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The Address was then agreed to nem. dies. and
presented by the Lords with the white staves.
THE REY CHSION DILL.
1401713 LAff'nEMD.4/1? blamed the Committee. of Finance far the
share which they had in frittering away the merits of the ori-
ginal Rill, and for their delay in proceeding to investigate the
expenditeire of the Naval and Military Departments. It was
to these branches of our estoblishmeet that his Moiesty's Speech
pointed out hopes for efficient saving, and not to'sinrcure plates,
with which he understood the Committee was at present occu-
pied. His Lordship then Argued at some length to show, that
though the Government Oakes required reform and regulation,
it was a complete deception of the Public to hold out any ex-
pectation of great savings by the aholitiou of any,of them. On
the contrary, he was firmly persuaded that the effect of aboliA-
ing even sinecure places would be, to add considerably iu the
way of pensions to the public hurehens.
After some further debate the Bill was read a third tisne and
passed.—Adjourned.
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. vetn.iv, MAY 13.
The Irish Assessed Taxes Bill, and the Bills for an issue of
1,500.000/. and 3,000,000/. in Exchequer Bills, were received
from the Commons toed read a first time.
Lord Elleuieurough moved the second reading of the Debtors
Relief Bill.
Lord Moira olejected to Bill, as being very little calcu-
lated 16 remedy the grit. unces under which many of the unfor-
tunate class of permits oi w hem it applied, laboured. Ile could
not agree in the principle upon which a year's imprisonment
was, in all cases, to precede theft-eller. Rome distinction should
be made between the case of the frauduletit and the unfortunate.
Lord Erskine and the Lord Chancellor, while they pane.
4t
Prized the benevolence of Lord Moira's character, coincided
,- tioking, with Lord F.llenhorough, that the relief afforded,
h,,,.
e present Bill could not be carried farther without danger:
to general system of trade.
Tile Bill was then read a second. time, and ordered to be
cosninkted.—Adjourned.
=;saamaxameas
HOUSL OF COMMDSS,
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PIONDA Y, MAYO.
Lord .Binning gave notice; that he would on Monday next
move that the Report of the Sugar Distillery Committee be
taken into consideration.
The Irish Clergy Residence Bill, and the Irish .Glehe Hovse
Bill were read a third timerma passed.
Lord Folkestone moved • that the papers, which were pre-,
sensed on Wednesday last, respecting the Droits of Admiralty.
be printed.—Ordered.
Mr. Rose moved for an account of the total amount of 0111
Crown Revenue of liegland and Wales, together with the'
charges of management, and the net proceeds fur the lust tan
years.—Ordered. •
Mr. W. Taylor agreed to put off his motion respecting the
failure of the Expeelitiou to the Dardanelles, which stood fur
Thursday, till Thursday se'unight.
Mr. Grattan postpoued presenting the Catholic Petition till
liee '2sth or. May. .
its. CALcm4vr, in making his motion respecting the Roche-
fort Blockading Srtadion, complaiesecl, that all the Papere
which he had moved Tur on the 3d of March had not been pre-
tented ; but; notwithstatuling, he had full and substantial &-
deuce from those now before the House, to prove the escape of
trade French squadron was entirely (mitg to the misconduct of
the Admiralty in not sioPplyilig Sir R. Stractian with provisions.
On the gbh of October Sir Richard wrote very
Lord Gardner for provisions, and the Admiralty;
eau,o, soot only a partial supply ; and, on the Itith
bee, he wrote, that he had only eight weeks suppl:
and, i:s a sulesegoeat date, only three weeks. leisi.lthe obsan time, time Admiralty had given orders
pert) aid spencer to carry out supplies on the 21st of
bust these vessel. did not arrive till the 15th of Jamul,:
flee gallant Admiral, finding he wits touch neglectesl,
from the rules of the service, and veto copies of his
tise Commander in Chief direct to the' Baud, seal
Verne distress for ward or necessaries, w hick must ronvissie
ratioael tubed that he meld not &Mow the Prowls
tempted tee escape ; the consequetice was, that, Sir
johliged to leave Basque Roads to endeavour to
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and durifog bis absence the Irolimb escaped, when he was nut is
any eouditlea to follow them, On these rounds it was his
intention to move certain Reisteflon), of which he sent a copy
In the Secretary of the Admiralty a few days atm and to add
unother of censure on the conduct of the Board, for exposing tire
gallant Commander in this embarrassed situation.
