Star. — London, England, 1801-01-23 00:00:00

L_ PAIRLMMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, JANUARY s& This day a Meeting took place purfuant to the late Prorogation, when a confiderable number of Peers aitcnded. _ _ The Loan CHANCELLOR, in the mode ufual on fimilar occafions, communicated to their Lordihißs his Majeity's Royal will and pleafure, that, as it was not convenient to his Majefty to attend per fonally that day, the &ft proceedings of the Im perial Parliament fhould take place by virtue of his Majefty's Royal CommiSion prepared for that purpofe. Accordingly, the Lords Commiffioners then pre fent, namely, the A rchbifhop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Portland, and the Marquis of Salilbury retired to Robe ; and on their return, having taken their feats on the Bench in front of the Throne, when Sir Francis Molyneux, Bart. Gentleman Uler of the Black Rod, was de puted, to order the attendance of the Commons ; a number of whom forthwith appeared at the Bar, preceded by the Clerks and Officers of the Houfe ; Mr. Addington, the late Speaker, attending as a private Member. The Loan CHANCELLOR then addrefed the Houk in the accuftomed manner, and declared the Royal will and pleafure, that they mould forth with proceed to the Eleaion of a Speaker, whom they were defired to prefent to-morrow for his Ma jelq's Royal approbation. The Commons having retired, the Clerks pro- ceeded to adminifter the 'dual oaths to fiveral of the Peers prefent. The Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Ireland ap peared at the Bar, and prefented an official lift of the Peers returned to reprefent the high peerage in the Imperial Parliament. ale Clerks of the Rade continued to adminifter the oaths to the Peers prefent, and, among them, to feveral of the Ira Reprefentative Peers who attended. _ _ ---------- Their LoraMips theivadjonroed till half pall twelve o'clock to-morrow. The new Houfe of Lords, though only fitted up for temporary accommodation, is well entitled to permanent ufe. The grand entrance is at the end next the paffage leading to the Houfe of Com mons. This opens into a veflibule, or hall, from which there is an afcent of two or three fleps into the body of the Houle. The fp3ce behind the bar is very capacious, the area of the original build- I ing being much more than fu ffi cient for the ac commodation of their Lordfhips, although fhort. ened by the length of the hall. The benches are all covered with fcarlet, as in the old Houfe, and the walls lined about five feet from the ground with the fame ; and the old tapeary, which has been cleaned and furrounded with a dark coloured pannelling, well calculated to give effect to the lights in the refpeetive reprefentations of the dif ferent views of the Englifh and Spanifh fleets in the ever-memorable defeat of the Spanifh Armada, lends an air of fober dignity to the room, which is extremely commodious, but, we fear, not the moll happily calculated to render the human voice dif tinet and audible. There is a handfome branch in the centre, fuflaended from the cieling. In other refpeets, the ceconomy of the place differs very little from that of the old Fioufc, except, indeed, that an improvement has taken place at the table, the feats for the Clerks being at the fides inflead of the ends. Strangers will not hear fo well as in the old Houfe; and; with regard to them, this inconvenience more than counterbalances all the advr.ntages of more room and greater warmth. All the officers of the Houfe being in their robes, and feveral of their Lordfhips in full drefs, the Houfe had a very fpkndid appearance. The Houle was as hot as a warm bath; but in a few weeks a proper degree of temperature will doubtlers be afccrtained. HOUSE OF COMMONS. At a quarter pan two o'clock the Gentleman •Ufher of the Black Rod informed the Houfe, that the Lords, authorized by virtue of his Majedy's Commiffion, required the attendance of that Houfe in the Houfe of Lords to hear the Commillion read. Upon which, the Members prefect went up to the Houfe of Lords, and returned in a few mi nutes, and after a panfe of about half a minute, Mr. PELHAM rote, and fpoke nearly as follows : It is the undoubted pnvilege of this Houfe to elea its Speaker ; upon which occafion it has been cullornary to date the qualifications which are ne cefrary for the perfon on whom the choice falls. It is effential fur the intcrells of the public, as well as conducive to the convenience of the Houfe, that fuch qualifications fhould be polkaed by the perfon who fills its Chair—thefe are, an uniform attach ment to the principles of the Conflitution of this Country ;—abilities to explain the rules and orders of our proceedings ;—diligettee and afliduity in at• tending to the bufinefs of the Houfe; — experience in the pradice and knowledge of th Records of Parliament ; together with a firmnefs