Star.
London, England, 1814-03-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

This being the first day of the meeting of Parlia-
ment, after the recess, a numb.:: of private Bills
passed through various stages.
Mr. Jousson presented the Quarterly Report of the
Sclect Committee of Ireland. It was ordered to lie
on the table and to be printed.
Mr. KENRICK said, that as he should have oc-
casion to be absent on the Welch Circuit, 'he would
put off the second reading of the Poor Relief till
the 26:h of April next.
The Stort Navigation Bill was read a second time
and committed.

COMMISSARIAT ESTIMATE%
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The Commissariat Estimates were laid upon the
table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT rose for the purpose of
naming some day to take the Commissariat Estimates
into consideration.

Mr. WHITBREAD thought it was important
chat the probable time of their being considered
could be known. He wished to be informed whe-
ther the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer) thought it possible that the
Estimates could be now formed? It would, at !east,
be desirous that the time for considering them should
be named.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, it must be obvious that now the subject could
not be considered. Before other estimates were dis-
cussed, it was proposed to raise any sum that may
be necessary for the Commissariat Department upon
account.

Mr. WHITBREAD wished to be informed, whe.
ther these estimates would be brought forward before
or After the Easter recess ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, it was not yet determined.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, there was a report in
circulation, of the truth or falsehood of which he was
desirous to be informed: It was said, that during
the different periods of adjournment which took
place, various sums of money had been sent by the
Government of this coutnry to the Allies, without
the authority of Parliament, or without any fund
voted by Parliament from which such sums could
be drawn. He did not know any thing about the
truth or falsehood of this report, but he thought it
his duty to mention it, and to obtain information up-
on the subject.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, it would be ist the recollection of the House,
that this year they had placed £3,000,000 at the dis-
posal of Ministers. From this, and partly from the
loan of Last year, the sums remitted to the Allies
were taken. These were the only funds employed
for the purpose altuded to, and they were sanctioned
by Parliament. He was not aware that money drawn
frc-m any other source was transmitted to the Conti-
nent for the use of the Allies. If such was the fact,
it was not within his knowledge.
Mr. WHITBREAD expressed. his surprise that
the Right Hon. Gentleman could not tell with cer-
tainty whether money had been remitted from any
other 'funds than those mentioned by him.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he believed that money Was remitted from as
other funds for the use of the Allies.
.PROPOSED ADDRESS TO THE PRINCE REGENT
RELATIVE TO PEACE.

Lord OSSULSTON, preparatory to a motion for
an Address, made a variety of inaudible observations,
the substance of which we understood to be, a cots].
parison between the present state of affairs and those
of a period. which he described as being one of the
most remarkable though not the most honourable.
epochs of our history." He alluded to the Peace
.4 Amiens. Anticipating that the negotiations now
' n the tapis would end in a treaty of peace, he
should move, that an hjuuble Address bcpremeted

to.tne Prince Regent, entreating that the Plenipoten-
tiaries at Chatillon be instructed not to conclude any
treaty of peace, unless the same contain a full and
complete amnesty for all persons, subjects of France,
who may have previously committed offences of a
political nature. His Lordship was proceeding to
make some observations on the present state of affairs,
when the SPEAKER informed him that there was no
question before the House.
Lord OSSULSTON said, that it was his intention
merely to move an Address to his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent relative to a peace. It seemed,
`lie said, to be the general feeling that a peace was
soon to take place. He did not know upon what
foundation this hope was built ; but whether or not
the expectation was realised, the motion he was about
to make could produce nn mischief.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
called his Lordship to 0r,,,1ez.
The SPEAKER informed his Lordship that he
must abstain from any argument relative to peace ;
but if he merely intended to make his observations
the prelude to a motion, he might proceed.
His Lordship then rase to speak.
He was again.called to order by Mr. BATHURST,
but there being s general cry that be was about to
make a motion, he was allowed to proceed without
further interruption.
His Lordship spoke at some length, but in so low
a tone of voice, that it was not possible to hear him
in the gallery. He concluded by moving—

" That an Address be presented to his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, praying that instructions be given to the Pleni-
potentiaries now met at Chatißon. on the part of this country,
not to conclude any Peace that did not contain an 3111b...-ty tt.
all French subjects for political offences committed by them pre-
vious to the peace."

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
expressed his surprise that the. Noble Lord should at
this remarkable period bring forward a question of
so deli Cate a nature. On the impropriety of agitAt-
'ing such a subject at this peculiar time, he should
decline offering any opinion ; but he would beg leave
to move the previous question. This was immedi-
ately put and carried.
THE SPEAKER'S SPEECH.

Mr. PON3ONBY rose, in consequence of the re-
quest of a Noble Friend of his (Lord Morpeth) who
was absent, in consequence of the death of a relation,
to give notice that he should, on the first open day
after the Easter holidays, submit to the House
motion relative to the Speech delivered by the
Speaker, on the close of last Session, at the bar of the
House of Lords. •

The SPEAKER wished to know whether the
Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Ponsonby) would
name a day ?
Mr. I'ONSONBY said he did not know whether
the Easter Adjournment would be long. When
that was ascertained, he should then publicly state to
the House the day on which he would Laing forward
the motion.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
•
Mr. KENRICK gave notice that he would, after
the Easter recess, move for leave to bring in a Bill
for the Relief of certain Insolvent Debtois in the
various gaols in the United Kingdom.