?4 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1810. 



' had satisfied the honourable gen- 

 tleman, that there was nothing 

 contradictory in his answer. His 

 lordship gave his evidence, one oF 

 the days, he could not recollect 

 which, under the disadvantage of 

 indisposition. He was fatigued by 

 the length of the examination. 

 In fact he was quite done up. 



On a division of the House, 

 which had become exceedingly 

 clamorous for the question, there 

 appeared, 



For the previous question, 188. 

 . Against it, 2^1. 



Mr. Whitbread's first motion 

 was carried, and he waved the se- 

 cond. Mr. Canning then pro- 

 posed the amendment mentioned 

 in his speech ; and Mr. VVhitbread 

 seconded it. This motion being 

 also carried, Mr. VVIiitbread moved 

 that the resolutions agreed to, be 

 laid before his majesty, by such 



members as were of his majesty's 

 most honourable privy council : on 

 which some members exclaimed, 

 " By the whole House." This 

 proposition called up Mr. Wilber- 

 force, and Mr. B. Bathurst, both 

 of whom concurred in the wish, 

 that nothing of heat or personality 

 might appear upon the proceed- 

 ings of the House. The main ob- 

 ject had been obtained, by record- 

 ing on the journals the sense the 

 House entertained of the transac- 

 tion in a constitutional point of 

 view; and proceeding any further 

 would not be for the dignity of 

 the House. Mr. Whitbread coin- 

 cided entirely with this observa- 

 tion, and, with the consent of the 

 House, withdrew his motion. 



In consequence of these resolu- 

 tions, lord Chatham resigned his 

 office of master-general of the 

 ordnance. 



