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preference to the proposilion which eame ftom to be House of Con•ntions, Over that which was the brouOt f , rvyard by Ihe Noble Secretary of State. God forbid that he should object to any expres•imi Ot feeling Which fell he s t; the Noble Lords opposite on this Nuhject. 1 - 10 'was hound to think those feelings' 'were l e i n genuine efftision of then. heart!!. He agree(' with them completely in principle. • Indeed he went one stee,ferther, for he thou ght that" the two HOUS,M ought .not onl y' to fort and con, provide every cote- ',. yenience tor his Majesty, bat also that they ought to provide tor the maintenance of his Roy a l di k gnity. Th.. was v ou . ;:lit to r emem b er that he a sic King .11.1 lie Oug h t not to be kit n as a commo lulividual in such 'circumstances, tut as a.S-overetti ; that altlitiugh be was on a bed of sickness, 'they should throw around • him the 'ensigns of Royal dignity. If the Resolution ~. fr o g the Houle of Con-1(110ns did not contain Q distinEt reference to such a principle, he wished to iopply it, But haying cousidered and recousi dee'd that Resolution, and having heard it ctiticis ell by the Noble Lords opposite, - he sidl was at' a loss to conceive how it nay . defictent in the ass'er 'Con et the principle, the detail of which must •be 141,41311er of subsequent regal itioti —a regulation that „' W ail aware would be accompanied v, it h some dif 7 , ti.culty, It appeared to him , that although the situa 11111 oft lle Kin 4 might rk quire 'ewer attendants, yet th at it tt'ai iteceNsary Its rlould be attended by per sons of the.rei,Le rank and degree as the present, in ' Sore to preSerVe a itialkrd ofference between the .)verei4ti gild any ot his subjects. lie should vote tamed°T:the neiithltintl, ot the Commons, ueoaus e it c 0051... sl... a recital of provisicina fbr the cointort, aed I.3.lol!,trirtre tor the digei y of his Nl.rjesty ; but if the ' u 1 'l'-ii)'"tiekl olt dial Ilesolution did not follow p the priticii,le,, it should tweet with his decided tilpiNiii,„,. Thc E arl Of tivt,..rtpo'nL, iti a very eloquent and forcible n.)l 1... I, .. 1 y, whlcti Wall; (If 'OOlll COMpela Ili mere iYhtetia:liot,Ll, delikted the evils which must fl ow from if the 4 1 0 1 r :, 1 , 1 (,'!.. the .I\l(nlbie flow Imendment. ii. ,5 innitatiou and restriNietts were to be .uue away, it vdould carry alorig with them the 4.• us-.„ 1 ,, (1 Y 01 the Ktngig ‘ 1 pLtsoo, the comp ete power over % i l l' , 1 1 ) . riva „ t e Pr >ell% , and all the n . eer s of ihe Kin i1,..:11e, jioli`iitil::l„isAvy'nuld appertato I to the ' acgent. I g t f tht, iteso,y,.:::oli would idet .Ntatlti, a new toodellingio. ioilitioti , ` 4 : li co ~e,attil be loft open. The I . 1 vi tot. sit( _., 1 ' 9 verbatim trout that a4ieed to I , tha n 0,6 .1/4,",'Lli,ol)leCtions , had beep made by more v ow ,i " h l ' l ie t•otd to the exception itta , te in fit. cauh„, H61411(i, Military otficert In the Peerage Vial ResiiiuLZ°lll.,,, therefere, a , ,!;ree to amending Lord,. A her n a l irrt-lbly, to the w 'vibes of the Noble die to th e 4 t ii 1 11 1 ' 1 '3 '''e thcught no objection Could sth. ihat rii.. t i esoluttrin ; and with tesoett to the ble E 4,1 chicle 1 , i '..: , t" Oft A o yailleuseitold, the No istvtin (if shit. ,!.`cilne ot his former argument* in A fter a ft.‘4:ii4.it•as.originallv nriiposed. rernatks 1 , , i , ni exphinat il from km) tiotrisp,in t u . , 'lle (V k 5, b ,- in , I » - '1 sll d the aro. r , „,,.._ __ ~ 6 ( ,1 . 0 ) (~,i e fur , jr)g, a-riii I,'c. t'itt.ittued at 2 o'cl , .ek to the morn. Vete h eoi v r o ' i ► I teauaittder of the sitting the doons • atiritil thelutt!sclesion, we understood the follow tng divisions took - - • .Pir i g, on tile P la c e :-.., PO3N t.i) , tiie N,,. 9 ." 4110 11 of the Amendment, pro- Atitnu.et ,:ktgelillitliii4nZtt. L. an.scit!w.u.: xt,s: TheMdj4ily • ' '' • . . • • (02 10..e 1 , d ii v ... • • • . . ... __. 