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culiar feature in the cafe, as his affairs were en-
tirely deranged, be was in a Rate of bankruptcy,
and had quitted the kingdom. The mafterly
. - manner in which the Noble and Learned Lord
who firfl fpoke, had treated the cafe, confiderably
helped to remove his objeCtions to going the full
length of a Divorce a vinculo otatrimonii, efpecially
when added to the coufideration, that the prefent
proceeding fhould form no precedent with refped
to ordinary cafes.
Lord Au c it Lawn expreffedhimfelf happy in hav- 1
ing his embarraffments with refped to the cafe in
queftion in a great degree relieved, by what had
fallen from the Learn:d Lords who had fpoken
before him. His Lordfhip drew a very animated
and feeling pidure of the heinous crime of adul-
tery, and more efpecially when heightened by the
Rill more heinous offence of incelt ; a man guilty of
which, our favourite National Poet, his Lordfhip
!laid, had called an incelluous and adulterous beaftt
The Duke of CLARIN ct fpoke in explanation,
and affured the Committee that he had come for-
ward under thong imprellions of duty. He con-
felled that what had been tb ably advanced by the
Noble and Learned Lords had confiderably alter-
ed his featiments with refped to the danger on the
-nii....ceore of precedent. He felt himfelf relieved in that
~ , ~Trinf cTivir fro ,what had been Paid by three .
Lords' emmeht £e' legal knowledge ; he however
fuggefted the propriety, or wifhed to know whe-
onssitherrhilosoilktrppihq•ly be done, namely, to intro-
-1.,
str-,,94e-Pripeci6; aaisfe into the Bill, fitting forth
that the Ad fhould not be held as a precedent ?
. The queltion upon the claufe was then put,
which was agreed to by their Lordfbips.
Refpeding the claufe which related to the chil- 1
dren of Mrs. Addifon, by her prefect hufband,
The LORD CHANCELLOt expreffecl a confidera-
ble degree of anxiety: by the ordinary courfe, they 1
would be removed from the care and protedion of ,
their mother—and the circumflances of their fitu- i
ation being thefe of peculiar grievance and hard-
fhip, he expreffed his intention of forming fome ex-
pedient, to fecure them, at leaft, the advantage of
a virtuous education ; therefore, in order to ena-
ble him to digeft a propofition to that drat, he
would move, That the Committee fhould dofe
their deliberations for the prefent, and that the
Chairman do report prr grefs ; this propofal being
&Rented to by their Lordfhips, the Chairman quit-
ted the Chair, and the Houfe refumed.
MESSAGE FROM THE KING.
The Order of the Day being read for taiting his
Majefty's late molt gracious Meflisge into confider-
sAion
.1..0rd Hoismer then proceeded to move an Ad-
drefs
of Thanks : and, in the courfe of his intro-
dation thereto, admitted a fubfidy, as might be col-
leded from what was palling in another place, was
intended to be applied for. He was forty we could
not give Portugal a more effedual relief; but he
did not think. becaufe we could not do as much as
we wifheci. that was any reafon we fhould not do
all in our poWer.
Lord HOLLAND agreed that Portugal merited
all the aid we could give her, and only objected to
the fmallnefs of the fum (300,,000 pounds) ; this he
argued could not prove of any effedual fervice ; and,
great as he confidcred the talents of Bonaparte, he
bad no idea of voting fupplies to fill his coffers.
The Marquis of Siaoo waiTurprifed at any op-
pofition being given to a meafure for afEiting Por-
tugal, who was a molt exemplary ally, and, from
his own knowledge, there was not a man, woman,
or child, but what was friendly to the intereft of
- Great Britain.
The Earl of MOIRA, in anfwer to what had fallen
from the Noble Marquis, obferved, that his No-
ble Friend had not uttered a word in depreciation
of Portugal, or againft its conneCtion with Britain ;
...
eon the contrary, he admitted thefe, and principally
- Obj eded th at the means propofed wereinadequate to
their objea.—His Lord fbip then with much anima-
tion enlarged upon the feveral topics adverted to by
..bis Noble Friend, cenfused the c ond at of th e late Mi-
- ,trifters, for not retaining a great part of thefe troops
• which he (aid were facrificed in the Weft Indies,

