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London, England, 1812-05-22 00:00:00

FarbAY, MAY ism.

PROCIDIDthft

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 21.

At one o'clock, the House resolved itself into Committee
to examine witnesses in support of the Petitions against the Or-
ders in.Cuuncil.
Mr. FINLAT Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of
Glasgow, was finally examined; Mr. CORNELIUS Gauss, Mr.
BAILEY, of Sheffield, and several other witnesses, were also in-
terrogated

A deputation of Members from the Commons brought up the
Irish Bogs Commissioners' Bill, the Tobacco Pipe Clay Exporta-
tion Bill, the Excise Officers' Superannuation Bill, the Offices
Security Bill, and several Private Bills, which were each read a
first time.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL laid on the Table, by order of the
Prince Regent, certain returns respecting Militia Officers.
Earl BATHURST moved, that the papers which had been
laid on the table yesterday, respecting Non-resident Clergymeu,
should be printed.—Ordered.—Adjourned,

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mbezzlement BM was mad a third time, and

The Bankets'.
passed-
Mr. O'HARA moved, that it be referred to .the Committee.
'lnstructed to enquire into the expenditure of Ireland, to make
out an account of the joint debts of the United Kingdom to the
tat of January last, together with interest.—Ordered.
mc. D. GIDDY postpooed his motion respecting the state of
the highways till tomorrow.
The Paddington and Liniehouse Canal. Bill was read a third
time, and passed. . .
Lord A. HAMILTON brought up a Petition from the City of
IGlasgow' against the Orders in Cosinctl.
Mr. W DYNDAS stated, that there was a Counter-Petition,
signed by five-sixths of the Master Manufacturers and Merchants
of that City, who were at least quite as wel entitled to attention
as the Petitioners alluded to.
Lord A. HAMILTON said, that his Petition was signed by
many thousand persons who thought themselves aggrieved; and
though they might not be immediately Interested in the stile of
manufactures, their distress at least was cet tam ; and the Hon.
Gentleman in vindicating one class of persons, should not have
cast an imputation on another.
Mr. Vi'HITBREAD hoped that the Noble Lord would alter
the nature of his motion, and refer the Petition to the Com-
mittee for Relieving the Distr,s-es ot the Country.
Mr. A. BARING said, that if the Hon. Member (Mr. Dun-
dal) would attend the examinations upon the Orders in Council,
be would probably alter his opinion.
The Petition was referred to the Committee of the whole
House on the Orders in Council.
Lord CASTLEREAGH brought up the letter from Lord G.
L. Gower, moved for yest-rday, which was ordered to lie on
the Table, and to be printed.
Mr. BROUGHAM moved for an Account of all Sums of
Money expended for Clothing the Army, within the last ten
years, to January, 1812, distinguishing Militia from Regulars:
also as Account of all sums expended on Gun and l'is.ol Barrels.

ADDRESS TO THE REG&NT.
Mr. STEWART WORTLEY rose to make his
promised motion, the object and intent of which was
to prevent the formation of an Administration, which
he, in his conscience, believed nu man in the House,
or the country, thought efficient ; and which, instead
of being calculated to lead us through our ciifficul-
ties and dangers, was far more likely to pltmge us
still more deeply into them. He was anxious to do
'Oil thus early, as all the offices • f Governmasit were
not yet filled up, and there leas still nme to offer the
advice of the House to his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent. He also thought it was much the best and
most manly way in him, totome at once to this step,
rather than to suffer the Administration to be form-
ed, and then to oppose it. A speedy and determined
manifestation of public feeling might lead to the for-
mation of an Administration entitled to its confi-
dence. At the same time, by the present motion,
he did not mean to pledge himself even to oppose all
the measures of the present Government, provided
it should not be -enlarged and strengthened : still
less did he mean to interfere with the Crown in its
convitutional prerogative of appointing its servants;
but the House had an equally constitutional privilege
of advising the Crown that its servants Atere not
possessed of the confidence of the pe•iple. This was
the object of his motion ; and he should now state
the grounds upon which he called for the decision of
the House upon it. He wished every Member to
propose three questions to his conscience : 1. Whe-
tier it was not absolutely necessary that an Admini-
stration should possess the confidence of the people?
'2. Whether the present Administration did possess
that confidence ? and 3. Whether all had been done
that could be to form such an Administration?—
These questions he asked; and upon these questions
he : ppealed with confidence-to their judgment
Upon the first question he should say but little. To
enable us to continue our present struggle, we must
have a Government in whom we could confide as in
a guide ; and if ever theist- was a time when the
guide is. uld possess the implicit confidence of the
guided, it was the present.' On the second question
Gentlemen would be equally all agreed; and stand-
, ing .as the Hen. Member did on terms of personal
friendship with many branches of the Administra.
tion, and of relationship with some of them, it would
ill become him to irritate their feelings. He was one
of the steadiest friends of Mr. Perceval's Administra-
4ion ; and he very believed there never was a man
more formed to g:.*.e the House, by his eloquence
land manner than that excellent man.—(Hear, hear.)
'lt was his peculiar talent to conciliate the favour of
his opponents, and to-confirm the good opininn of his
friends. The Administration without him had been
tried, and was found not to possess the confidence of
the people. It had been tried in 1803, under Mr.
Addington: It might be said that Mr. Perceval's
Administration was composed of these materiels ;
tint he was there himself': and now that he was taken
away front them, their. only support was gone.—
Upon the 3d question. had every thing been done to
form a strong Administration ? An attempt had
been made to enlist a Noble Marquis and a Right
Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Canning) on the floor,
but upon terms to which it was quite impossible
they could accede. The Honourable Member had
never scrupled to arraign the conduct of that Right
Honourable Gentleman in private) and if it became
his duty to do so in public, he.should not .brink
from if : but he thought his answer to Lord Itiver-
pool equally worthy of his head aod of his heart.—
/tins kilt and vain to attempt to form a Win