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London, England, 1809-05-11 00:00:00

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t Message from the Wins., of Lords annonnred, glint
Lad ape rd !o the Vitae Bills and *mere
p, n ate Rills.
%Ir. fivotries Botittxv. Arno:Ott in a nil for vesting is
?Its Majesty certain pins u: it ii.taur Forest... Read a list
time, and ordered in he read a tweiind time ou Monday sent,
and to be printed.
Mr. Clikill.V.ll DI:N11,111 brought tip a Petition from Cur-
tain Landbuiders a :atuat Cae 11'iulaor Fort at Usl;.-.'1141(301
to lie MI tls Table till the second leading of the till.
Mr. WI liCorrlt taturol tllr 'meant. to Irang in a
[hit to amend as Act of the or It. Inert:in 31ajcidi,
ti, present do' clitoral of pour peCaUnii, said to present their
Yearnee, badacs.
Mr. w INITIMVSO, in seconding the leati,.a, observed,
that although he had hero silent upon the yuilect of the
Pao. Laws the two last Sessions, he dad nirt oust ;Lan.
don his attempt to tuakc some ustfia stierations tot the
nwielioration of the condition ui the pour ; he thought a
necessity existed fur encuuragiag karma* tlitoaAinit the
kingdom, and, should he live, he noold take up the sub.
jeet in the next Session of Parliament.
After a few words from Me. Wearies", trace was giriat to
bring N. the UM.
Mr. W. BOOTLE thew brought in the Bill, which was
read • first lime, and ordered to 1114 d .. ~..1...11.11.11 tittle WS
weaday next, :ad so be printed.
Oa the motion of Mr. PLItCrVAf., 'caw no. given to
bring in a Bill to amend an Act rrlat.re to the ractuptios
or Mimil liatuga hum the Land Tax.
THE %VAR-OFFICE.
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Mr. WAItDL6IrOII! pursuant to notce, to more
for certain paper* in the accountant's deli:taint:tit in
thg War-Olidt. It appears front the sixth report
of the Coniutsssioners of Mikosr" lugairy, that its
1797. a cuusitlerableiucrease in th number of

Clerks in the \‘'srsOfbce had taken place ; the
reasoo foe the change was thus the oissettlct re-
&mums hod ucesioulisted, aud these Clerks ware
ongliged•to expedite %haul& bet hi. was prepared
to ihaw that these siceoriuts were stilt in as great *
*bite of confusion Gi ever; and' tons: viently Oast
tom countr, had incuirod a burthkn from Ar 441.•:!
bad deriveJ nu bersedt whatever. Whets ik-t
den the enormous sums which .went eunuully
through this ottitr, to the amoui.t of from ku Gs
fourtrris iuillions risirosally, it heroine a natter of
the iiigheiit consideration, that the business of the
office should be conducts'd with regalarity. Since
/797;-• esvisly uY ehcuge. had taken place. every
chro foi the won't the oats always colitis
tidal a state of 1:0111.11alUtio .1
sic Inipellllll itscurs
rid adoisally for conductiug the business of the
It'ur-OfEce aulonnteil to 54.0001. ; now if he were
sillsrAed the paper* fur which he should move, he
would chew how a saving of 24.00 ,I. alight be IA-
Gets d 1 and would point out pees. s- who would en.
dertwiiir tlwcorrect isatio-sg.o.ent of the *hole
veto for 30,0001.. lu.trurl ut the secomits being
regolusly kept, u.,erthe arrears slcarcd up by the
additiossul clerk., there were conic of 12 yowls
standing, not yet sittled. It wisp, in 'fact. imposes
sable to know whist was dour, ur what was dicing ;
end it sae potorintia, that It was a general con s-
T44.1111t ;11L10114 Colonsts Hint thut they
c'cuhd nut get 111v,r rrrrr rs settled. Ile slid out
memo to impute thi. scene bf Coatruaital to the prof
sent Miouiters, to the preheat Secretory at Wisp. or
to any purtieulAr in.r..:l; the system was radnralh
Ludo and the C.uchhh-luto re of Military lisquiry
particularly urged the neccsenty *fits iseingcliiingeti.
It was well known that there are hog es in the city
whose wet ionic are Its lumpiest: ./f oat as eateissive,
oil those of the Wurs-Olficesescout whet would lie
said, if they left their uccounts unsettled for years/
But they wade ep their aiXoulitti every 'ear, which
were ulways settled within* few mouths. Thu lion.
Grist leineu sunlit wes ler Irons his wish to give those
in office unnecessary trouble ; the papers he would
move for were esseistirlly ueressary ; and he hoped
they e, veld he allowed. It one, however, worthy
of remark, that is seem ti %Vat-Office had sprung
ap within thew few )ere!. iu (ir.nt George-street,
• to • hieletive of sat th 11.161110 1.1111:K.b. go ; Ily
fur the poyineo; of clerks, wins keel, tneir luses.
risk out of town. nod come to settle their hilikhlt,S
about once in the course of Is Cwstth or si%
—This was ail office to settle! the amount.
of the volunteers. The Honourable Gentlemao
thought he tr:eal nut trouble the House with any
further reeassr::s, and therefore moved, “ That
there be kid befuse the House t Rat iris of the au.
!Mal and Ite;,Mieutal Aceoisists no.. in the War
°dice, buds settled and unsettle., ; cud also a
ltetorts of the anuual Accounts which hosl been
made out from 1797 in Infl to the regimeuts or
Cevelry, la.srstry.
SCC2CTART at %V AIL =W. he did not use
*Ali • view of formally opporiag the 'notion, hut
hoped the Honourable Gentletuso 40014-6° in-

