Star.
London, England, 1805-07-04 00:00:00

Oan you *ate "AO& the Chaim,lut ettldlirtelletter
'fed at any time any apprehenfion arifing from the irregularity of
the proceeding?--I donut remember his ever ezpreffing any fuels
opprehenfion.
Did you expects or enfermht nt the time any appreltenfion of ir-
regularity in the traefaelion 7—The tranfadion was certainly
new, no occalion baying arifen fince the palling of the Ad 37
Geo. 111. which rendered it neceffary to have recoorfe to loch an
expedient ; but if in the term " irregularity," the fl ehteft degree
of Impropriety is implied in that fenfe, I cannot admit it to be ir-
regular, and of court's: could not have expreffesl any fuels opinion.
Did you refer to the Adt of 37 Geo. 111. with a view of Ricer-
taMing whether there was any thing in that Adt which appeared
to prohibit the iffue of theft referred at the time to that
Act, and to an Ad of the 34 Gets. lfl. and was fatisfied there was
noshing in either of thofe Atts to prohibit fuch an ilTuc.
Were you aware of any other It acute which regulated the iffue
of Navy Bills ?—I did not refer to any other, nor sin I aware that
there is any other that regulates the ilfue of Navy Bills.
1 be Examinathn of Sit AvnR.FO- SNAP": HAMoND, Bart.
How do you account for the difference between the letter tnt by
you to the Ornmithoners of Naval Enquiry en the 30th of Novena.
her lilt, and the copy of it tranfmitted by you to the Lords of the
Admiralty on the aid of April lift 7—lf it does d ffer i t the
insane:ft degree, I can only expects my furprife and re3ret.as it moil
have happened without the (mallet intention on my part. I folk
wrote a draft of the linter, which I °sewed to one of the Commif-
fiances of the Navy t his approbation ; that diet la la enameled
in feveral places, and written fair by the Deputy Secretary, and
fuels fair copy was fin Al by me, and fent to the Cominiffioners of
Naval Enquiry ; as to the date, it mutt evidently have appeared to
the Commiflioners that was a miftake, as their precept, to which
this letter was an anfwer, was dated the isth of November, and
as my letter in taking notice of their precept mentioes the ryth in-
Rata, there could not be the fmallelt doubt but that my letter was
written on the loth of November, inflead of the :,ctli off eptcm-
her ; and though I perceive by the ktter now produced to me, that
there arefcvcral words, though nut the fame, yet importing the
fame meaning, I truth it will appear whatever Mincer there may
be, the lubtlinee is in no d. gree changed.
Front what document in the Navy Office was the ropy of the
letter No. i t made, which was tr.:emitted to the Admiralty 7
Fr..on the very famedraft, b t cryied by another Clerk.
Does that document Rill remain in the Navy Office 7-1 under-
(land it does not ; but the Clerk is here who will explain that.
Can you account to the Committee for the ciretwollarce of the
original draft, which was in the Navy Office in April loft, not be-
ing there now I—When the Clerk made out copies of all the pa-
pers which I fent to the Admiralty on the lad April, I remember
his telling me that he had made fair copies of all nay drafts of the
letters, and that as the one in queltion was very much fcratched,
he allied me if I had any objection to his tearing it ; to which I
agreed.
Were any other of your drafts, of which he made a fair copy st,.
that time. deft royed 77-1 rather think they were.

DIVIDENDS.
ruly 11. William Hawkins, John Hawkins and Thomas Hawkins,
of Birminghrm, button-makers and copartners, at four, at the
fhakefpraez Tavern, Birmingham.
July 12. William Hawkins, of Birmingham, button-maker, at four,
at the Shakefpeare Tavern, Birmingham.
duly rs. John Hughes, or Liverpool,draper,at three,at the Bridge-
ratcr Arms Inn, Nit-achelter. .

July z t. Cil Slater, late of Liverpool, merchant, at twelve, at the
York Hotel. Williarnfon lquare. Liverpool.

liIR I H.

At Mount Pleafant, oil Sunday fAinight, the lady of the
Rev. Dean Kirwan, of a fon.
On the 20th ult. at Nen' Pun, the lady of Sir Jattes N.fmyth,
of a fon.