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th gh tiag ntry had the 6114 tN% rue - [l3ch Gnai ex -7 fdr anti wa rent -11)0 ittid clod to I to Uity Ire- waS he ly Itc; • y Minisiers not duly qualified. A. defile' Address i Oils ? That House had surey no negaeve glen of the House to his Majesty on the present occa- the appointment a 'Ministers. Fre had heard that Sion would, he' was sure; haVe ihe Sane efi -- ed as in 'question 'nit - tied by some of the ablest men the a late instance. Country had ever prochseed; and tile result esas the Sir JOHN NEWPORt : hoped, that when be ' opinion that had since preyailed,Thamely, that his should have satisfied the H o n. G en tlema n o pp os i te -M a j esty h a d t h e r i g h t to appo i nt or dismiss h i s M i= (Allr. Gore) of the attention paid by the. late :.nistera. He had heard of a pledge being denesnded, Ministers to.the education-of - the 'people in Ireland, which was unconstitutional ; if it was, - the ' late and to the formation of an arrangement en the sub- Ministers were .right in• refusing it. But - • bad not Jeaof tythes, he Wouldbe entitled to count on his his Majesty the plain, undoubted, and absolute right v ote, and that the late Ministers,would -be restored to dismiss them ? If the King had such a right, to thegood opioion he had of them. a -month since. and' had appointed the • present -Ministers, he The ,Statut e B oo k wou ld prove , ..that one of the wished sto know from the Honouaable •Gentlemah o fir st at of the late Administration had been to under the Gallery, how such-appointment was un lastitute a C omm i ss i on - to -e nqu ir e i nto t h e applica- 'constitutional h He was not disposed to make a ge .latt of the thuds .vested, in: Ireland for the pur- -nem' transfer of confidence. He thought that Minis- Poses of public education. These funds the Noble • tees should-be watched, not confided -in. 'The de-. L ord -opposite, now a Member of the Cabinet, and n a nd o f t h e p l e d ge did not vary t h e r i ght o f his Mae t hen afthe -head of the Irish Government; had suf jesty to dismiss his Ministers, and he was of opinion .fered• to remain misapplied :to individual interests that the Ministers might have satisfied'hiin upon the' i and corrupt purposes, though the Report of a Com- i subject. It would have -been no &bee-tour to them Itiittee had imperiously called upon him to reform. to follow the example'. of Mr. Pitt,- whoe •when he The cortedion of abuses always excited the hostility -last canic into °nine, gave . a pledge wine's satisfied Vf a number of cOriuet individuals; and no doubt the his Majesty's feelings: . "He was Sure the times, were late Ministers telt the mischief of caching a faction not ripe for Catholic Emancipation, and that the' aQ .Kwerful, and the present Ministers-felt the-bene- , unfortun a t e :measu r e o f t h e U n i on h a d sent it off to lit of the resentment. In Ireland the funds that were ' a more distant period. 'established originally for public education, were set= I. Mr. TIERNEY lamented as much as any one feredto be held fora century for private benefit ; ;and ! t h e necess i ty tliste hadie'en for' • PesSonally alluding ti . .le determination of the late Government-to reclaim i 'to-the' Sovereign ; batithat necessity had not beenthem, had excited the animosity of those interested. created, by the Gentlemen. near him: There was a With respect to tythes also, the late Goverethent had ' time when he would not speak of the prerogatives-of nearly arrange=d a plan whiele would- do much: to the CrOvsn, but rif the advisers of his Mejesty. If tranquillize the country, and be could assure tise ' they were' not new to Speak 'a the adviSess of the 911;;e that A ithout an -arrangement with respect to' , Sovereign, a Minister 'might be dismissed -with a tythes, Ireland never - would 'be in the situation it ilauspicion upon his ch drat:ter, and could,have z no mode Ought. Measures of this nature were not- to be ex- - e s - s l eet i ng i t up". They, were the worst enemies of pected from men who raised - a cry' that the chums S iris Majesty who had stated - 'that the King had dis- Was in danger, merely to get themselves into power. ;. missed his late Ministers by his personal att.— Pie Nobleman , who at present held the Privy Seal, He din not thinkeit was his personal, ad, but Who had - gaanted ail the church the result of,secret advice.