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culty,that was the very reason erhy the motion should be adopted, and the search set about as early as pos. Bible.—(Laughter.)—He saw a dispositioo in the Noble Lord to throw out a great many insinuations shoot influence. That was very well between one Gentleman and another ; " but when," said Mr. Tierney, he says, that I don't exercise my influ ence, what, in the name of God, does lie mean ?" --I Cheers. J—Tke Noble Lord's influence on the opposite side of the House was one well known and understood. He could say to a Member, " You have a place, and you shall lose it if you don't do so and so."—(Cheers.) —But he (Mr. Tierney) disavowed such command ; he had no such authority, and the charge implied in the Nobl• Lord's insinuation was one which, he thought, the House ought to be disposed to re sent. Ail the weight which he possessed, and of that he was proud, was, that an Hon. Friend might conic and ask his advice on an iutesided motion, as to the propriety of bringing it forward or not. The Noble Lord must be content with his own influence. • The Noble Lord deprecated irritation, but he (Mr. Tierney) asked whether arty course was more likely to provoke it than that pursued by himself ? Lewd Citsvuseamm rose to address the Chair, but the cries of " Spoke, spoke," being very loud, sat down before we could collect the purport of his few remarks., Mr. WWI4I4IIIILL presumed that the Noble Lord bad read over all the documents in question in Fe bruary or March last (hear, hear.)—His own state ment., therefore, respecting them this evening was the most extraordinary he had ever heard. He presumed that, before coming to the very serious and weighty conclusion of omitting her Majesty's name in the Liturgy, the Noble Lord and his col leagues had looked accurately into all the statutes on the subject, and the long course of usage ; or did the Noble Lord meats to say that neither they nor the Council to whom they were to look for advice in that matter had examined the Acts of Parliament, 110 r the usage in this respect, front the time of Henry VIII., through the reign of James Charles I. and 11., and every succeeding one op to the present (cheers front the Opposition), in order to understood ashat were the rights of a Queen Con sort ?—(Cheers.)—He hardly thought lie could have understood the Noble Lord rightly when he 111111 glued him to say, that after striking her Majesty's name out of the Liturgy, they were ignorant where those papers were which. contained the law of the case and the uninterrupted usage respecting it dur. iog a period of two centuries.—(Cheers.)—Had the Noble Lord been to the British Museum, or the other repositories of the evidences of this uni form, unbroken, uuvaried line of usage, ever since the time of Henry Vlll.?—(Cheers.)—Did he understand the Noble Lord rightly to say that he did not know where these documents were? The reason why he had moved for them without notice was, that lie had assumed, till he had been corrected by the Noble Lord, that the Pri►y Cooper]. berme striking out her Majesty's name from the Common Prayer, had rigorously investigated. and closely perused every document on the subject.—(Cheers.) —Did the Noble Lord mean to state, did the Noble Lord presume (Cheers) to state in the House of Common*, that the Privy Council had struck the name of the Queen of England nut of the Liturgy, before informing themselves what had been the usage of two centuries? Mr. B. BATHURST was proceeding to express his surprise that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, in pronouncing his censure on the imagined teme rity of the Privy Council, had *hewn himself un able to distinguish between common documents. where the desired information could be obtained, and documents proper to be laid before Porliamtut, when he was interrupted by Mr. HUM& who remarked, that since the House had last met, the Hon. Gentleman had aceeptett of a high office (President of the Board of Control) in his Majesty's Government, which he considered would cause him to vacate his sent ; and he was Trot aware that he had been since re-elected.