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BARRACKS.

Mr. ROBSON sianiEediii;lrtention of submitting
0
to the House, after the reteks,. a Motion on the liar.
rack Department. This Motion had only boeu
de-
layed.fromU the circumstance Of the Third or Fourth
Report on that suhjeCt hiving been for'two months,
and still being, at the Printer's.—Mr. RoßsoN
avail-
td himself of this opportunity to recommend, •for
.tly.; prevention of a similar inconvenience,- that, ;13
cases of importance, Duplicates of Papers should be
presented.
- On the Motion of Mr..L. KEG K, in consideration
.of peculiar circumstances alledg,ed, a month's firther
time was allowed for the
.pry sentation of a Bill for
inclosing 13,000 acres, in. Char Wood Forest. •
Mr. Hoauousg brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee of Supply.. The Resolutions were agreed' to,
,and Bills .ordered to be brought in accordingly.
The Sicilian Prize-Money Bill was read a third
time, aud' after the introducli6n of a Clause, by the
Advocate-General, which occasioned a short conver-
sation between Admiral Markham, Mr. Baker, and
the Advocate-General, was passed. • •
The- Bill for Regulating the Office of Treasurer of
t'ae.Navy was read a third. time, and,passcd. •
• DUCI-1Y OF LANCASTER.
On the Motion of Mr. HusktssoN, a new Wiit
was ordered for the. Borough of Northampton,- in the
room of the Right Hon. SPENCER Peitc‘tym,,, who;
since his elettion, has accepted the (Alice of Chan-
cellor of his Majesty's Exchequer, and of
telforbe the Duchy of Laticaster du-ring his Majesty's]
pleasure'

CAUSES OF THE LATE CHANGE IN ADM[.
NISTRATIQN.
Mr. HustussoN, in -consequence of the notice
which he had last night given, moved, that the
House, at its rising, should adjourn to Wednesday
sennighL •
On the question being put,
koretliWV,lCK addressed the Speaker nearly in
the following terms :—Sir,—As a Motion has been
made by an Hon. Gentleman for the adjournment
of the House, during that period which, at this
season of the year, is usually allowed as a relief from
the fatigues of business, I trust it will not be con-
Skived improper or irrelevant in me to take the op-
portunity of giving to the Howe that explanatiops
Which last night I intimated that it was my inteo-
- to communicate... It is of the utmost import-
ance to myself and to my 'colleagues, that the cii-
curnstances which led' to the recant changein his
Majesty's ConticilS should be fully and fairly ex-
plained. It is undoubtedly of couidcrable import-
ance to the House and to the Public to 'receivelhat
e4.i.Ntittion, that they may be enabled to O m a
proper" estim.ite.of ilie charter arid disposition- of
those persons to witoiu the it‘iministralion Of the
Gountry had been, lately *!ntrUsted ; of the trans.

