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not restoring that gentleman
time. He was ready tel giie th
tration all credit for their cowl,
call it an act of arbitrary pea,
cretion. Upon the whole,
self wit stating, that,. jn his
Ilan. Baronet had notikid any
do, Lion of those papers, and
opoisa the motion.
Lord IlAttaY PETTY approved
HonountlilirGentletnan opposite
necessity of discussing subjects
Catholic claims, with temp
but he begged to differ frour
upon the present occasion.
gronnds for the motion, because
existed for the removal of Mi
administration of the Duke
isted during that of Earl Nardi
he knew of Mr. Pitt, he really
nut hare suffered such a
Right Honourable Statesman
to keep down religions disseusien
and wished to discountenance '
Catholics to odium or stir
Earl Hanka:lie iu Ireland w,
of, both by Mr. Pitt and Mr.
ten thought they could enter i
the conduct of the Duke of
of Earl Ilardwicke, the present
justified upon that ground al
vernments, which have acted
one of them must undoubtedly .
this point ought to be determined
way er another, he though* •
Friend was entitled to I,e "
fee bringing such a Motion forward.
The Cii4st•Li.t.mt of the Excut
that lie did not niuke any accusation
Mania 'eke, but lie thoUght,
Roble Earl hail dune right
operate as a total exclusion
office.
Rr. Rpsz united in the
by the Chancellor of the Excheqt
Mr. WILLIAM SMITH said, V-
fard acted as an Eseiseulaii,
his violent conduct against
companies. He thought
411roug grounds for making
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said..
situation in Ireland, the Board
Inquiry thought that the offic
metal of the Customs should
the person holding it must h
half ofthe salary. The Chancellor
quer had expressed a wish
as were connected with
be temperately discussed,
doubt that that Right Honourable
must be of opinion, that no
more temperately urged than
had submitted to them. lie
farther grounds for it yesterday
(R&M hail not only been re-s'
under Government, but had'
superior one to that which he
one office was merely that of
tom-house Quays ; and the
count:int-General of the Cc
welly stated. what he should
thought it would be nglit
argument or discussion of
papers lie Called for were _
cause he was far from thinking
statement of any member --
an authority equally strong .
consents he called tor, to .hew
of removal and re-appoivitipeni
move fur various letters that
grounds of Mr. Gitfarit's dismissal.
last man that would object -
bringing forward any petition
'proper; but hr certainly thou,
of the Government of Ireland
violeat measures against the
in times like the present.
tainly disapprove of any man
Catholics o a parcel of blood-thirst)
front their childhood!" It surely we
highly unfitting in any Government
any man who could dare
millions of His Majesty's toys.
Wherefore, he should ask, ought
lies to be styled by an Italie'
worthy of being trusted
[he wan who had used such
self entrusted with au office
had been said, too, that the
country were tint to be put
the Governuieut of it. hese
graceful to humanity. lie
amongst the Irish Catholics
respectable Two as any oho
was not tolerable that any Government
courage such pientienents, and •'
millions of His Majesty's sub'
The question being then
Heim ffirvided,• alien there

Against the .11•tion
Twit

Majority
Upon our re-ailinission into the gallery, we fou:.4
the lLouse engaged upon the subject of

?UE ROC4IFORT SQUADRON.
Mr. CALCIAVT, in pursuance of his notice, stated.
that lie had heard reports from various quarters, of
good authority, touching the situation of the
Rochfort squadron, of a nature that made it ne-
cessary for him, in duty to the cointry, to make
them the subject of parliamentary inquiry. Hr
had always thought that the person uow appomotd
to the head of the Admiralty, war one as little quo
lifted for the situation, as any that could be chows
at the head of a Board. With all the di.advaii•
tages of a want of discretion, he hail never thougti
that person qualified for such a situation, and • rt•
view of the circaasstances that had taken plot
since that Noble Lords appointment, tended I*
confirm the opinion he had at first formed.
an *pinks whkb, he believed, *as pretty- pr'-
Talent throngbout the country. lie Amnia elm'
vcntwre to sat, that almost the very first act MAI
followed thatNohle Lord's appointment, was a sr
cimen of his extreme indiscretion in bin depart-
ment. k was the injudicious appointnitnt of Sr
lloine Popham, under the command of Admiral

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flan to off„, at k
Lord (
ice the former
,A, • That t
conduct, nor .1.41 tetra,
Power, nor ere. of expect,
, he should couttai rimed u
'hi. opinion, the e‘ 1 sli;
I any ground for ti other i
and therefore be that WI
M
proved of what tke , motto'
ama
iptetite had I,w, as
Strach
jects tormitected o droll, 1
!super oast moiler. floods
otur him in has se • , to ens
DR. lie saw ssi, the Fr
lecause the same e tramp
' Mr. Clifford. d ~• weeks.
ike of Richmond, . bat 14
Hardwicke. From to lot
rally thought he length
i re-appointment. 1 steno'
tesiaan always ever ol
dissension iu it . iimiY."
once the exposing of clutac
,tigma. The coy the Al
I was generalle up. .oil sta
Air. Fox. lttke fili the u
titer iute a comps ' amp
of Richmond with . that e
'resent Matisse soli sets,
nd alone, as of two some
ed on opposite Kiwi. befor
übtedly be wrong. It we
eternaned early. is ndly.
'sought his Right , 'Mt
'ie Thanks of the tight
a forward. guish
the Excieouta a,. a 1111
f accusation walnut was e
gilt, that whether , to ha
it ta wrong, it would dun'
to of this individual , from
the I
lie sentiments ex • . I can
Exchequer. tient
said, that while Mr. t negli
tan, he was notorious the ,
inst the Catholics, in their
t that there were lion
g such a Motion. whits
id, that while lee held ing i
'card of Cominissie ottgl
ofhceof Accountant . to th
uld be divided, sad if IleCO
t have been satisfied nom
.-..,hancellor of the ' . lent
iish that ouch vie*, itoa
the Catholics site ram
id, and he could they
Honourable Gratlem MOT
. nothing could hare i . that
than the motion which so I
lie had not stated nit,
ertertlay. than that cons
n re-appointed to apl eau
tad been even put into for,
ihe formerly held. ' run
t of Surveyor of the C tint
he other was that of tits
Customs. lie hail I and
could still state, that bus
gilt to abstain from bre
of the mutter, until i I It
re before the lioure, • thi
thinking that any rt. . or
'bee could be taken has
rot% sr this written ski
~, Assam the real gross. Dim
otipent. He intended lik
o that would she* as
1 dismissal. lie was lac
jeet to any set of • tin
etition they might th. the
,- thought it was the do th
:land to abstain from a co
the Roman Cathole pr
sent. He should • Ile
man calling the Rona th
blood-thirsty murders on
It surely was a costive au
:overtime/tit to enconros est
s on to denominate thee ti
level and faithful subjito sec
, ought the Roman Casio Cr
col
rn
w
d
u:(
:II ;I?:
luv: dear expressions t Whereforehaesc personaro wb
ens h ot EAit
le mob or beggary of shot ti
.ut into competition o,;1 b
hese were expressions ,lir
le averred, that there wt•re e
g
P
hoes haeagrrdeehtitnru,sjaud'oritythoaftr/
Y Goveratneut should ea- or
and thus denounce teen l'
subjects. tl
n fondly called for, tlit d
re appeared-- f
tea ti