—lt was- the consequence firings in Ireland twoor three together, and the persons on the other of a inner and dark Lurie : lle .to turn out the late Mi-' Side, who had agreed, -et the time of the Unice), testers.. But when the 'misunderstanding had been to grant Just forty-two times as much as the late Catholic discovered, what more could the greatest -friends Bill proposed to grant, were certainly de towards quieting The King's conscieuc.e than well entitled •to raise: this cry of the danger of ' • - ' h .Bill` ' ? a 1 ; ti . a to - withdraw tee altogether e e eve . the 'ch , church, and to come into power to protect the Honourable. Gentleman - who had said that' Its - np, fee ene, though he .had supported the the Bill would n 't . have passed that House -was Union with his best exertions, Would have never con- ' ' " Q.- • mistaken No had -been started against rented to it nos would all the intrigues nor all the • •' ' - ,objectionis -1 ' it but by the 'get. Honourable Gentleman °Ho t old lavished to ears it, have succeeded,b 2 ' -• • y unless there site, and the•teropersof the 'House had been'favour had been a full assurance that the Catholic tneasures . able `and it. When - lila najeste's opinion, however, was 'would immediately o ft/low upon it. Ireland wo r ld `-: •'•- -- - isi •si• • • - force • krxien ueon it, his Right on. Friends could not, as rce itself • Upon the consideration of the House • - - i Ministers, perseveae in a Bill - to which they knew his and of the Ein i p re, of Which it was a vital part ; A . salajestv weuld not eventually assent. On. withdraw It was in vain to overlook the wants - and the in= eft the; Bill, they had most humbly and respeEtfully tterests, the. expectations and the rights of Ireland •; stated, what course they ; should feel it their duty to t was in vain to trifle with the pledges .eiven •• • .,,e . . ; • purees, on which occasion: the. pledges which was al- Ireland must ha r ' iht for it must' be felt ' I , ' , se its weight, g , .. . Th a i • , . , awed (An all hands to ihe most enconstit utional, was the common enemy could not be resisted ,Nvito- d emanded' This pledge would never have entered 1. 1311 . t Ireland. The pledge given under - the autho- into the King's head—if not ptit into it by secret i rY of the Noble Lord opposite, could nut be d - a visers. Time King had the power of ,dismissing "sided, though the Noble Lord may not ad as it . r hia Ministers, .and .could gain nothing by the theequired T r i m . Th e N o bl e D uke at the Head of pledge ; but his' secret advisers had every thing t o " present Government had given a still stronger gain, in the removal of who would not t agree I l iedge. He had written-two letters to two thlicer s to such• a pledg e , an d th e secur i ty o f t h e i r p l aces,' .4 :f the Irish Brigades, inviting them to enter into from the impossibility of findi ng any successors to the service of this Country, on the promise of mak- them: This event .was the severest blow that could &rig - the Irish Ad 'Of oga general, and further, of be struck against Ireland, because it took away what "oPening the whole _, e military career to them. When the poorest wretch enjoyed, hope. But-the Gentle the Right Honourable a n d L earne d Gentleman - • iceval ) men said that they would s ecu re th e tranqu illit y o f (Mr. P e opposite, raised the cry of Chorea Ireland - • 1 .., !e 'e n; n What they a ant. cot t I-, .o . , and State, his a > ' b ' gi --• t` " d stgu ours ou at to eesii • An nee an Medal by tinitn:.--ss he could understand ; but he could say u , st we .ore e -ousel to tile 'qeestiott you abues, and ' not conceive any coneetation which meant reciprocal nee. re ri ,' l go, it pie centinue to speak in tins min- advantage, wit re they -were to take away every nister, 'Ran 'their were declarfl,tion, the present ,Nli- ; thing, and to , g ive nothing. The Noble Lord oPPo stat ' 4 were bound to resist the cry of Ceurch and site' (Castleredgii) had desired the Roman Catholics _ e; and it they did not, at least ,their example to t,ast to him ; merciful God! trust to that Noble would attradbut few imitators at-md supporters. Lord ! :and to conduct theinselves with moderation, Mr . Esafs'.'ES allowed the Hon. Baronet and his , and that • theircleiihs would 6e granted. Not only colleagues every credit for their efforts to suppress ' that Noble Lord; but -his Right, Honourable Friend " u ses, both in Ireland and in this Countily. He had i near him (Mr. Canning) was pledged on that head. .40t been himself t oartY to the Union, and had de- I But it had been stated, that the present Ministers dared when thate4 sure was discussed, that the time had not given any pledge to - His Majesty ;if so, the ) Iv as not arrived 'ssilien this Country could safely coas I late Ministers had be en di sm i s s e d u p o n false Pre esce with .1 1 1s t el. lreland should have been put at tences. This doctrine of pledges, if sandioned, would te j " -reseeding the Catholic_ Question before the have'theietfed of making a King absolute.' Wnen se tnion awns brought forward ; and in omitting 'to cretly advised to get rid of one set of Ministers, he Se ttle that4euestion previous thereto, that transcend- had only