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about to puraile • and iiispling that the House
could not proceed. or come to an' determination
upon the evolouce, which their privilege and judg-
ments had enabled theta to pro ii.tice. He trusted
that those interests fur justice which the House of
Cotuinoini always hail, would never want dictating
to by any 11143. lie concluded by saying, that be
thougfit a Committee alionld be appointed to take
the letter into consideration.
Mr. PEACE:VAL said, that as rinrsday neat had
been fixed upon for the Cominitlee to takc into
consideration the conduct of Ins Royal Highness,
he tl l glut it' necessary to state Floats the printer
could not possibly get the minutes Featly before
Wednesday, and consequently there could list be
sufficient time for their coninikrattioin Ile there.
fore wished sonic other slay should be fixed upon.
This introduced a ratsverwstion relative to thongs
ing the order of some of the questions before the
house our consideration ; its the course of which
Mr. Paaccvst said, there was smother subject
in soma degree connected with the rii.trgen againd
tles.., Doke of fork—lre allude:l to the transactions, .
its tfie course-of this inquiry, which had been men-
tioned as attaching to the Chow/Tl e. until the
Duke of Portland. A friend of his had informed
him of an udsertisement in a iirwsp yin of the
13th of January, which offered n place under.
ioverninctit fir sale. lie hilt! ant tinrised the So-
licitor to trace it, and lie now toforincd the !louse
that four permit's. were intliettal for this transaction..
A person of,the name of Cole:tem, one named
Taylor. au another wawa: same we could not
hear, atria banker.
Mr. CoSlll3e said,'as the others bail been named.
it was brit fair the hanker sinitild.
Mr. HUIKlisqN said, his twine was WM; 011 he
was indicted tor receiviug the deposit, and giviug
• a receipt.
After toots. further conversation apse the day
fur coosidcriii4 the roudtict of His Royal Iliglinees,
it was fixed tur Wrilimatiov se'ooight.
DISTiLLE,RY LILL
Mr. WitAkTOX brought up the report of this
r Jou sr NRWPOIT objected to its being hurried
proceeded in et present; the
equal when last consider-•i
for further consideration. '
irom Mr. PERCRIf AL icitt Sir
in:St was fixed upon.
tGN IN SPAIN.
rise, :in, to propose to the
.1 a subject the most material
honour, fame, and interest of
perliupe ever beets aal-
given no notice whatever
,r. I asp sate those expressions.
used would have immedietely
• to the mind of every suits
liest of the late couipaign in
wuish iiistirrestion, as it lea

HOUSE OF LORDS, Fustian', Frn.
The Marquis of Douglas- was introduced, and took this
oaths as a British Peer.
Coastal were fartbee heard in tic Irish Appeal, Itooke s.
Tlae Irish Militia Inlistment Rill, andpiree private Bats,
wre hvouehl frees the Coatiwins, and Arad a first tune.—
Ailiourued.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The S informed the Horse, that Mr. Robert
tt dhotis, wlia had petitioned agn;wit the rttont t.e the
-rough of St. Albans, bad eat entered rub/ his recogni-
zance. . •
Mr. Sheriff :Storm preseuted a "retition from the City of
Imadota, praying (us revisiuu of the Inas for the recirrery of
Steel DeMis.-
R.C.essllfverm MI was rest a second time, and ordered
to be ousintittrd os Weeds. sennigtit.
Ou the Egotist of Mr. o'll ARE, the order of the 'lay for
the mooed mediums? the iris!. Constables Rill was dirreharg-
ed, for the purpose of enabling him to hring tr a better hill
art titt~t. -1101/011-.Meorhor Arms *Aosta Wins sew
Dill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a
,coned time ou the ilth .ef Apnl oral.
Oa the station of Ilfr. Alit:man consWcra•
titer of the 'deports from Public (Mem WAS deferred from
Ttleotiay 'text, to the 15th of ifareb.
