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London, England, 1812-01-08 00:00:00

NEW WRITS.

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On their return, the SPEAKER acquainted
House, that during the Recess, he had issued‘Writs
for the Election of a Members fur the following

pi aces' :
For Fortrose, in the room of Peter Baillie, Esq.
deceased ; for the city of York, in the room of Sir
William Mordaont Milner, Bart'. deceased; for Tot-
ness, in the room of Wiltiain Adams; Esq. deceased ;.
for Shrewsbury, in the room of Sir Thomas Tyrwhit
Jones, Bari. deceased ; and for &Ist Grinstead, in
the room of Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bart. deceased.
New Writs were also ordered for the following
places :
For Weymouth, in the room of Sir J. Lowther
Johnstone, Bert. deceased; for Lewes, in the room
of Henry Phelley, Esq. deceased ; for ,Barnstaple,
in the room of George Woodford Thelluson, Esq.
deceased; and for Aldbororigh, in the room of John
Macinahon, Esq. who slice his elet..tion, has ac-
cepted the Office of Pay-Master of Widows' Pen-
sions.
The usual Bills (among which was the Clandes-
ine'Outlawry Bill) was read a first time.

same principles -Which governed the:condo& the
British Government at that time, Which were a de-
testation of the principles of liberty. To shew the
faa was so, he might refer to many advocates of
war ; the chief of them was Mr. Burke:who cer-
tainly wrote eloquently, but in his writings there
was little of principle. When the war began, it
was pretended to be about the opening of the
Scheldt, a war for the Dutch, and so on ; it was
continued under one pretext or the other, until at
last the country was placed in its present situation,
and the question now is, i‘ What are we at war for?"
He knew it would be said in reply, " For the inde-
pendence of Spain." 'What then ? it became ne-
cessary for this country, so tond of liberty,•to.fight
for ,the independence of Spain ! How was that in-
dependence to be secured ? Why, by placing on the
Throne again a Sovereign who betrayed his country,
and whom the peeople deposed. But then, it would
be contended, he has rights. It, seethed. very
singular that Government should understand the
rights of Sovereigns, and deny the rights of the
People. If Spain was lost, it would be in conse-
quence of the ' disiuchnation on our part to foster
that spirit, which, properly supported and encou-
raged, could alone counteract the designs of France ;
the love of freedoM, which was the primary cause of
the revolution. In canvassing the topics in the speech,
he begged to be understood as taking the speech as
that of the Minister. To hold out hopes which no
rational man can entertain was reprehensible—there
was no chance of driving the French out )f Spain.
Therefore, when he :mired the brightniTss of the
laurels which our arms had gained, he lamented at
the same time that these laurels were barren, and
that the results of our victories were little shot t
of
defeats. It was true General Hill had routed a
small disision of the French, in which the utmost
gallantry was displayed, but what could be ex-
pected from ,any exertions in the Peninsula ?
Such was the situation of affairs abroad, but what
was our situation at home ? Was it for .us, who'
were erecting fortresses at home; to talk of suc-
cesses in the cause of freedom ? Why we .h.ad ex-
perienced nothing but failures, and the most re-
markable cause for these failures was the support
which we uniformly and constantly gate to despo-
tism. It might be said, "Do the French *proclaim
in their career the principles of liberty, and give it
to all the world ?"—They did not ; out then they
had the good sense to try to concili to the people of
the countries they subdued, by getting rid of what-
ever was obnoxious to them in their Government.
Was that our condu& in Spain ? It was not, In
the very part, and the only part which was
:in our
possession, the Inquisition is suffred to remain.
