The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-17 00:00:00

The Motion was, accordingly, eritcred for Frid. y
next.

OIRDFR OF COt-NCIL.
Mr. PERCEVAL rose, and said—" I yester-
day gave notice, that it was my intention to move
this day for a Copy of the Orc'er of Counril, of the
7th of January instant. relative to neutrals carrying
on trade between the different ports under the con-
troul of the enemy. I did not thee. think that there
would be any objeaftion suited to a motion for such
a produdion, except that it might be contender',
that it was render-d wholly unnecessary, on account
of its having been already published in The Loans
Gazette, and in all the Newspapers, and was, Core-
fore, immediately within the cogn:zance of every
Member in the House, as well as the public at
large ; and that any proceeding might be brought
forward upon that paper, withoils its &Avg fors.
many produced But, Sir, from the best view I
have taken of this subjea, i have always been led
to consider that when it was an Order of Council,
sear ark of Government, anon which any proceed-
ing was to be angsgewed. the most prom mode
amours/shriving that pit-pose w,s. to can for daft
format produaiun of the d scument itself noon or r
table. Such has been the p. atice Adopter in re-
g ird to Bills of Indemnity, kc. Since I gay* that
notice, however, the biotite Lord (Howick) two.
site, has very neliginely intimated ro me, that upon
another ground he wished to oppose such a pr
Lion ; bat as I am doubtful whether I und.r.rood
woo:idly his meaning, I trnst his Lordshio will
have the gosanios to state his n'-jeetion to the 1 io i.a,
before I proceed to subrn't the mon mon their
sideration. Sn for as I could collet fr.im hi, L. d-
ship, I understood bin, to mean, th.t he thetild
oppose it : because be could r.ot antic pate any
measure which could possibly take p ace alarm
such a produaion being mad-. or at teao any
one to which he could give hie concurrence ;
and. therefore, nor s:-eing any benefit to be der iv•J,
he would not lee satisfied as to the prnuriety of
agreeing to it, toilets I should she.. that I meanly to
s
inst cute such a proceeding as he could glve came.
tenance to. If that he the ground upon which I
ant to meet with opposio it, 1 than not bring for-
ward my . Motion tf.-s day ; bec.us.., if it is to be
opposed upon the him ficr ncy or inadeqoacir of the
measure, it will be necessary for me, in m cling
such arguments, to go more minutely into t e sub.
jea, and to explain rho onj-k in view mare tally thsot
I originally intended. Such discussioa, I say, woad
be necessary, in order to show the propriety of
adopting the measure which I afterwards mean to
propose, but it is one which I conceive to be of too
great importance, and to merit too much the coun-
tenance of the House, to be brought into discussion,
merely' upon the occasion of a motion for the pro-
duetion of a paper. A more formal notice I deem
to be necessary to be given for the discussion of each
an important question. I should, therein-_, wish
to hear, whether this be intended to be the nature of
the objection ? and if so, I shall postpone the con-
sideration of the measure I intend to propose, to
the same distance of time that I would have been
disposed to have moved it, had the produflion been
made by an order M the House of this day. I
shall, in that case, suggest next Wednesday se'n-
night, as the most eligible day to bring it forward,
atter hearing what the Noble L'srd, I have Alluded.
to, has now to state upon the sobjea."
Viscount HOWICK—" As at present insteußed,
and as far as I could coned of the Right Hon.
Gentleman's views, I certainly must say, that the
measure he is likely to propose, will be one I would
wish to resist. The Right Hon Member had sup-
posed, that the only objection that could be made
to the produainn of this paper, was its previous
publication in The assent.; but upon that point I
Can assure him, tt at 1 would never thi .k of stating
such an objection. The regular course of proceed-
ing is, und ,uhreally, that although a document to
puhlisred previous to any procedure being had upon
it, it must be produced otfteially. On such ground,
therefore, I should not haso objected to the docu-
ment in qu-stion b produced ; for although it
has appeared already In an authentic form, by its
iosertios in The Casette, it does not follow, of
course, that it is to be produced to the Home of
Commons. There are two cases in which such
Papers may be called for, the one where some
measure had already been taken, and the other
where some measure was intended to be taken,
or instituted up m it. In the former, the pro-
ceeding adopted would naturally be known.—
In the latter, it was necessary that it should be
known before the House could a
duhinn of the document itself.
can eolith of the Right Hon.
it is impossible for me to consent
other circumstances, inasmuch a,
was altoge'her unprecedeoted,
serious objections. Therefore it
duty to resist the prodetion of f
Mover of it has stated grounds
jeaionable in themselves. It
point which involves dis:ussiont
portance to the country ; and I,
it ought to be deferred, as the
man himself has suggested"
Mr. PERCEVAL—" I cettal
necessity ot•postponement, being
measure I have in view is not one
with the N able Lord's countenance
shall, therefore, postpone it to -'
proposed ; but upon this once:
state, that I think it will be forint
of the Noble Lord's opposition
equally as unorecedented; as lie ..
denominate the Motion itself, which
to it "
Viscount HOWICK—" I il.)•
particularly the nature of the

1

- 1
•".- C.,•/.:\ . "1
, •,,„ .
•
.ilt,t ,J, • :I;
+. ?4:il .e; - . '
.;
' . 4,.. .:7.
VITTP.).4, / . ,
OA i"-61.1). Jr
,tql, . RI
'1 . ~.• , , " 7.46
. .
1, ‘"Cfl'.7lßrialr.
P lICk St sPh,_:::l:.
. i
viculd ee t. e propriety of the propov,l d-isy e,.1 I consent to it.

content :o the pro-
h. As far then es I
Gentleman's views,
wilt to it un.lier any
as the ()Vied itself
and to very
it is that I feel i my
tire paler, until t ie
t which are rot ob-
t is und3uhtedly a
is of the highest itn-
, therefore, think &at
Right lion. Gents.
aioly do nnw feel the
lig convinced Out tae
one whicri will meet
ance and stiiidi rt. I
i the day I h.tve last
asion, I beg !rove to
Ind. that e grnand•
on t the m seine are
is been prised no
which is to give rise
nrii at present know
measure whisk _ .