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mons would .be called upon to start a new one. He rejoiced
that this was not intended. With respect to his own course., till
the day of trial, it was exed,and if the call of so humble an in-
dividual as himself could have any weight, he should invite
every Honourable Gentleman -to. follow his example, and keep
his mind in the same clear and .obiassed state---(Heer, hear).
Mr. WYNNE was disposed to take the san* view of the
Motion before the House, as the Right Hon. Gentleman who
bad just sat down. With respect to the course adopted in ano-
ther place, he now felt no objection to it. It was the clear
right of the Lords to originate a Bill of Divorce. The suitor
was not the King, but the Public, and the Bill had been brought
in, not on the ground of punishment, but for the security of the
Succession, and the honour of the country.
Mr. LEE KECK said,. that of all the speeches which he had
heard•, that of the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite (Mr.
Tierney) had given him most satisfaction. If ever there was a
time when the House should stand clear in she eyes of the Pub-
lic, it was the present period. For himself, he should dismiss
all he had beard against the chaiacter of her Majesty. Nothing
but proofs, and most damning proofs ton, should direct his judg-
ment, and he should think it his duty to attend regularly in his
place, amito disregard all external clamoisr.
Lord•CASTLEREA Gil stated, that hr was not particularly
attached to the motion which he had made, and should be sorry
if the House shoUld appear to differ upon the subject.
After a few words between Lord Cssu.sexatro, Mr. Tire-
ray, and the SPEAKICK, his Lordship withdrew his motion, and
the original order was altogether discharged.

Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report of the Committee
of Supply.
.Mr.. HUME wished to avail himself of this last Vote of Sup-
ply for the year, to ask one or two questions. He should,
therefore, ask for some account of the distribution of the suns of
£19,300, granted last year for Civil Contingencies, and of two
others, one of X 962, and the other of £1,034, charged as ex-
penses arising out of the late disturbances in the Metropolis and
in the Northern parts of the Kingdom.
Mr. 11. CLI Sts
E. that the first sum had been voted last
year for Clerks and additional Police-officers, and that the two
others were taken on the Estimates for this year, and had been
sent down to sliffereut Magistrates in the country, as they were
required.
Mr. HUME had seen two sums, one of £.,00, and the other
of r:4;400, on account of the Ft enchltefugee Clergy, and of the
descendants of the French Protestants, who had come over in
consequence of the re iocation of the Edict of Nantes. Such a
continuation of their grants could certainly never have been in-
tended by our ancestors, when they determined to relieve the
fugitives.
_ _ _

Mr. ARBUTHNOT explained that a sum had been origi-
nally settled on the Clergy who bad attended the French families
that had settled in this, country in consequence of the revocatien
of the Edict of Nantes. It had since been continued to the
Clergy under the direction of the Archbiihop of Canterbury, and
he could not hold out any hope that it should be diminished. A
large grant of money had also been voted at the suite tune to
those familiei, and had been since continued, in part, to their
descendants till 1811, when the subject had come under the con.
sideratien of Parliament, and a Treasury Order had been made,
directing that no new person should he admitted to claim. Prom
that period, the annual amount had been much diminished by
deaths, and in a few years there would be no vote at all.
Mr. HUME had noticed an item of 415,108 paid on account
of Bills drawn by his Majesty's Governors 'abroad for the,
support of captured Negroes. He understood, that when such
negroes arrived in a British Island, instead of being immediately
apprenticed out the Governors kept them in gangs about their
own houses. if an earlier distribution was made of them, he
had no doubt that the sums paid for their support would be
greatly diminished. He should wish to know whether a similar
expendituie was likely to be incurred in future years, and whe-
ther there would be any objection to produce the Order of
Council which had been issued on the subject ?
Mr. GOULBURN said, that the duty of apprenticing and
distributing captured Negries did not devolve on the Governors
of Colonies, but on the Collectors of Customs. If abuses pre.
veiled, he was disposed to adopt every means calculated to re-
press them. The present sum had been raised so high by the
reduction of the Black Regiments in the West. Indies, and the
necessity of granting them land and pensions, or food to support
them, until they should have formed their settlements and esta-
blishments.,

Mr. HUME said, that the charge was for captured Negroes.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT replied, that during the war captored
Negroes were enlisted in the Black Regiments.
The Resolutions were agreed to, the House resumed, and
Bills were ordered to be brought in accordingly.
The other Orders being disposed of, the House adjourned at
One &Clock.

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