
ing practice, which they had encooraced. and their
daily conduct proved their-readiness to afford every
species of insight into public affairs. It wit ini.
possible to produce the papers now moved for ; hut
if the Ron. Gent. would move for those of 1808,
he might have them, if the House thought that
thieg so once would set the question at rest, and
they would be no more put to similar expenses.
After some 'further observations from the same
speaker*. the House divided- •

Fat t►e motion l6
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Majority
On re-entering the gallery. Mr. WAIDLIC was is.
quireng when they might expect the accoulats moved
for last Jame. and again ordered this Ses.sacui ? To
which Mr. A. Coors' replied, that they were so
very volunii,mus and• intricate, he could nvt say
when they would be produced.

CONDUCT OF MINISTERS. .
Mr. SOBRIDA II gave notice. thus, ull Friday tie. *,
he would submit to the House a motion of eebsui • ,
on Ministers. for their misconduct in the campaigns
or Portugal and Spain.
' Tins Cts•act thee of the Exeecotma said. the
Right lion. Gentleman had Dot been in the House
when impels, illustrative of this subject. had been
moved for, or he supposed he could cot have de-
sired to pees the question. before the House wee
in or that information.
Mr. SIIIIMIDAN said. he wanted no more papers
to convince him of the monstrous mi.,:srrisges in
Portegal awl Spoon. if they weer oti !he table be . 1
W ould wet read them.—(4 laugh.)
SCHELDT INQUIET.
It was un lento .ti, that, as the !Omura of the
Committee on this suhject were now close.;. 1...0rd
Porehester's resolutions. founded thereon. would
certainly come on. on Monday, the 26th in-twit.
Sir NI 4ak Wont, observed. that it was the ioiten-
elan of the Member for Yorkshire to move in its
i
Loring postponed smother week ; and he heloeved
irony. Members wtre of oruion th.t .tshoeuld be A

1p44: ro• 1, 111 ft, 1-r 11 enable them mare fully to
4ron.i.fer alioates of Eti leper.

ble, • aliments. mooed fur a ream of the Sick
an4Cetniantsesitott. embarked from IVolchereni, by
Sit Eire Co .ta,ll6e.st 14'I. September, to 31st
tChetotaw lest—om-1, with rt Eereuce to the same sub-
Ate+. theCusocustoa of the Excutouga mo►tJ
fur a retort' of the battalions at the rout tumid of
the Geteeral OS et ou- that siatiith, from 15t Sep-
etieber to 11Hk Oclo:Jer.—..Ordreti.
Mr. Wm ritlLE.tp wore I-A.A. That an humble
♦ddress be peesenu 41 to iLa•Alajeary, that tlt.►e be
laiJ before the fir nie Copies ar Extracts of nil
Corttapondeuce, biter's! our (;overintreat, Mi-
nister, mil Cournitid,T-in-elnef,' it, Spain, the
Sparic.lt Gaverunm at. and prntoits in authority in
Slott country." The mo•ion cutnptin.J a lung list
of tl riper* proved for.—Aqreeit to.
11A N uaißs• CHECKS BILL.

Mr. Gttcs mot rtl the Ortter of the Day for the
s•vond readi.ig of this Bill ; and entered at some
1.. n into his objections to the law as it now stood,
con.idered as` pa ttittl, unproductive, and
t. +kill *fed to increase the numbers of country
b mks. •
, Wii.terrow. in reply, stated, that the Act
Iwo:ducal 30.04101.. per annum, to the rev. me, awl
c.ttled ou Gentlemen to consider how that ass. to
Pfpippliell, shout/ they rut off the coerce, from
Whit he cousideerd as fuitudless obj.ctions.life
pored, as an innendme.it, 1,e4- sal of the
word al now' the oco. reading should take place.
this day six oinnt'.l3.'"
Mr. Uese.npizarte.l. sod the CII4IIOELLIM of
4) Excosoina oppneest. the Bill ; which was
wi,L tot a Arnie%

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