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I 4I HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23. RUPTURE wiTit PRUSSIA. the ea-Icaey with, which his - Majesty 441 re= fcaineci from making any coquinui;ication 'on this subjeft so .long it was a question relating to lialiov.er only 5., anci he, was, convinced they would join in . .a-->sux . 'lig . his _Majesty, that an injury or insuli- Oirt: d hi:if \s'L`ualwaysld felt and con t.i.zlcred as an injuiy and insult offered to every in dividual h the Country. His *Lordship" condludecl by moving an Address conformable to the sag.'. • . -Lord HA IVA77ES BURY expressed his entire and uncivalifred approbation both of the Address and the Measures adopted on this occasion by his Majesty's Ministers. If Prussia persisted in her un; .just coolluat he was convinced that the evil effels of that injustice 11;01114 revert in a tenfold degree on herself. H. also hoped that every proper measure would be taken which might tend to strengthen the good understanding at present prevailincr. between this •Country._and two great Continental Powers., namely, 'Russia and Sweden. ' Laid 411 uLGRAn- also expressed his approba 7 •tion OfAhe measures 'adopted with respea to Prussia, which, .he said, augured well of the fUture condu& Of Government. The - AddreSs was 'then agreed to nem. dis, and ordered to be presented by the Lords with the white staves. . ~ , - On the motion of Lord HOLLAND, the, Bill for regulating the „Intercourse between the United States and the British Colonies was ordered to be read a second - time to-morrow se'nnight. Adjourned: . On the Motion of Mr. Secretary Fox, the House • -.:•ifient into the consideration of his Majesty's Mes- . sage. The Message having been read, •• Mr,-FOX rose, and spoke in substance as 'fol . lowa Sir; I ain most firmly convinced that in the Motion Which I am about to have the .honour . of submitting to the House, I shall meet with their unanimous conearrence. The first thinglo which . I wish to direCt their attention is, to the moderation and: paternal solicitude for the interests of his Sub - je6ts in thji Conntry, evinced by his Majesty, in his having abstained from ,calling on them for their assistance, when his Electoral Dominions were in vaded, until the effea of friendly Negotiation had been tried. By the extreme Unwillingness which hia Majesty - expresaede-to involVe this . Country in the affairs of Hanover, be has, I am convinced, se , sured the ready zeal even of those who do not con ' .sider that the interests of Hanover and the interests of Great ,Britain, are conneeted, a consideration which, for'My own part, l''Can never admit. I hope that every Member of -the House, and that all who are inthe,bibit,of attendißg to political affairs, will feel theTropriety and necessity of adopting the 'nest viorous ineaMmtB 'in order to secure' to Croce ned B;:aits, and 40. Independent States; _the • respeEtthat is due to them.. ; Sir, ,with regard to cqntluel of Prts ia, vehich has been the '-sUbjea uf his Majesty's graciOus - Message, I hrust con'-: suss that I am unwilliog to attributethat caledua to .the Moearch,of that Country,, whose eharafter for Wisdom :and, virtue i so strong:y estklished e and that I wOuld rather .astrihe it to the pernicious i;i ill ence of the couesels under -which. he aaed. .• In Kpeekieg. .of bah, therefore, I must be always. considered - .ia neeali:ig - his Cabinet. His Majes— ty ordered but ihw Papers explanatory • of the conduaralePrussia_to be laidl'on the Table of the HpuSe eohly.suffictent indeed to give:`the House a _ just ideleof the nature a the case biY . Which be .has been compelled to take the steps which he has &ie. Had it. been His:Majesty's obje& to aggravate the 'circumstances : -of that case, and to petit in the strongest cuiouis the.injuriotis Condi:l6i of the Cabi net ' of Berlin, would have caused'it' Variety of . other Papers to have.been submitted to the House fbr that purpose. It will be necessary, for Me, :Sir, to trace for some time back the policy which has. 4a.•!-Inated the Prussian tiourt, and which policy has ' terminated in aim outra g e the most unprovoked that ever occurred is Civil Society. ,I feel justified in - repeating, that the condui.'t of Prussia is unprece flented in the worst practices of the N:orst Cabi , nets--iii the worst Governments of Europe . either . 