of the Committee of the House of Commons, he had, on his own view, ascertained to be correct.  He applauded the wise measure of Earl Spencer, to improve naval architecture at Milford; and was of opinion that, to apply, with oeconomy, the supply of timber on the sides of the Severn, for the purpose of building ships on the draughts of Mr. Barralleer at Milford, would do honour to the earl’s views, and benefit to the service.  He had critically examined the ships on the slips; and declared, that they ought to be models, of their class, for the British navy.  Mr. Barralleer, an ingenious French ship-builder, who quitted Toulon, on it’s evacuation by our forces, was well known to Lord Nelson.  He had been fourteen months on board Admiral Goodall’s ship; and his observations, during all that time, in British practice, had perfected Mr. Barralleer’s principles of construction.  At his lordship’s suggestion, this ingenious naval architect has since prepared draughts for the largest classes of ships, the usual defects of which had been pointed out by Lord Nelson, and are there effectually remedied.  The high tides of Milford Haven, it’s vicinity to the forest of Dean, and the dock-yard being exempt from those interruptions by repairs to which Portsmouth and Plymouth must ever be devoted during war, are circumstances which, his lordship remarked, ought to render Milford Haven of the greatest use.  Earl Spencer, indeed, had established the utility of the situation; and Mr. Barralleer, aware of prejudices among workmen who are required to deviate from their accustomed methods, had the precaution to initiate young natives of South Wales in his own modes of construction, and thus contrived to raise a sufficient number of able artificers.  As to the practical use of Milford Haven, for the king’s service, it was only requisite that it should be known; and for the commander of the channel fleet to give notice, that he considered Milford Haven as a port where he would detach some of his ships to victual and water:  for, as his lordship observed, before Earl Spencer ordered ships to be built at Milford, not the smallest assistance could be obtained; and, indeed, what ship would go thither, while the agent-victualler resided in Bristol, and had no store for salt provisions at Milford?—­which was, then, actually the case.  Such obstacles, once noticed, must immediately vanish; and he would himself recommend the trial, if in command.  It had been said, there were not sufficient pilots; but, his lordship observed, there soon would be, if the arrival of ships sufficient to maintain them might be reasonably expected.  In short, the port of Milford was adapted to become of the greatest importance to Great Britain, not only in a naval and commercial view, but as an excellent position for packets to the westward.  It would be particularly convenient, his lordship remarked, for single ships to go down channel, and rendezvous at Milford Haven, from whence they might at any time