90] ANNUAL REG ISTER, I8IG. 



events, and which, he said, had 

 thrown parties to an irreconcila- 

 ble distance, whereby all the good 

 that might have been obtained by 

 co-operation was lost for ever. 



It Avould occupy too much 

 space in our work to attempt 

 giving a summary of a dei)ate 

 continued to a great lengtii by 

 different si>eakers ; but the matter 

 of which was little more tlian repe- 

 tition of the topics opened in the 

 motions and observations con- 

 tained in the above extracts. The 

 conclusion was that jNIr. Palmer's 

 address was tigreed to, nem. con. ,• 

 that Mr. Wilberforce having pro- 

 duced again the motion he liad 

 withdrawn, it was a£;reed to ; as 

 was likewise a motion by ]\Ir. 

 Canning, for a copy of the report 

 of the assembly of Jamaica. 



In the IIf)use of Lords, Lord 

 Holland, on June '-27tii, made a 

 motion for an address, nearly in 

 the same words as that adopted 

 by the Mouse of Commons, hut 

 with a brief addition relative to 

 the negroes. The words were, 

 " to make every necessary provi- 

 sion against any violation of the 

 abolition acts, under the facilities 

 which may be afforded by the re- 

 storation of peace.'' 'i'he address 

 was unanimously agreed tw. 



It may be mentioned, that there 

 appeared a pretty general opinion, 

 that it woiild be best to leave the 

 measure of registry to the colo- 

 nial authorities, without the in- 

 terference of the British legisla- 

 ture, unless they should fail in 

 their co-operation. 



On July 2d, the session of par- 

 liament was terminated bv a 



speecli delivered by the Prince 

 Regent in person. After referring 

 to the marriage of the Princess 

 Charlotte with the Prince of Saxe 

 Cobourg, and the Roy;il consent 

 given to an imion between his 

 Majesty's daughter, the Princess 

 Mary, and the Duke of Glouces- 

 ter, his Royal Highness men- 

 tioned the assurances he bad re- 

 ceived from all the powers en- 

 gaged in the late war of their 

 pacific and friendly dispositions, 

 and their resolution to execute 

 inviolably the terms- of the trea- 

 ties entered into. Touching upon 

 the arrangements adopted for dis- 

 charging the incumbrances of the 

 civil list, the greatest satisfaction 

 was expressed v/ith them, and an 

 assuiance given that, on the part 

 of his Royal Highness, notliing 

 should be wanting to bring them 

 to full effect. The consolidation 

 of the revenues of Great Pnitain 

 was then mentioned with appro- 

 bation. The measures to which 

 his R. Highness had been under 

 the necessity of resorting, for 

 suj)pressing the tumults which 

 had unfortunately occurred in 

 some parts of the kingdom, were 

 said to ha\e been productive of 

 the most salutary effects j and 

 whilst deep regret was expressed 

 at the distresses Avhich circum- 

 stances, at the close of a long- 

 war, h;id imavoidably entailed on 

 many classes of his Majesty's sub» 

 jects, a confident reliance was de- 

 cla'.'ed on their public spirit and 

 fortitude in sustairiing difficulties, 

 \\hich, it was hoped, would be 

 found to have arisen from causes 

 of a temporary nU.ure. 



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