But what must strike every person with astonish-
ment was, that we. were fighting in Spain to Main-
tain the Catholic religion, to the exclu4ion of all
others, while in England we refuse co-receive as al-
iies the most valuable part of the nation, because
they profess the Catholic religion. The people of
Ireland might well complain; t here was something
almost amounting to treachery to the nation, in:
keeping up the ferment in that part of the United
Kingdom. It was . extraordinary that the Speech
did not notice the slate of Ireland. It contained all
the faults which could be inserted, by calling upon
the nipposeet Representatives of the People.—(A cry
of Oraer, Order !)
Tise-SpaAttlpor.." That is not language which
the HoUse can hear."
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT proceeded. He did not
consider he had ustal language which was unparlia-
inentary. If it could be proved that many of the
Representatives were nut sent by the people; that
the baiter for seats in Parliament was common ; that
it had been avowed, and not only avowed that such
suadices wete used, but that " it was es notorious
as the sun at noon-day." then he thotight it was not
necessary to be so over scrupulous and delicate in
the epithets which he might use in the course of his
speech. After what the House had heard on the
subject dining a former Session, it would tot be
conceived, he contended, that this 'House was the
pure representation of the people at large. The. Hon.
Baronet then recurred to the topics in the speech,
and expressed his concern that the restriaions
should have been imposed on his Royal Highness
the PanaCe RedetsT, who ought not to tie shackled
—those restrictions were insulting, and ought not
to have been brought forward. However unfortu-
nate the people might think themselves on the oc-
casion, they would now have the happiness to re-
flect, that the time would soon expire when these
restrictions would be removed, and the Execu-
tive Government be restored. Then they might
expect to see that liberal system of English Po-
licy (to whiCh his Royal Highness had often pledg-
ed himself to adhere) once more effective; a sys-
tem which, at the close of the reign of George 11.
had raised this country to the pinnacle of glory,
and which again practised, we should be more se-
cure, more happy, and have mere glory. The
Prince had seen persons of great abilities exer-
cise their talents on the subject of Government 5
some were advocates for an absolute form of -Go-
vernment, others for an aristocratical, and others
(or a di.irpocrey, nod some had written in favour
of` a mixed form ; but not one had written in fa-
vour of an oligarchy—an oligarchy of rotten bo-
toughs, which could not be found in the system of
any other. Government but of England. .That oli-
garchy was the root of all the evils which at pre-
sent overwhelm the country. It was for the pur-
pose of calling the 'attention of the Prince to these
evils that he now proposed the Address—evils
which had led to the most serious consequences--
abroad, Sovereigns were chased from their thrones,
Or abon.)Uned their, and at list were compelled
to receive a scanty pittance of the kingdoms over
which they reigned, at the hand of 'Buona-
parte. While such practices were catrying on .at.
home, it was idle to call this country the w isest
the brave'st, and the most free of all the nations in
Europe. If we turned from the Continent, and
looked at home, there was nothing consolatory—
taxation he'd increased to an alarming degree; the
industry chile people was paralysed by the frequent
demands from the Government for -money, until
at
lerigth pauperism had ensued, and the vast sums
thus raised- were extravagantly wasted. The Col-
let:tors of Taxes, though acting under an An of
Parliament, were not acting coustitntionally, The
exa&ious of Empaon and
.Duciley, ice the Reign of
Henry VIII. called forth the indignation of, the
peoples and they were consigned __to the block; for
acting under the .ariCtion of an &c of Yana.

