The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-03 00:00:00

IRKLAND,-10M4 GIVFARD.

Sir JOHN NewronT wished to know from the
Hon. Baronet, who filled the office of Chief Secrete
Lary for Ireland, whether John GiffOrd, who had
been lately appointed Accountant-General to the
Board of Customs in Irelandowas the same John
GitiOrd 'who bad been dismissed by Lord Hard-
wicker from' an interior office in the Customs, ou
account of his unwearied exertions to excite
sentions between the Protestants" and the Catholics
Dublin. , •

Sir A. WEL' ESLKY answered, that the Mr Gif.,
find who was appointed to the (Age alluded to was
the same that was formerly dismissed from atiothor
otEee in the saute department ; but undoubted

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did sintbanswer the description given of him l,p the
Right fion. Baronet, or he would not have been ap-
,peinted to his present place.
Sir JoHN Ngw,pART gave notice, that to-morrow
he would move for the Patent of the .Appointrifent,
in .order to bring the whole business before the
House. .
Do6lor DUIGENAN expressed hiatertisfaaion at this
business being brought' before the House. ¢ He was
proceeding, when the SPEAKER said there was no
question before the House.
Lord H. PETTY de.sitred his notice of moving for
certain information conneeled with the Orders in
Council.
Air. HGSKISSON presented Papers relative to, Sir
Home Popham, and the case of the El Etrusco, con-
taining in substance all the documents required by
the House, though one or two of the Papers ordered
could not be found in the Treasury.
Mtc HUsKISitON gave notice that la• would to-
morrow move for leave to bring in a Bill to authorise
the Commissioners for the Disrribntion*of the Com*
pensation Money paid by the United States of Ole-
' rica, to vest the balance in their hands in Exchequer
Bills..
The Scotch Distillery Bill was passed; -the 13il1
prohibiting the Exportation of Cotten went through
a Committee—the Report to be received to-mor-
row; also the Cotton Duty Bill. .
THE•MUTINY BILL
Was brought in by Lord CASTLEREAGH, read a first
`time, and ordered to be read
,a second time to-
morrow.
Mr. WINDHAM expressed a wish that, as Saba-- as
the necessary returns should be presented and, print-
ed,. the earliest 'convenient day should be taken to
debate the important spiestions involved under the
heads of the present Bill.
Lord CASTLEREAGH thought. Tuesday would be
the most convenient day, and the Committee the
most convenient stage. The Bill may go on in the
mean time. If the House sliould sit so kite on
Monday as to prevent the Members from coming
down or sitting late,
.he would go to another day.
But the limits of the duration of the
.present
tiny Arel was short, and as a certain degree of delay,
tnay.take, place in the. other House of Parliament, :
much waste of time could not be allowed here.
. Mr. Wit•lnitAsi wished to know whether those
.who had enlisted for genefal service for seven years
under the ALA brought in by him, were invited or
allowed to alter the nature of their engagement to
enlistment for life.
- The CUANGELLoR of the EXCHEQUER said it was
. intended that the strictest good faith should be Pre-
served..
Lord CASTLEREAGH, in answer to a more parti-
cUlar inquiry, said it was not intended to propolet
any enlargement of the present engagc?rnent till the'
expiration of the time of that tsitgagement.
Mr. Wumtrotsr brought up the Report of the
Orders of Couneil Bill ; which was agreed to pro
nnd ordered to be, taken into further consi-
derat.'.3b on Friday.--The Bill is to be read a third
time on Monday.
The House itt a, Committee on the Expiring
Laws agreed to sOrne'lleSolUtions: the Report to be
• received ta-morro'w.