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The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLANT , considered these appointment of Slierif , hips as a grme. uncalled, and unnecessary expense He vss surprised, that in their zeal fat rival and new rolessorships, such as those of medical jurispru dence and military surgery, they did nut also snake gme srlellion with reseee to Dr. Hunter's Museum. Mr. C. W. WYNNE argued ably against the il- Deral s ystem of not rewarding literature, and not elenur4g i„ g i M prov..ment. Mr. COCtIitANE JOHNSTONE said, he hap peeed to be in that part of Scotland at the time these o w appointment of Sheriffs Depute took place. He was at the house of a Mr. Williamson, an A ftiva sod h ow se Magistrate, and who had fulfilled the duties of his °lke, the very hour when he received eeletter of Earl Spencer, demanding his resigns on in very strong terms. The remark of Mr. Williamson was this, " Gude God what a Isere faced fool, Mr. Johnstone." (Aloud laugh. f W ith respea to the grant to Lord Cullen, gn t ,r as it re ,„red to Lim, he was not to objedl ; but you tetra to the to Mrs. Cullen. he vould say, it offended the virtue aud morality of Scotland. Mr. WIL LI NM DUJDAS deprecated the in t. Id Ilion of subjedts hurtful to the feelings of those i• Jirraed with the qnestion Ar. LAING argued ably in favour of these appointment‘, and proved that they remedied a grievance which did then exist. It was a fa& that the former Sheriffs never did ride in th Cnunties, though bound to do so by l aw for at e least four sucnths is the year. Mr. STEW ART and Lord TITCHFIELI) spoke against the appointment of the Sheriffs De- pule. Mr. W. DUNDAS (Member for Sutherland) proved, that for the common administration of jus tice, it was aaually necessary that Sheriffs Depute should be appointed for those countie. , in Scotlard, whose population was not only great but in-reaiing, and where it was irol)oSilige to get even a common i.ause heard, without a journey, over a most mountainous cu r,try. of seventy or eighty miles. Mr. BOYI.E differed widely from the statemeet of the Hen. and Learned Gentleman wlie proposed tee Motion. He was anxious to have the fullest discussion upon the subject, and at the same time the most complete informatien upon which to found that discussion. Mr. Boyle concluded by proposing as an amendment, " that there should also be Lit' before the House, copies of all representations and Asia] correspondence, between these Sheriffs ai:d the Secretary of State fur the Home D •part 'tient." Mr. CROKER was against giving !Mired re wards to direct merit. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER seC, he should not hare troubled the House to tr subjed, but for same observations which tell trop a Right Hon. Gentleman on the opposite henth (Mr. Wm. Dundas.) Ne did not think the public would derive much advantage from the p.e .ent discussion. He deprecated this womait's was of recrimination as much as any mail ; but in poise s: fad, he rather thought it was a u omen's war of attack, and not of recrimination; but the Gentle men at the other side of the House raised the cry i.t • Nt Peculation," as if they themselves were all punts ; as if they never dealt in reversionary grants, or unnecessary pi nsions ; and they throw etfium and stigma open this Ids 'f also 140,2. e. in order to shelter themselves from observation or scrutiny. A discussion of this kind must arise from a knowledge of fads. But what, he asked, were the inciples of those gentlemen, and how did their predicts tally with those piiticiples? (A try of heir! 4421 P frame Mr. George Ram, and other Gentlemen on the Milasteriai Bench.) He always had his own view of the last Administration. They held out to the world false colours ; they would persuade the public that their objet was to correl abuses. and to curtail all unnecessary expenditures; but how faithfully have they kept their promise? The discussion of this night was a procf of their Teal objets. Tueir pro fessions were great, but their pradices very uncor retponding ; they raised the cry of " No Peculo lion," forsooth, while they were aggrandizing them selves ; granting pensions without precedent, and Places, where no such places were inexistence ; and yet these were the pure and virtitous men whose oh. jest was to deted abuses, and reform publit expend tures. He thought it high time for him to snip off their mask, and lay bare their real char.tders to the world. Under such circumstances the public must reap much advantage from this sort of recrimination, and this sort of attack. at least the real tharadtrs of these in whom their confidence had once been placed, could appear in their true colours. The Right Hon. Gentleman next adverted to the grant of a pension for life to Lord Cullen, which he highly reprobated, as tending to aired the inde pendent situation of hedges. He then took notie of the appointment of the Sheriffs. Ste. which he also condemned in strong terms ; and concluded by saying, the general complaint against the late Go sesetnent was, their giving pensions and grants in ell quarter. while they unfairly and improperly withheld them in another. Mr. WM. DUNDAB shortly explained. Mr. HENRY MARTLN was happy to hear Lich were the sentiments of the Right I lonourable tt.' Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he hoped t • te inquiries be so ardently seemed to seek, would r• t speedily be dropped. ( crq q( heir, hear, frees tar Altaisteriel Bench. He rejoiced to have the eo)port of the night Honourable Gentleman I Mr. Rose) in this sentiment, knowing how much lie despised and depiecated all jobs. When Lee 'yam under which the country was governed was reenlleded, when the the records of Parliament were examined. what countenance will that Right Nonnorable Gentleman display to the world, when hie mask is taken ot? He for one would support the !tight lionourable,the Chancellor of the Exchequer mthis systom of inquiry. and he knew and felt his !Coble Friend (Lord tisearick) and his late colleagues in mfice, would most anxiously court and meet such investigation. With leaped to the calumnies which had been thrown mu against his Noble Friend, and I. insinuations of the Right Hon. Gentlemen. they were as unfounded a s th e y were disgraceful to t.,ose who used them. He presumed, from •be tone of tfw Chaacellne of the Exchequer, that he meant fodnw up his acas.ations by a subsequent inquire; etel if be was nut as enemy to this woman's war s as l, was pleased to term it, be would have shewn it by 1 another mode of conduct. He t.bserved the gestures of the Rt. Hon. Gent. (Mr. Rost) when he talked of jobbing. But he would ask, was this to be considered a woman's war of recrimination, when, at a time it was absolutely necessary to husband the public fonds, when we had witnebeed the prodigal use of eat. public money, in the very first aft of the Right Honourable Gentleman's (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) Administration, in endeavouring to Aggrandise himself by the grant of a lucrative place for life, what could he call this less than a dr•tes'able job? But this is not the whole of it; and he trusted the motion of a Noble Lord ' (Cochrane), fixed for Tuesday next, might be suc cessful ; then, indeed. we should see from whose face tl.e meek had been torn, then we should see win had the best right to recriminate. But the gentlemen on the other side dare not come forward with any specific or diitintt charge ; if they could, they would have soared those insinuations so wan tonly lavished upon his Noble Friend, and the other Gentlemen on that side of the House. Mr CANNING, in a speech of some length. ri diculed the peripicucus manner (as hb termed it) in which the Hon. and Learned Gen:Leman anima& vetted upon the question before the House. M. WILLIAM DUNDAS againexplained. Mr. ROSE gat up, with some warmth, in answer 0 the Honourable arid Learned Gentleman (Mr. Martin) and said, that he could not sit silent, and hear his name conneCted .itn jobs, in the manner the Honoorable Gentlemen had alluded to. He dared him to show in any manner how he ever profited or was concerned in jobbing of any kind. All he ever received from the public, was the fair reward of his services, every part of which was well known to the public. If in his life, in any one instance, he had ever profited by this means, he should des ' pise himself, and consider himself deserving of the utmost censure and disgrace, and he put it to the face of the Lear ned Gentlemen to chew that he ever was cenne.eed with any such trae.saftions. Mr. MAR rim replied, that he certainly meant nothing personal to the Right Honourable Gentle man ; his observations were general ; but in his own insoficetion he hoped he might be alit:did t) state nis sentiments, tinder the correllinn of Tfie Speaker. in any manner he thought most proper. Mr. WINDHAM said, the question before the House did not seem to him liable to the imputations cast upon it by the Gentlemen on the other side of the House, with so mach accrimenicus warmth. This woman's war, as it was called, ap peared to him to be of that sort of declamation used by the Right Honcwabts the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in which he seemed to take pt•cu liar pleasure i it was carried on with that kind cf temper, and in that sort of tone, which reminded him of a passage in a very layout ite poet, where he describes a man who says, " Nor will I allow a great or noble man to walk in quiet to his grave." He then entered into a g. - meral view of the sttbjeet before the House, and &tended his Noble Friend (Lord Howick) against all the insinuettons and rt.