The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-01-27 00:00:00

fti # ~~ . 1. j 1 I • . ••••••• epode-tied he VIGGO temperate with the Spenah tarnevals. t.lbetli sad V in drawls& Vktor bevead the fagot, oast thus to protect I soatherA pmehmes b Xzeia. He had then to look. to a Government telly e11t . .1 ...-to IL etiostry wboeb wait joked to abound is pg.-waiter—to a Cameral who enjoyed the confidence of that Ciliveritment, and of the enontry, sad particularly the lure and cordideoce of the army be commanded. That army consisted of iB.MXI men, vo il equipped, and in all appearance well disciplined. The ne rd of that army, whe had so many pleas in his favour, soli cited the co-operation of the British troops in that binned ser e!eo, mid for the limited object he had already ailed. Rode could Lord Welliagtou reface under such circumstances, sulky he supposed the Sptaish Goverument was incompetent to per form Its duty' The country. though full of resources and provisoons, was iocomprient or unwilling to supply him. sod, s. s. this movement would lead to secure the safety of Por tool, and by defending Spain, he at the sane time protected Portugal. He then urged every effort that seal, courage, sPint rind activity could call forth, and be applied, with 'his brit judgment, the means of which he was in ptomaine, to the object for which they were especially intended; for be would ..b.orve again that Lard W. entered Spain in order a defend Portugal , . In so doing, it 54 been said, he did ant employ the necessary precaution. But he would here again ask. was Lord Wellirigton to refuse to place any confideoce Oa Cameral Cuesta, in the army be commanded. BU the Govern ment of Spain. or in the country he was est to assist P The plan of co-operation was now settled. and Lord W. was to move again.' Vireo in concert with General Cateta. lewas Seed.at the same time, that Yeargas should push un iowitrds Madrid. in order to draw of those corps of the French ar my commanded by Sehastiani and Joseph Bonaparte.. la leis sente if things. if duly (-tined iiito .exeeetiole ay me larl Wellington fully jnoifiei in expecting ISCteui ? lei the 2'2 I of July be moved towards Tat • and on the 22d, the ' ender eaten Victor approached them. [AIM W. peoenised to atetck it that morning ; aid what but a complete victory coied then have been expected over the 'separate corps of Viesor, since after be was able to defeat the united forces of fiebestiani, Joseph, &e.? With all this Lir prospect of de ptreying Victors corps. Ceesta, for mama. whirls never have been explained, refused- to attack until lII' following day : end bebial 1 during that very night Victor made his escape. sad joined Sebactiani.— Meantime. Vetegas, who was iu striorted to be at Organs on the 22d, received counter-orders from the Cetera! Junta. for what reason, or with what view be told sever understaad ; but the result was, that General Vanes, lithe warm be in motion on the twenty-seeonJ, did sot begin to advance till the twenty-ninth. Could any General withstand such cross purposes?--Could any opera gam, however well concerted, succeed under such contra dictory orders' If now it was stated at your Bar, that sneer all these circematurea, so promising of success, Geo. Cuesta refused the proposed attack on the 23d, and the Cen tral Janta euunternianled the movement of Venegas, which wise, essential to the combined operation, what could you %Aped from nay General in such a dilemma ? But measures of a different complexion and result might now, he trusted, he eapected from the Spani-b Government. It was now ar ;Wady to be wished and hope I. that the actign or the Esc males Power would unite and co-operate with the spirit of tee people; that Spain wattle act a part worthy of bersi•lf, and worthy of bergreat aid guavas Ally. This perfection Ott her Goverment could not be the work of a day. Were we never to amplify a single soldier, or risk a siaeliexertiou is her beiialf, saws she had arrived at all the perfectioa of a tree Stole? Could it be expected that Spain. emergina from ee teepee and servitude la which her faculties and en egieSe Ind so wag positrampedt .merging from ancient inveterate habits aadlifejedices which benighted her anderstandiae; emerging from doe Matt at division and disconsectiosi be. teas bet letterset *ovinees, which, Woweva r they might jobs to hared and Melaosite against tae common invader, • atm yet jci sabot*** at wafture with each other, was la emoseable to evert that Spin would at once and on a .ides 'mild thi utmost perfection of a settled. ells lightened. eel viktirs Govhathsent t lie wadi now re tam to the battle Fla thriven, and the circumstances which eharacterise.l this battle, awl he gravid baldly contend, that la a asilitary p tilt ortew,.nothiag could have been snore gallo a ead eampeteat t • tae repulse which the thereilastaineds whereste be directed his attack. lie