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vassed, that their opinion would be found to ,1?e
in favour of the order, and that there would not
•be a dissentient Voice about the permanent rank
Which he understood to have been gixen
(Heat, hea)-;froni the Opposition !)--There was one
corps, in particular, Of the /,,,egion, he:meant the
Hussars, yhiCh, had done more than 'any other
corps on the Peninsula.

said, that his 'mind was inexpres=
sibly relieVed by the explanation he had just heard
from the Noble Lord, (Palnierstone) of an Order
which he, in common, hebelieved, with every, one
in the country, and as it now appeared even with
Some of the leaders of the army—bad utterly mis-
understbod.• The import of that Order seemed-
t.o have beta nothing less than permanent rank to
the Officers .of the German Legion.. He must say
again, that he felt inexpressibferelief from the ex-
planation gieri,.beeaue it proved that the con-
stitution suffered no violation. No eat thly consi-
deration could have induced him to him to have
agreed to that Order, if the manner of it was such
as he conceived it to have been before the expla-
nation given that night. To praise the con-
duct of the German Legion would be super-
fluous. He, as well as the House, must feel
that their merits and their services were great in-
deed ; but without meaning any disparagement
to the Gallant General (Stewart) who spo%e last,
lie must say, that while that gallant General
viewed them with a militar; eye, it was the_busi-
ness of that House to view them constitutionally;
and while they conearred with all who bore tes-
timorty to their services, ant to' let the feelings of
the moment lead them so far as to forget, that
though the circumstanees of the time Yendered the
eniployment
•of foreigners necessary, that em-
ployment was
.an exception,, and not a :ride.—
Looking to the order, and looking to the.com-
munications which accompanied the order, he.
w'as much mistaken it the report VhiCh would
that night go abroad to the world, would not be
the first contradiction given to its apparent im-
port: Every thingWoat to nourish the idea, that
permanent rank was to, bereonveyed by that
,or-
der.. To such a measure, if p.,oposed io him, he
would have given his dissent. By what be. said,
it was far from his intention-to hire rise to any
jealousy among the different classes of which the
army was composed; hut. recollecting that in the
times of the constitution, a jealousyagainst the
emplOymeq of, foreign troops existed ; rement-
' beting, that in the case of the foreign troops eall-
edin to -guard that Constitution, the greatmari
who led them almost went on
.his knees to have
them retained, yet that when the necessity
.was at
an end, they 'Were no longer employed; calling
all this to mind, he could not consider apprehen-
sions upon such a subject altogether groundless.
Fie was much relieved by the explanation given,
and though he was not in the habit of paying com-
pliments- to the Noble Lord, (Folkestone) he
could :mot but commend him for bringing the sub-
ject forward, and drawing forth the true meaning
of an Order that was in itself-so enigmatical as to
deceive many: He was glad the. Noble Lord
(Folkestone) had thus IRA him in a situation to
pay some complir,ents, at the same time that he
must vote against his motion.

Lord FOI:k. .'STONE coudenthed the I-lan—Gene-
Yar(Stcwart) for praising the German troops as
superior to the British.

General STEWART' said, that he "only spoke of
only one particular corps. -
Lord FOLKESTONE contended, that he used the
word superior. (Cries of " No, No P The
Noble. Lind then went into a strong statement of
the relative losses sustained by the German and
British corps on the Peninsula.
. Lord PALMERSTONE explained. What he meant
by temporary rank was, that it did not give com-
mand out of the corps in which the person hold-,
ing it. served. But by an Article of War it was
provided, that when Germans and British served
together, the eldest in rank should take the com-
mand._ With respect to Baron Linsingen, he never
commanded a district.

Lord FOLKESTONE explained.
Mr. WHurnitEtin condemned the rage for Ger-
man uniform, which 'Was, he said, become too
general anion:; British officers.
Lord FOLKESTONE'S first motion was then read
from the Chair, and • negatived without a divi-
sion.

After a few observations from Lord Castle-
reagh, Lord Folkestone; Mr. Whitbread, and Mr.
Herbert, the other motions of Lord Folkestone
were agreed to

• 1. That there be laid upon the table, an Aeccunt of all Ger-
man Officers serving *ler-British Regiments.
2. 'An Account of all German Officers serving on the
Stair.

3. A RCptlrn of all Officers of the 60th Regiment of Foot
haviag, Staff Appointments at home. ,

• The Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
find he• House adjourned.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, DzcprpEß 11.
This day's Market was pretty well supplied with
the different kinds of Cattle ; Veal and Pork sold
at last prices ; Beef and Mutton are dearer ; and
the trade, for the most p-Art, was but indifferent.
The sales in the Hay-market:were somewhat dull ;
Hay and Clover fetched last prices ; Straw ob-
tained a better, price. The following prices ai d.
numbers are an accurate statement

• To sink the Offal, per Stonc of 811).
Beef, 4s. 4d. to ss. 6d. 111Ltton; bs. Od. to 6s. Od. • Veal,
Od. to 7s. ud. Laint), Os. to Os. Od. Pork, bs. Oil. to 7•. Od.,
Beasts, 1150. Sbecji, 5910. Calves;
.110.
,Pigs, 310.

SMITHFIELD, HAY-MARKET.
Hay, 4L Os. to 51. 10s. Straw, 21. Os. to 21. 10s. Clover,
M. 106, to 71. 15$. •

CORN-EXCHANGE, DEC. I 1 .-Welia:l' afew
arrivals of Wheat to-day trona which oc-
casioncd a heavy sale, but no specific alteration
in price. The supply of .Barleywas considerahle,
and that article is.2s. lower.- Malt and' Rye re-
main as bef.re, excepting those of the coarser
description. Oats are 3s. dearer.—Boiling Pease
and Tick Beans maintain their former prices.'

• Wheat - -87 s. 975. 10,25•
Fine ditto- .• -140 s.
Rye . 755. 80s.
Barley - • - 445., 595.
Ncw Ditto - - 645.
Malt. - • - • - 925. lOis.
Fine ditto - - '- • 108 s.
White Pease tioil.)loSs. 118 s.
New ditto - - - •1265.
Grey ditto - - -80 s. • 84s.
New ditto - -86 is.

Tick Beans- -13 s. 78t.
Old ditto - - - • 1264.
".;mull ditto 120 s. 1-265.
Feed Oats - - - 355. 455.
Fine ditto 625.
Poland ditto -51 s. 565.
Fine ditto• - 6Ss.
Potatoc ditto - - 675.
Rape Seed - - COI. 701.
-Fine Flour - - 1054. 110 s.
Secuuds - - -100 s. 105 s,