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Whenever, 'therefore, inch an assertion was made
he wonld contradict it, (jut, eve had itabeni the
ease, they were juetilied in doing a; tiwy did, Int
they had better submit to the risk aims, thaw i
submit to any indignity. . 1
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Sir jowl sivoruar contended, that in whatever]
fie Einbargn might have origiatovti, the °outing:el:
once of it was fairly to be ascribed to the perseve-
rance of Ministers in the measure of the sliders in:
Council, instead of cosiciliating America. at u time
it might hese been done to the mutual . advantage
of both countries.
Mr. BASTARD obaerverl, that if the measure *ere
adopted with a view to agricultoral improvement,
the mane 'boyntr ought to be exempted to both
countries; and expressed a hope that soine mea-
sure would be speedily adopted thr the purpose
of bringing ell the waste laud. into cultivation.
Mr. Rost supported the Chancellor of the Er-
chequer, in the assertion that the Embargo was
Laid on Ni America, before the existence of the Or-
ders in t ouneil was known there.
Mr. reinet.t.' was of °pinkie, that the linetity
would be too small, not more then time
.shillings a
begshesul on the quantity of seed required; if that
were not the sole object; and if agrienftural improve-
ment weer intended, he conceived, from the bad
state of the culture of lands in Ireland, it would
be better to begin with the other species of land
brat, and to .postpone the improvement of their
Logs, till that was flO.i effieetel.
Mr. I'sONTER expleineal the principle of the ton-
sure to Le the giving Ireland it kind of niouopoly in
Sax-seed of her owe growth, till such trine as the
priest should rise to sueh • heilOt as to make
it necessary to open the market for the We of the
manufacture. He lainetital dial:ring in opiiiim
from the Hon. Gentleman, who was not only les
relatiou, hut from whom he had formerly received
etlectuel essistunee in his official ,itilation.
Mr. PARR Li.L. after explaiiiiiig, said, it was cer-
tainly true he had hail the honour of asaisetri the
Rielit Hon Gentlemen, but had resigned, in the
pro-pert of a seat in that House; mid upon that
eveut, he had found it his duty to take a seat on the
side opposite to him. as he *as not educated is the
same sehoel.
After some further observations from Mr. BA-
NINO. Mr. HOSE, and Mr. Nactw tt..oe Bill was
paaseit in the Committer, and the House being re-
balite& the Report ems ordered to be received to-
morrow. . .. .
A New Writ was ordered for the election of a
Member fur Cashel.
GIC4F,KAI. CLAVERING.
Ou the Motion for the Ititise resuming the Ad-
jourhed Debate reapeoing Geo. Cleverieg.
The SPEAKER informed the I fume; that lie had
received a Idler Irons Gen. ClaYering, couched iii
the snout sublui.isive tering, but he should not pro-
ecedteread it, e e•ei it by the command of the House.
Mr. C. W. West+ e stated, that it was unw
uear a fortnight ago that he had given notice of
what he thought was necessary to be done by some
Member of that House, illi to the letter sent 1,, his
Royel Highness the Duke of York, as he deemed!
it an infringement of their privileges. If the Hume:
bad thought it expedient to proceed by impeach
meat, or to pronounce a total acquittal, he should
ellayetheught it equally necessary to peniet ere in
hia moieti upuu the subject of that letter, of which
fie
lied g
siou ofitTleienri" .
ot
tioniligios4l: meBorlvyettalrl‘ti coa
nseq the
uence
mete;
of the result of these proceedings, ass to 111. Royal
Itittichnear, and his anhartinent resignation, lie should
. take that opportunity.before the Howie proceeded
to the dienission as to Gen. Clawing, to stile. that
be had the 'audio:4ot% of thinkine, that that ether
motion might now be deemed nil iecessary,
imousuith :as die entry made upon the Jour-
:nek) Ulitht Int a aufficient statement of the
w cle. e uuderstood that the paragraph in his
Royal Highnese's letter, to which he principally
Ohjeeted, had been explained, us not being intend-
ed to convey the assertion; that the House were
bound either fatally to acquit, or to retie the case
-to another tribunal. on aceoteit of its relatio4 to
an individual so hitch in office; and as lie had good
reason to believe that that panuraph did not pro-
ceied from the Royal Personage himself, but• her'
bees suggested by advice from mother quarter ; lie
wee reedy to take that exploitation of the said pa-
nsgraph, as doilig away its teallency. Upon these
grounds he shonld abandon the motion he intended
to have made upou this subject.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obst,rved,
that, as to the letter alluded to, he Was ready to
enter into any discusaton the Hon. Gentleman
mightbe pleased to institute, and to give wlint
further explanatiois he might deem necessary. As
to the explanation already given. he should (tidy
say, that, upon a question being put by an Ilya.
Gentleman near him, lw had stated, that, rei far as
he understood the letter, lie could not take it up in
that perversion of sense with which it hail been
taken by some Hon. Members iii that House.-..
From what source of information the Hon. Gen-
tlemen opposite had received his information, es to
that letter having breu written by other !lemons
than his Royal Highness, he slid trot know ; but he
'begged not to be understood to be a party to that
letter. ,Wlisither he was or not an assistant in the
writing of that letter, he should maintain his opi-
Mon still, that there was no position in it which
was otherwise than perfectly constitutional, and
agreeable to the customs of the House. He was
ready to argue in support of the nropriety and jus-
tice of that letter in all its party; and whether the
lion. Gentlawm opposite chose to impute it to
him or not, he should maintaiu that there was no-
thing disputable in it.
