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refpea to the latter part of the motion, as it re•
lated to the refumption of lands, it was a fubjea
with which he was at prefcnt unacquainted. He
had endeavoured to acquire, at the SLcretary of
State's Office, all that could be collated of inform-
ation in that particular, but he inclined to think
that at prefent no intelligence would be had th.:re
upon that fubjed, previous to tilt Noble Lord who
was now at the head of that Office receiving the
charge of it ; but, every thing would be !lad from
that quarter that could reafiirlably be e-.peazd,
He thought it his ditty to fity this, becanCe he was'
extremely defirous that tte Houle, in acquiefcing
to filch a motion as that now before them, mould
not entertain expe.ltations of information, which
he was inclined to think could not be afforded.
All that he could fay was, that if the Ijoufe fhnuld
agree to the addrefs now propfed, t very thing
that depended upon Government would he done
to give i; full effeft ; but no inference was to he
drawn from this acquiefcence, that the motion
would be the means of proeui ing all the information
which was expeaed. The motion being [nit,
General GASCOYNE faid, there were tome obfer•
vations made by the Right Hon. Gentleman who
brought this matter forward, which required a
word or two from him. The Right Hon. Gentle-I
man had a(ked, whether, if the Slave Trade had
not yet exilled, there was any Member of Parlia-
ment who would venture to recommend its infti-
tution ? Now, there certainly was fuch a Member
of Parliament, and he was that perfon. He would
fay, that if the Slave Trade had never exifted,
viewing, as he did, the beneficial confequences of
it to this country, and feeling his duty as a Mem-
ber of Parliament, defirous of increafing the wealth
of this country, and particularly as the Reprefen•
tative of a great commercial town—knowing the
advantages of this trade, as he did—the Slave
Trade ought to be commenced now, if it had
never before been inftituted. The advantages of
this trade were inamenle ; they were not locally
confined to the Town he reprefented, but were ge-
nerally diffufed over the whole of this Country.—
Any man who confidered the advantages we de-
rived from the Weft India Iflands, would loon be
convinced of this. As to that past of the Right
Hon. Gentleman's fpeech, which glanced at the
extenfion of the trade, and the reftrietion which he
hinted it would be prudent to adopt as to the cul-
tivation of land in the Elands, there was much
reafon to apprehend that his okra would not be
attained,. even if this Country allowed no more
cultivation of land by the Slave Trade in the Weft
Indies ; for the Americans had taken it up, and
had entered into contracts with the Spanixds for a
vall ut;mber of Slaves. They would not cnnrine
thr7rnfrlves to one Itlnnd, fo that nothing which
the Right Hnn. Gentleman coold do, together
with the efforts ia. the Hon. '.entlernan below hits,
vho had dor., io much mifchief—[Here the Hon.
was called to order from the Chair.] He
fubmittrl to authority, but proceeded to argue
againft the pile), of indulging in Parliament any
plan whatever for reflriefing any part of the Slave
Trade, alledging that the teffriebons already
im-
pofed. had been highly injurious to that traffic,
arid fo far injurious to the trade and commerce of
this country. He rcferved to himfelf the full right
of fpcaking at large hereafter upon this fithjeft.
Mr. WILI&RFORCE fupported the motion; ap-
proved of the fentiments expreffed by the Right
Hon. Gentleman who made it, and anfwered the
obfervations of the Hon. Member who had juft fat
down—He was called to order by
Sir W. Youwo, who apprehended that this was
anticipating the difcuffion of the whole queftion
about to be fubmitted to the Houfe.
Mr. Wait; EILTORCC difelaimed all wifhes to anti-
cipate that queltion, and expreffed a readinefs to
meet it fully when it flio;.ld come before the Houfe.
The motion was then put and carried.
COMMITTER OF SUPPLY.

The CHANCELLOR of the Excaskosa moved the
Order of the Day for the Houfe to refolve into a
Committee of Supply, and that the Accounts of
Corn Bounties prefinted to the Houfe, and the
Papers prefented by the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer on the 24th of March, should be referred to
the Paid Committee.—Ordered.—The Houfe be-
ing refolved into the Paid Committee,
The CHANCELLOR of the Excused/la rote to
fubmit a motion for certain grants, the nature of
which he defcribed, expreffing his readinefs to give
any explanation that might be demanded upon the
feveral items. Upon the fubjea of the corn boun-
ties, the amount of which was certainly confide-
Table, he relied that no objeaion could be offered,
as that turn was advanced in purfuance of an Alt
of Parliament, wifely framed at the time, and
which had operated materially to alleviate the
mOft fevere preffiire that perhaps ever affcaed the
country. The recurrence of fuch a calamity, he
hoped and milled the meafures whiqb were now
taking to ameliorate the fyitem of our Corn Laws,
would, under the bleLl;ng of PsoviDENCs, efeau-
ally prevent. It was his with, and no doubt the ,
with of every rational man in the empire, that our
lands fhould be rendered futheiently produElive to
obviate the neceflity of refortirc.; to other nations
for aid ; and he entertained the iirmell confidence
that one part of the empire particularly was capa-
ble cif affording an ample fupply. As a Committee
of the Houle was at prefent engaged in the in-
of this bufinefs, he looked forward to
tile tefult of their deliberations for the moll im-
port..iit and beneficial arrangements. The Right i
Hoe. Gentleman then moved the following refo-

4; 11. to make good a Sun advanced front the Civil Lift to
It't Efq. to pa? a Bill paid by him.
3:4: cot. making out an Abfiradt of the Population of Fog-
!lnc aad Wales.

Ct!:. .o C6O-m- re Brodie, for continuing the lode: to the
of tae ff,,tire of Lords.
E 2 per.ce attending the rcftitution of the Denial Colo-

rr.r making out Copies of the AbArad of the Popula-
tion of f• gland and Wales.

"441. Co the est raoriii;ary Espcoces of Clerks in the Ofite
fur an 'trim! public Accounts;
3141. to thc ScrjeAnt at Amts;
7 )1. to pay Bills drawn on account of New South Wales ;
Intl. to thr Cirraul or Algiers, for TODECt IdVaIICMI (0 CCU.
taLl CrIIIICAT. Crews;
4:71. to Mr. Nettleship, for waking out the avcrage prices of