c ae l e i g ail pretend noriatel y to aqua questions merely military. Bat . be nimbi fairly ail. whether th ere was on skill, So bravery{' as glory hi the mode by which that repulse was effected-mi repolae which the enemy himself has acksowledeed tube et[{ of the deepest woofs& that had yet ben iedieted on hit mills etre character t Now as to the cunsequemeee of that butileoa /le Would only ask, were they such as to disparage the me. ens dirahotea on' the steresion? Was not the battle itself es eential to the objects of the campaign' Unleathat blew 1641 loion stork against victor, would it not hive Seen Inspossi- Me lo prevent the moray . from overrunning the South of S'Oa (is or making an inviolate Me Portugal P The pot - • Nen, t.iostikt thew 'operations on tie part of the campy - were meat I i. tamalel to the objects of the Expellees. It saved it owls of Spain roan ^wilier destrurtion ' while it cheese Porisred„ to or anise her army, Mid strengthen 11 4 aolitiwy positions. By taking up the position which Lord W s end-ewer& loccupled, be g rime/ himself in a posture where he could dcnw provisioi from the adjacent cowers, stria at the same time he drew neoret to. her own magamites.ote What was the remelt ? Until thin the Freneh armies were-ac- tively menacing the South of Spain and Portugal. S Iss that they have bees compelled to append their uperations these points. Upon the topic of military distretion, should not enter into any critical disquisition. He would nee however, hesitate to allirm. that in furtherance of the objece on which he was employed, Lord W. made a judicipts apa pie-aeon of his means, and drew ['rpm them every advantage of which they seemed so susceptible. From the leisure and opportunity be has afforded Portugal of improving the state of her army, it has already been hrouz,ht to a perfection which will enable it vigorously. and he hoped, effectually, to co-operate with a British force. He would pot say that Lord W. had placed that country is a complete state of security; but this he might safely assert, that it was now in *better slate of security than it has yet been since it bad to Calteod whet the invasion from France. Now, after this view of the questlau. and after this simple enameration of what lard Nelliegtoo had performed for the safety both of Spain * 01 Portugal, it was not from partiality, bat justice, that he declared that in his mind, Lord Wellington was fairly enti tled to all the hoomos be his already acquired. and to the high Matinee as which his Majesty bas been - graciously pleased to bestow upon his personal services; and that he has as just a claim to tee reward which the present motion is in tended to grant, as any Nobli: Lord who has ever been tio- s neared bv a similar distiaction or even as any Noble Lord eats save t i the hereditar: title which he new enjoy*. * Lord HARROW BY aspersed the Mullen in a short oteech, and explained in respect to some pulsates in the de bate of the preceding eveolno. . Lord GRENVILLE remloded the Home, that he bad not objected on a former day to a vote of thanks to' the brave men aidollieen who had fought the battles of their country;. . yo he dififirm, however Ministers had found the present ma- i uoa cememiap, that the House could not look at the coo Mays Wipe* sad pass the present vote under the coatramak ‘IIIW of vitalised ill skill evinced at the Battle of Takivese* More eireimileocesmaisected with that campaign were tent ,soldered' before the House came to a vote of choke foe what bit Leithhip termed a fatal and calamitous Beardlike* The BMW sold sot enter into the question without eddit Wee liddriplitis. IC.OI necessary mat onlo state the skill ate renew wide!' bail been Collard at t ie Battle of Talaveio bait to describe the antecetient events with truth and accuracy. ',sweaty-four boars might sulk* to try the merits of oedema who had borne fatigue and all the privations attached M military, but the merits of a I 411rtal could not be summoned svitbiu that narrow portioa ft* time. He was - ft say, that the gement objects of the campaign were os p irlip tall ad th e those Sic imptiry. *t Menem timer his d id aut feel a COM ietiwe that it was accessary to caste newt am the emodact of the rseireral who bud foo,tht the battle or Tie tavern, became theardere Rader which that General had asie, fed were not before the House. - He as willing to belie* that lithe Spanish armies had beim kdl.eticed by the spirit . cad discipline which lied dialagaished the British t such might have bees effeetted.• The co-operation of apanish forces bad bees the depeadmece of Ministers. The Mimes* of the troogs in Spain, end the safety of Portuga o Wrested oa eta coroperation, bet whore had co - operas bus famed ? A plan was T e ased, said the Noble Lords M am se a detachment of the fren ch force in dustrassism *mind Cuosta, and wimp the 'attempt was le have as/s, • as was (sweated be' the refusal efriliteilliaisia hi attack. Cameral Venegm bast net W 600 d to .