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Mr. W hiWOMAN Cern.
following, Metal:

'gniity, and
chided with

reprimanded.
.n•fopnsing the _
That thisCoort having, on the 2d d.y of October, IEO6,
resolved to Monk Cominod ire Sir tioon• Potiliata, fin the
very important services rendered by him, to the capture of
Buenos Ayres ,• at once opening a new Inoue of Commerce
to the !Manufactories of Goat Britain, and deprivals her
enemies of one of the richest end must extmetore Colonies in
her polar, inn;" and also, "to present to him a Sword, of the
value of Two Flondrat and it appearing Irani
etc! irrostantes which haie dace transpired, that th.t said res.,-
lutions were prematurely aml !improperly entered into, this
Court are of opinion, that they ought to be espanged from
th,e iuurnalt of its ittocueddmia, and do hereby dusti Mr Town
Clerk to expunge the same.
Mr. SAMULI. DIZON contended, that' the great
crime of Sir Home Popham. in the eyes of the
worthy Mover, was, the confidence placed in him
by Mr. Pitt. The anion for which it was now en-
deavoured to traduce him, was the proudest of lilt
life ; it was done for the good of his country, and
sprang from the same motives as afluared all
the enterprising heroes in our history. What !
this Court rescind its Motion of Thanks to a man
for acting in a manner, in which, if those who had
succeeded, had acted, that valuable settlement
would now be in the possession of the British nation ?
He sou surprised that the present Motion was mit
more extensive, and that the opponents of S.r
Home Popham did not conclude their motion, by
voting to the gallant Gen. Crawfurd that sword,
because he had lost his own.
Mr, James Dixesm opposed the motion, upon the
ground tbat Sir Home was animates by the same
ardent love of country, which often almost forced
te greatest men, such as Nelson, St. Vincent, and
many others, to a.st beyond the ittift letter of their
instruitions.
Mr. Alderman Bitten put to the Assembly the
undecided charafter in which the Court would ex-
hibit itself- by the adoption cf the present motion.
He asked them to say, whether this tribute of ap-
probation was voted for a particular set vice or not ?
It it was voted for that particular service, the ques-
tion was, whether or not the service was performed ?
—The country had pronounced their opinion upon
the value of the services of this great and gallant
Offer. And he felt persuaded. that the result cf
that day would add honour to his well-earned
fame, and, in its effe3, operate as the resolution of
a second vote of thanks. The Cburt was called to
participate in a par sr %ruffle. and to answer the pim-
p/Ise* of Wiliam It was tit resolve itself into a tri-
bunal for discussing, net the condult or the cones-
queaces, but the motives of this distinguished iadi-
Hewoula say further, that even had his
persecutors suceeee'ed in ceshierlig him, that C t
was still bound to fulfil the ttthute of regard which
it had previously tassed. There was a difference,
which the present mover seemed to overlook,
between &Cling without orders, and coerrary to or-
ders. The only obj•Bion that could be supported,
was, that this distinguished Officer had done more
that he was instrotted. And, pertaph when the
motive if his recall and isersscution was consider of,
it would he found- mit Sir Home Popham was
more politically than prolessionally wrong Every
an and brilliant exploit condliCed by that man,
ad the strangest effed on the new flux of ta-
lents, that, on the death of M-. Pitt. poured in upon
the country. The capture of the Cape was received
t!.e country with enthusiasm, by the Talents. With
sullenness. rim surrender of Buenos Ayres to the Br I-
rish arms, vas a good thing, but its merits were dete-
riorated, because Sir Home Popham was the VlZtar.
The Hera, who, in a few months, took the capitals a
Africa and South America, was afterwards refused,
not a shop of war, but aCtually a transport, to con-
vey himself to England. Reinforcements were
refused to him, by those Ministers, who aftersaa;dl
planned an armament, the most pre-eminent in the
British insult, for imbecility and ignorance. Urine
every view, he was certain the Court would op-
pose a system of persecution against a man. " the
head and front of whose offending," was his 7-al
and ability in extending the glory and honour of his
country.
Mr. Alderman Ilowcanit conceived it an im-
prudent, unnecessary, and wanton morim. Already
the diatinguished Officer had received the appro-
bation of the Admiralty, even when under the im-
pression of a violation of stria discipline. The M.
di& of the Court Martial, save the breach 4.1 dis-
cipline, expressed an approbation of the general
condue9 tit Sir Home Popham, and operated as
a palliation for the alleged disobedience. The
worthy Aldermen thought the introdalion of tne
nausea of other °nicer'. and other topics, however
is themselves important, very irrelevant to the pre-
sent subject.
The question being loudly called for—
Mr. WA tTHSIAM replied in a very animated
manner. He repelled the insinuation of being
aftuated by party Views. The political J.:era:ter of
Sir Home had been alluded to as tile ol,j-Et of hos-
tility. Ile never knew that Officer had a political
character, although he was well aware that he was
a very politic man.
After some other general observations, the Court
divided, when there appeared—Against the Mo-
tion, besides the Lord Mayor, 10 Aldermen, 11
lf2 Commoners, and 2 Tellers, 105 —For the Mo.
630, 2 Aldermen anal 5 Commoners, 7 ;—making
a r- of 93 against the motion,

majority

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Saturday night, /fan ilarriso”. under sentence of
transportation, escaped horn Gloucester city gaol. •
Na appearance of force being observable any where
about ilieprison, or in her cell. (where she was
wefts:ly dup on the preceding evening.) it is
strongly suspelied that she must have been assisted
in her escape by one of the gaoler's servants, who
has in con equence been put into confinement.
Yesterday. a welt-known chatailer, in the neigh-
bluriinod of Clare-marker, for the trifling wager of
beta prat of gm, eat a /woad and cc Hl' of rew led;
aid a twopenny loaf, in 41 minutes.
On ?iaturday, a Gentleman of the name of.lomvs,
Went 011 bOArd a vessel lying at Blackwell. and as
he sal quitting the ship, fell over her side and
disappeared. The mar. assisted by the crew, im-
mediately fastenedituasself to a rope, dived alter
him, and was fortunate enough in rescuing has
from a watery grave. Mr. Jumps was soon snIS
clearly recovriLsi to converse. mid, after changing t
his clothes, Stc set off in his gig, accorapained by a
friend, in his house in Blonnisoui y. where, having
arrive.% his cainpaninn, who had descended +rum
theveiucle r• atf.iisi him ••vistance, discovered the
umfoluatiad Litaucinan had breathed his last.