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London, England, 1808-03-17 00:00:00

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peace. If it had not that effect, it was only ;se
manner as the
biting arid accelerating the downfall and ruin the
Swedish Monarchy.
Mr. CANNING observed, that the grant was to
enable the king of Sweden to support himself in
noble struggle Tot the independence of his kill
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into the
subsidies yen to Austria and Prussia.
The S CRETARY at WAR. observed, that I
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was no reason to believe, that vith the '
iIOUSE OF COMMONS, 1 view; of
tig Universal° food
by which Bonaparte was act
tie CAINVIIiI.F. moved for several Papers relative to t 1, _
would
girt'
swedeu
any
peace
that tilted,
Eittedltion to the Uatdanelles, which bad not yet been produced. 'he e would se
-i-Ordered. 1 het neutrality. Though Sweden should endear to
Lord A. HAMILT6N gave notice, that he would, to-morrow I
conciliate France by giving her money, it 'Would se,
se'nnight, propose to the consideration of the Houses resolution i saver no good purpose, for the neutrality of that sow
in favour of the Nabob of Oude. would not therefore be respected. The f
A Message front the Laois informed the House, that their ; try ate of
Lordships had agreed tr! the Marine Manny Bill, the . I
' American -Portugal was a convincing proof of this, p
, • . ortuo
Commissioners' Bill, and the East London Water Works lidl. i had
I given rbouey for her neutrality ; but What did thia
Mr. MADDOX moved for an Accoant of all the Monies issue
: avail' Even the exclusion Of the 'British shipping'
by the Receiver General of the Land Fax for Woods and Forestal i
Iwould at last not satisfy France. The Prince--1"
--Ordered. ! was
Mr. FOSTER moved the Order of the Day fora Committee and drt
, driven from his throne, P ugal was seized. As
on the Fourth Retaft of the Comthissioners on Fees received in yet Sweden was neutral, and it would be for the ad.
Ireland, which Was entered upon and concluded, and the repbrt ! vantage of this country to maintain her indepesemi
ordered to be received to-morrow. as long as possible.
NEW MALTON ELECTION.
Lord WAI.POLE reported from the New Mahon Flectidn Lord HENRY PETTY thought that the sotto{
Committee against Lord Readley, one of the sitting Members; ' twelve hundred thousand pounds, to be given to his
and that tins Hon, R. 1.. Ilundas was deity returned, Wit that the Swedish Majesty, would be under greater conttoui if
petition against him was neither frivolous nor siexations. it were to come as a tote of credit, instead of beer
A new writ was ordered accordingly to supply the place of . .
given in consequence of a treaty entered into be "
tweak
Lord Headley.
COTTON EXPORT PROHIBITION BILL. both countries. He did not understand whr, at thg
General GASCOTNE presented a petition 5.-nm the Merchants moment Ave were assenting to a boon to Sweden, we
of Liverpool against the Cotton Export Prohibition Bill, and pray- should be bound by any stipulation, that we should
ing to be heard by CounSels—Ordered to lie on the table until the not make peace Without the approbation of that coue•
third reading of the Bill. try, according to the terms o the ptesent contract.
REVERSIONARY PLACE BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Mr. BANKES gave notice of a motion on to-motrow for a
Committee to ca.uuiue the Lords' Journals on the proceedings said, that there was a difference of opinion among
upon the Reversionary Place Bill. the Gentlemen on the other side themselves as to the
SUSSEX ELECTION. mode, though there was a general concurrence on all
Sit ARTHUR PICOT rose td move,that Colonel Sergisson, hands
I that the money ouglit to be granted. Each
the Petitioner against the return of Mr. Fuller for Suss.ex on
.the .
had chalked out a mode for himself ; and though his
I late election, and who had abandoned the defence of his election, ;
It' 1
he obliged to return a list of such votes as he proposed to disqua- ;ig i... Hon. r Friend himself should have adopted the
lily, with the objections to such votes, to the Agent of certain pm plan of one, they must have differed from the other
titioning Freeholders of Sussex, who purposed to defend the re- two. As to what had fallen from the Noble Lord,
turn of Mr. Fuller before the Committee, on or before the 21st
the mode of a vote of credit would have been a very
instant. The Hein. and I warred Member argued, that the Free- .
holders had a right to defend their own election, though the sit-
• unprecedented way ; and if it had been adopted, it
Ling Member had declined doing it: The petitioning Freeholders • would inunediately be asked, what line was to be
had an undoubted claim to an exchange ollists,and Mr. Sergissun . drawn with respect to the discretion of Ministers!