3 , u lotion' " ' 14")11 re it )e ' dth reerage 4. eso- An amendment .xl Lte e o ut tile excoption ‘ n ; " was roPosed for leaving ()!Ijois., Th e nu 18v( .'"E of N aval and ' Military mbers w e r 0 • For ..... the Arovikt AgsiNt „ ment • • . " "6 kittii? :i.gaiits; the •ttisoft t .. n ." 11°° On th:T t , " 1 ; 1 4 the C'unioN - 1 t° " mand, tile.11!.(1 and Potuth ITeso'lutions—, - % - v g e under. ls lie „. 1 . 7 ‘4411 11° dig tier;; ro , tit to o k _.,gije(..tin;‘, the it place .on, the Fifth Resolution, peared ii iltti, Housellold, wl:en there ail' For the Resnlution as' sent ne • ' • ' • • ill° .. i rot are A1110(1(41 • con-.-. , n t.:.4,(pr0p04,1, aS We could ~.,t.o:rilit int 1(.114 oriittiontiNliiiisterA) for re. oral,!)lir'lltielitYs,4ll,„.,r4t,ivit:c'teirl'il°*l:fte,:iOl:tiiuli...:l; 97 (3 ttr-i-rtr° wh ether ealled for, a considerable debate 111',14.1 to . they stititild'he allowed to vote. 111 4 'CitYl'. Vi tra.... 41P11 took Place, when the numbers .. . . , In f avour, of P roie ' . . . • 99 gilin§ tlieru . . . km. Majority a '411,1 l' .- 3. The Report wa,t thi;ll t:ruo43l tt.p. Soin.e. amend . rnerni werl moved by. Lord Ltvta.Pont, *ll Isierelneg"l,ltyPd, and the ,Ijuuse adjourned at Half pazi Two this morning, :... •. ~......_. • ,____...... ' VOUSk' OP CONNONS. IrlttbAY, JAN. ., i for The CII,tNCRLibIt 'or the ExonautrElt move( ..., - , 'll letter front the Clerks of the Prlyy Sval. the 114(Itititt was put (torn the Clidir, lie r Y the paper or. „ed to he hod before the. Hou,e. i fits letter was ittnnediatdy brought up h_y the i,;isritcellr 'f the Lxclirquer, and road lit ‘.lerit, The letter was ordered to, be referred to the the Ciaortl. tnittee, and the Cluestiors was thert put that the ttle 860,,Itiresuikti itself into a Comtniktee of the Uliale • } louse. • .14r• Tittastay objected to going into the C(.4". t°Littantee as proposed,,. and thought the House corn. Detent to take the subject inio consideration with Out a into h 0111111 ii It:e ppre -4.l'e eIiANCULLok of the EXCliaQuelt a Ilerlded tin, oircunhialleCA before the House were tech a s to iui., ~.. 1 . 1., . .1' r tf the Right 1.10 ci J ) bthil 1 .1 kpr oLcu Int,. , rein tonfo4. elitleM3ll Wukllcl stit auy form, tno rinhy to the practice to the House, he should tact 1.44 t" au'iil himself of such suggestion, if t° 'et upon it 4,hould he equiilly prilaie'abl. . ti ,, A 411(41 eonrer&it tun then ensiled respeaing the v"",,Dci " . 01 prcceetitog, afler which the que.slion was 4 , 9 ' 'hat the House should resolve it,elf into a ..otryinti --`l""t* Me whole House, and carried without t'lP°ll6`)". Tilt Hotile then resolved itself into the %a id Cotntniti,„. ISSUES ()V t , the Al EY. tht.t.dh, CIIRNC.kLI,OII of the Exert EQUell thOUght Put ilethbiuhs %kwieh had already taken plac, had , ose %, 1 „ . . graum • do heart, nun in posites%ion of th.L. possitii: 441 which he thought it very de,ira§le, d -, t o 11 • . • L.,1.46 ~ ),ii toroging tins question before the e' ' 4 Lc) coull not but kneiv why he thought it would have been better for the responsible officers of the Crown to have taken upon themselves the conse quences of making certain issues, and risk thecensore or is ait the indemnity of Parliament. This was par ticularly strong - Upon his mind, as great inconveni ences- must necessarily arise from the circumstance of more and mere of the Executive power being con srantly'devolving on the two Houses. They (the House) were in poisession of the grounds open which their assistance was required, from. the • paper •which had been laid before them. That all might under stand the nature of the case, it might be necessary for him to state the nature and extent of the de mand which bad been made without the concur rence of Parliament. it was hardly possible for any one within those walls to believe that Ministers could think themselves, competent to raise one far thiog of money from the public without the con currence of Parliament. Than such an idea no. thing was more remote from their'thoughts, and