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lbw CHANCRLLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be did
Doi WWI is 114 Ow number.

Me. MAKING eitesplasned of reaming the public motor,
iu .hr sitasustr it had berm done to an individual, as in this
raw at Mr 14•AtIan. Is was trite aaeonfarmable to lb.
nasal /watt ten.
Mr. MOM K sleaied, ar had been stated, that that sass was
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'erre§

%Cameo) is Howe would sever

. VIA* Oftfii of. Mr. Aeirirpecri; the MI• id
iti,oest. was grassed for public buildipcs.
smog! elvellehat• the etpial‘eji of bit Mitiesty!o
.41"Itarittpua nett ,t4.,nt • I_l..
.- smog of 175.000 L
for couspoutatiowto dos townsro of Portuguese yes-
-6.4e. fee soistorro out captures ardor •the Treaty
fur the abolition of ttie Slave Troth'.
• fist'' 13EaNct, ej,p9eefl
.

the
riint.
Mr. WAOpi paid, tbit a great abaailat jib anima-
"thus which lad [ably become puidio, proved; that
notwithotaadnit all Jae tear,* *hick had arasn
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made, owl thieltditense expense incurred, we were
• reirisgrstling Tether than ailvinseing in the abolition
of the *are Trade. • It recited disgust to perceive
, Aso the infeinnss traffic was will. carried no with
aciiiiiy, in spite of all the *Decrees and Ordelo
Which had been issued, iss defiance of Treaties
eSt-
trrr•at into, and atrinsgements of every kind. *bilk
had been made. . It arcs a subject which required'
to he thoroughly discussed, and he hoped the Cod.
utitsee would not agree to this vote until it had the;
fattest information before it with respect to the ap-
plication of former grows, and the result of ate:,
communicarions between the Governinent of this
cOnntry and other Powers connected with. the sub.
•ject.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT Said the Hon. Member woad
'have an opportunity of procuring suckeitirlasiatious
as hi wishes! for on the ()ringing Op of the Report,.
,when the Noble Lord to dude department the
coniinuoicritons in question more pritieulsrly be-
longed would be present.
The Resolution was then agreed to.
The next RtiOillPoll was fur a grunt of 18,7001.,
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for the sdaries 6m:dental expenses of the
Continis.ina, appointee to co-operate wish
slue Cionntometiers fur Spam. Portugal, and the
. Niestwists/Is, in deciding and adjudicating the
beiziores of slaves in Africa and the West
• Mr. BERRA,. said lie would take utmei himself to
.BEO4 that the Slave Trade. at this moment existed;
to as great an extent, and accompanied with-a,
rooter degree of cruelty and horror, than during
the war. rfotwithttandiog the number of Briti,h
. ctisi•ers stelioned in the Didion Archipelago for the
• purpose of auppreming this truffle, not a single case.
aupeared to have been brought before the Coat-
' morsieva at the Hertionali. They were now called
ou to rote 18,7001. towards the expense of putting
down thc trail', having already given to Spain
upwards of 400,000/. as a compensation for giving
it up. and large sums oho to Porieril on the same
ci.beideretion. But he complained that those Powers
did not *wind irliiteriiingt, with file right hand of
f.iindship. • Theyencioutleged, or at least tolerated,
this, introduction of skates iu large numbers into
their own tioascssioos, and ales into the French and
Dutch coloirei. It Went, therefore a question
ought to

Is,hrther ilerse Co001.1)!Okoirlis,
; we r! - lumeo,

off. i•Fra
. some attempt • rat

be,aesde tcownrcis a

eontii _
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better arreegernesit, as the basis

no which they were to found their proceedings.
Mach correspondence hod been' had on the subject,
_ . .
' the triode win in &lily

which sufftei;sitly sh,mrd that ~
active operatom. Unless ihrreFosesouw fruit could
be shewu to base been.derived from the labours of
:•••• ,ttle Comulissionens, .be could not vote for the sum
pow proposed.
IVAttas -- - io opinion with

Mr. WA. concurred entirely
de Von. Mau bet Oka spoke btu, as to the utter
•sireelessiwati of the Commission at the Havannah.—
He referred also to the last annual Report of Sir G.
Collier, in which an instance was related of gross
partiality on the part of the Dutch Commis•artf
JUdge at 'Sierra Leone. towards a man named.
Viapies, who afterwards plotted the murder of an
. eater end boat's crew of the Thole. at Curtis:
••• Town, in. the Rio Pongee. Sir Geo. Collier states
hiM to have found protection in " the friendiAlip of
Putck Comathsary judge. and the imbecility
at Ate English." If the appointment of Coto..
• inissioner* meant any thing, they ought to be et.:
Peril,. Men. He thought the recommendation of
-;ight to br attended • with' "
the

