The National Register.
London, England, 1812-06-14 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

assure them it *vas an error that he was not likely again to fall into.
The Noble Marquis then adverted to the letter at the close of the
correspondence between him and Lord Liverpool, in which that
Noble Lord desired that Lord Wellesley would nut answer hint. That
letter indeed he considered as purely controversial. He was sorry for
having so long detained the House, but he thought it must be evident to
their Lordships, that the failure of the negotiations lay with the Noble
Lords oppu site, and that it did p our( irons animosity there.
Earl GREY said, he should nut have risen to trouble their Lordships
if it had not been for the tirq part of the Noble Earl's (Liverpool)
speech, that Ministers resigned in consequence of the Address from the
other House. Having thought it their duty on that occasion to resign,
they then thought it their duty to go back again to their places; and
tbey then distinctly admitted, that the proposals held out tor forming a
Government, rested on the condition of a pledge being given by him
and his Noble Friend (Lord Grenville), that the public principles upon
which they had always acted should be forgone and renounced. What
had the Noble Lords ever discovered in his character or conduct to
warrant such an extravagant and presumptuous expectation ? He would
make no lofty pretensions, but he had •a duty to perform to his Friends
with whom he had acted—a duty 'towards his' country to perform, which
prompted him to state, that with no Administration would he ever
unite unless he were allowed to recommend such measures as lie
deemed essential to the honour and welfare of the Public.
Lord CritrglVlLLE was willing to let discussion rest until all the
public documents were fairly before the House. It would be found
and acknowledged by their Lordships chat he and his Noble Friend
(Earl Grey) were actuated by no narrow motives of private or per-
sonal regards, but by principles purely public, and having no other
object but the good of the State.—Adjourned.

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Vo buiiness of importance during the remainder of the week.

JUNE 14

that every Member of that Government should be left to the free ard
unbiassed suggestions of his own consciencious discretion upon that
question. He did not pretend to disguise from himself the dtfEctiltiLs
and embarrassments which might individually arise from a measure of
suck a nature. But still he, as a Member of the Government, should,
if the question came before him, vote as then might seem best to hitt,
and support such measure as seemed to his judgment best calculated to
be useful to the empire, and conciliatory to Ireland.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11.
A new writ was ordered for Plymouth, in the room of Sir T. Terwhir,
appointed Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to the House of Peers..
On the motion of the Marquis of I'AVISTOCK, the Bill for regulating
Elections for Knights of the Shire was read a first time, ordered tote'
printed, and pit off till oc xt Session.
ADMINISTRATION.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY rose to make his promised motion reiviet
to the Administration. Three weeks had now elapsed since the .r.ddrcss
of that House praying a more efficient Administration ; it was therefore
the duty of the House of Commons to require some explanation on this
subject and to express to the Prince Regent the views it entertained
upon it. With respect to the steps taken to form a new Administration,
it was well known, that for ten days no progress was made towards ef-
fecting that object. The negociation of Lord Wellesley came to no-
thing ; and it could come to nothing. Had it succeeded, it would only
have lid to disunion. Afterwards Lord Moira was authorised to lino
an Administration, and no stipulations were oEs.red. But Lord Moira
would not concede the formation of the Household, and the two Nehle
Lords to whom he applied (Grey and Grenville) most unjustifiatly
threw away all chance of coming into office. He was convincd a stronger
Administration might be formed than the Governnient of those now in
office ; and this was the reason why he brought forward his present mo-
tion. He then concluded with moving,
" That an humble Address be presented to hit Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, thanking him for his gracious Answer to the Address of
that House of the '2 Ist of May, lamenting that the endeavours of his
Royal Highness to form an Adrninistmtion, on a more extended scale,
had n .t been successful, and expressing a hope that his Royal Highness
might avail himself of any opportunity that might occur, for forming a
stronger and more effice.it Administration."
Mr. CARTWRIGHT opposed the motion. He thought, that if the House
did not now support the Earl of Liverpool's Administration, very great
inconvenience would arise to the country.
Lord FOLKSTONE said, the House had no business with the late !leo-
eiations, on the quarrels of individuais. It was their duty to cons:cer
the alarming state of the country, the filling offtif trade and manuf..;.-
tures, the deficiency of the taxes, &c. He concluded with moving :Le
following Amendment :
" That an Address be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent, expressive of the regret of the House, that his R0y..1 Hi;li-
ness had not been able to form a strong and efficient Government agreea-
bly to the prayer of their former Address; a.so to communicate their
concern that the Government of the country had been again entruted
to those who had been voted incompetent by the House of Commons—
whose opinion of their incompetency was on rec,.rd. 'The Home
deemed it its duty to address his Roy, I Highness on the present pert.
ions situation of the country, and to conjure him to take it into
his most serious consideration, the Fiontic..3 being in an alarming
situation, which our internal resources had been impaired and our ex-
penditure increased. Millions had been added to our expenditure, while
the supplies had decreased. Those melancholy difficoltie.s were aggra-
vated by the circumstance of the total disappearance of the current
coin of the realm, for which had been substituted a paper currency
intrinsically of no value—circumstances which foretold the fast approach
of a national bankruptcy. That his Royal Hitl nss be conjured se•
riouily to take into his gracious consideration the great and pressing dam
gets of the country; and as he values the safety of the Crown, and
the prosperity of the nation, to think of snaking an adequate provision to
contend with those dangers. Finally, to pray of his Royal Highness
to summon such men to his Councils as will Cedge themselves to pro,
mote. the reform of e:Assing abuses—to exert themselves to restore to
the coi-try its conimerce, and to economize our resources."
Lord MILTON would als,-. rise to move an amendment--(A lattglii—.
he did not sr.ean to embrace so great a variety of topics as that which
1ip..1 been submitted to the Hosr.e; he did not conceive it right that the
F:,•tEe sle)uld, on s) short a uutfce. rush intolliae presence of their Sole-
, er: n we
s.) multifarious an Address. 14"otild move, That an Ad•
• it, is should be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, st 7,
ting, that it wa,, wish much regret they found, that the desire expresseL!
in the Addre,s presented to his Royal Highness on the 41st of May hat
of been realized ; that they were anxious for the adoption of meaeuret
of consictency at home,ll and vigour ala:ad ; and ardently wishedf;
the formation of such a Ministry es miLlit deserve and possess the conf -
deuce of the nation.
The See/mi.:lt informed the Noble Lord, that his amendment could
not be entertained till the question before the 1-louse was disposed of.
Mr. G. VAN surTn RT contended, that it the House of Commons wel4
to arrogate to themselves the right of appointing a ;\ itiiirry, they would
change a limited momschy, such as this country was stow governed bye
i into a turbulent democracy.
Mr. BATHURST would not deny the power of the House to loterfart