The National Register.
London, England, 1817-02-10 00:00:00

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The Earl of A nEuns.evreatLeit the table tits names of the
Lords chosen to lino the cominitte • to inspect the papers
comainnicated by the Prince uu the sit..jert of seditloste
meetings and combination. The noble Earl did not read iu a
tune so audible. as to b.• heard •liitinctly at the bar, but we
tlioug!it we could distinguish the names of the Earl of Liver-
pool, Earl of Shaftsbory, Earl of St. Germains. Earl of on is,
Lord Grenville, or Granville, Lard Holland or Auckland, and
Lord Redesdale.
THANKS TO LORD EXMOUTH.
The LORD Clf NCRI.I.OR CORMlllllleated the thanks of the
house to Lord Exmouth, who was in attendance in bis place.
Lord Ex mourti.—After the high culogium which had just
now been pronomiced upon him, their lordships must be
aware that he could not but feel considcrahly embarrassed.
tie had, however, a full sense of the obligation, and returnee!
Isis beet thanks to the house for this high, di,tinguislied, and
honourable testimony of their approbation. He must be less
than man if Ile were not dilly sensible of the honour done
him, and of the obligation under which lie had been laid by
their Lordships, when, in addition to those honours which his
Royal Highness the Ye Mee Regent had conferred on Mtn, be
bad receii ed this testimony of the approbation of the highest
,sse mbiy in the known world. During the last forty years he
had devoted to the British naval service his best endeavours
which in the late enterprise against Algiers had been crowned
with sure e•s, in consequence at the able and gallant manner
in sheen lie haul been supported by the officers and crews of
the ships of both nations ; and lie conld assert without hesita-
tion, that never on any former occasion had the British flag
received more noble, more liberal, or more honourable sup-
port. He was sure that the gallant admirals, and all the
officers mid crews, engaged in that contest, equally with him-
self would feel animated in their loyalty, and ill their Leal
and devotion to the public sees ice, wises they found their ex-
ertions so highly appreciated.
st lie 'address and reply were entered on the journals. Ad-
joui eied.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY G.
BOURBON DEBT TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
Lord HOLLAND wished to put a question, which he hoped
the Noble Earl would answer. It had been stated in the
journals of this and every European country, and was no-
toi ions all over Europe, that the French Chamber of De-
puties had voted a sum of 12 millions of francs, being about
00,0001. to Louis the XVIII, in order to, pay a personal
de ht acknowledged by that monarch to be due from him to
the British Government. The question which he wished to
have answered was, whether this sum had been paid to the
British Government ; because, if it had, it was highly pro-
per and necessary that Parliament should know bow it had
been applied.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL.--Ile did not exactly know wli.tt
debt the noble Lord meant. There were sums' claimed by
British subjects from the French Government, which Ina
been referred to commissioners for examination. Some of
them had been acknowledged, and others were under con-
sideration. But except the sums which might have been
paid to individuals on this account, amid the sums paid on
account of the contribution and the supply of the army in
France, he did not know that any payment had been made
by the French Government, either to British subjects, or to
the British Government.

Lord HOLLAND.—The latter part of the noble Earl's an-
ewer was perfectly satisfactory, and such as he expected.
The French Government had not paid the debt. He had
thought it right to give the noble Earl an opportunity of sta-
ting the fact, whether the sum in question had °that' not
been received by the British Government.