Mr. Witer6itean—‘l I sin surprised at the man-
ner in which this letter has lees taken up by the
Right Hnnounable Gentleman opposite, for I can-
not help hieing still of upinion, es I ea, formerly,
that the letter in question is perfectly unconsti-
tutional, and a total lariat:valeta upon thc privi-
leges of this Home. I coot-as I heard that that
letter ass entirely the production of that Iti4lit
Honourable Gentleman, or Pretty iicariy so ; and
if that be the case, then he woubl be to blnine
were he to say it was otherwise than perfectly con-
stitotinual, stud did not at all attack the lona-
leges of this House. If such be his argument, I
amid say he does not seem to haw a right under-
stagnates{ of thaw privileges. An vied:ligation had
formerly ben Riven of that letter, and I should be
sorry if any thing he his said now should make

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it neettioary to mire it ; hnt the' Right Hotionr-
able- Gentlenum evidently attempta to provoke ing
attack upown. The mans reasou for withdrawing
'the intended motion upoo this subject was, that
the season for takiag it up was past ; ipat altlesmih
agree with my Honourable Friend Muir 'me, in
lase propriety of not reviving it; yet, at the same
time, 1 must protest against the doctrines hid
down by the Right Honourable the •Chancellor of
the Excheqtier, as to that !titer hying perfectly
coustitutiozial.
Mr. C. W. WY II N F.—" I did not mean to Khan-
don my motion, from any change iti my opinion
regarding it ; but merely beeatist• the necessity fir
noticing it is done away by the Resi.,•,Mition that has
take,. place. I certainly hnee not heard any thing
from the Ht. Hon. Gent. opposite, that can in any
degree alter any &claimants,"
Mr. PONSIINISY—" If I had been in the House
when the letter is question was read, I should err-
, tainly hare objected to its being so, fur it is cer.
tainly most uneonstitratutial, and ail Attack upon
the privileges .of time House. I wish, however, to
Redo' a discussion of it now, as the course or the
buAtieuf has sotheieutly answered the object in
view."
The order of the day for restrining the ndjourn-
ed debate 113 to General (:levering was then read,
anti upon the motion " that it be nun resunied,"..
Lord JOHN Camptiet.i. stated, that on account
of the tolaieuee of an !La. Member, oreasioned
•by the death of a near relation. it was the Irish of
Geiteral Clavering to have this motion postponed
to a future day. that Han. Member being inclined
to nrgue in his favour. lie should,•therefore, pro-
pose to an Amendment to the pr t east motion, that
instead of the word " now," •, Tuesday next," be
sultstituted.
Mr. Winegar MI Shill, he was sorry he could not
commr with the Autelidinent proposed, a.. lie 11441
redly heard nu snail:lent reason assigned for such
a further postponement. A similar esctise might
be made every slay, and it the Iloilo! did not pro-
teed in this motion now, it might be said their
ttiNhett to put it otf in seder toacreen the individual.
Ile should, therefore, contend to the utmost for
taking it up noir. .
Mr. Etadsotv said, that if Coptaitt Sanden were
not it. confinement fur a sunder offence, Ire should
contend for pressing this question. " Cod for-
bid, (exclaimed the Hon.lldoinher). that in Noy
emit where a man would . not voluntarily come
inrwurd, to promote the curia of justice, f.,hwaid
force his : but I certainly do think, that whoever
(anises voluntarily forward fur the purposes of jos-
'ice, •oright to le delta with in stern justice hurts-
lolf. I. am, inilet,l..ry tor the sittimonoti that this
officer has placed himself in ; hut it, is surely Ou.•
duty to attend to the Carnets of our proas.,edia4t.
Sir \isratiew PLUY ,woke in favour of Ge-
neral Clavering. He observed, that in Courts
Law it was wisely provided. that Coute!el might
speak for tin isidivitittel before any legal proceed-
suns were instituted against Inn ; but that pr,vi-
lege was sintailmowed in that House. Surely, tlwo,
it was bait veasonahl; to postpone such a question
toll such time a. a Moot ,of the individual alluded
to could he present. Ile hoped that the feelings of
the House wouldot least go • so far its to agree
with time Atuep4osent of his Noble •Frietal.—
Ile could infdiiirehe Wise, tharres,:rbweirno
n.,nsylf ca Cod to witness. that Ina was pea It et-
I inzincent of the offence with which lie stood
charged, awl that his ineonsiden y arose from 110..
thing hut a inirntiderstniorlilig of time quesitions
that Os•ti• pot to his. This tlittlatlOU ine,rlmt have
:,eeti brought forward on a former day, tunes ad-
vatitageott, for the person sAccused ; and limy the
I louse could not refuse to postpone it to another
day, when it was stated; that an lionnArahle Rela-
tion ot hit wreild necessarily be absent, and on
w nose us.astaitee he relied. •
dlr. ti.. Wyn he really felt himself
called open to set the lion. iiaronet right upon
ilsatt,r of fact. Any delay that had arisen had
,ant hi en oectosiootal by him, for it was much his
wish to have •,rotigla it forward sooner than what
the House were inclined to do. lie thought the
Home did nut really consult its own dignity by
etieli frequent postponements, for he decarc4l it
their duty to act with severity to any person who
prevaricated, either before a 11:011111112NA: of the
Whole House, or a Committee above stairs; and it
was even of the utmost utility to inflict the requisite
punishment immediately, and with promptness. It
was to he treated as a contempt of the house. In
tile present ease, the only cause of dehey was. that
Gentlemen thought they had no: haml a sufficient
opportiinity of consideriog the evidence which Ca-
meral C. rove urea a former day, and latterly
it wan thought proper to postpone it till the
other question was determined, dud the papers
printed. It appeared therefore that the mat-
ter was now claire!y taken out of Ins hands ;
HA it was for the Hon.,. to determine, whether or
not it was consistent with their dignity to take it up
now, when the opportatilite was of fur it was
not a matter that (told admit of postponenamt, nu
acenuot of additional testimony, as was required.
Sir M. Rlnt,Ey, in es/oleo:awn, said, hr only
meant that General Clavering's .riend should lie
present at the discussion, but not as a witness to be
ex:unit:ed.
Mr. I'EaCCVAIL said, he certainly thought the
lion. Gentleman was not privy to any delay that
formerly took place, but had merely yielded to what
he felt was the general prevailing opinion of the
Home. From what had beet) stated, he was so far
inclined to leniency, that lie thought ties Howie
ought to grant this additional postponement. to
give General Clavering every opportunity of being
defended.
The SPEAWER stated. its his opinion, that this
was a caw.. winch, sal its 'name, beiog a contempt
of the Howse, could not admit of any ICY • y be-
ing widowed, as in Courts of interior juri•Aliction.
