The Sun.
London, England, 1802-05-08 00:00:00

FRIDAY, MA'r 7.
Ir,lit case of Herring v. Goodtitle, a Writ of irror from
t-il'-Ourt of King's Bench, was taken into further conside_r_
„;11), when their Lordships were pleased to affirm the
lirnent Q 1 the Court below.
porfuse.sii%ozal Assent was ,riven, by
rencCommission,
French Wines Importation tolm-
the
the 4 iti.axnpkoortisiDreuty Bill,
land llesttriion Bill, the London Port
and nine others, of a private or local description.—
to Lords Commissioners were the LORD CHANCELLOR,
WAES.INCHAM, and Lord AMCKL AND.
RAccount of the quantity ofLogwood, Mahogany, &c.
arteci from the Ba of Hduras, since the ist f' !unary,
as, on the Motion.ofon Lord G )41+tV I o
OrdeFed
the tici before the House ; as was also an Account relative to
Importation of Gum Senega, in the like period.
MINTO acquainted the House, that as he
,‘-ggined the subjet upon ,which their Lordships
• summoned upon Monday would not take up
'4lof their time, he proposed to move on ihat
:for certain information, preparatory to the dis-
„'sion of the Definitive Treaty on Wednesday
ii)lti and which he thought was highly necessary
the due illdstration of that impoitant subjeEt.
he information he alluded to, principally related
L°. tWo important points, the first, as we understood
Is Lordship, was respeaing the establishment, &c.
tthe Italian Republic, and which took place in
'e interval between the Signature of the Prelimi.
•ry and the Definitive treaties ; and the second
fesPeCted a point of great importance to His Ma-
jetit's interests in the Mediterranean, namely, the
Ration of the Isle of Elba.
iThe order of the -Day for summoning their
'or being read; •
ti Earl SPENCER rose,. pursuant to his no-
ti and in a speech of some length, called their
ilf.l4,_ships' attention to the subject of the Island
ed Malta, as One of the most important of those
e
,14Oefted with the Definitive Treaty of "eace.—=
to expatiated upon the great importance of Mal-
till,' With regard to the interests of this Country,
illt4ler in periods of War, .or in times ofTeace.-='-He
t'rta proceeded to detail the nature of the proposed
rj,t4:lVtnent, with respect to that Island, in the
t6-tliaive Treaty of Peace, and argued, that by
11C. Wt6t of such arrangement, it must fall under
ikBt entrol, perhaps the. titlatinion of the French
perlt. bilk:: He particularly dwelt. upon the financial
`the...iubjea., - and stated, that; according to
She rt information he could obtain, the Revenues ot
riil44l-}ti were: considerably-short of 4.0,00.cih per
k;,.trl: a sum which the expences, unavoidably in-
ly the proposed arrangement, would great..
cAceed. As an instance of which; lie stated, that
,:41)ences of Corn to supply the inhabitants of it,
Fit take itp about a fourth of the money. Thus
tvict'lbstaneedi Malta might became dependent,
t'h was one of the reasons urged by his Lordship,
th
tt)st'te great prObability •of its coining undet the
1ad,,,1•0f France ; and, he observed; that the 56-
te;„46ns in the Treaty, would afford numerous pre,
lvt-ar, to France for interfering in the concerns of.
at He concluded by moving;
that' there be laid before the. House an Account of an -
it it r,'Territorial Revenues, and Coriimertial Duties of the
HIS of Malta, &c. from the Date of its Surrender to
"1s Majesty's Forces to the present
HOJART said, he should not appose The
4t Motioni but would, observe, that it
di. not fair thus to attack Ministers by means of
eahssing separate points of the Treaty ; the whole
Should be fairly and fatly discussed, and the
*>at question for the consideration Parliament
a4sl vvhether, mulct all the circumstances of the
roan His' Majesty's Ministers. were justified to the
dot?tryj•nnforming the Treaty.upon the Table; or
„ With refpett to the. particular part of the
lit:, dwelt upoir,by the-NobleEarl, he observed,
hi, uric great consideration in negotiating the ar-
Nii,eealent was.; the interest of the Maltese peopki
ttnjt' condua entitled then to the favourable at-
-1)k)r) of this country ; and he contended, that the
of itatrangement Was favourable to the extension
commerce of Malta, which must of cotir;
a,e the duties con.neaed therewith:
Earl. ofCARLISLEi in observing upon what
i,r,°4l the Noble. Lord; said, that the objea.of
ttpoil'ahle Friend was; not to press for a decision
it4i a particular pointy but .merely called for par,
!r,4114r information, for the purpose of the better
1k lug their Lordships to judge of the whole
or) a'). and Such Was the tendency of his own Motion
f r°,riae_ r night:
u RENVILLE contended for the •necesai ty-
fortliltormation, in order to enable the House .to
tillesca Proper judgment of the important subjea in .
Faire He He was particularly anxious for the re.
nap 1
in the present instance, as it
shewa 'that the present Revenues of the
the Were wholly inadequate to the support of.
had Prlosed arrangements ; and the Noble Lord .
Ivoult)Futted to tell the-House, how the new system.
Ntr be more favourable. to Trade than the for-•
thajjhe joined his Noble.' Friend in thinking,'
ai,uY the eflea of the Stipulations, the Island of.
11 must fall under the dominion of the French.
om
d HOLLAND expressed his opinions that
thate other Documents relative to Malta, beside
Lef6 ril°7ed for by the. Noble. Earl, should be laid
l'ottre the House.—He ,regretted that_ we had no
‘,ith left tti us in the Mediterranean,' and it was
hir4_ Palo he heard 'the two Noble Lords under
that'
~t.`..PENC:-ER and s'agait4aLEY, -almost prove
n Malta was in a great measure surrendered to,
;-,-that unfavourable proeeeding, other
044 yourssble circumstances in the..- Negotiation,
been oaetated by imperious necessity.- Much had
tae c.d of Russia refusing to be the stale Guaran,
lei epic independence of Malta big he revel-
tl4dt there was a perit.xl when Rtissia would have
ucef?te4,• that trust 3 and, in Dick! tolaow