The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER: Toy SPEAKER also communicated the Thanks of the House (which he pronounced by way of an eulngium) to Generals Sir A. Wellesley, Finch, and Grosvenor, and Sir 11. Popham, who were present, the two former and the latter returned their grate ful thanks to the House for the high and distinguished Imitate done to them, The Papers moved for on Frislay by Mr. G. Ponsonhy, rela tive to the affairs of Copenhagen, were laid on the table by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The American Intercourse Bill was read a UM time, The Bill to prevent granting Offices in Reversion. after a few words from Sir S. Hominy and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was read a third time and passed. Mr. Canning laid on the table the Papers moved for on Fri day by Mr. Whitbread, relative to the Russian Mediation, Mr. IV hitbread, agreeable to notice. moved that there be laid before the 'louse correct List of all the Transports, their tonnage, and the number of men emplp '. ed in the E•pedition to Copenhagen ; and Copies of the Instract . sto .Admiral Gam• bier, and from him to the different Officers under his command, in the Expedition to Copenhagen. Mr. Windham moved, that a Copy of Admiral Catahier's letter to Yak man, and the anbocr thereto, be laid before ti a , Moose. Mr, Windham moved, that there be laid before the llouse a Return of the Regular Forces, both at home and abroad, the different means of recruiting them, and the number of deserters from the °""IY• 180 T, till the latent time such Return could be made up. Aiso z Itetitra &t• the number for uhich Bounty has been drawn, us hell : 0 the number of Soldiers vt ho volun teered front the Militia into the liegular , , together with the effective force of the Militia. Throe motions mere agreed to. Lord I.'4,lkAatie put of lit , motion relatit e to the ()ode I'nprrs ill to-morrou se'ouight,--.l4journed. TITBSD.t F r s. 2, Nn. SrE tusu read to the Houses letter from Lord Cathcart, in an answer to the Vote of Thatd..s to his Lordship, itc. of Thursday last Gl:NJ:war, ART presented ao account of the number of transports employed against Copenhagen.—Ordered to be printed. The I rouse went into a Committee nn go muck of the No% Jim (ion Act, as related to the Brazils t I:en the Cla t irnian Nat instructed to tame the House for lea to firing in a Bill per mitting the Impor:ation of (bents, in Portuguese ships, front the Portuguese territory in South America, in ves9e4 belonging to Porlitz:d. Povkn.Vni inquired if there were not some dispatchei omitted from among those produced to the !louse, Mn. CA.% N e NO; replied, that every nue in the possession of Ministers, of any importance, had been produced. Mu. l'Enet:v.“. intimated. that on Monday next he should state to the 11011,e what had passed between him and the (lover nor of the Bank of lituland relative to the Reports from the Committee of Finance, _ _ Mu. Priest moved for n copy of the Meow from the Pre.. dent of the United State- , to both Houses of Congress, dated the Tith of October, 1.5:07.---Ordered, Ifa. 'nem% rr moved for copies of such correspondence as haul pared between the First Lord of the Treasury, or the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and the Governor, or Deputy Gover nor of the Bank, re-pecting the management of the national debt, the application of the unclaiined die idends, and a loan of money for tl:e public sr' s ice. After a few words from Mn. Priv:l.:v.4i. and Ifit. S. Thotty ro v, the motion vs a' ngreed to. mu. Firkiii, , ioN moved for an account of the unclaimed divi dends remaining -at the Bank. for the lag three quarter:, as they then stood in the 11:101.-hook, distinguishing the amount in mat quarter, up to the day of the respective iziates from the Bank to the Exchequer. Ordered.