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felt to iieliiot;krVo;Ci
which heenvoi* netice
had diked about the resources of this country', as,
if he were unacquainted with the difference between
foreign and home expenditure. He seemed to think
as if it were as easy to eitencl our foreign- expendi-
ture as it would be to extend our home expendi-
ture. But if there were only an increase of one
million of foreign expenditure, it would affect the
country much more seriously than would a like in-
crease of home expenditure. Such an increase
would affect most materially the course of exchange.
Indeed such was the great difference, that if eleven
millions of foreign expenditure were increased by a
million, it would not then of consequence become
twelve millions, but would be more likely to make
fifteen millions of foreign expenditure chargeable on
the country. Such was the tendency to increase of all
' foreign expenditure. Though the course of exchange
might be materially affected by such increase of our
foreign expenditure, yet, in ordinary times, the acti-
vity of our merchants was such, thar foreign trade
increased with that species of expenditure. In con-
sequence, however, of the peculiar state ofsthe Conti-
nent, and be system that had been persevered in
by the enemy, there had been a falling off in the
amount of our export trade. Licenies had been re-
sorted to, and whatever might be thought of the
principle of them, the balance of the license trade
had been very considerably in favour of this country;
therefore, instead of Ading to our difficulties, that
trade had tended the better to enable the nation to
meet them. He begged pardon of their Lordships
-
for detaining them so long, but he should conclude
with expressing his determination to vote against the
motion, as he did not admit that a fair case for in.
quirt had been made out.
Lord GREY thought the House ought to go into
the inquiry called for, which might be serviceable
even to Government itself, by pointing out errors, if
there were any, and by restoring to Government the
confidence of the country, if there had been no error.
Ministers certainly should explain, why they had
not supplied reinforcements as soon as possible to
Lord Wellington, after the battle of Salamanca, and
to supply the place of those whose loss had been the
result of his success ; a month, however, or more
elapsed before any reinforcements were sent, although
we had, from the Noble Earl's own statement, at
home, a disposable force of 4.0,000 infantry, and
12,000 cavalry ; and surely, out of this force such
,at draft might have been made, and reinforce.
ment sent, as Lord Wellington had required ; and,
in his opinion, the House would not do its duty if it
did not go into inquiry on the subject.
Lord BOR INGDON spoke in favour of the mo-
tion, and the Earl of ABERDEEN against it.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that the object
of our assistance to the Spanish cause was not to
make an effort for a few months, and then be oblied
to give it up as unavailing. It was impossible for
our army to core with 250,000 Frenchmen in
the beginning of the struggle ; it was therefore trusted
that the Spaniards themselves would have made those
exertions which we had a right to expect of them. If
they had made such an effort, with our assistance,
they would have been able to have repelled the French.
He contended, from Lord Wellington's own dis-
patches, that he was satisfied with the exertions made
by this country in favour of the Spanish cause.
Earl DARNLEY spoke shorty in favour of the
motion, when the House divided.—For the motion
39—against it 115—Majority 76.
Adjourned at Half-past Two o'Clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. M. A. 'TAYLOR reported from the Bristol Election
Committee that the Sitting Members were duly elected, and
that the Petition was not frivolous or vexatious.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETI rose to observe, that as be under-
stood the Navy Estimates were to be submitted to a Committee
on that day, he felt desirous of calling the attentica of his Ma.
jetty's Ministers for that department to what hr thought a pe-
culiar hardship under which the Captains of the Navy laboured.
Their pay, it was well known, was sufficiently small; but they
were under the necessity of keeping up a table when on board their
own vessels. It had been suggested to him, that the reasonable
compensation would be the allowance of ten shillings a day to
Captains commanding first and second rates, eight shillings to
third and fourth, and six shillings to those of a lower class He
threw those suggestions out, with no intention of pressing them,
but for the consideration of the Committee, when about to vote
the sums for the naval service.

Mr.W.DUNDAS agreed to take the subject into consideration.

COMMITTEE OH SUP! LT.

Mr. W. D UNDA S said it was not his intention to
enter into any detail with respect to the papers which
he should lay on the table. The total amount of the
ordinary service was £1,126,000, and the grand total
it would be seen, amounted to £8,893,000, being an
excess of 81,100,000. The Hon. Gentleman con-
cluded with moving the first Resolution, that a sum
not exceeding 81,255,000 should be granted, to de-
!ray the expenses of the outports, dock-yards, &c.
Mr. CREEVEY said, he rose to object to the vote
only as it comprehended the salary of the Paymaster
of the Marines, an office of which the Committee on
Sinecures had recommended the abolition. Common
decency required that the recommendation of the
ICommittee should meet with some attention from the
House, and he should, therefore, divide it upon the
, question of voting the iBlOOO which formed the sa-
lary of the office.
The Committee then divided on Mr. Creevey's
motion—Ayes 35—Noes 56.
All the Resolutions were_then read by the Chair-
man, and agreed to.

FRENCH PRISONERS.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, before the House resu-
med, he was anxious to put a question on an impor-
tant subject to the Noble Lord opposite. The ques-
tion he wished to ask, was, Whether any negotiation
had been set on foot for the interchange of prisoners
of war between his Majesty's Government and that
of France ?

Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that the terms
proposed by France were such as could not be lis-
tened to.