Star.
London, England, 1825-07-02 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Colonel LVSHINGTON presented a Petiticht fro % several Of-
Jeers of considerable rank in the East Indian army, haw* In
the distribution of the Deccan prise-money, dui signed brWaa
Malcolm. in favour of the appointment of the Duke of Welliagina
and hir. Arbuthnot, as trustees.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was
glad to hear the expressions of the Petitioners. Never
were men so severely treated as the Trustees had been.
They knew well what obloquy would attend the dis-
charge of a duty so difficult. They were aware that
the most extravagant expectations were entertained by
both officers and men, as to the amount of the booty.
They knew that the claims made were tog exorbitant,
comprising as they did two millions of money ; and the
expectation of being paid even for the public buildings
and palaces. Any other men wmild have Shrunk from
sues a responsibility. The Duke of Welliiigton had
been advised to have nothing to do with it $ but with
.a magnanimity not surprising in him, he considered
that no Map in the service could be better acquainted
with that army, and the whole of the circumstances of
the capture, and therefore no men was better qualified
for the task than himself. And from Ant so last. since he had
take the subject into his hands, be had been met by nothing but
obloquy and misrepresentation, reproaches and calumnies, the most
unfounded and the least deserved.
Dr. LUSHINGTON, notwithstanding the warmth of
tone and expression adopted by the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman, persisted in the assertion which he had made on
a previous evening—that the behaviour of the Duke cf
Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot, as trustees of that
booty, had been most unprecedented. He was surprised
at this new teal of justification on behalf of that Noble
Duke. And then the petition which his Hon. and gal-
lant Relative had just presented from whom did it
come ? From a part of Sir Thomas Hislop's army,
which army had called upon him to snake that re-
presentation which the petitioners. parties into.
rested, now ventured to reprobate in their Commander-
in-Chief ? Did it not look as if this petition had been
got up in consequence of what took place a few nights
ago, with a view of giving the Right Hon. Gentleman
an opportunity to make that extraordinary defence of the Duke ?
What was the information upon which these petitioners proceeded
in reprobating their Commander-in-Cbief? Did they know any
thing of the difficulties which impeded the anal adjustment and dn.
tribudon of the Deccan prize-money ? If they did, bow came it
that they bad not imparted any of that information which was so
desirable for the case? Would his gallant Relative undertake to
say, that until signing this petition, Sir John Malcolm had ever
beta beard of in the transactions ? He repeated what be bad
formerly said, that the trustees had conducted themselves In a most
unprecedented manner; and that if they did not alter their deter-
mination, and put themselves in communication with the Cana en
Mist, the greatest injustice would be done to the whole body of
01,1 captors.
Sir H. HARDINGE complained of the mistate-
mcnts and calumnies of an anonymous pamphlet pub-
lished against the Duke of Wellington. The fact was,
that until 1823 the trustees bad nothing to say to the
distribution of the prise-mooey.:Since than, Sir Thomas
Hislop had been required to give a list of the claimants,
which was not delivered till the sth of June. So far
the fault of the delay was attributable to Sir Thomas
Hislop. The fact wash that both the Duke of Wel-
lington and Mr. Arbuthnot had labouied indefatigably
in the business, on behalf of the soldiery and officers of
that army. for which no man could have a higher regard
than himself. He was sorry that he was not in the
House on a previous evening,when the Hon. Member for
Montrose presented a petition upon the subject, and
the Hon. and Leas ned Civilian opposite took occasion
to say that a certain written answer given by the Doke
of Wellington was impudent and insolent in the highest
' degree. Why, to be sure,lt waseasy for Gentlemen in
their places to give utterance to expressions with respect
to others wl o were of too high dignity to notice them,
which they would not venture to use to the Members
this House, or at any rate could not we them without
incurring the responsibility of a sharp reply. He did
not wish to curtail the liberty of speech which any Member might
think proper to claim for himself ; but it really was difficult for any
friend of that Noble Person to listen to such language without
retorting his own words upon the Member who would venture so
to use it.
Lord FOLKESTONE spoke to order, in negligence
of which the gallant. Officer had taken upon himself to
refer to a speech made upon a former evening by his Hon. and
Learned Friend, although be bad not beard it, and was, as he verily
believed, proceeding upon a statement of It by no means correct.
Sir H. HARDINGE contended for his right in meeting the as-
sertions made by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.
The SPEAKER spoke to order.
