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Robberds, Emq. Ald. John Ilarvey, Esq. Alderman. I William Simpson, Esq. Win. Herring, Esq. Ald. I Samuel Stone, Esq. LONDON BOARD. Charles Saville alley, E.g. M.P. Great George-street, West minster, Recorder of Norwich. John Wright, Esq. Banker, Heurietta-street, Covent-Garden. Vm. Berner., Esq. Merchant, Queen Ann-street West. Bit.. R. J. But,yott, 16, Waterloo-place, Pall-malL r \H E: very decided preference which this Sc,ciety crises, aseviuced by the statement of Duties, sufficiently smirks the public approbeticn of the principles on which it 6 conducted. The Insured receive .E6O per Cent. of the pr,firN attar end of every three or Ave years, with entire exoueration front all reponsibility, the whole engagements of the Society Wog guaranteed by a Capital of £550,000. Insurances may be transferred to this 011 Ice without any • ex pense, and the Rates are the same *sat other Offices. . sTATEmENT OE Duties paid by the. London and priucipal Country Fire-Ofices, for the Year eildillg at the 29th &piembs2r, 1822 : Sun - • . ael 1 5,ve4 • 38. 3d. ' Dicenix • - 65,525 14 8 Norwich Union - - 6:0. - 01 12 2 Royal Eschar.zu - -51,94 s 19 3 County - 7,a,:i 55 5 9 , Imperial - - 37,453 15 10 Globe ' - 29,192 211 Union - - 16,062 11 5 Atlas , - - 15,266 10 8 . . 'West pi Er4land - - 15,205 5 1 . Faisli - - 15,198 13 11 Albion - . - 14,20013 9 Westminster - - 14,717 1 11 Hope - - 14,148 13 4 nand in nand - - 14,102 1 1 British - - ' 13,810 19 6 Guanlian - . 10 r I90 13 11 London - - 8,386 15 5 Beacon 465 4 6 - The Norwich Union Fire Tnsurance Society has its head Office In Surrey-street. Norwich, and transacts business in London at 16, Witerino-Place, Pall-mall; and 21, Birchin-latte, Cortthill. 11 has no unesteetion will an Oki aderlised under theism manic stalk Bracky. sheet, Black/rims. . . . . • ' TO' E A ST INDIA 51 F. RC H A N-TS, AND OTHERS CONNECTED WITH INDIA. AN Advertisement appeared in the London Noses papers; about eight or more years since (it is believed In the STAR). adverting to the death loindia of a Air. JOHN Tito- N 1,13, a ih!tiv• of Wales, leaving by will considerable property to his brother, (ii:IPFITH THOMAS, of Carmarthen, but who was then also dead; and advising the Ileirs to appear to prove their rights, arol atim the same : should this meet the notice of the party who so advertised, or of any one who can give such in formation as will lead to a full discovery thereof, or of the death and fl of the said John Thomas, to Mr, John Scott, No. 7, Oxford mum Cannon-street ; or to Mr. Itichltd Jones, Trede gar Iron Works, Newport, Mopm.outlibhire, shall be landsoraely rtwatiled. PAIII.M3IENTARY PROCEEDINGS HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 24. Bancbax, and other Menthers from the Commons, brought hp the Indemnity Hill, which was read the first time. The E.rl oi DARN LEY pr:sented a Petition from Sheffield against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Earl SOMERS presented a similar Petition from Hereford. Petitions to the same effect were presented front Barnsley, Hud dersfield, and Grantham. Il ER EFORD PETITION. Earl SOMERS presented a Petition from the Nobility, Ger try, Clergy, and Freeholders, of Hereford, praying for Agricul ttrral Relief. The Noble Earl said, the Petition was. agreed to a: a Meeting held on the 17th of January last : presenting it, he should take the opportunity of making a few observations in explanation of the p..rr he had taken with respect to the Meet ing. The Noble Kahl observed, that there were parts of the Pe tition relating to dktresses in Agriculture which he approved ; tat in that part conveying a censure on his Majesty's Govern smut he could not concur. The Meeting was applied fur by a selpectable number of persons who signed a Requisition, but the Sh.riff would not comply. In consequence of i similar Requi seion to the lord Lieutenant, the Meeting was convened. His Lordship was not disposed to add to the restraint Parliament had laid on Public Meetings. Two respectable Gentlemen at tended and moved strong Resolutions, which suggested mea sures fur the relief of Agricultural Distress, and also a Petition to Parliament. The Noble Earl considered it his duty to re commend persons having interest in the question, to attend and oate their sentiments ; he was, however. sorry to say, he was not successful. After the persons to whom he alluded had moved the Resolutions, a Gentlemin well known (Mr. Ccbbett) amy;red, and proposed a Petition of his own, similar to that syluch he c a r r i t d at N orw i c h. Il e moved it as an Amendment. he was certainly roughly treated. Several other Amendments 'wereproposed, and as darkness was fast drawing on them, the noble Earl considered it his duty to put the last Resolution, which was carried. The Petition which he presented was moved by Mr• Leachmere Charlton, and adopted