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Mr. C. fluictlinaN dettie.l that the N 0.,. Mem-
ber had to ele such rte attempt as hal been sun-
bitted to him, that of paw iota the case in the ab-
sence of the individuals cemented ; it was, on tied.:
ing that the House was against Ins motion, without
further grounds, that he declared himself willing to
go iuto the titiV, lint out from ray wish to take
valitaize of the o'isenee of any per,o,i;* He
would not have troutiled the Unitise. but for the
ettranriboary tarn which. the debate lied taken.
Ode would suppose, from the opinion of some
geutleinen, that, instead of being the creatures
of the people, as they really were, they .were
self-cre.iteil, and of a nature independent, and
distinct. If etch it line of delinte was permitted to
be carried on, if they were allowed to call Member.
of l'arliasoriit to aerostat for attending public meet.
in s, authonseil by the coorlitutionminl necessary.
to the liberties of:the people, a Oat in Clad rintriv
anniel Mll4lll become from an honour r degradistiou.
We 411.1 not live in so icze of purity, there was no-
thing its the character of the time., nothing in the
late isroceediic„,es of winch that Jinn." wits witness
to justify any one in saying that Itefurin wits not
ma.:easary : if they wished to defend the constitutioit
in its purity, the hest way wile to correct its defects
when they Wri%! found.
Mr. W. wywNg ma, some difficulty in nega-
• tieing the itiotio.i its the: present intoner. Certaio-
ly on charge was made.; but from what lout fallen
from the [la' i„ Gentleman, ensue charge was to be
expected. Flowerer. the Ifoose, lie thought, could
not agree to examining witnesses at the liar. it ith-
out oserrtoiiiiiig• whether thou evidence new such as
would jiistify the inuestigation: if witnesses were to
be csinitiiteell sit the btr mime every charge, there
would be ao rod to the public business.
After some enoversation Itetweeit the 5P64E111.,.
and M nuncus, C INN sa, %V ntTbacta,
and P.sgS9N ay, as lit OW duty eiNtil which the in.
vrAtigatileit should tulle place, Thursday next was
agreed upon.
The Question being then put, was carried, with-
out a division.

Lard PoitmtusTmt gave notice, .Ihat. he would
move fur a Coinisiittee to smirch Abe Jenniels of
the Lord.., for precedents of proceedings. in c*lt
of Divot cc.
CHELSEA HOSPITAL.
Sir OSWAI,D Alois:/.t rip,. to bring forward the
motion of which he had given notice, respectiug
certain tramiactions relative to Chelsea HieMita'.
Ile was prepared to expect opposition; but he
would *tete the grounds upon which h.: went. and
leave it to the House to decide upon their justice.
It was rattier a reniarlculde circumstance, that the
application of Coi. Gordon for the hind was made
previous to the report upon the propriettof. rept-
nig it. (The flout. Member, 'in the course of his
speech, referred to some letters, principally from
the surveyors who valued the grounds, in support
of his positions.) The ground, he t•eid, was pur-
chased from Lord Yarlmioughoinder the idea that
the whole was to be r.pplied to the purposes of the
Hospital. it was stated iu the Sol :I,p-4
-General's
report, that the :milord value of the lund was dimi-
nished by the erectuni ole new infirmary; but if it ap.
pearedthmt an to hrldual was accommod4ted at the
expense and to tile injury of a mobile iiistitution, it
was au aft deserving he strongest and most decisive
reprobation. He oFjeeterl to the trani.uction upon
two thirds Ilecutthe he thought that no part
of the preinisesshouhl be disposed of, for be would
pot it to the liberality of the House, and of Go-
vernment itself, whether the whole ought not
be applied to the purposes of the flospital, and the
comfort and convenience of those for whom it wits

originally designed. 2d. He objected to it, bc-
(rause the laud so let, was let for an inadequate
rent. He next adverted to the Surveyors employed
by the Surer yor-Geueral, to inspect the lands of
Chelsea. It stated that 551. per year was sufficient
for/ the part applied for by Colonel Gordon, 011
account of the Hospice!, which stood near it.—
There was a smell buildinif upon the ground, not
a part of Lord Yarborough s presnises, but belong-
ing to the Hospitab• which suffered great dilapi-
dation, in consequence of the new building which
was carried on. He did not know aliether the
Holmdel was compensated for such an injury to its
property, though he was sure that it ought. The
Surveyor, bed been very careful of Cot. Gordon ;
they had taken care to take ioto their consideration
every circumstance unfavourable to him iii the
purchase, and to deduct accordiugly from the
amount they would agree to charge lion. They
found that it would be necessary for lion to en•
close the land in a great wall. The annual repair
of which they ertimated at it large amount, any
one would undertake to keep it in repair for 101.
per year. He understood that u paper had been
lately circulated, representing the immense ex-
pense of this wall, which was to swallow all the pro-
fits of the bind. Whatever the expen-e might be,.
it did not strike him as a matter' for which ally de-
duction should be made. Colonel Gordnii was•
aware of the inconvenieneies before lie took the
land. He (Sir 0. al.) had made some inquiries
respecting the value of the lend. He understood
from many gardeners, that the annual rent of ordi-
nary groused, -without the advatitages of richness
and situation, which th it pO,I4CP,tII, any twenty
rounds an acre, at which rate the land let to
Colonel Gordon would produce Sol. per year, 041
that Colima Gorduil had it upon cheaper terms
than any gardener in the neiglilmurhood would
he willing to give for it : he was persuaded that if
he (Col. Gordon) would determine to let it out be
would make a considerable profit on it. The most
evil port of the Report was that which dwelt upon
the diseases of the soldiers ; he would have hoped
that their wounds world not have been raked up. He
vri:iheil that the Governor had looked more to the
advantage of the publicilian of his friend Colonel
Gordon. Ile was by no menus satisfied with the
information which the letters contained upon the
subject, and therefore it was his intention to submit
a motion, for the purpose of procuring more intelli-
gence. lle had no personal animosity to Colonel
Conlon ; he would he us willing that lie should
po.srui the ground as any other individual ; but he
could not admit that any individual slinuld ; lie
would have it applied to the purpose for which it
was purchased, the benefit of the Hospital. If he
was iwrinitted, he would undertake to prove, that
most of the Officbrs had reaionstrateil against the
tale, if not to the Board, to the Governor himself.
There was no other way of doing this than by wit-
eLases at the Bar. He therefore hoped, that there

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