Star.
London, England, 1807-03-27 00:00:00

rider, that the principle jet dech.ted by the Noble
Earl, of never granting any further concedion to the
Catholics, was to be a part of the fyilCm of Govern.
ment t what the tefult of fuch conviFticn would b:,
he did not with even to ennjeetitre.
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE role to
explain. He faid, he formed no part of the prefent
Government, and only fpoke his own private opinion
The gut...llion for Adjournment to Wednefday fe'n-
night was then put, and agreed to.
The Marquis of STAFFORD then role, and give
notice of his intention to bring forward a quedion on
:hat day, upon the fubjeet of the Difmilfal of his Ma-
jetty's late Minifters, and moved, tkat their Lord-
(kips be fummoned for that day.
Adjourned at Half pall Eleven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILI.Y prtfented his Bill for rendering the
Freehold Property of Traders, who become infolvent, airets for
the payment of their debts. Read the brit time, and ordered for
the fccond reading on the 9th of April.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT preterite(' the 1:11h Poor Provifinn Bill,
and the nal for allowing the Ira Judges and Barons to appoint
additional CommitTione:i far taking affidavits. Read the Grit time,
and ordered for the fecond reading on the 9th of April
Mr RQBSON gave notice of his intention to fohmit a motion
t 3 the Houfe immediately after the holidays, on the fubjet of
abufes in the Barrack Department.
The Sicilian Prize Money 13111 was read the third time. A
Chide, by way of rider. for making timilar provifions for the pay-
ment of Prize money to the Officers and crews of other ForOgn
veff..ls, joined with Britifh (hips, in the capture of P.izes, was
agreed to. The Bill was paired, and ordered to the Lords.

• CH /Ad! IN ADMINISTRATION.

Mr. HUSKISSON, in confequence of the notice
which he had laft -night given, moved, that the
Houfe, at its riling, (hould adjourn to V.Tednefday
lennight. 0.1 the queftion being put,
Lord HOWICK role and fpnke to the following
effat :-0 In riling to (peak upon the propofition
fubmitted by the Honourable Gentleman, I truft
it will not be deemed improper if I enter into the ex-
planation of which f . gave notice yeherrlay. It is
defirable that the Houle and the Country (hould, as
(non as poffible, be put in poffeflion of all the faits to
which that explanation refers. It is important that
Parliament and the Public thould be enabled to
judge of the motives which induced the transfer of
his Majefty's confidence from my Colleagues and
myfelf to thofe whom he has thought proper to
prefer. It is important that no means thould be
wanted to affift the putlic mind in forming an opi-
nion of the views of the Gentlemen who have jug
fucceeded to the conduit of Grover 'lntent, and of the
motives which led to the removal of their predccel
fors. It is important to prefent yon the information
I am about -to offer, with a view to qualify your
minds duly to appreciate the fituation in which the
change I allude to has placed the country ; painful,
indeed, did I feel, that,while I remained in power, I
could not. continently withmy duty, make that (late-
meta which would have ferved to defeat all the ca-
lumnies afloat againft myfelf and colleagues ;but, anxi-
ous as Ifelt for the difcharge of the duty upon which
I am now going to enter, I am Bill lorry, as I before
Bated, for the abfence of thole Gentlemen, to whom
an Hon. Gentleman laft night alluded, and who
I ihould with much to be prelim in order that they
might, as the Honourable Gentleman teemed to
delire, Watch the whole of my Ilatements and correEl
any inaccuracy into which I may happen to fall. I
(hall be happy, at- any time, to prefentany explana-
tion that may be defired. It will afford me great
fatlsfaCtion to have all the details I am about to
fubmit fully lifted and canvalled. It is inconfitient
with either my nature or habits to feek the con-
cealment of any- part of my conduit, or to (brink
1 from the clot-eft fcrutiny of my motives ; and I
have no fear of being able to vindicate my condo&
ag:iinit any imputation, however infidioufly brought
forward, or however artfully foftained ; whether it
derive fupport from the infinuations of affeBed au-
thority, or from the mifreprefented extrafts of confi-
dential papers publithed and circulated (hear! hear!).
The art with which thefe extraas were made, will, I
have no doubt, futliciently imprefs the Hook with an
opinion of the view entertained by thole from whom
theft extraet, came. The heft antidete' however, to
Inch views, and to the poifon which they would in-
culcate, is ,a full and fair expofition of the whole of
the fattr. In replying to Inch calumnies, In;weeee,
it (hall be my fludy to endeavour as mach as poffible,
to confine nrylelf to a dry flatement of fads. My
ohjal on this occalion thall only be to vindicate my
own enrich:lf, and that of my Colleagues, alaftaining
from all argument, calculated to provoke contro.
verfy ; and when this vindication appears to me
complete, to which a mere narrative is alone neeef-
fary, I (hall I:axe it to the Houfe to take fuch farther
proceedings (root, this cafe, as their notions of true
Minillerial duty; and Conftitutional principle, ap-
pear to thern4cididate.
" It is well known, for it mtift be in the recollec
tion of the Houfe and the Country, what principles
and opinions were held by the leveret Members of
the late Adminiftration upon the fubjeEt of the Ca-
tholics. Their opinions, indeed, were but recently
manifefted in their fpeeches and their votes. They
came into Adminiftrationwith this general knowledge
of their opinions, and furely it could not be fuppofed
that any of thole Members would be capable of giving
up his opinion for the fake of office or emolument.
In fa& no Member did indicate any fuch difpofition
No requilition, indeed, of that nature, was attempted
to be made. If any fuch ftipulation had been alked,
molt certainly I thould have felt myfelf bound by a
fenfe of honour and of duty, immediately to decline it.
At the fame time, however, that I came into office,
retaining of cotnfe with other of my Colleagues pre-
cifely the fame fentiment upon the Catholic queftion
which we profetred when out of power, Rill it could
not he diffembled that a well-known difficulty flood
in the way of its fuccefs. As we came into power
unfettered upon this point, and called tipon, as we
felt, by the nature of cur fituation, -to advilc any
meafure which, might, appear. to. 11$ expedient to
adapt, for the general fecurity of the Country,
Ana the benefit
.of the Government, we mrtft na-
.
(orally bear in mind Ode points to .7athich we
flood pledged, and for the fuccefs of which, from a
conviEtion of their ratitude, we molt be anxious ; but
Aill our refolution was not to refs any queltion which
might be koftile'to.the perfonal feelings of the King ;
for any at:empt of that nature would have been, we
felt, incontinent with the duty, the affection, and the
yefpeft we owed to our Sovereign. With thefe prin-
ciples my colieagneeentered into the Adminittration.
Their opinion upon the merits of the Catholic claims