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Ayes, 114 Note. 24---Majwity, 63.

Upon our re•admiuion to the GAJlery, we found
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER upon
his legs, and were able to coiled, that After giving
credit for the following estimates :—/.50,(1001. for
the Militia Volunteer enlistment ; 60,0001. fur the
clothing ; for the Transport service, between 4 and
300,0001. ; and the amount of the mosey and stores
advanced to Prussia; there rcmAined out of the Vote
of Credit of last Session, a suns of nine hundred
thousand pounds unappropriated.—Taking the pre-
sent state of Europe into consideration, and the
possib:e actions which the country might be called

upon to Make, it was We detention to call open the
Committee for a vote of commensurate to
the exigency. He therefore moved, " That there
be granted to Ills Majesty a situ n t exceeding
4,500,0001. for Great Britain. and .s"h,Orfol. for
Ireland, to enable him to provide against such esti:.
ge -cries as might occur."
Lord HENRY PETTY observed, that this was.
he believed, the first time be ever heard that a
House of Commons was ealled upon to invest in
Miniaters such an extravagant epnfidencee without
any reference to the probable contingencies which
migla occur during the Prorogation of Parliament
He did really expea, what all refleCting men must
masa, that where no allies were to be had to sub-
sidise ; where there was no opportunity for Foreign
advances ; and where the Session was so tar advanced;
that it the vote was not lower than that of last Ses-
sion, it ought by no means, as it did, exceed it to the
amount of 700.000!. for Great Britain, and 300,0001.
fcr Ire! end. to 1805, previous to the battle of Aus-
terlitz, the vote of credit aiiked by Mr. Pitt did not
exc •ael three millions and a half, a period whets
great advances were to be made to the Continent,
and hopes were entertained of bringing into an al-
'Leese with this country nearly the whole ol Europe.
The CHANCELLOR of the F.XCHEQUKR
rhongi,t it right, at a period when the disporotion of
the enemy might render it n.rcessary to call out the
Volunteers for adual duty against an invading
enemy, to vest in Government a large disposable
sum, suited to the exigency, and for every faulting
.f which Ministers were respnnsilde.
Lord HENRY PE rry petsev-red in his ob-
jeltion, but was not inclined to bore the sense of the
House upon it. The resolution for Great Britain
was put and carried.

Upon the grAnt r.f 500,0001. as a Vute of
Credit for I r, land,

Sir JOHN NEW PO RT protested ag tinst vesting
such an extraordinary sorer in the hands of Ministers.
It was Tint demanded by any exigen.y, and only
e:tipowered the Government to ...ispeose with, for a
longer time, the sup-rinten•ling co.::- °al of Par-
li He had hims, If called fora vote last year
of 230,0001. for Irelaod ; hut even that, less than
halt 01 the pre•ent . he icon f totally ex-
travagant for the emer,erry ; as it was neces-
sary on a former occasion to exprnd only 12,8001.
to meet the wants of that periad. After some ob-
servations fit.m Mr. Foster, Mr. Win )ham, I red
Henry Petty, and t•:e Chancellor of the Exci,equer,
the Resolution was out and carried.
The other Resolutions were then agreed to.
Mr. Hotshonse brought up the Report. which was
ordered to be t .ken into coosideration to-morruw
l'he Committal of the Irish Arms Privation
was postponed until Monday xt.
The other Orders o: the 1)4) were then disposed
of, and, at a Quartet before TWO o'CLOL K, the
Ficus. aejouraed.