of mind and fleadincfs of condu.t, to fupport the rights and privileges of this Houle in all cafes and un der all circumllances ;—a temper to recommend and preferte moderation of debate ;—a (pint to fupport the dignity of the houfe, and an evennefs of difpoiition that i6all flew impartiality at all times, and upon all occafion:. All thef. Lave been generally craifidered as requifites for the Perfon who is called into the chair of this Houfe, at all times, and finely in the prefent times, they are as requifite as ever; when an event his taken place, wi•ich ind:.ed has given birth to Our prefent dikuff.on, and which will, in its con tequences, as I firmly believe, tend to ellablilh and confirm the Conflitution of this country. as -well as to add weight to our Political power and national importance—it will, I hope and believe, facreafe our happinefs - and renew our friend/tips will, however, alfo increafe the duties and la bours of this Houfe, and particularly that of the Perron irho fhall fit in the Chair.—l do nor %vial io raife any difficuhy ir, the mindofaif perfon in this 4foafe as to the am& of one of its Member: fez the perforrintree•oftbilt sloty•-•4lterates in ury i• • • • mind, no difficulties at all, when compared to the talents of the Perron who I propofe to you' to choofe for that Ration. I therefore take the liberty of propofing, that the Right Hon. Henry Ad dington, who has, fo much to his own honour and to the advantage of the public, filled the Chair of the Britifh Houle. of Commons, be now called to fill the Chair of the Houfe of Commons of the Imperial Parliament—l will not dwell on the fu periority of his talents, or of the excellent quali ties which fo eminently diftiuguifh him as the moll fit for the office, they are too well known to require any recital from me, and they might fulfer fame injury by my attempting to deferibe them—l Mall only fay, it is fortunate for this Honfe, and for this country, that a perfon of Ruch dißinguifhed abilities is one of our number, and who, had he chofen any other count of life, might have pro cured to himfelf equal advantages, poffibly with lets labour and fatigue, but in none could he, or any other perfon,lave been of more real fervice to this country than that Right Hon. Gentle man has been, by dedicating his diffinguidted talents to the bufinefs of this Houfe. I confider there points as of great importance, and I am con fident I (hall have not only the concurrence of all thole who have ferved in the Britifh Parliament, but the concurrence alto of every other Member of this Houfe now, in the motion with which I Ihall conclude. I than trefpafs no 'onger on the patience of thole whom I have the honour of ad dreffips, but propofe— , 6 That the Right Honour able Maser ADDINGTON do take the chair of this Houfe." Mr. Toe es.—a I rife with great fatisfaftion to fecond the Motion. lam perfuaded it is unnecef. fary for me to add many words to what has been already faid. I am perfedly convinced it would be a wane of time for me to endeavour to perfuadc the Houfe of that which it feels already, namely, the fitnefs of my Right Hon. Friend for the Office now ropofed for him, and of which we have had ample experience; nor will I ilAy every thing I feel ta be true on the qualifications of my Right Hon. rilend, becaufe I am affured, that however juli, it would not be agreeable to himfelf to hear the detail of them. For my own part, I will fay, that much as I feel for the honour of a perfon with whom I am in habits of intimate fricndthip, and which I reflect upon with pride ; and although I know that which is now propofed, is one of the higheß honours that can be conferred on a Sub jed of this Country, yet do I feel that the duties of the Office 4re equal to all the confederations that can move any man of integrity to enter on the dif• charge of them. But I feel silo that lam acing fur the Public, when I fupport the Motion which is now before us. The times in which we live are critical. The whole fyftetn of policy in Europe is finking by the terror of fome and the treachery of others; and all, fomented by the reftlefs ambition of our common Enemy, direding their attacks againft the Honour and Independence of this Na tion. In this condition of affairs, it is abfolutely neceffary that all the talents and abilities in the Nation thould come forward and arrange them felves for its defence, its honour and its happinefs ; thefe talents and abilities fhould thew themfelves in the Senate and in the Field, where every exertion thould be made that can ferve us, and where every energy of which the human mind and body are capable, thould be brought into aftion. In this Rate of things, I would atk, in what fituation can experience and wildom be ,nore requifite than in the Chair of this Houfe ? Neceffary they were at all times for that Office, but more neceffary at the prefent conjunaure, than