The Sun.
London, England, 1801-02-04 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY, FEJS: 3.
A Petition from the Debtors in the Gaol at Leicester
was presented, and ordered to be laid upon the Table..
Sit W. Docs Err moved that anew Writ be issued in the
room of P. GOLOSwORTiIy, Esq. deceased.
Mr. TIERNEY moved that there be laid before the
House an Estimate of the total amount of the Taxes and
Income of the Country to the sth of April, tSot ; also an
account Of the Charges upon the Consolidated Fund from
. the,st.h.l4n. isco, to. the stli lan. ilk ; also an Account
of the number of Bank of England Notes in Circulation
on art average of every month, from ,the sth of Oelober,
18eo,-distinguishing the number of such Notes under the
amount sl.—Which were ordered accordingly.
Mr. HORHOUSE moved that art account be laid before:
the House, shewing what increase or diminution has taken
place of all the Salaries, Emoluments, see. of .the Public
Officers, for the year sßoo. •
.The Committees Of Religion, justice, Trade, p, tivilcges,
&c." were appointed, as is usual at the commencement ot
a new Parliament., •
The timerfor questioning the Returns of Members tnr
—Gre'at Britain' was • appointed to be within fourteen dayS
next, and so within 4 days after such returns have beat
made; and that all persons being returned toe two places,
shall make their Election within three weeks from the
day of such. return.
The SPEAKER then proceeded to read the usual stand-
ing Order, that it was a high. breach of the Privileges of
the Commons of Great Britain for any LOrd of Puha-.
ment, or Lord Lieutenant al a County to interfere in the
Eleclion of Members to serve in the said House of Cony-
mans.
The SraaKeit suggested; that in consequence of the
Union, it would be proper, after the word ' CoininOm,"
to add " of the -United Parliament of Great Britain and
Ireland," which -Amendment was moved and agreed to.
It was attetwards' proposed., that after the words ." Lord
Lteutdnunt of a County,- in Great Britai;.," should be
added, " as Governor ot•a County in Ireland."
• Mr. BANKS Di) jeaed.to the Clause entirely, including
" Lords Lieutenants of Counties," and moved, 'that these.
words be omitted. This brought on a desultory conver-
sation, in which Mr: B tc L (an Irish Member,',' Mr.
PiEitittrolwr, the Ma srra ot the ROLLS, Mr. I'LL-
HAM, and Mx. N torso t.z.s severally spoke, after which
it was moved and agreed to, that the Debate be adjourned
to Friday next. • - S
The other usual standing Orders were then read:and
agreed to.
Mr. BRAGGE moved, that-a Committee be appointed
to take into consideration what additional Orders and ne-
cessary Regulations it may be proper tomake relative to
the proceedings of this House, inconsequence of the Union
betwixt Great Britain and Ireland, and that they report
their opinion from time 4 tide to the Hciuse. A Cont.
trainee was appointed accordingly, consistiO of about au
~..CCILI4I number of English and Insh Members.
err w .
Itriyoßt. W IVIVf Dr OF Turou ADreavegnt up t.lhe Report
. of-the- Ad;;.ess, Which being read by the Clerk,
and_on the Motion: that the said Address be read
a second time,
!fir. JON ES said; 'that he had last night
given a silent vole for the Amendment ; he
hoped therefore that it would not be deemed
•
improper if he offered a few observations on an
Address proNsed talks MA) ESIY in this hour
of peril. With' respect to the Union with Ire-
land, however inimical he had been to that men.
sure, there was no one who more wished than he
did, that it might conduce to the'-consolidated
interests of the Empire ; but be could not help
•
entertaining doubtsi upon the subjdt. —He
•
was afraid that it.
,might occasion divisions in
more ways than one. if report spoke true,
it had been whispered that there had. been
already- a .division of sentiment in. the. Ca-
binet Council with respdt to the Emancipation
of the Irish Catholics.' On that .part of the
Address, which related to the dispute 'with the
Northern Powers, on the subjea of the Mari._
time Law, he agreed with the Honourable Mover
of the Amendment, that'we ought first precise..
—ly- to ascertain that Right; as-well' as the exak-
diency of going to ,War upon that question.---
• With rtspett to the additional burdens to be im-
' posed on the People, he would only say that the
People could not bear them-much. longer. They
had obtained no effeetual reduetion of the in-
creased price of Provisions, and in super-addi-
tion to this; 'they were now reduced to eat what
has not hitherto been' the common food of the

