The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-24 00:00:00

fialLfSE OF.rCMIAION.II, •MAT

tin the rutttlori of Sir ROBERT PEELE,
to the Committee of Privileges, tit comider the propriety*
'requiring notice previously to the inttlidoctino of any prim*
Bill, tor the building or repair deny Chavehs CUPelt .1
by rates upon any parisb.nedtswitts
Sir W;• CURTIS moved the Order'of tire Oily for tak
into farther consideration the .Repon of tat Select Coon
lee urn the New Stock Market Bill.
!tfr.'DE,NT opposed•the Bill, upon the ruled that it Wits -
wholly meecEsbary. He NIA complained stf -ascii irregula-
sametlitag like Walt nutategement on the part of
• Iho e who endiewoured to procure 1 derision m the Leramite
tee fivourable tnlhe Astint the Petitidoers Ggolos%
this Bill•wereill I:Waldron( the Plank of wand, Wills the
finveroor at head; and amongst the PetithilleM Iw fig-
', emir of this Bill, ant OW of theta stated that he ever tape-,
• rienced the least dificithy inettitainingadmitsion to the pre-
sent Stock fisehmaltest and the 11111. so far from being of see
to the public, was li.sely Mho of I hegresuem detriment.
Sit. W;CU wits denied Mitt there was any thing like un-
fair manageinent on the part of the friends of this" Bill ; and
with respect to the otecessity_of It, he thought it highly. re-
Allti'ite, There were 700,0N.0(131. of property in the puts.
he funds, continually changing hands through the medium of
• bookers; all the basinesi was done In 1 private room, to
wlikh the public had as admission ; and i.e thought the par-
ties interested in this property ought to have a fair opportu-
nit/ of seelog howltwirsdaposed of.
„.•llTr. JACOB, V,A. PbELE, Mr. GRENrELL, and
. 111 r. P. MOORE; posediMe 11111.
.. Sir W. Al I LNE supposged it.
Al division tools plowevaud the Rill was lost by a majo-
111 At Ait3. •
V• t ts • hfR.'IIUNT: •
Mr. chtlelitAFT situ , 41.1)er:trance of a- no-
ice 100 bail .giree upon Wforeier diiy, relative to
llrAftitir,*. &Member of that. lamer, and lately
'lt4aiiiirdr of the Ordnance. But before he should
proceed apon the object of his notice, he felt. it
necessary to acquaint the House that he hail re.
guived,..Within these few days, a letter, dated
Lisbon, the letlt of April, subscribed with th‘
signature of Mnl limit, purporting to come front
him, and immediately relating to the subject of
.the elution hp muerte bringfyrward. It was his
' wish to submit this letter to the lipase; but as lie
• could not.lihnilelt touch for its euthenticity, he
wished to submit it first lathe inspection of Wale
timitlemen -who-waft scquaintal with Mr.. [lust':
beasl.writins.* Since he came into the House, he
lad shorn it to a lkleeiber of the Booed Otd.
sauce, 'wbsi ikednilitt it to be Mi. Hunt's bind.
writing:,47 r-... •
. The SPBAKERdisggested, that tbo.more rogn.
lot way of prnea.rlitit would be to mutts the rcad.
itt or the OfAer
this
this J'eurnals
• Hunt's atteridielide day, and in tise of his;
uon.ittendieed, Ibis to lay the letter before the
Poise, tOrreest-certified as theitaed.writing of
Mr. Hunt.
.Titis-wis icdterdingly done, Mr.- 'Long-having
declared handArtritio* ,be-. that .Pir.
.
• (The letter was tfori)elirehrd In, and Mto/a the
It WaS dated-Liebe:6;A ERRS; Sal stated liktaltruice,liiiii
lilt% limit had there seem .tike Report.orthe
shiners of Military Ina y, in which he was charged with.*
'ffelalcation-to Ote.pablig;•enteuMing 8V6510 199. a IN*
fir he) ond any thing In Which he could be indebted. That
the Cmilminimmrs, is their seat to make a speedy Report,
hail cone to the Resolution respecting his debt, without such
evidence or dricuments'before them as were necessary' tow
correct statesnesit, and can he was made debtor in upteirds
of ao,nool. more than the accounts might have warranted(
that Mr. stunt never entertained any deliberate intention of
defraudiim the public, as was Obvious from Living left he-
hind him tn, the sitfice above 7,90(11. and' his having paid into
the Bank of England 10001. the week previous to his de-
parture; that he was sorry for having preMaturely with-
die% n himself front his situation ; •but he was iattuccd to do ,
so from the effects producedint his feelings by the prejudicial
reports which had gone forth against hire that his presence
would be necessary, in order ,to enable the Commissionersto
come to an accurate emulation in resneet to Isis accouats;
that a Resolution in the Report itself shrived the necessity
of deias, because the Commissioners tht.usetves whited to
have time to estiasine the mode of keeping the siccouots is the
• office, The letter concluded by thagkiag, Mr. Calcraft for
the very Moderate initialer in which he had brought ferward
the business, and entreating banjo wave 4is motion furs short
time, Mr. Hunt promblng to attend in his place as soon as
possible.")
Mr. CALCRAFT again rose.and said, the let.
ter being now before the House, be wanted to
know whether it was their sense that hd should
any longer postpone his elution. Having received
answer, he concluded. that it was the sense pf
the House he should proceed, notwithstanding the
. letter, and this concurred with his own senti.
ments ; fur in any event Mr. Hunt had violated
the Act of Parliament passed in 1806, of which
he could not be ignorant. Ile had the honour
of a conversation setae days since with an Roe.
Member, a friend of Mr. Hunt, who requested
him to posipoue his motion, as Mr. Hunt would
' return by the middle ..of June. To this, how.
ever, that Gentlemas ,would nut pledge himself,
. said there was, therefore, no surety fur Mr.
Hunt's attendance. Mr. Calcraft concinded by
*loving,
• 1 " That Joseph Wain, rqi. tat Treasurer of the Ordiatiqs
• Arid Wren guilty of a,violatina of the Act of the 46th of hie Vine
jesty, fur regulating the office Of Treasurer of the Ordeldlllie
' cud 'orembezzling or tniii‘iplying certain Was ot vela
•• • moitel. whilst be beldihet - '
• Alio, a Resolutioo,, • : '
• ," That for the said offence Joseph Hunt, Esq. bee:pelted
that livmse." •
Both' which' motion'
(((tos. nemine
contradiceele. °' • • - .
REPORT OP COMMIT E* Off. PRIVILEGES..
GIDDY appeared at. the Aar with the
"Kelm t of the Committee of Precedent:,
•
" On the question .that it be brought up,
••• Sir TtIQIIAS TUR:rON.objected-to ft wising.
. tht-Report, en.•tht trunk! tette Cu
Aims the right of deciding upon their privileges, to
di•CUMmittee of- the House. He wad always a.
saint the proceeding, and conjured the House

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