The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a Committee, moved that a sum of 10 millions and a half of Exchequer bills should be issued for the service of Great Britain. He thought it right to state, that from the regular system of taking up the Exchequer bills monthly, the quantify now in circulation did not much exceed that of January last.
§ The Resolution was agreed to, and ordered to be reported to-morrow.
Lord Castlereaghbrought up the Bill for the augmentation of the 60th regiment from seven to ten battalions; as also the Bill for extending the provisions of the Act of the 46th of the King, to serjeants in the militia. He also brought up the Bill, for enabling his Majesty to accept of the voluntary offers of the local militia, for an extension of their services to a time to be limited; and a Bill for amending the 51st of the King, with respect to the interchange between the militias of Great Britain and Ireland.
§ These several Bills were read a first time and ordered to be committed to-morrow.