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had been for ihe first time in any 

 war driven entirely out of the 

 West Indies.; tiie Fiencii and 

 Dutch flags were suffered to wave 

 in that hemisphere no more — an 

 advantage which had never been 

 gained before, not even in the 

 war of 1756. The family of Bra- 

 ganza had been removed from 

 French influence and French ag- 

 gression to the Brazils, whence 

 advantages of importance might 

 be expected to result to this coun- 

 try. Portugal, which had been 

 overrun by the enemy, had seen 

 that enemy expelled by British va- 

 lour, Spain had been encouraged 

 to struggle with her oppressors by 

 our example. The port of Lisbon 

 was now free ; and Cadiz and 

 Ceuta were at presentoccupied by 

 British, in conjunction with Spa- 

 nish troops. Such was the real 

 state of things at the period when 

 the noble lord had thought proper 

 to move a censure so severe. 



The Earl of Stanhope proposed as 

 an amendment, "That that House 

 would pledge themselves to main- 

 tain the latv of the land, to which 



they deemed the right of trial by 

 jury, and thepreservingtheliberty 

 of the subject, as indispensable. " 

 The Earl of Suffolk supported the 

 amendment ; so also did the Duke 

 of Norfolk. The privileges of par- 

 liament, the duke admitted ; but 

 only those privileges that were 

 consistent and salutary ; among 

 which he could not class that pri- 

 vilege, the recent discussion of 

 which had caused so much discon- 

 tent and alarm. Other lords spoke 

 on the subjects of several of the 

 resolutions. The necessity of some 

 reform in the House of Commons 

 was much insisted on. The ques- 

 tion on the amendment was nega- 

 tived without a division. The 

 question was then put on the ori- 

 ginal address, and the House di- 

 vided: for the address, 72; against 

 it, 134. 



On the 21 St of June, the royal 

 assent was given to several bills, a 

 speech in his majesty's name was 

 delivered by the lord Chancellor,* 

 oneof his majesty's commissioners, 

 and the parliament prorogued to 

 the 21st of August. 



Vide State Papers, p. 432. 



