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had taken place during that poi; .d. Or, the whole,
he conceived, that, exclusive of Coi.titiental Atilt
more good than evil h.td arisen from Mr. Pitt's
measures. The establishment of the Sinking Fund,
in the manner it now stood, was an achievement
of the utmost magnitude, and deserved the higheu
praise. The union with Irelaial was also a measure
conceived in his vast mind, and executed accord.
ing to his directions. Fin this also the country
was indebted to him, as it tended to strengthen and
ci.nc.• :trate her force ; but the means by which that
great measure was obtained, certainly did not te-
tlea much honour on hint. These were the beets
which aims? from hij administration ; and. 25 hi• b--
fore said, more gond than evil resulted lion, :1;3, po-
litical career, exclusive of Continental affairs. Hut
when these were taken into consideration,he thought
every man most at once make no his mind on the
subject ; for his part, it determined him to vote
ag mast the motion. The worthy Gentleman then
recapitulated the many disaster: we had met with
on the Co.rinent, and in all our expeditions. The
expedition to ggynt alone, he said, was succeisfel ;
hut that court not be attributed as a merit to him ;
het to the spirit and intrepidity of the ititiih null.
cers and soldiers. He then concluded a very
elr-
quent harangue, by declaring it his fixed inten-
tion to vote Against the motion.
Mr. Ct. Aa IC and Mr. G..!, F isms spoke against
the Motion, and eAdei man I'IIIt.SEP in favour of it.
Mr. Goo D cir ear they rose, and observing, that
esthete were a great many Gentlemen who opposed
the Motim, and as he thought it would not he
decent to negative it direaly, he would move the
previous question, which he concluded by doing.
Alderman Rowcaorx spoke in favour of the
Motion, saying, that a 3 the country had supported
Mr. Pitt, and his measures, for upwards of twenty
years, if they refused this Motion, it would but be
acknowledging that, during all that rime, they had
aesed as fools, and were now, for the first time,
wise; or ehae it must be taken, that they were all
that time aFting wisely, and now the contrary.
Mr. Beat spoke against the motion ; imme-
diately atter which, the question being loudly
called for, the Recorder put the previous question,
as moved by MI . Goodhehere, on which the Court
having divided, there appeared—

it 78
Against it

Majority 3
While strangers had withdrawn from the Bar,
much discussion took place ; we understand the
Court divided twice, on the same mutton. The
first took place on a motion, that the Court should
proceed to the elcfrion of the Irish Society." The
division on that was, for it, 71 ; against it, 77.
The original question was then put, and carried
' by a majority of ti, the numbers being 77 to 71.
A Committee, consisting of all the Aldermen, and
a Commoner nut of etch ward, was then appointed
to carry the same into effect.
The Court elected the Irish Society. for the year
ensuing. Sir We LLI A M Cuiris and Mr. Alderman
Comae being Candidates for the Governorship of
the same, upon the shew• of hands the Luit n.Marna
declared the election to have fallen upon Mr. Al-
derman COMB!, whereupon he was elected ac-
cordingly.
The Committee for General Purposes ',Touche up
thel3ill for dividing the Ward of Farr ingdon
which was read a first and second time, and ordered
to be read a third time at the nest Court.