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"His Majefty directs us to state, that the Spanish "Government, in the Name and by the Authority of

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King Ferdinand the Seventh, has determined to affemble "the General and Extraordinary Cortes of the Nation. "His Majefty trufts that this Measure will give fresh "Animation and Vigour to the Councils and the Arms "of Spain, and fuccefsfully direct the Energies and "Spirit of the Spanish People to the Maintenance of "their legitimate Monarchy, and to the ultimate Deli"verance of their Country.

"The most important Confiderations of Policy and "of good Faith require, that as long as this great Caufe " can be maintained with a Profpect of Succefs, it "fhould be fupported, according to the Nature and "Circumftances of the Conteft, by the ftrenuous and "continued Affiftance of the Power and Refources of "His Majefty's Dominions; and His Majefty relies on "the Aid of His Parliament, in His anxious Endeavours to frustrate the Attempts of France against the Inde "pendence of Spain and Portugal, and against the Happiness and Freedom of thofe loyal and refolute

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" are defirous of maintaining friendly Relations between "the Two Countries. This Defire will be met by a correfponding Difpofition on the Part of His Majefty.

"Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons,

"His Majefty has directed us to inform you, that He "has ordered the Estimates for the current Year to be "laid before you. His Majefty has directed them to "be formed with all the Attention to Economy which "the Support of His Allies and the Security of His "Dominions will permit. And His Majefty relies upon

your Zeal and Loyalty, to afford him fuch Supplies "as may be neceffary for thofe effential Objects.

"He commands us to exprefs how deeply He regrets "the Preffure upon His Subjects, which the protracted "Continuance of the War renders inevitable.

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"My Lords, and Gentlemen,

"We are commanded by His Majefty to exprefs His Hopes that you will refume the Confideration of the "State of the inferior Clergy, and adopt fuch farther "Measures upon this interesting Subject as may appear "to you to be proper.

"We have it farther in Command to ftate to you, "that the Accounts which will be laid before you, of "the Trade and Revenue of the Country, will be found

highly fatisfactory. Whatever temporary and partial "Inconvenience may have refulted from the Measures "which were directed by France against those great "Sources of our Profperity and Strength, thofe Measures "have wholly failed of producing any permanent or "general Effect.

"The inveterate Hoftility of our Enemy continues to "be directed againft this Country with unabated Animofity and Violence.

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"To guard the Security of His Majefty's Dominions, "and to defeat the Defigns which are meditated against "Us, and Our Allies, will require the utmoft Efforts "of Vigilance, Fortitude, and Perfeverance.

"In every Difficulty and Danger, His Majefty con"fidently trufts, that He fhall derive the most effectual "Support, under the continued Blefling of Divine "Providence, from the Wisdom of His Parliament, the "Valour of His Forces, and the Spirit and Determina❝tion of His People."

Then the Commons withdrew.

The Houfe was adjourned during Pleasure, to un

robe.

The House was refumed.

PRAYERS.

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The House being informed, "That Mr. Maryon, from E. Roffe re"the Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, attended turned a Peer "with the Writs and Returns for electing a Temporal for Ireland. "Peer of Ireland in the Room of Charles Earl of Normanton deceased, with the Certificate of the Clerk of "the Crown in Ireland annexed to them;"

He was called in; and, being fworn and examined, acquainted their Lordfhips, "That he received the fame "from the faid Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, "and that they were now in the fame Condition as when " he received them;" and then delivering the fame at the Bar,

He was directed to withdraw. Which Certificate was read, and is as follows; (videlicet)

"In pursuance of an Act paffed in the Fortieth Year "of His Majefty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to regu"late the Mode by which the Lords Spiritual and Tem"poral, and the Commons, to ferve in the Parliament of the United Kingdom on the Part of Ireland, shall "be fummoned and returned to the faid Parliament,” "I do hereby certify, that the feveral Writs thereunto "annexed, for electing a Temporal Peer of Ireland, in "the Room of Charles Earl of Normanton deceased,

E. Har rowby introduced.

Marquis of Lanfdowne takes his Seat.