Mr. SHAW LarliTaß Said. it was with great mt-
tivfaction lie had heard what hud fallen from the
Chair, for lie entirely agreed that time present ours-
tion, being as to a contempt of Court, could ad-
mit of 110 tifliOltriMellt. He, himself, and others,
were anxious to get out of tux.,, 111541, tht•refore,
it was not likely there would he such .111 178CH:t-
epee upon Tuesday as there Sass then. and tense-
, queutly to delay it would be alliwing • it to go
over altogether. He di.f not 'liven by this to be
giving his opiuion as to the propriety of the irnpri-

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kontnentk but heiwits convinee4 ins postposement
of the SkstionitroillA be. 'iniurious.
Mr. W. Sintnr . said that as this was the only
aplication for,retpollegNellt mail: on behalf of
e party alTUtfd, he did not feel disposed to re-
fuse it. I.:oti.jilarrerintcertaiiiii stood in a most
paiiifol sittiattv it ;tie should think he war one
that nuold, of, air wish it to be speedily ter.
initiated. If trie- e sof substantial justice. Or
tbe diguity ofihOonae% stood in the way, lie ter-
hilily-should not urge u postpogetnent; but that
ant being the case; lie was HUT disposed to be harsh
towards the individual. , .
. Sir Joie e N swpoir said, he could not onders
stand why substantial justice could not be dune tipsy,
instead of delaying it to a pm i(xl a hen the House
would be much thiniier, fur by Tuesday next reimay
persous would bare left titivii.—llle approved of it
coining nu now, forotherwise it le iglu be darted. and
not come on at all, sod,, in the eyes of the public,
thejustice of the Muse 'Mist Suffer by any plist7
poiserisent. During ,the interval ...of the previons
postponements, it, was, well known that another.
person, erring WI a Similar mansiew with Geo.Clarttr-
iitz, bed been treated as Capt. Sandell had been,
mul therefore be wished the couletry nut to suppose
they were inclined to firetir that. ttliiiier, on account
of his superior rank or connection*. Ile was very
far Coin wishing to press-thi4 mutter harshly% on
arenntit of the respectable fatuity with whom Gem.
Closeting is connected; but that Offwer having
unfortunately placid 'himself in his preirrot titian-
to.a. &lupin's' pisiiss
.esritly diseigotled that be
.should he treated as Capt. Sanding bed been.
The S/iLALTAItY itt Wait said a few words in
favour of the postponement.
Mr. It. Du Noss said, the Hen* were not in the
habit of refusing such spplicatious.
Mr. WI tacurout,e spoke against delay, as
there was evii.etitly no tiei.e.sity for forther.testi.
mossy of prevarication. All that justice reqoired
Wein to do, was to . compare general Claveriii;es
testimony with the written documents, and if he
were found to have prevaricated. to commit him.
The question liming beets already put off from
time to time, a further delay would convey an idea
that the 'White would wish to put it ofraltegeti,er,
,IT Witt a paistful duty they had to perform, but
he could not help saying, the dignity of that House
appeared to lie COLII,VI lied in their now praeweiling
to a determinatiou, instead of putting It MI for
_four or nyt days longer. Mr. Wllbtirl/TVO w.,s
proceeding to enter into partictilars, whets -
Gen. PHIPPS spoke to order. we this was merely
•the question of adjournment; OUT Fla 111Wifteir.741-
I ed to order by Mr. Eeitsoe, who argued, that even
upon such • question, it was perfeetly collect to
enter upon particular*, to show the necessity of not
agyreett,„. to further delay. '
Mr. WI La ERFORCI: piviewerlpii, end added. that
the House ought not to decade agaiinit Cannes)
Clavering, if they perceived any nice shades of dif-
ference betweers tits case and that of others ; far it
woidd, in cases of nicety sad doubt, be better to
adhere to the side of mercy ; but he really lout&
oat help thinking tbiit she dignity s the I louse
was at stake in souse degree, mid they were right
not to postpone it farther.
Mr. C. W. WYNNE added, that he certuittly dill
not fed he had any other duty, on this ociiisiau, to
'discharge., than other Metabers lia,t; far l'aftlrostgli
he had originally itiven the notice, it was nothing
more hellie pri seta instance than the resuntingsaf
un adjourned delude.
The Si•AAKEIL then put the question, and the
amendment wit.; negatived without a division.
The 160(1011 for resiturnig the adjotirried debate
being aeed to, the question before the House
was, ~dint General Clavcriug has been guiltp if
prevarication."
Sir MATTHEW 11101.1 TY then spoke at consider-
able length in favour of the General, but from his
station under the gallery, we could not dis-
tinctly hear him. lie argued that the House
niii,t give that witness the credit to believe his
apparent prevarication was not iotentional, but that
he was inertly embarrassed in his wind, and hail
for4ut the circuinstantws he wished to state upon
the first examination, for even when he went home,
he was not aware of any inaccuracy he had coin.
tnitted. General Clavering's services in the army
ought to be considered, and he thought the eacutia-
stance of his being a voluntary wituctwoogfit not tie
ben rged as an additional objection against him. He
'tat as IMXIOIIt all ally one to avoid, 614 much pxts-
siale, any itt;ringtitent of their privileges; but
there were surely circumstances in this case which
prevented it from being looked upon in that light.
Mr. M'NAGHTSN argued, that it wns am reason
at all why the House should not take immediate
cognisance of this prevarication, because some other
Mender wished to speak nista the subject, who
was necessarily absent, or that some evidence was
to be brought forward :—No additional eviiknee
was necessary. He mold not conceive why
General Clavering should not be sent to New-
gate, in the sou e r ss Commits Standen
had been. It had been argued, that it could not
be supposed a person of sue)) respectable birth,
high rack, and good education, as General Cla-
%Thug, could he guilty of prevarication; het, in his
opinion, these were eircinnstioices which only
aggravated his (Aimee, end ought to subject him to
greater severity of putii.liutent.—He was sorry that
a gentleman. descended 611111 a resiyetdile family,
should hove sulijecterl himself and that family to
have their fortiori, hurt, by a discussion of this
sort.— With respect to the family with whom Gen.
