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London, England, 1806-05-17 00:00:00

DIVENCII ACT

Lord GRENVILLE ogler ved, the copies of this
Bill being now upon the Table, he Ihould move that
the Bill be read a fecond time on Monday nett.
Lord HAWKESBURY was of opinion the inter-
val propofed by the Noble Lord wa. ton (bort. The
quettions to which the Bill referred, embraced other
topics of confideratico, than that s• Lich its title im-
ported. Suppole Tburfday WAS heed. The mea-
fire feemed to make part .f a general military fyf-
tern, which his Majelly's preterit Miniflers had under
confideration. He thought a general idea of thole
Mould be afforded the Houle, beoru the piefent mea•
lure was urged for final adoption.
Lord GRENVILLE oblcrved, that the ground
urged by the Noble Lord WAs by no means fufficient
fur the poflponemcnt of the difctiffion. His opinions
on thole points to which he had alluded, were widely
different horn thole of the Noble Lord. Whatever
might have been thrown out by his Majefty's Minifters
in another Houle, they could have no regular know-
ledge of in that. When thole 'matures Ihould come
regularly before them, they could thca be properly
ditculkd ; the confideration of the preen' meafure,
ab'lra.tte.: from any fyllem that may be in contempla-
tion, was futhcient to engage the attention •of Parlia-
ment, and it wit, one which he thought Ihould Ipeedily
be adopted, as a mcature, whole consequences, iniiead
tif being beneficial, had pored highly injurious. His
Lou Whip then :mired, that the above 3ill be tead
a fecond time on Monday, and that the Lords be
fummoned fur that day," which was otdered ac•
cordingly.

;LATE IMPORTATION RESTRICTION RILL.

The Order of the Day for the third reading of this
Bill being read, alter fame converfation actors the
Houfe, as to the mode of debating the amnion,
His Royal Highnefs the Duke of CLARENCE
rofc, and expreffed his regret, that the duty of oppof
ing the principle of the Bill had not Fallen upon Coate
other Noble Lord. It was a lubjed upon *filch he
had to ohen delivered his lentiment►, that he &fink-
ed of being able to add any thing to What he had
before urged againft the meafu►e. There war one
part of the Bill. the Order in Council, to which be
would not At all wirer!' on account of tit, hour

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great political objeas it involved. They were fo
portant, that it would be dangerous to (lir 'bun.—
He would not detain their Lordships long, for, as he
meant to conclude with a motion, he would, of courts
be allowedl the coartery of a reply. He -propofed
confining himfelf to two parts of the Bill, but as the
allegations in the different petitions on the table, and
the arguments of Cnunfel at their Lordthips' Bar,
had made no impreffion, he could not expedt that
what he had to fay would have much weight with
the Houle. He was convinced that if this Bill thoold
pats, it would be the complete ruin of a very coati-
derable branch of our commerce, he meant the capi-
tal employed in the traffic of flues. That branch
of our trade gave employment to 168 (hips, to two
thoufand femme, and to one million of money.—
The quantity of Englilit manufattures, which it was
the means of circulating. was immenfe. lithe trade
was prohibited, it would be impoflible to introduce
them into the Spanifh colonies, for it was under co-
ver of the commerce in flaves, that we were able to
obtain communication with the Spanifh colonies.--
His Royal Highnefs concluded with moving, that a
'certain part of the tide of the Bill (hoold be omitted.
The Earl of SUFFOLK wilted the Bill to pats
upoc principles of humanity, religion, and morality.
He fugeeQed the poffibility of cultivating the Weft
llndia Mends, by introducing Sepoys from the Eaft,
or Tome ofthe inhabitants ofthe Cape of Good Hope.
The Bi(hop of LONDON could not fatisfy his
own mind if he fat Slew upon what he mutt confi-
der as a queftion of morality. The objettions which
bad been urged againft the preterit Bill, did not weigh
much with him, for they were the fame that. had
been advanced sgainft the Bill for 'bathing the
Slave Tralle. The continuance of this traffic could
not bemaintained for an infant upon the (core of
morality, and here he was glad to find that the ob
jeBions upon the ground of political confideration,
made no lets againli it. If it contributed to prevent
that mortaltiyirthich was always found to accom-
pany the cultivation and.breaking np of new grounds,
that would be a great inducement to him to vote in
fupport of it. He had for a whole year conftantly
attended a Committee which fat in that Houle, to
confider of the propriety of abolifhing the Slave'
Trade, and the refult of all he had heard was, that it
was p offible to keep up the quantity of negroes nee'
ceffary for cultivating the Welt Indies without recut.'
ring to importation, or the dreadful praftices to
which it gave rife. Wherever that unfortunate race
of men were treated with common humanity, they
increafed like other human beings. In Virginia,'
where the importation of 'negroes had been probi.'
bited, a centus was taken in the year 1786, and it wu
found that in that pet-mince their number had in
created upwards of fifteen thoufand in the cootie of
three years that the trade was prohibited. He was
anxious that his countrymen thould be entirely &fen-
gaged from all concern in that opprobrious traffic,
and therefore he would vote for the Bill before their