— If the acceptance of an office of 5,000/. a year had not the effect of obliging the individual promoted thereto to vacate his seat in the House of Com mons. he and others were badly inforined on the subject. He hoped lie should be allowed to ask Ivhat was the state of the law on this matter ? Mr. BATUURIT explained. that the Act authoris ing the appointment of Commiuiouers of the Board of Control. expressly provided dust such Commissioners as should be nppoitited without sa laries should not he obliged, in consequence of such appointment, to vacate their sets. Ile had no salary annexed to it, and therefore he was not in the predicament supposed by the Hon. Gentleman. A conversation on this subject ensued between Mr. Tierney, Lord Milton, and Mr. Creevey, after whiff' Mr. BATHURIT cited the words of the Act to which he had referred, and then continued his ar gument, that there was a material difference be tween common prayer books, in which all the de sired information might be obtained, and authenti cated copies of the saute, and therefore it was not to be wondered at that his Noble Friend (Lord Castlereagh), witlviat supposing him at all defi cient iu the proper inquiries or information, should not base knows tu what offices the latter were to be searched for. Sir J. MACKINTOSH, after premising that it Will at his own peril the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Bathurst) sat and voted, expressed his astonish ment that the Noble Lord should have objected that the tendency of the motion of his Learned friend (Mr. Wetherell) would be to throw delay on ti•at oirlie Noble Lord (Lord A. Ilinnilion), Cer tsinly•if the Noble Lord chose to press the House to a division on the amendment, lie trGulrl convert it into the means of delay. The Noble Lord had ►reined to admit that the Privy Council had acted ou no other anthority than the vague infor mation to be obtained in common lib►unea—and, fu►ther, that during eleven months, through which the Queen's name had vetnaitied erased from the Liturgy, they had not directed soy ex tract, to be made from authentic documents to which they might refer with perfect confidence. It appeared they were satisfied to this hour to rest on the vague information which was accessible to every individual. If they were not in possession of loch extracts, then, in reality, to this moment they could not know, but en examination of them might clearly shew them the unconstitutional nature 1I • • • I of the act on which they had ventured. If, on the other hoed, they were in possession of them, wind necessity was there for one hour's delay in laying them before the House t-,—(Hear,. hear.) The SOLICITOR-Gamma,. said, that his Hon. and Learned Friend (Sir J. Mackintosh) had iosi united that the authenticated documents sought, were not in the hands of hit Majesty's Ministers, and that therefore they were ignorant of the true grounds on which they should have acted ; but he ought to have known that no alteration of this kind could take place without an Order in Council, there fore his Majesty's Ministers had en opportunity of acquiring the necessary information by consult ing those orders. Mr. SCARLETT thought it strange that his Learn ed Friend (the Solicitor-General) should have dif fered so materially in his statement from the Noble Lord (Castlereagh). The Noble Lord would have it thought that the determination of his Majesty's Government had been grounded on an examtnation of all the document'', but his Hon. and Learned Friend said, that they were only founded on some Orders in Council. He left it to themselves to re calcite their inconsistency. He did not find that the Noble Lord urged any objection to the produc tion of the papers in itself; arid if he would with draw his amendment, he really believed that there would be no difficulty in finding them in one hour. Mr. Serjrant ONSLOW stated that he should vote far the motion of his Hun. and Learned Friend (Mr. Wetherell) : protesting, however, against being thereby supposed to commit himself nit any of the farther steps of the great question to which the motion was subordinate. Mr. Vartstrraito hoped that every Membe► in the House would consider the question not as one of party. but of constitutiosial law, ■nd of right. This was a most inconvenient and improper time and mode of anticipating the discussion.—(Hear ) —There were some instances in which these Intro ductory motions had preceded the consideration of the Royal Speech ; but every one must know with how little iipprobstion they were rrceived.—(Hea►.) —Now the Hon. Member - had ■n opportunity of avoiding all opposition by merely withdrawing his motion for the present —(4 laugh)—and he hoped he would adopt that course. The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appeared— For the motion Agsiost it Majority When strangers were re-admitted, Lord CAll. TLEREAGH Was on his legs, but sat down before the subject of his observations could be ascertained. Mr. WETHERELL gave notice of a motion for to morrow, the object of which was, to have produced copies of all the printed Liturgies which had been authorised since the time of James I. The - Hon. Member was proceeding to state some grounds for renewing his motion, when The SPEAKER called the Hon. Member to order, and reminded bias that he was anticipating the rea sous with which he might find it necessary to sup port the motion to-morrow. Mr. WerusaaLL then gave notice of the motion for to-morrow. A DDRESS. The SPEAKER having read the Speech from the Thrrine