to dedmand a pledge, to which they could ant te t Statesmate, the late Mr. Pitt, had left out of the not consent, and-then dismiss them and appoint others, 'Io the' only part that could promise to make id wing would not be responsible b ecause ing under Z'taeleCtual. There was nothing in the discussions that a virtual pledge:. He denied that Mr. Pitt:bad given i 'ad lat e l y taken place that l o re regretted more than any pledge . exceperespeCting the great question of the i l i le necessity, pe r hap s unavo id a bl e , o f a d vert i ng t o - Ema nc ip a ti on , an d con t en d e d, t h at a b out a year be le Personal tondUCt o f t h e Ki ng : b ut h e d en i e d fO r e.hi s d eat h he had it in conte m pl a ti on to . bring th at his -Right Ho n . F r i en d s near hi m ( on t h e .T rea- f orwar d some measure f or conc ili at i ng the Cathol i cs. 4 ; ll 'Y liench) had been the first to drag their Sovereign As to the motion, what ,was to Ist - event them from .7,tore th a t H o use. - Af ter the detail given by the asking a few questions with ,respect to the circom e ir°aale Lord opposite, i t was impossible that t he stances of the change ? His Maj esty h a d a r i g h t te se should not expect to be put in possessi on o f . to dismiss his Ministers ; but that H ouse h a d a " Whol e c ircumstances of the case,-so far as regard- right to inquire into the grounds of sLit:4,'n 04- ~t cli the misunderstandingthat had unfortunately taken traordinary change as the late one. The motien F a c• Circumstances like the present had occurred contained twnpoints : Ist. that ateefficient Admiuis . requentl• at no remote period, and yet he (ration was indispensable ;—secohdly, that the _ e,, and, change. The Hon. Gantle 'lever recollected that any person felt it neees- • House. regretted the late s 4 4, r k to state . such particularities as to compromise ' men opposite, who supposed themselves efficient, e,Personal character ef', is Sovereign. The Noble would not, he should suppose, objet to the first e er t; he' was sure, had made his statement from a part, and'even the Right Hon. Secretary (Mr. Can t°h'lvidion that it was necessary to his charades ; but ning) had on a former night expressed his regret, as 1.1 4 statement had made 'it necessary for his Right well as the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, th ka. Friends near him to show the manner in which at the change. The object of thei‘lotion was- cer otZ m isunderstanding -had struck the minds of th e t a i n l y to turn out t h e present inefficient Administra-, ti e er Party. As to the Motion itself, he thought it tion, but not to force the late Ministers upon his' icle!ssary f or th o S e i w h o go ou t o f the ordina r y course, Majesty. The present men, with the exception of tie ' h ew the -necessity of such proceeding. 'They the Duke Of Portland, were the same who had, thir- NIA tt o , ' 4 Consider ti*l,vords of the Motion and the con- teen ,mon t hs since, stultified themselves by confessing theepces to which it would lead. He would assure their incapacity. The only change that had taken from°e• Gentlemen opposite, that be did not rise ?lace was, that they were thirteen months older, and , a of .ny hostility to them. He had supported some in the interval :had learned what places they were . il le si ''' measures, and approved of most . 01 them, and best fitted for, • The Dramatis Persona. were the ll lcesel s eov y regretted the steps that had led to theiree- same, but Romeo played Hamlet. He had a greet re late .1 - He regretted the introduction of their-last sped for the Duke of Portland ; but he could net ha ore, upon which so little concert appeared to think, from his age and infirmities, that hecould long to ha e xistede amongst t h em, o little communication remein in the front of the battle. The Duke of P or t= beenenade as it ought. If Ireland were in laud was not the Minister. Some other_ must have at, d angerp ea ' r from not passing that measure, it ap- been provided. Report inentiened Lord Melville s e i l:ei u impossibl e to reconc il e t h e f ac ili ty w i t h an d M arqu i s W e ll es l ey; b ut certainly the Duke of the s ! they bad given it up. Th e H ouse an d - P ort l an d was pot t h e Mi n i ster. H e cou ld never leas `-euntry; however, were against it, . and he believe, until he saw it, that that House, in which at ,,,..c . ontid ent it would not-pass even though- no di s - a motel' since not 70 Members could be found 40 Mo to t; i r l t)bation of it existed in any other quarter. As differ from the late Ministers, should reject the Mo „o„! c °n 3 equences of the Motion, it was to have e tion much leas that the friends ofsome persons, Metes' to tote :Aaiu n greater titan its adion. If they were bets of the late Administration, would vote against it. th