on this /head he was contidetit no man who heard him could entertain a doubt. All that Ministers had reqoired was, that certain sums of money, which had already been granted for, certain -purposes. by Parliameni; should b'e applied• to those purposes to; which they were granted. In making this requi sitibn, there was. a detect iii point, of form—that howeser which was wanting was merely an att of form, as the Ad relating to such issues had &reeled directly tharthe necessary issues should be. made bys the Lords of the Treasury.. He wished it,to be dis tinctly understo o d, th at i t was only reqL:ired eel ta'n sumsshould be issued for .certain services, for which they were iotentled, that it had been the usage or the Exchequer In issue such sums, and that it could most undoubtedly 'be done by tire. authority of Par liament, without its having been directed to be done by the King. It could be done by virtue of that au thority Which had been long acknowledged to be , . , long to them . , anti not by any authority hereafter to beacquired. The signature of the King was there fore a mere .matter of form, and of as tittle impor tance as it could possibly be in any one instance, if it was not of less than in any other.. In the gene ral view of what be conceived to be the direCt course for Ministers to pursee,,the eider hail been issued from the Treasury. He had always thought that would be: , sufficient, and this he had it, mated in .a for Mer debate. The inaokr in which that' intimation had been: recei‘&l, had seemed to dikes's a doubt. as to whether that att.hotrty would be 'obeyed. In consequence of this be bad thoUght it his duty to ascertain the feet. Finding himselt deceiVed, he had ,tlren endeavoured to gait - , the Privy Seal to the Warrant. \ .The Keeper bf the Privy - Seal thought himself at liberty to apply it as appeared necessary, hut the .Clerks of the Privy Seal r'ad seemed to think themselves forbidden, by their oaths to obey in this In stance the Keeper of t h e . Seal. Ho v for they might, he carried under such an impression it was ilifficult to say. F tiding he could not issue a WArra4ll ao der ihe Privy Seal, Iwo \variants had been issued from . the Treasury, requiring, Under the Urgency the case, a certain sum fur the public service. this requisition he had received 'an answer tiom the 'Auditor of the Exchequer, in whites lie had :stated himself " to be uneoprised of its being their Lotd ships'. intention to transmit any such warrant, but requested to be informed within what time it wound he necessary to prevent any inconveniences to tine public 'service, that such orders should be - strewn," &c. To this he • had replied, " that according to the usual course of supAing the weekly issues, both to the army and nary, it would be necessary that sums should be issued be yond the amount of. the existing credits, yet if Or• deis could be so furnished, as to atolls of actual issue by the following,Monday, he apprehended nu serious inconveniences could arise froth' so short a delay." To this followed a n o t e f rom toe A u d itor of the Exchequer, wishing for the opinion of the Lax Otficers of the Crown, and the opioions Of the Attorney and Solicitor General having been taken, in consequence of this request of the Auditor of the Exchequer,. they were forwarded accordingly. Tire next note in the correspondence was from the Au ditor, who having perused the opinions of the. Ats torney and Solicitor. General, and the .whole of tine documents commutileated to him, gave it as his opi- Moo that the Warrants of the Lento of the Treasury were not StiffiCietit to . 