actions Which led bathe dianti;aial of those persons ;
and of the probable 'result of the changeae;erhese
l'consideratiohs render itnporaint also the decision of
The present question, as to'the. propriety of a longer
' 'or shorter Adjournment 6f the House, from the ne-
ces'sity that may ocean- of bringing forward some
measure which the late extraordinary events may
'theW to be eXpedient. For myself, Sir, every feel-
ing, every motive by which a man can be actuated,
makes it of the highest importance to me,' that as
soon as possible I nay have,the opportunity of con-
vincing the House that my behaviour in this affair
has not been such as to induce them. to repent the
kindness which I have ever had the goOd fortune to
receive at their hands. Every moment's delay, While,
durine-
that tnoment, a doubt may be entertained by;
e
the House of the conalud of myself .and my col-
leagues, who have heretofore enjoyed so many in-
stances of- their distinguished confidence and sup-
pert; is indeed to me most painful'. But anxious, Sir, .
as *I naturally am; to clear mySelf and those with
whom I have had the honour to ad from the impu-
tations that have been cast upon us, I feel, in com-
mon with the Hon, Gentleman who soeapressed him-
self yesterday evening (Mr, Sturges Bourne), great
regret at the necessity whiCh I am under of doing so -
-in the absence of those who, as some seem ta think,
oualit to be peseta to %vetch my statements and de-
. tea my inaccuracies: In saying this, I am far frem
imputing to that Honoureble Gentleman the intent
tion -of throwing out :any unfair insinuations. I,
know Neel!' the nieeral partiality which every •one _
entertains for self, and I know that partiality may
bias a. neat, and induce him to'take a view, perhaps
not strietiy correa-,:ola suoiea in which he is per-
t L
f • as
sona totereste_l I ant, .t.iere_o4c,: llllX.lOO$
.
the Honotirahle Gentleman aaiu be,. that thoSe per-
- scans should be present •-at the investigation ut the
tranoaions I have alluded to, ann. I earnestly hope
that this matter indv yet be disci:seed on some future
day, when those lionoitrable Gentlemen- may 4ssist
.the House in examining end sitting the details of it
, in every part, from -the commencement to the
conclusion. Sir, it is neither'in my nature, nor in
my habits, to shrink front the examination of my
life; Lnit I ant reduced to this alternative, 'either to
siasmlt to have the public mini prejudiced by reports
•and tnisTe';ei.cmiltions, supported' by pirti.rl extracls
from comieented ;vipers, or, in the aosenee of those
who canft.it now tae present, to do that Nvllik_ll justice
to znys, If, ,and 11 my colleagues, imperiously carts
won me to du, 'by a fan , pen, and :hardy expwit-
tion of every part of the ia:e transactions,.. to atfeal
the- onie inti tote against the mischievous effeets of
those garbled statements and misrepresenta-
tions. Under such ctreunistances, Sir, it is impose
sible; in theltnitilinent of my duty to myself, to my
colleagues, to the Houser and to the country, to
autfer such a pariod to elapse before I make this
explanation as must necessarily, iutervene ere the
persons 10 e.h.otn I have alluded can resume- their
seats In Parliament, • Their absence,. however, will
have this eired : it will induce me to confine
nape* as closely as possible to a dry statement
of facts. -I shall carefully avoid every thing that
,may lead to a discussion, and dwell on those points
alone which are necessary for the vindication of
tnyself and my friends. I shall cautiously abstain
from entering into any argument founded on t 4 fads
which I shall relate, leaving, until After the holidays,
When those Gentlemen will take their places on the
opposite benches, the- further investigation of this
business. Having premised thus much, Sir, I shall
proceed, with as much clearness as I can, to make
the statement that I have promised. It is . well-
known, sir, that- when the late Administration was
formed, it contained in it many members whose opi-
nions and principlei, on what.is termed the Catholic.
Question, had been recently manifested in that most
authentic way in which the opinions and principles
of public men can be manifested—by their speeches
and votes in Parliament. They came into Adminia
sn-ation, therefore, with a general kAowledge of
those principles and opinions; for certainly ,no ex-
pedation could have been entertained that, those
persons, whose charaders• were sufficiently known,
would be willing, for the sake of any considera-
I of enacAument, to abandon principles. which
they had so lately and so wimpy espoused. No such
requisition, Sir, was in fait made to them ; if it had,
it would have been incumbent on them, in support
of their honour, and I am sure that they would have.
felt it strongly to. be their duty then, as now, to de-
a:line office. - While I assert that. the sentiments of
the greater part of the 'Members of the-late Admini-,
stration on this subject were w knowh on tater.,
coming into.power, I do not pretend to deny that
the ditliculties which existed in the way of any
farther cOncession to the Catholics of England
and Ireland were alSo well known. But .as they
came into office unfettered, and free to Offer
theft. advice on this important question, .ho also,
I will answer•tin- every individual of them, they
'came into office with a sincere desire, %011ie they
adhered to their Principles, to avoid every subject
that might prove repugnant to those feelingswhich they were bound, by every motive at' duty,
at atTeCtion; and of attachment, to respect.---This,
Sir, was the state of the case; -their opinions on
the Catholic Question were well known ; but they
hoped, by a• conciliatory mode of. Government,
to keep that question at rest. For a long time
no difficulty occurred; at length, towards the; end
of last )'ear, some circumstances took.place in the
West of Ireland--the most valuable, and very
much fear that I must add, the most vulnerable part
of 'the Empire—which called upon his. Majesty's
Ministers for attention, and which strongly excited
the anxiety that such circumstances must naturally
excite. Unwilling to use that force which, but two
dayj'after the meeting of this Parliament, Wasstrong-
ly recommended by a person in this House, who
was- too' impatient to wait for the operation of more'
lenient Measures, his Majesty's Ministers hoped, and
that hue was gratified, to reduce the spirit of dis-
tinhatice that had been manifested by a vigorous
exertion 9f the power of the laws alone, without re-
sorting to any intemperate proceedings. This ,
oc-
currence, however, naturally led to the aonsideration
ofsome.measwe which might at once give satia•
fedion to the people of Ireland, and strengthen the
Means and policy of the Empire. Various were the
propositions that were agitated in the Cabinet, but
the one which was deemed to be the most obviously
advantageous, was that, Sir, which I bad the ho—
nour to recommend to the adoption of this House.
4.t appeared to - us calculated to be highly beneficial
to the Empire at large, by affording 114 means of •

