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inns of regret, review an event which 1-d to the
discussion of a subjea, which of all times and
in all countries. was peculiarly calculated to Agi-
ute and inflame the minds of men. It was that
subject which led to t;.e Dis,olution of the last
Parliament; and, in consequence of a remove
being pressed upon His Majesty. which be felt re-
pug:want to those principles, which had placed His
Majesty's family upon the Throne. His M,,jisty
was called upon to dismiss those Ministers, in whom
His Majesty and the country were inclined to re-
pose thew confidence. In proposing the measure
alluded to, fits Majesty's late Ministers should have
eunsidered, whether, at sray peniod during His Ma-
jesty's reign, he had given any reason to suppose,
that he would deviate from his firm attachment to
those principles. and to the established Religion of
she country, at the same time that the nemernus
end important concessions which had been granted
in the course of his reign, afordei sufficient proof
of His Majesty's gracious and parental inclination
to promote, as far as was consistent with sound po-
licy, and the most sacred engagements, the hap-
piness and welfare of all setts and descriptions
of his sulijetls. His Majesty thought proper to
recur to the sense of the country. and the amens
which attended this resolution was apparent from
the numerous addresses from all quarters, breathing
the most zealous 1. yalty and att.chment, together
with sentiments of earnest gratitude, for His Me-
jesty's wise. firm, and constitutional condott.—
He would regret the necessity of an implied censure
upon any one, but he was; confident, that Lit MAA
jesty's conduct on this occasiou bad gained the ge-
neral approbation of the country. I. referring to
that part of His Majesty's speech, which gives an
asseraxe of hi, Majesty's determinaium to give •he
most cordial assioar.ce to his alliss, he saw ouch
cause of wrist-let:on, and congratulation.. as this
declaration tended to remove any unjust inr,,ritaion,
that England was unwilling to send due assistance,
or to c ..opet ate to the utmost of Law power, towards
bringing the arduous contest in which we are en-
gaged, to a speedy and honourable conclusion.--
Notwithstanding failure attended several attempts
made by our arms by land and sea, he would not
dwell much, at present, on that subjeß, for the
Home was well aware of the importance of pre-
serving inviolate that right of inqoiry which the
subject demands, sad which en doubt it would
meet ; he was. however. convinced. that those re-
verses would not dispirit our gallant soldiers and
sailors. but would, on the contrary, animate them
with an enthusiastic desire of retrieving those dis-
asters, and of achieving new and. signal viAories.
It was matter of congratulation to the public to be
informed, that the inquiries which had engaged
the attention of the last Parliament, with regard to
the expenditure and application of the riblic money,
would not be stopped by the dissolution of that
Parliament ; bet would, on the contrary, be con-
tintr-d with increased aAivity by the present. as
nothing could be more conducive than a wise and
prudent mconomy and a just application of the pub-
lic revenue, towards carrying on, and bringing to an
honouraide conclusion, the arduous contest in which
we are engaged. He would not trespass much
longer upon their Lordships' attentioat but would
conclude by moving an Address ro His Majesty ;
and, he confessed, nothing could be mere satisfac-
tory to his feelings, than to have it pass unanimous-
ly ; that. hnwever, he much feared he must not
expel, as affairs were at present. He, nevertheless,
hoped that upon a dispassionate renew of recent
events, and of that firm, constitutional, and parental
condita which His M tj-sty's unerring discretion
had di&ated to him, the House would avail itself of
the opportunity of expressing its saiisfailion in that
manner which, at times so critical and arduous, was
peculiarly desirable. The Noble Earl then con-
cluded by moving the Address; which, as usual,
was an eel° of the Speech.
Lord ROLLE rose to second the Motion, and
followed the Noble Earl who preceded him through
most of the topics on which he had spoken ; he re-
probated, in terms of strong indignation. the con-
dutt of His Majesty's late Ministers. which tended
to embitter the latter days of their Sovereign, and
which compelled themselves to resign, by the agi-
tation of a tprestien which could be produ6ive of
no good, and which, on the contrary. must necessa-
rily produce much mischief, by causing a ferment
in the public mind, by the unnecessary revival of a
subjea on which His Majesty's deterndoatiou was
well known, which induced His Majesty to rejeft
their proposition, having declared, that he would
not depart from a resolution formed. in a deliberate
manner. and on sound and constitutional 'princi-
ples. The Noble Lord neat adverted to the failure
of our arms before Constantinople and in Egypt,
which he entirely atmbuted to the incapacity of the
late Ministers; he, however, relied oh the avow age
and patriotism of• our army and navy, to retrieve
these disasters. and to support that high charaaer
they had so justly earned. He was proud to say.
Our His Matesty's condire, on a tecent occasion,
had met with the genetal concurrence of the coun-
try ; and he contemplated with pleasure the resolu-
tion so wisely expressed in the Speech, of giving a
zealous assistance to our Allies, as it was the in-
tere►t of this country to form a close conneetion with
such Powers as were most inclined and best enabled
to form a barrier to the power of France. He neat
observed, that it must prove highly satisfaaory to
the country at large, to be informed that those en-
qiiiries into the expenditure of the pehlic money.
which had engaged the attention of the last Parlia-
ment, were to be continued by the present t and, he
trusted, that a due regard to economy, a poop, ap-
plication of the means in our power, and an ener-
getic exercise of our resources, would enable us to
condo& the arduous contest 10 which we are eq-
gaged, with advantage to the country. and fulfil
His Majesty's benevolent wishes, by bringing it to a
risoeful and honourable conclusion. 'flu Noble
Lord concluded by giving his hearty assent .to the
, motion.