'in this or ally farmer time. Sir, the line' of conduct which Prussia has. thought fit to adopt, originated-, in a Convention entered into between France and Prussia, at Vienna, On the (sth of DeceMber; The Cabinet of Berlin entered jut° this negotiation on • • certain grounds. lt held in its hands considerable • powers of influence—powers not only belonging to itself, but arising frorii other Countries. In suCli a. negotiatiqn the negotiators might be considered as. Generals, who ha..l afacility of retreat, who, oother , placed in a situation which en- , , • thern - suceessfidly to treat kith the Enemy. The advantages in this negotiation which the. King of Prussia possessed were - considerable : 'his - own Army, the extent of his power, the reputation of : his charader. Added to these considerationS he . had. under his command the Russian Troops, whieh. when the Enipe.rer of -Buisia quitted Germahy,, he ordered,toe he at his disposal. He had like Wise A liberal offer Of subsidies from Great Britaiu: With - -these _means of successful negotiation in his hands, with the power ol turning that negotiation in favour of -Europe, what' did the Kine of Prussia do ? His first Step *as tii• detach himself from Russia. Ile agreed to , Makeceasiona of. his Provinces to France ;- . cud he then asked freM that Power an equivalent . for those Cessions. A difficulty, h6wever, afterwards arose on this stibjea ; and, Sir, I honestly believe, that.it arose front the just scruples of the King of Prussia, and from the way in which he viewed the steps that he had taken after, they' were - taken•• The way in Which that Monarch chose to al-t when these scruples embarrassed him, is, indeed, deeply to be lamented, both for the sake of his own cha xac(!ter, and for the sake of the seenrity Of ‘thirope. It would then have been honourable 'had-he said to ► France, " • catiuot take possv , sion of -1- 1 - 7 without the consent of Great Britain ; I cannot take possession of ,Hanover without baying the-power. in my handS of restoring it at a general Peace,. ac cording tO the areangementa that may be made iii • that.eveut.!' Rut : what the King! of Prussia chose 1 to say to Frante was, not withoht any Other const , deratiOn, " I cannot take pOssesaion of IlitiiiaVer Without the catisent of Great Britain ; hut I cannot give up to you Baretith and Anspach until the eon - ^' ri a""`" ' , WA,' be 'obtained fm iny ee, • cupatinn 1 4 .znov:r." ;tilt r;f Prm,ia imagine that Fran;( 'ne-Oclue: thu consent" from qreat Britain') N . (); tut the faet wa's, that having-agreed' to give ,up the Pidirtte,; of . Bareuth' . and Anspach to France, he did not' feel himself se cure in (Wing go', untkl, he was asSure - d of his equi-, -•yalent. France 'soon - settled that -question. ,She seized - those ProVioees; ind in my. : Upinien, under the circumstances of the case; she vas justified in that seizure." Then," says the - .;King of . PrusSia ; " was compelled to take the steps- - which I :after,. wards . did."—What were those . steps ? Did he man fully fight for Bareuth and Anspaeh ? No. Did he „honourably give them up ? No. 'What he did was, to take possession - ot a Country:belonging to a third PoWer, to which he was bound; -by every tie thin. ought to attach one Nation to: another. Sir, I Wish to dwell particularly on this part of theease, - andio call the attention of the House Most strongly,to it ; because I am persuaded; 'that amick all the Calami tous occurrences, amidst all the abandonment of principle which French force and French influegte , have produced in EurOpii, - this stands: -distinguished and alone. Spain was compelled to give France a sum of Money. Holland was 'also laid under con ,tribution. , But. Spain and Holland, and all the other Nations which have so unfortunately been :in duced by terror at various times tOace‘ede to the de mands' of France; were contented With the hudiilia-, Lion of making concessions to that Power,, which, however to be lamented, they were,iniiticd: to make, and did not debase themselves by the commisioo f of robberies and spoliations. This at of Prussia was a mixture of imprudenceand fully. - It is impassible to observe, without indignation; that Prussia was in the first instance compelled .by terror to abandon Countries 'which on the Continent are called the Cradle of the House of Brandenbargh ; Countries with which it was her duty and her interest -to re,,, , main -in the closest union ; and that •the Court of Berlin, by way of lessening the hUmiliation which it experienced, should forcibly seize on the territory of other Princes. So far, Sir; from lessening the humi liation of Prussia, such condua in nty• estimation increased it a hundred fold. In other words it was a mode of proceeding which united