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as to require information relative to 

 the negotiation, while it was de- 

 pending ; he should therefore vote 

 for the amendment. 



A coaversatioa of considerable 

 length then took place, between 

 earls Darnley, Westmoreland, Suf- 

 folk, Spencer, Carnarvon," and lord 

 rlarrowby ; after which lord Sid- 

 mouth observed, that this was not 

 a vote of credit, but a motion to 

 empower his majesty to apply a sura 

 already voted in the last year, in 

 which was nothing unusual or in- 

 consistent with parliamentary usage. 

 His lordship proceeded to answer 

 several arguments, urged against his 

 majesty's ministers, spoke highly 

 of the state both of the army and 

 navy, and concluded a very able 

 speech, by supporting the original 

 motion. 



Lord Holland supported the a- 

 njendment : — he could give no con., 

 fidence to ministers, who, he con- 

 tended, had done nothing for the 

 benefit of the country, or to rescue 

 it from its dreadful situation. 



Lord Grenvilie was of opinion, 

 that great sacrifices should be made 

 to procure the co-operation of con- 

 tinental powers, particularly of 

 Russia ; yet he did not feel hintself 

 at liberty to say, that five millions 

 was no more than a recompence for 

 the part that the country was willing 

 to Like in the business. He strongly 

 reprobated the total want of capaci- 

 ty in the ministers, and their con- 

 duct in the peace of Amiens ; for 

 which reasons, he could not think 

 of trusting such unheard-of confi- 

 dence, as that now required, in the 

 lame hands ; he should therefore 

 vote for the amcndnieHt. 



Tht! F^ord Chancellor defended 

 the peace -of Amiens, as the found- 

 ation of that patrittlic zeal, by 

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which the country was now so effec- 

 tually defended. As to the ques- 

 tion before the house, he saw no 

 necessity whatever for continuing 

 the session of parliament beyond the 

 usual period. After some further 

 conversation the question was put, 

 when the house divided. — Contents 

 111, — non-contents, 58, — majority 

 for the address, 53. 



On the 20th day of June, in the 

 house of commons, on resuming the 

 subject of Lord Melville, Mr. Bond 

 wished to know if 40,000^. advanc- 

 ed to Boyd and Benlield, and the 

 case of Jcllico, would be excluded 

 in the instructions to the attorney 

 general, as not of sufficient impor- 

 tance to be made the ground of 

 charge. Mr. Wliitbread had no 

 particular wish that they should. 



The Attorney General wished to 

 be furnished, by the house, with such 

 matter, as might be made the ground 

 of criminal charge. 



The Chancellor of the Exchequer 

 thought it would be proper to ex- 

 clude, by specific resolutions, such 

 matter as it was not advisable to 

 prosecute, and to state distinctly, 

 by resolutions, what was to be pro- 

 secuted. With regard to the diffi- 

 culties arising as to the manner of 

 proceeding, he hoped the attention 

 of the house would be called to th^s 

 matter on an early day, and that 

 those who disapproved of any part 

 of the course lately agreed on, 

 would then have an opportunity 

 of supporting the most constitution- 

 al measure, corresponding to the 

 circumstances. 



Mr. Fox was for the mode by im- 

 peachment, and thought the most 

 parliamentary course was, a motion, 

 and an amendment upon it. He could 

 by no means admit those difficulties 

 stated by ths attorney general, who, 



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