Country. He also obJeled to this Address, be-

cause it breathed de6nce and war to be carried
, on in a more extended manner than ever. In its
'tendency, it would serve to recreate the French
Marine; and increase the growing calamities of
the. Country.
Colongl MARTIN (an Irish Member) said,
that he agreed with the Hon. Gentleman in wish-
- ing that the Irish Union might promote the con-
solidated interests of the Empire ; but lie t4ought
that, with this _.exception, all that the Hon.
Gentleiman had said on this part of the subje6,
was but little calculated to that end, He begged
to know upon what ground the Hon. Gentleman
prophesied that this Union would not lend to the
interests of the two Countries.—,-Prophecies were
generally uttered with an ex Ration of their
tulfilment,—With respeft to the 'Roman Catho-
lics of Ireland, he would assure the Hon. Gen-
tleman, that whatever invitation ,night he held
out to,that Body, by those on the opposite side
of the House, they would feel but little induced
to'attertd to any such invitation. He knew that
the Irish Catholics were determined to abide by
whatever thrGovernment of the Country thought
fit to grant them. He hoped that when the Hon.
Gentleman, in' future, pronounced a panegyric
upon thelinion, it would lie accompanied with
something more relevant to his professions.
Mr. Jonas explained.
Mr. BANKS said, he ha&carefully listened to
the Debate of last night, and that, in some re.
speets, he held sentiments different froth the
Speakers on both sides. With regat4 to the

