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The Limo Cif t-acitt.t.ot wi4, that the act of

adultery inning been proved by very satisfactory
evidence, he felt no objection to the SeCOUtk reading
of this Bill. _
The Bill was tlsiirread a second time.
The Earl of Luscatca presented a. Petition ,
from Lady Boringdon, praying to be heintist the
Bar of the Honsc, be Counsel, before lily Con
mittei, against ceetwiti parts of the Bill, which
jn-
trinaed upon her right and interest.
After b, ing ordered to lie upon the Table, the
prayer of tho paitiou was agreed to.
Upon the ination'of thtr 1.444 CMANCELLQ2, the
Bill -was ordered to tie conintitted to-morrow.
The Appeals ..ollickstood fur this day, cod the.
Banbury Peerage, waich stood for to-morrow, wine
ordered to be postponed c.ll ufuture day.
Mi. Parkhurst brought up the Fourth Report
of the, Caruatic Commissioners, which was o:tiered
to be land upon the Tuttle.
Mr. Irving, f the Customs, in' pursuance of
their Lordships' old( r Lb. lath of Jairoary last,
presented papers. containing 40 account vi Exports
cud Imports.
Mr. Hate, from the Bank of England. also
presented papers containing the last annual
accounts relative to the reduction of the Na-
tional Debt, all cinch were ordered to lie on tins
"Fable.—Adjourned.

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MI

HOUSE 01 COHMONS.
Aber took mai Qathe and his

A new Menu the use_
Seat.
Mr. Norris, Account oit-General of die Bank of
England, presented at the tar of the II .use se-
veto! Papers relative to the payment of Divideuas
and he National Dent.—Tiluy were ordered to he
ou the Table and to heirs ;tied.
Mr. Haw also presented en Aeerrerne-eif •4se
Amount of the Sums of Minky received by the
Commissioners for the reductivii or ttat 1
Ueht, up to the 31st January, loto; winds sue
mottled to be printed.
Mr. Dusties moved, " That the Retort of the
Committee appointed to inquire Into the alters. ion
made in the Sugar Distillery Bill, passed in Il•el. t
Session of Parliament, be brought ul.;" rah wit
was accordingly dont, and ordered to he pr'n-,..!.
The Report of the Commissioners appoinsa :1 • u
inquire into the Dents of the late Na.mb of th.
Carnatic, WB3 presented at the Bar of the Hintze, •
and ordered to he on the Table.
• Mr. YORE. after hearing the resolutimis of the
House of the 31st of May, 17tili, regulating the
returns of lists fur imininatang the Comitaissium is
of Land-Tax, and which war that such lists
shou:tl not be altered -after b..., del vered in, read,
called the attention of the to what he wig..
crititil it violation of that rule. In the 14$ Se, to t
RlPttrl!ament, duringihe progress of the Bid tsr
levying the Land-Tax, and uppomtiug the Coin.
tois,ionera of the same, he had given in, as lic:uLar
for the county of Cambridge, his list, not wily for
the county at large, hut also for the arceral too its
and boroughs in :t. He had afterwards f rend is
bad Isaac altered, and s,:eral .14111C3 omitted, a d

