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s'quecl by co less then 30,000 people, couched in
raiser:tint terms, and thereihe entitled to coneider-
ltion: r thitak that the language of the Right
filonottrable Gentleman opposite (Mr. Canning)
uPoli theteccavion wss,that although nothing could
be done etas that Petition, it never oaght to be out
of the minds of His Majesty's Ministers. It is a
subject, *deed, that never taught to be out of the
mind of this House, that 30,000 men find them-
selves io be in omit of trade ; I mean to say, that
this Ought to be an additional reason why vie should
have every measure, connected with trade, ma-
turely nod deliberately considered. Does the
knovr, that these Orders in Council may
make thitee 30,000 men amount, in a short time, to
300,000 petitioners upon similar grievances ? Does
the Haute know, that these Ordets may be the
means of producing a war with America ? Not one
British merchant has yet given his opinion upon
• this measure to the House. One of the most va-
luable productions that has bean published upon
the subject, has indeed been given by an Hon.
Member, a practical merchant—(alluding to the
Namphict of Alexander Baring, Esq.)--atal can
tiny one *ay that he has examined it, and yet
approve of the measures proposed by Ministers ?
The question then inerelyenines to this, shall a sub-
ject fat' vital interest to the country, and meriting
serious consideration, be discussed in a Committee
of the whole Ilouse ? If the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman can answer in the negative, I have done. If
dlc think a Secret Committee would be preferable,
let him send it to one up stairs. That would be
auflidently. satisfactory. Upon the 11th of No-
vember he issues these Ortlees of Council, of a most
extraordinary nature; his wet afflict% was to pre-
vent Parliament front meeting, that it might not
diet ass them; and, uhen it does meet, he takes
mesas to make. Parliinnent take us little notice as
possiLle of the whole treasection. So far from its
bein4 matter of mortiticatioa to him, he ought to
thank me fur having, before it be too tate, suggested
the proper mode of use, so as to prevent
lnnm involving hirneellwric:ettare dhficultiee, which
he will afterwards regret. He will perhaps con-
tend that he will meet the enemy upon the prin-
ciple of privation ; but I beg him to recollect, that
the enemy have already had more experience of
plivatiou than we ourselves have had; and we
fright therefore to consider what may be the effects
of privations upon those merchants themselves who
Wive lived in luxury. Let us set the body of a
lattitiOut and wealthy merchant against that of a
spare Frenchman, who has had little or nothing to
live upon for these last 15 years, and judge which,
'of them would suirer most by the privation. Dots
he believe that the manufacturing interests of this
country can go on many months longer in keeping
Nam without having business to • employ them ?"
The Right Honourable Gentleman, after several
other of,,,ervations, caroming thew arguments, COW.
eluded with movin.!, " That the House will, upon
to-morrow se'unight, resolve itself into a Coin-
Mittee of Commerce, Trade, and Navigation, in
order to take the Orders of Council into consider-
atrial."
The Csatecatt,totief the Exedsumsa—" I cer-
tainly thought we should have avoided beiug drawn
into a discussion of the Orders of Council, till the
Bilk itself be brought into its next tinge, as I con-
ceived the motion of the 'tight Hon: Gentlemln
Merely: related to a question of form in our prise
mixings. He has assured me, that the opposition
which lie and others rake against the Bill itself is
not vexatious, nor for the Purpose of delay. I can
assure him and them, that any oppereition they
may snake will lint be deemed vexatious, as to nay-
self ; it well never affect me in the execution of my
dirty, but will be only a vexatious opposition to
the public. With respect to the Papers In ques-
tion, they wets distinctly referred ta this House by
His*Majestys icor the express purpose of giving more
complete effect to these Order.l, and to produce a
practical measure Out of them. hat practical mea-
sure is the Bill which I havetholightproper to lay
before the House, to give legislative effect to them,
by levying certain duties thereinpropceed. I ap-
prehend that no one can doubt every opportunity
has been afforded of discussing every thing that
connects itself With the measure, the polity, the
legality, and its reference to the law nitrations, or
to our own iiatenial regulatious. On the eery
first day, when it was proposed to submit them to
a Committee of Way!: and Marts, tt was open to
every one to object to the whole, or to any pert of
them. 'flint was sorely the avowed intention alf
proposing tneli a rel'erence. Had that Committee
beret of opiuion that they were likely to have a
daagerons tendency, could they not have refused
to pre their sanction tothein ? There was no op-
partway omitted of getting every information
that ,was thought itee,asary upon the rah.
fret. We haie been charged with having acted
with a great degree of boldness, because we take
this measure upon. our own responsibility and an-
thuritv. Now I beg leave to appeal to the House.
whether this be correct, or if such an assertion be
due to the course of proceedings which have already
been adopted upon this subject? Ministers have felt
it to be their duty to submit to the House, upon just
gmunds of reasoning add argument, measures
which they conceive to be expedient in every point
of view, and likely to bring advents ;e to the coun-
try, in the situation in which we are placed. The
House have already bad moues of considering that
expediency. and have expressed their approbation.
Now as to the afinsion the Hon. Gentleman has
made to the Petitions for Peace, I may observe,
that the Ordess of Council could not be with jus-
tice alleged to be the cause of the grievances therein
stated, because they trust have been set on foot
previous to the Orders of Council having passed.—
There it one clause in the Bill, which lass some

connection with another subject:which I have al-
ready stated my willingness to leave out altogether,
se as not to impede its progress. Upon the whole,
I see an, necessity for submitting this Bill to any
other Committee, nor do I see any occasion fbr
adoptiug any other course of procedure, in regard
to their-ill relative to Ireland." The Right Hon.
Gentleman then concluded with giving his nega-
tiee to the motion.
Dr. LAWRENCE was surprised at the mode in
which this had been introduced into the Hou.e.
He thought the form mud manner in those cares in-
dispensat•ly necessary. A measure that affects the
vital intermit:of the country, required tbs mode
of tarcstiptiuu poiuted out by his Hun. Friend