in the usual forms, Mr. BANK'S rose to move the Address. It was not his intention to trouble the House at any consi derable length, in proposing an Address to his Ma jesty, in acknowledgment of the gracious Speech which, at last, the Speaker had an opportunity of reading. It was such • Speech as was calculated in every respect to excite the affections of his people. As one of these many loyal subjects with which his Majesty was surrounded, lie had to propose that they should approach the Throne with aseurences of the must steady attachment. They should shew that they were not a nation so intoxicated with the transplendent glories which they hard obtained, as to remain unmoved with gratitude towards the pro moter of these glories.—(C/leers.).—The Hon. Mover denounced, in the most glowing and ener getic terms, the spirit of mischief and evil that had gone abroad. endeavouring to subvert all the con stitutea authorities of the State. and to sap the fou dation of the splendid edifice of the British Constitution. No means had been left untried to effect that object. In the gaudy pageants and glittering 'hews which had passed slur ing the last year, who could not •recognise the resemblance to those which appeared in the year preceding? They had heard the same sounds, the same bands of music--they had wit nessed the same pomp and array, they had the mis fortune to perceive the same attempts nude to mis lead the unwary. The objects of both were the same ; they merely differed in the manner of ac complishing it. If we turned our eyes from our owu domestic solicitude to every other part of the world, what a cheering prospect do we behold ! There is not a spot on which we can cast our eyes in which we do not find some trace of Briti.li glory. Her commerce is extended to the remotest clime, and British industry plies in every port.—(Cheers.) —But how different is the state of affairs at home ! That clamour that has so long been heard in this country, the cry of Reform, is resounded on all sides; that cause which has been lately denomi nated. by its warmest advocates, es au expedient, and he was one of those who thuught that when that cry of ill omen is hearol in this country, the suppression of loyalty is an act of cowardice ; and he would be happy to find that some of these illus trious senators, who acknowledge their youthful ardour induced them to overstep the just bounds, would on second thought become more circuit'. *peer, and not connect with that cause their high names at d characters. By so doing, they violated that bond of cordial confidence which had so long b-en their union in effort, arid produced evil beyond repair. They liad the supreme satisfact . of learning that their gracious Sovereign still conti nued to receive assurance* of friendship from _Con ' linental Powers. Nor would it be less gratifying to hear that a reduction is about to he made in tneir military estitblishments. The next point of the Speech to which their attention had been called, was to the provision for the Queen. Oil that sub , ject he was sure the House would act agreeably to ' his Majesty's request. lie would not presume to suggest any course that could provoke any prema ture discussion. rt was with those feelings of loy ally and attachment to the Throne, and love for the Coustitiltion, that jte had the honour of proposing the following Address.-4 Loud cheers.)--The Hon. Mover then reed the Address, which warier usual an echo of the Speech. ' Mr. littosonn then rose to second the Address.' During the greeter part of his speech he was at.' most inaudible in the gallery. He could not con ceive on what grounds any optaisilion could be offered to the Address. He remarked on the peace able demeanour of the people of Ireland , who, although in aster of great distress, had preserved the greatest tranquillity. Not one even of their most furious demagogoes had come forward to join in the clamours that were excited in this coun try. The Hon. Mover coot:W.lrd by seconding the Address. Mr. Cuawaw observed that, he was extremely sorry these lion. Members who preceded him, did not adhere more closely to the tenor of the Speech. This was not the first occasion, 01)011 which they learned that Ministers appeared under:pointed with the reel state of the country. or st least concealed it from his Majesty. Were these times, when they were to he congratulated on the prosperity of the country ? Could they be ignorant of the extent of agricultural di•tress? One of these Gentlemen had talked of the people eating their bread in comfort. when it was a fact beyond dispute, that they bred no bread to cut.—(Hear.)—They had talked of treason and immorality, but it astonished him that they had been . so tranquil.