gal.

thent. the plea of an AR of Parliament jid
not excuse them. Now, what was the situa-

tion nt the country, burthened as it ttns with Sur-
veyot•s and Surcharges ? Every tnnut.y in the
kingdom now had its Empsons and its budieys:
In proportion as this system of extortion inektlasvd,

the Government proceeded. in other respeas to eti=
slave the people; and by the erection of fottressesi
under the name of barracks, took ..nilitary possefsion
of the country. They augmented the military force,
and hired a great number of foreign mercenary
Gentians. Could any thing be more awfti;ly alarm-

ing ? The principal retnoustrance of the House of
Commons,' in the-reign of Charles the First, was
having 1 000 foreigners in his pay. Indeed the
whole of the condo& of Government seemed as if
they had lost all feeling ; our own soldiers were • ,
compelled to wear - a German garb, e, ith whiskers
and trappings attached-to their dress. Were the
enemy more alarmed at the sight of a pair of Gers
man whiskers, than they would be at tf front of a
smooth-laced Englishman ? Could any thing par-
lake .more of absurdity and of fol;v ? But these
follies perhaps are intended as blinds to other and
greater enormities. These were some of the griev-
ances. Another was, that system of military di.cis
pline, as it is called, which was coining home very
fast upon the- backs of all the people. Tee ery
name of a Local Ailititiatnan was now dreaded :
every man who is the lather of a family is liable to
be diaggt d from his home under the Local Militia
Aa and flog-ged s and it was no exaggefation to says
that this nation is 4`. a_flogged nation." Amongst
the various goevances under which the country
bends, in addition to extortioners and tax-gatherers,
may be stated a subject which it was ituPossibie to
pass over, viz. the Liberty of the Press, the resiric
lions on which might be taken as the fair barome;er
of the conduct of any Goternment. Wien we
looked at the numerous informations CrlCOliSt it utiOtl,
ally filed by the Attorney General ex officio, and re.
collected that by virtue of such a power he might ex-
ercise it as often as he pleased, end prosecute whom
he liked, the illegality of such a mode of proceeding
was much to be deprecated. The number of eX qt.-
ficiq informations filed within the last few years ex-,
seeded all that had ever been filed since the Re.olus
Lion. The partiality evinced in these prosecutions.
when some were hi-might up for jueement, and
others excused, was a grievance which required re-
medy. It was the practice of some of the Jtidges
to anticipate guilt, as in a recent caserthat of White,
but the verd.ct of -an English Jury decided other-
wise ;—.others,, who were convicted, were sent to
distant gaols, heavily fined, and itopiisoned in soli-
tary cells.. With such proceedings in stew, the.
Hun: Baronet really thought there •.s as not much
for the people to cangratulate themselves upon, in -
respect to the boasted liberty of the press. The
lon. Baronet concluded with sating, that he had
proposed an Address, which would embrace all the
:topics upon, which he had dilated, and to which he•;
wished to call the attention of • his Royal Highness.
He then , read Isis Adthess, which extended to au ;
unusual length ; two of the passages in- it forced a .
laugh from the House—they were as follows : .--
", the British flag seemed to have waved only its hostility
to .the happiness of mankind and of liberty."
Under the name of redeemnig the Land Tax, a general
(... , ;cation of property has taken place." •
Lord CoctiaAt...N¢ seconded the A,,ldress. of the
Hon. Baronet, but in so low a tone of voice that we
could not hear hint correctly. He was of opinion
that the &hist) torce; in ihe Peniasula wee not
able to cope with those of Buonaparie—that no hopes
of ultimate success could arMe from the prutrad:on
of the war in that quarter. He coadewned the con.
dud of our Government with respect to Sicily, whith
kingdom he thought, was under the most despotic.
'orm of Government, wita the exception of Porto.
From thence theNo-.fle Lord took a short view
~ the situation of affairs at home, to which he
agreed with all that the Hon. Mover had stated; and in
the course of stating his opinion as to the war in due
Peninsula (to which he recurred back), mentioned •
what he conceived the House would think a curious
fad, viz. thatalsie bullocks and sheep,which are des-'
tined for the support of our army, pass through the
French army, the Officers of which receive bribes
fur the permission of passage.
The Address proposed by Sir Francis Burdett was
then read from the Chair.—On the question being
put—
Lord JocuLvet rose and said, that, differing as
he did, tromohe •Hon.• Baronet, in all the extra.
neeus matter which he had introduced, he should
throw himself on the indulgence of the Heuser
while he confined himself to a review of thostitopics
which were contained in the Speech of his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent. The House, he was
convinced, must join in those sentiinen s of resoer
expressed therein, upon-the state of his Majesty's
health; -and if so humble an individual as *hi iliSel f-
might undertake to condole with the feelings-of the•
country upon this melancholy subjed, he would re-'
-fer them to the attachment which his Majesty had
ever borne to• the Constitution, and in which he
was zealously imitated by his Royal Highness.
l-fe drad no' doubt, that on recurring to the re-
colledion of his paternal cafe, they would be
anxious to evince every respell to his Royal.
Person, and -so to- provide, that if it pleased
God he should awake from his trance, he Wight
-find himself surrounded with a splendour ‘vlecis:
should mark our gratitude; it was but a debt which
we largely owed, for the care, the anxiety, and the
justice -with which he had governed us so long.
rhe time was now., nigh, when the restrictionsiaos
posed upon' the Prince Regent- Would cease ; and,
' however he might have differed originally,' as •
to.a r 1(111 et
heprwooprrlidet
ayt-
large,of irn phoos iwn,
mtuhcehmi,gi eh
teobuchili
[toped
-avoid regarding them- at- this moment as so may
proofs- of. -the. -anxiety of his. Highness to
promote the. ood of -the people under any eircuee.
stances. No man, he -was persuaded, on whatever
side of the House he' was accustomed to_sit, enu:d
withhold his approbation of the undaunted bravely
and brilliant services of our army -in Portugal. :Nv
man, he-was pet suaded, whatever his political opt-
Iltorls might be, could deny to his (Lord Jocely it's)
countrynian, Lord Wellington, the praise to whit:4
he was emitled, for manifesting to the Contineoe,
front the efforts of an indignant nation, assisted by
. 13,itish skill and intrepidity. But while 'he bore.
, :testimony to the conduct of our own troops, l',
would be wrong to pass over _that of our ,Allie 4,
who,, under another gallant countryman- of hts,
. Qsomal <Beresford, had done honour to the cause

