The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-27 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FRIDAY, Alittlt, 26.
On the Motion of Mr. R. Tuoit o-ro NI, the Speaker is.
sued his Writ for this Eledion of a Member for the Borough
of Bletehingly, in the room of JAS. MILNER, Esq.. deceased.
On the Motion of Sir -W M. SCOTT, the Committee ON the
Prize-money Agency Bill was postponed from Monday next
to- the 13th of May.
On the Motion of Sir JOHN NEWPORT, the Motion of the
7th of March last, fbr an account of the Expence incurred
by carrying on State Prosecutions in Ireland, was read; after
which the lion. Baronet inured, that the Return moved for
be made forthwith.—Ordered. •
The Hon. Baronet-also moved, that all the Papers pre.
vented yesterday from the t)llke of the Chief Secretary in
Ireland be printed.—Ordered.
Sir joniv Awnseson•hrought in a Bill, granting Liberty
and Means to make a Road underthe Thames, train Rc
ther-
hithe to Limehunse which was read a first time.
The Thames Lastage and Ballastage bill was read a second
time; and after a few words between Sir MAT THEW WHITz
RDL and Mr. G. Rost;, lespei...ting the most proper day
fur its next stage, was ordered to be committed on Monday
fortnight.
Sir Asitlasw S. Unmoor) moved, that there be laid before
the house a Copy of the Letter, dated April zz, 1805, from
the Comptroll4 of the Navy to the COMIIIISSIOIKTS Of Naval
Inquiry, respeeling the Eleventh Report.—Ordered. •
Mr. Ca risv eit gave notice, that he should move, on Friday
itext, lot a Committee to inquire into the application of the
remainder of the surplus Revenue of the Isle of Man, which
amounted to about 17,0001. •
The Order of the Day for proceeding to ballot for
a Seled Commit tee of twenty-one Members to con.
eider further 'tile matter containea in the Te.rith Re.
of Cie Commissioners of Naval Inquiry, hay.
log been read, the Silt AKE i ordered tne Serjeant
to go with 114 Mace to the Speaket's Chamber and
the Court of Rt:cttests, to summon such Members
as might be in thoie places to attend the House im.
mrdiately. This form having been complied 'with,
the names of all the Members of the House of Com.;
tn-os were then called over; and each, as he felt in-
-6114 , put his name in writing into time Balloting.,
glass, which was piked on the Table. When the
List of names was gone through, the SPRAKIR put
the question, that a
.Committee be ,appointed to
inspect the names, contained tri the' glass, and make.
rt: turn of, ttiventy.otte Mentbeis to form a Select
Committee.

Mr. Wi111132 tiAD rofic, and Staid, that it was
Serrated to him th't% morning, and he held 'hen in
his hand a Paper which ctinfirmed him, in the npi.
nion, that lists were circulated among Members of
those whom persons of the greatest authority wiilted
to be chosen for the Selea. Committee. The Ho.
stowable Menmer then read the following list :
Lord Castlereagh, ' Mr. St. lohn,
Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Foster,
Minster of the Kulls, Mr. H. Lai:cents,
mr. W. Windham, Sir H. Mildmay,
Sir W. Seen, Mr. S. I%torriton,
Mr. T. Grenville, Mr. J. Fine,
Mr. Ryder, Lord Doyle,
Lord G. Cavendish, Mr. Cartwright,
Lord Dunin, Mr. Hawkins Brown,
Lord W. Itubiell, Mr. Gunning.
Mr. Loyce4ter,
If it should appear from the return, Eliot those Mew.
tiers whose names he read should be belated for the
Committee, he tilt it iu be hisduty, though no pre.
cedent should exist 1,,,r such a proceeding, to move
that ;he names of borne, who were obViously objec.
tionable, should be expunged from the list. If the
return to which he alluded were made, the in.
Iference would he easy and clear, not only to every
Member in the House, but. to every man in the
Country. Should he succeed in the erasure of those
names, he sleul.l then propose others,
,of whose
impartiality no ti,ubt could be e»tertained,
Mr. F.o.7(observed, that no difficulty Could stand
iii tile way of Such a proceeding, for, eren in casts
where the rules of the House wete'rnost imperativei
he meant EleCtion Committee», on sufficient ground,
the attendance of Members WAS dispensed with. He.
hoped, therefore, that tLe Same attention wotrld be
paid in this instance to Members wlm might be ap..
- pointed on this occasion.
litr,Litesor. presented a List of the Corn.
millee to inspett the Names in the Glass,, &c. Who
•weri; ordered to withdraw forthwith to the Speaker's
Chamber.
RID/11V said, he thought it competent
to Hem. Friend (Mr..WH Pre a AD) to proceed
by a Mutton on the subjed of the return of the
:Committee, should it contain the names just repeat.
ed. He considered this Ss most important,
.and
involving the 'interest and honour of the Country.
But what opinion would be entertained by the peo.
ple of such a return as that' proposed, which was
merely the Minister's mark, and the nomination of
the Treasury. When the List was put into Mem.
bers' hands, why should the Public be imposed on,
dud led to believe, that the eturn was made by a
Committee appointed by the R
House of Commons,
when, in reality, the return was made out by
His
Majesty's Minister ? He recolletied a ease somewhat
simil4 to the present, sorne time ago, when, in
consequence of Lists having been put into the Mein.
bora! 'hands on rntering, by Joseph Pearson, the
oor.leteper, I.e aeoeeti, that Pearson be Nought
up to awc,A.r'.,t 1,14 toiscundu4.; but unfortunately

he was left in a minotity, Had he succeeded in the
first instance, he could easily have traced the order
for,the'circulatiou of those Lists to the Treasury.
He must certainly say, that it was not to the credit
of the House to have negatived that motion, when
he offered to prove the fait. With regard to the
"present question, he should recommend it so his Hon.
Friend to lay the List on the Table.
Mr. WiIITKREAD asked the SPEAKER, whether
it would be consistent with the Rules of the Hoop
to bring up the. List and laY it on'the Table, with a
view to proceed on it afterwards, if necessaryi

'The SPEAKER informed the Honourable M;mher,
that no 'Paper could be admitted without a Motion,
founded on the matter of complaint which it may
contain.

Mr. WHITUR AD thee moved, " That it was a
high 'breach of privilege to circulate Lists of the
Nam of Members to Constittite ta). se Commit.
tee."

On the Mltion being put front th.e Chitir, the
fiquse divided—:—Aires, 4.5--Noes Ajurity
against the Motion 109. •
On the re-adruission of grangers, the }-1,,u4e were
discussing the question brought larward yesterday
'by Mr. 'Gil Er, as to