Non. Mover of the Amendment, he was stir.
prized that he ,shoulshbave entertained any doubts
on theisUbjeCt of our Maritime Right; and if he
alloWed the right, that he should have questioned
whether it ought tube maintained. The revival
of this disputed claim,, on the part of the Neu-
Aral Powers, loudly called upon this Country to
establish what we had always considered as our
right. The Arnied Neutrality now set on foot,
was evidently direded against, this Country.—
But he must, at-the same time say, that he felt
a disappointment as to one part of His Majesty's,
Speech,' for since, such various disappointments'
had taken place in the late events of the 'War, he'
did expel that the Speech would have announced
some attempt to enter upon a dired Negotiation
with France ; and he was much afraid, that
His Majesty's Ministers would have to lament
that They had not taken such a step. When the
late Negotiation, carried on through M. Qrro,.
was broken off', be presumed that it was owing to
the idea of our Government as to the good faith
which ought to be entertained with our, Allies ;
but. Austria having since then. been obliged,
through unforeseen circumstances, to conclude an
Armistice, and enter upon a 'separate Treaty,
this Country seemed to be now more than ever ,
called upon to pursue a line of pacific condu't, and'
enter upon overtures for Peace. An alarming
storm was gathering in the North, and a new
Confederacy forming against us; sound policy,
therefore, required ua to get rid of our old
Enemy, before we attempted to grapple with
now ones,r---But it might be said, this was not the.
moment for making such an attempt, for that
the pretensions of the Enemy would rise in pro-.
portion ;to' the additional force direded against
this Countrys This might be so far true ; but
-as our danger increased, was it not to be expetted
that greater sacrifices must be made when we saw
additional Armaments fitting out against us ?
But upon what ground did Gentlemen assume,
that France would not now come into reasonable
terms of accommodation ? In the last letter of
..M-s--0,1-ro there was an express declaration that
'die Chief Consul would be ready, at any future
time, to enter upon 'a separate Treaty with this
Country:. Not that he placed implicit reliance
on the declarations of France : But why not hear.
it from France herself, whether she would, or would.
-not adhere to her own pacific declarations ? Our
Allies had now left us to fight alone. There was no
one who now supposed that we_were fighting with,
France at• the present moment for any other. put.
pose than because we could not make peace with
her. There was certainly now no other objed
which could be had in view but that of corning
out of the contest upon fair terms. In nothing
had we been more disappointed than in the dispo.,
sition and views both of our, friends and foes.
Thus, how could we be sure that the disposition
of 'the First Consul might not now he in faCOur
of a general Peace. ? It was true, he saw plau-
sible argument in this ; and yet, possibly there
Might be other motives to operate, upon his
mind, or some of the leading men of France to
••••r,a,o) kt Uti 11 LAC 'tope or oet rain
our condition, by continuing the War with a
fresh host of Enemies raised up against us. That
France, on this account, would require afferent
Terms of Peace, had been assumed by Ministers ;
but what he must contend for was, that we ought
rather to have heard this from France herself—.
and he deeply lamented it, that His, Majesty's
Ministers had 'not drawn it expressly from the
French Rulers. In the prosped of an extended con.
test with the Northern Powers, and considering
the uncertainties of War, he knew not what great-
er probability there was, that we should embark
with more reasonable hopes of success against the
arsenals of the North, than in the attempts we had
made so unsuccessfully against Holland, Cadiz,
Ferrol, &c. Were we sure of the extent and num-
ber of the Enemies that were rising up against
u 3 ? Were we secure with regard to Prussia, or
even as to Portugal ? But, though On all these
accounts he wished no delay in making an at-
tempt at Peace, yet he confessed that he was not
Sanguine in his expedations of success. France
might possibly rise in her pretensioni, in proportion
to the increase of our difficulties
.and dangers ;
but still he considered it 'a desitahle attempt to
know on what terms she was disposed to treat,
and whether she was willing to accede to or de-
part from her late declarations ? The want of
success in firmer attempts At Negotiation ought
to form. no bar in the way of 'our making fresh
Overtures ; and should the attempt prove imprac-
ticable, from the inordinate ambition of the Ene-
my, we should at least stand excused in the sight
of Europe fer continuing the contest, and refute
the insinuations of the Enemy, that it was Bri.
tish gold and British contest that kept the flames
of War alive. . •

The-SECRETARY at WAR said, it would
be naturally expected that he should say some-
thing on the subjeit matter of debate now before.
the House, and yet he was afraid he had hardly,
any thii4 to say that might he deemed &ids;
faitory ; not because the subject in debate was
not important, for it was abundantly so, but be.,
cause the speech of the linn..Gentleman who had
just spoken, did not oppose the Address, and
yet contained some points which naturally called
for some answer. That speech had proceeded on
a state of things, and the opinion he entertain-
ed of the conduit which he supposed Administra_
tion to have pursued, and also on the Judgment
which that Hon. Gentleman had formed of that
conduit, and his sentiment as to what that con.
duet ought to be. Now, said Mr. WIgDHAM,
" that Honourable Gentleman, indeed, ,my Hon.
Friend, I take leave to call him, must see it is
impossible for me to say any thing on that sub_
jets one way or the other. I be* leave to say, I
neither mean to convey any opinion, or informs..
don on what has been the conduit of Administra-
don; on the subject he alludes to, or what is
their conduit now, or what ought to have been
their conduit ; because, if there is any one thing
which more than another, if there be any point
which requires more delicacy, and more care and
oaution, as to what should be ,said, or what
should not be said, or that requires more judg.
ment, than any other ; if tbere be any one

