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London, England, 1808-03-30 00:00:00

PAALLIMBNT'ART PROCZIPINGS.

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HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH I&
The House was some time empieyod in a Coamalbles d Psi-
vikges on the Roxburgh Peerage; after which the Committee
adjourned, fin ifie.

08=88 IN COUNCIL.
The order of the day was then moved, and
Lord HOLLAND rose to make his promised mo-
tion respecting the policy of the Orders in Council.
The object he had in view, in bringing forward his
present motion, was to take an opportunity of recor-
ding the opinions of those with whom he acted, on
thisimportant subject; and to entreat that House to
stretch out a saving hand, to rescue the country from
the sea of troubles which these measures must inevi-
tably bring upon it—unless the salutary and season-
able interference of Parliament was interposed to ar-
rest it. His Lordship adverted to the loss of negroes
by famine on a former occasion, when the inter-
course with America was suspended, and which
amounted to 15,000 in the single island of Jamaica.
He asked, were Noble Lords aware of the proportion
of sustenance drawn by our West India settlements
from the United States of America ? and adverted
to certain calculations to shew, that of the whole
quantity imported, the United States furnished—
Of Corn 65 per cent. or nearly 9-3ds.
Bread, Flour, and Meal, 91 ditto or snore than 9.loths.
Rice --- 98 ditto or needy all.
Fish 50 ditto or oso.half.
Ewe Butter 14 ditto or 1-7th.
Cows and Oxen 79 ditto or 4-Sibs.
Sheep and Hogs 90 ditto or 9-10chs.
And of Lumber, which his Lordship observed was
next in importance to Provisions--
Of one Article, 97 per cent.
Another 99 ditto; and,
A third 96 ditto.

The Noble Lord afterwards went into an histori-
cal retrospect of the commercial intercourse. between
this country and the United States, both immediately
before, and subsequent to the acknowledged indepen-
, dence of that great country, and went over all the
arguments before adduced, in respect to the conse-
quences that may result from a war between Great
Britain and the United States. Under these circum-
stances, he said, he would endeavour to record the
opinions of his Noble Friends on this momentous ques-
tion, and with that intention he should ihow submit
certain resolutions to the House. The Noble Lord
concluded with moving five resolutions, in which he
embodied his different arguments against the Orders
in Council.

Lord WESTMORLAND contended, that Fhat-
ever mischief might arise from the measures so much
inveighed against by the Noble Lord, were wholly
imputable to the late Administration, and that the
Orders in Council of the 7th January were the fatal-
source of all the evils that have followed.

Lords Auckland, Darnley, and Lauderdale sup-
ported the resolutions ofLord Holland, and endeavour-
ed to shew, that the measures of the late Adminis-
tration, whether right or wrong, were no excuse for
the bad measures of his Majesty's present Ministers.
Lord MULGRAVE opposeorthe resolution, and
vindicated the Orders in Council.

Lord GRENVILLE, in a speech of considerable
length, argued in support of the resolution.
Lord HAWKESBURY answered the Noble Ba-
ron, and in the course of his speech observed, that the
knowledge of the British Orders in Council had not
in any degree interrupted the Negociation in Ame-
rica, nor had it produced any unfavourable impression
in that country ; and although Mr. Rose was only
instructed to treat upon the affair of the Chesapeake,
he took out dispatches to Mr. Erskine, embracing
other objects, and which it was expected would pro-
duce a speedy accommodation.
After a short reply from Lord Holland, the --
divided :

Contents. 25
Non-contents. 55
Majority against the Resolution-28
Adjourned at past One o'clock this morning.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The two following Committees were balloted for to try the
'merits ache Petitions against the Elections and Returns for the
County of Sussex, and the Borough of Christ Church :
UNMET ELEOTION COMMITTEE. -
R. H. Bradshaw, Esq. P. Gel', Esq.
Lord Viscount Pollington 1. Staniforth, Esq.
W. Loftin, Esq. I. Hodson, Esq.
Lord Viscount librington B. Long, Esq.
R. T. Stewart, Esq. C. Lesson, Esq..
H. Bankts, Esq. Hon. W. Howard
R. Thornton, Esq.

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