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DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY

Lord CASTS,pare uotICC, that Tyr'
TutAlay next he should state to the tho
outline of the measures the c"ateu:.ist:u If
Hip Ma;csty's pr, sent Goserotnent, rtiative t.. the
internal defemiiv,• force of the Loun... Il•
to base the prop,.setl plan introdin e I 4efon•
rect.'s:, and the fl.il printed, 1.11 as to atiord
tune for t,erions and mature cousiiirrution.
RETZBBION ABOLITION BILL.
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Mr. EA-N—KE—i---M-0-1;e41711;:t7o-lia--on-;ttaTi—o-fthis 111:1

Cpon the question tieing put from the Chair.
Lord Orli. t.,rov rtwe, loud spoke at consiitsr..i,:,
length,' lint in such an Mau-bole tone of voice.
that we coulki collett even a su.glt senteacc
what he utt,ied. 11 r untie' stood him, howi.%,!-.
to t •peak'ip.: is ft.! our of it.

%relit *lwo a Committee, M
HEN Ali It. r/N in tht ( hair.
31r. H. 471 Pi .Mated. that this !

hail de•ir,-41 tho Hnu:•e to l.•rp in muntnLtat•,r
the prucet.(iiiias that hail Lren to►en alt' :he
fortnvr oar, vri,ich 11::(1 brcn introdut tat for sign •
cr::• ~f :t similar purpoi,... In c,.ii9t•gurncr of t
,t,..r0;:e4,1;!16, in the lioute ut Lurdr, tLe Ilc:Le

found itself compelled not specifically to propose ,
the saint measure. In that light, thereforeot be-
cline his duty to limit the clue.,tion-of the present
Bill; as he thoujt, if they could succeed in car-
rying a measure to prevent-any further Reversions
front being granted for a specific period of time,
they might afford a mere ample scope to any bene-
ficial suggestions proceeding from the financial
Committee, or from any individual Members of the
House, italic intermediate period. He certainly hoped
that in the mean time some great political measure
might be adopted, to effect what appeared to him
of considerable importance in various points of
view ; he meant an absolute restriction of the pre-
rogative of the Crown, in granting Offices in Re-
version. At the same time that it was his desire
to do that which was most practicable, he alto
wished to adopt that mode which would appear to
be most conciliating, and least offensive to the
other House of Parliament. It was with these
motives that be had studiously abstained from say-
ing any thing more as to the proceedingo of their
Lordships, in the other House, than what was ab-
s‘Outely necessary, in commenting upon them, to
keep up the spirit of the law and the constitution
of the country. In making his former observations
as to the limitation of time that might be neces-
Iwo, it occurred to him that it would be entirely
in vain to take a longer limitation than that which
had been suggested us the Houle of Lords. To
have prooosed to put it off to a period of nine or
ten years would. probable, have created a disunion,
and shewn a want of harmony between the two
Houses of Purliauseut. He hod, therefore, only
stated geaerally, that an amendment having been
suggested in the Committee of the House of Lords,
to hamit the duration of the former Bill to two years,
he should propose that as the period to which the
present one should be limited. This, however, he
had only thrown out as what had at first occurred
to him to be the most convenient limited pet led to
be fixed upon •' hut,' the [louse werenot partieular-
ly pledged to adopt that first suogestion, he should
state lessons for making an alteration in what he
had thus hinted at. It did appear from the
notes of their Lordships Journals, now before the
Ho.' a, that that particular term was specifically
proposed, and actually rejected; a cireuinstatiee
whits 'ad since weighed upon him se stroliglo,
that lie saw the impropriety of-fixing upon -a term
that had already been proposed in the former bill,
and which had abet with the fate of the bill itself.
