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or war, and lon may .;_ist assured the, this
feeling of she Goverameaa; otherwise why
armaments ot„the fdaarAirit ? And, further, let
you, what Isitallv—Caurting obtained from the
Govornrisene What General Officers have
wrosekcl from their.posts as Captain G netals
Illiadura, Old Castile, and Galicia, for hawing
teslt assistance to the Portuguese rebels with err,
takers andirsonef ? LIN Mm Mae obe.- How (Wes Si..
mow showAser strict treettality ? Can any one deny
that at this very mansentSibreitai.Chates, Lamego, and
their comrades, are receiving' pay from the Spanish
Government? and so far from being disarmed, they are
cannoned like regular battalions in the Spanish towns.
There are facts 1 can further tell you, that the Spanish
Ministers laugh at the notes which are sent by Mr.
Lamb, and why ao? Because they fancy that all the
threatenings end in smoke; and up to this moment,
I believe this is the case. It is true, lam told, that:
the SpaniSh Government have offered Mr. Lamb in—
acriptions for double the amount of the British claims
on Spain; but pray what are they worth? In England
not one farthing, and here less, if possible. The British
Government should not place any faith in anything the
Spanish Government promises. Let them insist upon
actual proofs. AB the Priests and Friars who were
frightened when Mr. Canning's speech arrived, hold
up their heads now, and are steadily but perse-
veringly preparing fur a guerilla warfare. These,
people have determined upon a certain crooked line
of conduct towards Portugal, and you may depend
upon it that they will not vary from it; conse-
trendy. unless England submiu .to let. these. fel.
lows do what they wish, you may depend upon it
that war is inevitable. Three it. four 'Under-Com-
missioner's from the Government leave Madrid this
weak for Petersburgh, Vienna, Berlin, and Italy. I
happen to know one of them eery well, and conie
quently you may rely. upon its being a fact. As to
Fra-ce, there are now seetetCommissioners here from'
the Ultras, who saw the King on the.l9th inst mt. and
told him that if he 'would place the Duke Bin Carlosl
at the head of the Government, and give an incluito to
all the emigrants and call them in, he might rely upon
the pnweiful assistance of France in the Portuguese
business. You may also depend uyon this. You may
hither believe, that an agent from the Queen of Por.d
tligal, who arrived here on the 16:11, has had several.
eonfere..tes with the Royal Family, and left' this yew
tea day for Portugal. I have seen the passport.
I have been induced to trouble you with these de-
tails, because 1 have seen, by s"me of your papers—
which, however, we are only allowed to see now and
then---that you fancy in England that everything is
amicably and satisfactorily arranged.—...litea. •

safety to his health.
Mr. STK ES and Mr. LITTLITON severelly made a few
observations; after which, the Petition was oil:km.lU
lie np-in the table and be printed.
Lord WILLIAM BENTlNCKpresenteda Paltion from On
Merchants of King's Lynn, praying for protection to British Nevi.
gation.— Laid on the :able, and ordered to be printed. 4
The Noai.a LORD presented • similar Petition from the MP.
owners of King's Lyon—Ordered to Ide on the table, and to
be printed.
The MASTER of the ROLLS brought .up his bill
for the better regulating the practice of the High Coot
of Chance' y. The bill was read a first time, and the s+-
mind readinz appointed (or Monday nest.
Mr. ABERCROM BY hoped that the Master of the
Rolls would allow time (or the members of tie bar to
become acquainted with the contents of-the bill.
The MASTER of the ROLLS said, that nothing
could be farther from his intention than to finery do,
bill through, the House. If Monday next were found
to be too early a day, he should have no objection to dt
fer the second reading to a later period. ,

The bill was then ordered to be [minted.
• CORM P./1M
Sir EDWA RD E. NATCHAUL L presented Petitions frolh
Owners and Occupiers of Land in the •icinity of Dover; In be
vicinity of Gravesend; sad in a parish in Staffordshire, against any
alteration of the Coin Laws.—Ordered to lit upon the tabit, and
to be printed. .
Mr. M. FITZGERALD presented Petitions front the Owners
and Occupiers of Land who were in the habit of attending CORD.
try Markets; and front the parish of Green haw, in the county of
Norfolk, praying for protection to Agriculture.—Ordered to De oat
the table, and to be printed.
Mr. *QUERN presented Petitions from Northallorton arid
from Richmond, both in the county of York, against any al-
teration of the Corn Laws, which were severally ordered to lie
upon the table.