Mei to u, to , respect to
the. Waked, of the Rio Pougoe, which that galleot
effacer stated world of all others tend moat effectu-
ally
,to destroy the Slave Trade in that river, and
not 'in any degree interfere with the natural trade
of .-citjlized natione."
Si► G. Coczeintw rose merely to defend the
Olken of the Navy from any inference of neglect,
iriffietryou, or want of zeal on their part for the
-oppression of this.: traffic, which

suppresaion of inhuman . aright
be inferred from the observations which had been
mode with respect to the absence of any cases for
tadiildication before the Cotumissionem at toe Ha-
vlupsh'.' The ihiAculty "of making iuy captiires•
was inUch greater ou tl COOSI of SUrBIOST. than on
the coast of Africa. When a vessel entered a neu-
tral port she wet out.of the power of our cruisers.
A-slave trader, therefore, falling iu with a cruiser
Gad OBir to hoist an American or a French flag..
tun a ostioni refused tp consider the right of!
'TWA until g-0.13.04!' Ott Kim of ■ neutral
fort, and she was safe. This was often found au
yeadestal;device fir escaping search. 1V here naval
Akers,. however, had outh information as gave
OHM yglOinf.i 10 !Wiese that a vessel we' using false
cOliaam to, evict; the illicit traffic, they often at their
• wara.rialt made seizures, which involved them some-
in ferns** incoovenience from which

much sanctioned by their governments. He trust-1
ed. however, that no efforts wonid be emoting, and
no exerifoint spared by -The GenrefhlittOt of this
.cosintry 6o induce °thee Powers to join Moie cor-
dially in the endeavour to suppresi it.
Mr. Wines said, the disposition of the foreign
Commissioners to strain every point in favoir of
' the Slave Trailer war strongly manifested in the
salvage ewe. where the vessel being chased by the
Myra dos. and nearly overtaken, the Master
hovered his boats, into which he pot all the slaves
that were in the vessel. Bat although ibis- hid
Officers

been done in the sight of the , ■nd crew of
Myrmidon, the • foreign Commissioners gave their
opinion that the seizure of the vessel was not

legal. the slaves not having been found on
board her, but in the boats. The English Com-
missioner, however, being opposed to that in-
terir►etation of the law, an arbitrator we. ap-
pointed by lot, who. decreed the rest's/anion of
the vessel. The Government bf the Nether-
laud►, upon a statement of she ease, condemned the
decision. The Noble Marquis who was absent,
had, he believed, had some communication on the
' subject with the Court at Rio Janeiro, and he
(Mr. W.) should like to be infortned what answer
' had been returned.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT agreed that this was a subje, t
which could not bebop fully discussed. Itrferri. g
to the observations which had been made respecting
• the exertions of the officers of the navy, for the sup-
pression of the trade, although it ■ppeared that nu
stimulus was necessary, but that they had hitherto
performed their duty with zeal and alacrity, and there
wes no doubt would continue so to do, yet hr felt
that it was hard that they slicield be left in such e
' situation a. they stood in at present, tin bosomy
being allowed them by law on slaves captured in

foreign vessels. Ile would, therefore. tYke that
opportunity of mentioning his intention in 6 fel
days, for leave to brine tio r Bill to grant them
the same bounty as at present allowed in
the case of Kritiyh vessels. Witli respect to
the ease mentioned by the lion. Member who had
just vat down, be knew that his Noble Friendbs
attention had been turned to it ; and that he had
made some commuincation to the Government of
Portugal on the oubject. He could not, however,
at prevent state wind answer had been received. but
hr would make a note of the etretionstance, and
mention it to his Noble Friend, who, no doubt,
would furnish the detired information.
Mr. F. Burrow hoped that the bounties which
it was the intention of the Hon. Gentleman to pro-
pove for the capture of slaves in foreign vessels,
would not be confined to future captures, but would
also be extended to those which bad already been
made.
'Mr. ARBUTHNOT said he certainly shoed pro-
pose,a clause to that effect in his intended Bill.
Mr. Huse thought these Commissioners were
evidently tireless,. and that the • expense ought,
be - \ try.- They had

be
V do no-

therefore, to 1. oared to the country,
hitherto avowedly done nothing ; it trerated