In short, he thought it might possibly he deemed
streasiee to t.ieir Lordships* dionity, and put them
in an ill disposition to carry this other measure, and
therefore it was mdst advisable to relinquish
that, and adopt aimeher period of limitation.—
It would hare the good elect too, that it '
wield put an cord to any opinion that might
pro'otbly exist, as to its being a captious moil invi-
dio is proceeding, again to offer a measure pre-
cii tly the serve as that which had already been re-
jeesed. For the purpose of avoiding these incon-
ee iiences, therefore. he should propose to fill
so the tine blank in the Bill, by inserting
the words " for one year after the passing of
this Act, and until six weeks after the com-
mencement of the next ensuing Session of Par-
Lament." This would give the House the re-
noisier of this, the whole of the next, and six
weeks of the Session following it, to consider the
propriety of enforcing, more specifically. particular
abohticeis of offices and sinecures—Of/ear ! Leer !
hear 1J In 'loin; this, he conceived that he had
sot departed from the principle with which he had
originally set out, as be wished to impress upon
the Ilouse that they had yet a farther duty to per-
form, and which this limited term might pro-
bably afford a sufficient opportunity of fulfilling.—
Ile thought, that within that time there would
likely be ample opportunity for the Committee, now
sitting, or for individual Members of the House,
....luso inquiries might direct them to those subjects,
to ascertain the nature and circumstances atreod-
in.; the places. pensions, and emoluments, compre-
leaded in this Bill. that have been so grautei. By
this 'aeons, the House would be enabled more
easily to take legislative mrasures upon any of
them they might afterwards deem exceptionable,
or to do away the general provision as to the abo-
lition oh some of them. This, therefore, in every
point of view, appeared to him to be a measure of
limitation applicable to all the circumstances of the
ran. Besides this, be was also desirous of stating
his motives for proposing some alterations upon the
preamble of the Bill in qnestion. Ile had heard it
erica suggested, that no sufficient case had ever been
made out to juatity the total prnhihitioo of such
reversionary grants ; and altlinigh this suggestion
had made no impreasion upon his mind, yet, is
order to avoid it in future, and make the Bill still
more applicable to the particular ciecumstances be-
fore the House, he should propose that. instead of
the words.. shush' be ed." the words.. should
be etapeaded," be inserted. By proposing these
alteratioin upon the Bill, he hoped the Itielo Hon.
Gentleman opposite would be eonrincel that he
concurred with him in carrying this rnemire in a
manner the least objectionable to the other House
of Parliament, the more especially as that Right
Hon. Gentleman had ahead, stated, that he had
an objeetioo to the phr or., of the former Bill,
tool that his only view in propooine amendments
upon the present one was, to give it the best op-
portunity of pursing the }Louse of Lords. Bit had
lint beau for this purpose, that Bi,tht /lon. Gentle-
man would not hare proposed similar amendments
nissa the former Bills, and he, (11r. Banker) there-
f:,-e, hoped, that lie (the Chancellor of the &wile-
apler) would have no difficulty in tom givin_ them
no. as it was impoootale the House could, o pro-
priety, isequieme in them.
l'lsretiv4cruma of the Feenrorrit said, slot
uelinubtedly the Hon. Ceritienotis had done l,im
but justice ism stating, that hi. sole nbi, •-t in
lug this lisp was, to render it more 1w0...hi,: in the
*tiler Fin;ese t.f Pasliaineot, and aim. that it sloeild
not. upon One fire of it, hear .ii• :1 a or.;:r re 4.ln-
totalce to the for tier one, which had I.ee i
a, to to,,ke it I.e r,:• t Led al,n. Su• :I
Vv. ; ii:;:yaona lie heel when lie nbirrie'l Is th'
sine n.f.! Gruticrritt.t flirt foritierl; made
in ro7leemt,,: 1:1:4 NV:, it lie
RieLeii hs formsrly oroocoe.l, was the takin.,„;
tilt very ~f the sooo.o which kid Iteen n .
tve.! in the (70iiimittee of sL. ilousT of Lords.f.y
a largcr I.l.,jorie than Cwt. I.v velliel! the Bill it,elr
had n reed, slid it tiicrefuie oectionl

to him to be aissurito tender to their Lordships
a similar measure. He bad never been reserved
in stating his opiuion upon dire subject, and it had
been bronght forward in the House of Lords by a
Noble Friend of his, with hii ti,tire concurrence
and support, as far, at least, as his eonneetion with
it still existed. He entirely coucurreit 111 the state-
ment the Hon. Geiatletuau had now made, and as
his objections were now in a gr.tut measure obvi-
ated, lie should withdraw the amendment. he hid
formerly proposed. ( !Icor ! hear.'/ lie heartily
approved of submitting to the other House such
a measure as would not lead th-in to imagine
they were entirely to abandon their legislative
prover, and therefore he could not help approving
of the alteration made, by introducing the word
suspended" instead of " prohibited." Tie pro-
ceedings of this House should be of a nature that
did not in the least insult the dignity of the other
House, or encroach upon their li;eisiative powers,
by the assumption of any of their privileges.—
He might pot it to the House, what would he
their own feelings were the House of Lords to en-
croach upon their course of proceedings, of which
they were always, and with propriety, most jealous?
