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customed to receive from Parliament alone.
Lprd CASTLEREAGH said, that ha morsel
paid by France would be as resularly aecnneteti fin
to the House, as if it had been issued from the 'Frei

sury of England. The country would thereby ob-
tain every ,security that could be afforded by ac
counts. The donation made to the army was not by
the Crown alone. but by all the Allied Sovereigns.
Mr. BROUGHAM apprehended the most serious
danger from having the British Army paid by foreign
powers. The Army should look to Parliament alone
as its Paymaster, and while it did so, the Crown may
be intrusted with its services.. He wished that the
quitstiois might soon come before the House.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, thatthe Honoura-
ble Gentleman may bring the question to issue as'
soon ai he pleased. The House should, however, re-
member, that the donation was given to the army by
the consent of the Crown ; and, in pus-mince of a
Treaty, which Parliament had since ratified. He
allowed it to be a monstrous principle, that our army
should receive any pay from foreign powers; but it'
_must likewise be acknowledged as equally monstrous,
if the House should divert to any other purpose,
money which by Treaty had been appropriated to
the army.
Lord MILTON, on constitutional grounds ob-
jected to the principle of suffering our army to look
to any other Power than the Crown for prize, or to
the Parliament for pay. He observed, that if the
Crown were now desirous of reverting to the ancient
prerogative, that it wowd likewise again submit to
its ancient burdens.—( Neer.)
Sir M. W. RIDLEY begged leave to speak of a
circumstance which did not refer to the present ques-
tion. • In the last Sersion, £BOO,OOO had been voted
to the Army of the Peninsula, serving under the
Duke of Wellington. But another army, equally
meritorious, was totally overlooked—he meant the
army that fright at BArrossa, under Sir Thomas
Graham.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that the money was voted as a compensation fur
spoils captured from the enemy, and if the army of
Barrossa had been equally fortunate in its captures, it
would have been equally remunerated.
' After some further conversation between Lord Mu.-
TON, Mr. BATHURST, Sir M. W. RIDLEY, Mr. WYNNIIII
and Mr. Besuarr, the Resolution was agreed to.
A sum not exceeding £35,515 was granted for defraying the
meows of the Military College.
A sum not exceeding £39,111.1 was granted for defraying the
expenses of the Military Asylum.
A sum not exceeding "soots was granted for Medicine and
Surgery for, the Land Forces.
A sum not exceeding Z 17,663 was granted for paying Pen:
siom die. on th, Retired List.
• The SPEAKER then resumed the Chair, the Re-
port was ordered to be brought up on Monday, when
the Committee will he again formed.
The Navy Estimates will be brought forward on
Wednesday.
The Sugar Drawback Bill went through a Com-
mittee.— Report on Monday.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL brought up a Petition from
the inhabitants of Eye against the Property 'fa:; as did ser-
jeent ()snow, for the Town of Guildtord.—The Petitions were
laid on the Table... Adjourned to Monday.