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yet'
they
.
issil yet in a few years they might retire on
I- ' having done nothing.—(Hear, hear.)—
Unless F- lie would ungrateful France,
ich ' been

pr?ity geserall,

.1I•MNN"

_ t(rance—.. _ lay %.
looking at the rittiation in wine , the had bt„...,
placed, and the little desire evinced to make any
return—unless she jnined cordially with Engtaad in
• the endeavour to put an end to this odious traffic,
nothing effectual could he done. It therefore he-

-.mug ettecm..
bored the Commuter seriously to medial' whether
this expense were not better spared, than continued
to so little purpose.
' Sir G. COCKBURN agreed with the Hon. Member
that the difficulties were such as to prevent much
-benefit beiug derived from the Commissioners in
-11Seisans or the Havatinsh, het on the coast of
Africa they had proved very serviceable.
The Resolutioa was then pia and agreed to.
A sum of 8,0001. was then voted for defraxing
the extraordinary expenses of prosecutions relating
to the coinage.
On the Resolution for the sum of 25.000 L for
law charges being moved-
- Nu

Mr. 'ata wished to know what was the nature
of the law charges here alluded to, as every depart-
ment under Government hod preferred a distinct
item in its estimates for law expenses.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, that lust year the sum of
41,000/. had beets voted, 37,0001. had been expend.
ed the year before in the prosecution of Mr. Hone
and others for blasphemy and sedition. The num-
ber of State prosecutions during the last sear
amounted to thirty-t, against Sir F. Burdett, Mr

,Pty-tin, . Hat
titioi, and others, which hod involved very large
• ex pewees.
Mr. WARRE observed upon the practice pointed
out in a Report of the Commissionees of !uguwn•,
of giving briefs to the Attorney and Solicitor GenK-
ral, two senior Counsel, unit two junior Counsel, is
every simple cause in the Exchequer.
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcHEquta said, that
the recommendation of the Commissioners was un-
der consideration, and would as far as possible oe
attended to. It was, however, impossible that
the Attorney and Solicitor-General should he oble
to attend in ■ll cescs prosecuted tbr the Crown.
Sir J. NEWPORT attributed the reductiou in
the amount of the eltimate of these charges, to the
calculation of the a•si.taace which would be do-
Aired from the Coostitutioual Association, which
he described as u ►ort of 01--• in cornmitsiou

~.acing
the 'Office 40' Attnissey.Genrrul. He strongly
reProbsted the enconrag,ement of that Society in
meddling with State prosecutions, as a transfer
'from on avowed public offieer, whose leppousibilay

.tnished. then was the time chosen by the
timer Societe to. (ate op the office of
Gusarril, sod isattitam pousects,so which
hittierfo boon c•mitrWpy We teethe dalleetiou of
officer.
loop said, if the Attorriey ancl'Solicitar-
could not find time tolfttend on prosecu-
. became a question whether they ought to
Jriefs and receive fret for eaurei in which
they rendered no assistance. In mailbag over the
stems, be had been struck with one--• retired al-
lowance to a Solicitor of the Treasury. He wished
to know what that retired allowance was, sod whe-
thei it was not given to a person who had had an
opportunity of making a large fortune in the pub-
service.
.•1 A ARBUTHNOT mid, the allowance alluded to
.ototier Mr. Litchfield, a person who had been
rlaket up to the bar, and had rendered consi-
services. He had been allowed to retire
after having filled the office for upwards of twenty

years. instead of massing slorione, he believed
that Gentleman at present to have no other income
than that of his retired allowance, which was two-

thirds of his salary.
Mr. HUMS was glad to hear that the pension was
not given toe person who had made a large fortune.
lie thought. however, that a pension of 1,500/. a
year was a large allowance on retirement, to a per-
son who had for twenty years been receiving a salary
of 2,0001. • y.ar. These pensions and retired al-
lowances, instead of bring mixed up with other Es-
timates, ought to be brought for Ward iu a distinct
farm.
Mr. A RBIJTH ROT thought Mr. Litchfield could not
be considered as overpaid, when it was remembered
that having been at the bar, he had entirely given
up his profession, with all its opportunities of ruin-
lament rod its prospects of promotion, to under-
take the duly whicb he had for su many yea, eau-
, liaised to discharge.
The resolution was agreed tn.
The next item was the grant of 22.1;00/. for the
eateries; and allowances to the officers of the Houses
of Lords and Commons.
Mr. Hums said, he hoped that next year they
should have a full account of this sum.
_ _