Lordlhips.
The Earl of WESTMORELAND oppofed the
Bill at confiderable length, upon the ground of its
being productive of a great branch of our trade,
and as being little better than an abolition of the,
Slave Trade in difguife. Foreigners, he was con•
vinced, particularly the Americans, would take up
the trade if we did not ; fo that the caufe of huma-
nity would not be in the lug benefited by the men•
Cure, and we fhould lute the advantage of a ♦ent for
a confid Table portion of our manufactures.
The Marquis of SLIGO (who (poke fitting, with
permiffion of the Houle), oppofed the Bill, as preg-
nant with infinite danger to the very mifience of the
Weft India Wands.

Lord HOLLAND (aid, that it was almoft unne-
.
celfary for him to trouble their Loran'''. All the
cbjedions to the principle of the Bill had been urged
over and over, upon every difculLon which took
place on the Bills, which had been almoft annually
fubmitted to Parliament for aboliflting the Slave
Trade. So far from the planters being alarmed by
the prefcnt Bill, all of them he had convened with
were decidedly in favour of it. So far from its be-
ing prejudicial, they were decidedly of opinion that
it would be advantageous to their interefts. Were
the traffic to ceafe to-morrow, he was convinced that,
not an article lets of Brit masufadure would find its
way into the Spernifh colonies. Fortunately, Britifh
manufactures were become of ab(olute neceffity to
the inhabitants of South America, and they would
have them, though the Slave Importation Trade,
which, according to the Ratement of a Noble Lord,
was ufed as a cover for a more important branch of
commerce, were annihilated.
Lord WESTMORELAND made a few °Wheys-
tions in the way of explanation.
The Bufhop of ST. ASAPH Paid, that the Noble
Lord who had firft fat down, had charaderized the
Bill before their Lordfhips as abolition in difgui(e.—
He was no friend to any thing in difguife ; but,
' while he was in that Houle, he would,- by every
means in kis power, whether fair or foul, whether
by open hofiility or ferret firatagem, labour to de-
&cry that infamous traffic, which was no lets a dit
grace to humanity, than it was deftru&ive of the mo-
rals of the nation. His Lorelfhp, with that energy
which is peculiar to him, urged a variety of argu-
ments againfl the Slave Trade, and fup; orted the
Bill, as the firft Rep towards its abolition.
Lord ELDON (poke again(' the Bill, on the.
ground of its injuring the commerce and (hipping of
this country, while it threw the trade into the hands
of the Arnel leans, who were not fubjed to thofe hu-
mane regulations which the Britifh Legillature had
introduced into the trade. He alto entered much at
length into the general quellion of the Abolition of
the Slave Trade, and contended that, were fuch a
meafure to be adopted, it would he neceffary to grant
indemnification to thole who had embarked their

capital in that branch of commerce, on the faith of
exiiiing ufage, and legiflative fan Lion.
Lord DARNLEY fupportcd the Bill, on the
ground of its being merely a regulation of policy,
with regard to the colonies of the enemy, which,
though now in our poireffion, might be reflured when
a peace took place. He likewife obfervedt that
though &jilt!' capital might be thrown out of this
particular branch of commerce, yet it would eaftly
find foam other channel, in which it might be em
ployed in a manner equally beneficial.
His Highnefs the Duke of GI.OUCESTER fup-
ported the Bill, as tending to dicoinint that traffic in
blood which he, fhouid eyer con Oder di difgrumful to
AU country:

