HISTORY OF EUROPE. 



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CHAP. XL 



Parliamenfary Proceedings continued. — King's Message. — Claijns of the 

 Duke of Athcl. — Debate in the House of Lords tipon the King's MeS' 

 fa^e. — -Address carried upon a Division. — Conversation upon the Subject 

 of Lord Melville in the House of Commons. — Mr. Grey moves to take the 

 State of the Nation into Consideration. — Debate thereon. — Division. — 

 Motion lost. — Committee of Supply. — Three Millions and a Half voted in 

 Aid of his Majesty. — And Three Thousand Pounds annually to the Duke 

 of Athol. — Mr. Fault's Motion on Indian Affairs. — Agreed to. — Mr. Ley-- 

 cester moves that Lord Melville should be proceeded against by Impeach- 

 ment. — Interesting Debate. — Previous Question moved and lost. — Im- 

 peachment curried — and proceeded upon. — Form, thereof. — Managers 

 named to conduct the same. — Petition of Air. Todd Jones presented to Par- 

 liament by ]\Ir. Fox. — Colonel Crawford's Motion on the State of the 

 Militarij Defence of the Country. — Order of the Day moved thereon — and 

 carried.— Bill brought in to indemnify Mr. Trotter in. the House of Com- 

 7nons. — Debate upon it in the House of Lords. — Carried in botli. — Opposi- 

 tion to the Duke of Athol's Bill in the House of Lords. — Ineffectual. — 

 Bill passed. — Mr. IVindhum muxes for Copies of the Correspondetice res- 

 pecting Captain Wright of the f^incenzo, now a Prisoner of War in 

 France. — Agreed to. — King's Speech. — Session concludes. 



ON the igth day of June, lord 

 Hawkesbury delivered to the 

 lionse a message from his majesty, 

 to the following etfeft : 



His majesty thiaks proper to 

 acquaint the house of lorda, that 

 tiic communications which have 

 taken place, and are still de- 

 pending, between his majesty and 

 some of the powers of the con - 

 tincnt, have not yet been brought 

 to such a point, as to enable 

 his majesty to lay the result of 

 them before the house, or to enter 

 into any further explanation with 

 the French government, consistent- 

 ly with the sentiments expressed by 

 hk majesty at the opening of the 



present session, — but, his majesty 

 conceives that it may be of essential 

 importance, that he should have it 

 in his power to avail himself of any 

 favourable conjuncture forgiving ef- 

 fect to such a concert with other 

 powers, as may afford the best 

 means of resisting the inordinate 

 ambition of France ; or may be 

 most likely to lead to a termination 

 of the present contest, on grounds 

 consistent with permanent safety, 

 the interest of his majesty's domini- 

 ons, and the security and indepen- 

 dence of Europe. His majesty 

 therefore recommends it to the 

 house of lords, to consider of mak- 

 ing provision for enabling his ma- 

 jesty 



