Star.
London, England, 1802-05-11 00:00:00

THE PRINCE 0/ WALE/.

Mr. TY ILVIII I TT, alluding to the intention he had
announced of fubmitting a Motion to the Houfe,
relative to the claims of his Royal Highnefs the
Prince of Wales, Paid he was happy to be ably to
inform the Houfe that there claims bad at length
found their way to a Court of Jtillice. He be-
lieved it would 4e unneceffary to make any far-
ther apology to the Houle for the tedious difcuf-
lion which had already taken place on this fubjetl,
than to Rate that the cafe of his Royal Highnefi
had lain in the Office of the late Lord Chancellor
no lets than fiz years and a quarter, without re-
ceiving any'Opinion noon it ; it therefore became
neceffary few hit RA* Highnef; to leek redrefs
through an application Po that Houle. - He (Mr.
T.) had little doubt that the opinion of the Tri-
bunal to which the affairs of his Royal Highnefc
were now referred, would be in conformity to the
fentiments of thole Gentlemen who voted for the
invefligation of his claims in that Houfe. As loon
u the judgment of that Tribunal fhould be ob-
tained, he would take occafion to lay it on the
Table of the Houfe, in the firm confidence tha:
the generofity oldie Reprefintatives of the
People, alive to the call of Jolt:ice from any fob-
jed, would take fuch means as became their cha.
railer. In proof of the zeal of his Royal Highnefs
to preferve the reputation of his high rank, he
Rated, that fince the ar tips, not lefs than
sas,oool. of his Royal Highness's debts had been
paid off, not from the Public Purfe, but from the
fund let apart for that purpofe, according to the
arrangement at that period. The balance frill due
gave to his Royal Highnefs the greatefl pain—to
be able to fettle with all his Creditors was his ut-
moft with for he could affure the Houfe, that hi&
Royal Highnefs would feel the higheß fittisfataion
in difcharging the whole of his debts.

MALTA.

Lord Haws s sualifaiciit was found that the _
Motion of the Houfe for an Account of the Reve.

nue of Malta. while in the poffeffion of our troops;
could not be complied with, as in fa& we had no
fuch Account in any public office—but the Houle
might be furnifhed with an Account of the Reve.
nue of that Ifland before it got into the pot effiozi
of the French,which perhaps would anfwer as well
the purpofe of the Noble Lord. He (hould there-
fore conclude w;th moving, that this Order be
difcharged, with a view to move for the Account
he had defcribed,
Lord Tatars& had no objeltion to the Motion,
as the Noble Lord 'toted that the Account he had
moved for could not be produced; but it feemed
rather ftrange that Miniiters could be bettor able
to procure an Account of the Revenues of Malta
before the French took poffeffion of it, than while
they had it under their own dominion.
The Coamcsssoa of the Escosculat aid, than
Minifters felt the utniott will to futon the Houfe
with every necefrary information, and their con-
due in this initance was a convincing proof of
their fincerity. The Officer to whom this order
was directed, might have returned for anfwer to
the Houfe, that no fuch account could be pro-
duced ; but the conduEt of his Noble Friend was
quite different, becaufe it was the defire of Mini-
tiers to give every poffible fasisfaeion. •
Mr. Ft rr did not think it all furprifing thatOo-
vernment could not finals any account of the
Revenue of Malta, while in our poll-aeon—for it
was with no view to revenue that our troops cap-
tured, or that we held that Wand—Revenue, in-
deed, had nothing to do with the queffion; but
the information wlsich his Noble Friend now pro-
pofed to give to the Houfe was-quite fufficient to
enable Gentlemen to judge of the importance and

produce of Malta, and that was all that could be
defired. He did not think it necefrary that the firft
order fhould be difcharged; it would be rather
more proper to put the other Motion along with
it on the Journals.—The Motion was, upon the
Right Hon. Gentleman's fuggeihon, put thus—
• l'hat an Account be laid before the Hnufe of
the Revenues of Malta, previous to the year 1798."
• Ordered.