•1111trare. bat b. received re ordefruns his Co mmittee& tibia- s r Prev of libations acting ia cocoa with tbe Ilebilde e m 144111 toe Hose's atiwiter what *lffisiblere-bed bap doing in Spin during two years with British arintei s submitting to' amp. operetive of Spanish Cialmals. Under all the clraimstemee of the remissly, his Lordsbip contended, that the emotion could Sot paw unless the Home was prepared to return a Mote of Thanks for the whole Campaign. 'shoat the British force dee repel a superior force brootheby the enemy, no man amid dispute ; yet it wits also iudispatable, that time result of die battle 'compelled the British tromps to toll back, wilds the enemy advanced to take possession of many od olommee: Ilis Lord-hip concluded an eloquent speech, by tog the opinion winch had been advanced is the debate, bate, namely, that coolness, energy. and va. ~ tog epeamlicient to 4;oistiluts ea able (kneed'. a 134 d --- -- . . bora a riteowirooodatiou in the Agnew of a ctlita t aw Tueane). that its was avarleities of 1 soldiers. This ass a recoorisaidatios • hielt ev coot to palms, sal kit Lordship shrewd a btrpi e s that ist" int prove • rerourosoadatiou to Aliatarrs. , ..,____' _,l 4rf GREY nos Anambra" his egomaniac , ill Ow •ww w Thant to sail the owl Troop who hail fought at Ta -I.4lpri t but Ns Loniolap oaperaW, * litan y p o load it eight ilk, a taw of ditty eilespeßod Ws to ratios ihet Vat to W 4 Welliaittun. The Mottoai Wfif thee pet * sad retried without a division. T'be Roam acijotirusd to Shadtv. . HOU,IE op commoiii. • . .11TDAY, ILK. 26. Oa the motion of Mr. Rosa, copies were or. dered to be laid before the House of the Xenia. rials presented to the herds Commissioners of the Treasury respecting the architectural and other; improvements about the Houses of Parliament. On the motion of the Chancellor of the &cite. quer, it Was ordered that the Chaplain of the House do preach a Sermon before the House, in I the Church if. St. Margaret, Westminster, ore Tuesday nett, being the Auniversary of King Charles's Martyrdom. On the minium of Mr. George Johnstone, an account was ordered to be laid before the House of the number of bills and promissory notes re. issued, distinguishing the rates of the duties upon them, from sth January, 1798, to the latest pe. Irind to • Inch the sante could be made out. Sir J. Newport brought in a Bill to prevent the embezzlement of the Public Money by Collectors, Receivers, Ace. Read a first tune, ordered to be printed, and to be I . ead a scond time on Wednes day uext. PRIVATE BILLS. - -- - --- - - ---- Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose, in consequence of the notice which he had given, to propose to the House a limitation to the period fur receiving petitions for private bills, and fur the various stages of private bills when intro duced. The experience which fur some years the House had enjoyed of the advantage of such a li mitation, rendered it unnecessary for him to say any thine on the subject. Ile should therefore confine hi nself to an explanation of the differeuce between the proposition which he was about to make and those which on former. elcasions he had I submitted to the House. At the commencement of the last Session he had promisee, the Bth of May as the limit for the ultimate stage of a private bill, that is, the reception of the Report. It was his intention now to propose the 7th of May. as that limit, being a diliereuce of only one day ie the li mit of the ultimate step. The alteration that he had io view was to diminish the period hitherto allow**, fur the reception of Petitions for Private Bills, hi order to extend the subsequent stages of those Bills, and thus to give the adverse, Rartks to those Bills a more ample opportunity of' cumin. ing and opposing their provisions. lie should therefore propose three i‘esolutions, vit.." 66 That the House would not receive any Peti p' lions for Private Bills after Feidey, the Bth Le ebru. I ary next. , ..„. 46 That the House would not receive ani u r ra ria . vale Bills after Monday, the 18th . day of next. -... ... " That. the Home would not receive.