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was too much the custom for men to desire to take the lead in
illiatters.-without ever eonoidering whether they had a capacity for
conducting them. Now he had known Sir Francis Burdett for
treany years there woo no man with whom he was more intimate,
or wham he move esteemed ; :rut Sir Francis. with a thousand
o:her citimehle qualities., was not a man of business. lie hail been
keener, to keep letters of great importance to the interests of his mi.
Nate friends unopened in his pockets fur three weeks. the
liberties el his cout.try were to be Attempted, he might be depended
• ta; Meter as a man of business. t!e (Colonel Jones) also knew
tiehhonae and Mr. Ellice: they 'sere not men of business;
and taking the Couttnittee, one and all. they were the most unfit
men that could be appointed. these were hardly any men
ducated in public schools that cool.' voter into accounts ; this was
n striking evil it, the swam or public education in Shia country,
;end one which he hoped would he obviated in the new University
• woe shoot to be hounded. A- fir as regarded the stet:tn. ves.
el.. leo thought the ID:twits were not to flame. though he would
the last man to Pay they were free from blame mum other ;mints.
hey had set the or.getrA Committer' at nosleht. and placed them.
eves in the hands et iatereated men. Mr. Bettering had cande-
s•trigol groat something inCsplanation of the venduct of Mr. John
Smith, to obleit he (Colond Jones) coedit, also bear testimony.
gee west laelleenantl woodenly known to Mr. Smith so a pet scented
friend of liberty; t. ‘:,cll be invited him to his house, but he knew
nethiilit of his mission to Amer':''. That mission was certainly
move showed. There were very few English military officer, ht to
esenemteod the buildeig of ships, and he believed the generality
• Frerroti el/leers we:e even less cimable.
llonegvson agreott with every word that was contained In
the llep..rt. lie fully objected that it did not ro far enough. It
tali the gttth. but not the whole troth. In reply to what had fallen
from cretrof the speaker'', though wholly sinconneeted with limpid
Creek f.,koinatittee, he though it fair to stave, that ftmn what he
:eve:Wired:lc Course of the inquiries made by the ltoodludelers'
tommittee, he had mason to thick that the old Greek Committee
11.11weantral over the funds. _ _ _

COIN!!! Jo xEs said, two stork-broken had consulted him when
the second loan was proposed, and inqnired from him whether it
via recognised by the Greek Committee. lie had said it was not re-
cognised by the Committee,and advised his friends to have nothing
to do with rt.
3lr. CHICIIESTER Conetived that their letters proved that the
Commhters did possess a control over the funds.
Colonel Jonns—They had no such power.
HONTILTIIott believed that the Committee had nothing to
t'o with the second Greek loan. When the Peptides refused to
a've information to the Bondholders, it was nut likely they
uvula give it to those dint hr.,' no concern In the loans. (Hear.)
The l.:11.tIll3MX poi i. t' et Mr. Robertson was in error in enla-
rging that the first object of the Committee wen to ascertain to
where the blame wan to be attached their first object was to con-
s'der what measures would be most likely to beoetit the imerests
airst of Greece. and then of the Bondholders. With respect to
what had been undertaken by sir Francis Burdett, Blr. lloblinone,
a 41 Mr. Ellice, they had only undertaken to exorcise a control over
t .e 1 150,0410 t. which wan devoted to the naval armament ; they had
merely urdertaken that that sum should he devoted to that pue-
rto* The only blame wirch could be !attributed to them was, in
haring undertaken that, in starters of mazhinery, which was likely
to c*is*e delay, became, in such matte*, failure arises often from
the most te.v,al calves. Making experiments in machinery, when
the existent: of a nation was at stake, was the highest act of iut-
t rodence. Mr. Robertson had justified the Deputies an the score
vi he steam-vessels; but the blame rented entirely with them re-
lent'. to the frigates, and wading not General Linen-11nd. With
respect to the conduct of Spagniolacki, it was true that in a moment
et' rented= he had refused to recognise the Committee ; but If dir.
Robertson had sat to the end of their labours, he would have known
that Mr. Spagniolacki gave every information except an to the money
Fai4 N Aintrocortiatn. in which he eqsivoemed, and did not act as
It. ought to have done. Guns were essentiai in a Metre/a, but, with
such forces as those of Greece, 'night prove very injurious out of it,
because the troops might be,loduced to rely upon eccentric rather
than upon concentric movements. This was the cause of the rum
of all the native powers of India ; they relied too much upon the
milt of tared battles.