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DUNN iiillitgetad. Titus, ha understood. was in
cosmonaut:a of a right ithisseel by Moabite .of
towns claiming a right of givieg in lists fur those
towns respecuvely, in the brat imitate*.
knew of uo such right, he wished to have the
Speaker's opintiou ou the practice ; cud that the
point might be settled. For this purpose, he
moved for leers to brim- to a Bill fur the purity's
of reztifyieg the toietakc in the Act of the last
Seances, by striktiq out sugar 'lames, cud sulati-
toting others iu the hat of Cieninissioners.
The SIPS:ALIA uhiierse.l, the rule was, thet
Kuights of the Shire. and all others, were to give
iu list.; and he wsc inforineil the practice was, for
Members for teem*, within the cosuues, to give in
hot* for their respective town.. The lists so given
iii, were not privets; sod. he couceived, that on
the day fur Sually arranging them, it was contor-
tion fur coy 31eisiber- us have any error corrected
that might have crept in.
Ntr. kiwiltvette said. that wheie Members for
enmities, and Close fur wants, did lint compare
titeir li.h;„ it was stay for mirtaltes to time, either
by omissions or the repetition of names too ur three
tii nes over. lie Nugttesteil the propriety of waiting
till the re.„lohir tittle of bringiii.: in the Hill fur the
L when a reinetly he proistleil.
slid, his abject %se!. to correct the
eril at pre," in existence.—Leave was given to
being iii the Itdl.•
THANKS OF THE
_poripf .
The SPlCAlielt satin-toed .141eir.liefieratt Fer-
o.uit, stow-ling in his place. 0113 41111111 g the
ether pnvmlegea enjoyed by thiSetio'wes of that
limise, that they rui4ht not only their country
by their COUIEWI4 there. but also'intribute to her
prosperity by their exertions in the 6.44; owl when
they returned to that House, it contemplated with
satisfaction those. wll4ll hind (huge their duty. The
hopes end expectations they had tbrinctl of the
*Maud General lied not been disappomted by les
conduct iii the battles of•the 17th and 2ntli of
Au:test, id Portegale and the thank{ he received
were not only great tis • resod fur the past, this
were intended as a mark and token of their future
expertatious. He then thanked the !pillion Ge-
neral in the Able antrum behalf of the Cu 11111 l on.
of the Uoitdl linigiloto, foe his ineriunious ser-
vices ou the above timaistoos.
Major-Useptral FiAuusetti then returned his
tit:mike* tbelsouour conferied on lOUS. which he
enosedeetA et the higlewsiiileet could be bestowed.
flu wave** they had overstated. as they were fa.
thee treeingb the men he had the good fortune to
lead, end-the General who had commanded with
such credit to himself sod ode:lutist to his coun-
try. He wital. that the manner in which those
Chukka were conveyed. served to willow:41 the value
of the favour.

The address and answer were onlen:d to be en.
tetrad on the Minutes of the House.
Iltlall
Sir ARTIII.7II moved for leave to
bring in a Bill for 13Mroatidating into Out, mud
amending the several laws fur raising and avant-
taining the Militia in Ireland. llis Lordship
stated; that since the tint establishment of the
Militia in that country, several laws had been .41c.
eessively made to correct evils as they arose, by
which mons contradiction. had crept in ; to correti
there. to unbend the oath to be taken, the mode of
ballot. &v. wee the (Arita of tlie intender! Bill.
Leave was givens atol a Committee appointol
to prepare sod bring in the same.
EIPWITtW •
Earl Trtirs.t.t snored, o That an bumble ad-
dress be presented to llis hlujest;i, prayiiig lie
would be graciously pleased to order to be laid lie.
fore that {louse. returns of the number of oiSceni.
rank and tile; hail been sent tioni Great
Britain. Ireland, end Gibraltar, to Portugal amid
Spain during ttius,; and of the number that had
been relasided, trot disabled front service; a like
return of the cavalry sent during that Wine
pedal; also a like return of artillery. aaggosis,
drivers, tarriales, horses, he; also a like return
of dee general stall, and the expatiate attending
the NNW ; also a like retorts of the nuinber of
tnelliparts employed on that re" ice, with the
arasent of their tonnage and freight; also the
sateient of the sums of taciney. stores, he. trans-
gressed so the like occasion. and where the
Nine keel been received, and also the letters re.
seined en the subject . • oleo an aveou on of the
111111114Stilr the *WIN raised in this country by way
of hos, for the like service, and %hid. were secur-
ed on the faith of this couutrs."
Mr. tinsatssom stated he knew of no money
raised by way of loan, but there certaith be
money trattionitttd. ;ad bills suffered to be drawn
on elite vonotry, mid shore Was no objection to that
at eon lit. . .

