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PHISTORY! OF EUROPE. 
CHAP. 
105 
IX, 
Debate in the House of Lords, on the Earl of Carlisle's motion for naval 
énquiry.—In the Commons on the militia officers’ bili—and on India 
affairs.—King’s message, to reward Sir James Saumarez.—Lord Lilen- 
borough's chalking bill—Debate on the punishment of Trotter for con- 
tempt of the orders of the House.—Gencral Gascoyne moves for a bill, to 
equalize the measure of foreign salt.—Proceedings on the clergy residence 
bill.— Debate on the Pancras work-house—and on the coroners’ bill.— 
Grenada loan bill.—Easter recess. 
#N the house of lords, on the 
eighteenth day of March, the 
earl of Carlisle, called their lord- 
ships’ attention, to a motion he 
should have made had he seen mi- 
nisters in their places ; the motion 
which he had intended to make, 
respected the artificers in the dock 
yards ; and at which he particularly 
Wished the noble earl at the head 
of the admiralty to be present. 
He came down as an independent 
peer of parliament, unconnected 
with parties, and perfectly unbiass- 
ed; he was happily, 
“ Unplac’d, unpension’d, no man's heir 
or slave ;” 
He was unsolicitous whom his pub- 
lic language or his conduct might 
offend: he declared his intention to 
bring forward his proposed motion 
early in the next week, if he should 
then see ministers in their places. 
_ The lord chancellor said, that as 
to the motion of the noble earl, he 
could say nothing, because he 
knew nothing of its object ; but as 
to his other observations, he must 
say, that although he was convinced 
that the parliamentary conduct of 
the noble earl, would always be 
guided by fair and honorable 
motives; yet he should recollect 
that others had feelings as well as 
himself, and felt wounded at un- 
favourable imputations thrown out 
against them. Ife was convinced, 
that those with whom he acted, had 
the confidence of the country, as 
expressed by its constitutional or- 
gan, the parliament. 
After some mutual explanations 
between the earl of Carlisle and the 
chancellor, the conversation drop- 
ped.- 
On the same day there was a 
debate in the house of commons, 
upon the second reading of the 
militia officers’ completion bill. 
Lord Folkstone, considered this 
bill would be the death blow of the 
militia, The constitutional prin- 
ciple of the militia, rested almost 
entirely on its being officered by 
men of property; and therefore 
highly disapproved of giving com- 
missions in the militia to unquali- 
fied persons, He thought the half- 
pay officers, ought to get commis- 
sions in the line. 
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