Star.
London, England, 1803-05-06 00:00:00

be received to•moi row.

ACCOUNT/.

General GASCOTNe moved, that there be laid before the
Houle an Account of the quantity of Coffee fold for Home
Confumption for keen years previous to the year 1 yos, and the
grofs Duties thereof for the fame period ; silo an Account of
the number of Profecutions for Felonies and Frauds in the Coast
of Exchequer, for the fame length of time, previous to the sth
of January t 793: with an Account of the Expesaces incurred
thereby.
Mr. VANIII obferved, that u to the Account of Im-
ports and Exports, It might be eafily got, but with refport to
the Profecutions, and the relative Accounts of Bounces,
though he had no oblation to giving them, yet bs thought
there would be coolldmaide ddliculty and delay in procuring
the informed= oeceffary for making out fuck accounts. He
would therefore wits the Hoc. Gentleman either to poßpooe
his motion, or !tate kale makoable grounds why he wilhed
tide accounts to be produced.
Mr. Rosa laid, he did not think filch aa .account could be
made up.
Mr. W. DUNDAS raid, be thought fume rearm Should be
given before the accounts were granted.
General GASCOY Ns raid, be hid not thought it neeeffary to
Rate the grounds, but as he was aced fo to do, he did it on the
behalf of the Merchants, who 'Maud to have as full a knowledge
of this as pollible, before the Confolidation Bill came forward.
It was for the Weft India Interell to general, that he made the
motion, and be was willing to alter it to any Rape that the
Hook might think 7:
Mr. DUNDAa pod hinged raddled with the Hon. Ge-
neral's rufous.

Mr. VA 141111 esplained
Dr. LAWRINCL found fault with the mode of reprehenfion
conveyed, in aging for reafons for a motion at a time when a
great mature was gang forward, and casteoded, that it was
ttrldUy Parliamentary for any Member to move for Papers,
wklioutfitving reafona _ _ _ __ _

The
having sited fora reafon; and the moment he heard k given.
having wealth:at and pro/11W Minh* farislied with the ow-
tiee,—The motion war then pat and agreed to.

MAYOR O► GRIATOLIDISIT.

The Order of the Day being read for calling
John Simplon, Efq. Mayor of Great Grimiby, to
the Bar, in order to his being reprimanded, and
difcharged,
Mr. Ross objeCted to it ; he Paid he was fore
that the Hon. Member who made this motion on
a former day, was only aauated by motives of
companion. It was true that Mr. Simplon appear-
ed to be an ignorant and uneducated man, and
totally unacquainted with the Rules and Orders of
that Houk, but there were Come eircumflances
conneaed with his cafe which deferred the atten-
tion of the Houfe. This man was not only attended
by the Deputy Recorder of the Borough, but he
called in a Counfel upon the occalion, who advifed
him how to a 8; but he had chofen to ail upon his
own judgment, and in direa contradiaion to the
advice of his Counfel.—He not only admitted per.
lons to their freedom who were not entitled to it,
but (offered perfons to vote who were not qualified.
Under thefe circumnances he wifhed to alt how it
would appear upon the Journals that a man who
had been guilty of loch conduCt, Ihould dcape
with a flight punifhment of three or four days con-
finement in the cullotly of the Serjeaut at Arms,
where he had lived much better than he would
probably have done at home, and probably not at
'his own expence ? He would therefore go backs if
he was now difcharged, with only this flight pu.
ointment, and his cafe fo far from being an exam-
ple to deter, would rather be an encouragement
to other Returning Officers to as in the fame man-
ner. S;nce the Revolution another cafe had occur-
red with regard to this very town of Great Griml
by : in that cafe the Magiarates bad been guilty
of very great offences, though not fo great as that
imputed to the prefent Mayor ; but in that cafe the
Houfe ordered the Attorney General to profieute
the offenders. Under all the circumnances of the
prefent cafe, he was therefore of opinion that the
flight paniflament which this man had undergone,
was by no means adequate to the offence he had
committed.

Mr. Ilt.aceava yr, join. raid, he had been inform-
ed that the allegations of Mr. Simplon in Ma peti-
tion, were not Madly true ; he underßood that he
Was by no means io poor a 034 A as had la.:eu fere'