for three reasons: First, front the circumstance of being the last proposed. Se (1"Ii, because it superseded Mr. Cubbetes. And, thirdly, be cause it was strongly in favour of Agricultural Relief, all persons being unanimous on that pint. The Noble Earl could not help /231e miug more Get.tlemen were not present to express their sersunents on the subject. Having said thus much, it only re rattled for hint to state his Opinion on the facts in the Petition. Acme could deny Agricultural Distress Was great. %ally were told it would all be well ly and bye. So it might be; but a !lan could not satisfy himself with such a (Emma prospect, whilst ?saw Mtn, especially his tenants, shop about him day after 1 - 4 1 1 . Considering the remedy for these distresses, he was ready to admit that no man of plain honest dealing would desire to vac public credit destroyed ; but certainly the public distress ", 4 gtit to be f a irly s har e d. They ought to he just to the, - I fticukurists as well as 'to others. Dining war the land ,..h°l4tr 'vas better off, but then he bore an exclusive burthen, lar Paor-rates were almost exclusively thrown on him.- 3 h. Pees Act, as it was called, came when the Landholder tan to feel distress, and brought on rein. The Noble Earl was a Sincere friend to public credit, but surely the Agriculturist not to be the only person distressed. The Pour-rates and taxation fell heavier on that class than on any other ; they had th Jr their bridges, and ,a variety of expenses to defray , wki c h a did not pr ess o n th e Fundholder. The severity of 'taxa "! operating ou their Teti huts, deprived them of the means of ring rent, and cousequently io that view the Landholder must !Ith•lfel e r. Respecting the intention of the original law, let th.o Luoiships at once vier to tit:: 431 of Queen Elizabeth. — the N! I't""eti a the same expla sation would he maintained by alhhe and Learne d Lord adra, • • • (Eldon) oppusite to him, whose of thy laws of bit country had entitled hint most etllukatiy to the cool/details and respect of terry utats. tic was .. ITirgate, , now Pest. con- ove areAto Stroud, Sit. : at a qwar— :b, Exeter; south, Doc. - g at Sexep ; kockbri.lge. Bagshot: h with twd Basingstoke, more, five o'clock hunt, Win , and ibir past seven; five. This Jeney, , &e. The itinuanee of ee the coma- Dorchester, ter. Bininr. Woodyrats, 'the morn lined n,t ex tnce on dm hillenhains I afternoon the limiddia t ntrniuy. lytnogth, at 7intch, orb , I out e, throuitt :!terwurzh, Kuutsfora, ruot Coach, wra Bridge, mn, at Re- herirlrg, St. 11)011 t tWa. oat- ('tmcb, ;s, at Stti Is nut every liggieswade. 111111, ~i [ant d, 11.1wtry,, Lvedi, nest ges wily Vol. t this Cuack public coat i), other. .ichts,every , Dumfries. I,, , vsu ell, anti (D.uly). by. Slir klt s four inside ry morning, ge, Taalcas.• s, and Der : o'clock, at fatigued Oli hen proofed Day Coach, Lydington, , Newbury, , aid Ho ly. :rd Fares. ith, through .ough,Deep , evening at seven. ch, to CAR. r horses and ugh, Bowes, age, Ferry. Stamford, is out in the t facility, at by business seats being I to Carlhie. 11E, through ag, half-past kte, Bolton, iches, every Post-Coach, tgli Warring , Knutsford, 9 the road), I ).t Ic-stree t, !ry morning Nantwkh, 7 afternoon. Post Coach, aced Farts. inslow, Con- Knutsford, ly one Bight 'ost-Coaches he Rocking- Light Post de only, and Verdun ,Da- Iceds naiad. at Reduced :UT,L, Morning, at ull, anu also hunt Coach, r, at sloven, waster, Lug- :heir Friends for any Par f more than nless entered the Sur.teen's WHIM Wd after * •• after 5 issr, I'kkeo• TUESDAY, FE BRUAItY .1523. , supported in the same opinion by Lord Chief Justice Kenyon, who held that, according to the intention of those who established the Poor-rates, the inhabitants should always he rated in pro portion to the value of their property. Rut their Lordships said that, in addition to the Poor -rates, there was also the expense of maintaining the County Prisons, which were charged, and very properly so, by the Judges at the Assizes:as inaimbent on the Counties. What he now contended fur, when the property of the County so much increased in other ways, was for equal burdens as it referred to land. He hoped that he had done his duty in presenting the Petition, which he had enclezvoured to support by some arguments; and would conclude•by moving, that it be read and laid upon the table. The Earl of DARN LEY rose to say a few words in answer to the observations of the Noble Earl. He considered the pressure of taxation the cause of distress. His I.crciship saw, by a vote on the table, it was interted to take off a considerable part of the taxes this year. 'ilia effect would, dot:Mess, be be neficial, and a relief to all classes; but why was it not carried further ? A larger portion of the taxes might betaken off.