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London, England, 1807-01-13 00:00:00

PARLLIMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, JAN. tn.
Mr. Smears was heard In the appeal of Page and others v. Ha-
vellum and others, ha behalf of the Appellants. Its further con-
fideradon was deferred andl Thurfday nett-
The Bad of Briftol and Vitt:count Wentworth took the &atlas
and their feats.
On the motion of Lord ELDON, the ennfideration of the claim
to the Zouch Peerage was ordered to be returned by the Commit-
tee of Privileges. on Thurtday fe'nnight. His Lordatip fubmit-
ted to the Houle, whether it would not be advifable for the right
citablifionent of the precedent, to infert on their Lordthips' Jour-
nals the Adt of Henry the Eighth, immediately referring to the
dignity of Zoueb.
The Duke of NORFOLK rote,in purfuanee of the notice he bad
giien, to move, that the prefect order, for taking into confideration
the claim of the Petitioner for the Barony of Howard de Walden,
be direharged, and that the time be enlarged to the loth
fonniey next In the pretest cafe, their Lordihips were not called
upon to afeertalir the propriety of the claim of one perfon, in con-
tradittindion to the right of another. it was a matter of greater
delicacy and importance ; inafmuch as it would become the duty of
the Houfe to inquire, whether the Barony of Howard dc Walden
was a Barony in fee, or whether it was limited by patent to the
node fine ? This was a eireundlance which rendered it ricceffsry
for their Lordibips to have full time for adequate itvelligation,
moil particularly, as front tbp Petition prefented to the Houle, it
appeared no detriment etraltacerue to the. claimant from the poft-
ponement : that document alkdging that he was at preterit an in-
fant. •It was alto a matter of coofiderable doubt, whether the Ba-
rony of Howard de Walden was pet of right attached and includ-
ed within the dignities of a Noble Earl (Suffolk) a Manherpf this
Hook. Under thefe drantanoes, be trolled there would-be no
oppofition to the motion otpoiliteuenmt.
'LortrHAWKESBURY declared hinsfolf unwilling to oppofe
any audios, as its nature likely to afford to their Lordthips folk(
and more correetiatortnation upon soy fubjed fubmitted to their
eagadmatiaa. and particularly on one relating to their own privi-
leges; bat. in tbefrek-ot cafe, be could allure the Houfe, that
.avesy inferemdon was given to the only Noble Lord who could be
lotereaed whilft this bufinefs was under the eonfider/don of his
Majetty's Attorney General, during the laft St Sion; therefore,
there could be no imputation of a with to take by furprife attri-
bated to the prefent Petitioner. The Petition was prefcnted as
early as the forms of the Houk would admit, sod had now lain
for fume time on their Lorelthips' table. With retpera to the poft-
poneutent, he &mild feel no difinclination to accede to the motion
for that purpofe, were there not tome difficulties &riling from the
nature of the teltimony.whiel the delay mutt of neeeffity inereafe
There were tome material witneffes, eonfiderably advanced inane;
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there were a/fo others who were foreigners; and, with the know-
ledge of the uncertainty of human exiftence, It appeared highly
cangerens to the intereft and claim of the Petitioner, to poftpone
the confideration of at leaft that stage of the Inquiry which refer.
te.ti to the examinadon of evidence. Indeed, he uuderftood there
was one material witncfa, of a vary advanced age, and confcquent-
ly, if any thing was to happen in the mean time, a chafm in the
cede would take place, perhaps fatal to the views and rights ut

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the claimant. -
Lord ELDON was of opinion, that there could be no objedlion
Jo examine any wltnefs, or to go into evidence, where, by the
delay, a probability may appear, that loth a charm itt the cafe may
happen, as would prove tajnrious to the intererts and righ's of the
.Petitioner.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. left the Woolfack and laid—
that the Houfe, &equated by the fame principle of juftice, which
governed the Courts below, with refped to the perpetuating of
evidence. was always willing to provide againft the dangers which
fuitors were liable to receive from the deaths of any of their ma-
terial witneffes. In the prefent cafe, the only difficulty was, whe-
ther the Noble Earl alluded to, as aifo baying a claim to the Ba-
rony of Howard dc Walden, would not conceive it his duty to
eras examine the evidence produced. But it was not upon thefe
grounds the Noble Duke lubmitted the prefent motion. It was
• for the purpofe of allowing to this Houle a idibcient time, fully to
afeertain whether the Barony of Howard de Walden was a Ba-
rony in fee, capable of a female defcent, or whether it was limited
folely to the male line? The motion was then carried, it being un.
derdood that evidence may be examined by the Petitiouer in the
intermediate time.