Mr. Secretary CANNING thought the situation of
Isis gallant Friend was particularly hard. He had risen
to defend a Noble Friend of his from as attack which
. had been made in his absence, upon a petition, of the
presenting of which no regular notice had been given,
and he was met by the forms of the Howe. Had his
gallant Friend possessed a little more of Parliamentary
tsctics,he might have effected all that be wasted without iota's-update.
He might have said. " I have read somewhere that extrusions
were used by somebody towards the Duke of Wellington, and be
might have gone on to make his comments at pleasure.
Sir H. HARDINGE thanked his Right Hon. Friend.
Jt did certainly appear to him, that as the practice of
the House in allowing the discussions to go abroad in
newspapers had caused the circulation of the calumnies,
so he ought to have as fair an opportunity of answering
them. He denied, then, on the part of Mr. Arbuthnot,
that there ever was a design of appointing his son, who
was a minor, in his place. The statement was false
and calumnious. Mr. Arbuthnot's youngest son was
26 years of age. He had taken the opinion of the Law
Officers upon the right of appointing his son an agent,
and he was infdrmed that there would be nothing
tile- i
gal in it. Such a system of clamour and calumny ex-
erted against men engaged in a business so arduous,
was highly to be deprecated. The soldiers had bees
taught to expect most unaccountable heaps of wealth.
They actually looked to be paid, as it appeared by the
abominable p emphlet which he held in Ms band, for
the public buildings and palsices of Deccan. As well
might the Waterlot army expect- pay for the Telleritel or than
of the Peohtegs so be paid for the palaces of Lisbon and Madrid.
Mr. S. MCI did net thiak the words attributed had bees used
by the arohhesaid Lamed Gentleman.
.._ r IiDINGE said, that es long as the Hemureide
Umber who was said to have used the words did not dewy thews
Tes sheuthi madder himself justilled la refers* to them, sad CO■n
met h% ea them. •
•Tist MAKER eudeelmedly it was highly dieraderly to
refer to the debase crouch.: night, and anon whets
the felsonise was made to a ammo is itself •
air H. IIItAROINGE admitted be smight have been set o
6._ order 1 but '
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Lamed Glantleman wood/ reify or Mast sone parts Gila.
former spew&
Mr. BROUGHAM was surpr.tied 'atlie mathod
takei to obtain exPlanitiion by the Honourable and,
gallant Member, who bad not hoodsmerided to ask a degia Imo
tion in private, as in prudence mid courtesy hand but mime
down with it newspaper report bit yen another Heaeueable
Member, and never inquiring a did peer did yes not use these
expressioinr publicly demanded eqiimedess. The lismeneable 1
and gallant Member was sea
and ed ispes'vesalag bis feelings
unconditionally. His plan weassitolos • att strike, and.
then to beak. .
Sir H. HARDINO&Wrhe words bate set Immeentredicted.
Mr. BROUGHAM (with great subenleoce)-6 Now
then, Sir, I have some right to complain of the Hon.
Member. He comes down to this House and unhesi-
tatingly lets out his fort; because forsooth •no contradic-
tion has appeared of what has been ittributed to an Hon.
Member. Why, Sir, there are more swats of chiding
than one; and I will make use of :itch words in taking
a Member to task, as shall render ii impossible for any
one to contradict me. If I go and say, ' Yon are an in-
famous fellow, you used such and such words in speaking'
of my friend,' who would storor- to say he never used
such words? So that if kny Member wished to make
an attack upon another, and have the colour of right for
doing so, he has nothing to do but adopt this mode, by
which he effectually shuts the nsoush of the other.—
He need not ask him, but proceed at once to work.
1 With respect to the merits of the question to which this
discussion had reference, the Hon. Gentleman proceeded
to say, that he spoke of those Trustees as public men.
Nothing, however, should deter him from speaking his
opinion freely upon a public question of this kind. Not
the frowns of any one in that House, however loud in
'his anger ; nor of any one out of the House, however
big or influential he might be, should check the free
Parliamentary course of Isis speech. He believed both
the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot to be
very honourable men. But in this instance they
appeared before the House as invested with a trust
of money ; and as such it was his bounden duty
to the public to scrutinize their conduct. With re.
gard to these Trustees, he thought it a most extra-
ordinary thing that they, who were so sore at being
attacked themselves, should have commenced by
making an attack upon others. Now this unfounded
attack was only equalled by the ignorance of the laws,
which it betrayed. It was seriously apprehended that
the lawyers would give a false opinion in order to
multiply their own profits by bringing on law pro-
ceedings. This was the vulgar, gross, every-day charge
brought against lawyers out of doors—it was as old
as the hills, and excited nothing but merriment amongst
the members of the profession. The reverse of
what was charged in this case was really the fact.—
But when it was considered against whom this charge
was directed, k would appear still more extraordinary.