olive ■ , or tins suns.
Mr. ARSVTHNOT Mid, if he had the honour to
'furnish these Estimates for the next year, he would
produce every item in detad of this vote.
The. vote was then agreed to.
On the proposal of the grant of 100,0001.
• bills drawn, or to be drawn, for the service of the
Colony of New South IVales
Sir J. NEWPORT observed upon the risk attend-
ihsg the practice of advancing to public officers the
jspats voted for their depart mews without any conside.
;gallop of what sums might be remaining in their hands,
aushich had, particularly in one instance, by the
~rilure of an individual, beeaattended with consider-
able loss to the country. Hewished therefore to know
whether it had been ascertained what balances were
rersitioing in the hands of the officer through
whose hands this sir n) was to pass. He asked this
irithout the smallest intention of throwing any im-
:potation on the individual, whom he understood
to be a person of high clutracter, and m far as
,eould bejudged, one from whore no loss seas to be
apprehended ; but; when the tare of public money
was the question, it sees' to be considered' wholly
apart froaa any individual merit:

The CHANigt.l.olt of the Eaniltetililli,Bo4d. that
immediately after the failure allude& to by the

...ight Hon. __ an irely view arrangement
had been made by Mr. Pe►trvai in this respect; so
'list its point of Get the money remained in the
- till called for' the --- •

. Baronet

end'

Exchequer tilt caltc.. _. by agent as immediate
occasion required, and no advances were made.
Sir J. N ItiIPORT said, he had been induced to
make the observation f;otn a knowledge float both
in this country and in Ireland a notion had very
generally filed, that an^• - havi-
uf

prevat _ at a..y person mg a sum
. the public money in his charge, whatever the
atnounr, might put it to any use whatever for his
own private profit, as long al he was prepared to
t'ateet the regular demands of the pnbtic service to
which he was liable. But it could not be true.
-generally made known, that no such use of t 4..
public money could with propriety or legality
made ; for any public officer of trust entering ion!
extravagant speculations beyond his private meaty,'
was trafficking with the public money at the public
risk, and for his own individual profit.
Mr. Hums said he would take that opportunity,
of making some observations an the vote, No. IC
which hail been omitted. When they were colt.
the

sidering civil contingencies last year, they were
told they would not be called on to vote thetn this
year. The effect of stating things in this manner
was to keep the particulars from the view of dm 1
House. There was an item of 3.6831. to Sir David
'Hunter Blair for printing ; he wished to know
whether that was an annual charge, or when it
would be discontinued. There were also several
other items which ought not to have been put
into the estimates in this such as the

way ; , as . ex-
penses of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the
Courts of Justice. How far the I,ooot. for the re-
pair of roads was properly introduced here he could
not now say, hut he thought particular estimates
should be given of all these things.
Mr. ARBUTHSOT said, before the new arrange-
ment of the Civil List, all the services that could
not be estimated were paid out of the Civil List,
and the amount afterwards made good from other
grants. With regard to the sums which could be ,
estimated, the lion. Member was perfectly correct in'
his observation, and the next year lie would take care
that particular estimates 'lmola be given. With re-
gard to the sum charged for Sir D. H. Blair, it was
an expense which had been incurred for printing.
Heretofore it had been paid out of the surplus of ,
the hereditary revenues of the Crown of Scollsnd,
hut that *tarp!, now went to the Conackhde

at . Jos .sled
Fund, there was no other way of providing for it
•but by estimate as now presented.
Mr. HUNK wished to know how much more was
likely to he required for this account.

but at the conclusion of the war, as other nations much dimin
refused t weed to the right to sear :iris Constitutiot
the hi it *gime nsceesszy a a other Attorney 0
measure tettomeorsit Are*. to had hitherto
the i t of 'Morrie nhe epos that officer.
the of -tale *awl trader 4rbi • le Ole Mr. Hot
apps tment of the Commission Count.' !Ilse General co
'Frostier, however, were evaded, sod the trade was tiona, it bee
still corned on extensively bk foreiirtieFertind too hold briefs