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' FRENCH DECREES.

Lora "1 hat Order ofthe
Day, for moving for the production of papers coin-
taunieated by the Accredited agent of a Neutral
Power, in explanation of the French Decree, be dis-
charged, and the same ordered for cousiderstioa on
Mwf4ay next.". Ordered.
Earl GREY, for some reasonszested to him
since he last addressed' their Lo ips, Iris* to
defer his motion for the papers • ntly omitted in
the series of correspondence between tlusCou:t and
the Emperor of Russia, relative to his intended inc.
d i ation Ihe would,thereforelpme for this doc u t,
and others connected with it, nu Thurs4y, as
their Lordship had been on that day summoned fur
business, since deferred by the Noble Dukef near
him.

Lord AtICKLAND Rare notice, that be wonla
move that * Copy be furnished to the Home of the
State Paper, signed by his Noble Friend (Lord H)I-
-land), and himself, as Plenipotentiaries, contai,ftn
stipnlatians of a treaty &Ade between tins country
add America, on Monday used.

Tbeir Lerd-hipi were Ordered to be summoned.

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end app th sermon preeehe& the
Houk en y last.—Ordered.—A4nuniaL
11001 E OF 'COMMONS,
.tie. Has. Richard Ryder toot the wads aid hA
d Csattersagh penested the papers lied tetras whisk
tirtireeu time Secretary of arshrobe Lards at tha Ad-
miralty, sad Admaal Gambier, relative to the Danish Ea-
peditiva.
COPENHAGEN.
The SPEAKER ncgriairited the House, that
he had received a letterfrona Admiral Lord Gam-
bier, expressive of his grateful feelings, for the
honour conferred on him, by the thanks of the
House, for his conduct at Copenhagen, which the.,
Speaker bed communicated to him.
Tha SPEAKER having'called upon Generals
Finch, Grosvenor, and Sir • Arthur Wellesley,
Memuers of the House, these three Gentlemen
stood up, rind he addressed them as follows :
`. This House, contemplating the important ser-
vices perfarnsed by His Majesty's Aruipm the late
Expedition to Copenhagen, add buying applauded
thaintrepidity and zeal displayed by the Officers
and men on that occasion, has conferred upon
them the high honour of approbation, by its Vote
of Thanks. •a higher honour than which this House
' cannot bestow. In the distribution of this honour
it is at all titues matter of pride and satisfaction to
this House, to behold within its walls any of those
dist'nguished persons, whose merits hive been so
eminent as to entitle them to it.—Bat I should be
much wanted in the expression of these thank., if
I forbore to notice that this House is this day
• crowning with its honours one gallant officer well.
.known for having formerly experienced a similar
expression of its gratitude, who has long trodden
the paths of
_glory, whose genius, skill, mid valour,
have extended the boundaries of our empire, whose
sword hal been upon former occasions the terror of
our enemies, and has been again drawn to defend
the seat of empire itself, and the throne of our
Syvertign. I am charged by the 'louse to thank •
you all,and I do now, in the name of tite Commons
of this United Kingdom, thank you for the cou-
rage and skilful exertions which you sererally dis-
played in the yerions operations for conducting the
al.* of Co:)enhegen, and afterwards in effecting
the snrreinler of the Danish fleet and arsenal."
Generals FINCH, GROSVENOR, and Sir'
ARTHUR WELLESLEY, severally returned'
thanks for the hail -,aigrapferned upon theta. in short .
and appropriste.sidilltesseas
• The t4PEAKER next celled on Sir Home Pop-
,hsFlr by. mune, and nylon that Officer standing
tap, he {the Speaker} addressed him in suitable
rotas orcongratulation and thanks, for his skill
end intrepidity •in conducting His Majesty's fleet,
when benne, Cope:thorn, and in equipping the
,Danish navy upon embarkation for this errantly.- •
Sir HOME POPHAM thanked the Speaker
and the House for the honour conferred upon him
by their vote. •
' Upon e motion of the CHANCELLOR of the •
t3c.c141.44cER, what -had' been said by the
Speaker, Itad by these gallant Officers, wits ordered
to he printed alone with the Votes of the Wine.
Mr. TAYLOR gave notice, that to-tnoervw
'''S'evffittT move for certain additional papers rela-
tive to the Danish Expedition.

AMERICA.
-Mr. REID stated, that it was his intention, to.
morrow, to move an Address to His Majesty for
the production of soy authentic Copy of the Mes-
sage fr.tu the Preient of the United State*, io
Congress, on the 45th October fait. His principal
object in inswing for tbis production, wee, because
in the epeech from-the Throne, it was stated. that
the Treaty lately concluded had not Unita effect,
in coequence of the refusal of the President of
Vhifed States to ratify it. • He thought, there- •
flitse, that it was prover to cii) the attention of the
House to this subject, and to correct the idea that
had gone abroad as te. the non-ratification:
Mr. Rose brougheltp the Bill for carrying into
effect the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with
the United States of Amenea. Read a first, and
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
REVERSION DILL.
On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY stated, that as it
did not appear to be the intention of any member
to oppose this measure, a Right Hon. fheitleinita
(Mr. Win. Death's) haviug, as he understood,
withdrawn his oppiisition; he only rose for the pur-
pose of stating, that this Bill haviig now reached
its last stage, and being likely to pass the Howie,
it was somewhat surpnsing, that they should not db
be favoured with hearing the sentiments of His
Majesty's Ministers apon it. He understood they
ware not Iristile'to it, bin it was certainty matter of
some isite,fast to kuow whether or not they were
disposed to give it their support. They had, upon
a former occasion, stated objections to it, as inter-
feriug with the prerogative of the Crown, but this,
in his opiaion, was no objection at all. It certainly
appeared to him to be as advantagvous to the
Crown as well as to the subject, that that branch of
the prerogative should no longer exist.
The CHANCELLOR of the ENCHEQUER

answered, he did not know a hat rig:it the Rig
Honourable Gentleman had to call upon bim,
any of his 0111caguea. to give his or their senti-
ments in any other manner thin as they chose to A,
dis. lie had never given any great reason to .ex-
pect great benefit by the passing of this bill, how-
ever much mini persons might think it %sould he
productive of advantages. It had come orighially
recommended by a Committee, as being calcu-
lated to dimini,h the public expenditure ;
therefore, it appeared to him not to be a subject
that` ought to meet with oppeitiOn. Its having
paced this Houie formerly, sad lowing afterwards
been thrown out hi another plece,rallier by stir.
prise, he thought it but reasonable to a:iow this
Bill to be restored to a similar stage vie, the fur. •
iner owe. These were the motives that ii:diaced
him to vote for its third reading, and foi. its passing
that house.
The Bill was then, mod a thiA time r.r.d
passed.
COVEXHAGrN•
. Mr. WiIITBIREAD. iu poriquuice of what he
had stated en .8 former occasion, moved for
prediction of 'an account, the% ill the new ber of

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trasssports, with tea tonne.;" t.i were—rost or
taken glace leas nr; Copentwocn ; also copies of
the instrmitions given to Admiral Gamlner .pre-
Viotti to their Eufing frms Denmark; .together
tah copies-of all orlera fbr disembarking the
roops 0.. their r. turn to England, mud the period
thereby occupiel
These sere.ni motions were agreed. to.
Ou the motion of Lord CASTLEREAGH, it
• sm ordered; that there be laid .before the House
a bpies of the letters which passed between Admiral
Lord Gambier and Major-General Peyinau, in
October, -111(07.