C. was connected; he (Mr. M.) had beets always
tonight to look up to them with the greatest respect
(the Argyle bawdy) ; but lie could not be led 4141
that sccotint to compromise such u question as this,
even although they were one of the most noble fami-
lies of Great Britain. There was however no risk of
the hoanur of that family being tarnished by the
misconduct of one individual. 11' bat the House him!
dime it must do again. Copt. Sanders had been scot
to Newgate, although he declared his misrepresent-
idioms pica/red.-it not fruit' a had li, art, but from
a boll head. General Chivvying now said the sante
thing ; but why admit that apology its the one evi-
dence, and rot in the other ? Thee-owlet:lion, edu-
cation, and rank dr the hatter, alt mu& uguinst
Win. Captuin Sanden wits an unwilling wittiest,
who had been forced to the Bar of that House, bat
General Clavering was a man who volunteered to
falsify the evideuce of aloither witness, who was
absolutely his benefactiess. Thvite were aggro*

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votieg cireenrittoinee. • He had heardma meat dal
Pf General Ciaverine's. honoree Peat moaner, In
would 'auk, was the teeteotiriff a Centric 1...41c.e.. its
offering timid. to a %Isure, to pUreb Mir poNmArvit P
What wolild tile pohlse any to them; It. wire) /0
tunny po-tpinieue-mbi of ti,is questitur, :and 'Ate,
cut iitti,j Captain SHIMit-11.•es . twt;wtei the. aU
limed ti clieriel Clavering to evicapel t its might alai
peer to the lothlic. rod the tiousessisised,lbc.posi: .
poising this qatstion. toe Mello oft itt seatirkiedeil
If they viewed this io themium. Marks as 'Anil
Lear, they ivoidd say, that •
Thiouga tattertstetos4o small sites *rat,
fishes seat) ar pram hate all.:. • . • y •
Mr. %Viten:teems below by makiette in altivinn
to some words that had fallen from the ilocouraltie
Baronet-who ta4.l •poken is farrier ar.tiespeset
veriug, amounts ig to AU attack upon the (-lemon-
able Aloter of the eleven, against the I.oyall)alrd.,
oe to some iiicousistedeies liaviag bee., otvieresble
in. his (Mr. IVarillit's) evidence, as well, as id
that of the General. " 1 illitsk isood Mr. W.). it
is rather hard that the Hon. Baronet should go iota .
en attack upon the lion. Mover of those olutrges,
out of which this present questioo bas ;aim', as it
is both unjust and uuntitelded. If the 11nrioura
able Ltaroicet dunk it nettesswy te, make d Pastes
attack,, instead of one cpinebeil as an insinuatioo;
I shall meet hint a that point. At the
time my I louotimble Friend was asked the ques-
tions alluded to, there was evidently no obia it. and
no motive for prevaricating, or -ender/out lug to
conceal the truth bat in 'vein' to Gea. Claris"
ihts there OPPrAro eo leattli been a shorn, and that
motive was no other than mideavouritso o excels -
pate the Llake .of York; by oterthrowink
the testimony of the principal witukas.• against
him. General Clivering was s voluntary wit.
need, pot culled by the Hauer to year Bar, or he
Miss evidently eollarlitig with Mrs Lowiena for the
purpose of deceiving the House ; and indeed he
positively tells you so, for he aftertards •eittl he
was not a voluntary witness, but th.it Lowten
had told bun to precut! to be a volunteer to the
busiiiess. lhir. Loirt.m, too. contradicted him;
and yet the floe. Banniet say, he eau bring for-
vyard witnesses to abew that General elsvering
mereiy in error of judgmeut. If pots believe
General (slavering, he wee at first colluding) avid
if yet believe Mr. [Anton, he (G.:n. Alavethio
apart have 'lee" KiviKt *hide acrott tit attlia Barr as
to what had happened in regard to liispromoninia.
Undoubtedly then. 'if them letters hail not heel
-iliscovereri and prodwoed.• all that (3era. Chat erre;
said would have gone very far to overthrow the tattle;
molly of Mrs. Clarke, in .the minds of thesesebe
were disiuelined to bslisrre here--Then come the*
letters, uuif they comes t ueral t;lavering to reed*
fy his tevaiutony, anti all he says, is, that he did not
remember them. ;an perfectly certain. that tha
wig-siatement of. Oen. Ciavering could ant have
eseapcd , notice, although he had 1101 been called a
second time .to the- Bar.--tf tke prodresion of the
letters, and his first eramioatirm, nail occosceak
wee import, evemalthough he had not enter nisei.
cowl time to the Bar, I ti *ha it would hare Yobs
perfectly isliptemilslit shot he could here been an.
.lowod to go eipy.where except &sect from hence to
Nee. gate. I never beard an instance of swore the
feet prevarivstiou. situ. C. Is Have yea
had any conversatior..eoeinnenscation
avtli
Clarke upon the subject of Army Promot loos r" He
aroavcre, " No, I never Isuct." Suppose then he had
had that letter sheivii him at that moment:,
would it not have been a somplete anent-
diction of his testimony, and demonstrated pre-
beywid a doubt. - Printed paper. have
appeared, which state that General Cleve.-mg
has not expected to have Wen dZaatimitt,
except •upoip a certain point. That surely skews
his tuirrew contracted view of the subject, and !lbw
little he is acquaiitted with the nature of et idence.
When we or.: to:d that he it one that is not fit, in
point of head, to stand an exeinituttiopi, such as
that it he tit. I would ask you, to be a Gut-bend
)flittr ? Is lie fit to evevinend at Gibraltar, or in
this country, or in any part of the World? 111i'..ki
regard to his family, I undoubtedly feel for them
in the stronge4 possible manlier; but Captain
Sandeo too had relatives, a wile sad a family. Why •
not skew compassion to the one es well its to Inc
other ? It is inertly because some Hon. Gentlemen
hove had more oommuuication with the one than
they have lied with the other. Undoubtedly, they
have great compassion fur General Glowering; but
louder inert.; is ionictilurs cruel, and I- think it
would be most cruel, in the present instance, be-
cause men-v to him would ire injustice lo the pu1...•
lic. Such u case as On+ ought, itide.vi, to idf .rti a
signal example of degradation and praiii.'ini lit ;
for the *device goes to strike at the vital principles
of society. Ns mutt can persuade me, that, a a
man can come and !prevaricate here, he is not
equally capable of prevaricating elsewhere, and even
of inducing others to prevaricate or peipre them-
selves in Courts ofJustice. There is nob noising hut
• the life of some unhappy and iinfortutiate individual
might hereafter go nom' aura evidence as that of
Cieneral Chivering, if we in .4lect our duty iii this
instance; I might upon such nit occasion as this
refer to the authority of en author of some cele-
brity, and possessing a great deal of point, amongst
the common people of this eountry„ with whom
many of them may sav--.-
" For if rich men Him us were to awing, •
" It would thin titelantl such ortubers to aria&
" Upon T)buru tree.
