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London, England, 1809-04-02 00:00:00

LOC A t,

Lord C t STLEILEA Gil. moved hr leave to ininn Bill to
41 ter and amend the Act passed (luring the last Sesslitns with re.
spect to this military plan. The principle of the new Bill
which he intended to propose to the !louse, was tthrelieve the
Government from the charge of paying a hounty of two' guineas
per man entering the Local Militia, by making the parisbei in
iht• respective counties pay the bounty as a kind of parochial
rtx.

the Bill ..cas opposed at some length by Mr. Whitbread and
?Ir. \V ii:.111, whey leave wa•Jgraist I _et. to bring it in. •

s Li: or vi-mt.sc orrirts.
l'he Ca A Ncir.t.i.ntc t Net l'XClfetlul:tc called the attention
er the 116iise to the expediCney or twikigiog to prevent
•Ic sale of, or brokerage ins, the disposal of Public •Nituatioti,.
The. only laws extant whirl; bore reference to these offences
•%!.re thoie.passed in the 14:2dt of IZichard 11. and the .1111 and
fith of Edward VI. I t bevatnv•.tiece,Nary, therefore, to
vacs a new saw, by ‘rhich ntrence3, such
.has had lately come
le the knowledge of the lion,e, might meet with that puoish-
vient which they merited, to %hien ne.ue of the Acts in ex i,tence
ere upplieti!Jtv,. 01)lect of the. HUI would not he
lout 41, prevent the. estabilMtneilt of tillices for the sale of
rs:,ces, but nkso for poi;10/ilig ill.. notification ()ratty sale by ad-
vertitement, hill, or in any other way, which could 4e con-
ortit•si i
.ato all agency for tat,' ellppULit;OL; of places in public ()ri-
ce.. ..
Lore% ' ot.KSTONr WO not oppn4t* the principle of the Bill.
Iri!r1)"1-4 Vat "I'rrzs'ng hr, (.I.lFhpprehation u' the tim.l

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APRIL 2.

chosen for its introduction. It was necessary, if law was
to be enacted, that the House should be in possession of all the
informatics possible relative to the abuses in exktence, in order
th3t they might be better enabled to ripply such a remedy as was
likely to be attended with a good effect. In fact, the llou3e
was at present completely in the dark, and should have better
information before they proceed to agree to the Bill proposed.
Leave was given to bring in the Bill. Adjourned.

Tuesday,', March 28.

Mr. (;rattan presented the Irish Insolvent Debtors' Bill.
Read the first time, and ordered for the second reading on the.
20th of pril.

CAPTAIN SANDON.
Mr. John T4ne moved the Order of the Dal for bringing
Captain Sandon to the Bar of the House, in oilier to his being
discharged. •
He was accordingly brought to the Bar, when the Speaker.
addressed him to the follovring purport :
" Captain Huxley Sandon, this House having entered upon a
t 6 solemn Enquiry, of the utmost importance to the admiliA ray
" tion of the Army, and the deepest concern to the personal
" honour of the illustrious Commander in Chief, you were 6.1).
" ed on to give evidence before a Committee of this Honourable
" llouse, touching the matter in issue; and in the course If
" your examination, this House has adjudged you guilty of gross
" prevarication. This offence, at all tir.les desquctive of the
" just authority and privileges of this Henourable House, and
" subversive of the common sanctions of the civil society, has
" been by you considerably aggravated from the military cha-
" racter and profession you filled, a character of which truth
" and honour should ever be the inseparable distinctions; that
" chigacter has been by you degraded, you have fallen from its
" high dignity, and you have closed a long course of corrupt
" practices by your incurring for your crime the censure and
" punishment, which this House in its justice has indicted.
" Nevertheless, this House, in consequence 9f the shame and
" sorrow which you have expressed, and taking compassion nn
" the broken state of health under which it is alledged you are
" now suffering, has ordered you to he discharged : and you any•
" nom., discharged accordingly, paying your fees." '
Mr. WHITBREAD moved, that the reprimand of Captain
Huxley Sandon 4:ntered upon the Journals. Ordered.accord-

Ilouqe resolveC into a Committee to consider the ex•
pedNiscy of further extending the Inland Navidation of Ire-
land.

Sir Rrmun W CI.LESLE: urged forcibly on the consideration
of the Committee the expediency of extending those navignm
tions, not merely for the local advantage of Ireland, where,
however, they would be highly beneficial, but for facilitating
the supply of this country with the agricultural produce of that,
by opening a more ready and advantageous communication be-
tween the interior and the sea coasts. Such, however, was the
state of capital amongst the- great bulk of the community there,
that it was not to be expected a •purpose, evsn so desirable,
could be carried. into any considerable effect bfthe funds of in-
dividuals. A sum of 500,000/. had.been voted in the last Ses-
sion of the Irish Parliament for this purpose, and a Board of
five Commissioners appointed to superintend the plans proposed,
and the disbursements of sums kilted for inland navigation, lie
therefore intended to propose a Bill for thelurthe.r advancement
of the inland navigation in Ireland; the obtiect of which would
he, to continue the ren ards of the 'lnland Navigation Board,
chargeable 1111(111 the Consolidated Fund. • . .•
Sir .1. N::w eon I fully coincided in the utility of promot-
ing Wand navigation in Ireland; but denied the necessity of
entry ing- the stens on, under paid Commissioners there, any
snore than En land, or in Scotland, where Gentlemen were
found patriotism, and public spirit enough to give their aid
in superintending such' ss orks, without fee or reward. • It was
casting; an injurious and degrading refection on the Gentlemen
of Ireland so coppose that equal patriotism and public spirit
were not to IK.k.toolici in that country, and in a businessso prtg•
uant with local advantages.
Sir A writ UR WELL LSLEY denied the motives attributed, to
him, for the proposition he offered. The experiment, he said, hid,
been made to find public spirited Gentlemen its Ireland, who
would give their aid gratis, but it had failed.
A long discussion then took place between Sir Arthur Wel-
lesley, sir John Newport, Mr. Foster, Mr. Parnell,. Mr. 'Wind-
ham, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and at kugth the.
Committee divided. • . ,

For the VIII 41—,Against it I.—Majority‘29.

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