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.T'+~-. _ yr-~ II . • .. . . that period the National Debt had increased one-' a sitainsen . that Was bought and sold? He had heard third. The ground on which the opposition to his 1 that it was, He was sure that no Shetiff could have wishes ea, founded was, that the Act of 1808 had i a right to sell it, but this he had understood was done. fixed the remuneration of the Bank, and the question ' He. should like to inquire into this subject, and to could not now be opened. To that he would answer, ascertain whether the present holder of it had not that alterations had taken place before that time, not purchased it. He remarked on the descriptions of withstanding the former Acts of the same descrip- persons who assisted the Clerk of the County, and don. By the Act of 1791, the remuneration to the stated them to have more the appearance of convicts! Bank was fixed at 4501. per million. He considered than of persons appointed to administer justice. He that the country was placed under very great oblige- could not say that a case was made out for going tions to the Committee of 1807, over which the Ho- into a Committee on the subject, but he would neer:sk Member for Corte Castle (Mr. Bankes) pre- willingly support a Bill, if one were brought in, to side!, in having caused a saving to the extent of regulate that Court. , tlie.ooo/. per annum. He would entreat the Chan- the SOLICITOR-GENERAL was reluctant to cellor of the Exchequer, as the guardian of the pub- detain the House on so dry and uninteresting a sub lic purse, not to g ive way to the feelings of the Bank. ject , but he felt it necessary, after what had been He hoped that Gentleman would take the subject stated, to offer a few observations. In the present in into his consideration, and allow it to be referred to stance, no Petition was presented from any aggrieved -a Committee. Ile would take the liberty of alluding party—no charge of misconduct on the part of the to another source of great public economy, and not clerk or any of the officers under him had been pre- One of the least inconvenience. Ile alluded to a sum ferred—no want of justice had bein complained of, of four millions of balances lying i n t he hands of the and therefore he could not help thinking that no Par Flank unprofitably. He was aware that the amount liamentary ground had been laid for the motion. The of balances had been reduced in their hands; but he Hon. Member for Shrewsbury had described the saw no reason why they should be allowed to make Jurors who assisted the Clerk of the County to have a profit on that four millions by an interest of three the appearance of convicts. He had to state that per cent. to the extent of 120,0001. per annum. He these persons were of the same class as those who considered that a sum exceeding 200,0001. a year were entitled to sit as Jurors in the Nisi Prius Court, might and ought to be saved, without die least vio- at Westminster. If any misconduct were proved, a lotion of faith with the Ba k. He trusted that the summary remedy was provided by applying to the Govern ern would see the necessity of some atten- two Chief Justices of the Courts of King's Bench and tion bet . - .ken to the subject; and that the Right Common Pleas. Here, then, was a case in which no Ho ourable Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Ex- misconduct was charged—a case in which a summary chieyer) would have no objection to submit it to a remedy was provided where misconduct was proved, ('on mittee before the present Session was over. and yet they were called upon to go into an inquiry. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER inti- This Court, the Hon. Gentleman must be aware, had mated that some inquiry into the state of the un- obtained the particular praise of Mr. Justice Black claimed dividends was in contemplation. 'tone, as one, the constitution of which wanted only The motion was then agreed to. to be known to be copied throughout the country. If HOUSE TAX IN SCOTLAND. any misconduct be charged with respect to the fees Lrrd A. HAMILTON moved for a Return of the taken, why was not a complaint made where an in total amount of the duty of 4s. 6d. on all Houses in scant remedy might be obtained ? He thought it was Scotland under the annual rent of 1:5 in the last three not fair to throw out such insinuations as they had years, distinguishing the amount levied, and the sum heard against the predecessor of the present Clerk. In pail into the Exchequer. common justice to that individual, now no more, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did he ought to have stated that complaints were made not wish to oppose the production of the paper moved against him during his lifetime, which had been in ter by the Noble Lord; but if it was the intention of quired into, and deeded by L ord Ellenborough and the Noble Lord to found on it a proposition for the Sir V. Gibbs, to be destitute of foundation. Two days reduction of the tax io question, he thought it but in a week had been found sufficient for dispatching the fair to give him notice that he should feel it his duty , business of the Court, and the individual presiding over to oppose any motion for that purpose.