Earl FORTESCUE observed, that among the
many inconveniences resuliing from the schldro and
premature dissolution of Pa liament. was ti.e into-
ruption of the many private Rills, the:: in t-sir F. o-
gress, as a remedy for whicb, he h,. it I It was it-
tended to resume them iii the respec't,ve stagts, at
which they left off; but this would he only a v.othri
reined,. as it c mid not cure the injury prucloce,! by
the delay. He should not retrace the •91 •nin
mockery by which the Judges of Scotland had hec:t
broug!it forward to the bar of that Hauge, at the
very rime it was intended to stop their uatei•hs by
dissolution, before they could 151,14/4!, t e question,
put to them. That dissolmnin was a strung and
a-bitrary measure, and As suck, one might suppose
stauld nut have liven attem;red by any but a Mi-
nistry strong in public l'avour. What, however,
was the fa? The Ministers whet did adopt that
measure, had been actually tried in the balance, and
were found wanting. For this judgment. he ap-
pealed to themseiods. They had confessed their ia-
espaeity ; and, since they had made that ecniessior.,
he knew no accession of strength which they had ob-
tained, except a peotlionan of the Bar (Mr
ceval), the persecutor of Popery every willtte:
for whether is the Synod le in the Synagogue. they
were all Papists who opposed him. The cry a
Popery had recited rumen :Ind disorder in Bristol
and Liverpool. He admired the good sense and
film:lcl of the pt•lpt •, by which it was stepped
short, and did n:s extend farther; as from what
passed in 173 n, the most dreadful excesses migin be
apprehended 170111 ir. He eaee credit to the Noble
Mover and Seconder of tn., Address for wrath-
aunt to their Stuersign; but loyalty was a quality
which they or ly shared in common with ail the rest
of His Majesty's subjetts. The public were well
awaie, that tie mai-troance ot the just prerogatives
of the Crown was intimately and necessarily con-
netted with the maintenance of our happy Consti-,
union. Surely then it was not extraordinary that
this spirit of loyalty should be displayed in favour
ot him. who, as he has grown in years, has also
grown in thnaffeElions of the people, but it was cri-
minal in those who coupled the Prerogative of the
Crown with the cry of the Church in Danger, when
they knew so such danger existed: Much had been
said of late upon the subiowt of coalitions. It was
not his purpose to praise or censure the general
principle, but there was a point beyond which no
compromise of public opinion could be legitimately
carried, and he was confident that the Noble Lords
with whom he was conflated, particularly one
Noble Lord with whom be was long in habits of in-
timacy, would not form a compromise und:r the
present circumstances. He would say. that even
that Noble Lord would forfeit all claim to his friend-
ship and esteem, if he were to coalesce, until every
weed was .I.o:heated of those who had raised the
abominable cry of No Popery," and inscribed
upon their standard, It was rite wee Jacobin peino
ciple ie appeal to the sense ua the people, taking
especial care to pre-occcipy the mind or the people
with slander and misrepresentation; a principle that
procured Addresses in favour of Ministers, anti 'ben
held up the loyalty of corporations as the standsrd
of the public feeling. But, with all their rnamig.:-
ment, he could not congratulate Ministers upon the
success of their appeal to the sense of t!.O people;
for. it had not answered even the narrow end ;elfish
principle noon which it was made. With this feel-
ing, he should move an amendment to the Address,
which should contain nothing has the preliminary
words of it. for it was because his friend; and him-
self were loyal and dutiful subjees, they could nut
agree to the Address. His Lirdsbip then moved
the following Amendment—

That by ■ lung experience of His Majesty's virturt, we
well know It to be His Majesty's invadable vir.sh, that all his
pierogatives should be exercised solely for the advantage of
his peupl• That our dutiful attachment to His Majesty's
person and Government, obliges us therefore roost humbly to
lay before hint the manifest miscondull of his Ministers, in
having advised the dissolution of the late Parliament, in the
midst of its first S,•nirrn, and within a few months sfter His
Majesty had been pleased to assemble it for the dispatch of the
urger t business of the nation.

That this measure, advised by His Me)esty's Ministers, at
• time when there existed no difference between any of the
Wenches of the Legislature, nor any tuflicent cause for an ap-
peal to His Majesty's people, was justified by no public neces-
sity or advantage. That by the interruption of all private busi-
ness then depending in Parliament, it has been prodoelise of
great at d needless inconvenience an I expense, thereby wan
tonly adding to the heavy burdens which the necessities of the
times require. That it has retarded roan) useful Laws foe the
internal improvement of the kingdom, arid for the encourage-
moot and extension of it. agriculture, numufaff urer, end
com.iieree. And that it has either suspended or who:ly defeated,
many mum Important public measures, and protracted much
of the must weighty business of Parliament, to • season of the
year when its prosecution must be attended with the greatest
puWM awl prints incnnvenience. And that we fah asersolves
bound still farther to submit to His Marsty, that all these
iniscnief. ant vastly agerayated by the ground-04,4nd injurious
pretences un which ilia hilajeity's Miniitets have publicly
rested this their evil advice; pimenceseffolding no juatificatinn
for the measure, bet calculated only to excite the mist Can-
germs. animosities among His Majesty's faithful subjects, at
a pmfwl when thew united riots were more than ger( neces-
sary foe the security of the Empire, and when to promote the
utmost harmony aid co.operation amnng.t them would
hare been the first uliject of faithful and ieuvideat Ministers.

The Amendment being read,
Lord BORINGDON rose to oppose it. His
Lordship said, the matter of it might be tit tor iome
other day, but was totally irrelevant to the pre•ent
objea. Tho Address, he conceived, was entitled to
a favourable reception, not only on account of the
expressions of aieaion and respea which it con-
tained; bat also its temperance and moderation, in
abstaining from every topic that might excite, not