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Important Debates in Parliament on the Negociation, and Correspondence, 
—In the House of Lords, Speeches of Lord Pelham—Duke of Cumber+ 
land—of Clarence—Lord Mulgrave—Melville—Duke of Richmond— 
- Marquis of Lansdowne—Duke of Norfolk—Lord King-—Ellenborough, 
—Earl of Moira—of Rosslyn—Spencer—Marquis of Sliga—Lord 
Grenville, —Division.—Great Majority on the part of Government.— 
In the House of Commons,—Public anxiety to witness the Debate.—Defia 
ciency in the Reports thereof.—Why.—Mr. Pitt's sentiments.— 
Amendment to the address moved by Mr. Grey.—Debate adjourned.— 
Speeches of Mr, T, Grenville—Whitbread—Dallas—E lliot—Serjean$ 
Best—Canning—Foxr—Addington—Attorney General—Mr, Windham 
—W. Sinith.— Division —Address carried by a great Majority.— 
Message from the King to Parliament.—Supplementary Militia embodied, 
—Clergy residence Bill carried.—Motion by Mr. Fox on the Russian 
Mediation.—Opposed by Lord Hawkesbury, and Mr. Pitt.—Withdrawn, 
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—Observations, 
ONDAY the 23d of May 
was the day appointed for 
the discussion of the causes of the 
war, and the whole conduct of mi- 
nisters in the negociation, The 
subject was of such uncommon in- 
terest, that there was perhaps never 
before exhibited so much anxiety 
in the public to be present at any 
debate. All the avenues to the 
house of commons were crowded at 
a very early hour, 
The discussion was begun in the 
house of lords by 
- Lord Pelham, who rose to move 
the address. He wished that in 
this discussion, the support that he 
trusted would be given to the pro- 
posed address, would be kept sepa- 
rate from the consideration of the 
neral conduct of ministers, which 
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might besolemnly discussed on a fus 
ture day. He wished the only ques- 
tion to be now considered should 
be, whether, from a perusal of all 
the papers laid upon the table, a 
just and legitimate ground of war 
had not been established. He then 
traced an outline of the conduct 
of the two governments since the 
peace of Amiens: first, as to Malta, 
which was the prominent feature in 
discussion, the British goyernment 
had taken the necessary steps for 
carrying the treaty into execution ; 
when, about the 27th of January 
last, the evacuation of Malta was 
pressedin a peremptory manner by 
the French government. » About the 
same time, ministers felt it their 
duty to demand an explanation of 
the pretensions adyanced, and the 
views 