e approbati on of the late Ministers, they were As to the threat of a Dissolution, he did net believe te `a follow it up with disapprobation-of the pre- that event could be: resorted to, because she could nt Ministers . eLee , and w as t h e present -,a situation in not be persuaded that a cry of th e Ch urc h, -being in 4, " I`i_l pe to embarrass the sesvents whom Its Maj esty danger would have been - raised to prepare f o r such en graciously pleased to call. to .his Coun- a measure. That would be' a- were horrible design • , . . than could enter the 'heart of a devil. The conse 'quencerwourti be'dangerotis'•lu this COUntry; if General Eleefibri were to take.place with such 9 cry rail d ; 'but they would be terrible in Ireland. On these grounds' he Should give hiS *arm support to Mr. MILLS explained. Lord C4 , STLEREAG:(4 - felt ~it incumbent upon : him to Glee to the House the exp l anat i on w hi c h ,t h e speech of the Right Honourable • Gentle'mati, Who had just Sat down, rendered necessary. Tht Right Honourable Gentleman had given a most' Mac . curate and , Untbuitied view of the sUbjed. But he was .happy that - his task was considerably narrowed by 'the course which, the discuSsiorr.hed taken, - and it had fallen into such able hands, that he,should have been satisfied to leave this important question' to . a decision en - The single ,•speeeh of the Hon. Gentle Man (Mr. Mills) who had moved the Order of thebay. Jn answer to the reproach that had been urged by th e Ri g ht Honourable Gentle 7. than, with resped - to the introdu6lion ,of his jesty's personal conduel into these discussions for the first tithe, he_ contended ) that the Gentlemen on. his side of the House Were not the cause of - this change of ihe Constittitienal pra&ice:. If, when any change, either total or partial, should take in his. Majesty's Otitleils, :the individuals re tiring should have the right to come to ParliaMent, Oder 'the influence of public or private feelings, to explain the circumstances of the case, be trembled for the consequenceS: He was not stuipriied that, the Noble Lord - was anxious to give explanation upon subjed which ,certainly required' explanation, but . long before' he had obtained permission to give such explanation that Noble Lord had stated that the time' Would arrive when he should explain all the,circinn:' stances of the case. What Gentlemen had seen of the doeuttionts-cOnneEted with this transaftion, had been produced by the permission of his Majesty, which permission had been solicited by his Majesty's Present confidential Servants; in consequenceof their knowledge that,these minutes had' been.Coramtmi cated to two individuals, not Members of the-Ca binet, tier 'of his Majesty's Privy Council.— They( had 'been produced therefore, for the purpose of applyher the antidote to the poison, by clearing ni) his Majesty's character, and justifying it to the House, the public, and the world. Having stated thus much on that point, he fult persuaded that the House would have no difficulty in dealing with the Motion then-before them. It was unnecessary for him to state to the House what had taken place the other night. The House would not then consent to vote, what was in itself true and undeniable wit boat a dis tin'6l object, though the - PraEtical inference intended lobe deduced from it was obvious. Neither would the House agree to the Motion of this night, which was composed of two propositions, either of which would, admit of great difference of opinion, without any obje& stated: As to the charge of secret, advisers, unless they disputed his Majesty's Royal word, _or condemned his conduEt, they could not sustain it; for hiS Majesty, at parting with them, had assured them that he bad communication with no person from the Bth of February to the middle of March on the Eubjea, except his Secretary, to whom he di&ated MS dispatches. The Noble Lord had been so confi dent of a -Majority on the former night, that be had assured hiS friends, when dividing, tha't the first Motion' was to be followed up, withoutdelay, with other more decisive propositions. He congratulated the' Noble Lord and the Hon. Gentleman on the re sult of that diVision, which 'changed their Motion for the dismissal of . his Majesty' s presentservants into a more tethperate proceeding. They were now 'coetent to request alms at parting —a charitable do nation of the approbation of - tlie House of their cotidua. He was 'astonished at the statement of the Rig-ht Hon. Gentleman, which had, so little common 'sense in it; that the Motion was intended to turn the present Ministers out, but not to force the late Ministers back. Where could the Right Hon. Gentleman find a third class, from which toforman Administration ? The Right Hon. Gentleman should utie much more forcible argutnents than