and unnecefFarily placed in fituationsof peril among
the finds of Egypt • and with refpel to the pro-
poled pecuniary aflikance,he alerted that it would
comparatively be of no more avail than three half-
pence !
The Marquis of Town s IND paid his teftimony
to the attachment of the Portugete, and would vote'
for the Supply, though he was affraid it would be
Inadequate to their wants.
Lord Su FVOLII objated to the fmallnefs of the
film, which, he had no doubt, would be found in-
adequate to any real relief.
.ad"t'r. •rf,ol4l -WEETt4OtIMAND defended the meafures
: .
Wlsich laid been purfued, particularly the not
thitreaty of ELArifch.
orrairei., Lord Holl•ILT ex
plained, that the 300,0001. was
the fum required by the Portuguefe ; and to cafe
the fears of the Noble Lords, that it was likely to
find its way into the coffers of Bonaparte, he gave
it as his belief that not a tingle guinea would go
out of this country, but that the fubtidy would be
fent in fupplies, of which Portugal at prefent flood
in need.'—Tbe vote for the Addrcfs was then put
and agreed to.
THE LATE SIR RALPH ASERCEOIIIIT.
Lord HossilT pre tinted a Meffage from his Ma-
jetty, which being read from theWoolfack, appear.
el to ran to the following effed : That his Majefty
acquainted the Houle of Peers, that having taken
Into his coufideration the eminent and fignal Cer-
vices of the late General, the Right Hon. Sir Ralph
Abercromby, K. B. during a long life fpent in tU
fervice of his country, and terminated by a glori-
ous death, he thought proper in teflimony of his
regard for the memory of that di ftinguiflted Officer,
to confer on his Lady the dignity of a Baronets of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Iceland,
by the name, fide, and title of Baronefs Abercrom-
by of Aboukir, to dcfcend to the heirs male of the
faid Sir Ralph Abercromby ; and that his Moiety
has been further pleated to grant an Annuity of
coool. du-in g the life of the laid Barnnefs Aber-
cromby. aad the life of the two next Male Heirs
' title and dignity, &c.
"k gracinus Meffage was ordered to be
coatideration ou Friday ntxt.

Tye Ot Indemnity Bill was read a (ward date, and the
Report ordered fur to-morrow.
The Report of the frith Fapiring Laws Bill was brought up,
and upon the motion that the Refolutlons be read a fecond time,
Mr. O'Ha ea °blotted to the wording of the Refolutions, in
as much as they fignified an intention of rendering permanent
a :lumber of taxes that were formerly voted but as temporary
taxes. .

Mr. Coxar obferved that the taxes alluded to were now
voted only till the 25th of March next. Whether they were
heicafoer to be made perpetual or not, it was not for the pre-
fent Committee to determine.
The Refolutions were then read a fecund time, agreed to, and
Bills ordered to be brought in purfuant to the fame.
Sir WILLIAIII Youuo moved, That the Houfe do now re-
Coln itfelf into a Committee upon the Poors Relief Affeffment
Bill, with a view that a document might be laid before the
Houk to ferve asilround for the adoption of force meafures
that might give WM agency to the Poors' Laws.
Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Mr. Ellifon, Mr. W. Dundas, Mr.Laf-
edles, Mr. J. Martin, and Mr. Windham, oppofed the BM,
either beeaufe the Seffion was too fai• advanced to give it a due
inveitigstion, and beeaufe it might only ferve to raife extrava-
gant expedations, or a fpirit of idle (peculation, without pro-
ducing any real advantage.
Sir Wm. ?latency and Sir R. Buxton fupported the neeeffity
of the Bill. Oa the quellion being put, the Houfe divided—
For it ay ; Againft it 68,-Majorlty 0. The Bill is conic-
(Featly thrown out for the prefent Seffion.
Mr. Jowls gave notice, that to-thorrow felmight be koont
bring forward a motion rifpeding Egypt.
httsseGe ?ROM THE trek.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCREQSER brought
! down a Melfage from his Majefty, Rating, that his
Majefty having taken into confideration the emi-
nent and fignal merits of the late Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Sir Ralph Abercromby, during a long life
(pent in the fervice of his country, which was ter..
minated by a glorious death, had thoug7t proper
to confer on Lady Abercromby, the relift of the
late Sir Ralph Abercromby, a Barony, by the title
of Baronefs Abercromby, of Aboukir, with re-
mainder to the two next Heirs Male of the faid Sir
Ralph, and being further defirous of granting to
the faid Lady Abercromby, and the two next
Heirs Male, to whom the title than defcend, a net
Annuity of 20001. per annum, relied upon his
faithful Commons to enable him to make good the
Paid Annuity, and that they would take the necef-
fary meafures for fecuring and fettling the fame.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQII ER moved,
that the faid Meffage be taken into confideration
to-morrow, in a_Committee of the whole Houfe.
—Ordered. _