A Petition wit patented tire the Cotton Menefactorers
irf Lancashire, which ere %IRA stave cower-sawn Ism even Mr.
emnoss, Mr. PIM/MT/AL, Mr. Craws o, Mr. Rost, Mr.
*emu, and Mr Parteson, whin it was ordered Sr lie os
the table.
A great rre tuber ofprirate Petitimie rime prisented,resoeg
'which wee use best Mr. Incitorsosy kw the disclosers, of
imMos Mordspe,lllotaemet
Mr Mucus. promoted a Petitiostrook the subscribers to
Cps Lights.
On the Gautier, of the Loss Assoc 41., of Seattle
the Bill.telative to Child Murder to Scotland wee ordered
to be printed, sad the senoud reading fixed for Tuesday
twat.
RI. Joni Neersose cored fur en scsmat of all sass of
seanee paid under the beads( " Incidents" relative :o Stomp
Duties in irelwri. fir there Oars .....3814,tra.
Mr. Must NW! pro w tate d s peutios foe the iliattelre sf
Sotto* Moutsgeo, 11411Willel
• TILE I/VICE OF TORIL
Mr. WHITRIMAD CAlieri the otter/tin,' of the

"ranee to euttinguteilett na-
to this cninitry, the Or-
ate awl the rest of the
As rib made it a mutter re-
consideration, the most ,
icitude, that this*. who pais-
nitidence mid Ware mitrunted
ti this comitry could heitow
Europe mi,glit he said to be
power of France, by the fall
y one or the nations that had
lest with her, whetlicr 4roni
their council's, or energy and
. adequate to the enterprise
know not, but in every coalition
been e4ident that failure was
oence upon their putt, and
, and aggrandisement upon
_. enemy. England alone stood
in that situation, in which it was for her to
defy th.. ambition and poser of France, and still
to continue the contest ,with her, so as to con-
clude * peace upon tern*{ either honourable, or
at least advantageous for her interest. To England
alone tolotigs the power of resistance to the im-
placable and ambitions enemy of Europe. The
[louse of Austria, blind as it were against the sense
and opinion of her widest counsellors, those who un-
derstood best l'Pr interests, its etnn pared with France,
even iii 111111 unfortunate war, the third coalition, was
hurried into rr, n, overcome in her strength, anti
precipitated at the feet of Frame, and by tl.e
'tower of the conqueror had to submit to any
terms he thought tit to grant. Whether seduced
IN the promises of France, whether overawed by
the misfortunes that had befallen her ; Prussia
and the other p6wers of the Continent. swayed also
by DcW counsellors, pursued a line of conduct
ferent from whet was expected, and were unwilliug
soy longer to participate in the coittest. Thus
stood the world divided, as it were, between Great
Britain and Frince, and at that moment when
every power had withdrawn themselves from the
contest, and when all had become the vassals or
tallies of the latter power. there appeared a spirit of
rraietanee in one of those nations deemed her vas-
sal,, and who uppenred stinongst the firs' of her
allies, and the most submissive of her depecititom.
Spain, .adored to struggle against the usurpation
df France, applied to this country for assisteuce.—
This anphcation was made to us shortly before the
conclusion of the last Session of Parliament ; a
time, when it was not, 1 believe, in the power,
but if within the power, it certainly was nut within
the intention of His Majesty's Ministers to lay be-
fore Parliament any information onthatsubject. All
that Parliament was apprised of, was merely that such.
a spirit seemed to be arising in Spain, and Parlia-
ment neat' closed before there was any opportunity
of offerintr an, thft of the nature of a deliberate
opinion upon it. The snanagentent of this delicate
and important affair was therefore necessarily left
entirety to those who then conducted, and who still
conduct, His Majesty's councils. From f‘ot time
to this, Potrialtent has had No opportutity of in-

so nothing in .
