Star.
London, England, 1808-07-05 00:00:00


My Lord; and Genannen,

WP bare It in command from his bfsjetty to norm to To;
the great satisfaction. which be derives from being enabled, br
putting an end to the present Session of Parliament, to tenr.hog
the laborious attendance which the public business Os requirci

of you.
The measure which you have adopted for the improvement et
the militate, force of tht country, pr outset to by the tuendatian
of a system of internal defence err ineptly useful and pectillarly
adapted to the exigencies of these Cants.
The sanction which you hoe given to those nirestret of 4?.
fensive retaliation, to which the violent attache of the teener epee
the commerce and resources of till i kingdom compelled his Ma.
Jetty to resort, has been highly satisfactory to MS Mtitlty.
His Majesty doubts not that, in the result, the enemy will be
convinced of the impelier of peraevering in a system which to.
torts upon himself In so Moth greater proportion those hilt
which he endeavour, tee_ InQict upon this elontry.
Gentlemen of t% if•stre f Comm•nr,
We are commanded by his Majesty to return his most hese,
acknowledgmects ice the chterfelr ass and liberality with Which
the necessary sepiolite for the cement year have been melded.
His Majesty directs us to assere you, that he participates in the
satisfaction with which yet trest have contemplated the
log situation of the Revenue, and credit of the Country, zUliwith.
standing the continued pressure of the went and he co-Irate:stet
you upon having been enabled to provide for theezigerees of the
Public service, with so small an addition to t'..e Public bentheue.
His Majesty commands us to thank you, for having enable!
him to mike gond his.engegements with hi., ; oed to tepees,
to you the particular gratification which be has thrived from the
manner in which you have provided for the establishment +Obis
Sister, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Brunswick.
• My Lords and Gentlemen,
His Majesty has great satisfaction in informing you, that tee•-
withstanding the formidable confederacy united against his Ally
the King of Sweden, that Sovereign perseveres with unabated vi.
gour and constancy to maintain the honour and independence of
his Crown ; and that no effort has been wanting on .the part of
his Majesty to support him in the arduous contest in which be is
cataged•
The recent transactions be Spain and Italy have exhibited sew
and striking proofs of the ussboute2ed and unprincipled wobidte
which actuates the common enemy of every established Govtrn
aunt and independent IMMO In the world.
His Majesty flews with the liveliest interest the loyal and ds•
retrained spirit nisnifeusd * the Spanish nation, is resistbag the
violence and perfidy with. which dale deafen rights have bee
Thus nobly strou'ing tram the tyranny and usurpotiou ft
Prance the Spanish nation eso no longer Be coati dered as the (lic-
itly of Great Britain, but is recosobed by his Majesty u a natural
itiend and ally.
17i'e are conunanded to Wore yam, tat ionentudtations LW*
been made to hie Majesty foals sevetal of the provinces of Spiel,
soliciting the aid of his may. The answer of his Majesty to
these connwanieadoite lin beets teseived s Spain with every do
monstratlea of shoo eeDdiraents of confidence and affection ehkh
are congenial to the feelings and tow interests of both meioses:.
and bls Majesty commands se to assure you, that be will conitlN
to make every surdas in his power for the support of the &ph.
wish caste, guided in, tilt choice and in the direction of Miaow
don by the wish". et .shose in whew Waif. they are employed.
In contributing to the success of this just and &hos caw,
his Majesty has 09 other object than that of preserving unite.
paired the integrity and Independence of the Speak& Muesreby.
:tut he trusts that the tame efforts which are directed to that pen
object may,under the blotting of Derret PROYIDINCI, had la
their effects, and by their example, to the restoration of the Lifer
tits mad Pear* of Europe.
Then a Cov.miesien for proroguing the Parliament was read'
after which the LAIRD CHANCELLAIik
saiJ—
My Lords and Gentlemen,
By virtue of his Majesty's Conadssion under the Great Seal, to
as and other Lords directed, and now read, we do in his Ma-
jesty's uante, and in obedience to his commands, prorogue this
Parliament to Saturday, the 20th day of Lure* next, to he dacit
here hoiden ; and this Parliament is accordingly proregued to
Saturday, the 20th day of Angles nest.
The Carom us having withdrsvan, their Lordships soon after
se, aided.

-HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. W. POLE moved, that a new wrk be Issued for the elec•
dun of 11 Meober for Rye, in the room of Sir Wm. Elford, who
had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Also for the election of 3
Ki ii,ht of the Shire for the County of Clare, in tho room of Cod
bnel Burton, who had acceptedthe offset of ruchbatot or
Munster.

AFFAIRS OD want.
Mr. WHITBkEAD rose and said, he had wait. I
ed to the very last moment that an opportunity could
be allowed him, in anxious hope and expectation that
his Majesty's Ministers would,in some shape or other,
have endeavoured to produce from that House some
declaration of its sentiments with regard to the inta
resting affairs of the Spanish nation, under thelmodt
ledge of those important circumstances which had
cencly transpired ; and he felt some surprise that al
such endeavour was made before the moment de,
tined for the separation of Parliament. Upon a fig,
mer night, when the situation of Spain was in some
degree urged'upon the consideration of the House, hi
was the person foremost to deprecate discussion 01
the 4ubject, and the reason was, because It had not
then been known that the Spanish nation had, with
any thing like a general sentiment, declared agagg
the proceedings of the French Government tom&
their country ; in which case, discussion in that
House: might expose the Spaniards to the danger d
new and accumulated severities and oppressions.--
Things had since, however, taken a new turn:
tba
Spanish nation had nobly, and generally declared its
determination to resist the tyrannical encroachments
of France, and had flown to arms fur the purpose•—*
Sincerely did he pray that Gob might send them sun
cess ; and this be was sure was .the devout and ears
nest wish, not only throughout this country, Ng
through the civilized world; and had not tig
leas*. doubt that it was the intention of hls
government, as well as the unanimous desire ad*
people of England, that every support whith the m
sources and energies of ibis country could a
should be given to the people of Spain in their
sent arduous and glorious straggle. He did boPeo
however, that after the. recent letter addressed by Mr
Noble Lord oppo,ite to him to the Lord Mayor of
London, on the subject of Spanish affairs, that his
Majesty's Chancellor of the Exchequer would, efil
ithis, have come down to the House to call for a Vag
of Credit to aid his Majestrin the support of Spago
and he was sure if he had done so, it would have mg
with the chearful and unanimous acquiescence, the,
House, who wuuld.have joined in the declaraton
their warmest approbation of a purptre In which,
every British subject must feel a lively toterest.
Wpm now, however, too lane, and the HeuSe must hw