The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-28 00:00:00

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hear, frost the Opposition Benches.) The Honour
ember, after 11411111 further observation., sonde
log apologising for any warmth of expression into wide I
'lse might have been led In the heat of debate.
Mr. BERNAL next addrersed the Howie, and spoke
lat Same length is reply to the statements of Mr.
!Crolcer, contending that his lion. Friend (Mr. Hume)
had not stated on a former occasion that the sum of
47,000,0001. had been expended fir ship-building
alone, but for all the expenses of the Navy. It was a
Notorious feet, that not a single shilling bad ever yet
'been expended for the purposes specified in the several
items. In proof of this fact the Hon. Member re-
forted to some official papers, from which it appeared
that sums had been voted for building and repair's(' 1
dockyards, and other public works ; tome of which
bad not yet been carried into execution. He then
adverted to the expense incurred by the expedition to',
Algiers, when the salary of the Hon. Secretary of the
Admiralty was increased, observing that the Ha ;
Gentleman bad a good right to remember that period.
—(A langli.)—lt was a fart not to be disputed, that'
since the year IS 17, the expenses of the Navy amounted
to upwards of 10,000,000/.
~ Sir H. PARNELL then rose to offer some observa-
pons, hot was very indistinctly beard from the li:swoop
of voice in which the Hon. Baronet delivered himself
He said that it was improbable his Hon. Friend comy
have made so great an error as 11,000,0001. and he woe
farther borne out in the correctness of hie statements bg
what bad been contained in a pamphlet published tat
Ridgeway's last year.
Mr. RICA RDO said that he recollected the point in dis-
pute, and that it appeared to him the difference of
600,0001. was occasioned by the Honourable Member
for Aberdeen making the sum to be 5,900,0001. before the
deduction of stores, and the Secretary fur the Admiralty
making it after.
Mr. BROUGHAM said the question was of too
mach importance to suffer it to pass without making a
few observations. He boldly asserted that the accu-
racy of his Hon. Friend on main points stood unim
peached, and he was the more fully convinced of it
from his attention to the discussion of that night. As
he was absent on the night on which his lion. Friend
ino6ed for the production of the accounts of the Navy
Estimates, fie confided in the general accuracy and ex-
perience of his Hun. Friend ; but hr need not rely on
these alone---the statement of the II m. Secretary
.:ill farther convinced him. He had said th it his
Mountable Member made an error of I I ,000,0801.
A Non may make an error of 3 or 400,0001., but is
wait impossible, however complicated the account.
might be, which was admitted, that so great an error
could have been made. The lion. Secretary admitted
the sincerity of his Hun. Friend—intended, perhaps. as
&slender compliment, but in that case important, be-
came, if he ad.-lifted it, it was Impossible 01111
be could have thought him capable of making a.,
great an error. He held in his hand a document, in
which was expressly stated that the am inn, of ship
building, wear and tear, ordinary repairs, stores, /cc.
amounted to 17,760,0001. which was a strong proof
of the accuracy of his Honourable Friend's statement.
It was also clear, from that document, that hr in-
cluded the expenses fur seven years, because that (lo-
w/tent contained an account of them from ISIZi,
thwirgh the Hoe. Secretary said he only took the ex•
ponies for four gears. He was further horse lint in

of his opera oa Friday night--(Order, order.)—
Well, as be could not use that expression, he would
say, In a certain document—a certain portion of re-
ceet•bistory. In that historical' relation there ap-
peared a statement very like a speech in Parliament,
and though perhaps, pot Strictly legal, he would say,
very like the speech of the Member for Aberdeen;
and in that statement there was an account of
the wear and tear from 1813 upwards, and that was
found in th it portion of Parliamentary history I
which was all on one side. That put a seal
upon his Honourable Friend lo accuracy. lie would
ever protest against such arguments being used
against his Honourable Friend, who was wearing
himself in the arduous labours and !nuttily, iota de-
tails he had taken nitwit himself. But let not Hon.
Gentlemen imagine they would gain by his wear and
tear—he hoped on his return from circuits to see him
in his place in the same vigour and spirits, extorting
applause from every side of the House. Some Hon.
Gentlemen were congratulating themselves, and taking
joy when they met, at the imaginary defeat of his
Hon. Friend oa Friday night. " Olt," they were say-
ing, " there is an end to bim." Those faint halcyon
days will again return, when any. Hon. Member who
moved for Army or Navy E,timates would be coughed'
down, when there were cries against him of Bona-
partist, jacohin, leveller, an,l of raising a fafirie of
Revolution on the basis of Religion; but be was c•tn-
vineed his Honourable Ftiend would still keep the
confidence he bait acquired by his exertions, and would
do more good for the country than be had already
done, great that thnngh that goon was.
The Marquess of LONDONDERRY said the lion.
and Learned Gentleman must have thought his Hon.
Friend in a dreadful situation, when be had d the
explosion of all his gunpowder for his defence. The very
necessity of such a defence showed there was something
wrong The camp seemed to have been greatly alarmed,
and from the Honourable and Learned lienOrman's
speech it appeared they had prepared for a general
action. The Noble Marquess concluded by saying, that
if the Hon. Member for Abenleen's calculations were
correct, his arguments tuustle wrung.
Mr. SMITH made a few obaervations in support of the
Honourable ,Member for Aberdeen's great exertions and

accuracy.
51r. Hums and Mr. CROIMIL explained.
The House then divided—For Mr. Hume's Amend-
ment, 78—Against it, 129—Majority ag tinst the Amend-
ment, 51.—The House adjourned at hall-past 12.

On Monday morning. between the boors of six and
seven, the rout of the thatched Cottage, near Fulham;
(late the residence of the Hon. Mr. Stanhope,) was dis-
covered to be,on fire by sows gardeners in au adjoining
Geld, and in less than two boors the whole of the pre-
wises were desire) ed. Owing to the active exertions
of the neighbours, a great part of the property was
saved, and, among other mutters, a pertion of the libra-
ry and furniture of Mr. Alarie Watts, who is said to
have taken a long lease of the house a few days before
the evident occurre4. Many valuables, the property
of Mrs. Stanhope, and books belonging to Mr. W..
were consume L The lire is supposed to I. tee origi-
nated in the thatch, eircn.nstance which will, it is
hoped, operate as a warning to those who occupy shill.
lac ornamental resideuces.