'authorise him to order the issue required. In a letter which accompanied the communication .front the Lords of the Treasury, it had been stated,'" that their Lordships' sense of the mischief which would arise to the public service it any delay shoOld take place in the issue of the money, required by the, warrants, dated Decem ber 31, t 8 10; appealed to render it indispensably uccessary, that thous warrants shoulsi be forthwith complied with, and that they were consequeltly take upon themselves tire responsibility of any ad which might be necessary for that purpose." He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had curia uly thought, till . he feceo of the answer of that leiter, that, the Noble Lord at. the head of the Excheqtier would have complied with that , reguisition. lie bad no ititention of passing any censure ett tine conduct of that Noble Lord, after the Pollnow gin en by the. AttOrney and Solicitor . Generat.'. Yet, when the'l,ords of the •Treasury- had offered to take. upon themselves the whole responsibility of tine act, he did think the course the Nuele Lord would have taken would not have beooi to pro test against the illegality of the proceeding, but to comply with the requisition from. the necessity of the case. 'Thew Certainly Would have been some responsibility attached to the Auditor, but the great weight of the responsibility, every tine ,would hove felt, . rested on the Treasury. Tiq Noble: Lord had felt differently, and feeling differently, , had declined to comply. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer). might have been wrong in the view - which tie had taken of the sub jest, but he thought if he had acted differently, if instead , of acting; as he lead done, lie had come ori ginally to Parliament, he should have expected that his etinduCt ~(in nut rely log on the Acts of Pailia nnent, which justified his conduct in hie own mind) : would have been censured as one at the greatest acts of pusillailimity that • ever disgraced a Phblie Officer, thus to tear applying the money voted by Partiment for certain p9rpuses to the services fon' which it had beeti greeted. He would heie read to ihe House two clauses from the Cate and Appro priation Ads. - The first was from Cat/. 4.5 of thus Act passed last Session, for raising twelve tiillitns 011ie was not naist'aket9 itl loa`o ! • Were lits-pro• -proceeded to read die chime, which meted, ihat it should be lawful for aey three ,or more of. the Lords of the - Treasury, or the High Treasurer of England, to issue certain sums of money for certain purposes] He wished it to be observed, that it ' was there enaeted, that it should be lawful fer three or more Lords of the Treasury to order such issues. 'He then proCeeded to read the clause in the Appropriation Ad, which set forth, that certain awns were to be applied, to the purposes , for which they were voted by the tired of the Treasury.— From the evidence thus afforded, and from every thing else, he thought, that in point of strict law, he should havelaid himself more open to censure, if he had origieally come to Parliament fur an act of executive government, ' When 'be had the terms for the requisite issues .thos pointed our to him by the acts he had cited. When, however, his Learn- ed Friends (the Attorney and Solicitor Generals) had, given him -their opinions on the subject, and tionvlaced him that warrants su issued were not va lid, he had still said that that was the fine of con duCi proper to be purstred, as it was theanode most analogous to that phrsued in ordinary cases. Such were his ideas on the subject ; and it, instead, of rang conformably to those ideas, he had throa n unneeessarily More of the executive power into Par liament, and tremblingly abstained from ordillog such issues as he felt 4 ne emergency of the case re qiiired, front a dread of their censure, that censure Wo l .llcl 'have been richly descrved. With this feel ing he had taken upon himself to issue tile order he had given. That he might - ,have demt that which in the opiridn of some was *, uuconstitutional, un principled, aid illegal, he eas .1-“yafe, taut he trusted that his justification would be found in tire oecessaty of the ‘ ease. He had been, called a Directoi tied a Reubelle. He and his colleagues had been ealied usurpers, whohad taken the whole'of the executive power in