The National Register.
London, England, 1817-02-10 00:00:00

THE sTITE OF THE COUNTRY.

Lord Sinsuiurtt delivered a Message from liis Royal High
:less the Prince Regent on this subject.--Set Commons Re-
Fort.
LorJ SIDMO.TH moved, that his Royal Highness's Message
shon.d ne taken into considi ra•iim to-morrow .—Oodered.

THANKS TO LORI) EXMOIT H.
Lord MELvi JAE then rose to propose a Vote of Thanks to
Lor.l Eviiimtli, the °nieces and Alen under his command,
for their conduct in the late attack upon Algiers. 'rite Noble
Lord then proceeded to detail the different circumstances
altrinf ug that glorious enterprise.
or.l TOURINGTON seconded the mot;on.
T... no•time Was then 'Netted to.
he thanks te eri• then moved to Rear Admiral Milne, to
the (Cheers and Seamen, and in Rear :Admiral Vim Capellen.
—1 lie severat motions were agreed to, and the House ad-
jottrue:d.

TUESDAIi , FEB. 4.
THE PRINCE'S MESSAGE.
Lord SIDMOUTH rose• to propose an Address to his Royal
Highness, in answer to the Message sent down to the House
yesterday. Nothing but a strong course of necessity could
have prevailed on his Royal Highness now to make this com-
munication. Into the particulars of these conspiracies it
could not be axpeeted he should enter; all he meant was, to
propose, that the papers now laid before the House by the
11% ince Regent's CO111111.111(1 should be referred to a Committee
of the House. IVhai ulterior steps it might be necessary to
take on this occasion, he should not now advert to. It might
be praper, however, to say, that the information contained
in those papers required to be met with energy. Govern-
ment had for some time been in possession of information
respecting these meetings and combinations; and, indepen-
dent of the outrage Lad violence offered to his Royal High-
ness on Tuesday last, iu his way from that House, had that
disgraceful outrage never °centred, still his Majesty's Go-
vernment were iu possession of such informetion as they
would have considered it their duty to have communicated
to the House. The Noble Lord concluded by moving an
Address to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, thanking
his Royal Highness for his gracious comn 1111 l icatien; and as-
suring his Royal Highness, that the House would lose no time
itt taking into consideration the papers which had this day
been laid before them.

Lord GuosvEsion observed, the Noble Lord had made a
most serious charge against a numerous body of his Majesty's
subjects, which he hoped could not be sabstantiated. The
House, however, would no doubt agree in the motion for re-
ferring these papers to a Committee. Thos much he would
say. let the discontents of the people be much or little, it
was caused by the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, in
having from time to time refused to listen to the cries and
prayers of the people, on reform and retrenchment.
Lord tioi.t.stin regretted that the step at present adopted
by Government was requisite. He trusted no extraordinary
step would be attempted on this occasion unless absolutely
necessary. 'the Noble Lord expressed his satisfaction at
the assurance which the Noble Lord opposite had given,
that the present measure did not originate in the atrociolis
attack upon his Royal Highness, which, though it could not
be recollected without exciting indignation, could not be
taken as the act of the people, or as such a circumstance as
called for any extraordinary measure of precaution being
adopted. He was convinced, however a few individuals
might have inisconducted themselves, the great body of the
people were loyal and well affected ; and hr trusted nb mea-
sure invading their hberties would be funnel necessary to be
adopted. . .

Cord LIVERPOOL con,idered the coarse now adopted as
the most eonstitotional which could be devised. Care had
been taken so to word this Message, and the Address in an-
swer to it, as to void pledging the House to the adoption of
any ulterior ineasiire. His Noble Ft lend, in his short ad-
dress to the House, had so far from wishing to pledge
the House, declared that he had yet formed no opinion
him:elf. He had requested the House also to go inibia‘sed
the proposed Committee; awl he (L)rd Liverpool) had
co doubt that their Lord -hips would go into a Committee
delta mined to pay every attt Wiwi to the (;onstittition, with
every ft cling of tenderness towards tile io•ople, but at the
same ;lute is ith a ileterminattoo to guard all our legal and roil.
stitat.onal esdaltlishmenis front danger. A Noble Earl (Gros-
treool) had said Isis Majesty's Ministers had thrown out a
heavy charge against a great hotly of the people; tshere
would the Nook Lord 41 of it ( Lord G. said," in the Spack
from the ! iwone.") In the speech no such charge was ill ruven
eat tig.‘i: 1, ;teat body of the people; on the cif:wary,

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the Speech from the Throne ticela ed the e""ti'knee which
his Royal Highness had tu the It %ail), of the
great body
of the people.
Lord Grtest observed, if his IM,:jc•tv'i !ttitti,ters had in-
formation of such circumstance. e \:stitig they truvi
intirna
led in the hlessa.,e, it was their ditty to committee:ate them
to Parliasnent, and they could only do so in the way in which
they had done it. Whether th,re tva, or not ,01:dicient cause
to authorize. such a eanimiiiiicatiov as had now been made,
would be a subject of future e,,n id ration and IltNettssion;
and. till enquiry had taken Oar—, he s:tould reserve his,
opinion.
'lite Marquis of BUCEINOH‘M declared that lieshould so
to this enquiry with an unbiassed mind.
The address was agreed to.
Lord Stninoteru then presentee the Papers its question,
and moved that they should he illumined to the considera-
tion of a Committee consisting Of I I Lord,, who should be
Militated for to-morrow at fair o'clock.—Adjottrneti.

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