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London, England, 1810-02-16 00:00:00

Posed to be concerned is such- transactions. The
Learned Gentleman recollected, that in the course
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_had beer proceedings against Pohlmann and Keylock, it
beer. stated that persons high in office had been
jr3tlllicatel. in similar transactions—that the late
of Portland received 30,0001. a-year, bythe
rof offices-L-that the Lord Chancellor :kept .an
tTi
,titee for the sale of places. The Noble Lordeein
te questions he had asked, conveyed an imputation
he!he Officers of the Crown for not having „done
n- duty. •
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z..._,Lerd FOLK-se-wee disclaimed any such intention,
"_u said the Learned Gentleman had not answered
el:auestiore
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied, he had no such
s„2cLutnems, and therefore could not institute any
Proceedings..
SttThe SOLICITOR-GENERAL denied that he had any
documents.-
4r. H. ADDINGTON was disposed to support the
ia°ll. Gentleman in his motion for Inquiry into the
liaarrack Department ; but could not see any par-
r Jttentary grounds for the production of the Tapers
acing to, Lord Barham.
Itie motion was then put and negatived 'Without
4 dike,-
ion.
Nl\lr. WARDLE then tneved for a general return' of
the Clerks of the different departments of
havY Office, the NavyPaY-Office, the .Transport
~ce, and the Sick and. Hurt Offieee their ages,
til.number of years they had been in the service,
elr salaries, &c. Sze.
ShA ie WARD objected to this motion, as no
' case had been made out.
V
ea;gr• WARDLE contended, that he had laid a strong
1% in his opening speech.
It,r. D. GIDDY thought, if this motion were
thq,"art"l, a more ruinous system could not be, than
at,hr° the public offices seniors should be invade
tl Pr°rhoted, without reference to qualification.
pto'e tiouse were to be called to inquire into. every
etiiiii,.°tioa in the public offices, it w ould be 'tapas-
there'. `,'")_ go on with the public business. He should
This
vote againet the motion.
a ,1•".1s rn,,tion was also put and negatived without
'haslet);
teol\:.l,r; Waunee then moved for a Copy of the Mee
ei (tr Statement of dr. William Pearce, late
perk t° the Commissioners of the Barrack Depart-
sent in on the 31st October, -160, to the
es` e,
-{l''''llmissiorters of the Treasury.
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rreition was agreed to.
Efeele House then went. into a Committee on the
-I.viieZzlereent
laidl,l.' before thought that some case Should have been
tip the Home by the Hon. Bart. as the gronn,l
uaqti which he had chow-41,1 it right to bring for-
au,d this measure. He did not feel it necessary to
iie",lll„ent the list of felonies, without canste; and
in its apprehensive, that if the Bill were to pzss
's Present form, it would be produaive of great
:nvenience to the pubic service. Geutlemen of
thnthility would not feel deeireus of engaging in
leen-4'llc service in places of great trust in the col-
of the resenue, with tl.e penalty of trans-
if th-,"„r1 banging over them, , as would be the case
Ecie? Bill were to pass ; and upon a charge so dif-
el--n-.l° be defined, and so easy to be misrepresent,.
inu misconceived as embezzlement.
slat. J-tnitt iiEwruliT was surprised to hear such A
itstlrilent from the Hon. Gentleman, when so many
lec;'''ces existed to the contrary. It Lad been ob-
lap, that he used the term embezzlement. He
am' such was the term made use of by law,
In ,Rothe laws punish embezzlement with death.—each
instance of Bankers' Clerks it was. made
but in the enactment of that law, the Hot).
1;,,,n :trilan's sensibility did not rise—no, no, it did
Ist! till it was attempted to extend it to public
eie.

Ati
pied et a conversation- on this clause, which occu-
qe, consider:ll)le time, in which the Attorney-
theV,4l) the'Solicitor-General, Sir S. Rotnillv, and
th,ir'')l!cllor of the Exchequer severally delivered
ZNI opinions,
proorr.: -e N SON ty moved, that they shobld'report
thelFs4i. Which being agreed to, the Speaker tdok
got progress was reported, and the Committee
i'eat'e to sit this day se'nnight.
Se:rd PORCHESTER moved for leave that the
pia et Committee should adjourn from place to
. report
oheni and progress from time to time.—Leave
His Lordship then moved the Order of the Day,
strangers were ordered to withdraw.

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G.'ottenburgh, 3 Waterford.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, !SW.'

'Advices, we understand, were received this day,.
ctlfirming what we said yesterday reSpeeting :he pro-
bAah'lilY that the Toulon Fleet was on the eve of sailing.
1-4.tter from Lord COLLINGWOOD, dated the 23d
'Ilt• says, that his Lordship had been telegraphed by
(31 the frigates, stating, that the Toulon • fleet
tinga t
L every moment be expt.aed to put to se-4.

It
Was with much regret that we Y&A-€l.*' corn-
"/RiCated to our Readers the unfavourable
gence Which had reached us from Spain.
"nfess that it is with feelings of equal surprise and
c(lncern that 'we found that the French had- been
stlifered to pass the Sierra Morena almost without
re4istance. Notwithstanding all the time the Spa-
niards have had for preparation, the passes of that
formidable chain of mountains have not been secured.
e do not like to pass general censure, or' to throw
out
'usPicions at random, but such „extraordinary
'ernissness can only .be imputed to. treachery,
ti: t 4 suppose thatthe• Junta wete absolutely
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The consequenCes, however,,have been