• •. •
recruiting, to the greatest possibleeitent, the Army
• ani Navy, fi-om whit so many persons are now
eechuled by *hat *e ebnceive to be a' week and ill
understood policy. It appeared to us calculated to.
be highly beneficial to. Ireland, for the reasons
which I have before stated in tt»s House, as tending
to tranquillise thet Country, by holding out lo the
gentry the prospeeit of rising 'in the Military and Na-
val Services, and thus ttacliing• them to this coun-
try, and also by affording a vent to the, perhaps,
superabundant population of Ireland, and thus draw-
ing from the very sources of discontent' the Means ot
• strength and union. These, Sir, were the motivell
by which, we were aauated. It is 'surely not necese
nary to repeat; and yet the base arts which are prac.
tised yeah so much industry, may make it taaeted tta
repeat, that-in this measure our object was pot to
invade, bw secure, the establishments of tee Em.
lire.lf Ireland were rendered insecure, the esta•
blishiuents of Eegland would, tie exposed to greater
danger than any which could puss buy result from
such a boon to the .oetholics. If,' under such cit.
cumstances, a successful Invasion Of Ireland by the
Enemy were to take place, I call aeon those who,
tellSe us of endangering the establishments of this
Country, in God's name, to Consider 10 what 14.
zard those eStablishments would 'then be subject.
Sir, while. measure was under the consideration
of his Majesty's.Mihisters, letters were received from
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in which 'his Grate
stated, that a disposition had arisen among the-Ca-
tholics to prosecute the. claims that they had so fates
ly and so unsuccessfully urged- in the Imperial Par-
!lament, Sit, t was the known supporter of those
claims, but I could not avoid considering the pro-e-
-elation of them at the Moment as most impolitic.
' As -far as my prig ate opinion Netit, I 'dirt strongly
recommend the discontinuance of any saeh attetept.
The eartial, measure then tinder' contemplation
appeared ailtnirablyr suited to induce. that diseone
tinuance;, and that discontinuance was elfeeted.
Such, Sir, were nur inducements; the general in-
dueements of policy and principle. But we had
also another iedecement ; we did hope • that this
limited measure would not encounter the opposi-
tionta which we well knew -the general ques-
tion was evhsed. In reverting to the As of the
15arliarnent of 1793, we tokunt trial a pledge had
been given by the highest Servants of the Crown,
hat a similar "measure ‘could be brought thrward in
thi:, Country: This pledge was recoroed in the Se-
crelaq of State's Office, hy a dispatch froinLord Ho-
hahe in whiCh he distinctly staled the faa. Thus '
becoining.a question not of policy alone, but also of
goOd taitb, weelid hope that • the limiLd measure
might receive that assent and appronation of which,
on the inure general question, we were aw.ire that
there was no hope, and which general question we
therefore. sedulously avoided. On these gseunds,
the measure that I
.had the honour of introducing
into the House was submitted to ills Majesty. A
detailed dispatch, which I wish it was in my power. •
tolay otl the table, was written to the Lort Lieute. •
nant of Ireland, ''st:iting- explicitly the motives for
this measure, and.this detailed dispatch was sent to
his Majesty accompanied by a Cabinet Minister.—
Froth that first-preposition, his Majesty certainly ex-
pressed a strong dissent; on that dissent being made
known to them, the Cabinet deliberated, and the
• result was, a respe&ful representation to his Majesty
of the grounds_otewhich they thought the measure
'expedient. To those representations was returned
an answer, in which his Majesty, with considerable
reluctance unquestionably, signified his assent—cer-
tainly with reluetance, but a positive assent. Under
sanaioe of this assent, the dispatch was sent to
the Lord Lieutenant. At a meeting of the Ca-
tholics in Ireland, Mr. ElliOt,. the Secretary of
State, informed them 'of theseparate .treasure which
it was intended to propose. . •Some discussion en-
sued ; and to a question from O'Connor, whe-
ther every rank in the army was to be open to, the ,
atholies,-or whether they were still to be precluded.
From the Staff,' Mr. Elliot's answer was, that as the
I,s-hr's of the. dispatch. implied that- the•Cathelics
Would be allowed to hold apy commission in the
army, on taking an oath of allegiance, he conceived
that the Staff was included. A dispatch, containing
an account of this conference, was sent to his Ma-
jesty's GOvernment at home; and soon after a
second" dispatch, in which it was stated that the sub-
jea had been referSed.to the consideration .of a Ge-
neral Meeting •of Catholics, by whvni, notwith-
standing the doubts that had been incidentally
thrown out, it was understood that every military
situatiee was. to be rendered accessible to them.---
These, dispatches, Sir, 'containing these explicit
statements, were sent to his Majesty at Windsor,
and received his most gracious perusal ; but no
Obje6tiOti whatever 'Was dila nutde!,by his Mar
jesty to the Measure to which they related.—.
However, subsequently to this period, there cer-
tainly did arise a 'doubt, whether use measure
distinaly understood in its fullest extent. It is
only fair to say, that"this doubt oriinatcd with some
Ivlembers'of the Cabinet:- On Its being started, I,
and others of those with whom I had toe honour to
act, were most anxious that it should be completely
removed befere the introduction of tee measure
into: Parliament. Sir, I have always considered
that a Minittes -in Parliament alts in a double-
capacity ; he eels as a Minister and hears as an
individual Member of . Parliament: As an indil
vidual Member of Parliament, he may introduce or'
support a measure, unconnected with (lei/eminent
considerations. Such was the condustof Mr. Pitt,
on the proposition of Reform, and for the Aoo-
bijou of the Slave Trade, the latter of• which
has, . thank God ! been at last ended, and is a
measure which, if there be nothing else tu distin-
guish the late Government during -the short period
that it has existed, will shed on it • sufficient lustre.
But, Sir, when a Member of Administration intro-
duces any measure as a measure of Government, it is
most clearly his duty to be previously convinced that,
lie has the concurrence Of t heCa)iiiet,and the sanCtion
Of Royal authority. • I should, -indeed, have thought
meself reprehensible in the; highest degree, mid ne-
se.ra':ing et all the foul reproach • iharhas been Sola-
vishly-jiestoWed upon .ine; had'' t -introduced the
measure which I did introdnee,'ivitlAt haShig-ass
certainecilhax it had the concurtence"4 the Cabinet,
and the sanction of the King. I haVe before-stated, •
that a deubtspeang up with'-regard to the:latter; it
was th'erefo.te • deterinined that I .(Lord Spencer
being.ahsent onaccouAO.if ill health) would write a
dispateli to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in-
closing those clauses of. the Mutiny Bill in which

