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of Wool imported into England, floce theyear t7Bn, 'inn, was the delay that th;, Bei already experienced,
each year —Ordered. which the, Cullom Ditties of I eland would cede
COMMISSIONS or MILITARY itroyitor.• before
n any
and
Mr. CALCRAFT rofe and obfcrved, that as the Commiffion
of Military inquiry, under the bar" by which it was co/affirmed, I ,
rnetx"wraititiid3srndclaufe
nitno law;
the
would espire in fix weeks, from the co-nownet mean of the percent Elle *venue mnft inftxin, from this circurnftance,
setooo of Parliament—and as his noefty's Minifters had not
.? I iffes which could never be recovered, as had been
thtiestrßoiflilsecetmi'vied
fignitted any intention of reviving it, he rote now to give notice,
the cafe in three inflances already upon record. An
that its a few days be fhould bring forward a Motion for that
other point upon which he had'to °Helve war, that
purpofe.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHFQSER raid, that Atha' this Bill only went to revive the old Coftom Duties,
'e
his Majcfty's Minifters had not formally lignified their intention and took no notice whatever of the new
Sched t l
of
to revive that Committee, yet they had by no means loft fight of
Duties which he had propofed flood), before the chi.
it—they had, on the contrary, defired a communication from the
folution, and which went to form part of the Ways
CommlfGoners a. to the time to which their labours would pro
Dahl), be extended, in order to frame a Bill for the continuance of
the Committee accordingly. and Means for the year, to the amount of 20,0001.
In cenfequence, therefore, of not reviving that Sche-
Mr. CALCRAFT replied, that from the fileace of his Majefty's
dole, the Ways and Means for Ireland would be fo
Miniften hitherto on that fulled, he was induced to believe it had mu.:
h defective for the year, unlefs other means were
not occupied their attention.
found. Another fource of Ways and Means he had
Mr. ROSE prefented the American Intercourfe indemnity Bill,
—Read the firft time, and ordered for the fecond reading on propofed, to the amount of 80,0001. was, by dircoati.
Tuefday. nuing the bounty upon large Hills in Ireland,•which
On the motion of Mr. BA NKES,the fecood reading of the Place
and Penton Reverfion Bill was deferred till Tuefday, the bill thing having completely effelled its purpore by abolithing
cot yet printed, purfuant to order.
(mall and fraudulent Rills, was no longer neceffary.
The SECRETARY at WAR. preferred the Eftimates for the If he rightly" underflood the Right Hon. Gentleman's
Volunteer Service for the current year, including that of Infpeditig ( Mr. Foller'o intention, he propofed to abandon ,
Field Officer*. •Referred to the Committee of Supply. this fourcr. Under fuch circuraances, he himfelf
MR. PONSONBY'S PENSION. could be no longer anfwerable for the efficiency of
Mr. HUSKISSON lamented, that a Noble Lord the Ways and Means for Ireland this year, and he'
(Howick) was not now in his place, to hear what he mull, therefore, leave the onus with the Right Hun.
had to offer on the fubjea of the warrant for appoint- Gentleman.
ing Mr. Pontimby Chancellor of Ireland, which had Mr. FOSTER was glad, from the Right Hon.
been the fubjea of fume difcuffion the preceding Baronet's offering no objeftion to this Bill, or its
evening. The circumftance to which he now alluded contents, that it had his approbation.—(lto, no, from
was, the omiffion of a claufe in the warrant made Sir J. Newport).—He fhould, however, be content
out for that appointment on Ibis fide of the water, to let the Bill pafs,in its prefent form, and feel him-
by which omiffion Mr. Ponfanby would be in pater- felt at liberty to adopt the additional duties propofed
lion of the falary attached to the Chancellorthip of by the Right Hon. Baronet's fchedule, if they fhould
Ireland, which he lately filled, tor life, without any appear to be neceffary. He differed from him, how-
limitation or condition whatever. He felt it his duty ever, materially, in his calculation on the bounty
now to fay, that from the 'further information he upon large Rills, which he computed would amount
fence received on that fubjelt, he found that he had to Bo,cool. for as the fource was not to commence
been miltaken, and he felt it equally his duty to take operation before September, the produce, of courfe,
the earliefi opportunity of acknowleilging the miftake could not exceed so,oool. the fourth of the eftimate
to the Houfe. No one was lets difpofed than himfelf for the year : betides, the difcontinuance of the
to impute falfe motives, or to cad injurious reflections bounty would operate to revive the evil it had put
upon the intentions of any man—much lets did he down, and produce a lots, in a thort time, greatly
with to mitconfirue the intentions, or impute any exceeding the bounty to be toyed.
.tinifter.views to the Honourable and Learned Pc:ftin The Bill was ordered to be read the third time to-
alluded to. The faa however was, that the claulc morrow.
in quellion was omitted from the warrant made out,
and tranfmitted on this fide of the water • but the
error was reaified in the counter warrant ;Geri by
the Irifh Government, ander the Great Seal of that
country. He wat pettedly convinced that Mr. Port-
fonby never withed to derive any advantage from his
appointment, different from his predeceffors—at the
fame time, however, having difcovered the millake,
he was confcions of having done no more than his
duty in mentioning the matter, in order to have it
explained and reaified. Thole points accomplithed
to his fatisfaaion, there remained no neceffity for
compliance with the order founded on hi, previons
motion, and he now moved that it be difcharged—
which was ordered accordingly.
Lord HOWICK entered the Houle fhortly after ;
and having been given to underhand what had fallen
from the Hon. Gentleman in his abfence ; his Lord-
ihip that in order to remove all poffibility of
doubt from his own mind on the fubjea of Mr. Pon-
fonby's warrant of appointment, he felt it his duty
lad night to inquire minutely into that fubjeEl,
which he did of the Hon. Polon himfelf, who was
wholly unaware of any omiffion, loch as that men-
tioned in his warrant of appointment, made out by
the It ith Government ; but feeing it tigned by the
Attorney-General. he took it for granted it was cur-
rent, and, without reading it, affixed to it the Great
Seal. But, upon hearing of what paired lad .niiiht
upon the fubjea, he foppofed fuch an error did cud,
and declared his readinefe immediately to furrender
the warrant, in order to its being reaified : but, up.
on looking at the *arrant, he found the defea coml.
plained of by the Hon. Gentleman had been amend-
ed by the Government in Ireland, and the deficient
claufe fupplied. He loft no time in communicating
this faa to Lord Hawketbury, and through that
channel the Hon. Gentleman was -correaed in his
con enure. No man whoever knew Mr. Ponfonby,
coo ld have toppled for one moment he was capable
of availing himfelf of a clerical error in an official
document, to pofl'efs himfelf of unfair emoluments.
His probity and honour were far above filfpicion ;
and as to his talents and his official merits, he would
appeal to the experience of every Gentleman of Ire-
land, who now heard him, whether there ever was in
this Ration a man of fuperior ability, integrity, or
efficiency, or one who ever gave fuch perfect
fatif-
faaion to the Country in that high department ?
It fhould be known, that on his acceflion trothe
Chancery Bench, the bufinefs of that Court was fix
years in arrear, and no lefs than 600 motions, and
427 caufes remained for decifion. Of this arrear,
during the fhort time he was in office, he cleared the
whole of the motions, and 200 of the caufes, betides
difpatching all the current bufinefs of his Court ; and
had he rem.tined but a few months longer in office,
he would have cleared the remainder, to the great fa-
tisfaelion'of the country, the great advantage of public
jodice, and the great benefit and relief of the fuitors
in that Court, who had fo much reafon to lament* I
01 the law's delay," and many of whom wire aimod
ruined by the tardinefs and indifcretiooof his prede-
cams. Lord Howick couctuded, by expreffing a
hope that the Hon. Gentleman and his friends Would
take a leffon from this deteaion and refutation of
their error, and learn to be lets forward in urging
hafty charges and infinuationa, without taking tome
previous pains to inquire and be better informed.
Mr. HUSKISSON replied nearly in the terms of
his previous declaration, and laid, that finding the
error, it was his duty to call for explanasion.
1115 H POST OFFICP.
Mr. PARNEL gave notice, that he fhould on
Monday move for ti‘e prodoetion of a Copy of the
Memorial prefented by the Bankers to the Direams
of the rat office, on the fubjea of folks fullained by
the embezzlement of bank notes in their tranftniffion
through that medium of conveyance.
1;1SM FINANCR.
Mr. HOBHOUSE brought up the Report of :he
Committee on the Lich Cußoms' Bill, which was
agreed to. and the Bill ordered to be ingroffed.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT fail, he had abflairred
from Rating to the Houfe before, what he intended
to offer upon the fuhj Et of this Bill, ledhe might in-
cur the charge of walling to throw any impediment
in the way of its propjets. He was aware, however,
that one of the mifcbiefs suiting from the late diffolu-