Against himself and his Honourable and Learned
Friend (Dr. Lushington) it was perhaps very natural.—
But who were those who joined them in their address ?
One was Dr. Jenner—no Whig. The next was Mr.
Adam, by no means a party man. Next came Mr.
Heald, of the Chancery Bar, who was not likely to
profit much by common law proceedings. They were
seven in number who were included in this charge,
and amongst them was one who had- since been made
a Judge, and made too' hy that very individual, the
Duke of Wellington, who' Made the attack upon his
purity ; but who, nevertheless, had not hesitated, as a
Cabinet Minister, to recommend him to the Crown for
promotion. This person was Mr. Gaselee. There was
still one more to mention, and, would the House believe
it, this was no other than Mr. Harrison, the known fa-
miliar of the Treasury. These persons had all iiined
in the opinion expressedan honest and moderate opi-
nion, although not very palatable perhaps to the Duke
of Wellington. He mea'ioned these particulars to
thew that the attack hid been made upon the lawyers,
who had made their answer, and to point out the im-
policy of people who lived in glass-houses throwing
stones. lie had heard it said that the pamphlet in
question was a libel. If so, was it not better to refer it as such to
a Court of Law, where they mold have the benefit of a decision
by twelve honest men? This morn be thought would be far better
than talking big language, and an intemperate discussion of thr
ciestion in that House.
Sir' H. H A RDINGE said, the Hon. and Learned 1
Gentleman bad asked him why he bad not appealed to
his Hon. and Learned Friend (Dr. Lushington) for tin
explanation of the language attributed to him? In
answer to that he begged to say, that e was not aware
when he came down to the House th t a Petition was
to be presented. Ve Honourable and Learned Gen-
tleman had recommended him to be less vehement.
Surely be did not mean that be should take hint as a Fatten.
Mr. BROUGHAM.—The Hon. Member forgets the
difference of our situations. I was one of the persons,
along with Mr. Gaselee, who was attacked. The na-
tural custody of myself is confided to my own hands,
and I did no more than exercise my own power to defend myself.
Sir H. HARDINGE.—And perhaps I sh mild not
have shewn the same degree of warmth as the }fon.
and Learned Gentleman sheaved, had it' not been in
defence of an absent friend—( Hear).
Mr. Secieta-y PEEL could not help expressing his
surprise at tbe course which Otis tonversafon had taken.
For himself, he declared, that he had hea-d no offensive
expression made use of by his gallant *Friend behind
him. That gallant Officer had certain)!, with great
warmth, repelled a charge which he conceived to have
been made against a Noble Friend of his who was aisT
sent; but he would ask the House whether such warmth
was not frequently manifested in the course of discus-
sions in that House?—(Hear, hear). He was quite sure
that his gallant Friend (Me Heart Hardinge) had no
previous intimation that such a pettion was to be pre-
sented. and therefore Ise was free from even the suspicion
of having premeditated any language of which he had
made use on that occasion. Had any language of all
unparliansentary character beea used, the Speaker would
undoubtedly have called the Hon. Member to order,
but no such interference took place. With respect to
the Noble bake, and the Right Hon. Gentleman,wh
conduct was found fault with upon that occasion, so far
from being blamed, their exertions were entitled to the
highest praise; and if there were any two individuals
upon whose integrity and straitforwardness he was most
peculiarly inclined to rely, the Duke of Wellington and
Mr. Arbuthnot were the men—(Hottr, hear). They
had gratuitously undertakes a mon complicated sad labekosts task,
and it was bat a poor return for disk services, this to turn resod
and acme them of delay—(Hear).
Mr. Secretary CANNING said, he bad been endea-
vouring to recollect, yet he could not state with posi-
tives's' the precise words used by the Honourable and
Learned Member (Dr. Lushington), but he thought the
epithet" insolent," or the substantive " insolence," had
been made use of by him, not, however, as applied to
individual character, or meant priiately, but directed
against a letter in which the words ii the said Williani
Benison," instead of " the said Mr. William Harrison,"
had been used. In explanation of which mistake it was

►eaiough to " that the word o hig." was intoned in du
original manoserilie lila by 'accident • omitted in the
copyL-(1kor, heat). And while he agreed with the
HOG. and Learned Member. opposite (Kr. Brougham),
that it was no part of the duty of a Member of that
Rouse to stand up and deny a charge-made upon such
loose authority, he hoped the,Hen. and Learned Gen-
deutan (Dr. Lushington) would\ not feel the same ob-
jection to stating whether he (Mr. Canning) was right
in his impression of what bad been said on the occasion alluded
to?—(Hear, hear, hear).