SLAVS TRADE.

On tree motion of Lord GRENVILLE the fecond
reading of the bill for the Abolition of the Slave
Trade was appointed for Friday le'nnight, for which
day the Lords were ordered to be fummrned.
Lord HAWKESBURY adverted to the two Re-
folutions adopted by the Houfe latt -Sett on—the one
declaring that the (lave trade ortg:st to be abolifhed;
and the other, to addrefs his Majetty to make filch
communications to foreign powers as his Majefly
thould deem advifable, with the view of procuring the
abolition of the flare trade. With refpefl to the fe-
condof thefe refolutiuns, he thought the Houle ought
to be informed of what had been done in purfuance
of it, or whether any thing had been done. This in•
formation he conceived not only thefe Noble Lords
who were holt& to the abolition, but alto thole who
were friendly to that meafure. would with to have.
There were five powers who were materially inter.
efted in the flare trade, namely, Portugal and the
United States of America, France, Spain, and Hol-
land ; Denmark and Sweden had alfo Tome interelt
in the trade, but it was of a fubordinate nature.—
With zefpea to Spain and Holland, be could readily
conceive that there had been no means of making
any communication on the fubjea to thefe powers.
As to France, he did not know whether, during the
late negotiation with the Government of that coun-
try, there was any communicatii n upon this fubjea
made, and this was a point upon which he thought
the Houfe ought to be informed. So silo with re-
foga to the United Stater of America, and Portugal,
commenications might have been made, of which
the Houk ought to be in pofreffion previous to the
fccood reading of the bill. His Lotdfbip concluded
by moving an addrefs•to his Wetly, praying his
Majelly would be gracioufly pleated to order to be
laid before the Houk copies of all commonisations

which bad paired between his Majetiy and fcreign
powers refpcaing the abolition of the (lave trade, in
cenfequence of the addrefs of that Hotde.
Lord GRENVILLE laid, he was not aware of any
material objeaion to the Noble Lord's motion. With
telpe4 to France, the fail was, that during the late ne•
gociation with the Government of that country, corn.
munications on this fubjea did take place, to the pro-
duaion of which he raw no objeaion. As to Spain and
lioliand, the Noble Lord had join), fuppofed that
no communications had taken place. With refpea to
Portugal, it was not thought expedient to make any
communication on the fubjea during the negociai ion
with France ; and the fact was that none had fince
Mee made. With tell:yet to the United States of
America, communications had certainly paired dur-
ing the negociation between the Plenipotentiaries of
this country and the United States; and this fubjea
actually formed one of the articles of the 'Treaty
which had been figned by thofe Plenipotentiaries--
The only difficulty he had in acceding to the Noble
Lord's motion was, that this article could not be
produced, as it was well known that a treaty figned
by Plenipotentiaries could not regularly be laid be.
fore Parliament until ratified by the refpcaive Go.
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weraments.
• A fbort converfation enfued between Lords Gren-
ville and Hawkcfbury as to the wording of the mo-
tion. It was at length agreed to Wert words lea,-
ir,guiftc to bis Maje@y• to order to be laid before the
filch of the conwinicatint a, his *jai,
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Mould judge proper. The motion, theknall
was agreed to.
Mr. Hathoufe, Mr. P. Moore, and feierd et
Members of the Houfe of Commons, brob-ght up
Exchequer Bills .Bill, and Bowyet's Lottery I
which were read a firft time.
Adjourned tilt to-morrow (this day)

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HOUSE OF COMMONS. •
The Tweed Flihery Bill was read a fecoud time and egenagels4
to a Seled Committee.
Mr. MANNING brcught in a Bill to amend the illireeltets.
relative to the London Docks—Read a firft time, and ordered to
be read a fecond time to-morrow.
Several Members were introduced and (worn among whom we
noticed Mr James Martin, Sir W. W. Wynne, and the Honourable
Mr Mathew.
A new Writ was ordered for the Borough of St. Mawes, in the
room of Sir John NeWport„ who has been %alio returned for Water-
ford, for which place the Right HoifGurable Ba: ouct has made his
eledtion.
A Writ was alio ordered for the Borough of Leftwithiel, in the
room of William Dickenfon, Efq. who has been alto returned for
SometfetChire, for which place the lioa. Member has made his
clef' ion.

