acted upon with extravagance and wildnefs of perfidy unexampled in the annals of hiftory, unparalleled fince the creation of the world. I know not any word to call the expedition by, and I fhall take the liberty to anglicize a word of their own for that purpose; the only one I think which can nearly reach its nature. Sir, I call it the last, though not least, monftrofity of that horrid, unaccountable, unfathomable revolution.

"Sir, I feel warm on the fubject of that revolution, and wishing to fay fomething of it; but, Sir, I will return to the point before us: now, Sir, I humbly pray that the Almighty may go forth with the combined fleets and armies, and that the prædatory army of Buonaparte (and fuch I may infer they are, from their general's addrefs,) may be cut in pieces, and not one man faved to tell the tale in Paris; that the armament (of transports) may be wholly destroyed, and that there be not a wreck left behind.

"Sir, I have ever thought and faid in this Houfe, that I thought this a juft and neceffary war. I think it ftill juft and neceffary, more than ever; upon that point I agree with his Majesty's minifters, and I affure them, that when we have difagreed on other points, I have differed from confcience fake. My feelings are very warm on the fubject before us, and I have gone to a greater length than I intended, and I thank the Houfe for permitting me to indulge thofe feelings thus far; and, Sir, I now vote moft cordially for your leaving the chair.”

The House refolved itself into a committee, the Honourable Captain Berkeley in the chair.

His Majefty's meffage having been read, the Chancellor of the Exchequer faid, that as the motion which he was to make could not but be fupported by the unanimous feeling of the committee, he fhould content himself with moving,

that a penfion of 2000l. per annum, to commence from the 1st of Auguft, 1798, fhould be granted to Admiral Lord Nelfon of the Nile, and his two next fucceffors in the title."

General Walpole feconded the motion. He thought that Lord Nelfon fhould have an higher degree of rank. He was aware of its being faid that the gallant Admiral commanded only a detachment of the British fleet; but he ftill was of opinion that the reward fhould be proportioned, not to the rank and fituation, but to the merits, of that deferving commander. The Chancellor of the Exchequer faid, that, entertaining the

highest

highest fense of the tranfcendant merits of Admiral Lord Nelfon, he thought it needlefs to enter at any length into the quef tion of rank. His fame must be coeval with the British name; and it would be remembered that he had obtained the greatest naval victory on record, when no man would think it worth his while to afk whether he had been created an earl, a vit count, or a baron. To decide on the degree of rank to be conferred, he must also observe, was not within the province of that House:It was for the Sovereign himfelf to dispɔfe of that question. The noble Admiral was deferving of every hcnour; but it must appear that a fmall degree of rank confer❤ red on a junior and inferior officer, was as great a mark of his Majefty's fatisfaction as an higher degree conferred on a fenior officer, and one who had previously reached to the highest honours of his profeffion.

The queftion was then put, and carried nem. con. and the report was ordered to be received the next day.

SUPPLY.

The Houfe then refolved itself into a Committee of Supply, to which the fpeech of his Majefty was referred. That part ofthe fpeech addreffed particularly to the Commons being

read,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved, "That a fupply be granted to his Majefty."-Ordered to be reported the next day.

SCOTS DISTILLERIES.

Sir John Sinclair called the attention of the Houfe to the bufinefs of the Scots Diftilleries, which, he obferved, was of much importance to the northern part of this kingdom. It had undergone much difcuffion in a very able committee during the laft feffion; but, from the preffure of public bulinefs, thote gentlemen were prevented from bringing their labours to a conclufion he trufted that it was in contemplation, speedily to re-appoint the fame committee.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer faid, that Government had by no means loft fight of this important queftion. He ftill retained his opinion, that a great revenue might be drawn from this fource, and that to be levied on an article which every man would allow was a fair object of taxation. It was his intention hortly to revive the fame committee, as in his judgment a more able one could not be found,

SMALL

SMALL NOTES.

Mr. Wilberforce Bird moved for leave to bring in a bill to revive and amend the act of laft feffion, permitting the circulation of fmall notes. The amendment which he should propofe was, to prohibit the circulation of notes under 20s. He reminded the Houfe that the bill of laft feffions was paffed at a period of fome embarrassment in the country, owing to the order to the Bank not to pay in fpecie. The present state of our filver coinage was a ferious grievance, which he understood, it was in contemplation to remedy, as an order had been fent in the month of Auguft to the Royal Academy, defiring that the members would furnish models for a new coinage; but in the mean time, if these small notes were called in without any fubftitute being furnished, it would produce a fevere inconvenience, He trufted, therefore, that the Houfe would fee the neceffity of continuing the act at leaft for another year,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer faid, that he thould not oppofe the motion for leave, as the policy of the measure might be the fubject of future difcuffion. The hon. Gentleman had founded the neceffity of the original measure on the stoppage of the Bank; but though this ftoppage was ftill continued, it could not be faid that it was accompanied by the fame embarraffment, On the contrary, the circulation was now as free and as unembarraffed as in the feafon of our greatest profperity. If the state of our filver coinage was fo debafed as it had been reprefented, moft undoubtedly any confideration refpecting the ornamental part could furnish no argument for delay. But he confeffed that he regarded the question in another point of view. He did not think that the Houfe was preffed in point of time, and he therefore thought it highly expedient to reduce the coinage to a proper ftandard, and thereby to prevent the evils and inconveniences which had occurred.