in it all that is con,' temptible in servility With all that is odious in rapaCity. Sntlicient time, Sir, was taken' by the. Cabinet, of Berlin to consider. of the course which they were to pursue, and to resist the base temptation that offered' itself to them. Among the Papers on the Table is a Note froM Baron Hardenberg, written in January, in which be distin&ly states, that the.oc 'cnpation of Hanover by Prussian IVlops .was only to continue until the conclusion of .a Peace. Such was also the • tendency of the first Proclamation is sued by the Prussians in Hanover. To this Note his Majesty was pleased to answer—that he placed -the uttnoq reliance on the friendship and good faith of the King of Prussia, bnt.that he wished fc:x - a More explicit deChirati'on :of the views which lie eutprtaiiied with rt...-.ipeato 1 - Uil6ver. A more es t , detiaratiou has indee4a)e.ol made !—lt is the LA .Treat' made I? •• Pri l•ia" With France in which y ss , Prussia consents—cojzsents- 7 as if - she Admitted that it waS a French objeet and not a Prussian one—to take perniarvint possession of Hanover !—,Sir, the House Will easily se & through all the pretences for arrange 'pents 6,tid to be s:ouvenierit. and neceFsarr for the Ports of:the North . , and hick pr;;_: a I)eclaration from . Prussia, tbild-a - ed by§lUittip!) - up th'ose Ports.' An. intitnation v. as subs•ciueiitlyma7.le by sia that. .Puitish rrianutture might pass through part ()t i the. . . Prussian I.l9rni n oils% Sjon tift is c 1Am:el:Of . communication ' - kva's cut otf x and then came the. mon "-sfrods ineaSUre w . bieh Prussia l'eSblved Ivan of taking Hallos - eras a 'present . from Famee, of which country !it was asserted that' by right of conquest Trance 'had the diSPosaL Is there an 'thsfauCe on* record of a conquered Province • having been asiitned.over, as a boob abef - bre the termination "of are War which tlie, Conquest . was niade .still More confidently May I say it; -is there an instance on , re -cord-of such a transaetioa‘'having taken place when the Prinee''of the territory 'assigned' was in amity with the Prince to whom the assignment was, made ? Sir, to extremity are we driven by this, Con-, dud of the Court of Berlin ? It Would be- idle in me . to attempt to conceal that the hostility of Prussia is a great augMentation of our calamities, Any increase in the number of our Enemies must bean addition to our calamities, and this instance is a peculiarly severe ad 7 ditiOn. It as an aggravatiOn, Sir, of those calamities,. that what we can directly do.to show our just re, sentment of the perfidious condua - of Prussia, must in some degree zffe6t - the interest of neutral Na tions —must in some degreeatfea . the interests of Nations, in amity with us—must in some degree al; lea our Own interests,. But, Sir, there are pOints :when' it becomes the duty of a Country t: sacrifice infcriorinterests to the manifestation of principle, This •is one of those points. If we' alibw the condua of, Prussia,' to • pass unnoticed, we must calculiite on the. complete degradation of the charaaer of _ the Country. far fr - Oni --- wishing - 'to insi nuate any of the suspicions of the honor of other Continental Courts '; . 'buf, Sir; hot' would the ques •tiOn between them • and us then, stand,' compared' with the way in Which it stands at . present ? Now, when those. Courts are' compelled to: concede their possessions,: . one after the other; to the increasing , poer, of - France, however 'We may lament their -situation, we can feel against them no displeasure. We most •say to them, " Save yourselves as well. as you' car' !" I. if ve permitted the condo& of Prussia, to pass unregarded, - is' it - not probable that these Courts would no longer • be content to make cessions of their own. territory to France, but would fall upon yours If so, Sir, thenshOUld we be ex- poSed to the greati,* of all evil (which God avert !) a War (with the wiNet'kon, of one ,1" - reat PO‘ver) with nil Europe. • (.)41 the other hand', Sir, if the presek'case can be kept disc na and unimitlted--, if tui example can be- guide of Prtissia---rwhidh in a great degree will depend on the exertion of other Countries—hut if a signal example can be made of Prussia, it tnay, perhaps; do tno"re . towards restoring a balance of power, and a just sysiern of general policy in Europe, than any Alliances drat have been fOrmed, or that may be ::priijeeled - against France. trust,. and I am convinCed, that the' House will see the propriety .of :feting - .upon this principle, narnely, to shear - a Spirit of forbearance, -,*here, on the opeosite iST,Sh6virn. it:_spirit of justice and ho' our, but no - -dongier to .