dueed to withdraw it, so being or no issossitskotSh.F.
The Commis. 'otters had already taken up the balk-
had ni.tile fall reports upon it, and it Isoll,
frICC61111•• a :natter bur the foie con.i.ler.itiuni of the
executive .goverulwests and the slep.srtistrot to
vsisit.h he !whined were atioa::y rsoploVea in ems.
oiderissz it; that the amount* Were t, arrear emeel

not In Citlii.fd, nod that tiler loti.t IK Itrooght
hut it natio iiii!!:,urt of consicirraisle
war oiloireJ lii the Finance Cotoniittee. Ile
could not agree with the Flintourolile (;entleioins
'slum tie peacii,:utoilitv of expeliti ~,, settling tl u
oreinuttA, *lnch woisfil coinctioeutly retoriltil
Loy the, otnet attrition liaid t.. every urtide of ex-
Tient!Una% The Ilonouruble tjesittrinun haul sail,
that sailer the liell/ Ity+trin wigs itstrminevii; coat-
fusion loasl isterr.irrd;
tiitintet 'wen ; but thymus:on the
terrAngirmroto of the War o:feru Jul lwt keep pore
with their ,v2v tire iir.:ease of inilittry writ-

sures, and the cut establishments of the army,
and thence the accumulation of accouirs. The
comparissei with a rucrchaut's house would not
hold geed, it did rot resemble it imi the least ; as
to a person utukrtaking it for Jomoot. he very well
might, he would have a good Lewin, for six or
seven thousand pounds were all that went to the
clerks, the remainder of the expenditure went to
official officers; if, however, soy retrenchment
could be elected under this head, when the army
estimates come under considtrati4n, would be a
proper time to submit it. The Hight Honourable
Gent. thought it unfit that any refl-ction should
be thrown on the Getalemeu of the %Vas Office,
whose industry and ability were acknowledged by
the Cominisnoners. He coiiclurit-1 with saying.
that s.iinething should be done to afford a speedy
and effectual remedy.
Mr. Lotto agreed in the, necessity of a new sys-
tem. The one iutrodum•ed by dr. Burke was
wholly impracticable at the present time ; the va-
riety of payments had increased, the nature of pay-
meat to the soldiers was ymaite changed, and it riHa
extremely difficult to tsarina's. the accounts. The
'Wet/Unto fur the last year had gone into the Audit-
Office, and would be finally settled within a few
mouths. Ile thought the pry menus to the soldiers
should be consolidated, which would render the ac-
counts less imamate.
Mr. Wittman said, that the real Mianri. of the
arrears was, that business hid grown noon time
(Ace faster than it could be gone through with—
the grist came faster to the mills dim it coliml be
giound--there wanted more mills' and tilore
tnil-
It•rs. There was en immense increase of lot:mimics'',
as might readily be conceived from the effect of
the local militia and army of reserve; but no
blame was to be attached to the persons employed
in the office, they were men of diligence, Intelli-
gence, and experience. He particulatised Mr. Tay-
lor, who, if be bad any fault, it was over-scrupulous-
lICSS in the discharge of his duties ; many hands
tootle light work, and be conceived the only way
was to increase the number of assistants ; but if the
Hon. Gentleman had found out a better mode,
whip': he much doubted, he wished the country
should have the benefit of it; and as the inconve-
nience of producing the papers was not very great,
lie thought the lion. Gout. should be allowed them.
Mr. WHIT/MAD said, that every one ought, awl
Ile hoped did wish, that the arrears of the office
should be brought up. The Hight lion. Gentle-
'lSHll had would we not trust them already in
the situation ? Ile for one would not, not that he
doubted their integrity, but that he suspected their
abilities. Ile was the more inclined to deny them
his confidence, as he taw that t lie very same person,
under whose speculations they had already failed,
was the per.oa with whom thee were again consult-
tug. Colonel Charmilly had stated, that there
were various sums of money paid to him, of wlii h
lie was prepared to give an exact account. Th.,
exact account he (Ir. W.) would wish to see.
The enlistinentof foreigners into the British army
was a practice to which he was hostile ; no s)stets
mull, mu his opinion, be more fatal to the interests
of the country. Ile would at *ollie future day more
for a return of all the foreign officers ii: die service
of Great Britain. He hod heard that Baron Hoot-
, peel was a General in the sorrier; but a future
day would present Imo with un opportunity of in-
vestigating these hustlers more ummtely.
Mr. 11. Tuoasyrom thought that the House up-
on such occasiumm should t general look to tile
Feuds of the offices themselves, Time Kau. Cern-
tlercan had only stated the inconveniences of the
existing system; lie had produced no plan of his
firm to substitute: until he saw what that plan was,.
lie (Mr. T.) could not decide upon its toopricty.
Mr. Batiaciar doubted u littlew}tethar the hope
was not too sanguine timid time Mot. Geutlemma
could 'accomplish this reform.' The War-Office
Was 41 mere office of audit; lie aid not Lilow what
. was want by simplification, the gulden mode
which it seemed to signify, was nut yet discovered.
Mr. PULTEVIN explained.
• Mr.- littsgtssou said, answer to something
thet hail &lieu from an Honotaruhle Member, that
Col. Chasmilly did go to St. DUinitigu, and had
rendered a satisfactory 'account.
Geurral TARLETON and Mr. PKTEM 310011 t:
spoke in favour of thou object for which the papers
were moved.