Mr. Ti ERN Ey begged to recall' to the recollec-
tion of the Houfe, that they had voted their Thanks
to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, in conjunction with
the other Admirals of the North Sea Fleet ; but
he believed that the very chip that carried out thefe
Thanks, carried out orders to Admiral Parker to
return home. The Gazette of laft night con-
tained an account of the honours conferred upon
the other Admirals, but not upon Sir Hyde Par-
ker, though he had received the Thanks of the
Houfe. It appeared to him that the dignity of the
Honk was concerned in this bufinefs. It was the
I opinion of many people that the Thanks of this
Houfe were voted, in general, in too great a
hurry, by which means they were rendered of lets
value. He thought, however, upon this occafion,
Minifters were bound to explain what appeared to
him to be a great inconfiltenei in their conduct.
The CHANCELLOR of the EICH FQS/ER faid, he
-conceived the points to which the Hon. Gentleman
had alluded, were filch as rendered it impoffible
for him to give the information required. He
fbould be forry, indeed, if the Thanks of the Houfe
were diminifhed in their value, becaufe he con-
ceived them to be the greatett honours that an
Officer could receive. He conceived that the
Thanks of the Houfe were properly voted to Ad
mirol Parker for his able difpofition of the Fleet
under his command in the attack made upon Co-
penhagen. What the circumftances were that
prevented othei diftinEtions from being conferred
upon him, he would certainly, without any dike-
fpeft to the Hon. Gentleman, decline entering into.
Certainly no impeachment was intended to be
made againft the zeal of Admiral Parker; he
thought himfelf bound to fay thus much in juftice
to the charaCter of that Officer. But circumliances
may have occurred, independent of thole for which
he obtained the Thanks of the Houfe, which might
render it expedient that Admiral Parker fhould be
recalled, and that the command of the Fleet ihould
be bellowed upon another Officer. It appeared to
him, _under thefe circumftances, that the Houfe
would be fatisfied, that the merit, great as it was,
of making a judicious difpofition of the Fleet, was
not fuffitient to jullify Minifters in recommending
that the fame marks of diffinCtion fliould be con-
ferred upon him, as upon the other Admirals by
whom the plan was carried into execution.
Mr. TisINLY rofe to reply, when he was called
to order, having fpoken before; but he faid, he
lhould conclude with a Motion. Ha faid he was
not by any means fatisfied with the anfwer he had
received from the Right Hon. Gentleman. When
the Thanks of the Houfe were voted, he thought
all the Admirals were included in that vote : he
did not deny that circumftances might Nave fince
arilen to render it proper to recall him, but when
the Houfe made no diftinetion in the Vote of
Thanks, lie thought Minifters ought to explain to
the Houfe, why they advifed hisirtajefty, in the
diftribution of honours, entirely to pats over the
Commander in Chief. He defied the Right Hop.
Gentleman to produce a Tingle inftance in which
Honours had been conferred upon the Second in
Command, while the Commander in Chief, after
having been thanked for his conduCt, received no
mark of diftinetion whatever. He thought it right
to Rate, that he never in his life (poke to Admi-
ral Parker, nor was it in confequence of any com-
munication with him, that he noticed this fubjeit.
He concluded with moving, g, That the Vote of
Thanks to Admirals Parker, Mellon, and Graves,
be read." _