- elimination on the other side the House. in allud ing to Mr Martin's observations upon jobbing, br observed that the Right Hon Gentleman (Mr. hose) was delicately sensible upon that subjet tie was sure his Hon. and Learned Friend (Mr Martin) did not mean to say that the Right Hon Gentleman was ever connefted with any ming lie. { iohbing ; 'et an ensiaressowei• l etejachae best4ooe into the world, and the general understanding firm this suhjeet was to that effect Mr. ROSE further explained. bat in to low a tone of voice, we amid not coned his words. Mr. HUSKISSON, having expressed himself hostile to the appointment of two Sheriffs, to the pension to Lord Cullen, and the miter topics in de bate. observed, as a turtlser proof against the late Administration; that the pension of 40001. per ann granted to the late Chaneeilor of Ireland (Mr. Pon sonby ) was so granted without providing against lii, having a place equal to that amount hereafter ; whereas in all former grants of a similar na ture, from the time of Lord Loughborough to the ' present day, it was specially provided, that when ever they should obtain any other official situa tion equal to that annuity, then the same should be void. In the warrant granting this pension to Mr. Ponsonhy. no each contingent was provided against. Lord HENRY PETTY, in answer. said, he did not know how that fart might be, as it was possible to have originated in mistake ; but this lie did knew, that he signed the warrant, conceiving it to be ex aelly similar to all those of the same description. Be that as it may, the Ad of Parliament made such a provision wholly unnecessary, as it provided spe cially for snch contingencies. Mr. HUSILISSON then, in explanation, said, he should make a specific motion on this sabjeCt. Mr. ADAM, in a most able and eloquent reply, which we regret our limits and time will mot permit us to derail, combated the objeftions of the Gentle men on the other side, and supported his own mo tion with supei for strength of argument. The original motion, with the amendment pro pmed by Mr. Boyle, the Solieitnr-General of Scot land, seas then agreed to without a division. Mr. HUSICISSON then rose and observed, that he had some doubt whether the Aa of Par liament did or did not prohibit His Maj sty from granting pensions to the Lords Cianceliors of Eng land and ir•eland fot life. He wished to know, therefore, whether it was a mere accidental mile take? as otherwise it appeared to him that the grant to Mr. Pansotiby was an unconditional grant for life, which that House had no power to prevent. He concluded by moving, "That there be laid before the House Copies of all Warrants granting Pensions :o Lords Chaacellors, from 1801 to the pre sent peel id." Viscount HO'sVICIC rose. and declared he had no objeaion whatever to the motion of the Honourable Gentleman ; at the same time he could not help thinking. that the Honourable Gentleman was not the most qualified person in the world to resist inb. proper grants. when a certain marriage-settle ment wa: recollefted, and many ether grants to the lionouraSle Gentleman, hi, f ' , slily. and conneaions, 4ot by welt means, Inc L ird only knew, and for what the Devil only kne v. It wis not a happy measure t o come from th • ~de of ate Honest, when lie Doke I rout; I, and oa ..ve.:. that every Member this sitting on tllg rICASU4y bench, all of elie.n; to a Man, enjoyed some place, pension, or grant, either contingent to themselves, or in reversion, or ex pedescy, as provision for their families and relatives; he could not think this mo:ioa came with much grace from that side of the House. It he was to single nut one man more than another, as the most unqualified man, taking all the circum stances into consideration, Ile would say the Hon. Gentleman was the most improper and the least qualified to bring forward such a motion in thst House —His Lordship believed it was not the lutes. tion of that Govertment, of which he had formed I a ;tart, to give Mr. Piinslnhy more than other Lode ' Chancellors had received before him. He did not know what might be the nature of the grant to Lord Erskir.e. but he hoped that also would be laid before the House. Those w:io knew the charAer of Mr. Ponsonby—those who were acquainted with his inJepenience and heerallity of sentiment, well knew, that he himself would be the first to cancel any improper grant made to him, he would be the last man in existence to take advantage of such an ad. If it was A mis take. no man would so soon resign such a grant, or put it in the power of His Majesty's Ministers to really such mistake. He should say no more upon this subjed, except to declare, that it was not the intention of His Majesty': !ate Ministers to make this grant different !ion all others of the same kind ; and if it became necessary to bring a Rill into Par liament to ratify such an error, should the Hon. Gentleman move it, he would be the first to se cond his motion. But what, he asked, was all this objeflion for ? to what end did it lead ? To what good could it tend ? The Right Hon and Learned Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had threatened to take off the mask from the faces of the Gentlemen, at his Lordship's side of the House: it was his turn, however, to draw back the curtein,and expose the performers