A Gentleman abservesl, that rruieli had been said with respect to
smiling General lallemand to America ; but if the Committee had
ltid all the paipers. before them, he thought they would have come
to a diXerent resolution from that et which they had arrived. The
Deputies would never have gent Gen. lallemand had he not been
strongly recommended to them by the two houses to whom the
u:ders were given ; and if thtre hail been extortion and mismanage-
ment. wFieh he believed there hid, they were not to be attributed to
tram. Mr. Luriottis hs9 pl Aged himself to lq before the public
the whole details of the irsoraction.

The t- mAsastAN here real his roolutiuns, and was :AMU to put
t 'MP. when.

Hownnotttr. It laid, that he believed it Via necessary that
the Itepart should he first received. He confessed that to himself
it was by no nouns satisfactory. It was necessary. he thought,
that a further investigation shmid take place. in order to come to
atone conclusion upon the subject. He htd hint:self strong hopes
that the great Powers of Europe would interposc and torrent soy
farther effusion of blood. (Cheers )
The Ilcpert was then received.
Gentieman moved that it be printed read circulated emongst
BenAntarra.
Mr. Ilowgisect said. there were 119 fonds for the purpose.
How nunt.Orst—Open a eulesaiption.
t;oltood JOT( P.B thought is would be euilkiantly frolgirbeti by
ri.e press, which hash&keys 'lnterested itself in the cause ot'
(retiree.
Mt. W. CLARK thought that they had better adjourn again, in
ue:bir that %Itch a Report might be made as would enable them to
utak.' up their triads upon the sishieet. It appeared to him that
mast acre two patties—lie original Committee, and the one ap-
to:n:od to instil,. late their trtneertions, and who appeared to be
tuentaelves untler some suspicion. Mr. Clark then coward into a
defence of the laentlemai cf Cie Stack lachange, against whnlit
a.ll/r insinuations had Wes thrown out ; and then; atirerting to Mr.
charge of $l,OOOl. as commission, said that, as a man of
fssiness. he had no right to relinquish it. Besides, when the
Yersatitieetipn was canard farther, they would perhaps Had that
utters rod participoted in that sum 64,000:.
41EKLE maid that the general impression of the Meeting
appeared to be that no steps Thould be token rntil the Boadhelders
hod an opportunity of ascertaining the patticolars of the transac-
trdi in all its bearings. If the resolutions were to be then carried.
it coald be neither satisfactory to the Honourable Chairman himself
fur to the public. There was not a Newspaper in London that was
tr t friendly to the (heck cause. lot the Report of that Meeting bI
publishe: then, end meet a fortnight after, and they would be bet.
set prepared to come to a decision.
The Caratn MAN observed that the hoped there was some other
spode of pepving the integrity of Atoekhrok:ra besides stating that
itgue Qf them were dumber* of Parliament. Mention of Parlia.
Siert were not dependent upon their character for:integrity, as Stock.
beaki Li were. _ _

IT.flowalwG sa, that as one who had been concerned in
.I:awing up the Report, he was tiri;raus that it should go before the
patine, u.ll is merits be jtm!grt by them.
dt Boxni7ot.nen acid it tad not appear that the oie p cent.
OZ Wt limn of taw tut.l tins 11:4 been ace hin.ed for in the it-olrt.

Mr. Bowargo—We have oti!it presvued we Sitareholden the
rserourits that were presented to us.
ft )1os:ono:Am■ said tbere 'nun be 20,00/ in some one's
pe ac: anie:eount-d for.
The (Amin:MAN thought dist in important fact.
It seeming to be averse to the t;enerat teeliogs of those present,
siggpsoulatt in. were not press.rd.
_Lowe of the Shareholders wit•t•ed . the Chairman to ad,jsurn, and
*squint svite rteci.e time In It:titling another meeting ; bat this
dir....vhd (Icing, and the Meeting was Shelly adjourned sin; die.