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Butler was in gnstody. and being answered in the
affirmative;
Sir CHARLES stated, that about two
o'clock in toe afteruoou of the day on which lie was
arrested, r livery servant brought him a letter, di-
rected to Sir Juno Charles tlau,iltou ; cow:owing
it to he misdirected, he *petted it, cud iOUIId ÜbliL
it CUIILKIIIed a demand for a debt, due to Messrs.
Walsh mud Co. from smother iiersisii, rod he told
the servaut it was a mistake. While he was thus
engaged, lie heard a double knock at the dour; lie
desired his servant to say lie was from house; not-
withstaudiug which the person (the officer Butler)
forced his way tutu the room where he was, cod ar-
rested luau. Ile told the officer he was not the per-
iron, that his mune was not John Charles Hamilton,
bet merely Charles Hamilton, uud that he sup-
posed the person agatust whom the writ was issued
was air Irish Baronet, as he had heard there was
one of that name. The u 4 ker. however, insisted
OA he was right, and commanded die Hououruble
Member to acciinapatisy Inui. When they had left
the house, and ware ou their way to bir Charles
Hamilton's Attorney, he again remonstrated with
Butler uu the impropriety of Ins conduct, and
warned him of tue trouble in which he would be
involved, to uo purpose ; but when they reached
Old Buisilmtratet, the officer suddenly left tom, and
ran off. The Hon. Member then said, that if he
could, consistently, have puuished Butler at com-
mon law, he would have (1011 t *O, instead of bring.
iug him to the liar of that House. He would, in-
deed, willingly have pardoned the Moult, had an
apology been Made uu the fallowing morning—but
that was not done (Bear ! titer /1 He therefore
felt himself justified iu pursuing the course
he did. The lion. Member concluded with hay-
ing., that he would now be satisfied with au ample
apology (4 cry of 11.0. Au.)

The SPEAKER said, that the Hon. Member has- '
Mg stated his case, the sett thing was, to call Bot-
tler to the Bar of the House. He was then called
in. when the Speaker told hint he had been guilty
of it breach of prifirege, in arresting an Illituour-
able Member of that House, and asked what he
had to say in his defence
Butler presented a paper, which he was desired
to read. lie said he could nut read, nor did he
know its contents.
The SPEAKER desired hint to say what he had to
offer in excuse.
He auswered, that he was very sorry for what
had happened, and wished to ask pardon.
He was then ordered to withdraw.

On the motion of Sir C. Ilami frog, Butler was
spin called in, and asked whether the Hum Bart.
had 'sot endeavoured to satisfy him that he as.
wrong—to which he answered " yes" and again
withdrew.
Mr. l'slicavat. said, that the How: Burt., thro'
the whole' 6f this proceeding, hail *hewn a very
forbtering 4isposition. It was, however, a case
that called for the interposition of the House, and
he therefore moved " That Daniel Butler has been
guilty of a breach of privilese."
Mr. BARIUM sant, that he was convinced Si?
C. Hamilton wouW have been the la3t teen in the
world to with for punishment, had there beets the
least apology offorod.
Mr. reacectes motion was then put and car-
ried. He then moved " That Darnel Butler for
the said offence, be eimintieted to Nevigate,"-:-Or-
derrd.