Mr. Parstrit.v. gave notice that he ;souk! move
at I future dray for a telect Committee, to consider
whether a Letter mode might not be sidopti•l for
the regulation of the puhl.c accouuts.
Mr. BMX MID postpeiled Iris motion for a Com-
mittee to inquire into the Distillery LIMB of Ire-
land, as the Chancellor of the klteltivier had
sliewas a dispo.ition to meet the objects which he
nod other Irish Msonloers had on that subject in the
1;111 now before the Muer. (hale might probably
bring it forward on another day.
The questeas was then put and carried.
Mr. %Vet-rose* D Wilee lint iee dud in consequence
of•Nle. Freres lie ing appointed Asubassndor at Con-
Astantinophs, olsis-11 situation of course Mr. Altair
was not to fill, lie thought it unnecessary to follow
up the 'potion of which he had given ensticc.
31r. Forum moved for leave to bring in a Bill
to reu.ulate the duties on Paper in Ireland.
Sit J. eternal gave notice that hewonill at a
future slay mote for a ertarn of the allowances
grunted upon tlocgtousedoshoperannuation
land.

The itvport of the Committee of Supply was
limogist uo and agreed to.
Mr. ti tic tssom moved that there he laid before
the Muse :► copy of a letter from the Surveyor of
the Croon Laialm. dated the Bth of May. remind-
ing the invite wf enlunti Gordon'a home.—Ordered
to he on the table.

•rirCusoutiwer a Supply was post pones!. te
Fri-
day

---111;entlier. orders of the clay were tlit•u disposed
of.—Adjuurnetl.

Vrstenla, the unfortunate woman. whosse
facetl-
titt are ro murk shaortlrred, awl who lass sat fre-
%worth- *tirades! the: Court of Cloineirry, nail the
other Courts of (41w, for the purpose of areking
redress for her foneied *rooms, suatlr hrr way on.
olowrved into the Iloilo of 1,0rt1.. .he had
got withiu the tonne she product'd conssderable
turhossee to ti:eir frolt lice ft rewnsisig
need snaking 4lv 1.r,7, bud sap obliges! hr taken
out forcibly by lir. Diet. our of tlise door-keepers.

roREIGN tNTELLIOE3CL.

DUTCH PA rms.

itantsatnt.ti, 17.

Within three days several couriers have strived
from the army, with dispatches for her Majesty the
Empress. We understand that the advantages
gained by our arms heroine ever) 114) more ini-
portaat. Tile army of the Archduke Charles is
aniiihilitted; all his artillery, his indiiary chest, his
baggage, mod some thou...ma witg;Tolis have been
taken.—The number of prisouers is altogether
iw-
conceivable. Ever since the IPth of this month,
actions have.taken place, si.d the molt of all these
actions has been favourable to the French. Our
city:dry, which is under the orders of the Duke
of Istria. vigorousiy pursues the feeble rental's' of
the A ustriau *nay. The tine division of tunas-
sieurs, commanded by General has
rendered very esseutial services.
Yesterday, nt the afternoon. a courier arrived.
with dispatches, Which are said to announce ano-
ther victory, pitied over the Austrians. It is said,
that the corps of the Archduke John, which at-
tempted au invasion of thelcouutry of Tyrol. her
been cut off, uud compelled to lay down their
arms. The particulars of this event are most
anxioaaly espectsd. •

The Aliuister Secretary of State loth left this
capital for the head-quarters of hi% Imperial % -
jesty.