'notion was worded scuording/y. And lastly
au act-omit of the amount of the store., and snowy
lost or takes bb the enemy during the late cam-
paign.
Mr. Ilusittisuw was happy to hire it in his
power to state, that the lip of moistly vow much
less than bad been visor:SW believed; not snore
than SO or 40,00 M. or even less.
The severdl suotsour were adored to.
Mr. TAYLOR moved, Thal an humble Address
Le presented to Ilis Olitiady, proving br would be
%gactously pleased to order that there be laid before
the house copies of the instructions swat to our
(:osnonasiders in Spain, together with their answers
thereto, or such parts thereof as would not be at-
traded with isiconvessiesice tb the public, during
the year ISoS." Ordered.
IRISH SEcREVAny.
Mr. WHITBREAD Mr to make his promised mo-
tion en this subject. In sullehorting the few obser-
vations hr had to offer to 114 !louse, he should be
very brief, because it appeared to hint that the
proposition lie wa. about to state, was one so clear,
that it could not be denied ; but it seemed to loin

Out a very extruiortlinary occurrence had taken
Owe, both in England and Ireland. In the one
aise, the Chief Secretary for Ireland was found
tightiiig the battles of his country shroud, and
the Under Secretary of State here, ((hurrah
Strwarl was io the.auaorredicament; anti while
their official services required the utmost activity,
they were both of them wilfully Riviera. He had
asked yurttnns on this whjeet luehfue the actor°
of these gallant officers, and lie hod then twos told
that the salary of the Fader Secretary lead ceased
daring his absence. Ile hod therefore nothing to
%ay uu that hard. He assured the House, he meant

