The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-25 00:00:00

(PRICE SIXPE:A GE.

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cent evening by the Efonotirable and.NAroithy
man of that Committee, to a iitit*l!.o vli tab 1: fook•
the liberty of proposing to Win. Whatever /nay in, • •
the reasons, which caused this dolly; they are ..n,t
now to be ascertained. The Hon:Chairman infOrm.:

ed us, that as fir as lay in 4lm, eport was in

readiness to be presentell ; u:iy, that it tiad bpi sat,
before the Easter recess, Sir, whether there,is
thing is thC.oollStittliioll of this COMMitte9
renders useless the labours of the most assidiatos of
its members, or.whateversnystertous impedim,:uts
may exist to delay the delivery
.oftheit Report, totivc
in glee next. Session of ParliMllelltl*ttiffy deve,loll,,d),
in -order• that the causes which ,bave produce,;
moch public disapprobation way be efleduady re.
moved. Sir, I am happy to-say; that:therc Hone par:
ut our sittntiol3 wlm.chat thq-Keictit Ll"nierat, s'V'O:'ll'.'
iortutiaiely enabled to conteinplate with more sail
fatlion than ar any raiodt'utit ti-11111;ier of'yo“pi
I mean the stale of I o tin,. This is not owing; cer-
tainly, to any thing dcoe, but. to the;
reception experienced let this House; during thei
sent S‘?ssion, of a motiou made by au Hon. Frictld.,Yel
trice: (i,ylr. Grattan). Thnt circo,mta;,cui, Sir„l „i;
'diffused a caltu over which it has not. ii)r,
!Daily yoar3. It tends to chew by what-stuail effurti,
Of conciliation it is i3ossible to do away, in that eotto,
try, all feelings of hostility, sit distrust, of regret nod
I ktrust, that by the measures of future. Sessioofi
of , Parliament, this favourable impres;l9ll will 50

considerably increased. Sir, 1 wish to obtain wine
information with resped to the operation of the Or-
tiers in Council.. At the conclusion of a Session, in
the commencement of which mea'snres p,oposed. for
the improvement of our commerce, .after repeatel
discUssions in both. Houses of Parliament, were car,

.by a large...majority ; alter eight tuonths, have:
elapsed, it is natural to ask whether those measure
have produced the benefiCial etl.7:6t which was pre-
dieled frorirthem. This is an iniortitat ion which,o4r
Constituents have a right Co expea from
desirable to know the result, that, if ;successful,

those who opposed the measure may acknowledge .
their mistake, and those who supported it may eon.'
gratAfte thenftelveS on their su;erior sagacity. One
expeSation held out by the Right Hon. Gentleman .
opposite was, that the measure lvould ad so oppres-
sively on the enemy as
,to subdue his 111%,eteracy,
and incline him to make peace with this 'Country on
terms more advantageous than could otherVrie be'
expeded. I should like very Much to know, whe-
ther in the Right Hon. Gc.ntle.man's opinion ;his
effed bas been. produced. I sbuuld. also, Sir, like ty,
know, whether the Right Hon. Gentleman ha3a6.:

wally carried the Orders in Cotincil into execution,
or whether he 6:13 not rather oll,)We:l,their tendency
to be defeated by the system 01 licences, It is neces—
sary that this point should be asceriained, lest we
should confpuud two tbing,i, and as;.i.ihe•to the
forcemeat of the Orders a conselluefies which ha

resphed from the violariolk of tJiemn. -To. all these;
questionv, Sir, I am fully s.n4ible that I depend
solely on the courtesy of the itr,!it Hon. Gentletnin
lor.an answer; I have always telt that I did so on.
former oceaiions. It appears to tne,.,thitt it is tier
the convenience of the House- of commons., that

questions should be thus asked and thus answered,
Qtl sUbjeas wa,liieh might otherwi,elOmi the ground-
wtirk ,of separate discussions. I beg, thereture,
that I may not be understood tc, b.: arrogant by this-
mode of proceeding. I will now, theretore, go on,
Sir, to observe, that • the Right Hon. Oentleman
must know, that the pressure arising frem the stiu-
nation of trade has produced symptoms of Mewl-
venienee iu soine• parts of the kingdom.- I wish to
touch on this subjeat lightl cut aware that it
one nut at all Calculated to prodeee but very
touch' calculated to produce comtniseretion. • ,Ne
one can • doubt, Sir, that every. dispos..tion :to lit?
mutt, however excited, ..must .be repressed ; • yet
some distinction ought to be made with
srekrouce
to- the ee.use. Withent entering into a more mi-
nute explanation, 1 may be allowed to •express my
hope, that his Majesty's Ministers will lieep this
consideration in their view ; and that in any steps
which the pubic good may reader it oecesslry
-for them to take, they will exercise their power
with lenity, where they perzeive that the eircunt-
stances which call for the exercise of that power,
arise out of the depression of commerce ; that they
will atfurd all •possible relief, where :164:T can be
tarot-Jed, and that they wilt not attribute the coM.'
dud winch may demand their interference, to any,
other inotives but have aliejey
to u-
ei►►ntd. Su much, Sir, for the internal relatiorrs ut
the Empire. \‘ iil now proceed to LIIC external re-
lationg, and I hope to receive An anhwer to SUCII, of
my questions as can, be towered with propriety.
Thq %Oil 1 range themselve sunder two heatki Sweilen
and Am.:rite. And ii..st; with respect to Aweries, I
wish to know, as far as it can be disclesed with dttiw
te•etion, what is the real situation to which the liti;
tish and Atner.cae Gureroments stand with ve4.
gad to each wirer. Ir, Sir, I may tTlit tttat chae•-'
snel of intortnatioe which is alike u,*.t to every in i
—the public Papers-•;--I see that Congress has heel'
prorogued for tetiSession, but
that the embargo sr*
continues. Tiles it appeal's. that one ut the .etfutiiii
anticipated trout the ()Risers in Couticil has htifede444l
Engl...nd holds out ; America holds out ; itor!doe.o
wish
e that to
there ;Appear nny probability Of a relaXatiptl Uttgiti
part of the latter. With respect, Sir, to the EXpey:l
dItiOUS which are about to sail, 1 „ethe
know bar ask their destination ; nor were to outsets,
the inquiry, would the itigh H t onourable
roan be justified in satisiseng, me. I irlo
their objed has been wt,-11 considered ; I ant sure
that they are under the command of able and ex-.
periened.Orticers ; and 1 bore and trust that the
result will be &Lions and useint to this Country.
13ut, Sir, I c.tnno. avoid ,rentarking, that a 13 rt.
ush Expedition etas. for a long time h.en lyitie-teht
in the,ports of Sweden, Tits is a f,ulnl 0n:.4 lit, it i‘
• wish tor explanation. That txpettiiien also, is eutel.
manded by att. Ulticer of diiilin4tti6.csl meth,. ~ed