Dr. LUSHING'fON said, that after the appeal
made to him by the sight Honourable G -ntleman, he
was justified in rising; but he never would have risen
under any other circumstances. He would rather have
parted with life than submit to the degradation of
making any explanation in answer to so wanton an
attack as had been made upois him without any notice,
and when the Honourable Member had in his own
possession the draft of the letter which explained the
whole matter. Was it fitting, be asked, under such
circumstances, for the Honourable Member to come
there and express, in the strongest terms, his repro-
bation of his conduct ? He should have betrayed his
duty as a Member of that House, and been destitute of
the courage of a man, if he had retracted one word he
had said under such circumstances. The Right Hon.
Gentleman had stated with perfect accuracy whit he
had said upon the occasion alluded to—(Hear, hear).
He had certainly never used the word " impudent."
There was a vulgarity in the word of which he was '
convinced he was never guilty—(Hear, hear).—But in
commenting on the expression by which Mr. Harrison
was designated, closely connected as he was with the
Treasury, he bad certainly used the word " insolent."
The foundation, however, being taken away, it would be
folly to adhere to what stood solely upon that foundation.
Before be bad used the expressions an question, he had
inquire) and was told that the printed letter was the same
as the written one. He bad now made the explanation required of
him. On the occasion to which allusion bad been made, be was
Counsel for the Marquis of Hastings, and certainly all his feelings
and passions were against Sir lihonsas Mop.
Sir H. HAIiDINGE repeated that the word the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman bad un% was not a proper word, and be was
still of that opinion.
Lord J. RUSSELL observed, that the expression in the lOW if
the Duke of Wellington, that he had observed throughout the con-
sideration of this question a strong desire on the part of some to go
to law," would apply rather to the Solicitor than to the Conned.
Mr. BROUG lIA M thought the words would not bear the con-
struction the Noble Lord put upon them.
Sir R. FERGUSON said that he had come in
while the Honourable and gallant Member opposite
was speaking ; but he thought lie had used language
quite beyond the limits of the rules of the House. lie
gave bias credit for the zeal he had shewn on behalf of
his friend—he honoured him for his opini.ins—at the
same time he trusted his gallant Friend would not for a
moment hesitate to say, after the explanation which bad
taken place, that he was sorry for any warmth of expression he
might have been led into.

Sir H. HARDINGE said he was ready to give any
explanation that any Honourable Member might re-
quire, but he was oft aware of having made use of any
unparliamentary expressions. He did not think, whether
the letter said Wm. Harrison," or 64-hir.Wm. Harrison"
that It was any exculpation or atessemeat for having made use of
the word "
The SPEAKER rose to state to the House, that the
impression on his mind was, that the Hon. Member
who bad just addressed the Ileum did not use language from which
might be inferred anything personally offensive.
Mr. Secretary PEEL submitted, that the unconscious-
ness on the part of the gallant Member of having used any such
language was sufficiently satisfactory—(Hear, hear).
Dr. LUSHINGII3N said, that if the Hon. Member
did not intend to give any personal offence, he was satisfied.
The Petition was then brought up, read, and laid on the table.
Mr. HUME deferred the presentation of a Petition
relative to Lord Donoughmore, at the suggestion of
Mr. C. Hutchinson, who stated that his noble relative
was ready to meet the charges contained in it, but it
could not be entered upon this Session. It was a gross
attempt on the part of a most disgraceful individual of low clone-
ter—(The Hon. Gentleman was here called to order).
ADJOURNMENT ON THZ HOUSE.
Mr. Secretary CANNING moved that the House, at its rising.
do adjourn till Tuesday neat.—Agreed to.

YEOMANRY CAVALRY.

Mr. S. WORTLEY asked, whether there was any
intention on the part of Government to give any addi-
tional allowance or privileges to those persons who served in the
Yeomanry Cavalry /
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that no person held in
greater estimation than he did the services of the Yeo-
manry Cavalry, but he was not aware of any intention
to increase their allowance. There was another mea-
sure proposed, which required the most mature deli-
beration before it could be acceded to—that was, the
exemption of the Yeomanry from civil offices—from
serving as constables. They should take care not to
Essen the respectability of constables in country towns.
If the pay of the Yeomanry were not sufficient to meet
their menses, he would rather increase it than give them advan-
tages in an indirect manner.
After a few words from Mr. Lerrurrox, Mr. Haut, and Mr.
Secretary Pm, the question dropped.
OCCUPATION OF SPAIN IT FRANCE.
Mr. BROUGHAM said,before the Session closed, he
would take that opportunity of asking the Right Hon. Se-
cretary for Foreign Affairs a question on a subject which
he had abstained from broaching during .the Ses.sion,froto
a disinclination to bring the House. andjhe country to
a • discussion respecting the occupation of Spain by
France, lest such a discussion, consideilngthe crisis of
affairs there, should
produce an irritability in the minds
of persons in power in.thatCOUDIZT Which would be de-
trimental to the interestx.of those gallant and illustrious
individuals in confinement, whose only crime, was their
love of liberty, and the sacrifice of everything in that
cause but their honour. This was the only reason why
he abstained from sceaking on this subject in the earlier
part of the Session. But now, at the cloie of the ties-
sion, when there was no fear of a violent or irritating
discussion, he might safely ask, respecting the negotia-
tions themselves, and the personal interests of the suf.
fevers—when their sufferings might terminate ?
As to the question respecting the occupation of
Spain by France, it was said that the French troops
would be withdrawn as soon as Ferdinand was esta-
blished in power. Unhappily, this was giving
France a carte blanche for the period of occupation.—
Ferdinand would not be established in poser so long
as France wished to occupy Spain. They had fortified
Cadiz, they were in possession of St. Sebastian, and
several other places, of Figueras—not Figueras, be be-
lieved—and SO or 40,000 French troops were still in
that country. Ferdinand would de,ire to keep the
French in Spain as long as it suited his policy. As
long as he had any hope of subduing the South Ame-
rican provinces be would keep .the French in Spain,
because it would enable him to send out his own troops.
This was an unbounded power, dangerous and alarm-
ing to this country, and destructive to the balan:e of

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'paws+, should we bo engaged in a war. with France.
It would expose Ireland to the iron coast of Spain, ear!
risoned, not with Spanish, but French troops. He had
.not -sees the -close of the Session without lamenting 'two
of its acts ; the one regarded Ireland—but that Rood
on -its awitiootingr-and -was not so much attributable
to that House as the way in which it had been set-
tled in another place: the other, was the Act increas-
ing the dependence of the Judges by overpaying them.
With all whom he had consulted, there was but one
opinion, that 5,5001. a-year' was too much for the
Puisne Judges ; but he was glad to find this error
was about to be corrected in ano her quatter. How-
ever, he must say, that of all the officers provided for,
if there was any one independent, the worst paid, consi-
dering the rank and style of the officer, and the
manner in which he discharged his duties, it was
the Vice-Chancellor ; and he took shame to himself that be fiat
sot pressed a greater increase for this officer when the subject was
before the House. He would say more on this joestion, it it bad
not been so late in the Session.
Mr. Secretary CANNING said, that it might be taken
foe granted that the point to which the Honourable
Member had principally alluded, had long occupied the
attention of the British Government, and was still con-
tinu4lly pressing upon that attention. lie was prepared
to say, that Ministe s had teceived from the French
Government, from time to time, such assurances as
satisfied his mind completely that there did not exist the
slightest shadow of an int emion to occupy the fortresses
of Spain, after the French army should have been with-
drawn. He had not the least idea that the French Go-
vernment meant to reran the fortresses; and it now
appeared that the additional fortifications, about which
so much bad been said, reduced themselves to common
repairs. He was able to assert, must distinctly, that
not one sous of French money had been expended upon
those fortifications, and not one sous, he was confident,
of the money of Spain, beyond what was necessary to
keep them up. Perhaps it might be satisfactory to
state further, that in the month of December, a dis-
tinct application had been made to the French Govern-
ment for a disclosure of its views with regard to Spain.
The answer was, that it was intended to reduce the
Army of Occupation to 22,00.1 men, continuing an extra
corps on foot in the country until the month of April.