—(Cheers ) —There were some Gelitletien who arrogated to thens.elyrs • monopoly of loyalty, but he did tint believe there was • want of loyalty in the heart of any mars in the country. He should lament ex ceedingly if the House dispersed without some ex preset 9999 on that subject. They hail seen Session after Session pass away without any remedy being applied to the evils under which the country la boured, and he hailed and rejoiced when he heard the Speech from the Throne. It seemed as if the olive branch had been held out, and that peace might he soon expected. l'he principles which he hail always avowed he would still adhere to. H e wished for a moderate and wholesome reform in Parliament. which would give the people • coil& eeitee in their Representatives. Thus far lie would go and no father. He did not feel himself bound to support any particular Administration; but he could not avoid remarking, that an uni 1 feel ing had been manifested against those men who ut present govern the affairs of this country.—(f/ear, hear.)—He did not say this front any invidious feeling, but he thought that those who were igno rant of the evils under which the country• laboured, were not very likely to apply the proper remedy. The nation was in a state of the greatest de pression; it was in vain fur thetas to go on taxing the people. The money could not be screwed out of their pockets. And why, in the name of God, talk of the prosperity of the country ! It is the boundep duty of every honest man, at the present time, tk endeavour to conci liate. and not to irritate the feelings of the people. —(Cheers.)—The time was now come when some. thin efficient must he done. They might now say, that " sufficient for the day is the evil there of." No men could look at the country without the dtepeat regret. The poor were without em ployment, or any means of support. In this state then they fasted theosselvea.—.and what would the people say. when they found that not one single word of solace shout their distresses was introduced by Ministers. The only way to meet the danger was to look at it fairly ios the face. The people were di►posed to beer their burdens patiently, if they could only find a corresponding disposition nu the pert of Ministers to relieve them. He would not detain the House longer : he thought it his duty to express his opinions thus early on the pre sent occasion. Mr. TIERNEY then rose. He said he always felt extreme satisfaction on such an occatioo as the present, when he did not feel himself called upon to move any amendment to the Speech from the Throne. It was generally considered (and, per haps, properly) as rather unbecoming in Minister. to introduce any thing in that Speech that was likely to provoke discussion, and it was rather an ar duous task for a Gentleman on his side of the House, who had only heard the Speech a few minutes before, to be called upon to discuss it. He certainly never heard a Speech better calculated not to provoke discussion than the present, and, perhaps, that was rather a prudent course, as it might not lead to a very agreeable ter mination. However, he trusted they would for give him if be could not let it pass without some few observations. Ile was firmly convinced that the only way to increase the revenue was to pre serve the tranquillity of the country. This done, they might still be able to weather the storm. With respect to the affairs of Italy, which had been mentioned in the Speech, he (Mr. Tierney) was of opinion that the Ministers of the Crown would per form their duty to the country imperfectly by ob serving a neutrality, and suffer the ►nterference of the powerful to oppress the weaker Powers.—(Mitch cheering.)—He was sorry to find after the millions that had been expended lo preserve the peace of Europe, that the country could only now indulge a very vague sad distant hope of seeing that object ac complished. As to. certain transaction. which had taken place at the meeting of Sovereigns at Lay bath, he confessed that he did not exactly uoderstaial by what rule,or under what authority,England could be required to send out • Minister, not to a Congress agreed on among the Potentates of Europe, but a meeting of Sovereigns self-congregated, to survey and alter the domestic arraugements of other mid inferior States. Upon this subject, however, lie wished to urge nothing more at present ; an op portunity would arise, in all probability, much more favourable for explanation. For the notice eontaiued in the Speech, of the arrangements made by Parliament with respect to the Civil List, lie must receive it as lie would any other notice from fits Majesty, as • gracious communication ; but he thought, considering the great distress and rut barrsasmenta of the country at the time of grant ling those allowances, and the great liberality of the House, evinced by them, lie had ex pected some notice of them at the close of the last Session, especially u it was the first