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bill, he thought the nation ought to be in serious
alarm respecting it, as one of the most dangerous
measures which was ever brought forward in Parlia-
ment. The effect of this Bill would be to leave no
market to the Borough-monger but the Treasury it-
self. They never could expect a quid pro quo for re.
,turning a Member, except from the Government.
Both parties now seemed agreed that the corrupt in-
fluence of the Treasury was as notorious as the sun
at noon day, and therefore it was ridiculous to at-
tempt to prove it. if this he the case, he could not
think that any vestigenf the Constitution was remain.
?ng. As to the rest ..of the boroughs following the
maniple of Westminster, it was impossible. At Ha-
zlemere, for example, some of • the proprietors of te.
nements were Peers, who were disqualified from vot-
ing by their rank ; others were excisemen, who were
disqualified by their offices; and others were females
disqualified by their sex. He did not know in such
a borough who were to he the voters called upon to
imitate the example of Westminster.
After this, the a Livery of London," the "Cora.
mon Council of London," and the Counties and Ci.
ties which had expressed their sentiments in favour of
Parliamentary Reform, were drank with great ap.
Some patriotic and convivial songs were then Ring,
and the company remained to a late hour.

COUldllifdfßTlAL ON PEiIIt,ADMIRAL
HAIZVEr.

SECOND DAY.-PORT6MOUTH, MAY 23.

This morning the Court assembled at half past nine
o'clock, pursuant to adjournmert, when Rear-Admi.
ral Harvey being called.upen to make his defence,
he addressed the Court shortly, stating, that it was
not his intention to trouble them with calling any wit.
nesses in his behalf ; but, with their permission, he
would deliver into the hands of the Deputy Judge
Advocate a paper, which he desired to be read, as it
contained all that he deemed expedient to offer to their
consideration.

The Deputy Judge Aivocate (Mr. GREETRANI),
then read as follows :
" Mr. President, and Gentlemen,

" I thank the Court for adjourning to this. day.
The interval of.time has given you an opportunity of
perusing the evidente that has been adduced ; and, I
trust, of discovering that it falls short of proving the
charges that have been.exhibited against me. I should,
however, not be acting a fair and candid part were I
to deny that a conduct which I cannot justify has been
established against me, and I now offer my most hum-
ble apology to the Court for it. For the offence that
I have given to the Commander in Chief, his Lord-
ship has proved that I have already offered an apology
that was satisfactory to his feelings. The Court will
not fail to recollect, that although I have spoken of
the CoMmander in Clfief in terms which I am ex•
tremely sorry for having used, I did not speak with
that publicity that is stated in the charge against me.
I spoke only to persons of rank and station in the
fleet, on whose minds my words could have no in-
jurious effect ; what I said is not found to have been
dissminated among the infeni.)r orders of the navy;
no seaman or petty officer has been called who eve:
heard any of the language complained of. it will
also occur to. you, that all the intemperate expressiers
used by me are proved to have been used about the
same time, when' I was in a state of great irritation,
in consequence of my offer to attack the French fleet
be ng passed over without the least acknowledgment
f its having been made. Excess of zeal and impatience
of' restraint, wher.! an oppo tunity of enterprize prel
sents itself, although faults, are
_such as the most emi.
nent Naval Commanders . have not been free from,
and the effects of these are all that can be found blame-
able in my conduct. It never was my intention to
thwart any super:or officer; on the contrary, my whole
life has been, and shall continue to be,'entire submis-
sion to their commands.—To many of the Gentlemen
of this Court I have the honour to be known ; to them
I appeal for my former character.—l shall also beg
leave to desire, that two letters from most distinguished
persons, under whom I have had th -honour to serve,
may be read.
" The manner in which my services have been es-
timated by them, will, I am sure, have its due effect
on the judgment which the Court is called upon to
pronounce upon me."

Euryalus, October 28,1805.
My dear congratulate you must sincerely on the victory
his Majesty's fleet has obtained over the enemy, and on the noble
and distinguished part the Temeraire took in the battle; nothing
could be finer; I have not words in which I can sufficiently ex-
press my admiration of it. I hope to hear that you are unhurt,
and pray send Inc your report of killed and w4unded, with the
officers names woo tell in the action, and the state of your olva
ship, whether you can get her in a state to meet Gravtua, should
he again attempt any thing. I am, dear Sir, with great esteem:,
your faithful bumble servant, cottiNnwoon.
Captain E. Harvey, Teineraire.

Mortirner-street, April 4'2, 1607.
Sir—l cannot retire from the Command of the Charxel Fleet,
without eipii:ssing the high sense I entertain of the ability, zeal,
and perseverance displayed by you in the command of a detached
squadron, during an unexanipiLd wag cruize off the North Coast
of Spain, and assurin3 you of the esteem and regard with which
have the honour to be, Sir,
Your mss obediet:t bumble servant,
Rear—Admiral Harvey, &c. sr. VINCLNT.

The Admiral then withdrew with his Counsel, Mr.
Serjeant BEST, and the (2Jurt was cleared of strangers,
for the purpose of deliberating on the
,evidence, in
Nvhich they were occupied a considerable length of
time. At length strangers were re-admitted, when
the Rear-Admiral taking his station on the left hand
of the Deputy Judge Advocate, that Gentleman PTO'
nounced loLlowing