thigh '.!!k:h require; ptcnliarly more delicacy
th,th th.it of any other subject, but above.
hat :'''segaires more secrecy than that of ati'k
citheiubji-a ; it is during a time of War,'. the
steps taken byt(a.'oyernment for a Negotiation for
Peace. Motions have been aide upon that
subject, calling for the interposition of Parlia-
ment, and whenever such a Motion is likely to
be useful, I think- the best shape in Wild) it
can come, is that of an Address to the Throne
for the dismissal of, His Majesty's Ministers,•
be-
cause to that °hie& they all tend, although they
differ a little now and then in their outward •
shape, and have some variety of colour and
shade, Generally speaking,, however,. there is
no subjeCt which requires more extent of in-
formation, delicacy of touching, or more vari-
ety of means, than that of Negotiation for
Peace ; nor even, is it necessary that these ad-
vantages should be possessed by those -who would
ael, but even those who would talk to advantage
on that subjea. Who should take the first step
towards 'negotiation What particular circum- .
.stances of One country should make it either take
the first step, or wait for another to do so, and
many other points better all alluded to than de--'
scanted upon, are points of the most delicate con-
sideration,
•and require the most diligent applica-
tion of the:best talents that a State has at
any time in its service. The Honourable
Gentleman, when he wishes to provoke a dis-
cussion upon that subject, must be aware
that he is calling for that on which he •
can possess at best but very imperfect Materials
for consideration ; he must .be aware also, that
the subjea is one on which Ministers must ne-
cessarily be silent : he is therefore combating,_ in
a great degree, upon a very difficult task, al-.
though liels without an adversary'. - I must be
allowed to protest against any inference he can
draw in such a situation. There are no circum-
stances before that Hon. Gentleman by which be
can infer that no steps have been taken for Ne-
gotiation ; nor' any to make him infer that any
steps have been taken, or when-or how they may
be taken. It must be obvious if such steps be .
taken, they require,. for the success of them,
that they should remain secret until some pro-
gress is made in them. Now---I beg leave to •
say, that I give no information, either the one'
way or the other, upon this subject : I only oh.
serve, that the Hon. Gentleman has been speak-
ing, in this particular, on fads which have been
assumed by himself. He must infallibly be-very
much iii the dark ; and as I am not' supposed to
be so much in the dark upon that subje6l, I can
only say, I think I should ill perform my duty it'
I were to discover any thing 'whatever on this
matter at the present moment... I think' nothing
of this kind ought to be discovered by any Branch
of Executive Government : I think alio, the Meuse
will-not feel that I: assume too much, by utterly
disclaiming all the force of reasoning, which is
founded upon assumed fads. All that can .regu-
lady he said is,- that this country is at petted
liberty, by its declarations, to oven 4..Nevotia-
/tun Witt/ l, .thee, 11 It sees a necessity, for so
doing. France is also at perfeCt liberty to begin.
a Negotiation with us, if she thinks proper So'
to do,
_.But I do not say whether any such Ne-
gotiation has or has not been -begun, or pro-
posed on either side ; nor do 1 say any thing of
any reason whiCh may have determined .His
Majesty's Governinent either one 'way or the
other upon that
.subject. cannot, however,
help adverting a little to what 'the' Honourable
Gentleman has said, and. to 'observe by the
way, that he wok upon himself the exercise
of the funetions, of Executive Government,
and that without good means to exercise his
faculties. Every Member of this House. is at
liberty to do so, if he thinks fir. Those who
are hostile to ,Ministers, who think meanly of
their judgment, very naturally consider topics of-.
Negotiation for Peace very -proper objetls of
'Motion in this House; of which the tendency is,
to take. the afiltirs of Government out of the hands
of Ministers, and to place them elsewhere. But
I should 'have thought that my Hon. Friend
would have given us the credit for knowing what
we were doing ;, especially when he must feel that
at all events, .his own information is veryln-
}levied on the subjet on which he has been speak-
ing, instead of supposing a' course, as he has done,
and then assuming that Ministers have pursued it. •
--Perhaps. it. is 'not very. necessary, but I can-
not help recommending to him, as- well :as
to others, a little distrust of their own judg-
ments upon these subjects, 'because', they cannot
possess the information which is necessary to
farming a compleat understanding of it. The
Hon. Gentleman says, he admits to the fullest
extent, the Rights elaiined on the part of this
Country, in the case now immediately before us,
and he states the opinion of the House on the
claims of the Confederate PoiVers. ;tic says also,
that the question is of too much importance to be
given up, and•that France "is a party that is
fomenting the Northern-Powers to a'quarrel with'
us, which I believe to he true ;—why then it is
rather odd, that in such a state of things, the Con.
federate Powers claiming what cannot he allowed,
and France having joined -them in that unjust
claim, that such a moment shouldbe.chosen by the
Hon. Gentleman to make the observations we
have heard from him to-night ; and that we, on
the very moment bn which, for any thing he can
know to the contrary, there may be a Negotia-
tion going on, but of which I beg to be under-
stood again as not saying one word, one way or
the other. If France is endeavouring-to support
the Confederates in this claim; and they proceed
on that assumption'; until:the Councils of these
Confederates be changed, every thing they ad-
vise that is to drat us, must be nugatory. The
Hon. Gentleman observed a good deal upon a to-
pic, on which I would say a word or two ;
which was, .on the propriety of the Ministers of
this Country making Overtures for Peace, which
they knew would not be accepted-7-That there
may,be.pos.sibly a given state.of thingstin which
such a course should be taken, .1 will not deny,
-but it is on the face of it a very undignified'mode
of proceeding, and one to which I should be very
unwilling to consent : besides, who is it to 611.

