The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-01 00:00:00

ST 4TI; PATERS.

Loan niWKESBURY by his Majesty's command, laid on the
table copies of I.le correspondence with Russia and Austria ;
the several titles of which were read by the Clerk.

ORDIMS OF COUNCIL.
Ili; l.or hip also laid on toe table, copies of the several
Orders of Council, relating to the trade with the Continent.
LORD dreKLAND ohserved, that For the ample discussion Of
this subject, it would he necessary for him, perhaps, to move
for further information. He professed his utter inability to
comprehend the Orders as they stood at present. lle had read
them over and over, hot stiß there were sainy points beyond his
comprehension. Ile declared that he did not speak hqt
froid tl;e i;;cerity of his heart. Previous to his making any
mutton, he wished to ascertain from the Noble Baron, whether
it was the intention of Ministers to found any proceeding on the
papers which had been jost laid on the table.
Loan 11.41VICESBURY replied, that, Ministers would follow
the course usually observed on similar occaiions. It was pro-
bable that some proceedings founded on the Orders of Council
would be commenced in another place ; and whenever that
should come regularly before their Lordships, he would feel it
to he his duty to enter into a full discussion on the subject.
Loan llor.LANn wished that the Orders of Connell bad, as
well as the Russian correspondence, been arcomnuied with an
interpretation, of which, in his opinion, they Stood much in
need. So confused and unintelligible a mass never feli under the
onsideration of Parliament. .No time should be lost in making
them the subject of discussion, for they imolved the vital inte-
re;as of the State.

I,oßp GnENviLra: condemned the mode of proceeding which
‘liiiisters seemed disposed to follow. On a subject of such im-
mense importance, they were not to wait for the proceedings of
the; other llome. Irreparable mischief might he done to the
coontry before an opportunity might be offered fo Parliament
of correcting whattiTr there was vicious or faulty in this sys-
tem. The present crisis .vas the most momentous in n hick this
(wintry was ever involved, if s Lordship contended, that the Or-
ders of Council Is err clearly illegal. They infringed both the
laws of options and the municipal law of this country. His
Lordship repeated a question put by Lord Holland, as to any
communication from the Minister of a neutral Power respecting
'4 manner in which the French intended to execute their decree.
Lotto it.4)ViirSliliKr said, that if there was any infraction of
the laws in the Orders of Council, it would be for their Lord-
ships to decide when Ministers should come to Parliament for a
Bill of Imh•mnity.
LORD IIoLLANo again pressed his question, and made some
observations respecting the tendency of the Orders.
LORD 114,1-I“,:stivny at length observed, that Government
was in posse ,ion of no information of the nature required,
which could with propriety be laid before Parliament,
Lotto D Said lie roust get at his object by a motion in
some tither way.---Adjourned.

THURSDAY, JANUARY ,?.f3.
rot-4) IL4whcsftrnv rose to move a Vote of Thanks to the
INlilitary and Naval Commanders employed in the Expedition
to Zealand. it was his wish, in doing so, to separate entirely
from the present question any consideration of the political me-
rits of that measure. Were the original grounds of the Expe-
dition as nnw ise and as unjust as he would contend they were wise
an I just, the objects thereby gained were as little advantageous
as he had asserted them to be the reverse, still, upon every con-
sideration of sound policy and precedent, the skill, valour,
zeal and act lls it y displayed in the operations before Copenha-
gen, justly demanded the distinction of their Lordship's Thanks.
His Lordship contended that, whether the magnitude of the ad-
vantage, procured to the country, or the manner in which the
service ',Vas atchieved, were taken into consideration, the sub-
jects of his present motion were eminently entitled to the high
reward of a specific declaration of the approbation of Parlia-
ment. Ilia Lordship concluded with moving the Thanks of the
Rothe to Lord Cathcart ludic usual form.