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London, England, 1807-04-17 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, APRIL a 6.
Their Lordihips fat in a Committee or Privileges on the Zones
Peerage, and came to a refolution that Sir Cecil Bilhop had made
good his claim to that Barony.
Lord Northland took the oaths and his Prat.
The kith Loan Bill. the Naval Afylum Bill, the Ctiftom Houk
Fees bill, and fame other bills, were brought from the Commons
and read a MR time.

CAPTURE OF MONTP.
Lord Hi‘WKESBURY role to move the thanks
of the Trolie for the late brilliant achievement per-
formed by his Majetly's forces in South America.—
He ['softly adverted to doubts which-had been expref-
fed as to the occaficMs when a proceeding of this
kind ought to be retorted to, but he was relieved horn
the 'neceffity of entering into that confederation at
prefent, as, in this cafe, le.)oth the importance of the
acquifition, and die nature of the refillance which
our troops had experienced, called upon their Lord-
Mips for an unequivocal mark of their approbation.
He referred to the two aEtions which had taken place,
the one on the outfide of the walls, and the other in
the breach, and obferved, that they both afforded the
moil ample refiimonies of the gallantry and intrepi-
dity of the Britifh troops. He concluded by moving
" That the Thanks of the Houfe be given to Sir Samuel Audis-
tnuty, and the Officer 4 and Troops who (evict! under his cons-
;nand, at the capture of Monte Video"
The Earl of GALLOWAY gave his hearty con
currence to the motion, but there was one circum•
fiance mentioned in the difpatches which he could
not pals over unnoticed, and which, though it added
to the of ry of the army, deferved, he thought, in
an-oher point of view, the attention of their Lordthips.
He alluded to the ltatemenr, that feven days after
the openino of the trenches, the army was obliged to
get powder from the merchant veffels, and that only
two days powder remained when the breach was
made. He withed their Lordthips to confider in
what flotation the army wduld have been placed in
confeqaence. It was alfo impoffible not to recollea
that, about thirteen months ago, a fin.ilar and a filler
conqtrell had been atchieveda conquest in the im-
portance of which the public opinion and that of
their Lordthips coincided, and yet there was a want
of the ultra) liberality difplayed to the conquerors.
There was a cnldnefs on that occafion which was
calculated to damp the courage of the troops.—
l'hongh he now voted cheerfully for the thanks jog
moved to the troops who had atchieved the conqueß
of Monte Video, he could not :.elp regretting that
their brothers in arms were not afrociated with them.
Lord GRENVILLE laid, that on occafions r.f this
kind, when unanimir y was In defirable, it was unufual
to introduce topics of debate. He felt it neceffary,
however, to take tome notice of what had fallen from
the N .ble Earl. He had frequently flitted, that in
order that the thanks of their Lordthips fhould con
tinue to be of any value, they ought to be c infined to
oceafions when the tetiaance made by the enemy
afforded our troops ao opportunityof knowing of what
materials they wet e crimpled. For his own pot he
attached great value to the Cape, and if the thanks
of their Lordthips depended on that eireumllance
only; he had no to:itation in laying that it was an
acquilition of more importance than Monte Video.—
It was becaufe he :riffled that the thanks of the Houfe
should be worthy of the acceptance of his Majeily's
forces, that he walled to confine them to cao.s in
which much gallano y was difplayed. Other topics
had been alluded to by the Noble Earl, which could
not be made the I-object of dilcutfinn at ()relent, but
if any Noble Lord drought fit to move an enquiry on
thole points, filch a propofition fhould not be op's:did
by him.
Lord GA LLOWAY laid, that be had only men
tinned the fact ne!Petting the powder as a circum-
fiance which threw additional lutire and glory on the
exertions of r.trr troop,.
Lord HOLLAND obferved, that the gcnerofity of
the Noble Lord in bellowing this additional lutire,
had led him to throw an imputation on others, which
in jullice to themfelves they were bound to notice.
rrvoinn was agreed to nem.
Lord MULGRAVE moved a fieoilar refolut ion of
thanks to Admiral Stirling, and the officers and lea•
men of the navy, who co operated in the corapreli of
Monte Video.
Lord AUCKLAND, in exprefling his affent to the
motion, took notice of the brilliant atcliievement of
the boats of the Galatea, mer..ioned in the lalt Ga-
zette, which, though cnimpottant in its refult, was
one of the moll gallant aftions on record.
After a few obfervationsfrom Lord G R ENV I LLE
and Lord MULG RAVE, this refolution was agreed
to nem. di:

SCOTS JUDICATURE BILL•

Lord GRENVILLE veifhed to know, whether it was intended
to go into a Committee on the Scots Judicature Bill to morrow ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR raid, he imeiciltood the Coro-
Mittee m pointed to confider where the Scots Judges fhould be
placed, would not be able to make their Report to morrow ; and
he therefore moved, to difchaige the Order, for the putpnfe of
poftponing it till Thurfday. lie gave notice, at the fame time, that
tee fhould move, to morrow, for l-ave to bring in a Bill to fettle
the mode of placing the Judges of Scotland and Ireland, whilft in
attendance on that Houle.
Lord:GRENVILLE °birdied to any turther delay in dip coal-
aeration of the Scuts judicature Bill, which was a amateur of too
great importance to be defeired merely on account of a point of
etiquettt.
A v. ry long converfetion erfued between the Lord Chancellor.
Lord, Grenville. Holland, ilawkcibury, the Earl' of Lauderdale,
RoCilyn, Lords Kintiaird, klutrave. Lord Vifcciont Melville., and
the Duke of Montrofr.
The LORD CHANCELLOR and ford lIAWKESBURY
contended, that Noble I ords on the other fide having fent for the
Sects judges. they ought not now to profs on the Bill, until it was
&tennh ed where tl•efe Judges fhould be placed.
The Earl of LA U DERDA I.E contended, on the other hand,
that tie Scott Judges were fent fee at the it fiance of the Noble
and Learned Lord on the Woolfacie, who, if ht had remained in
the feat of Soltwis 310 0f,F63 rc w, would have probably examinee'
them at Come length t hut now it appeared they were fent hack I
again v. ithout thing aftced a quettion.
The LORD CHANCELLOR Lid. be had never heard a trer-
Tit r (perch tr• in the feat of Moe, aael of Sorrow. He. however,
bad nir.le up his mind upon the Bill. and did not 'Alfa to examine
the judges. He had coll.:cis:A that there was an underllanding
that the bill was to he pofipntied. That not being the cafe. hr had
.no objedhoo to the Bill coming on tenanorrow ; and therefore
withdrew his niot:on.
The Earl of ROSSI.YN moved, that the Committee refpedling
tke places of the Sento judges Ihnuld report forthwith This mo-
tion was oppofed by Lord Hawkeihury, and after fume corivala-
tion was put and negatived.
It was then ordered that the Lord Prefideot, and the two Senior
Judges of the Court of Sell ion, ihnuld attend to-morrow.
The Earl of ROSSLYN moved, that the Committee fhould
have power to report from time to time. -•
After lone eonverfation it was difeovered that the Committee,
in cookout nee Of tome sifeect of negativing the former Motion,
was at an e, d, is coerce:pence of which the Eistof Rofslyn with
drew his Motion. • • •

Lord HAWKESBIFRY then moped that be COMM.! be
revived.
This motion was oppofed by Lord Holland on the ground, that
the Committee was merely an obftacle to proceeding on the Bill,
and after Come further converfation the Houfe divided.
Contents to.-Not Contents s.—Majority 5.
Adjourned till to-morrow (this day).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
This day a ballot took place for a Committee to try and deter-
mine the merits of the Petition, complaining of an undue bledtion
for Edinburgh, and Mr White announced the following as the
reduced lift for that purple:
William Maxwell, Ffq. Lord Robert Seymour.
Thomas Cholmondeley, Efq. William Hufkiffon„ FA.
Thomas Grofvenor, Elq. Lord C II Somerfet,
J. E. Stuart Wortley, Efq. it Evan Ncpean,
Lord Binning, Win. Clifden, Efq.
Vircount Hinchiubroke, J. A. Bannerman, Erg. •
John Macmahon,
John Calcrait. Efq. and •
Sir James Montgomery, Bart.
Lord TEMPLE P. iced a fadt regarding a Noble Lord, rather
of a remarkable .I,Aription. His Lordthip !tasted, that yeftertlay
the Noble Lord to whom he alluded had boat excufed from far-
ther attern on the Houle till Tucfday next. and to that indul-
gence he had become entitled from a Fick certificate produced on
his behalf. Immediately after this was over, the Noble Lard
(Henniker', enured the Huure, and fat cut the debate; and this
morning Lord Temple, one of the Tellers on the divifion, counted
his Lordfbils. The Noble I.ord concluded by giving notice, that
to-morrow he mould fix a day for a motion upon thii fubjed,;"
Ordered that, at the citing of the Houfe, the "Rif,„ht Ovst,, John
Fofter mould be difebarged from the cultudy of the Scsjeant at

Arms, grit paying his fees:
VOTE OF THANKS E-R. THE CAPTURE OF MONTEVIDEO,
Lord C;--STLER.EAGI-1 role, purfuant to his
notice, to call the attetoion of the Houfe to the btil-
liant Cervices that had been performed by the Nita
forces at the capture of Monte Video. There was
no moment at which it was more grateful to him to
give the full meafure of praife where it was due,
than that in which to great political differences pre-
vailed, as there did at prefent ; but he hoped that
there would be no party feeling now in the Houfe,
nor any other fentiment except a fpirit of emula-
tion in congratulating the country on the fplendid
vioory that had been atchieved. He had now
no other with than that of burying all differences
of opinion in oblivion, and therefore he would not
fay one word except in praife of the meritorious
fervices that had been performed. He was fore
there would be only one fentiment in that Houfe
concerning the tranfaCtion in quettion. The exploit
was fo tranfcendant in its nature, and the perils
which our troops had to encounter by the llorming
of a Itrong fortrefs, that their conduit wai peculiarly
entitled to the thanks of the Country. His Lordfhip
concluded with moving,
" That the Thanks of the Houfe he given to Brigadier General
Sir Samuel Auchrnuty fur the IkW arid valour he driplayeitat tke
captu• e of Monte Video."
Mr. WINDHAM laid, he role to fecund the
motion. He would not claim any that eof the glory
at'ending this atchitvement, except that of has ing
been inirrument.l of the appointment of the gallant
Officer in quetthn. He was happy to hear the fen-
timents in liberality esprefl'ed by the Noble Lord on
this occafion. It was no tn. re, however, than he
would do frimrell on a fimilar occafinn. He afted
on the fame principle, when he moved the Thanks to
the Conquerors at M.tida. The exploit in queltion
Rood as high in its dais, as any that ever called for
the thanks of that Houle. The extraordinary exer-
tion of the troops was only to he ju:iged of by the
fortrefs they had formed, tire ftrength of which was
mach greater than had been calculated upon. No
troops were ever placed in a more trying lituatiuit
than they were in at that time. The lots caufed by
the immenfe fire to which they had been eitpofed, was
a lots confined to a part. of the army ; for out of
4oco men, only I 2CO had been employed in (forming
the fortrefs. The glory of the atchievement there-
fore might better be animated by this cionpiratively
(mall number. The enemy on this occasion were
animated with a era:rider-able fpit it of refinance, but
that was chiefly occalioned by the fanaticifin of their
prielts. That refinance increated the merit of our
troops. He wifhed this conduct on the part of the
Spaniards in South America would be followed by
their brethren in Old Spain, and direCted againft that
enemy whole deftruClion_would caufe the deliverance
of Europe. He concurred molt heartily in the
thanks jolt moved.
• Tne Motion of Thanks being put,
General DOYLE role and obferved, that the fo-
licitude he had manifefled to deliver his Lena-
merits upon this fobjed, but which folicitude be tut-
peoded the moment he difcovored that his Right
Honourable Friend offered himtelf to art attention
of the Houle, would, he hoped, be deemed very
natural, when he Rated that he had the honour of
railing one of the regiments engaged in this gallant
action. Confides ing them his brave comrades, who
had followed his fortunes during the fall war, he
could not on an occafion where it was propofed to
thank them for all their valour, perfuade hisofelf to
givaa fluent vote. Their conduct in this inflance,
however, was nothing more than be expelled, and
he had not the leaft doubt, from his own experience,'
that any portion of the Britifh army, when engaged
with any enemy, would prove themfelves equally meri-
torious. Indeed, he never knew an inflancelitifire a
Btilith army, oppofed to an equal, or at aU.paaarly
equal force, was not certain of vielory. But AO re-
turn to the cafe before the Houfe. When the Rrength
of the -place, the fire to which the troops were ex-
poled, and the difparity of numbers was taken into
view, he would venture to attest that no inftanca of
a more brilliant achievement was to be found.
General PHIPPS laid, that there was a particular
feature in this tranfaftion, which had not beenallu•
tied to by any of the Gentlemen who (poke upon the
tubjeCt. He therefore felt it his duty to Rate it, as
it redounded highly to the honour, humanity, and
character of the Britifh army. It was this, that al-
though Monte Video was taken by adult in the mor-
ning, yet the Ihops.were open, and the inhabitants
teen going about their bullock without any embar-
raffinent before twelve o'clock on the fame day. (al
cry of bear, bear !)
Tne Hon. M. MATHEW obferved, that he
fhould not have arifen, if it were not for furnething
tkat had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman on the
floor (Doyle). When that Hon. Officer alluded to
the regiment (the 871 h), which fought in the adion
to which the motion referred, under the command of
Sir Edmund Butler, he was lorry that the Hon..
Of-
ficer omitted to Rate that that regiment was altoge-
ther computed of Catholics. In point of fa}, he
knew that of the .}OOQ men who attacked Monte
' Video, no lets than 3000 confined of Catholics, and
f with loch a tea before their eyes, the tneq who could

