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Pelham’s motion, for adjournment 
till Monday, which was agreed to 
by a considerable majority. 
On the same day, in the house 
of commons, 
_ The chancellor of the exchequer, 
made asimilar communication, and 
moved, that the house should, at 
its rising, adjourn to Monday. 
- Mr. Fox, thought the adjourn- 
ment too long, under the present — 
circumstances, as news might arrive 
in the course of thenextday, which 
‘would make a farther communica- 
tion ‘prpper: he, thought, in an 
hour of so much danger, the mem- 
bers. should keep as much as pos- 
sible, at their post. 
Lord Hawkesbury, did not think 
it probable, that lord Whitworth 
could arrive before Sunday; and 
therefore, no communication was 
to be expected, until his arrival 
should put the government in pos- 
session of the official papers, with 
respect to the points in dispute. 
Mr. Grey said, that every mo- 
ment of time, was now of the ut- 
most consequence, as the house 
might be detained, from giving that 
advice to his majesty, which might, 
perhaps, be the means of rescuing 
this country from ruin. He then 
moved, as an amendment, that 
the house should be adjourned 
till to-morrow, instead of Mon- 
day. : 
Mr. Canning wished, that the 
house should meet to-morrow: not 
that he expected that it was possi- 
ble for ministers to lay full inform- 
ation before the house, by that 
time; but nevertheless, he thought it 
possible, that they might have some 
additional communication to make. 
He thought, the house of commons 
ought, on this occasion, to sympa- 
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thize with the public anxiety; and 
not delay a single day, for the pur- 
pose of enjoying a holiday. He 
therefore supported the amend- 
ment. 
The secretary at war, thought it 
would be departing from their digni- 
ty, were the house to sit, at unusual 
times, merely because the French 
ambassador had demanded his pass- 
ports: as no apparent good seem- 
ed likely to result from the amend- 
ment, he should therefore oppose 
It. 
Mr. Whitbread, was then enter- 
ing pretty fully into the question, 
when Mr. Pole Carew, thinking the 
discussion might lead to mischiev- 
ous consequences, moved the stand- 
ing order, that strangers should be 
excluded. 
After some hours, spent in pri- 
vate debate, the house divided, and 
resolved, by a majority of 90, to 
adjourn, till the Monday follow- 
ing. 
On the ensuing Monday, there 
was an unusual full attendance, in 
both houses, as a, communication 
was expected. 
In the house of lords, lord Pel- 
ham acquainted their lordships, that. - 
in consequence of a new proposal, 
made by the French government, 
* to lord Whitworth, his lordship had, 
resolved to continue his stay in 
Paris, until an answer should arrive ~ 
from this country. The proposal 
was not, however, of such a nature, . 
as could be now communicated to 
the house ; and he could not. hold 
out any expectation, that any con-- 
sequences would result from it, 
save a short delay, in waiting for 
its answer. 
The earl of Darnley, expressed 
his sense of the candor, which the 
noble 