E. Harcourt

appears

"named, and that the faid Peers did feverally make the "Returns thereto which to the faid Writs are refpec"tively annexed: And I further certify, that it "from the faid Writs and Returns, that the Right "Honourable Lawrence Earl of Roffe has been chofen, "by a Majority of Votes, to be the Peer to fit and vote . on the Part of Ireland in the Houfe of Lords of the "United Kingdom, in the Room of the faid Charles "Earl of Normanton: All which I atteft, this Twenty"fecond Day of October One thoufand eight hundred " and nine.

"Westmeath,

"Clerk of the Crown in Ireland."

"To the Clerk of the Parliament "of the United Kingdom of Great "Britain and Ireland."

Dudley Lord Harrowby being, by Letters Patent bear ing Date the Nineteenth Day of July in the Forty-ninth Year of His prefent Majefty, created Earl of Harrowby, and the Heirs Male of his Body, was (in his Robes) introduced, between the Lord Chamberlain and the Earl of Liverpool (alfo in their Robes), the Yeoman Ufher of the Black Rod, Garter King of Arms, and the Earl Marshall preceding. His Lordfhip, on his Knee, prefented his Patent to the Lord Chancellor at the Woolfack, who delivered it to the Clerk, and the fame was read at the Table. His Writ of Summons was alfo read as follows; (videlicet)

"GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, "Defender of the Faith, to Our right trufty and right "well-beloved Coufin and Counsellor Dudley Earl of "Harrowby, Greeting: Whereas Our Parliament, for "arduous and urgent Affairs concerning Us, the State "and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain "and Ireland, and the Church, is now met at Our City "of Westminster, We ftrictly enjoining command you, "under the Faith and Allegiance by which you are "bound to Us, that, confidering the Difficulty of the "faid Affairs and Dangers impending, all Excufes being "laid afide, you be perfonally prefent at Our aforefaid "Parliament with Us, and with the Prelates, Nobles, "and Peers of Our faid Kingdom, to treat of the afore"faid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and this you in no wife omit, as you tender Us and Our Homay "nour, and the Safety and Defence of the faid King"dom and Church, and the Dispatch of the faid "Affairs.

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This Day William Earl Harcourt fat firft in Parlia takes his Seat. ment, after the Death of his Brother George Simon Earl Harcourt His Lordship having firft at the Table taken the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration; and alfo taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

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fcribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

This Day George Earl of Coventry fat firft in Parlia- E. Coventry ment, after the Death of his Father George William Earl takes his of Coventry: His Lordfhip having firft at the Table Seat. taken the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration; and alfo taken and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

This Day Albemarle Earl of Lindsey fat firft in Parlia- E. Lindley ment, after the Death of Brownlow Bertie Duke of An- takes his Seat. cafter and Kefteven, as Heir Male of the Body of Robert the firft Earl of Lindsey: His Lordfhip having firft at the Table taken the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration; and also taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed in his due Place, next below the Earl of Westmor land.

This Day Lawrence Earl of Roffe, Henry William Lord Lords take Bishop of Bangor, and John Lord Bishop of Clogher took the Oaths. the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration; and alfo took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

thereon:

It was moved, "That an humble Addrefs be pre- Motion for "fented to His Majefty, to thank His Majefty for the Address "gracious Speech which His Majefty has directed to "be delivered by the Lords Commiffioners; to affure "His Majefty that we concur with Him, in deeply re"gretting that the Exertions of the Emperor of Auftria, "against the Ambition and Violence of France, have

proved unavailing; and that His Imperial Majefty has "been compelled to abandon the Contest, and to con"clude a difadvantageous Peace; that we are deeply "fenfible of the Wisdom and Generosity of the Motives "which influenced His Majefty to make every Effort "for the Affiftance of Auftria, which His Majefty "deemed confiftent with the due Support of His Allies, "and with the Welfare and Interefts of His own Domi"nions, although the War was undertaken by that "Power without any Encouragement on the Part of "His Majefty; humbly to thank His Majefty for His "gracious Condefcenfion in informing us, that the "Confideration which determined His Majefty to em"ploy His Forces in an Expedition to the Scheldt, was "the Profpect which an Attack upon the Naval Arma"ments and Establishments of the Enemy in the River "afforded, not only in deftroying a growing Force, "daily becoming more formidable to the Security of "this Country, but alfo of diverting the Exertions of "France from the important Objects of reinforcing her "Armies on the Danube, and of controuling the Spirit "of Refiftance in the North of Germany.

