The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-02-20 00:00:00

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nil had for the
persons connected
°ien wasnot an.
agents, nor was
Ihe unmerited in-
lad so profusely
instance, howls.
ns, which -not
id conduct of in •
and slandered
Justice—( Neer,
Ihe Noble Lord
Scott) would
,ualitietl manner,
I unfortunate in
of the former.
desirous of know.
(he Noble Lord
`y anxious with
of papers that
,at really existed
Noble Lord had
Noble Lord's
-ion of Aecounis
some mispropriett
he (Mr. RoseY
tction, to• which the
severe epithets,
7 other. 4s the
a ?torrent of abuse,
Ated.within these walls,
obseresefiens on the nature
flrilship adverted.
Arts of nights in
more especially.
its to which the
ould undertake to
the Noble Lord,
among the whole
'big confined ttv
of Pi* Advo.
trended with the
of Naval Off.
the commercial
Irred to him that
for the special
Accounts ; and
considerable im,
Gentlemen • of the
themselves, but
end resting sa-
, thou& proper
len than one hun.
'ilai of this sort,
..acies, were now
Ile did not mean
On the charac-
rCti to be a most
were, however,
must enormous
but he believed
persons employ.
4gcnts them.
his own know.
irge of a person
receiving 62,0001
)r his own bill.
le sum was but
in which 12301.
,y, Agents, one
'ed by the per.
most gross and
he did nut niesp..
Agents. Theitl
he necessity of
that which the
competent to
aiture of their
person lie had
er of two Wm,
Act passed last
Petty Agent.
greatest justice
mot, who had
most villainous
passed, but one in.
common seaman.
\gent was now.
penalty arising
seaman would
that one great
Amy of-the na.
ollected having
from the No.
mad lately been'
there was not a
J. The cases
ible precedent ;
Act, which the
A by heart, had
!paring • Memorial,
-,uld hare only
niomy of those
uts in proposing
The Noble
"I"l"sumaktlititatellusiiasis _the..
_ .
would fix on
desultory and
find him (Mr.
nig the matter
must beg leave
of the Noble

the person
into the ac.
thskinguislied

.r his 'neatest
f4ord Cuchra►te.—
it was proper
animadversion
wire actually
the House baino
ilb uf the %end
were made / He
Lord'i cake
40 purpose •or
ieri ted caltionsti
ta;ned. if
charge against the
flare first am..
allegation 441
inronnooll he
eirsiftee the Noe lie
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• I Jr ' 111,
e'er fonndation the Noble Lord
abuses he had lavished on the pert
with the Admiralty Court, that Co
1/41 . swerable for the misconduct of ag
,1
there the most distant ground for tt
vectives which the Noble Lord ha
uttered. This. was not the first i
‘1
ver, of his. Lordship's accusatior
i I '
, • only extended to the characters ant
i dividuals, but even went further,
the proceedings of a Court of J
kear !)—and in these accusations tl
had failed. Ho (sir, William
pledge hi-nsolf, in the most tango
.1 • Vist the Noble Lord would be as
Iris preselt undertaking as in any o
Mr. ROSE said, he was only de!
tog what fort •of information lb
. -wanted, es be would be eqtrall,
•
him to propose the production
i might tend to correct any evil that
in the.department to which the Ni
alluded. If ho understood the
•
Motion, it was for the prodUctiol
• 'relative to a Convoy, iu w hick semi
was alleged to exist. Hot hs
• would aver, that that transaction
• • Noble Lord had applied such s
' 4 , was as unexceptionable as any ..
: . 1 Noble Lord had gone into n
,)to
I' 1 ,
which was very unpresedented.witl
I I be should make a few obsertigon
•.i of the business to which his Lan
; i , Ito hied spent many days and par
investigating Navy Accounts, and !
•
that particular class ef accounts
•
Noble Lord alluded ; and he woul
• -• say, from his experience, that if t
succeeded in throwing abroad am
$ • body of Proctors, instead of heir
the King's Proctor, the business a
I cacy. such a measure would be tat
sn cast serious injury to the interests
i . cell, to the nation at large, and to I
• concerns _of the country. It occur
i . somebody ought to be appointed 1
purpose of examining, the Prize )
i . from the want of such a person,. cc
ii ' positions were practised, the Ger
Navy never taking any trouble t
' relying entirely on their kgents, 1
1 , tistied with whatever the Agents ll
P. • to give. At present, *had no less
r ;.. , dred and fifty-threafases before hi
i. s nine of which, from iariona inatrura
submitted for new indgments. It
to cast the most distant impartation
. ter of Prize Agents, w he believi
• i- respectable body of RIM There v
• 1- Soapy instances its which the at
' charges were made for Agency, a
this evil was more attributable to pc
od under the Agents than to the
selves. Many hail occurred within t
} • ledge ; aninngst others, the cheep
residing at Portsmouth, n Ito, on tee
• prize-money, deducted 9,3001. for
1. • This Proctor's law charges no. the
• /ow. Them was another instance it
was received by uric of those petty
editing of. which was never receivei
. . - • sous entitled to it. In fact, the n
. . 1 monstrous ahrises had existed, but hi
.. • •
' • - to attribute thorn to respectable A
a
eeistence, however, fully proved th
. - ' sone person being appointed to do I . .
• .'' • Gentlemen of the Navy were not
I
accomplish themselves, from the ni
:pursuits . and habits ; and such a p
.. '• : '11.• appointed under the recommendatiot
Memb,!rs of that House, In the A
Session rrspeciing the licensing of
0' by the Treasurer of the Navy, the g
-• had been done to the common scan
previously been pleuderetl in the tn
manner. Since that Act had passer
stance of an attempt to plunder a co
had occurred, and the pretended Ag
under a prosecution, and from the r
front his conviction, the unfortunate;
' he reimburled for I•is losses—so th
. object toward the comfort and secur
sal service was attained. He recol
read a great deal of what had fallen
blc Lord, in a pamphlet which ha•
published, in which he believed the
single. statement founded in truth.
were exaggerated beyond all possib
and the author of this very pamphle
Noble Lord seemed to have got b
charged fifty guineas for preparing
for which the King's Proctor won
charged fire. Su much for the ecot
Gentlemen, who were so assiduous
Plans fur remedying supposed evils.
- . ' ' *Lout but alsowsado.eirescaltaleot all
f •' I)roits of the Admiralty ; but if he '
i some definite charge, sod not make I
indistinct accusations, he would 6
tJose) as anxious as himself to' brill;
i before the House. At present he m
• to assert, that every observation t
Lord was unfounded.
Mr. CIJAILLEi DUNDAS said
rippointed by Mr. Rose to examiue
coonts of prieei was a gentleman of
talents and probity.
Mr. STEPHENS rose to enter
against the speech of the Noble Iduril
lie would ask of the House whether
to enter into a wide and unrestricted a
upon poblic characters, as if they v
under an impeachment, without the
. at first filly in possession of the truth
livid pointed accusations which were
; . was at a loss to amountfor the Nohlt
duet. If makiog a speech, fur ihc
• dealing emend him the most unmet
srap.his object, that object be had aft;
. , miss desirous of preferring ; char,/
• Court of Admiralty, he Oink! ha
tirely considered the nature of Oa 1
. ' 'was shout to make, and of Ow in
rid ask for, in order fri 41.4ilitli
• . ocl to urge. Tbpre was.:44.pe q
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