their own hands, but he trusted the House would'net be greatly surprised at finding Ile was but little'alarmed at such anputatiohs. • Tnis was one of the usurpations ot which he had been guilty—this - was one: of tire stretches of power which might be laid to his charge. He knew of no public inconveniences that had atisen from their usurpations, as they had been called, He had ne ver said that no Inconvenience , would arise front the indisposition of his Majesty, bui ha. had said, treat ne sudden inconveniences ,t as to be expected to arse within he period for which he proposed to adjourn, quint to that which might be expected froth the glop ion ot anyprecipitate measures. He was cer tain Gentlemen would riot have any hesitation in coming to some meastve tor allowing the requisite issues to be made. He, was coeliJent it would nut be said, Lilian no resolution of the nature et that' which lie intended to prepuse ought to he come to by the Conunittee. What public inconvenience was to be exited( d troar it He had bei n asked, - , vlty he had noj brought the subject forward at an ear liz* aeriad ? He :could readily answer that ques tion. He had thought the mode of proceeding which ,he had recernmeoded eiricily legal, till he was better informed by his Learneu ,Friends. He , had, therefore, in the first instance, :anticipate l 110 dllfitailly. Afterwards, a hen he tuund ther e. was difficulty, Ire had expected it would have been re-- moved by means of the Privy Sear. Fairing there again, he had caused the arrant, to be istuW by the Lords of the Treasury. - When he did this, he was aware of the natute of the step he took, but it was' one which he felt authorised by the tecessity of the case at the period when it %sits taken.--- Had he acted 40 aabrteight ago there would not have been that necessity for so calling on the Audi tor, and consequently such a measure couid net be justified. Feeling this, he had thought it pruper to make' such an application at a pet rod a hen he felt it was justified by necessity, while at the same time • it atforded•them an opportunity of discussing pedieney in ParliaMetit: It lid been said that those who protessed the greatest veneration for the prece dent, of 1788, were .atiiitg in direct opposition to it in 1811; Thai they wets taking a course contrary to the Ole pursued at that period.' He would be glad to'. ktios if there was airy authority for that assertion. Hach these • who Made that assertion any means of proving that what Was now proposed was lire reverse of What %t out] have been recommended by the Administration of that day ? It they had any such .authority, let it be immediately produced. If no such step was taker) at that period, it did not follow that rhe step hew taken would trot then.have been adopted under similar citcuinstanees. if nu such measure had then been Teet.):llUletltied by the Government or .the Parhament at that 011ie, it might be .that no sod' ineaaure was called for by the ciretunstances'ef the times, and therelOrothat was not. authorised then which was jus' died by necessity , now., Toe change which had taken place in the situation of things, , might'easily accoam tor this. At that period we were in a slate of profound peace, at the present cr.ly tire country was invalved re war. Then no serioris ith.onvenienees ceald bt appro.7 hended,' the : delay of issues, as in the :prescyt iii Lance, and therefore there - was nothing to justify the proceeding %I.Uch way` now foetid necessary fur the public good. 'With respect to the dinnOlt4eon. ems of tire country, they went en without.tlui immediate interference of his Majesty. His patents, given under the Great Seal, lec. &c. all the departments of Government to exercise their autho rity thus legitimately gained. There were, same instances in 'which . the Royal signature Has of ne 7 cessay required to enable the Officers of the Crown to go on with the publi,e busimss, The Judges were not 'however interrupted, but tiere watt. justice authorised to Lconsidemble tixtent by commission: In March 1799, previous to his Ma, jesry's recovery, the Jadges went 'their circuits which they usually do under bra iteihoray of the Great Seid,..ruid he could not thie-lt tire Judges of England would have doue ,this had it bear There were a:-o many Serjeants and Ltw Otficers, on thotts-occa'Sioris, usually put in by K,ing's alp manual ; these Officers were at that period supplied, thong!, they could out 'be put in the usual way, and this eircenistauce proVed to demoestratien that. that great W 'Authority of %loin .mention had beuu Made siaotten, kit t h at necessity couid autho ise him to act as he did,ianti;to do that which was trot regular, and which, wider eircuinstances, might he'cerisured as Arcuated by ,sonilar leek, nig,' the then laird LieUrenatit crt liebad hid given orders which he cenceved to be essential to - the pub lic service, with reaped to the troOps to be sent to and rraceived hour Aruetica lu his letterlie gaits the .~ I proper Officers authority to (JD so arid .sn, ,sad Im , saver for it hereafter. That he thought was the pro per line cif" conduct for persons in office to putsue. A person so situated ought, in his opinion, to itti, %t hen he found it necessary to ittsae any order, '‘. 4. Sd and .so,t; ust be done, t conitot legally a , thorise the doing.of it, but you - how the eircumatancei of the case, and you must treat to a Coy ling aotho 7 rity hereafter, and bold yourself justiiie I by, the ne cessity of the case."- 4 -.'T'his, however, was not to bts , done but in a'case of necessity. He thought portant that they should consider, if he took a sight vi, , w of the subject in thinking Parliament ougl , t not to be unnecessarily applied ro for an exertion,of the executive power. There were those.who can• tended, that if the army in Portugal a anted recruit,. that ought not to be done if the fion , ,es were pitting, Without an application to Parliament. This went to say, that the sanCtioo ut Perftiment should be gained before any' thing should be done at Any time by the King. If they Could riot send oot troops at any time,, without the authority of the Xing, under any circumstances, 'as much etabar, rasametit might poonbly arise within the first fort night that the Parli3meot adjournel, as whhin the six weeks of which so much had been said. Could ii be said that Minkrets should come down and say to Parliament, that reinforcements should be sent to Portugal, and move a resolution empowering th e m to send out troops, if it 86(11 , 1 appear expedient ) Would it nut be said, that a Minister aho would dills Seek to ges an anticipatory vote, aded more improperly than: he who said he w pl-lc4d in act embarrassieg situation, but baO tt g nt, pre'setit means of getting out of it, as he could not iintnea ihately rts.gu, acted as circom,tancelaeemed to re quire, and took the respuns)billty op'On • He who would comedown anti first gain the sanction of Parlia , t ent to that which might become - neces srry, avould lead theta to vote in ahe• dark, or he must lay before them the whole of thedocumente relating .to the army, showing the situatiort %feel' they then were, the nature nod extent of the requisitions made' by its Commander, the plan on which it was proposed to act—whethei an offensives or defensive system was to he ,adOpted—in short, e ery thing connected with the subject must be laid beime them, that every point migtit be discussed, in order to 1 t tlie enemy know in a few hours what. was intended to Ue'done, or what were the formid able apprehendons entertained. He hoped it would appear obvi. us, that it wait better that Ministers . should aa'cn their owo responsibility, than tolinVe the atfirs of the country carried. on in such a man ner.,. The case in which they.stood at present was a case of actual necessity. The money required was essential to the public service, and eotaid bj obtained by no other means th,!n those by 'which they endeavoured to gain it. He, Was