The National Register. — London, England, 1808-03-20 00:00:00

--, THE NATIONAL REGISTER. IS4 bad been detained and brought into British- ports.—Ordcred to be printed. An Account from the Custom House was presented. shcwing the Amount of the Value of all Foreign Merchandize imported into Great Britain during the throe last years.—Ordered to be printed. - Mr. Buller presented a Schedule and .various Papers, rela tive to the State of Equipment of the Squadron, under the Command of Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan.—Ordered to he printed. The Expiring Laws Perpetual Bill, the . Irish Sugar Bill, the Hemp Import Bill, the 'Masts Import Bill, the Irish .Linens Fx port Bill, and the Cinnamon Export Bill, were r ea d a third lime, and posed. Mr. Secretary Canning presented copies of certain letters Until Mr. Carlicke, at Copenhagen, to Lord Viscount Bowick. Ordered to he printed. Mr, Sharpe postponed his motion till Monday nest. Mr. Perceval moved the order of the day for the House re suming the adjourned debate on the Oude Papers. The ques tion was Ora put upon the first of Lord Folkestone's resolu- sr, r. 7'rr RTON spoke at considerable length upon the treat .l,l lord Wellesley had shoo n to the Nabob of Oude, and c!l ,- .ught the business had better be referred to the East India Julicature Committee. Ne. ti. JOIINWTONE entered at great length into the subject o India atntirs, and deprecated the unwarrantable interference with the Govermneat of Oude. He concluded by assuring the "louse, that the :ysiem of Government adopted by the 111arquis Wellesle•., would in future he dispensed with s• it was, there fore, not its contemplation to make any more conquestsin India, but coiniae the Company to their present territory. MR. S. R. 1.1'N:11216TO:I ,justified the conduct of the Noble Tslarqui with respect to Oude ; and observed, that the Nabob, uad'-r tilt circumstances, ought to feel himself very happy in being relieved of the arduous task of governing subjects from whom lie could not command obedience.—A laugh. A inoti‘al was made for adjourning the debate till Friday.— The liouse divided, wile's the nsution was negatived, the Ayes being 35—Noe 196. After the. Motion of Adjournment was disposed of, the House proes eded to debate the general subject of the conduct of the Noble Marquis. Sin J. ANSI IWTHFR then proposed his Motion, which, he said, was not for a general approbation of the Noble Marquis; but merely to say, that in his conduct in Oinle he was actnated with a desire to 'serve the interest of the British empire iu India. MR. WHITBREAD approved of the speech of Mr. Grant and Mr. Johnston, and others, against the Nithle Marquis; and said, he saw nothing in the speech of Sir John Anstruther but general p-ancoric, where the injustice was too strong to be de fended. On a division—For the Resolution of Lord Foikstope, 31 ; Against it, 182.—Majority 151. Sir John Anstrutlier then mond his Resolution, signitying that the Marquis Wellesley, in his conduct in Oude, was actuated with a desire to serve the British Empire. Division for the Resujotiou 180—Against it 29—Majority 131. • MARCH 24. nu MAJESTY'S MESSAGE, RELATIVE T 4) THE SWEDISH TREATY. Ma. CANNING said, that among all the Powers that had carried on war against France, since its revolution Sweden stood conspicuous as a memorable instance ot• fidelity and per. severance, and every tribute was due to that Power for its manly and magnanimous conduct. The engagements that formerly existed between Sweden and this country, were merely ti; r tem rary purposes, and principally fur the protection of Swedish merania, and the King's German territories. These engagement:, however, ceased with the last campaign. A new engagement had now been entered into with that Monarch, and much might be expected front his future exertions. He had been called upon by the enemy to join the confederacy against Great Bri tale, but he had maintained a Steady,' uniform, and consistent resistance to such a demand. Thus was the King of Sweden reduced to the defence of his country from•the combined attack of France and Ito-Aia. After enlarging upon the high spirit and indepeadant character of the King of Sweden, he stated that it was intended to advance him 100,0001. per month, for I'2 months, 100,000/. having been advanced before the alerting of Parliament, he should therefore move that a sum of 1,100,000/. he granted to his Majesty, to