the proposed mem ree\vas contained, and re•-statiug, 4
in conformity: to • theeseniiments expressed in the.
dispatch which, been sent in answer to the
communication of,- Mr.- Ljhot's conference, that
e%.ery•.cominission in the array was to be
_open' to
the Catholics. ;This dispatch, .Sire I wrote, with as
much clearness as it was in ener power to do:" With
the clauses it went to the King on Monday.; on Tues-
day itereturned from Windsor without the slightest
hint of ohjeklion tee the.part ,of his Majesty ; and;
as I had •been,arcu4tomed to do, ore.reteiving the
Royal sanction, I iturneciiately forwerded the dispatch
to Irtflande. In the mean timeeSii, obje&ions were
started,•merely in point of form, to the mode of pro-
ceeding in this measure by clauses in the Mutiny
Bill, *ltctit was thought better to introduce a separate
Bill. On. Wednesday I attended the Levee 'at St..
James'seatathhact my usual audienee of his Majesty...
After the audience his Majesty inquired: what busi-
ness Ayes going-forward 'that day-in the House of
Cunrnions'..? I replied,. thatthe Mutiny Bill' was to
go through one of its stages, and explained the rea-
sons7vhich had, induced me to embody the clauses
for allowing the Catholics:admission
,into the Army.
and Navy, in a. separate Bill. His Majesty approved
of this change, :and asked whether the Bill was not
the 5311113 as;the Irish 8i110f.1793 ? I stated in-what,
the •ditference.consisted, observing, tklacit had, been
fully.detailed in the various dispatches submitted, to
his Majesty's.inspefaion: Here, Sir, „I must acknow-
ledge. that his Majesty did express a general disappro-
bation of the measure, but not in such d manner as
.to induce are to, conclude that the relu6tant assent
originally given was withdrawn, and thatl was not
empowered to bring in the Bill. What confirmed
me in my opinion was, that my Lord Grenville had
a subsequent audience, in which his Majesty did not.
make a single observation on' the Bill. On Thursday
or Friday I introduced this I3ill into the
During the whole of a week,, althonghl had various
conimunications with his Majesty on other subje&s,
his Majesty did toot make tho slightest obje&ion to
• this-Rill,.noe'was any intimation on the Subjea re-
ceived from his Majesty until Wednesday following
(at which time I was precludes front attending my
dnty hi this House by a' family calamity), when his !
Alujysty stated decidedly his objeclion to an ex-
temion of the provi,ions- of the Irish At pf 1793.
—From that moment we were convinced that .his
Majesty had misunderstood the snbje6l; or rather,
I was convinced I had misunderstood his Majesty.
Having unfortunately introduced the measure, in the
belief that I was eandioned by be King, I iminedi-
ately suspended any :further proceeding on the:Bill,
and demanded eti audience of iris Majesty on the fol-
lowing day; andeconvinced, him that I had been rriiS-
led, and had misutOerstood those gracious expres-
si gis which he'hadeeseelona former occasion. Froth I
that motnent, Siieeitebeecerne.the moit.atutious con-•+
shleration of Mintsteo how to. reconcile their Public !
de-ty.with their respea for the :feelings of his Ma- 4
jetty. •We attempted to correa, ,the Bill, but the 1
obje&ions,were so extensive that it was impossible' to
muddy theeileasure so as to remOve'the obje&lous .;
and-at the same time leave it efficiently beneficial.—
In this situation we preferred, abandoning the Bill
altogether. In doing this, Sir, I own, I made a most
paintnl sacrifice of my personal feelings to public
duty ; but this is a sacrifice I trust I. shall never
hesitate to make. We thereforeeofi'ered to withdraw
the Bill ; but at the same time we felt the necessity
of adding something to that °Er. On a former oc-
casion 'a desire had been intimated, that nothing of
the kind should in future b'e pressed. We therefore
thought it right to reserve to ourselves the power of
expressing o'er opinion, and of suggesting to his
Majesty any future measure shut might seem expe-
dient; accompanied •%:cith a JespeCtful declaration

