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Lord NIAYNARD took the Oaths and his Seat.
Earl CARLISLE rose to make a Motion to the
House on a subjeCt, in which he thought both,-tite
intefests of .the Country and the condua of Mini.
sters were deeply implicated. As, however, that
consloa'would, sooner or later, be, at all events,
made the subjel of Public Inquiry, and as his MO.
Rion was simple and obvious in its meaning, he did
not think any man could objea to it. He should,
therefore, not trouble .the House with any argu-
ments to enforce the ptopriety of its
_adoption, but
should content himself with barely reading the words
of his -Motion. His Lordship then moved, That
an humble Address be presented to His Majesty,
praying that he would-be graciously pleased to or-
der, that there be laid before that House, the dates
of all Dispatchei from the Government- in this
Country, to our EStablishments in India, both
overland and by sea, ,relative to the communication
from His Majestyetri the Houses of Parliament, en.
the Bth of March, 1803, with the.dates of the ar-
rivals of such Diapatches in India'. Also, that
there he laid.before the House, the dates of all the
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onr Settlements inaTn'clia, both oVerland and by sea,
relatiVe to the notification of 'the commencement of
Hostilities, with the dates of the arrival of such
Dispatches in India.
Lord.HAWKESBURY could *not see on what`
ground the present Motion was founded.. The Noble
Mover had stated none. There were cases in which
the Publiceliad a right to be informed, and in which,
if the conduct of- Ministers was called in question,
the onus probana7, that-they had aaled properly, lay
on them. Such were questions of finance, and the
mode of application of Motley voted by parliament.
Do every suspicion, however, which might exist
in the mind of any man, or which might originate
vague rumour, unconneded with any tad on
which it could be grounded, such inquiries were not
to •be sanalitmed. The Noble Earl had stated no
reason' for adopting the present Motion, and lie
could assure his Lordship and the House, that the
earliest possible intimation of both the circumstances
alluded to in the Motion, had been transmitted
by Government to our difilrent Presidencies in
India.
Earl CARLISLE declared; that he had con-
ceived it to be beyond the ingenuity of the most in-
genious man in that House, to frame an objediun
to the present Motion. The purport of it,-he appre-
hended, must be obvious to all, and of the propriety
of -affirding that Huse and the Public' every possi-
ble information on the subjeet, their Lordships,,-he,
hoped, would be satisfied, when they attended to
its importance. It was not sufficient for a Minister
to say, '' I assure the House, that every necessary
intimation has been given.", The House and the
Public were ;Joined to the best possible evasksoce of
this fad, which could alone be procured by tF.e dates
themselves. It 'was a rumour in very general cir-
culation, and he.believed generally credited, though
he did not assert the truth of it, that information
relative to an approaching rupture had been re-
ceived in India, through private channels, seventeen
days sooner than by Government Dispatches. Nay,
it was even stated, that Government had not sent
a Special Messenger with this necessary informa-
,
tion,' but bad sent it by a Frigate ; and that that
Frigate too, was not dispatched with.this special
information, but had besides the. charge of a Con_
iroy: holed These, rumours were unfourided.—
He trustati Ministers could give. them a negative ;
lout,-as they had existed, as they were of a serious
nature, and as such deserved a solemn and serious
refutal—he had apprehended, that the Noble Lord
'would rather have been satisfied that an opportu-
nity was afforded him of removing every doubt on
this head from the public mind ; the more partial-
s.larly, as the truth of such rumours must have gained
ground frorn what was known of the precipitate re-
treat of 'Admiral lasso's's Squadron from Pondi-
- cherry. He therefore hoped that no objedion would
be made to the Motion.
Lard 1-IAWKESRURY could not conceive that
-vague rumour was a ground for supporting a Motion
like the present. 'r lia.earliest possible intimation,
both of the appearance of hostilities, and of their
actual commencement, had been transmitted by this
Goveimmails to all the Presidencies in liidia. Govern_
p=ent could not intimate the commencement of hos-
tilities before they had .actually been resolved on ;
and in the common nature of things, the Dispatches
sent by Government must have leached India as
early as it was possible that information on that
.subjed could have been received from any other
quarter. -
Earl SPENCER said he had corneeto the House
without any expectation-of a subject of so important
a name 'as the presentibeing to be agitated. He
was, however, by no- means prepared to go into the
tiottrineelaid down by the Noble Secretary of State,
that his declaration, that every possible information
hart beedgiven, 'was sufficient to superSede the ne-
cessity of the present Motion. It was a fad generally
understood, that the French Admiral LINOis, while
at anchor, within QM' Squadron, under Admiral
RAINIER, Must have received information on this
subject, which our Admiral did not possess. It was
hardly to he accounted for on any other principle,
how our Admiral should have allowed him to slip
anchor, and depart in the precipitate manner in
- 'which it was admitted he had 'left Pondicherry.
';his, unquestionably, gave. countenance to the Tu.
'Moors 'Willett were in circulation, and which he did
'oak think could.be removed, if the present Motion
teas not agreed: to. -
ic.rd HOBART could not agree •in the propriety
of the present Motion.. With respect to,the infor-
mationewbiell Admiral RAINIER possessed, it was a
faft hicit ite .himself had admitted, that, from 'the
information which he_ t=ad received, he entertained
gteat doubts in his own mind at the time, whether he
sitould not detain Admital

