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tline. A long dikiisSion had taken place which could
(Ally have for its (Ned to .ascertairi. what regulations it
would he proper ,to adopt on this subje& in a' period
of Peace. He, however, could not pretend to that de-
gree of political foresight which would enable him to
determine, in the' present situation OF the world,
what measures it would be fit this Country should
sort to in Peke. The Noble Lord opposite to him
had gone into.an abstrad theory. on a supposed op-
position of We- interests of navigation and com-
merce. He should not enter into the inves-
tigation of his theory.; but before the Noble
:eord founded any argument upon it, he should be
glad .to know whether, at any period since-the-World
, began, commerce and'naVidation had been found to
clash ? The result of the Allerican War shewed the
fallacy of the Noble Lord's :theory. When the 13
Colonies were separated from Great Britain, the na-
vigation was thrown open, , but the commercial rela-
tions of this Country 'with America remained unal-
tered. It was impossible any. longer to guard that
branch of British navigation by legislativeb pro Visions;
but when it could no,longer be proteded bylaw it was
prote&ed by ,commerce. There was not a greater
error in politics than that which the Noble Lord
seemed to have adopted, namely, an obstinate ad-
herence to old institutions, when the causes which
had occasioned them have long since ceased. It was
more wise to change systems of policy as the cir-
cumstances of the world changed, and to recoiled,
that with respect to 'the interests of this Conntry,
their Lordships were now in a similar 'situation to
that in which the framers of the Laws in question
had in their time been placed. :-
Lord FLIION opposed . the Bill, and Lord SHEF-
FIELD said a few words in reply. The Bill was then
read a second tine, and Ordered to be committed oil
Thursday.
Lord HAWKESBURY gave notice, that in the Com-
mittee he would move to limit the duration of the
Bill to%Tanuary 1807 or 1808.—Adjourned.

)LOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY, MAY 6.

A Messagefrom the Lords -informed the House,'
that they would procFed, to the Trial of Lord Mel-
ville, in Westminster-Hall, 'at ten o'clock on Thurs-
dny next, and that they had agreed to the Sea Of-.
fence,s' Bill.

Lord OssuLSTON informed the House, that His M-
ajesty had been waited upon with the Address moved
by Mr. WILBERFORCE on Saturday, and that he
would give orders accordingly.,
Mr. DENT moved, that the Accounts moved for
on the II th' of July 1805, teSpe6ting the Expences
and Disbursements of the Sierra Leone Company,
should be returned forthwith.—Ordered.
Mr. VANSITTART said, as business of importance
' stood for Thursday, and for the convenience of seve-'
ral Gentlemen, he rose- fot the purpose of
..moving,
that the consideration. Of the Report of the Ironm Duty
Bill should be postponed till Friday next ; which was
accordingly agreed to ; when he gave notice that he
would move that it be- committed.
Mr.. W. SMITH brought up the Report of the
Committee for grantino• to His Majesty a- Duty
of 31, on. every hundred
.weight of Wrought Iron ;
'which
_was -agreed to ; as also the
_Report of the
kmmmittce toir granting a countervailing I.),Acy of
per hundred Ni4..,ight on Iron exported from Ireland,
and provision-was ordered to be made accordingly in
the Iron Duty Bill.
The LORD ADVOCATE Of SCOTLAND brought in
the Bill for AugMenting the Salaries 'of the Judge of
the Court of Admiralty, and the Judges of the Com-.
missary Court in Scotland ; whiCh was read- a
first time, and ordered to be read' a second time
to-Morrow: