§ Mr. Paull rose and said, that as he had stated on Tuesday last, when he was honoured with the attention of the house, the nature of the charges against lord Wellesley, he should not on this occasion occupy its time. The titles of the papers would shew their importance, and how they bore on one of the articles of charge; in fact, they were rendered indispensable from what fell on Tuesday from the friends of lord Wellesley. He moved for the following papers: 'a copy of the minutes appointing major John Malcolm acting, and afterwards confirming him in the office of private secresary to the governor general, Marquis Wellesley, in the room of the hon. Henry Wellesley, nominated lieutenant governor of the ceded provinces;' also, 'copy of the minute appointing capt. Shaw to succeed maj. Malcolm in the situation of private secretary; with the sums drawn for salary or establishment by those officers respectively; specifying the dates of such payments;' also, 'copy of the accounts of all sums drawn for salary or establishment by the hon. Henry Wellesley, whilst lieutenant governor of the ceded provinces; specifying the dates and places of payment, and the authority by which such payments were made; including the amount of sums drawn as secret service money and other items under the head of Durbar charges;' also, 'a list of the appointments of officers, civil, military, and medical, attached to the office of lieutenant governor, whether as secretaries or assistants, or as commanding the body guard, their salaries, where payable, and the authority for such payments;' also, copy of all orders from the court of directors or secret committee, (during the marquis Wellesley's administration,) to the Bengal government, prohibiting the employment of persons not in the service of the company, excepting certain offices about the person of the governor general:—As far as these documents can be disclosed without prejudice to the public service.
§ Mr. Wellesley Pole said, he could assure 644 the hon. gent. that Mr. Henry Wellesley never drew one sixpence of the public money, from his departure from Calcutta to this moment, hut his own ordinary allowances, and that he never disposed of a penny in secret service, nor did any of the public money pass through his hands; and as to his present appointment as governor of the Oude territory, it was merely provisional, until the pleasure of the court of directors should be known.
§ Mr Paull in answer to what fell from the hon. relation of lord Wellesley, said he would content himself with observing that when the papers were produced that hon, gent. would find himself mistaken. He hoped no unnecessary delay would take place in the production of the papers; he wished members to be in possession of them before the parliament separated, that hon. gentlemen might make up their minds before their next meeting. He trusted and hoped that some person of greater talent than he pretended to, would be found to take up this important business, and do it justice; but should that not be the case, he pledged himself, however inadequately he felt for such an undertaking, to bring it again before parliament, early in the next session.—The papers moved for by Mr. Paull were ordered to be laid before the house.
§ Lord Castlereagh moved, that there might be laid before the house a copy of a letter written from the secret committee of the court of directors of the East India company to the Bengal government, dated 19th November 1803, upon the subject of the treaty with the Vizier of Oude, dated 10th November 1801.—Ordered.