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tion of their Lordship; time, itemise the wine rea-
son Which he lied assigned Tot refuring, the papers
moved fur by the Noble Earl, particularly applied
upon the present ocimion. The feet a as, tertian
dideretices did exist between s esti GOVVIIi•
went and the United States, and a negotiation had
been commenced fur the purpose of their adjust-
ment, which was not yet brought to its filial issue.
Now the motion of the Noble Earl called ovum
that House to interpose cud give advice to Ilia Ala-
jesty, pending the negotiation, and they were cull-
cut upon to do this. without k iug all the cir-
cumstances, or even the state in winch the itegoci-
igloo exists. 'Phis was a particular province and
deportment of the Royal Prerogative, nod lie would
submit it to the consideration of the House, how
far they would act properly or judiciously, thus
ititerposing their advice, without any clear know-
ledge upon the subject. Ile Was ton a little stir.
prised that a motion of iMs nature should have
Iran brought forward by any Noble Lord—for if.
any interposition whatever ought to have been
moved tor, it should rather have hero that His
Majesty would inform the House with respect to
Ow progress and state of the negotiation. Un-
known to the Noble Earl (Selkirk). His Majesty's
Ministers had acted in the very manlier which he
thought proper to point out ; that they had oracle
elitists:action to the Amu rival's, by declaring the
conduct of the English 011ieer unjustifiable, but
under certain conditions, that the American Go-
vernment should also make reparation foe the con-
duct of their Otti..ers. It was his ditty not to say
how the utfair cxactly stood—nor was he disposed
lo go mere at Length into time merits of the question.
With respect to what the Noble Earl had stated
contenting our maritime rights, he should also de-
cline einlinicing the do:elitism), because it was a
field of considerable extent ; itt the same time, he
could not retrain from reworking, that the doc-
trine laid down was hes, and a great part of it
very strange to Ills mind. He lead only to observe,
that the situation of the United States and this
country was such as justly precluded Ilia Majesty
from making any collluluitiration, iii the present
state of the negociation ; mid he was induced to
believe their Lordships would agrek with Imo in
oppoanig the motion.
Viscount SIDNOUTH thought it hie duty to troo-
lite the !louse with a kw observations no the ques-
tion wider their cousidevation ; and iu soy he
should take tip a very small portion of their time.
!le certainly concurred with mu great part of what
had been stated by the Noble Secretary, butt lw
could not stem(' with the proposition that it was
tttttt owl or unprecedented for that !louse or the
other !louse of Parliament to iuterpose their ad-
vice. to His ;Majesty pending a negotiation. lie
could :Odom 'event: instance., where such haul been
the conduct of Parliament. instances occurred in
the reigns of Willem and Mary, Quo en Anne,
George the First, and George the Second.--
In t 707 such sun interposition had been made
to Queen AMU', desiring liar Majesty nit to wake
peace nukes the Spanish ;Monarchy and dominions
in the Indies &Wild be restored to tl: House of
Austria. fore he was well comiliced it was
iigieeilliao to 11,41.0m5/41,60n, to give advice to Ilis
Majesty peeding negotiation, and in doing so
they did hot the prerogative itself. lent
ouhy their mince that it unglit be dole vier.
timed. rill regard to the prescist motion, fie did
not concur with the Noble Fair' (Selkirk.) that the
nature of circousstawriat tolled for or required that
Hume to interpose its advice on the present oc-
casiots. That Noble Rail had apult.m lit considera-
ble length spun the maritime of Great Primal.
and the opinions which he eaten' t . I an doubt
procrederi from a comprehensive awl enlightened
mind;' but they did not warrant him in giving them
his apPrehatitm. He was nut disposed to raise one
naval superiority into a sovereignty of the seas ; he
thought it was sufficient for us to maintain that
anperiority. by recognizing the marititne rights of
other nations. 1 hat superiority would be best
strengthened mid the longest untiutained, by exer-
cising it spas) Oritiriplea of justice mud equity; Ivy
attending strictly to which, we .r ld be the best
enabled to increase our own prosperity.
The Ravi' of I.tvitte.tot wished to explain. that
he had out meant to say, it was imprecedeisted for
Pariimqeset tw iuterpese its advice needing a no.
geciatiou, hut that it was unprecedented so to inter-
pose its advice, until the House had arrived at a
knowledge of the progress sod state of the negotia-
tion.

Viscount SIIIMOUTU COntiouttl to 1)0 of opinion,
that there were iwtances where Parliatnerit bed
interpmed its udriee without knowing the state of
the stegocintion.
Alter r few nora4 from the FAT., of STLKIIIIK in
reply, the motion wai pat by the Lord Cliancillor,
and negatived witli.mit a division.—Adjourned.