The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-06-21 00:00:00

Sir G 'omen HELL presented a Petifitta from trite
Irish Grand Canal Company, complaining of hard-
ships .1
imposed upon them by some harts of the
Dublin Water Works 13i11.—Ordered to lie on
the table.
NEW SECRETARY AT WAR.
Mr. ILUSKLiSON moved,. that a. Now NVrit be
'issued for the Election of a Member for the
'County of Stafford, in the, room of Lord Granville
Leveson Gower, who, since his Election, had ac-
cepted the Om of Secretary a tlilar.-0 rdercd.
VI NANCE.
Mr. VANSITTART sae, pursuapt to the
@stud practice, to move certain Resolutions re.
'petting the amount of tht 'National cat ; the
expenditure of the year, &c. &c. Theeeel to he
provided fur this year, he stated to be ne less than
82 millions, although he did not mean to s iy that
the supplies were not. equal to the charge. But
he found fault with the charge upon the War
Taxes, which was objectionable, as auticipating
our resources, and having a tendency to leave us
without the means of an extraordinary exertion in
case of any emergency. lie conclnded by moving
a Raolution, stating the amount of the actual
'debt, being upwards of 567 millions.
Mr. HUSK ISSON complimented the ioultistry
and accurary of Mr. Vansittart, and observed,
that an expectation had been held out to the coon.
try that the progress of taxation would be for a
time suspended, and under these cireems:ances it
was thought proper to have recourse to the war.'
taxes. He stated that in the last six years no
more than GO millions of capital had been added
to the national debt, which was a proof that at-
rangements had been made which wuuld prevent
an undue pressure being laid ou vosterity. He
was, however, disposed to agree in the Resolu-
tious, which he had Ito doubt contained an accu.
rate view of the state of our finances.

The several Resolutions were then put and car.
ried.
Lord Os•et.sirost postponed his motion for
the Printing of the Colonial. Offices Papers till
ueut Session.
Mr.Bstuctspresented a Report from the Cont.
mittce on the Improvements of Westminster.—
Ordered to lie ob the table.
Mr. llusetsson presented an Account of the
Charges on the Four and a Half per Cent. Duties
of the Leeward Islands, which, after a few words
from Mr. Creevey, were ordered to he !stinted.
Mr. Husslsson presented an Accohnt of the
INet Assessments of the Property Tax.—Ordered
to lie on the Table, and to be printed.
INDIA FINANCE.
M r. CREEVEY adverted to the India Account,
and lamented that it should be so imperfect; and
it was the more to be regretted, as the time drew
nigh when the House would be called upon to de.
cid'. whether the system of 1793 was to be conti-
nued. Ile expressed his hope that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer would make no agreement with
the Company for the renewal of their Charter, in
the present state of darkness ; wail he also hoped
the House would not he called upon to do any
thing precipitately. He then moved that the ac.
cuunt be printed.
Mr. DUNDAS agreed entirely with the Hon.
Gentleman, that Government aught not to gireany
pledge to the Company,
.nor call upon the House
to decide till it had got every possible information.
That the papers were not all arrived was no fault
of the Director,.

Sir J. ANSTRUTHER. confessed that the In.
dia Expenditure was at present somewhat above
their income ; but this was owing to the wars, a
circumstance which added every year to the debt
of this country.
The Account was ordered to be printed.
CANADA.
Me. P. MOORE gave notice of it motion for
next Session, respecting the state of Upper Cana-
da, which• he understood •to have bean for Same
time filled with discontentOswing to the miscon-
duct of the Governor.
Mr. PERCEVAL and 114 SPEAKER suggest-
ed tke propriety of not entering upon any state-
ment on the subject at present ; the former, be-
cause his Noble Friend (Castlereagh) who must be
best acquainted with the circumstance, was net
present ; •he latter, on the point of order.
Mr. MOORS said he would not have said any
thing on the subject had he not been furnished
with documents.
IRISH PRISON'S.
Mr. NIOORE nest, un the behilf of Mr. She.
ridan., who was absent, gave notice for next Ses-
sion of a motion respecting the conduct of the In-
spectors of Irish Prisons ; and also of a motion
concerning a breach of the Privileges of the House,
connected with the subject just mentioned.
Thu SPEAKER thought it irregular to talk of
a breach of privilege, and to leave the matter at
rest till next Session.
MR. ATKINS.
Mr. W. SMITH presented a petition from Bee.
cher Westripe Atkins, some time Barrack-master
in the Isle of Wight, praying relief. The pelt.
Lion stated, that the petitioner had before brought
his case before the House, upon affidavits, stating,
that he had been removed from his office for hav-
ing exposed certain abuses in the Barrack De.
partment. He had, however, got no relief, and
wig therefore induced to apply to the House again.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
Adjourned.

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FROM THE DUTCH PAPERS.
STRALSUND, Jong 5, 1899. ,
TO 011 MAJESTY TIMM NG or HOLLAND.
" SIRE! —I have already had the hlanour to iu.
form your Majesty, that the troops under my
command had made themselves masters of Stral-
sund. I have now to communicate to you the de-

" On the 231 I proceeded from Lunenbnrg,
and crossed the Elbe at Sulspreker, in order to
cover the Ilasise Towns, drive Schell from Meck-
lenburg, and gain possession of Domn►itz ; or
bring the garrison of t bat place between n►u and
Gen. Albignac. This General did take Dormant,
and afterwards-returned to Alberstad.

" It being probable that the enemy bad made
irnself master of .1003090 Poen& of powders