of a new reign—he had hoped that some expressioos of gra tification at those very liberal provisions would have passed from the Throne to the House on the occa sion. He believed, however, that the abrupt ter ' initiation of that Session had not taken place in re- • ~ r-- ference io the convenience or pleasure of his Ma jetty. Bat his Ministers had erevinualy discover ed that in the then present state of their public affairs, and of their credit with the people of the country, there might be great inconvenience to themselves in suffering more discussion, and as the shortest way of ridding themselves of this diffi culty, they determined on the plan of instant pro rogation. On this subject he also proposed to postpone his remarks till • more pro p er opportu nity should arise, for at present he was anxious to avoid discussion as much as possible. With re spect to the military reductions mentioned hi the Speech, be could offer no opinion until he knew of what they confined ; it would be for the House, when the description was tenure them, to judge whether they were an I cieuily economi cal, or if other retreochmeists were still necessity. The most extraordinary part of the Speech win that which related to the finances of die country. He bud scarcely expected to have heard of any great improvement hewing taken place in the reve nue, from the advanced and flourishing, state of commerce. He wished to know what grounds there were for such an assertion. The Speech declured that the revenue of this sear exceeded that of the hut by a considerable sum ; a part of this was attributed to the imposition of three millions of new taxes. Every man was aware that new taxer' caused, or ought to cause, an increase in the re venire, but every HUM was not aware _that the failure of those new taxes in their eviimated amount, could be proof of retuning or increased prosperity in commerce. l'lse Speech however, assumed, be cause there wastes increase of revenue as compared with last year, that there was also an increased demand for those articles on which the burden of 11w stew taxes chiefly fell. He would state the nottwr thus :—There were three millirem of new taxes im ported, which had been in operation for the whole of the last year. Those tales, according to the rill mate, should hive produced in till 3400.000/. to which sum the revenue of this year should have diet of the last year, instead of which there was only a surplus of 2,400,000/. on this year over tlw proceeds of the last. As a plain man, judging from direct and obvious statements. he would feel disposed to say, that there was a diminution of at least one million. As to the argument of an increase in the consumption of the articles maiuly chargeable with the war taxer, if the accounts in the newspapers were correct, and et present lie had uo better do cuments to guide his judgment, he would say that the assertion of sit increase was not found ed In fact. There would be better op;:ortuni ties and more ample means of ascertaining the truth furnished hereafter to the House, but at present it appeared to him, that there was a very materiel falling off in those articles which were specified as examples of increase. He could not conceive what could be the necessity for holding out such delusions to the public. Doubtless they were all bound, as far as their abilities went, to assist in making the revenue productive ; but it seemed to him to be most unprofitable and silly to attempt to support the- credit of the finances by misrepre sentations which must lie detected almost us fast as they were made. A much better way would be to admit the difficulties, and call for such regulations as would obviate their effects. The 'seat topic tu the Speech recognised some improvement in woe particular branches of the manufactures of the country. This, though it were only of partial ex tent, was a subject of great happiness; it would restore tranquillity, as indeed it was admitted to have done so. This was a proof that though there was distress, there was not disaffectioti in the coun try, as had been so often and velmmently asserted. Again, however, he wished to postpone his judg ment on this alleged improvement, until there were some accounts to prove it. He was particularly anxious to guard himself from being stultified and betrayed into an admission of alines which might be altogether incorrect, merely because they were contained in a speech coming front royal heeds. The next subject adverted to in the Speech was the necessity of making provision for the Qiieeit's main tenance. It stated that his Majesty had been in duced to continue hitherto the allowance of 35,0001. • year, greeted by the (louse to her Majesty as Princess of Wales. What other arrangements might be deemed necessary under the peculiar cir cumstances, his Majesty left it to the House