that all the Members Qt:the Cabinet were eager .to

contribute everything in their power to his Majesty's
personal ease and comfort. This part of our proceed-
ing, Sir„has been most shaMefully misrepresented to
the public.r--lu falsely stating, that we Wished to re-
serve to ourselves the right of pressing the subject
en his Majestyin future, it has been omitted to state
that our only wish was to submit any measure that
might seem expedient, to his- Majesty'seexision ; it
was omitted to state,,that we respectfully assured his,
Majesty of our earnest regard for his. personal ease
and comfort. Sir, in what sittlation,should we have
been placed had we no retained,tee right of express-
log our sentiments ? The Bill introduced by us
must he withdrawn. I felt,. thA ~tithout exposing
biS'Majesty's opinion I might have assigned Sahel-
cut public reasons for, withdrawing the Bill ; but,
Sir, it Was impossible, consistently with my honour
and my sense of duty to my colleagues, that I could
refrain from declaring my own sentiments upon it.
Besides, in withdrawing this measure we had to
look to a Catholic., Petition, and to the pressing of the
general question more eagerly. than ever upon Par-
liament. Was it•not necessary that those who hall
-hethre supported this questibp should again state
their opinion upon it ? And would it haye been
honourable, would it have, been fair, not previously
ta,appiise Isis MajeAy of that' coarse which we
-telt it to .be our clear_ and undoubted duty ta pur-
tle-? Sir, I. am confident that in making this appeal
..to the Hcu&e I cannot be unsuccessful. Let me put
-it in another- point of view. Suppose, 'after some
-discnssion„ that the measure had beets abandoned;
'.e.nd suppose, that on the presentation of.the Catho-
lic Petition We had' freely stated cur opinion without
ny previous intimation to his: Al*sty:--what. sort
eh charge would 11-;en have been' brought against. • us,
by those who now accuse us for having Made a can-
4.1k1 explanation to his 4lajesty of our semunents ?
But to return, Sir, to the ,history of this transae,,
Zion. His Majesty, in reply,-expressedlhis satisfac7
tion at the deference w had shown • hith ; but re-
opired us to withdraw the other part of our state-
ment, and-to -give an assurance in writing' not only
that we would never again propose the measure in
question, but 'also that we would never pro-
- pose any measure cOnneded with it. • Sir, as- far as
- personal motives operated in this demand, lam con-
vinced that they were of the purest deso iption ; for,
during the short time 'that I have had the honour
of being in his Majesty's service, I have had fre-
quent opportunities of remarking his Majesty's gra-
cious and benevolent afeetion for his' people, find
the 4nxions desire by wlich he is urged to promote
their Welfare. As tar, therefore, Sir,' as his Ma-
.
ie,,y Was personally et'ncerned,l can have no doubt
that in this demand he was actuated :by the Most
•t•
bondur4l4 and congief)tiouS Motives alone. But
tteither o'ifs'elf nor my colleagues being able to as-
to this reonisition, we stated to his Majesty
,Npos6:blity of out complying with it,•' Zit next

day his Majesty,. in the same gracious_ manner that
we have ever been aecpstorried to experience from
him,. informed us that he must look out for new
Servants. Two days afterwards I was authorised to
state this'circurustance to the- House ; and on Tues-
day last his Majesty signified his pleasure that. we
should resign our Offices. This; Sir, is a statement
of the-whole transaction, as far as it can be -stated
without a reference to the various documents that I
have described. • 1 much wish that those docu-
ments, in an ktil mutilated state, were beforethe House-
and the- Public.; and if his Majesty *ill be gra-
ciously pleased to give orders to his Servants to pro-
duce thepi, I, for one, shall be highly grateful.—
Those documents will bear me completely out in
