The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-25 00:00:00

CAL ItLLATI6NS OF THL'EMPIRE.

Mr. WHARTON brought up the. Iteport of the
Committee on the Appropriation Bill. The Amend-
ments were read a first and second time. On the
motion that they be agreed to,
Mr. WurrazteAo rose, arid expressed himself
to .the following :—" Mr. Speaker,—As the
Session appears hastening to
.0 close, I have, fur
some time, been desirous of' putting to his Mujesty's
Ministers'a variety of questions, with respect to the
various Internal trod External. Relations of ; the
Empire, which, it appears to Me, it is more-conve-
tnent to state collectiviily, than 'to make them the
sobjeas ofi.epartite question:l, Id be submitted to
debate hi this House. ii:or th.s purpose, Sir,l should
have availed myself of the opportunity which theVOte
ot Credit atfordeiil me, had.l, out been apprehensive,
from circumstances of which the lious6 must be a ware,
that such a proceeding.at ttte time would have led to
a discussion a hich was to. be deprecated.- But, Sir, by
the usages of the quu,e of COHlwoni, many occasions
arise in which coehtiollS of the MOON to which I
have alluded, may be put to his Majesty's Ministers,
and thelieve that the reception of the Report of the
Appropriation Bill is one' of these occasions. 1
shall therefore take advantage of it. In the .first
place,Sir, I must observe, that the present Session has
been a very laborious one, and that it has eittended to
very great length 3 as much business has been done
. in the course of it as was perhaps ever done in any
preceding Session of Parliament. Not only, Sir,
has, the attenclake of Members in the House itself
been, most heavy and most assidtioas, and at the same
tune most highly creditable to themselves, but also
their attendance on Committees assensoled upon
matters of the deepest national importance. By The
Conimittee ors \Vet India 'franc, a Iteport has been
Made, on which a Bilk was introduced into Par-
liament, of which, as it °has now become• a law,
I shalt only .say, that I hope and wish it may
conduce to atThrd the teller to die West India
CoMmeree pre,;ieted from it ; and. I trust, Sir,.
that the subsequent Reports which have been pre-
, sented, from the same Cornmitteii, will meet with
a serlouS investigation, and that every 'effort will

bq made to remedy the evils which they point out.
The Collllllit Nit on the Atfairs of the EaSt India Cbm
pony have made a great progress in, the execution of
the task enkrusied to them. I.think the ptiblic litts
right to expeet that the Accounts between. the Go-
vernment and the .East. Itldia.Company are finally
closed and that the latter can have no further claim
on tire former, Long as the sessibn aParliament has
been, it ceriainly ha, been soineWhat shortened in
consequence of the ,recomniemiation of the Right
Hon. •Gentlernen opposite.to me (Mr, Dundas), to
the Company, not to press for any assistance.byidau'
or otherwise during the present session. 1 trust,
Sir, the Right Honourable GCntleinan neat hint
consented taihiS posivonettrent on a deliberate view
at the subject, and twat he will not be disposed dur-
ing the recess, to give way upon any alledged Mo-
tives of temporary. convenience. 7 Early iii the next
Sessioii thti gibjett stay be brought antler our con-
sideration, and it Will then be for the House at ejtil,
MOD 3 to decide upon it. Sir, the result'of the la-
buttii,i'of another Committee, of whic)) I had the
honour to be Chairman (the Lottery Committee),
has been this day presented to the House. Sir, .1
calf the attention of the Right floneurable Gentle-
nein opposite, - and, it it 'were• possible, I would -call
the-attention of till his successors in Office,. to that
Report. When the evidence shall be read, it will .
disclose a-scene Of -l6nd and tukery, which it ap-
pear 4 to the to be inipoSsible that any Chancellor of
the Eichcquer can Contempl.l;;.• boat .a.deternii.r.
nation ot abandoning that ruinous scheme of finance
• by Which such evils are engendered., Another Corn-
itinttze,, Sirs has t his St-.!ssion, tor the ad time, t'een
instituted, the Committee of Finance. From this
Committee, 1 fear, the public has rittieoriio chance
of derivtu any intiirmation doling the: present Ses•
iviirtt, ill may judge item the answer made on '3 re.;