Star.
London, England, 1805-02-28 00:00:00

WAYS AND MSANS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQJER
°blessed, that he could with the Horfe Duty Bill
to be now read a fecond time, and to go into the
Committee on Friday next. It was alfu his inten-
tion to move an inftrudion to the Committee to em-
power them to divide the Bill into two Bills, fo that
the 'agricultural part of the propofed tax might be
open to dirculfion, independent of the reit of it.
A Ilion converfation acrofs the table took place
between Mr. Fox and the Casticet.tott of the Ex-
OttEckyxs, refpeding the time for making objections
to the tax on agricultural horfes ; and after mutual
explanation, Mr. Fox wifhed it to be recollected, that
the firs opportunity of objection would be in the
Committee. The Bill was accordingly read a fecond
time, and committed for Friday.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excnsossa then moved
the intlruaiop to the Committee, of which he bad
before given notice.—Carried.

Ent HOME POPHAM.
Mr. GREY role, and after alluding to a notice of
an Honourable Friend of his (Mr. KINNAIRD, thel. •
abfent from town) refpetling certain additional pa-
pers concerning Sir Home Popham, olderved, that
there were feveral other papers wanting. He there
foie moved for
a An Account of
all Repairs,_c. O.• the Romney, when fitted
out In September and Oclokr, iSoo, and the capence attending
the fame."

After a few words from Mr. W. DICKINSON,
the motion was agreed to.

Mr. GREY tren moved for

0 An Account of all Repairs or Alterations of the Malts and
Hull of the Romney, in the Months of Odober, November
and December, tam, together with the expellees of the fame."—
Agreed to.
He then moved for

The lateft Report of the Survey or Elimination of the Scr.-
fible, and the Expence of the Repairs of ,goo, with the mow.,
of the Stores furnifhed to the Paid Ship."—Agreed to.
Alfo, " An Account of all Repairs dove to the Romney act
Senftble, and other Ships under the comnt.nd of Sir Hotue Po:.
ham, and of all Stores furnithed to the laid Ship,, partteularr.• I
the Separate Expences of each Ship, atui Amount of Stuns.
Agreed to.
Mr. GREY then moved for

"An Account of all Repairs done to the Romney, and th-
other Ships under complai' of Sir Home Popham, at the Cape cr.
Good Hope, and of all Stores fumilhed at that Port, particular:
ring the Q2,antlty and Expctice for each Ship. '—Agreed to.
Mr. GREY then moved likewife for

,“ An Account of all Naval Stores bought in the Red Sea, &c.
for the raid Ships "—Agreed to.
Alfo, " For the Entriesand Dircharges. /ie. to and from the dif-
ferent Ships, with the Dates and the Names of the Skips of Mr.
D. E. Bartholomew."—Agreed to.
Alfo, " Fur a Copy of the Order of the Admiralty, refpedlirg
the Laid D. E. Bartholoincw."-.-Agreed to.

He then moved,
" Fo: an Account of thentoe of Service of the Paid D. E. Bar.
thojomcw, captain!' any Broad Fes. that might have been placed
before his name, previous to his being apprehended and reilored
to the ferric e."

Sir W. BURROUGHS objected to the word "ap.
prehended." He thought it was too hurtful to the
feeling`, and fhoold therefore prefer " taken up," or
any other expreffion.
Admiral MARKHAM contended, that as Bar-
tholomew never was difcharged from the fervice at
the time he left it, he could not be confidered as a
man impreired. He therefore mull be of opinion thae
" apprehended" was the molt proper word to be
made tile of in this inflance. The orders fent to Sir
Home Popham were to turn over all the Officers of
the Romney. Why he did not do fo, remained for
him to (hew.

Mr. GREY raid, he had no will to make ufe of
any word that might be unneceffarily hurtful to the
feelings of any perfon ; but the whole of the eaquiry
might be objeted to on much the fame grounds.
Mr. STURGES BOURNE faid, that tome cir•
cumfiances relating to Mr. Bartholomew, made past
of the defence of Sir Home Popham before the Ad-
miralty and that Houfe.