He had every reason to believe that that extra corps had
either been actually withdrawn, or was in a course of
being withdrawn. With regard to the period when it
might be expected that the remaining 22,000 men would
be removed from the Spanish territory, he was not pre-
pared to give any opinion, and he doubted if even the
French Government could yet give a satisfactory an-
swer to the question ; he did, nevertheless, believe that
the Hun. and Learned Gentleman could not be- more
desirous that the French troops should evacuate Spain,
than the French authorities were themselves anxious to
be able to commence that operation. They hoped to
see all the objects of that occupation fulfilled, and that
they might be accomplished, they still retained posses-
sion of the country., It certainly appeared that much
that had been anticipated on this side of the water, at
to the consequences of the presence of the armies of
France, had not been realized. He beggid to repeat,
honestly and as an individual, he felt no degree of ap-
prehension, alarm, or jealousy on the subject. He was
melidied in his conscience that there was a bens fricintention addle
pm of the French Government to evacuate Spain, as speedily is
Alle•nosstances would permit.
Lord J. RUSSELL observed, that-the occupation of
France by the Allies bad set an unfortunate precedent,
which France had f Mowed in respect to Spain. Still,
in the former case, a definite time for evacuation was
fixed, while in the latter no term was named after
which the Spanish people were to be left in the undis-
turbed possession of their own soil. If he remdlectel
rightly, the words in the last Convention, they were
merely, that the occupation by the French troops was to cease
whenever King Ferdinand should think their presence no longer

nemsterP.
Mr. Secretary CANNING interposed.—By the terms
of the last Convention, the evacuation was not d!perident
merely upon the pleasure of the sing of Spain. The
first Conventions were definite in point of tinier but
that time was twice prolonged. In the last Convention,
the French Government thought it better to make the
date indefinite, yet not dependent only on their own
wish, whatever might be the internal condition of
Spain. At present, therefote that event rested upon
the decision of the French Government, in concert with the Kies
of Spain.
Lord JOHN RUSSELLadverted to the melancholy
condition of the friends of liberty confined in such
numbers in the dungeons of Italy. A more melancholy
spectacle could not be conceived than men of the most
refined minds and feelings, bred in the lesury of social
and literary habits, confined in dungeons; and reduced
to work as galley-slaves, in a condition which even to
malefactors would be glittery—(Har, bear).—He wished to say
nothing against Austria ; but ill men Would rejoice if the punish-
ment of these victims were somewhat relaxed; and if she cold{ be
persuaded that the time bad gone by when such rijoor was obi;
lately necessary.
Sir It. WILSON said, that so long as the flag of France waved
over a Spanish fortress, so long world it be held as a triumph et the
principles of the Holy Alliance over good faith; justice, std usseality.
• SOUTH AMERICA.
Mr. RARING asked whether the rumen that in consinnenne
of representations from some of the European Cabinets, a mid-.
gated recognition only of the South American •Provineerwas in-
tended by the British Governisent? He also wished to kossw whet., •
ther it was Intended to Tulsa the law against these of mar pliant
countrymen who had enlisted in foreign service '
Mr. Secretary PEE& said he was sorry these menders bad sot
been put before his Right Him. Friend had ref the Hones. Of
this he could speak with certaisty, that the cosine et his Majesty's
Geirentleent, with regard to the States of Seeds America, would
not be altered in the least particular by any sesimunleatien front
foreign Courts—(Hear). theyther topic, be meld oily say he
thought it necessary the Kin *mid hamming power of puoish-
meat over such of kis Olken u were entity of .disebodiente in en-
listing iii foreign service contrary to orders. •
PISIIDIST OS THE 10A RD 01 TRAM :
Mr. BARING than asked, whether it was lotoaisti to give the
President of the Board of Trade an income imisissete to the kr
portasce of his Ake, and the real value and areas,* mom of the
duties he had to perform ?
Mr. Secretary PEEL said he bat not beard the subject formally
discussed ; but the resent assigned by the Hen. Member was so
obvious why the laborious Mere of State should receive a direct
income, that be had no hesitation in saying, that with inert to the
• of the case such rethink mast be mad..Jutice Kan
BARR ACEPORZ. •
Mr. HUME said he was greatly wring' that no Information
bad been laid before the House with respect to the drain of Bar-
rackposv. Had the Report bees of the table, he should have felt
it his duty to have moved the displaesowit of the Governor-Ge-
neral from a situation ter which he was inanighotly umennaL
Mr. C. W. WYNN expressed his regret that allay had takes
place (for which he could set menet) in producing the Report.
Sir C. FORBES emeastenished that the Report es es shoal-
'table an affair as the mutiny at Barrackpore, had net bees sent
.eir to this country:
A M was& deprecated all discussion until the arrival of the
Report.
The Lauds' Amendments to the Writs of Error Bill were agreed
co, after a few co ,servatieas from Mr. WU4141111 &MN and Alr.
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Mr. S:cret.r, PEEL, to answer to a question frith Mr. Hose.