1&4 Parliamentary Proceedings. Od. 12, 



N. B. Though for the fake of bringing the figure within a 

 moderate compafs, only three pirns are here reprefented, it is 

 eafy to fee that any nximber that fhould be required might bfe 

 added, merely by extending the width of the apparatus in pro- 

 portion to the number wanted, and that inftead of having 

 it turned by the Iiand, it might be turned by machinery if 

 judged neceffar}'. 



Proceedings in Parliament. 



HOUSE OF COMMONS. 



The Convention with Spain. 



Tuefdaj, December 14. 1790. 



The order of the day being read for taking into confideratioii 

 the Declaration and Convention between his Majefty and the Ca^. 

 tholic King, 



Mr Duncombe rofe, and after expatiating on the commercial 

 benefits that had been aheady derived from the termination of 

 the difpule with Spain, and the patriotic exertions of miniiiere^ 

 he moved an addrefs to his Majefty, Rating, that his faithful 

 Commons had taken the fubjedt of the Declaration and Conven- 

 tion into their ferious confideration, and afterwards exprcfllng 

 fcntiments correfponding to thofe in his fp'eech. 



Mr Alderman Watfon feconded the motion. 



Mr Pulteney confidered the whale- fifhery, and th6 trade to 

 Nootka-Sound, as of too little importance, and the infultto the 

 Britiih flag as of too infignificant a nature to authorife the ex-: 

 penre that had been incurred on this occaQon, He hinted at 

 the propriety of rather embracing the opportunity that their 

 cafual alienation from France offered to break the family corn- 

 pad, by conciliating the good will of Spain, as a matter of much 

 greater confequeuce to tliis country, than that of cftranging 

 her by ftiff and uncomplying exadtions. 



Mr Alderman Qtrtis mudz his maiden fpecch ; he applauded 

 the Convention, ar.d was full in his encomiums on the Southera 

 fifliery. 



Mr Stanley (member for Wootton Baflct) applauded the con J 

 du(ft of adiTiiniftration, thought the papers produced were alto^.. 

 gethet fufiicient to enable the Houfc to judge fully Of the me. 