On the 20th of this month two persons employ-
ed to distribute copies of the proilainotione of the
Archduke Charles, in order excite Mutts
were shot at llonnengeo.—(notter.Lria Genetic,
May 6th./

rams, MA r 2.

Tim Official Journal lute not yvt given any Bul-
letin from the army ; new have we as yet received
any !airfield:lit or the battle of the 14th, in which
we lust General Cervoui, iota the Bavarian Gene-
ral in Chief, General Clement, was wounded in
the nrm in the af:tion of the .c.23d.

According to the accounts which hsve hitherto
been published of the recent transactions iu Ger-
many, no action hits as yet taken place in the
southern part of Bavaria. All the severe battles
which have *been fought. happened betw eau the
Danube and the lser. We are assured .the Aus-
trian did sonic dansage iu Illeuich. hot had not
sufficient time to cArry off much property.
The French troops iu Germany are divided into
sit corps. which sore caiumanilcil by the Marshal
Duke of Ricoh (Marosenit, Montebello (Lassoes),
Dantsic (Lefebvre), Auerstalt (Davusist), Prince
of Pane Corso (Bernadotte), stud Ueuerail °ab-
out.

General Juui has been appointed Go►•ernor of

A eolu:un of Frouch troops, joined by the .Ba-
v.irian troops who were in Trent, has put itself in
Laotian on its march to Insprisk ; and a seoimd
column, reinforced by Italian troops, Iris urrirrd in
Trent.

Lcttere from Italy *bite, that the A tistriatim have
hero drives bad: to the 'failiginento, with coosi-
derable loss.

Frotu Treiisa we learn, that our army still occu-
pies the ',auks of the 'saris. On the ttOth of last
womb. his ku,eriallnicss inspected all the
+nit &meet! posi.4 of the aril).-(

ROTT LLD AM, MAY 6.

I .etters from Vicuna coattails t Ite followin4 parti-
culars relative to the Congress ut Yitsy, uhieh was
tio ;sooner openc.l, than-nu immediate period was
put to its deliberations. After the respective powers
had been veinicd and exchanged, the Russian
Cona.aissioners endeavoured to prove that the two
eitipir:ts could not enjoy lice Messing, of peace,
until the frontiers should- have been &tined in the
member pointed out by the nature of the ground.
Theyrepreseuted tot he Turks that the neighitonring
Prgrinces sititaterl on the left bank hi the lhinubt,
would prove a continual Cause of hatred and dis-
cord, end rendered it indispensably necessary that
the country which for these three years past bud
hero in the posseesino of Russia, where she had
emistructed fortresses, and from whence she could
nut he exi :fled but by a superior force, should be
ceded to her.

They therefore proposed the cession of that
country us the tint preliminary article Of the tie4o.
ciatiom declared at the same time, that it
would he unnecessary to coutiuue the nexerimaion,,,
unless tliz! I"rte should accede to the cud at-
tic.r.

The Alitiasterc of the Porte answered, that
such e cession %ars not by any means to be recon-
ciled w. 411 the intentions which they had revived,
but that, on the contrary, they were strictly ele•ged
not to agree to any such terms. It is added, that
in the first sitting of the Congress, the Russian
Commiteaieners demanded that the English Mi-
Mater adaantld be immediately cent away from Con-
astaantitaaaple, awl that add English property slion!il
be attaa ked nod seavestratotl throtta,:lsolit the Ot-
tomans' lEatatain.. Tiro days after the Tttrki-it
11t-
uisters wished *.%) take their departure for Coe: Stan.
bat they were prevented from 1,0 ci:aing.—
It in supposed that Prince Pro,owowsity liaC sent
two °Seers to Constantinople with the ultimatum,
to represent the de,tructiveeensegisetseessith
the refits:al of the above ariler would be aattenalaml•
for tl:c Porte, sitnl that the aussien• did not choose

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to butte: the Commit.-":4•llv.rt, G, ste;ott.t, anti:
übove two ollicers vimuio 1. t resorbed.

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After the Cotogr.., !.i.ukatit op. a nisiber of
Courier. have [tern 4;..i,,,t4.11.11 with issiAttictiot.:.
for the Russian) Cetierins who couunnutl on 41.
Uauul.e.--Sevtrol rei meta. have put theintwiree
motion, niid every thing t:e.tuoi to aoloourtet thew
ust.thate retiewal