The Sun.
London, England, 1811-05-04 00:00:00

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of (ire ho certainly 'had the advantage or being
00- () (,btain Ibe best advice, and was therefore less
excmahle, who had not complieit with ill,. ACt ; the
the Treasurer for the County of Waterford had not,
sent in :(.41 laugh). If the Right Hon.
t thought proper to proceed ag.tintit that .gen,
tier-flan, it was open. to him to do it' in any way he
thought proper.
Sir. Sons NawenaT said it war not his wish to
make an example of arty body. The first return
ought to have been made on or before the 25th of
December, and he merely wished to know why the
AO of Parliament had not been complied With.

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.
The [-louse having gone into a Committee of
Supply,
Mr. WUARTOW moved, That a sum not exceecl.!
ing 30,0u01. should be grinted towards' the High-
land Roads and Bridges.--Agreed to.
That 4t),000) be granted towards the carrying on
the Caledonian Canal. ' •
Mr. ASKROEIOMBY asked in what state this work
was at preterit, and whether it was at all likely to
answer the end for which it was undertaken ?
ThtSPEAKE a said, that he for one, had no con-
cern with the undertaking, but so far as lie was tic•
quainied with it, he had formed the most favoUra-
ble opinion of it. 'With.•respeo to the. progress of
the Work ; in loon; otie-hall was completed, and
conseineritly this year, more than doe-half must be
completed. The expenditure was less this year than
on any former year by 10,0001. it might also not
be irrelevant to state, that the number of persons
employed in this, work till late,,ly, had been in gene-
ral abont 100 n; but that •nornoer was reduced, by
the Cirtrinilssioners, 'fram n wish to avoid too great
an ineieSse in the pried of lab Our. In consequence
greet AistresS lately-eiPerienced In the South-.
west:lmre of:Scotland, more titan 500 persons in
greaf''t:iviiiit, hail tnund employment iothis 'work.
It rellectril no small credit oil the Eneneers who
had planned the Work, I hat. no unforeseen ditlicoll
had y:el,rari-en to make, theutidertakiog more
011$ 41),10 vva4 expected. It the 'Hon. Gentleman
wished for nio're information on the sithjett, he .
would"fefor him to 'the Report on the The
insdertaking Wit 4 Viewed in 'the tcrust, linowz4ble
man tier by iie meo, and in a tiiiiitary oirit
Vet th,.ro 1114 r eery beat evidence . that it would
be ortlie 'tkigheat citili.ty.
Mr. A asactioss that one great objea of
the nnyertakiog.tvah. to, afford enipoyment to the
natiqs of the IN est Higt:lands ; but he ~a 4 intern,.
ed that a irtiat' oumuer of theirs were broulit from
Shropshire.
Tbe.SPRAit.Sa stored, that the precise number of
people hr,,ozht frona.the Midland Counties of Eng--
lantfrWas 'to tire oath es ;is one to
said, the ernplOyMeat of the
rixolfro or,s only art incidental sibjc.m.
• Mr. Was, tistrrn said, straogurs were brought in
befoul,* tho oatiVos were at, first futit,,l inatlequate ;
but titlil example had excited a toritit of itirlarttly in
tbose •
The Aetiolution was then agreed ro.
That 4,71'511. be granted fora Li4lit House on the
,
I,latitt of Heligotano,
That 40351. 4s. 11d. be granted as a Compensa-
tiern tr 4 tiarialiel Dols, for being .kept from en-
tern% iiito poisessiotrof the Marslialsea Prison since
1802, in terms of his Contratt With the Land-
lord.
Mr. WistwattsAn wished for some explanation.
Mr. WriAairoa stated, that in conseittence of
!qr. arvas expeetation of enteriog into possession
f tho Nteslialsta, be had in addition •to his former
employ ment, of cooperage, laid out a considerable
sum tan cartage. The loss he had incurred from this
alsappoitmotot appeared from the Report of two
Architects, to amount to the Ill' the 'Rescilue
lion,
Mr. WillynktßAD wished for further informs-
tiny', that it might be known on whom the UlaMe
of ale tlisappiatitmeot. should fall.
Alter, a few words froM the Chancellor of the
gxclp..qtier, M. Whitbread, and Mr. Wharton, the
w,,,x agreed to.
30601, to 'the Vac‘ive Establbilunent for ;81 is
0001, to (::::)31)ter MAIM: at Windsor.
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towards Buildings in the Island
'of Trinidad,
The Report was ordered to be brought up on
VOnday
REfOittvi IN 'Eft 'p.EPRESENTATION,
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Wutinnee.n, moved, that his Honourable
. .Friend's (Mr. Brand) Motion relative to a Iteform
in the Represeritation of the Ilouse of Corrunolis,
poss,Noed Weduelid.ty • the 16th instant.—
Agreed.