The Sun.
London, England, 1806-05-21 00:00:00

LORD MELVILLE.

Mr. HUSK/SSON stated, that be had giv,eu
tice of a, Motio for this day, for -Papers tendingto
spew. the grounds on which. the late Board of Trea7
sury had thought proper to remit the interest on the
balances in the hands of Lord MelVille..::He was
aware, however, that such a-" Motion might involve
Mini in some allusion to the evidence adduced en the
Trial Of the Noble Lord, which might seem to trench
on the PriVileges and Orders of the other House. To
avoid every alltisiOn of the kind, he should postpone
Motion till after the judginent was given on that
Tri:il. • .

NABOB OF ARCOT.
Mr. Ilartousc mated the Order of the Dtiy, for
She second reading ,of the Nabob of Arcot's Credil

tors' Bill.

Mr: KEEI=eE called the attention
of the house to 'the nature of the Pehts.,.,most of

which sere fraudulently created; at least arose
no real and onerous cause, and, were accumallteli

'by fraudulent interest. He called on the Hon.-Gen-e-
-tleman (Mr. Francis) who lrad much distin-
guished the attempt to suppress thalaß
abuses, who himself resided in
.that Country 2$
years, and who, lrad returned to thig kingdom-with
'a eharalter as unsullied as he had left it, to assist

him in his present,endeaviur.:-;- He: then .proceeded
enter.into a long statement, and to call for the'
reading of many Minutes
_relative to the delits'of
I.,MTherSon, and Sir it. Sullivan; which had been
allewed to lie dormant for Many years; and which,,
he alledged, did not proceed frern re rand tottajide
contrails„ . '

Mr.-jOff.VSTOIVE found himself carted oh, out
of regard to the chara6ter of Sir J.. M‘Pbersozi,
whose friendship he had experienced in early life,
not to Sit silent and hear his =game unnecessarily

dragged forward to public attention as elucidating a
subje& in which he seemed to' Chace so, little.con7
-nexion. He also thought, the insinuation against
the other Hon.,Baronet equally unbecoming itt his

a6seilce:

LiHTTENCE agreed in the observations. ,
tinro wn out by the Hon: Gentleman N.yho had spoken;
first ort the .subject.. It was a fit subjea, not of in-
dignation merely, but of shame, to think that bribes •
to the servants of this 'Country, by the Native
PrinceS of • India,' should have been at • all times.
'deeMed necessary to insure a faithful performance of
ti..ioricipty, or as indkiceroents to them. to betray -
trust If debts were • reall1; • :ir,otia,firie due, 'he could
not concz_ii;e o'n what greund they- were •al49wed to. .
lie o'er from the year 1.799' to this time, without
any elaiM being made under them. . • ;
Lord..C,-ISTLERE4GH replied at considerable
_length, toile la.St speaker. If the general merits of
the Agreement were. to be discussed, the discuss;on,
otio-ht to be.-founded on a. distina measure. .Parlia, •
'meat was not, calted upon to sandiog .this. agree,
-merit, as it was made by parties. fully cOmpetent tq
enter into' it; and the-Hduse coUld not dissolve it
'except by positive statute, The question
AIMS, whether they were to .enable the Commission, .
• ers on the Debts to examine the Witnesses on Oath.'
.The• 'public interest was certainly -coneerned.-,,hut•
that was a -reasen why the. House of Corrinions. .
should not seletit persons who were to. decide on
these Board of controul w4-conneeted
with•the'Government, and it would, as- it was bound
in duty 'to do, Watch carefully over the interestO
of the Public, and, the kite :Board: had attended
,to them. Yet the. DitleolorS,. and the Board and
the Creditors, had been satisfied with this agreement.
He admitted the frauds
_and abuses that existed in
tyese claims, but 'there were a sufficient number of:
them:apparently well founded to render the neces-
city-9f inquiry obviouS. With reSpea to the means,
tbr paying sgeh as
.'should be found to be good,
equity required that a fund :Mould be appropriated
to that pucpose: The Nabob. owed .alarge debt to
the Company itself, and it WaS,getreasonable that
the whole •.surplug reenue• cif the (arnatie should be
applied to the. liquidation of `private elairaS; but out •
,of 0,0001, there. was set apart--forthis,•objea
130,0001. which Wai the Utmost,limiti of the sum.
.liable:for the. priVate to the.in.quiries
MahomeOn jurisprudence; 'the c&iinui.ssioners here -
could .direEt issues to be hied, y,
,the.' (OniiniSsioners,
in India.: .He thought- thit in .eve.y point of view
this was a proper mode Of p:roceeding, and supported
• the Bill.
'Mr. FiUNCIS Observed, that-as The subject was
so very iinportant,•, the attenclogee- so thiu, and so
many singular doEtrineS, stated by the ',Noble Lord
Which appeared to him improper and dangerous, he
would, in order that not only the general merits of
the Bill,, but these Collateral" points; might be fully
discussed, move that the Debatebe adjourned for :.a,
fortnight, unless the House was decidedly hostile-tO,
it. , . •
Mr. HOBHOUSE. could .not conceive 'why it
should be postponed for so.long as a fbantht,..even.
admitting all the feasOns. of the .Hon: _Gebtletrim
for adjourning the Debate.. But whether iG should
be put off at all, or so long as thetton. Gentleman
wished, he left entirely.-to the House.
Dr. LAWRENCE stated that there were several
things' of importance to come on ,or discussion„, 'and
beStde,s, there was the interval of the...hdlidays.. He
concluded by moving, that the Debate. he •(!jt,urned
till Friday. se'nnights This was carried without a
division,rOn - • •
the Motion of Mr.' CR. EEV EY, the reference to
a.Committee of the Motion relative to the American
Intercourse, was postponed till Thursclay._: r • r •
The 'Report of the Tortela..Free Pert Bill was-or-
dered to ,he,received - • --- -
The ProfSerty' Doty 'Bill wai-:aiderea to be read a
third time on Tlihrsday ntrit. Ordersewee
thei3 disposed of,-,-Adjourned: