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London, England, 1805-04-09 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT4Rr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF commoss. MONDAY, APRIL L
CATHOLIC
Mr. FOX rote and finally fixed liriday the loth of May for his
/notion ou the Petition of the Roman Catholics of Ireland.

SLAV" TIMM

Lord HFIVRY PETTY gave notice that be Cbould move to-
morrow the. e weeks for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent a fop
rho of Foreign Territorks with :laves from the Coalt of Africa in
Praia width.
mori v AGAINST LORD VISCOUNT MFLVILLI.
hlr. WHITBREAD role to make his promifed
?minion, founded on the Tenth Report of the Corn
millioners of Naval Inquiry, which he prefaced by
a speech in fubllance as follows—
When firsl, Sir, I gave notice of my intention to
call the attention of the Houfe In the fubjedi nn
which I am now to addrefs you, it was my intention
to follow the precedents by which the Houfe have
been generally guided, and to move that the Tenth
Report of the CommilLoners of Naval Inquiry be
taken into confideration in a Committee. I have,
however, film, on mature relkaion, Peen reafoo to
alter this original refolutiun, and confining myfelf to
the twill important pint of that Report, to make
that the foundation of certain propofitions with
which I fhall have the :ionour -to conclude. With
due refpett, Sir, to all the Coinasiflioners who have
ever fat under the authority and appointment of this
Houk, I melt be perrn;tted to fay, that none was
ever more honourable in its origin, none had ever
profccuted its ipqpiries with more real advantage to
the public intera. It is well kqown that thi. Corn-
er:4ll4n originated born the late Eoard of Admiralty,
at the head of which prefida that Noble Lord, who
had fir often Signalized his prowefs in fighting the
batiks of his count-y. That Noble Lore, hoer-
ever, not fatisfied with combatting asid Subduing her
enemies abroad, returned home to overthrow her do-
ream foes, by exploding thole mines of corruption
which rendered al: advantages of vid..ry fruitlafs and
unavailing. The Commiffioners thus conflituted
have already made a variety of Reports, though I
am forty to fay that on few have any proceeshags
hitherto been four Jed. I certainly do take fame de•
gree merit to myfelf f.,r having moved for cet-
laid pipers caleillated to elucidate the Fiat Report,
and %%as then givim to underhand that a Commiflion
had been appointed to carry into efrcel fuch fuggef-
sifts in the Report as appeared likely to be adopted
with advantage. What progrefs has been made by
tb.. Commitlion, does not !lithely) appear, though
at a future time I may feel it my duty to bring the
m itter a .tain ander the eonfideration if the Houfe.
But to return to the Commifliotrers of Naval Tnquiry,
I think it i. clearly demonttrated, that it they have
had greater difficulties to encounter than any 'former
Commit:on fuffered—if they have been attacked in
a manner "contrary to all decence by the whole holt
of jobbery and depredators, whore villanies it was
Oar object to ezpofe— if they have been defcribed
as era:et-nig ilia °Mei, of loquilitors rather than of
Commiltoners—if their view. have been vilified and
traduced, not only in
.this Houk but thiliaghout the
public at large—if ever; poffible obflacle bas been
thrown in the way of theirinvaigations—if every
thing, in Short, has been done to &tuft them, and
make them rclinquilh the great.talk entrulled to them
by this Houfe—and if, overlooking all thefe confider-
ationi, they have thought only or difcbarging their
duty to their country, it will not Purely be 'denied that
their merit has been greatly enhanced, that they are
entitled to the warine/ gratitude of the bell interells
of this Empire. By their aromas and perfeverance
they have difcovered what eluded the moll diligem
inquiries of various Commilllons appointed for the
purpofe of afeertaining the amount of various abufes
in the public expenditure, which all the vigilance cf
Committees of this Houle could not fully bring to
light. The Comnsiilioners having thus done their
duty to the pubic, it fell to my lot to bring to jut:
tice the criminal; wliam they have ezpofed. It is
neediels for me to infill, Sir, on the importance i"
the fubjeFt on which lam now addrefling you. 14
is important to the high perfon, -.hem the propofi
Con• with which I lir ill conclude, principally involve
It is important to the %cry falvation and exiticnec 01
onr y. It i- important to the Commiflioner
who hive broaght 1,,i w: rd this moll interefling Re-
port. If :he f ..!r:d.:,a3 it appears to me that
they are in date 'a finch and as it.iirikes me it is al-
mod invoT.ble fr./ them m t to decide, it will prove
that no per fun zu:ii y i,f lo flagrant a violation of an
AI" of Parliament, :-!% that contained in the
Tent!i Report, that in, individual ftrongly fulpested
of conniving at fuch an unwarrantable application of
the public money, or receiving any advantage from
however high his rank or eaten-
five his influence, (ball efcape with impunity, the pub-
tic v ill look with reference to our decifions. They
will he convinced that a uoor is opened for the intro.
duCtrn of regular ity and mew:only in our public ex
penditure, and drat if our burdens are extreme, their
produce will at halt be applied to the purpofes for
which Pa-liament intended them. If on the con-
trary our decifion 'hculd be contrary to all thefe juR
types and expen..tions ; if we Shall, in defiance of
the rep.at on the table, pronounce the Noble Lord
ot Utility, then indeed the people will have Serious
tu:e for complaint and indignation—then the vul-
gar ::fret ion may with great apparent plaufibiliiy be
employed—we may with truth be accufed of Seeking
tri.ly emolument as our role, °Nee, in place of the
"nn.! of our country—No longer can we be confider.
e:'d as States-men, animated by a laudable Spirit of am.
bitten—that ambitit i implanted in our nature to in-
ttcut to high deeds. We mull then be confidered
as acting July from thefe bale, Sordid motives which
deg:Ade the charadler of the 'Lacrimal', and render
him c. n:tmptible in the eyes of his fellow citizens.—
Fet.ring !bele truths (effetely, I do trail, Sir, that
the /Lure will accede to thole propoiitions which
.1 is my intention to found on the fads which the
Tenth Report has difclofed. This Report involves
eonfidea:tle number of individuals. It is not