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EXPEDITIONI.

The Earl Or DA RN LIT said, he had, on a termer
occasion, given notice of a mutton, which molted
for a fixriner day, but in defr►e.:ce to the leadieJ
Judges who had been desired to attend st that time,
he bad acceded to its being postponed. He thought,
in these times, after the experteace of the failore
and vowel incopncity of the veasures of adminis-
tration, who had -uccerded in no undertaking bat
one, which would :.ave been more to the honour of
the country if it had been unsuccessful; after sacri.
Icing so many brave men under Sir John Moore,
whom they shamefully treated; alter the sacrifice of
so much blood and tresimre is Spain and Portugal,
in the latter of which kingdoms, Lord Wellington
could remain for no purpose, wept that of fighting
a battle similar to that of Talavere ; after the large
ospedition to' the Scheldt, so isjudicionav planned,
stud which terminated is thd deaths or so many
brave soldiers ; he thought the House and the
Country ought no longer to place bind confidence
in men, who had proved themselves no longer fit to
bold the reins of government. There was a rumour
that they intended to send out every man capable
of carrying a knapsack. He contended, it herein,
Parliament to watch for the safety of our army,
and not permit.it to be sacrificed by those who had
Disinfested general incapacity. The noble Earl
cowl oder' by moving, "That there be a return made
to th it House of the number of Infantry now in the
kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, fit fur
mediate service, as far as the same could be made
out."

Viscount MOUNTJOY did not coincide. with the
Noble Earl, who had entered into a detail of the
conduct of His Majesty's Ministers, and had taken
the present opportunity of bestowing unlimited
censure open the whole of their measures. The
Noble Lord had not indulged himself to such an
extent of accusation, in the present instance, as he
had done upon former occasions, when he observed,
that Ministers had been the means of sherldi.l6, so
much blood, that they were afraid to lay their
heads on their pillow*, lest their minds should be
haunted by the ghosts of those brave men, who hie
bee,i sacrificed at the shrine of their ambition. lie
hod a contrary opinion of His Majesty's Govern-
ment ; they had done every thing in their power,
and whatever the event had been, there was no
doubt of their wishes. and heerty disposition in the
cm•e. The Adi 1111 l istnition ought to have their
hands free, and not to be restrained from a want of
confidence. Ou those grounds he opposed the
%notion.

The Margolis of Dowoontat concurred in the
motion of has Noble Friend (Darnley) ; fur in Ire-
land he under.tood there war a very small number
of regular troops to guard tbe safety' of that part
of the empire. He could wish to know from fits
Majesty's Minister., of they considered that small
force, united with the Yeomanry and other Volun-
teer establiiMineoits, aderpaste to meet any sudden
inva.ino by the enemy The whole of our forces
war afro a subject of great impo►tance in these
times. He had been informed that the Guards
were in dirt situation, that, with respect to the Goof)
intended to be sent on foreign seri ice, Mentstrrs
could only muster 1200. On general woonds, but
particularly as it regarded the defence of Ireland,
he concurred in the motion of his Noble Friend.
The Earl of DAR,/ I.Zlr trusted that His Mrigio-
ty's Ministers, now in th►ir places, would have re-
turned some answer to the snoti.in he had made ;
there might he tinausweridole objections, but it be-
came the Noble Lords to have stated the reasons of
their opposition._

The: Earl of H•aaowstr had only to otparree,
that the Noble Lord seen-led himself to
anticipate uotanowenible objectito4 to h. motion;
and he would le4ve It to thirty L••rdi.li.ps' considt-
►ation. how far tt was proper t.. propose, soe'l a
motion. tinder an impression of that mow r. The
coials gad had also token the °Nina tuoit, of toter-

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A.FPENNY.

ing into a lon accusation of the conduct of Go-
vernment, at • time not the most decorous for in-
dull/jug in such general censure. Without further
entering into any of those subjects discussed by that
Noble Lord, he trusted the House would ate the
inirropriaity ofacceding to the present motion.
the motion was negatived, without a division.

SIR RICHARD STRACHAN'S NARRATIVE.
The Marquis of Lamm:town moved, " That there
be laid before their Lordships a copy of Sir Rich-
ard Strachan's narrative.”--Otorreed to.