Mr. W. Bird faid, that he did not mean to flate that we fhould relapfe into our former embarraffments, but ftill thought that great inconveniences would enfue if the act was not continued.

Leave was granted to bring in the bill.

On the motion of Mr. W. Dundas leave was alfo granted to bring in a bill to continue the circulation of finall notes in Scotland. Adjourned.

HOUSE

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

SATURDAY, Nov. 24.

The report of the committee, to whom his Majesty's meffage refpecting Lord Nelfon had been referred, was brought up by the hon. Capt. Berkeley. It ftated it to be the cpinion of the committee, that a clear yearly fum of 2000l. fhould be granted to his Majesty out of the confolidated fund, from the ift of Auguft, 1798, to enable his Majefty to settle the fame in the most beneficial manner for the ufe of Admiral Lord Nelfon, and the two next fucceeding heirs on whom the title fhall defcend.

The report of the committee of fupply was brought up by Mr. Hobart, and it was ordered to be taken into confideration on Monday next.

Mr. Rofe moved, that the ufual eftimates be laid before the House, viz. an account of the navy and army eftimates for the year 1799, together with an estimate of the half-pay of fuch officers of the navy and marines as were not employed laft year. The estimate of the charge for guards and garrifons, and lifts of regimental and warrant officers that are to be on half-pay during the year 1799; lifts of the out-penfioners of Chelfea and Greenwich Hofpitals; alfo an account of fervices incurred and not provided for by parliament.

Mr. Rofe alfo moved for an eftimate of the probable expence of the transport service.

Mr. Rofe then moved for leave to bring in a bill to continue for a limited time the acts of the laft feffion for more effectually punishing mutiny, and fuch perfons as should attempt to incite his Majefty's failors or foldiers to mutiny and defertion. Leave granted.

Adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, NOV. 26.

Mr. Douglas reported at the bar, that his Majefty had been waited upon with addreffes of that Houfe, and that he had been graciously pleased to say he would give directions accordingly.

Mr. Nepean brought up the navy estimates, which were

ordered to be laid on the table.

He then gave notice, that it was propofed to have them taken into confideration on Friday next.

Captain

Captain Berkeley brought up a bill for fettling and fecuring a certain annuity on Lord Nelfon, and the two next in fucceffion on whom the title fhall devolve, in confideration of the eminent fervices of the faid Lord Nelfon to his Majesty and the public. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a fecond time next day.

The Secretary at War brought up the army estimates. Ordered to be laid on the Table.

He then gave notice, that he fhould propofe taking them into confideration on Friday next.

Mr. Serjent brought up the ordnance eftimates. Ordered to be laid on the Table.

He gave notice that he fhould propofe taking them into confideration on Friday next.

Mr. W. Dundas faid, he had now rifen, purfuant to notice, to move for leave to bring in a bill to give power to the Bank of Scotland to iffue fmall notes. The claufes which he intended to introduce into this bill would be, in fome refpects, different from thofe of the former bill. He then moved, that the former act be read, which being done, he moved, "That leave be given to bring in a bill to continue the said act for

a time to be limited."

PEACE.

Mr. Tierney gave notice of a motion which was, in his opinion, he said, of confiderable importance. It was his duty to move it, in doing fo, he begged to be understood as acting as an individual merely, and not on the fuggeftion of any other perfon. He would therefore, without further preface, fay, that, on Friday next, he should move the Houfe to this effect," That it is the duty of his Majefty's minifters not to enter into any engagements that may prevent or impede any negotiation for peace, whenever there fhall appear a difpolition on the part of France to accede to terms of peace that may be confiftent with the intereft and the honour of the British nation."

After a few words from the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the inconvenience of letting the matter ftand for that day, on account of fome bufinefs of finance, which he trufted would be ready for the Houfe at that time, the day was altered for this motion for Thurfday fe'nnight.

The order of the day for the Houfe to refolve itself into a committee of the whole Houfe, to confider of a fupply to be granted to his Majefty, being read, the Houfe refolved itfelf accordingly.

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