- forbear when justice arid honour ara.'"ifo - 'longer rernemb . ered: Let the Court of Berlin take the consequence. Sir, it that the Icing of Prussia niity be so lacki as to.imlgine that he has pined _great deal Obtaining po•isession of 1-lituover. French ma soning may, perhaps, assist in creating or:confirm ing this delusion. What hastbe obtained ? .Every thinc - that can be wrung from Hanover is first grasp ed try the French, and they then permit the' King of Prussia to gain a nominal possession,of an useless Country. In another point of view, Sir, Prussia has indeed lost: 1 cannot but look on her as more com pletely conquered by France than ever Austria has been. Austria was compelled .by adVerse circum stances to Make a Peace on.conditions highly unfa- Vourable to her; but, Sir,,in ceding territory Aus tria at least took care only to cede her own. The last instance ofcomplete vassalage is to be the cOntenipti ble institment•of the injustice of a master. And ; Sir, can there be a str onger proof that the dominion which Prussia pretends to. assume over Hanover is only nominal , than the MSS ion'of the French General Barbou to that Country with the, evident purpose of superintending the operations of the Prussian Mini ' sters,.and guiding theta into the cogrse most agree able to „France. Every body, Sir, has heard cif the various insults which , Prussia ha's reOivect from- France since' this her complete subjugation. France has indeed treated'her,with as little ceretnOny ;is she deServes. Her towns have been occupied by French Troops. Her remonstrances have been unheeded. How all this will end, Whether good or evil will be the result, I cannot pretend to say. But at least this Country will avoid the greateA possible evil by refusing to Sanaion a principle so opposite, to the welfare of 'society. It • will , ,avold the 'evil of .ap•; , pearing to be indifferent to the : feelings of our graci ous. Sovereign, and to be insensible to the preset vation 'of his rights. It • also 'avoid the evil, - still of greater n. tgnittidV, of giving its co:isent and approbation to . this odious mode which has been • adopted, of transferring subjects from one, Prince to another. Gracious GOd appeal to thpse 'Who have, felt the danger witil.:Which regular- vernments have been threatened by thesla4 Mons of visionary entlinFiasts ;- 7 -eart ; there he . atty thing found in the wildest scheme"ethemost daring speculater, so calculated. to,Aalte the stability of re gular GovernMents; as•this power that has been -assumed, whether in a Republic or in a Alonarchri is of no consequence, of transferring subjeas, without any 'regard whatever to the charaEter of those by whom they are to be governed; unmindful whether they are possessed oftheir attachment 'or their detestation I—Exchange field for held—ex change stock upon yonr'field—echange cattle' for cattle —but never exchange your people. • Some at tention and respe& should surely be paid to the at tachment of a Government ttilts subjects, and some to the attachments of Subjects to their Govern ment. This mutual attachment Ms. ever, Sir, been considered by all reasoners on the social compaa, as the fundamental corner-stone of society. Truly has it been so considered: How far the labric has been shaketay. this. rude violence that has been _of fered •to it I leave to the judgment of "Gentleinen who, have devoted their, minds to the investigation of the subject. Feeling, Sir, as Ido on it, I 'must avow, that that part of his Majesty's Speech gave me pecu li•at,'pleasure, in which 'his Majesty expresses 'his detettnination never to consent to the transfer of his faithful and affeCtionate Hanoverian, SubjeEts. 17n douhtedly circumstances may arise which may ren der it necessa ry to make an exception to this .nrin .Oiple of policy, and to allow an invasion of this rule of right.' But,, Sir, this ought surely to be the last resource, after every other mode of extrication from difficulty and datio - er• has been resorted .to without • • success. Mr. Fox then read the proposed . •Iddress of. Thanks to His- Majesty, which was an' echo of the .. Speech. • Lord CASTLEREAGH rose merely for the pur pose of expressing. his entire concugence in the pro posed Address.. He was enabled to do this the more strongly, front the mode of argument which, Ow Right Hen. Gentleman had.. adopted. had, certainly._ shcwn, on clear grounds, that the Cotantry;had been placed in a situation in which-these waS no alternative hut the course .pursued. .By say.ing this, he .did not mean to withhold his.approbation of the condua of Oovernment in this affair. They had • evioOd a laudable Itim; of ,Spirit and conciliation. • The No-' ble Lord repeated it number of Mr. Fox's arguments to prove the unwarrantable eondua of Prussia; and Concluded by, giving his most hearty. support to the motion,. . . . • • . The question, was then put on the Address, and carried neinifle contiiillicente4 and on the Motion of Mr. Fox, such Members , as were Privy. counsellors were ordered to preseut the Address to his Majesty.