had not given in any list of the votes he proposed to disqualify.— ;With rtg
lard to the stipulation about Peace, the date
Shiloh' the season of making this motion be thought late, the bal-
lot might be deferred. . i ger pointed out was one not very likely to occut. The
Mr. HUSKISSON thought the claim toming upon the very eve 1 meaning of the article was no more than this, that
of the day of ballot, by no means reasonable. Mr. Fuller, for neither of the parties should make peace without
nearly a year, which he tat in Parliament, and knew that this I communicating with the other, With a view to their
petition was pending against him, never demanded any such list ;
mutual i
and the petitioning Member had not the least conception that he , interests, With respect to the Orders it
should ever be called Upon to go into the merits of his case. The ! Council, an answer had been given to the objections
present Petitioners come forward, on the very last day it could be ! on that point before ; and if that was not satifactory,
received, and upon the very eve of a ballot. He thought, there- lit would be in vain to attempt to satify Gentlemen
fore, the House, if it complied with this motion, Would establish ;
a precedent, fraught with vexation, delay, and espence in future I W
t now.
Mr. WILLIAM WITH said, that though the
cases.
Mr. TIERNEY thought .lie case of great importance, in which Hon. Gentleman had displayed so much ingenuity,
the House ought to interfere. He defended the right f the peti- more than there was occasion for, in pointing out the
timers to support their election, and said that Mr. bergisson must
.minute differences between the Gentlemen of this side
have long since had an intimation of this: i
Mr. ki USKISSON declared he knew nothing of the intention of ;of the House, he had by no means given a satisfectme
Mr. Fuller to resign more than by rumour, up to the very day answer to the important objections in which they all
befote Mr. Fuller's resignation ; nor was it, as he understood, concurred. He had given no explanation respectingdetermined on the part of the present petitioners to oiler any peti-
the commercial arrangements, and his explanation of
tion to the House, until the evening of the day before it was pre- .
sinned, namely, Monday last. the stipulation about Peace he Was unable to under-
Mr. W. WYNNE was not prepared to declare a full opinion stand. Either it was a bona fide stipulation, or it
upon the subject, as the question came rather by surprise ; and as was not. If it was, it imposed a very unnecessary
other Gentlemen might he In the same jitedirarnent, and the quess ' obligation on this Country. If it was not, it was, at
tion important, as going to establish a precedent for futute cases, , es-
lie proposed to adjourn the discussion till to-morrow. 'Phil pro- Watt, a very. improvident agreement.
duced a discussion of an hour's length, in which the Chancellor of I Mr. HERBERT had no objection to the subsidy,
the Excheqber, Mr. Punsonby, Mr. Mageus, Mr. Tierney, Mr. with a view to enable Sweden to procure peace, but
Huskissois, Sir Atthur Pigot, Sir William Elford, Mr. Howard, it would be useless to give her money for the purpose
and Lord George Cavendish spoke ; some of them repeatedly ;
1 and it was finally agreed to adjourn the discussion till to-morrow. of o tin • WM', flan which we could derive no
c n uing a
BEVEPLEY ELECTION. ; advantage.
Loid H. PETTY brought up the Repert of the Conunittee ap- ', Mt. WHITBREAD 'sfaeo
said, that no sau .re
pointed by ballot to try the merits of the Beverley Eleetion,which , answer had been given with regard to the stipulation
;Mod that the sitting Members were duly elected; I about Peace or commerciati arrangements.
SWEDISH sUBSIDY: I Atter a few words front Mr. VM. SMrfl4 and
The House having resolved itself into a Commit- Mr. CANNING, the Resolution was agreed to.
tee of Supply, to take into consideration his Majesty's I The House resumed, and the Report was ordered
Message respecting the Swedish Treaty, i for to-morrow.
Mr. Secretary CANNING stated the circumstans 1
1 Mr. WHITBREAD then moved his Address to
ces under which these engagements had been entered the King, which was negatived without a division.
into. He praised the King of Sweden for his firm- I BARK BILL.
mess and fidelity to this country, in resisting the hos- i On the motion for the Speaker's leaving the chair,
tile attacks of the enemy. Noticed the treaties which , Mn. Wi-lITBREAD rose, and contended, that In
had expired, for assisting him in the siege of Stral- principle it was a Bill too inhuman and abominable,
sund—from that siege, through unfortunate circum- , and in policy too absurd, to be suffered to pass with•
stances, he had been compelled to retire. Subsequent- ! out opposition and censure. The Honourable Meet-
ly, he had been invitedto form the confederacy against ..