-- Idjourned. wruN rsu v, rru. 3. Mr. IliAisson presented to the llouso Copies of the Cor respondence, moved for last night by Mr. Tierney, hem een the First Lord of the Trewatry and the Covernor of the Hank of England, respecting the management of the National Debt and Unclaimed Dividends. _ _ . The. B ill for Permitting the Importation of Good in Portu guese ships, from South Ames ica, was read a first time. On the motion of Mr. Iluskisson, the amoont of Fxchequer Bilk outstanding and unfunded, for the )ear 1807, has ordered to he laid before the THURSDAY, FEB. 4. Loan Arcar-dwn said, he thought it right to submit to the douse for its information, the view which he meant to take of) the Orders in Council, conformably to his notice for taking that subject into co:r-ideration on Friday so'unight. his Lordship accordingly stated, that it was his intention to comider every thing which that question involved, namely, the law of nations; the exceptions ia the orders to that law ; and, nevi, the effect of the measure, in all its bearings, both as it affected this and every other country with which r, e !lad relati )))) sof any . kind. LORD Gags vir.tx observed, that he had read and heard w ith regret, that the President of the ',Joked States of America had refused to ratify the Treaty concluded between the Commis sioners appointed by both countries, for the purpose of carryin ,, that beneficial object into execution, Though he thus expresse d P his sorrow and di s appointment under existing. circumstances, he was wholly unacquainted in any official manner whether the tact was so; yet, if it proved true, and that it arose from a re fusal on our part not to abandon those principles of maritime law mid right which established our recognized supremacy, he should feel the utmost satisfaction, Leaving all other point for the discussion which was to take place on this subject, he Lhould mow. at present, that there be laid before the House a Copy of any Message received from the President of the United Smiles of America, respecting his non-ratification of the Treats' en tared into 'tett% ech the Commissioners for the United States of America. and the Commissioners appointed by this country, if any :itch had been received. Tire motion however was over-ruled, on the ground that it wli a id be irregular to produce such information before the I . l.outy itself, 1,0 no LesK Itt wished to know whether the United States were made acquainted with our Orders in Council at the time tke had ordered their embargo, faun MAW K r r replied, that they were not. Loup Geer gave notice, that he should move, on some future day, for all such docomeats as related to the attack on Constan tinople, in order to exhibit to this country, and to the world, the gross misrepresentation x% Writ hail gone abroad respecting that subject. Lord liolland's notion wa.4 ordered to stand for Monday ; land Lord Auckland's motion for 11..ia ts lay se'uni-1 t.—Ad journed, rn I'F'S, 5, !Ante ifutchirtion and (ila7.tooltury took the oaths and their s~~ah, 04 the motion ut n .1 re ti UV n, much of Sir James Intiet:s Petition ;t' related tll the Itoxborough titles, N%as refer to the Committee of P r i, ifettc , . 11r, from the Ralik of Voglati, presented nn account of the di-po‘al of th:' ;mulctr oi . the Siuh in, Final lag year. The Rill for repealing. Queen Anne's !downy Act Suspent•ion Act, went through a Committee. in the vow of Francis Gould, r. Langley, the decree of the Chancery wa: :thinned, with '2OOl. east%, no appearance basing been made on the part of the appellant.—Adjourned. BOUM; OI•' COMMONS. MONDAY, 1:8. 1. VOTr OF TD ANIL% TO TO ARMY AND NAVY. Tfir. SPEAKER informed the Nonce, that he had received a letter from Admiral Lord Gambier, in ansner to on he had written to him, communicating the Thanks of that noose to binbelf and the °facers of d Seatnea under his Lordship's com mand, at the Siege of Copeatmgru. PER. 7. WSW/IESDi Y, •EB. S. Lotto at'CK►.lv'n pmented a Petition from Sir J. Imes, the respondent in the appeal respecting the ft oxborough estates, pray ing that the Clit;liC should be heard out of the regular course on the Bth of May neat. His Lordship, in support of the Pe tition, principally relied on the ativrinced age of the Petitioner, which left him little hopes of seeing the termination of the cause, if it were not to be heard until those which preceded it in the list, amounting to more than ldll, were disposed of ; and on the ground that the succession to the estates involved the right to several titles mid dignities. After some observations from the Lord Chancellor, Lords Lauderdale and Spencer, Lord Aukland intimated that he should delay any further proceeding in the Petition until Friday.