SIP+ word.s. as there in iy be applied, with at
merming any harshneva to tint individual, but mere*
ly justice to the country; for in every ?molt of view
the House must be convinced General Claveriog
has most grovly prevaricated, and most be puilisit-
'
ed liccortliag!y."
Mr. Ptitcevst.'said, from the part he had taken
in the binnium, since its commencement, he could
not give a silent vote upon that occasion, he would
therefore state shortly the erounds upon a Inch be
had formed his opinion, which was in favour of the
motion. It was because he favoured it, dust he wee
desirous they should postpone the consideration to a
future day, thin the friewls of General Cleveriug
might avail themselves of every advantage, and have
no occasion to say, that he del lint meet all the
iu-
dufgeasce to which lie was entitled. Ile could not
Me from the evidence, what defence they could, .
set up for him ; that evidence by which, iti his
opinion, leas _fairly convicted of prevartere•
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gins islet answers, sad She sillation Ter the now
was, whether such answers were given under mis-
appreheuitiou. or whether they were to be set down
as wilfulmitiostatements? In order.to daterminethat,
it wait ireceisaiyAlook to his conduct. Ile came
forward,Mis-the first eight, anxioua to give his evi-
dence; he hid' written to his Learned Friend with
that view ; but ois his second appearance, lie said
that Iris former evidence was not voinntery ; but that
he was brought forward reluctantly liv Mr. Lowten.
The fact, es stated by himself, was, that he went to
Col. Gordon, in order to do sway the impression
that he had had any communications on the subject
of Military Promotions with Mrs. Clarke ; but he
had offered 10001. for her mitience ; so that accor-
clog to his own acerviat, he went to Colootelpor-
doa to do away a true impression. On his
coining forward the second day, he was aware that
some letters had been produced, which contradict-
ed him, it was to do away that tuntruilietiou he
came forward. He (Mr. P.) tuight be mistaken iii
attributing it to sumo a cause ; but he was to go by
the best le,sloto the case admitted ; and on them he
:fill not hesitate to pronounce hem guilty of preva-
rieutimo.
Lord JOHN CAMPBELL sail, that General Cho.
vering had had a conversation with a Noble Lord
immediately after his examination, in which, he had
stated his conception of the questions put to him.
Ile thought the &hate slo:uld have been deferred
until they could here that conversation related.
which he nielerstood the Noble Lord was willing
to du.
• Mr. WIAITON said, that although many Hon.
Gentlemen seemed to think contradiction and pre-
varicatiou the same thing. he could not subscribe
to such an opinion; they were, in his mind, wholly
distitict. There was no precedent on the Journals
aline one brio% committed for contradiction ; it
was for prevarication they were committed, which
memt a kind of *hulling. (4 laugh.) If Gene-
ral Clavering were committed, it mast be upon the
ground of contradiction. Rank, he aelin'tted,
shookd not screen an offender, but neither should
it operate to his Jdisadvantage; the case should
be entirely made out es the case of A. B. without
any reference to his rank awl connexions.—
It had bees said that General Clavering misun-
derstood the questions lint to him; that was very
possible; when the House considered his mbar-
maraca'. time long coarse or examination lie had
uoidergouts, and the circumstance of Ins toot brit%
used to appear es a witness, he thought that they
would see he might hive misonderstood them. It
had been said, that emote's! Clavering came for-
ward voluntarily, but that fact made a different ini-
foreman' on his mind, from what it licensed to leave
made nylon others. Was it comestent: with the,.
prineiplea upon which menkindjectreerally
thee after having given false e • on .one
day, he should he willing to comae forward on
arinrher, to haserol the risk of contradicting
it It bud been elated that the letters pro.
• dured by Mrs. Clarke cuotradicted him, and
that he came • forward to reniovethe contradic-
tion; but that circumstance dm male a olifF.:ristit
impression epos his mind, from that which it sewn-
ari generally to have made. He oronld leave it to
the Rouse, whether it waist* better far kW to have
stood contmrlieted by Mn. Clarke idon'e. then ex."
pose himself to the possibility of cootradicting tits
eon testimony, and authenticating the letter from
which his contradiction was impplied ? Those con-
eideraitions should make the House pause before
they proceeded to a measure which would produce
lasting disgrace and mitt di4he diameter of
tire individual conceived.' the conversa-
tion lie had entered into with .a
Noble Personage,
as to his repression of the questions, was a fact
that made-in his favour.
Mr. M*Nteterv.x explained.
Mr. Esssolue said, that equal justice ought to be
distiibuted in that House ; one man had been al-
ready committal, and he coati see is° meson for
drawing a distinction in favenr of the !resew 'them,
accused. It had been contended, that lie sled not
uoderstand the (orations ; but it was impossible
that lie could nut have 'Lockwood them. It was
contrary to his (Mr. Ellison's) dispositino, to press
say thing against an' individual that must injure
him. but sod) was the calee.before them, lie felt •
it his dub to support the motion. (here the Hon.
'Measlier read some extracts from the evidence of
General Clavering, in proof of his prevarication.)
