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man (Mr. Fitt)., but as a precedent had been esta:.
blished.by the House in. that instance, the should
yield to the determination of Parliament, and aqui-.
esce in,what had been proposed by the Noblo 'Mover.
,Afr
.IrILPEPFOIIGE
_gave his testimony cf
feelings and 'greatest approbation tO the Motion in 7
troduced by the Noble Lord. It Was his gratification
and pride, as an Englishman, on .taking a view: of
Lord.Cornwalli,s's Adrdr tistration in India, to ob=
serve,. that alibis acts were those of N.vistilOrti,
..rM-
nesS.,".and humanity. In the whole cOtiiseflf his
long and laborious life,. he seemed to IlavelotOiliese
.objeCts in views =toe good of his Ccittntry,slnd the
happiness of those whom he goyerned.'l' "'"
Mr: 0 i:L/1121 rested hiS objeCtioll to the Motion
principally- on the .grond that the. Noble Lord had
Introduced into it she' Peace of Amiens and the
Union, in .both of Which transactions the Noble
Marquis had a-share.' Withoutinquiring-. into the
mer;ts of .the Peace of Amiens, it. was sufficient for
his purpose to ohje6t to the Motion, when he was
told that the Noble Marquis\ hada share in sanetion-
ing that measure (the Union) which had proved so
ruinous to his country. He trusted, however, that
if that measure was not rescinded, at least that the
most obnoxious part would be &One- away.
ETOTC' wis satisfied the prtposi.
tiotl now 'offered to the consideration of the HOuse,
not only met-with the -app-obation.of -the House,
but with that.of every individual of that widbly
tended region in wfp:Chthe Noble Marquis had act-
ed so conspicuous and. beneficial apart. '
iI Alciernan PREVCE? concurred' in opinion
with the Hon. Gentleman who-preceded him. The
mode of establishing the -hereditary property was a
Measure which was calculated, alone, to endear the
name of Marquis Cornwallis to all the inhabitants of
India.

. Mr. FOX, in' expressing his concnrrence.with the
Motion, .was happy todo-it upon the general merits
of the N ble Marquis,: and not ou the ground of.
' Any one particular service wAicu tie-II:lot have ren
clez,.od the Countiy; he gave his -vote With the more
satisfaction, becauSe the Motion. did not contain any
such expression as -=-" -excrlicmc St-itesmar." The
introdudion of, the Union into-the speeell of the
Noble Lordel,and upon which subjea
tleman behind him (irlr. O'HARA) 144.4liseitite,d;
and described as a ruinous measure, serygd. only to
remind him .(Mr. Fox) that-the act wasffi-i the
most disgraceftil this Country had. ever witnessed.
- The Motion was then put and carried....
Lord
.PASTLEREAGH presented 'some_ additional-.
i'apers rer,peaing the, Treaties- enteredinto between
this Country
.31,1,the:Court ..of St. Petersburgh; &c.
which were laid 'on the Table.
MR. TITT's DEBTS.
•
- Mr. CARTIFRKMP rose to make his ,lotion
. for an Address to His I\-lajest; .for the payment of
the debts of the late Right Honourable William Pitt.
The Hon: Member observed, that he should 'fol-
low• the linee-adopted by the Hon.'Gentleman on a
former evening,:7and abstain from entering into any
matter which might involve a difference-of opinion.
lit shOl:id adhere strictly to the precedent in thecase;
of . his illustrious .Father, the. Earl olChatham, fdr
the payment of whose debts the, Natiob had provided:
• If he thought, on the present. occasion, the proposi-
tion he should submit would defraEt form the great-
ness of hisichargter as:a Patriot and Statesman, he.
. certainly should not haVe, come for Ward but he had
yet to learn that the -payment of 'the Noble', Earl's
debts had, sunk him in the estiMation of his country.
opportunities of annexing other emolu-!
meats to the places which he' held, and -which-were
not sufficiently lucrative to maintain him jn'the
splendour of Prime nnister, he • had
,at the end
of ten years, and that at the very earnest solici•
tations of his' friends; set:tired to-himself only the
Wardenship of the Cinque Ports. So far from
• the accumulation of his debts affixing a' stigma upon
his dark-ter; his poverty became a' virtue. - He'
had nor, with reference to his own :etnolument, ag-
g!andized places, or secured a pecuniary reward;
his integrity and virtue therefore stood upon no com-

pion irtt.m.d6. He would 'Submit- to 'the Committee
Who sat last year, whether his condikt did not rise.
above -suspiciOn. The Hon. Gentleman theq passed
some farther eulogimns on the merits atitt: ervice9
o the iljghi Hon. Gentleman, and addekti twith
rt-peft to the sum necessary to defray. 4-447 ' Lits, it
11,4 d been found upcni an investigation' that'l t
sle sum
of 40,0001. would. he sufficient for that puiVote, He
,
then concluded with moving,

'. 1-14 i an liumble Address be presented to His Majesty,
gating, t:,at tiiis House- had been informed that the late
IZ4;lit Pitt lett debts to a considerable amount,.
for the minent his property\was insufficient ; and
this Hotise being dein mus to show respectto the memory of
the sait Right ,Pitt; humbly beseech is Ma.
testy, .tat a hi would •bc- graciously pleased to order, that a
sun: not, exc, e.,-;1}1,4 40,0001. be granted towards the pAyitient
of the said lion. William l'itt's debtS, and asstire.
Its :PArijesty tha': taus House will make good the same."
Air.. BOOTLE-seconded the Motion. -The Hon.
Ivre4-I!),fi- con.,idered the money, Which it Was in-
' letireLl oe voted, as a public debt due to the
Right 'Jon. Gentleman for his 'eminent services ;
he trusted, therefore, that unanimity would prevail.
was 'that Gentlemen entertained• different
•Oi n ions. Sottieo.t.ere' of opinion 'that .theipaYment
of cf,c ,Right ilon Gentlema'n's'debts'xtereamore
fit subjea for public subscription ; while others were
agtainst'establiSleng as a- precedent a' Motion of the
kind now submitted. With respea to the first ob-
jeCtion, he was -satisfied in his, own mind that the,
;services -of t light Hon: Gentleman had a great
Claim upon, the 'it;erality of the •Nation and with
,respea to the Ilitter objection, it was well known,
that. though great differenceoloninion prevgiled in
tLe year 1777, yet .e'arlianu all concurred that it
was a duty which_they.could not forego, in:paying
the debts. of. the Earl of Chatham; an,: therefore'
Caine to one general vote on the questio::.
.3,1 r. IC 1 N. 15 re. ssed the fiat which
lie felt inziviA4 vote for,tig:27lo ~:,2i.aSa he
,t,
Could wi4n consistency concur in t „et: bound
the House to nothing moTetham shev,,tinj a ,mark of,
respea to the abilities and integrity of Mau who
had; for a series of years,, with great and sPlendid ta-
lents;devoted his life to the service Of his Country.
No difference of opinion could prevail as. to neglect'
in' pecuniary, concerns' in that eminent person.; and
it was to. be -lamented, that in the very high station
which he'fillo-an adequate reward had.not been ap-
portioned to defray the charges incideritaflo- his sta-,
IL would not 4e indulging any improper sen- ,
tini4lt if he was to express a wish, that, for the fu=
Lure, the place of Prime Minister was rendered more
suitable in point ofemolument.