Star.
London, England, 1805-01-26 00:00:00

SPANISH ?MRS.

Mr. GREY then role, for the purpofe of giving
notice of fome motions, which it was his intention to
fubmit to the Houfe on Monday. After all the
attention which it had been in his power to bellow on
the papers relative to the new war in which we were
now unfortunately engaged, in the fhort period fince
they had been diftributed, it appeared to him, that
there were many important °millions, which it was
material to have fupplied before the main queftion
fhnuld be difctiffed, and to enable the Haute to form
a jug and impartial opinion on the merits of the cafe.
It could not be denied, that on fo folemn and mo-
mentous a queftian, every information ought to be
given t 3 Parliament. as far as it might be confißent
with the interefis of the public fervice. It was with
a view, therefore, to fupply the omiftions which ap-
peared to him in the papers laid before the Houle,
that he propofed to bring forward the motions of
which he then gave notice. The precife objets to
which they would relate were, fome further informa-
tion refpeding the correfpondence between Lords
Hawkethury. and Harrowby, and Mr. Frere, and the
difcuffions, if any, that might have taken place be-
tween the Spanith Minifter here and his Majefty's
Government. There were other points alto, on
which information was neceffary. but as he did not
conceive any objeaion that could he made to grant-
ing it, he was not equally inclined to think it neceffary
to give any previous notice of his motions refpeaing
fuch topics. It w Atid be felt generally how very
detirable it was to have all the info; motion that could
poflibly be procured on the fubjeQ as early as may
be, barite it 'thoukd come under difcuffion. As, how.
ever, there might be fettle objeaion to the immediate
produaion of the information he wifhed to obtain,
which he could not then forefee, it might be more re-
gular to read the motions he propofed to make in
that instance, previous to his moving the queftion on
any of them, that he might dig-cover how the Right
Honourable Gentleman oppofite would feel, with
refpea to them, and if there thould be any difficulty
in acceding to them, he had no objeaion to let them
Rand over, noticed with his other motions for Mon-
day. The Hon. Gentleman then read the firing of
motions' he had prepared, the objet of which was,
to obtain Copies or extrats of all difpatches or let-
ters from Sir Edward Pellew and Admiral Cochrane,
relative to the Rate of the ports of Ferrol and Co-
tonna, and the armaments Paid to have been carried
on in them ; alfo relative to the Cale of prizes in the
ports of Spain in Europe, and America ; and to the
quantity of naval and military Rotes fupplied to our
squadrons from the ports of Spain lime the com-
mencement of the prefent war.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
txpreffed a with, that the Hon. Member would poll=
pone his Motions till Monday, on the ground that it
night be neceffary to confidtr how far it would be
proper to comply with them, confittently with the
public krvice.
The Motions were then noticed for Monday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ!JER
next intimated an ocinion, that it would be deferable
to have the objed of the Honourable Gentleman's
other motions more fpecifically !fated, in order to
afford an, opportunity of confidering them, previous
to their being fubmitted to the Houle.
Mr. GREY, in explanation of his objea, (hied,
that bis with was to have the omifllons appearing in
the 'papers before the Huufe, fupplied as fully as
poflible. In the ffiffpacket of inilruelions tranfmit
ted by:Lord Hawkethury to Mr. Frere, forming the
firit document in the publifhed papers, there was a
reference to previous communications, which, as
they did not appear, it was his with to obtain. Ano•
the; object was to obtain copies of the difcuffions that
mutt neceffarily have taken place during the chafms
of many months that appeared in the papers, for the
purpofe of completing the links of difcuffinn, from
the firlt queilion of difference to the final -rupture ;
and laflly, he wiffied to have the Houfe put in pof-
feffion of the difcuflions that might have taken place
between the Spanith Miniller and our Government
here, or the communications that might have been
made to our Miniller by the SpaniLit Government,
after his demand for his palfports.

WAYS AND MEANS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
then moved the Order of the Day, for the Houle to
refolve into a Committee of Ways and Means. The
Houle having gone into the Committee, Mr. At.sx•
ANDIII in the Chair, the Annual Duties on Malt and
the Land Tax, as well as certain Annual Duties on
Sugar, and of Excite on Tobacco and Snuff, were
votpd—..when the Houle being returned, the Report
was ordered to be received to-morrow.—Adjourned.