The National Register.
London, England, 1813-07-11 00:00:00

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Morgan, imputing to' the Judges or the Court of King's Bend), that they
had decided unjustly in a case respecting the Construction of a Will,
in which the Petition heel an interest. •
LordStomoinit considered the Petitton a gross libel. •
Lord ELLEI4 Ito UOTI Sall, the Judges were unanimous in-the case
*limier! to, aril decided to the best of their judgment.—the Petition
was then rejected.
Earl li*Tatruar rose, on the Ordel of the Day, and detailed
in n
most able manner •thts•brilliant victory gained by Lord Wellington, .115
wt ll .5 the tenseqlten&s likely to result front it to*Spain and the whole
of Europe.. His Lord;ltip took occasion to mention the fpll'of Colonel
Cadogan, who, wrien mortally wounticit, eatv.,..4lOnmelf totts conveyed
to the top of Ain emine. ce, front which he could perceive the operations
of that part of the army to which he was attached ; and there leaning
Iris back against a tree, he gazed on the -_,ltccesses of his gallant
panioos with delight, Irina hix. eyes' were .-closed in death ! Earl
Thltfurst pupcluded most animated speech hy moving the Thanks of
the llonieToYielif Alarsli.,l the Marquis of and the troops
triiiimand; for the -victory over the enemy on the 21st
of June.
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Lord Hor.ta.Neiwarrnly supported the
.motion, and expressed a hope
that.the
.mboatages,of tlie-victory might Lot to apeace. The Thanks
of,the fluuken.yrrereAin voted nem. die.—Also Thanks to the Spanish
Officers aFld Tr00p5,.414-thuir git.llant conduct in support of their inde-
pendence, Ll/4.0.
.I.4rri.L nu r anA est s9gged the proptiety of .erecting a monument
to t 1.9 memory of Colonsl,Cattogan. •
Lrtrd LtvEuPpqt.siatipjatedl• that that mark of respect would be
paid.—. djuttoed.„,

.• •.. ,Ttirt:notp.y,_svLy 8.
Annuity Bill, .I,he itieal CQurts. Bill,. the Country
Bakers" Bill, tint gellef hill,. the Glass I)itty
and. Isle of Man,'Spirit Impolk.totion Lill, were re:Ld the third time...
• 3oid Wellington's Estato,ltill'was.re;ul a sccond,tinie.
111 r. LUsl-IINGTON ;9111cr111stiligyjs from. the. Commons brong,W
up :the English Insolvent ll.)btorb' • .a statement. thatthe
Commons bad agrced.,tott hefamemimelitsonade by *the Louis ,there-
in.—Also that the ltolninolos had. agreed. to the .11Ity-le-bone-Park.
13 illvala the Irish Schools Itill.--Adjourneit.

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.•. PAPAR.•CU RRIF,Ncy. _
Loccl.LAror.,a•Dxs.F. ealle,d,the atteution of the Lords to the
presort deineciatedstate of the „currency of tlxr:ountry, and having
entered into a.cletail ot.the increase ofilank-runes and Evhcquer
veiSlt toss sustaincii.lllc.mby, intimated that he should Ming the subject
forward next Session of Varliamentstuore Ile concluded by
suoying.a. gesolimion, viz. , .
-Resolved, That the cliarmefOr interest of exchequer Bills in January
1808, amounted to 355,1361. . . • . .
The interest of Exchequer Bills in, 1813, 1,835,00:11'. and that the
statement of the .charge for hitcrest of Exchequer Bina fur 1811,
)tatted to 1,874,00 W.
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Also a second Ri.solution. namely, " That these sums appear to 0114
'louse to he an extraordinary OK Renditure of the public money."
leurd LivEaroor. opposed thear:zitturins of tke Noble Ecrl, and de-
fended the circulation of .paper, es the best measure that could be
ailopteCduring a scarcity of the pr, cions metals occasioned by the
hostile state of the world, &c. &v. . Ills Lordship moved die previous
question.
Lor.dl-iou.*so supported the motion.
lord Ross, supported the' arzuments of Lord.tiverpnol.
. -Lord STAtirioar maintained that Lord Lauderd:llc, iii.his statement,
liad ken at variance with his book,. on the subj..ct of deprccidtion of
theguemyr
•After some ferlier discussion, toe original motion was negativcd.-,-
Bills vu the Table were tOrw.iiided alulthe House F.iljatirued.

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.;. 1 : . , SATCRDAY, JULY 10.
Nhe,.,Royal-Assent was given by Commission to the 5,00,0001.
attd 1.000,0001.. Exchequer Bbls Bibs, to the English Insolvent I)eb-
tors•Biill„.,to the New Street.l3iil, and severul othera ; in all twenty-.
tirg.... The--Commissionera mete, the Lord titmice:lot:, Luril Chol-
rnotideley,.. and Lord BuckinghaaVihire. • .. .
.Tie Willson the table were anivaneed.one stage; and several were
rectivkd trout the .ColliniOnS RM.! .1T.'...) a first tiine....Adjourited.

.49ifsE Q.v. COMMONS.