- O:ELLESLEY, Mr. SHER. his Motion for discharg ing the order of yesterday, for pr,inting the Charge against Marquis- -Wellesley. He pretitced it by keveral observations„pn the: - conduel of the Hon. Gentleman who had brought forWard , that charge.— ',On his Motion, Volumes of evidence bud been laid on the Table, lint he passed them by, and fixed on an article •of charge to illustrate which there was- not a single document. He (Mr. S.) did not make his pre sent Motion because he thOught that pending an accu sation no part of the proceedingsshould be made•ptil›. lic • for on this subject he completely . differed from a f,earned'Gentleman (Serjeant BesT) . „who hattob tained leave to bring in a Bill, which he shpuld cer thinly oppose in every stage. His motive was to pre- Vent the, interval of nve•or Six, months, which he was told by an Hon. Gentleman near him, was likely to intervene between the present time and the produc tion of the Papers moved for last night in support of the charge by the Hon. Gentleman who bid 'pre ferred it. •He requested his Hon.' . Friend would say whether-or not this was the case The Order of yesterday for printing, the Charge ,against Marquis Wellesley, having been entered as read, Mr. SiIRIDAN Moved, thk'. the said Order be diseharged: • . Mr. HILEYADNNGTON lloulA answer the . . ,question of his Right Hon. Friend to .the best, of his j tidgthen t. He had examined the list' of Papers moved for by the Hon. Gentle Man .(Mr. PaUll), and from his past experience thought it would require two'or three months to prepare and produce, them. Mr. .PAULL made a few, observations in justification of his own conduct. He stated, that it Was on the suggestion Of the Chair, he had moved to have his cliakp taken into consideration and printed, and conTlained that many of the Papers he had moved for were not TA produced 'to the House', . . • 1 ne. SPE..4KE I R, in eongequenere of the Hee. Member's having stated that lie had taken the course he had adopted from a Suggestion. from. the Chair, feeling it necessary to stand right with the House,' declared that he had but pointed out the manner in which the Hon, , Member could best ac commodate his proceedings to the precedent of Mr. 1 Hastilios's case, which be professed to have in' view. ,Mr.W.III. SMITH did not mean to.oppose the Motion of his Right Hoe, Frieed, He had risen. only to express. his opinion, that the Hon: Geetlee man, as a Member of that House, was entitled to ~ 1 very different treatment from what he had teeeived. lie could not 'reit think that the Hon. Gentlemari had atled in a rash and impolitic manner if be . had engaged in the prosecution unassisted. He would. be justly exposed to very severe censure indeed if he tailed to make good his charge. But the Hone • Gentleman ought not to be treated as if conviEted of - calumny,. until such failure should appear on tilt final decision of the case. . • ' , : . • The Motion was carried. IMPF..A.CHNIENT OE LORD MELVILLE. • Mr. GI tEs rept:tiled from . the ' Committee - a le,. pointed to examine the-Court at Westininster-b a ll , for the Trial 'of Lord_Melville, that they.had viewed' the same, and that there were acconneodakions f oe 500 persons beseles the Managers. - --The'follewing Orders were then made On the Motien of AIL GlLes ':- Thafibe Managers appointed to condad the Impeachment of Lord Melville Co go out of the kluulie belion; theloMem. bers on the 'thy of trial. . - That before the. Speaker leave the Chair, the Members, f or their more regular preeeiiding, shall be vatted - over urr ic County. • That r.o Member s on any prete7c.e, shall leave the Hom e till the County for whA... - . he is returned is called over. That no pet-saes {gut-.Members shall sit in the places allet_ ted to the occommEdaliontl Members in Westinmster- Hall. Thatlite Serjeant at Arms do take into custody all persons that shall be found .in the Members' Phii:es 'who are nor ' Membzrs. -.. :-...' Thatprecedents adopted on't he trial of Dr. Sacniverel and .