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London, England, 1825-03-22 00:00:00

(TAME LAWS.

On the motion of Mr. g'ir/AKTWORTLEY, the lioue
resolved itself into a Committee on the Game Laws Lill. The
Bill passed through the Committee without any obsortlitione; and
when the House resumed, was reported, read, ordered to be
printed, and the further consideration of it postponed to next
Thursday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that with
the permission of hie Right Honourable Friend near him (14:-,
liuskisson) he would move that the House do resolve itself into •
Commi,tee of Supply • the question on which being put and car-
ried, the Speaktr left the Chair.
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY—CIVIL CONTINGENCIES.
On the resolution for 2130.000 L to defray the expense under the
head of Civil Contingencies for the year 1823,
Mr. HUME rose, saying, that tie thought it quite necessary
that a certain sum should be placed at the disposal of his Majesty a
Government, and confided to their discretion ; but wherever it was
practicable to ascertain beforehand the probable expenditure in any
case, it was the duty of Parliament to rey u :re full and satisfactory
information. As thin: coat not i'ltliipatc Vie application of Clue

Mr. Secretary CANNING, in a low tone of voice, sold, that
he would candidly acknowledge he was unable to give satiafac.
tory information as to the probable termination of the duties of
the Commission. Whatever facilities existed in tram's:ling other
business with Spann, all that related to money way attended with
peculiar difficulty. The course taken by the British Govern.
ment was directed to ascertain with all convenient de-patch ;its
'nature and amount of outstanding demands, and that course
closed the strongest evidence of a determination to see jasfice
done. The convention for carrying these objects fully into effect
was he would nut say about to be executed, but m course of
preparation; it, however, was impossible for him to say how loon
it would be finally concluded• there was so much uncertainty
in every thing connected with Spain. There will be throushou.
seen that on our part there was no want of urgency is promotino
justice. As might be expected, the Commissioners were fre-
quently eh:tinged. and business in consequence proceeded very
slowly. At length, after three successive changes, out of de.
mends amounting to between three and four hundred thousand
pounds, two hundred thousand pounds had been certified by the
Commissioners in favour of Broish merchants. 'file object sac
hot lost sight of at any time ; and it should be kept to mine,
that ultimately the expense would fall only upon that portion of the
country who were interested.
Mr. BARING in a low tune of volts said, he had heard a
rumour Mu a negotiation wets entered upon to effect a compromise
of this claim, and to take a much saintlier auto than that to which
they were entitled. This was very unfair to the creditors, particu.
lardy with a view to ulterior claims.
Mr. CANNING replied, that supposing (and it was but a sup.
position) a negotiation for a compromise had been entered into, it
would only be finally effected by the eincurrenee of all the vetoes
concerned in it. He did not know to what ulterior sauna could re-
fer, as all the creditors were registered, and it was not to besup.
posed that new dainty could lime or be entertained.
Mr. W. SMITH said, that the creditors rested their claim on
the faith of a treaty to which Government gave its sanction, and
in the event of failure of payment by Spain, they would, in his
opinion, have a right to apply for payment at the Treasury.
The Resolution was then agreed to.
AMERICA.
Mr. HUME said, that the next item to which he should object,
tens 6,4701. Ws. dd.. for the Commission the carrying into effect the
4th, Sch, 6th, and 7th Articles of the Treaty of Ghent, between
his Majesty and the United States of America. He 'l/31, desirous 0:
knowing bow long it was likely the Commission now sitting would
continue; they had lasted long enough foe any useful purpose for
which they could have been formed or found necessary.
Mr. CANNING said, that they had not been of long duration,
the Commission having been appointed only last year or the year
before; it arose out of a convention entered into between thus
country and the United States of America. America claimed front
this country compensation for some property, of which she allege.!
that a part of America, which could not rightly be considered to be
at war with this country, had been deprived. I! was upon
that any difference that might arise on the article of Teetuponoeiset.
Lion which guarantied this compensation, should be referred to the
Emperor of Russia. A disputed point did arise ; a referent:, sc.
cording to the terms of the convention, was accordingly made, and
the decision was against this country. It was to adjust the p.it .
meat of this debt that the Commit:situ' had been appointed ; it hsl
made considerable progress. The information which Was tree tan,*
of its formation only reached this country the year before I.nti ;
and although he could not undertake to say that thl, was the last
time that heal. .old have occasion to renew this appliesti•s,. et he
honed it was the last but one he should have oc:as, t, to ito se.
Mr. II I tM E nt It objected to the Commis •iof) for he... into
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Thc.CII A NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the im.
potation ofjobbiiig was not applicable to the item to which the Ha.,.
Gentleman adverted As to the Exchequer accounts, he had again
and again told the Hon. Member that. •:th the assistance of Las
colleagues at the Treasury, they should be prepared. Let the Hon.
Member only have some patience : the buruneas had been arder-
taken, investigation to a considerable e•tent had been gene :ma,
and it was unreasoaable, to say the least of it, lot the Ronci.irable
Membofer
; step in to stop the profuse of inqairy, to risk to take
outit Mr hands who were anxiously engaged in it.
Ht. UUME replied, that the same langt.sge had been held