Omni Wil}LPO LE moved, that the term for entering Into re-
engtditinee for the Londundtre&Pctidon be enlarged till Friday
*me, which• war agreed to
The new Malt Doty Bill was read a ftcond time. Several Pri-
vate Billsirere alto read.
The Committees of Snyply and of Ways and Means were poll-
potted till Wednefday.
Tlekl, Million Exchequer Bills Bill vias read a third um
pai

. lu SH REACTIONS.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved for leave to bring in a DM to
amend a Bill paged in the ead of the King, whh refpea to kith
Elaffilons. la daat Bill-there was a clank orderinj the Commit.-
Boners before whom the evidence refpeding Controverted eke-
dons was taken, to be (worn, but there was no etaufe which or-
dered the Clerk of the Comtniffioners to be foram. The HOok
would at once fee the neeeffity of fupplying this deficiency in• the
former Dili. The whole proceedings of the Comrniffiontrs might,

in a certain fenfe, be raid to depdiel od the Clerk. It was even
more needier/ that be fhould be (worn than the Commiffloners,
tor the Infertion or omiffion of a word might make a very material
alteration in the cafe. He Rated to the Houk, that in the Bill to
which be had referred, there was a clank againft Consirtiffioners
who had voted, but be thought this was not Rad/idly general, fo
as to meet the objetst which the Bill was certainly intended ode-
natty to have in view. He therefore propofed, that there Mould
be a claufe againit Commitgoners who had a claim to vote. He
ago mentioned, that the purpofes of the Bill would he very mate•
rially fervsd by the Commiffioners being empowered to obtain
whatever books or vouchers they might find it neceffary to caU for.
At prefent. their power. were not fullielently ample to effed this.
The Clerk's fees were alto worthy of notice. At prefent, the fa-
lary of the Commiffioners was soot per annum ; the Clerk's fees
mounted to 7ooL and fometimes Sool. per annum. Every meet
was not to contain more than feventy-two words, and for every
sheet he was allowed 6d. The evidence was form:times very vo•
.uminous and unneceffarily extended; he therefore propded, that
the Clerk Ihould have 3d. Inft•ad of 6d. for each Meet. There was
another dark which he intended to introduce into the Bill; on
(*owe occalions, a lift of three or four hundred perfons was given
in, whereas evidence was net produced agand fifty. When: rods
difpruportion mould he found, he meant to prupofe that the Pe
[Won (tumid be deemed frivolous and vexatious—Leave granted

CIAK BARK.

Lord FOLKSTONE prefented a petiti,:n from
the Tanners of London againti the fccoud reading
of the Oak Bark Bill.
Upon the motion being made for its lying on the
table,
Lord TEMPLE Rated that he had, upon the fub•
jeEt of this petition, taken occafion to communicate,
as his duty prefented to him, with the tanners of
London, among whom he found Come alarm pre.
vailed, relative to the Bill before the Houle. But
refult of this communication served fully to con-
vince his mind that that alarm was nct well founded.,
Such indeed was his opinion, even before the conk-
rence took place. But Rill he felt it not only his duty
but his inclination, to confult any clafs of men in-
terefled in a queltion of this nature, to confider their
opinions, to examine their objeitions, and even to pay
attention to their prejudices. He would therefore
propole to al.ow full time for inquiring farther upon
this rubjea, in order that the grounds upon which
the petitioners relied their objections to the Bill be-
fore the Houle might be amply invelligated. For
that purpcfe be would move, that the fecond reading
of the Bill fhould be poliponed till this day fortnight.
In the interinithe cafe might be diligently examined;
and as the Oak Bark Trade was furpeneed, at lean
until May, no injury could refult from the propofed
delay, to chore concerned for the carrying of the Bill.
The Petition was ordJ to lie on the tablaijad
Lord Temple's motion for the fecond reading iti-...eer
Bill cn this day fortnight was agreed to.

