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With the question, or *hat emmection their
(ion of the Etrusco.
that his motions were directed to the vie-
Baronet's conduct. He then stowed fic.
sent from india relative to the conduct or
hole in India.
said, the lion. Gentleman meant, by the,
we for, to prove that his (Mr. L's.) state.
The Hon. Baronet's having gone to Indith
was contrary to the charter of the East India Company, and
violation of the laws of the laud. Here Wee was is cry at
Ordor). Mr. L. proceed: d He was not to be at the beck 4
any AtioiSter, Hear! hole! from the 4) pousition ), and all he
samild say was, that there was no Pfrfeiture in the emir he had;
sta 4'4 it nas a fair and positive condeinm.tion of the Emma
He then moved for a copy of all i)ecrees by the High Court of
Admiralty, or by the Prize Court, relative to the ship Etrusco.
)tu. Dk;;* asked, should thew Papers he produced, whether
or not the lion. Gentleman meant to make a motion upon them ?
Mu. 1.17,u /son) N replied, that he certainly should endeavour
to impres the House, that the donation to Sir Home Popham,
of 25,0(0. was a gross and wanton expenditure of money.
l'Eutzr.rs. asked Mr. latshington whether be meant to
prove Sir Home what he called him, a smuggler, and if these
doetiments he had moved for were likely to make out that as-
sertion.
Luso! Norox replied, he had great difficult% in answering
that question at present. Ile should, however, he believed, he
enabled to prove that Sir Home had prr% Otos knots leitle that he
was acting contrary to law, and that in receiving Sib,ooo/. front
the Treasnry, he gut more thantle ship and cargo were worth.
Several other documents were ordered on the motion of Mr.
Lushington.
Mn. Psncnr.o moved the Order of the Day for the second
reading of the ktillfor‘Frying into execution the late Orders is
Coureil.
Mt:. Cory wished to know, whether or not the Note deli-
vered to the American Commissioners, on the 90th of Novem,
her. 1806, was declaratory of his Majesty's intention not to
evereise any controul over the trade of America, or other nett-.
tra!s ? The Hon. Gentleman opposed the fartberpmetress of
the Bill, as it enforced taxes .on neutral vessels 'brought into
British ports, contrary to tbeirown will.
The ...toroe,irs G EIL 41, defended the Bill, on the ground o
its legality and necessity, and said, on the best view he coal
tale of the cause of the Bill, that it was deserving of the sup-
port of the Iloitse and the Country.
LOOP TRi r 1.1.: contended, that Ms Majesty had an riot
whatever to restrict the legal conduct of to utrals.
Mu, RUSE insisted on 11w legality of restricting neutrals came
lug to France the produce of her colonies, under the 42d :int
I.lth of the Kine, vsiiidi authorked their detention; therefor.
lm s Majesty, instead of violatin; the law, only complied with
the powers assigned him by Parliament.
Mn. Smrret censured the cause which led to the embargo,
and entreated Mini4ers to consider the measure, and not gall
%merica into further hostility.
LORD 11. Pim. did not believe that, by restricting neutrals,
we could possibly distress France, and he was certain no poli-
tical advantage could re-ult from it.
Lona CAturt.rnlinGn in along specoh defended the Bill. The
Questifin was then loudly called for. and the House divided.-t-
Ayes for the second reading note '214. Noes, 94.-I)uring our
exe/usion, another division, ne understand, on the question for
committing the Bill, this day, took place. It was carried in
the &Haematite by u majority of 1 ft to 63.—Adjoerned.
ra sox , era. 19.
A sew Writ was ordered for tiornughbrklge, in the room of
H. Dawkins, Lsq. who has accepted the Chiltern litteidreds.
Colonel Stanley presented a Petition front the Journeymen
Cotton Weaven of Lancashire, ptaying that a minimum price
ony he set upon their lahour.--oßeferred to d Committee.
Sir C. Pole moved fur certain Papers relative to the Royal
Naval Asylum, eoniisting, of a Memotial from Dr. Keene, late
Surgeon of the Villa de Paris, to the Cometissioners of that
Asylum, &c. After a few Iv ords from Mr. Huse the notion
was agrred to.
Colmsol Wood moved for Cottle. of all Orders and Instructions
sent to %a% 'and Military ('iiiiimandets in the Mediterranean,
res peeling the expeditions to the Dardanelles and .klexandria.--
Orderedg
Shcridno precented once more tIR: Petition he o ithilrew
~eiterila), AO a ttte Vorumao tend twelve of the Crand Jury

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mimeo of these places Mr. Dent had to do iri
resent and it was not had with the trantacik
to be produced fur the MR. brxr r
eman speaks about the fliessiion of the lion. I
ssia by the late Mini- 4Apies of Dispatehe,
After stating that the ,9 i r Home Popham N h
wn undertaken. by the JI n. Li sinsiii.vs
ian, he said, that to Palms he wits to move
lit none to the general mein was unfounded.