the privileges of tht Itonse. The Hon. Gentleman
bad certainly nut 'read the letter in the same sense
which he had; and if there were two ways of un-
derstanding it. he hoped he was not wren„ in re-
tointnending the mildest. The way in which he
understood it was this : that when his Royal High-
ness found he was charged before that. House with
crimes the most et-Miniml and ilngnieeful, and that
an inquiry hail been proceeded in, which was in sin
Way resisted ma his part, and which hod excited
troasjilembly the attention of the public, Ire was
dennias to niert it with his allegation of conscious
innocence. and nothing nowt; yet, if, after dint
allegation, doubt and suspicion should be enter-
tained, aucl, his diameter and honour appear ques-
tionable; in that case lie nal!, snakes a call upon
the Honer, or a wiriest. that they will-not pursue
measures which vmntd have the efilect of condemn.
ing him without trial ; nut for the purpose of pre-
ve,:ting an impeachment, I ort that, before his dm:
meter and honour were ru.ido nosed, lie might have
the privilege which, In- the constitution of this cunn-
try, every British su'l*et could claim, from the
highest to the lowest, or Bann the lowest to the
most elevated. The Right Hon. Gentleman said
cmild not conceive how this could be consider-
.l an attack upon the privileges of the House.
Tne manner in which the letter hail been prestuted
riud received was not a common proceeding; yet
Mat wholly unprecedented ; so in that point it was
so attack. It might at all events have been pre-
sented, as petitions are, and, if improper, it might
have been objected to, but it would never have
been rejected on wrong grounds ; for be hetieved
his Royal Highness as little thought of making a
princely attack on the Howie as he did. He wished
to knew whether any Heil. Gentleman intended to
matte any motipu on the subject, as he did not;
nor did 1w know of its being in the contemplation
of any one so to do.
' Lord HENRY Parer said, he hoped he might
be allowed to say a few words no the subject. He
' did trot understand his Honourable Friend in ob-
ject to the or legation. The part be unit ',toad him
so object to woo, his going beyond that allegation,
said questioning the lane of coodpet the House was
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terfering in the manageritent of that campaign,
because Parliament did not then exist in its Re-
gular Sessions. Iles Majesty's Miiiisters had, just
at the close of last Session, recitved from Par-
liament all that Parinie:ent mined give than;
every estimate they had submitted had been
voted for, every guinea they hail N.lttli in supply
had been cheerfully granted; odd to this, there was
also a vote of credit bestowed upon them to the
utmost limit which they chose to *Mx 'to it; in
short there appeared but one miltd and one spirit
to prevail throughout this country were ectit-
ated by the same reasoning, arid every one joined
with them, heart and hand, upon the subject
(Hear! Hear! Hear!) No 111i:esters, I behove,
ever entered into a co:deist like this, under more
favottrable auspices. 'There was not found in this
country a twin who could entertain a wish contrary
to that which they themselves expressed, namely,
that the power of England might be directed in
the most efficacious muntier, h, order to assert and
secure the tottering lilmties of Spain (Hear !
Hear! !pear!) Standing. Sir, upon that emi-
nence Official sifinitious give tip His
Alujeuty's Ministers, from which they can view
the pros:wet before twin, orti from winch all other
'nett are shut out, it was their duty to have survey-
ed with cure and circumspection not only those
views which re imintiliiitcly presented thi.in-
selves before them, lint to ha:r aseertaimil die
power, strength, anti credit of this country, before
they embarked in this project, as well as to have
understood the real situation of Spain. Upon that
occasion, Sir, it appears to me, that the lirstsmea-
sures that ought to leave liven impressed upon the,
minds of wise and considerate Ministers, was to
send into that country oven or rrul knowledg,
Men of great rapacity—men versed not only in
civil, but in military atfairs—men flualiiied to clou-
d:let councils, us well as to lead armies ; and they
could have had such men, for utitlaubtedly-this
comitry affurits them, on whose judgment they
might hove retied for net-unite information. They
eould not be io'notant that on this Was founded the
only proper chance that existed of breaking down
the power of France in Europe, sod displacing her
from that pre-emilitince in which the success of her
Ruler hud plated her, and to afford to the other
States of Europe yet soother opportunity of resist-
ing her aggressions. I know not the character of
those Ministers scut to ttpuin, upon their missious
or embassies, but I cannot Iliad amongst theta the
name of one person distinguished by long expert-
ewe, great exploits, or known and established
reputation iu civil a:id military affairs. I under-
staud they are all young In-n of little experi-
ence in matters of this sort. and but ill- thus-
ligled to form jut! meat or the real
aenti-
ruent and feelings of that people, amongst
whom they were sent. Sir, in order to judge how
far Etiglund slott:il go in *sts,imorting Spain, it was
necessary that this point too should have been' -at-
seseimelkst fee _ !is _Majleett Ministate sec-.J

sponsifile, not only for the degrev -...-
allbrded, hut the ILNIIIIICf and mode of afforibirg it.
