The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-30 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORo4.—Fatiort. ii•acs 20.

Vt. STEART Woanat. testa LOINTER. SSE INIRYTY.
brought tip three local Bills from tho Coma... which
were read a first titer.
f. Ord KEN VON inevirti. that the raissittee silt*
on Church Briefs be allowed to report from time to altar.
—Ordered.
STATIONERY IN IREISAND

The Earl of DMINLF.Y iagnited whs" the pro.
co, spit investigation had takes place into the abases said
to have °centred in the tussle of *applying stationery in
Ireland, and whet had been its result ? Had these abuses
been proved. sad if proved, ►ad MUSLIM been taken be
trerent their recurrence?
The FAH of LI VER P 4 )0L said, that the investiri-
ti )n hail been undertaken as soon u possible. and
*retch suspended for slime on accident of the cheap
which had taken place in the Irish tievernment. had
been renewed. and brought to s close. He was happy
to say that on the question of abuse and rerraPtion, the
result of the investigation had been the complete at,
yiittal of the individual ag.iiost whom* the charge's had
been preferred. On the question. whether the prices at
hich stationery had been 'applied were or were not ex-
orbitant. In inquiry was not' cuing on under the direc-
tion of the Irish tioveromeut. It was now in its
last stare; and, *hen cnoelts.l.4l, he should have no
objection to lay the whole correspondence Wore the

The Earl of DARN LEY hoped that the invratigation
would end by the abolition of the patent, and that the
public offier* is Ireland would he served with stationery
by pnblic competition. and at fair prices.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL gam- notice that on Mon-
day. next be phonld 11~0 the woad reading of the
Doyle Divorce Bill.
LaRINI OP vne pattaALTY.
The Earl of DARN LEY liked to ask the Noble Vim
count opposite, whether he had been rightly reported.
when he was represented to have teltl that the diatom-
tion of two !Ards of the Admiralty would ion en-
creased expense to the public ; and if he had said se, on
what ground that opinion was founded ?
Viscount 3IELVILLE bad not only expressed that
opinion hot hail said that he could state farts which
worthd convince the Rouse of its being well founded.
A few months ago, he had gone himself. olds ether
Members of the Ramat to some of the principal Dock-
yards, and had made inquiries which led theta to believe
hat greater ex proses were incurred Ibis were aocemary,
and that a considerable saving might be effected. It was
then dete.mined that two professional Members of the
Board should go down and carry the arrangement neces-
sary for that saving into effect. lint now that with the
exception of himself there remained only four Lords of
toe Admiralty, it was impossible to send dawn two pro-
fessional Lords fur the purpose which he bad mentioned,
as it was always necessary that there should he two in
tows. Ti. proposed inquiry must therefore be post-
posed, as well as the saving which it was expected to
produce, and which would have amounted to 10.0001.
Others less considerable might also have been effected
which nerd be suspended for the p t. If any acci-
dent or illness happened to one of the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, reduced as their number now was, the public
business mast lot much delayed, and the delay of a
very few days never foiled to create much additional ex-
pense. With respect to the nature of the Members of
the Board, it was a fact that from their professional ha-
bits., officers were less competent to the discharge of its
general %fusions than landsiren. To have a Majo-
rity of professional wen on the Board would there-
fore produce inconvenience to the public service.—
At the same time if two were not protest, whose opi-
nion might he obtained, much delay would inevitably
Want.
The Easl of LIVERPOOL was essayistP.! that the
:nuts: two Lords of the Admiralty weal.' not prove
as to the public service. With respect to the
other point, there was not a single nautical man who
was sot of "Woo, that if the Board was to monist of
only five members the majority ought not to be compos-
ed of sea officers.
Lord HOLLAND contended that the declaratiou of
the Noble Earl lost much of itt force, as be had berm in
the habit, year after year, of saying that the ti meat
of the country could not be carried on if the Lords of
the Admiralty were reduced.—(" No, nu," from the
Earl of Liverpool.)—He would allow the Noble Earl.
like the great Roman Orator, to groan over his reduced
lords, Grinds: pop fi Romani, a:C. but neither his lames,
tations our hiselegies would revive them.
The Earl of HARROW BY maintained that his Noble
Friend bad been nii.represented. lie hail never said that
the G meat of the country could not he carried on
without those two Lords oldie Admiralty. but that their
reduction would cause much inconvenience to thepublic
service i as opinion which, be hail no doubt, would in
time also become that of the country. The business
would not be done so well, and the public would be put
to an additional expense.
Lord HOLLAND bail only meant to say that from the
conviction which the Nubia Earl opposite hail always
expressed of ale deep inconvenience which would result
from the reduction or two Lords of the Admiralty, there
was a general impression that if they were reduced, be
would not attempt to carry on the lioveromeat of the
country.
The. Earl of lAVERPOOL had never, In that House
or in any other place, expressed an opinion that if two
Lords of the Admiralty were reduced, the tfeeectoneist
of the country could not be ca Tied on. lie did not deal
in such assertions unless he saw his way very clearly.—
(A laugh.)
Lord ROLLAND was certain that the Noble Earl
only made those assertions when be saw his way very
clearly, and when he did nut melds way clearly. he took
care not to make them. _ _

The Earl of DARNLEY trusted that the Noble Vis-
count would hiiuself take tare that the saving.which be
had naeotioned shoed., not hr Wet to the puhlir.
Viscount SIELViI.I.F: had other ditties to attend In-
sides tits redactions is the llork-yards, •a.l they would
prevent his leaving town. Even if hr shoaltlgo,-hr most
take down a professional snesuber with hint. and then the
Hoard in town would remain wish less than two, who
were absol n tely sec's's' y.
The bill was then read a seennei Bose, and the stand-
ing (inlets hairiest kern snspecoled on the motion of Vis-
cous 111cLvit.t.t, the Bill went through all its stases,
was passed, and ordered to he gent to the COUOUIBI.-.-
AdiMiniell till Monday.