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Tut Ple,isur! tiorso Duty Bill was read a second time.
i,vVlt Li A Ni the etiinirisslL)l ot 3N/oval inquiry,
ii.veittli I?et,uri ZI the Cornativheners'; which
Qich: .1i OF I," 611 the T..bit, (4, th, td the
DUKE r.Nt: 4, ord t I to' be printed,
TILE NAVY.

7'he P.,;r/ of D 4 N Pir that he had given
n,
to.rnorrow r , for .rvers resped.
• ''
itt,r,! the - wlt a •/4/ t6a C.!mparroon of the
cowl 'kit Ihe 'lice 130ard of Ad ail ral ty: with that
of their .predeceiptotr,l, hint as lie undetstooti that a`
wtrn lardy ptesided at the Admiralty,
could. not attend : ti.s.rnorroW ; and ,14 fie, WiStled ti)
give a Noble. Vt,;(1,..,u0t, who was the pre'strot Fit9t
tord.nt the rin oppor-twot ytof cortsidcr.
tog vvlieilie; hc worth! conscnt to grant isle
iotttndd to he. toO.Veti rherefore•iwat.
pope Iltis I,yl;)ti,,,it Lb) .I.llLliz;33Y. 11:15',4061;:liip then
diAt.the,or,icr for summoning to.
11T ierOW bhouizi ri• reneivid• for
TrTtrro-:,.)7..:-::Oolered..—Adjuttfried 1111 te.tnoriow
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that a mill 44 been partly fleeted, but
ems to bsee fr,r/tited a ,vast number of; penalties: I .fiad,striod,
He then' eitea great tiumber of p.iss.ages in „baktitit even been roofed. in. Above 3cr.) persons
port, by se,Ficly•he m.tintaieed that the corrupt tots. had. afinally subscribed, and ca,,e cadd
contludi Geotletrien was manifest; , indeed, get money enough ,to ,finielt it, and that the Mill
he snevEi-fikeeiv in- any eetse Of a Rtlutning Officer i should answer, and no'aceidettt Italtpen, then they
quite so hierent a breach `of (boy, fltepresetit,eted were to • receive an allowance in the price Of their
it became the'House to mark it with is proper de. bread, which would save,thern at least forty shillings
gree of ro,,i,!unent,. net fer the sske of severity a yeer each. It was on this sort of speculative
against I;,ehe. imilviduali, for against them he had Freettold•that therhad Offtred- It -was not
'OO personal. aleither was it a luxury to himl because the Sheriffs hactpots‘rejeCted their votes on
to ask. for the :punishment of any body ; but the the ground of joint tenantcy, or• eny other legal ob.'
objed of punishment 'Was not severity towards the jeCtioa, that 'heconsidered their' etimiSsion to be a
guilty, but terror to others; by way of prevention },roof-of corruption in the Sheriffs, but because the
of the .repetitiol.of crimes. ! He, therefore, concluded value of those shares were so paltrably under the
With obsceeing, that he must assent to this' Resolu. value of 4.05. annually, that so soot{ as the Sheriffs
lion as elevate tory to the necessary
.punishment Of heard, the circumstances of the case, they must have
those who were the objects Of it. "koown they-did not possess a Freehold; and that
Mr. PETE It MOOR E differed entirely from the in sending them to the Poll, they were; ending them
,Right floll . Gentleman who had just spoken. He'•,. to comrsit a perjury. A corrupt
Sirm motive also lsßojanwp..
ttOtlght the' CV itience giverebefOre-theCoMmitteedid peered to him Very, evident, when
not justify the Resolutions of the Report,which tend.. lins would. neither suffer Mr. Mainwaring nor any ,
esi to criminatte the Sheriffi. He would recommend 'of his Agents to question some of these people about
to the Committee to
,retire to their, Chamber again,.
