He  again  repeated,  that  the  House
ought  not  to  consent  to  any  votCi  tmtU
they  had  full  information  on  those  sub-
jects. If  the  accounts  were  all  fair—- if
there  was  nothing  in  them  that  oug^t  not
to  be—why  should  they  be  refused  ?    It


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was  treating  the  House  widi  mat  cod-
tempt  to  refuse  them ;  but  if  tne  House
would  support  him,  he  pledged  himsdf,
that  if  he  remained  until  ten  o'clock  to-
morrow, he  would  oppose  every  vote  of
supply  until  thoae  accounts  were  granted.
He  took  blame  to  himself  for  having  given
way  so  often  last  session,  and  for  net
having  called  for  details  of  the  expense  of
vaKous  branches  of  the  navy  estimates.
If  ever  there  was  a  time  when  the  most
minute  examination  should  be  made  into
our  expenditure,  if  ever  there  was  a  time
when  it  was  important  that  not  a  shilling
should  be  voted  but  what  was  absolutely
necessary ;  if  ever  there  was  a  time  when
the  pressure  of  the  most  severe  distress
called  for  the  most  rigid  economy  in  eveir
department,  that  time  had  now  arrived.