to con sider and determine. He (Mr. Tierney) owned that he thought it hail been always customary, as he conceived it to be also most proper and becoming, for the Crown to reconiinend such arrangements to be made as might he requisite for the movie aaaaa for any branches of the Royal Fomilv. The Noble Lord, or his Right Hon. Friend (the Concellor of the Ex chequer), to whose department it more peculiaily belonged, would in all probability let the House know what was to be proposed as the amount of that allowance. He was of opinion, however, that it would have been more gracious and becoming in Ministers to have at once admitted the necessity of providing for her Majesty, and to have inserted a suitable recommendation in the Speech from the Throne. It would have put air end to a question which had excited and harassed the country fur several months past, from one end to the other. He thought it was to be regretted that Ministers should have gone out of the way, and taken an unusual course to arrive at a point of duty, the meeting of which in a direct and open matinee would tend In so great • degree to allay discontent out of door!. It looked ungracious, and seemed to indicate to the country at large that more was meant by it than met the eye or the ear. He was not aware of stay thing else in the Speech which called for observa tion froth him. He would, however, express his regret, that while his Majesty had been led to no tice the relations of our commerce and maitufuc tures, no regard was taken of the distress under which the agriculture was labouring, though it was plain by the representation. from all quarters of the country, that the distress was excessive and very burdensome. That the House would do its duty in suppressing sedition, in upholding the laws, and enforcing respct to those in authority under tlwm, as was expressed in the Speech. there could be•no . doubt. As to the Addresses of loyal devotion which had been carried up to the Throne, and from which his Majesty professed to have derived the highest gratification. he would say that if they were cape• ble of yielding gratification to any oue, his Majesty had the best right to be so gratified. Of course he must be considered as commenting on the Speech as the production of Ministers. Those .6entlcamen • who were so good as to Isite charge of the interest r f the notion, were yet so remarkably modest that they never wished for the least notice of their conduct is these Addresses. They seemed to shun their meed of praise, for none of the Add ____ressesepritiotted say expressions of approbation as to thrive luta...The cry of most of them was directed ageism blasphemy rod redoirin, odoeh were raid to ropeinhouodoind to there topless sod the licentiousness of the preen were they irlinast all confined. There was oolong men tioned 111 the Speech as to the prevalence of those three evils, the existence of »loth had to-en Oro claimed so often and so loudly for the last three months. In fact there was neither blasi.heniv,.oor smlition, bor had cooduct in the pets* to coinplai.• of. There was nothing alsrenting in Ministers. but that opinion of the public respecting thee*. which rankled in their minds, and convinced them of dm growing dislike winch the canary felt towards them, and the must anxious sod general.slrrire to got rid of them.—(lleor, hear, awl laughtee.)— This it was, most likely, winch led to the abrupt prorogation of Parliament. Ministers st'strated, the intervening time to do something tows' ils recovering themselves, and hail employed she two toot moat's in getting addresses forwarded prom all places where their influence yet lingered. That they had exerted themselves strenuously in this work there otild be 110 110111/t. Adverting 10 *lie xri.l sect in dustry of some of their Sheriffs, lie would remind the flame of the shower which bad been given to certain abjection, against a Bill ortbe last Serrion, which gave more power to the Sheriffs over public ineetirigs than was deemed safe to he intrusted to them. It was alleged in support of the Hill, that so far from frustrating the right of petition, it would give increased and importance to proceed logs of that nature. Some of those dignified and impartial officers, as they carte theft called, had in their revolt' counties behaved most outrageously ; rod yet in every county, not to say those were considered as Whig counties only, tint in every county rod place where discussion had been allowed, there had been amendments urged, ex pressive of the disapprobation and distrust enter tained by the Iteople toward, the Servants of she Crown. Time Speech entirely relieved hint fiom the dif f iculty of replying to the statements of she Loyal Addresses as to the existence of sedition and blasphemy, which statements were now left to stand on their own naked merits. Much good might they do those who had employed themselves in get ting up such Addresses. If the King had really derived soy gratification from receiving th.lse Ad dresser, it was all very well ; but that they had done any good for the feelings or character, or en joyment of any other man in the kingdom, he did not believe.