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neutrality-in the late war between France and Spain,
which his Majesty declared it to be his determination to
'observe at the commencement of that war, and which
appears to the House to have been scrupulously and in-
violably observed"—( Load cheers). _
After the STEM= had put the original motion and
amendment, same confusion prevailed in the House.
Lord NUGENT rosi and said, that he should only offer
a few words in reply to•the observations of. the Right
llon..Gentleman who had prbposed the amendment. He
should net quarrel with the Right Hon. Gentleman be-
cause he entertained a different view respecting the
striet 'neutrality which he said Ministers had maintained.
The three propositions which had been observed upon,
it would appear, could not be complied with by the
Spanish Government. The first respected the indepen-
(knee of South America. The,second, that the per-
sonal safety of the King and his Royal Family should
he provided for ;and the third, in effect required that
the Cortes should..new-model the Constitution. Spain
Nvas.not in 2 condition to do this. The Right Honour-
able Gentleman had asserted, th it Sir William A'Court
bad withdrawn with'the Spanish Government to Seville,
and-thence immediate), afterwards to Gibraltar. He
;Lord Nugent) begged to state,that Sir William A'Court
remained time weeks kr Seville after the Royal Family
bad quitted it, and when in the possession of the French
troops, until it was announced that the blockade of
Cadiz was completed. • It was then only known, for the
first time, that Great Britain would come forward and
offer her mediation between the two oppo,ing Go-
vernments. He woad ask shat was Sir William
A'Court doing so long within the walls of a town °tett •
pied by the French forces? No satisfactory answer
had been given to this.. The Noble Lord said he was
apprehensive diet the amendment 'would pass the
House; and if so, he should move a resolution without
n;aking any observations upon it, or without dividing
Ile House. •
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The House then dividtct—For the Amendment, 171.; For the
original Motion, 50— Major ity, 141.
The second Resolution, the nature of Which did not transpire
'while the gallery Was open, was negatived without a division.
IRISH LAW ,QUATS BILL.
The House resolved into -a Committee and a salary was voted
wst orate Consolidated Fund fora .T.taing Officer in the common
law Dulness of the COurts.
The House resumed—ire Report to be received to-morrow.

WrIPLT.
The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up.
Sir GEORGE COCKBURN, in observance of the suggestion
of the Honourable Men Vier for Aberdeen, given last night, had
brought down the Papers relatioe to the promotion of Masters to.
the Navy ; and though it would be wen front the Papers that he
had been right in his statement of the fact, be was hound in con-
dom to admit, that with the information which the Han. Member
bad then before him, he could have come to no other than that
enormous-conclusion which he had formed. He (Sir George Cock-
burn). was not aware of the precise form of the regulations of which
be bad spoken, when he asserted, in contradiction of the Honour-
able Gentleman, that Masters in the Navy were able to advance in
rromotion according to their merits, just the same as Midshipmen-
and Lieutenants. The fact.was, that the Papers on the tably upon
winch the Hon. Gentleman hal-proceeded, were incomplete, and
to perfect them, soother Order in Council, which he held in his
hand, dated August 15, 1805, must -be added. This (hoer wasfor
the regulation of the promotion of Masters in the Navy ; and after
reciting the Order of 1803, upon the same Subject (the only Order
in possession of the Honourable Member far Aberdeen),-it decreed
the suspension tisf the Order for the future, in regard to all Matter*
whose meritorious conduct bad deserved well of the Admiralty,
who were thereupon to be allowed, at the-discretion of the Lords
Commissioners, to pass their examinations to serve as Lieutenantsand six years of service in the Navy, either as Master or se
Master, was to be considered etisivalent to the ante mamba' of
yews spent in the service in the capacity of Midshipman.
Mr. 11UhIR claimed the benefit of the admission now so ha-
nourabiy made by the gallant Admiral. He had proceeded upon
the best information which could be got from the Papers before the
House, fur which he had mond last Session. It was so lack es(
kis that this Order had not been included in the returns. lie moped
that when he got the Papers which be had moved for, it would be
found that some one or mote meritorious individuals had availed
themselves of that provision in the regulation which the Honourable
baronet had read.

Mr. WILLIAM COU RTE NA Y gave notice, that to-morrow
should move for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate the laws
respecting Bankruptcy.
Mr. HUME Wished to know, whether the Army Estimates, or
the remaining Navy Estimates, would be brought on on Friday ?
Lord PALM BRSTON said, he should bring forward the Army
Estimates on that day, it the Papers could be printed in time. -
Sir G HOBOS COCKBURN said be would be ready to bring
A the Navy Ordinary Estimates, if the Army Estimates, were die-
paid of in time on Friday next.
The Reciprocity Duties Indeutaity Bill w
sond dine, and ordered to be priatiod.—Ao'

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