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.rather a relaxation, than an increased
- rigqnr. I'his was not in the Paper before tbegouse.
. therefore, that they might have the benefit
of all the seiltet inforutadon, he should move, that this
order of the Director-General of the Customs in HOl-
- a if it had heen'receiyed by Government, should
be laid before the House.
• This Motion was put and negatived.
Lord GRENVILLE observed, that there was a
variance between the title of the paper and the address
voted. He wished, however, to be informed; whether.
the whole of the information contained in the paper,
had been received by Ministers previous to the I lth of
goVember 4st ?
Lord HAWKESBURY said, the variance was
accidental. With respect to the information, it had
been all received previous to the 11 th of November
he was not,however, quite sure with respect to the last
piece of information.
;nous coutecn..
Lord ST. JOHN gave notice of his intention to
bring forward his motion respecting the Orders in
Council on Monday.
Lord ERSKINE gave notice of his intention to
move certain Resolutions respecting the Orders in
Council to-morrow se'nnight.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE also gave notice,
that he should bring forward a question on Monday
se'nnight, respecting the Commercial policy of the
Orders in Council.
The order of the day havblg been read,
The. Earl of CARLISLE. adverted to the point
which he had before stated to the House, resrcting a
contradiction between the Order in Council of the
25th of November, and the Act of the 7th Geo. 111.
chap. 4.3„ By that Act, certain enumerated articles
were prohibited to be exported from the Isle of Man,
wider the penalty of the confiscation of the vessel. By
the Order in Council it was declared, that any arti-
cles might be exported from the Isle of Man to any
p Ins except those of this Country. This he conceived
to be clearly a contravention of the Statute. He did
net mean to charge Ministers with any thing else ;
but he thought it was incumbent on them to come to
Parliament Tor a Bill of Indemnity. He trusted that
against this the King's War Prerogative, of which
much had lately been said, would not be urged, nor
the right of retaliation. It might be said that his
objection was trifling ; but it should be remembered
that it was the first fissure in a bank which let in the
overflow, and thus the first contravention of the law,
by a Privy Council, however trifling. in itself, ought
to be met in a decided manner, lest it might lead to
consequences injut ious to the Constitution. His Lord-'
ship concluded by moving a Resolution, which, after
stating the enactment of the Act of the 7th Geo.III.
and the provision of the Order in Council respecting
the Isle of Man, concluded by stating, that the latter
was a manifest violation of the former.
The discussion which followed, turned chiefly on
the legal construction of words in the Order in
Council.
It was contended by the Lord Chancellor and
Lord Hawkesbury, that the Order in Council of the
25th of November was explanatory of the Order of
the Ilth; and that in. allowing vessels to export
goods from the Isle of Man, it did not in legal con-
struction, nor was it intended to authorize the ex-
portation of articles prohibited to be exported from
thence by the Act of the 7th Gco. 111.
• It was contended on the other hand, by Lords
Grenville, Erskine, the Earl cf Lauderdale, Earl
Grey, and Lord Auckland, that the words in the
Order in Council, allowing any articles to he exported
to any ports except those of this country, were, in
their obvious meaning, a violation of the Act, and
that in this instance, the Order of the 25th November,
could not be considered as explanatory of the Order
of the 11th, because in the latter, the Isle of Man
was not mentioned.
The motion was at length put and 'negatived.
A question was then asked by Lord AUCKLAND,
whether under the operation of the Orders in Council,
American vessels were to be allowed to carry the
produce of the enemy's colonies to Sweden ?
Earl BATHURST answered in the negative.
The 'question was repeated two or three times, and
a short conversation ensued, in which Earl Bathurst
again replied to the same-effect, and subsequently
observed, that the Orders in Council contained two
prohibitions, the one prohibiting vessels frcm entering
Lie ports of the enemy, or his allies ; and the other,
prohibiting neutrals from convoing enemy's pro-
perty.—Adjourned.
Die Jovis, Pebruarii xxv. M,DCCG.VIII.
PROTEST,
AGAINST TYE REJECTION OF TilE EARL Or CARLISLE'S MOTION
This DAT.
• Dissestxusr—Because the proposition stated in this motion
is evidently and undeniably true.
We conceive the proper mode of interpreting the laws of our
country, and the acts of its Government, to be according to the
plain sense of the words therein contained. •
The words of die Order stated in the motion expressly declare,
That the articles therein mentioned may be exported to certaki
places there referred to ; and the statute of the seventh of
present Majesty does, in terms equally explicit, prohibit such ex-
portation.
And we conceive that any case of an Order issued by his Ma-
jesty in Council, contrary to the Statute Law of the Realm, is a
matter of such importance as to require the most scrieus attention
of this House. (Signed)"
CARLISLE GREY
GRENVILLE AUCKLAND
ERSKINE WENT WORTU EITZ-
SPENCER WILLIAM
LAUDERDALE

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Dispatches from Sir: C. Comas, .commanding the
British fleet off Lisbon, have beat received at the
Admiralty Office,
The Entreprenaite cutter, from off Ferrol, is 4t-
: rived at Plymouth ; left the British squadron off that.
p 00.5be:14th inst. consisting of the Achille! 74; As-
Theseus 74.; AlcnWitc, and aaether fri-
g 1te,11i11464* command of CommoxlPre Sir RICIIMCD
KtNe: The eteny's squadron in rarrpi cpnsists of
three Attii.of the Um, • one a three-draw, apparently
ioritigiqqat iitterition of putting to sea. the 4th
• instao 1140,n49) Sruteuall't squadron rased-
by that siatafal,