— The Noble .Earl was persuaded, without relief, ruin must fall on those who had taken their farms at high value. There was, however, still a hope that Government would get them through their difficulties. The Noble Lords in the Government would do well to consider whether it would not be advantageous to the Public at large, to give relief to the Agriculturists, rather than add .C.:,U00,000 to the Sinking Fund. • ' i.• • . foreign Posters's. *He hoped the Noble Marquis would excuse him from saying more, this being all the , explanation he .wits stble . to Five consistently with his duty. When t h e proper time ettrie, he should feel himself quite prepared - to enter more into the details. The Alarquis of LA NSDOWN said, that he con • sidered it impossible, when hopes existed here for the preservation of peace, which was menaced by other : States, not to have put some questions to the Noble, Earl ; but he was contented to learn that a certain silence, or abstinence fi om discussion, had tended to preserve peace, and might promote it. This obser• i vation would undo u bt e dly c l ose hi s mout h u po n th e subject of the threatened war between France and I Spain; but there occurred to him one more question, i which, if he were enabled to put it effectually to the I Noble Earl, might give great satisfaction to the country. It was simply this, whether in any of the commonications between. his Majesty's Government and rbirtJourts of France and Spain; we, by any kind of understanJing, were obliged to act or other• wise, should a contest take place? He wished to know from the Noble Earl, whether, up to this moment, we remained free and unshackled in the event of war? The' Earl of LIVER POOL:was certain, that when the Noble Marquis reflected on the questions now put, lie would see how impossible it was to answer them without first going into the question of the ge neral policy of the King's Government in relation to the affairs of France and Spain. He wished, 4here• fore, to abstain from a direct answer. But, at the same time, he had no difficulty in declaring that this country had entered into no obligation , which would preclude the full exercise of the discretion of the King's Government with regard to the interests and' honour of the country at any time; or call for a re linquishment of those claims which either our interest or honour might dictate. A more particular an.,wer he could not give, and therefore he trusted it would - be accredited by. the House. Lord ELLENBOROUGH, in consequence of what had fallen from Noble Lords, expressed his willing tless,to refrain from going more into the inquiry ; .but he must observe, that after the Speech of the Xing of France to the Chambers, he had considered that all hopes of preventing war between France and Spain were substantially at an end. With respect to deprecating all discussion now, and subduing the feeling of Parliament, he certainly must consider the Noble Earl to be not correct in his views. Noble Lords upon that side of the House felt as ardently as Ministers for the preservation of peace, and such, undoubtedly, was his desire and feeling. Ile lOuked with anxiety to war; but he. wished no interference on our part, even for the Spaniards, unless the latter were - hearty in their -country's cause. If, on the other hand, our influence should be proved•to have induced the Spaniards to abandon their Constitution, he must deprecate our mediation Ss much as the in fluence of the Congress oT Verona. Adjourned till to-morrow. .. • •-• HOUSE OF COMMONS. : .. Mr. wonnuousr: presented a Petition . aiainst the NO vent Debtors' Act, from the Mayor and Corporation of the Borough of Marlborough.—Ordered to be printed. ' Mr. MUND A Y presented similar Petitions from Chesterfield and Ashbourne. Sir A. PELHAM presented a similar Petition from Gains borough.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. CURTEIS presented a Petition from Bexley,' Sussex, against the Hop Tax.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. GOU LIM RN brought up a Return of the Circular sent to the Colonels of Militia in Tr land.—Laid on the table. Mr. GORDON presented a Petition from Aberdeen, com plaining of Agricultural Distress.—Ordered to be printed. Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE gave notice that, on the nth of March, he would bring before the House a series of Resolutions explanatory of his views of Agricultural Distress. The Hon. Baronet also presented a Petition from . Bathwick, Somerset, praying for a Repeal of the Assessed Taxes. LEATHER TAX. Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a Petition from the Tan nets of the City of Waterford, praying the repeal of the remain der of the Leather Tax. The Hon. Baronet strongly recom mended the adoption of this suggestion to the House. Mr. CA Lcn AFT gave notice of his Intention to move that the tax alluded to in the Petition should be repealed, in lieu of the reduction of the Duty on Carriages, proposed by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer; and also for the repeal of the Tallow Duty, in place of the proposed reduction on Riding Horses. Mr. Curren; and Mr. CCIIMEN expressed their opinion that the removal of the Leather Duty would be beneficial to' the Agricultural Interest. . The Petition was read, and ordered to be printed. REMISSION OF TAXES IN SCOTLAND. Mr. CHARLES GRANT, seeing the Chancellor of the Ex chequer in his place, took that opportunity of asking him whi ther it was intended to give the sante relief in the shape of taking off taxes, to Scotland, as the Right Hon. Gentleman had pro posed in his late speech to administer to lieland? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ,UsiR was happy In the opportunity thus afforded him of apologizing to the Right lion. Gentleman and his countrymen, for having omitted to advert to the important topic to which the Right lion. Gen:te m:in had just called his attention, in the statement lie had had the honour to submit to the House on a former evening. Had he fulfilled on that occasion the intentions with which he cont-1 menced, he would not now have to make this conaninuicaziun. In answer to the Right Hon. Gentlennuis queation, he had to say that it was his Intention to propose to the House to extend the same relief to Scotland as he had proposed toe Ireland. i WINDOW TAX. Mr. Min WEN wished to know whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer would object te except from WindowT3l altoge ther,ehat class of houses curd at a. with six windows? The CHANCELLOR. of the EXcIIF.QUER confessed it did not enter into any pareof his Intentions to change the view he bad originally taken on this subject—this was, to take of so per cent. on the Window Tax in geperal, resetting ao specific duty but that on the lower order of shop windows. - Mr. HOttfIOUSE, in consequence of what had fallen from the Right lion. Gentleman, gave notice that he should adhere to the motion for the total abolition of this duty, which be had already intimated to the Douse. _ .11;w1 t.. i Mr. MU.N.IE pcogpisned, until Wednesday, a motion 44 *Web he had given notice on a former day, re/alive ce the tialriay. or Allowances of Olficers . retired [rum the Yeomanry of Ireland and of England. • . Mr. CALCH A FT, seeing the Right Boa. Gentleman, the. Chanel or of the Lacheystir, in Ids place, repeated she notices *Wall he had given. to mole for the Ilepeal of titte Tasto u teatlvr and Caudle% in lieu of the redurdao of 50 per cent. ots 1-the 'fatea on Carriages and- 'Whig 'Horses.- " '••• . .1 •'• • • Mr► hi A BERLY to , eta -the oittEtl for feetiiiiit i g ' the Report of the Cotontitte4 of Wait xni.l Melo% I Sir ltUlil]U•l' lIEItON took occ4sion to expresi ! ; SEI . '.F. • • . his opinion, that t?-e relief proposed to•be extended to the country was totally inadequate; to its purpose: It was with deep regret he found the agricultural in• terest was to he sacrificed to the monied interest. He was exceedingly unwilling to dwell upon these topicsi because he was anxious to support, as far as his vote could support, the policy pursued by his Majesty's Ministers towards Ireland and Spain, which he COM. sidered was upon free and constitutional principles; such as he never before had known actuate Ministers; . Sir JOHN NEWPORT itOt having been in the House the tither night, had had no opportunity of expre,sing his concurrenco In the sentiments of ap probation which so eenertlit Pkefailed towards the Chancellor of the Exchequer, :for the consideration he had bestowed on Ireland; He begged to say, that in his.view additionalesatisfaction must be felt by his countrymen, in conimumice of the mannaila which the• Right Honourable Gentleman. had its quitted himself of his task. With respett to the taxed to be remitted, he - svished it to be borne in . mihd that the collection of taxes generally was a considerable source of vexation and expense in that country. He hoped the Right Honourable Gentleman would con: sent to the repeal of the Leather Tax, the collection of which was telt as very grievous: He begged leave again to say, that he cordially concurred in all the sentiments of praise - which had been uttered for the luminous and detailed statement, and the liberal and enlightened views of the Right Honourable Gentle man's late financial speech. • . Mr. GRENFELL wished to know if it was the intention of the Honourable Member for Abingdon (Mr. Maberly) to press upon the House the discuss sion of those Resolutions read by him - the other night, and which were in the hands of Honour. able Members? As to the application of the surpl i era Revenue of the year, whether in part extinction of the Debt or in remission of Taxes, he was ready to admit it was a matter requiring great consideration: but he must say, that the Resolutions of his Honouvi able Friend, in his mind, had no sort of connexion with the statements