—The motion it never retired while a person remained unheard.— was then agreed to. L. had been said, that persons going to receive their MIDDLESEX COURT OF CONSCIENCE. money waited for hours without succeeding in their Mr. LENNARD wished to call the attention of the object. In this the Hon. Gentleman was misinformed. House to a subjectwhich he considered of importance, The day had been divided by the Clerk into two por n. it materially affected the labouring classes in the tions, for the accommodation of different classes of County of Middlesex. He wished to bring before suitors, so as to obviate the supposed inconvenience. them the state of the County Court of Conscience.— It had been said, 180 cases were to be disposed of in From papers which he had moved for in a former each day. From a reference to the Papers, it would year, it appeared that the number of causes annually be seen the number was 160. Of these half were un decided in this Court had been about 17,000. Last defended, and thus the number was reduced to 80. year, he believed, there was an increase, and that the Of these 80, half were only met by the plea of po total number was nearly 18,000. Two days in each verty, and the claim to be allowed to pay by instal. week %sere given to the hearing of them, and thus it meats. These could take up but very little time.— would be seen that there were 180 to be disposed of Thus the number of cases that demanded attention in each day. In consequence, it often happened, that was brought down to forty or fifty, and it was well persons were kept waiting from nine in the morning known that more than half that number was fre. till five in the afternoon, and, from the regulations quently disposed of in the superior Courts of West. acted upon, a person living eight or nine miles off minster and Guildhall. The Clerk, with the Jury as might frequently have to travel that distance for four sisting him, disposed of the btisiness in the most sa or five days, and thus, in fact, lose so many days to tisfactory manner. The gross amount of the fees recover a debt of fifteen or twenty shillings. He had was about £2OOO per annum. Out of this the Clerk no charge to make against the individual who pre- had to pay a number of officers, and to bear various sided over that Court. Much to his credit he had charges, which to:* from that sum £4OO or L:500. reduced the fees since he had been in office, but the He had then left a salary of no more than £l5OO, for person who had last held that situation had consider- the discharge of a most laborious and painful duty. ably augmented them, and, as this might be done Though the Court sat but two days in each week again, it was proper that the constitution of the Court throughout the year, the other four days were em should be looked into. The fees received, from the ployed for the Public in a manner not required by County Clerk's own statement, amounted annually to Act of Parliament, but so employed by him because about 1:2,100. Out of this he had to pay the ex. it was demanded by public convenience. He offered penses of the establishment, taxes, stationary, and the some further explanation of the duties of the situa officers employed under him. Deducting I:sooforthose tion, and the manner in which those duties were per charges, and he could not suppose them to amount formed; and concluded by expressing sorrow that a to more, it would leave the principal an income of motion like the present had been brought forward, as £1,500 or £1,600 per annum. For this income he it was known the constitution of the Court to which thought the duties of the office ought to be performed it referred was considered worthy of imitation, and in a way that should completely answer the purpose that the Gentleman who presided over it had dis originally intended. He thought it strange that, dur- charged its duties with integrity, with care, and with ing the twenty-five years the late Clerk held the situ- skill, ever since his appointment to the office. atinn, no account of unclaimed money had ever Mr. LENNARD replied, he had never meant to been given, as, from a variety of circumstances, he cast any imputation upon the Gentleman who pre should have expected that considerable sums would sided. He would not press his motion to a division, be left at different times in the hands of the Court.— knowing it would be vain against the Honourable It had been arranged by the late Clerk, that persons and Learned Gentleman's opposition. having money to receive from the Court, should ap- Mr. W. SMITH spoke in favour of the motion. 