—(llear, hear, and laughter) Lord CASTLEIMACIII professed to leave discovered little to the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman. to which he himself could wish to object. He complimented the Right Hose. Gentleman on the general character mid tendency of that speech, which was exemplary for its moderation and good feeling. As to the Speech from the Throne. it had been arranged in all its forms agreeably to established practice, and surely it was ers re proach to that Speech that it did not contain any one topic which had a tendency to create or augment divisions among the Members of that House. He hoped upon examination that the Speech would be found not to lie fleet' to the im putations of the Hoti. Member on the third bench Curwen). If the Speech refrained from slating the actual amount of pressure sustained by all the separate interests, cud especially that most impor taut interest, the interest of the agriculture (though properly speaking they were all importaist, and hound up together by ties which made the welfare or depression of one the condition of all), the Hon. Gentleman would not, therefore, infer that these circumstances had been passed over from wil ful neglect, or that any of them which could be proved the most to need it would fellness with out attention front Isis Majesty's Govern ment. The distress of agriculture, however, cm referable to natural causes, and was not to be obviated any more than it had been crested by the system of law.. He assured the Hon Gentleman of the willingness of his Majesty's Government to listen to any well-founded suggestions which could be proposed for the relief of agriculture. The Right Host. Gent.. opposite (Mr. Tierney) hail stated, in terms not more strong than the subject demanded. the necessity of preserving the country in a Irate of peace. The Right Hon. Gentleman could not be more Noxiously earnest than himself for iir preser vation, consistently with the honour of the country, and the security of its possessimis and interests. As to the affairs of the country generally, theme would he other and more fitting opportunities for explanation on them, of which lie would gladly avail himself. He deprecated the idea intimated by the Right Hon. Gentleman, of interfering with the arrangements of other nations. He did not think it C01111011•11i with the expressed desired preserving that peace which was held to be me necessary for our interests, for this country to dictate to others what conduct they writ bound to pursue with regard S. their neighbours. This would be to display too great • spirit of totenneddling.— (Cherre from Mt Oppositdon.)—tie thought it would be felt and resented, as an unusual stretch of national arrogance for this country. the character of which was esisiestialty maritime, to judge of and determine upon what ought to be dense by the great nations of • Continent in refer ence the Mates contiguous to thew .—(Hear, lustri:! Ile trusted that it world be limed, wbe she lime fur iuquiry should arrive, that this coantry had uniformly held that conduct, in their mistime with other Powers which was most suitabl e t o her sit ua ti on an d resources, and agree able to the dictates of mood wisdom and good policy. It was not an unavoidable inference, that because s Hritleti Minister bad bees Will to &Head the meeting erl Sovereign% that therefore the nation mast be • party tit all or any of their proceedings. We had ieterests to watch which might be materially involved in the discussions sod moored ings of that Compeer'. Rot it was certain!, • great tuketi of the confidence which those Sovereigns Sad in the jus tice of their proceedings, and in the friendihip of the various Governments, wheat they were so Milling to allow any *Mimi to send a Minister, though no party to their agreements, to be satisfied ea to their integrity, or to take measures Air iebviatang thole, if justice and necessity ihoold esquire it. Upon this triple he world my an more at persist, hot reserve himself for mode opumisuities as might arise, so as to require more explsuntion from him. As to the state of the linasees, be wuuld.sborily describe is the Right Hoesoorabil tientleman the proposition which the terms of the Speech were Weaned to convey spoil ibis subject. The speech stated thas, notwithetaodong the deficiency of Irish revale*, ikeraiwaossarosiesse whole srai'ir scrount • considerable increase. A msratimrt of this was laid to the credit of the new taxes. 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