The Seamus fiid, it was not ufual to put the
queftion, nor to make Motions for reading Es-
traits from the Journals, unlefsfmnething was to
be done upon it ; therefore, he feared he had not
been regular in Coffering the Hon. Gentleman to
make a fecond (perch.
Mr. Gaa• raid, he conceived it to be the con-
' Rant praftice to move for the reading of Extra&
from the Journals, and if that was oppofcd, of
courfc the gasbag's& beput uponit. He thought

confined to the fame itriet rules of .uenate, tnat
they were upon a regular Debate.
The CHANCELLOI of the Excniqyza faid, that
arialy.Speaking the Hon. Gentleman was correft,;
if a queltion was moved and feconded, it mull be
put ; but when the Speaker had given his opinion
upon a point of Order, it was always entitled to
great weight. He did not mean to allude to any
thing perfonal to himfelf, but the opinion of the
Speaker upon points of Order had always great
weight with the Houfe. It was true, that Gentle.
men frequently moved to have Extracts from the
Journals read, but then it was incidentally in the
courfe of Debate, in order to prove a fad or fop-
port an argument : it was always for tome parti-
cular object. Upon this occalion, he was inclined
in the prefent inllance, if the Houfe would permit
him, to wave the point of form, for the purpofe of
obviating what might, perhaps, otherwife make
an improper impreffion. The Hon. Gentleman
had ftated, that the merits of Admirals Parker,
Nelfon, and Graves, upon this occafion, were
equal, becaufe they were equally thanked for their
cervices ; but he would find upon looking at the
Journals, that the merits of thcfe Officers were
differently defcribed, and that different defcriptions
of thefe merits were fpecified in the Vote of Thanks.
The Thanks to Admiral Parker were in thefe
words : .

" That the Thanks of this Hods be given to Admiral Sir
Hyde Parker, for his able and judicious difp °Snot' of the force
tinder his Command, by which the Dunes Fleet and Batteries,
eon:pang the defence of the harbour of Copenhagen, were
taken or deftroyod on the 2d of April, dot." _ _ _

And to Admirals Nelfon and Graves, and Colonel
Stewart, in thefe words :

