Star.
London, England, 1804-07-12 00:00:00

to the Foreign Troop Tediileum I% the Levi* fkgeo
Market Bill, sad requiting the Hoare to cceameskalstri
Lordthip a Copy add itcrwt of tie C464lCulliglatgi.
ragged being agreed so, the Mefreagets ewe mein
the Report was deltvacd totem. •
IRISH Siatamousara semi •
Mr. FOSTER brought op the Hal kr tension&
ing ionaeonade fpirim in Ireland, intendilfer
portation, and for regulating thaexportatios of (pities
not fo warehoufed. .
On the motion that the Bill he read a firlt time, "
Mr. FRANCIS (aid, the formal (intake before
the Houk entitles me to fay a few *owls ea a *Nett
conneded With the bufioefs of the day, and which 4 if
it &Eaves confederation, ought to be coefidestd now;
previeuily, I mean, to our going into ay efikarom
'of the affairs of Ireland. Tfie &Debt think I 'dal to
Atbmit to the Houk has lib perfond relation what.,
over to the Right Hoe. GeodensiO tor shoos Os
vestment of that Kingdom is comshillied.tholloßtit
has to the tharader wed fituation its which he api.
pears. Nothing can be farther frees my theogits
than to attach any blame. or to duo* out earn.
Bedlam on that Geer-km& If at the dmetbse '
a change was made in this branch of the Admilbi-
Oration, it could by any polfilklity hive depeeded vs
me to have appointed a fraeoeffor to theiffee waist"
he reprefents, his name, I think, would have heft no.
of the firti that would have occurred to Mc ,/ley
quettion is not founded in physic curiofity, nor will
he receive it, I hope, as any tnark of difnfitelk
him. Though I beliefs there are tow prafootin
this Houk betides ntyfelf who naturally wild d
know, which of the tiro Right' lion. Ckadentie is
the true Amphitryon in die drama i—But teine,.Sk.
is a parliamentary inquiry, material, as I tltink.lo
the regularity and kitty of oar peocemings.
Right Hon. Gentleman execute the office of Chile-
cellor of the Excheqiter of Irelaad. He laze below
us the official docureecos mess-Cary for owe nthlnie4
lion. and we have had tie best& and ileofnee
hearing many fpeeches from him full of °Said inftlibl-
;nation on the bufintfs of that department. SW
the Houfe has been enlightened by thofe fpesehes.,/
need not say. On ot.e particular point, I mem tit
balances fuppofed to remain in the bands of 41st
teams we heard a variety of contradiftory allertiesse
but the queltion by no means cleared or.to the feo
tisfadion of the Hoek.
My queltion is, by what title or atithotitysleci tee
Right Hon. Gentleman perform she foe ekes :of
Chancellor of the Etchequer of Ireland? Uha do*
not.hold the office, on what ground does he dais; or
expel parliamentary credit tto official fbatetnenes, otr
affertious made by him in that chamaer ? Thelloafe
doss not permit a written document of any kind, par=
ticularly to matters of account, to be laid .ea. the
tables Gracia it be P operly an official account, esSo
cially authenticate...l. Gentlemen may remsdiett
that. RAW time ayeo, an account of fitippies. wee
delivered from the Board of Admiralty. Sri *Ski
there appeared to be a confiderable miftake I. the
computation, and it was not figned. That acetone
was confequently withdrawn. aqd soother oedemata
in which the error eras corrected, and that timid am
count was ligned.---Why does the Houfe feverish*
()brave this caution, and adhere to thefe forms? Stria
I prefume, it is to inture the accuracy of Ai does►
meets laid before them ; and fecoOdly,thatif they be
erroneous, there may be fomebodfanfwerable for the
error, and liable to die carfare of the Houk. , The
cafe which is now in our view is new, sod as for as
I can find, without e:cample ; confequently the moo
toning upon it cannot be governed fintrecedent.
The queltion, whether the praflice Dow adopted he
parliamentary-or not, can only be determined by a
reference to the forms and principles of oar prio
ceedings in cafes fimilar, or equiva/ent, to tbp
prefent. Now, Sir, I contend, that official Rate-
meats made, or meafures propofed orally in this
Moore, in any department of Government. Peg*
to be authenticated by the proper officer. jai es
much as written documents, and welly feu tale
fame rear," namely, that in cafe of error we may
have Come perfon officially atrfweralale to Perliamene
for having milk& us. Whether the Right Hon,
Gentleman who lately held the office of Mancellor
of the Irith Exchequer holds it now or not. I do not
know ; but I do know with certainty, that the Right
I Hon. Gentleman on the other fide his not accepted
that place; becank if be had. Is mutt have vacated
his feat in this Houk. Now, Sir, allow me to kb-
' mit a poffible cafe to your confidervion, merely for
I the purpote of my argument, sad by no means to cow-
-1 vey or Wigwam any idea to his diradvantage. 1 hay'
no with that the mamtgerneet Of Irith affairs thould
be taken out of his bands, or to interrupt him in the
duties that belong to it. Suppofe the Right Hon.
Gentleman. or any Other in a &sitar fitnation, than
is, performing the funitions of an office of which an-
other is in potfellion, should be dikoveted to halt
wilfully or ignorantly misinformed the Hook hit me •
article of confequence, and led as thereby Into foto*
material error-ol ails, Sir, an whom would the ate
lure of the Hoofs attach, and what would be our.
remedy ? The repretentative of the Office might
fay. " lam only a private perfon. The informa-
tion I gave the Houk ought not to be coofidered as
official s and if I have milled you. I am very Corr,
tor it." If you turned to the principal, he would
naturally tell you that he had not untied you, be.
caufe, though he continued to hold the office' it was
in effea by a nominal tenure only ; and that he had
opt eaercifed the funftions of it. Here than there
might be a breach of duty committed, and nobody
to anfwer.for it. Whereas, when the proper officer
does the buliners of the office, you know where your
cenfure ought to attach; and, it the cafe of mikonehat
thould appear to require it, you might addicts the
Ring to remove the party offendog. The praitign
now purfucd does not lease you that remedy, or any
.then. Sir, I declare mob folemnly that I attach no
JithonourAble Infoicom to the p eery Irani-affirm. I
'slider it only as a dangerous rrecedent, inadver.
tently eliablahe I, and haute to be oda ly abated
hanker. There is tax oanfidatatiou Mina idle