at any other period ; for now, not only the Britifh, but the United Britifh and Irifh Parliament are affembled, in confequence of which alone, many very important arrange ments will be oceeffary to be made, as well as the general bufinefs of die Nation having become more laborious and fatiguing. The talents of my Right Hon.Friendpointhim out as thefitte ft perfon for this fituation; for it is abfolutely neceffary there thould be placed in that Chair a perfon of intimate and profound knowledge of the Rules, Orders and Proceedings of the Houfe—of a Ready temper, and urbanity of difpofition—of a reflitude and honour of private charalfter. When I pronounce the name of the Right Hon. Henry Addington, all there qualities occur to the minds of thofe who hear me ; we know he is in polreffion of them all, and that points him out better than any lan guage of mine can do, as a fit perfon to fill the Chair of this Houfe, and therefore, without another word, I will fecond this Motion." Mr. H. ADDINGTON rote, and fpoke nearly as follows: " The Houfe muff, I am Pure, be aware that fuch a motion, -fo fupported, and, if I may be permitted to fay fo, fo received, muff have made the ftrongeft impreffion on the mind of the perfou to whom it was particularly applied. I truft, that all that has pall on this day, as well as much of what has pail on former occafions, has excited in my mind thole emotions and feelings which duly correfpond with thefe favours, but the which, I can allure the Houk, I am unable to ex prefs. For the convenience of our proceedings, and for purpofes intimately conneaed with the funllions and privileges of this Houfe, in obedi ence to his Majefty's command, and in conformity to the cllabliflied courfe and ufage of Parliament, this Houfe is now about to impofe, on one of its Members, a great and important talk, and to re pole a truft the molt confiderabk that can be con ferred by the Reprefentativas of the People on an individual member of their own Body, onconned ed with the other branch of the Legifiature. On the nature of the office it is unneceilary for me to dwell ; thefe points are well known, and cannot be better difpofed of, than by being entrufted to the wifdom of thofe, who for the fi rft time, hap pily I think for the Britifit Empire, conftitute a part of the colleftive voice of its Legillature. The qualifications required in the perfon who is to fill the office now propofed to be filled, I can truly lay, arc fo great, that the enumeration of them confiitutes a strong objLaion to the Motion. With refp . ca to the experieftee which the Right Hon. Gentleman who made the Motion, and the Hon. Gentleman who fcconded it, have fuppofed me to poliefs, ' l oin only fay, it has not In much increafed my facility of ttiigtarging the &ties of the Chair, as it hu the folk I always entertained of their importance. I feel very firongly with the Hon. Gentleman who conveyed to us, Ihortly, his ideas on the prefent fituation of this country, and the neceffity there is of every man employing all the energy he pofe ff es, of mind andbody, in its fupport. I am ready to do fo ; I feel it a duty incumbent on me to facrifice cafe, and in fome degree, health Well; for this confideration but when I compare the duties of the office now propofed to be with the fufficiency of the perfon now propofed to difcharge them, I find myfelf driven to the con templation of a fubjea that is mortifying to my felf—but after confidering the manner in which the Houfe has been pleated to receive the Motion, I am become unable to exprcfs my feelings—l mull pats that fubjea by—l Ihouldbeextremely concern ed to think that any doubt was entertained, which indeed I do net, whether I had not !hewn myfelf, on all occalions, as much attached as any man in this Houfe, or in this Country, to the principles of the Free Conftitution under which we -live.— Indeed I refpoft highly thofe rules and orders of long ufage, which have d our proceedings, for they are the wife ref of expe rience' and which, I trufl, therefore, will be re newed in this Houfe. I feel alto, in common with the Houk, a veneration for its Liberties, and the principles from whence they emanate ; for t th c z are molt Wendel. I truft it is manifelt to h who have confidered that fubjed, that I have always endeavoured, with an unbiafted and an unprejudiced mind, to fill the Ration in which the Houle has thought fit to p lace me, and that I have purfued the patio, the plain path which the duties of the office have prefcribeci, the which it would not only have been unbecoming, but reprebenfible in me, if I had omitted. It would be fo in any Member of the Houfe, but much more fo in a per fon who would fill the Chair, either with credit to himfelf, or advantage to this Houfe. If any file ceffes, or whatever fuccefres, have attended my labours, I know the Houfe too well, and, I hope, myfelf too well, not to be aware of the caufe of fuch fuccefs. It is tobe attributed tothegoodtemper and candour of the Houfe itfelf, and to the abilities and unremitting diligence of the Gentlemen at the Table; and to nonc more than the Gentlemen now before me (meaning the Gentlemen who are the Clerks of the Houfe). It has been owing greatly, however, to the Houfe itfelf, which has always fhewn a great zeal for the prefervation of its own orders.