The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-07-02 00:00:00

PARLI.43tENTARY REVIEW.

Never is the Parliamentary ilistory of Britain
les there occurred a session more marked with

portent events than the kiwi. whether we take into
t I' consideratinti the tnntrientous ;era which it tilled,

Vie no►elty of twiny (Wits procerniu4s, the roc's!
discussion on this subjects of psrlirurnenlary reform,

ana partmaPtitary pnvileges. to which it has given
roi., or the political state of the country, orrt of
E a•or, which it is so intimately connected.

eireatnstances, • review of this (1)

roftrable acwrion may not be unacceptable to our

. The location commenced on the it3tl of Janua►y,
and the nstsintsa of Parliament wag opened on that

day, by n Sreei in Its Maievy:s name, in whieb

His Haje,ty kateutesi that Austria had been emu-
veriest to conclutp 4 dmadvatitazeous peace—that
. .

E‘pedltion to the Scheldt had in great measure

S.vedeu had found it necessary to pur-

these vac* with France by considerable sacrifices
that the intercourse between Great Britain
sad the United States had been suddealy and un-

expecretly interrupted. Tn counterbalance these

vourees for lamentatiou. Parliament was congratu-
lated on the glorious victory of Talavera; Ike ex-
petition of the Frencls from Portngal ; the prospect
df Cie Cortes assembling in Spain. and the pros-
perity of the trade and commerce of Britain, in
spite of the efforts of the enemy to destroy it.
Clem this Speech. as is usual, • worm debate
ensued ; and the first trial of strength between the
La and outs was trade. The Address, in the House
of Pee-a. was moved by the Earl of Glasgow. and
seconded by Viscount Grienstone. and the Amend-
ment was moved by Lord Grenville. In the Com-
tism's, the proposer. were. Lord Barnard and Mr.
Peel—the opposers Lord Gower and Mr. Ward.
In the Upper Noose, Miniaters divided 144 to 92
_Majftity 62. In the Lower House, the numbers
were 263 to 167--Mujority 96: thus affording a
remarkable instance of the weight of Government
in the ask of national representation. The Hone*
of
•Comensus also divided twice ow the Report on
the Address, what ilie Vote* were 34 to 95, and
to 100. •
hbuisters thus 6n•ling themselves more firmly
stated on the Treasury Bench than even their own
eaagoine hopes could have taught theta to expect,
commenced the balminess of the country in high
"pints. Yet their triumph was soon damped by
ea. occurrence which. previous to this period.
wield have ousted any Administration- that ever
existed-T-they were left in a Minority on the very
seat important goodie° on which the House of
Commons deeided,•na>sely, on the motion of Lord
Vorchester, to appeint a Committee of investigs-
tam into the grievous failure of the Scheldt Expe-
dition. In which the numbers were 195 to 186,
Laing • ltiorit7 of 9 agoinst 'Ministers. The pr. -
4:wallop that took place consequent upon this vote,
oceisiated else House almost 'relatively previous to
the Easter recess. The Committee sat fifteen
tights With closed doors. and two nights (when little
was done) without clearing the gallery. In the
Committee, *macre were again beat or a diviaion,
end out of it grew various discussions, among
which the most remarkable were Mr. Sberidan's
inotiim for referring the Standing Order for the
excluston of strangers so the Committee of Privi-
leges, en which the House divided 80 to 166—the
address to His Majesty fur "sera relative to tile
Scheldt Expedition, in which Ministers were again
outvoted. the numbers being 171 for, to 178 against
them—and also the address relative to Lord Chat.
ham, which was carried against them by 221 to
Ups. it appears, 'therefore, that in the course of
the Walcheren inquiry, the principal measure of
the day, Ministers were left in a Minority on no
fewer than Jour different occasions. O• the main
geestions, however, et the terfni nation of t►e Inquiry,
they west enabled to carry themselves through in four
division*. nu Lord Porchester's Resolutions and Gen.
• Crawfu rir. A nand meats. The numbers on t his occa-
SiOn were 227 to 175 ; 272.10 232 ; 275 to 324 ; and
953 to 232—the majority of the House of Com-
mons thereby approving of the Expedition to the
Selieldt--the conduct of dist Etinitlstion---the sub-
sequent retention of the island Walcheren—attil. iu
Sae.' every art of the Adminiarstarni and Cie.,-
mandmg Officers consorted with that toofiriunate
atempf. The principal Imaitsess done in the I louse
before the recess (beside what is already noticed)
arose ea the re-noasioatinis of a Finance Commit-
tee; where the Chancellor of the Exchequer divided
the House three several times, on the 'muses of hi,
own friends, against the nomination of three 4entls
maw, proposed by Mr. &mitts, and in this the
Meister was defeated ; the numbers being 107 to
$ll, majority opium him, 9 ; 108 to 103, majority
against bias 5 ; and 117 to 104, majority against
him. 13. Oa the grant of • passion to bold Wt t-
heses's., two divisions took place before the 00.
/Oft MO tarried. The opposition, ia the first
stance. awing 306 to 213, and, in the second, 36
to 111. Besides these matters, the House was
greatly ocenpied with the di•eus.al of the ',tale
upon them, by J. Gate Jones, and Sir Francis
Bur-
dens for which the farmer was, alter a short debate,
resuanaitt. d to Neivgate, and the latter, after a de•
bong ofoften nights. and a division of tfro to 132,
evenniCted to the Tower, for a scandalous Breach
of the Ptivilvse* of the House of Commons. Ihe