Star.
London, England, 1806-02-04 00:00:00

WNW ADMI*IITRATION•

- Mr. FOX risk to call the attention of the Houle to
a fubjelt, which he faid was rather of a curious nature.
Among the new appointments in adminillration, a
Noble Lord was included (Lord Grenville), who at ,
prefent held the office of Auditor of the Exchequer.
which office was fuppofed to be incompatible with
one to which this Noble Lord was appointed, namely
that of Commiffioner of the Treafury. What the
:colon of this fuppolition was he could not precifely
determine. That doubts exifled upon this Cubic& he
was aware, but that fuch doubts were well founded
he was ready to conies that he Was rather inclined
to quellion. However, as Inch doubts did mitt, and
as it was the with of his Noble Friend, and thole who
sited with him, that nothing like doubt or my ftery
!build belong to their concludt, but that every part of
their proceedings Should be perfeBly public and intel-
ligible, it was thought proper to refer to Parliament.
If precedent were conceived fufficient authority to aft
from, there kere two upon record which were exaCtly
analogous to the cafe of his Noble Friend. The firlt
was that of Lord Halifax, who was Auditor of the
Exchequer. and who, upon being appointed a Corn
=Witmer of the Treafury, refigned the former office
to his brother, who (till was generally undettood to
hold it in truß for that Noble Lord; the fecond pre-
cedent was that of the Duke of Newcattle, who, under
the fame circumftances, made a Similar refignation
of the Auditorlitip of the Exchequer. But his Noble
Friend was unwilling to fquare his conduit by any
precedent, or to follow any proceeding to which doubt
t attach, and therefore defined that the queftion
t be fettled by the dccifion of Parliament. Upon
e grounds he had to move, That leave fhould be
given to bring in a Bill to minim certain dOubts
*itch exiled with regard to the compatibility of the
office of Auditor of the Exchequer with that of Com.
=Mawr of the Treafury. The Hon. Gentleman
obferved, that if the motion Should be agreed to, it
was his intention to bring in the Bill forthwith ; and
as the neceffity of expedition in fuch a cafe mutt be
obvious to every man, he (hoot& if no objeflion was
made, move ,it to be read a firß and fecond time, and
cointnitted for tomorrow.
The SPEAKER hoped he Mould Rand excufed
bpon this occafion, if, erroneouuly, he called the at-
tention a the Houle to the cutlom which had for
knie time prevailed. This cutlom was, that prevl-
°us:notice Mould be given of any motion entirely new.
The niotiop of the Honourable Gentleman, he con-
ceived to be a deviation from that praßice, and
therefore he felt it his duty to notice it. When cir.
etimllsalces occurred which rendered it peculiarly
necefary to expedite the pagers of any Bill, fuch
expedition was pea6icable without violating the prac-
tice be referred to. Indeed he remembered inftances
In which ;chill was read a firlt and fecond time, and
aanall7 patted within a day ; but (till the cudom of
a previous notice as to the introduCtion of fuch bill
was attended to. The objeCt of fuch a callow was
obvioufly to guard the Houk from being taken by
furprife, and he thought that without violating that
falutary cußom the Honourable Gentleman's with
for expedition might be tally attained, by giving
notice, this evening, and briogidg forward his motioa
to morrow.
Mr. FOX declared that he was not inclined to make
a complete bow to the enitom alluded to. He thought
that the motion for leave to bring in a bill was quite
tantathount to the notice required, as, on the face of
kik ferred to guard the Houk againft being taken
by furprife.
The SPEAKER obferved, that he bad fulfilled his.
etity, fn Falling the attention of the Hoak to the prac-
tice which had for Come time uniformly prevailed.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL faid, that it had
been the ration of the Houle for a confiderable time
to conforM to the pratice referred to by the Chair,
and the queftion on this occalion was, whether that
praBice fhould be attended to, or whether it Ihould
be given up to gratify the willies of the Honourable
Gentleman? Tbat Honourable Gentleman profelfed
to think, that no notice whatever was neceffary ; and
he wilted to have the Bill alluded to read a fird and
fecond time on the fame day. If fuch a thing were
to be admitted, and the prat:lice were to go 00, as
the Bill might be aBually puffed through all its Rages
in one day, and if fo, what guarantee could the
Houle have ROA being Liken by forprife upon the
atoll important ineafures? As the Bill propofed by
the Honourable Gentleman could not really be fo very
argent
in point of time, he few no reafon why it
Should be preffed forward fo precipitately. Upon the
Bill Will he did not mean at prefent to exprefs any
decided opinion. But he could not help obferving,
that from the precedents referred to by the Honour-
able Gentleman, no doubts feemed to have milled
upon the point under confideration. For the meaning
co be colleted from thole precedents was, that a
formal feparation took place between the two offices,
becaufe they were not legally compatible. The office
of Auditor of the Exchequer was fubordinate to, and
fohjelt to the check of, the Commiffioners of the
Treafury. Ur Loo.f. the office of Auditor of the
Exchequer and Commitlioner of the Treafury could
not, either in law or equity, be confidently held by
the fame perfon. Certainly fuch appeared to be the
conception upon all former occafions, and therefore
the Honourable Gentleman could not jußly talk of
the exigence of any doubts upon the Cubic& The
INA he had in contemplation, therefore, could not be
Aid to be a propofition to remove doubts, but to coo&
a new law.

Mr. FOX Ilated that, agreeably to the fuggeftions
of the Hon. Gentleman, he fbould give notice of his
motion for to-morrow.
Mr. ROSE Paid he wifhed to (peak upon the fub.
lee of the Honourable Gentleman's motion.
Mr. SPEAKER.—" There is now no queftion
before the Hook."
Mr. ROSE —" I have a very few words to fubmit
to the candour of the Houk. Previous to the repeal
of the 9th and toth of King William—"
Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY.—" I khalif to the
Houk whether the Right I lon. Gentleman will not
have an opportunity of difctiffing thin matter to-
morrow."
Mr. SPEAKER.—" That is quite right, for this
leads to a debate without the poilibility of a cinettion
being put upon it—the lion. Gentleman has with-
drawn his intention to move now, and given notice of
a Motion to-morrow."
Mr. ROSE.—" The Motion, wh:cli I heard was—
Mr. SPEAKER.—" A Motion nut niadc at all.

I thought it my duty to interrupt the Hon. Gentle-
man in his progrefs towards making a Motion."

LADY NILSON.
The Houfe went into a Committee on the provifion
for Lady Nelfon ; when a with was expreired by Mr,
Giles, that her Ladylltip thould have the title of
Countefs for life, the fame as (he would have had if.
Lord Nelfon had lived to receive that honour.
Lord CASTLE REAGH obferved, that, what had
been done. had been done on a full review of the
matter, but titles were not given to women, without
general remainders.
After a few words from Mr. WINDHAM, the
report was ordered for tomorrow.

LORD COLLINGWOOD •aD Sit R. STR•CKAII.
The Houfe then went through the Committees on
the Provifions for Lord Caßingwood and Sir R. Stra.
Chan; and the Reports were ordered for to-morrow.
—Adjourned at half paR eight.