The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-04 00:00:00

I.t(riptlAL PA It LIAM EN7'.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Jritut 3.
The House met about half past two o'clock, and writer%) it-
self into a Comm tee on the Orders in Cumuli. Ntr. Kh .re,
of
Birmingtiam, was examined until near five. Another a itsiess
was ea11..(1. but was not in attendance. It WAS t Den stated by
the Earl of Lauderdale, that the case of the Petitiow'rs ;vas
closed reserving the privilege of calling a witness, mot o'lo'
attending, if it should he intiogat necessary); and Earl It hoist
Ins ;mated that it was intended to go on with tin. esamia..uun of
wit nestl s.in favour of tile 41rtler, in Council on Matta ,y. The
House theft faistrined, and the Committee was appointed to sit
again on Monday, at two 0'e10...k.
Mr. Smith, from tireeowich hospital, pi...sewed the annual
a coins under toe late Prise Art, wait-) was ordered to lie on
the table.
The Irish fitiod Juries' Bill was, on the motion of the Earl of
CLA N CA real asectitattime and crinietitt sl ivy Fiiil.l v.
Tae On ke lia:11:A/Ii.1) iir-,enteil a Pe. Pion from :lie Pre-
sident and alembers of :lie Itsari or Agrivoloire. pray in;list
aid mid wmich Was or,l,ted to lie 1111 Ilit•
Mr:*lll.lreVid.S Provisinti Bill +sac., oa the motion of
the Carl of I.ll' It POOL, read a second time cart committed
for Fsiday.
The Earl of LI +-I:N.1'004 moved to adjourn till Friday.
The 9h ke of NOR FOLK said a few words referring to 'some
Ititl on the table. which we could tail distinctly hear.
The Earl of 1,1 V Ell POOE sad he had no intuition of press-
ing the motion of adjournment if Noble Lord bad any bu-
siness to bring before the 'louse.
Earl tilt Eli, who had jilt entered the Noose, said he had
three Petitions to Pft'seni, which Lis presented, One
was from several inhabitants of Margate, against the Morf.ite
Pier Bill, which was ordered to lie on the table, an the t
cti-
(loners to lie heard by Colima The second was from the Mayor
and Burgessesof Bury, for opening the East India Trade; and
the third from a number of Chrktiliss of all denominations,
praying for the removal of all .disabilities on account of religi,
ons opinions, both which were ordered to lie on the table.
During the reading of the latter Petition, the Marquis Wel-
lesley entered the House.
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FAILURE IN FORMING AN ADMINISTRATION.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved that the House
do adjourn till Friday next.
The Duke of NORFOLK.-4 Previous'. to the
adjournment of the House I wish, my Lords; to ask
a question of the Noble Earl (Liverpool) opposite.
If, however, the Noble Earl, who appears to be act-
ing iu the important station which we all know he
held, is still Minister, and likely to continue so, I
have no question to ask of
.him. If also he is no
longer a Minister., I have no question to ask of him ;
bit! if he is only hlinister for two or three days, un-
til a successor is appointed, then I wish to have
some information as to the present situation of pub-
lic atlairs?"

The Karl of LIVERPOOL.—" My Lords, in
answer to the question pot by the Noble l)uke, I
have to state to this Ilnose that I am in the. 6/me si-
tuat'on in which I was last Friday sennight, and
that in consequence of a well-known event that then
took place, I am only continuing in that 'situation
until his Loyal highness the Prince Regent shall be
graciously pleased to signify his pleasure as to any
future arrangement."
The. Marquis W ::LLESLFX.--Ac Although, my
Lords, I have not been personally called upon, I
fe:.l it my duty to state to this House the share
which I hare hail in the transactions which have re-
cently taken place, with a view to the forming of
some arrangement to meet the alarming difficulties of
the pre.eut crisis. My Lords, his Royal Highness
the Prince Re4ent, acting in the name and on the
behalf of his kajesty, was graciously pleased to luy
his commands upon me to state to Ids Royal High-
ness my opinion with a view to the formation of au
Administration. In obedience to those commands I

stated to his Royal highness my opinion with all
that derpronae which is due to his exalted tank, but
at the same time wick all that freedom which, I
humbly contend, it is a duty that a Privy Councillor
owes to his Sovereign and the country to use.
have this day tendered to his Royal Highness my
resignation of the authority which his Royal High-
ness was pleased to vest in me, with a view to the
arrangement of an Administration, which resigna-
tion his Royal Highness has been graciously pleased

to accept.- My Lords, I deeply lament, that the
most dreadful personal animosities, that the most
terrible difficulties, arising out of questions the most
complicated and important should have interposed

obstacles to_prevent that arrangement which it was
so highly desirable, which it was so essential to the
interests and the welfare of the country to make.—
That such personal animosities, and such difficulties,
should have prevented the so much wished-for, the
so highly desired and desirable arrangement, at so
ardtions and perilous a crisis, is indeed most deeply
to be deplored. In consecutence of these results,
humbly solicited of his ltoyal Highness permission,
a. .d his 'loyal llizheess was graciously pleased to
give me full authority to state to this House, if your
Lordships she, de,ire it, all the circumstances at-
teudiag t .e progress of this transtc'ion, in which I
kite Lafi auy snare. But, my Lords, it I may be
pernitte Ito advise your Lordships. that advice is not
to call for such a disclosure, convinced as I am,
rn.ist fully, that in the present situation of the coun-
try such a :lisclosure would be highly mischievous to
the public. inter .sts. If, however, your Lordships
command me to make the disclosure, I shall feel it
my duel, and am ready to make it, but ;Mow me
again t.) advise your Lordships nor to call for it, un-
der a fall conviction, that at the present crisis, it
would lw highly mischievous."
Earl STANHOVE.—.44 My Lords, the Noble
'l'.,larquis having very handsomely stated his readiness
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to make the disclosure to which he alludes, I think
it becomes the duty of your Lordships, to call for
that disclosure for the satisfaction of the country,l
pr”ticttlarly after the declaration of the Noble Earl
(Liverpool) opposite, that he is not a iViinister, but
a daisy, a flower, that appears in bloom in the
morning, that dies at night, and is no more thought
of. I trust, therefore, your Lordships will feel it
to he your duty to call for the disclosure to which the
Noble Marquis edverts." •
The Earl of IA M EltlcK.--44 My 'Lords, I rise as

an individual, unconnected with any party, to !
dept.:rate the disclosure called for by the Noble
Earl (Stanhope), and I trust your Lordships will
adopt the advice given by the Noble Marquis, not to
call for a disclosure which must, in the present cir-
cbmstunces of the country, be highly mischievous,
and prejudicial to the ptiblic interests."
Lord Gttl N.V I My Lords; in agreeing
In opiiiien as to the impropriety at the present mo-
ment, of calling for thcf.disclosure alluded. to by the
Noble MerQuis, I may be permitted to state, that in
the little sha.te N hich mw Noble Friend near me, and
myself, have i:ad io ri transaction referred to, we
have nothing to, disoise, nothing to/conceal, nothing
Colt we snail pot be anxious should be publicly•
stated, whenert i the proper moment fe,r to doling