wh;ch they were engage& Neither should
•,,i,;s over the achievement accotnplished un-
:it-r Gvti s tf, Spain, he regretted
ieeply that her efforts, though marked by the enet-

saying that, he was so eager to cOnviet, as " to anti-
!cipate the guilt" of any person.
Sir F. BURI)ETT said, he was informed that the
Judge alluded to, advised the points intended tot de-
fence to be reserved, in order to be pleaded in mi-
. tigation Of penishment.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that if in the
mind of his Lordship they appeared to be such as
could only go in mitigation, there wai no impro-
priety in the suggestion.
Sir F.-Bun/me' replied, that the case did not
admit of such an excuse,- as the suggestion
.was
given before the evidence was stated to hilt Lord-
ship.
Mr. PONSONBY said, that with regard to the
vote he should give, both on the Address and the
Amendment, he was precisely in the same situation
with his Hon. Frieed (Mr. Whitbread)., who had
declared himself necessitated to vote against bob.
The, Address of the Noble Loid appeared to him to
be more properly the business of this day. To that
Address, therefore, he should confine his observa-
tions. The principal topics of the Speech Might
be reduced- to four. The first was, the providing
for the dignity and comfort of his Majesty's Royal
Person. Ueon that subjea, though he was willing
to go as far as- any man for his Majesty's accotn-
modation generally,. he was yet anxious to reserve
to himself en opinion on the details. The next re-
lated to the affairs of Spain and. Portugal. No man
was more willing to acknowledge the bravery of the
troops anti Generals employed in those countries
than he was, but he could not bring_himselfe`te vote
for whatever supply his Majesty's Ministers might
;hint: proper to conduel the war. This was too
ide a subjea to be discussed 'in an Address. They--
musc allecei proud of the army.which had upheld
and maintained the honour of the British name;
but to vote for enabling the Ministers to continue
the war in the manner in which it had hitherto
been condueted, was an aCt of which le!. had alrea-
dy declared his ci,)probation. The opinion he had
orr‘ce:avowc:i -he did not see any reason for changing,
-since, in the- smaller enterprise, it was true, we
• were successful, but in the larger we had
He would 110 t vote whatever sum was said to be
necessary to. the condueling of this war without pre-
vious inquiry ; -but if, upon inquiry, it should: appear
'that it was necessary and expedient to"do so, he
would .most. joyfully. agree. The next point .was
superior to the relations of Spain and Portveill-e.our.,
relations with America. He rejoiced at tier paeitie
disposition ehich_ Government had manifested in
the affair of the Chesapeake ; and as negociations
were gotng on between the two countries, he should
abstain from any observations which might not ap-
pear in unison with the Speech, reserving to him-
af the right of canvassing it on some future day,
and investigaiing the real state of the question.—
The last, and most important point of all, was Ire-
land—more important than our relations with. the
Peninsula, or even with America herself. Yet,
upon this subject, the only thong to be collected,
horn the Speech was the mention of some improve- .
went in the Revenue. But though he felt' a satis-
faction et the improved state of the Revenue, he was
more concerned for the p,:ople from whom the Re-
venue was-drawn, and more anxious that the. House
would lake means to conciliate them, arid ie ,so do-
ing provide for the security of the whole British
Empire. He should not now enter ipto the discus-
sion at large; ibis was not the occasion, nor did be
see the- Right Hon. Gentleman entrusted with the
Government of Ireland in his place ; he understood
that he was ill, and should be sorry to take advan-
tage of his absence. But the state of Ireland was
such as to call for a solemn inquiry in that Howe,
and %viten that solemn inquiry was adopted, he
thought it •would appear that one great measure
alone, the Emancipation of the Catholics, would
be adequate to the suppression of all discontents,
and necessary to enable this country to cope with
the enemy. He hoped that this inquiry would take .
:place at ne distant day, indeed he tholight not, as
an .Hon. Fri.nd of his intended to bring it forward
shortly, on whicb occasion he hoped the opinion
of the House would be found to correspond with
his own.