no attach whatever, wooden,, on the gallant de-
uurel, Sir A. Wellesley ; he believed he purseseed
every quality that could adorn the soldier; lee he.
fiend, also, be was equally fitted fur the oilier of
Chief Secretary fur Ireland, as he had shewu every
attention to the duties of his office, even when his
mud was occupied by the pre-vete of going
abroad but it wee utterly impossible that while he
was thus engaged its dor field he could diseharee
his duty in Dublin ; and he did hot elbllblllee the
conduct oldie Noble Dule at the head of affairs
there isms/epee in leaving hin► in posaemion of the
situate s% Ile might appeal to the !Speaker lihn-
bele on the stature both of the profit& and the de-
fies of the Chief Secretary for Ireland. as he bad
formerly been at much ;nun* in tweed g thirst'.
The emolument* were coneiderable, hot not mere
then they ought to be ; hut if there were no duty
pectinated, there eltooild be no money part. Nig-
gardly remuneration he rousidered a petty saviug,
but a liberal public should have litsetel services.
'lle Bight Honourable Gentleintua had aid belied
left it to the Duke to appoint it successor, if it
should be found necessary ; but where the no.
settled state of Ireland required the meet vigilant
attendance, in a situation which united in it both
the civil and military duties. it steely was not too
much to etrect, that one should be on the spot.
It was tint right to roil Is.. courses at ionce.-e-Ile
wondered the Right Ike ttttt noble Grstletnatt's own
principles del not make Into resign wheu lie went
uu lies lint expedition to Zealand ; irerhups he did
so, but it was tiot accepted, ite his absence oil tied
osecaiton might reasouably be expected tint to ex-
ceed three urea.) or a month. But when he carue
home, and found no other had beets uppoilited its
his room, it was astonishing he costal thine of en-
gaging its another expedite], the ter tttttt ation of
which could neither be expected nor hoped to be
speedy, without first resiguing a situation so Oh*
COMPOtIllle• Ile was told the will:int General had
tint received his p.ty tar his staff; thus would fir
the sante, whether lie continued in his place of Se-
cretary or not. Ile had beeu also told. he was nut
the richer by the sautition ; he verily bele:toil that
was the cube ; few are rinicheil in the mil by the
emolument,. of &Eve ; Ina that wow uo mister.—
Noble minds looked for Mike for the sake of eery-
iitg their country, net to waste their tune in show
and idleness. lie should not butt said so much, if
he bud not been retrained the other night in utak-
lug a few übservidions, its the hope of preventieg
the repetition of the evil; and lie !mind his mo-
tion, if agreed to. would have the e•ti:et of put-
ting a stop to the practice of holding ushers,
where no duty was to he periertneel. He con-
eluded with moving, " That the oilier of Chief
Secretary in Ireland is on elficieet office, and
ought itot to be held by vile who is au absentee
from the realm ; end that the salary thereof siuntld
nut be paid to such absentee."
Sir AIITIRIA WLI.I.LSLEY repressed his concern
that the Hon. %It:tuber had been in'errupted the
former night; and begged leave to repeat what he
had then said, a, it had heeu halite to inisrepre.
beutution. When he watt first appeiuted to the
office of Chief Secretary in Irelatel, he wade it
clearly to be itoderetuotl. that he OH, un't to he pre-
eluded fruut puneting his utilitery caw. t., mei, ate
eordingly, he tear eutpioyed its the Expedite)* to
Zeulterl ; sod, upon Itis-returte resumed the dot-
tier of cis office. Upon hie departute the ;mend
time, he expressly relinquished all claim- to hie con.
tiuuance in office; but he was retained. in it by the
kindness and partiality of the Dotke---iiilliaps from
the hope of being able to milder esseiwial service
in the satiation. The motion appeared to go
merely to resider the °thee au efficient one ; but
he must observe, that the before they WOOD
then vote in favour of it, would do well to esquire
whether the duties of it had, in Net, been stegleet-
ed or not. Upon that head lie could confidently
upped' to the Gentlemen of Irelanil—he 'Melte re.
fer also to the records of that lionise. Cutler Owlet
circumstances, then. he might appeal to tf•e Hots.
Gentleman himself, whether he would pets-pit in
pressing his motion But be the• event of it what it
may, he could assure theta. he would take lOW*
not to place kiiineelf in the some %element in future.
The office irf Chief Secretary in helium' differed
from that of a Secretary of Stsite, in that there wits
not the same responsibility uthiched to it ; and the
salary was attached to it fur the purpose of main-
taining the situation. When he teas ahem; to eons
bark, there was •a chance whether he might not re-
turn, and lie therefored;ol.... not put down 111* (44.
blithineut : but if he were nut to enjoy the eatery,
he wtould not have contiatoll the e‘p ense. lie de-
clared he would rather be (kw.' o the entire
salar, than that this discussion sh beer take',
place ; but at the manic titre he could nut thiiik of
returanng it, lest he might thereby seem to have
endeavoured to evade it, however impleasaatt to his
feeling. The General then withdrew frenu the
_ .

Mr. PERCEVAL confirmed the statement of this
Bight Honourable Baronet. that it was clearly
uuderstood, at the time of his appointment. that
whenever any inconvenience should Ise found to
arise from has absence, his place should be tilled ;
but it was emistilered as st desirable for the
public service tore-min him in the situation if pos-
sible ; and the 'writs! when .ugh necessity of tilling
up his place existed, not haring arrived, they were
happy at his return to his former situation. The
gentlemen of Ireland %mild, he was tonfident, bear
testimony, that the office had never been more
ably conducted thin in the hands of the Right
Honourable Baronet. Steer, then, noinconventenee
whatever had been stated as having resulted from
it, he considered the motion as wholly it 00000 vesary.
and he therefore moved the previous question.
Lord lIILNItIr PETTV declared he did nut
ancti-
der the explanation given as at all satisfactory.
There was 110 imputation against the Bight Hon.
Bar .t, its of having tiny desire of holdisig both si-
tuations; but the cliar4e was, flint while he was
elsewhere employed, there Ina been 110 person
appointed to surceed him. His Lordship confessed.
lie slid nut expect to bear a defence rested on the
gr4Pati4l of no inconvenience loving been experienced.
If Ministers were to withdraw the entire garrison of
Gibraltar, anil leave that isnportant formes to be
defended by a contritely of invalids, would they, if
called to iscrount for such conduct, defend them-
selves by saying. that nu inconvenient:ol4d follow.
ed. as the place lied not been takes in the interrel'?
When his Lordship considered the disturbances