An lion. Gent. had talked of colorndiction, and
preiraricatiot., and Ylmnfhmim ; indeed he had puzzled
arm:—Liiwyers hail done so before.
even on the rules of evidence, whirl, lie thought
he comprehended. A cosi once oecurreel, in which
sae luau had wounded unto her in the face, end the
ele feuce set up VAS, that be did out intend to have
murdered him. Such wris'the defenee of General
lesernig; lie was not guilty of prevaticatiou----he
was only guilty of contradicticn. lei his opinion'
he was guilty of prevarication, end n prevaricaticei
twee direct than that of Captain KiONlell. Ile
'.lime furrow,' as a volorateer of justice, and should
hate come with clean hands. Never was there a
fame of more willing, wanton, and foolish prevaii-
....elm'. Great offences, he allowed, were not ex-
clusively confined to great neople; bat when com-
mitted by them, they should mint het passed over ;
ht, therefore. would vote for the motion.
Mr. WY NNE said. that he would detain the
house but for a short white. 'lle loud felt nicest
severely the !:art which be was compelled to act
upon that occasion, towards an individual of such
reek aryl connection, Kett it was his duty, as a
Mezuber of Kulianieut, and therefore could not
avrkideel. An Hon. :coolleman hail said, that
.lie House never cominitiesl but in caws of pre-
y orir.otion; if, that were the case, Cie Standing
tiller ottioe (latest was a mere dead letter, which
stated, that if any wituesas should give false
erideocebeforc them, lie should be polished. If
there were any thin; its the evidence that carriedin
(hello as to whether General Clayering understood
the qemstiond proposed to hint, or nut, lie would
54y. that the' word of a General Officer, that time
word or a person descended amid connected as he
was, should outweigh, all poionlalities against him,
au(' acquit him of the b,ut after a most
• • cure iiiveklgation of dos sehjecL gfltr, cimAir
d !ration of the evitivntv, again and again, lie could
r mise no doubt in his mind as to the prevarication
with which he hind charged Gen. ( 'hovering. The
manner in which he came forward he (Mr. W.) con-
sidered of great weight. When he was asked con-

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eeeeting trammel's' with Mrs. Clarke, he might
have thought that the question did not refer to ham;
hot when he was asked whether be had any com-
munication with her on the subject of army pro-
motions, did any man believe that he could have
misapprehended it; the letter too convinced him, it
was evidently upon the subject of army promotions.
As to his ccuiversation with a Nnhle Relation, it
did not affect the case; and therefore he (Mr. .)
would persist in the motion to which he had called
their attention.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and were
not re-admitted ; and the question that General
Clavering had prevaricated was carried without a
division. We understand Mr. C. W. WYNNE then
moved, " That the Serjeunt at' Arms should be di-
rected to take General (layering into custody"—
which was agreed to ; and that he also gave notice,
that when Gen. (levering was in custody of the
Serjeant, he would wove for his committal to
Newgate.
The House then adjourned at a quarter past
nine o'clock.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
FRIDAY, MARCH 24.

A second set of papers, relative to the late expe-
ditions to Spain and Portugal, has been laid
before the House of Commons.—They con-
sist of three letters from General Sir HEW DA 1.•
avant to Lord CASTLEREAGH ; six from Lord
WILLIAM Barmiest, all dated Madrid ; thirteen
from Major-Gen. BRODERICK ; twenty-one from
Capt. KENNEDY, dated successively from Corunna,
Lugo, Astorge, and Villefranea ; seventeen from
Lieut.-General Sir DAVID BAIRD, and thirteen
from Lieutenant-Gen. Sir Jona Moot/E.—l:he
public have been taught by the under-strappers of
Ministers, to attribute the delay, which attended
the landing of Sir DAVID BAIRD'S troops
at Corunna to a form that could not be dis-
pensed with, and not to any Inkcwarasuess
on the part of the Spaniards. This is false, as
may he seen in the following extract from the let-
ter of Capt. Kememer, dated October I I :—" It
is evident that the Junta are averse to our troops
lauding at Commie ; the objection they first started
was the distance from the army ; the one now as-
signed, the installation of the. Supreme Central
Junta, and the necessity of applying to it ; to toe,
however, it appears evideut, that the real objec-
tions are the inconveniences attending the spur-
tering of the troops, the providing cattle, 8:e."
Gen. BAIRD, in his letters, appears to entertain
the sante ides; and admits that it would be more
*agreeable to the people of Corunna. if his troops
were to land more to the sastwsrd. When the
.sanetinu, however. for landing at t'ornnna was at
length tardily received, what did it amount to?
Why, to merely a perusissiou to land its divisions
of from 4 to 3000 each, to be pushed forward on
their march immediately, and in 4itecession ; while
General BAIRD complains that it MIS his original
wish and intention to have csionittei the whole of
his force in the neighbotorhom: of Cornitsta, and
there complete its equipment, previous to the coin-

Illencement of his march. In page 14d, Sir Mattis
BA I ILD says--

s. Whether we may be ultimately compelled to
evacuate Galicia or testi I cannot at present say,
but it certainly never could be intended, nor is it
at all possible, for the British troops in Spain, to
contend singly with the overwhelming fume of
France, unaided cud unsupported as they are by
any vigorous effort DI( the part of the Spanish na-
tion."
lo the immediately auhaequent letter. dated
Astorgn, 24th November, General !Wan says—
Should our re-embarkation become eventually
necessary, of which I confess I have little doubt,
I have been led to select Vigo in preference
either to Corunna or Ferrol, because the former
town is not tenable for an instant, stud tile an-
chorage is completely commanded from the shore,
which is also the case with the latter ; in ad-
dition' to which objection., the entrance to the
Dort is so narrow, that without u leading
wind, a fleet might be detained there for a very coo-
sirkrable time. Vigo is represented to be iii every
respect a mote convenient place for embarkation,
where, in the event of adverse winds, it fleet might
lie in safety, out of reach of all molestation front
the shore; it else affords a chance of esalsarkinar
the cavalry and artillery horses, as there is a chance
of orcuping Bayonns, until the arrival of horse
ships from England, or even of transporting to
the Bayonne Islands the horses, which might be
foraged from the ships now laden at COIU111141."
