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same circumstances. As the owe elf the notioe
would Ire doubtless against his mottos,. after the
ml the law, promulgated by tlit
Loa Officer 4 of the Crown., he bad no objectioit
withdraw it, if bitch *boob' be the pleasure ul the
llottst..—(Crier of " Wiimbrue,
The Noble Lord eccordingly, after a few words
f Mr. S. ButioNE w expiation (((( , willtilrew the
mutton.

EAS run MOURN:O ENT.
Lora g_ re notice he ivoul,l pro-
pose brut the Kamter adjoin tot should he for two
or three slays longer thin usnal, for the convenience
of Gentlemesi who were anxious to attend the
Atomizes and the Qiirter Scsnons. Ili. introotion.way
that the atij•isinoteent shoothl be until Thursday,
the'2.l 401. 'File Noloie Lord stated, in reply to a
question front Mr. S. Let vre,that this arram-,eatirlit
had hem suggested one which might Ise desirable
fm the private convenience of Members. There nem
only one question which it was should
he iliscu•sed before the recess. If the materials
for that Motion were before the Iloisse in time, he
should give notice or the intended adjournment to.
morrow; but if the House should go into that
business to•soisorrow, he should move the adjourn-
went for the recess on the day after (Thorstlay.)
Mr. Rao ytillA3l Imonglot up the Itsiourt of the
Cumtuittee upon the Eilucasion of the Pour, which
was laid On the table ; and the flosi„ Member Mov-
ed lor leave to bring in a bill pursuant thereto.
After 1140111 e conversation between the SPEA
Sir ROBERT 11E110N. and M BATituasT, who
suggested that the commission to he appointed sni-
der the Bill should only be applie.ible to the in-
specting and correcting of the alums of charities
comics-led with the education of the poor. the sug-
gest' vas adopted, anti leave given to bring its
the Bill
Sir lUotwitT HERON piesetiteil Petitions front
the tannery sit tiasitiolisorsough and LIMB', against the
additional duties ou leather.—head, and laid ou
the table.

PROPF.RTY TAX It ETURNS..
Mr. Bs° ut: il.t m owilig to a cosmos:mon lie hnil
had with the Hight Finn. the Chancellor of the F.x.
shiodil not press his ))))) tinn relative to the '
returns limier the Property Tax further at present
than to e fur the cirenlar of the Tii% Office,
issued the Ist or toot Deremlwr, 'nits respect to
who h. 145 x pubiic document, he confined he, in
CWIIIIIOII with others, felt cousiderahle anxiety. fie
particularly recommended to the notice of the
Right lino, lientlrinaii the hardships of the Casts
of persons, who, iii consuipience of the defalcations
of receivers, had hero or were still laible to pay
olorie itiMl,reti taxes N second Coln., such ilerSoll6
1171%1114 HO insole of control over three collectors
who thus happened to make- default. Ile portico-
horly alluded to the case of a tint,hle defaulter iu
the Ordnance Dopes tinent, to the t of
•20,000/., who had ocCasioneil The severest.lundsliips
to the officers of that er•tabli:hiswito on IstiMpar, ill
this manlier. Willi a view to remedy this evil, lie
:{ave notice he al Id, as soon as possible sifter the
recess, more for le:.ve to bring iu a Bill to tiller
and amend the Act regulating the collect' of
assessed taxes, re iICUISfIY as &ill...cling de-
repliers under that Act.

The CIIANUEI.I.O2 of the Mit:tit:QUEß admitted
he had tio objection to the pro.tuctioll of the cir-
cular ; and u copy of the ciicular was ordered to he
laid before the House.

Sir JOHN NEWrORT Felt it necessary to state,
that he had under•ttrud there were now for souse
time back in rho Vote (Mee two of the Reports
of the Committee appointed to examine into and
report alt the Fees in English Courts Hr./mt.:cr. As
the Con 111 l thee could no! he coosielered to have
completed their duty until they were before the
'louse, he mentioned the subject purposely, to
give them au opportunity to leinetly their negli-
gence as P(11111 :IS imustlile. Ile also moved for ie.
turns or paiishes iu Ireland, united by I•I tier of the.
Lord Lieutenaot in Council, pursuant to the Act
of the '441 of George I. rind Ist of George 11. ; and
also the parishes disunited snider the said authority,
which lie had no doubt would l►e agreed. to, Ns the
Ilon. Secretary for Ireland hod raid lie had no
objection to the poodue of the said papers.—
Mut ion granted.