,their Freeholds, 'when!he rudely,pushed Mr. 'Main.
and re.exasnitie the evidence, when, he verity he. waring away,, and would neither let him ask the
lieved, they would come to a p,eport' aeepitting the question nor put it, himself, •NO rule that he could
Sheriff's altogether; for they had truly-, concluded have laid dawn could justify biotin such conduct,
themselves in an exemplary manner ; and if the Right a man of Mr. Mainwaring's .a.ge,' and in the 'situa. •
lion.Geptletnan should ever happen to be Sheriff of a tion he then siood, and his refusing to put the ques.
County where there was a popular EleCtion, it would tients himself, did appear wilfully rejeEting that in.
be well for hint to imitate the conduCt of these Gentle. formation which he might have had. It was true,
men. As to the complaint of partiality in their On-• that on the I eth day of the Poli he did put the ques.,
duff for the interest of Sir Francis Burdett, it was, art tint, to 'pally of the Mill,Voteri, and prevented se,
unfounded charge. - The Mill Voters were all Free. veral of them.from voting ;- bur; as it appeared by
holders, but they had not occupied their Freehold the evidence of Mr. Clifford, it was not fill this
long enough, end could not be 'allowed at that time, Geotleinso, thinking the EleCtion was completel'y'
although they are goad now o.but a vast number of turned, and that it was then a hollow thing,..in fa.
persOns holding Places had voted'in virtue of theist es :your of Si! ;Francis Burdett, Mr. Clifford told the
Freeholders, who were no FreellOklerS at' all, as had Sheriff chat he was tfraid thc last set of Mill Voters
, been decided by the Committee, and all those had had been sent up by some of Mr. Mainwaring's
been admitted to poll for Mr. "M
tinsvaring ; they . friends to throw, a slur-an that dectiptiontif Voters,-
were therefore infinitely worse voters than the Mill and it was then, and not before, that. Sir William
Owners. The one bad a' right of, eleClion that was Rawlins interfered to prevent their voting. An
,not mature: ,The other had no'fight of eleClion at interference at such a time, and under such circuits.
all. As to Mr. Burnheill he was a Gentlemen of 1 stances, was surely no proof of impartiality (Mr.
learning and ability in 'his profession, not likely to Fox then observed, across the Table, that this last
incur the penalties of it Statute as had been stated ; set of Mill Voters came on the morning of the reth
and. as to integrity, he was one of the most imma. day, when the Majority was for Mr. Mainwaring),
culate periling in the kingdom. He then wide a The "SoLicritott.tieNviost. then stewed, from the
evidence,
viiev of the Report nod (Ito heads of the evidence of Mr—Clifford, thatit'vvasin the middle
evidence, and /concluded with dissenting from the 'of the. day, and that the great body of the Old
Resolotion. • .Whigs, including Mr. ER SK I NZ' and. Mr. Sli ill I DAN
had come tip that day to Pull. He' then very
'Lard M R 5.11,111 said, the Committee had not
decided witloost giving the fullest consideration to crously contrasted ehe.etittipetition,between the Old
all the eiidence that bad been produced. There 'Whigs and the Mill' Voters, which should havethe
had been little or no difference of Opinion among honour of deciding the .Elettion. Although it ,ap.
the Cogimittee respeCting the Restilotions, they then peered to hint most Clearly, that the coriduA (If the
came to Haul he 'lnnst say for himself,: theft no ma.. Sheriffs justified ehefitiioftititini the
the Commit tee,
terial-alteration had taken place in his opinion, on yet he declared himself still OPen to convidion, and
the subjeCt. His Lordship then adverted to the 1 that he, should be very glad that •any 'arguments
principal topics of the Counsel's Speech. lie could cotild• be adduced to make hirtvelange his opinion.
not allow filet the imputation of partiality in " Mr. 1711.41.411/ concurred its 'disap.
the 'Sheriffs was at all disproved by their hay.: proving highly of the condua of the Sheriffs, but
ing admitted tretny votes
_for My. • Mairtwar_ still did 'out believe they had adid trout a corrupt
in 4 which the Committee afterwards struclf: l 'motive. As, to the irregularities of the pcieulaCe to
oft on aCee,not of ten hang assessed to the Land' front of the Hustings, it was -as competent to the
Many of these Voters were men of-farge 'rear Of:the Magistrattp., as to -the Sheriffs to haVe
.property, and to other respeEtseutobjedionable'., prevented' it. tic consideted filar too much stress
• had appeared that a certain 'person, called ." elle ' 'had been laid on the testimony of Mr. Adolphus,
orator,„
was aunwo daily to iusrttt one CeOleete . which did not ..quite agree with the testimony,
and liii friends, and that the Sherffra'took no effece of other Witnesses. Allowing then that the She.