—l can truly fay, that during a pe riod of twelve years, under all the fluctuation of circumilances which have intervened fence I had brit the honour of being called to that Chair, I have experienced, in private, from the Members of this Houfe, nothing but attention and kindncfs, and by the Houfe itfelf, nothing but indulgence ; the which I hope I have not needled or !hall ever forget. lam alto fully aware that the Office lab jeas me to the grcateft refponfibility and who ever on the prefent or any future oct-afion flan ' be chofen to fill that O ffi ce, I hope he will either' experience the fame fupport that I have had, or Rand lets in need of it.—l will trefpafs no longer on the indulgence of the Houfe ; if it As its opi nion that I Mould be chofen to fill the Office, any command of their's, I !hall feel it my duty to obey, and I have only to defire leave to exprefs an earnefl wifh, which is, that the confequences of fuch a choice may not be, in anydegree, injurious either to myfelf or the public." Mr. WILBERFORCE laid, he fhould think he a/led with great impropriety, if by any winced - - fary obfervations of his, he prevented the Houlii from immediately deciding the queition before them, and he certainly fhould not now have rifen if he had not felt that in enumerating the qualifications which the Right Honourable Gen tleman poireffed for t he office of SUBIC sit, both the Mover and Seconder of this Motion had omitted one very important and effential point. He felt himfelf bound, on the part of his Conflitu ents, to difeharge what he conceived to be a debt of gratitude to the Right Hon. Gentleman for his Cervices, and upon no.._other ground. would he have intruded upon the attention of the Houfe.— The Gentleman who Made andlecended the No tion, had difplayed great eloquence is coixonint ing upon the qualifications neceitary for to itnpor. taut an office, but in doing fo they teemed to be recurring to pall experience, and deferibing tilat which the Houft had for fome years witneffed.— But there was one point which they had omitted. Where there was much labour there was always much that was not manifeft, though not lets ufe ful than that which fell more under general obfer. vation. With relpea to the public condud of the Right Hon. Gentleman, in the arduous fituation of Speaker, every Gentleman mull have obferved it, and there could not be two opinions upon the fubjea. But he wiffied Gentlemen to look to the private Ads of Parliament, in WS& the Rights of individuals and of Corporate Bodies were fo deeply interefted. He walled they would confi der the immenfe fatigue and labour that Right Hon. Gentleman mull have fuftained in twelve years of unremitted attention to that leis public, but, perhaps, not lets important part of his duty. This was a fubjed which Gentlemen mutt take into their confederation, before they could truly eftimate the fervices of Mr. Addington. He be lieved that no man who was not pethely acquaint ed with the Cubic& upon which he was fpeaking, could form an idea of the labour attending upon private bills in their pafage through the Houfe. With refpoft to other points, he was, perhaps, lets competent to fpeak, becaufe he could not diferi minate between his private feelings, and his rib lic duty; but, he thought, they could not confult the intcreft of their conftituents, or the dignity of the Houfe better, than by placing the Right Hon. Gentleman in the Chair. The cry of " Chair, Chair," refounded from all fides of the Houfe, and Mr. ADDI,IOTON was led to the Chdir by Mr. Ps LH API add Mr. You,. The &saes" then Paid-" I have to iatreat the Honfe to accept my molt grateful acknowledge ments for the great honour they hare conferred upon me, and, if I may be allowed to fay fo, for the manner in which it has been done, I can really afiure them, that it bas made a deep aad lathes irnint Mon upon my mind." Lord HAWCI9IIIIIItY begged to eangtutulate Speaker upon his re-eleftion to an office, whi c h f or many years, he had fo ably filled. If ever there was a period when it was neceffary for that Honk, that their organ, infiruftor, and guide, thould 'known for his knowledge of the Taws, for his di. ligence, for his moderation, for kis chaiaaer, and temper, it was at this moment. The linufe, h,. was perfuaded, in the choice they had mad:, !tad not been guided by any partiality, but by t1..4 by which they could hardly be deceived, viz. e z p ei 4. ence. The unanimity of the Houfe upon