Star.
London, England, 1801-11-27 00:00:00

SIR FRANCIS SOROFTT'S MOTION.

Me. SHEitllDnli role, and adverting to the mo.
tion which, according to a notice of an Honour-
able Friend of his (tar F. Burdett), flood for this
day, oblerved that he could not help confidering
this motion as one of the utmoit importance that
could come bet ire the Honk ; as one which it
was higl,:y becoming the Hold,: to entertain.—
!•.•14,i,A leave, however, to reiiiark, that his
friend had not given novice of his
to heir.;; forward loch a motion until
many of his friends, who would have been oil-
poled to give it their cordial flipper., had re-
turned to the. country ; and in this point of view
he was arr;ious that it might he put oiF till after the
reccfs. lie knew very many Gentlemen, who could
not attend on the prcknt occafion, who were,
• howi.v.:r, extremely derirous of being preknt N hen
the dikuflion did take place, and whole pretence
and lupport he was Pure his Hon. Friend wilhcd
extremely to obtain. But there was another point
of view in which he law additional reakins for de-
laying the dilcullion. The motion was intended
not only to call for an inquiry into the crindtia of
the late Minitlers in the prolecution of the war,
but was deigned to promote an inquiry into the
meatuies of their internal adminiitration ; and
therefore, perhaps, it would be better to avoid
filch 4.1 i feu:lion while the ncgociations for peace
were depending. On thefe grounds he hoped his
Hon. Fr icnd would he ready to agree to a Awn

del iv.
litct:,voN entirely agreed with the Hon.
Mt-mhzr who fpoke 1. ii, about the propriety of
itn...in:t forward the Motion for the dilcuffion of
the li..nte. It was a fulijett undoubtedly of very
importance, and he had the flrongell
that it fleesld experience th.: molt ferious attention,
and ilionld I.e dit.enikil at a time when theie WAS
the P1'4114211 Of the full:ft attendance. He had
liimfe:f Liam titnn the t;ili.tnee <o;' a hundred rinks
to t.: prefent at the dilcitlion, bli. would not ob-
jca to the propofed delay. He could not help re-
riarking, however, in die ayggr::gate, that th ife
who gave ntaicc of Motion; fic.ocntly d:(1 not pay
fol:4,1-ot a: ..;ttion Pithy I lode in the mantle: in
tlie; mere delayed.
M I ; T.;• itt preif.:ikd himfelf unne it:a;nt-
ed wicit .lie pre.i;r: of the motion, but if it
was In 'cohort slit as reprefented, he did not fe
the min iay delaying the chiculßcon. The pre

fent was, in his appreh&ion, a moment even
more important than any before the war or during
its continuance, though to other Gentlnnen a
might appear in a different light. If the queftion,
then, was to be brought forward at all, he hoped
if it was not infixed upon now, it would be
brought forward at no remote period.
This converfation was likely to be Rill farther
protraeled, when Mr. M.A.Taylor fpake to order,
and reprefented that it was wholly irregular, there
being no queftion before the Houfe.
The SPEAKER accordingly interfered, and the
converfation dropped.
Sir FRANCIS BuaDETT profeffed that fo far from
having any with to delay the motion, he had been
molt anxious to proceed with it, and was now rea-
dy to proceed with it, if the Houfe difcovered any
&fire to enter now on the difcuffion. Having
yerterday received affurances that a number of his
friends who were defirsus of fupporting the mo-
tion were prevented from being prefent this day,
he had been prevailed upon, though with very
great reluaance, not to prefs the difctalion. He
confidered himfelf, however, as pledged to the
Houfe to bring the motion forward upon a future
occafion.
The Honourable Baronet a Ihort time after gave
notice that he (hould bring it forward immediately
after the recefs, and fhould for that purr:dot, 00
the firft day of their meeting, mat= an early day
for its difcuffion.
Mr. EinAsvon explained.
The Bill for regulating the Ballots of the Mi-
litia was brought in by the Secretary at War,
read a tint time, and ordered to be read a fecond
time to-morrow. The Bill was alto ordered to be
pnnted, and the Committee on it propofcd for
Monday.
The Bill for encouraging the Importation of
Naval Stores from different Ports of the Continent
was read a fecond time, and committed for to-
morrow.
The other Orders being difpofed of, the Houk
adjourned.

LONDON.