Mr. CeArmee Eksits asked whether it was in-
tended to suffer the importation of the produce of
the island of Martinique, uuder the regulations
which governed the imposts of the British co:ciaies t
Mr. Palms:Vim replied, that the Hon. Member
was in possession. from The Gazette, of all he knew
upon the subject. lie could, however, Suite, that
positive orders had been given, to both our floral
and military commanders, nut to enter into any
specific article of agreement, relative to the ex-
porting the produce of that colony, Ile added.
that 'whatever sugar might be imported from that
island, would be imported only for the purpose of
exportation.
CHELSEA HOSPITAL.
Sit FRANCIS BURNET'', pursuant to his notice of
yesterday, rose. and moved that there be lied be-
fore the House, • Copy of the Warrant to the
Surveyor Cieueral of the Crown Lands, from the
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, dated 11th
March, 1809, authorising the grant of certain
Lands belongtog to Chelsea Hospital, and to pre.
pare a Lease of part thereof adj g thereto."
In doing so the Hon. Baronet stated his object to
be to ascertain whether there had been any impro-
per return made, for it ass almost impossible in
words to give a description of the grievauce, as it
depended so much upon the tonality of the lauds
granted. Ile repeated that they belonged originally
to Sir Robert Walpole, and were purchased by the
Public for the beuetit of the linspital, Nod would,
if retained, have beer, a grand and magnificent ac-
quisition to the Hospital. It appeared upon the
lace of it to be a very scandalous job, for it was as
twenty to owe is favour of the individual to whom
that tine piece of lend he had alluded to had been
granted. It every wey became the .
went. awl by its going down from the Infirmary to
the rivet. was well calculated far the good of the bees
pital. lodged • more proper acquisition loth* Hes-
pital c not well he imagined, and yet he uglier-
steed it has been disposed of to Col. Ciellaglis for
the littlititi of building a house. surrounded with a
wall *WS high, se es to shot est free cirtelation
ef air, PIM a spot which onght to be as open as pos-
sible. Thus, the Hospital was, cadre,/ the
original retention, to he cooped up every way, end
fresh air excluded upon all sidah It appeared to
him very extraordinary, that the Commissioners for
the nunagement of the Hospital. had not reinon-
stinted. mid the Surveyor must have been very de-
fective in his duty, in not pointing out the colter-
Dimwit of retaining that plot of ground for the la.
nest of the Hospital, before the grant Ms, made,
and the Surgeon and Physician of the Hospital
erect ahn culpable in net pointing oat the necessity
of it. lie would beg Gentlenien to take ti *elk to
the Hospital, and take a view of the piece ef ground
alluded to, so as to convince themselves of the im-
propriety of such a grant being made. He
sboeld say but little es to the hardships of llama
who lied paned the first part of their liven arid
last their limbs in the envies of the Country, and
only observe that every thing that conlel gratify
their pride, as wall as add to their combo b iu their

old age, they aria. %tell enticed tti. He should be;
glad to hear aiiy explauatioo wade upon this .ulr-
ject, and aliouiJ tse bet) sorry to lismi that 110 atteh.
twu wail paid lu u wittier ut stub public IMICCII.I,
rud 1111 justly to he Citsuplll4lted ilia
MI. 1.0144: *llia, that as uue of the Commission-
ers foe want stogilte affairs ut I:lariats Howttal, tar
Celt himself calltd upuu to make a few uhservatious.
tie felt it his duty to attend, as much ds lios*stple,
to the conslarts of the Yeassattuers as auj mail, but
he cautil &Moran tbe Haan, liar 1.1/IarAVIVI44.III QC