*mg what he COticeived- Aha.desetibed to be a Marked
omission in the speech of his Royal Highness the
. Prince Regent, The Hon. Gent. complained that
DO notice was taken of Ireland in the Speech, with
the exception of the passage which slated the Un-
proved receipt of the revenue of that country. But
the tion, Gent had himself afforded the strongest
evidence of the propriety of abstaining from any spe-
cific noticl in the speech of the' nature to which- he
alluded; for almost in the next sentence, after he had
adverted to what he termed an impropriety, the
Hon. Gentleman distinctly declared, that he would
not go at length into anj consideration of the
state of Ireland, because he did not think that
the present was a convenient time for entering into
such a consideration. Now it the Hon. Gentleman
thought that the present was not- a convenient-time
for entering into such a discussion, surely those
whose duty it was to address his Royal -Higlaress
the PRINCE RECENT, were more than instified in re-
commending his Royal Hiahness to omit any obser-
vations on a subject calculated•to excite diseoSsion,
which by the Hon. Gent.'s own admission would
at present be ill-timed. Undoubtedly the lion.
Gent, with his view of the course which ought to be
pursued Ireland, Might ha% e advised the introduc-
tion into the Speech of a recommendation of that.
desirable course ; but as his Royal
.highness's pre-,
sent servants %%Tie not of opinion that any such re-
commendation ought to be given, the Hon. Gen-
tleman's own view of the case established the impro-
priety that would have attecrted any vi-aw of the sub,
jest at ail. As to ,the notice which the Honoul-
able Gentleman had given, it was assuredly com-
petent to any Honourable Member to bting' for.
ward the question, for the consideration of the
House ; !-)ut he t I usted that a considerable notice
would he given of the' discussion of a subject of
such importance. But he was not a'. are, that in
the present sate of the debate, it was necessary for
him to trouble the • House farther. His principal
object had been to state that it was the anxious wish
of His Noble Friend and the other framers of the
Address so to construct it, that it should, not con-
vey any pledge beyond the general declaration, that
under the present circumstances, the House should
not abandon the Spanish cause ; leaving the parti-
cular manner in which it should be supported, and
the extent to which that. support should be carried,
to a future decision.