this cafion, refleaed the highell crecra both upon them. fclves, and upon the perfon choral. He hop e d they would always feel that the dignity of the Houfe, and that of the Chair, were infeparahly connefted; andb upon all future occalions, what. ever difference of opinion there mig ht arife, he hoped that they might be aatutted by the fame motives and feelings which had satiated them in choofing their prefent Speaker. He then mnved to adjourn, and the Houfe adjourned at 114 three o'clock trill to-morrow. LONDON, rARY 23. FRIDAY, I PRICE OF STOCKS TI'STERDAY g per C. Red. ger I snig. Ann. r7j4 7-4 3 Per C. C. SS 57 5 8 57: I M" ) " Ana ' 5_,.: 4 per C. Coal 76 7641 Imp. Ann. lot 5 per Cent. Navy got go kith g pee Cad. -- Ditto Loyaky get i Onunum Prices of Stocks this day at sot sieloel.: Onudum a # dif.—cloied this day. Confols for Jan. opg. tot—Reduced 591. Price of Stocks this day at one &clock: Coat°is pH—Reduced 58401.-4 per C. 77; — New 5 pa C. otti—Old Ann. oci--Long Ana. 17;. Confols 57i es. div.--Ortutions 41 to $ Sit: None of the two Hamburgh Mails now due had arrived when this Paper went to prefs. A few Paris Papers, we underftand, have reached town, which Rate that twelve hundred individuals, betides the hundred Jacobins cnd,z,l for tranfportation, have been arrefted on fufpicioa of being difaffedcd to tke Confular Government. Yeflerday morning their MAJESTIES and the Princeffes AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, MARY, and.Asissia accompanied by his Royal High. nefs the Mike of KRIIT, Earl CnIiSTERPIELD, Co.. lonel Carrwaiont and Mifs GOLDSWORTHY, paid a vifit to the Princefs CHARLOTTE of WAIA:S at ShrewfbuZ e oufe, where they partook of an:ele.- sant ref nt. The RoyaL FAMILY left Town this morning for Windfor. The Panics of WALES was taken ill after the Drawing-Room on Monday, (ince which his Royal Highnefs has been confined to his houfe. Then: was fo much apprchenfion of an inflammatory tevet on Tuefday night, that the Prince was bled twice. Yeflerday, previoully to the Meeting trf the Houfe, the LORD STEWARD of his Mayssrv% Houfehold attended, and fwore in the Members of the Imperial Parliament that attended. The crowd of Members wa.l yellerday very con fiderable in the Houfe of Coalitions, not lets than three hundred being prcfcnt. The city Members, who are Aldermen, woe as ufual (worn in firli, and in their fcarlet gowns took their feats on the Treafury Bench neat the Speaker, a lituation of precedence to which they have a right from im memorial ufage. Not more than twenty Irifl4 Members were prefent : among tbefe were Lot CASTIARRAGH, and Mr. BIERS/Vag. The EleElion of a Speaker took place yeflerdav in the Houfe of Commons, when the Right Ho. Pourable HENRY ADDINCTOR was re-eleCted. The choice, as might, from the well-known abilities of Mr. ADDINGTON, hive been expeEted, was unani mous. It may be doubtful%) whom fuch a choice is the more honourable, to the Candidate or to the Eleetors. The Archbifhop of All.“ 011 is arrived in town. to attend his Parliamentary duty as Primate or-all Ireland. 13mica Possowav is Cure of his ele&ioi for the County of Wicklow ; but, by a blunder. the writ is made returnable to the Irifl Perliamcnt I It will therefore be a Void eleaion. The Magill:rates of Edinburgh have refolved to appoint the Rey. Principal Bar RD, Miniiier of th-f High Church there, in the room of the Rev. Dr. &11a, deceafed. Geoaaa nuctiaa Harauam, Efq.• Judge Ad miral of Scotland, is appointed one of the Barons of Excheqper In Scotland,, in room of the late Mr. Baron. qoaoon. Yellerday the Light:Horfe Volunteers had a general Muller in their own field; and received, in review order, their Standards, as altered ac cording to the regulation fence the Union with Ireland. " Lieutenant-General GRINVIIILD, and his Major of Brigade, Captain Roaerrs (late of the Life Guards), arrived at Birmingham laft week. The General affumed the command of the place and all the infland countries. • Capt. M. Wrii YARD, of the Guards, is apppinted one of the General's Aid- TheVice-Regal Lodge in the Phoenix Park, Dub lin, has of late been e.nttrely deferted, the Marquis CORNWALLIS having made the Cattle of Dublin his conftant residence. Sir Greeor STAY /I row, who accompanied Lord MACARTNRY in his Embilry to China, died a few days ago. He had long been fuffering under a paralytic affeCtion, which materially injured one fide, and fo much impaired his organs of fpeech, that he was of late hardly intelligible ; he had a pennon of "pool. per annum from the Eat-India Company. Governor PICTON, in confequence of an alarm ing fearcity of provifions prevailing in Trinidad. ha. allowed, for fut months, the importation of all articles of fuftenance dire& from the American States, giving in exchange any defcription of the produce of that 'colony, indigo, cotton, lif,• 1111 m1 rite, and dying woods excepted. • I I