** . ports of Private Pills after Monday, ail .Of . - . .. May next." ~ . it would be observed, that the mind fir'llte reception of Private Bills wuulJ, by these Res.). Illations, be extended a fortnight ' noel the period ' for receiving Repurts of Private Bills a week be. pod the currespoudent periods df the attleesdeue . , • Mr. ROSE expressed his apprehension, that the 'term proposed by his Right Hon. Friend for, the ,reception of Pelitiuns for Private Bills, would, in some cases, be insufficient. Thu CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that it was desirable to establish as i gene ral principle, that the Petitions should be preseut. l ed within the period wipcb he had mentioned. lit cases of peculiar difficulty, the House would, of ,course, listen to the circumstances that might be alleged for an extension of that period, and would determine accordingly. The resolutions were then agreed to, and or. dered to be printed. REVERSIgt4 BILL. Mr.BANXEd, finding that there were two other sebixts of importance to be discussed by the House that eveniug, withdrew his notice of a mo. tion.for leave to bring in a bill to render the Re version Bill of last Session perpetual, in order to. fix it for another dei—a delay to which he was the more strongly induced,. from understanding that it was a proposition which unfortunately was likely to produce debate. As, however, the. subject was one of much urgency (for the existing bill would expire in six weeks after the commencement ;of the Session) he should not defer his moths* lmsger than Monday next. The CH4ISICE‘LOR of the EXCHEQUER. Vierred„ that there were already two notices on the Order Book fur Monday, both of wide* ' * .iiield probably excite discussion. He 'wished Ilioreforelhat his Right Hon..rriend would. Ix on lime subsequent day. With rtopret to . anit...sop. , litieed urkeneyin the measure, it could scarcely 'bell imagined, to whatever period the motion might. be . k delayed —even were it posterior to the expiration 1 of the existing Bill, that his Majesty's Ministers would take any step by which Athe principle of that 13111 might be violated. He should oppose . the Bill to be proposed by his Right Hon. Friend, *because be wished only tousle:6d the power which , that Bill would go to abolish. If hit ,*tight Hon. Friend had no objection, he would recommend Wodoesday as the day on which be might bring fonrard his proposition. Mr. BANKES acceded, and Wednesday wee' accordingly fixed for his motion. is LORD G&MBIER. Lord COCIMANE said, that understanding it was the intention of his Majesty's Ministers to propose on Monday next the Tbatika of that House to Lewd Gambier, be felt it his duty to Move for the previous production of the minutes of the Court Martial which had been ktld on that Noble Lord ; and he pledged himself to prove, from those minutes, not only The SfBAILEB; ototrurid tie Nee Lord. r ' • ;Welts ble Lord wire going to give sales of a *Oleo; it • wee irregolor to eater into any detail. bOsrever„ it was his intention to submit a mo. float to the novae at that time, it would be fur the louse to detarine whether or Rot they would raintilo the olaii which bad prevailed, of giving proviosi noticeof such an ietintion._ Mr. PONSPOIItY observer; pet he certainly understood that the Noble Lord mean to make an immediate motion. The (maim, usage - of giving notice was nut applicable in the maul ewe; for as the Thanks were to be moved on Monday,, and as the House was not accustomed to sit on Sate r. day, the Noble Lord had no other opportunity of making his motion than the present. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declared, that if the motion of the Noble Lord related to the production of the sentence only of the Court Martial on Lord Gambier, he. bad no objection whatever toil • but if it extended to the minutes of that Court Martial, he was decidedly of opinion, that a proposition to reconsider thu ' trial of an Officer, in a ease of life and death, was of too much importance to be acceded to without at least due time fur consideration. •Mr. TIERNEY' remarked, that . the Noble Lord had taken the earliest opportunity. that pre sented itself to him to make this motion, after liar. ing been apprised that' it was the intetitiun of the Right lion. Gentleman opposite to propose a vote of Thanks to Lord Gambier. Ito thought the but way would be fur that Right lion. Gentkimas to postpone his Emotion to a flours day. As to the sentence of the Coart-martial, he did not ,conceive that, neaccumPanied by the minutes of evidence, it would be sufficient for the House. That semi:ace • pronounced Lord Gambier not guilty ! , but but it did nut fellow that the minutes of evidence might' nut chew that his Lordship was nut entitled to the approbation. of Parha m:tit The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER said, that if the Noble Lord would postpuue his Motion until Monday, and that the House should then think that the. Minutes of the 'Trial ought to he produced, he would postpone his Motion, fur Thanks. If the House should determine that the sentence alone should be laid on the table, he would take Cite that it should be itrimediately fortticomiii4. • Lord COCHRANE acquiesced in this arrange ment. On the production of these documinsts he would pledge himself to . prove, that Thu SPA:AKER again interrupted the Noble Lord, observing, that he understood it to be the Wise allies house, that the Noble Lord should not, at present, cuter into any details, but should coofine himself simply to a notice. Lord COCHRANE accordingly gave notice, that