We wish to call the attention of the reader to
pas,,age, particularly as Sir JOIIN Alone,: has
been censured by the Alinisterial Scribes for fixing
mans Vigo a. the port of embarkation, whet' we
dud his necessities afterwards obligisl him to embark
at Corunna. In p. 147, Sir DAVID BAIRD 1111S6-•-
.‘ It is very remarkable that floor of the Spanish
Ministers or Generals have afforded me the least
information, or Iteen in any sort of comusuoication
with me. From Sir Joe,. Moose's letter., it ap-
pears timid he iisOillarly situated. This silence, on
their Pan ja tt:,yery grent disadvantage, WI the
intelligence wet obtain is consequently vague amid
ufteu crintradietViey." These are the only points in
Mir DAVID HAJILD'Ii letters that we are able to notice.
Tim kttera of Sir JouN M Qom.: are of superior im-
portuner, and we have accordingly extracted treat

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theta to • rester extotot. Thee &nets, how- I
ever mutilated mod gorblea,gresotlicieut to she. that

Ministers miscaleulated the co-operation of the Spa-
niards; that Sir J. MOORS despaired of snceees from
the begi uning, and that his heart was broken before it
was struck at Corium by the cannon-ball that car-
ried his gallant spirit to another, and,we hope, a bet-
ter world. We will not pursue this subject further :
Lord GIIWNVILLE'S Motion upon it stands fur this
night in the I louse of Lords.

It will be seen in our report of Parliamentary
Debate, that General C LAVF.aING is ordered into
the custody of the Serjeant at Arras. This does
honour to the House of Commons. `AN DEN D.
CLAVERING. This is even-handed justice.
We yesterday stated the comnitmiration of a
telegraphic dispatch, announcing that the people
of Cadiz rose in favour of the English, and mur-
dered the Governor of that city, who was sus-
pected to be friendly to the French. They
were brouglit to Plymouth by the Peacock, from
Lisbon, at which place the fisgard hail arrived,
with ut, account of the Insurrection. It took place
on the 22i1 last. The Statira is also arrived at
Plymouth, with an account of the expulsion of the
French from 'Vigo, and further successes of the
Spaniards.—The fallowing particulars have been
transmitted by our correspondent at Plymouth :
PLYMOUTH-DOCK, MARCH 21.
This morning arrived the Peacock, of 19 guns,
Capt. Peuke, froin Lisbon, which place she left
days since : previous to her sailing the Fisgard had
arrived from Cadiz, with an account of an insurrec-
tion that took place on the 2:ed ult.; the following
are the particulars received :
.4 Don Juan de Herida *was killed in an insur-
rection of the people of Cadiz on the :Nil Feb.
" The Marquis de Villel, Representative of the
Supreme Junta at Cadiz, was closely confined in
the Capuchin Priory.
.‘ General Coiraffit was in hourly expectation of
death.
" The. English were in high favour, and the
Spaniards anxious for the British troops to land.—
The Spanish people were extremely dissatisfied with
ail their leaders, and full of enthusiasm against the
French.
" After Juan de Herida was put to death the
pee,* tore out his heart, and carrieti it about the
streets of Cadiz on a pike."

ANOTHER Levren SAME DATE.
Arrived the Stalin; frigate, Capt. Boys, from
Vigo, which plaice she left on the Otis instant ; she
brings intelligence that the Patriots there had
risen en waive, and driven the French out with
great slaughter, and not a Frenchman could make
hi.. appearance without being massacred by tke
infuriated populace. All the population of Vigo
and its vicinity, both male anti female, were filled
with the most enthusiastic fury ; and all those
who could not procure mnskets were armed with
bayonets, daggers, bludgeons, and other offensive
weapons. They attacked all small parties and
stragglers of the French army, to whom they gave
no quarter. Capt. Boys supplied the Spaniards
with all the muskets and ammunition he could
spare. for which they were extremely grateful.
The Lively frigate, which was reported to be
lost. was at Vign when the Statira came away.
The Swing left Sir J. Duckworth at igo,
when she sailed.
EITRAET OF A LETTER FROM UN BOARD THE PLO-
VER, OTT HIRANYA AND PORTO VIDRO RIVER.
MARCH
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•• We arrived here with the Plover and Staters
this morning, and lay-to, off and on, all day, wail-
in{ for an answer from the General, the 11arquis
Roaming. At night we made sail for Vigo, and
came to anchor °lithe (Laze Islands on the
On the 2d Mere sailed in chase of a brig going
into Vigo. Ou the 4th, hearing that the French
had possts.ion of Miranda and Porto Vitro, at the
request of the Spaniards, the Placer,
and S► aba. supplied them with all the arma sad
ammunition they could possibly spare ; and yester-
dry, at four o'clock, every Frenchman quitted the
towiis of Miranda, Porto Novo, and Porto Vidro.
" (ha the 4th the French got completely defeat-
ed, with the loss of 400 men killed on the spot, and
a vast nurreLer wounded."

Yesterday morning, His Maatm-, and Princcss
Aunt STA, accompanied by Earls Cni.,,TutrlLLD
and Wiaritti.sas, the Hon. VtLisiLas. Gene-
rals DL BUD., FITZROY, and MANNERS, and
Lady MAMA CUMBERLAND, rode un horseback
in ‘Vincl,nr Park, till one o'clock.
We are ! nappy to announce that Princesses Sa-
rnia sto,l AMELIA are u little beau., bat nut utile
to go out.

Yesterday morning, the Earl of WlN(littlEa
arrived rit Windsor, on a visit to their MAJESTIES.
Great fermentation is excited in the Cabinet.
by the feelings to which the line of cuieliNt
adopted by Ministers, during the late investigation,
has Own rise; Lord Mut et t.t.s, who does not
approve of the mode adopted by Mi. PERCRVAL,
in defending the Duke of Yenta, 'aspires to the
Admiralty. I.ord MUMIRAVL has been offered the
tkilisisnes.; and Lord CHATHAM will emceed Sir
Davie DUNDAS in his new inilitaryonfiee. Thesa
changes are. however. as yet only in embryo, and
snny b• delayed or overturned by new intrigues
and arrangements.
Mr. HULLER, the Lord of the Admiralty. it is
expected will have the house occupied by Captain
Hons. who bitey resigned his seat at that Board,
as one of the L9rds.


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ri i F 4 TRF.S.