1 ply for it between the hours of ten and two on one Mr. P. MOORE wished for inquiry also. The re. day in the week—Monday. The consequence was, medy provided for abuses seemed tohim too great for on that day a vast crowd assembled, and persons fre- the subject. It was like yoking an elephant to list a flea. quently went two or three times without tieing able Mr. W. COURTENAY thought it rather unusual to obtain their money. If a Committee were granted, for a debate to be continued after the Gentleman he would suggest the expediency of allowing suitors who brought forward the motion had made his reply. to apply for their money any day in the week. With After whathad been said, he must remark, it seemed the number of cases that now frequently came before rather singular that the last Hon. Gentleman who the Court in one day, it was really but a mockery of had spoken on this subject should think abuses in the justice to pretend to dispose of them. He, therefore, Court of Conscience too trifling to be brought before Doped that the Returns made to a former Order of the two Chief Justices, yet, withaut any complaint or the House on this subject would be referred to a case made out, consider it would be worth while to Committee to be' appointed for the purpose of inquir- refer the whole subject to a Committee of that House. ing if the amount of the present feel might not be He was of opinion that there were no grounds for ac diminished, and also to inquire into the expediency ceding to the motion.—The motion was then put, and of the County Clerk sitting oftener than once a week negatived without a division. in the Hundred of Ossulston, and of increasing the AMERICAN LOYALISTS. number of sittings in other Hundreds in Middlesex. Mr. W. SMITH said, it must be in the recollection Mr. BERNAL was sorry to differ from the Hon. of the House, that in the last Session of Parliament it Gentleman, and thought it rather hard on the County was agreed that a sum should be given out of the Clerk, against whom no charge was preferred, that Admiralty Droits to pay the American Loyalists ten the subject should be brought forward as it had been. shillings in the pound, out of the debt which they No complaint had been preferred against this Gentle- claimed. He understood, that up to this time not a Snan during the three years he had filled this situa- single shilling had been paid to the parties, who, tion, and he had to state that he had disbursed not after waiting thirty years, had had that award to less than 1:2000 out of his own pocket to provide a which he had referred, made in their favour. H e suitable building for the purpose—the present Court wished to know why no payment had yet been made? of Conscience, in Kiugsgate-street. He; therefore, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it rather unfair that his emoluments should owned it was perfectly true that £60,000 had been be called in question. To him it appeared that the granted to certain persons described to be American subject could only be properly brought forward on Loyalists, who had suffered in the i r p ro p ert y for their a Petition. There were no grounds for the motion. attachment to this country. The sum granted for Mr. BENNET thought it was clear, on the Clerk that purpose had in fact been issued, but certain other of the County's own sliming, that, under the present persons had claimed to share in it, whose claim seemed system, justice could not be done to the suitors.— prima facie of equal validity with those which had Though no charge was brought against the Clerk, it been previously advanced. The difficulty of ascer appeared that the business could not be properly dis- tenting to whom the King's bounty should be ex posed of, it only two days in each week were given `tended, had caused the delay. Ministers were an xious to it. lie should like to know whether that was ROL to make the expected disbUIWIDEIIII the 11101X1eln they iiinffer":7 - :cogigrt r:srw were eilittfra , the beneit. had been taken that called , for The CHANT that every psi& claims CU those vita to this country, Mr. W. starry claimants, who ' sations placed that others were End thus retarded the been delayed thirty • TheCHANI the Order of the Committee . Mr. GREN: Session the Ordnance House that their by public contract formed that since place. He had been let off likely to prove Mr. It. WAI a general rule that all the dealings of the Board should be transacted by public contract: and in cases of purchase, they always had proceeded by public ad vertisements for contracts. But the practice had iu all times been to sell by private as well as public biddings. Ile coincided with the Hon. Gentlemen that it was infinitely better, as a general rule, to take advantage of public competition at the same time reserving to the Board a discretionary power to de viate from that course if they saw a necessity for so doing. There had been one sale of iron stores b private contract to a very respectable house, which was effected in consequence of the glutted state of the market. The Board got more for them by a considerable sum than they could have done by pub lic contract at a time when there was no