? It Would not satisfy the Nom Gentlemin,
nor, I presume, many of the Members of this ta;
House, so that I think the step, if taken, would
not be very effedual—nor do I think it would be.
wise, for it would bring into question the pacific
dispositions of Government, a term which, by the
bye, is a little vague, because •a pacific (Hs-
position must, and ought to, depend upon the
terms on which you indulge it : Bur, however,
the prastice alluded to by -the Hon. Gentleman,
would call in ltiestion the future sincerity of its
followers, and be unfavourable to the character of
Government,- and which, my Hon. Friend will
alloW, ought to be interesting to the Country at
large.—This would not satisfy any intelligent
man at home—lt would not satisfy the Enemy ;
why then, the only purpose to which it can be
applied,- is to do .what is called satisfying the
Country.—Now, I cannot think this a policy
very dignified, nor such as I should wish to pursues
because it is at best only 'giving temporary way
to clamour, and producing nothing—and that to
the knowledge of those -who aft in it ; that I
consider as a species of popular delusion which
is discreditable to those who are concerned in it,
besides,' we must not suppose that if these
shifts produce no good they will cause do harm ;
there are nb such expedients, or if there be any,
they are very few which produce neither good nor
harm in the affairs of States ; and doing a thing
to produce what it called an Impression, if that
be a false impression, is, in my opinion, re.
ry bad policy ; nothing should be adopted but
• that which is for the general and permanent iu-
terests of a country And here again the Ho-
nourable Gentleman assumes much knowledge of
what has been passing in the minds of Ministers
he says they must have meant this, .or that ; to
which propositions I cannot assent, although lie
is so /good
.as to leod them to me, for they arc
defective in thatsehieli should be the foundatioti
of a propositi-on, namely, the knowledge of the
thing. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeds to an.
other topic,and all edgei the t some ex peaatioes haKo
been.hcld.out on the. subject of this War aud_. of
• the conclusion of Peace, and he talks of a disap-
pointtnent..ie that respeci. Whether.he applies
it.in general to Administration, or to himself, I
know not, but I confess I ant not ,one.of those
whose expedatiens have been disappointed. I
never thought the contest in which we are now
engaged, was a business which could be soon
dispatched,—My wishes and.rny hopes have in-
deed been sanguine, and so then are still ; but
wishes and hopes arc things very distinct from ex-
peaation ; all that any man can sav upon this sub.
jed, as I apprehend it, is, that with all, the inconve-
nieneies we suffer, qv( are Letter girby the War tban
eve shottld have. :beet, by Yeace.—Thai though
our sufferings are'. numerous and great, they
would have been much greater- if this .War had
not taken place, that-is all the expedation I ever
had ciorn this War ; I thought so previous to its
cillho:ltamytemhte):7lhnntpe
commencedca(t: dh als
sooner
aoosnteorat.
lochap:lii,tililtiotior, it o
and all
ught to
swteads,
never thought that we should be better off after
