The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-06-15 00:00:00

SCOITII JL'DleATtitE BILL

Viscount 51•LtILLIE mooed the third reading of
this Bill.
'The En' of L&LIIPERPALE rt.-stand the former
of he had moil, to this niessoretu its pre-
sent shape. Ile au-rawer moved rat amendment,
"- That those mill be remunerated tel.° were men-
tioued is the schedtd..." The application of this
imutiirlinent was towards thecompeissiition intended
fur Mr.:Thomas Scott, the brother of Walter,Scou.
It appeared the former-was appointed to the office
at as Extractor. at a time whin it must hare
beau foiesetn thuse off.ets would be *abolished.—
Mr. T. Scott had not been connected,• previonsly,
with that sort of situation, but was recruiting fur
the Maas Frncibles, in the Isle of Man, at the
time. stud had mot served the oilier, but performed
its duties through the means of a deputy. He con-
sidered this transoction a perfect jab, and, on that
account, ought not to be countroain eil by Per-
balloon. By the preortit bit?. Mr. T. Scott would
!Par IJOI. for life, or au indemaily tor off.uffice,
the tlunroof which he in v. r performed, while those
clerks, who bad laboured for 20 years bud mood&
quote remunsration.
Viscimin Mstr.TlLLt supported thermerel pro-
visions of the Bill. With respect to Mr. T. scot*,
he certainly had been its business, Ivirl met with
misfortune*. and, on meount of his circumstances,
went to the We of Man ; bat, with respect to his
appointmeat, this ems the fact: A situation in the
same office with that of his brusher became Teeing,.
of 4001. per edit., and hr thought it his duty I. pro-
mots &person who had meritoriously filled she situ-
ation whieh'estr afterwards grimed to Mr. T. Scott.
His brother was, therefore, so disinterested as to
have bias appointed to the inferior. instead of the
superior sitiatiou. The Noble Vi-roisat saw no
iiguatice in the case. Mid there uoi no partiality
hut what was tecosable„

Lord Hottann thought, no man who knew
him would suloct that he was unfavourable to
men of literature ; on the contrary, he GM a great
esteem for the litters y character of Walter Scritt.--.
tie and 1114 colleugove ever thought it their duty
to reward literary merit, without regard to political
oPinin..s; and fir wished he could pay the
eutUpitalrlit to the Nob:e 'tad Lesruetl S'i.cuutit,
for he mud ever reenileat. Air the port. Buena. of
immortal inemor, had been shamefully neglected.
But. with regard So Mr. T. Scott. the gataiin,s was
quite il.fferent. for he wasp laced in a eituation
which he and hi. brother kuef. at the time. would
be abolished ; *oil from Parlidment he claim/el an
indemnity for what could not he pr.tnnttncrd any
loss. It was spina. to it regarded when", and im-
proper. es it reverted Parliament.
The Earl of Itosse.rn made a few observation..
gene-rail. in anioniiiinsi to the Kill.
The Earl of LAY DIVDA LE temarke.l, if the situa-
tion livol not been granted to 31r.1'. Scott, it would
hare been filled by some woe in rotation. decreeing
the oronici•iion and the present iwirmni,y.
Th, nairnlimetot tneis torniel.ed.l.7 the LORD
Cil NCR LLON, and negatived without a divi.ion.
The 11.11 was actcuttingly reed the third time,
and passed._ •