preform io fay that Catholics were net to be trolled, I
were calumniators of the army, and enemies to the
belt inters is of their country (a cry of bear, bear!)
The motion was ugreed fo ; as were motions of
Thanks to Brigadier-General Lumley and the other
1 ~Mcers engaged ; and alto to the non•commiffioned
i Officers and Privates.
Upon the motion being put, That this Houfe do
acknowledge and highly approve the diligence and
(kill manifefted by Admiral Stirling, in landing the

troops, Sm.
Sir THOMAS TURTON rote, not to excite any
difference of opinion, which he deprecated. but to
exprefs his warm approbation of the freedom from
all party fitirit and invidious diflinetion which this
motion manifefted. He hoped that (itch conduct
would furnifh a precedent for all future Minifters, as
it formed a ftrong contraft to Come who had gone
before. When the Houfe was engaged in panegy.
riling, as they tleferved, the valiant officers who
were engaged in this action, it was impnffible to for;
get thofe who opened the way to fuch brilliant
achievements, or not to feel that they all. merited
the Thanks of Parliament and the Count ry—[We un-
derflood the Honourable Baronet's allufion to be to
Sir Home Popham and hi. Fleet.]
General DOYLE did not differ from the etpini"n
of the Honourable Baronet as to the merits of the
cafe to which he alluded ; but yel he
•could not help
difapproving his attempt to create any jealoufy upon
this occallon, particularly at the time the Honour-
able Baronet himfelf profeffed to deprecate any ft:ch
jealoufy. Why then Mould the Honourable Baronet
attempt to raife animofity and interrupt the unani-
mity which it was fo deferable to pr-)cure upon fuel'
an occafion t
Mr. WHITBREAD.—" The Honourable Ba-
ronet might have obferved, that Lord Howick and
Mr. Windham had juft left the Houle before he got
up to fpeak."
Sir T. TURTON...." Any perfon who knows my
charadler, will not impute fuch conduet to me. I
did not know of any Members competent to fpeak on
that particular point having left theHottfe."
The SPEAKER—" Order ! Crdr !"
Lord CASTLEREAGH—" Sir, I deprecate this
difcuffion, as it has an appearance of our not being
unanimous in the vote we have given."
Lord TEMPLE—" Sir, I alto deprecate the man-
ner in which this chi-coition has been brought for-
ward ; but I beg it to be underllood that it did not
come from this fide of the Houle."
The motion was agreed to ; as were Motions of
Thanks to the Officers, Seamen, arid Marines, under
the command of Admiral Stirling.
Ordet ed, that the feveral Motions fhould be tranf-
mitted by the Speaker to General Auchmuty and
Admiral Stirling.
'the Trader' Affets Bill was committed, and a clank was adult-
ted to prevent the eztenfion of the Bill to the repeal of certain 2614
with regard to the Landed Property of Bankers in Ireland. Abe r
a few words from Mr. D. G IDDY, the Houk returned, and the re-
port was ordered to be bfought up to-morrow.
Mr. HUSKISSON gave notice of a motion to-mo-row in the
Committee of Supply, relative to tome mikellancous fervices.
The LandiUo Road Bill was thrown out. upon the fuggeftion of
the Speakir, that amendmans had been introduced in the Lords,
trenching upon the privileges of that Houfe..—Adjourned.