It was for this, that So their hanids were placed,
not only Ole means of stootting Sinn). but the
means sit' edditie, to the &leiter of England. They
were re: moveable, not merely for the fusee they
ini..tlit employ, nod far the money flay might daily
furnish. for assistasg the `ipsiniards in the curtest
which was to essuLle them, ill well as ourselves.
lottger to resist the power of Franc.. ; hut inn
rashly nor. ninidvisahly leAsessine. the means of
our own defence, unless they were 4 otivinerd
they were furnishing most ...freebiel ineaus of
defence to Spain, and of destruction lig:insist,
France. To judge of the temper stud power
of the Spessi.ll nation, required, in my opi-
nion, the interference of men of the first ability
and discernment. It was necessary to know- by
olust spirit and by what motives the people of
Spain were uctuated. It was evident to every 'non
of reflection, that great us our pewter confessedly
Is, and has been at sea, is power which 1!:111110t I.e
contested by any but ourselves, vet that our mili-
tary power, when conquered with the of France,
could not alone secure • sni:censful issue to that
contest. (Hear! heir ( Hear!) It was ne-
cessary therefore to te.ssertain beyond all other
things. the ilispositiats and feeling of the tilinnish
people, what was their opinion PP to the const act of
of flamer. what were the sentiments s.ot only
of the higher. but the lower daises of society,
wbether there existed union sinning themselves, or
any cordial disposition to co-operate with ns. You
were not for this purpose to send voting men, of
sanguine dispositions, ts judge of the characters of
that people, but to choose men of the greatest ex-
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penence, and such as were not likely to be led away
by their own capricioes dispositions: Yeti were to
send men most likely to judge of the temper and
dispositions of a whole nsition, such as were capo-
ble of knowing how ft r the different classes of so-
ciety were willing to co-operate iii the exertions of
this errantry. It wits nut Aufßeietit that you should
know that the Monks of this and that Couveut were
willing to raise the ferment, and to excite hostili-
ties against France, lon you were to ascertain whe-
ther the gnat flosses of society, men of influence,
either from their property, inflinnation, rank and
estiination in their country, and, above all, whether
the middle ties' of society, the great link between
the higher and lower classes, wit'iout whose concur-
rence there was no snore of success, were ready to
unite in defence of their country. These were the
men whose tempers mod dispositions were to be as-
certained„ in order to know whether the Spanish
nation were ready to undergo all the difficulties
that presented themselves, in order to secure suc-
cess. Se far as we can learn from the history of
that nation, they had not formerly evinced that dis-
position of universal resistance so necessary to se-
core emcees% in the assertion of their iihertics sod
indepentletme. In looking hawk 100 their histos v,
we do not find any detislostire of its achievements
that shook, have led us to the supposition, that
they would htive sated upon this occasion other-

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wise than formerly. We dew that the Moieties& •
had already resigned their liberties into the bends
of a misguided Government; and we know that
iii the war of the succession there was *wittier
much vigour or much einerprize, that there sous
a greet want of public principle in the higher
elate" of society ; and we have seen men dis-
tinguished both by their birth and by their
property fluctuating and ;one; backwards and for-
wards from competitor to competitor—we could
not find, therefore, in the character of the Spanish
people fur a considerable bine past, that they were
animated by that public opirit or energetic mind,
winch can alone enable one country to resist ano-
ther. Under such circumstiatices as those in•which
France iittatled Spain, the moat powerful pith-
espies which actuate a nation, whether conteistiug
fur freedom or for conquest, are feligion or li-
berty. The greatest conquerors that ever hats
appeared, have acted upon one or other of dense
priociplcs, or the nations which they have governed,
have set out upon one of them. Religion always
furnishes an instrument the most powerful in the
bands of leaders, which enables them to conduct
their followers to mu hievements need emiluits
to which no other principle that aide:lane the •
human mind and heart, has ever been capable
of conducting them. The grtutest Oforts of
the hatitem mind as yell as bodily exertions hate
been foaled to rest upon that principle, mid
the greatest contests that have ever been main-
tained by mien and comparatively insignificant
powers against their enemies hare been those in
which religion and the love of liberty were • ed.
