The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-16 00:00:00

APRIL 16,

-There was not any European country. not even France, a Nat with
which he should think so dailt rims the security and permanent in.
terests of the country tltt with America. There were 110 two nations
whose interests were so blended, as tho-e of Ete.dand twit America.
He trusted that this contest would she • both countries that tin II true
interests weie peace, and that neither could injure the other. As s
native of this country, when he looked in America he felt a nobler Nen.,
titnent than jealousy ;—it was a proud circumstance to etlect, that
England was the parent of such a country as America and had raised
that wild into one of the most civilized countries on the globe. Ame-
rica was the only free nation besides our OWII in the world ; and En.
Maud bad never yet been endangered by free States, but by States of
a different character. The Right Hun. G ntleman then 114 ved an
amendment, expressive of !egret that a Treaty had nut nears sooner
concluded between the two countries, and of a hope thot the peace
concluded between the two countries would he lasting and pet manent.

Mr. Goulbourn ilefendtd the conduct of Government, und was sup-
ported by Mr. Marriott, Mr. C. Grant and Load Castlereagh.—Mr.
Baring and Sir S. Mackintosh spoke strongly in favour of the amend-
ment proposed by Mr. Ponsonby.
The House then divided, when the numbers were—
For the Address • -128
Against it
Minority fur the Address
Adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12.
The Bills on the table were I.,rwarded without any discussiqn of
interest.--Adjourned.

TBVRED•Y. APRIT. 13.
The SpitAtan. at four o'clock proceeded to count the Members,
when only twenty.miLe being present, the House adjourned.

FRIDAY, APRIL 14
Si.4l"*: TR4DE.
Mr. WILDERFORCE moved to a Copy of the Petition of Messrs.
Brodie, Cooke, and Dunbar, then under sentence of transportation,
but since pardoned, ter being concerned in the traffic of slaves, and
the proceedings thereon. They complain. dof the informality of
the proceedings instituted against them, and of having bet n tried
before an incompetent tribunal, the beam team of Dr. Thorpe,
the Judge of Sierra Leone. Considerable errors havii.g gone forth
to the world on this subject, he made this motion for the purpose of •
making evident the truth.
Mr. H. Am:mit:To:4i opposed the motion, observing, that so con-
vinced was his Noble Relation (Lord Sidinouth) of the guilt of
Messrs. Brodie, Cooke, and Dunbar, that his Lou dship wax on the
eve of giviog advice accordingly, when the doubt arose. afterwards
established, of the incompetency of the tribunal by which they were
tried ; that tibiae was the ground of the pardon. (Wlear.)
Lord CASTLEREAGri submitted to the Hon. Mover, that the ob- '
jcct desired had been accomplished, and their could be no objection
10 withdraw tin motion
Mr. WiLcEntturicE did not wish pertinaciously to press his mo-
tion, and the House afterwards agreed to its being withdrawn.
OPERrUitES FROM IitIONAPART.
Mr. Posisohnv wished to put some questions to a Noble Lord,
seeing hint in his place, on a most important subject. It was much
rnmomed, and was very strongly believed, that Ministers had re-
cently received from the Government, at present existing iu France,
some overtures os communications. He ished to know whether
.tick were the fact, and secondly, what has b. et done in cowl quence?
It had been said, he understood in another place, that such overtures,
or whatever this communieutions might be, had been sent to Vienna.
If lie were answered in the affirmative on these points— that spelt
overtures had In en received, and that they had been sent to Vi-
cilia. lie slion;cl then be glad to know when the Noble Lord of-
pOoted to receive intelligence touching 'etch COIIIIIIIIIIICMIODA kW;
Viem N.

Lord CAsTLEnEAGII replied, till, it could not he expected of him
to enter into any exptanation of the communications tlidt bad been
received from Fiance. (Hear.) Out shot such comiumnicatiors
bid beer) received he was ready to admit. On rei.eiving them his
Majesty's Ministers had deemed it advisrablc to lomat(' them to
Vienna imoo•diately ; but at was not in his power to leil the Right
Gewlernen when •my answer might be Cxpeett.d.
Pos4otvAY enquired knrsi the communicatipa had been re-
ceived f‘oon Frfflice.
Lord C41111.4it bAkif tpawerall, three days Silleel pod that it wet
reterardod to yiv,ues steMOietelys