„a. perseverance of a brave nation, were not
to successful as those of Portugal ; dill, however,.
ire ete• d, Oat the spirit was unsub-
d , .1; that Catalonia and other provinces were aaive
tance ; that the French Lad excited a force
aaainat themselves which they never could conquer.
In allte!ing to the capture of the island ofJava, utider
Sir Samuel Auchmuty, without going into Tv detail
of the positive advantages we might eurselves expect
to derive from it, he would merely observe that
'trance ought not to possess it ; and it must be saris-
faetory to every one to retied, that after all the
threats and boastings of Buonaparte, the Prince Re-
gent -hould he enabled to•state in his speech to P r.
liament, that with that island France had lost all her
Col.. !es. With regard to America, it was pleasing to
find that the adjustment of the difference with reseed
to the affair of the Chesapeake; afforded a strong
ground to i ipe that the final adjustment of all differ-
ences bet sseen tee couetries would. follow. Peace
with America was the wish of England, but Eng-
land would never purchase peace at the expence of
honour: Without following the Honourable Baro-
net through all his extraneous observations, he
would altude to_ the internal condition of the coun-
try. Never was it possessed of greater wealth :
this fact was evident trom the multitude of chari-
ties recently subscribed to, and, among others, the
contribution of seventy thousand pounds to the
Portuguese sufferers, ;The tranquillity of Ireland
was another subject which called for their con-
gratulation, especially as reports had gone abroad
through the public prints, and other means of a
different nature. He could assure the House, that
in that part of the country with which i.e was con- •
meted, the zeal and good condua of the country
Gentlemen had.Jemoved all apprehensions. There
was also reason to hope, that the difficulties under
which the Irish Finances were known to labour in
former Sessions, would prove to be but temporary,s
many regulations having taken place, and improve- '
ments been made. The Address which he -shoUld
propose differed materially from that of the Hdreßa •
ronet, and would, be hoped, not only be adopted
in its room, but adopted in away becoming the‘oc-
casion, and worthy of the great cause in i,vhich they
were embarked. Unanimity was particularly de-.:
sieabie this moment, whets we were contending,-
not for power, not for the gratification of any unjust
or ambitious inclinations, but for freedom, for in
dependence, for existence, and that too against an
enemy who, in defiance of all the just principles of
war, laboured only for the subjugation' of the won
Justum bellum quibus neeessarium et pia arena
quibus nisi in armis nulla relinquitur sees.” .
,His Lordship concluded with moving an Address,
which was, as mire', an echo of the Speech, as an
amendment to that of Sir Francis Burdett.
Mr. Vasa seconde'd the Address, but was inaudi-
ble in the gallery during the greater patt of his
speech. He set out with premising -th it he should
c t-11-1-ne himself to the topics contained iti the speech
of the Prince Regent, upon whose G overnment he
passed some compliments. He then proceeded to no-
tice the melancholy state of his health, ,
daring, that as long as a -spark of gratitude re-
mained in the nation, so long would they look up
to tt e moral charader of the Soverereign, who,
" born and educated in this country, gloried in
the name of Briton." He contended that every
comfort and dignity .adapted to a Sovereign,
should be afforded to him. This could not
initetere with a proper economy, which should
at e. ays be practised. Tie riches of a Briti,h King
consisted in the wealth an : happiness of his pauple.
In adverting to the next point, he said the facts spoke
for tliemadves. Portugal was yet free, and if it was'
glom to have n scued an old and fai hful ally from
the power of an invader, the glory was our own. The
people of Portugal had found what the promise of the
protection of the Imperial Eagles .‘as. Of this he was
cei taio, that the conduct of Government was not only
honourable to the spirit of Great Britain, but ad-
vantageous to the cause of the civilized world. As
th whst tire Honouraole Baronet had said respedieg,
the employment of German troops, he should only
say, that upon many occasions they had proved
ibetnselvl:s able to fight With the valour of their
adopted' at don. He congratulated the House on
the late adjustueset with America, and the prove&
of mote important arrangerne4s. Peace must be
the wish of a Well-disposed Government ; but peace
could only `wise in t ebunty. It Was not difficult
to force e, that that dominion which was usurped
and maintained by a train of violations upon the
tranqu lily of the world, could nut last. Hardships,
they might endure in opposing the common tilt my,
but they must meet them, wiih resolution—they
must put a confidenCe. in the Regent, and pursue
the course which had hitherto been pursued so pros-
perously for this country, and.enabled her by the
strong arm of her auspiciOas power to protect the
injured and repel the ambitious-.
Mr. Wirtrattaan said, that as it was the inten-
ticrof rite 11-uaose able Baronet to push the question
to a vote, he would make an observation or two as
to the impression on his mind. 'There were many
general points and observations contained in his pro-
positions whiCh were just, but there were also many
Lich he (Mr. W.) differed from hits. Some
topids were introduced; which he thought had been
Leiter reserved for of liter occasions, . and some ex-
pressiens were admitted w itl(regard
ne w 11;elt he was not prepared to give an opinion.
Tire predicament in which he (2vlr. W.) was placed
by the tNO Addresses, -was that of trot being able to
vote for either. 'He hoped the Hon. Baronet,: under
those- circumstances, would, see the propriety of
withdrawing his motion.

Mr. PoNsoNaY, in explanation, said that the
R;ght Honourably Gentleman had misunderstood
him respecting • Ireland. What ,he complained of
was, that the Speech 'was. destitute of any recom-
mendation to Parliament to take the state of Ire-
land into consideration. This, he repeated, was,
in his opinion, a matterof absolute necessity ; and
he again gave notice, that an Honourable Friend
of his would very speedily undertake to direct the
attention of the Howe to this most important of all
subjects.
Mr. BIDDULPIt was willing to pledge himself to
further support of ;he Spanish cause, but concurred
with the Honourable Gentlenytn near him in his
disapprobation of the, omission in the Speech of any
notice of the stave of Ireland. _ _ _

The Gallery was thou cleared for a division.
For Sir F. Burdett's Address -
Against it - 238

Majority 237
The amended Address was immediately agreed to
without a division:. .

