The Sun.
London, England, 1802-05-11 00:00:00

THE PRINCE OF WALES,

RIVHITT said; " it gives rre satisfaaion
to state that the claim of an Illustrious Personage
has, at
_last, found its way towards a Court of
Justice. I trust this HoUse will not think any for-
mer discussion that took place on this subjeo, an
unnecessary trespass upOn their time, when it is
considered how little His Royal Highness had, at
one time, a prosped of looking for this issue after
the petition which was presented on his behalf had
lain six years and a quarter in the office of the late
Lord Chancellor, without receiving any answer.
Should it be decided, that the claim is not valid,
the question will be at rest. On the other hand,
-I look forward with a sanguine hope, that the opi-
nion of those Learned Persons, whom His Royal
Highness has consulted, shall receive the sanaion
of the Court to whom the claim is referred ; I
shall then think it my duty to lay that determina-
tion on the Table of this House, in the fullest con-
fidence that the just generosity of the Representa-
tives of the People of Great Britain will not let
the case of either the first Subjeft in the realm, or
the last, be unproductive when ascertained before
them. I take this opportunity of stating to the House,
which I do with infinite satisfaction, that there is
already paid off, of the debts of that Illustrious
Prince, since the year 1795, no less than the sum
of 525,0001. not by burthening the Public, but by
the application of sums of money set apart for that
purpose by the wisdom of this House, and by that
munificence which has extended to the various
branches of that illustrious House.--L--In my view of
the subject, there will be a corkiderable *balance in
favour of Royal Highness after all demands are
liquidated, when this claim shall have been duly en-
forced.—But be the balance large or small, I am
persuaded His Royal Highness will feel the greatest
satitfaaion in being enabled to liquidate his debts
with his own means."

Lord HAWKESBURY rose, to inform the
,House, that the accounts of the Territorial Re-
venues.of-Malta, since occupied by. His Majesty's
Furce., which had been ordered to he laid before
the House, were not in His Majesty's possession in
s.uCh' .a: form as that the order could be complied
••

:re
- : with. ‘ —Ent as His . 'Yfirjes ty4S—Miiiliiiii-i‘ ,_
anxious. that the House should have every poss_ol'`
information; he i said that there
j@sty's .},Ossession. accounts of the 'rerritorial Re'...
venues of Malta, antecedent to the oce.upatlo.n 0E
iil4t. Island. by His, Majesty's Forces.: 'fillat t'`*;;
therefore, might be laid before the House, he shoula
moye that the former order. be discharged.
afl
Lard 'I'EMPI,..E said, it was very strange
of
were in His Na-,
' unaccountabk that the-accounts of the Revenues .
Malta, preVious to the occupation Of that Island lay
His Majesty's Forces, should be in the possessity,
of Government, and not those subsequent to
Eh3t-
. . .
ei
vTe 7; 'CIiA2VC.EL L 0 R of tht EXCHEQI-T R 514-4 '
that if Gentlemen. moved for Papers really with d
view to information, they must be convinced 'll
illioiswNwoibilleinltiiiieinsd's.condua. on the present.
every possible information. His Noble Friena
had it not in his power to produce Papers not ac-
tually in the possession of Government, but he hail
' done all that lay in his power to obviate the ivar2t
which-before were not known to 4
of these, by voluntarily offering to produce Papas,
occasion,
sion of Government,'
' llf r. PITT said, that the want Oef
ment,. in taking possession of Malta, was
called for only sheaved, that the objea of Go.vern,..
not the
Revenues. But even if the accounts of the 14-
14111:o:1n: oe sf'
couldPitf col\l4,ladol Malta
have
have
been eie,,eilteinlpe resented.staintisei.4%v eot c.);l:te,hPeta
sHP °:tuisieseii:
in
ethAt
cpcobsusnest:
g
could have given no certain criterion of its produce -
in the time of Peace. . Accounts of the Keveilcs
previous to that period must give much more solid
''u
grounds to reason upon,- He thought, howeve',
t
the proposal of his Noble Friend to withdraw the
former order was unnecessary ; it was better• to let
both stand on the Records of the House as 'a• air' -
client of the willingness Of the Ministry EP 14"4cir
every possible information.
Mr. SHERL OAN Said, that on Fridayletoniel,t
he should Move for certain Documents relatiYe ' ts?
thecarnatic.- -
The House then having resolved itself jot°
Committee of Supply, • ' " that'
The Hon. Mr. WILLIAM EkroT move(' th
provision. be made for 88, 000 ' seamen 'for one Epr°l'" t
from the 2stli of May.
4r. ROBSON contended, that if we Meant cc)
disarm, this was providing for a force that would O.