enable him to fulfil his engaii,e meat with the K ingot Sweden, MR. WHITBREAD • said he should ►tot oppose the subsidy, but he could have wished it shad, been bestowed as it was wanted, and that frequent recurrence should be had to Parlia ment for that purpose. lie also said that he disliked that part of the Convention w hich stipulated that neither Sweden nor England would make peace without the consent of each other. England might make te•ace, and Sweden might do the same, without apprising the other of the transaction ; at least such an occurrence might happen. Upon the subject of the subsidx, he had prepared an Address to his Majesty, which he should mote after the House was resumed, expressing his opiiii4n, that tte money ought to have been paid from time to time, as required He should propose this Address, merely for the purpose of re cording his opinion FM the subject. After a few words from Mr. Smith, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Whit. bread, and Mr. Canning, the Report was ordered to be recce +ed to-morrow. EXFORTATION AT DARE. Ma. FVUITRRRAD opposed the Speaker leaving the Chair, and said, their Was a period in history of this country when bud, a measure would base been scouted, but times were unfor tunately -changed, kLlid the object of the war totally abandoned. By this Bill we are required to carry hostility into the ho-pi tals, and the miserable recesses of the sick, the lame, and the blind. it wit,: a mean, despicable. and cruel policy to visit tiie sins of the French Ruler on the poorer classes of society. Fortunately for France, Bark was not so , carte ns the 1100. Baronet and his friends would insinuate, for having inquired into the subject, he found letters from Paris, aq late as the 23th nit. quoting; the prices of .Dark, viz. Red 545. Yellow, front ss. to ss. Quill il3:. sad. Mr W. Smith, Mr. S. ltslilngton. Mr. Herbert, and Lord Milton opposed the 13111, and Sit Wm. Elford, 'Mr. Gordon. and General Noel, supported it. A division took place foo tho Speaker's leaving the chair—Ayes N nes 29. The Report was ordered to be received to-Morrow.—Adjourued. - . ... WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16. Mr. A. Sumner brought up a Bill for constructing a bridge r bridges from the Savoy.Precinet, or near the same, to Cu per s bridge, on the opposite side of th e Th ames .—l t was read a first, and orderee. to be read a second time. Lord Walpole reported from the New Mahon Election Com mittee, that Lard !leadley, one of th e Sitting Members, had not been duly elected, hut that the other Sitting Member had. General Gascoigne presented a petition from the merchants of Liverpool again 4 the Bid imposing a 'duty on Cotton Wool imported —Laid out he table until the third reading of the Bill. Lord 11. Petty, from the Beverley 'Election Committee, reported that the Sitting Mvinhers had been duly elected. ' Mr. T. Crenville, moved for a copy of Mr. ArbuthnoCs letter to Mr. Secretary Fox, in 1806, stating the facilities which would he experienced by.* British squadron passing the Dardanelles, and reducing Constantinople. —Ordered. . A Message from the Lord.; expressed the concurrence of their Lordships in the Mani.. llutiny Bill, the American Commis &lnnen Bill, aid tba rust Louden Water Works Bill. • TITURSDAY, MARCH IT. 'The Report of the Pilot's Regulation Bill was ordered to be taken into further consideration on Thunday next. Sir C. Price presented a *Petition from certain merchant' in the (;ttv, carrying on trade with the Continent, in support nt the ureter: in Council. After a brief conversation it wa3 ordered to lie un the table. CO LO 11 1 1T11 FIP:LOS PRISON. MR. StTirxtra wished to learn fron► Mr. Sheridan, whether nr not he meant to proceed in calling the attention of the 11Oltre the Petition presented by him on that subject? He wng to take the matter.out of his hands, and he wished for a satis , factory answer . . ' AIit:SHERMAN replied, that when he presented the Petition it was hi, wish that it might lie on the table fur a reasonable!' time; In order to afford Ministerinti opportunity Of investigating its merits. One application he understood hnd since been made• by tW Petitioners to the Hoene Secretary of State, for informa tion in regard to the proceeding Government meant to adopt. No answer had 'been given to that application, and he under stood that another application bad Jun been mule. lie amid • Palll,l.k