M. WHITDReAn's MOTION.
Mr. WHITBREAD role to contradift a rumour
which had gone f rth, llating that he had poftpuned
his motion upon the Stile of the Nation till Friday
next. He had no fuch intention, and the Houfe might
be affured he (hould bring it forward on Monday.

NAVAL ♦ND MILITARY ESTIMATES.
The Houfe refolved into a Committee of Stipply,
for the purpore a voting the Eftimates for the Na-
val and Military Strvices of the year ; when the fol
lowing votes were agreed to ;
130,0c0 Scaawe and Marines.
Pay of the above L. 3,1 tS,soo

Viaualling ditto
Wear and tear of flipping
Advance for Ica fervice •
Half pay, Seamen and Marina
Re-building fbips of war
Hire of tranfports
Sick and wouoded, at home and abroad

3 210.000
5.700,000
422,500
• 4,133,434
2,134.903
4.300p00
po,00c:.

Total
♦a MT.

17329.337

The SECRETARY at WA R then moved for
113,795 effective men. CKClUfilte of Militia and Fo
reign Garrifons.
For Prifoners of War
Fot Guards and Garrifons
Forces on Foreign Stations
Plantations
Bounty and Contingencies
Staff
Militia and Fetteibles
Contingencies in ditto
Cloathing ditto ditto •
Supernumeraries, ditto
Allowances, ditto
Inereafed ?slue of fubliftence
Half pay Officers, and Land ferv:ce allowance
Allowanees to Reduced Officers
Britifh Forces in America
Chelika Hofpital
Kilmainham ditto
Foreign Corps in Bride; Service •
Royal Military College
Royal Military Afyleteu
General Officers
Barrack Department

soon
4,31^,613
1,6:1.143

150,114
177,1491
190.32)
1,493,644
6143.15%
157•127
34,448
121,218
4%273
286,982
5,533
40.000
406,383
43,254
832.541
11,175
21,247
18,462
461.451

For Land Service

2478.197
30t,460
s6s,s6s
471,242