on. Monday he would more fur the produc tion of the Minutest of the Court-Martial on Lord Gambier. LIGENCES FROM TRE BOARD OF TRADF.. On the motion. of the CtiARCELLUtt of the Ez. cueoute, the House went into the eunsideration of the Speech of the Lords Cominissieners. The CIIANCYLLott of the Excusouatt moved t Resolution of the House" that a supply be grant. olio his Majesty." Mr. Cat:silty wished to make some observe. ties)* on that part of the Speech which JulisLoti to the ispply. After an observation from the SPEAKER, with respect to the irregularity of any discussiou on a• general motion fur gra,utiug a, supply to his Ms. iClity, Mr. CILEEVEY proceeded. He requested the indulgence of the house fur a shirt period, while he proposed some questions to the Geutlemen opposite. The first passage of the speech on which he was anxious to remark , was that in which th e country was congratulated on the flourishing state of the revenues; a state nhich was ascribed to the system of licences, than which no instrument in the hands of Government could in his opinion be more destructive to the general interests. It was well known alto that : foreign products were obtained not by the exchange for I them of home commodities, but by the exportation of bullion; an exportation so considerable as to occasion the most alarming deficiency in the general circulation of specie. The profit on the exportation of gold amounted to 32 per cent. TM House must perceive that this system would lead to. the . depreciation of paper, and ultimately to as. tional ruin, Was this- system to be euntinued. Honourable Baronet . had last night. a.:vertedto ' the omission in the Speech of all mention of India t an *missies as surprising to him as it was to that Honourable Baronet. • That immense nseuibee.of , the'Empire, which prodareed a revenue of fifleutt millidns, had nut been heard of in .that Male these four years. Hs understood, however, that was in the contemplation of the Company to , apply to Parliantoot i during the present Session, =fora loan of two millions. Was that true I lie• :bad also heard that. it. was to contemplation to rAdime the renewal of lb° Compeer*, Charter. eed If that proposition wore utit mode during the present Session,, the Charter would ..be virhtl , wily abandoned, is ihe Act notice must be 'giros of suck an loasstion on the pat et the Di. rectors by March neat. He wished for information on (his subject, which was of the utmost import. anee, especially when it was considered that the Directors attributed all their misfortunes to Lord Wellesley, wko was now a principal _Monitor Uf Cabinet. Mr. ROSE, In reply to the questions of the Hon. Gentloots respecting the Grade Licveces, observed, that they were adopted to opp , ,se the , f eppressive measures of a person at the head of the 'Glvernment of France. The Hon. Gently nian had asserted that we had no commerce, and that we paid for every thing in billion. This was a com plete mi.-statement. The fact was, that the ex. 'portition of home manufactures was greater by millions than derang any former year. lie admitted however that the state of exchange Wei against us; hot if he were to enter into any explanation on this subject, it would necessarily lead him into i'morneitensive details thah it was advisable to offer tti the House on the prieent occasion. When the House should go into.; Committee on the subject, be plcdptt laimsol( to prove the accuracy of his stalementi. The Hon. Gentleman ekedi e r hs the distribution of licences. lie could al that he had never beard of any abuses, 14 ; 11 70 the utmost pains had been taken to pee ve% 44 , occurrence. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQu b in addition to what bad been said by bi e Hon. Friend on the subject of licences, stabil' question to be, whether in the present ek: stances of the world, it was, or was not s leet : to meet by that system the inconveniences. 0i,7, the system of the enemy occasioned. If the li Gentleman would bripg this -subject 'fairly he the House, he would And it difficult to prov e :: negative of this question. The trade of Britain during the last year, was unexampl e c4 only in the history of this country, but ie the Ilk tory of the world. Ho would repeat what h eiu stated oa Tuesday night, namely, that tke eeni Z e xclusive of bullion, exceeded by seven imilv2 the most prosperous antecedent year of po ttee; ;;; by ten millions the most prosperous apt er t Fear of war. The lion. Gentleman wa ll a therefore to prove, that a system Rader 1 ,4 the trade of Great Britain bad increased to a i fti more than the bulk to which it had ever h erds. fore arrived, was a system which Parliament eito to bo called upoq immediately to termieate. Wi4 respect to the abuses hinted at by the Gentlemen, in the granting at lipeaces , b e w i s k i that he ha d communicated his knowledge of d oli abuses to the Board whence the licences pros persuaded at the iluneurable Gentleinan es ex i i I (as he did not imagine that he imputed t o t i e Board a connivance in those 'beset) that sad formation would have been received with gest e r il acknowledgement. With respect to what kg fallen from the honourable Gentleman, as s ee , intention of proposing pecuniary assist.