"That the Thanks of this Houfe be gives to Vice-Admiral
Lord Nelfon, to Rear-Admiral Graves, and to Lieut.-Colonel
/Stewart, commutating the 49th Regiment of Foot ; and to all
the Officers under the Command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker,
for their bravery and gallant condu6t on the glorious occalion
of the triumph of the Britith Force off the harbour of Copen-
hagen, on the ad of April, 8ox."
Nobody would fuppofe that it was the intention
of thofe who propofed the Thanks to impute a
want of brayery to Admiral Parker, but the Re-
folutions were applied to the fait: Admiral Parker
was not engaged ; he made the difpofition for the
attack, but Admirals Nelfon and Graves carried
them into effea. It appeared, therefore, the
Hon. Gentleman was not correct in Rating that
they were thanked for the fame Cervices, and the,
circumitances to which he had before alluded,
were not known at the time the Vote of Thanks
WAS propofed. The Hon. Gentleman had Rated
that he had had no communication with Admiral
Parker upon this fubjea ; he was furc he had not,
nor thould he have fuppofed he had, even if the
Hon. Gentleman had made no fuch declaration,
becaufe if he had confulted the intereft of Admiral
Parker he would nut have taken the courie he had
in that Houfe. He had before hated, that no im-
putation was intended upon the zeal of Admiral.
Parker, who had, during a long life, difplayed
the moll ardent zeal for the fervice of his Country.
What the circumftances were which governed the
conduit of his Majefty's Minitters he mull now
forbear to Rate, and he Mould conclude with re-
peating his former obfervation, that for the difpo-
fition which Admiral Parker had made of this
Fleet, he thought at the time, that that Admiral
was entitled to the Thanks of the Houfe, and he
retained the fame opinion Rill.
Mr. Melilla laid, he had never heard a Motion
for reading an Extra& from the Journals refufed,
or even doubted before.
The Se lie i x a explained the Orders of the Houfe.
He confidered thelicrn. Gentleman irregular in
having made a fecond Speech—it was true that
Extrafts were frequently read from the Journals,
but fornething was always founded upon it.
Mr. Gass, laid, he did not fuppofe the Right
Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exam
`quer) meant to allude to his own conduit while
in the Chair, though no fuch reference could be
made without doing him the higheft honour, from
the uniform dignity and impartiality he difplayed
•in that fituation. He felt alto the greateft refpea
for the 'Right Hon Gentleman, by whom the
Chair was now filled, but humanity was liable to
error; and he could not carry his deference to any
man, however refpeaable, fo far as to give up the
life of his own judgment. He thinks—[Here the
Hon. Gentleman was called to Order by Mr. Wil-
liam Dundas.]
Mr. Gm faid, be conceived he was in Order,
but ,to pretent all difficulty, he would, after ti e
prere.it Motion was difpofed of, fubmit a Motion
to tit" Houfe.
The SOLICITOR GSM ta•L raid a few words upon
the point of Order.
Mr. Gray continued. He faid it was his inten-
tion to move that the Rcfolution of Thanks Ihould
he taken into confederation to-morrow. It mull
appear a very Itrange circumilance to every body
who read the Gazette of laa night, that Admiral
Parker, who received the Thanks of that Houfe,
was, in the diftribution of Honours,*paffed over
unnoticed, after having been recalled. The Right
Hon. Gentleman was of opinion that the honour
and intereft of Admiral Parker would have been
better confulted if another route had been adopt-
ed, at kali at prefent. He differed in opinion
from the Hon. Gentleman, and thought that his
Hon. Friend had aited advantageotay for the in-
terelt of Admiral Parker, in bringing forward this
Motion, becaufe it was a fubjeCt that moll undoubt-
edly called for explanation. But that was not
the only ground upon which his Hon. Friend
brought forward this Motion, he brought forward
the Motion becaufe be conceived the charaaer of
the Houle was concerned, becaufe it might appear
under the prefent circumftances, without explana-
tion, that they had voted Thanks to perfons who
did not deferve them. The Right Hon. Gentle-
man Rated, that Admiral Parker was thanked for
a different Service from the other Admirals, but
Admiral Parker made the difpofition of the Fleet,
and though be was not engaged in the Aaian, yet
he retained the Command of the part that was en- ,
gaged, and direeted it by his Signals, and I alit
the Right Hon. Gentleman—
Mr. HARCOURT moved that the Gallery be
cleared.

Strangers were then ordered to withdraw* but

Vie IRWIN adMllOll. ""r
'When Stranger were admitted, we found
The CHANCILf.OR Of the EXCHEQSMR was Rat-
ing, that he was of opinion, the fubjeft of the Re-
port of the Secret Committee Should be brought
forward on Wednefday next.
Mr. GREY wished to know the generalnature of
the Proceeding, which was intended to be brought
forward on the ground of that Report.
The CHANCELLOR of the Exci4Eqtrart raid, the
Report itfelf pointed out fome things which Le ap-
prehended would meet the approbation of the
Houle. There were two points to be brought for.
ward. The renewal of the Mcafure which was
lately agreed on by Parliament, with regard to
Military Law in Ireland, and the Indemnity of
thole who were concerned in a certain manner
with reference to the Sufpenfion of the Habeas
Corpus A& He then moved, " That the Order
of the Day for taking into confideration the Report
of the Secret Committee, be now read," which it
was, and the Order was difcharged, and the Re-
port was ordered to be taken into confideration on
Wednefday next.
NEW TAXES.
The Honfc having refolvcd itfelf into a Commit-
tee of Ways and Means,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQjIER faid, it
would be recollotted by the Committee that the
Right Hon. Gentleman who had propofed the
Ways and Means of the year had included a tax
upon Pepper exported, and a tax on Printed Cot-
tons, &c. Thefe taxes it had been thought advife-
able to abandon; the former in confequence of a
ftrong rcprefentation made upon the fubje& by the
EaR India Company, and the latter In confequence
of a reprefentation made by a great number of the
ManufaCturers of Printed Goods. From the (laze.
ments contained in thefe reprefentations, it had
been thought unwire to perfift in the taxes allud-
ed to, and it therefore became his duty to propofe
others for the purpofe of fupplying their place, and
making good the deficiency. The eflimated pro.
duce of the duty on Printed Goods was 140,0001.;
that of Pepper 100,0001. from which deduCting
80001. arifing from the duty on Pepper for home
confumption, which was not to be abandoned, there
remained 92,0001. The whole fum therefore to be
provided for, amounted to 232,0001.
PROBATES OF wtaLs.—To make good this rum,
he propofed in the firft place a tax upon all Pro-
bates of Wills, where the property -bequeathed
amounted to 6001. and upwards, increafing in pro-
portion to the amount of the property. At pre.
fent, he faid, the duty on Probates was the fame
from ro,oool. upwards. He propofed to lay a
(mall additional duty upon thofc from 6001. to
ro,oool. and a proportionally increafing duty from
ro,oool. to roopoool. which teemed to him perfeift-
ly equitable and juR. He did not mean to pro.
pofe any additional duty where the property
amounted to lefs than 6001.
Where the Property amounted to 600 L and from 4.
thence to scoot. he propofed an additional duty
of 31. which he eftimated would produce
From soca to accoL au additional duty of sol.