exist.
Mr. ELIOT replied, that it was impossible at
reduce the Establishment at once ; that every 1)1•7'°-
ticable—redudion .had already been made"; that the
number provided for daring one month was 1.1..°t
exceed 88,0Q0, and that number should be recluce'
with all possible speed ; but some of our shill.*
being in distant quarter's of the world rendered
impossible to fix any particular time for 'the
reduction. The sums he then moved for, wef'-
i6z,oopl. for pay ; 1'67,2781. for victuals
0001. for wear and tear of ships : and 22,99°
fOr other sea services.
The SECRETARY at WAR said, that front db./
.
.variety of services in 'which our Troops had beer,
engaged abroad, and as many of them had not to
arrived in this Country, he found it neoever7 h
move the Committee for the continuance
Army provisions for one month longer. fie! 4
oo-
ever, was happy to inform the House, that f. re.
vernment had '7.'iready determined on a rw
during the Public Force, which would
ried into effect} with all possible expedition•
particulars of this plan he described to be 39
na
low--The Cavalry. to be reduced to 6o rank %f
file each Troop, which will be a redutiol)l-1-,
6970 men, and a saving of expence for the re— ,
,i
der of the year of ;96,0001. The Foot Guardsitn
,-,•
reduced to 95 men in each, company. InValids, SI a j 7.1;
goners, 84e. to be reduced. The 28th Light DroP4.l.its
5 additional battalions of Infantry, and 17. reglinl4,`
of Fencible.lnfan try in Great Britain to be disban '
31,412 men; the saving of expence :563/4., 83,61;
.....
The total-
reduction at home would therefore
i.
In the Mediterranean, 4994 men to be; reQ--/n,,
the saving of expence 1,z281. In the West Ai',
dies, 6815 men ; the saving of expellee 64/54.
orps The
4 total • regular and fencible red
;21 men; the saving of expence 099,12.1 l'al;„
Militia in North and South Britain were "iat
disbanded, and progress was making to disband tree
of Ireland--the total reduCtion of the Public for
of Ireland—the total reduction of the Publ hllc
would soon amount to xi 1,400 men, and these
than,
burthens would be diminished by this no I.ess
2,f00,62 /1. He hoped this arrangement i.wGO,,
be satisfadory to the House, of the desire of
0005.
vernment to economize. • The number of 'rroro..
in Great Britain, which he proposed t° I the
vide for during the space of one month, from „-pd
zsth of May, was 6z,000 for Great Britain) foi..
1;,z80 for Ireland. He then moved that the
tbc
lowing sums- be" granted to His MajestY f`,)riune
maintenance of the Army from May 25th c"

4%223,1
6109 s
196,49
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PIG:.
el,
srane,
Plantations
tit Eba
tißritainEieosLnisnE andlrt ehl
Coloniescaltild
Ireland
Fencibles in Great Britain
moved "3,63 t
British Ordnance - zsl7s:Cils
Irish Ordnance . -
After a long and desultory conversation, in w
es° la..
e R
_....
Cot"
Mr. ROI3OX took a very large part, th
tions were agreed to. The Report of the
ti.,aLpeArlsVrie?iEltAinrCgEt(s)ali,,da,stthlantdihains
mittee to he received to-morrow.
taitii)
to-night, but so much previouS unexpeeted business ore
had occurred, so many beautiful speeches sti;li illretl,.
excellent in manner than matter had been delsveting
that he found himself under the necessity of Put '
off his Motion till to-morrow.
aff i r Motions tfooord. febfrt -

SINKING FUND.
frOVe4
• The CHANCELLOR Of the. ExCHEQ'S - the•
the Order of the Day for a Committee (Too
A
ds relative to the Fund. 0 El 4
The CHANCELLOR Sinking
of the EXCILEJJ ld
said, as it was his wish that this sub witch
shoi
meet with- a full and deliberate discusstoo, he
it was not likety to experience that evening:'sclf
should move, That the House shouid resol" 1-
into the said Committee on Monday nat. Com.
,The Order was then discharged, af,ti 'Elle ;
111-)ttee appointed for Monday n=at.

thThe CIIANCELLOR
of the EXC lIEQUER said,
lay the same motive which had induced him to de..
ii, dgoing into a Committee on the Sinking Fund,
(sir I,oso induced his Right Hon. and Learned Friend
loe fortvht.etrtittl/41 Scerr) to pospone to a future day
vtl
consideration of the Bill relative to the,
liioll.residenee of the Clergy, He would therefore
earned. Gentleman, to defer the further considera-
de_
ectof the Bill till to.morrow sennight.—Or.
r.
wthe further consideration of the Militia Bill
45Nstponed till Thursday next.
the Scotch Militia Bill passed through a Corn.
be to ; the Report was received; and ordered to
tit,aken into further consideration co.morrow se'n.
and the Bill to be printed as amended.
th 4 ie further considerattoU of the Bill for amend_
e the Loris' Ad, was postponed till Wednesday
iv,li9lll Instant.
Ivi:4 ALExAN DER brought up the Report of the
2nd"itia PiT Bill, which was read and agreed to,
„, the
vv Bill-Ordered to be read a third time to-
-4°rro.