Orin toll Otis rt.
The, brury-leoe Conipany perfortoeif, for the
lust time, limit Hight, at this Theatre. At an rani
hour, every sivvittav to the Louise wastilled with
company. The entertaintuauto went off with tile
grrateat spirit, alba the cumin' fell amidst the re,
iterated plaudits of the audieoce. Adiougst whom
o ere—
The Dorliestes of 31fokoito and Dine' the ilinva
slur of Antoci'; the Illatnioitarns 4 Lossiosm, atorip,,t.
Dead/int, Downshirt, :Aid Bin ; Clionnotts sr Optars,
Coifs% De Vetnico, Es.wx, Prosbrokii, litabermigh. frp,
run, Home, Carlisle, Solis, Caritautents, sad Cardiff's,
Vionuattios Dudley and Ward, and Annotation, L.a
Le,,i,jorron Bosley, Kroh, Graufbani, Mare, Sal
Puneonlq; ilatirinfe, Colifsder, V. Ilaitintk, M. atophr
and E triad/read ; Lords Agawam*, teimaied, W. owe
flock, and heraldic
untritaßKET.
'Mr. Ktitatx being quite recovered from hi!
late indisposition, perlorilied the past of Pear
dock, in The If heel of Icrteme, Last night, with ait
the good sense mid judgment he so einaietilly prise
stases. The other parts were well supported, I/ I
the whole play received unbounded applause.
I he Blind Buy followed, with all i44:tittractioii of
music, scenery, and decoration. Mr. C. Kenai.'
received the most enthusiastic applause, in her ~ns
mirable performance of Edmund the *hal ay. -.0
The house overflowed in every part. ,
The beautiful Lady nsktores Cement:l t.,
who, oily fourteen years ago; was the ornament
and admiration of this metropolis. Is left a wid4 .
with eight children; and, as we are assured,
no menus iu affluent, or even in easy ei reign...
stances. Mr. CAMPILI.L, her late hvsliand. wos 6
Member of the present Parliainent ; and they.
lived together on terms of the most affectionate
and cordial union. The Duke of Aatrt.c an&
Lord Julie CASINO! Li., her two brothers, bare set
out for Scotland, in order to console their sister.
under her affliction, leaving General Ct•rtatou
to the mercy, or the lilserality of the House of
Commons, before whom his case CAMe on yesterilii.
We are happy to state, that Sir JOHN C A LLII %.
DEC is now in a fair way of recovery, from a 1011 g.
painful, and dangerous illness.
It is by us) mesh, true, that Lady CHARLOTTE
W----r is retunsed to, or has been receive', I,),
her husband. But the fact is, that in tense..
intense of u letter addressed by the Hon. Colonel.
eADOG IN. L:Nly C.'s eldest brother, to I,o:di
Ps—T, he coneented to separate front her, and to
take another lodging. He has not returned. hew.
ever, to his family. In his absence Lady*C—rn.
has Leen carried down to Downharu, in &Mink.
near Brandon. a seat of her half-brother, the pre-
sent Furl of C ADDHAN, where else at present re.
mains; that house not being occupied by its pre.
mot noble, but unfortunate possessor, who his
been confined, during malty years, on_ account of
alienation or mind.
At the Highland Club, in Cockapor-strect, held
at the British Coffee-house. on Tuesday enning,*
very numerous company assembled. The Maroeie
of Hu a Ti.e was called to the Chair, mid the scant,
of The Duke of York was drunk with three times
three. No Address, however, either. of gratitude,
for services rendered to the tinny, or of sasisloser.
on the loss sustained by his resignistailit; !Moll*.
posed. The Secretary at War did trot Walk'
after the severe reprimand which he had so rot 4-
received from the Secretory eStsten collie forw ,
or even to appear iu person at the Meeting. Ws
5
trust no further attempts will be made to' cep's,
military approbation towards his Royal Highness.
in opposition to the national will. Such injudirjou
efforts to serve the late Commander-in-Chief, can,
in fact, only be injurious,and aggravate his Snider.
tune. •
The Anchor and Vine, public-house, in Charing-
Cross, the Telegraph, and Admiral Duncan. pub-
lie-I es, adjoining, in Buckingham-cputr, are
shortly to be pulled down, for the purpose of en-
larging the Lords of the Admiralty's houses, in the
Allan niltv-Yard, on the North side.
We understand that a definitive treaty of peace,
friendship, awl :inhume. between Great-Britain
and Spain, was sigised,ou Tuesday. Some articles, •
not yet predeely adjusted, are reserved for future
arrongsouent.
'Cie Mugiatratev and Town Council of .Dun-
fermline, Scotland, hove revoked to present peti-
tions to both Houses of Parliament. praying that
the bill, introduced lardy by the Loon Anew:Av.:,
for hatter regulating the public records of Scotland.
may not he passed into a law.
The Quer... lr' a nsma, 'from Hayti ; rigitratt,
CIA FFORD ; Essex. St MAWAK; and the Mary Ala.,
Goonrcu.our, from the Brazils, sailed from Fol.
mouth. for the Downs, snider convey of the • .
Speseer ; but would pay no attention to isi
awl parted on the 4ittli inst. off St. Alban's eat.
The James, Vaal tax, from Stockholm to Ca-
diz, put into a port Deur Ferrol, in distress, and is
seises'.
Lose no time--Tickets will rise--Only 19400
Tickets can be sold in the present Grand Lottery
—a number smaller than was ever kuowus before,
and the sale is stove greater than in the last Lottery
when Ticket* because so scarce, and ultimate(
rose to upwards of 601. each. Sw Ire said Col,'
therefore recommend an immediate pardon*. s
the prices must be higher in a day or-two. Ticket.
and Shares are on sale, in great variety. at theie
Offices, No. 11, Poultry. No. 14, Ch, nig-Crow.,
and No 31, Aldgate High-street.
One filet is worth a hundred argninents ; stn4
one Lottery Ticket may be worth a thousand Pei-
sea in the ensuing Lottery, if purchased before ine
tido of April text; for the first-drawn Prise kba*
151. trust ging' One Thousand Whole Tickets.
whose worth is incalculable.
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