3429

eftimated at - - -
From 20ooL to soool. an additional duty of SoL
eftimated at -
From 30001. to topool an additional duty of 301.
ftimated at - - - -
From ro,OOOL to rs,cool. an additional duty of
sol. eftimated at - - 9POe
And fo on in proportion from ri,oool. to toopool.
upon whia amount he propofed a duty of
9401 eitimateci together at

14450
25,26.

33.533
4434,449

Amounting in the whole to
Which he would take at tachoool. •
Sresses.—The• next tax he had to propofe was
a duty of as. upon Deeds, in addition to that which
had been already made a part of the Ways and
Means of the year. The produce of this, he elti.
mated at 6a,ooci.

ALE LICENCES.—An additional duty of T OS. 61
each on Ale Licences, on which he obferved no
additional tax had been impofed lince the year
*784. He eftimated this at 32.,0001.
CARDS ♦ND nics.—An additional duty of 6d.
per pack on Cards, and as. 6d. per pair on dice.
With refpe& to there articles, he obferved, many
frauds had been committed on the Revenue, which
it was hoped certain -regulations now in contem•
plation, relative to .the fubjeit, would prevent.
He would take this at 20,000 L

The whole of thefe furns amounted to 234,0001.
He was perfeftly aware that taxation muil ne-
cdfarily include lime prelfure upon the People,
which no one could lament more than himfelf.—
He Battered himfelf, however, the taxes he now
' propoled would be found the ail objeftionable in
that point of view. Before the queftion was put,
he thought it neceffary to Rate, that thefe were
not the whole of the Ways and Means of the year.
There (till remained the Confolidated Fund, a Vote
of Credit, and other matters, of the introduEtion
'of which, however, due notice would be given,
but the taxes now propofed were merely calculated
to fupply the deficiency caufed by thofe abandon-
ed. He then moved certain Refolutions confonant
to his Speech.
On the queition being put upon the Ale-Licence
Duty,
Sir RORERT BUXTON Paid, he did not will to
oppofe the Tax, but fuggeffed whether it might
not be inkiriotis, obferving, that when the !aft tax
of a fimilar nature was carried into execution,
many Alehoufes were put down, and a great num-
ber opened without any licence.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excrotoyla obferved,
it was in the power of the Magiftrates to remedy
any inconvenience of the nature alluded to by the
Hon. Member, but he thought Publicans were now
placed in a much better fituation than they were
before, from the increafed allowances made to
them for the futtenance of Soldiers billetted upon
them.

Mr. Rost thought fonts inconvenience might
arife from it.
The CHANCILLOI of the EXCI4LVER Paid, it was
not brought forward as a tax from which no incon-
venience could polGbly arife.
The feveral Refulutions then paired the Com-
mittee, and the Honfe being refumed, the Report
was ordered to be received to-morrow, and the
Committee to Gt again on Friday.—Adjourned.

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