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London, England, 1803-05-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS.
MONDAY, MAY 16.
THE furater hearing of the Appeal Cause, the Carron
Company, J. Ogilvie, which stood for this day, was post-
poned.
The various Bilis before the House were forwarded in their
respethve stages.
A number of Bills, chiefly private, were brought- up from
the Commons by different Gentlemen, and severally read a
first time.
The Report of the Nottingham Eleaion 13111, pursuant.to
Order, was received,- agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be
read a third time.
° After some time had elapsed,.
Lord P•ELII44I entered the House, and present:.
ea a Message from the Kt teoae•elaiiye to the ter.:
urination of the Negotiation with the French Go,
vernment, and similar to that presented to the House
of Commons, (.iLn:4:Nth we refer.) •
• After:: His Majesty's Message had been read in
the usual way; from the Woolsack, and by the Clerk
at the Table,
Lord PELHAM rose, and observed, it was ob_
viously unnecessary he should then offer any corn-
Merles Majesty's Message, which had been
just read. Their Lordehips, however, would be'
. aware, it was their duty, as well out of reaped to
a COmMunication from the Throne, as with a rele.
fence to its particulateiraportance, to take the sub.
jet into consideration as soon as convenience would
peyMit. The Papers alluded to in His Majesty's
Message would be laid before their Lcirdships with
,as little delay as possible; he thought, that about
. Wednesday they could *be presented. Some time
would then be proper, for their Lord Ships to pe.
ruse and consider their contents, and in this view,
he humbly •. submitted, that this day .se'nnight
would be a proper day for taking His Majesty's
Message into consideration. His Lordship, then
moved accordingly, and that the Lords be sum.
owned for that day. •
On the Question being put,
Earl STANHOPE rose and observed, that the
sultiea which would shortly come-under their Lord-
ships' consideration, was one of the last and- most
ihomentous importance : the Heuse woulde he aware
and must feel that the Country, at the termination
of the recent War, was in a very exhausted stare,
and that it was now about to:be plunged once more
into all the evils of a new War. He had noobjedion
to the day proposed for taking the King's Message
into consideration—first, as he thought it would
afford their Lordships full time,. to consider the
Papers, should they be laid on the Table on Wed.
eiesday ; and, secondly, there would be time fur-
Parliament, also to receive, perhaps* from Govern.
tnent, material information on the subjed, which
was undeniably of the highest importance ; that
subject, the House would recoiled,' was War,
which, as• had been eloquently observed by a Re-
f. .verend Prelate, found every thing before it
blooming and fruitful as a garden of Eden, and left
every `thing after it as a desolated wilderness.
They were to considor, that IN; was not an Agri-
cultural Country.' lint, to a certain degree, sub.
tii.sted by *etas Of ies Paper circulation'and eredir;
04 to such a Coinitry, 'thon eo• any other,
War was of the moat serious importance. He did
net at'preent ;kat) Co go into any discussion of the
enbjett : however, on so . great an occasion, he
thought the Howie of Lord, should he informed of
t fah, which, indeed, the French Government were
informed of already ; • this bet it was in his power to
state, viz, that the French Government were its.
formed by an American* Gentleman, of a mode of
destoying the Fleet of this Country,, in a way in
whieh this Country would not be able to prevent ;
he could tint remain silent under these impressions,
whin such a commUttication as that contained in
the Message was made to the House : the delay,
he hoped, would enable it tto-eceive some inform.
lion from Government, and particularly with re.
sped to the important circumstance alluded to,
which was some time since miite known to the
Geve.rnineet here : they might receive information
of what measures were taken to prevent the chats.
nel of the river Thames from heir)), exposed to the
dangers of the operation he alluded to. On this ins.
,i;ortant point, he thought the House had to expat
information; In considering the inaportant question
of Peace and War, June points %vete chiefly to be
considered': first, its justice, lint of which he could
alive no opinion' until he should have perused the
Papers : and secondly, its policy,' upon which ques-
tion he wits not equally inclined to hesitate. 'Flit
Noble Earl again reverted to the circumstance
which he had communicated to their Lordships,' arid
insisted on its peculiar importance : he adverted to
the dangers !'o, which even the channel of the river
Thames would be exposed by sinking of Vessels
therein. lie observed, he had informed the CHAN.
CE Limit of the EXCUEQUEIt of the fad, and at the
satne time informed hien of remedies, which, if corn.
!tined would prevent the dangers to be apprehended.
He had not heard that any of these had been applied,
though the Otruntry was on the eve of War.
The Lotto:CO arm tatAlst. then put the questions
on the Motions of Lord, Pet:HAM, which were in_
fleted accordingly, and after some some routine busi.
nesS'Was disposed of, he House adjourned till to.
ttlOtrOW.

}.SOU' E OF COMMONS,

ItfO'ND4Ys MAY p 5.

MR. DANot brought up a Report from the Com-
mittre appointed to try toe of Contested
Elation for the Botouo, d'Cirencester, which
t,ited, that the kitting Members, Sir ROBERT
PftttsTniv and Mici-ottrilitces BP.ACH, were
ciniy eles ted, and elf t the Petition wai not lava-
low or vexatiooi.

Mr. FfiLLlAitti moved; that John Simpson,
Mayor of Great Grimsby, should be brought to the
Dar of that House on Wednesday, and discharged.
The Srumm: informed the Hon. Gentleman,
-Oat it,was regular to pres'ent a Pititiori to that tiled
Ors', and that he might do it to.tnorrow,
l'lte Motion of Fame fell to the ground.
Message from the Lords stated, that they. had
agreed to the Nottingham Ere Lion Bill, and to, sr .
veral private,llills, without any Amendment.
The Indemnify f3lll was read a second time, and
PmTitrett to „Oe ‘4119440030 40.
morrow.

The further consideration of the Report of the
Committee on the Ilchester Elation, was postponed
to Wednesday next.

Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of the
Silver Bullion Bill, which was read and agreed to,
and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time "to..
morrow.

The House went into a Committee of the whole
House on the Medicine AR when the House re.
sumed, leave was given to bring in a Bill to amend
the Mt.