• the War than we were before it, that is not the
way to view the matter ; the question is, what
would our situation have been, if we had not had
the War ? The Hon. Gentleman seems to inia-
gine that I hold out a hope, that by the prosecu.
tion of the War, we shall better our conditipn.
That is not an opinion I ever entertained ;
the hopes of a State in War are_ not to
better its conditiOn,, but to prevent its condi...
lion, as much as possible, from becoming worse,
So in this case, you are not going to war with
the Northern. Powers to better your condition, but
to
.preserve what is to be, considered as the Ma.
rime strength of your Country, whiche in a
political sense, is synomirious with the existence
of your Country. - NoW, I say again, that. I
hope, the Hon. Gentleman, upon reflection, will
_agree with me, that he is not ir" possession of
materials enough to form an accurate opinion on
these topics. When a Gentle Man throws out his
ithjudgment,m,ent, and sets it off against the judgment of
who, although not better qUalf6ed in
themselves, than he • is, yet, in virtue of their
situation, have better 'means of judging than
he has, I, think it but right to say, he
would do-tvell to consider again what confi
dente he (might to repose in his own judgment,
made up, as-it must be, of materials so very de. •
fedive, before' he ventures to endeavour to afFeft
the jusigmens.of others.- _Lwill.say no More, than
that neither the Hon. Gentleman, nor any other
who- does not form a part of-Adtninistration, can
judge, accurately, at present, on some of the to-
pics brought forward by the -Hon, Gentleman ;
nor is this the season in which they should be ex-
plained by the Executive Government.
Arr. NIC HOLS professed great respell for
the Honourable Gentleman .who-spoke last but
• one, _both. for -his, -talents and his virtue, al.
thotigh he had seldom- the good. fortune to
agree with him in political .sublets. lie ex.
pressed great concern at hearing soniething, as if
the Catholics in Ireland were 'not to have those
advantages from the Union, a prosped of which
Made him chiefly vote for it... He should have •
been much pleascti to have found some assurances
to that effed in His Majesty's Speech.. He took
a view of the question in dispute between us ,and
the Northern Powers; upon the Right of., Search
and our- Maritime Superiority. He considered
the point as lather doubtful, than clear, as to the
Right, for that the Sovereignty of the Seas was more
referable to our strength than to any rule of Jets.
tice ; 'and that the Lacy of Nations had no partiality
to any particular State, but was a code to regulate
them all, always having a greater regard 'to Neu..
tral than to Belligerent States; however he gave no
opinion upon that subject.--He- t9ok, notice
,c:of the
expressions of theSecretarY at ar-, aini maintain.
ed that it was manifest from that as well as from
every speech lie made, he should never-wish for
Peace until the. Old Government ot. France was
restored ; and-he thought 'that the observation
he made on the insincerity of peopesing vh.a.t. a
-Minister knew would not be accepted, came with-
an ill:grace froM that'Rt. Flom Gent.--He
tained also that the King's Speech, which he edif.
sidered as the Speech 01 the Ministers, held out to

