The National Register.
London, England, 1808-03-27 00:00:00

THE-NATIONAL MISTER.

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people to refuse to show the grounds on which Ministers justi-
fied gaelt an act. The people bud a right to knots why we had
liaal:b.trdcd the capital of a nation with which we were in a
state of strict neutrality. Re dirtied that Ministers had any
ge information in regard to the immediate oraltintate views
a Denmark ; and that they bad actod It/tiin a most wild and
%;lgtk• presumption that Denmark was driven into hostility
:splint this country. lie contended that there was no shadow of
tr. tenet! to tile contrary, and if there was, Ministers would
readily peoluce it in their e xeut patio's. lie then descanted for-
(imy upon the Inaollity, of Denmark to cuter into a war with
(;Feat Bs itain, urging at the Sallie time that Ministers wete fully
apprized of that inability mid also of the disinclination of Den-
mark to enter into such a struggle. All that Ministers bad got
b% ;he Expedition was 16 hulls of ships of war, valued at 8/.
to-+, After some further remarks, the llott. Gentleman conclud-
el a Speech that lasted two hours and a half, by moving a long
rhlare-s to his Majesty, condemnatory of the conduct of his
llinktrrs in regard to the FApedition to Copenhagen.
n. J. A. S. it* irsi t. yr moved a negative to the Address, tat I
proposed a Vote of thanks to Isis Majesty's Ministers.
l/sr. ltr, 'we supportd the bilis and said he was astonish ed
that notwithstanding the Ministers had been st) often called upon
to v e some proof of the disposition of Denmark in favour
of rrate e, the I I ouie w as still left wit bout a shadow of evidence,
vs Ws respect to their host lie attack. on Copenhagen.
Ala, U',, runs: in, in a long and impressive speech supported
the motion of :I;,r. Sharpe, and rensured :111 the conduct of Mi.".
;sisters in regard to Copenhagen which be condemned in toto.---
W he asi‘ed according to the new moralitv, were they so
shabby in their iniquity I why did they nut seise the flotilla of
Suede's ?

MR. vo complained of Mr. Whitbread"; acrimony and
imective, tending to the degradation of the Ministry, whom he
was al ays calumniating most forcibly, and applauding the n is-
dont and v igilauee of Bonaparte. Ile should prolit by the lion.
tiendemati's precepts but disdain his example. Ths• House di-
vided—For the Motion, 61; Against it, 224.—Maioritv Pit
Mr. ti. Wortley then moved a vote of approbation of the coa-
ti:let of Mioistry tc ith respect to the Copenhagen Expedition.
The pre% Mos question on this was moved and negatived.—They
then ided on Mr. W Mut 216, Noes 61.—Majo-
rii) 133.—Adjourned.

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Ur. Tierney presented a Petition from the Prupristun of the
South London 11 ater Woekg praying that they miOtt uut be
istjured by the erection of similar works la their
Ordered to He on the table.
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The Annual Indemnity Bill was read a third tlme and passed.
On the 'notion of Mr. Perceval, the lloase weal into a Com-
mittee, in which the adjourned consideration of the petitions from
Liverpool, London, and blarchester, against tne Orders in
Council, was resumed. The following w itaesses were examined
—Mr. W. Bell, Mr. T. Martin, and Mr. A. Forrester. The
'louse was resumed, and the farther heaping of evidence was
postponed taatil Thursday.—Adjourned.

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WEDIITSDAY. MARCH 23.

Lord W. Russel reported front the Reufrowshlre Electioa
Committee, that W. Abiedouall. Esq. was duly elected, rind
that the Petitien against his return was not frivolous ur vexa-
tious.

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Mr. T. Jones prevented A Petition from John Elliot, Esq.
of W estminster, against the Bill for erecting a Bridge across tha•.
Thames from Vauxhall to Milbank. Ordered to be heard 1.t7
Coutwel agairm the Bill on its third reading.
\lr. Alderman Shaw presented a Petition from the 'Company
of Watermen plying on the Thome*, oguinst the Bill for Build.
ing it Bridge acr►►ss the !Over from the Savoy Precinct to Ca.
per'bridge. Ordered to be heard by Comet against
oai is second reading. . .

The Exchequer 11i11x Funding 13111 us read a third tiwe.and

In a Committee of Supply 519,6861, were voted for the Es.
t:aordinar3, Services the Comn►isruriat Department; 51904
for the Barrack Departineut ; 581,VSS/. paid from the Civil
List pursuant to Addresaes, not made good hv Parliament. Ile.
port to-morrow•.

Sir A. Wellesley moved for leave to bring in a Bill fon better
regulating the Office of Justice of the Peace, aad for preventing
felonies iu Dublin:led its vicinity. The lion. Baronet prefaced
his motion by suiting, that more murders, rtlbberies, and bur.
glories, were committed in Dublin and its neighbeurhood. than
in any other City in the King's dominions. No man could go
be mid the bounds of the City after suu-set, without danger or
being robbed and ill-treated. Ile concluded by nun ing for leave
to bring in a Bill accordingly. The Bill was brought 'up and
read a first time, and ordered to be reads second time on Nun-
day, and to be printed.
Mr, Foster brought up u Bill grouting certain Duties en the
Exportation of certain Articles from Ireland also a Bill pro-
hibiting the Exportation from Ireland of Jesuits' Bark and Cut.
ton Wool.—Read a first, and ordered to be read a second time
on Friday.
Col. Long prevented a Petition from the 'Merchants of the
City of Cork, complaining of the lute Order. in Cnuucil, Aa iu.
jurious to their Export Trade in Linen Cloths to America.—
Ordered to lie on the table, until the investigation., at reseed
going on, respecting the Orders iu Council shall be brought to
a conclusion.

On the motion of Mr. Perrectil, the. Houtte went int.a.Coin.
inittee, in which the adjourned consistierAtiou of the. Petition*
from Liverpool, London, and ,Nlatirliester, was reunited.--
Messrs. (iimmic, Hinckley, .lames Puliner. Kinder, AloHet.
Cropper, Rathhone, Alartin, unit Oxley, Were &lieu eittanituralit
Adjourned.
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