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Civil. LIST.

Mr. nnOGDEN brought up the Report on the
Civil List Bill.
Mr. Ctr OWEN said, that although no person could
more desire to see the Crown supported with all the
splendour and dignity that was requisite than him-
self, yet considering the distressed state of the
country, and that the only measures by which we
could hope for a return of prosperity, were rigid
economy and a diminotiaii of expenditure, he could
not but regret that something of the sort had not
been done by his M Ministers. Such a step
would have gratified the country without impairing
the dignity of the Crown.
Mr. J. 13. MoNCK said, that with regard to the
allowances to Envoys and Ambassadors he could
not but consider them as extravagant, and he
thought it would not he at all derogatory to the
country if they were to be placed on a similar foot-
ing with the Envoys and Ambassadors of one of
the greatest powers of Europe ; he meant tlw
King of France. The Ambassadors of that Po-
tentate were divided into two classes, and the
whole of the superior class had but aii allow-
ance amounting to about 6,000/. sterling n-year,
with the single exception of the Ambassador
to the Court of London, who bad, on account of
the greater expense of living here, an allowance of
8,000/. per annum. Now it would appear by the
papers on the table, that in our superior class the
1111torester to Ambassadors was 14,000/. a year; and
for the Envoys to the Northern Powers. from 5 to
8,000/. • year making altogether, a difference of
80,000/. between the amount paid and what they
would receive at the scale of the French Govern-
ment. He should like to know the reason why
such *difference should exist, and certainly, if a
saving to that amount could be made, it was mate•
nal toot it should be done.
° Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that the allowances to
Ambassadors had been under the consideration of
a Committee of Out House in the year 1815, and the
rates paid were considered not too high. It should
Ire remembered that the eituation necessarily involved
• degree astute and expense which, as many of the
most meritorious of the public servants in that de-
partment were not men of large private fortunes,
would press extremely heavy .were the allowances
fixed on • less liberal scale. flu allowance was
only to the first class, 11,000/. a year, where a house
alas provided for the embassy ; where that was not
the care 1,000/. was added for that expellee. He
could not consider that the conduct of any foreign
Government was such an infallible criterion that we
• must necessarily follow it or be in error.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, that although there
had been an iuqusry in 1815, that was very far from
proving that there was no necessity for an altera-
tion now. A few nights ago it was stated that the
whole of the Civil List had undergone • complete
investigation in the year 1815, and therefore no iii-
riviry was now necessary : thus sasoming that that
Committee had received full powers to discharge
its functions, and hail discharged them satisfactorily.
To this the lion. Member fur Touriton had well
observed in reply, that though the Committee had
been appointed, they were ilisarrued of all the
powers prefatory to effect the objects fur which they
were instituted. But even supposing that the Com-
mittee io 1815 had received full powers, and that
they had exercised them to the setisfsction of every
one, he contended that in the prevent state of the
country every possible retrenchment should be
loektello, in order to diminish the great expenses
under which it ground.
Ma. Pitman said, that as it was acknowledged
there bad been a change ia tie value of our car-

3iiiITESII Pith:SS.

LON DON,
FRIDAY, MAY ig, 1820.

The Report of th Civil List Bill was brought
up in the House of Commons yesterday evening,
and agreed to, after a short conversation upon the
subject of appointments to British Ambassadors.
Notice was given by Lord CASTLERUAGID, that he
will this evening move an adjournment of the House
until next Thursday. Lord filtveoir's motion for
the repeal of the IVool Tux is fixed for the Friday
following; and on the same evening the Marquis of
LANSDOWN intends to bring forward his motion
relating to the state of our foreign trade. Two
questionslof isiore importance cannot he discussed,
or to which greater interest is attached. in the pre-
sent circumstances of the country. It is extremely
desirable that the debates upon them, respectively,
should be sent forth to the public with all pos-
sible advantage ; but or the debate on each ques-
tion will, by itself, be sufficient to fill the columns
even of a London newspaper, we lament that
they should both fill on the lime evening.

An account has been printed by order of the
House of Comutonc, sheaving the disposition of the
grants made by Parliament for the public service
during the year which ended on the sth of January
last. The total amount of sum' voted. and pay
ments for services not voted daring the last ye■r,
was 69,517.6941. 8. 5111. and the total of ways and
meow. 69.876,6201. 18S. 40. As our reader,
might be desirous to know how this enormous MOM
of money was raised. we shall present them with
the following bible :
, Duty on Malt, Sugar, Tobacco, and Scuff, 1' a. 1.
un Pensions, °dicer, &c.
Excise Dulles
Lotteries
Monies from the Sale of old Stores
Loan
Taken from the Sinking Fund
Surplus of Grants fur the year 1818 244,892 111 it;
la ttttt t on Land Tax redecined by
61uncy
Unclaimed Dividends

131,976,8301$ 41,
Exchequer Bills
1,1.61 mastery BIN.