behind the stoner. He thought, indeed, all this was calculated ter the sole purpose of diverting the public attention from those inquiries which the !louse wished to set on toot. — In this situation of affairs, he could not but the more lament, when he observed the sort of spirit with which every discussion WAS cart it'd on, and the amis. messy and recrimination which mi;ed tneinseives in every debate; these be considered would only the more enforce a rigid examination into politic abuses, and he hoped would reduce that part Of the expenditure which would most benefit the public service. The cry of uNo peculation," to be sure, was most properly applied by Gentlemen at the other side of the House; and he hoped that the charges that had been made, would not be found to prevail with the public to give up inquiry ; but that it any improper offices had been appointed, the House should examine, and condemn or censure as they found expedient. But this was net the 3bj..et of the Gentlemen opposite ; no-411'k object was but too apparent—their wish was to lead the art .ntioo at the House and of the public to these topics of improper appointments and grants, in order to cover, with some pretence or other, the Lite alteration: ot His Majesty's Ministry, and the new appointments on the Committee of Finance. Upon the latter rubjed, then, what has been done ? The Right Honourable Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Ex chequer) has appointed eight new Members to the Committee at Finance, all of whom were seleßed by himself, in order to give him a decided majo rity. This, he trusted, would not be forgotten. —it would oho be meal:anted. that Owen Members of the former Committee, among whom he must first name Mr. Sharpe and olr. Lamb, who were ohjeded to by that Right Honourable Gentleman, as unfit Members of that Committee. because they were the most attentive of all those whe attended, and the most indefatigable in seeking out abuses and detediug peculation in every shape. The third Ger.. tlensan, who had been rejeßed by this Wet Hon. and learned Gentleman, was his Hon. Friend next him (Mr. Whitbread), for no other reason whet• ever, but because he was the active prosecutor of Lord Melviile. These were things well worthy of remark, and would not be easily forgotten by that House, and the public at large. Wha . , then, he re peated, was the (stied of the charges of these Hon. Gentlemen ? Were they not evidently intendei to mislead the public from the late appointments in the Vieancial Committee? and was not this extravagant b of the Right Hon. Gentleman evidentl y calcii lated to stifle and destroy all inquiry into abuses of the public expenditure ? All he should say to all their taunts was, bring forward all the charges they pleased, he was ready at all times to undergo an in. vestigation. After some observations by Mr. TAYLOR. and some further explanation by Mr. HUSKISSON, the motion was agreed to. • Li ;ion motion of Mr. ROSE, leave was granted to bring in the Americau Intercourse Indemnity Bill. The House went into Committee upon the Irish Customs Continuance Bill, and the Report ordered to be received to-morrow. On motion of Mr. BANKES, theßill for prohibit ing the granting of Offices in Reversion was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to morrow. The report on the Dublin Paving Petition was taken into consideration, and a sum of 4,0001. agreed to, in order to enable the Lord Lieutenant to make certain grants for cleansing and paving certain parts of the City of Dublin. Report to be received to-morrow. The Traders' Assets Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. the other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and at half past twelve o'clock the House ad journed until to.merrow (this day). FOREIGN INTSUJOBNCII. TONNIN.;k.N MAIL • Bust itl JINX 17. The troops of the 9th Corps ot the &and Army entered Zsitisbe on the I6th ot June, ascorditig to the capitulation. The garrison, consisting ot 5,50 / men. Are prisoners ot war ; and, alter having defile befoie His Imperial Highness Noce Jerome, begs their march on the same day for France. Tiloll ll , JUNI 6 Tis day the first post from Dantiie AT,Va '• The Emperor, when at Dantzie,ordere , i be lunches and batteries raised by "the treuch be filled np and demolished ; and 3000 prarants aro now employed in this work la the city, many labourers are employed in clearing away the tubas and repairing the damaged houses. The French garrison in Dan amounts only to 1 500 -n n. hut about 4,000 are cantoned in the auljo►ning vol. lager. In Neufahrwa,ser gni Weichselmunde there are About 3 000 French. 