The National Register.
London, England, 1816-02-18 00:00:00

WAYS AND MANS.

Mr. V iNserrAnT said, at that late hour, and in the thin state
the House then was, he should only move the usual Taxes on
Malt, Sm..,ar, and Tobacco ; and a sum of 11 millions of Exch.-
truer Bills, to replace a like sum outstandiur and nnprovided
tor. Ile then moved Resolutions to that effect; which wore
agreed to, and the Report ordered to be received to-morrow.
—Adjourn( d.
THURSDAY. (FEBRUARY 13.

Three petitions were presented by the Sheriffs of London.
The first prayed for the modification of the City Tif!teif Laws ;
the second called for the a holhion of Mock Anctions ; and the
second the repeal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Read, and
ordered to lie on the table.

On the motion of Lord Lyn-Li-vox, a new writ was ordered
for clic Borough of station', in the room of Earl Gower, who
had vacat,4l his seat, by sitting and voting in that !louse, with-
out havinz taken the oaths required by law.
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Mr. Lvvrt.s.Tos afterwards obtained leave to brine in a
Nil to relieve Earl Gower front certain pains and penalties to
which he had rend( red himself liable, by sitting in the House
without having taken the regular oaths.

Mr. I)Avts pnKt•nted u pt7tition from Bristol, praying that
aye might be given to hying in a Bill to establish a t:ourt for
the recovery of small debts above 40s. and tinder 151. The
petition was ordered to he referred To a Cimmittee.
NIONIES RECEIVED PRIM FRINCE.

Sir JAMES MACKI NTOSII, in consequence of what had fallen
from the Noble Lord opposite on a former evening, with respect
tu the sums paid by the French G ivernment for the support of
our army in France, considered it to be his duty to take an
early opportunity of bringing the subject before the House.
Out of this circumstance, it appeared to him, a constitutional
question rOSC, Of the highest magnitude. 1111! IS ROW new MHOe
the day on which he wonld make 1114 motion, if it were not that
he telt extremely desirous to wait in the first instance to see if
any thing would lie dune by Ministers to make a debate on this
subject unnecessary. The question was not as to the mere
application of the money; no explanation en this point would,
in his opinion, make the motion unnecessary ; as it appeared to
him the sums advanced by the French Government for the pay
of the army, and those which we wereto receive as indemnities,
ought to be brought forward with the other resources of the
country for the current year, and governed by the same rules
as all otber slims placed at the disposal of Ministers. With this.
impression no his mind, he should betray his want of duty to the
'unary, if he were to sutler that to which he had adverted to
pass user in silenee. (Cries of order.)
The SPEAKER here reminded the Hon. Member, that he mnst
fur the present confine lihnsell to giving a notice.
Sir M %CIS ATOSII 1.11191 gave notice that he would bring
forward a 11104011 en the subject, but did not name the day.
LATE 'I RANSACTIONS IN SPAIN.

Mr. TiftoL76ll;ll tom, pursuant to the notice he had given. to
*tier to the attention of the House a subject which he held
it bound to take into its most serious consideration, by every
principle of honour, justice, and strict political prudence. He
Sias sore, that in opening this question, he should he spared
the aisagrecable necessity of calling on the Horne to follow
him through any great length of detail ; as that winch be had
to mention was um notorious, and had already operated too
strongly on their feelings, to demand that he should press it
di on them now. The Hon. Gentleman quoted many cases,
in which, he said, this government hadinsterposed in the con-
cern of other states, and added, if in these instances the House
bad interfered for those to whom they were baund by no com-
mon tie, save that which binds all mankind together, surely
there could be no reason for refiising it, as hen it was claimed in
favour of the unfortunate Spaniards, with whom we had heen
united in the Council and the field. It would be recollected,
'that in 1809, Admiral Apodaca, the nominal Minister of Ver.
efinand, but really exercising the power of the Spanish Junta,
concluded a treaty with this country on behalf of Spain. This
treaty bound England never to negoeiate a peace with France
to the surrender of the rights of Ferdinand ; and Spain en-
gaged never to make' a peace without the conenrrence of this
errantry ; or, in any ease, to conclude one against its interests.
Some time had elapsed with carious fortunes, when negociations
were entered into with the Spanish Government, by Lord
Wellesley : [and here lie offered the fitbute of his admiration
-of the enlarged, liberal, and statesman-like views--of the
rogeut reasoning and persuasive eloquence which bad dis-
tinguished the notes of that Noble Lord, and which 11.1;1 re
fleeted so much honour on the principles of the British Govern-
ment.] The great object! of the negociatious carried on by ti:r
111;ittittiA of Wellesley had been this- to assemble the Cores.
leis language had been. " Call the Cortes—lo not be satisfed
with au itstperfeel Representative Body unis eon 0 to the co!,
sfitution of Spain ; bur call the Cortes ot once, and let them
lake lie whole mate of the country in 'ti cousOleratiaa, an
ellen di nece,,,,-y trfitrel in sour system." In conscquene
of the 4; aade by the Noble Marquis, the Cortes
wire called together in the course of a few months, and a
Regency was appointed. .Of the individuuls who formed this