the assertions, first, that we did not propose the
measurd" to his Majesty without sufficient motives
for so doing ; secondly, that we did not propose the
measure to Parliament with Out sufficient reason to
be satisfied that it- had his Majesty's concurrence;
thirdly, that when we discovered his Majesty's in-
surmountable objeaion ,to the • measure, we ful-
filled
our duty by,COnceding to it ; and that in add-
ing the respectful request to allow us the liberty to
state our opinions on that subject, and to propose
to his Majesty any future measure that we might
Ithink expedient, accompanied with the assurance
of Our anxiety for his Majestys personal ease and
comfort, instead of improperly pressing the question
on his Majesty, we were simply doing that, which
not to have done, would have been to have justly
subjected ourselves to the reproach of every honest
and honourable mind. , Sir, I shall be ready now,
or hereafter, to enter into- any further explanation
that may be demanded 'of me. I am sure the
House will have the candour, to .believe my de-
claration, that I feel not the slightest di'sposition
to complain. I cap entertain but one feeling
with regard' to the gracious and benevolent dis-
position with which his Majesty is animated,
and so •far -from endeavouring to lessen. the respect
and attachment that is felt for him, no man will
be more ready and anxious than myself to increase
it. Indeed, Sir, I should be most ungrateful were
these not my feelings; for during the short 'period
'that I have had the' honour of being in • his Ma-
jesty's service, I-was honoured with repeated marks
of approbation ;
_and on quitting his service, his
Majesty, satisfied (with _the exception of this
single measure) with what he - was pleased to,
term my faithful and- diligent discharge of my
duty, conferred upon me the high reward of
his approbation. Sir, having concluded my state-
ment,- I .shall abstain from entering into any argu-
ment upon it.' I ,will,not.,attempt to shew how
inconsistent with our honour it would have been.
to have. given a pledge on :a point, in which,
above all _others, it is..most, essential that a Mi-
nister should he free. I will not attempt to chew
that we should have acted, most, criminally, as well
as most unconstitutionally,; had we agreed to give
that pledge. .I leave the statement -to the. candid
and dispassionate consideration of the House and
the Public. If* any- one think., that; out .of.that'
statement a discussion can arise, when those per-
'sons by whom the late Ada ilristration had been
succeeded, return to their. Seats its Parliament,
I grail most cheerfully engage in that discus-
sion. I am therefore anxious that the adjourn-
ment should' be' as short as possible ; and had_
hoped, that Monday se'nnight, by which clay the
new Writs may with ease be- returned, would have
been a proper time for the re-assembling of Parlia-
ment ; but the difference of two days is so small, that
it is scarcely Worth 'contending for:; anall shall,
therefore, agree to the Hon. Gentleman Motion-;
only stating, that should any, Gentleman think pro-
per to bring this-sUbjea into discussion-, I am desirous
that the earliest possible day should be selected
that purpose.. ,
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Mt. HUSK/SSONexpressed his approbation of
the candid manner in which the Noble Lord sicced,fri
to the-proposed adjournment. ;He deprecated 'de-
bate upon the statement made by the Noble Lord;
in the absence of every person conneaed with that
side of the House who was acquainted with the Par-
ticulars of the statement referred to ; and was sure
no intention ever existed of misrepreseraingfaats.
Mr. FULLER wished to,knoW whether the Noble
Lord opposite, and the Noble Lord who had in the
• other House introduced the Bill for the Abolition of
the Slave Trade, had brought forward that measure
as Members of Administration, or as individual,
Members of Parliament ?