• Warren Ilastiogs;',Et(4.• stall"be Ike precedents on the trial of - Lurd Iliscaunt Alc,lvitle. That nit STembe{ of Parliament shall cross the Lobby dur.. ing-the Procession of Lie House to Westminster-Hall, a n d that the Scrjeant at Arms shall keep it clear accordingly. . And that Charles-llatlmrst, Est shall - be .present, during the trial a on all occasions. . EARL ST. VItiCENT. ..-' ,„. Mr:' JEFFER l'S ,Ij.c4' wi thopt adverting . to tI4 delays which had so repeatedly oceetred, lie rose now for the purpose of giving notice,' that it, was his in tension on Tuesday, the 6th of May next, - to bring forward hiS charges against Lord St. Vineeut, 'whim he promised the -House he would substantiate. He 'trusted the-Papers moved -for on a former...bight would be printed -for the. use of the Members, and • hoped the present would he'cousidered as'his final notice, froin . which he was determined not to depart. • Lord HO WICK thought it would have beV: bet ter for the. Hon. Gentleman to. have abstaine4 from . givieg, his notice of Motion until the Papers were. • printed . . • , ..., . :.. e L Mr. Fox observed;• that as the . attenuance' le c i nis Right 'lion. Friend; Mr. Windham, to-morrow, Was exceedingly doubtful, he moved; that the Older be discharged for taking into consideratian.the Geue. ral Defence Rill - ou that day, and fie - the sec6nd read_ jug on Moodily next 7 wiech was agreed to. Lord' 1-lowlotc said, be ~..-<1 53 ,1 m r ivo '' Fricter next certain additional Navy Estimates . in the CuPl -- of Supply. It _was Iona), . he. said, tce . gire- a • further notice than the present, when voting the 1..- Cmates of the Navy, but he hoped be wouldbe able to show the, Howe- on Friday the n ecessity there was_ of voting them as stem as possible, • ' • Lord HENRY PETTY: gave notice, that he would. move in the Committee of -Supply on Friday used fora proliision for Lord Nelson's family. • A new Writ was ordered to be issued for a Knight: . of the Shire to serve in'Parliamept fei the County ed" Wexford, in the room orLMit Loftus, called op to the House* Peers. - ' - _ ; • The Tea' Duty dill -was. passel,. and ordered - 4> the Lords, • • . . . . ' - The Irish Ban W k-Stamp ei 4311 WtS resit a third, time ant - passed , Sir 104 I N .NE $4•10.427. reeeea.theehird reading ocf.he pill ler likiirlevtgltiduty of three shining l y paid-trecei:annses ut a certein descriptkin in Ireland. He Said . thew vas =freely may Bin which that Houie, cotA4 pass ;that 'would pro t tinee were beneficial .con sequences, or give moms atiatEtion in -Ireland,- tilari, the present ope. TiR - -Datrwhich he proposed to take A. though a small onej had pressed. 4)' Se t .•.. verely upon . the lower. orders of people- in that country, and atshOugh in . certain cases persons Were . exempted from; paying it; yet the toss of time, and, -the trouble and expellee necessary , to procure that . ' exemption,- rendered it, more advisable tar ' the per son to pay the Tax ie,the first . instance, though by • law he might be entitled to the oet - eption• He felt, therefore; :great 'pleitAtre:in relievitie the Peovle of Ireland from this Tax. . . • ' The Bill was then read a third time and passed. • Mr. V4xeserTeitT freight in a.Bill for tnak4lg•llee Wine Duty, Bill permanen ; whichfwas read a first time, and was ordered to e read a secend time to-, morrow.; . . 'The Hon. Member also brought in a xtu,i, for ex tending Lord St, Yincent's Annuity to the two next persons ,bearing his Lordship's title; whiCh was read a first time. 'The Tobacco Duty Bill went ,through: a Committee; and was ordered to be repOrted to morrow: • The Cash:as-Duty Bill was reported, and ordered tztAie read a third time to-morrow. Thit.SOLICITOR-GENET.AL moved the Order of the Oay for the' third' reading - of the Witnesses', Liability ;Bill. . On the question that the Bill be now read a third time being put, a long discussion took place, in which Sir V. GIBES, Mr. TYIIWIJITT, PERCEVAL,, and the M4sTEn of the ltotiS, urged their former objec tions ag ainst the Bill as unnecessary. The Bill, on the contrary, was supported on the same grounds as in its ibrmer stages, by Mr.Mottitts, Mr. FUNELANIat.tE, and the SoLti.:tron-GelicitAL. ,Mr. Secretary' FOX saw the necessity of passing the Bill more strongly than ever, and argued forcibly for .it on . his•former groundS. Sir W. You No supported the Bill. The,Question. being now called for, a division took place -7 For the Bill Against it IVTajo ity - 33 The F ill was of course :ead third ire (ijo , 1:11:11. %ow ,