that existed in Ireland, and that the Under Secre-
tary in that country had actually died during the
sentence of the Right Roo Baronet, it creased to
chew that the office itself was utineeessary, and
should therefore be abolished. However, as they
had received the assurance that such a measure
shoal.' slot bike place in future, he made no doubt
it would nut happen ognio.
Lord esseLsweacar observed. that Gentlemen
argued as if the holding two places at the same tune
was a novel case. The Right lion. Baronet had
expressly declared be would not suffer his appoint-
ment of Chief Secretary to be an obstacle to his
military services, and uceordinptlti• insisted on going
to Zealand; but be waisted at the same time to ar-
range the appointment of his successor. It was
weft iknown a very heavy expense attended on the
office of Chief Secretary, and that the loss would
be heavy indeed in the interval of his: absence, if
there acre no salary to he allowed. In the ease of
the ruder Secretary of State here, there were no
expenses attending it, and therefore it was he had
disclaimed the salary. In the present case, his
Lonlship was free to owo, he had, on the ground of
policy, advised that SW appointment of w successor
should take piece, while there existed u hope of the
Right lion. Baronet's retiarning :o his station ;
every Irishman knew that such a military mind as
Ice was known to possess, wail necessary, in the pre-
sent period, for that situation. It was thus that a
law Noble Lord (Cornwallis) whose virtues and
talents would live in the memory of the country,
hate held the office of Master• General of the Ord.

