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London, England, 1808-01-27 00:00:00

'RICE SIXPENCE.

next he we'll?* n Vote of Thanks to the Army sod
Nary, for their late aerrice, in the Baltic.
A new Writ was ordered for the City of Bath, in the room
of Julio Palmer, Esq. who has accepted the Chi:terarlion
deeds.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
The foltbwing- were presented
Taro fur Poole—Me consideration of which was axed for
'Fueoday, Feb.
One for Molder:—Toesaur, 3farch is.
Beverley—Ditto, ditto.

Mr. CANNING presented the, Russian and
Austrian official papers, which were ordered to he
on the table.
Mr. PONSONBY asked, if the Right Zion. Se-
cretary, in aubinittiug those papers io the House,
intended to comply with the terms of the request
he had made on the preceding evening ?
Mi. CANNING answerd, it was not the inten-
tion of His Majesty's Government to submit all the
papers which had passed, relative to the mediation
of Russia. Such papers as were necessary foe
affording the House satisfactory information ou the
subject, he, in coustuou with the net o 1 Liiv Me.
jecrtv's Ministers, would feel it his duty to submit.
If he (Mr. Ponoonby) would specify such papers as
he was anxious the House shook' obtain, he would
he found willing to oecomroodate the Right Flom
Gentleman and the House, as far as lay in his
power.
Mr. PONSON BY supposed that the instructions
sent to His Majesty's Plenipotentiary, at the Court
of St. Petersburgh, together with his answer to the
Secretary of Foreign Ail:tins, would, limit probably,
contain the necessary information. If, however,
the Right Hon. Secretary would point out to hen
what mode he should adoft, he would he equally-
willing to accommodate the Right lion. Secretary.
Mr. WHITBItEAD informed the Right lion.
Secretary, sad the House, it was his intention, af-
ter those papers had been submitted for, investiga-
tion for a reasonable time, to more the House to
appoint a time forconoidering whether the present
crisis were proper for entering into negoesations
with the Government of France ? lie was anxious
:lee thatostariat 'information should be given tie ,
House•reli7gm the uegociations we heed roamed
into with Rah He expected this would ea-
tend
to the secret escicles of the Treaty. as 1,4 A ICS
. . -
to,the opinmott,,atated_on a former eveuitut. to 'met
been given by a military officer of <l. tiaimiskeil ''.
abilities and prude lee, relative to the imecesmoiy of
abandoning that cotiutry to the arms of Friance, '
• Mr. CANNING
.thought uece aary to itiviiise
the Honourable Getalriami, he would be onside
to gitfilloiia all the information he seemed Moist •
quire, as it bail been part of the atipcilatipus ottlie
ip
.11orttiguese Government, that certain artities
shoold be preserved with itaiiihible seersey. • • •
The Chancelim Of the Exeliequer then presented
Copies of the Orders of Council, *fuel, were for-
, dered to be . printed, for the cousideratimi of the
House.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT wished to be informed.
was it the intention of His Majesty's Government
to enter into any specific Resolutions on the Fourth
Report of the COmmissioners of inquiry on the
Land Revenues of the Crown in Ireland. If such
resolutions were not soon'entercd into, he said lie
would feel it his duty to draw the attention of the
House to that subject.
The CHANCELLOR of the IRISH EXCHE-
QUER replied, it was his intention to submit to the
Heise certain Resolutions on that subject short's-.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved the Order of the Day for the House re-
solving its if into a Committee of Supply, which
was
.migreecl to ; when Mr. G. Johnstotie took the
Chair. Samurai- Resolutions were then entered
into,, the House resumed, and the Report ordered
to he received to-morrow.
Lord HENRY PETTY requested to know
from the Chaneellor of the Exchequer, who had
then presented Co;iies of the Orders of Couucil,
what was his intention with respect to the nature
of the decision the liouS! should come to on that
subject ? ,
Time CHANCELLOR replied, it was only his
intention at present they should be printed. 'llsev
should afterwards be submitted toot Committee of
Ways and Means (unless the limn* were averse
to that mode of proceeding), for the purpose of
adopting revenue regulations, if any were neces-
sary for their enforcement. He was aware their
consideration would be extremely interesting to
the House, and the country at large. He, there-
fore, thought it best that the busine.ss should be
referred to a Coinuatee of 'Ways and Mcuns,
when there would be ample opportunity to answer
the several questions which might he put, and
eater into a full and satisfactory explanation of the
nature and necessity of these orders.
Lord H. PETTY admitted, that had the (louse
only to consider the policy of those orders, the best
place certainly for their consideration would be
such a Committee, but he apprised the. Right Hon.
Gentleman it was intended by several to question
the legality, as well as the ;soluq, of the orders is-
sued, in which case, lie thought, they should be re-
ferred to a Committee of the whole House.
After some explanation between his Lordshi,),
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and

Doctor LAWRENCE, in which the later express-
ed hi• decided opinion of the illegality of the or-
ders issued. •
The CHANCELLOR moved " That they
should be taken into the consideration of the House
on Wertneaday se'unight."—Ordered.
Mr. HORNER moved, "That the Fifth Report
of Military Inquiry be printed."—Ordered.
Mr. G,NANEOBY then tito%ed, " That an
humble Address be presented to His Majesty.
requesting that the House be furiiialied with copies
or extracts of such correspondence as had
taken place on the part of His Majesty. re-
specting the request of Ilia Majesy f tie inter-
fercuce ani tuPdiation of His hopens: ..lajesty, in
effecting peace with Danmark." Ordered.
Adjourned.