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an Hon. Relation of Ilis, who lately held a high
command in Ireland. He therefore now wished to
give notice, that he should, upon an early day, move
fur the pro,ittaion of a Joe Papers, which he.was
convinced, would clear away some aversions which '
had been thrown, upon the Hon. Officer who lately
commanded Ilk Majesty's Forces in Ireland.
The CHAIVCELLOk of the EXCHEQUER said,
he wished the Hon. Gentleman would state the
terms to which he alluded. -
Admiral BERKELEY said, he thought it would
be better to state them when the question came to
be discussed,. But he had no objeftion to state that
the expression to which he alluded was used by the
CHANCELLOR Of the ExcHEQUER, who had stated, 1
that early intelligence of the transaaion had been
given to the Commander in Chief in Ireland. 1
Thr CHANCELLOR of the,EXCHEQUER de.
nied that he hadused such an expression. It had
been said in the course of the Debate now alluded
to, that no information of the intended rising had
been given to the Commander in Chief. In reply
he had stated, that information had been given to
the Commander in Chief, and, not to the Lord
Mayor, but to the superintending Magistrate of
the Police of Dublin. But he could nut rest satis.
fied without taking the earliest opportunity of de.
daring that nothing could be so far from his mind
as any intention to imply that there was Ihe slightest
failure of duty in the Commander in Chief ; he bad
never even heard such a thing insinuated. When.
ever the subjeifi came to be dikussed, he was sure
the conduit of that gallant Officer would be found
to be as free from reproach as the Civil Govern.
ment. of Ireland ; the result woult,the was sure be
creditable to both.
Admiral BERKELEY said, he did think blame.
was to be inferred from the expression, used by the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, that early
notice had been given, to the Commander in Chief.
The CH ANC E LLO r, of the Exc H F.QU It It said across
the House, gg I said no such thin"
Admiral BERKELEY said he understood the
expression, and he did infer blame him it, and so
did the Commander in Chief himself.
The CHANCELLOR of .the. EXCHEQUER
again repeated, that, lie hail said no such thing, he
could not have used.it, for he did not rezolleCt the
time at which the information wal given.
•• Mr. J. C. BERESFURD said, that any body
who knew the situation of Dublin, and particularly
that part where the insurrection broke out, must
know that such an event was very possible to oc.
cur, without blame being attributable to any body.
The insurreetion broke out in a very obscure part of
Dublin, in one of, the darkest nights he ever saw ;
the insurgents only advanced three streets before
they were dispersed ; the whole was over' in an
hour; of this he was pettedly ',Ore, because he was
out the whole time; therefore,• in his opinion, no
blame wns attributable in any quarter.
Mr. WILEERTORCE'S Clause was then nega.
tived, and the Report agreed to.
On the Motion that the Bill be read a third
time to-morrow,
Or. T. GRENVILLE rose, not to oppose the
Bill, but to protest against the assertion which
had been made, that the necessity of the Bill
was universally admitted.—:—He proceeded to
contend, that the Ministeri had advanced no ar.
guments, had adduced no proofs to skew that
this measure was necessary. When the. Bill was
introduced at the close of the last Session, Ministers
said that the urgency of the ease was a reason why
they could not go into proof upon the subjed ! but no
such argument could be used now, 'because the Bill
would not expire for Some time, and therefore he
could norconceive why Ministers would not now
lay the necessary Documents before the House. Af.
ter arguing at some length, 'to shew the propriety
of laying lull information before the House upon so
important a subjed, he 'adverted to the notice which
had been given by his .Hon. Friend, Adm. BERKE—
LEY; be Confessed he was surptized that Ministers
should have received that notice in such,a manner,
because, as they hid often expressed a wish that the
condud Of the Irish Government upon the occasioin
alluded to, should'be inquired into, they ought ra.
ther to rejoice at the opportunity which was now
given Of clearing up that transadion, particularly
as he understood the Hon. Admiral to say, that he
brought 'forward the sulijed at the desire of the ,
Hon. Officer who lately commanded His Majesty's
Forces in Ireland.
Mr. Secretary YORKE said, that no aspersion
had been cast upon the Commander in Chief of the
Forces in Ireland by his Right Hon. Friend (the
CHANCELLOR of the ExcHEQuita.) If,. however,
any charge was to be brought against the Irish Go.
vernment, it was ready to be met but if any
charge was 'to be brought. forward, let it be so in
a regular way. 'There was one fad which he
wished to notice, as it concerned a Noble Relation
of his; and which lie had not an opportunity of
noticing before. It had been observed, that on the
day of the Insurrection In Dublin the Lord Lieu.
tenant went to the Phcenix Park. Thee—lad was,
that his residence was then in the Phcenix Park.
He came to town. in the morning, to receive such
information as the subordinate Officers of Govern.
ment were capable of giving ; and it became then
a question whether he should remove to the Capital.
It appeared advisable at that time that he should
not remove, in order to prevent unnecessary alarm,
as great alarm would inevitably have been created
by the sudden removal of the Lord Lieutenant and
his family to the Castle. It could not be said that
in returning to the Plitenix Park he wished to escape
danger, as it was evident he would have been more '
out of dater in the Castle, guarded by four Regi.
ments of Soldiers, than in the Pbcenix Park, with
no other guard than a Serjeant and sixteen men,
Same explanatory conversation ensued between
Mr. W. 141.t0T, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex.
cniQuea, and Mr. Wistooma, relative to an ex.
- ptession which had been used in the course of the
discussion, after which the Bill was ordered to be
read a third time. to. morrow.
Mr. Hormousa brought up the Report of the
East India Bonds Bill, which was read and agreed
to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to.
morrow.
The Malt Tax Bill passed through a Committee,
in which rovisiust. was made for raising money on 1