Mr. GREY obferved, with refpe& to the objeetioa
to the word he bad ufed, that Bartholomew did ac-
tually belong to the Navy at the time he had abfent-
ed himfelf from fervice ; that notwithßanding the
order of Sir Home Popham, he was on &ore, and
on this being heard and cpnfidered, the Lieutenant
of the prefs-gang took him, and carried him back to
the fervice to which he belonged.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Paid, there could be no doubr of the fait, that Bartho-
lomew was taken by the prefs gang. Would it not
therefore be the better way to ufc thofe words in de-
fcribing a fat which came the neareft to the trait[
anion ttfelf ? Why not fay, taken by a prefnang,
and carried to the Nore ?"

Sir HOME POPHAM Paid, he would relate the
tratifaftion to the Houfe as well as he could. It had
bees &flirted by the Gallant Admiral oppofite, that
he had orders to turn over all the petty officers; now,
he believed, the order was to difcharge the crew....
He had brought home with him a number of Officers,
many of whom, on arriving here, went on more t 9
their different connedrions for their recreation. Ho
believed the eircumltance was mentioned at the time
to Lord Keith; he was then under the eye of a
commander in Chief. They were all paid up their
wages to the time of hauling down the pendant. Mr.
Bartfolomew could not be a deferter, nor be con&
dered as fuch, fence he was afterwards made an
Aging Lieutenant in his Majelly'. !hip Inflexible, of
' which the Commanding Officer was very well known
to Lord St. Vincent ; and furely would not have
been, in that cafe, fo treated, had he been for a mo•
ment confidered in the light of a deferter.
Mr. GREY mentioned, that it appeared to be,
upon a confideration of citcumflances, that the or-
der was given.
Sir HOME POPHAM laid, that Mr. Bartholo.
mew was treated jut} the fame as the other midthip-
men, and had Lie money paid up. He was treated
in common with all the other officers, and the crew
were turned over to other !hips. He was himfelf un-
der a Commander in Chief, when the Officers, many
of whom were known to Members of that 'Lac,
went to their different conneeions.-

Admiral MARKHAM fait:, that according to the
fpeech of the Baronet, it would be thought Mr. Bar-
tholomew was Come young Gentleman known to
many Members of that Houfc, inflead of what he ap-
peared to be on entering the fervice, a landman, and
afterwards becoming an able-bodied feaman. •
The SPEAKER. (poke to order, and the motion
was then put, amended according to the fuggetlica
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and cart ird.
Mr. GREY was furry to trefpals further on die
Houfe, but he begged to prefent a petition front
Captain Mitchell, complaining of the fake reprefcr t..-
lions made by Mr. Bartholomew, affecting the ch t•
ratter of Captain Mitchell, the fubflance of which Lc
had alfo tranfmitted to Mr. Madden, and praying
the Houfe to grant hi:n an opportunity of vindicating
his charaaer from the allegations he complained t,
either by calling him to the bar of the Houfe, or b;"
fuch other mode as to the wifdom of the Houfe
thould teem fit, The Honourable Member con-
cluded by moving, that the petition be laid on the
table.—Ordered.
Mr. GREY then moved
" For • Copy of the Affidavit and Letters referred to in the
Petition he had prefented from Captain Mitchell."—Ordertd.
Mr. W. DICKENSON moved
" For a Copy o the Cc.rtfficate of Mr. )3artholomew's having
puffed his Examination for a Licutenant."—Ordered.
Alfo, " For an Extract of the Molter of the Entu rpri7e, re-
lative.to Mr. Bartholomew's bring taken by the Prefs•gang."—
Ordered.
• Mr. CANNING moved
" For Copies of Corrdposidence between the Admiralty, ar
the Board of Naval Enquiry, (.41 the st.l,j,it ei the Paperiff