represessentsous m . ade to the Board, ely
elvisetly,the phyamsar its the hospital, that an Schr-
amm-, was UMICD waited the CulsiUllaiiyustrs, tiptop'
hearing that omit a purchase of laud had bees
made for tee Crowns, thought proper to apply to
the Treasury for a past thereof, us order to erect
our. A plan was sent to Use Treasury, puiutlu
wt what portion of grouud would be stecessery,
which was approved oh, and it was stated,
that it mote were wanted, there would be no
difficulty in gettssig ; but it wire the opi-
nion of every one concerned jut the Hospital,'
that ors twee was ismeeserj. It appesirtd sit th.r
same time, that a inesersnal wee presented, o.t.
the part et Colia.,el Nordin, praysarg for a Irmo:
of part of the resouindes of Use grouud. (,'p u'
which the Surveyor of the Crown Linda
wade a report upon Watt as upvu 5.11 other Wilhiler
occasions, acid u wee spurs his report that the Trea-
sury wade the graut isuis complained uf. Coloutl
Gordou's proposed trine, Welt uu& acceded to, but
others were proposed winch were not so favourable
to him, and st wet equally opens to any other person
to have inside a runner upylirdtlOU. It should be
remembered, that in 17e4 au Act was brought sn
by Mr. Pitt to regulate use granting of leases of
crown lauds, arid to prevent their besug made until
two surveyors LiElLalcit upon oath the value they
put upon thesis. 'I MX ruse was observed in the
present instance, and therefore, if the lionourithle
Baronet thought that that Act required anessul-
meat ; it was open for lion to propose it, without
complaining of any conduct of the Treasury, who
had so strictly complied with eta provissous. If the
lands had been put up to auction, he did nut thiuk
that snore benefit:nil terms tumid have been pro-
cured. Sods tieing the case, he could not help
thinking that the application of the seem of griev-
ance or a job, was most improper, and the lion.
Baronet himself would ue commit eii of it when he
!saw the papers. It was worthy of remark, that
the lease sit yoestioss coutaiued se clause restricting
the purchaser frosts erecting any budding that would
be inconvenient to the Hospital. He concluded by
muting, that lie had no objection to the productios
of the pastier sought for, as it would IiOUI it ep.
peer, that whin he had stated were the real facts of
the case.
Sir EDWARD MOStLY stated, that he had gone,
this day, aloof{ with the Honourable Baronet,- he
Chelsea, to suspect the grounds in question, anti
that bit statement was perfectly correct. It was tw
all appearance a piece of ground, particularly eli-
gible, as it comrnutlicateel wit► the river Thames.
The foundation of Colonel Gtirdon's house was
already laid, and a wall war intended to be built,
ten feet high, which he rebid venture to shry world
array the mammary soughs.
Mr. HUORISIOS hoped there wee uothiNg in this
matter of that bressious oeuvre emend, awl that by
the production of the papers called fir. the Hue.
Baronet would be satedied that this was not at
least a scandalous job on the part of the Tieasury.
These Lads originall) beloatged to Chelsea Hos-
pitale these grouted to Mir Robert Walpole, and
afterwards tr.. Lord Yarmouth, and seveuty years of
the leave were still unexpired, whe• it was found
proper to put the public again it pneserisiou of
them. The Treasury octet° judge of what could
be the best use to Le mode ut those lends, fur the
benefit of the haspitalethei having made the pura
chase for that purpose. 'lire Couuussuwuel. of the
Treasury. as IN. _Oetrooll of this 14o.pitild, directed
the surveyor, phybivinii, and aurgeim, to report in
what manner these lauds could he most benefici-
ally applied, and upon their report they had mold.
The Surveyor stated, that the lot sieirevesry for the
nve of the hospital was worth 6,U311!. awl 110 n valor
of the hood to be let to Colonel (i 0 .1100, was oisly
531. per • mum, so that there was 6alt, One coati*
to adopt. The hospital was thnr,4lst "Irrinly to he
sufficiently extended, Use slumbers of iii-peuresiers
being Ore and out-peusiouerr amounting to some
thousands. He would slot oppose the production
of the paper, a. it would *hew there was na scan-
dalous job in the transactiou, and should have ise
objection to call any witnesses that might be deem-
ed necessary for the further Illostration of the sub-
ject, after that document was inspected. Besides
that paper, however, he thought there were others
that might he proper to be hurl before the Homer,
winch lie should afterwards move for.

Sir Joust Newest put a question, us to the
terms of the original lease, and why the !sods in
I nestle° were not granted for the same length of
time, as those upon which the Hospital was built?
Mr. Husetsinon aoswered, that the lands upon
which the Hoopital was built, was part of the
Croon estate. end being found sufficient at the
time for the purposes inteeded, those in goestion
were granted for a limited term to Sir Robert Wal-
pole, and afterwards re-purchased lay Govern-
ment.
Mr. Ptacavat said, every oue of His Majesty's
Ministers were consulted es to the propriety of
granting this lease of the Crown Lanai., and he
only wished to guard any breach of the act /by not
alleibing the House to he taken by surprise. Whirls
the lion. Baronet proposed making this metier
yesterday without a regular notice, his only
wish io opposing its being made without a regular
tiotwe, was iu order that there might not be
motions wade upon erroneous statements, when
no person was able, in the Brat instance, to
set the Howie right as to the fact. The Ho-
nourable Baronet seemed to view this matter
with that jealousy and jauntheed eye, with
which it WWI well knoan he viewed every act of
Goveroment. There was no act they could per-
form, which did not in that Honourable Baronet's
u►ind wear the shape of a job. without looking into
its merits; and such insiouations appeared inertly
to be throw► out, in order to captivate the public;
mod. The Hon. Baronet imaqioed, for instance.
that Government in this instance were favouring
one iiwli►idnal at the expense of all those poor in-
valids the Chelsea Peusiosets, w whom the country

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