019,079,111111 19 41
Total Sumo voted, die
Surplus Wars and Mous 339,9219 9
Frail this ut:Cottul it tiny be Sea MOW Moll la
portion of the public service is derrayrd by tinge

resources which are fairly applic.sble to meet the
expenditure of the coantry. The estimated ch:n.v...
of the present year are larger than those of the
year, and the produce of the ordinary revenue, not-
withstanding the imposition of the new taxes, is iint
likely to be greater; it is therefore to he preitamts:
that the Government must have recourse this Sfs-
lion to expedients similar to those which are enu-
merated in the furegoitig table. l is indeed otrn.
ly suspected that the idea of an income tax 0p.,:
improved principles, limited in it. rprrot•fiti
regard to the nature of prow-0y :,t1: (-tr.!, urn, I.)
the prriod of its cootiowsocr, part of i!te
plan of finance which will he submitted this Sr..
lion to the House of Common.. The ;.riociple
of a property tax is such, that it can
rendered by any modifications consonant to ttiC
feelings of Englishmen. but the state of our
finances calls imperatively fur some decided slid
energetic measures, and it is certain Ora the coun-
try is now reduced to the altertialive of bring corn.
pelted to submit to the sacrifice of an income tat.
or of seriously retiniring the Ministers of the
Crown to effect en extensive retrenchment in the
public expenditure. The military estii'•;nliment
seems to offer the fairest field for commencing the
work of economy. but the rejection of Colonel
DAvtEs' motion for the appointment of a Com-
mittee of Inquiry presents an inau-picious augury
upon this point.

We have received Paris Papers of Sunday and
Monday last. The ecclesiastics of Spain seem to
he violently opposed to the constitution of the
Cotes, and some of them de not pretend to con-
ceal their sentiment.. A priest at Ordrigna, in
Biscay, had the imprudence to horn a copy of the
constitution publicly in his church. telling the
spectators that it was hostile to the principles of tl e
Christian religion. The political authorities of 11..
place proceeded to arrest him, hot the pvitgt ha l
the good sense to ran off. Ue arrived at Bsynoce
on the sth of this month. Another eccle•intic
preached publicly against the constitution in the
tow■ of Caceres, but the people compelled the
Magistrates of the town to prosecute him, and he
was thrown into prison.
The battalions of Lesitad and Goias, infamoes
for the massacre of Cadiz, are completely dissolved,
and Generals CAIIIPAV♦ and VALDEZ have been
thrown into prison. Legal proceedings have Fiero
instituted against them for their concurrence in the
massacre. •

The Journal des Debate mentions • report pre-
vailing in Paris, that the Queen of ENGLAND haa
been for some days in Pa►io, where her MAJESTY
observes a strict incognito.

The Sieur BIDAULT, Editor of the Comsat yawl,
was found guilty on Saturday of a libel, and will
sentenced by the Court to two years intynsonment
soda fine of 10,0eo franc/.
The Five par Ceuta. are 73 f. 55 c. Bank
Stock 1,498 f. 73c.

A Flanders Mail ar►ived last night with Papers
from Brussels to the lads instant. Tln-y bring no
news of auy interest.

We have received Papers direct from Madrid to
theQd luster), ; their contents are confined to specu-
lative reasonings as to the course which the mother
country will pursue with regard to the trans-marine
territories.

Intelligence has been received from Buenos
Ayres to the end of Frbrua'y. It was brought by
a vessel which left Rio Janeiro on the 17th March.
It states, that at the former dote the public mind
at Buenos Ayres had been considerably agitated,
but no disorder had taken place. A Treaty has been
made between Buenos Ayres, Entre Rios, and
Santa Fe. It is dated February 23, and 'purports to
be entered into for the purpose of putting an end to
the war which bad arisen between them, for provid-
ing for their ulterior seenrity, and for concentrating
their forces and resources under one federal govern-
ment. The substance of its principal clauses is
given in another part of our Paper.

In the discussion of a case yesterday iu the
Court of Chancery, to which Bit QUEER is a
party, Mr. BROUGHAM declared that her MA-
AMY will immediately return to England. This
assurance, given by her MAJUSTY'S legal adviser,
puts an end to all I,l*Culation upon the subject.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, • Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign-Office& which continued
• its deliberation till half-past three.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL sod Lord Gwvotn had
audiences of the KING 3esterday, at his Palsie itt
Pall-mall.
The Commissioners appointed by his IIIA3iSTY
to determine the claims of persons previous to the
Coronation, sat yesterday Ni tat lee o'clock, in the
• Painted Chamber, at the Guards—the Esti
of lIARitoWDY President. There were present--
their Royal Ilightresses the Dailies of Cr.siteecE
unit Cia.oucaseEn, the Earls. of SibITTIABUitY.
and 11/IRDWICILS, Lords AIIUEILIIT end St. Hs w
I.cBs, Sir %V 'LUAU SCOTT, Sir WILLIAM GIUNT,
Sir Joint NicrioL, &c. &c. They adjoutt.td at
true o'clock to the 25th inst.
A letter front Berlin, dated April 21, says—
." The Jews who, in the disguise of Comets, cum-,
milted various robberies w 1814, in the Rhenish
!provinces, have been condemned to
Letters from St. Pettrsbuigh state, that the dr.
partute of the EMperor to snit the soUthiju too-
. rioters of his vast empire, is put off for some weeks,
mod sums persons say that his Majesty will not sus
dertake his journey daring the proem! me.

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