Lqrd GRENVILLE ennfi.tered the Slave Trade '
in general as onjultin Will; and ploduliHve of much
human mifery. Bet he trußed that the estate of juf-
lice and humanity was every day making its way,
and would at length receive the full Rapport of the
Houfe and the country. It had been laid, that if we
&sold relinquifh this branch of trade, other nations
would take it up ; but he contended, that other na-
tions could sot (apply the poitcffions of the enemy,
without our permiffion. and that their colonies
might be In blocked up as to prevent the introdultion
of Slaves for the purpofe of increafed cultivation.—
He contended. that by promoting the civilization of
Africa, which could never take place while the Slave
Trade was left unlimited, a much more extenlive
mart would be opened for nor manufailurers, than
the relltittions the prefent Bill would prevent ; and
he denied that Slaves were neceffary as a cover to
the introduaioo of our manufaastres into Spanifh
America. The fupply of the Colonies of the enemy
with Slaves had already been prohibited by an Order
in Council ; and when this Rep was taken, why not
proceed farther, and prohibit it by Legiflative inter-
ference. One nbjelt of the Bill was to favour the cul-
tivation and induftry of our own Weft India Wands.
and this °tied might be fairly oppofed to any intereft
which individuals might derive front that branch of
the commerce which the prefent Bill went to fhut up.
Lord HAWKESBURY (poke at conhiderable
length, in oppofition to the Bill; and obferved, that
the Order in Council which had been referred to by
the Noble Lord, permitted fuch an importation of
Slaves into the Colonies of the enemy now in our poi%
feffion, as might keep up the numbers of thole who
had been prevtoufly introduced.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH thought, that the mil-
chiefs which arofe from this trade had been greatly
exaggerated ; but, as the Bill before the Houle was
a mere cautionary policy againft the firength of the
enemy, he warmly fiapported -the meafure.
Lord ELDON was in the comic of explanation,
when
The Earl of L AUDERDA LE called him to order.
Lord Sidmouth, the Earl of Buckinghamfhire, and
Lord Auckland, feverally (poke in fupport of the Bill;
and the Duke of Suites and Lord Sheffield againtt it.
After a llsort reply from his Royal Highnefs the
Duke of CLARENCE, the queftion was loudly
called for, and the Houk divided, when there ap-
peared, for the Amendment,
Contents tB—Non Contents 43—Majority 25.
The Bill was then teed a third time and patted.—
, At twelve o'clock the Houfe adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:

A Meffage from the Loads annoimeed their Lordfhips' lute:Won
of proceeding further to miaow minting with the trial of Hairy
Lord Vifeount Melville.

A Petition was prefented from fist Judge and Buenas of the
Maude* Court,Soutawark, sgaiME the Brixton Hundred WWI
Debt BW now pending. The Petition was received. and leave
given to the petkieccrs to be beard by Caulk' upon the (mond
reading of the bin.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT relented the IrlOt Malt Duty Bill,
read the ern time, and ordered to be read a fccond time oa