of the Chancellor of the Ex. chequer—( Henn, hear). . Mr. MABEItLY ccmplained of the Honourable Gentleman asking him a question, and then going into the discussion of the subject before waiting for his answer. .He need- not then proceed with his ar gument to shew that he.had taken a most prejudiced and most erroneous view of the matter. In answer to hit:question, he had to say, that out of deference to the Chancellor vf the Exchequer, who did not feel prepared, after his late exertions, to enter into a lengthened discussion, he had postponed his motion to Friday next. The Right Honourable Gentleman had condescended to agree, 'that, with the approba tion of the House, .althbugh* an order day, his motion should have precedence of any other business in which he was concerned.• The Report of the Committee w•as then read, and the Resolutions agreed to. . . soItEIGN ENLISTMENT BILL. Sir ROBERT WILSON thought it his duty to the Petitioners, trliOse Petition he was about to present, to state that lie (Sir R.Wilson) had no connection whatever with the .drawing of it up. It sprang.frotn their own generous feelings and high spirit, in public Meeting, - legally convened and assembled in the most °Healy manner. It was from the inhabitants of St. John, Sopthwark, and the prayer of it was the repeal of the Foteign Enlistment Bill. From circumstances of 'a family nature, he understood the motion of a Noble Friend of his (Lord Althorp) for the repeal of this Bill was riot likely to come on on Thursday next.; but he could. not help remarking on the very favour able auspices under which it was brought forward.— He alluded to the Order in Council relative to the exportation of Sum' to Spain—(Hear, lear).—Most gladly would he see this odious Act repealed. It had been originally passed in violation of the usages of our own and foreign countries., It was directed against the rights of the world, and had been pro perly treated as the ally of tyranny. He could no: conclude without congratulating the country and his Majesty's Ministers upon the happy change in our fot eign, policy which had lately evinceditselt in their acts and langtrate—(Hear, hear). Mr. HOBHOUSE seconded the prayer of the. Pe; tition, and congratulated the House and the tountry upon a revocation of the particular Order in Council which had been alluded to. If his Majesty's Mini. . stems persisted in this line of policy, they would soon replace this country in the situation she formerly held amongst nations, and which she would again as. sume—(hear, /sear).—'He did think that by folldw.;- • ing up this course with the Bourbons of France, wine. . thing short of war would enable this Government to attain the objects it seemed to have in view. By the repeal of the Foleign Enlistment Bill, and the Alien Bill, we should be restored to the situation we had been in, and which we had lost, since our connection with the Holy Alliance. The Bill, it had been stated at the time, was for the protection of the interests of Old Spain, and it by the same rule we were to listen to the instigations upon which it was originally pas , ed, it would now be repealed. He hoped the re. -vocation of the Older in Council would teach the &unions of France what they were to e x pect in case of their not slackening in the . implous . course they • were nuw pursuing. Lie (Mr. Hobbouse). liad been most cautious nor to utter 'a word on this sthjett until war should pear to be inevitable, iseitg riot desirous not in any way to hasten what Inuit be al. ways considered as a calamity. But he would nun , undertake to say, that if his Majesty's Moisten went into this war, it would be bucked by the whole People—(Hear, heat, hear).—He thought his Ma. I jesty's Ministers had acted with extreme pruden c e t h roug hm t the whole of this matter, and if his praise I.were worth having, he wonki tritely bestow it. He I. was Iten,..hoWever, talking of .tbe Zate.Mi h isti, y,, b 4 ,g • ;of the Ministry as it now existed; for he vs: s con vinced that it the lenguage that had been lately held I at. Wroua 11.4%1 been earlier 1-poisen o our Hay Allies bfARItTAGE ACT. The Archbishop of CANTER BURY brought up a Report from the Committee appointed to inquire into the State of the I.aws respecting Alatriages, the object of which was, that the Committee might be allowed to report from time to time. Nis Grace then presented the Reporr, in which the Committee stated, that a considerable time mi;ht elapse before they should be able to come to a complete consideration of the several points on which they were pursuing their examination ; and they submitted to the House whatht•r it would not, in the mean. time, be advisable to introduce a Bill to legalize marriages that may hereafter he contracted, with the exception of tit; nullity clause. His Grace further stated, that the Committee were anxious at once to remove several of the objections that had