COLON EL C AWTHORN E.
Colonel PORTER rote to poftpone until Wednef-
day fc'nnight the motion of which he hid given no-
tice for Wednefday next (on the fubjed of Colonel
Cawthorne's Court Martiil). This poftponereent the
Honourable Officer fated to be nectlfary, as many
Members could not, in confequence of the (natter
Seffions, conveniently attend the difcuffion of this
quelkion fooner.
Colonel CAWTHQ RNE complained of the addi-
tional futpence to which he muff be lubjelled by the
propofed delay ; and expreffed his with that this cafe
thould be decided-one way or the other ad fooi
poffible.
Colonel PORTER Aid, that kis only.objeft In
propoling the deby was. in order to infure a fug at,
tendance, whichhe ddemed highly defirable upon this
occafion, and which could not be looked for if the
difcuffiont were occur while the Quarter Seffiuns
were pending. .‘,
Colonel LAWXHORNE declared that he was as
anxioni as any man that the difcnffion of the cafe
alluded trilhould have as full an attendance as poffi•
ble; for withoui'any reference to Matfett; be thought it
involved a queilion of very great moment. Putting
entirely out of view the confideration of holding any
Member of that Floofe, or any perfons whatever whore
charafter was implicated, one moment more than was
iadifpenfibly neceftary in a hate of fufpence, he fish.
mitred to the candour and judgment of the Houle
whether there was not fomething in the courfe of this
proceeding which juftified complaint. The Honour.
able Gentleman gave notice of this proceeding, in the
tirft inflance, in a way certainly very unufual, at a
time when the Members were very little likely to have
any knowledge of it, namely, after the debate had
doled on Tuefday morning, and after almoft all the
Members had retired. Not a word of it appeared in
the Morning Papers, in which accounts of the pro-
ceedings of that Houle generally appeared ; and if it
were not for fame Gentlemen who happened to per-
ceive the infection of thisnotice in the book upon the
table, the thing would have been very liule known
indeed.
Colonel PORTER reputed the grounds which in.
duced him to pc iipQIIC his ;potion upon Wednefday
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TSB ADM
litfrotieiteSTLEßEAGH rote M Ryas motion/be
of whic/s had given notice. Hs Aid *at hawk%
understood the Right Honotarabli Gentlemen (Mr.
Windham) did not mean to make any oppofition to
the produBion of any of the papers be intended to
-move for, it would not be ry for him t•- trouble
the Hno( at any length. He fbould, therelore, eon-
tent himfelf with fisting the points be bad in view in
making his motion. The 6rll was, his with to obtain
information in refpea to the prefent *anal effeltive
force of the army and Militia—that of the army up
to the tit of March; 1806. The next. which naturally
grew out of the other, was, the fonrces from which
this force was fupported, that we might fee whether '
they were commenfurate or not, and likely to keep
the army in Inch a Rate as the military policy of the
country required. There were two other points
which he looked upon as collateral. via. the Volun-
teers, and the general training of the people. With
rein& to the Volunteers, he withed to have their
aaual force on the 61h of January, 18o6f in order
to fee whether they bad. iocreafed or diminifhed,
and what that force exaaly is, and how employed,
fo that we might be able to eke:lain whether it
would be likely to prove efentialto th; defence of
the country as it had formerly promifed to be. As
to the point of the general granting piths people, he
molt coach that he found himfelf by no means en-
lightened on the fubjea, in eoofequence of the quef-
tions he had taken the liberty to afk the Right Ho.
courable Gentleman, on a former night, on which be
had given notice of his modes ; and he believed the
Houk found themfelves equally deficiebt in infor-
mation with himfelf, in confeqUence of the anfwer
of the Right Honourable Gentleman being Co very
general and uncertain. When the iitformation he
meant to move for wa/ before 'the Monte, he Ihould)
perhaps, find it necefary to Rate his opinion very
fully on the inkjet% His Majeßy's prefent Minillets,
in order to make way for the plan of the Right Ho-
nourable Gentleman,' with refped to our military
force, had new modeled our military fyllem. If,
when the papers he intended to move for were pro-
duced, he found the force inadequate, in his opinion,
to the general fervice and to the defence of the coun-
try, he Iheuld think it is duty to fpeak freely on the
tubjea. He would not now combat the principle of
the Bill for training the People, but would referee
himfelf on that head to a future opportunity when
the papers were before the Houle. All he Ihould fay
on the prefent fub jelt was, that the foundation was
bad ; and' that no proceedings bad taken place, or
were promifed to take place on that Bill. It had, in
his opinion, weakened, and leffened our force; and
his Majetly's prefent Minißers had made a very con-
fiderable change in the Mutiny AIR, for which they
were highly refponfibk. If he found the force fuch
as to require the training of the people, as the means
necellary for the defence of the country, he &mild
think it his fluty to propofe Come meafure for that
purpole,• ask' to endeavour to reliore that Ati to its
original purity. He then moved,
That there te laid before the Houle a return et the moodily
effceive ftrcugth of his Majefty's Forms, esefilling of Cavalry,
Foot Guards Army of the Aloe, Veteran Garrifons, Germs
Legions, MIA& and kill Mak* Black and Foreign local Culp;
diftingetihing ordinary recruidng from the number 'vilified Nan
die Militia." •