CATHOLIC PETITION.
The Earl of Dosiouonuoas presented a pee
tion from the general body of the Catholics of ha-
land, and. another from the Catholics of the county
mud city of Cork, which were received, read, and
ordered to lie upon the Table. His Lordship said,
that be rose for the purpose of placing upon the
Table of that House two Petitions, on behalf of
His Majesty's • Homan Catholic subjects ; and
that in presenting himself before them am soak
en occasion, he had DO apologies to make.—
Their ears would be open at alt times to the
complaints of those who might be desirous of
making a respectful statement of their grievances
at their Lordships' bar. Tim Petitioners. whose
case he was about to reeommead to their con-
sideration, were • class of no ortfmary import-
ance in the British community, comprising feur-
firths of the Trish p(yulation. sod a full fourth tif
all the inhabitants of the United !Gambia.. They
newt-seated to that House—And, uubirppily, these
representations were warranted by the fact—that
though they compose so large a proportion of its
efficient strength. they are notwithstanding ex-
cluded the confidence of the State. That the dis-
abilities, under which they co one to *offer, were
many, grievous, and anaserited ; that they had
been unwearied fellow-labriuren in the vineyard
with their more favoured Protestant countrymen ;
that by their saccestful exertions in the pursuits of
agriculture, manufactures, sad conniaerce, they
had informed the stock of Rational industry and
national wealth. 10 our armies they had Coggin,
sad bled. and conquered for • their common
country; they had contributed to carry OUT w-
eal tnumphs to the remotest shores of the
ocean. In every relation of public sod of do-
mestic life, they had obtained and deserved our
esteem and confident*: *ids claims so strong for
the full enjoyment of limit Meth right, tbe privi-
lege of hieing goirensed by a Preens of etputable
legislation, concerting equal ,liMmefits. and im-
petus Gone but equal resersiute, what is now
the eituatiosi of that important elms of His Majes-
ty's sAselli? They are excluded from every of-
fice, however humble, in every Corporation, how-
eier conteroptible—commercial as well as civil.
They are not permitted to assist as Sheriffs in the
execution of the laws, or in the selethists of those
Juries, to whine decisions are submitted their for..
tunes, their liberties. and their lives. From all the
higher ranks is the adroisiotratioa of Jessie., slid is
the naval and military service, from every situatioa of
trust and confidence in thestate, they areshut out, by
an exclusion injurious and enjoin. And to com-
plete the catalogue of these degrading distinctions,
the Catholic Peer is driven, as an intruder, from
this House ; and the doors of the other are equally
clamed against the talents and the virtues of the
higher_ class of the Catholic constituent body. as
representatives of the people. Such were their pe-
titioners, and these the circumstances ander the
pressure of which they made their appeal to the
Legi-Liture of the country. and with an eeritest-
nese for the discussion of their case. so stroug
and so universal, that it would become his duty,
at Dome future period, during the continuance of
the session, to call tint attention of the House to
the consideration of their claims, and to submit
a propusit;on to their Lordships on the subject-
matter of these Petitions. He lameoted deeply the
embarrassments, a hich, at present, by a retina ot •
currence on the Continent, appeared to hang upon
the question. But he entertained the strongest
hope, that much of these differences and difficulties
would be softened down before he should be called
upon to address himself to the House spin open
that subject, in consequence of the notice which
he had given; and that their Lordships would come
to the discussion with molds so justly rit,pn.ed to
conciliate this important body sf their countrymen,
whose cause it would be his duty to plead, th•it
an early prospect would be opened tor their admis-
sion into a full participation of all the privilege, of
the Constitution of their country, from which they
had been excluded, not more to their own dispimiLti-
ment and degradation, than to the er.4k nes, and m.
security of the Protestant State, scud every member
of the British communiti.

SPANISH PAPERS.
The Earl of Ltvkitenni. taut on the table certain
papers relative to the correspondence I,etweti Lora
Castlereagh and Viscount Wellington. •od other
transactions in Spain, moved for on a former Q.:,
casion by • Noble Marquis (Lmnsdowe). In the
mean um- some 'mistake bud arisen, tot as it as•
his intention to have moved forother

we% understood that the Noble Martiut.'s nt,.•
should be itostpotwd for the purputte. But it

in two ways. one according to the Morino of wlu, L t c
Noble Marquis ease notice, and the other, ac'•nr.l-
- to the alteration he pi opoe'd. lle iv ie.... rc tier'
would be no ohjection to amend the tiostake, .1
in the course of to-marrow or t% ".•••0-d
lay the other papers before ti.eir
The Margins et• Laa+oows could have no ob-
jection to the alteration !t.3ge61.-(1.
Lord GAMS vl 1 LE was je•erous to be informed.
when these papers a. rt: in be printed' !or it VIM. war
der•tood at the tine. thev .hould be printed whew
th.•y aMe laid nu the table but if the delay a
printio4 was to he egos, wtth that of pressintits4
the papers. the [base might wait for soother

l'hr Mlargnii or LANSDOWltguggosted, that (-et.-
tautly it Mr, to" untlenotoo.l at the teen., althwitzt. tt
nay nut ulna! that pavers pmentati i;. •es.. --

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mortice of an etilres% rivoil.l be print( d at the time
u the.r bting Int 1 on table.
Tne Earl e• Ltekar•iot. ossittred the Noble
Lipves, the pApers vaoulti be printed in the coupe
of a very h.et time.

The Eirl of DARN try w Wird to know what
WM meant by a ;hurt Week, teu dap, or
fort,,lght ?

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.aa•yTns %1 ELLESI.EY 4ignitied hi 4 disposition to
!rive the p with others, relative to Spill],
pratited the tir.i opoortuniti.