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.. • Noz; DAV, 3 y
.5.
Lord CnrnPANE moved it setir% of Pe.solution!, seffing forth a
bur-I-ter Jf 6rit.:,v6aces lo ocro srhbject, ruc.vi-cl•Lhat

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they become a subject of
Mr. CROIiER replied Viith much warmth to the assertions of the Nnit!•
den) hrg that arty such grier•'a+ices existed as those he-spLcitied.
TPe motion- was rej;:cted.
The Curiitea Bill weia 'lrmo,' a Committee, and sutut; blight :mind-
menu -were made:—Arijouaned.

• TUFEDAY,. 'JULY 6.
Mr. Loexir tier mnved- to leaxe to bring in Pill to restrain itinerant
and mock tmetifts, the prn.cipai pr,,visil.its of %.*aich wuuld ho, to'pre..
vent .sales of .Roofs, tip v hcen in the place a considerable
titne—aactioneers to pay a hiLiier• duiv for a licence ; to take it tip
three muntlis belore sellrng; and not to sell under another name.—
Lease bring given, .the bill was brought hi and read a first
Arijourned.
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WEDNESDAY, jutY 7.
THANKS TG LORI) WELLINGTON.
Lord-Ce I'LEREA Gll rose, put SWIM to notice, to move the Thanks or
the liouse-e; Field-Marshal the Marquis of Wellington and his gallant
'Ai my, for their-conduct at the battle of Vittoria. Ills Lordship said,
the battle appeared; under 'every circumstance, one of the greatest
and must decisive recorded in the- page of history. It was marked
with striking which tnised tl:erglory of ele concineror stilt
higher than Other betre: which 'lead term nested with more than de-
steut4tion-to the conquered:- It was not for -him, awl he was convinced
thellouse would nottetitate to agree with him, to depreciate the high
nieltary'renoWn of the cuemy. They were, in fact, accninplished in
the oft of .war, by a long and dreadfie experience—they had been for
an unprecedented series' of years accustomed to victory—and their
confidencein then' Commanders, and in their fortune, had been uni-
formly ripened • into a confidence of ultimate- triumph. If their bold
end. p`restimptuons hopes had at any time suffered e check, they had
•eutleeece that check from the skill, the judgment, end the genius of..as
Wellington')—Withethe 'operations of the' battle, and the victory.
that 'with hie uneeamplified rapidity succeeded those operations, the
!Iroise-were fully•acquainted ;. and he passed but a faint compliment
'methe troops Lord Wellington erennem !ed, when he said, that their
Conduce was such as to -make the country nroud, not of them akme,
6tit.of' itself.- - The loss sustained by our army was altogether inferior
to the tranecendunt services which it kid performed ; and if any proof
were Wanting evince the decisive nature of the victory, it would be
found in rite terrnr rind 'panic of the enetw, who sought A retreat at
the expence of the whole of their military equipment. This retreat
or fligist; constituted, above-all others; a digieguished feature of the
victery ; and White wet were ut all nines ready to give every
praise to tine skill and gellurnryef the French army, what praises.
what eulogies, he would ask, could be•too great for pair troopq, Who
had -forced such an army lion the field of battle, and sacii i e, to
then perouril safety, their entire stock and meatus of existence 'as ri
military body ? Tins was, in his mind, a 'most petelier feature fur cha-
reeterishigehe mature ofethe ti hamlet—ter *e forced fur, -perhaps the
first time, a veteran, discipline:l, and flurqr•to!!l array, looking for
sell-pieservation to tilght, and to flight only. This was a clierecter
whieh very rarely attached itself to the greatest and most splendid
detories. litewas ;twine that there existed a cunsiderseile degree of
curiosity, to aseeataie the am eirt of the force of every description
which the enemy had tirous,:lit into the field, and Lord Welline,7
ton had to eenteild with. He was not prepared to state the amoolit
ut their army with precision; hilt 'in giving, prisper 'weight to the °pi-
llions of oflieers w lia bud bet n in the battle, and its vstimeting the
'actual dispOsal-at strenglli of the array in that part oaf Spain, which
was not unknown befor's the action, he believed he should not be ac-
cused of any exAggrrutihn in stinilo.the whole of their finer, collected
near 'Vittoria,' et not less than 70.00 Men. lie e,!rld 'add, that every
possible exertion had been made by the
,French Government in Spein
to assemble front points, howeser distant, the tro pr which could
be spared ; and elate, in some instainces. they had been withdrawn
.emcee they were ribiolutely necessary.e I!
'ee trench Ciwierninent %vas
not ignorant that the attack, by winch its own late, awl th'ut or time
t'eninratla, was to be decided, world be tnatle near-the place where it
actually occurred. It was; therefore-, prepared fer the !rid, and the.
means for ensuring Success had been frost ciar4tillyscekvate
the exception Of General' Chrusel's corps, army et)eenended by
SuChet, and the division' under General •Feix, aft Tie trocps
could be drawl w!th any 'property from every rt t.f the en:ntry.
had bet criacentr?ted for the purpose of meet n'a Arm/
the ships'hacl been filed with men, who at length cenue together
11411,1 to hand. The grappling irons were tiircnilt over the ('):etas
prate', tor'Captaiit Broke perceived. that the enemy been to ilinvh,
mid in thiee ininntes :Ate ttte vigor l% of deetruction v‘a.4 :1* ail cud,
Tee' eirett wati 4:1441)er/cc ;Jo% 01) mould the Chuste