The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-13 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 12.

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but that had nothing to do, with the p ' • i-e-e-
-nnetp af th
qaestion. If the House pleased this over it e
woo.,
people ''''
be a vain attempt to persuede theof 4.
qonntry that the House paid the smallest naafi:
lai the publiein terests.
AIr.,PERCEVALedid not deny, that rho" h—au.,i
been a neglect of duty, but he th,,aelis the
sure proposed was rpther,in the ext:ro... ~ cean..
l. ) 001
was nut lutt to the ptiWie ; for the person h,, •
had absconded was himself boil to the atstiaillt.,,i
5.0001. of the whale s..m. At tae F. tile Buie i,':
.lid not mention Otis as a pelkatioe of the ite-,i ''':,
the ea al.
'that had occurred. lie spoke highly in e„,m,l"'„ee`
datiun of fee terraces of Mr. Crate e, 3,,ilthouthey had a strong t hien in the pre eat ;:,sta',lt
upon. the licioe. Ile th•felitled the lii,,t,e,„ ‘i
the remedy. ill the Bill leoposeii hi his ii:'
Friend, and thole:of. the I,: eveliti ill of m,,,-, Cut`l'
, sequence than the pen is!::aeni of alt Milivitilat"
l'ilr. BM-WA:kJ sell, that he did wit feel hid.
self bound to consider tipuil whuo
was to fall, but simply whether the censure i 0,4
was not just. He ridicilluil tee i'ea of a iliii.t
eotnpel every public officer to do his they. II:
admitted he should feel pain in the vote heo an
about to give, but no such consideration Was 13
deter him from his duty.
Mr. WHITBREAD cupid not conceive otet
could be the extraordinary weight of business,
that occupied a Board sitting but three time, I
week, so much as to prevent their attention ti,
minor ditties, as they had been railed. Did oil
Board took over the minutes of their proceedion
upon the last day of ineetine, on the iiettesticeted.
in; day ? Anothor point was, that there had bent
no Master-General of the Ordnance fora (nolo,
Could the Board coiniiiiie to do witheet oer
moat efficient officer ? lie denied that the irmool
censure was as severe as it hail been alleged; i
was contained in one word, censorable, for
the rest of the Resolutions relat. it simply towel
of fret. If the House, conlil overlook the me
now before them, it n oish'i be as will not to h' ,
alfegaLi-ns of this kind et all. lit submitted it
t...e orodestli of the !loose, if they could accede'.
the very qu dif.e.l eilistire proposed by die !tip.
Honourable (xentleitiau.
• lalr. G F.OII.GN JOHNSTONE contendel
that the. loss sustained coedit be only regarded
2,5001. front tacit suray. It __ would he vieois
ti.. matter too ligli!i•; to pass by this conduct',
the llo:..ril• altogether without censure; brit stOli
could not go the full lete;th of the Resolutions.
I Ile should move, instead of the Vote of Consort,
" rant, the Board of Oidoarme had hero guilty of sou •
lion of their duty in ne.,leeti;:g to take sechritses from J
Mot. Eq. a Member ut this House, as;o late Trei:9l3
the lewd of 01 Jnanre, cut:form:oly to the itatructiosi a.
which they acted."
Mr. GA I.C.;11-AF I' sobroitted, in reply, that
would be setting at deli-wee every idea of ikeenc
every portion of 'delicacy on the part of the llou
of Commons, and every netion of I:tiblic dee
rum, to pass over the conduct of the BOali
Ordnance in the business now snider ronsidi ran
Why did the country give high salaries fort
Support of these Gentlemen, mid palaces fur t' -
to live in, but that they should do their duty
Mr. Crewe, the Secretary, on, whom the Iti
Hon. Gentleman wished to throw all the blame
this case, cat at the bottom of their table to
ceive and follow up their orders ; and it would
but an oCeepation of part of the waste time of t
other five Members of time Board to look MA
the preceding minute's, and see that the Resoled.
were duly enforced. He appealed -to Gentle
in the other Public Boards, if it was not I
practice, lifter a reasonable time—after such a
ter as this to Mr. Punt had been written byte
orders, to inquire if an answer had bean made
it ? Here Mr. 11. had been 18 months during
former Treasurership before he foinul tenet
and in his last Treasurership he had given no
I madly at all. The Secretary was occupied
day, and during the whole day ; the other
hers were, occupied only four hours cf the
during four days of the week ; and pct it was
petted that the Secretary should earryaterYt'
in hisonemory, and that the rest nf the B
should not be responsible fur any thing. lie did
think it necessary to iusist on the amount d
loss to the contitry—be it 104000!. 5,0001.0
shilling, the lion. Gentlenien opproife %tacit
tire liable for it to the Public. lie disclaimed
idea of talking of them as political men ; in
light he did nut consider the Board of Gehl
W ortli powder attil shot. lie only cotnended that
should do their duty. All he wished tne II
to say was, that they, having salaries from
Public, wore responsible fur the discharge of
duty. He theta asked, had they dole their •
in this instance? If they had nut, did it not
follow that they were censurable for kolag
elected it ? This he esteemed one of the mod
aondoirm.phoirottaisnet. priiiiieci
urge it against the Board as political .(0.!0:_
the Right Hon. Gentlethan suppose, 11,..14.,
viewed it in this light, that he Ives so !nu.
t;:ected that lie could not hare ensured a, 1,,",!!:
tendance than as then in the How. r.
ceived the drat which hat been ecelecteocte:
al)gleasinwdhellacredultthralitchdeidsia
loog. chiefly to the Clerk to the Oslo!' „.
when he was at that Board he esteemed It t
collar duty. if the House would
I.osgtii With bins, he should deem it mo. , t
, , otr.to.'
nate; but if the lion. Gentleman 5 ___„
stone's) was more polatable, lie would' ,ctrl
it, when he could not get more.
matter offal
'rho first Resolution, as to the m
garding Mr. Hunt's appointment, was sheet
and agreed to. • .
Whin 15
On the second part of the Res.)
facts, that i'
i Mi. ASHLEY COOPER stated, I
been aPP
tleman of the name or Ridge had II
110. GIP
Agent of Artificers while the not gto tuinil,
I though WO
(Mr. Calceeft) was in office, and
,_ 0 a
of money had passed thrtugh his hoot, 1
tics had been given by bitn.
naia il as in • ono,' wf .....t:t .....•*"." '''' - ''''-
,l' Mr. CALCRAFT conceived hitng,e.::o.-