Monday.
The fame Meg Hon. Member gave notice that be Ihould, so
Monday, move for leave to bring In Bills, for the better regulation
of Ermithot.fes In Ireland, for the better regulating the collodion
of Taus in thee part of the United Kingdom, and for better Pao -
int. amid% and Lighting the City of Dublin.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of the Committee
on the Propaty Tax Bin : Ordered that the raid Itepon be taken .
Into farther confklaration on Monday.
Read the fecond time the I, Stamp Duty, Diftillery Regula•
efett,aod Cuftom Duty 15illa,and Committed for Monday.
Read the third time, the leth Bank Annuity Bill : paid and
ordered to the Lords.
AAAAA CK °APARTMENT.
Mr. ROBSON, in riling to move for certain pa.
pers relating to the Barrack Department, Rated, that
if his fuggeßions on the Antics in this department
about four years ago, had been attended to, the
Blameful tranfaltions contained in the Report of the
Military Commilfioners, new on the table, would
never have veined. The ezpences for barracks had
begun at a very (mall rum annually ; they were now
increafed to an enormous amount. In 1803, they
were 3,300.000 l.; and left year, they were 1,900,0001.
It was particularly neceffary to enquire into-fuel,' a
large branch of expenditure, when fuch large fupplies
were called for, and fuch heavy taxes impofed as thofe
of the prefent moment. The papers he would move
for tended to elucidate cm-if:talons well worthy of
the inveßigation of the Houk, and likely to produce
much public benefit, if the difcovery of the abufes
they would (hew (hould be properly followed up. He
moved that there be laid before the Houk a lift of all
the barns taken up for barracks, in the department of
Sandown, the Ifle of Wight, with an account of
the rents of the fame, and the periods at which they
were taken up.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
had no objeftion to grant this paper ; he wiled the
Honourable Gentleman had, according to cuftom,
though certainly there was no obligation on him,
communicated the lift, and the motives of writhing the
papers to be produced, to any of his Majefly's Mini-
Rees. It was the *Oh of his Majelly's Government
to grant every information the Houle or any Mem-
ber of it wilhed for ; but he would fubmit to the
Honourable Gentleman, whethet it would be difcreet
or proper, when there was a Committee authorized
by Parliament aCtually inveliigating this department,
to anticipate the refults of the inveftigation of that
.--Committee, by any premature interference with the
objeas entrußed to it.
Mr. ROBSON, if he had not known the contrary,
would have been lute it was the OA of the late
Minißer he had juft heard. (A loud laugh.) What
the Noble Lnrd had Paid now, was precifely what
had been raid to him by the late Minifler on a fimi•
ler occalion four years ago. What he propofed to
bring before the Houk, would not interfere with the
Military Commilfion. That Commiflion had made
but one Report, of which no notice had yet been
taken, though it Lad been fix weeks on the table.—
Don't tell me of a Commillion of Inquiry ((Paid the
Hon. Gentleman), what am I here for ? Am I not
a Member of Parliament ? am I not a guardian of the
public ttua—(a loud laugh).* Am to be told, that
becaufe there is a Committee, I am to make no in-
quiry ?—The Honourable Gentleman then adverted
to the delays in theft public inquiries. He Rated
that the tranfaetions lie had alluded to had gone to
the Trezfury, then to the Secretary at War, and at
length it Lad blown itfclf u,, by its own corruption
and inanity—(a laugh). He complained of the delay
in palling the public accounts, by which he conCeiv-
ad the late Barrack Matter Galena had fuffered.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
appealed to tie Houfe, whether Government had 101 l
any time in proceeding on the fuggeftions of the Re. ,^
port of the Commitlion of Military Enquiry. He
had himfelf made a diflina fkatement to the Houfe
on that fubjet. He did not deny the right of a
Member of PArHelmut to interfere with the enquiry
delegated to the Committee. He only appealed to
the Hon. Gentleman's difcretion, an appeal, of which,
after what he had paft heard, he fhould always doubt
the fuceefs.
Mr. BASTARD recommended to the Hon. Gen.
tleman to fubilitute the word " buildings" for
" barns," and to make the motion general.
Mr. ROBSON—" I thank the -Honourable Gen-
tleman—that will do for another day"—(Loud burl.
of laughter).
The queftion was put, and the motion carried.
Mr. ROBSON then moved for "' the copy of a
letter from James Day, of Brayden, to the late Sc
cretary at War, in December, tflos, inclofiog an
Efiimate for building Barracks in the Sanduwis
Diftrici."
Mr. PERCIVAL role, not to oppofe the motion,
but to exprefs his hope that the Hon. Member would
have no °Nation to explain to the Houle his objett
in moving fur this paper.
Mr. ROBSON Paid, it was to elucidate this im-
portant branch of she public expenditure, for which
he was entitled to the thanks of the Houfe and the,
country, for having fiat brought it into notice(4
brig and lord laush.J
The SPEAKER having looked at the written
copy of the motion, 'rinsed to know whether the let-
ter alluded to was a letter se orfrew the Secretary at
War?

Mr. ROBSON.—" From, Sir, if you pleafe"--
(4 loud lase.)
The SPEAKER." The Hon. Member having,
in his verbal motion, fpoken of the letter which is the
fubje& of it, as a letter from the Secretary at War,
and the written motion being for a letter to the Secre-
tary at War, the obje& of my queftion was to know
which the Hon. Member meant ?" _ _