Lord 1-101117Cli answered, that he and his Noble
Colleague had recommended, that -measure as indi-
vidual Members of Parliament.

Mr. FULLER then • asked whether the seals had
been .taken from the Noble Lord and his• Colleagues
on Tuesday morning ?
Lord HOIVIVK answered, that the notice
of the
command to deliver up the -seals had been commu-
nicated on Tuesday, and they had been delivered up
op Wednesday morning.
Mr. liii.4.ND gay e notice, that-on Thur,sday fort
night he wouldwouldstlimuit to the House certain llesohl-
tions expressive of his sentiments wie.•l regard to the
•
conduct of the la :e 4dministration ; and also expres-
sive of his sentiments with respect to the grounds
upon which his Majesty had been advised to dismiss
•thern

General LOFTUS stated,, that rl.O pledge had been
given by.the Irish Government for an extension of
the A& of the Irish Parliament of 1793, to Great
Britain;. but be admitted that a prospe& to. that
amount had been. held out. Nothing was wanted
tq make the people oflreland completely happy but
good-order and industry. The map of the people
were in a situation as comfortable as ,that of any
Hon. Gentlema❑ who heard him. The Catholics
were only debarred„frombeingit4ges in the Courts
of Law, from being. Members of Parliatnent, and
from being Gevierals on the Staff, and these were
restrictions that were never felt as grievances by the
Catholic Bodyat large.
It• Was then ordered that the House should, at its
.rising, adjourn to Wednesday the Bth April.

Right llon. ord Louvatigg, who had accepted the
office of one of the Commissioners for the Affairs of
India*, with a.salary ; •
For the County of Edinburgh, in the room of the
HOII:ROBERTS4UNDERSDUIMAS, who had accepted
the office of President of the Board of Commissioners
for the Affairs of India;
For thellown of Monmouth, in the room of the
Right Hon. Lord CIIARLES SOMERSET, who had ac-
cepted the office of one of the Joint Paymasters of
his Majesty's Forces.
Lord H. PtTTYmoved, that the order far going
into a Committee on the War Taxes Bill be deferred
to next Wednesday se'nnight. He said, the condutit
of the financial measures would, of course, now de-
volve on the. successor his Majesty had been pleased
.to nominate to the office he had lately held. He
wished, however, that the Bill now before the House
should be taken‘ into consideration as early as possible
after the holidays. It was ordeitd that the House
should go
_into the.Commiitee on Wednesapy se'n-
night.
The other Orders of the Day being matters of
course, were dispoSed of without observatiL;;:.—Ad-
tjourned till Wednesday se'nnight.

MAILS.
ARRIVED-2 Gottenburgh, 2 Husum, t Lisbon, z Leeward
Island, a Dublin, Waterford.
pus—t Gottenburgh a Lisbon, t Dublin, 3 Waterford.

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