Star.
London, England, 1817-05-02 00:00:00

FRANCE IMPORT.

Mr. DAVIES GILBE RT moved, that the Order
of the 1) ty for a Committee on the first Report of the
S• hcr Coni,iiittee on Finance should be read, for the
purpose of postponing it till to-morrow, which would
probably be the most convenient day for discussing it.
Mr. BROUGHAM wished that ►t should he post-
poned for a few days, as he knew Clete were several
Members anximis to take a part in the discussion
who cou:d not be present to.mortow.
Mr. D. GILBERT said, he only wished to fix the
mt►st convenient day.
Lord CAST LE It EA G 11 said that it was intended
to introduce Bills frainded on the Report of the Com-
mittee to regulate or abolish the various offices men•
tinned in it. It was highly desirable to have. these
Bills introduced as coon as possible, for it would not
be proper that Bills of such importance should reach
the other House at a late perio lof the Sessiln. As
the Report was to be disciisfed in a Committee of
the whole House, it might be commenced to-morrow
r.ti the understanding that thegeneral discussion would
not be closed to-morrow. .

Mr. BROUGHAM said, that the ground on which
he wished I,r the delay of a day or two did not seem
to he understood by the Noble Lord. If she matter
mally did press, let it come on to-.sight. I tuleed he
siw no reason why the House should not proceed to
it to-night. The question row was not, whether they
should proceed to the discussion this night ? but whe.
ther it should be fixed for a night witen hr knew it
would be highly inconvenient or impossible for se-
veral Members to attend ? The general principle, as
to the mischief produced by the appointment of the
Select Committee—as to the &snip which it had
thrown over the inquiries of the Hawse during the
whole Session—all that would come to be discusseJ
ill the Committee on the Report, and not on the Bills
founded on it.

Mr. 1). GILBERT said, that he was prevented
from btioging on the discussion this night, on account
of two notices, which were likely to occupy the whole
attention of the House (alluding to those of Mr. Pon.
sonby and Mr. Tierney.)
Mr. TIERNEY saw no reason why the House
should not now proceed to the discussion of the Re-
port —(Fleir, hear,from the Oppoti'l,n). He was very
attiilus that the motion should come on, and was
only sorry it had not come on sooner. All that the
Commrttee had done was known long ago ; and in
their Report they had stolen from other Reports,
without having the grace to acknowledge whence
they purloined —(4 ku74.)
Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW said, that his motion to-
night w Juld occupy the time of the House only for
a very tew minutes.
Mr. PONSON BY said, that he did not mean to
press the oration relative to the Welsh Judges, of
which he had given notice, as he had determined to
alter the nature of that motion.

T►ie order of the day was then read, and Mr. DA.
vies GILBERT moved that to-morrow be appointed
for the discussion.
Mr. BROUGHAM wished to know whether it
was resolved to persevere in refusing this, almost the
first request from his side of the Howe, to postpone
a discussion for two days—a refusal so contrary to
the general courtesy of the House ? It it were per-
sisted in, then those on his side of the House would
know• how to act.

Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that the Army
Estimates had been put eff from to-morrow till Mon-
day, and if the order book was looked at, it would
be found that every day in the next week was fully
occupied. It was not intended, in the discussion of
the Report to-morrow, to involve the general ques-
tion, or to call upon the House for any sweeping ap-
probation of the Report. It the Bills to be founded
on the Report were not soon brought in, it augmented
the chance that they could not be passed during this
Session.

Mr. lIERNEY said, that if the Noble Lord would
not agree to continue these offices for two days, sine-
cures were in a bad way indeed—(if laugh).
It was finally fixed, that the discussion on the Fi-
nance Report should take place on Monday, and that
the Army Estimates should be taken on Wednesday.