"To make our humble Acknowledgements to His Majefty, for having been gracioufly pleafed to give "Directions that fuch Papers and Documents fhould be "laid before us, as His Majefty trufts will afford fatisfactory Information upon the Subject of this Expe"dition.

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"To exprefs our Senfe of His Majefty's Goodnefs in "acquainting us of the Determination adopted by the Spanish Government, in the Name and by the Authority of King Ferdinand the Seventh, to affemble the "General and Extraordinary Cortes of the Nation, and "our earnest Wifh that this Measure may give new "Animation and Vigour to the Councils and the Arms "of Spain, and direct fuccefsfully the Energies and "Spirit of the Spanish People, to the Maintenance of "their legitimate Monarchy, and the ultimate Deliverance of their Country.

"Refpectfully to ftate our Concurrence with His "Majefty, in thinking that the most important Con"fiderations of Policy and good Faith require, that as "long as this great Caufe can be maintained with a "Profpect of Succefs, it fhould be fupported, according "to the Nature and Circumftances of the Contest, by "the ftrenuous and continued Affiftance of the Power "and Refources of His Majefty's Dominions; and

to affure His Majefty, that He may confidently rely "on the Support of this House, in His Endeavours to "fruftrate the further Attempts of France against the "Independence of Spain and Portugal, and against the "Happiness and Freedom of thofe loyal and refolute "Nations.

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"To thank His Majefty for acquainting us, that the "Intercourfe between His Majefty's Minister in America, "and the Government of the United States, has been fuddenly and unexpectedly interrupted; to concur "with His Majefty in lamenting that Event, and to ex"prefs the Satisfaction of this Houfe, that His Majefty "has, notwithstanding this Interruption, received Af"furances from the American Minifter refident at this "Court, that the United States are defirous of maintain

ing friendly Relations between the two Countries; and that this Defire will be met by a correfponding "Difpofition on the Part of His Majefty.

"To affure His Majefty, that we will not fail to "refume the Confideration of the State of the inferior "Clergy; and that we will concur in fuch Measures as may be neceffary for making a further Provision upon this interefting Subject.

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"To offer our humble Congratulations to His Majefty, "upon the Satisfaction which His Majefty has derived "from the State of the Accounts relating to the Trade and the Revenue of the Country, which He has been gracioufly pleafed to order to be laid before us; and to ftate how fincerely we rejoice to find, that "whatever partial or temporary Inconveniences may "have refulted from the Meafures which were directed "France against thofe great Sources of our National "Profperity and Strength, thofe Measures have wholly "failed to produce any permanent or general Effect.

"To affure His Majefty, that this Houfe is fully im"preffed with the Conviction that it will require the "utmoft Vigilance, Fortitude, and Perfeverance to "guard the Security of His Majefty's Dominions, and' "to defeat the Defigns which may be meditated against us and our Allies by the inveterate Hoftility of our “Enemy.

"And, finally, to affure His Majefty, that in every "Difficulty and Danger He may rely with the utmost

Then an Amendment was proposed to be made to the Amendment faid Motion for an Addrefs, by inferting, after the Word negatived. ("that"), in the Second Paragraph, the following Words; (videlicet)

"We have seen, with the utmoft Sorrow and Indig"nation, the accumulated Failures and Difafters of the "laft Campaign, the unavailing Waste of our National

Refources, and the Lofs of fo many Thousands of our "brave Troops, whofe diftinguished and heroic Valour "has been unprofitably facrificed, in Enterprizes pro"ductive not of Advantage, but of lafting Injury to "their Country; Enterprizes marked only by a Repeti"tion of former Errors; tardy and uncombined, incapa"ble in their Succefs of aiding our Ally in the critical "Moment of his Fate; but expofing, in their Failure, "His Majefty's Councils to the Scorn and Derifion of "the Enemy.

"That we therefore feel ourselves bound to institute, "without Delay, fuch rigorous and effectual Enquiries "and Proceedings, as Duty compels us to adopt, in a exampled Calamity and Difgrace." "Cafe where our Country has been fubjected to un

Which being objected to ;

After long Debate,

The Question was put, "Whether the faid Words "fhall be there inferted ?"

It was refolved in the Negative.

Then it was moved, "To agree to the faid Motion for

an Address, as at firft propofed."

The Question was put thereupon?

It was refolved in the Affirmative.

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