The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-08 00:00:00

lONIAN ISLANDS.

Mr. FILI3IE said it so happened that the motion offered on
-the preceding day was then in his hand. It was proposed and
-withdrawn.—(Hear,, hear !)—Was there any who heard the
•remark of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, who would not

have supposed that it had been pressed, and not withdrawn?—
(Hear, hear !)—The Motion he.)tad yesterday made he con-
sidered to be one of importance. In 1820, he had moved for
returns of the expenses incurred, on account of the lonian
Islands, in 'lBl7, 1818, and 1819; He now wished to have the
-continuation of those accounts for 1820 and 1821. He could
see no objection to their -being produced. With respect to
Salim had fallen from the Colonial Secretary, he would candidly
'and fairly tell him, that while he, or any other Hon. Member,
acted like a Gentleman towards him, he (Mr. Hume) would
-not be found deficient in courtesy. He had, till now, commu-
nicated to the 'Hon. Secretary every motion he proposed to make.
I:3e.t was that Hon. Gentleman_to use the language he had used

-towards Mm on a former night. When he dill so, this com-
pletely altered the case. fie would say that he had not only
to complain of-that, but he would also complain of the S✓cretary
of State for the Home department, who had last night used-
':larigus.ge to him 'which he would not have applied to any other
Member.

The SPEAKtR called the Hon. Member to order. He
was satisfied that the Hon. Gentleman would see it was most

important that private or personal complainti should not thus

be ;!..ntiglit foe ward.
• Mr. HUME eniV desired to say, if he was expected to
act as others did, -he should expect to be treated as others
ere treated. The redections thrown out, though he cared
nut for them, had a colouring which could not be other than of-
• -fensive. When he offered his motion on the preceding. day, he
was net aware that it was likely- to be opposed. At the time
Ire offered it, the Hon. Skretary ought to have been in his
place. There were cases where a. notice seemed unnecessary.
Treated as others were, he would be the last man in that House
who would unnecessarily obstruct the public business. He
then moved an address to the Crown, praying for an abstract
• -of-the expenses thrown on the British -Government by the
.ionian Isles in the years 1819, 1820, and 1821.
. Mr. WILMOT begged the House to allow him one word in
-reply. Though he admitted that lie was as likely to be carried
away by the heat of the moment as another, he disclaimed hav-
ing meant to say any thing personally :offensive. He had de-
,elesild that a motion, founded on calculations made on the prin-
ciqe adopted by the Hon. Gentleman, ought to be rejected with
disdain. This he had said, using the words merely in a Par-
liamentary sense, -for doing of which lie believed he was borne
-put by the example of the Hon. Gentleman himself.
Dr. PHILLIMORE wished to explain in a few words what
had fallen from him. He should not object to the present
motion, but explain what passed in the House last night.—t
When the lion. Member made his motion, in the absence of
the lien. Secretary for the Colonies, he was pressed to wait
until.that Hon. Gentleman should be ice the House, brit he still
persisted in his motion ; and it was net until the moving of the
.previous question was threatened, that he consented to with-
draw it._('.fear, - hear!)—lle knew that it was perfectly com-
petent forany Member of that House to bring forwaru a mo-
tion withottnoticee but it was also perfectly competent for the
House to reject it upon .the ground of want of courtesy, when
-,thirt courtesy was a public convenience.—(liear!)—With re-
gard to hints.wbich the Hon. Member had directed to him
. about shifting opinions, lie shouldhe .9uite ready to meet him
=upon the subject- of any change of opinion which his conduct
evinced at any time, and under any circumstances.—(Hear,
. bear !)—The Returns were ordered.
HumE said, he had one more motion to •submit.—lt
was for Returns of .the manner in which it was intended to
apply the !sum of 92,0001. set forth in the Navy Estimate for
. the Transport Service in the year 1822..
Sir G. • CLERK said, that -it was impossible to make Re-
--turns of the manner in which these sums would be expended,
',unless they were gifted with the power of prophecy. The Re-
,: turns could be made out for the last year.
Mr. HUME-said, the same motion was granted last year,

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After a short conversation, the motion, with some odifica-
io4 of its metuving, was agreed to. . ,
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PUBLIC RECORDS.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT, after a few preparatory observa-
tions, moved the following resolutions•:.;--
" That.the sale of the works published by the record commis-
sion from the commencement of discontinuance of distribution
of such works to the Members of this 110116?, -under the Trea-
sury minute cf 1810, lath produced no more than 3,3541.95. 6d.
being an annual produce of.not trite 3001., during a period of
nearly 12 years, subject to deductions for charges of sale.
" Thattlie object of public utility will be better consulted by
reverting to the former usage of distribution of such works as
are particularly connected with the laws and constitution, rather
than by the application of any sums of such small amount, in
diminution of esitenses attending on the publication thereof."
After a desultory conversation, in which Mr. U. W. Wynn,
Sir J. Mackintosh, Mr. Grey Bennet, Mr. Bright, Mr. Monck,'
and Mr. Y. Robinson took a part, the resolutions were
agreed to.
Sir J. NEWPORT then gave notice, that he would on
Tuesday next move for the appoititnaent of a Committee tot
examine into the 'best mode of carrying into effect the resolu-
tions which had been just agreed to.