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!milted to the sae of arms ; and also there were -
more regular troop', which could for a certainty b. tar
into the town and citadel in spite of every opposition. .• his
could out, an any point of view, be cousidered as •dire, stun in
favour of the Austrians. In review iris the whok coinium of
Administration, be was called upou, by the most impetioes
ditty, to support the ameadment, charged slum with
gross and wilful misconduct. Ile called upon the Noble
Visrouat (Soltuouili) to reelect that there was a "rpm eirtscti
in the whole of their conduct; to dila on the thousands
of poor meu who had died in consequeuce, whose wounds
bespoke the cinamission of crone. The Noble Earl con-
trailed, that the expeditions were founded in bad policy,
and had disappointed the expectations of the country ; and
hisisted that a diver.iou might have been made 41 Germany,
which might have changed the face of ;flair* on the CWIIIII,
nem ; but we regret that want of taunt duce nut enable us to
du justice to his speech.
The Eat I of IlaaauwlT and Viscount St isnot:Tat se-
verally explained.
The Ear. of Livearoot. defended the conduct of Minis.
ten ; for, although some ohiccts had nut been .attained, the
Expertit WO to the Scheldt had nut entirely holed of emcees.
With respec. to retaining Walcluren, it was at the desire of
Austria herself they had kept poesersion of it fer a limited
time. Spain was ins better situation than before, while the
French Lod lost igo„otio twee in attreoptiog 14 subdue the
country, and yet the kinedain was not conquered ; and the
candy, after all his etfoits, had nut gained posseviuti of
store than a thud of that territory. Th. Nioie Earl con-
cluded • very energetic speech against the proposed Assead•
meat.

Tito Earl of C %ItYIIFORT considered the Addresses con-
taints' dehis,ve tannage as to the state of the nation, and
supported the Ataeodaaent as proposed by thr Noble Baron.
Ltortl Ettss sootocor, hum the Wootesek, Olen read
the Atnendineut, sod up,,u the 11ue.tion broil put, tba
House divat4.•:!.

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Vjuus acct. at 1 tilt LE o'CLOCK, I LThwwlay•

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Chair so., taken shortly after three o'clock.
The SPEAK v. iiiforined the House, that he had,
during the Ir.. ... goto•:,issuctl„by virtue of the sta-
tute, writs la ih..! room of Members to serve in
Parlunneut, for the boroughs of Pembroke. Abing-
don, and But: mid for the counties of Su-
then! Ross, and EVWX. Severiil new itleitiliers
took the usual oaths and their scats, amongst whom
we heard the name of Joh.' Owens, Esq.
The SreAstea also acquainted the House, that,
according to custom at the opening of a Session,
a gill was prepared by the Clerk of the House for
the prevention of clande.tiue ontlawr.es, which was
read a first and second time, and ordered to be read
a third time.

Earl Tessime moved. That the Speaker do
i“itic writs for the elect;oli of ~embers to serve in
Parliament for Uttheidge, in the room of Thomas
Greaville, E.q.; for the borough of Ce:nelford, iu
the room of Lord Henry Petty (now Marquis of
Lans,lowu); for the county of L..titit, in Irelend
for the Quee,l's Cooitty, in Ireland. in the room d'
the Hon. W. Pole: for the horough o! Newport, in
the room of Lord Vi.eount Pa;uikr.ton ; for tiro
borough of its the room of J. A. Stuart
Wonky, Earl. ; for the borough of Cockermouth.
in the room of, Lord Lowther ; fir the borough of
Scarborough ;.for Ennw, it; Ireland, in tOr room of
Win. ritzgrr.l4l, Eoq.; for the city of Limerick.
io the moo, of Col. Charles Vereker ; for the bo-
rotiAla of Illalineshury: .163, far the sippoiotnteot of
a C.on,ttissiontr for the shire of Edisibuigh, in the
room of tint Right Hen. K. Duudes Saunders."
—.Air& red.

At half-past three o'clodi, the Usher of the . I
Illsek and appeared in th. I.l:mt.e, and d. hiered
S message. requiriog its atteudiace in ilii• limier of
Peas, by virtue of His Idled'', commission. to
bear His Majesty's speech upon the opening of
the Sessiou. The Speaker. accordingly, attended
by a.gteat number of the Members, proceeded to
the Upper Howse. Upon his row n, lie acquainted
the House, that, to avnisl mistakes, he hied procured
• copy of lit. Majesty's most gracious speech.
which he immediately proceeded to read to the ,
House. (Fur tie spceeh seethe !louse of Lords/.
Lord BER.III•RD then rose to mot e the customary
Address, iu answer to His Majesty's speech.
.Ir. PICLC secouded the 'tedium
The SPCAILLI then put the qoe.tion.
Lord GOWER said, he would be very short is
stating to the House the reasons which induced
him to duF-r from the preceding speakers, and to'
dissent from voting for the proposed Address. At
the mid of the last sessions, it would be recolieeted,
the sentiments expressed were such as hevame a
brave people ; mid the promi.e of exertion as. so
universal and imposing, as to lead the public to ex.
pert great resnits front it. How far our interfere
race on the Continent was necessary or politic,
it was needless now to discuss ; but, after I
it was resolved to enter upon this course of policy., 9
then it behoved Ministers to look around them ; to '
ex•rnine the grounds for action. and to take care,
that. as fir as depended on thew. every measure
~4
and pre( cation necessary to now., a successful
imam. should be adopted. Much mote did it he..
hove them to do toil, on plunging the country into
enormous expense. at a moment when every adi-
tional tax wis felt as an intolerable burden. mud the
people groaned beneath privations they were already i
compelled to endure. At this time. however. they F
had proceeded without consideration. When ite
counts were received from the North of Getimmy. ..
bravery of their leaders, and their inability to main-
tam the conflict to which they were engaged. nu-
supported by4tlter arms--instend of offording them
the aid which we could so well have spared, and of
which they were so much in need, Ministers direct.
ed their attention to other objects. mother consist..
tilt with the true inteneets, nor the character, of
their country. ( 1 kar ! hear!) In such pursuits
they &intim...4llo employ thenesclere, by that omen,
squandering our resources with the most prodi,:ste
abuse, sud IIefACILIg our brave troops in couritte.o
numbers. litotes.' of coovoidotiftg end coueemesa
lug our attacks. our expeditinos were divided anti
separated into useless parts. aroma it about rifest.
Nirrniserk,s were the instances or o lic.ortoct awl
bad p. licy. which lie could 'Wise', hot lie onidd
content himself with mentioning Spain and %%lel-
chorea, which were pre-eminently .0.. The cam-
pingo of 1908 might have Insight Mini.ters not
to t.y the fortune of a war main. in the :ruin..`
Spain, against an enemy so anpenor in (*Tie e. 44,
French, while the Govenitnent of !ipatti. with w tut
tl:cy Witte allied, was weak and linot:et..le, and th•
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