Star.
London, England, 1806-07-10 00:00:00

jed rst which would be to anima that eau& fn as
that it (huuld not inte‘rfere with the refolotinns which
lie &mild have the honour of fubmitting to the Corn.
mittee on
rifr. WINDHAM gave notice of hi: intention to
make, to marrow, the motion referred to by his Right
Honourable Friend.
Mr. HUSKISSON alked to what degree the pro-
poled augmentation was to be carried, and to What
dais of Officers extended ?

General FITZPATRICK replied that the ang-
mentation was to extend to all ranks in the Regular
Army, but to nine above Subalterns in the Militia.
He felt that it would be incohvenient to go into each
ankle of augmentation at prefent.
'I he SPEAKER obfeeved, that there being no
gut Ilion before the Houle, fuch a Raiment could not
be regularly gone into, at teat without creating a
debate.

AUDITORS' BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved, thstt the Aoditors' Bill ilsould be committed.

Mr. TYRWHITT JONES protelled againfl the
principle of the Bill, which he conceived to have for
its baits the palling of the accounts of the enormous
furn of 4so millions, without Malting upon the pre-
dation of the vouchers.

Mr. ROSE then entered upon a detailed fiatement
of the accounts, and contended, that inflead of the
4p millions mentioned In pompoufly by the Noble
Lord, only about at millions remained to be really
and kw fits audited. The others only required a
formal auditing. He had been informed by a Noble
Friend of his, that to the utmQlt parts of the North
people had been allonifhed at the neglell of the lane
Government. owing to the Ni ble Lord's fpeech. He
contended, that it would be much better not to pats
this 13ii1 this Seffion, but to try what an additional
number of Infpedors could do on the old plan. He
contended, that the bufinefs might thus be carried on
much more fpeedily, and that there was no occafion
for this additional espence to the public. He took
occafion to compliment his Royal Highnefs the Duke
of York, for the mode in which he had caufed the
accounts to be managed while our army was on the
Continent at the commencement of the late war with
France.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQLJER
defended the prefent Bill, as it laid the duty on the
Commiffioncrs, infiead of upon the Infpedors, on
whom the greater part fell by the late plan. He alto
adverted to the advantages of the new provifion for
dividing the Commitlion into branches, and claffify.
ing the accounts. He read a letter from the Audi:
tors of Public Accounts themfclves, written to the
Treafury in 1800, pointing out the necellity of au-
diting, at their office, the Bank and Navy Accounts.
and fuch as the Right Hon. Gentleman had con-
tended wanted only a formal auditing. He alio read
a letter from them, written in June, fisting the ne-
ceffity of allifiance, in order to carry on the auditing
of the accounts. He therefore contended, that, in
every point of view, fuch a meafure as this was highly
definable, and even neceffary.
Mr. ROSE and the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER mutually explained.
After a tcw words from Mr. HUSKISSON, the
Houle went into a Committee, when the CHAN
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the
blank as to the number of Commiffioners fhould be
filled up with the word tut.
Mr. PE RCEVA L moved, as an Amendment, that
the,wordix he firbltituted in its place.
On this a long converfation took place, when Mr.
Per ceval's Amendment was negatived without a di-
vifion.
A very long and vninterefling difcuffion then took
place on the other Clout-es, in which the blanks were
tip.—The Haute then returned, and the Report
was ordered to be received this day (Thurfday).
Adjourned at one o'clock.