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House Of Commons.
The S PEAKER understood it to be no infringmcnt of Privilege , because it aid no new impost on the People , but only made certain regulations to enable the B .-shops to make a distribution of certain funds in a manner more favourable to poor Curates . Deferred till Monday . WAR IN THE WEST-INDIES . The order of the Day being moved for the adjourned Debate on Mr . S HERImotion for relative to the West IndiesMr . Dundas sard
DAN ' former Papers , , he should not be against the production of many of those papers ; but , m agreeing to this he thought it necessary to enter into a detail of circumstances , to shew f what he felt himself conscious of ) that in the whole conduct of the West Indian War no nedect was imputable to the Executive Government . He then entered into a circumstantial history of that War , from its commencement to the present t me very ably justifying his own conduct , and that of bis Colleagues in Office , eU as of the Officers loyed—MrDundas addedthat if he had at time
as ^ v Smp . . , any exnresed himself warmly against any of the Public Boards , ( as those of Ordnance and Transports ) he begged it to be understood , that those expressions arose only from the feelings of the moment , and that he was now perfectly satisfied with their conduct He concluded by saying , that he was now happy to announce , that of ihP Wst Fleet for the West Indies , notwithstanding all its disasters , only tour transports were missing , and that 67 ships had arrived at Barbadoes , with more lhan -7 COO men , and a complete artillery . ht the Gentlemandefence ratherl-timed and
un-Mr S HERIDAN thoug Hon . ' s , necessary , as well as ( to him at least ) very unexpected ; nor did he think some of his excSes such as would have been given by an able War-Minister . He only wished at present to move for Papers . —These being moved for , several were srranted and others added on the motion of Mr . Dundas himself . g Friday ' 29 . Christie ' s Divorce , BiMnsgate Fish , and Paper Manufacturers Bills , read a second time . The Loan Bill read a third time , and passed . The Hav and Straw Bill recommitted for Tuesday . Mr . ROSE moved 5000 I . for the Board of Longitude . —Granted . ' GAME LAWS .
The Order of the Dav being read for the second reading of the Game Bill . Mr C IJRWEN stated , that from being called upon to bring forward the B . il sooner than ' he at firs ' t intended , he was apprehensive it might contain some defects and inaccuracies which would require the correction of the Committee , the eadi . iK principle of the Bill , however , he fluttered himself would meet with general approbation , as it only vVent to give every Land-holder a right to kill Game on his own grounds , a principle founded in justice , and such as , m every other asjust and
case the Legislature recognized , proper . Capt B F - BKELY , though he admitted the general principle of the Bill that eve Ionian mig ht kill Game onhisowu ground , as harmless , strongly objected to the c ause which allowed a person who started Game on his own ground to pursue it faither this he thought ; left an opening for dangerous abuses since any one purging Game , might ' say he started it at home . —Some other clauses were ridiculous , or worse . Another clause authorized any man to seize another carrying a gun to set and riseand to wrest it violently from him
destroy Game between sun- sun- , even to the endangering the loss of life or limbs ; allowing the person maimed 0 . ml to seek redress ft the next Quarter Sessions !!! For these and other reasons he assigned , Capt . B . moved to defer the Bill to that day three months . S r R . Sufro . ' defended the principle of the present Game Laws as making a proper distinction between Landed Proprietors and others , and afl . ord . ng an inreside in the Countrywhich he thoughtaconsidera
ducement to Gentlemen to , , tn of importance . He was willing , however , to allow Game to be brought open * to market by those who had a right to it ; but to Poachers he would shew no "" BUXTON approved the general tendency of the Bill ; nor did he think it liable to the ridicule thrown on it by Capt . B . . , „( -, •„„ will Mr . Fox professed himself a warm friend to the leadmg principle oftneDi . though some of its clauses might be exceptionable . He thought the Game itseli
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House Of Commons.
The S PEAKER understood it to be no infringmcnt of Privilege , because it aid no new impost on the People , but only made certain regulations to enable the B .-shops to make a distribution of certain funds in a manner more favourable to poor Curates . Deferred till Monday . WAR IN THE WEST-INDIES . The order of the Day being moved for the adjourned Debate on Mr . S HERImotion for relative to the West IndiesMr . Dundas sard
DAN ' former Papers , , he should not be against the production of many of those papers ; but , m agreeing to this he thought it necessary to enter into a detail of circumstances , to shew f what he felt himself conscious of ) that in the whole conduct of the West Indian War no nedect was imputable to the Executive Government . He then entered into a circumstantial history of that War , from its commencement to the present t me very ably justifying his own conduct , and that of bis Colleagues in Office , eU as of the Officers loyed—MrDundas addedthat if he had at time
as ^ v Smp . . , any exnresed himself warmly against any of the Public Boards , ( as those of Ordnance and Transports ) he begged it to be understood , that those expressions arose only from the feelings of the moment , and that he was now perfectly satisfied with their conduct He concluded by saying , that he was now happy to announce , that of ihP Wst Fleet for the West Indies , notwithstanding all its disasters , only tour transports were missing , and that 67 ships had arrived at Barbadoes , with more lhan -7 COO men , and a complete artillery . ht the Gentlemandefence ratherl-timed and
un-Mr S HERIDAN thoug Hon . ' s , necessary , as well as ( to him at least ) very unexpected ; nor did he think some of his excSes such as would have been given by an able War-Minister . He only wished at present to move for Papers . —These being moved for , several were srranted and others added on the motion of Mr . Dundas himself . g Friday ' 29 . Christie ' s Divorce , BiMnsgate Fish , and Paper Manufacturers Bills , read a second time . The Loan Bill read a third time , and passed . The Hav and Straw Bill recommitted for Tuesday . Mr . ROSE moved 5000 I . for the Board of Longitude . —Granted . ' GAME LAWS .
The Order of the Dav being read for the second reading of the Game Bill . Mr C IJRWEN stated , that from being called upon to bring forward the B . il sooner than ' he at firs ' t intended , he was apprehensive it might contain some defects and inaccuracies which would require the correction of the Committee , the eadi . iK principle of the Bill , however , he fluttered himself would meet with general approbation , as it only vVent to give every Land-holder a right to kill Game on his own grounds , a principle founded in justice , and such as , m every other asjust and
case the Legislature recognized , proper . Capt B F - BKELY , though he admitted the general principle of the Bill that eve Ionian mig ht kill Game onhisowu ground , as harmless , strongly objected to the c ause which allowed a person who started Game on his own ground to pursue it faither this he thought ; left an opening for dangerous abuses since any one purging Game , might ' say he started it at home . —Some other clauses were ridiculous , or worse . Another clause authorized any man to seize another carrying a gun to set and riseand to wrest it violently from him
destroy Game between sun- sun- , even to the endangering the loss of life or limbs ; allowing the person maimed 0 . ml to seek redress ft the next Quarter Sessions !!! For these and other reasons he assigned , Capt . B . moved to defer the Bill to that day three months . S r R . Sufro . ' defended the principle of the present Game Laws as making a proper distinction between Landed Proprietors and others , and afl . ord . ng an inreside in the Countrywhich he thoughtaconsidera
ducement to Gentlemen to , , tn of importance . He was willing , however , to allow Game to be brought open * to market by those who had a right to it ; but to Poachers he would shew no "" BUXTON approved the general tendency of the Bill ; nor did he think it liable to the ridicule thrown on it by Capt . B . . , „( -, •„„ will Mr . Fox professed himself a warm friend to the leadmg principle oftneDi . though some of its clauses might be exceptionable . He thought the Game itseli