Mr. ROBSON. To, Sir, if you picnic ; as it is
written"—(A loud laugh.)
Mr. PAULL complained of the levity with which
the Hon. Gentleman was treated, on a matter of Co
much public importance.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
rote, with much warmth, to deprecate the language
of an Hon. Gentleman, which he conceived to con-
vey an indirect cenfure, as it were, by a fide wind,
upon the conduet of Parliament, and which ill be-
came that Hon. Member o offer, who had himfelf
been in the habit of frequently moving in that Hoofs
for Papers, with the tenor and purport of which he
was unacquainted, as well as in many inflances with
the objets he meant to prove by them ; and of which
he hoped and trufted the Houfe would take proper
cognizance in due time.
Mr. ROSE expreffed Come furprife, that the Hon.
Gentleman who made this motion thould refute to
explain to the Houle what was the objeft of it. He
was entirely of opinion.vrith the Noble Lord(H.Petty)
as to the impropriety of initituting an enquiry in that
Houfe at the fame time, and upon the fame fubjeft,
that Parliamentary CommilGoners, tinder the dele-
gated authority of the Houle, were employed in the
inveftigation elfewhere.
Mr. W. SMITH was convinced his Hon. Friend
(Mr. Robfon) had too much pleafantry and good
humour to feel hurt, if a (mile was excited in the
Houfe by the •uncertainty he evinced on his own
motion, as to whether the letter for which he moved
was to or from the Secretary at War. -
Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON hoped the Hon.
Gentleman would nut perfift in his motion, for the
reafons that had beetafo clearly affigned by his Noble
Friend.
Mr. ROBSON was Rill pofltive.
Mr. CALCRAFT thought there never was an
occafion, or a fubjea, on which a motion for the
previous queftion could Cu properly be put. He
(poke at Come length in coincidence with the argu-
ments of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and con.
eluded by moving the previous queftion.
Mr. ROBSON flrenuoufly inveighed againft the
previous queftion, put, as he laid, to preclude an
enquiry into the profligate and corrupt profufion
which had taken place in an expenditure of ten or
t a millions of the public monzy ; and this at a time
when the People of England were loaded with new
and intolerable burthens of taxation, and every man
called on to flied the haft drop of his blood, and to
deliver the haft guinea from his bureau, for the de-
fence of the country. If ever, in his time, the Houfe
of Commons Ihould pals fuch a refolution as to pre.
dude any one of its Members from the right of mo•
ving for Papers of this fort, he would refign his feat.
He hoped the Hon. Gentleman, therefore, would,
on cooler refleCtion, withdraw his motion.
Mr. CALCRAFT explained, that by the previous
queftion, he only meant to interrupt enquiry for the
prefent moment, while it was in the hands of Parlia-
mentary CommilLeners ; and by no means to pre-
clude the Hon. Member from any privilege as a
Member of Parliament, or to prevent his inftituting
! enquiry hereafter, fhould it appear neceffary.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
(aid, he felt hiinfelf jullified in fupporting the previ-
ous queftion, moved by his Honourable Friend, be-
caufe, though the forms of the Houle had permitted
the Honourable Gentleman to make two fpeeches,
finoe he was requelted by the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman (Mr. Percival) to explain his
objeft in the paper he IA moved for, without con-
defcending to give any anfwer ; therefore, for the
realm)* already atEgned, he thought the Hoofs
would not be difpored to indulge him. In fupport-
ing the previous queftion, however, he cleared ex-
prefsly to ddi:lairn any with of precluding enquiry,
or any denial of the undoubted right of every Mem-
ber of that Houfe to move for any papers he might
think neceffary. But the queftion of right was one
thing, and the expediency of exercifing thole righte
in all cafes, quite another: there might be many
rights unquatonable in the pnlfellion of many men,
but there were many cafes in which it might be wife
and expedient to diipenfi with the exercife of them.
The prefent he conceived to be one of thole cafes;
but by °pooling the Honourable Member's withes on
this occalion, he by no means meant to preclude him
from the fulleft information he Should feel it necef-
fary to demand upon this fubjeCt, at a future day,
when ;hot.; Conuniffionets thould have fiuilhed their