nonce here, together with the situation of Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.
Mr. Wieureaeao made a few observation, in
reply. They were all ',greed as to the merits of
the Hight Honouratile Baronet, and it was only as
to the propriety of his holding two situatious at the
Klima time that they differed. lie could not but
still think, his remaining in office wrong, while he
was in Zealand, but still more an when he went to
Spain. whence his return could not be hoped to
he speedy. From all that had been said, he con-
sidered the blame to rest with Ministers en Ireland :
for if the eveount given be tree, there au* no
hindrance there to the arrangement. made nt the
time by the Right Honourable Baronet. But it
was suid, that if any nicinivenietice had occurred,
the appointment of a successor would have taken
place ; but this would have been too late, idler the
mischief had been dom. The ea-e cited of the
31arquis Coma Ohs, lie was free to continuo, and
this sheacd the danger of the precedent. It was
disagreeable to notice a transaction, when we re.
vi red the parties ; but this was the very point that
called for notice, that the precedent of 'estimable
characters naught not be pleaded in favour of
ortiskxs ones. It um true the Right Honour-
able Birmiet hiul taken time salary on uccomit
of the expenses attending the situation, hut the
propriety of his motion was proved by the promise
given that there should be no repetition of the like
conduct in future. If he had bees suffered to
make a few observations the other night, the House
would not have been troubled with the present mo-
t. ,us his only object was, by drawly the atten-
tion of the House, to prevent the repetition of the
evil.
The previous question was them put and tarried.
Lord HENRY I3FTTY deferred kis motion from
Friday tau Monday next, .as the neee.sary papers
could not be produced before Thersilay.
Mr. Ponsonair deferred his motion from Mon-
day to Thuridsy, as his Hon. Friend was to bring
his forward on Monday.
Mr. WittreitrA9 deferred .his :notion respecting
America to the Monday following.
Mr. %FARINA moved, That Messrs. Cumming,
Stoker, Pierce, and Dowling, be ordered to 'Attend
the Committee of the whole House, appointed to
inquire into the conduct of the Duke of 'Fork ; as
also that there be laid before them such papers as
ere necessary to ascertain the dale and progress of
the late Colonel French's levy, and the alterations
that have taken place in it."
MR. J EFFERY.
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Lord FOLlLlTOSilia;v:;lo;(irder of the Day,
' on the adjourned debate, relative to the issuing of
a new writ for a Member fur Poole, in the
!dace of Jeffery, Esq. 'sprinted Consul-
General to the European dominions of Herf Most
Faithful Majesty.
Mr. BANKI:4 begged to trespass npon the Mosso
for a t.w moments. The House could scarcely be
surprised that lie felt some anxiety in a case, u
which be thought the public exi.enditure was in
SOME degree concerised ; he belonged to the Com-
mittee appointed to investigate that department,
to which lie was not entrusted witliont eight or ten
guardians of the Constitution. Experieuced per-
we's should be appointed to such sittiati iiii s as the
one under present discussion, yet of late there
were no less than five uppoilitinents of the kind, in
which all the persons were entirely new to the si-
tuation; he thought it rather a singular cirrion-
stance, that with so large a list of persons retired
from those situations, there should be untie of them
appointed to any of those live new liken. There
were, he could state, between 40 and 50 persons on
the lest„ and above 50,0001. per year dedicated to the
support of it ; there was u gentleman, a Mr. Villiers,
lately impointed, to whom he had no other objec-
tion, than that this ii i ii elide was not obsened in his
appoint's rat. He thought it the duty of Minis-
ters to lessen the list, by creating some of those
contained in it to the places that became vacant,
rather than by appoiuting new ours to increase the
number of those persons who should have a claim.
and would Income an expemie to the nation.
Mr. CANNING mid, that the otsservats or the
11. m. Gentleman would require him to go consider-
ably into detail, and he was not prepared to ex-
pect them ; some general remarks, however, lie
would snake, and lie hoped they would Ise of suf-
ficient weight to iiiIIII,IICO the determination of the
House. He coos:dere/I that the acceptance of the
office of Consid certainly created a vacaney. Vs ith
respect to the appointment of Mr. Jeffery, he,
(31r. Cusinit.g,) could hardly he siospecteil of
living reread the office upon him ; it hid hes
stipulated that Mr. Jeffery should receive a
salary of 1,500!. per annum. The merchants and
trader* thought it wise that Consols should receive
fitted wilaries, and be prohibited from taming in
truth, and this principle he was desirous to inti
duce into ull Consulships. It had been stated, that
four other foreign appointtenots bud tel.% pleat.,