In Germany, Hollaitid, nay even in Eat:gland
itself, it will be found that all those great efforts
that have been made, were thole in which these
two great principles were combined, These were
soda metes as evinced, that there was. a spirit of
reformation animating men, and some proposition
to the body of the pea:le to remedy those abases,
to cure those defects, tied to destroy those super-
stitions which the people hated, ante 'mdse. the in-
fluence of which they laboured. Holland, when she
resisted the power of Spain, Irmsdf Ong *initiated
hey those principles. It was not the spirit of liberty
alone that her religions principle tended toraise, lett
that enthusiastic feeling which led them to victory
or to death. It was necessary to see whether uny•
of those principles animated the Spetritsh petits*.
and actuated their Government. -I do dot Olean
by this, that it was necessary to Ilea that the Spa-
nish people were so wild or so toad 'in their enthu-
siasm, es to destroy all that was good in their cou-
stitution or institutions, or to tear their monarchy
to pieces. I tiooot mean that they-ihould have heroin
such a diposition as to tear down the whole fabric of
their 'established religion in that struggle:lost I
do say that it was necessary to know whether they
were telisilsle of those abuses that existed arhongst
Mein, arid" •electlier they were willing to hu-
mour ell those calasoities which were siecessery
to kri tolerated in °Act tm-rcrifrna.
/Hear, Itear, hear !e--eff all classes. of men iii spy -
were not unitutet, d by that spirit which was felt by
mice tenions have alluded to, it was impeciblit
for any male oho had reflected upon the histery et
mankind, to suppose tiaut the contest could be
conducted to a successful iseie. Do not let me be
accused of vieleaeouritig to inetilente any doetainas
unfavourable to the established Governinent of any
country. Do not let air be accused of saying, ttsz.t
Ministcrs wish to interfere in the interned Akira of
Spain, or to dictate to Spain• what they ought
to da in that. struggle. IVIIIIt i mean to say
is, that if the Spaniard* did not feel their own
degradation, and the titeeteitys for an aeneliu-
ration of their Own etrilifS;. It ties in vain for
England to attempt accomplishing theiroljeet.What
would have Isewim rife situation of Englasei herself, if
she had stiliiiiittsd to be governed by one inso-
lent and dexrsited PriesthesaJ, or induced to wear
the fetters of the kiidal system ? What would Cate
hen die situation of Engfuod, if she had submitted
to those degrading distinctions which divide one
chase of society from another, if she iced not adopts
oil those equality*, in justice and in laws, a hien se-
cure to individuals the liroperty lied fruits of their
owe iiidnstry, isisd•einible evert man in society to
rtert his talents for the benefit of himself cinch his
tinnily, in a manner which constitutes the reel
glory acid interest of 11 state? Could not their
itolluence the Spanish station if she were actuated I y
those sentiments? But if the Grand Inquisitor were
to be the reformer, 1 need not ask what you were
:es expect would be the issne of such u etneest
What intorinetion hbuisters here received u:tou
these topics, I know not. I sin in perfect bete-
ranee upon that •subjeut, and „it. is not a little re-
markable, that during the whole course of the con-
test io which we have been many years engaged,
from the commencement of the war upon the con-
tinent. to its 'conclusion by our expulsion flout
Spain, the people of England have known less of the
true sutra things arming the Spaniards, tfaan in any
former part of the contest. (Hear, hear Vt'hen
Bonaparte was carrying on warm the hereditary stabs