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Aplatiou. hut could pot speelc•dreidetily on
subject. lie Olen moved that there be laid
ibile the [louse. on seersuut or thessuuss ptimaisey
rested in the tidying Bunke throughout Euglend
from the'Sth of A ugubt 1817, in the 4th of March,
18 18.—CIrderegl.
Mr. Batkuinei brought up the Report of the
:Very Estunetro.
Mr. hoar Es regretted to Fuld by the Estimates

that the allowance• to wourided ()Ricers in Liman ~
did not equal that O'6II:AAA}, circumganced officers
in the army. Some of that moat useful order of of..
ficeur PUrsers could be fairly denOminated of&
'errs), were, after serving 10 or I t years. without
allowance unde• these circbmstances. They lately.
received a trifling half-pay of 3s. per day, an al.
lowance not by any means equivalent to that of
other officers of either army or navy. He hoped'
the subject would meet in future that attention it
demanded.
Mr. CROKE(' thought the Hon. Gentleman's,
speech shewed that he was very little a friend to
the interests of the travy. mud perfectly ianonnit of
the facts he affected to state. The time (or answer-
ing the questions agitated by the Hon. Member
should have heen when the House went into *Com-
mittee. There was no preference giveu to the
officers of the army over those of the gravy. With
res;:ect to the half-pay of the araly, lie would
admit lieuten.tnt-Colonels, who were considered
equals in rank to Post-Captains. received, in 1614,
sixpence more than the young Post-Captains ;
but it was equally certain these young Post-Cap-
tains, after three years service, received rank and
par equal to full Colonels iu the army. without see-
ing our day's service during that three years, whilst
these Lieut.-Colonels remained ~tatirmary ever billet.
The Pursers had received this triffug 1011-pay as
a great boor:, and it had been with considerable
hesitation udopted, or rather sanctioned by the
Committee of Finance. who considered the expense
rather too serious to be endured. Next came the case
of the Primer's Clerks in the Hots. Gentleman's
speech, but who were only to be found in that
spee;:ls, as in point of fact no such officers existed.
BetUre the I Inn. Gentleman dealt in imputation. it
would be well if he procured if:formation as to
what had been dune fur the hanetit of the navy by
the present Board of Admiralty. If he did. lie
would find, that more important and beneficial re-
gestations had been crowded into the space of the
last six or seven years, than had been effected. fur
V) or ,25 years, during the existence of former
Nava; Administrations. On those Administrations
he meant nut to cast any reflection—they were oc-
cupied with business counected with a most exten-
Sive war—anal could not pursue those details, which
subsequent circumstances enabled him and his col-
leagues to devote their attention to.
Mr. I'IOKEY conceived, that the Min. Gentle-
Mass who had just vpoken, had greatly miscon-
ceived what had fallen from his Hine Friend. lie
thought there aught to he a complete equalization
between the pension% granted to the army and the
navy. If it hail not been for the latter, the former
probably never would hive arrived at that pinnacle
of fame to which their exert• s had raised diem.
The many victories which they had übtansed, and
particularly the last great victory, so honourable
to the Duke of Wellington and his breve troops,
would not probably h.ve been achieved, had lint
the prowess of the navy pointed out to them the
road to conquest. Surely those brave men, who
had fought under Nelson, Donceri, Exmouth,
anal a long list of heroes, ought not to be neglect-
ed. Ile would call to the attelition of the [louse,
the gallant exploit performed by his Hon. :lead ,
the Member for Glamorgan, and a handful of
%Parnell, in Canada. which had been the theme of
praise- in that House, and he was sure it was quite
unnecessery forlion to advert to the glorious and
successful attack on Algiers. Bat. independeut
of their active exertions, the House could not
forget those dreary and cheerless blockades which
had been kept up by the navy, for weeks and
months, eery he might say. for years. Having
acted, through a long war, with the roost undaunt-
ed courage, he conceived that those brave men
ought not to receive leas, as a reward for their glo-
r• conduct, thau was granted to their brethren
ni the army.