tual step 'to Prevent it. As to the Mill-Voters, the Jiffs.' had aCted entirely wrong, he concluded by
Committee would not have imputed a corrupt nieitiVe,. • moving, as in Amendtnent to the Resalutione; that
to the Sheriffs in receivieg them, if their 'attention' the word " corruptly," 'should, be left. out of. the
had not been parriculatly called to the subjed. -The Resolution. •
, principal point 'which decided the Committee in opt. Sir. WATK IN WILLIAM•WY NNE condemned.
Trion that their motives most have beetebad,was,their . the conduCt- of the Sheriffs In admitting the Mill
• ha'vieg tided judicialleifor a considerable tune during Votes: it was impoesibleehe observed, thai any one
the FleEtfr►n,anel Aftcrevardsdeelaring they consieleretle of ecitranon: understanding ,cduhl be. , ignorant • that
themselves as mere Ministerial Officers. It wawa theEe:V9tes ought not
,to have. been received. He
mockery ,of ell the forms of justice to bring voters had »u doubt, from a consideration. of all the .cir.
round to the Sheriff's box, and hear the arguments of 1 tumatances, that the Sherif& had been guilty of an
Counsel on the validity of their votes, if .no decision undue .partiality. 1 ie, therefore, heartily concurred
was to follow the,:etrgument 4 and if they meant to in the Resolutiutis that had been adopted by the
decide Upon the arguments -they heard, it was absurd CoMMittee.
to say they could not at judicially. Whatever Lard' HENNIKER, in opposition to the. state.
rule of condud they ehouelit' proper to lay down ment.of Mr..StaITH, observed`Ohat the Hon.-Gen.
for themselites, , they should have steadily adhered tlernan seemed to be mistaken leOpeding the power
to in. it required no uncommon ,understanding to of 'the Magistrates at the Elettion. The power was
have governed thernelVeS by sonic fixed. principle ; arieffrvested in the Sheriffs on these occasens; and
but in varying from their own rules, they did rep. it depended on them to restore order and keep with.
pear to, have aeted end corruptly. His Lord. in doe bt,unds the proceedings of the mob. They,
ship then commented.. at considerable length, and therefore, were answerable for whatever miscoodirtt
:with great ability, on various parts at the evidenc!, might .haveetaken place.
and justified the Resoletioes 'Which the eurentittee Mr. S.M/TH'explaioed, by observing, that he
adoptc44..., . • . did not 'Say 'that it:, was .the hquuseinileitaheoftutinhetiltM;abguii
The ,S 0 TtO R. G AIR 'R. AL had listened with grates" in the .drat instance to
great eitention to the aftle'nrgurnertt of the Learneri
only said, that if 'the condo' a of the mob was so
CoUntel (Mr. ,A,linn). blot differed. from him moot. e gross as it was on some occasions represented, the
Magistrates might' have interfered, and. the Sheriffs
materially in the cenclesions he drew from the
denee before the I-lonse. 'There tVete7 many lesser would scarcely have refused their concurrence in such
parts of this case,' which, when added to what was measures, •
The Question was here called and the Gll
the most aubitiantial part of is,fort ery
the, disposition of the Sheriffs'. lie conceived, tiSe....,..wa.acleated but no Division took place-,—so that it,
whole of the question -for ,the 1-hrose 'era determine' was.agreed to adopt the' Resolutions Of, the. Corn'.
would prove clearly.