persitaded that it must appear to the Flouse highly • inexpedient for Mmisters to be obligated to come every week or so to Parliament on such nit occasion. It was prow per- that the Lords of the Treatuty should' have the power of ordering issues, notwithslinding the torms of the Exchequer:and it was better that that power should be at once given by,ooe.vote, that; by repeated resolution:, in consequence of repeated ap-- pllcittions to. Parliament. Feeling this, his .resokai‘ tion would begin by stating it to beneceasary, ,eats der existing ctrcumstatiees, that certain sums grant., ed should be issued and applied to the tietvi‘e‘ for which they had been granted ; and that it was ex pedient the ' Lords di the Treasury shook!. issue warrants which the Officers of the Exchequer should be bound to obey. kie would now moves his Resolution, which ‘tas rather long, but, which he trusted would meet with the approbation of ;tuts Conunittee„ The.: Right Honourable Gentlemart then moved-- " That it is, the opinion of this Cormnittee, , it io .necessary under the urgency of the resetit coo. juni;:turv, until duo provision shad have beer) niadd for supplying the deticiency in the Royal Authority, arising from the indisposition of his MojeNty, 1114 such sums as have beep granted to his Majesty hylin Act, intitled The Appropriation Act,' for granttng his MAjesty, certain sums . arising out of:the Coirso • lidsted Fund,,. and .Mao other; sums' granted by'arr Act, intitled, Au Act - for . enabling his .iMaj , i,ty to raise three millions by way of roan,' be issued io conformity to the provisions of the isatd 4itt, antLthat three or more Lords of the Treasury be authoitsed and required, and they are hereby authorised and required, to issue their warrants to the. , Auditor of ihe Exchiquer to issue such sums • for such ser.;. vices as they , may have been grauttd foryas this exigencies of ihe.country may require and that the said Auditor of she Exchequer, and other -Officer/ Qt . the Exchequer, be authosited an.l warn:ended, and they are hereby authorised and . commanded, to pay obedience' to their warrant, dated Ike. 31, 18 tO, and • such other wars ants as may here:titer t)• issued by three or more Lords of the Treasury; for a time, during his Majesty's to IT:coition." • Sir Joust SEMI-RIGHT said, he thought tite course which the. Right Hon: Gentleman tied pursue I was the best, the wisest, and-the mahliest that could t he adopted under the 'cirosnutences. • Lord Tassel-It 'laid, that 'in proceeding to decide upon the-question now betiire the Hoose, it would bc necessary to go Lock to the commencement of their proceedings. It was in the , recolletlion of Members 'that they had had'three separate adjourn ments upon-the nistind assertion of the Right Ho. nourable Gentlemot (the Chancellor of the Ex.; chequer), that no practical inconvenience ! t0u1,,l follow therefrom.r-it had been, said, that wt. , der the act of appropriation, the warrant of the Lords of the Treasury would be a sufficient - anillo. Hi) , for the Anditor of the Exchequer to at upon the Auditorut the Exchequer however did not titiok . it was so, and accordingly reskted it. Hue did not the Right Honourable Gentleman adapt, iri the first instance, a course that appeared so clear to liiin,instead of having recourse to, the Privy s.ii ? The At of William. proscribed that money should find its way limn the Exchequer into the Trealuiy .nary by . the sign-11181mA of the King; or by Aet Of Parliament. 'Under these.eircurnstalices it WAS that bii Noble Relation the Auditor of the xclacquerap. plied to the Attorney and Solicitor Generals, to know Whether the warrant of the Lords of the Treasury was binding and legal ? and being intorined by thein that it was not, hsd refused to obey it. lo what' situatton did his„Nohle Relation timid himself He found himself called upon to assist in the issuing of money in a inatmer not authori,ed by law, Parlia ment being sitting. Thu course he detettoint4