On the Dilation being read from the Chair,
Mt. Secretary WINDHAM faid, that when the
Noble Lord firft, mentioned his motion to him. be
thought it was no more objeaionable than other mei-
'ions of a fimilar nature. He was defirous of giving
the Houfe every information in his power on all filch
fubjeBs, as they might will; for ; at the fame time
he thought information on the fubjeet of our forces
had fornetimes been required, and he did not know
but he might himfelf have been acceffary to it, to a
much greater extent than was confiftent with pru-
dence. All information, however, that could be
granted, without giving an advantage to our enemies..
in pointing out the actual difpofition and ftrength of
our forces in particular places abroad, be was willing
to agree to ; but he thought the mention of Black
Corps pointed directly at the places they were em-
ployed in, and would give the enemy an opportunity
of judging of our arength in thole places. It was
well known that all our black corpk wire employed in
the Weft Indies and Nova Scotia only, and if an exae
return was made of their force, it could not fail to
give the enemy an advantage in the information. He
hoped, therefore, the Noble Lord would fo modify his
motion, as to obviate that objeaion.
Lord CASTLEREAGH coincided in opinion
with the Right Hon. Secretary, as to the too great
extent to which the returns of our forces had been
carried; for he remembered one inlance in which
the return of our whole forces, not only as to the
number, but the places where they were feverally
diftributed, was aftually °printed. °He *Med not,
however, to elk for any return that might have that
tendency, and thought he had-worded his motion fo
generally, as to make it free .froin fach objeßion.
The black regiments. were certaiply known to be in
the Welt Indies and Nova Scotia ; bot they formed
only a fmall part of our forceo =here., 'However. to
obviate that obje&ion, be agreed to leave oat black
regiments, and to mention only 'foreign' and local
corps. The motion, thus an:fended, was then agreed to.
" Alto a return of the monthly elfedbre ftrength of the Artillery,
Cavalry, and Infantry; alfo of the number of mom railed for the
Regular Army, from ift January, tBos, to tft January. t acts ; alto
copies of fuels Orders and M eguladona as have been ifued to the
Lieutenants of Counties, fine the lag SeMottotrarliament ; alto
an abftra.ft of the Strength of the Volunteers, owtbe tit January,
18°6, dittinguifting Infantry and Cavalry, and thOperiods at which
the mums were received ; alio an abated of fuels Inftrudions as
had been Iffrd to the Lieutenants of Counties, aid of tub pro-
ceedings fs nave been had thereon, in execution at the Ad for
training his Majefty's Subjeds to Arms.

LORD WILLESLIT.

Lord FOLKSTONE gave notice of his intention
to move oat this day fortnight, for the reprinting of
certain papers which had been printed lait feflions,
relative to one of the articles of charge exhibited
againfi Marquis Wendel.
After the converfation between Lord Caftlereagb
and Mr. Windham,
Lord HOWICK expretled a with to know from
the Noble Lord (Folkftone) with what view he pro-
poled to bring forward the motion of which he had
given notice, and what was the nature of the meafure
be mean: to found upon the papers to which his no-
tice referred ?