Earl C ltAt AR YoNsaiti,that after the admlssiqtis
which had been made on this.subjea, he could;UOt
figure the most distant semblance to a reason. for
fusing.to 'acquiesce in the present Motion. is tad
been seen and admitted that the Fleet of the Eneßly,
while within the power of our Squadron, had been
ailowed to escape for want of the necessary informa_
Lion to warrant our Admiral in detaining it. That.
-the French Admiral ,_ in. consequence, must. have been
possessed of superior information, was obvious.
What would have been the consequence had the
Enemy's Fieet been superior in force ? Not only our
Squadron there, but all our 'possessions, mush have
fallen into the hands of the Enemy. As it was, in
what, situation were we placed ? In consequence of
this neglett on the part of our Government, the
Enemy were stronger -to the extent of this Fleet
than they otherwise would have been. They were
left at full liberty to annoy our trade, and to attack
the mostdefenceless of our possessions, all of which,
but for this piece of miscondud, would have been
secure. In this situation, he could not see on what
ground the present Motion could be resisted. The
Noble Secretary of State (Lord HoBART) had allot'_
ed to information which Admiral RAt N r ER possessed,
but he bad not said that the information came from
Government.
ILord HOBART explained, that that was his mean.

ing.
Lord IIARROLVBY declared, that on the first
view of the matter he was inclined to think the
Motion not sufficiently warranted. From the
grounds, however, which had since been stated in
support of it, he could not help giving it his decided
support.
The House then divided on Lord CARLISLE'S
Motion.

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Majarity against Ministers
SERVICES OF THE IRISH MILITIA.
Lord HOBART moved, previous to the second
reading of the Bill," that His Majesty's Message on
the 'loyal and spirited offers of the Irish
should he read. _ _ .

His Lordship
.declared, that he presumed there
would be no difference of opinion in that House,
with respeCt to the principle which gave rise to the
present Bill, and which, carried to a further exteht,
would sanction the policy of occasional interchanges.
of the IVllitia of the two Countries. But that was
not the question now before them. The prudence or
necessity of such reciprocity was not now to be dis-
cussed ; but as it appeared on the face of the Bill
before the House, they were called upon merely to
determine, whether they would or would not enable
His Majesty to avail himself of the spirited offers
that had been made to him from motives of loyalty
to his person, and of kindness and attachment to the
welfare and interests of this part of the Empire. As
he presumed there could be no difference of senti-
ment on that point, however there may be on others,
he would no longerdetain their Lordships, but move
that the Bill be read a second time.
Lord BORINGDON felt hiMself under the ne.
cessity of opposing the second reading of the Bill,
upon many considerations; but principally two,
which in his mind were decisive against the mea-
sure. One was, that it would tend, in some mea-
sure, to subvert the principles upon which the Mi-
litia force was originally established; and the other
was, that it was withdrawing a Force, which, how-
ever inconsiderable in itself, was necessary for the
defence of Ireland, and could afford no material ad-
dition to the force already collefted for the defence
of Great Britain. His Lordship was no enemy to
the principle, that all parts of the United Kingdom
should assist each other reciprocally, but he would
rather see that disposition manifested by other
measures, than a mere interchange of their
several Militia Forces. Ile wished really to see
the principles of the Union, fairly aged upon.
—lt was now four years since that 'great poli-
tical change had been effected, and what, he
would ask, had the Government done for Ireland ?
If he could argue from what had passed, when he
considered the Correspondence that had passed be.
tween a Noble Peer of that House (he alluded to
Lord REDEsDALE and the Earl of FINGAL), and
that that Noble Lard still remained in a high official
situation in that Country, he was justified in enter-
taining some doubts of the intentions of Ministers
towards ft. It Ministers approved of the.condud of
that Noble Lotd, why not declare so ? If they did
not, it was incumbent on them to disavow the opi-
nions he had promulgated, and to recall him. But
this, however desirable, in point of justice or of
policy, he despaired of seeing accomplished, when,
he recolletted, that the great vital and essential
principle upon which the present Ministers held their
official situation, was opposition to the only measure
that could give satisfaction or permanent tranquil-
lity to Ireland.
The DUKE of CUMBERLAND said, that lie,
would occupy. but .a very small portion of theit
Lordshies' time. He rose for, the purpose of ex.
pressing his approbation of the Bill, as tending. to
establish that principle, which he hoped to see, with-
in a short time, extended much further. It Was,his
anxious wish that the two Countries, which had
but one common interest, should, whenever it was
necessary, interchange their Militias. - Since. they
were become one United Kingdorn by law, he trust-
ed that they would not he separate either in senti-
ment or prataice. He thought no more distinCtiou,
in any respea whatever,, should exist between them,
than between any two neighbouring Counties• of
Great Britain ; and, therefore, as this measure would
tend to establish that cordiality and acquaintance
between them, that was so desirable in every point
of view, it had his hearty concurrence.
Marquis of HEADFOI?T supported the Bill,
and expressed his regret, • that the great Minister
who bad brought about the measure of the Union,
was not at Present at the head of His 'Majesty's

Councils.
Earl FITZWILLI Ail? opposed it, as interfering
with the principles upon Which the Militia 01-Eng=
land was originally formed, and
.as derogatory froM
the honour of the nation, which posiessing:3Bo,ooo
Volunteers, 70,000 Militia, and
445000 Infantry,
with a duoProtAntion of Artillery and. Cavalry', atilt