was 'simply this ; Whether the Sheriffs, seeing, on
,mittee without any,. •
the thirteenth tiny of the Petliont. that. Mr. Another Resolution had then been proposed by
Mainwaring was . at, the head of the Pull, and Mr; Rosa, 'to this effect, that the Sheriffs, Robert
thinking that it would be possible,, by eieing,e ca. Aibloa COX, and Sir We' RawlinS,' had in 'their
lourable Majority to Sic ranoBll3ll"retto w pro-
cOndutt and pradice, during the Elettion, acted
,
cure him, to'he returned, did not wilfully and core contrary In law, contrary to their, duty, and con..
ruptly admit the Mill Voters,'well knowing that they fiery to the Privileges of this House When strangers
had nu Freettold.6l eight to,vote and whethere were admitted, . • _ .
when by the votes of a Mitt! 1/er Of their Mill Voters, -Mr'. FO.Y. was on 114 legs, .and -contending that
Sir F6ocis bad gained a 'ceiere!e,tile mejorityi the it ought tolbeecontsitlered, thatif the Sheriffs were
Sheriffs hail not refused the votes of others that blameable, in not agreeing to the receiving 'of, the
came forward under circumstances preeisefy similar Land 17,aie
,Asscsament :Books, other Sheriffs had
to those. Whose votes had 'been before admitted been equally 11 that alone:hid been the
the diseasision of . those :questions.. he did not ground of charge, •it fright he questioned, whether
wish to deal hardly with the '.!teriffs, but should the late Sheriffs hati'not been Wattle to some anima&
argue from 'she evidence' of, iheir.'own witnesses. version. '
Messrs...Boshnall it Berettell had stated, the ad.: : Me.. CEA/4ES WYNNEe' - observed, - that the
vice that they had. given the
„Sheriffs nil admit Corill44'of' the Sheriffs.had bean Very leprehentible:,
every vote 'that_ they heti not is perfedi knowledge in not agreeing to the produdiun of the'Land Tax
was a bad one. Had they conformed theneselies Assoesments, as they, were clearly. direeted to.tlo
eniformly to thus advice, which they them Selves prow by of rartiantent. He readily" agreed in the
tossed eolar diisS n 'as 'the tole of there cottand, they Resolution, and hoped that it would be followed up
Wit
could t have -atlinitte4 these liotee,whicli; after ,in order to atiert the Right of the Elettors., The
the questions, 0101 heti been asked, and the argue Mouse, .perhaps, were eta blame in delaying thit io
mentt,ahat had'been offered; they must havecertainly lung. e, 4-•
knOWr> ter b4'tbad t!, 1)1 r# When AibionCtioptt ,;the Tke.. tie EXCREquER
Arstio f thot.r milvV)ters,' Offered to vote, the: etre was of opinion, that an order to point out distindlY
curnslanceief the- IVLII froo2Whicb he dein:led:the ebiloture'Sheriffs that they were to comply with the
right ..of votng. were foliet;'4isciesed.. It " then. ep. Air.. Farliarrient in receivies , the, Assessment
peared, that'ooe thougand:in4 two shares were tn4tie BoAese an Amendment might be, introduced into the
of tome; prctniles, us which: oo3e small ;t:ittayaf Motinrio die therefore proposed that the Resolu.
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tions 81unddstaui . . 'r
thus : That the Sheriffs, by t''''
conch a and praeticei at- the EleCtion, botii.o sp•
pears tru4n the foregoing ketolutions,
.and in re1,.0•
ing tit) receive the Land Tax Assessment Bookt,litd
acted, &c. k.c. re
'1141',, FOX observed, that the criminality of "
Sheriffs in the affair of the Land Tax AsseAsineot
Books was shared by almost every Returning (Alga
that had presided-at r. Middlesex EleCtion.
Lord MARSH;(IA explained.
The- ATTORNEY-GEN ER XL read,a pa•rt of Mr,
t\libillhas's cvidenee, in Order, to shew that they
thal
refused to inspeet the Land,Tax Books.
Mr. SMITH observed, that the .evidence of 01
Mr., Adolphus ought to be received with oitinY
grains of allowance ; and read a parr, in which hi
seemed to be contradicted by another Witness'
Mr. ROSE explained.