- • Tue lioN. W. PoLZ confessed bis sutprize, after the Papers
produced, at the lion. Gentleman persevering in his nimble ;
be said, he should prove by the letters of Lord Gardner, and by
those of the gallant Sir Richard himself, that be bad not quitted
the blockade of Rochefort front a scarcity of provisions, or any
deficiency in stores, but from a series of hard weather. Neithe.r
was it true that Sir Richard had drawn any Stirrl.o r;fr,;',. the
Beet blockading Ferrol, as there was no doe!: ... , '• :t effect
;is the possession of the Admiralty, ar:,l !",.. e 1..; 74, 1 i,Cilere that
Sill'il t locurnent existed Iny where. lit, :!:olv! •-.1,0 endeavour to
r;se.w. tlsat Sir R. Stracintas squadron was not in that miserable
eosulitis.!. in whii!h the lion, Gentleman stated it to have been,
' and that fact he would make out front the letters of the gallant
Admiral himself. These letters would prove that the .Tallant
Admiral (Sir R. Strachan) had been forced from hi: station by
bad weather, and that he did not leave it in order to look after.
victuallers from England. He then procectled to rood the fa( ti
&Mit ' the letters of Sir Richard himself. After he La:l I ft
Rueliettirt, through the severity of the weather, hr beet ,is
course towards Ferrol. Sir Richard passed the sou .•i.s,a of
Ferrol, only noticing it by telegraph,,ps sai _ evel. I se .:;,f,,:.(.r. of
Gibraltar, without demanding provisions. ',l r. i'.)!e re.c,,,:!eil
at great length to quote from the papers nn th, ts,tile tae ..i,ri_
ous supplies sent off with Inc inmost pro- ptit, de 1, I:te !Ward
of Admiralty. These supplies, however, tar re to 0n....v
instances prevented from sailing, throul, the long 4 (Assieuei
tempestuous weather at the time they ought to have been no
their was to Sir Richard. It was true Sir Richard had been
'out for six monthi ; but the supplies got to him in ample time,
and he would repeat that the gallant Admiral had not he. n (WI..
Pened to abandon the blockade of Rochefort from any nap: of
`provisions, but entirely through the rough and tempequous
'weather he unluckily encountered. To prove this he stated an
account of Ilse amount of supplies sent wit, conoisting of lna-
' toes, onions. live bullocks, gad provisions of every de=eription,
part of which were destined to Rochefort, ).'Orient, and,
Ferrol. After some allusions to points of minor importance, ht
concluded by moving the previous question, on the six ile.t
Resolutions of the lion. Gentleman me the facts, and. on the
7th, the censure on the Board of Admiralty, he gave his post-
live negative.
The House divided. for the motion 69, against it 146, ma-
jority il. —Adjourned.

TVESTIA lit M k V 10.
MR. Mositr.4o es, Chairman of the (irampound Ekction mom-
!mime?, reported, that the Sitting Members were not duly
,rlit.eted. but that the petitiotwrs, -,—...—.. Biomes, Esq. and the
11111 n. Cochrane Johnston, ought to have been returned. The
!peptity Clerk of the Crown attended, and am-nded the return.
.• On the Motion of Mr. Mellish, the Bill preventing tlw da-
ranging of raw hides and skins, was read a third time and pa,setl.
The Militia Pay Bills (Great Britain and Ireland). the Mili-
rdAid;ituhtairidast.inaielidaullipaslitiabedSt.baltern °dicers 11111, were read a
p
F! .Va. Lusussivrom moved that there be laid before the 11911.4
14) copy of the proceedinp in the Court of King's Bench, in a
itanse, Paxton and others v. Popham and another.
Sul Roses Paliscim said, he had no •Idection to the production
Ista copy of the Record now moved for. It related entirely to a.
private transaction which took place twenty year. ago. At that
time • proposal had been made to him to Enter into a certain
• some individuals, whose integrity he could not
thong,' Mr, M'Artloir and limself had hero"'
specnialion, and u dispute had arisen between
uniformly endeavoured to bring the •uhject 10 an
at, being convinced that mutual concessions
He meant to adjust the matter in dispute by
mostamicable mariner. Me was rather sur-
Gentleman having gone into the inllieet of
were Precedents of such eases to betid.
the Common Them, Sir Home raid, his foit
Ar-
pinh which had cost him a considerable sum
v 4141 that with regard to the last action,
time of his bearing any thing Of it. fir begged
Captain not to imagine that he m[HMeant to
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pressingly to tperuhaioa.l by some
,„ from somy. questket and afthom
of Rettio- soccez•sful lo tiny 'pee
sly on board; theme he had uniform
6 tree that, .amicable iniiiistmente
s for the Su inght to be made. 11
311)ectonber; arbitration, ha the in,
ra4marY and ,'rimed at iher lion. a
tee, deviated rEtruscisi as there wi
his letters to In another ease in ths
lathy; his es- **rimy had pat in hpl
convenor Auk", mapey.
I if they at Ain. t.rsuraereir
Richard a; its %he the font time
le meet tt itb {he gallant awl lieu.
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