The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-26 00:00:00

ducal by Ministers related gesterally to the Caos.
paigns in Spain and Walcheren, or to particular
txpeditions
The Earl of LIVERPOPL said, that they
would consist of those alluded to in Ibis Majesty's
Speech—namely, of those respecting the Expedi.
tion to %Velar:en, and which, as all.neans wen
taking for the purpose, he intended to lay on the
tabit on Monday.
The Marque of Lansdowne's motion was fixed
for Thursday next, the particular objects of
which he would state as soon as the papers were
produced.
• Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THURSDAY, dAv.
After the appointment of the usual Annual Grand Com-
mittees of Trade, Manufactures, and Privileges, and some
ether business of routine.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUra gave notite
of hie intention to propose a further limitation of the time for
• reeeising Private Petitions. It was necessary that they
thoold he presented early in the Session, to allow every pos-
sible notice to the persons interested.
PLACES IN REVERSION.
Mr. fIANK ES gave notice. that hest hi move
row for leave to bring in a Bi I, to prevent the granting of
Offices in Reversiost He also gave twice, that it was his in-
tention. on Nlorulay next, to m we for the app oititimmt of a
Select Committee, fb inquire into the general expenditure of
the country.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said. that
• it had been hi. intention Inhere messed on Monday nest, for
leave to bride in a Bill, for the purpose of rem-wing, Fir an-
other sear, the Act for presenting the granting kerersioos,
10 ut not fur making the Bill perpetual.
EMBE77..LEMENT OF PUBLIC MONEY.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT mused, in pursuance of notice,
the leave to bring in a Bill, the better to prevent the Ember-
'dement of Motley, or Securities of Money, by any public
officer. It was not sow necesmry fur him to address the
Homo at any length, ns the Bill had gooe through the 'loose
last Session, us few as the filling up the blanks, when the Seg.
• WOO closed.—Leave was given.
AMERICA.
• Mr. WHITBREAD gave notice, that he should on Mon•
• day nest, if there was time for it, more for the production
of certain papers relative to the negociation hetween Mr.
Erskine and the American “overnment. Ile meant in parti-
calor to move for the production of a nertaiii letter from Mr.
Erskine to Mr. Canning, and could mot anticipate any danger
to the public service from the production of the documents
for which k• imended to move.
Mr. MORRIS felt so much personal interest inn transac-
tion lunching so materially his Hon. rel *live (Mr. Er.kinel,
that he begged penne6sinti of the !louse to make a few obser-
. matinee. It hod le-en c*orrectly stated, that the dispatch of
• the 2:11 of Jams try last was the one Fr vn, this Country con-
taining t e express conditions upon which the Government
were • Intent to give up the Order. of Couocil 11. i respecting
America. Although this was undonht•ilty the fact, yet his
Hon. relation hod ronceitel himself iu•tlited in referring to
the whole body of the in-trth.tions be had received, and in
ebtaininic what he conceived to he their spirit and meaning
sabbiaoluttly, alihasich not :recordist^ to the evict letter of
them. Thecase of his Hon. relation would certainly have
tome before the Deane in a mare foveurable p"p of view,
. if the whole of 1114 instructiosto had been stated ; and if Mi-
nisters should think that imprudent, from motives of general
policy. he hoped that they would be eamli:l enough to admit
such parts at would he tie. essary for his defence. It appeared
fr 6 the correspondence of Mr. ENkine with Mr. Windt..
that the former Geotletuato had skean to the American Minis-
• ter* 'flatly letters of instnictioo which were not now before
the Mouse. It was evidently imposslale that all the condi-
twortimsed is the din) Jets ovoid have been obtained ac-
cording to the Hier, as it wowiti he contrary to the nature
• and cointhittion of the Ansericats floyeenineat :or tht presi
dent to give thst sort of pledge th it scats required. He
should nave a future opportunity of enierint bat; the gates-
• nun iu drtzil, it hen it nhoul I be re •itiorls ;miler dism-inn ;
but he was 'ultimo to apprisr the '..llouse now, that it wad
*pen ticepirit aid the vialotamee of his iastructions; and not '
epos the letter, tb.st the defence of Mr. Leskitie would rest.
T 141.: ADDRESS.
Lord BERNARD then bests;lll silt the Report
of the Address.
Upon the question for its being teethed,
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT ruse and said, Ulla
upon the first day of the Session Ito heal been very.
anxious to learn what isflect the recent emits bad.
produced on the minds of the 'Members of that.
House, and to hear the genii:smuts of the political,
area expressed upon them. Ile uished to know
whether the iuterevt of the public could be cam..
bum! with, Ow opinions and the feelings of many
• distingukhed speakers in that Assembly ; And it
was with the utmost mortification he perceived,
that the unparalleled disasters which vse have.
litety antlered, and the unparalleled waste Oblood
anti treasure, had not made upon the Members of
• that Assembly the' impressions which might (late-
rally be expected.: Nlinisters were still supported
by the same kind Off maim itics which they turn.
• ruatided in times of less disaster—they were still
supported by the same men, and the same lila of
argument. Seeing this, .he was the more tho-
roughly convinced of the necessity there was of
taking into early consideration that great measure
which he had recommended at the close of the late
session. Re was the more and more convinced of
the absolute and urgent necessity of Parliamentary
Reform, from the whole of his parliamentary ex-
perience since he had obtained a scat in that room
—but never had any circumstances occurrtal which I
gave more strength to these impressions Abair the !
ci camstances under which Parliament had lately
met. He did nut meats to compare the pretensions
Of one set of public men to those of another ; but
he never before witnessed in any debate, tile coca-'I
'urea of any set of Ministers so completely aban-
&met! as they appeared to be in the- last debate.ii
The Minister really sector tl not to have a.word
say in his own defence. Ile had nut, •however,V.
been able to collect, (rum what hail beets- said
the last debate, any thiog.that,lozid out any views
of such mewures as would be necessary to unite'
the public at large with the Miniitch of the
Crown. lie had nut heard any suggatietts for
pressing upon the consideration of the Sovereign,
the ahsolute necessity of tradin,g to the source those
calamities with which the coiststry is now afflicted
and oppressed. The great rout of all th,se evils
and calamities was not hard to be discovered.—
The copious source of all our foreign and domes-
tic misfortunes and disgracei might be found in the
corrupt state of that Assembly. This was. ,nut•
only the firm conviction of his mind, but. it wits
beyond a doubt that it was the fixed 'remission of
a vast mejority or the people of this country.—
Under the circumstances of the present. times,
what name could be given to that degree of imbe.
eility wad folly which induced Ministers to give
Ad: *me to hi, Majesty to treat with contempt and
Insult the Petition and Address of the most impor.
tint city in the empire ? ( Mar, hear! front
many quarters)—a sty, which, from its autiquitill
Its wealth, and great importance in the State, fled
always been treated'' with distinguished attention 1
Ivy all former sovereigns. This distingbished at.
elution was dais to the City of London; nut .less

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