The National Register.
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Mo. Procisr.or replied, that Nlimsters bad no such informa-
tion. neither did they understand that there was any thing like
. .st dealt') of provisions on hoard the tquadron of the gollant
Admiral. The lion. Gentleman, if he Is islied for information,
• ought to hring forward a specific mot' .
wit. CI 1.0 Iry tixed Tuesilay next for so doing.
(lilt. PERcre4r, then called the ;Mention of the House, pur-
suant to a notice, to' the entharra•sed state of the %Vest India
trade. One point struck him, for :Ole% iating the present state
of difficulty under which the %%est India trade laboured, vs as the
encouragement in home consumption of %%est India produce, I))
distiliation from stttrar and molasses. Ile moved for the appoint-
ment of a Committee to examine Cie stale of the 11 e..t India
Trade, and report its opinion thereon to the House. Ordered.
TRArlft AND NAVIC.ITIONT.
Mr. 'flyover rose, in pursuance his notice, to move that
the House should resolve into a Committee on the Trade and
Naviotion Act, in order that a full opportunity might be afford-
ed for an ample disco-sign of the mei its of the late Orders in
Council, which he contended had undergone no •erious discussion
whatever ; and concluded by moving that the Noose, on Thurs-
day be'tottigh I, resolve itself into a Committee on the trade and
navigation of the 'country.
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4), r. 11 Elie FP 4L defended the sithinittitie of the Orders in
Council tort Committee of Wads and Means,a perfectly cor-
rect mode of proceeding. In the Committee on the Orders in
ottneil Bill, ail that was to he done was to leave out a clause
discovered to he unconnected w ith the objects of that Bill.
Dr. I, 4or ,l %cn supported Mr. Tierney.
.11r. h rtIN Er replied to the arguments of Mr. Perceval t and
the speaker delivered his opinion no the propriety of the Bill
originating in a Committee of Ways and Alenwi, as it imposed
duties on the exportation of goods.
For .%l r. Tierney', Motion—Ayes 55—Voes 10g.
The house then formed itself into a Commiitre to consider
the Order, of Council Bill, when a desoltory conversation took
place bet ween Mr. Tterney, Mr. Ruse, the Chancellor of the.
Exchequer, Mr. IVhithread, Sir John Newport, and Mr. Eden,
respecting (Se inconsi,tencies between the resew Bill, and the
American lotereottrse Bill, which was now in its progress
through the other !louse.

Mr. Of is in rim 4 n entered his protect against the clauses which
prevented the exportalion of Peruvian hark and cocon wool.
rind called the serious attention of the !rouse to this part of the
measure, w hick seemed calculated to provoke a war with Ante-
viva; and said, that• instead of distressing the enemy by the
prhat hot ot• hark, it was making NI ar V 1 lilt the poor. the de•ti-
lute. helpiesc paupers in the host►it:t~ ; Rim
such a 4 every frietioL,•,i. humanity wool.: c,►ncidcr as childish,
cruel, and comempritile, and v. orthy only of the savage harha-
rian. It was au e xecrable mode of warfare ; and every Briti•h
heart would revolt at 4he very idea of depriving the wr,,tcheit
of the only medicine, w hack, in certain case•, could afford them
relief.