7he rest of the besieging tror,ps had matched to the army. Ihe hrad•quarters of Gelieral Duraor.ceau r-e at Neuhaus. flawihurgh Correipordiehten, yeas 25.) PRIVATE Colt R ESPoNUENCE. NAMBURGH. JUNE 24. ---- - . " There has issued from iitraitund a Priici 0n44 tion or Address, in French. in favour of Louis XVIII. King of France and Navarro !! ! The white flag is iloist.td ; and all loyei Frenchmen are promised " uiie tiro ipirit palernetit el vet :old phs.risa dial!., frt." This pay is also shred even to an iiiii farthing; and the uniform is carefully tore with A yecial note, that deserters are fist the regiment of the King of France, comma: yfrd by Monsieur the Duke of Pienne. I send you the oligi al as a curiosity : • :,01 Oltßj—d o les tie au :Ince* of tit.: loyal Sovereign iif Sirail...., the elite fig is again hoisted. Ho „or Cal.; van to a..e.illaie round this banner ; a pasernal dn. ipline t am! .diy more than double your present pie, await inc. —Pi.ace to La rot..: is the oldest you are oiled °port to obtain in the ranks Royal of she Aney rat Frecee. The love 0f1....i.i. XVIII. your tertian* Sovereign, i. already in your heat ts.—. Vive le Kea i ' The uniform is white, the collar, facing% Ike. blue, with Faitow lice, Mee pantaliens, wit • thv vinia • Al beim vii die usealry iv baiiited, the tigtheil of .his atm, will resume the service. • Eve.), !nisi Frenchman, whns'.all brine over the troop he tommaudii, or , aLOA it to raj...ha the whit- Rag, , all coli,e. qu,ntly enjoy the wine rank lie already holds... •e ions to the aerie:slims of Louts XVIII. King of Posh viol Navarre, laud Dee 10, 1/14.4. 1 • I 'Ca 441Wiff is tii inquire for the regiment of thii Keg of . France, eetninanded by M. he Doc de f' , e ine 'I - e ~- L i) oir I the private soldier is ')1 stiletto's of Poiderania, wit hoUt woad (Shout 14 *inset France), and with two po o h of Wool, n,l iletudings.' —.... ••• feehumus load geo-e, mma the Isa peg . THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, JOLT S. The second division of the Expedition sailed rt nine o'clock on Wednesday morning tr, m the Downs. It consisted of SS transports, under r'r. voy of the Ahem and Panitna sloops of war. The wind was fool, hut the orders for sailing were per emptory. he fleet of course made the progress, and was obliged. about two o'clock, to bring up to an anchnr nfi'llarnsgate The wind, however, har ing veered round tt,,m the N. W. to the S.E. about five o'clock the transports again got under weigh. They are to proceed direa to the island of Rugen, near Strahood. . . COL HAI. KiT, with the staff and the remaining three companies of the 2d Light I fantry Battalion of the Getman Legion. remain behind. having lost their stores and baggage in their passage fr. wi ire. land. They will accnom.tny the chi-d which L preparing with ail possible dispatch. -"The second division consists 4 she t loss.r,g tr sops. all belonging to the King's German Lee ton The Si Regiment of Light Dragoons Hewers), commando& by Colonel Red An. The 3d Banshee of the Liae, commander! by C. H.iiitber. The 4th Rattalion of Ditto, ennimaneled by Cot. Langw. rill. The bth SI t t ali nHi of Ditto, comma .drd by Col. D , e. 5 g . The Ist Light Infantry Battalion, entrant toiled by Cot 4 , ten. Five Com:ianies of use id Light Infantry .tattaienti of RiR .man. 01IS Brigade of Hang Artillery, and the Ii Foot ditto. The Transports amount to about 100 sail, viz-••• Fitry•ter. sail, with horses, embeered at .Z•ntsinte. Three sail, namely, the Maria, Elisabeth, and R li , ce, with Rye . fight Infantry Companies of the 2d Rule lhattelion of I the German Legion. I Twenty sail, with Ordnance, Victuatlen, Purveyors' Storey and Camp Essitipage. Two sail, with Arti.lery, from Portsmouth. The Ileart of Oak, from Deptford. with Lord Cathearee bones; and about Trimly sail, having nn board the Sil, 4th, and btli Battalions of the GIMISII.I Le,4t...ii tf the I. Ise. The Tonningen Mail, due the 24th last, artived yesterday. We have made some extrafts from the Hamburgh Papers which it has brought, but the more resent intelligence, received by the 11.1 of the 28th, which arrived on Wednesday, ..as vested them of all thei- interest Early yesterday morning the Doke of Your ay. rived at Winshor, and laid before His Maisst r the Moodily State of the Army ; be atterw* , 4. rude on horsehack with His MICItITY. w' Juke of Catassion a, Pr.ncesses Astousira. Sorts's. and ANILLIA. accompanied by Lady M WONT ASO, Generate GAITH and Ftrzeor.lll6. Her MAJL‘Tr, Princesses Et tiabitili and MARY, the latter for the first time Once her ingispc sition, took an a.ring to Frogmorr. The Reorients of London did not make his Report to the base on Wednesday. Mr. ADZ Licata, the new Swedish *Jitter. after being introduced to His Maaesrv. on WeJaes,:ay, tmosatted business with Lord Mimosa/a at the Admiralty. Several passengers who left St. Helena on the 3d of May, and are come Name in the chin. A• et, report, that the fßeoßeire, of 71 gun.. Admiral Sir Nowa' Tanweatooa, and toe trigate which ac t. impartial her, had weathered the swat. and was .le arrived in a Hay in tce 1.14041 of MAJAfillbC4l - . ILord Chief lashes Ettsrsisoaoursis sat at Vizi ries, yesterday. in Guild:.all, when several causes a.: disposed L. ut bodies of any pubic utter sas virritawir occurred. :e• ni Il tz , r? bat I 1 so gitf * Dol FL' 1 .1