Star.
London, England, 1816-02-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Accounts of the num'vr of quarters ma k Into Barley last
year, and also Returns of the lisetry nsad.• into Malt in the la,:
25 years, were presented by Mr. WIN CRAWL, a id order..l to he
cn the table.

On the motion of Mr. WROrITSI.EY,.a .Report, matlein
1707. respecting Poor Rites and Charitable Donations, or-
den:d to be p i cited.
beer Petitions were pretehted by the .Sher:ffi of I.onaon.
The first prayed tor thor in dificatioa of the O. y Tithes Lawc ;
the second called for the Abolitio.so of hfooek Auctions; and the
third, fir the repeal of the'insolorent Debtors' Act.—stead, and
ordered to Ile on the table.
Mr.•LOCKHAIa gave notice, that on the firs; tuthday in
March be w0..t.1.1 move fur lea.reto bting In a Rill to amend the
Insolvent Delxurs! Act. • • _
The Naval Cuuris•Martial was -read a. third time Mil
passed.
On the motion of ' Mr. Ur 171.V1101, a new writ eons d
dered for the Borough of Stafford, in the room of Earl Cower,
who had vacated his seat, by ecung acd voting to that douse
without having taken the oaths required by kw.
Mr. DAVIS presented a Petition from Bristol, prayiug that
leave might be given to bring in a WI to es:midst& a Court for
the recovery oafs:nail debts above 40.. and ui:oltr Xi S. The
tition was ordered to be referred in a Comonittet..
A Petition was presented from the ll.irosgh of li.iinhorgh,
prayirg that the Malta on nririts might be equalised. Ordered
to lie on the table.

.A Petition was presented from certain farmers in MU Lo-
thian, praying rebel fur the Agricultural ioeereut.• Ordered to
Ile on the taL•l:.

On ttw motion of Mr. GORDON, Paper% Mallen to the OM-
ees of the new •Itsry Cowl', and thy coot: nfElldlCCltter in Seat-
laud, were otdcred us be laid Before the

Mr. BENNE I F begged to ask she Honourable Gentleman
opposite if any thing bad Sera done to imerove the sitsiatboi of
ti.r Lascars brought over to this country in the semi& of the
PAW India C.oneany ?
Mr. WALLACE, in reply, mid their cue had not beeo lost
sight of, but he was tan prepared to say what steps the Litt ludhi
Company had determined on for their relief.
Mr. hENNEIT Ifitped.the East India Company would not
sullertliese their set vai.ts to cot tinue much longer in their pre-
sent *retched and miserable situation.

