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London, England, 1810-06-14 00:00:00

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indeed was their deliberate judgment and.conscien-
tious corviaion with respect to these matters, he
most certainly would have forborne to trouble their
Lordships with any appeal, such as he now wished
to make to them. But such he could net believe
was tee serieus conviction of their Lordships' minds.
The resoel tie entertained fur their Lordships, did
not permit him to think that such could be then con-
! \scientious conviction, and that they would differ
widely in sentiments from the great mass of the peo-
ple, for sure he was, that the present
tion not only were not. sepported by, but were emit e.
ly lost in the public „pinion. Much had he to'tegret
that on the present occasion he should not have the
support of the arguments and-authority of his Nubie
Ftiend (Lord Grenvilli w hose • indisposition still
(-end( ued ; but he was happy to be able tosay, that
every yi.rntinient he should utter had the approbatioti
and sattet.on of that distinguished Statesman.
The Noble Earl then proceeded in his observa-
tions oti-the present state of our internal means tor
carrying
.on the war.. The public expenditure the
course ot a eery few years had incre :seri from Id to
85 pillions, and what must be the amount of taxes
to supply such adexpenditure Taxation, he believ-
ed, was carried as tarns it was well possible to carry
it, while the mod,.. of colleeting the, 6xes had be-
come most v,•xations and severe. After being 'so
long eng.ged in an artier:ins struggle, the country
stood in need of rep-,se ; but lie saw no hope of
peace, et en if we were inclieed to a pacific accom-
modation. Indeed no peace., under the present cir-
cumstances, could be lurked for that would be hon-
-o,iiabl; and secure. He had theretore abstained
from Makin; any prooositien rd that effect. As
aro:Jowly would he abstain from, using any language
ot irri•ation, which wotild only. tend to exiisperate
the calamities and miseries of war. But, viewing
1. the pions ot the eeemy, tree immense resources
they pesse,Sed, arel'ihe genius and vigdur by which
these resnuite•s were wielded for the destrtietion of
this country, the last remaining conquest for Buona-
parte te actiier e, though a friend to peace, he felt
we were still tinder the necessity of continuing t`he
contest, and of endeavouring to frame-ate the plaes
of tit, erietriv. Buonaparte !tact rtalized the am-
, biti.rus d!ea,ns of Louis XI V. The balance of
power Was no—the influence of France was pre-
theeireeo, and tuonaparte was now-at tree head not
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only ot lirairee hut ot Europe; and he might soon
per reps it, posssto., or the naval means and
commerce of Spain,- and then he Would haVe under
lis emeretil
.almost the whide maritime poWer of
Europe. -We:must theieforeloiik to a in-We:led war,
to a contest of the most formidable nature, and there-
fore our firs, care 'undeubtelly shored be to eusbiaid
our resources, Are] erepare us to repel the most wr-
ithe da;tger is ieh widen. airy natioe has ever bt en
as‘aded. Ties was our obvi,has policy—this was the
line of policy so forcibly recommended by the Ad-
ministration if welch tie was an unworthy member,
and tor tee adoption of which they h
was had been so un-
•justly reviled, yet it the only policy-now to be
ad; pied. No man could feel a tnore lively interest
than he: die in the cause of Spain. Nothing could
be More eloquently set -forth titan was that cause
by a Noble Mlmptis (Wellesky) on a late ocea-'
sion : he arileutiy admired the splendid d clatnation
of that Noble Marquis on that toeie, but he was not-
'convinced by his arguments. It was not enough to
Shewreliat the Spatosh cause was
.just ; that it de-
aerved every exertion on our part in its favour ;
that-every British heart burnt to *e it accomplish-
ed; •but it should likewise be sheWn that Spain pus-
d the means of action, and her exertions the
probability of sneers. This only could justify and
satretit,n our attempts to support her. After the me-
bucholy experience of what Genet al Moore had met
ithe nothing should have been, attempted without
the Most poled security both from the Spanish
Government aed the Spanish people. Yet, with
that melancholy experience before their eyes, Mini-
sters exposed a fresh army in Spain, and the very
same or more disastrous Consequences ensued—such
was the blind, the improvident policy of Ministers.
'He should say no more on the.condufi st the war-.
-The policy adopted with regard to the few: POwers
in Europe, still unconnected with Fiance, has been
eqtaany. tin wise ; our t Lolence and injustice has es-
trauged Deutnalk. Sicily we still are making sacri-
fices to defend; but all our naval power Will prove
inadeqeate to protea it, unless a radical change be
edeetcd in the Government of that island. How
• did we stand with respect to America? Oar system
• towards that country was most injurious and mii-
ch‘avous, illoUgh it had been frequently boasted that
the operation of our Orders in Council had proved
highly beneficial to out corn:pet-le. Far from that
being the case, we have felt their impotence, and
has e,been compelled to violate them ourselves, in
order Ai übtain artictea which the wants of the coun-
try at hunte most urgently required. They have
'also imposed shackles on our trade, and placed it at
the mercy or the Executive Government, while this
very system of gtiMting tieenses must ultimately
prove extremely injurious to British navigation, and
to the supply of seamen for the British navy. The
domestic policy of Ministers did lei appear more
wise. This appeared iu the means they adopted to
provide for the expenditure of the year—meaes
which were but miserable temporary experiments,
and which would be (mind as ruinous as the last
expenditure itself. How different was the system
from that which the Admaestration of his Noble
Friend (Lord Grentille) had r:Tommended and in-
troduced ; connected with this most improvident
systeei of finance was the state of our meney circu.
lation. It could not be denied that our paper as
compared wiAs specie, hadsutfered, considerable de-
erectation, and that tae state of our eircolatien had
even crippled and euroarrassed our warlike opera-
tions. Woo wou:d have ventured to assert, when
he rest tietion on the Bank was first mentioned, that
ii would have continued inure titan a year or two
yet it LIS continued for thitteey years, and is still