The other amendment seemed to bins to alter the
shape of the Bill, so far as to induce, probably, the
other House to accede to the measure. He still
wished it to he understood, he had by no meson
changed his mind on the subject of the si9. (Hear!
!war ! H. confessed he saw no great arivaiitagf f 6
the public. nor was he apprehensive of any greet
danger to the prerogative, by the passing of this
Bill. There was, to be sure, some alteration in the
principle of the Bill, so far as it affected the pre-
rogative, inasmuch as it prohibited thai being
granted by theCrowu,in reversion,which had hither-
to been granted, without any controversy, in rever-
sion upon reversion. But he conjectured the end of
the measure, if passed,would be toinerease that pre-
rogative of which it seemed to be jealous. He con-
ceived grants in reversion to he thecheapest mode of
rewarding public services. Many men might be aa-
tisfied with the expectation dui riving at that situa-
tion which, if actually possessed. without reversion,
would satisfy but one. ( A general laugh He
thought, us it had excited public interest, it was
but just the present Bill should pass both Houses.
Hence he was inclined to accept of the amendments
of the Honourable Mover. '1 he mode in which the
motion was now brought forward, perfectly ngreed
with his wishes, and Ite had principally arisen this
night to take this opportunity of publicly answer-
ing the questions which had been put to him on a
preceding evening, by a candid exposition of his
entire sentiments on this measure. Ile knew not
whether their Lordships would accept of the Bill in
its present state, but he was induced to hope, Itom
the alterations which had taken place, they might.
WIUTIMEAD said, he would feel it his duty
to propose another amendment to the Bill, iu a fu-
ture stage of its progress. lie had very 'Ade hopes
this Bill, after all its modifications, would meet
with the sentiments and approbation of the other
House, which the Right lion. Member seemed so
anxious to propitiate, that he was almost inclined
to sacrifice to their humour the dignity of the
House of Commons. The iintneaiate saving
by the present Bill he considered trifling in-
deed, perhaps nothing; but the ultimate ad-
vantage, expected from the motion, lie thougil
weighty and substantial : at least there existed au
imperious necessity to gratify the public feeling,
when that feeling was established and warranted on
such stable foundations as the public exigencies.
( Hear ! hear !) He thought with the Right Hon.
Gentleman opposi to, there wasi oat reason to congra-
tulate the !louse on the Right Hon. Member's bar-
ing drowsed altogether his intention of moving any
additional amendments to the present Bill. He.
and ne believed the public also, felt, those amend-
ments would materially affect any Bill whatever of
this nature. What possible advantage could re-
sult from publishing reversionary grants in the
public papers ? Or what advantage could arise
from *gym* by ea amendment, that the granting
of reversions should be no hindrance hereafter to
any probable and rational scheme of reform ? The
situation of guardian of the dignity of the Lords, in
which the Light Hon. Gentleman hail placed him-
self, was rather singular for a Chancellor of the Ex-.
chequer, an 3 the supervisor of the public burdens.
Hear ! hear ! loudly reiterated.) His situation
should at bast have linked him to the interests of
the Commons. lie thought. it rather 'no much to
demand of the Commons, that the Bill which they
had passed, with only one dissentient voice, (he did
not doubt for the most substantial reasons), should
be effectually cut up and hashed to suit their deli-
rate palates. But if the House did not think tit to
agree in the proposed alteration, it would cause
a quarrel between the two Houses. This, indeed,
was what he could mint hear to hear stated. He was
anxious also, the Houses should be on the best
possible understate:Mg. But as yet he heard no
satisfactory reason to conclude, that the !louses
would be led to agree one tittle more by
the proposed amendment as to limitation of
time. Such an attempt to lead the House into a
concession should at least be fottuiled on something
peoitive. No such comprouise itail, he believed,
from the silence of their Lordships' Advocates ever
born made. The p...ineiple, oa the contrary, had
been avowed to he the caii.,e of dissension; and a
Noble Lord, the friend of the Right Honourable
Gentleman, had, on at former night, found him-
self strangely in a minority, although at the head,
at least noininelly, of His Majesty's Government ;
o hilst a grand majority appeared in favour of the
most uncontrouled system of reversionary grants,
at the head of which were sera the Priaces of the
Blood, ranged in tattalia. This was a speaing
part. Little was hence to be expected from those
Noblemen who hail so opeid:.. deserted the King's
Minister, when the subject mine to i To be
ore thy-re were many engines, besides the apparent
I.lterfertere of tie b:aster, by which the House
could be ooverne.l.and rendered o`redient old sub-
missive. Perhaps Ili- Mates-Ws MMisters had been
.1 tee red by tie,- a a Loin !bey had most und u te-
cable n,•gi..i•tril to roas•ilt. By. snit cnuduct they
Resit mi a ,ui,iCCt• on which the country
h mil little h it spc-ulative inferences to direct them
in their pellments hitherto. They shrived they
were merely the po-Fessors of the places they held.
