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London, England, 1812-02-21 00:00:00

GENERAL CRACEURD.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave node*,
that be would to-morrow move for an address to the Prince Re-
geht, for the erection of a Monument to the Memory of General
Crauford.—( Hrar,lte,r).

UR. I. WALSH.
•
Mr. BANKS gave notice that he would, on Tuesday; sub-
mit to the House a nicition rcsp c nag an uniortunSte Member,
Mr. Walsh.
PAPERS RESPECTING THE STATE OF Tilt NATION.

Sir THOMAS TURTON moved for a return of
the Amount of the Capital of the Funded and Un-
funded Debt of Great Britain, for the year ending
Ist February, 1812.—Ordcred. Also, a return of
the Amount of Debt and Expenditure incurred in
carrying on the War in the Peninsula in Spain and
Por,ugal, from the year 1808, till the 30th Decem-
ber, 1811.—Ordered. Also, an Account of the Ex-
penditure for the same in the Navy.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
objected to the extent of this motion, as it could not
at all lead to the object of the Hon. Baronet. . The
4iutting up the ports of either Lisbon or Cadiz might
cost more than a year's ordinary service of the same
ships otherwise stationed.
Sir THOMAS TURTON then consented to sub-
stitute the word a Transports" for that of " :Levy"
—the transports properly belonging to the Army.
Mr. TIERNEY said, that at the time of the In-
quiry into the memorable Expedition of Walcheren,'
there was a Paper produced from the Treasury, sta-
ting the net amount of the Navy Expenditure eluting
that Expedition. He did not see why the same course
of proceeding might not; in the present instance, be
resorted to.—( Hear, hear.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that the Right Hon. Gentleman had gone out
of his way to introduce a case that had not the
slightest bearing or analogy to the one before the
House. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had
never denied or affected to disguise from the Country,
that the War in the Peninsula did necessarily lead to
great and heavy expenditure--so far from it, that he
had always admitted the reverse, and was then as
anxious as any Hon. Gentleman to come at the clear-
est and most direct wit"), of getting at the fullest in-
formation upon die amount of that expenditure.—
(Hear, hear !)—Why, therefore, the sight Hon.
Gentleman should go so far back as he didt tiniest it
was to have a fling at the Walcheren Expedition,
upon a question that had nothing to do with it, he
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) could not ex-
plain.— (Hear, hear.)
Mr. TIERNEY said, that he should find no diffi-
culty whatever in explaining why the Right Hon.
Gentleman should feel so sore at any atliisitin t Wal-
cheren (a laugh), though he did not take it to be al-
together so foreign to tne question. They were speak-
ing of war, and the Right Hon. Gentleman was the
Minister : now was it so very unnatural, when they
were coupling war and the Right Hon. Gentleman
together, to think of the Expedition to Walcheren 4--
(a laugh),
Sir THOMAS TURTON then moved for a re-
turn of the amount of monies raised in England
within the above period, distinguishing those raised
by loans, and those by taxes.—Ordered.
Mr. TIERNEY asked if the Hon. Baronet had
any intention of postponing his motion
Sir THOMAS TURTON replied, that he then
saw no reason why his motion should not come ou on
the day fi.ted, this day sennight.