Lord FOLKSTONE replied, that his motion
would refer to the reprinting of the fevers' papers
conneiled with the Oude Charge. namely, numbers
3,4, and 5. With rdpea to any fubtequent proceed
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jag, he believed that Mee was Mali to be taken fnt
.tone time. The Hoare was aware that the Honour.
,alille Gentleman with whom this base& had oriei.
Wised was now a petitioner, and until that petition
ICU decided, it was not intended to ground tuts
eaeafure upon the papers to which his notice related.
But yet, to prevent any delay hereafter, it wastheught
expedient that thofe documents fhould be fully be.
fore the Houfe, in order that if the Honourable Gen•
tleman already alluded to, mould be in a fituation is
profecute this important inquiry, he might be toe.
Ma _to proceed at once, unimpeded by the prim*.
.tuition which the printing of papers upon this flab'eet
had In oft'en produced in the courfe of the left Pie.
%Intent ; and in order alto, that Whir. Paull auntie
sot be .in a- Carnation to follow up this butted's, be
himfelf (Lord Folkßone) or Come more capable per.
fon, might be furniflted with the means' of proceed.
ing upon it. The Noble Lord concluded with es.
Fuelling a belief that he had fully replied to the is.
quiry of the Noble Secretary of State; and expreffee
a readinefs to afford any further information in hi
power upon the fame fubjeft.
Lord HOWICK apprehended that the 'realest
Rated by the Noble Lord could not be confidered e
fufficient parliamentary ground for the propofitina be
profeffed to have in view. It did indeed appear to his
-quite without precedent to make i motion for de
produftion and printing of certain papers upon whiei
the Mover did not (late that any direct proceeding
was to be inaituted, but merely upon the chance Wet
another man, not a Member of that Houk, might
ground Come proceeding upon them. This, however,
he felt was not the proper time to argue the quellion;
but he could not help obferving, that the courfe pro.
poled mutt be attended with extreme harcifhip to the
party concerned in the cafe to which this notice re-
ferred. For that Houfe was to be called on to pro.
mote the circulation i..f the molt revere attacks upon
the charatter of the Noble Perron alluded to. Tht
effects of loch publications were eafily.to be enigma.
ted, and •he would fubmit, whether they could in
fairnefs be acceded to, without any precife Ratement
that a parliamentary meafure would be founded upon
them, or without any definition of the nature of fuck
meafure. The Noble Mover did not fay that any
farther parliamentary proceeding would be taken
upon thole papers ; but merely that it might ; and
really he could not think that a fufficient ground for
the Noble Lord's intended motion.
Lord FOLKSTONE was aware that this was not
the proper time for any argument upon this Cubic&
but he would, with the leave of the Houfe, make a
further reply-to the Noble Secretary of State. The
obje& of the motion of which he had given notice,
could not be fairly Cuppofed to involve any barthneft
towards Lord Wellefley, as the Noble Secretary of
State Rated, any farther than as it profeired to all
and facilitate the inquiry refpeaing that Noble Lord's
ermine. But the Noble Secretary of State feinted
to imagine, that there was tome probability the in,
quiry might be relinquifbed, and that therefore the
documents his motion would relate to, might not be
necellary. Of this, however. he could afore ths
Noble Secretary, that the inquiry would certainly be
perfilled in ; for, if no other perfon thould offer, 14
pledged himfelf, if a Member of Parliament. s. gab.
low it up. The papers he had defaibed were, the
Noble Lord Waved, laid before the houfe laft Set.
lions, and therefore there could be no jolt ob'eftion to '
rheir being reprinted,particularlyastheinq t 7 would
be proceeded in. Indeed, if the Hon. Gent man whir
originally brought it forward fhould not be enabled,
from his pretence in that Houfe, to profecute it, he
would, rather than let it drop, take it up bimfelf.
Thole Papers would not therefore, be Offered to lie
dormant on the table. It was for no fuck purpore
that he intended to move for them. They were, in•
deed, already in the hands of the greater part of the
Meinbers, and in general circulation ; but in order
to faddy the forms of the Houfe, it was neoeffary to
have them again laid on the table, and reprinted,
before any Parliamentary proceeding could befound-
cd upon them. Whether his motion for this purpoTe
lbould be agreed to or not, he could net gods. He
did not indeed anticipate the oppofition manifefled by
the Noble Secretary. But whether that oppofition
thould be perfißed in or not, waterer the fate of his
motion might be, that motion would certainly be
made, and the inquiry to which it related as certainly
profccuted.
Lord FOLKSTONE Rated that en Hon. Friend
of his, Ms. Huffey, who was in an advanced Oar
of life, aimed to avoid the courequenies of a call of
the Houfe, which he thought not improbable in the
prefect Rate of the country, and therefore requeftek
him to move that be thould be granted leave of aln
fence for two months. The motion bang retested to
.
the Chair, -
The SPEAKER obferved, that therf Wall po pre-
cedent for a Motion of this nature upon fuch a groudf
as that Rated. The ufual cueoen was to gram tow
porary leave of abfence for a temporary purpofe.
Lord TEMPLE fuggefted to 'his Noble Friend
that his objeft would be anfwered by &medial to
courts implied in the obfervations of the Bpather, a
leaving out thole word's in the Motion which were
objeaed to.
After Come farther converfatioq between the
Speaker and Lord Folktione, the Motion for leave
of abfence to Mr. Huffey was agreed to.