The Cu.4NcEr.con of the RTCUNQPER observed, that this
Bill slid not prevent the exportation of hark. but intended to
lay a duty on it, and to enable his Majesty to allow its ex-
portation, with a certain portion of the manstfactnres of this
country, at the option of the enemy. Ile positively denied
the imputation of making war on th.• wretched. With respect
to the Baltic being shut against us, should we stand iu tired of
;idly supply of corn. he had no fear but that the enemy would
find it his interest to wink at its exportation, whenever he had
occasion for money.
CAANiNG said, the present measure was ahsoluely
ue-
res for the homier this privation was felt in France, the
rooter, he was certain, the enemy would be brought to his senses.
Ir. (Vlll4 IIFIE r plained, and adverted to a shocking in-
stance of the conduct of some of the British soldiers at Copen-
hagen.
s WRIILEtLEr said, that the orders of Lord Cathcart
ha;! hecii unfortunately such, as did nut authorise hint to punish
toe soldiers alluded to.
W a said they had been guilty of rapes, robbers.,
and murder, and ytt they had not heeu punished ; on the (VII-
I rary, thoagh found guilty by a Court-martial, they had been
released. lie would Cierrrore, mt an early day, give notice of
a moils's] to invesiigate tiis atrocity.
Toe House divided on the first question, for omitting the
words
Jesuit's Bark."—Ayes 76, Noe; 167 ; majority in fa-
sour of Mioi4tert, '.)l. On sue second question, for omitting the
words " Uinta..; Wool,' it as negativ,ui by a majority of ST ;
the ow:abets being Ayes 7t), ties 16.3.—Askjourned.

TilE NATIONAL REGISTER.

FEB. 2S.

Ittr nsn,t%, Fen. 23.
Committees were balloted for to try the merits of petitions
complaining of undue eleetious for DON npatrick and Saltash.
Mr. Mellish obtained leave to bring in a Bill, enabling the
East London Water Works Company to purchase certain Water
NVorks in the parish of St. Paul, Sh:ulwell.
Mr. !Mellish then presented n petition from Mr. Dodd, En-
gineer, praying for leave to bring in a Bill fur constructing
bridge across the Thames, from Vaushall to Milbank. Betel red
to a Committee.
The Sherith. of London presented two petitions from toe Los,'
Ifity-or, &c. the tie-a, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for
enlarging Smithfield Alarl;et, by the purchase of lands in the
parish of St. Sepulchre; mid the second respecting the recovery
of Small Debts. Referred to a Committee.
Lord H. Petty intimated his intention of moving to-morrow
for further information respecting the late Orders in Council,
40 far awlated to their operation in several parts of Lurope.
On the motion of Sir J. Sinclair, a Committee was appointed
to consider the late Act for regulating Broad AVherl Waggons,
and for limiting the number of outside passengers on Stage
Coaches.
SHERID.IN then rose to bring forward his promised
motion, respecting Stockholm and Copetikren, and said, he
confessed he was not sanguine in imagining that success would
crown hi= motion, as several motions of a similar descriptiim
had ;dreads been negatived by large majorities. He would,
however, move an Address to his Nlaje,ts, for a Copy of all
Correspondence between Ministers and Dilunark, after the sur-
render of Copenhagen, relative to bestowing Norway tipun
Mweden ; and of all correspondence with the Court of Stockholm
in regard to that project.
Mn. C.“ fNG said, as Sweden W3S now at war with Russi:i.
it %%mild not be proper, nor could his Right lion. Friend atlas
slinisten to divulge the confidential intercourse that had ta!i.ea
place between Sweden and Great Britain. W respect to hi,
other motion, there was no necessity for complying with it, as
the proposal of giving orn ay to Sweden had never been at-
tempted to be carried into elfect. After enlarging on tlic:c
points, Mr. Canning terminated by opposing the motion.
slit. It tvnetAm contended, that the assertions of the Tl ight
lion. Gentleman did not by any means apply to the otlestion
before the House. The papers required by hi- R iglu lion.
Friend n ere such as coull not he prejudicial to the public
service.
.Ifn. G. Po vsovue insisted on the propriety of producing the
papers, in order to do awa% the odium thrown on the character
of the British nation, by the conduct of Nlinisters, Stith respect
Ocrimark.
After a few-words from Lord Temple anti Mr. W. Smith, Mr.
Sheridan replied in his usual strain of animation, and said he was
not by any means astonished at the ::tense observed on the other
-ids of the Douse : it ori.sinated in prudence, as they could not
deny the fact: which had bee I alleged asainsi them. The
House divided—For the motion S7)-- Igainst it 184—Ma-
.jority 99.
Mr. W. Taylor moved for copies of the Orders in Council
which had been grantrd, doriog to different merchaot
ships trading with the Spanish colonies, which were ordered.--
Adjourned.