Star.
London, England, 1801-02-24 00:00:00

LOAN BILL.

The Houfe went, into a Committee on the 28
Millions Loan Bill, and a new claufe was brought
up by Mr. Rofe, authorizing the Commiffioners of
the Treafury in Ireland to fet apart certain (urns
for the repayment of that part of the loan, which
was made for the purpofe of defraying the charges
of the joint eftablilhment of Ireland.
Sir JOHN PARNELL role to make a few remarks
on this claufe, and Rated that he was unable clear-
ly to perceive the principle on which it was pro-
duced. He conceived that it was contrary to the
nature of conllitutional proceedings, to vote the
fum which the claufe contained till it was known
to the Houle that it was neceflary for the ends
of the public fervice. He felt it his duty to recur
to what he had Rated on a former occafion, and to
fay that he was far from being fatisfied with the
manner in which the extent of the feparate eßablilh-
ment of Ireland had been Rated. He Rill had a
firong fufpicion that a part of the expence to be de-
frayed by Ireland was not explained with fuffici-
ent precillon, and that a certain proportion of it
would ultimately fall upon England. At all
events he faw no fufficient evidence of what was
the real deficiency in the taxes of Iceland, and
maintained that the whole fubjekt of Irilh expen-
diture and of Irifh finance, ought to be fully fub-
mined to the Houfe. He confidered that it would
he a difgrace to the hundred Irifh Gentlemen who
fat to reprefent the interefts of their country, if
they thould Rifler this matter to be paffed over as
a mere bufinefs of courfe, though millions were
to be voted away, without the produ&ion of any
documents, explaining in what manner they were
to be expended. On this principle he was of opi-
nion that the vote ought to be delayed till the
circumllanccs on which it ought to be founded,
were fuhmitted to the confideration of the Houfe.

Mr. Rose Paid, that though his Right Honour-
able Friend (Mr. Pitt) in opening the Budget did
not enter fo fully as the Right Honourable Baro-
net feemed to with, into all the different branches
of the Irifh Supply, he had clearly (fated that
2,500,0001. would be neceffary for the joint
charges of Ireland. Though he had not then
entered into a detail of particulars, but had mere-
ly confined himfelf to the ftatement of the fum to
be wanted, he would be prepared at any fubfe-
quent period with fufficient vouchers for this fum.
and with accounts prefenting a complete view of
all the branches of Irith expence. l'he Loan of
2R,000,0001. was to be charged in the firft inftance
wholly on England, and the only °Ned of the
clank now propofed was merely to enable the
Commiffioners of the Treafury in Ireland to make
arrangements for the repayment of this fum.—
In the future confederation of this fubjed he would
be highly gratified in hearing any obfervations
which the Right Honourable Baronet might think
it neceffary to fuggeft ; but in the mean time it
was of the utmoft confequence for the purpofes of
the public fervice that no delay fhould take place.
Sir Joss Panttxxx confidered it to be very in-
confiftent, firft to vote a large fum of money,
and then to have papers produced explaining to
what purpofes it was to be applied. He was far
from having any with to embarrafs public Winer%
but he could not help repeating his former obfer-
vation, that no fpecific ftatement had been given,
either of the deficiency of the Irith taxes, or of the
fubjeets to which the Itith Loan was to extend.
The Houfe was then retned, and the Report or-
dered to be received to-morrow.

HIGH PRICE OF PROVISIONS.

Mr. BANKS brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee appointed to enquire into the caufes of the
prefent high price of Provilions, and, after a few
remarks, withed that it might be taken into con.
fidcration on Wednefday.
After a %bort converfation, however, between
Mr. Hobhoufe, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Buxton, and Mr.
NVilberforcc, it was refolved, that it be confidered
on Friday, and in the mean time be printed for
the ufe of the Members.