The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-26 00:00:00


Mr. W. root.r., in answer to what was oh
served by Mr. Grant, sa'd, he cruld pledge him-
self that the bletquis Wellesley had neither
printed or wvhten the defence, which had been al-
luded to. to the charges.
Mr. SHERIDAN observed, that it was a`usnal
practice to eider papers to be ptintA on the lass
day of a Session ; and every one knew the Vote
Othce was open twice a weep for their delivery to
the Members. Supposing, therefore, that n• Gen-
tleman reserved himself for any other papers, there
was nothing that he saw ohjeCtioneble in this
motion.
Mr. PAUL said, he was so much surprised at
this opposition, that he scarcely knew in what man-
ner to express himself ; for he so little expeeted any
objeaion to his motion, that he did not think it
necessary to state any observations in favour of it.
It was truly singular. to observe the anxiety shewn
by the frields of the Noble Marquis, lest this charge
should' be made public ; at the same time that they
very well knew that a paper containing every word
of these charges, with additional aggravations, had
been already printed by order of the Directors of
the East lesd:e Company. to the amount of 10,000
copier. He then read an extra.ft 4in a letter of
the Secretary of the Court of Ill'reele-s, written by
their order, in which the Noble Marquis was ac-
cused of disobedience of orders, of oppression, of
illegal appointments, of breach of the law, of extra-
vagant expenditure of the pub'.•e money, and of
I having at one time disobeyed the orders of the
Court of Directors, not only in not dismissing Cyr.
Wood, but also giving him the enormous sum if
19,0001. of the public treasere. Whatever may he
the event of these charges in that Ilo.isa, there was
at Icist a dec', :en. on the whole of them, already
made elsewhere; and, on casting op the votes
the Court of Pro;irittnis, it appeared, that these
were 940 voted ter, and only 175 against them.
If an uiderstanding was to take place, that the
printing of the charge would not he delayed beyond
th. 10th of July, he should not.press it at present ;
but should that not be agreed to, he was deter mined
to take the sense of the House upon it.
Mr. JOHNSTONE said, that when he proposed
the Resolutions alluded to, in the Court of pro-
prietors, it was to approve of the condael of the
Direiffors of 0 e Company. and not with the view of
any accesesion against the Marquis Wellesley.
Mr. I‘OIIHOUNE spoke against the printing ;
and Lord FOLKSTONE in favour of it.

Lord H. PE•.TTY SA., that as some doubt was I,
aspies.tod, whether the pipers moved for in defence
would be produced ti i; yea►, it-. order to give time
for ascertaining that, he should, for the present,
move the previous tide:tin:4
Sir A. WEL.L.tiI„FX said, he would not ohje&
to this motion. His object was, that the charge
should not be printed tiil there was some chance of
being soon t tken into consideration. He would
not rle tge tine.elf before that occurred, to agree at
any time to the printing of the charge. He did not
wiz.' to provuk.• say discussion on the dispatches al-
luded t ; but though he had a great respat tor the
Court of Direel-:rs„ he must say, they were in the
habit of witting letters upon subjate, before they
understood them ; besides, there was a great dit
ferince hesween a paper being printed by the Court
ot Direaors. and by the }l^l.llC of Commons, in
whi:b ease it was sure to be circulated through all
I inland.
Mr. GRAN wish:d to etplain, that Mr. Paul
was under an error in supposing that the Dilators
ordered 10,000 copies to be p-inted. I•hey printed
no r-ore than what may be esptdient for the use of
the enspricors, who were about 2,000 in number,
and the publication did not exceed 1,500.
Mr. PAUL sa.d, that wnatever number the
Court might diral, he undersea:A it by some ti-ou-
sands, when he only said 10,000 copies, es they were
publis ed by all the hookse.lers in the kingdom
He said he should not press his motion against
the sense at the t lease at present, but gave notice
that it was his intention to :enew it very shortly.
he previous question was then put and agreed
to.