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London, England, 1807-04-22 00:00:00

TREASURER. OF THE NAVY.

• On the motion for the third reading of the Bill for
the better regulation of the Office of the Treaoirer
of the Navy,
Loud RADNOR rose, and observed, that even
upon a very slight glance at the Bill, he was con-
vinced it could not at all be competent' to correct all
the' abuses that might creep into that department.
lie hoped that something more efficient and compre-
hensive might be introduced.
Lord LAUDERDALE observed, that the Noble
Lord a,hed for much more than the Bill promised to
accomplish. Still in his eyes the Bill. was cane of
very great importance; and he could not help ex-
pressing his surprise, that his Majesty's Mini .tors
should almost all be absent from such a discus,ion.
It could not be said that,they were taken by surprise,
for in a pretty full house, and in the presence of many
of his Majesty's Ministe3, he had formally gven
notice that he .shoulit on this day move the bird
-leading of that Bill. Was not the House, was ,tot
the public, fully aware of :he flagrant abuses that a Ave
existed in that departmt nt, and has not the H
marked with their censure these abuses Fir ,at
reason then have Mini';.-ers paid so little, or ra
no attention.at all to thi: important measure ? Was
it that the new Appointu eats had silenced all ap re-
hensions of abuses., and that nothing was to be

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The Lord CHANCELLOR confessed, that he
did not approve altogether of the Bill; some sup •
pleruentary measure might hereafter be adopted, to
render it more compleat and effednal ; but he
thought it better to retain the present Bill, such as
it was, than to have no Bill at all to countcrad the
abuses that had been complained of.
Lord RossLYN was of the same opinion ; but
could not help expressing his surprise at the negled
of Miuisters to attend to the Bill.
The Bill was then read a third time.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

TUESDAY, IAIARCII 21.

Colonel WOOD' gave notice, that to-morrow he
would move for certain Papers relating to the Cap-
ture of Curacoa.
Sir THOMAS TURTO deferred till to-morrow se'n-
night his intended Motion for Papers relating to the
Polygar War. He hoped that an Hon. General
(Sir A. WELLESLEY), who meant to take part in the
debate, would be present on that day.
The further consideration of the Repott of the
Pilots' Bill was deferred to this day se'nnight.
The Custom Fees' Bill was read a third time and
passed.
On the Motion of Lord PORCIIESTER, it was order-
ed that Drake, who is confined in Newgate under an
order of the House, should be brought up to-mor-
row, to give evidence before the Committee on the
Westminster Eleaiun.

ABERDEEN COUNTY ELECTION COMMITTEE.
1. Barnard, Esq. D. S. Dugdale, Esq.
it. Dawson, Esq. Lord Headley,
D. leplison, Esq. • E. Bailey, Esq.
F Savage, Esq. Sir C. Hawkins,
Rt. Hon. Sir J. B. Warren, Lord 1. Tliynne,
F. Pattison, Lsq.• /tight Hon. H. Erskine,
Scropc Bainard, Esq. Sir 1 allleS Montgomery.
W. Taylor, Esq.
LIMERICK PAVING BILL.

. On the motion for the second reading of the Li-
merick Paving Bill, Colonel VEREKEIt argued at
sonic length against the Bill, as interfering with the
rights of the Corporation of that City.
Mr. CORRY. defended the Bill, which, he said,
went only to give the inhabitants of the New Town
of Limerick the indulgence of taking themselves,
for the purposes of Paving, Lighting, and Cleansing,
their Streets. A division took place—For the se-
cond reading 52—Against it 37.
The Bill was then read a second time, and com-
mitted to an open Committee.
A Message from the Lords declared their Lord-
ships' assent to the Treasurer of the Navy's Bill, and
several other Public and Private Bills.

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reports TO Mai elleCL WCLC VCLy ILAILICiIt. 11, Lorre-
fore, the House wished to mark its sense. of the of-
fences contained in the Report now under its con-
sideration, it ought' to do so before it should be be-
reft of the power, by the execution of the unpariia-
mentary menace he referred to.
M. LEIGH KEK said, this was the strongest
ease of the kind that had ever occurred; and after
the minutes had been so long printed, and the at-
tention of the IlouFe and the Public so long fixed to
this day for the decision of the House, he thought
the case ought to be proceeded on without delay.
If the Hoii. Gentleman opposite thought the Reso-
lution was not sustained, he may move that it be
rescinded.

Mr. HURST did not see the case in so strong a
light as the Honourable Member ; and in a case in
which the feelings and the charaCier of one of its
Members were so much called in question, the
House was called upon to give every possible facility
to the defence.

After some conversation, in which Mr. Milnes, as
we conceived, supported the motion,
The CHANCELLOR of Me EXCHEQUER
suggested, that the House could take no affidavits
into account, and that his Honourable and Learned
Friend, who bad been alluded to (Sir A. Pigot),
could probably attend without inconvenience to-
morrow.

Lord TEMPLE agreed with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
Mr...BANKES wished to know from the Hon.
Mover, whether there was any precedent for an in-
struaion to the Attorney-General to prosecute in a
case of this kind he had himself inquired, and he
believed there was no precedent for such an instruc-
tion without some further proceeding.
Mr. ATKINS WRIGHT was not aware that
there was any precedent ; but, he thought the pro-
ceeding he suggested the most consonant to the case.
After a few words from Mr. MAGENS, the Debate
was adjourned till to-morrow.
The Place Reversion Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed on Thursday. The
second vi eading of the Calico Printers' Bill was de-
ferred to that day. The Sierra Leone Bill was read
a third time and passed.

On the Motion of Mr. PARNELL it was ordered
that there be laid before the House an Account of
all the Corn, Grain, Meal, and Flour imported from
Ireland to Great Britain, from Oatober, 1806, to the
latest period to which the same can be made out.
11r. PARNELL gave notice, that on Thursday he
Would submit certain Resolutions telative to the
Finances of Ireland.—Adjourned.

MAILS.
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