of Anstria, in Poland, and in Prussia, we had mome
infotinattois of facts when lie was fighting against
others than when he was fightintegamst ourselves,
and even when the ports of Spain were almost in
our own power. 1 appeal to every wan whether it
be not true, that we, were sot more iguorant of
what was going on in Spain, than we were during
the Russian or Austrian campaign. What infoßs
towboat Ministers may here received upon-that sub-
ject, it is impossible for me to say, hilt it is evi-
dent, I think, that they should have taken
every means to know what was the real die-
position of the Spanish people, what length+ 5
all claws were inclosed to go, mad how touch they
we disposed to endure. before these Ministers
cis *witted into the laeart of Sietiri, 'what VIM
tflekied by Parhament to them, the greatest
bah arms that ever was trusted ilea the
beat of Europe, I `mews that which wee °niche the
~mood of Sir John Moose Hear,hear. hem/
The first step which His Majastelk Ilbsioteno teak
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ng t.witc” %UPC ••• • .0• ••••••• 7.11. N eiveciaT On
!lidose to the letter of his Rnykl Highttees the forward or fi(ether proc
Duke of York, wltteh had been eeeetvett sod read niunliers Injaig nearly I
yesterday ;he did 111;s beetuse he thongot that ed, proved the iiecessity I
Miter most seriartity aeetul the privileges of the Af.ear a few words trim
Honor of Coawoon.. When the Speaker pro-
T. r iITO N a Monday he
',e'er(' and rend it, lie aetedeas he always haul done, • CAMPAIG:
with prudence unit yotition, anal did not by any Mr. p„"nnny_o 1 ri
Means hutry it forward. - lie kit Ott it might be !haute an inquiry upon a
staked why he did not then object to the nasisoires and isnpiirtaut to the hoe'
which had been take., topint it, to which he could that has F
reply that its importance- matie him hesitate, and tatinl here. If I had r.
he eras taken by surprise. lie however conceived tlpo:i Otis itilijem, Sir, 1V
that it was inettinlwaio on the House to tuke that witie,, I biter now cooed
letter into their serious. consideration, as it stniek culled, and fo'resented I
its most vital privileges. Ili% Hord Highness who hears toe, lice ent,i,i
desires, as he is conscious of his innocence, float me spain. Wlsen the slim
greAcedinge shall lie token Alum the evidtmee we • ;yr. ealltal. nwrnwahig
have heard at the bar, as the mode we have taken to the ettempt. of tr,
is not compatible with jtihtieu; just AN well miglit tio„, were first 1„,„,,,
he have desired us in the Arai isistnaire, sort to on- et:lost:awes in O.hi lt
stitote any inquiry, because he was i !!!! ocanit. if world wood, were well
any one had advised him to adopt this course, he quiring the most attest,
thought such person must merit the eensure of the CA-rile/A suet 3111XiOil* SOLI
Hausa., or at least u Committee should be appoint- Stalled His Atjesty's cud
cl to inquire ilitra the subject ; howiav rr, for the with the Goveroatent of
present, he would content himself with ',rotes:tug open it. TThe power of I
against the procedure. prostrate through the p.
Mr. Puttees'. said, that the lion. Gantletnno and overthrow of every I
had stated the letter, which he had presented from entered into the routes
bin Royal 'lig/moo( to be a dangerous attack al"" waist of wisdom in the
the privileges of the House of Commons ; had the ei.ertinn in their force
lion. Gentleman male a illation wpm; the sattojeet 'they untlertook,l know
it would have vo explained his meaning, as to have against Frimee it ;,„ be
given him an opportunity of answering his °bite- the necessary cnuseque
hone. When he read the letter, he confessed there enerease of power la
was nothing. in it which strnek him 89 atfectiug that of their enemy