The Sun.
London, England, 1806-02-26 00:00:00

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Ministers question mit noi, ripe for disc/maid:a, be;
cause the documents on which it was to be founded
were not -before the'Honse, and while the minds of
those Ministers were urgently pressed by, other mat=
ters of more immediate importance. He was con=
vinced, that when the documents should be laid oti
the:fable, the causes of the defalcation would ap-
pear from a clear, minute; and accurate detail, fully
satisfa&Ory ;' arid the only ground of difference on
• former occasions between the Noble-Lord and hirti=
self touching this subject was, that the Noble. Lord
had formed all his statements, and founded all his
argutbentsupon estimates, whereas he, Mr. Johnson,
always argued from results.
Dr. LAURENCE supported the Motiori 'and
observed, that it now appeared the Noble Lord's
flattering statement of the abundantly prosperous
state of the affairs of the Company in 1803, was
founded on a prospe&ive supposition •of a permanent
Peace;, whereas, in one month afterwards, His Ma-
jesty's Message was brought down to the House, an-
nouncing the explosion of a neW War.
Mr. PAULL replied to the several arguments
against his Motion. He denied that the defalca-
tions in question were chargeable to the account of
War ; on the contrary, his obje6tion was, that when
the War broke out sudicient expence had not been
gone into in the preparation for its continuance, or
the means of bringing it to a speedy issue. He
*as prepared to prove, that the defalcation arose
frolla a ruinous system of commerce, by borrowing
money at twelve and fifteen per cent. for purchasing
inyeatments,„ and ten per cent. paid for commis-
sion upon those investments.; by which, in the Ben-
gal trade alone, a loss of above p millions had ac-
crued, and in the whole above fifteen millions. ,The
test he imp'uted to money. wantonly, lavishly, and
unnecessarily expended under the clireaion of the
Noble Lord late at the head of the Government
there., The objeEt of his Inquiry was, not to cri-
nainate the CoUrt of Direaors—but to put the sad-
dle on the right horse, and to bring home responsi-
bility where it ought to .attach.
Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON seriously depre-
cated. the prominent disposition manifested by the
- Honourable Gentleman who spoke last, to asperse
and criminate the character of a Noble Person not
rmay present to defend himself—and this before any
Document to sustain his allegations, or any regular
inquiry 'into the Noble Person's conclua, was before
the House. At least he was sure if the Honour-
able Gentleman
.did not condescend to take the
advice he now took the liberty to offer him, he
Sad sufficient experience of the candour and libe-
rality,of the House to be convinced that such alle-
gations, thus unsupported by any thing but assertion,
Would have no weight in thtir-opinion:
The Question being now put, the several Motions
Of Mr. PAULL were carried.
Lord HENRY PETTY moved, that a Cortinaittce•
be appointed to examine the Accounts between Great
Britain and Ireland:—Ordered ; and that they do sit
,on Thursday in the Speaker's Chamber.. -.
Lord TEMPLE moved, that the House' do •on.
Thursday take into consideration the Greenland
Whale Fishery Bill.—Ordereal.
Adjourned till Thursday.

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