witlio.it the pliw•r e;li;ch hal hitherto accompanied
the pno",l,tl i•C plices of hi;;li trust and re-
casusibtlity. . The Coanuons of

Great Britain then were placed in this situation :
On the suggestion of His Majesty in his speech,
the House had passed a Bill of this nature in a
former year, which had met with a defeat in the
Lords. An Address had then hem' drawd up by the
Commons, requesting that no Grants in Reversion
should be made until the meeting of Parliament.
A Bill then passed the Common; again for the
same purpose, hut without any limitation. Tins
aphis experienced a similar defeat ; and now the
Right lion. Gentleman would wish to perelade
the House, ths. a similar Pill, if passed by
this House. would lead to a feeling of ani-
mosity and hostility between the two Houses.
If there had been any ofi)uce in the who!e busi-
isess,the offence, as it consisted in the avowal o 'the
principle, had long since taken place, and could
not be remedied. The line which duty pointed
out was clear and express. The present bill, awl
those which preceded it, had been the first fruits of
the Committee of Finance. If it shoold be re-
jected, there remained but little hope of any thing
being dose effectual to relieve the state of its into-
lerable burdens, since this had been the fiinrth ap-
plication of Parliament. As he had no hope the
House of Lords would acquiesce even in this mo-
dified state of the bill, lie said he should feel it
his duty, on the reception of the report, when he
hoped for a full attendance, to move for the orals-
sionyf the limitation as to time. •

Mr. DAVICS GtnOtr contended, from the result
of certain tailculatious he had made on the subject
of reversioriary and other grants of placer and pen-
sions, that the public were considerable gainers by
the mode of giving aversions, instead of places or
pensions. If those who were to be rewarded by
Governwelit for their services, received immediate
salaries equivalent to those of which they only now
received the reversion, the average of grants would
amount to triple the sum now expended in reward-
ing the same services. I-k thought the first duty
of the Legislature was, the preservatiou of private
property. Reversions had hitherto been consider
ed the private property of the subject, and the per-
sonal right of the King. They were lieuce enti-
tled to the protection of Parliament, and certainly
there was some deference due to the principle*
and wishes of the other House.
Mr. 1c i.t.ea conceived the present measure as a
means tbrawu out to occupy the public attention,
in. the same way as the whalers throw out a tub
to amuse the whale ; and he conceived it would
end as all matters of management had hitherto
ended. The slave trade, he coutended, hail been
also a matter of rnatiagernerit, mud it ton had fallen
short of the mark. He felt fur the public, but he
thought they ga.ned nothing by the proposed
amendment. It' it could, however, be of the least
service to the country, he should riot make any
oppo-itioti to its passing in ifs present state.
JOllri Nxweoar said, from his own know-
ledge of the state of Ireland, the Bill was abso-
lutely riecessary. in that country. The custom of
granting reversions, in the -different branches of
the public service, had so rapidly increased of late
years. that in the Customs of Ireland he himself
knew of three differeut complicated reversions be-
ing given in one deportment, the revenues of
which anionqted to upward, of 90001. per annum*
without taking into consideration the immense re-
versionary stunts in the law and other departments.
He maintained, the evils of reversions were not
al-
says to be calculated on by the incomes annexed
to these situations, brit by the impediment they
were to future retrenchments and projected re-
fonnatiOn. Of the wide-extended influence of this
pernicious system, he would give an instance from
a situation in the Customs of the city of Dublin,
where the place of storekeeper, one of considerable
emolument. had been given to two persons in re-
version, after the present possessor, and next to
three infaut children. In this situation. notwith-
standing, the Deit alone did the duty of
the office, discharged all expenses attending
the execution of this office, and paid into the
hands of the storekeeper an immense revenue for
doing nothing whatever. When he was in
office, he said, he, through a coevittion of the
beriedits which would result to the public from
removing such claimants es those lie had men-
fished, upon so very valuable a reversion, had pro-
posA to the guirardians of these infants, compen-
sation in lieu of their reversions. that the plan
might be open to reform. The arising from
this situation was generally felt. As the store-
keeper latil the public stores at his service, he finds
he can permit, at a very low rate, much below even
the propnetor of private stores. to let the goods
reinam stored in the Custom-house. Hence the
merdiant, rather than inconvenience hi abet( by
paying the duties on the goods, permits them to
remain in the public stores without paying duty ;
and hi.nce, if they. be perishable goods, the pub-
lic are robbed of so much as the duties on
theAo goods would here produced to the public
funds. The oßices also of Craver and Forfeiter to
the Public Offices ; the Comptroller of the port of
Cork ; the Examiner of the Customs of Wexford ;
the Taster of Wine* afro:W.l(4ft Ireland ; had all
been deeply dipped in the system of reversion.
The last of these, a situation of great and extraor-
dinary emolument, had formerly belonged to the
ancient Kings of Irel .Id, acrd with that dignity it
should also have fallen into disuse., as it had ou!y
been intended as a means of rnpph ing the Royal
revenue. But it now•svas held a cc nplete sinecure
by a considerable man in that kits: ohm; he Cid not
wish to go about the hush, he should therefore
name him. Mr. Bere.ford ; the Cranership had
been given in retersiots from Mr. Conway, the pre-
sent possessor. to his Mother. When such glaring
facts spoke so strongly the necessity of the measure,
when the opinion of the House had been already
given in favour of the proposed reforms, when the
statement/ of the Commissioners of Inquiry bad
been laid before the House, and the enormous
list of public burd..ns already presented had
oaly been the result of their inquiries in the
department of the 'seise, when these rever-
sionary grants were ever found to affect the Coo-
soli.lated Fund, it certainly was the duty of the
li-lase to interfere in correcting an evil, which, it
was mui h to he feared, would ultimately destroy
the few remaining resources of the country. But
when :11 the grants of places, pensions, ii.id rever-
sions, should be taken into oonsideration, which
had been given whei. the snliject of the Uuiie. was
upon the tapir. by the No'ale Lord, whom Le

could not then see in his place, (Lord Castle.
reagh,) 'and whom he had alwpys observed, for some
reason, to be absent wlan any thing was expected
to he said of the metals and devices by which that
destructive measure was carried into effect in Itc-
h'," ; when it waA recollected that the Commit-
tee ap!xiiiited to examine the claim* of per :a
likely to he injured by that measure, -dAbentted
for three u ceks, to ascertain whether the rat-
catcher of the Board of Ordituuce should be lemi
**eroded for his services ; when it wits recollected.
that the Noble Lord, applying to an Irish Pee,.
to take upon It in the situatioti of Chairman of the
C'oiniuittee of 1l ays and Means, when he tr.-
pressed • wish to declincthe Ofee. replied:" Take'
it, take it, toy friend, for. this year; there wilt be
au end to the whole parliament next year,
we have resolved upon it, sod you shall
receive rtinuneration for your wliole life to come;
for the country, my friend, owes you much
fu• the steady and uaiforin support you late
given to !Trusters, through the whole course
of your useful career." These are facts he was
well acquainted with; he challenged the Noble
Lord to open his month on the subject; all he
wished for was au opportuity of bringing the mat-
ter to the test, and he could produce even the
letters of the Noble Lord to prove the • facts. lt, •
however, had been always candidly asoided.---•
Those who had really beet' injured by that mea-
sure, bad received no compensation whatever,
whilst every species of jobbing and compromise
to attain this cud was omm:bled, avid too gene-
rally succeeded. That the real sufferers should
find there was no validity in promises in that
quarter wis not to be wondered et, when the
whole nation was so well apprised of the ease with
Which the Noble Lord -got his plighted faith
and public promises of redress td the ensnared
Catholics of Ireland.

