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difference that existed. was as to t!..e mode ur foe* •
cf proceduVe. It was his intention, this very day or
to-morrow. to move for those papers which were
accessary for that purpose; the delay in doing so
was not attributable to him.. For come years back
there had beau an East India Budtret in arrear, a
circumstance which she Hon. Gentleman must
know perfealy w. 41.
Mr. CREEVEY replied. that thispres precisely a
similar cam with those that had happened befote.
The East India Company stated in their Petition,
that by Ad of Parliament they had the power of
raising money. but in their present circumstances
they c-;uld ws Jo so.
Mr. P. MOORE thoeght that this application
ought to be Dude when the animal Budget, which
the House had been accustom-1Z in, came to be
discussed. The i aof 1791 limited the East India
beads to the amount of 1.390.0001. which was after-
wards increased ta 3,000,001:11. 'tie East India
C ,mpany had tLit power of iaereasir.g their capital.
1 bat the All is itaperaties.-14 WA, .:.sainot„,cateed
their bonds lieyeeni Area eallients.
Mr. WALLACE stated. that she East India
Company had certainly already the power I,f rale-
ine money. but upon this occasion it-lad bees
fiend more convenient and expedi, t to Jo 'hat by
ano:her inoJt.
The 2etition was then ordered to be referred to a
Coma:inns.: upon Friday nest.

GALWAY MILL .
Mr. ROSE }nought up the Report of the Corn-
Metre of Privilege,, to which the ietier ..: G. C.
Mills. E:.q. the Member resumed for the Borg' a
in the County of Cornwall, and t, e
Petitions presented against hint, were referred. ie
stated, this they had examined the matte's thereon,
and also considered the precedeets upon the Juni-
nals, and found that he is a Mernher of the House,
and is is the custody of Use Marshal of the King's
Bench; and farthee. that they had not thought it
necessary to examine into the truth of the allegro
nom contained in the several Petite.ns,
that if proved. they could not alter their deterts.:::
and therefore they had resolved. e Teat tee said
Geroge 4:stymy Mills is entitled to the pr.vilsgcs
of the Hoare. and consequently to his discharge "
Mr. ROSE then moved, i ..at the House do
agree wilt their Committee in said kooluzion."
Mr. PETER MOORE, upon the qua ti •ts oars
promised ttotst the Clair, rase, and 55,4, th.d .ts •
Member of the Committee to whom the .otter a. d
petitions were referred, acrd as Member of t'w
House, he begged its indulgence, while he stets d a
few obsess-4mm. which he cemidered Deco-err y
the honour and dignity of the Honse of Comnesos.
fle thought, that these were cor.sida..tions of more
impert•ece than the %Lae interests set a private in-
dividual. !lc had ailed as a mediator between
Mr. Mills alet his creditors, but his efforts bad
proved I ostless, as he ( Mills) had riet"..hought per .
per to abide by is.s Iwo r (.7(.14 i The mow 4..
of the debts due by this Mr. Mills, to the creditors
who had already presented petitions to the Cow-
mince of Privileges, amounted to the sum of
45,0001 and other creditors, to the ams mit of SCOOI.
more, were re.tdy to petteon the House. These cre-
ditors thought, that while the House wete intent
upon guarding their own privileges, yet so fa- 'a
re 6 aso the public ctedit and e-r6lic bononsethe)
were entiatel to the proteßtun of earl'estent.
did rut know that lie was to be. a meats,: -4 Otis
Counni.te,. till he was salted upon this day
therefre, had not had much opportunity of inquiry
set consideration; but as far as he had examined the
Precedents uponithe Journals, he thought there was
not one that awe the case in question, a stated in
those Petitions. The Petitions stated, that this Mr.
Mills bad obtained a seat in Parliament merely in
order to else le the justice of his country, and to de-
fraud his creditors. He was sorry to say this of a
person with whom be had been intimate both in the
House and in private life ; but he thought it hie
duty, in justice to the country, to be explicit. If
the matter was further inquired into, it would be
found, that this was a temporary proteetion, ob-
tained under collusion, to escape justice. and to 'de-
fraud his creditors. The propositions he had re-
ceived from Mills himself. his creditors were wisleng
to agree to, provided he would not undo them when
a Member of Parliament; but this be would nct
subscribe to. He ( Mr. Moore) did think, that
when some small pensions were attrateing the atten-
tion of the public, a case so glaring, and an objca
of Hub megnitiide as to exceed 30,0001. starlit-. •
which creditors can never regain, having peesentso
itself before th-m, ought to be looked into before the
House proceeded to allow soy individual to viola'e
all the torsos of a Court of Judicature. Thar Re-
pert steted, veer honourably, why they could ei
acquiesce with esee Petitions; hut. perhaps. this WWI
one of those cases where .oe Right of Privilege
ought to be waved, so ea to exclude such an indi-
vidual from otroteal-n.
Mr. 'WOE stated, as a rrecedent for the preseet
Report, a cam that he theueht ex4ftly slimier. sir
m.ant the ose relative to a Mr. Basset, who, u..,t.!r
like circumstances, was found entitled to the ptivi-
leges of a Member ut the Haase. The Committee
certainly thought. that it would only have been a
wive of time to discuss the *Negate-tee of the Pm.,
none after they had obtained sudicient prc-r,sl
Mr. •Mtils being a Member of the House, and pre-
cedents being so tar tallOrfraYm as to his beteg
thereby glutted to the esual privileges.
Mr. PETEIt Mt,iJ,l i idled, that the sole tab-
jeegt which Mills had in was collusion to get
a seat itt Parliament. and afterwards so get oat of
the c....intrv.
Mr. C W. W. WYNNE said, that having been
also a bleruo....r of the Committee, he agreed v.lt
the Report that had been made, but be felt it to
cessary to notice what had been said to this heir
sa atraprdiaary case. He agreed with the Right
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