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Government as dangerous, at large, was instantly
committed. The suspension did not justify that
no, it was usurpation and not law. If Government
confined every person they chose, and Parliament
were to confirm it, they would extinguish every prin-
ciple of liberty. According to the statement which
Mr. Mason had made, the gaol in which he was coa-
-1 fined was ill aired and incommodious. and the water.

pumps had been incapable of working for five years,
occasioning a smell altogether intolerable. It wan on
the statement of Mr. Mason, that be had brought
fm-ward his motion on the regulation of Irish gaols,
and all the consequent amendment was owing to his
statement. From the general conduct of Mr. Ma-
son, he was induced to assert that there seemed not
a consciousness of guilt in any thing which he had
' done or asserted for his confinement.

The motion was then put and agreei to nett. cert. (
"and the Address ordered to be prepared and presented
accordingly.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
The Peers intimated by message, that they rev' '
red front the House the First and Second Reports t.:
the Committee appointed to make inquiry concerning
the Bogs of Ireland.—The copies were accordingly
ordered to be delivered,
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.

Mr. BANKS produced th;"third Report of the
Committee on Public Expenditure, which was ordere
to lie on the table. The Honourable Gentleman took
occasion to observe, that there were seve.al
tions of considerable emolument to the Public prop,:.
god in that Report, which he hoped the Hon. Gentle-
elan (Mr. Perceval) would attend to. ' He did not
mean to assert that all the curtailments and saving;
of national expenditure necessary to the counlry wer,-
here proposed. It was only a totrxdation on which
a better regulation might be constructed, for s.tving
in military and naval expenditure. He felt conscious
that his Hon. Friend (Mr. Percevil) would end, oa
the examination of that Report, much of that embar-
rassment removed which attached itself to adminis-
tering in that branch pt government. He hoped that
the views contained in the Report would be carried
into execution ; he therefore moved, that the Report
should be printed, which was agreed to.
EAST INDIA MISSIONARIES.
Mr. PRENPERGAST, pursuant to his motion
relating to the Indian Missionaries, called the atten-
tion of the House to the subject. •He observed that
none, he believed,- existed in the House, who were not
friends to the spirit of the Christian Religion being
disseminated over whatever part of the world was its
the possession of Britain, He particularly requested
the attention of the House, and mostly that of the
Honourable Member for Yorkshire (Mr. Wilberforce)
to a paragraph in a newspaper, so very exceptionable,
that he wished it to be explained to bun. He saw the
Honourable member for Yerkshire.betcre him,ready
to answer what he had alledged, and he felt assured,
that, without some sufficient, but concealed reason,
he would not have lent his great name to the aid of
such a paragraph. He would not press the motion
farther, but wait an answerfrom the Hon. Gentleman.

Mr. GRANT replied, that there had been a so-
ciety established for the promulgation of thiChristian
Religion in Africa and the Indies, the report of that
society was utterly unknown to his Hon. Friend Mr.
Wilberforce and himself, until it was read in a general
meeting. He and his friend were removed to a dis-
tance, and heard not distinctly every word, and what
had been objected to created no alarm at all, they
never once thought of it._ The whole was to alto.,
money tor fit and proper persons to translate the Scrip.
tures isto the native tongues where the MiSsionanes
had ..spreiad themselves. rile Committee proposed
that resolution unto the s 'cietyi and it was Apra
without fear of any consequences ; ho wished to have
it known that he distinctly stated for his Honourable
Friend (Mr. Wilberforce) and himself, that they
never knew of such a proposal until that It WAS made;
they soon found, however, that the Government had
established regulations which the proposal of theCian.
mittee was not agreeable to, "and that no such thing
could be done uoless they had the conciarence of Go-
vernment ; and that it might excite commotion ucre
it persevered in. He had never binsscif considered
that an 7 commotion would be excited by it. His
whole atm was to have the Gospel disseminated over
the world ; and he deemed it the duty of Governmait
to press such a salutary measure forward.
Mr. PRENDERGAST declared himielf satisfied
with the explanation, and dropped his motion. Ac-
cordingly he was interrupted by the SPEAKER from
farther observation, which he seemed inclined to make.
MILITARY PUNISHMENTS.
Sir FRANCIS BURDLTT said, during a late
discussion on ttie subject of Military Punishments, it
had been asserted, that the clause in the Mutiny Act.
giving an option to Courts Martial to punish, if they
thought fit, by imprisonment, had not produced that
-amelioration in the situation of the soldier, which se•
veral Honourable Gentlemen contended it hadeffected.
In support of this statement, a ease had recently come
to his knowledge, in which a soldier of the name of
Evan:, belonging to the Royals,' had, for a very tri•
fling offence, been sentenced to reeeive.a.flogginv the
Court-Martial.not having heels pleased to commute
the punishment. The unfortunate man, sooner than
suffer this cruel, unmanly, and ignotpinious punish-
ment. had cut his throat. A surgeon was, however,
.sent for, the wound was sewed up, and the unhappy
soldier was then lying in the hospital with every hope
.of recovery ; which, he supposed, would be toilowed
with additional punishment for the attempt he had
made on his life. This circumstance occurred in
Isle of Wight—and he should feel it his duty early in
the next Session, to submit to the House a Enotiorh
ca
the subject.
IRISH MINISTRY.
Sir JOHN PARNELL inquired of the Hon.
Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) who
ther on the accession of Mr. W. Pole to the Chancel-
lorship of the Exchequer of Ireland, the commuai-
cations made to the Board of Irish Revenue, when
by them reissued, would be signe I with the name cf
Secretary of the Irish Treasury, or Chancellor of the
Exchequer ; under whote name would the control
of the revenue be made ?
. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE
.Whatever *Mr. Pole did as Secretary, would as o.ci
be signed, and whatever he performed as Chancel.
would be avowed under that name. He could rat
see any difficulty in the fulfilment of those offices is
one person, fik they approached close to each ether
is more than resemblance.
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