Star.
London, England, 1803-05-03 00:00:00

TM I MEGGCIATION.

The Earl of I) v. i rhea to call their Lord-
Sip.' attention to a Arlie& of the natiolal
inuna tAnce tLey would cafily perceive he alluded
to 'du &cation in which the country flood with
stfpcdt to fume of its snofi important foreiga sels-

dons, tnd to the filenee which Miniftert pert fted
in with refpeft to thofe points. The Horde, he
thought, had waited to the extent of reafonable
patience, and he adverted to the anxiety which the
public mull feel on having proper explanations fo
long withheld by Minifters, on a topic which fo
deeply affeeted its interefts. Under thofe impref-
fions, he felt it his duty to come forward in the
courfe of a few days, unlefs fome other Noble Lord,
more competent to do juftice to the talk than him-
felf, (hould come forward, and fubmit fome propo-
fitions to their Lordfhips on the fubjed in queftion.
The Noble Earl mentioned Friday as the day on
which he fhould probably bring forward a motion.
After the Earl of Su FFOLK had laid a few words,
Lord Hosaer role, and obferved, apparently
in anfwer to fornething that had fallen from the
Noble Earl who fpole Lift, that under the circum-
fiances of the moment, he was at a lots to fpeak
decisively, as much, he feemed to fay, relied with
the French Government. The Noble Lord al
hided to what had recently tranfpired in another
Houfe, and which he underflood was fufficient to ,
induce an Hon. Member to pollpone an intended
motion on the fame fubjeCl till after Monday. He
would fubmit to the Noble Earl, whether, under
all the circumftances of the cafe, Friday was not
too early a day, and whether fome day next week
would not be better ?
The Earl of Room FY, after alluding to the ir-
regularity of adverting to what paired in the other
Houle of Parliament, noticed the great impor-
tance of the fubjetl introduced by the Noble Earl,
and the propriety of Parliament doing fomething
on the occafion, did not Minifters fpeedily come
forward. He hoped, however, fome communi.
cation would be made; at the fame time he wined
to have it understood, that the fubjeet would be
brought forward for difcuffion on a given day,
fhould an official communication not be previoufly
made.
Lord PELHAM obferved, that the great objec-
tion taken to the conduct of Minißers on the pre-
fent occafion, teemed to be their not making fome
communication ; to this he fhould only obferve
that the want of making any communication arofe
out of the abfolute fituation of the affair—Not
knowing what authentically to communicate; it
was impoffible they could make any. Minifters
were as deeply impreffed with the fence of the re-
fpeet due to Parliament, and felt as much for the
anxious, but unavoidable fufpenfe in which the
public were placed, as the Noble Earl or any other
Lord could poffibly do. He agreed with his No-
ble Colleague in deeming Friday too early a day:
he conceived it unneceffary, under the prefent cir-
cumflances, to trefpafs upon the attention of their
Lordships by any detailed obfervations upon the
cafe ; all that he could fay was, that every poffible
means were taken which occurred to his Moja y's
confidential fervants, as the moil likely to bring
the affair to a fpeedy termination ; he, however,
did not feel it neceffary to enter into any detail of
circumftances, or to offer any opinion as to the
probable refult.
The Earl of DARN Ls y, in explanation, obferved,
that the interval of fufpenfe had been very long,
and it was neceffary fome termination fhould be put
to it. He, therefore, gave notice, that if no deci-
five communication fhould be made on or before
Monday next, and he vaned it to be founderftood,
that unlcfs Come very ftrong reafons were aligned
to induce him to lay afide the intention, he fhould
feel himfelf called upon to fubmit fome propofi-
tions to the Houle on the fubjeft, and in that view
he would move, that their Lordfhips be fummoned
for Monday next. Having moved to that effed,
it was ordered accordingly, and the Houfe imme-
diately adjourned.