MONIES MECEIVLD vuoxt
Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH, in consequence of
what had fallen from the Noble Lord opposite an a
former evening, with respect to the sums paid by the
French Government for the support of our army in
France, considered It to be his duty to take an early
opportunity of bringing the subject before the House.
Out of this circumr.ance, h appeared to him, a con-
, stitutional question arose of the highest Magnitude.
He would now name the day on which lie would
make his motion: it it were or that he fat istreruely
desirous to wait in the first instance to see if any
thing wool,: be done by. Ministers to make a debate
on chit Subject unnecessary. The question Was not
as to the mere application of the money t no expla-
nation on this point would, in his opinion, Make the
motion tuurecessary, as it appeared to hind the sums
421,4110:j by. the French Government for the pay of
the-army, and those which we were to receive as in-
4ernnities,..ought to lie bffittsht forward with the
other resources of the country for the current year;
and governed by the same ruled as all other sums
placed at the disposal of Ministers: With this im-
pression en his mind, he stictild betray his duty to
the country if he were lo siittei that to which i.e had
adverted to pass over in silence.—(Cries of Order.)
The SPEAKER here reminded.the Hon. Membei
that he must for thepresent conrine himself to giving
a notice.
Sir J. MACKINTOSH then gave Orifice that he
would bring forward a motion on the iiibject, bat
did no name the day.
. Lord MILTON retied for Returns of the Li-
pase, Number, and Amount .1 the Peace Establish-
ments, Military and.Naial, kept up iii the tears 1714,
17SO, 1t4.9. end 17d1.
LordsCASTLEAEAGH did not know that re-
tu!ni of
.all the dates meaticined could be found, but
the best information ihit could be, obtained on the
subject shonld fortheoming.
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mg motion was agreed, to, as stirs one for ac-
GOillta cf the exiles* of the 'Octal Peat Establish.*
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Meats from tile sheaf, of tiir•ibt down to tag.
Aniericaa Wir.
• . IMPROIOIIWTS fit PALL-MALL. .. . ~„. ' :
Mr. BARING moved for accounts of thermals of
money expended; and to be expeedial, in the ans-
provements opposite Carlton tiouseb in, Pali-use%
Mr. HUSIEISSOK was id ~01 the opportunity
which this Itiotion afforded liiin .of stating, what
Might remove some of,the misrepresentations which
had got abroad; respecting thaimprovements referred
to. A return of the masa expended could not be
obtained from any politic &pertinent,. because no
pdblie department had any thing to do with it. Bo;
he understood it had been supposed, that some capri.
cious alteritiOns h;d been made. is the plan. He
could assure the Honourable Oentleman thjt charge
againtt those en:rusted with the superintendence of
the improvenlents tint unfoended.. They had con.
formed strictly to the course prescribed to them by
the Act. They were re:ly empowered to *Move the
buildingi and let the ground. This they had dent I
and he had the satisfaction to state, the ground had
been taken at a rent exactly conformable to the esti.
Itiale which had been given in by the Arthitect.—
It' the parts ,taking the ground had altered their
plan, and pulled down part of their buildings to
'tett others, more imbed to thefr:penionelatecetbmo.
dation, the Commierinnets had, en right it:rams-0s
them in this, to they did not,gcf against the general.
plan laid dowry In less than a month IN Mould
bring forward the triennial ateortios of the land we.
nee of the Crown Evates. His predecessor, curet '
years ago, had, on bringing his report, not confined
hiniscif to the returnarequired by the Act of Parties.
ment, and he (Mr. Huskisson) intended tolotlove
his example, , and to comprehend other sualects on
which information might be desirable. .
. Mr. BARING, after what lie hid heard from the
Right Honourable Gentleman', wished to withdraw
his motion. He was glad to find the infoimation
he.wanted would be given in some way, as he was
toicarn that the altetations mentioned were merely
those of individuals, and not of the Commissioneis
appointed under the New Street Act..
Mr. TIERNEY wished to know, when the returns
*ere made of the produce of the landed estates of
the Crown, if accounts would be given of what had
become of the money ? .
Mr. HUSKISSON.said, the department to which
he belonged, though it might not give the accounts
which the Right Hon. Gentlenian meant to call tor,
would give the follcst information with respect to the
revenue of the Crown Lands.
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Mr. TIEnNEY said If ad information were given,
he should Drina for Ward a,motion on the subject.
LATE TRANSACTIOO3 1N BPAIO.
Mr. BROULIHAM rose, pursuant to the notice
he had givea; to offer to the attention of the House a
subject which he held it bound to take into its most
serious cooSidiration, by every principle of honedri
justice, and strict political prudence—he meant that
,political pradence, which, tak.ng an enlarged view
of our best interests, was alone worthy to govern the
, cohdtict'of a great nation. He Was sure, that in
opening this question he should be spared die dim:-
greeable necessity of calling on the House to hollow
him through any great length of detail, ai that which
'he had to mention was too notorious, and had already
operated ton strongly on their feelings, to demand
that he should press it much on them now. It would
ba necessary that he should endeavour, before he ern.
needed further, to correct some misrepresentation's
which had gone abrold, and which had had tome
effect on the-minds of those *healhe most respected,
at he had learnt front a conversation which had takers
place the preceding evening in-that House, to which
an Honourable Friend of his who sat near him, had
'been a atty. lie was anxious. to do this, that the
principles on which he had taken up the questiod
should not be misunderstood. However moth the
attention of Europe might be attracted to the Orient
earthed situation of this country, which era them
Might be an object of admiration, of eat, and alarM.
To Whatever circnrnstances they might ascribe 'its
t power, he held the adtantage we now.en.
1d to be Mote, Much more, owing, to our land
:awing been made the rallying point of all good
present
principles. to which all good men, Suffering in a
cl came, were lcd to ffy fot relief—to its having
made a plaie of refuge to whith all Who
wire oppressed might look fur assistance, and not
look in vain. To these thingt he ascribed our pre.
vent greatness, more than to any thing else which hit
Imagination or niersuiry could suggest. Tut tight
*me might ascribe it to the diplottwit trdents of
the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Castlereigh), and
others telt* it to the more uktirestionable merits of
our anis; and navy, yet he; though not denying, and
Gun knows, not undervaluing their services, (having
been the very &St, to ptepOse that the thanks of. Par-
liipnent shonid acknowledge th?m), Was disposed to
trace to slitl higher sources our present adiantageous
situation— to our free Constitution, to our free Par;,
Bement, and to our free Press. It was from the. pos.
sessidn of these wheat .get that the truth Could al.
oiyaai l disseminated in this tOunty. Our free P.r si
conveyed it to sin inquiring; aiii consequently to an
enlightened people, and our frte Parliament (free at
ibast in its &Sem:ions), "co-operated in the ume la-
haul.. it was fruits these great adtattages that he
believed our high situation tb be, delved. That si.
ttia:ion; however! it ought to be borne in mind,
Might he plated m jeopardy,
.by precipitate and ill.
timed interference with the affairs of other nations—
and it would be no lest In danger, if we universally
abstained trorn interterente, where this was demanded
of us on principles of gratitude, justice, and cher.
But the most scandalous way in Which our exalted
situation might be lost,' was by a wayward and cite
pricious exacts, of our interfekence
,for using it at •
one time in behalf of a farad,' with whom we were
not necessarily connected:. aid by refisslug it at moo.
they to those who had been' OMNI!), united With us.
* establish * that eery power, the abase of which
eilbjected them to oppreuleti: U there teas eau

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