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Prornoteanv inqniiv which might tend to salt them
'rem the unneoescary expenditure of a single guinea,
?srto receiver a unj,nti obtained from them.
rtat this -solicitude for: he never meant to
carrY to the' extl%.tne- of refusing to the merit of a
rublie Officer its 'appropriate reward. No—that,
he felt, would be :a perversion of economy not less
tlogo teful to tile wisnes thorn degrading to the cha-
rafter'of the people. Sure he was, from his know-
ledge of their feelings, that were he even capable of
entertainiag the disposition to at such an unjust and
iiguoble part. their-justice and liberality would forbid
4i[ll fromindulging it. The people were generous, but
their generosity ought in no instance to be imposed
tlPon. Whenever gallantry or talent was exercised in
,thlz public se ;'Vice, atid .•ntitled to reward, he would not.
e fuund among those who should quarrel with the
liberality of Government. But where liberality
tkas misplaced—where those obtained favours from
the public purse who had no claims to alledge,
who had,- in fad, not men a plausible pretension
to public gratitude—and there existed many in-
hranees of that sort-;---his sense of duty would not suf-
fer him to be silent, whoever the objeds of such
fiisapplied bounty might be. The people, who had
suffered so long and so much Worn the severity of
taxation, and from the unjust application of its pro-
duce, expe.t!..ted now both indemnity for the past and
security for the future, and his utmost exertions
not be wanting to promote their wishes. He
fbe,gged not to be misunderstood as wishing to press
le principle of economy to any improper extent. He
far teem desiring to apply it in such a way as
~"°"1(1 tend in any degree to cramp or paralyze the
Jeeessary efforts for the defence of the Country, or
_t°l4dit the reward of its gallant defenders. But he
,'-'ss not at all apprehensive that the present Mi-
Ilisters would improperly extend the principle of li-
erality. On the contrary, he had the utmost conti-
derycr In their disAsition, character, and talents, and
be gladly availed himself of this occasion to declare
tt,7 He was proud and happy to perceive that under
4,(0e auspices of men whom he esteemed, the long
Promised reform was to come at last—that Mini,-
Itters Were resolved not only to preach but to prataice.
t E4_,LisoN applauded the disposition mani-
telred by Ministers.
110 Amendment being moved,
111 r. BIDDULPH said, that there then was so
't.e of substantial .ditrerence between the Motion
L
had the honour to submit and the Amendment
vr'posed by the Noble Lord, that he was not dis-
t,rsed to press his Motion. The objects he had in
.".. would be attained by the Amendment. He
4=laied the sincere satisfaCtion which he felt from
`'the .entintents of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
'ld he had no doubt that those sentiments would be
followed up, not in the abridgment of public li-
tertY, fo that he d
rdeprecated as much as any man,
1:4 in the reduction Of those sinecures which are
known to have gone in some instances to such au
fir"*caous extent as to have excited the general and
Jtlst jealbusy of the public.
vfilt% CA LVE RT hoped, that at all events the
'oble Lord and his Colleagues would do that which
t
:as now in their power, namely, to prevent the
Fledging and mortgaging of those sinecure places,
Which was a system. that had heretofore been prac-
t!!itcl without restraint.

The Amendment was agreed to, and the Commit-
tee :nominated; to them were referred the Reports
13.5 Lc:l:mittees of Finance, and the Commis-
swlr.z.::. of 4...ccoLints;
rz . SLAVE TRADE.
had Message from the Lords announced that they
to Passed a Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade,
Whicii they desired the concurrence of the House.].
SC-oid flowicx moved. the first reading of the
rh.! e Trade Bill, announcing- it as his intention to
i„vettrq second reading, when the discussion might
4e place, on this day week:
gililr HIISBERT spoke against the principle of the
anti argued for the further poStponement of the
't-'eond reading to a later day. He named this day
"'Might.
Lord flowtcx. saw no necessity for such delay, as
the
principle of this Bill had already been so often
"l'eussed, and as its merits were so well understood.
t General GASCOYNE reprobated the arts resorted
Particularly at the rate Ele6tion, to excite popu-
iiir Prejudice against the trade, of which this Bill
ociet,lt 'Unwisely proposed to deprive the Country. He
Led the Bill a Cabinet measure.
13Vr• PLUMER denied that a pledge to support this
jf'" was universally demanded from candidates at
e late Election. No such pledge was asked of him.
't had, he would not have made it; but would
t!ve declined the vote of the man .who should make
ie request, although it was his resolution to support
But he had always come into that House
do
s`'•
by pledges, as he was determined ever to
su• As to the Hon. General's allusion to a Cabi-
:t Measure, he remembered the House of Corn-
thl°P when any Member would have been called to
'"er who. dared to Mention such a thing. As a
pllrrioner of England, he knew nothing of Cabinet
u.luisters in that House, nor did he care whether
was a Cabinet Measure or not.
"elieral GA3CoYNE explained.
1,0 kog. and desultory conversation arose, in which
2,41\1 Howick, Lord Henry Petty, Sir J. Newport,
prie~l- d M B• bin g lon supported the pro-
3 le} anr.
and 131 fixing the second reading for this day week;
4 Efibbert, Lord Temple, Mr. Lethbridge,
qtr'l3 - urner, Mr. H. Addington, Mr. Bathurst,
arhatn, Mr. Herbert, and the Honourable Mr.
said, t!:at the measure under consideration
InV` "tiler to be called a Bill to Abolish our West
Tr`?' oiouies, than a Bill to Abolish the Slave
1,,,e• At length Friday se'nnight was fixed upon
Q, cue Second reading, and it was understood that
~/.11ttlsel against the Bill should be heard on that day.
SECRETARY at WAR moved to postpone the
ud reading of the Mutiny Bill to Monday sea-
Ilig,!!H-6rdered accordingly.
ind ne other Orders of the Day were gone through,
the House adjourned till to-morrow.

MAILS.
DuE-4 Gcttnbu:gh, 3 Waterford.

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