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enquiry. to which, Wei the authority they pasted,
of examining evidence upon oath, they were much
more competent to accomplint than any enquiry that
could be carried on by that Hook.
Mr. ROBSON Elated to the Houfe the great fer-
vices which had been rendered to the country by him.
felf on former occafions, by motives fimilar to the
prefent, which had alio been refiffecf.in. the fir(' in-
flame by aprevi,,us quefion. In Lis motion refpeding
the sol. toe, when he wanted to fee the bill book, he
wras met by a previous queltion. The coufequences
of that Motion were, however, that the Government
acceptances had been regularly paid ever fince. The
motion on the tenth Report had been alto attempted to
be done away with, by motions for the previous quef-
tion. He did not like that way of getting rid of
motions for papers. He concluded by Itating, that
if the paper was granted, it would appear that there
was great waffe of the public money.
Mr. ROSE thought it would have been much the
better way, if the Hon. Gentleman had fisted to the
Commiffioners of Military Enquiry what had come to
his knowledge about this bufinefs.
Ms. STURGES BOURNE agreed with the tall
Speaker, and obferved, that thole Commiffioncrs had
greater powers in this tefped than the Houk itfelf, as
&tit could examine upon oath.
Mr. BASTARD thought there would be grounds
for the original motion, of the °tied were to lop
any improper expenditure of the public money now
going on, for it would be too long to wait until the
Military CommifVoners had Sniffs's' their reports, to
determine that an improper expenditure mould be
Sopped. • •
Upon this foggeffior the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER agreed, on the part of his Hon.
Friend (Mr. Caleraft) that the motion for the pre-
vious quellion Ihould be withdrawn.
Mr. HUSKISSON wifhed the Honourable Wives
would Rate the objeB tor which hk ninved foe chore;

papers.
Mr. ROBSON then confeffed, that the wale of
money he complained of was not in building the bar-
racks, but in the rent of the barns, which might
have been got Pheiper.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT raid; this was quite a dif-
ferent things the motion was about building bar
racks, while the meiningof the Hon. Gentleman was
about renting barns. He thought the Honourable
Member thould Rate What °Weil he had in View, as
the Hoare could never get through their boGnefs, if
every individual Member Might move for whatever
papers he pleafed, without affigning any rearm, and
if the Houle were to confider ihemfelveit always
bound to grant papers when mired for. .
Mr. WM. SMITH fuggeßed to the Ron. Mover,
that he had better withdraw his motions for the. pre-
fent, and bring them forward ins more dilute form
on an early day, fuppofe on Monday.
Mr. ROBSON retitled, and laid he Otoold be con-
tent if his motion were put upon the Journals.
Mr. VANSITTART begged the Hon. Gentleman
would give the Houfe fome explanation why he witted
for thefe papers i HeMieht underftand his own mean-
ing, but certainly the Houle could not, utile(' he
would condefcend to give foam explanation.
Mr. ROBSON laid, that as a Member he thought
it beneath his dignity to call upon the Military Cote-
naiffionerss and watt in their ball or lobby ; and as a
Member of Parliament, be mold not fubmit lobe exa-
mined in that Houfe as iFhe was a witisefs at the bar.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQPER
thought, that if the Hon. Gentleman's fettle -a the
dignity of a Member of Parliament would not allow
him to earner a qucfilon put to him in that Hoeft,
or to explain why he brought forward motions, the
Rode would probably think it was agreeable to their
dignity, as members of Parliament, not to give any
eouutenmee to fuch motions. He (bold thterefore
again move the previous quellion.
Mr. WM. SMITH took notice of what fell from
the Hon. Mover, " that he only wiffied to have his
motions on the Journals." This certainly was not a
(efficient restore for the Hoek agreeing to them ; be
mould therefore vote for the previous qeetlion.
After foam farther converfation, the previous qnef-
tion was agreed to upon this, and a variety of Smiler
motions brought forward by Mr. Raison.

_
LOAD WILLISLIIT.
Sir A. WELLESLEY Aced if the Honourable

Gentleman (Mr. Paull) had fixed on the day on
which he we's to bring forward the motion againa
Lord Wellehey, relative to Oude
Mr. PAULL mentioned Monday week ; but on
the foggeftion of the Speaker, fixed it for the SA
day after the Holidays t haring that be mould lay the
charge on the Table, and at the fame time move
for witneffes to be called in, and alto fora few papers
in fupport of it. He then moved, that the Order of a
former Day, for the produition of the Protett taken
by Mr. Bofanquet, againft an approval by the Court
of Direllors of Lord Wellefley's conduit, be dif.
charged. He meant, on tome future occafion, to
move that the Paper be produced, as well as a dif-
patch which had formerly been moved by a Noble
•Lord, cod then refuted, though, unqueßionably, it
mull ultimately be ',induced.
After a few words from Mr. Addington and Mr.
Creevey, the order was accordingly difchargcd.