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Sr. M. FITZGERALD presented i Petition from the parish
of Taboo, in the county of Kerry, praying for the removal of Ca-
tholic disabilities. The Right Hon. Gentleman pnoented i similar
Petition from the united parishes of Caetle Greyley and Grains-
hough, In the same county.—They were severally ordered to Ile on
the table.

should be supplied from the
. The Hon. Member then moved
number of 0111ceri appointed to
•army since the year .JBl6. distin•
ea.!, ; and also of the number of
balf•pay during the same period,
de rank of each, and those Office, s who
India.—Ordered.
Jonourah!e Gentleman then moved for a return
of the number to! Offi ors on half•pay who ha I m tcle
applications in be employed on full pay since January,
1820. together with the number of Officers draughted
`from hall to full pay during the Is ter period.—Ordered.
Mr. HUME then moved for a teturti of the number
of foreign Officers whose corpshad been disbanded up
to the year 1827; also for the amount of pensions al-
lowed to such Officers, and for the amount of pensions
granted to the widows and children of Officers who had
served in the British army.
Lord PALMERSTON observed that the Honourable
Gentleman would have found the names of foreign
Officers on half•pay in the general army list, without
making it the subject of A separate motion.—Toe motion
was agreed to.

ATHLONt ELECTION.
Mr.HANDCOCK moved, that the Petition of certain
inhabitants.of the borough of Athlone, complaining of
the undue return of the Sitting Member, should be
referred to a Committee, to report their opinion there-
' oa to•the House.
The SPEARER having nominated the Committee,
which was chiefly composed of lii h Members,
Mr. HUME objected to such a Committee, and urged
the propriety of having it principally composed of
' English fMerulsets, who would be less likely to be swayed
by feelings of prejudice against Mr. Flanagan. He put
it to the candour and fairne,s of the Hun. Member (Mr.
Hamicock), to say whether such an arrangement mould
not be more just and proper.
It was finally.decided that the Committee should re•
main as originally appointed, and that five Members
should be a quorum.
The orders of the day were they read and disposed
of, and the House adjourned at HAL! PAST 6 o'CLock.

BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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NOTICES or Martnirs.—Sir John Newport; To i.ring imler view
of the House the state of the law for rebuilding and repairing of
Churches lu Ireland—Lind Viscount Althorp ; Seket Osounittee
to consider the mode of taking Poles at Cuunty Elections—Mr..
Sykes ; Select Committee td take into consideration the Petition of
certain Freemen of the Borough of Leicester, complaining of the
conduct of the Cot poration of that town at and precious to the late
General lilectien—Mr. PJartin (uf Galway); That it be referred
to a Committee uf the whole House, to inquire WO the unconsti-
tutional conduct of John Alick, Marquis of Clanrickarde, at the
list Election of Representatives to serve in Parliament for the
County of Galway, he being then an soder &cutesy of &ate for
Foreign Affairs.
OLDS% Of Tits Dar—East Looe Election Petition; Eallot for
Committee at three,

sis is the tingled to approve of them, bat now he confessed Isis that all future vacaacie
all those -anxiety fora thorough investigation of 'the subject. It half-pay establishment.
ft me ask would brunfair to the subject, and unfair to the Right for a return of-the nut
e Spanish ligalientleman at* head of the Board ref Trade, to commissions in the arm
e been re- es.into such an inquiry -during his absence from the guishing the rank of ea
of Estrp Hoot*. He hoped hisitts.estesroeid sox be much longer. Officers r e:iuced to half
given di. necessary; for, deeply as ttelefeithe•importance of the' distinguishing the rank
arms. ar. subject, he should be sorry for the Sight Hon. Gentle- served in is dia.--Orde
lees Soars, man to attend sooner than he could do so with perfect The Honourable Geo