ber entered at some length into the subject, in order
England; but to that invitation he had unifdeith !to make out his premises, and concluded with giving
manifested a steady and determined resistance. He k his most det • ermined opposition.
bad now to defend his own dominions, and thiscoun- I Sir CHARLES PRICE defended himself with
try was called on, both in a moral and political point , tegard to the Society, which was composed of Met-
of view, to render him pecuniary assistance. It there- chants of the first • b'ft and insisted that he
respecta i i y,
fore had beeo determined to advance a sum of : was perfectly correc
t in the statement he bad given
1,200,0001. or this sum ; 100,0001 had beets sent be- lon a former night.
fore the meeting of Parliament, and accounted for in Mr. M. A. TAYLOR always voted against the
the Vote of Credit. The Right Hon. Gentleman war, Which now became more detestable, if possiblei
then moved the following Resolution : sick.
carrying its horrors to the chambers of the
" That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum not ex- 1 M PE RCEVAL urged the necessity of the !nee'
eeeding 1,200,0001. be granted to his Majesty to enable his Ma- i n
testy to fulfil the engagements which he has entered into with the ' sure-
Mpg
-of Sweden." I Mr. W. Smith, Mr. S. Lushingtdn, Mr. Herbert,
r. WHITBREAD concurred in the eulogium i and Lord Milton opposed the Bill; and Sir
Win.
on the King of Sweden ; but was of opinion, circum- I Eltord, Mr. Gordon, and General Noel, suppo..
rted
stances Might arise to compel that monarch' to sub- I it.-a,When the Gallery was cleared, and a divieco
mit to the arms of the enemy, in sithiler manner as I took place for the Speaker's leaving the chair—Ale!
Austria and Prussia. He therefore contended, that 192, Noes 29.—0 n our re-admission we understood
tt was disgraceful to enter into a solehm compact, I the Report was ordered to be received to-mortovi
which, from the situation of the Continent, it would (this day.)
be impossible to fulfil. He had no objection to giv- IRREGULAR CONVERSATIONS.
COB*
ing the money, but would tathet that it should have , In the early part of the evening a desultory
been remitted from titne to time, in such sums as the i venation took place, respecting the expedition loomed
exigencies of Sweden might require. He noticed, ; Dardanelles, wherein Mr. TIERNEY comp
that rumours were afloat one day that a large auxili- I of the parti;lity of the Speaker, and said he uvula
ary force was to be sent to her assistance ; the next bring the question before the House.
day those rumours were contradicted. Upon the re- , Mr. Secretary CANNING rose, and asked Mr.
sumption of the House, he read an address which he I Tierney when he meant to avail himself of that ote
intended to n ose, disproving of the compact with I pertunity ? - .
,Sweden.•
1 Mr. TIERNEY explained his motives, and ob-
Mr. CANNING maintained, that we should not I served, that he hoped such an occurrence would never
set out in this matter with Sweden with despair, i happen again ; if it should, he had always the remedy
and despondency, but hold out to her rational encou- ' in his own hands.
ragement to defend herself, and to make the best Here a conversation ensued, in which Mr. Perceva
peace she can under all the circumstances with which and Lord H. Petty bore a part.
she was surrounded at the present moment; a situa- The SPEAKER then detailed the usage of the

tardsaW, et* since the order of 1702 was made, Were arinu-
Illy in tio habit of passing money bills, With regalations of
,id-
ai nett* as it Was idtpossible to open the %Mem Both* W 6116-
eat aoilattae fats.
tad VREY inpperted tllb of gunientt t Lord tireaville agairud
those df the Lord Chancellor, end contented that die bill profess
lied hording, and did anothef ,• and that was neithntrnote_gor
leas t,ban a bill to alter the whole fdreigd ctilismerre.of the eoun-
trv,brought rot-Ward in the shape Of a money bill, to preclude the
mercantile and Manufacturing interests of the sountry from being
heard against it, and to give to the Crown ad unconstitutional
toutroul over the cbtrunerce of the country, unparalleled at any
time even in the most despotic ramie= of Europe.
Lord LAUDERDALE instanced an Irish bill of the lad Ses-
sion of Parhanient, for the Abolidott of eertain-Offices in the Re-
venue, and imposing a Clause of Taxation, Which, upon his ob.;
jection, the Ndble Lord on the woolsack voted against.
At Three oiclock this morning the House divided. •
Cdnientt for the motion of rejection 25, Proiies 34—Majgrit7 59.
Non-contents 66, Proxies 63—Majority r
Majority is favour of the Bill, 70.