•
ERAGoi brOiight up the Report of the Com-
th-ttee iippointed to consider the Ads relative to
'l!Linen and Hempen Manufaaure of Ireland,
ell was ordered to lie on the Table.
lA`he further consideration of the Irish Linen
'nufaaure Bill wa, deferred till Friday

/LkIAL OF CONTROVERTED ELECTIOYS.
‘lh7'.* IV. A. TAYLOR said, he wished the Pi
t,,,,t01 he had brought in, and which was then be.
th,t,llle House, to have passed through a Committee
it -eveniog ; but he was prevented from moving
p' `)Y a Notice having been given by an Hon.
C 1 end (Mr. BANKEs) of his intention to.propose a
laltse, which he (Mr. TAYI,oxj considered to be
hi variance with the Bill. It was of importance,
b:"'ever, he conceived, that the Bill should pass
therefore,
the close of the present Session, and he,
wished, if it could be done, that the ot-
ter for the Committee might be axed for two
k to.morrow, for the purpose of giving it a
Riority, and ensuring the measure a discusston.
hi Mr- 7'. MARTIN said a few words expressive of
3 aPprobation of the Bill.
le 7hr CII,INC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
he felt that the House was considerably in.
volett to his Hon. Friend, for this measure, which
C tend to give dispatch to the Proceedings on
tktt!°verted Eledions. He was afraid, however,
rain !t'e'as not possible for his Hon. Friend to ob-
i?), tjjuts übjea, in the way he had proposed, for if
iii"°llse once established a precedent for depart_
the 'tom their accustomed Rules, to fix an hour for
won Prder, as suggested by Hon. Friend, they
hat
;t would lead to the greatest inconvenience.—
yen!"ought the Committee on the Bill might be eon.
le'ltlY postponed till Thursday se'nnight.
enter a few words from Mr. M. A. TA.rtoß, and
fer.e'D`4l'KEs, the Committee on the Bill was de_
Itill
se'nnight.
t4X so
giltY moved for a Conimittee, to-mor-
,,t 41, consider so much of the Aa of az Geo. II I . ch. 7.
leto:Cts to the Licences of Lottery Ottice Keepers.-or.
tltlie,4l,Elthoved for a Committee, to.morrow, to consider
taciesof 36 Geo. 111. relative to the-Duty on Colllte ra 1
""Oidered.
„ a Cominittee to.morrow to consider of the Ad of
111. C. 44. relative to the allowances made upon
I,Al.rntrPaYtnent of the Stamp Duties.—Ordered.
;t 4e-4°4' a Committee to-morrow to consider of the 4 Geo.
`llcl. ' 21. the , Gen. 111. C. 37. the;s Geo. 111. C. $3,
Athe Ir-i
ly*lo '4l —ut.—Orcierect.
1,1, .or a Committee to-morrow to consider of the Sugar
4111‘tilk Bill, and of granting further Bounties on Lw,nip
11i ls°
to
rrow to consider of the zs Geo.
„also relative
te
tretitothtom
the Duty on Medieines.—Ordercd.
moved the readino• of the Act ot- tite, 7
ertier• ie't pre • • g the tjaling of Bank Notes, 8.-c. out of
+wwhiciltbeltilnu•; read s pro forma, lie observed that as the
• rkrA, stood it :as Felony to steal a whole Bank Note,
kililltn4 Part of one, he they moved for leave to bring in
'te f-r the more ehedually preventing the stealing of bank
;1;4.1'Z:1;0o= oft Letters... Leave iven.
tor.tmoorthroewltitutia Subalterns' Bill was ordered to
'tiert ecood- reading of the Irish Eledion Bill !vas post.
l,t,llFriday, •
'1) to:4l`2,lltnittee on the Irish Navigation Bill was deferred
~*th arrow.
vqtr,e'second readin of the Irish Sugar Drawback Bill was
'reflect till Fcidavg ttlitt4 rish Indemnity Bill was read a second time and corn-
Irthe flr
to-morrow.COrrimitum on the Coroners' Additional Allowance
*cite l'sostponed till Friday.
Thiesernv mittee of Ways and Means was deferred till
%tit,
on Oatl Bill was rn
df read a second time and co-
l• Ilonv. 1
htttcd. tliTTmdittedoe on the Cotton Apprentices Bill was post-
j°llsnett at eYight o'clock till to-morrow.