Ms Worm:tem said, the statement of the Ho-
nourable. Aleinber (Mr. Giddy) was erroneous,
and it prim:cedes! from the.principlee ou which his
ealee!itOons were founded being fallacious. He
professed himself a friend to every salutary mea-
sure of reform.
Mr. Tisatiee wished to know, whether, after •
the measure had been before the House for tiro
Sessions. it was the reel intention of His Majesty's
Miuisterstlie Bill should besessasted in its progress
by the Italie:nee of the Government of the country ?
Lord Poacneirma thought nothing conald'poi.
prove 'the necessity of the present Bill p
Hass-
ingl into a law, if the statements of the Right o-
nourable Baronet would not esiablish it. He
hoped the bravery of the. British Navy and Army
Would mike it often necemary Or give them Krauts
of pensions and places; but such might be gives
without adding to the future burdens of the public,- .
and impeding the progress of reform hereafter, by
granting reversions. Reversions had been culled a.
sheep mode of rewarding merit. This was per-
haps true ; for sometimes it happened they were
the only means left in the gamer of the Ministry ;
yet even of these there often was a very greet
scarcity, from the Ministers imprudently lavishing
them en infant children of unworthy favourites. On
the ground. the strong ground of consistency, the
Commoos should support the pampa Bill; seelr-
would at least have been the line of conduct per.
seed by our ancestors. I like them, we will
carry our point, by repeatetr;rniseisti rig this Bill.
in spite of the (mines of Prinees--(llear ! Hear!)
Mr. WILBERFORCE said, he thought much was
due to the Right Hon. Gentleman for the wish he
expressed to preserve the greatest cordiality be-
tween
this House and the Mouse of Lords. That
House was a part of the Legislature, and had as
just right to freedom of opinion, and even respect-
to their prejudices, as the House of Commons.
The present he thought the only means of carry-
ing this desirable measure into effect. He wished
to avoid subjecting the other House to any odium;
he world rather meet them half way, than unne-
cessarily lead the country to suppose their Lord-
ships were not well affected to the public welfare.
lie should therefore give all possible support to
any species of just accommodation with the other
branch of the Legidature.
Mr. Measles- said, it had been very injudici-
ously assumed by several, and. amongst others,
Honourable Mover. that the present concession, as
to the duration of the hill, would procure its bring
passed into a Isw. This be by no means iutereded
as an objection to the principles' which had actu-
ated that Honourable Gentleman. He felt they
were pure and worthy of his heart—hot the sod -
position was net founded in fact. If the House
of Lords would permit it to pass with thiet
amendment, for his part he should feel no ob•
hection to its pining in its present form. He
ighly respected the other House, but be felt his
duty called him not to swerve from the interests of
his constituents. He bad asked the intuitions at
the Ministry with respect to the assieteoce they
intended to give the measure. They •had given
no answer—nor could they. It wes no Cabinet
measure. If it should pass here, who was then to
bring it on in the House of "Ards ? There it must
fall for want of support. For it should be re-
membered, tie-4 objection is so grounded against
the principle itf the Bill. that the opposition to it
truly increased when the grounds of objection la.
came fewer, and the lAll became limited. Hence,
en the House of Lords the.a was no hope from con-
cession. They professed they would never yield--.
the Commons should els* prifus their decided re-
solution, in the same trims, es the guardians of the
pieldie. He admitted, one branch of the Legible-
tute 'should not be ma le unpre,ular. (Hear ! front
I the Misietr..). The Japed of tie Legislature
lied bee., rendered ln,',k to urpnpularity, ou a
former eccasonn, by these very advisers of forbear-
ance. The melancholy truth was.there now lurked
to-hisel the throne a dark cabal and secret jute°,
that direcool, unfortunately for the country, the
whole machine. •To them the Government itself
was subject ; and he had heard, do. j1114i3
has had the hisid.ees. to avow eyes to
the Ministry, they knew who hail made
them Ministers, and they should, if refill( tory,
learn also also could in a motneat non. t e there.
It appeared truly, as it had been mot, this Bill
had been only th-OAn es I. ro the public, in
its present shape, as a tub to a whole. to port
with while the t;ovb•rnment, • ;nd help 'em, hod
nothing further to dr, with it !but let it be tort
soon: fur a wiu!e, and finale:- Lot. A greet es.: at-