he had hitherto urged, to force back an Administration, that, in sight Of this 'Country, and of Europe, had lost the confidence of their Sovereign. Matters had, in fad, been brought to such a situation, that either the King Must submit himself, tied and blind fbld to his Ministers, or dismiss them. It appeared by the Minister's, that his Majesty could not go further than he consented to do, without thinking himself criminal ; they then agreed to withdraw the *measure ; Which, if men of honour, political ly speaking, they could not have withdrawn, after they bad promised to the CathOlics, and b ro u g h t it into the 'HouSe, unless ender an impression that his Majesty's , feelinvs would not suffer him to acquiesce. But why should they stipulate to renew, from time to time, what they in fact withdrew, unless they had withdrawn it for particular convenience, determieed to bring it forward at a moreseasonable opportuni ty The,reservation they had made led to the de mand of satisfaCtioe to. his Majesty, and it was im possible that his Majesty could continue to place confidence in persons who appeared before him in so, fallacious a form Was it nothing at his Ma jesty's time of. life to be exposed to have his quiet disturbed by the revival of this.qUestion from time to time. He had no alternative but to 'submit to his Mini4ers, or to ael as he. had done. His Ma jesty did not consent, until after a long and laboured representation from the Cabinet, stating that he was pledged to. the Ad of 1793, ,and that it would be a breach of faith in the Crown not to consent to its extension. A dispatch was then sent off to Ireland, and . he should: say that it Was not 'very creditable to " All the Talents," for nothing Could be more vague or indefinite. .A Noble Lord had stated in another place; that the measure, when discussed in the Ca binet, was always coefined to the extension of the Irish A& of 1793 ; and he wished to ask the Noble Lord opposite, whether, when doubts had 'arisen, and he bad asSembleda Cabinet,what were the , sentiments of the ditrerent Members, and whether the doubts had 'been discussed, and a communication of the same made to his Majesty ?' He wished to ask also who had taken upon himself to issue summonses to several Members of the Cabinet, and not to others ? Why ;the Noble Lord, more particularly Keeper of the King's conscience, had not been sammoned- 7 -nor Lord Sicnouth--;.nor Lord Ellenborough ? Who ever had clone so was guilty of a misdemeanor, and ought to, be impeached--(A cry of move ! move !) Upon what principle, what constitutional arrogance • • themselveS into a secret tribunal; . and sent o'fdi patcheS iihout 'Shminoning the:. remaining Mein hers of the Cabinet ? Nor Was it his M t j est y' s di4- pleasure only they-have incurred; both this and the 'other House.of Parliatnent had decided against theni in a manner not to leave a doubt of what they (!OD-'' ceived of their Condai and sure he was; that with the decision of Parliament the voice Of the Pool , le 'would be in unison ;_ for never4ould . the peoeL., of 'this country endtire the idea that the derlinii of a Monarch, whose paternal care and alieetion they had so long experienced, should be clouded with in gratitude, or that his grey hairs should be brought down' with sorrow to .the grave. As to their Ad- ' ministration, the close of which was so much r e 4: gretted, by whrft measures was it marked ? It lasted about thirteen months, and during that short period they had violated the 'feelings of the leading descrip-: tions of the country. They had 'violated the feelingS of the East India Company, against whose ,remon:- strances they would have sent out a Governor-Ge neral, almost unanimously disapproved of by the Court of Diretaors. But this, nevertheless, they gave up, like their Bill ; and although they at first contended that not a motnent's dine should be lost - in sending out a Governor, the person they at length fixed•ulion did .notgo for nearly twelve months ,a 9. terwards. They next violated the feelings of the Volunteers, and received their , generous patriotism' With indifference or contempt. }file Shipping In; Merest was treated in the same manner 5 and they closed their'career of, vexation by violating the feci ingsand the conscience of their Sovereign. Lord ROIPICK begged the Houle to observe, with what a good grace the charges "ere made against him by the Noble Lord, of generally Violat-I in g the feelings of the Country. The fate Ministers, he says, violated 'the feelings of the .EiSt India Com pany ; but who ; had, when that Company ~had ex pressed a strong dislike 'at the condud of a' Noble . Marqnis, obliged the same Ea,4 India Company to retract their ekpressions.of distike, and sub+Aittite a letter, panegyrising the ..same person whom they so generally