demand in the market. As to the ordnance Board having let Mr. R. WARD said, that the exertions . Sr J. - bad been of great public benefit in his present situation. Ile attended the Establishment, and such cases as he took in band he at tended to until they were disposed of. Colonel DAVIES repeated that he did not intend to select on the veracity of Sr J. Webb; but as we had all a good opi nion of ourselves, it was natural to suppose that the statement contained a little gloss. Indeed, he (the Colonel) thought there was not one Assistant-Surgeon who served in the Army of Spain whose services did not exceed those of Sir J. Webb. Mr. T. WILSON supported the Resolution, and Mr. Hume'l motion was then negatived without a division. The other Resolutions were then agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved thii second reading of the Irish Commercial Cred,t Bill. Mr. S. RICE wished to know from the Hon. Secretary for Ireland, whether accounts had not been received stating, that in the disturbed districts, there was considerable distress existing front a want of food? off persons from their conti acts, there had heel s ; do such thing. In one case a Gentleman had made very large offers to be released from his contract, but. they were peremptorily refused by the Board. Sir U. BURGH was of opinion that k was neces sary for the Board to exercise a discretion as to the manner of the sales. Mr. HUYIE contended for the advantage of pub lic contracts. Mr. GOULBURN said, that such accounts had been received, and the truth of them was under examination. At present it was impossible to offer any opinion on the subject, though he assured the Hon. Member, that he sympathized with him and every friend of Ireland, on the present state of that country. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com• mitted on Monday ; and, in the interim, to he printed. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, the House resolved itself into a Committee on the Re ceiver-Genzral's House being in a Committee, Mr. HOBHOUSEopposed the Bill, principally on the ground that the local Commissioners were subject to Exchequer prates& Mr. LUSHINGTON defended the provisions of the Bill, which were, be said, similar to those in other Bills of the same nature. Sir C. LONG spoke iu favour of the Bill, which, he said, was recommended by a Committee of the House. A long desultory conversation followed between Mr. nos -1101713 Sir C. LORG, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. 11. SjITH, and Mr. Lusinxiorox, it was agreed that the Bill should pass through the Committee proforma, and be reprinted. The House then resumed, and the Report was ordered to be taken into consideration on the ißth of ApriL The other Orders of the Do were then disposed of, and, at a Quarter before Eleven, the House Adjourned. After some explanatory observations from Mr. WARD, Mr. %V. SMITH, and Sir U. Bunch, the Ite port was bt ought up.—On the motion that it be read, Mr. 6RENFELL observed, that his only object was to obtain an explanation of what he had beard. He did not agree with the gallant Officer that the Board of Ordnance were to have a discretionary power as to the manner of the sales. If so the Navy and other Boards must have the mile, which they hitherto had not. The C H ANC ELLOR ofthe EXCHEQUER thought there had been a discussion upon this point, without any real difference of opinion as to principle.— It was allowed that, as a general proposition, public competition was the best mode of dealing.—But it should be left to the discretion of the Board to resort to other means, where they saw combination and almost conspiracy. Sir J. NEWPORT contended, that the latter case would be the exception, and not the rule. Mr. R. WARD and Sir U. BURGH assented to what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet. The Report was then received, and a variety of Re- solutions were agreed to. Upon that for granting £13,662 for the service of the Military College at Sandhurst, Mr. HUME contended that the expense was too great in proportion to the utility of the School, and moved a reduction to £10,240. Mr. F. PALMER supported the amendment. Lord PA LMERSTO N defended the establishntent, as being conducted upon as economical a scale as possible. Mr. HUME remarked upon the e.isproportion of the utility of the School in respect to its expense. Sir H. HARDING E wished to chew to the house how erro neous were the calculations of the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, which he had submitted to the House upon this subjtct on a former night. He had stated that, in five years, there wen! only 160 Cadets admitted into the Army, out of 1,764 who were edu cated at Sandhurst. The fact was, that only 470 were educated in that period, and consequently that the Hou. Member for Aberdeen had overstated 1,294 upon 1,764--(Hear).