The gAery was not re-opened ; but we under-
stand that 'Sir J. Nevq,9RT gave notice that on
ThursdAy he would move for illerevival of the C
mitre?. on Irish Finance.--A !journed,

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The CIINCEL LOH of the EXCHEQUER 9bserved,
that, in the first instance, he thought it would have
been better, lud the House proceeded withoet any
discussion to a division, on the Addresi propOsed by
the Him. Bart.; but as the Hon. Gentleman oppo-
site had been induced to Rieke several observations,
on the general subject, and as there would probably
exist no disposition in the Heuse to renew the dis-
cussion on the next question which ould come be-
tote them, he felt it Necessary to say a few words in
reply to the Hon. G_Noleartan's remarks. If, con-
trary to his expecatioti,t he debate, should renew ed
on the next question, it would o' course tie compe-
tent to him to proceed at greater leng.it in the con-
sideration of any arguments that !night in that case
he adduced. With respect to tlte first point re-
served by the Honourable Gentleman, there cer-
tainly could be no doubt that all which that Hon.
Gentleman, or any other Hon. Gentleman, would
pled e himself to by...concurring in the Address,
would be to acquiesce in the propriety, udder the
existing calamitous circumstances of his Majesty's
health, of making a suitable provision for those cir-
cumstances; and it was evident :that the details of
that provision-would be the proper subject of future
discussion. So with
:regard to the second point re-
'served by the Honourable Gentleman, he con-
ceived that in no possible construtlion of Parlia-
rnentau usage could the concurrence of the House
in that passage of the proposed Address be implied
to go further than to shew their;disposition to afford
such succours for the support of the great con-
test in Which. the country: was engaged, as a deli-
berate consideration of the circumstances of that
contest Might prove to be necessary, leaving the
amount and direction of those succours as fit subjeas
to be tubsequently discUssed by those who cornered
in the general principle. He perfectly concurred in
the opinion of the Honourable Gentleman as to the
propriety, under the present circums.ances, when
begaiation. was pending: with America,. of ab-
staining from any discussion of the relations between
the two countries, since no discussion ,could, at the
present moment, have any specific application. At the
Same time it would be competent to arty Hon. Mem-
'her at a future period to bring the subject,it he should
think fit, under the considetatton of .Parliament.--
' The next point to which the Hon. Gent. had alluded

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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, ,he :had not the
advantage of hearing the speech' of the Honourable
13,tronet'i but the words of the Addrrts which he
held in his hand, alluded to the conduct 'of Lord
Ellenborough in the trial of White. He thought he
could take upon himself to say, that the observation
was unfounded. .No man's defente'was ever heard
with, more patience and indagencd than that of
White. During the course of his trial, manylegal
phjeations were In ide by his Counsel, and urgedover
and over again. In 'fact„ nothing had fallen front
that Noble Judge, which could justify any one in

THE S UN.

SO,LEM QUIS UICdRF FALSUM AUDLAT-?

LONDON,

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 181.

•
The Ardent, Rear Admiral HOPE, the. Dictator,
and the whole of the remaining ships Gram Wingo
Snund, passed behind Yarmouth Sands )esterday.
The wind being now easterly, the fate of the St.
George and Defence cannot long remain unknown.
We believe, that, supposing them to have stood out
the gale on the 23d, and that the Russian ship ac-
tually saw them on the morning of the 24th, there
has been no wind or weather that would allo‘c the
St. George, under jury masts, to have yet reached
the English coast. We are still sanguine that to.
morrow will bring us some tidings of those ships.

The Debate last night in the House of Commons
took rarheran unusual turn, from the circumstance
of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S having addressed the
Chair before Lord JOCELYN, and proposed an Ad-
dress of his own. The consequence was, that Lotd
JOCELYN was obliged to propose the Address in the
shape of an Amendment to Sir F. BUIIDETT'S mo-
tion. We are unable to form any conjecture as to
the advatitage which.the Hon. Baronet proposed to
derive from this departure from the usual course of
proceeding ; it certainly did not procure him much
additional support, for his motion was negatived by
238 lo 1! In the House of Lords the debate was
short, but interesting ; Lords, GRENVILLE and
GREY expressed themselves in terms of the most 'de-
cided opposition to the measures of Atlministration;
The address was, however, agreed to without a
division.

The observance of the' Princesl-CuARLOTTE of
WALES'S Birthday was noticed yesterday in a more
particular manner than bervotbre, by the Royal

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