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rived of an opportunity of delivering his
melds on that occasion. lint he had a right to
speak on the bringing up of the Report—and that
right he would exercise, in spite of the high
tone assumed by the Honourable Secretory.—
He should, Sevi!ion atter Session, draw the attention
of the House to thy^ situation of those. grounded
officers, whose cases, he thought, ought to ktf: no-
ticed. One of these, that of an officer, who had

had -term; of. his limb,. end also his eye.
culiarly worthy of attention. Though drearlfiii!!..
*outdated. he only received a pension for the
of a limb, and the reason assioted for not
I More wasithat he was iii tin eenwicii Hospital-
but this, lie did not think, should preclude hot.
Irons receiving something like a recompense for
many wound.. He stated some cases of great iu
equality in the system of remuneration to olliesas
who .had received wounds, and complained that
Midshiptnest did not hold their proper station in
the navy?
Mr. CROKER thought it would be much more
convenient if the Hon. Member would postpone
his budget of grievances until the House had an
optiCrtsiiiity of examining them with attention in a
Committee. If such an opportunity were offered,
lie should gladly embrace it, and cuter with the
Hun. Gentleman into the merits of any individual
case.
The Resolution was then read and agreed to.
The Clerk having read the Resolution of the
Committee for granting a recompetice to the High
Bailiff of Westminster,
The Cii.sucekt.oa of the EXCHEQUER proposed,
that the second reading of this Resolution should
be postponed till to-morrow fortnight.
On the suggestion of Mv..BANKES, Monday, the
pith of April, was substituted, and agreed to.
BUILDING OF CHURCHES.
Mr. BROUDLN brought up the Report of the
Committee, granting Exoliequer Bills to the
amount of one million, to be applied to the build-
isitt_o of Churches.
Mr. ANTHONY BROWNE expressed a wish that
the plover of removing Curates might not be ve.ted
solely in the Bishops of the diocese, hut that the
parishioners aright have some influence in removing
clergymeu, with whose conduct they were tats_
pleased.
The cliAttcEt.t.ott of the EXCHEQUER thought
it expedient to delay the con.ideration of such
minute questions for aCo ttttt *litre. A. cording to
the laws now existing, the Rector had no i.ower of
removing Curates who had been lieeussri Foy the
Bishop. and every Curate ought to be licensed. A
Rector, however, having a number of Curates
ut-
der Imo, appointed to ditfereist parishes, might
remove them from wee to another ; but that power,
by the measure now proposed, would be imittiectl,
so that every Curate should have a kind of perm:t-
neut connection with his particular chapel.
Mr. CRA NT should be very happy to have the
provisions of this measure exte.nled to
where !wishes were of such enormous size, as t.
preclude the possibility of having all the parts:nom:is
uccountnadated within one plate of worship.
The CUANCEI.I.OR of the EXCHEQUER assures
h:t. Hats. Friend, that there existed no unwilling.
IItFS on the part of Ministers to recommend to Psi.
hutment the extension of any wrosnre for
rpiritual ittstrut bout to the north of the island W111..%1
MUS intended for the south. There, liaweere, alts
so marked a distioction between the Cluoctirs ul
England aid of Scotland, as to render au uniformity
of system extremely difkult. Mach, however,
be done by it separate measure. He had been isuisie-
presented in having said on the erect diog ni ht
that assistance should be given to no parish not i..• 11-
tinting 10,000 persons. This, however, he loud lop:
stated. There was no intention of I:mitiow; thro
grant; the Commis:Umbers had the power of odor&
mg assistance in all cases ; but he had expressed 311
apprehension that the grunt by Parliament won Ii
not be productive of great practical good, wit:l,:
the parishioners were ounterous, unless the paiislies
were to exert themselves.
,Jr. WlLnEaroece expressed his decided ao-
probation of the proposed measure, told felt flux
I the public money could not be more isriditah:
1 employed than iu diffusing spiritual iolormatom.

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