—The man- 1 ner in which he had fallen into the mistake was, that he took the Cadets admitted into the School during the five years, and calculated upon the whole numher,whereas each took four years to complete his education. The effect of these ntistatements was to mislead the country upon most important points, and that it was which induced him to point them out to the House. If they had no further effect than making up the speeches of the Honourable Member for Aberdeen, they would do no mischief, and might pass unheeded; but he complained that they gave the country a false idea of the manner in which the Army was ad ministered, and most unjustly prejudiced the people against :he services of the Commander-in-Chief. There was another point upon which the same attempt to throw discredit upon those ser vices had been made. It was stated that the Cadets who were orphans could not obtain commissions, because they were set aside by the children of the Nobility, and those who possessed interest. He would deny this altogether. He saw a case him self which completely disproved the assertion. It was one in which a young man who passed an admirable examination at the same time when a young Nobleman also passed with credit. The latter was about third, he believed, and the former first in the class. The consequence was, that the Commander-in-Chief gave the first commission to him, and not to the Nobleman. There was also another mis.atement of the Honourable Mem ber with regard to the Staff of this Establishment. An Honour able Friend of his had given him an apt illustration of the error to which he at first alluded. It was the case of a person Saying. that because there were 658 Members returned to that House, ' therefore 3,290 would be elected in five years!--(Laughter) Mr. HU kl K contended that his statements were correct; and that he had made his calculations on the Returns laid on the table. ' There were 1764 cadets in the school, and only 160 re ceived commissions. The expense of each Officer with which the Army was supplied from the school, was therefore what he had stated it to be. The House then divided: For the Amendment - Against it Dim ragetarrim.—A duel was appointed to take place yes terday morning, in the Jew's-Harp-fields, Mary-la. Bonne, be tween Mr. A—v —t., a gentleman of fortune, and Mr. kt—s—y, a merchant ; hut the friends of the latter caused him to be held in sureties to keep the peace on Wednesday night. The misun ' derstanding originated it the Optra, where much intemperate language was exchanged respecting a lady. RICHARDSON, exchange/d1 and Co. reap ctfully acquaint the Public, that the -Ticket, No. 11,221, drawn yesterday a Prize of 1:20,000, was sold by them in Shares, at their old-established Office, 104., Bank-buildings, Cornhill. Tickets and Shares, war ranted un.?rawn, are on sale for the next and last day, the 23d of April. ELEGANT GLASSES, FURNITURE, &c.—The No bility and Gentry ate invited to inspect the Ware moms of COOPER and SoN, 93, BishopsgAte-street Within, where is exhibited an assortment of new and second-hand Plate Glasses, admirably suited to every de,cription of drawing or dining-rooms. In the fur niture department is comprised every new and ele gant article of upholstery, cabinet, and chair-work, the prices of which are reduced to such a scale of economy as to attract and ensure the patronage of rank and fashion. The human Hair is an invaluable gift of Nature; it serves as an elegant covering to the head, and enhances the beauty of the " human face divine." Young Ladies and Gen tlemen are particularly advised to attend to the arrangement of their Hair, and keep it iti order, as the Hair, attended to in youth, is a sure preservative, and lies a stamina for a beautiful Head of Hair. This will inevitably be the case, by using Rowt.sso's Mscassas OIL, which eradicates the scurf easy and pleasant, prevents it falling off, or turning grey ; strengthens the Hair so as to produce beautiful Bowing curls, and the hair smooth and glossy. In fine, this Oil renders that inestimable ornament truly elegant and beautiful; and is the only preparation that really pos sesses nutritious virtues fcr that purpose. Its inestimble vir tues have pined it the patronage of his Royal liighness the Duke of Sussex, their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Russia, and the Emperor of China, by the express authority. Particular caution is necessary in purchasing; each genuine bot tle is signed In red ink, ' A. Bormmto and Sow,' No. 1, corner of Kirby-street, llatton.garden. All others are counterfeits. Accounts ftvi•tl Seville say, that General Grimarest, the Marquis d'Atalaya,. and other persons of distinc tion, implicated in a conspiracy against the constitu• tional system, discovered last year, have been re moved from . Seville to Xeres la Frontera. *On the same day (the 3d), the King's dragoons had a warm altercation with the Militia, but•tlie Magistrates had prevented any fatal consequences that might have at tended the quarrel. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BOSTON, FEBRUARY 26. " We have reason to believe that the Slave Trade was never carried on with more spirit and determi nation than it has been during the present year, from the Havannah, and I fear, from too authentic intelli. gence, that many of the vessels thus employed are owned by American citizens,who are ecneealed from our cruizers by the flimsy veil of the Spanish flag, and under the mask of Spanish papers. When slaves upon the coast are reduced in price to 13 or '2O dol lars per head, and are sold at Cuba at l;:/0 dollars, the temptation becomes too great for desperate men to resist, and operates as an inducement to una principled individuals •to engage in the traffic at every hazard." EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CHARLESTON, FE8.23. ~ We have had not less than twelve or thirteen arrivals from Liverpool since the Ist of this month, besides valuable arrivals from other hosts of Europe and the West Indies. We understand the duties se cured at the Custom-house the fiist six days of the mouth, exceeded a million of dollars, being a greater taint than ever accrued in the sante period of time." Majority for the Resolution -—2 O On the Resolution for the payment of the Maater-General, and other Officers of the Ordnance, Mr. H U ME moved a reduction of 210,000 from the vote. Mr. R. WARD said, the time chosen fur the proposed reduc clan, was one when the business of the Barrack and Commissa riat Department was about to be added to the Ordnance, with out auy additional salary being paid to the latter. Mr. liessia motion was then put and negatived. On the Resolution for providing for the Home Stations, Mr. HU ..E said be objected to this vote, because the ex penses had gradually and considerably increased. Mr. IL WARD said, that the business had increased pro ponionably. Colonel DAVIES asked, whether the Public would be saved the expense of the Departments about to be transferred to the Ordnance ? ,~ I . . liti :,..) - 1, ti 4 . 1 ', 1 ;1.1 . •• . ; 1 .t . ) 11.1' . .. . . • ' . . . • . . ~ e... .... • . . '• . . 4a f fititefeiti : . . ... I l i'.(ii doe IS - 'Veiny isitiitert6 me.wA tki i ii '-""- "'' r' .' ' c a t • . : ' . sunloubtedl :11,, o o dp o - was ski . 004 tO. t LTENAY Wished to Wait whether paini, t l b ' 16.0 tithe Medical RaioailltiMags • • • .Ss.„ . ,t too many isersons ---. .a yen on 'i. In tO trsicoaiw.orhat were the ji it cliihts h), e on t thi s a i twn,that the principal Oder r reAtinieradoi? . . .nothing in do. Ile thosight it Wes an (*Trope!. vote, a nd MELLOR of the EXCHItQUER s aid, move a reduction of CISIO malt, . - id. had 66en taken to investigate the • -Sir 16 4 11 - 1 1 1 qH MN - IWinelpal of the 16aahlishmen4 liir J If as i ' )se who had'siffered in rendering set*. t !. f Moot . Meer. The Public were at a . .. ere tt expense On his ialary for if ft, were to :nontry. . • . retiFetrom the ma Minim ' vrinikl Se entltied to ' .. a p _endue. lITH lad been informed that certain mr..R. WAED•saido Oat Me J..Weib had keen . ' loved at 1 ho hadTreviouskrejected the compen - & Waist Oilloor for $ 7 foor*,. He bad served two centpaieni *•:, on the Continent. Ile ised 'served alio in th e W es t Indies and lin the hands of Ministers, upon hearing the Mediterranean, in E Vt' at Copenhagen and Watclierenl • i !re to receive them, renewed their claims, at the tatty r of whkii phenolic. had caught th e feiir had . lie ! 4 'hied the payments which had already woo Isnennted Irf die app scion of Sir Themes Mon, :Sir thirty years. John Steam, and Earl • diam. When the troops embarked . 1 from Elypt, many of them were Infected with ti ke pl a g u e and ' 1 • SUPPLY. • Sir J. Webb 'volunteered to remain. and take charge of the inl rcELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved forted troops I be did so. and laved the flies of many ' : of them the Day for bringing up the Report of . Colonel DAVIES asked. Whose statest*nt It was that tho • 4 l to of Supply. Honouiable Member referred to in Ms detail of the arils a . L .,. WELL had understogd that in the last Sir ' 7 ' Webb ? ••• Mr. 11. WARD said, It watt the statement of Ste .I, Webs Ordnance. Board stood pledged to the himself—(Hear heat, from the Opposition).-,He could not heir old stores should in future be sold misunderstand the meaning of that c heer. He was really our. ft ~ mtract on biddings. He had been in- prized at the insinuation conveyed by it; Sir J. Webb was ad i since that period private sales had taken (Micer of rank and a Gentleman. It surely conk" .net fie sup:. , . • sed that he would ad. tad also heard it stated that persons had Po Colonel DAVIES raw vance DAVIES order. untruth The obeervatiOns of the k 1 , their contracts when they were found Hon. Member might have been spared. He (die Colonel) had ni re disadvantageous. intention to question the veracity of Sir J. Webb's statement. ARD said, that he had admitted it was After a few words from Mr C. LONG, on the point of order, _ _L __ _,, , __,•_ r , _ n___., _,_ ___, A Mr. R. WARD said, that the exertions of Sir J. Webb ba d !' - V