Star.
London, England, 1807-01-28 00:00:00

1-Lord, that the ernseflion which he had ore l • t IT
lu •,J
1 former night, was, Mr. Pitt by his " exPlnded
me.
res," and which expreffinn, he corce:yed, cottl'
only refer to the Additional Force BPI, which h,,
been oppoftd both by 1.-td Sidmooth anti the relt,;
the prefent Adminiftration. 11/4:r. Pitt, by his explo4
ed.mea:tres, raifed 33.0p0 men,
LordCASTLEREAGH l'aidebv "exploded
lures" he meant not only the Addi,ionai Force Bin,
but all the meafures of Lord -Sidmout:l's Admini.
flration, which had been oppofed by the Gentlemen
opponte. He trotted he fhotrld never again be.called
upon to explain upon this fubjed: ail ire had meant
to aftert, was the fail, that Mr. Pitt had aFtuaily
I
c.tifed, during the twenty months of his late Admi.
nillration, the number cf 40,000 men.
Lord HOWIi.:K,, confidered the conduct of me
Noble Lo; d as moll extraordinary. He had tu " n
repeated, and even exaggerated, an affertion, vrhieb,
notwith(landing the explanation which he appeared'
fo anxious to give, feemed to juftify
the impreffioe
which had been entertained by the Gentleman wh,
preceded him. He laid, he was at a lots to goef,,
from what document the Noble Lord had taken the
number he had juft named. It was fufficient for
him to report what he had (fated on a former night,
without at prefent going into detail. He had then
demonftrated, that, dedu.ting from the number by
which this effelive ltrcngth of the army had bem
increafed, during the period of the late Adminiftra.
tion, thole which were the effed of meafures pg.
v;3uily adopted, there remained only about 7000 men
to be charged to their credit. With refped to tile
imputation which had been thrown on him, of de.
fending nkafures which he had formerly eenfured,
be fhosald fay, in the firft plat:, tat if he now law
reafon, from experience, of approving what he had
before blamed, he fhtuld feel no fhame in acknow.
hedging that conviction ; but as to himfelf, as he had
obfer ved on a former night, he had not been in t,14
habit of attending the Houfe during the time the
meafures alluded to (of Lnrd Sidmouth) had been
i t difenfflon, and had only obferved the heavy intl.
lure of them in the Country, when 'hey were carries
into circa. He was therefore perfeßifleya, ant lid wiii
liberty
at
heto awnaysoaptinailnl nthtlhieastrheeadmyigtohtfunpopwerpt rb:y proof. It was ra
natural to him to be prepared with (latements of
the National Force at different periods, when tha:
was likely to be a fubjed of dircuffion cn voting tit
Army Eftimates, and be had ;Availed himfelf cf them,
in obviating what had appeared to him to be an uo.
founded affurrption of the Noble Lord oppofite t,,)
him.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27. •
Ti.rTrouD EtAcTioN.....The Houk ballotted for a Commitle;
to try the merits of the Thetford Elation Petition. The Mem.
lier 4 nn the reduced hit wt.rc thde :

I'afcoe Grcnfell, Eli. Genrte Hibbert, Efq.
Charl's O'Hara, Efq. Lordlaritnrofe.
Robert Fergufon, Frq. John Fane, Efq.
The Hon. Henr: Lyttletnn. , Arthur Sbakerpeare.
sir Robert William., hart. Hon. Cha. Laurence Dundzs.
George Anfon, Efq Lord Hcadly.
Hughan, Efq.
Samuel Whitbread, Erg./
Nominees,
Robert Fellowes, Efq.
FlNANcre.—Tlic CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rcre
for the purpose of giving notice, that -on Thurfday nexe would
move certain Refolutiono relative to ,he Finances. The melt
fr—rril way of d gag fo would be in a Committee of the crEolc
lioufc ; 3rd therefore he begged !rave now to move, that tbetiouft
do, on Thurf,:ay near, refolve itfdf into Cowin:Ate for them.
pore of receiving and confidering there Rerclutions —Ordered.
Me. DAVISON —Lord A. HAMILTON gave notice, that o•
morrow be would move for certain. Papers, which would tend to
illuftrzte force tranrnaions in the Th.:l Military Report radio(
to the cafe of Mr. Davifon.

PENSIONS AND OfFiCE3 —Mr. SWAN moved, that there
laid before the Houle,

aft. An Account of all the Pecflons granted by the Crown fon
the tft of April, 1833, to the aft of January, a Bc7, as tar as re-
gards Great Britain.
id. An Account of all New Ofikes and Additions to Salaries,
whether in the fhape of Fees Or otherwy-e, granted during the fame
perki, a, far :s regards Great Britain.
3d. An Account of ail Fathom granted by the Crown <hull
the fame period, as far as regards Ireland.
4th. Au Accannt of all New Offices and Additions to Sahries,
in the fhape of Fes, &c. granted during the fame period, ash:
as regards Irelaod.--All there motions were agreed to.
The Report of the Supply, as far as rcfpeded the t,coct,occl.c?
Exchequer Hills for Ireland, was brought up—the Refoluticp
agreed to, and a Bill ordered.