Star.
London, England, 1806-06-26 00:00:00

♦UDITORS' BILL.

The Honfe went into a Committee on this Bill,and
proceeded to fill up the blanks.
On the claufe being read for granting a falary of
tsool. per ann. to the Chief Commilllnner, and 120,1.
per ann. to the remaining Comnuflioner,,
Mr.BANKES appeared to confider the &larks too
high, and that it would be better to increafe the fa
lades of the perfnns employed in an inferior fitua-
lion.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
raid. the reafon the falaries weie railed from wool.
to 'soul. pet; annum wa., that it was thought right
to put thole Commillioners on a footing with the
Commiffioners of the other principal Boards. filch as
Facile and Cuftoms. The filtration iciluircd as

much talents, as much exertion, and ought to be in
every fenfe of the word as refpelably filled.
Afters few words from Mr. HUSKISSON, the
Bill palled the Committee, and the report war order-
ed to be received to-morrow.
WEST INDIA TRADE HILL.
On the Order being read for the further confidera.
Lion of the Report,
Lord CASTLEREAGH hoped the Noble Lord
would not proceed in the bufinefs to-night, as many
Gentlemen had gone away on the fuppofitivo that
on.cm onple eoj•ewhuonthaodt tthaelambfeannceaocf.
a N
titivweonpuhall!tnLionotridc;tmr(oTe ducing the Bill. Thole Gentle-
men might with to deliver their fentiments, both in
the prelatic Rage, and when the Bill &could be in
the Committee, and alto upon the third reading...-.
He hoped, from the candour of the Noble Lord, that
he would agree to poftpone this bufinefs du a future
night.
Ile CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQYER
(aid, he could not forego the bringing forward .1A•
meafure in its regular courfe. He could not fee' -
any reafon why Gentlemen, who wifhed to debate
it, &mild have left the Houle. They had notice,
both from the orders of the Houle, and by exprefs
communication from himfelf, that it would come ors
this day, and he could not conceive what circum.
fiance could make them underftand that it was not
to come on. He could not delay meafores of im-
portance, merely becaufe Gentlemen did not chute
to attend.
Mr. YORKE and Mr. HUSKISSON confidered, '
that it would be improper to prefs forward a befi.
nets of fuels importance, in the abfence of Otentleinen
who willed to be prefent at the difcullion of it.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL thought, that no
fufficient reafon had been affigned 'fen the Wince of
any Member who wilted to be prefent, at the direst
fion. If they had but taken the trouble of afking if
the bufinefs would come on, they wooed have been
anfwered in the affirmative.
Sir C. PRICE expretfcd a hope, that when the
difcuffion came on, he would be able to advance
fome new grounds, which might influence inang
Members to change their-opinion.
Mr. WINDHAM allowed* wiut ettßoMary to
poftpone a bufinefs when a (efficient reek was af-
Signed, but not when there was no reafodlit all, but
merely that feveral Gentlemen who were i* the ha-
bit of (peaking upon the queftion, chofe to abfent
themfelves this night. The only fat that the Hon&
knew was, that tbofe Gentlemen were not in their
places ;'but as to the allegation of the Noble Lord,
that they uncles-flood the bufinefs was not to come
on, he was at a lots to conceive what could have in•
cliued them to think fo.
Lord CASTLEREAGH, with fonsq warmth, Paid
that the Noble Lord (H. Petty). 'when be bad been
longer in office, would learn, that it was not the wit
fair and prudent exercife of his authority to prefs
fubjelts forward to difinffion in the abfence of thole
who could affil materially in the difeuffion
Mr. GILES thought, that the bufinefs thould not
be retarded merely on an allegation, that Come Mem-
bers had mifunderftood what they would have known
if they had but taken the trouble to inquire. '
After a few obfervations from Sir J.PULTENEY,
the Bill paged the Committee, was ordered to be en•
groffed, and read a third time to morrow feonight.
MILITIA BILL- •
Mr. Secretary WINDHAM moved the fecood
reading of the Militia Bill.
Mr. YORKE took notice, that the Bill extended
only to England : he witted to know whither Scot-
land was intended to be exempted from it ?
Sir W. ELFORD did not fee at what period the
fuipenfion of the ballot and the fulifiitution of the

bounty was to operate.
Lord CASTLEREAGH could ea6ly conceives
that there might be many reafOnsa found policy fpe
making a difference between Ireland and England in
this reipett, as the anal mode in Ireland was re.
eruiting the Militia by bounties, but he faw no ;Salon
why this INII fhould not mention Scotland as well as
England. He hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman
would be more explicit.
Mr. WINDHAM (aid, that when he had any mea.
lure of that fort to propnfe, it would be time for him
to be explicit on the fubjeß. The claufe for the Suf.
petition of the Ballot in England would operate, When
the Militia lhould be reduced to the number ;t whiek
it was intended that they Ihnuld remain. ' '
Sir JAMES PULTENEY was of opinion, that it
would be of great advantag, to have all the regiment!
of Militia changed into regular regiments, but kept
in their relpettive counties in time et peace. • •
The Bill was then read a fecund time.
0001 CHAILOII AOAINIT TH 1 MARCWIS ',SLUM IY.
Mr. PAULL then moved the Order of tl.e Day,
for returning the Committee on the Charges again*
Lord Wellefley. The Houfe accordingly refoLved
itfelf into a Committee, when

General St. Leger was called in, and examined by
Mr. PAULL. 'l'he interrogatories chiefly related to
the liteation of the 37th regiment of Light Dragoons,
their miners and pay, while forming part of the
troops under the command of the General. The ex.;
amination was very fpeedily concluded t and the
General being ordered to withdraw,
Mr. PAULL laid, he bad now ftnifhed the exami-
nation of all the witneffes he thought it net:airy ter
produce in fupport of this Charge, unless it Mould
appear requifite, upon the produition of fome ac-
counts for which he had moved, to alt Come quellkos
of the Military Auditor in India during the fame
period.
The Chairman then left the Chair, and reported
progrels.
Mr. PAULL Paid, the principal reafon why he had
brought forward General St. Leger, was to learn
from his anfwers Come particulars refpetchng the muf-
ters and pay returns of the 27th regiment ; the dm:*
ments for which he had tome time finee moved, but
the return to the order then made was not to be ob-
tained from the India Houli. He now moved, that
the return to the laid order of the sth of June, be
made forthwith.—Ordered.
civil. LIM
Mr. VANSITTA RT moved, in the anal form, fer
a return f the fumy ordered by his Majcfly to be
difburfed from the Civil Liii Revenues, purfuant to
addreffes of this Houle, which had not yet been made
good.—Ordered. •
After fame ordinary routine buftnefx, the Houle
adjourned at ten o'clock.

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