The National Register.
London, England, 1809-05-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTERS

Mr. Rose 4,aid he was relit'? to admit that thitre had not been
that strict attention, on the part of the Treasurn under whot'
the Dutch Commissioners had acted, which the linportatite of
their charge required. With respect to the literary produc-
tions of Mr. John Bowles, he had them certainly laid on hi,
tabil, but he would aver, with great confidence, that he never
a single line of their contents.
Mr Whitbread ai.ilnadverted in the most pointed manner on the
e induct and character of Mr. John Bowle. lie reminded him
o Philosopher Square in Tom Joites, who, upon the rug beinA
usit,)yed, was exhibited in his true minim.

The gallery being cleared of strangers, we understand rt divi-
sion took place upon Mr. Ptheval's amendment. ft r patting the
previous question, and the numbers were—For it 17 Artinst
it 102 I Thuority 25.

While Strangers were ex: hided, we understand, Mr. Henry
Thornton proposed at new u' ion , stating that the Commis-
sioners had been guilty of ml,coneuct in assi,,ni!lg to themselves
a recommendation not diseeted by the Act tinder which they
were appointed, and that Government had been chargeable tt it ii
Ilect in not exercising the proper-authority over Commission-
ers so disregarding their public duties. An Amendment To,
ten proposed, to substitute the word omission for neglect; on
which the Mo-e divided—For the Amendment 9d I Against it
13 I Majority 2Q.—Adjourned.

Wednesday. May !.3.

MAY I.

Mr. Whitbread said he had lately been ioformed that Ter/
great abuses had been discovered to prevail in the Offied
in Scotland, and the consequence had been, that three of the Coat-.
lnissioners had been disehar2ed f'roin their ,ito 4.1 ions. He wiiih4
e•I to know from the !tight Hon. Gentleman opposite, w twitter
th:s was a fact ? and n hat tneaz-ti ves had been adapted by Goveni..
merit to put a check to such practices he had heard complained
of in future?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer io reply stated, tint very
mischievous practices had beet*. found to prevail amoL4 ‘tbme
of the superior Officers of the Excise in Scott:in.!, and the elm-
sequence had been, that three of the Comm is,toners ktti been
removed from their poAs, and their places tilled up n ;wit-sons
every way qualified for the situations, and who w ere nu likely
to abuse their trust.
Mr. Whitbread said, that if any further information reached
him on the subject, he would on a future day exerei,e his judg-
ment whether or no he should bring the matter before t.,e House.

RETURNS OF THE SICK 'ANL) wouocnro OF TIIF. ARMY EMo

PLOY CD IN SPA IN.

Lord Temple moved, that there he laid before the House
copies of communications to the Medical Board II om the
Medical Staff of the army employed in Spain, relative to the
,ick and wounded of that arms ; and also for a return of the
number of deal is ,ince the return of the army into :his country.
Lord Castlerengh objected to the motion of the Noble Lord,
for which, he einnemied, there was no precedent. Its tendency
would he to e an uneasiness and dissatisfaction in-the army.
for which there was no grounds whmtever.
After a few observations from the Chancellor of the Excite..
quer, Colonel Freemantle, and Mr. Wilberforce, Lord Temple
consented to withdraw his motion, hut intimated his intention to
bring it forward again, should he find, on further inquiry, that
the reports which had reached him, of the inadequacy of the
medical arrangements in Spain, by which due attention could
not be paid to the sick and wounded in the course of the catu
paign, appeared to be well founded.
Mr. O'Hara moved the Order of the Day, that the House do
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole lluuse on the Irkh
Constable Bill.
Mr. Foster objected to the motion, and moved, as an amend-
ment, that the Bill be taken into further consideration thii" day
six months.

After some observations from Mr. Herbert, Sir John New-
port, Mr. Stuart, and Mr. Peter Moore, in favour of the Bill,
Mr. Foster, in explanation, and Mr. O'Hara, who d4'ended
the Bill at some length, the House divided—For the Amendment
92 J Against it 7 J Majority agaito. the Bill 115.

Thursday, May 4.

rOkTSMOUTH WAI Bit WOR tiS•

Mr. Sumner objected to the further progress of the Bill, upon
the ground that its introduction was not conforinnhie to the
Standing Orders of the House respectiog rush Bills; for that the
originators of the Bill had not made good the allegations iit their
petition, nor had they specified the proprietors or occupiers of
the land through which their aqueduct watt to pass, nor
.),et
which of these proprietors had assented or objected to the s%aters
so pat.sing,

After some discussion, the Speaker explained the Standing
Order in such cases, and said, that in opposition to the assertion
that the Petitioners in this case had not :trade good their ail-Ra-
tions, stood the Report of a Committee, declaring directly the
reverse; and that consistently with the usual respect paid nv the
House to the Reports of its Committees, that Report must he
presumed true until the direct Contrary was proved ; and as to the
other point, the Standing Order having bruit originally murk fur
the protection of private property, and the proprk.tors and oc-
cupiers of lands, through which this aqueduct runs, having at-
tended before the Committee, and acknowledged their asaent, the
substantial ends of justice, contemplated by the Standing Order,
were fully answered.
The House divide.) on the motion of Mr. Sumner "That the
further consideration of the Report he deferred till this day six
montivd"—Ayes 3 I Noes 93—Majority 90.—The Bill was or-
dered to be engrossed.

PURITY OF ELECTION.

Mr. Ciirwen then rose to make the motion of which he had
giveu notice, which he conceived was a motion of the greatert