The CHANCELLOR of tht ExchrEauit
mat' a part of the evidence, bhewing that 3" ex.
• press requisition had been made to they heriffi lc:
allow these Books to be produced, anthey loa
refused.
agrTeehde.ttepsowluittbioclnutaanndytdhieviAsiomiie.ndment were lII°
. . ROSE then said,
lir.
.ltiw it up still farther; and he accordinglY fil''';
that the Sheriffs should be committed to Netil,;
that
and that the- Sr EAKEtit should issue Ws Wii r ran t too
purpose.—This Motion was speed to, 1,601
any division.• , .
The CHANCELLOR Of the Excusivnut g3lr:,,c'r,
that it was his dot to !Jill.
tice that he would, on Friday, submit a Proros!.t.tts,
to thefiouse, for the more speedy Reduaianos,u`n,
Militia. by giving Ent facilities for their ,"`/-`
teering into the Regular Army.--
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TUESDAY, 'MARCH 12,1505•

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put hack.. • . . .
The,Bhipa arrived are the following :►
The Ear! Steirc;r, Lord Melville, Il'ji, s‘l
trio
EApbrateb. and Miter It via, from 'Berle .1
0a
DS;ttiktlijitS4esalfs.
They sailed from St. HeleP3 °P
safth of januatf. 'lb 'l
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Plireland Will. 74,,a, fool .
Marengo and- two Frigates, which *!''' bea,E,;,
'Ma ce.,xturips carries go guns, tite lilarl';‘)101
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by 10'
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captured by Ad niral LI N 15' Squadron, an
into the Mauritius.
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sin d 1 Fre:schm;:nplenrgs rcceivcrl
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have !xtradte'd the only articles of sof
which thiy contain. They do not give
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details of the Capture of our Convopi
terranean.

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After II solemn,-laborious,I • 40131
into •
the conduit- .of Sir Wt 41,1 A''' gAlciiti °{
1-I\,(..loidaatia!
.A, !Aron Cu.x E. farilllrlY Svi),.. olle°
Sheriffs had idea
b, ;•ellex,l by a Committee, and 0 "rn , '
tiit!''
a" "imatssion upon Ole subjett last !lie joy.
House
iii. Cair9bas, the tioose came 1° ts'i° ed'
,1-1,1,.
lutians,' by ..
one of which it Was stl° 1‘
;',J'l'
trarY to and
law, in.breaoh of the Prlv ~1,,, iv'
House, with .breach of
• on v''' it'
• respeet'to their Pro;ceallls 0' I
ciksoCHieff" .in 1 jetesPY ,lf
ton lBoz. By the cialo'
was ordered that thescGentiernilt'uld be'°'
1 '
'in Viol anon of it 4.14',:,1'
kie# .
to Newgate. The term of their coo oil,
not:miptioned, bat it is.unjerstood lb° ./gf• f,i•
tend to the close of the present Scoiul4roil'''
ment, unless the Delinquents shoutito t/ c fiti:
excite the lenity of the flouse before tha al k
ants - ~,,'
i .
.We do not wish to wound the fec"Ptio ir,
qentiFtnen ; but it may be fairly said,' oor
have .40;
-7);ll:CXe'r-aO. an • impartial
possessed that advantage tipon the preseliff or l'.t
Every thing ingenuityld litigte" lie
that colt . icio
eloquence could urge in their favour, was
'pool' ,
and it 'was. Only upon' the most glarir'' iv iri
guilt' that they tvere,,to'onia to glare, etoll
• cornid` f
meat ofthe law.
1 - Indeed, their 05 ity
length ' evident, that the leading On v •i'l'
4, 5 r!
Jo/ ,pft'
their own 'reputation to interpose
iuhn espoused their cause had too 11107 or,v
tool"
their behalf when the final dkcusaino ..
,
Vri ,ti'
Yesterday a IViesseng et arrived ° 1. ro
grave's °Bice, w c
a'•ith Dispatches' fr°//iligi pi 1012.
burgh and Stockholm, which,
we 'l
- arc of aivety satist.4o,,ty nature. ' I