and that they were not selected from those con-
tained in the Penriou List. Ile mid that these
were no persollll receiving rinions as Secretaries of
Legatiote lie hod never appointed may to deal°.
matte situatioses merely a ith a view to proemial
beeping; nor had he ever advised His Majesty to
remove any individual, without reason assigned, ex-
cept in one sitigle nisei:ace, and that was the case
of Lord Grenville Levestni ("owes, to succeed Mr.
Douglas, at Petersliurgle Ilis lion. Frieud, lm
was ul 'pillion, might see that circumstance* might
create a necessity furdepu tang a pereouof greet rank
to a fore* court. With respect to the propriety
of selecting Consuls from the Pensiou List, he was
persuaded that net mealy of them would he willing
to give up their situations, which they cousidered
they lied muted, for more active ones, mid that if
they were applied to, many would refuse, lie was
unwilling to egret, that the present race of diple.
moist* should ewe ussity before the country cosilil
avail itself of the talents of others adapted to the
tinalt•
Mr. HANKIES explained. He said that a Gentle-
man of the name of Gray received a 'minim' esSe-
cietary of Legation—be had 6001. a-veer ; awl
Mr. *union, appointed in 407, he believed ues
also peusioned.
Mr. CANNING could undertake to state generally
that the alike of Secretary of Legatioo wet nut
entitled to a pension. Him Hon. Priced had quoted
• ease which had *everted fusty years aeo; and if
he would inquire lie would find, that the eensiou
to which he alluded was received, not ru rel us
Secretary of Legetioie but as Charge. d'Affaires.
Mr. Watson, the otLer person mentioned, had lost
property in the situation ; and he (Mr. C.) though
he recommended him front motives ..f Immaintv,
insisted all along, that as Consul he had iao claim
upon the Goveremeilt.
Mr. Koss believed the words of' the exception
in the Act were e. persons who serve the Crowd es
foreign parts;" and he submitted whether the pre-
sent ease were not included ?
Mr. Ponsortav said, that the instillment ale
pointing Mr. Jeffery Consul to all Her Most faith-
ful 11Iatjesty's European dominions, allowed him a
salary of .1,5001. a year, with orders to reside et
Lisbon or elsewhere. There was very little pro.
bubility that lie would reside at Lisbon, so that if
he were ordered to any of tier Majesty's in do-
minions, lie would enjoy the winse salary as if en-
gaged in the important trunsactione of the Conti-
nent.
Mr. CAwwttso explained.
After sonic observatintisfroin Mr. MIERCIAINSig.
• Mr. JOIINSON and Mr. flusetssoit, the question
was put mud carried.
The SOLICITOR-GENS.RAL moved, "That Co-
ined Loraine should attend the Committee of the
whole House on Tuesday next."
WAYS AND MEANS.
The House, after resuming, resolved itself in a
Committee of Ways mud Means, when tlfe follow-
leg Resolutions were ;agreed to, 4‘ That the sets
,nf 4s. per pound be raised upoa all venue:sus;
that the several duties upon spgar, excise, tobacco
auell snuff; should Lae continued to the 15th Munch,
1809 ; that the slim ell 10,500,0001. be raised by
loan 'Toil Exchequer Bills; and also the sum
of I,sjo,oool."—The Report was ordered to lie
received to-morrow.
The Committee of Supply was postponed to
Friday next.
Mr. Flusetssoe brought up an account of the
revenues of the lsle of line.
SITUTIA ENLISTMENT BILL.
The question being putt, that the House Amnia
resolve itself into a Cumuli:tee of the whole House,
for the purpose of censidering the Militia Eulist-
ment Bill,
Sir THOMAS TUnTOIII observed, that although
they were pledged by the address to augment the
force of the kingdom, we were riot precluded from
tonasidering whet her such augmentation were 'acces-
sary. He stated the preseet disposable force to
consist of 210,000 Men ; he therefore unified to
know wherein consisted the neceerity of so large
an addition as 144,000? He asked why any greater
addition was deemed fleetest'!" than white was
a tinting to the incomplete battalious ? The deli-
cleave under sal. ich they laboured was represented
at between eight aud eteM men. This, therefore,
could act justify so great sin increase. Ile was as
unxinus fee the cause tut' Spain as any man—but
he could not help thinking there was little likeli•
hood of our hoiug called to act upon the Continent .
again. it bad been 'anted that we might be called
to oppose the enemy abroad; but we ideal* had
the militia ready whenever we wanted them amid,
therefore, need not have recourse to the plosive*
measure. lie could net agree to raising the
ad-
nuul expense to such a degree. If the waste jut
Spain did not exceed 4000 men, why vote eelime
stud destroy the constitutional force of the country,
From an opinion, therefore, that the necessity of
• Mich an increase was not made oat, lie opposed go-
ing into a Committee.
Mr. 1-11:USERT concurred iii mentimerat with the
Honourable Baronet, mail was :Omit propositief":.•
sonic umendinent to the plan of the Right Hnnour- •
üble Secretary (Lord Castlereagh), when the
SPE AIZSR informed him, that the House not being
yet resolved into it Committee, his amendment
could not he received ; after a few wends front
Lord CASTLIMEAGIN, the Holley resolved itself into a
Co eeeeeeeeeee and the Bill was read paragraph by
peregraiili, end agreed to; the lionise then re-
sumed, and the Report was ordered to be broughe
up on 'fisureduy.