censured Wits it' not that Noble Lord.? The feelings -©f the Volunteers•are' next said to be violated; yet who.gave more Credit • to the. 111-tivC3 of zeal and patriotism ,by which they-were most doubtedly aauated, than the late' Ministers ? • Then followed the violation of the feeling,s'df the shipping interest. By what were they vioated? Not surely by the American Intercourse Bill, a measure similar to that which had often been adopted by former Ad ministrations, and which he did, not imagine the Noble Lord would lightly' propose the repeal of. He then came with the greatest viottion of all--the. violation of the King's' feelings and conscience : but this assertion he would tell' the Noble Ld r d was •highly indecent and unparliamentary ; an assertion highly injurious te the Sovereign, by insinuating that his conscience barred him against the approach and prayet's of so large a portion of his subjeels the .ROman CasholicS. With the other side of the House lay the weight of that charge, who intro duced the Sovereio - n's name even for the purpose of intimidating that 1 - fortse,'and influencing the votes of, the Members in favour of their measures. The Sacred name of his Majesty never was introduced by the late Mini§ters until those who succeeded them', or who advised their' dismission, made the introduc tion of it a matter of necessity. They deny hai frig given that advice, and they are the first - who, by so doing, have torn the sacred veil that had hitherto concealed the Royal Authority. The Noble Lurd also accuses them of attempting to throw the odium on the King of the rejeaion,of the Catholic Claims. Does not the Noble Lord involve in that charge hi 4 great friend Mr: Pitt ? He, upon resigning in 1801; . left no doubt respetingthe cause of his resignation: Yet the Noble Lord, in concurrence with that great man at that time reSpeEting this very measure, nor forMs part ,of a combined league to resist all such measures, tinder whatever circumstances, and by whomsoeVer it 'may be proposed ; for that i s t h e principle, acc or di n g t o the new' Chancellor of the Exchequer, upon which the present Government is founded. But the NOble Lord accuses the friends of the Bill of having excluded. from the Cabinet those Members who "'ere hostile to it, and don tined the discussion to seven Members only : lie' adds, that for so` doing, those seven Members should be impeached. He wished to see the' Noble Lord exhibit the articles of than impeachment.- 2 -But the fad was, all the Mangers attended the fii - st discus . sion but some of them ceased to attend utter the disagreement occurred, and this circumstance was notified to his Majesty. in a minute to a di patch ex plaining the nature of the Bill. It was said that that disnatch had not been seal by a Noble Viscount (Sidmouth), who had objected to, the Bill. That.. Noble Viscount might have seen it, had oe thoUght proper and moreover • the dispatch had been ex plained to him by Lord Grenville. A wish Was expressed by some Gentlemen, that he and hit friends would give their support to the present Ad ministration. 4-le should ma k e n o pro f ession of , that itind though he might say ; that they shauld not.experience from him any vexatious opposition; He Should be diretled by what he conceived to be the. good of the Couir: ry.' Indeed he was deterred from making any profession§ to that et Teti, by the example of the Gentlethen opposite to tin; fur They had promised not to 'oppose, if they could not sup port, the late Administration ; yet, while that pro mise was quite fresh, they set up an opposition the most barrassing add vexatious that ever existed. Mr. BiITHURST was ready to say, that lie con curred with the late AdMinistration in every sure but their last . ; and that was the one upon which all the late discussions had C'iiefly turned: Ike was also ready to • affirm, that they poisessed. great talents an virtues, and were truly anxious to promote the public good ; yet he could not with consistency give his vote to the pre+tent motion : it Was too general, and he who opposed their principal measure, could not give an unqualified approbation of their whole conduct. This to him was iii - itter at regret ; and another regret Was;that men who 1)0 , 4= sessed such superior, talents, should be capable of haVing placed themselves in such•an awkward situ ation. Besides, the effect of the Li - lotion, it carried' ,- would be to compel hi 4 MajestY to take back thiiFe Ministers who had forfeited his conlience,:ancl• who were obnoxious to his feeling:3. 7 4oi, wor t y over be a violation of the Royal . Preto6 - ative, against which he hid already protisted, and lie :i.ohld therethre give his assent to the Albtiolln.—AstO th objeCtion, that some Members. had not been, , sum moned to attend the Cabinet when the drat I.