been made to the Act of last Session, so far as regarded the prospective ertuse:, at:d were likely to affect the morals cf c•.untry, and that they had drawit up a short Act fur that pur pose. Ile then presented the Bill. Lord EI.LE :C BO RUGG H said, the effect of the Bill would place the country in the same situation in which it was between the 213th of July and the 2d of September. Ills Lordship con sidered it advisable to bring in this Bill, but it was his opinion that the law introduced should not he permanent ; on the con trary, the Committee would no doubt proceed with all dispatch in framing an efficient Act; and his hope was, that at no great distance a Bill, consistent in its principles, would be introduced. The Bill was then read the first iini). . The Earl of SH AFT ES BURY presented a Petition from the Clergy of Bristol, for a repeal of the Marriage Act; alto one from Carinaz then.—They were read and laid on the table. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY moved the second reading of his Bill to legalise certain Marriage Licensee.—The Bill was read the second time and committed fur to-morrow. FOREIGN RELATIONS. The Marquis of LANSDOWN rose, pursuant to intimation, and wished to know from the Noble Earl opposite (Liverpool), if there existed any ground for a general discussion of the state of our external rela tions, after the concurrent opinion of both Houses of Parliament, which was also that of the nation, had been so unequivocally expressed with regard to the circumstances of France and Spain ? He must confess that he was anxious to know whether any ground of dispute existed at present, in-order that, in the event, he might throw all responsibility on his Majesty's Ministers, upon whom alone such respon sibility ought to rest. When he considered the fer- nieut of the public mind upon - this point---when he, considered, too, that three weeks bad passed away since the opening of this Session—and when he con sidered the opportunity that had been afforded by the circumstance of a Special Deputation, for commu nicating; with the Government of Spain, he trusted their Lordships would not consider it premature to re quest some explanation from the Noble Earl. When it was considered, in addition to all this, that France herself had hurled the very threat of defiance, which, by endangering the peace of Europe, might embroil us in another most calamiti,us war, he apprehended that he had some reason, not to say tight, to ask whether the hope of peace, whatever its value might have been at the commencement of the Session, held out by his Majesty's Government, was such in effect as to secure the prospect of tranquillity to western Europe?—whether, in fact, the persuasion that peace would be preserved to us, continued to exist in the minds of his Majesty's Minister)? What were the nature of those expectations, which led the King's Government to believe, and act upon such belief, that a conflict could, at all events, be avoided by us? It would depend on the answer he hoped to receive from the Noble Earl opposite, to consider how far it behoved him to proceed. But he trusted that duty would not induce the Noble Fail to withhold that satisfaction which, in courtesy, he believed him dis posed to grant. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that perhaps their Lordships would recollect, 'at the Opening of the Session, in answer to a question from the Noble Mar quis, he had taken the liberty of explaining the re sults of our relations with foreign Powers, so far. as he felt it consistent with his duty. On that occa sion he stated, that the door was not actually closed against our interposition ; and upon thii pound he had deprecated any sort of discus ton that should do away the benefit to be derived from our good office. Having now stated thus much, he had no difficulty in saying, that the very same desire to preserve the peace still predominated in his Majesty's Govern meat : and, therefore, that whatever might be out: differences of opinion on particular points, he hoped there remained but one amons , st Noble Lords, in the wi,hes entertained by his Majesty's Government for the preservation of general peace. Nothing haJ oc curred to alter the hope entertained that peace was probable. With this explanati in , he was enabled to add further, that, in addition to general consider*. Lions, there were also some special circumstances which had lately occurred, and which should iticloce their Lordships more than ever to deprecate any disc cussion, at all tending to interfere with the relations of France and Spain, or the communications with the; .Goverttments of .either-State. Having said this, he ans.t deprecate all further d ecitssions on the subjects a id, indeed, he had also to indininn, that the for•; - nem ance of l'ailisment, up to the present time, had been a material advantage in our negotiations with - • •-•