The National Register.
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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bad been detained and brought into British- ports.—Ordcred to
be printed.

An Account from the Custom House was presented. shcwing
the Amount of the Value of all Foreign Merchandize imported
into Great Britain during the throe last years.—Ordered to be
printed.

- Mr. Buller presented a Schedule and .various Papers, rela-
tive to the State of Equipment of the Squadron, under the
Command of Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan.—Ordered
to he printed.
The Expiring Laws Perpetual Bill, the. Irish Sugar Bill, the
Hemp Import Bill, the 'Masts Import Bill, the Irish
.Linens
Fx port Bill, and the Cinnamon Export Bill, were read a third
lime, and posed.
Mr. Secretary Canning presented copies of certain letters
Until Mr. Carlicke, at Copenhagen, to Lord Viscount Bowick.
Ordered to he printed.

Mr, Sharpe postponed his motion till Monday nest.
Mr. Perceval moved the order of the day for the House re-
suming the adjourned debate on the Oude Papers. The ques-
tion was Ora put upon the first of Lord Folkestone's resolu-

sr, r. 7'rr RTON spoke at considerable length upon the treat-
.l,l lord Wellesley had shoo n to the Nabob of Oude, and
c!l,-.ught the business had better be referred to the East India
Julicature Committee.

Ne. ti. JOIINWTONE entered at great length into the subject
o India atntirs, and deprecated the unwarrantable interference
with the Govermneat of Oude. He concluded by assuring the
"louse, that the :ysiem of Government adopted by the 111arquis
Wellesle•., would in future he dispensed with s• it was, there-
fore, not its contemplation to make any more conquestsin India,
but coiniae the Company to their present territory.
MR. S. R. 1.1'N:11216TO:I
,justified the conduct of the Noble
Tslarqui with respect to Oude ; and observed, that the Nabob,
uad'-r tilt circumstances, ought to feel himself very happy in
being relieved of the arduous task of governing subjects from
whom lie could not command obedience.—A laugh.
A inoti‘al was made for adjourning the debate till Friday.—
The liouse divided, wile's the nsution was negatived, the Ayes
being 35—Noe 196.

After the. Motion of Adjournment was disposed of, the House
proes eded to debate the general subject of the conduct of the
Noble Marquis.

Sin J. ANSI IWTHFR then proposed his Motion, which, he
said, was not for a general approbation of the Noble Marquis;
but merely to say, that in his conduct in Oinle he was actnated
with a desire to 'serve the interest of the British empire iu
India.

MR. WHITBREAD approved of the speech of Mr. Grant and
Mr. Johnston, and others, against the Nithle Marquis; and
said, he saw nothing in the speech of Sir John Anstruther but
general p-ancoric, where the injustice was too strong to be de-
fended.

On a division—For the Resolution of Lord Foikstope, 31 ;
Against it, 182.—Majority 151.
Sir John Anstrutlier then mond his Resolution, signitying
that the Marquis Wellesley, in his conduct in Oude, was
actuated with a desire to serve the British Empire. Division
for the Resujotiou 180—Against it 29—Majority 131. •

MARCH 24.

nu MAJESTY'S MESSAGE, RELATIVE T 4) THE SWEDISH

TREATY.

Ma. CANNING said, that among all the Powers that had
carried on war against France, since its revolution Sweden
stood conspicuous as a memorable instance ot• fidelity and per.
severance, and every tribute was due to that Power for its
manly and magnanimous conduct. The engagements that formerly
existed between Sweden and this country, were merely ti; r tem
rary purposes, and principally fur the protection of Swedish
merania, and the King's German territories. These engagement:,
however, ceased with the last campaign. A new engagement
had now been entered into with that Monarch, and much might
be expected front his future exertions. He had been called
upon by the enemy to join the confederacy against Great Bri-
tale, but he had maintained a Steady,' uniform, and consistent
resistance to such a demand. Thus was the King of Sweden
reduced to the defence of his country from•the combined attack
of France and Ito-Aia. After enlarging upon the high spirit
and indepeadant character of the King of Sweden, he stated
that it was intended to advance him 100,0001. per month, for I'2
months, 100,000/. having been advanced before the alerting of
Parliament, he should therefore move that a sum of 1,100,000/.
he granted to his Majesty, to enable him to fulfil his engaii,e-
meat with the K ingot Sweden,
MR. WHITBREAD • said he should ►tot oppose the subsidy,
but he could have wished it shad, been bestowed as it was
wanted, and that frequent recurrence should be had to Parlia-
ment for that purpose. lie also said that he disliked that part
of the Convention w hich stipulated that neither Sweden nor
England would make peace without the consent of each other.
England might make te•ace, and Sweden might do the same,
without apprising the other of the transaction ; at least such an
occurrence might happen. Upon the subject of the subsidx, he
had prepared an Address to his Majesty, which he should mote
after the House was resumed, expressing his opiiii4n, that tte
money ought to have been paid from time to time, as required
He should propose this Address, merely for the purpose of re-
cording his opinion FM the subject.
After a few words from Mr. Smith, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Whit.
bread, and Mr. Canning, the Report was ordered to be recce +ed
to-morrow.