*** k the Earl, India Company, this was nut the pe t fur offering any opiulon on the subject..-n e the result of the , labours of the. Committee E as t India Affairs, is Mich he supposed would S s received, the Ilona. world - judge of the ph:qui et/ of affording or withholding such assistance. %T respect to the Charter, the Honourable Genden u well knew that any pooposstion on that subject must originate not with Governineut s tat East Ludes Company thesetselves. Mr. TIER NE Vasserted, that the great casual th e apparent increase of trade during the last je st , Was the capricious ieittietionS wheels preteututil4s merchants from importing and exporting at pimp s and the .revulsion whicn resulted from the r i ot stoppage of theperts. It was too much thatGo, verument should take credit to theutselves fur seta. sere. which had not produced the effects ascribei ts them. 'With respect to had been said of abases in the graisting of licences, he did nut mean t ul l es ' that gross corruption and partiality bad taken phu t but that . it might hate taken place. Suppose, fee iustarice (hat under this new-fangled system micas to trade to a certain port werogranted fors week, and then suddenly stopped, might not a person who had obtained a licence during that period get a valuable cilnsisleratiou for it ? Tes fact was, that this had been done;, and that • licence of the tort which he had been describe l bad actually been sold fora thousand pounds, Did lie memo to charge the Board of Trask, or the bight Hon. Gentlemets opposite s who irsa a ptineepal Member of that House,: with any t.ir. rapt view in this transaction,/ Certainly not. S.) however it might possiltiy rs.sult from partial ins. , tires. Evry body knew that he who has some. thing to give wab apt to get something in return. IV Imo a vote in the House of Cumulous became of great value, it was nut easy to say how it mina be purchased, or what inducement might be held out to an Individual to sit up fur al few hours longer than usual, in order to give his support to Governinent. Without intending to insinuate that the Right lissioursble Gentleman opposite hod made such a use of the system of licences as that which he had been describing, he thought it bat just, when its excellence was so much vaunted, to touch upon a few of the injurious connive:ace to which It might perchance lead. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he bad been Completely misunderstood by the lion. Gentleman, if he supposed that he had represented the mode of trading by liceuces as the most advantageops and delectable. that could IN devises'. OW the contrary he had stated that it was a most objectionable mode, and one to which Gultefilltlellt could be reconciled only by the se. cessity of the case. Ndr bad he taken pride to himself fur bringing forward measeres productive of suck advantage to the trade of the country., He had merely declared, that the Hon. Gentle. man would hod it difficult, under the etistsug cir. cumstauces, to persuade the blouse that the pre sent system ought to be abolished. Mr. ROSE concurred in the statement of bit Right Hon. Friend, that a systeM of licences wet a system nut of choice, bat of necessity: 'fhb, came: had been granted only to ports with which trade was precluded by. other` means. He readily admitted the possibilitY of tbe system being lied for the purposes of partiality, and this was one fir its chief evils ; but he distinctly and positively de clared, that the politlell conduct and principle's"( any individual .had never iis the slightest Jeri mingled itsult uith the deliberations of the &AM of Trade, as to the propriety of graining any se the ipplieetiees that bad been MAC to thew That corrupt views could not possibly exist was evident from the fact, that in cases where it had been determined to grant licences to a certain port, those licences had been grautetl invariably wititoet diiiiiiiction of persona. Mr. I'OISON BY said, that the reason dour trade haves% flourished in the course of last yen was, that our relations with America had been m otored-fur a short lime, and facilities. were afforda for our trade Ott the Continent, by the employ. ment which the A milieu war fureished for the et teolion of France. Mr. STEPHENS entered into a defence of the Orders in Osuneil, from which alone, be conies& al,.tho prosperity of our trade during the last yell had arisen, and rejoiced to think that any vote he had ever given should have led to such an inera ment of the coMatefCe of the tattoo as NOM N il• bops ryas{.. a _ r . • . ' 3 iiiill ~~ _ _---4