0146 hopes of teaCe) 11CC:411SC it was tria:aeit) he
Isaid),that We are tn wait Until the Entity. maces
Oftitures to us, which it would be unreasonable to
expect after the opprobrious epithets which had
been applied to the charakfter of the First ConsuL
The Question for the second reading of the
Address being put)

Mr. 110BHOUSE called the attention of the
House to the Question again.—He went over the
same course of argument as the Honourable
Gentleman who preceded him, and added su.
veral observations on the Speech of the S 2.
tRITAILY at WAR, which he said if he had
not heard, he should have remained silent,
but he took the liberty, of disapproving of the
spirit of that Speech. He considered also the
question in dispute between us and the Northern
Powers as not a clear point, but one that required
discussion ; not that he had a decided opinion
upon it, but he should like to hear it discussed
deliberately, for there were grave opinions upon
it on both sides in some degree. Both he and
Mr. NICHOLS paid very handsome compliments
to Sir WILLIAM Sewn-, for the manner in
which he pronounced the Judgment of the
Court in which he presides, and which relate,
in many cases, to the question now in dispute
between us and the Northern Powers.

Mr. WILBERFORCE approved entirely the
Address, and was satisfied that the ambition of
our enemy was the only reason why we had not
had the blessings of Peace long ago, and there-
fore we must pursue the contest until Peace shall
be obtained on honourable telms. He bad no
doubt whatever of the perfeet justice of our
claim in the dispute between us and the Northern
Powers, and lest the Public should fancy that there
was a greater difference in the House than there
really was, he thought it right to observe, that no
one Member had positively asserted the Right to
be as claimed by the
.Northern Powers, the ut-
most extent they went to was to entertain some
doubt, whereas, those on the other side were per-
fialy satisfied ; and they spoke from the best au-
thorities that are to be found in the books upon
that subje&. He entered into a handsome eulo.
gium on Sir W. SCOTT, for his decisions of Cases
which came before him, many of which had in
them some points, analogous to that which was now
in dispute between this Country and the Northern
Confederacy. He was persuaded, that we should
preserve entire the Sovereignty of the Seas ; not
that some mildness should not be observed in car_
tying it into effect ; provided the other parties,
in a proper manner, applied to our Government
far that purpose. Nor bad he much doubt, but
that 'these Powers, when they found that the
Legislature of this Country were calmly and de-
liberately determined to support our Maritime
Rights, would submit, rather than bring upon
themselves the raises), which must await them,
If they compel us to vindicate our rights by
hostile force.

The Question was then put, and the Address
was read a second time and agreed to, and or-
dered to be presented to His MAJESTY by the
whole House.

A Committee was appointed to wait upon His
MAJESTY, to learn when He will be graciously
pleased to receive it.

Ordered that. Hts MAJESTY'S Speech be taken
into further consideration to_morrow.
A Committee was renewed, with the same
powers as the former, on the High Price of Pro-
visons,

At half past seven o'clock, the House adjourned
to this day.

AILRANGEMF.NT OI BvstrzEss Fog. THIS MONIII
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS:
February S. Mr. Sli ER ID A f,T, on the last Negotiation
for Peace,
9. Mr. Sr R. UT T. on the failure ofthe F. xpedit ion to Ferrol.
17. Mr. JoNt.s, on the Ev*.:uation of Egypt.
.. zB. Mr. PI TT'S Budget.
to. Mr. NI cuoLs, on the State of the Nation.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Fa. 3.

Whitehall, Igo. 7.

Tin king has been pleased to grant unto Sir
Thomas Troubridge, Bart. Captain i►► the Royal
Navy, and Colonel of His Majesty's Marine
Forces, his Royal Licence and Permission to ac-
cept the Rank of Commander of the Order of St.
Ferdinand, and of Merit, which h is the inten-
tion of Ferdinand the Fourth, King of the Two
Sicilies, to confer upon him ; and to bear the in.
signia of Commander of the said Order :

The king has also been pleased to grant unto
Captain Alexander John Ball, of the Royal Navy,
his Royal Licence and Permission to accept the
Rank of Commander of the Order of St. Ferdi.
nand, and of Merit, which it is the intention of
Ferdinand the Fourth, King of the Two Sicilies,
to confer upon him atd to bear the insignia of
Commander of the said Order.

The King has been pleased to grant unto Cap.
tain Samuel Hood, of the Royal Navy, his Royal
'Licence and Permission to accept the Rank of
Commander of the Order of St. Ferdinand and of
Merit, which it is the intention of Ferdinand the
Fourth, King of the Two Sicilies, to confer upon
him ; and to bear the in3ignia of Commander of
the said Order.

The King has also been pleased to grant unto
Captain Benjamin Hallowell, of the Royal Navy,
his Royal Licence and Permission to accept the
Rank_of Commander of the Order of St. Ferdi-
nand, and of Merit, which it is the intention of
Ferdinand the Fourth, King of the Two Sidlies,
to confer upon him ; and to bear the insignia of
Commander of the said Order :